MINDANAO DAILY NEWS SEPTMBER 20,2012

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WEATHER UPDATE MODERATE to strong southwesterly windflow prevailing over Southern Luzon and Visayas. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy skies with brief rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast will prevail over Northern and Central Luzon and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the West to Southwest with slight to moderate seas.

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Suspend SWS surveys show overpriced JV is biggest gainer PSALM charges: ERC told PARTY LIST Rep. Teddy Casiño yesterday called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to immediately suspend the overpriced Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) charges worth P9.1 billion it “overcharged” Meralco customers. At least 90 electric cooperatives have also issued a statement that at least P4.5 billion was overcharged by the PSALM. SUSPEND | page 2

AS ELECTION SEASON HEATS UP, movements in voters’ senatorial preferences are evident on survey results as seen on the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) and Pulse Asia surveys, which showed JV Ejercito Estrada as one of the biggest gainers with his giant leaps of potential vote percentage from 30 percent to 49.9 percent. The latest SWS survey conducted last August 24 to 27 indicated Ejercito Estrada’s considerable leap from 8th to 4th place, surpassing incumbent senators Gringo Honasan and Sonny Trillanes with a 43 percent voting for rate. Meanwhile, Pulse Asia’s senatorial preference sur-

vey conducted last August 31 to September 7 showed JV tied to Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano in 3rd place. From the San Juan City solon’s 7th rank or 30 percent voting for rate last July’s poll, JV’s voting rate increased significantly to 49.9 percent. “I am grateful for the sustained and increasing public support. Along with the Estrada name, I consider my good showing as the people’s recognition of our efforts and achievements in San Juan,” Ejercito Estrada said in a statement. JV initially announced his senatorial bid last August 31, during the GAINER | page 2

GOVERNOR Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong of Lanao del Sur leads the 2012 HAJJ Vaccination, an activity where over 2500 people have benefited. At right is First Lady Raifah Rakiin Adiong (standing) with IPHO physicians. The vaccination, held at the provincial capitol gym in Marawi City on September 18, 2012, is a joint undertaking of provincial government of Lanao del Sur, National Commission of Muslim-Filipino, Bureau of Quarantine, and International Provincial Health Organization. Photo by Sonny Sudaria

Brunei eyes Misor as site for Asia largest LNG plant Darimbang soon to announce candidacy By GERRY L. GORIT Photo-journalist

“I HAVE NOT DECIDED YET.” These were the words of Ms. Candy Darimbang regarding her position whether to run for Congress in the first district of Cagayan de Oro as an independent candidate or run for the city council under the Liberal Party in the 2013 elections. In an interview with this reporter, Darimbang said she will consult first DARIMBANG | page 2

Ms. Candy Darimbang shows the membership form for the Liberal Party. Darimbang said she still has to decide whether to run for the city council as an LP candidate or run for Congress in the first district of the city as an independent candidate. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

BRUNEI Darussalam, one of the world’s largest producers of liquefied natural gas is studying whether it can put up a 300 megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in Mindanao, a Cabinet official on Tuesday said. Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said they offered the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental as the ideal site for an LNG power plant to Brunei, which can be its first LNG power generation facility in the Asean region. The Energy secretary said he was able to convince the Brunei Energy Minister during the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation to visit the Philippines and look at the possibility of investing in an LNG power plant. Almendras said he is “not sure which of Brunei’s government owned corpora-

tions” will put up the LNG facility. Brunei National Petroleum Company Sendirian Berhad also known as PetroleumBRUNEI is Brunei’s National Oil Company incorporated in 2002. PetroleumBRUNEI is wholly-owned by the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. The Brunei government also owns a 50 percent stake in Brunei LNG Sdn Bhd while the remaining 25 percent is owned by Shell Overseas Holdings Limited, a company in the Royal Dutch Shell and Mitsubishi Corp. Brunei LNG operates an LNG plant in Lumut, Brunei. “They are looking at investing in natgas facilities even for Mindanao...I proposed to them power generation projects for Mindanao. I hope that we can interest them into a natgas power generation for Mindanao,” Almendras said. Almendras said Brunei can utilize the Floating, Storage and Regasification PLANT | page 2

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