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Briefly Roving academy THE Department of Trade and Industry in Region 10 (DTI-10) is inviting all small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here to come and participate in their SME Roving Academy program set on July 15, ,at Grand Caprice Restaurant this city.

The SME Roving Academy will ser ve as a continuous breeding ground for start-up enterprises, said DTI Provincial Director Maria Eliza Pabillore. It is an institutionalized provider of business development services (BDS) to identified SMEs to make them competitive in the domestic and export markets.

Fur ther, its strategies include the establishment of national, regional and provincial entrepreneurship development networks, and the integration of the business development services for SMEs of various providers at the national and local levels, she added.

Traffic light probe THE MicroTrade, a Taiwanese firm, that won the bid for the P 93.5 million traffic light upgrade of the city’s traffic light system snubbed the invitation of the city’s investigative team looking into the deal.

City Councilor Roger Abaday, chair of the City’s Committee on Public Utilit y, felt slighted when the representatives of the MicroTrade firm did a “no-show” of the committee invitation on Wednesday.

He said that the committee meeting was the first formal meeting that would supposedly look into the legality of awarding of the traffic light project since the two previous biddings called by the previous administration reportedly failed.

“We were upset with the failure of the contractor to honor the committee invitation,” Abaday said.

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Power body proposes uprating of Agus plant July 12, 2013

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By IRENE DOMINGO, Reporter

The Mindanao Power Mon itor i ng C om m it tee (MPMC) f irmed up t he endorsement during a recent meeting that was convened to assess the power situation in Mindanao and the status of measures taken to address the problem.

MPMC a multi-agency b o d y t a s k e d t o s t u d y, coordinate and monitor Mindanao’s power sector and make recommendations

for its improvement In a press statement, Secreta r y Luwa l hat i R .

A ntoni no, Mi nda nao Development Aut horit y (MinDA) chair and head of the power monitoring body, said the proposal to uprate Agus 6 Unit 4 is in addition to the Agus 6 Units 1 and 2 uprating approved last year by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board.

HE Mindanao super-body tasked to hasten the implementation of powerrelated projects in the region has endorsed a proposal designed to increase the capacity of the Agus 6 hydroelectric power plant that would boost its ability to mitigate the supply crunch in Mindanao.

The Agus 6 uprating: From 50 MW to 69 MW.

“This proposal forms part of the immediate measures being pursued by the Aquino government to increase the depend able c apacit y of Mindanao power generation,” Antonino said, adding that “it has been submitted for approval.”

According to National Power C or p (Napocor) Mindanao, the proposed uprating of Agus 6 Unit 4 is expected to improve the plant’s generating capacity by 15 megawatts, from its available capacity of 35 to 50 megawatts. The uprating project is estimated to cost P495 million.

State-run Power Sector A s s e t s a n d L i a bi l i t i e s Uprating/PAGE 11

Urban gardening holds key to food sufficiency

By BUTCH D. ENERIO, Correspondent

THE National Nutrition Council (NNC) in northern Mindanao in celebrating the nutrition month this year, is optimistic that the

country will be able to feed its growing population through urban gardening and the continuing education of urban/PAGE 11

Urban gardening is considered as the best option where food is scarce.

Fishermen off Samal Island in Davao del Norte heads out to sea early on 11 July 2012, with Davao City and Mt. Apo in the background. mindanews photo by erwin mascariñas

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‘Cha-cha not needed for economic progress’ THE Philippine economy has been growing without amending supposedly restrictive economic provisions of the Constitution.

This was stressed

by Deput y President ia l spokesperson Abigail Valte as she reiterated President Benigno S. Aquino III’s objection to Charter Change (Cha-Cha).

In an inter view with government radio dzRB, Valte noted that the country has managed to overcome economic challenges without

amending its Charter.

“If we talk about economic prog re s s , t he nu mb er s are there. We can use the experience of other countries, by way of economic growth.

And there are countries that do not allow foreign ownership of their land but they still experience economic progress,” she said. cha-cha/PAGE 11

NO TO CHA-CHA. Massive protests are once again expected as moves to amend the 1987 Constitution are underway led by no less than Speaker Feliciano Belmonte.

DTI: SME Roving Academy to achieve inclusive growth IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay— “ T he d e ve lopme nt of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is one of the main tools to help achieve inclusive economic growth in the country,” Dr. Sitti Amina Jain, assistant regional director (ARD) of the Department of Trade and Industry of Region 9 (DTI-9) said during the third leg of the 2013 SME Roving Academy held here July 5-6.

Addressing over 60 participants, Jain said, “The inclusive growth that President Aquino wants for our country is anchored on SME development. By developi ng ou r SM Es, which is the backbone of our economy, we generate employ ment to help alleviate poverty. And the conduct of our SME Roving Academy is one tool to help you develop.”

Jain further said there

is a standing order from DTI Secretary Gregory Domingo to conduct such activity and come up with follow-up activities to help start up businesses.

“Although we conduct the Roving Academy once a year, we have been doing all-year-round activities as support to our SMEs. The Roving Academy is a strateg y to bring the government to SMEs to assist them grow from

m icro, to sma l l, t hen medium, and ultimately become large enterprises until DTI and the SME Core Group is ready to let them go and stand on their own,” Jain explained.

According to Jain, the SME Roving Caravan is an institutionalized provision of business development services which converges all concerned government agencies to come up with growth/PAGE 11

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Contractor snubs P93-M traffic light investigation THE MicroTrade, a Taiwanese firm, that won the bid for the P 93.5 million traffic light upgrade of the city’s traffic light system snubbed the invitation of the city’s investigative team looking into the deal.

City Councilor Roger Abaday, chair of the City’s Committee on Public Utility, felt slighted when the representatives of the MicroTrade firm did a “no-show” of the committee invitation on Wednesday.

He said that the committee meeting was the first formal meeting that would supposedly look into the legality of awarding of the traffic light project since the two previous biddings called by the previous administration reportedly failed.

“We were upset with the failure of the contractor to honor the committee invitation,” Abaday said.

Abaday was referring to the MicroTrade firm that won the bidding for the installation of the traffic lights with closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the city.

A representative from the National Telecommunications (NTC) who was also invited during Wednesday’s initial inquiry did not show up either, Abaday said.

He said he has instructed the committee secretary to move the meeting next Wednesday hoping the NTC and the contractor would appear in order to talk about the issue out.

During the City Council’s regular session on Monday, Abaday questioned the deal saying that he sensed that something might be wronged in the transaction.

City Councilor Alden Bacal, who previously chair the committee, said that the deal between the previous administration and MicroTrade was above board.

“There was nothing suspicious of the transaction since the committee imposed transparency during the bidding where two other bidders failed,” Bacal said.

He said approved budget for the upgrade of the city’s traffic light system that includes the installation of closed circuit television cameras was P 93.5 million.“The bidder won the bid at P 91 million”, Bacal said.(PNA)

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International and Carrier Business Group said in a statement.

Alberto told reporters that banks and BPO firms wou ld benef it t he most from the upgrade as these industries depend highly on international connectivity. pldt/PAGE 10

Nickel Asia sees hefty drop in shipment values as metals prices retreat

NICKEL Asia Corp. on Thursday estimated incurring a 20-percent drop in the value of nickel ore shipments in the first half of the year largely due to a decline in metals prices.

In a statement, Nickel Asia said sales from its four operating mines fell to P4.14 billion in January to June from P5.18 billion a year earlier.

“We remain in a low price environment

on account of slow worldwide economic growth and a growing supply of processed nickel coming from newly commissioned projects,” said president and CEO Gerard Brimo.

“Nevertheless, demand for some of our ore types continue to do well and we are pleased to see continued growth in our drop/PAGE 10

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PLDT completes P1-B data network expansion PHILIPPINE Long Distance Te l e phon e C o (PL D T ) on Thursday said it has completed a P1 billion data network service expansion program that would ensure the growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.

The countr y’s largest telco has tapped Cisco for the upgrade of its core network, ma k ing it more robust, resilient, highly secured and future-proof.

PLDT also upgraded its international network in partnership with foreign network systems specialist Ciena.

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PSE lifts suspension on PAL shares trading THE Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has lifted its trading suspension on PAL Holdings Inc. shares effective today after the airline operator complied with the bourse’s minimum public ownership requirement.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the operator of Philippine Airlines said its public float has increased to 10.22 percent from 0.55 percent earlier, thus complying with the minimum public ownership requirement of 10 percent.

PAL Holdings avoided d e l i s t i ng a f t er pr iv at e investors subscribed to P2.415 billion wor t h of

com mon sha re s i s sued after its capital stock was increased to P30 billion from P23 billion previously.

The PSE had given listed firms until end-2012 to meet the free float rule. Trading in shares of companies that failed to meet the deadline was suspended starting last January, but the bourse gave them until June 30 to address the deficiency, barring which

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they would be delisted.

To date, only PNOCExploration Corp had been delisted because of its failure to lift a finger to address the deficiency, PSE chief executive Hans Sicat had said.

PAL is in ta l ks w it h Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) for a partnership, after the local carrier’s majority owner, Lucio Tan, indicated he wanted to divest of his stake in the company.

PAL Holdings last traded on December 28 at P4.90 per share before the suspension took effect.

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National Nutrition Council bats for zero food waste THE National Nutrition Council (NNC) in Northern Mindanao is is optimistic that the country will have enough food if people will not waste rice and will practice urban gardening.

The NNC said it is working with the departments of Agriculture, Education, Social Welfare and Development, Health and Interior and Local Government to educate schoolchildren about the importance of not wasting food.

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“We must not waste rice, instead take only an amount you can consume, because for every grain of rice wasted, we are doing injustice to the hungry,” said Zenaida Tondares, NNC chief for Northern Mindanao.

The council is also encouraging people living in urban areas to utilize available spaces to plant vegetables to increase the

availability of food in their locales.

The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) noted that Mindanao has the highest poverty incidence in the country at 39.6 percent. This effectively makes people in the region unable to meet their basic needs.

Government data show that a family of five needs a monthly budget of P5,500

to meet basic food requirement.

NNC noted that when a person has less to eat, his growth and mental development are stunted.

Tondares said the council is working hard to increase awareness on hunger and to come up with a concerted effort to address it.

The theme for this year’s celebration of Nutrition Month is “Gutom at malnutrisyon, sama-sama nating wakasan!” (BM)

Sarangani moves to contain BIMP-EAGA to intensify bugs infesting coconut farms Hybrid rice, corn-seed prod’n

By Allen V. Estabillo

DAVAO CITY -- Officials from the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) are pushing for a massive hybrid rice and corn seeds production in a bid to become food selfsufficient by 2016.

Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairman and the Philippine-EAGA Signing Minister Luwalhati Antonino said moving along the sub-region’s food basket initiatives, the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) has ident i f ied a n initial 30,000 hectares in Mindanao and Palawan, for the production of hybrid rice.

“Achieving food security is one of the BIMP-EAGA’s top priorities,” she said in a statement.

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agribusiness cluster, presently chaired by the Philippines through its DA, falls under the sub-region’s food basket and food security pillar.

Members of the BIMPEAGA Agribusiness Cluster convened in Puerto Princess recent ly to d iscuss t he st at u s of a g r ibu si nessrelated projects and map steps to further boost their contribution to the subregional cooperation.

A ntoni no sa id t he promotion of hybrid rice by the Philippines DA is a n integ ra l pa r t of t he

LEADERS SUMMIT. (From left) Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. del Rosario, President Benigno S. Aquino III, and Secretary Luwalhati Antonino of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), participate in the 9th Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Leaders Summit held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on Thursday, April 25, 2013. MinDA is the Philippine coordination office for BIMP-EAGA. photo courtesy of minda

government’s thrust on food security to attain sufficiency in rice and other major staples.

She said a food a nd lo g i s t ic s c or r id or development program is also being developed to propel

the BIMP-EAGA’s growing a g r ibu si ness i ndu st r ies and through this corridor, Mindanao’s contribution to t he sub -re g ion w i l l focus on food products and agribusiness development.

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USDA to check NorCot organic rice for export

Firm invests P85-M for banana plantation

KIDAPAWAN CITY—A team from the United States Department of Agriculture will visit North Cotabato this week to check the production of a farmers’ group that aims to export organic rice to the US. “The Don Bosco Farmers Cooperative in North Cotabato will be inspected by the USDA. The USDA will determine if the farmer’s group would pass the standards set by USDA for organic rice,” said assistant secretary Dante Delima of the Agriculture Department.

Delima, who is also the rice program coordinator, said if the cooperative passed the standards, it could immediately export organic rice to the United States.

The Don Bosco Farmers Cooperative is being assisted by Joy Javellosa, the agriculture attaché for the US and Canada. usda/PAGE 10

KORONADAL CITY—With the huge export potentials of banana, a company is putting up a plantation in Sarangani province with an initial investment of P85 million, officials said.

RP Bahrain Harvest, Inc. (RPBH) launched the Cavendish banana production project last week in Alabel town, the capital of Sarangani.

RPBH, a joint venture between the AMA Group of Companies and NEH Group of Companies, is eyeing an initial 85-hectare banana plantation in Barangay Domolok, Alabel.

Amable Aguiluz V, the country’s Special Envoy to the Gulf Cooperation Council, said they are eyeing to supply the banana to Asian and Middle East

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markets.

Aguiluz, also the president of RPBH, said that banana, a top dollar earner in the country, is a highly suitable crop in Sarangani.

“Prospects in the domestic and foreign markets are promising as demands for fresh and processed [banana] products are increasing,” he was quoted as saying by a statement from the Sarangani information office.

RPBH plans to expand its banana plantation to 500 hectares.

Land development is expected to start this month as soon as the irrigation facility arrives from Israel.

The banana project, worked out by then Gov. Miguel Rene Dominguez banana/PAGE 10

GENER AL SANTOS CITY—Agriculture personnel in Sarangani Province have launched massive control measures to contain the continuing infestation of Brontispa longissima or coconut leaf beetle in coconut farms in four municipalities.

Jonathan Duhaylungsod, Sarangani agriculture officer, said the highly-destructive pest has been rapidly spreading in various coconut farms and so far affected 30 barangays in the province in the last several months.

Hardest hit is the municipality of Glan, where a total of 2,792 coconut trees in 11 of its 31 barangays have been devastated by the pest, he said.

He said the municipal agriculture office of Glan reported that the areas affected by the infestation were barangays Poblacion, Calabanit, Tapon, Ilaya, Glan Padidu, Madan, Tango, Lago, Taluya, Gumasa and Cablalan.

Last week, the local government declared the entire area under a state of calamity due to the damage wrought by the Brontispa infestation to its coconut industry, which comprises 90 percent of the local economy.

Glan, which was dubbed the “Coconut Queen of the South,” is one of the largest coconut producing towns in Region 12.

Aside from Glan, Duhaylungsod said the presence of the pest was also monitored recently in four more coastal villages in Alabel and Malapatan towns.

He said the Brontispa infestation was initially confirmed in coconut farms in several villages in Malungon town last year.

Duhaylungsod said they have adopted integrated control measures to in a bid to contain the pest and prevent it from further spreading in other coconut-producing areas in the province.

He said the initiative is supported by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and the Department of Agriculture Region 12’s Regional Crop Protection Center.

Brontispa, considered as one of the most damaging coconut pests, is a nocturnal insect that feeds on the young leaves of coconuts and other palm species.

A briefer issued by PCA cited that the larvae of Brontispa feeds on young leaves of coconut, leaving it scorched in a ragged appearance, while the adults leave chewing marks on the leaves.

“The damage that the pest causes impairs the physiological activity of the leaves, which can lead to the death of the plants. Coconuts that are 4-5 years old are most heavily attacked by this pest,” it said.

Duhaylungsod said they are presently implementing mechanical, chemical and biological methods to help contain the infestation.

The mechanical control method requires the cutting of the young coconut fronds infested by the beetle while biological control involves the mass propagation of earwigs, which is a biological predator of Brontispa, he said.

Earwigs will be released on infested coconut trees to feed on brontispa as its prey, he explained. bugs/PAGE 10

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Oro dads to formulate fare matrix for airport shuttles THE Cagayan de Oro City Council would tackle the issue on fare rates of shuttle services from the city to the domestic airport in Laguindingan and vice versa.

Vice Mayor Ian Acenas said the local legislative body was reacting to an invitation of the regional Land Transportation and Franchising Board for the city government to make representation in a hearing to determine the fare matrix rates.

He said a shuttle operator

Pupils from Barangay Carmen Daycare Center showcase their talents in celebrating the 39th Nutrition Month highlighting the importance of eating nutritious food at all times in a celebration held by the Department of Health (DOH) and National Nutrition Council (NNC) at the VIP Hotel on July 8.(Romeo James Halley L. Paculba/PIA 10)

DSWD holds supplementary feeding, social pension confab C AG AYA N DE O RO C I T Y -- Two hu nd re d four representatives from various towns in Northern Minda nao joined t he consu ltat ion d ia log ue held here recently, where the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 (DSWD FO 10) presented updates of its Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) and Social Pension Program.

Composed of 71 accountants, 40 auditors, and 93 local social welfare officers, the dialogue was also attended by a representative from the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost). This is connection with the Social Pension Program where the post office will make doorto door delivery for senior citizens to be piloted in Gingoog City and El Salvador City this year.

The activity was hig h l ig hted w it h t he discussions of the Omnibus Guidelines in t he I mplement at ion of Supplementa r y Feed ing Program, Administrative

Order No.03 Series of 2011 “Operationa l Procedure i n t he I mplement at ion of the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens, and Administrative Order No. 4 series of 2012 “Procedure in Processing Replacements for Beneficiaries of Social Pension” (Addendum of AO No.3).

T he s a id g u idel i ne s were presented to trace out gaps, hindering factors, strengths to gauge further improvement of the program implementat ion. It w i l l also fast track the prompt liquidation of transferred funds to local government u n it s for a bet ter a nd smoother operation of the program.

According to Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, DSWD FO 10 director, the objective of t he dia log ue is to orient participants on the guidelines and principles of procurement and financial management system, auditing rules and regulations, and to have unified knowledge of the rules.

The activity underscored

the importance of liquidation of government funds in line with the President’s call for transparency, cited Solamillo.

Meanwhile, the Supplementa r y Feed ing Program is the provision of food in addition to the regular meals to day care chi ldren as pa r t of t he DSWD’s contribution to the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) program of the government.

It a i m s t o i mprove knowledge, attitude and practices of children, parents and care givers through intensified nutrition and he a lt h e du c at ion ; a nd improve and sustain the nutritional status of the target children beneficiaries.

T h e g o v e r n m e n t ’s Social Pension Program implemented by the DSWD on the other hand, provides a monthly stipend of P500 to indigent senior citizens as mandated by Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.

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petitioned the LTFRB last June 24 to allow them to charge a P 249 per person fare matrix from Cagayan de Oro City to and from the airport.

City Councilor Alden Bacal said that based on a memorandum circular of the LTFRB, the fare should be P2.50 per kilometer, which would mean that the fare

from Cagayan de Oro City to and from the airport would only cost P100.

“The City Council should discern to arrive at a fair and just matrix,” Bacal said.

He said the city should come up with its own proposal on fare matrix for submission to the LTFRB. Ac ena s s a id he ha s endorsed the report to the City Council’s Committee on Public Utilities for appropriate action and recommendation.

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RDRRMC-X calls stakeholders More than 500 to implement DOH-HEMS integrated children enjoy code alert system in emergencies Lanao Norte’s

By Elaine O. Ratunil

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Northern Mindanao urged the Department of HealthCenter for Health Development (DOH-CHD) and the Private Tertiary Hospitals to adopt, institutionalize and implement the same standard DOH-HEMS (Health Emergency Management Staff) Integrated Code Alert System in emergencies/disasters.

This is to synchronize the efforts of the Health Sector and in anticipation of health emergencies, disasters, mass casualty incidents and epidemics, a Code Alert System, must be in place to describe the expected levels of preparation and ensure a comprehensive, well coordinated and most suitable response by all health facilities during emergencies and disasters, Director Ana C. Cañeda said of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-X and chairperson, RDRRMC-X. Director Cañeda, likewise, said this is to strengthen links between field hospitals and to guide health facilities in their disaster response operations.

She also reiterated this action is to emphasize the role of each instrumentality of the DOH-CHD Northern Mindanao especially in command, control and coordination.

Further, this is to guide the responding agencies in early and timely pre-positioning and mobilization of resources to include logistics and manpower, said Cañeda.

DOH-CHDNM, hospitals, including its attached agencies, and other health facilities in the region have adopted, institutionalized, and implemented the system, effective as of year 2008 to present, following the applicability clause of DOH Administrative Order No. 2008-0024 dated July 7, 2008.

However, it is noted that DOH integrated Code Alert System involves only government field hospitals exclusive of Private Hospitals, according to Cañeda.

In resolution no. 001-2013, meanwhile, the council said all emergencies and disasters is a health concern, whenever there are lives lost, injuries sustained, movement/displacement of families and communities and even psychological effects.

DOH plays a very vital role to ensure that all health facilities must get ready to respond whenever emergencies/ disasters are foreseen and/or declared, Cañeda said. (EOR/ PIA10)

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TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, July 11 – On July 3, the provincial government of Lanao del Norte organized its annual kids day dubbed as “MKD Kids’ Day” at the parking area fronting the MCC gymnasium.

The event, which now bears his initials, is the brainchild of Governor Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo who saw the need for a special day dedicated to the children of the province.

During the program, kids played different parlor games which gave them the chance to win prizes and freebies from Dunkin Donuts, Nature’s Spring, and Growee vitamins.

Kids were also treated to a surprise dance number by mascots of Dunkin’ Donuts dancing to mega-hit songs like “Gentleman” and “Gimme gimme gimme.”

Another highlight of the day was the magical show performed by Virgil Racho from Cebu city.

A l l t he k ids received freebies and prizes from the event sponsors. The event was coordinated in by the Provincial Community Affairs Office (PCAO) headed by Lyndon Calica and fully supported by the provincial LGU of this fast-rising province. (VNL & LAR/PIO-LDN/PIA)

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hink a minute…Did you have to compete with A Minute someone else to get the girl

By Jhan Tiafau Hurst or guy you wanted?

Whether we like it or not, competition is part of life.

Usually there are other people besides you who want that job, scholarship, business, or title.

But some people will stop at nothing to win.

W h e t h e r i t ’s l y i n g , cheating, or gossiping and destroying someone’s reputation.

Yet when we compete only to win and beat the other person, it not only makes us bad losers, but also bad winners.

That kind of competing produces a person with a bad heart and character, with self-centered greed, pride, and envy.

An important lesson in life is to learn to compete only against yourself.

Then, whether you win or lose against others, you still win!

Because all the time and effort you spent to work and improve only makes you a better person who’s closer to reaching your potential.

As one guy put it: “Trespassing is okay, if the boundaries you cross are your own!”

So when we set good, important goals for ourselves, they work in two ways: we work on them, and they work on us.

The real test of your success is whether you’re a better person than you were yesterday?

Are your attitudes and character better?

Are you a better husband or wife?

A better father or mother? hurst/PAGE 7

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By Atty. Batas Mauricio are not Christians but who are privileged enough to have more than one wife can still manage to have more children, even if they practice (assuming they will indeed practice) family planning and use anti-fertility drugs and gadgets under the RH Law. These non-Christians will still have more children simply because they have more families, thereby enabling them to become more numerically dominant in the very near future, having the capacity to alter the Filipino nation’s religious affiliation and to decimate Christianity in the Philippines, our reader is saying. I wonder what RH Law proponents will say to this? Any comment, Sen. Pia Cayetano?

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Pass your paper!

OMICALLY we remember this instruction when in school dating back Gods knows when and remember our strict adherence to a time period.

Not a second more for some teachers who will disqualify our papers should we pursue to continue writing regardless of any reason. Put simply, when told, the test commences and absolutely with no extension.

This is an absolute rule!

We submit to the very same phrase when God calls us ending our stay on earth, and not for a second more.

Not to sound too churchy but this happens to be the truth especially in cases of sudden death be it an unforeseeable accident or an incurable disease.

No matter the science be it for the future centuries, there is not much we can do to extend life as we know it unless you believe in the fountain of youth and stem cells but that would be another story. When God calls – it’s simple; you leave, period.

Which now brings us to this article; with direct reference to rules, regulations and the law?

How and why is it that we have become accustomed to bending them, if not breaking the laws knowing they were made with our participation (for the body-politic of course) to avoid tyranny and chaos. And yet for the many who are educated and worst with authority, there is the culture of impunity amongst us. Not even the courts can make the citizenry toe the line.

As for the rich and powerful, the law is not carved in stone and made by man; meaning man can change these laws to suit them.

The all-resourceful Pilipino or should we use B randing the proper term, Filipino is By Harry Tambuatco above the law in cases where the law is disadvantageous.

To my understanding the laws of the land pertain to all and not a few (as per Mayor Fred Lim, who having lost this past election) just maybe no longer applies.

The President and the authorities are obviously ab ove t he l aw and t he economy is dictated by the oligarchs who dictate to the judiciary and the legislative.

Or maybe it is also the legislative that is the law by way of their dictatorial powers and financial authorities. We already know there is no such thing as a good dynasty and yet we are told by the law (pun intended) that there are good dynasts.

We are either too stupid to realize this or too scared to throw them out. We have already had our people powers to no gain and are left to fend for ourselves. The media has become inutile serving the law (people/ authorities) and there is no longer public opinion. Alternatives no longer present themselves only to court disaster with adventurism.

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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, `Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it’…” (Genesis 1:2728, the Holy Bible).

-ooo “RH LAW TO DECIMATE CHRISTIANITY IN RP”: Here is a question by one of our readers here about the Reproductive Health Law, which is being debated on at the Supreme Court: are the proponents of this law aware that it will have the ultimate effect of reducing the number of Christians and increasing the population of other religious groups which even encourage polygamy, or the practice of having two to four wives simultaneously?

The reader argues: since the RH Law would enable men and women from the Christian religions to limit the number of their children using family planning or any anti-fertility drugs and instruments that are given away for free under its provisions, that would reduce all the more the already dwindling Christian population.

-ooo RH LAW FAVORING NON-CHRISTIANS? On the

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oo little or too much of anything can be bad.

Exposure to too little sun can cause vitamin D deficiency. But too much sun can cause skin cancer. Too little water will kill plants. But too much water (as in floods) can kill not only the plants but also the people and the animals in the affected areas.

In a way, this is also true with dollars in relation to the pesos that we hold. Too little dollars, and we will not be able to pay for our imports. We will also have a difficult time paying for our dollar-denominated loans.

Too much dollars in relation to the pesos that we hold is also bad. Remember that both dollars and pesos are commodities and their relative values are affected by supply.

So if we have more dollars in relation to pesos, the dollars will lose value while the pesos will increase in value. To put it another way, the dollars will weaken while the pesos will strengthen.

Is this good or bad?

It depends. For dollar earners (like our millions of OFWs), our exporters and the Business Process Outsourcing industry, this will be bad news. Our OFWs will have to send more dollars to compensate for the dollar’s loss in value.

Our exporters’ products will be more expensive and, therefore, less competitive. With these developments, our BPOs expect to lose market share.

For importers, however, the weakening of the dollar

(and the strengthening of the peso) will be good news.

O ut Our imports of oil will be

By Ignacio Bunye less expensive. Eventually, the lower cost of oil imports will also translate into lower electricity cost. Companies with dollar loans are just too glad because they can pay for their dollar obligations more cheaply.

Among my classmates, who a re i n t he ex por t business, I usually get nudged to persuade the Bangko Sentral Monetary Board to “do something about the weak dollar.”

Others (and I suspect that they are importers), however, are all praises for the BSP for making the peso “one of the best performing currencies in the region.”

Caught between these two diametrically opposed demands, from the dollar earners and the dollar spenders, what does the BSP do?

Remember that the primary mandate of the BSP is monetary stability and this includes exchange stability.

With this as a mandate, the BSP does not target any specific exchange rate. Rather, the BSP allows the dollarpeso exchange rate to seek its own level as determined

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A better worker?

You k now, we c a n compete and win in our career and making money, but if we lose our good character by being dishonest or hurting and using others, then we’ve lost the real competition and what’s important.

The real measure of success is not what you HAVE, but what you ARE as a person.

What kind of heart and character do you have?

What kind of relationships do you have with other people?

If you’ve allowed yourself to compete against others and you’ve done dishonest things or hurt people.

Why not ask Jesus to forgive you today and start changing your heart and way of living?

Then you can learn to compete only against yourself and win every time!

Just Think a Minute …

Batas... from page 6

NOT BY PRESIDENT AQUINO ALONE: Yes, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, there are now more Filipinos who believe that corruption in the Philippines has gone dow n u nder President Aquino, but then, it is not really what the people believe in that matters on issues of corruption, but the continuing actuality and presence of graft in government, even now that the President is on his way out.

What is totally dismaying here is the fact that the present Aquino presidency was told, in more ways t ha n one, t hat despite its sincere a nd honest intentions to eliminate g r a f t a nd cor r upt ion, removing or reducing it will not be achieved by the sole spectacle of the President being honest or sincere. There must first be a corresponding transformation among the bureaucracy and among the people, which cannot be effected by mere slogans like “daang matuwid” (or “righteous path”).

-ooo BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO ANY PRESIDENT: In fact, the biggest challenge of any president who will serve the country for only a very brief period of six years is to discard grandiose illusions that he, by himself, can do something that will really benefit the nation as a whole, even if he happens to have come from so-called democracy icons, or from parents who are revered worldwide.

Even if he is the president who has the vast powers of the government at his beck and call, he cannot do a ny t h i ng t hat w i l l

push the country and its people towards success and progress, as President Aquino maybe painfully f inding out now. Only God can do something, and the best legacy that any president can ever leave is to bring his people to a better understanding and familiarity of God so they can start being righteous and spiritually revived.

-ooo F O L L O W I N G SOLOMON’S EXAMPLE: A ny president of t h is country who is aware of the six-year limitation of his term must strive to follow the example of the greatest human king of all, King Solomon, to enable him to rule effectively and successfully. When asked by God as to what he wanted after having been installed as king of the Israelites even when he was yet a minor, Solomon did not ask for wealth and riches, nor for the death of his enemies, but for knowledge to rule.

God gave it to him, allowing him to become a king like no other.

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and department heads of government, the lawless and corrupt – we settle for a chaotic democracy where our streets no longer can accommodate our traffic, our rivers deluding communities, our farms no longer producing and i n f r ast r u c tu re t h at is eroding. Should we be the ones to pass your paper or our leaders?

Bunye... from page 6

by market forces. The BSP, however, will try to achieve exchange rate stabilit y by preventing wild and abrupt f luctuations in the exchange rate.

What are the present realities?

One, OF W dol la r remittances continue to rise.

Two, i ntere s t r ate s abroad are down and much lower than interest rates in the Philippines. Foreign capital seeking higher yields continue to come in.

Three, good economic f u nd a menta ls of t he Philippines are expected to prevail for 2013. This makes Philippine stocks also more attractive. Half of the trade volume in the stock market, which has risen to an all time high, is now funded by foreign money.

Four, the Philippines is on the cusp of investment grade.

Given the above-stated conditions, we expect more

dollars to come in. The BSP will have to deal with its “problem of plenty.”

So what is the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas doing about it?

O b v i o u s l y, d o i n g nothing is not an option.

If the BSP were just to stand by, the peso would become so strong – more than our OFWs and their families and our exporters can bear.

So the BSP intervenes in the foreign exchange market by buying the excess dollars. This way, the BSP is able to smoothen the volatility in the exchange rate. (In a reverse situation, where the dollar is scarce and the peso depreciates, the BSP sells dollars.)

Buying dollars, however, will definitely affect the pesos in circulation. The supply of pesos will increase – an inflationary situation.

An oversupply of pesos would drive up local prices, eventually weakening the peso.

C onsistent w it h it s m a nd at e t o k e e p t he inflation rate low and stable, the BSP will now have to remove from circulation some of the pesos that it had earlier released. In BSP lingo, this process is called “sterilization.”

T he BSP per forms “sterilization” (of course, we don’t mean this in the physical sense) by selling government securities or by luring these pesos to the SDA or Special Deposit Account.

Mind you. “sterilization” is a ver y expensive operation. The cost comes in the form of interest expense. Just imagine the BSP paying 3 percent on P1.8 trillion worth of SDAs! What happens to the dol la rs which t he BSP purchased?

The dollars eventually form part of the Gross Internat iona l Reser ves which over the last five years has grown to more than 85 billion US dollars.

Everybody (at least almost e ver y b o dy) i s ha i l i ng the BSP for this terrific achievement of piling up such a huge reserve.

Ou r i nter nat iona l reserves by conventional reckoning can pay for more than a year of imports.

Our reserves are one and a half times more than our international debts. Hooray for that!

But wait a minute. When we reinvest our reserves for example in US treasuries, we only get a fraction of a percent. Compare that to the 3 percent that we are paying on the SDA. Wor s e , w hen t he s e dollars are revalued and the peso appreciates, we have fewer pesos than we started with.

As Ted Failon would say: You see what I mean?

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A worker paints the last remaining steel trusses of the Ysalina Bridge connecting Cagayan de Oro City proper and barangay Carmen. The international safety orange is now the standard color for steel bridges constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways. photo by gerry lee gorit

Youth group storms MWSS, backs four-day protest vs. water rate hike and other price increases The youth group Anakbayan stormed the MWSS main office in Quezon City today in condemnation of what it called ‘shameless, unbridled greed’ of water firms Maynilad and Manila Water, citing yesterday’s full-page newspaper ads by the two as an admission of consumer groups’ criticisms against them.

“Maynilad and Manila Water have just admitted to us that yes, unlike other bu si ne s s e s a nd u n l i k e millions of hard-working Filipinos, they don’t pay income taxes. We do that for t hem. A nd not just that, we pay for just about everything. Even yesteday’s ads will be paid by ordinary consumers like us” said Vencer Crisostomo, national chairperson of Anakbayan.

The youth leader cited prev ious expositions by the Water for the People Network which revealed that the two water firms

passed on to consumers their income taxes, as well as many other costs and expenses such as fictitious projects, advertising costs, litigation expenses, and even charity donations.

In the newspaper ads, Maynilad and Manila Water did not dispute the charges, and instead sought to justify their actions by saying that these were allowed in the pr ivat i z at ion cont r ac t s bet ween t hem a nd t he MWSS. “Unbel ie vable. T hey think that just because it’s in written in a contract, it’s

acceptable. What about the public interest? Isn’t that the more important thing?” he said.

In response, Crisostomo announced a four-day ‘Week of Prote st ’ a ga i nst t he impending water rate hike, as well as other price hikes, including tuition increases.

Anakbayan will back the July 16 day-long and nationwide “People’s Protest” which will be led by labor and transport groups. It will then join other youth and student groups for a nationwide “Strike against the Hike” from July 17 to 19, which will culminate in campus walkouts and a march to Mendiola on the 19th, as well as protests in other urban centers.

“No amount of water can put out our anger at this show of corporate greed” warned the youth leader.

P/C Supt. Catalino B. Rodriguez (left) led the ceremonial turn-over of patrol cars to different city and provincial police offices in Northern Mindanao, at Camp Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City on Monday, July 8. (RDMendoza/PIA-10)

operation k nowing the tremendous cost involved.

But the Bangko Sentral is not a commercial bank.

The BSP was created for the primary purpose of maintaining price stability.

The BSP has its own bottom line, as emphasized

in the BSP vision: “..to deliver a high quality of life for all Filipinos.”

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“We would like to think that we in the telco industry have played a significant role in ensuring t hat the attractiveness of the Philippines as a destination is sustainable,” he said.

The Information Technology and Business P ro c e s s A s s oc iat ion of the Philippines (IBPAP) is aiming for revenues of $25 billion by 2016. Last year, the industry earned $13.2 billon in revenues, up from P11 billion in 2011.

Through an international intelligent optica l mesh network, PLDT is able to offer companies a Managed Et her ne t I nt er n at ion a l P r iv ate L e a s e d Ci rc u it (ME/IPLC) t hat enables auto-sw itching of opt ic cable t ra nsmission in milliseconds in the event of an international cable system breakdown.

“This translates to nearreal time restoration of any potential cable system faults for our customers in the Philippines transacting with their counterparts in the United States or Hong Kong due to the self-healing quality of the international network.

This service brings PLDT at par with the technology of well-known global service providers giving enterprises unmatched and resilient

international connection uptime,” Jovy Hernandez, PLDT fist vice president and head of PLDT ALPHA Enterprise said.

Hernandez said PLDT’s IP backbone was designed using the latest intelligent networking technologies to bring scalable, stable, redundant, and resilient network services.

Alberto said the enhancement should not only benefit new customers but a lso improve t he experience of the company’s existing clients, especially those connected to PLDT’s 54,000-kilometer domestic fiber optic network.

Rolando Peña, head of PLDT-Smart Technolog y Group, said the company may construct an international cable landing station in Mindanao.

He sa id PLDT has a landing station in Mindanao, but this has no international link connectivity.

“We will have to discuss w it h a not her interested parties because when it is international -- Mindano is one end and the other end is going to other countries.

If there are other interested parties to work with that, yes we will,” Peña said.

PLDT a lready has i nter nat iona l la nd i ng stations in Daet, Camarines Nor t e ; L a Un ion ; a n d Batangas City.

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Banana...

shipment volumes,” he added.

The company sold 5.54 million wet metric tons (WMT) of nickel ore, up 10.3 percent from 5.02 WMT in the same comparable period.

Of the total sales, the miner sold 1.97 million WMT of ore at $7.54 per pound from $8.60. The rest was sold based on negotiated price, which averaged $20.14 per WMT of ore from $26.1 per WMT. T he R io Tuba m i ne accounted for 53 percent of total shipments, comprising 1.07 million saprolite ore and 1.87 million WMT of limonite ore.

Nickel Asia sa id t he c om m i s s i on i n g of t h e n e w Ta g a n i t o f a c i l i t y is proceed i ng wel l a nd commercial production is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of the year.

The plant is expected to operate at yearly capacities of 30,000 tons of contained nickel and 2,600 tons of contained cobalt starting 2014. The Taganito mine will supply all of the limonite ore for the plant.

Dominguez for almost two years, wou ld help draw more investments as we are opening the province to bigticket investments, said Gov. Steve Solon.

A g u i lu z c o n s i d e r e d the banana project “as a viable contribution to the gover n ment ’s ef for t to encourage investments for agriculture” where majority of the country’s population belong.

This accounts for about 5.9 million farm households depending on agriculture as source of income, he said.

Ag u i l i z poi nte d out that the Philippines ranks third largest in the world in terms of production area for banana, which accounted for 415,000 hectares or about 8.5 percent of the total world area.

In Sarangani, around 118 , 6 9 7 h e c t a r e s a r e reported ly potentia l for banana production.

Davao region is known as the “banana plantation capital of the Philippines” with production reaching to 4.3 million metric tons or 76 percent of the total Philippine production.

Ag u i lu z ba red t he Sara nga ni project is env isioned “not only to i n c r e a s e t h e f a r m e r ’s income but also to equip our farmer partners with the use of scientific means of production and marketing thru the use of modern technology.”

In 2012, the Department of Agriculture allocated a P50-million fund to assist various infra projects in M i nd a nao a nd for t he techno-training needs of farmers to ensure standards of export markets were met.

Sarangani is a major producer in Region 12 or the Soccsksargen region of mango. Area planted to the crop in the province is at least 7,000 hectares. (MindaNews)

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Intensify... from page 4

Meanwhile, Luwalhati said through hybrid rice fa r m i ng , a one-hec t a re farm would har vest about 10 tonnes of r ice for every planting season, as compared to inbred or regular rice farming, which produced a maximum yield of about four tonnes per hectare every planting cycle.

Created i n 1994, t he BI M P-E AG A c ove r s the whole of Brunei Darussalam,10 provinces in the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Ma lu ku a nd Ir ia n Jaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan in Malaysia and Mindanao, Palawan in the Philippines.

The ASEAN subg roupi ng is pr i ma r i ly intended to spur development in t he lagging sub-economies of the member countries by increasing trade, tourism, and investments. (Bernama)

USDA... from page 4

“The group is also looking forward to export black rice to Vancouver, Canada. After the USDA’s inspection we will have to wait for two to three months before they give the results. We still do not know the volume of their imports,” Delima said. (MST)

from page 4

The official said they are set to conduct “retooling” activities to improve the capability of the province’s “bantay-peste” teams.

Duhaylungsod said they have requested the release of an initial P100,000 for the purchase of chemicals or pesticides that will be used in the eradication drive against Brontispa.

Sarangani Gov. Steve Solon said the RCPC has allotted five sachets per week of entomopathogenic fungus, which helps eradicate the Brontispa.

“The use of this fungus is ver y favorable to our communities since it does not damage the health of humans and is sustainable,” he said. (MindaNews)

Cha-cha... from page 2

Changing the country’s Constitution will not have the President’s support until somebody could convince him on the pressing need to amend it at this time, she maintained.

“This was the question that the President has always asked: What would be the detriment to the country if we do not move for Cha-Cha now, at this time? What is that pressing need and until this day, no one has been

able to provide an answer,” Valte said.

The President was asking if there is a clear and present danger for the nation if it does not amend the Charter now, she said.

“It ’s not re a l ly t hat it’s divisive, it’s more of justifying going through that process,” she said whether the President finds the issue of changing the Constitution “divisive.” (MB)

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from page 2 a unified action plan for SMEs. “The conduct of such activity is also aimed to i m p r o v e y o u r (S M E s) compet it ivene ss i n t he local and even international business a rena t hrough local, regional and national entrepreneurship networking,” Jain said.

The Regional Network in Zamboanga Peninsula started in 2005 when the SME Core Group was created. The first SME Caravan was also held in that year. However, it was temporarily stopped in 2006.

The activity was resumed in 2007 to present with its name evolving from SME caravan, to Enhanced SME Caravan, and this year, the SME Roving Academy. (PIA)

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He said the chemical control recommends the use of systematic insecticides through trunk injection.

“We’re also educating our farmers regarding the pest as well as its control and management measures.

We’ve been conduc t i ng short trainings t hrough our farmer’s field school for the technology transfer,” Duhaylungsod said in an interview over TV Patrol Socsksargen.

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Management Corp (PSALM) is finalizing the bidding schedule for the P2.6 billion Agus 6 Units 1 and 2 uprating, which is set to commence by the third quarter.

The Agus 6 Units 1 and 2 uprating project seeks to extend the generating plant’s economic life for another 30 years and increase its output from 50 megawatts to 69 megawatts. The project will take 30 months and is expected to be completed by 2016.

“Among the measures being pushed under M PMC , en ha nc i ng t he depend able c apacit y of Agus 6 provides the most viable option for optimizing Mindanao generation’s hydro capacities,” Antonino said.

After achieving brownoutfree elections last May 13, the Mindanao power situation has improved with almost zero outage in most areas, except for 30 minutes to onehour power interruptions in some locations. This can be seen in the cities of Zamboanga and General Sa ntos, where 4-8 hour rotating brow nouts had prevailed.

MPMC said Mindanao’s supply scenario in the next few months until December can turn precarious when some major power plants go on preventive maintenance shutdown and with demand expected to increase.

Filipinos on the importance of no rice on plate after meals.

With its theme: Gutom at malnutrisyon, Sama Sama Nating Wakasan, the NCC with line agencies such as the Departments of Agriculture, Education, Social Welfare, Hea lt h and t he Interior and Local government, will continue their education campaign in schools down to the barangay level, to understand why despite government ’s ef for ts to address malnutrition, hunger problem in the Philippines has worsened in the last few years.

NCC said that the official indicator for measuring hunger incidence is t he subsistence or food poverty generated from the results of f a m i l y i nc ome a nd expenditure survey (FIES) done by the national Statistics Office (NSO) every three years.

Food poverty which is also the food threshold or the minimum income required by the individual to meet basic food needs and satisfy the nutritional requirement that was set by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI).

“W hen we s ay fo o d poverty, it also means that a person is experiencing extreme poverty. That is why we need to fight hunger and alleviate poverty altogether,” said Zenaida Tondares NNC

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chief for northern Mindanao, adding that “by addressing hunger contributes to national growth and development.”

NNC has encouraged people living in urban areas to utilize spaces to plant vegetables. And for every Filipino not to waste food by especially rice.

“We must not waste rice, instead take only an amount you can consume, because for every grain of rice wasted, we are doing injustice to the hungry.” Tonderas said.

A result show that in 2012 FEIS, a Filipino family of five needs a monthly budget of P5,500 to meet basic food requirement.

Most of t he fa mi lies included in the survey have experienced hunger and are familiar with food insecurity.

They suffer anxiety that food may run out before they could find money to buy and replenish food supply.

The survey also identified the coping mechanism to food insecurity. They skip meals; borrow money and food from relatives, friends and neighbors. Buying food on credit, and the adults tend to eat less, and when there is not enough food rationing or reducing portion sizes is done just so every family members gets to eat.

When a person has less to eat, nutritional problems occur that results to underweight, stunted growth, slow mental development among children, among others.

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TESDA Lanao del Sur registers 1,585 graduates under scholarship programs

By Apipa P. Bagumbaran

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 10 (PIA) -A total of 1,585 scholars in the province have finished different training courses implemented by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).

Te s d a P r o v i n c i a l Director Tarhata Mapandi said the graduates were all beneficiaries of the P11.70-million training fund allocated for the prov i nc e u nder t he Autonomous Reg ion in Muslim Mindanao (A R M M) s t i mu lu s package also known as the Transition Investment Support Plan (TISP).

Scholarship programs under the TISP were

implemented under three components, namely, Private Education Student Fina ncia l Assista nce ( P E S FA) , Tr a i n i n g for Work Scholarship P r o g r a m ( T W S P), and Ulama and Youth Program.

Mapandi said the 355 slots for PESFA and 249 for TWSP were all used while the 1,015 slots for Ulama and Youth were only 99.31 percent utilized due to the return of seven slots for Food and Beverage Services by a techvoc institution.

She further said that 711 out of t he 1,585 graduates had already been assessed and 354 of them had been certified.

The rest have pending applications for assessment, she added.

Mapandi also disclosed t hat P5.8 mi l lion or 49 percent of the total training fund was already disbursed to the different techvoc institutions.

The balance will be paid by Tesda-ARMM upon full compliance a nd complet ion of all documentar y requirements as required b y a c c o u nt i n g a n d auditing, she said.

The TISP was provided by the national government to the ARMM gover n ment to fa sttrack key development initiatives in the region.

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the NNC is working hard to increase awareness on hunger issues and actions to mit igate hu nger a nd ma lnutrition. And w it h the help of stakeholders, specially political leaders, hu nger problem a mong their constituency would be minimized or eradicated.

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