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MALAYBALAY CITY “Teach them how to fish amd they will have food for a lifetime. Give them fish and they will eat again only when another donor passes by.”

This was the hint of Banker Estelito “Litoy” Marabe on how to serve the people.

Litoy heads the Number 1 Rural Bank in the Philippines in profitability besting 445 Rural Banks in the country as acclaimed by Land Bank of the Philippines.

Litoy Marabe’s triumphs as a business leader par excellence bespeaks of a highlydignified managerial expertise and credibility.

At the helm of D’ Asian ESTELITO R. MARABE, CPA Hills Bank , Litoy has steered his institution into one of the most successful entrepreneurship in the country. This was evidenced by the various awards and recognitions bestowed on his banking organization: * Most Outstanding Mindanao Business Leader in Banking & Finance (individual category) 2012 – awarded

by Business Week Mindanao thru the selection process spearheaded by the Philippine Press Institute, BPI, Rudolf Kotic, Franchising Expert from Manila, and business leaders in Cagayan de Oro. * Most Outstanding Rural Financial Institution – 2011 NLDC Sipag Awards * Most Outstanding Rural Bank in Region X for CY 2010 * Most Outstanding Rural Bank National Level - 1st Placer for CY 2010 * Best in Profitability 2010 awarded by LBP * TOP CORPORATE INCOME TAXPAYER in the Province of Bukidnon (2010) * Most Outstanding Rural Bank in Region X for CY 2009 * Most Outstanding Rural Bank National Level 4th Placer for CY 2009 * Most Outstanding Rural Bank in Region X for CY 2008 * Most Outstanding Rural Bank National Level 5th Placer for CY 2008 * Regional Winner Productivity Olympics 2009 awarded by National Wages & Productivity Commission * Peoples Credit & Finance Corporation (PCFC) – for having successfully extended micro-finance services to 7,226 marginalized clients in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental, Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) awardee as one of its Outstanding Accredited Countryside Financial Institutions (CFI) year 2002 for Region X. Best in Profitability besting 445 Rural Banks in the country.

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D’ ASIAN HILLS BANK INC. (D’ AHB), a fast growing rural bank in Mindanao and Visayas was awarded by the Land Bank of the Philippines as the Best in Profitability, Most Outstanding Rural Bank – Region X and Most Outstanding Rural Bank - National level for CY 2010 last August 26, 2011 at the Landbank Plaza, Malate, Manila.

Present during the awarding (From lef t) were: Cesar Magallanes LBP-AVP Regional Head, Wilfredo C. Maldia, LBP EVP/Head, ADBS, Dr. Genalyn M. Marabe, D'AHB Vice Chairman, Estelito R. Marabe, D'AHB Chairman & President/CEO, Gilda E. Pico, LBP President & CEO, Marilou L. Sagitarios, D'AHB Chief Finance Officer, Rhoda S. Vargas, D'AHB Compliance Officer, Joselito P. Gutierrez , LBP-FVP, Eden B. Japitana, Head LBP CDO Lending Center.

New team aims for change in Mlybly politics

Led by front-runner Litoy Marabe, these seven leaders formed themselves into a team to work for a change in the political landscape of Malaybalay City.

Fueled with zeal and vision for in serving the people of Malaybalay. an honest-to-goodness leadership SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURand governance, the team presents SHIP, MORAL INTEGRITY, INpolitics| page 2 themselves as the better alternative

ATTY. BURT M. ESTRADA represents idealism of the young. Burt earned his law degree at Xavier University, College of Law in Cagayan de Oro City in 2006. He

CRISPIN G. PEPITO exudes the personality of a good follower and servant leader.

Cris hails from Tubod, Lanao del Norte. He is an Architect and also

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FREDERICK UMALOT YACAPIN, “ Dodo” in short, h ai l s f rom S an Martin, Malaybalay City.

An economist, being a graduate of AB Economics from San Isidro College, YACAPIN| page 2

ATTY. BURT M. ESTRADA

FREDERICK U. YACAPIN

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ROY GALLEROS LLUBIT is a multi-tasker and can be depended upon in many ways. He has two degrees, one as Bachelor of Science in Busi LLUBIT | page 2

ENGR. CRISPIN G. PEPITO

ROY G. LLUBIT

T I TA P E R L A E. RUBIO, an incumbent city councilor of Malaybalay championed women’s rights and has gone out of her way in advocating livelihood devRUBIO | page 2

TITA PERLA E. RUBIO

GABRIEL P. ALIMA is your type of barangay leader who really cares.

His family name “ ALIMA” alone means care.

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CEPALCO: No power failure despite Mindanao-wide rotating brownouts CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - “Amid criticisms from unfounded sources, we are proud to tell electricity consumers in our service area, that we never incurred any power failure, despite the rotating brownouts experienced by other areas throughout Mindanao these

past few weeks.”

This was the pronouncement made yesterday by the management of Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (CEPALCO).

Marlyn Chavez, Cepalco’s CommunityRelations Manager, said that actually Cepalco’s service area

was spared f rom the rotating brownouts because it has back-up power from Minergy and has also implemented the Interruptable Load Program (ILP). In the ILP program, Chavez added, the big industries like DelMonte. etc. are requested to run their generators so

that their power allocations can be used by residential consumers in case of low power supply.

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Litoy’s service commitment and sense of social responsibility is embodied in his on-going Community Development Programs, the very recent of which included Livelihood Training accomplishments: Livelihood Training Program on Hog Raising, June 29, 2011 in Quezon, Bukidnon; Livelihood Training Program on Hog Raising, July 27, 2011, in San Fernando, Bukidnon Livelihood Traiing Program on Hog Raising, August 26, 2011, in Lantapan, Bukidnon Livelihood Training Program on Food Processing (Longganisa and Banana and Taro Chips Making), September 23, 2011 in Kalilangan, Bukidnon Livelihood Training Program on Food Processing (Siomai Making), October 21, 2011, in Gingoog City Livelihood Training Program on Food Processing (Banana and Taro Chips Making), November

25, 2011, in Valencia City.

For his scholarship program, Litoy has 44 scholars for the current school year, 19 in elementary schools, 7 high school students, , and 18 college students.

His group als o conducted medical missions in impoverished barangays; Com.Dev. Program LCDFI and D’ AHB Co – Sp on s or s h ip P roj e c t Visit; He also donated calamity assistance for victims of Typhoon Sendong in Cagayan De Oro City on December23, 2011.

Other activities of his group included Operation Linis, Tree Planting, and Nutrition program.

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DUSTRIOUSNESS, and SERVICE-ORIENTED CITIZENSHIP are values they hope to share and inculcate in the lives of Malaybalay constituents to EMPOWER them to build stronger and united communities.

The team is ready to take the challenge.

CEPALCO... ESTRADA... passed the bar exams on the refunded of their power costs in running their generators.

But the ordinary consumers are not financially affected since the costs are very minimal.

Alfaro bared that Cepalco customers who have already signified enrollment to the ILP are: LKKS CENTER – 7.0 MW; LKKS MILLING – 1.0 MW; GAISANO – 3.5 MW; DEL MONTE – 2.0 MW; MITIMCO – 1.0 MW; ALWANA – 1.0 MW; CAG. CORN – 2.0 MW RI CHEM – 1.8 MW; PKI – 2.0 MW SM CITY – 2.0 MW; Coca-Cola Villanueva – 4.0MW, or a total of 27.3 megawatts generation capacity potentially available during outages.

“ILP is a basically a voluntary load shedding program promulgated by the Energy Regulatory Commission on March 10 2010 under ERC Resolution No. 8 series of 2010.

Under this program, electric utilities (like Cepalco) and the customer (such as Del Monte) enter into an Agreement wherein the Customer, upon request by the DU, will reduce load (full or partial) sourced from the Utility during a pre-agreed period of time. The customer is compensated for the incremental cost incurred due to the reduction of load.

For the past month of October, Alfaro said that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (HGCP) has issued a curtailment level of 400 megawatts at grid deficiency. Cepalco’s allowable load to maintain due to grid deficiency was only 85.60 MW. However, its imbedded generation capacity include Minergy supplying 44, megawatts, 1 MW from ILP partners and 1 mw from PV. or a total of 46 megawatts. Added to its allowable load, Cepalco’s available capacity for the month was 131.60 MW. Thus, there was no brownouts for the Cepalco service area last month,” Alfaro added.

The brownouts that occured during Sundays were due to maintenance procedures only, he said.

same year.

Born and raised in Malaybalay City by his parents, Judge Ben Estrada and Zaida Miquiabas, Burt has already undertaken leadership-capacity building, for his home city, in Barangay Governance through trainings and services in resolving disputes; barangay budgeting; advocacy for rights of women and children.

He has continued to hone his profession with trainings and seminars on Local Government Code; Information Dissemination on International Humanitarian Laws;and the Red Cross Movement; Mandatory Continuing Legal Education; Election Laws; and Appellate Jurisdiction .

His other trainings included Basic Orientation and Leadership Seminar; InterCollegiate Philosophy Seminar His leadership potential is shown by his involvement in several organizations and associations such as his membership with: the Bukidnon Chamber of Commerce and Industry From July 2012 up to the present as Board of Trustees Corporate Secretary; Integrated Bar of the Philippines- Bukidnon Chapter as member of the Board of Directors ; Fraternitas Scintilla Legis -member, 2002 to present and as its -Grand Chancellor SY 2004-2005.

His achievements on leadership are noteworthy. He organized the 4th National Congress of Fraternitas Scintilla Legis where more than 150 lawyer and non-lawyer members of the fraternity from Cagayan de Oro and the rest of Mindanao were able to attend.

Burt institutionalized the Bar Operations for the Fraternity by constituting the Bar-Ops Committee.

He spearheaded the September 2004 Bar Operations raising funds and providing support to the bar examinees, and facilitated the Summer Internship Program where resident brothers are able to work as interns in some of the prominent law firms in Cagayan de Oro City.

Equally committed to social services, Burt is presently Junior Chamber International Bukidnon Century JCI member His accomplishments in-

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a Civil Engineer. He presently serves Barangay 4 of Malaybalay City.

Crispin Pepito came from a family who was a little bit involved in politics. His grandfather’s brother, Marcelino Pepito, became a politician in his native place Tubod , Lanao del Norte, served as municipal mayor for 23 years, and was only replaced in 1986.

Cris transferred his residence from Tubod, Lanao del Norte to Consolacion, Cebu (the native place of his father Gregorio Manatad Pepito).

In 1987, he married Rosario Jimenez Melendez and moved his family (together with his first child) here in Malaybalay City (the native place of his father-in law, the late Atty Gaudencio Bustillo Melendez)in 1990.

Cris was born and brought up in Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

He studied in a public school, Tubod Central Elementary School from 1974 to 1980 and completed his high school education at Mercy Junior College, a catholic school in Tubod. His higher education was completed in Cebu Institute of Technology, Cebu City.

Crispin Pepito joined politics, and became a barangay

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kagawad in one of the poblacion barangays of Malaybalay City.

Cris joined the community of Couples for Christ in the year 2000. He became a servant leader in this community until now, serving as cluster head, focusing his service in Malaybalay, Impasugong, and Lantapan.

He joined politics again and ran for city councilor during the 2010 elections.

His paramount advocacy, he said, is serving others not only through the community of Couples for Christ but also through government service.

He wants to help renew the face of politics, he decided to offer himself again for real service to the people of Malaybalay, joining the race for city councilor this coming 2013 election.

Cris is married to Rosario Jimenez Melendez , a Teacher at BSU. They have 5 children, Johanna May, a Registered Nurse, working in Abu Dahbi; James Michael, a BS Marine Eng’g, now on his apprenticeship in overseas; Kristie Mae, Bs Accountancy at Xavier University, Graduating this March, 2013; John Christopher,3rd high school, BSU and Rossanah Mae, a Grade 3 pupil at BSU.

chairman, Gabriel Alima who is the incumbent Punong Barangay of Brgy One, Malaybalay City, is an awardee for 8 consecutive years in various Barangay Awards Search.

He is also the unopposed Board of Director for Bukidnon Second District Cooperative (BUSECO); vice president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC), and Board Director of ABC Multipurpose Cooperative (ABC_MPC).

A compleat “care-giver” of the impoverished barangays in the rural areas, he proposed to Congrss lawmakers the reclassification of lands for Upper Pulangi from forest lands to alienable and disposable lands so that the landless will have a chance to own lands.

He was also a proponent of a resolution of barangays for the construction of a bridge and road rehabilitation from Can-ayan to Kibalabag and

Manalog which are highly mountainous areas.

He also urged support to SP ordinance which sought to co-manage the Provincial Tree Park.

He spearheaded s resolution by the Association of Barangay Councils for Congress to enact a law that all Barangay roads shall be appropriated by the National Budget from the General Appropriation Act. He successfully authored a Liga Resolution requesting then Mayor Florencio Flores to absorb Daycare teachers as Job Order employees of the city to protect their tenure and provide them regular source of income.

He was proponent of a resolution redistricting the BUSECO franchise areas into two districts, and also allowing the member consumer Electrification Advisory Council to sit as Ex-Officio member of the Board as Sectoral Representative.

clude being Project Director of JCI Lapis at Papel wherein the organization raised funds and distributed various school supplies to students of Canayan elementary school. He is also the Project Director of 1st Malaybalay Music Festival (October 2008). A Board Director of D’ Asian Hills Bank, Burt is also managing partner of the ESTRADA,ESTRADA, RUBIO-ZAMORA LAW OFFICE. He was Legal Consultant of the City of Valencia from January 2011 to December 2011.

As kagawad of Barangay

One, Malaybalay City he is chairman of the Committee on Rules and Public Order, and chairman of the Committee on Good governance and justice.

A part-time instructor at the Bukidnon State University College of Law, he also teaches Philisophy at the Bukidnon State University, College of Arts and Sciences.

He is legal counsel and consultant to Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino headed by Roderico “Kokoy” R. Bioco. where he organized the paralegal team for the party and congressional candidate Bioco.

He also conducted seminars for

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elopment for women and households. She was gawad awardee of the Ginintuang Yaman Awards which she received during the National Trade Fair Matagumpay Awards in Metro Manila on March 12. 2009.

She feels a change for good governance is needed in Malaybalay City. A per-

severing entrepreneur, she even went to New Jersey, USA in 2007 to promote Filipino craftsmanship and sell handicrafts.

She started her livelihood quest, first, as an accounting clerk of BUSECO in 1984 and later as insurance underwriter.

A leader at heart, she vied for and was elected Board of Director of BUSECO in 1998.

In 2006 she was elected as Chairman of the Board.

She entered politics in 2010 and was elected to the city

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Dodo Yacapin, merges well with his team who are into entrepreneurship and livelihood concerns.

Dodo conveys what energy is to a youthful leader. He is very active in youth politics, and proof to this, he was an OUTSTANDING SK CHAIRMAN awardee. He served his constituents in San Martin when elected as SK chairman from 1992 to 2002. He went on to become the PIO of the SK Federation of Malaybalay from July1996 to August 2002.

In 2010 elections Dodo was elected as Barangay Kagawad and serves as such until at present.

A dedicated servant of the people, Dodo hails from a family of political leaders.

His father was former city councilor Palacio Tatay Aki

LLUBIT... ness Management graduate from Xavier University; and as holder of Bachelor of Laws from Liceo University. He also completed a Course on Comprehensive Land Use Planning at UP Diliman.

His work experience included being a Legal Researchparalegals and poll watchers, acted as legal consultant during the campaign, drafted legal documents and communications and was legal representative during the canvassing.

During his stint with the Velez Law Office in Cagayan de Oro City he did legal research, drafted pleadings and motions, affidavits, contracts and other legal documents. He wrote communications to clients and other persons.

Burt is married to Dianne Reyes Estrada and they have four children: Hugh Franco , Ethan James, Levi Burton and Brett Matteo.

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council of Malaybalay. At the City council she is chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.

Tita Perla was born in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

She earned her Bachelor of Science in Social Work degree at the Bukidnon State College now Bukidnon State University.

She is married to Emmanuel Franz Galupo Rubio, a businessman in the trucking and hauling business. They were blessed with four children, three of whom are already professionals (Ophelia Pilar – a Psychology graduate from Siliman University and now a lawyer after passing the bar in 2009; Kristina Dorris – a Dietician/Nutritionist who earned her degree from Siliman University; Katherine Pearl - a Cum Laude in International Languages from UP Diliman; and the youngest, George Garby – a graduating student of Biology at Siliman University.

Gagarani Yacapin and his mother is Lilia Tumonglay Umalot, a respected tribe leader.

Aside from his sting in politics, Dodo served as government employee in many offices . From August 2002 to June 2010 he was a Job Order employee of the Malaybalay CityGovernment and was assigned in various offices such as Warehouse, CGSO, and City Council, and from 2008 to 2010 he also worked with the City Population Development Office.

He also actively joined youth organizations such as the Pag-asa Youth Association (PYA) Malaybalay Chapter; Malaybalay City Youth Council for Population & Dev’t (MCYCPD) and the ZETAPSI OMICRON Fraternity.

Dodo is happily married to Shirly Mindaro Caburnay and they have two children. er of BALAOD-MINDANAW Inc. in 2004 to 2006, and as Administrative and Finance Officer of the same institution from 2001 to 2004.

Roy Llubit was an easy winner when he joined politics. He was Number 3 in the 2010 Barangay Elections for Barangay 9, Malaybalay City. As Barangay Kagawad he handles chairmanship of the committees on Infrastructure and Development; and Security, Peace & Order.

He is a member of the Committee on Sports and Youth Development; and theCommittee on Health, Sanitation, Ecology and Women.

An alumnus of Malaybalay City Central and Bukidnon National High School, Roy says he holds in his heart, a vision and mission for the welfare of the youth in Malaybalay City.

Himself, a native of the city being born in Malaybalay on August 28, 1978, Roy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Yolando L. Llubit of Purok 3, Barangay 9, Malaybalay City.

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Town dad under NOTHING BUT fire from journos THE TRUTH

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN of Mindanao Daily News-Agusan del Sur

SAN Francisco, Agusan del Sur--- A town councilor here came under attack from local mediamen after she berated a station manager and other reporters in front of many people at the local police station.

The growing animosity against Sangguniang Bayan member Lerriza de Leon flared up since Sunday over public affairs programs of two FM radio stations since local journalists felt they were harassed and humiliated by her tirades questioning the negative media reports on how the local government has been handling the spate of robberies in the past weeks.

De Leon’s main adversary however is veteran broadcaster Richard Grande, station manager of 92.7 Smile FM, whom she angrily rebuked in front of many people for putting local officials in a bad light and even warned him that she can strip off his position because he did not pass the licensure exam of Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas .

The word war started on Thursday when de Leon lose her temper during the “Good Morning Balita” program cursing Grande about what she claimed as making fun about her text message last week in response to the crime incidents issue by playing a background funeral song.

But Grande retorted de Leon should have checked thoroughly before she made wild accusations on air because it was a popular instrumental song used as background in Filipino drama television series.

The people of Cagayan de Oro are withdrawing support to Sulog, a non-government organization (NGO). However, the support of Cagayanons against all forms of activities that would imperil the environment remains. We are withdrawing support to Sulog after learning that the organization is a political front. While we respect the organization’s environmental advocacy, we cannot continue to lend support in any form, since its members are working to pursue vested political interests.

As Cagayanons working for the interest of Cagayan de Oro, we adhere to fairness on issues and concerns involving us. On the other hand, we support political views of groups or individuals we believed are beneficial to the people of Cagayan de Oro City. While Sulog initially declared its neutrality, it has violated such principle when it deliberately allowed members of political biases to blemish its avowed mission.

UNDER FIRE. SB Lerriza de Leon

Grande furiously commented over his program yesterday morning that the lady councilor only made the little issue on music as her scapegoat to divert the public attention since, as committee chair of the peace and order council, she was obviously doing her task very poorly.

Both Grande’s program and the public affairs program at 96.1 San Franz Radio FM took turns in lambasting de Leon’s gesture to embarrass the local media in front of the public during the gathering at the police station.

She also drew criticism from Grande’s followers over his Facebook account “Agusanon Ako” as a post

over the incident gathered many comments taking potshots over her shabby treatment to him over the airwaves.

Grande never reacted to the verbal attacks by de Leon during their confrontation saying he does not want to embarrass her before other people since she is a woman but Grande was so fired up in his program yesterday consuming all the two-hour show focusing his harsh comments against her.

“If the honorable SB member Neneng de Leon wanted to regulate our independence as journalist, she is dead wrong. What’s the connection with the issue on peace and order situation to my job?” Grande said.

Police to dismantle private armies to ensure safe polls THE police’s Task Force SAFE 2013 or Secure and Fair Elections will focus on dismantling private armed groups (PAGs) as part of the efforts to keep the May 2013 midterm elections peaceful and orderly.

Deputy Director General Alan Purisima, incumbent chief directorial staff of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and concurrent Task Force SAFE head, said that among the priorities of his group is to neutralize PAGs. ”The first thing we need to do is the dismantling of private armed groups,” said Purisima.

According to Purisima, he has started getting personnel to form the task force to prepare early for possible security problems that may erupt in connection

with the 2013 elections.

Purisima said that the campaign against PAGs is being complemented by the PNP’s intensified campaign against proliferation of illegal firearms.

The PNP’s Directorate for Operations reported the confiscation of 4,976 loose firearms from January to October to this year, more than 60 percent up against the data from similar period in 2011. ”We have intensified checkpoint operations that resulted in the seizure of illegal firearms,” Purisima said.

The PNP official said that the police is in close coordination with other government law enforcement agencies, particularly the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in its efforts toward peaceful 2013 elections.

It is now of public knowledge that most individual members of Sulog are very same people who engaged in deceptive campaign against the people of Cagayan de Oro. These people mounted hate campaigns against the incumbent administration in the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong when unity and cooperation challenged our well-being.

These people connived with greedy politicians who were, then and now, working to grab power against the popular will of the Cagayanons.

At this time, when we prayed for the safety and empathized with our brothers and sisters in some parts of the United States hit hard by Super Storm Sandy, we, Cagayanons, recall how most members of Sulog worked to sow dissension among us. There acts of arrogance mocked the moral senses of those who survived in the tragedy. There neglect and defiance to comfort the living blackened the memory of those who perished. As Cagayanons who witnessed those dark hours in the city’s history, the acts of those people who now hide under Sulog’s commitments are unforgivable.

We see these people without difference to politicians who are obsessed with power at the expense of peace loving Cagayanons. We see these people as harbinger of chaos and disunity.

To give them a chance to wield power would be too dangerous. With the above premises, we, Cagayanons, have decided to withdraw support to Sulog. In addition, we urged all Cagayanons here and elsewhere to do away with Sulog and the politicians it may publicly or discreetly support in the future.

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Normin bags second place in Pantawid Pamilya search

By Oliver Badel Inodeo Pantawid Pamilya Information Officer

CAGAYAN de Oro City––Representative of Northern Mindanao region has made it to the national final for the Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children recently in Metro Manila.

Praise Joy Cabural, 14 of Barangay Palilan, Jimenez, Misamis Occidental landed second place of the national search launched

by Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) of

the Department of Social Welfare and Development and by the National Anti-Poverty Commission and other partner agencies of the government.

Cabural bested other representatives of Regions III, National Capital Region and Cordillera Autonomous Region, except for the Region IV-B, who was declared champion.

The junior high school student of Jimenez Comprehensive High School took home P20,000.00 cash and a plaque while the champion,

Patrick John Rodel Baylon ofIVB, received P30,000.00 cash and a plaque.

Kym Christian Tam-awen of CAR was declared third placer; Jefferson Gaufo of NCR, fourth and Aira Mae Ariola of Region III, fifth.

The national search recognizes 10-14 years old beneficiaries for their exemplary compliance to program conditionalities.

They have set excellent examples at home, in school, and in the community.

The first ever congress was attended by 500 children beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya.

The congress aimed to imbibe on children a sense of nationalism, promote awareness, and make their voices heard on issues directly affecting them.

The event served as the culminating activity for the National Children’s Month celebration with the theme “Bright Child ay Siguraduhin, Responsableng Pamamahayag ay Palaganapin!”

The activity was facilitated by

different children ambassadors of non-governmental organizations and partner-organizations like the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Northern Mindanao delegates include Cabural who represented the region and the province of Misamis Occidental, Princess Grace Ducao for Lanao del Norte, Ailyn Negapatan for Misamis Oriental, Noven Villaber for Camiguin and Zacarah Lastimado for Bukidnon.

Learnshop highlights parenting Parenting styles affect the character children develop as they grow to adulthood.

During the October First Friday Affair (FFA) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), employeeparticipants underwent a learnshop on charactercentered parenting, wherein theories and practices of developing a child’s character were discussed.

“A child grows in the family. The type of parenting goals you have will affect you and your child. We should be the person we want our children to become,” Joanne Antiquina, a family life and child development consultant, said.

Together with her husband, Neil, the two consultants tackled five modules on parenting such as parenting styles assessment, the parenting grid and approaches, and best practices to character-centered parenting, among others.

“My parenting goals are to become a source of inspiration, a protector, and a provider to my family,” Anthony Terence Ocampo, deputy director for Professional Development Programs of Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) of RAFI, shared.

During the learnshop, the participants learned that there are three types of parenting goals, namely, survival (just to make through the rearing years of the child), default (provide shallow happiness by giving what is popular), and purposeful (shape the heart of the child by building relationships).

“Grandparents and nannies who are our frontline child care providers should also be oriented on our parenting goals. When we are out, they are the ones who take care of our children,” Neil Antiquina stressed.

Joanne said that if parents want to build strong

relationships in the family, they should make every occasion a celebration.

“Even if it is just an ordinary day, make it a moment for the family to bond together. It’s not necessary to hang out outside our homes.

We can make small get together inside our homes,” she emphasized.

Some of the best practices on character-centered parenting presented included the following: stress purpose, not performance; coach, don’t cheerlead; relate to engage, not to entertain; and set boundaries, not walls.

At the end of the learnshop, participants were challenged to draw using their foot.

“The activity reflects how we should deal with children. By using our foot in drawing, we establish self-control. In this matter, kids should also have the freedom to experience these things,” Mileesa Lumanog,

With family life and child development consultant, Joanne Antiquina, employees of RAFI assess their parenting styles during their First Friday Affair for October.

human resources specialist, shared.

“If you want to understand your child, write with your foot. Empathy is walking in your child’s shoes.

It’s rewarding to leave our children not feeling appre-

hensive but confident that they would become responsible persons,” Joanne said.

“Parenting is for the courageous, not for the faint-hearted,” Neil added.

First Friday Affair is done every month to uphold

Butuan installs hitech traffic lights

By Nora L. Molde

BUTUAN City––As the city continues to draw its own mark in the history of local governance, it does not only limit itself to presenting infrastructure development, trade and industry growth and achieving numerous local and national awards, but is also keen on applying modern technology in its projects. This is seen on the latest improvement of its traffic structures, as commuters can now experience advanced traffic technology, with the mounting of nine light emitting diode (LED) traffic countdown timers in major city streets.

The Land Transportation and Management Office (LTTMO) facilitated the installation of these LED timers on J.C. Aquino Avenue, through the corners of J. Rosales Avenue, Montilla Boulevard and Ochoa

Avenue.

The new LED units are far better than the previous conventional versions, since they do not bust easily through changing weathers and have longer life span of four years, said Engineer Ferdinand Hoqueriza, LTTMO administrative officer.

He added that “these nine LED units are just part of the initial batch. The second batch that is expected to arrive before the year ends, will be installed on the busy streets.” This is basically undertaken to remind drivers and pedestrians of the waiting time, through counting down numbers and to effectively reduce the rate of traffic accidents in high-risk areas.

The whole package costs P405,000, each unit costing P45,000. (NCLM/Maria Luisa Dianah Z. GeneralaoPIA 13 Caraga/LGU-BC/ asf )

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IDP planning

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THE YOUNG ORATOR

Photo shows Achilles Torrejos of Barangay I Day Care Center, Cagayan de Oro City proving his prowess, as young orator. This, before city employees, officials and guests during the recent flag raising ceremony at City Hall. Earlier, Achilles bested all other bets from Districts 1 to 4 and came out champion in the Declamation Contest that highlighted the 20th National Children’s Month celebration.

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BANCASI, Butuan City–– The 402nd Brigade of the Philippine Army has actively participated in the strategic planning of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) CARAGA Link, October 29 and 30 this year in La Entrada, Britania, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur. The two-day activity was aimed at formulating the vision, mission and goals (VMG) of the Group to define the roles of each member during displacement situations.

“We are doing this convergence with all the stakeholders in our area of responsibility, in line with the AFP’s Internal Peace and Security Plan “BAYANIHAN” because we believe that through this, we can fully address and resolve the plight of displaced people in the area,” said Col Ronald N. Albano, 402nd brigade commander. (JPAM/asf )

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Broiler, swine situational report released Cagayan de Oro City – TO equip stakeholders with adequate knowledge on the broiler and swine industries, the Livestock Sector Division (LSD) of the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) hosted a Broiler and Swine Information and Early Warning System (BSI-EWS) Consultative Meeting with the Private Agribusiness (PAB) Sector on October 23, 2012, held at PhilTown Hotel, in this city.

During the assembly, the BSI-EWS Regional Project Team has presented a situation report for the broiler and swine industries alike.

On one hand, the broiler situation report consists of data such as inventory by chicken type, by province, volume of production, volume of dressed chicken, inventory in cold storages, commodity flow and retail prices. On the other hand, the swine situation report covers data like inventory by farm type, age classification, volume of production, inventory of frozen pork, commodity flow, and monthly average farmgate and retail prices.

Mr. Rosalio M. Lorono, Supervising Agriculturist of LSD, DA-10, explained that

there is a need to conduct a consultative meeting with the members from the PAB sector as the generated reports will serve as a forecasting tool to predict trends affecting the said industries.

These, he added, can capably project estimates in terms of demand in the future, allowing broiler and swine breeders and integrators to deliver just the right quantity of products over a period of time, thereby avoiding the waste of investments.

Situation reports have shown that Northern Mindanao is a key player in the broiler and swine industries, considering the notable supply that the region sends to other parts throughout the country.

An overall of 6,052 metric tons of dressed chicken was shipped from the region to other areas, allocating Manila with a big share of 54%. Retail price of dressed chicken during the first semester of 2012 was higher compared to the same period in 2011, posting the highest price in March at P 121.59 and the lowest in January at P 119.15.

Of the total 6,052 metric tons distribution of dressed chicken, 54% was shipped out to Manila, followed by Cebu

(27%), Ormoc (7%), Bohol (7%) and the remaining 1% to other provinces.

Reports have further revealed that the farmgate price of hog from January-June 2012 recorded highest in April and lowest in February, marking an average of P 85.38 and P 84.41, respectively. In the similar period, average monthly retail price was noted highest in February and lowest in April, having an average of P 173.45 and P 170.95, respectively.

Likewise, the outflow of lechon during the first semester of the current year increased by 49.84% from 4,912 kilograms (kgs) to 7,360 kgs. Out from the entire hog outflow from Northern Mindanao, Cebu ranked the highest with 42.83%, followed by Manila with 31.74%.

Acknowledging the abovementioned project as a crucial undertaking for the broiler and swine industries, Judith Ocang from the Hypig Genetic, Inc. expressed that similar previous reports have helped them in the demand forecast, resulting to an adjustment in their respective production supply.

Nevertheless, the BSI-EWS Project Team urged the stakeholders to fully cooperate

BSI-EWS SITUATION REPORT. Information on the broiler and swine industries are now made available and accessible to the private stakeholders as the BSI-EWS Project Team has imparted the situation report on the said sub-sectors for purpose of anticipating trends in terms of demand in the near future, in a recent consultation with the PAB members, held at PhilTown Hotel, this city.

through the provision of sufficient information on the inventory of stocks and other pertinent details in order to have a more thorough output,

yielding an accurate outlook for both the broiler and swine industries.

The BSI-EWS Project Team comprises the DA-10, the Bu-

reau of Agricultural Statistics, the National Meat Inspection Service in collaboration with the local government units. # (Joanne L. Olson, DA-10)

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Babiera’s withdrawal looms

Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst

Two become one Think a minute.

An African man who had three wives asked his Irish friend who had only one wife, this question: “Do you like your wife?”

His Irish friend replied: “I like her very much!”

The African man shook his head and said very sadly: “I don’t like any of mine.”

A famous comedian gives this advice to young couples before they get married: “Of course, it’s important to love each other; but if you want to be really happy together, you better LIKE each other.”

Ray Rosa grew up in Italy and came to America as a young man in 1921.

There he met and married his wife, Isabel.

They settled in a small town where Ray worked as a barber most of his life.

Just a few years ago, Isabel became very sick and had to move to a nursing home in a nearby town to live.

Ray’s life and daily routine completely changed.

Every morning, seven days a week, he takes a bus to the nursing home where Isabel waits for him in her

wheelchair.

They spend the day together and Ray takes care of her.

Sometimes he brings his guitar and sings Italian songs for the other sick patients, and gives free haircuts to some of the men there. Then at 5:30 every evening, Ray says goodbye to his wife and catches the bus home.

It’s very clear that Ray’s life has become one with his wife’s, so that his life is wherever she is.

That’s real love and happiness. It doesn’t get any better than that.

You just can’t fill your heart with real happiness until you give it away to someone else.

Jesus Christ teaches that our life is much more blessed and happy when we give more than we receive.

Marriage is all about giving and forgiving.

It’s living everyday with your best friend for life, so your two lives become one.

Marriage is a decision and commitment you make not just for a few years, but for the rest of your life—no

GUBERNATORIAL candidate Norris Babiera of Misamis Oriental has two options in dealing with his candidacy next year. Babiera is the standard-bearer of the administration’s Liberal Party in Misamis Oriental.

As standard-bearer, he is in control of all administration candidates in the province.

Being a lead candidate is not easy.

It means one has to be in the forefront Cris Diaz in the political battlefield. One act as the ‘general’ where all commands and resources emanate to make sure that the men in the field execute the battle’s strategy.

However, the current political condition is adverse to Babiera. While Babiera is the Liberal Party’s standardbearer, he does not enjoy the privileges of an administration’s top candidate. In contrast, Babiera has the position of a utility man in the Liberal Party’s political ticket. The men in the field do not respect Babiera since he is not in control of the political war. Babiera is a lame duck political leader, so they said.

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DRIVEN by a steady 5.6% economic growth in the last six months and expected to hit more than 6% growth at the end of the last quarter this year? The National Economic Development Authority forecasted figures can lead to the probable rise of Mindanao’s middle class and its impact on the property, retail and convention market.

The trend is prominently showing with more property and hotel developers shifting their high gear to Davao, General Santos City and Cagayan de Oro. High rise condominium development, hotels and become | page 10 middle class subdivisions are also rising to as far as Butuan City.

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Babiera’s embarrassing situation is offshoot of Gov. Oscar Moreno’s refusal to vacate the gubernatorial post.

Moreno has already filed his certificate of candidacy as mayoral candidate in Cagayan de Oro City. Well, it is of Moreno’s prerogative to vacate his post.

However, prudence would have dictated Moreno to resign when he filed his certificate of candidacy in Cagayan de Oro City. The point is, Moreno’s focus is already in Cagayan de Oro City. His delivery of services for the people of Misamis Oriental had been in jeopardy in favor of Cagayan de Oro City. Besides, Moreno understands that Babiera is the Liberal Party’s standardbearer in Misamis Oriental. How could Babiera carry the mandate as standard-bearer if he has no access to the province’s resources?

Babiera is not in control of the province resources.

Resources that he (Babiera) badly needs to mount an effective election campaign. Under the situation, Babiera’s candidacy and the rest of the Liberal Party’s candidates in Misamis Oriental are at stake. Would it be a surprise if Babiera withdraws his candidacy anytime soon?

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Traversing the Tourism Hi-way Ped T. Quiamjot convention halls expected to be fully operational early next year. Robinson Land breaks grounds in Butuan City with a planned Go hotel brand for construction last quarter this year.

KCC in General Santos will open their Green Leaf Hotel, the biggest in the city. While in Davao City, two more international hotels are opening early next year. All four locations in Mindanao are expected to roll out these projects to the public before the end of 2013.

Other home grown property developers in Mindanao has partnered with known urban conglomerate in the country like Vista Land and Fil- Invest whose projects in the National Capital Region, Southern Luzon and Cebu were sold out.

Traditional Mindanao retail giants like the Gaisano Capital Group, NCC of the Lim’s in Davao City and KCC of the Teng’s in General Santos are all expanding and building new branches in the secondary cities of Southern Mindanao.

While Cagayan de Oro’s Lim Ket Kai group is poised to bring a foreign partner to manage their high rise 224 rooms’ business class hotel.

Mindanao with more than 2`1,582,540 million populations represents 24% of the total 93 Million people in the Philippines.

It has more OFWs working in the Middle East and other Muslim countries of the world. Its export from fruits and other agricultural products are finding good market in Japan and the other smaller countries in the Pacific basin. In spite of some territorial row, Philippine bananas are still sold to China. Tuna from General Santos are turning an average of USD280 Million annual exports to Japan and the US. While mining proceeds in the Surigao sleepless | page 10

Honoring our ancient dead

My previous column on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gold and Pottery Collection has opened doors for a little post-Halloween trivia.

Last week, I ended my article with ancient Filipinos and how they sent their dead in “spirit boats” to MINDANAO DAILY NEWS the afterlife.

Publisher These Filipinos from a MER M. SUDARIA thousand years ago decoManager ROSE MARY D. SUDARIA rated their beloved dead Finance Manager with special masks made RUEL V. PELONE ALLAN M. MEDIANTE of gold sheets, which they Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor considered as magical subJOE DEL PEURTO FELICILDA melanie rivera stances meant to keep inside Managing Editor Advertising the soul or to ward away CRIS DIAZ Associate Editor evil spirits. albert molit SHAUN ALEJANDRAE UY Aside from hiding their Circulation Sports & Lifestyle Editor dead loved ones’ features BEN ARCHE jun escuadro with these masks, the anRegional Editor-DAVAO RIZA O. ARES cient Filipinos also used a pat samonte LIEZL A. DELOSO variety of gold coronets, Regional Editor-Caraga JOE PALABAO AL JACINTO fillets and other ornaments Rene Michael BaÑos Regional Editor-Zamboanga in adorning their dead.

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Speaking Out Ignacio Bunye made to hold the bones of the dead, along with other objects such as jewelry and other small earthenware.

The Filipinos of long ago believed that a person did not really die completely, and that death was just a door leading to another world.

“As such, that person would need earthly belongings in that world as well,” the Metropolitan Museum said.

Jewelry, according to the Museum, has always been a symbol of wealth and stature. The BSP Gold and Pottery Collection shows

that jewelry has also become “an indicator of development as a culture” and “a product of Philippine native genius through the ages.”

“Personal ornaments in the Philippines are more than just applied decoration and belong to the realm of expressive art, created within the discipline of style and in the context of traditions,” the Metropolitan Museum explained.

It added: “Goldworks are more than momentary creations, they are historical objects, from which we may derive an idea of the economic, social and cul-

tural development of the Philippine people through time.”

In the case of pottery, these were made to suit individual household needs in Neolithic Philippines.

Most pots (palayok) were produced and used for everyday cooking activities.

Small pots with incisions, however, might have been intended for use as grave furniture.

Other forms of pottery during this ancient age included pouring vessels, jugs, dishes, vases and native dippers (tabo). Others were made as ornamental ware such as goblets, footed dishes and globular bottles.

“The Philippine pottery tradition reached its height during the Metal Age, from 200 BC to 900 AD, hence the period is also known as the Golden Age of Pottery,” the Metropolitan Museum said. ancient | page 10

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(Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in Matthew 6:33, the Holy Bible).

-oooRP CREDIT RATING IMPROVES FURTHER: One Cabinet official who has made effective use of Facebook and other social networking sites in the Internet to trumpet the gains and successes not only of his office but of the entire Aquino government as well

Atty. Batas Mauricio credit rating decline during GMA administration”. Here is the post: “A little more than two years after the Aquino administration took office, the Philippines has successfully placed itself just one notch credit | page 10

On GPH-NDFP peace talks The Sowing for Seeds for Peace, Mindanao movement for just and lasting peace, is one with the rest of the Filipino people in aspiring for the attainment of genuine peace in the country.

We have always been firm in the belief that the resumption of the peace talks provides an opportunity for the people to achieve significant, immediate, and long term societal changes or reforms that “address the root cause of the armed conflict.”

The substantive agenda of the peace negotiations such as human rights and international humanitarian law, socio – economic reforms, political and constitutional

Letter to the editor reforms and end of hostilities and disposition of forces are crucial in the attainment of peace and social justice for the poorest and marginalized sections of the society.

We believe that as church people, as concerned citizens, we are called to take an active part in the peace talks. We share the desire that mutually agreed principles laid out as framework of the talks such as national sovereignty, democracy and social justice, as clearly written in the Hague Joint Declaration signed in September 1, 1992 will be respected, and upheld.

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The great inequality in society has severely widened the gap between the poor from the rich, the landless from the landed few, the ones who languish in much profit against the underpaid workers.

This system has caused a terrible breach of the very foundations of peace and democracy.

Only then can we talk peace when the government

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Mindanao power situation improves as Steag unit gets back online ahead of schedule

By Mike Baños of Mindanao Daily News, Cagayan de Oro City

CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The power situation in Mindanao improved over the weekend as a confluence of factors conspired to raise the available supply of electricity.

“On Sunday, November 4, Unit 1 of the STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) coal-fired power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental started supplying power back to Mindanao the grid at 1:28PM (1328H), more than 10 hours ahead of schedule” said Jerome R. Soldevilla, SPI communications officer.

SPI’s Unit 1 went offline last October 6, 2012 for Preventive Maintenance

Shutdown (PMS) while its Unit 2 also went off grid for PMS last October 29 and is scheduled to be back online on Saturday, November 10.

“We are on time so far with Unit 2,” said Mr. Soldevilla. “We are expected to be back as scheduled.”

SPI’s power plant is considered to be the most modern and biggest in Mindanao on a per unit basis. To date it has delivered over 8.3 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity representing about 20% of Mindanao’s total power supply. SPI’s plant expanded the island’s electricity generation mix since 2006 and contributed to the stability of the grid.

Mr. Soldevilla said carrying out the maintenance

works as planned and scheduled will bring in long-term benefits to the Mindanao power consumers in terms the power plant’s operational reliability. SPI’s Mindanao Power Plant sustained a 93.3% availability rate and an unplanned outage rate of less than one percent during its first six years of operation.

“Even with that relatively long outage last month, we are confident we can still achieve a high availability rate of 91 percent by the end of 2012,” he added.

This was the first time in six years that SPI undertook a relatively long plant outage since the start of full commercial operations POWER | page 10

Power body moves to ensure enough electricity in Mindanao by 2013

Groundbreaking of Bugo Road Project Congressman Rufus Rodriguez of the second district of Cagayan de Oro leads the pouring of cement in this groundbreaking of cemetery road project at Barangay Bugo that cost P3.5 million pesos. Joining this activity are Barangay chair Raul Aleria, Kagawad Ruby Jamero, DPWH ADE Engr. Cesar Hipona, Engr. Guinitaran and the residents.

NPA rebel killed in Agsur clash

A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed following a clash in Barangay Tagbuyacan, Santiago, Agusan Del Norte Saturday morning, an army report said.

Lt. Col. Eugenio Julio Osias IV, 4th Infantry Division spokesperson, said the clash with the 20 strong rebel band occurred between troopers of the army’s 402nd brigade past 8:00 in the morning.

He added that the unidentified slain rebel and his band were members of the NPA’s Guerilla Front 16 of North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee.

Osias said civilians hard hit by the rebels’ harassment

Comelec admits it is powerless over ‘premature campaigning’

By Carmencita A. Carillo

TAGUM City––Section 80 of the Omnibus Election Code may have prohibited campaigning prior to the campaign period but this provision lacks teeth and is not enough for the Comelec to stand on when it comes to premature campaigning.

“Our hands are tied when it comes to premature campaigning but candidates who have already filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) but who have their images displayed on large tarpolines, billboards and other campaign materials should be warned that it can be a ground for disqualification later on,” Comelec Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Gay Enumerables said.

She said there is no specific law about premature campaigning which makes it easy for candidates to go around the Omnibus provision. What makes it harder to prosecute those campaigning before the KILLED | page 10 allowed period, she said, is the Supreme

Court decision which virtually makes them candidates only at the start of the campaign period.

Enumerables was referring to the case of Penera vs Comelec which stressed the amendment made by Republic Act 9369 providing for automated elections in 1998 to wit: “any person who files his certificate of candidacy within [the filing] period shall only be considered a candidate at the start of the campaign period for which he filed his certificate of candidacy.”

She said the official start of the campaign period is on February 12, 2013 for national candidates and March 29, 2013 for local candidates. The SC decision makes it hard to accuse candidates who filed their COCs on or before the October 5, 2012 deadline for premature campaigning, when they are only considered as candidates at the start of the campaign period, she added.

In effect, she said, we have an Omnibus Election Code which prohibits comelec | page 10

DAVAO City––As Mindanao braces for the worst in 2013 when increased demand for power is aggravated by supply shortfall, efforts are being exerted to ensure the situation is addressed according to the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) which heads the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC).

“Mindanao is having a precarious power supply situation with average daily shortage of about 150200MW since the start of 2012,” said Romeo M. Montenegro, MinDA director for investment promotion and public affairs, in a press briefing here Monday.

Based on projections

by PAG-ASA, El Nino is expected to hit Mindanao summer of 2013 and such weather phenomenon could mean reduced water levels and reduced output by the Agus and Pulangi complex.

Mr. Montenegro added that the supply deficit could persist to around 300-400MW if no immediate measures are taken and may only improve in 2014-2015 when committed projects come on line.

“If we don’t do anything now, we might as well brace ourselves for two years of possible rotating brownouts, with 4-8 hours especially in areas with no embedded or additional contracted capacities,” he added.

However, Montenegro said the shortfall can be addressed through the addition of capacities from quick rehab and uprating

of the Agus-Pulangi hydro complex to increase output by 100MW. He also cited tapping of embedded generators through the proposed Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) or the private sector’s voluntary Interruptible Load Program (ILP) which could generate 200-300MW. While another option currently being pursued is the reopening of the Iligan Diesel Power Plant (IDPP) which is capable of producing 100MW in 6 months time.

According to the Department of Energy (DOE), which has slated a series of regional consultations on the Mindanao Energy Plan starting next month, the island needs an additional 1,000MW of new capacity by 2020 and an additional 1,500MW by 2030.

“A serious power shortfall persists (300MW as of Monday) but we expect improvement of the situation when the 200MW Steag coal plant is back on stream by November 11 after going through preventive maintenance shutdown,” Mr. Montenegro said.

He also cited other challenges facing Mindanao power such as the need to improve cheap hydro capacity which has been compromised by river siltation and rehab requirements; the rising share of costly fossil fueled power plants in the energy mix, and the need to fully tap clean, renewable and indigenous power sources body | page 10

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Court martial vs 13 soldiers in ‘massacre’ of tribal family THIRTEEN Philippine soldiers will face courtmartials for shooting dead the wife and two sons of a tribal leader who opposed a Swiss-Australian mining project, a wire report.

A military inquiry found the soldiers were negligent when they engaged in a

shootout with the tribal leader because they did not try to avoid civilian casualties, said armed forces spokesperson Lt. Col. Lyndon Paniza.

“There is a violation of the rules of engagement.

You should fire only aimed shots and determine your

targets before you fire,” Paniza told the AFP. Paniza said a lieutenant and 12 enlisted men involved in the killings could face life in jail if found guilty.

In the incident on the southern island of Mindanao on October 18, soldiers

shot dead the wife and two sons of Daguil Capion, a tribal leader opposed to the enormous Tampakan copper and gold project in his tribe’s area.

According to Paniza, the soldiers alleged that they were fired upon as they neared a hut of the

PNP seizes 5,000 illegal firearms in 10 mos.

LAW enforcers seized 5,000 illegal firearms in the country during the 10-month period from January to October this year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) report said.

PNP Director General Nicanor Bartolome ordered police units to step up operations to account for more loose firearms proliferating in the country.

“By taking away these instruments of violence, we are effectively immobilizing the activities of some threat groups, criminal elements and partisan armed groups that may affect the otherwise peaceful outcome of the May 2013 polls,” Bartolome said.

The PNP Directorate for Operations reported the confiscation of 4,976 loose firearms in separate police operations from January to October this year. ”This year’s firearms haul more than doubled or 69 percent up from the results of similar gun control

Capion family prompting them to fire back. Capion escaped the scene, he said.

However, a coalition of anti-mining activists, Alyansa Tigil Mina (Stop Mining Alliance), insists that it was a massacre with the soldiers opening fire on the hut without provocation, and that Capion was not there at the time.

The planned $5.9-billion mine project is run by Swiss mining giant Xstrata and Australia’s Indophil Resources NL. The mine would be the country’s biggest source of foreign investment if it begins operations in 2016 as scheduled, although influential local church figures, tribal groups and environmental activists fiercely oppose it. WIRE REPORT Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY MARINA R.O. X and XIII 2/F SEJOLIM Bldg., Gemilina St. Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

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efforts in 2011,” Bartolome noted.

A huge bulk of the confiscated loose firearms or 4,911 came from criminal elements, while 158 were from threat groups.

The confiscation of these loose firearms resulted from 1,914 Oplan “Bakal”/Oplan

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Ancient... from page 6

It was during that period, according to the Museum, that early Filipinos went into pottery specialization and experimented with form, design and techniques.

Aside from using large jars to bury the dead, other forms of pottery were used for a myriad of purposes.

Round-bottom cylinders were used for liquids or salted food. They were equipped with lashing around the neck for easier transport.

Footed trays, on the other hand, were used either for the household, to hold produce, or for ritual offerings.

Other pre-Colonial pottery pieces had rims with perforations to tie through and hold down the ware during firing.

“These forms were present from the Late Metal Age (200) until the Age of Contact or the Age of Interactive Trade with the Great Traditions of Asia,” the Metropolitan Museum explained.

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the Mindanao Business Conference and the succeeding BIMP- EAGA gatherings are scheduled in General Santos City. Many of the Mindanao domestic travelers can fill up budget accommodation while national corporate events should sustain the occupancies of business class hotels forecasted to hit 60%. The industry is not discounting increase in travel of the candidates for national office among the major political parties starting January next year.

Where to shop, dine and buy the latest electronic gadget will become a hotel concierge functions next year in the major cities of Mindanao.

Destiny is something we have invented because we cannot stand the fact that everything that is happening in our region is real and not accidental. There are new business synergies and services expected to entice the growing middle class to travel and stay in mall hotels.

Become... from page 6

matter what happens.

You choose to do all you can for your mate’s happiness, since you realize that’s the only way you’ll be happy yourself.

So why not ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for living your own way? Then ask Him to start changing you so you can start enjoying real love with your spouse; from page 6 because two is definitely provinces and South better than one—when you Cotabato could not yet be really become one. ascertained on its impact Just Think a Minute… to the Mindanao economy due to unresolved national government policies and from page 7 local government ambivabelow investment grade lent pronouncements that in all three major credit have caused irritants among ratings agencies after nine mining investors and policy positive ratings action since regulators.

July 2010.

The improving economic -ooodevelopment in Mindanao RATING UPGRADE should spell growth for DUE TO SUSTAINED ECOdomestic tourism. High NOMIC GROWTH: “Just earning middle class can yesterday, Moody’s recently spend on leisure activities upgraded the Philippines’ for regional travel and real foreign and local currency estate to housing acquisi- long-term bond ratings to tions.

Ba1 from Ba2 with a stable With the expanded air- outlook on account of susports in Davao City, Ozamis, tained economic growth, Dipolog, Pagadian, Butuan strengthening external payCity and soon the Laguind- ments position, improving ingan Airport in Cagayan fiscal dynamics and implede Oro which can handle mentation of governance bigger wide bodied aircrafts reforms. of the A320 – A330 class, “President Aquino retravel and conventions will versed a decade’s worth of rise in the next 18 months credit rating decline after a shifting its destination away little more than two years from the national capital of serving in office. This region. just shows how good goverAmong the prominent nance can bring about good events brought to Davao economics. The Philippines City next year is the IBP continues to be a strong national convention, the performer in the current MICE Conference and the global economic climate, Advertising Congress of achieving a respectable the Philippines to name a growth rate of 6.1% in the few. While Cagayan de Oro first half of the year. welcomes January with a “Revenue collection conseries of Pharmaceutical tinues to expand on the back and Medical Conference, of strong and steady perforthe Divine Mercy Interna- mances of the Bureau of Intional Pilgrimage and the ternal Revenue and Bureau Philippines Jaycee’s national of Customs at a rate faster convention follows in the than nominal GDP growth. third quarter.

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to provide a healthy buffer from external shocks, and are bolstered by sustained growth in dollar remittances and business process outsourcing revenues…”

-oooREACTIONS TO PURISIMA’S POST, PRO AND CON: There were varied immediate reactions to Purisima’s post. One set of reactions consisted of congratulatory messages, while another set nevertheless lambasted the government for the continuing poverty and difficult life of many Filipinos.

Here is one negative reaction: “And yet several millions of Filipino households are impoverished, with squalor and extreme poverty as the central core of their daily existence. The president and his economic managers should cease believing their own delusions” (from Jun Alvez Mendoza).

From Archie Robiso: “I just choose to rejoice over these good news and positive changes that are taking place. I don’t recall reading and hearing a lot of these good stuff during the past administration.

While it is true that the Philippines remains a third world country, I’m happy to hear news about economic growth. I’d rather take the view that we are globally competitive, adaptable and resilient---that is why there are millions who can work and use their skills in other economies. Kudos to the current administration.”

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Peace... from page 7

part of those who continue to sow the seeds of peace until we reap the genuine peace that is based on justice.# Bp. Delfin Callao IFI Bishop Co-convener of Sowing the Seeds for Peace sowingseedsforpeace. media@gmail.com F. Torres St. Davao City

Power... from page 8

on November 15, 2006.

Since the curtailment level on the Mindanao Grid was increased by the grid operator from 350 to 500MW effective 5PM of October 31st due to a generation deficiency, it was reduced to 420MW for November 5 despite the PMS of Agus 4 Unit 1 (55MW) scheduled for Monday and the 61-day shutdown of Agus 7 Unit 2 (12MW) since Nov. 1st, also for PMS. Similarly, the 24 hour Red Alert of the last few days was downgraded by nine hours due to the improving situation of hydroelectric power plants due to favorable weather and the long weekend.

The NGCP explains a Red Alert as a notice it issues to grid users when either the contingency reserve is zero; when a generation deficiency exists, and/or if there is critical loading or imminent overloading of transmission lines or equipment.

Grid users refer to bulk power users like generators, distribution utilities, and directly connected industries. Ordinary household consumers do not receive this kind of notice or alert.

A Yellow Alert means the contingency reserve is less than the capacity of the largest generating unit used in the grid. Both Red and Yellow alerts have been regularly been issued by NGCP for the Mindanao Grid since the start of the year due to the volatile power supply.

Monday’s curtailment level was attributed to the low water inflow at the Pulangi IV hydroelectric plant in Bukidnon, and the low forebay elevation of Agus 4 HEP. Industry sources said the 1,188MW capacity of the Mindanao Grid was reduced to 779 MW since October 31st due to the de-rating of all units of the Agus and Pulangi hydroelectric complexes and the PMS of STEAG Units 1&2 (200MW) on top of the PMS for Mindanao Geothermal Unit 2 (54MW).

The curtailment level was further reduced for Tuesday to 370 MW. Industry sources said the reduction was due to the re-scheduling of the Agus 4 Unit 1 PMS from Monday, November 5 to Saturday, Nov. 10 in time for the synchronization of STEAG’s Unit 2 (100MW).

is ready to admit and address the root causes of the armed conflict in the country.

In this light, we reiterate the Mindanao Peoples’ Peace Agenda that we as Filipinos will strive to work on and support: Genuine agrarian reform wherein peasants have reclaimed their right to till; national industrialization and genuine progress; decent employment wherein workers are secured of their tenure and respect of their rights, Respect for IP rights to ancestral land and right to self-determination; a nationalist, scientific and propeople culture; and foreign relations policy based on sovereignty, mutual respect and independence Our statement has always centered on this as we firmly believe that Peace can only be attained if Peace is based on Justice. And a kind of justice from the perspective of the oppressed and exploited, rather on the point of view of the landed, the powerful in government that prevails to this day and hampers the resumption of the peace talks.

We call on everyone to from page 8 continue the journey for campaigning prior to genuine peace with us. the designated campaign We urge everyone to be period, and RA 9369 and

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a SC decision which provides that these people are considered candidates only at the start of the campaign period.

“What made the problem more evident now is the early filing of the COCs this year,” she said. During the past elections, the filing of the COCs were made during the election year unlike this election when the filing was done a year before the date of the election. She said this was done to give enough time for the printing of the ballots.

Enumerables said while their hands are tied when it comes to premature campaigning, the other candidates can watch out for violations such as appearances in radios or television, or giving away of items that advertise the candidates as these can be used as grounds for disqualification later on.(LAC/RGA/PIA-XI)

Body... from page 8

to minimize foreign exchange and environmental costs.

Created through Executive Order 81 signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on 30 July, MPMC is tasked to facilitate all measures that will improve power situation in Mindanao.

The committee is composed of MinDA, Department of Energy, Energy Regulatory Commission, National Electrification Administration, National Power Corporation, Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation and representatives from Mindanao Electric Power Alliance and the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives. MinDA

Killed... from page 8

and extortion reported the NPAs presence in the area prompting the deployment of the 402nd Infantry Brigade.

He added that the engagement between the soldiers and rebel group lasted 50-minute resutling in the killing of one NPA fighter and the recovery of an Ak47 automatic rifle Osias said pursuit operations are still ongoing against the rebel elements who immediately retreated after seeing one of their companions dead.

Elections... from page 11

Brillantes Campaigns has several ongoing electoral projects using the technology and encourages more candidates to avail of the service.

“We have election projects in different regions for mayoralty and congressional positions using tablet technology as our survey tool.

We are very excited about the service. Our survey system will let many candidates, especially those running for local positions, to make election surveys integral to campaign planning and tracking. With this

technology, we can reach and serve more candidates with quality campaign planning and implementation,” Brillantes said.

Wages... from page 11

“The current daily minimum wage rates of nonagriculture workers at P228 to P446 and agriculture workers at P190 to P409 are way below and not even half of the pegged family living wage of P993,” Casiño added.

“Ang masaklap pa nito, barya-barya na nga lang, installment pa,” the progressive lawmaker noted, pointing out that the increase is the second tranche of a P30 COLA increase implemented this year.

“Ngayon, pag nag-increase ng pasahe sa MRT at LRT, parang wala nang bearing yung increase. If the MRT/LRT fare will increase

by P10, the P10 additional COLA would not even be enough to cover a singlejourney ticket which will probably cost around P20 to P25.”

“The point is, the government may take pride in giving alms and dole-outs to our citizens, but what they really need is regular employment and a just wage system,” Casino said.

He said it is preposterous that the country has around a thousand wage levels differing per region and per industry.

“This inquiry is long overdue. We filed HR 1238 on May 11, 2011. In the light of this latest development, we hope the Labor Committee can schedule a hearing immediately,” he said.

Support...

from page 11 said Iligan Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz, who also chairs RDC10, said during a joint meeting held last October 25 in Cagayan de Oro City.

“It is indeed very timely for us to express our overwhelming sentiment to support the agreement in attaining peace so that we can live and enjoy it during our lifetime,” RPOC-10 Chair and Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar S. Moreno said.

Executive Director Rochelle Y. Mordeno of Balay Mindanao Foundation, Inc. shared RPOC10’s peace-building initiative, the Peace and Development Convergence Program for the Kalabugao Plains, which covers selected barangays in Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental with difficult access to basic services.

The program hopes to sustain effective delivery of basic services; improve security of land tenure; protect, preserve and rehabilitate Kalabugao Plains as watershed hub of Mindanao; and strengthen indigenous people communities.

Moreover, a presentation on the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL), signed on March 16, 1998 between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines was given by Lawyer Jaime C. N. Arroyo, secretariat head, Government of the Republic of the Philippines-Monitoring Committee.

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Tablet technology makes surveys very affordable for local elections “As a campaign strategist, tablet survey technology has enabled me to design and implement campaigns at the local level at par with or even better than some national campaigns.

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In the final analysis, campaigns we design will have more fine tuned strategies aligned with very cost effective resources. ” This was the statement made by Eero Brillantes, President and CEO of Brillantes Campaigns, a pub-

Casiño wants regional wage boards investigated for ‘libing’ wages

Makabayan senatorial candidate Teddy Casino on Sunday reiterated his call for Congress to look into the inhumanely low wage rates imposed by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards following the announcement of a measly P10 wage increase in the form of Cost of Living Allowances (COLA).

Labor and youth groups earlier dubbed the P10 additional COLA as “walang kabuhay-buhay” and a reinforcement of “libing wage” because of its large disparity from the daily family living wage pegged at P993.

Casiño is the author of House Resolution no. 1238 titled: “A Resolution Directing the Committee on Labor and Employment to Conduct an Investigation, in aid of legislation, on the Implementation of Republic Act no. 6726 or Wage Rationalization Act in view of the Inhumanely Low Wage Rates being imposed by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards.”

“The low regional wage rates have not uplifted the lives of Filipino workers nor have ensured them a decent standard of living. With the simultaneous price hikes during the past months, Filipinos are further burdened into trying to make ends meet,” he said.

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RDC, RPOC-10 express full support to Pamana CAGAYAN de Oro City–– The Regional Development Council (RDC) and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) of Northern Mindanao expressed full support to the Philippine government’s Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) program.

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Jaapeth joins NBA D-league CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga––A Kapampangan professional basketball player was recently drafted by the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA Developmental (D) League.

Japeth Paul Cabrera Aguilar, 25, a native of Sasmuan town, was the first ever Filipino to be included in such league after he was picked in the seventh round by the Santa Cruz Warriors, the D-League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. Aguilar also played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in 2004.

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He entered the NCAA as a junior (third year) in 2007.

Aguilar returned to the Philippines and played with the Powerade Team Pilipinas that participated in the 2009

Fiba Asia Championship for Men held in Tianjin, China.

He was a former first round draft pick in the PBA and played with Talk-n-Text, and Smart Gilas In 2009, the Burger King Whoppers got him as its overall No.1 draft pick in the 2009 PBA Draft.

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Aguilar played his only professional game with the Whoppers against the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in the PBA season opener.

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Three Davaoenos win in Asia-Pacific World qualifying trials DAVAO City––Three young fighters from Davao City won four gold and a silver medals in the ADCC AsiaPacific World Qualifying Championships and ADCC Asia-Pacific Championships held at the SM Mall of Asia last November 3-4 in Manila.

Jonathan “Spartan” Sumogat of the Cenojas Mixed Martial Arts-Kamphuis Fabricio Davao bagged the gold medal in the men’s 60 kilogram under category while the Lim twins, Mike and Marc, also ruled their respective divisions.

Mike pocketed two golds from juniors and men under 65 kgs. events while Marc got the gold in the juniors 70 kg. under and a silver in the men 70 kg. under.

“To God be the Glory!,” said CMMA coaches Mars and Marco Cenojas after their team’s impressive feat in the two-day event participated in by competitors from Japan, Korea, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Sumogat and the rest of the winners of the Male Advanced divisions will receive free accommodation and airfare to compete at the ADCC 2013 World Championships, according to organizer Stephen Khampis of ADCC Asia. “The venue will be announced later. Baka daw sa US (United States),” said Mars Cenojas. pna

Gov Alfred G. Marañon Boxing Cup slated Nov 15-18 BACOLOD City––Preparations are underway for the 2nd Governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. Cup B oxing Tournamen on November 15 to 18, 2012 in Silay City.

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gel “Nonong” Verdeflor said the boxing tournament will after the successful hosting of ABAP-Smart Regional Boxing Championship last October 22 to 26, 2012 in Bago City.

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