The eMagazine of Philippine Information Agency 10
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Yumbing NHS gets double win in Lanzones Fest
MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – Yumbing National High School (YNHS) bagged home two major awards during the 2016 Lanzones Festival.
YNHS emerged as champion in both street dancing and ground competitions, wowing the crowd with its lively and colorful rendition of Camiguin’s enchanting lanzones tale. Fatima College of Camiguin (FCC) took the second spot in the tableau competition followed by the Columbia National High School, Guinsiliban National High School and then Tupsan National High School. The Columbia National High School, meanwhile, ranked second in the street dancing competition, followed by FCC, Tupsan National High School, and Mambajao National High School. Eight contingents creatively portrayed their own version of the tale, livened up with the presence of the higantes, replicas of the black ants
and the Mindanao Hornbill, locally known as the Tayamtam. The provincial government said slight twists were initiated in this year’s presentations to preserve the original storyline of the legend of the lanzones fruit as well as to give the celebration a unique and local touch. Special awards were also given to FCC as the liveliest contingent and best in headdress while Sagay wins home the best in costume award. For the “Kalanrakas sa Kabataan” (elementary level) participated by winners from the municipality level, Barangay Benoni, Mahinog was named winner and Barangay Pandan of Mambajao town took the second spot, followed by barangay Cabuan of Guinsiliban town. (JCV/PIA 10)
Mindanao Research Forum held CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To strengthen partnership with the academe in the implementation of research works in the protection of biodiversity and the development of ecotourism in Mindanao, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 10 spearheaded the Mindanao Protected Area Research Forum in Cagayan de Oro City, recently. DENR 10 Assistant Regional Director Ester A. Olavides of the Management Services during the opening program delivered the speech of Regional Director Ruth M.
Tawantawan, calling all stakeholders particularly the academe—state universities and colleges—and other partner agencies to identify research proposals that could best protect the
biodiversity within the protected areas (PAs) in Mindanao. The forum which was undertaken in partnership with Bukidnon State University, GIZ-COSERAM (Conflict Sensitive Resources and Asset Management) was attended by DENR personnel involved in the management of the protected areas and the academe. Assistant Regional Director of the Technical Services Felix S. Mirasol, Jr. former Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) of the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park in Bukidnon led the presentation of Research Gaps and Needs in the protected area. Raoul T. Geollegue of the Philippine Watershed Management Coalition lectured on the Mindanao Protected Areas: Features, Challenges and Opportunities. For his part, Jason Damasco, Misamis Oriental Provincial Officer of the National Commission on Indigenous People discussed the NCIP Assistance to PA Researches towards biodiversity
conservation and development. While, Maria Easterluna Canoy, executive director of Kitanglad Integrated NGOs on Enhancing Protected Area Knowledge through establishment of Mindanao PA Institute. A workshop was conducted to discuss identified areas based on the list of researches conducted by selected DENR PASu in the Mindanao regions. Representatives from the academe participated during discussions and raised their respective issues as well as their suggestions during the open forum. The two-day forum was attended by 23 private and state universities and colleges from Regions IX, X, XI, XII and Caraga, and 13 vice presidents and extension services, research directors, deans of College of Forestry and Environmental Science/Biology professors and researchers all over Mindanao. (DENR-RPAO/PIA 10)
ARMM guv nominates Moro appellate court justice to Supreme Court MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur – With the Supreme Court Justice Jose Perez set to retire on December 14, 2016, ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman has endorsed Court of Appeals Associate Justice Japar Dimaampao to occupy a seat in the highest court of the land.
Hataman has sent a letter to the Judicial Bar Council to nominate Dimaampao, citing the latter’s achievements and track record as a law practitioner. “Justice Dimaampao is publicly known as a highly respected justice especially in the Muslim community. As a Bangsamoro himself, Justice Dimaampao carries with him the aspiration to uplift the lives and pursue the rights of his fellow Muslims,” Hataman writes. Sworn in at the age of 40 in 2004, Dimaampao is the youngest magistrate to be appointed to the Appellate Court. A proud Bangsamoro, Dimaampao holds the distinction of being the first and only Muslim senior state prosecutor. He is a known luminary in Shari’a Law in the Philippines, and holds a position as a professional lecturer of the Department of Shari’a Law and Jurisprudence of the Philippine
Judicial Academy of the Supreme Court. Apart from being an associate justice in the Court of Appeals, Dimaampao is also an educator. He teaches Taxation, Commercial Law, and Civil Law in at least three law schools in Metro Manila. He also conducts Bar Review classes all over the country. This isn’t the first time for Dimaampao to be nominated for a place in the Supreme Court bench, with endorsements dating back to 2010. The nomination is in line with the Organic Law for the ARMM, also known as Republic Act No. 9054, which states that “it shall be the policy of the central government or national government that, whenever feasible, at least one (1) justice in the Supreme Court and two justices in the Court of Appeals shall come from qualified jurists of the autonomous region. The said law also gives the ARMM Regional Governor recommendatory powers, after consultations with the ARMM Regional Assembly and other concerned sectors, through which he may submit names to the JBC for consideration prior to the nomination a new Supreme Court justice. (BPIARMM/PIA-10)