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‘Overcharged ’ SEVERAL distribution utilities in Mindanao claimed they are not only being charged in excess of approved generation rates, but are also being charged for power supply that was not delivered and are bent on rejecting the billing statement issued by the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC).

In a letter to the PEMC, Engineer David A. Tauli, president of the Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers (MCPC), cited the case of a local utility which claimed that it has not nominated or purchased any energy from the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM), yet has been issued a billing statement.

Tauli said the power bills sent by the PEMC to the cooperatives makes it clear what the MCPC and others have been saying all along that: the IMEM is pernicious to Mindanao power consumers (because the PEMC is making the consumers pay rates three times greater than ERC-approved generation rates, for energy that was not supplied or used, and; the IMEM cannot attain the purposes for which it was designed by the DOE, which is to enable embedded generators to supply power to the Grid in period of power shortages. None of the embedded generators injected power supply to the Grid during the November-December billing period, he added.

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‘Agaton’ infra damage in NorMin reaches P 134-M

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Alsons’ 210MW coal plant set for operation in 2015

A MINDANAO-focused independent power producer reported that it is on track to st ar t op e r at i ons by September 2015 of the first 105-megawatt phase of its 210-MW coal-fired power plant in the coastal town of Maasim in Sarangani province as it completed a critical component that will ensure safe and efficient operation of the facility.

The Alcantara Group’s Alsons Power unit said Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd, (Daelim) of South Korea, alsons/PAGE 5

HE torrential rain brought a b o u t by Ty pho on Agaton damage d infrastructures and proper ties wor th P134 million before leaving Northern Mindanao (NorMin), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported Wednesday.

WATER WORLD. Residents help out in rescuing their trapped neighbors in Barangay Mahogany, Butuan City during the height of Typhoon Agaton Tuesday morning. mindanews photo by erwin mascarinas

Visayas-Mindanao grid link set for further study

By MYRNA VELASCO, Contributor

Quick response THE Region 10 office here of the Department of Health (DOH-10) activated its Health Emergency Response Units to address calls of assistance from the various local government units (LGUs) affected by flash floods, landslides, and other emergencies brought about by tropical depression “Agaton,” which dissipates into low pressure area (LPA) again Monday.

DOH-10 Director Dr. Adriano P. Suba-an convened the Crisis Committee and directed the mobilization of Health Emergency Response Units in the four various clusters for the immediate deployment of reaction teams to the affected areas.

Each cluster will be composed of the Medical/Dental, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Nutrition, and Mental Health Psycho Social Services (MHPSS).

The five teams were deployed to Lanao del Norte, particularly to the municipalities of Linamon and Kauswagan, Iligan City, Gingoog City, and two in this city, where some 600 families have evacuated.

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Torrential rain brought down Mamayaan Bridge in Balingasag town, a vital link between Cagayan de Oro and Butuan cities. photo courtesy of westernpacificweather

CDO-Butuan highway reopened

By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews

VEHICULAR traffic between this city and Butuan was r e o p e n e d We d n e s d a y morning after engineers and workers worked overnight, building a temporary bridge

and clearing the road of landslides.

Edmundo Pacamalan, Misamis Oriental provincial administrator, said workers highway/PAGE 7

FROM a previously-laid down more aggressive timeframe, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has been slowing down on implementing the LeyteMindanao Interconnection Project (LMIP) citing the need for more comprehensive study on the proposed facility.

NGCP head of revenue

and regulatory affairs Ma. Cynthia Y. Manrique said the hydrographic study is still continuing, emphasizing that “the study itself is a difficult” process to undertake.

The next step for the transmission firm will be to file an application with t he Energ y R egu l ator y study/PAGE 5

Sandra Flores, spokesperson of the DPWH in NorMin, said that Agaton destroyed roads and bridges in the provinces of Lanao Del Norte, Misamis Oriental, and the island province of Camiguin due to flash floods and landslides.

The damaged infrastructures include the Larapan bridge in Linamon, Lanao Del Norte, which collapsed due to landslide along with seven other municipal roads in the Lanao provinces, the Mambayaan bridge in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental where about 20-meter of the approach caved-in due to strong current spawned by flash flood, Flores said. agaton/PAGE 7

Davao City eyes mass railways

By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent

DAVAO City -- The city government is looking at a monorail and possibly a subway system to help decongest traffic in the city’s

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main thoroughfares in the next decade.

A local public-private partnership board, headed by Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte,

will meet and evaluate the proposal in the coming weeks.

Ivan C. Cortez, Davao railways/PAGE 7

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Cebu call center workers Double-digit growth seen call for reforms in industry for PHL retail business in 2014

MANILA -- The Philippine retail business is projected to continue growing double-digit by at least 10 percent this year on the

back of growing economy driven by consumption, according to a local official of a multinational consumer goods company.

“Retail business here is quite positive compared to other countries. We are growing at about 10 percent, it is one of the highest,” said Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) customer team leader Ramon Gloria.

Gloria believed that the retail business would continue picking up on robust consumer consumption in the country.

“Why is (big multinational retailer) Dairy Farm here and more are coming from

other countries? They are not coming in a market that is stagnating,” he noted on the sidelines of VIPuring Convention which the P&G held with Puregold Price Club Inc. Gloria said that Puregold and other huge supermarkets in the country comprise at least 30 percent of the overall modern retail business in the Philippines.

He said growth will continue this year as they growth/PAGE 6

CEBU CITY -- An association of call center workers in Cebu City has called for reforms in the industry to protect their r i g ht s af t e r t h e re c e nt closure of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company in the city.

“BPO companies should be required to put up a cash bond with the D OL E ( D e p ar t m e nt of Labor and Employment).

This is to prevent fly-byn i g ht c o mp a n i e s f r o m proliferating,” said Rosie Hong of t he Inter C a l l C e nt e r A s s o c i at i o n o f Workers (ICCAW).

BPOs are still not required to deposit a cash bond, Hong said.

Hong said it is upsetting to know that “fly-by-night” companies are exploiting the workers by violating Philippine labor laws.

She s ai d c a l l c e nte r companies that are not financially equipped to run a business and do not respect labor rights should not be allowed to operate. “ We w a n t a B P O company to be a better place to work with.

But if the occupational health of employees are compromised, this industry will instead be a time bomb just waiting to explode,”

Hong said in a separate statement.

She s ai d c a l l c e nte r workers deserve a stable BPO industry so that they can have regular jobs that provide decent salaries and benefits.

“But this cannot happen if the requirements and criteria for operating a call center company are so relaxed,” she said.

ICCAW aims to be the voice for call center and BPO workers so that the 600,000 employees in the industry who are entirely u norg an i z e d c an e nj oy their labor rights.

C ebu has more than 95,000 workers in the BPO industry.

ICCAW is also calling for industry-wide standards for wages, benefits and entitlements that must be well above the minimum wage and commensurate with the profitable dollarearning nature of the call center industry, the statement further reads.

Two weeks ago, some of the 100 employees of L e adamor phosis, a call center in downtown Cebu City, picketed outside their office building to protest the illegal closure of the firm and the non-payment of their salaries. (PNA)

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4Ps successful Del Monte Pacific secures Singapore in reducing poverty bourse nod to acquisition of US firm

By ANNABELLE J. LARIBA Principal 1 Puerto Elementary School

T H E g o v e r n m e n t ’s P a n t a w i d Pa m i l y a n g Pilipino Program (4Ps) aims to narrow down the growing number of poor Filipinos.

Otherwise known as conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, 4Ps is on track to achieve its objectives of promoting investments in the health and education of children while providing immediate financial support to poor families.

These are the main findings of the recently completed assessment of the CCT – the first in a series of evaluations being done on the program – presented today by the World Bank in a public forum held in Quezon City led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with support from AusAID and the ADB Titled “Philippines Conditional Cash Transfer Program, Impact Evaluation 2012” the report confirms that children of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries are enrolling and attending schools, with improved health due to regular visits to health stations, and pregnant mothers getting proper care.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), t he l e a d gove r n me nt agency undertaking the 4Ps program, has expressed elation that the children of p o or f am i l i e s are indeed enjoying better and improving access to education and better health services through Pantawid Pamilya.

“A long w it h ot her government programs aimed to reduce poverty, Pantawid Pamilya ensures that no one gets left behind in terms achieving holistic and inclusive growth,” DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said.

Among the Pantawid barangays (villages) surveyed, the report lists the following findings comparing enrolment and school attendance between beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries: • In Pantawid barangays, 76 percent of preschoolers are enrolled in daycare, compared to 65 percent in non-Pantawid barangays; • Among school children at age 6-11, 98 percent of children in Pantawid barangays are enrolled in school, as against 93 percent in non-Pantawid barangays; and • Children in Pantawid barangays from age 6-14 also have higher school attendance (95-96 percent) as compared to children in non-Pantawid barangays (91 percent).

President B enig no Aquino III himself praised the DSWD for successfully implementing the 4Ps, the administration’s flagship poverty-alleviation program, which has assisted around 4 million households.

He said the program provides cash, education and health assistance to poor families on the c o n d i t i o n t h at t h e i r children are enrolled in schools and that they visit health centers for checkpoverty/PAGE 6

THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has approved in principle Del Monte Pacific Limited’s $1.68-billion acquisition of the consumer food business of a California-based firm.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Del Monte Pacific said the approval of the SGX-Securities Trading Limited is subject to the food manufacturer’s compliance with certain listing requirements, including the shareholders’ approval for the proposed purchase and certain disclosure requirements.

Del Monte Pacific is listed in the SGX and the PSE. Last October, the Philippine

company said it would purchase the brands and certain assets of Del Monte Foods (DMF), including the Del Monte brand rights for processed food products in the United States and South America. DMF also owns the Contadina, S&W and College Inn brands.

Del Monte Pacific owns the Del Monte brand for processed products in the Philippines as well as another premium

brand, S&W, globally except in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand.

Last week, Del Monte Pacific entered into bridge loan arrangements with BDO Unibank Inc and Bank of the Philippine Islands amounting to $350 million and $165 million, respectively, to finance the buyout.

Likewise, the Philippine firm is in talks with strategic investors to finalize the terms of a $74.5-million equity investment into the food manufacturer. About $75.5 million can be raised either through a share placement,

a medium-term loan or a combination of both.

The acquisition is expected to close not later than the first quarter.

Non-recurring acquisition and listing expenses pulled down Del Monte Pacific’s net income by five percent to $17.8 million in the first nine months of 2013 from $18.8 million the previous year.

NutriAsia controls 67 percent of Del Monte Pacific.

Campos-owned NutriAsia is the market leader in the liquid condiments, specialty sauces and cooking oil market in the Philippines.

Puregold now leading P&G customer PUBLICLY-listed Puregold Price Club Inc. is now the number one customer of world’s leading consumer pro ducts manufacturer Procter & Gamble (P&G) accounting for 30 percent of its total business and beating all other players in the “more than retail” business segment.

Ramon Gloria, Customer Te a m L e a d e r of P & G Distributing Philippines, Inc. for Lucio Co’s retailing units Puregold and S&R, told reporters at the VIPuring Convention II that the “more than retail” business model refers to grocery stores and supermarkets that do not just engage in pure retailing but also sells on a wholesale basis.

“This is largely due to the changing consumer landscape where the younger generation prefers to go to the supermarkets and grocery stores because they are convenient, accessible, good ambiance and wider product offerings than the sari-sari store,” he said.

But among the many players in this segment, Gloria cited Puregold for its aggressiveness

in adapting to these changes.

“Puregold is our number one customer and it is 30 percent bigger than our next biggest customer,” Gloria added without mentioning the name of its second biggest morethan-retail customer.

“I think the success of Puregold is because it is consistently adapting and adjusting to the changing consumer retail landscape,” he said.

He said that Puregold has learned new trends from suppliers and retailers here and abroad.

Gloria, however, said that this combination of retail and wholesale is now becoming the trend in the country although the Philippines has been behind other ASEAN countries.

For instance, Malaysia has shifted to buying from supermarkets and grocery stores from the mom and pop stores when it became a newly industrialized country ten years ago.

Another proof to the popularity of the more-thanretail stores is the aggressive expansion of convenience stores 7-Eleven and drugstore

chain Mercury, which has been expanding its grocery space and product offerings.

But Gloria also said that this new kind of retail-wholesale business model is not seen to wipe out the popular mom and pop or the neighborhood “‘sari-sari” stores which have endeared the older generation.

“The sari-sari store market is still big but it is shrinking while the more than retail segment is growing faster,” he said.

What is certain though is that this more-than-retail puregold/PAGE 6

Southwest I District held “Search for Miss Southwest I Universe 2013”

......... A Tribute to the Victims of Typhoon Yolanda

By VILMA L. LAREDE Lumbia Central School Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City

Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez recently participated in and spoke during the 6th Plenary Session of the Asian Parliamentarian Assembly held in Islamabad Pakistan last December 8-10, 2013. Cong. Rodriguez delivered his speech harping on the importance of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. His speech also brought out the complaint of the Philippines against the establishment of China of its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) and informed the APA of the breakthrough in the peace talks between the Philippine government and the MILF which will eventually pave the way for lasting peace in Mindanao. With Cong Rodriguez in the photo are Aldwin Requejo from the Office of former Speaker Jose de Venecia and Consul Rady Demdem of the Philippine Embassy in Pakistan.

“In the classroom, T E AC H E R S are m i nd shapers but beyond those four walls, their vigor and versatility could never be compared to anyone else.

Surprisingly, they could be the best actors and actresses; the glittering beauties in the universe” The talented and energetic; the brain and actor himself, Mr. Romeo S. Tambeling, the Southwest I District supervisor of the DepEd, division of Cagayan de Oro together with his school heads had instrumented the Search for Miss Southwest I Universe 2013 last December. The

program not only aims to develop the potentials, talents and skills of the young candidates represented by each school comprising the district but its main goal was to provide financial help to our brothers and sisters who were victims of the strongest known typhoon in the Philippines. It also leads to develop strong camaraderie among its colleagues since everyone were expected to support their candidate so as to win the crown.

Comes the main event of the activity was the “SaloSalo for A Cause “held at N-Hotel, Kauswagan,

C a g ay a n d e O r o l a s t December 16, 2013 at 6:00 pm. On that occasion, no one could ever tell that the crowd were teachers and school administrators.

Surprisingly, everybody looked so amazing wearing their different fabulous H a w a i i a n a t t i r e . D r.

Reynaldo S. Manuel, Dr Connie Nistal and Ma’am Noemie Alforte were just few of the invited guests.

The highlight of the event was the Tribute to Yolanda Victims being presented by the Lumbia Central School principal, Ms. Jinky M. Arnejo where the ten school heads of every teacher candidate had raised and shared one thousand Tribute/PAGE 6

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The Hidden Child THINK

hink a minute…Did you know that there is A Minute a hidden child inside you?

By Jhan Tiafau Hurst And your hidden child st i l l af fe c ts t he way you feel, think, and live as an a du lt . A w i s e m an s ai d : “ T h e ch i l d i s t h e f at h e r of the man.” The man is simply the boy who grew up. The important question is: Did we grow up? Or did we just grow older? Do we still have some of the same attitudes and thinking we had as children and teenagers?

T h e h i d d e n c h i l d i n s i d e u s c a n c o nt i nu e t o control us as adults. So if we don’t get over our past hurts or childish thinking, then we can continue damaging our own life, as well as the lives of those close to us. Our hidden child can hurt our wife or husband and our own children. In marriage, it’s not just two people living together but four people: the husband and wife as adults, and the husband and wife as the children they used to be. Maybe you still have fears and ver y little self-confidence. You still wrongly think that you’re not smart or talented enough to succeed at anything. Maybe you still can’t get really close to people in a relationship because you’re afraid they will not like and accept you just the way you are.

But we do not have to live our whole lives being hurt and held back by our hidden child’s past pain and fears. First, we must honestly admit that we need help and healing inside. Then, we must ask Jesus Christ to show us our hidden, hurting child inside, so we can receive His inner healing and forgive those who hurt us as children or teenagers. Finally, we must ask Jesus to take charge of our heart and help us choose to grow up by changing our immature ways of thinking and treating people. Today, Jesus will start setting you free from your painful childhood, so you can fully become the strong, mature man or woman He created you to be.

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Benchmarking on Safety and Health: Aspiring occupational safety and health practitioners from different private and public organizations in Northern Mindanao visited recently the 210 MW Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant of STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) to learn and gain more knowledge about the company’s current best practices on occupational safety and health programs.

Vi l la nue va , M is a m is Or ient a l – A spi r i ng pr ac t it ioners on Oc c upat iona l S a fet y a nd H e a l t h (O S H ) o f N o r t h e r n Mindanao conducted recently a n educationa l v isit at t he 210 M W Minda nao coa l-f ired power pla nt of STE AG State Power Inc (SPI) in Villanueva, Misa mis Orienta l.

About 30 participants from various public and private organizations joined the benchmarking activity to gain on-site experience and learn from the compa ny ’s current best pract ices on occ upat iona l sa fet y a nd hea lt h.

Orga nized by t he reg iona l of f ic e of t he Depa r t ment of Labor and Employment (DOLE) a nd t he OSH Net– Reg ion 10,

special feature t he educationa l v isit is pa r t of t he Ba sic Oc c upat iona l S a fet y and Health (BOSH) course which requires exposure of the trainees in a n actua l industria l setting.

T h roug h t he ye a rs , SPI ha s become one of t he top destinations on sa fet y a nd hea lt h benchma rk ing activ ities citing t he compa ny ’s rema rk able performa nce on safet y, hea lt h a nd env ironment.

SPI has been conferred recently by t h e D e p a r t m e nt of E n e r g y (DOE) and the Safety and Health Associat ion of t he Phi l ippi nes

Energ y Sector (SHAPES) with the 2013 Cor porate Safet y a nd E xcellence Award. The company is cited for achieving and sustaining more t ha n 3.4 mi l lion sa fe ma n hours w it h Z ero L ost Time due to accident. SPI has a lso susta ined zero occupation-related diseases since start of its power plant operations in November of 20 0 6.

SPI Env ironment, Hea lt h a nd Saferty Officer Francis Libao said t hat aside from susta ining a n efficient and reliable supply of power to Mindanao, the company is committed to ensure t hat t he power generating process is consistently done in a manner that ensures the sa fet y a nd wel l being not just of t he people in t he workplace, but in t he surrounding communities as wel l.

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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter…”

(Isaiah 5:20, the Holy Bible).

-ooo WHO IS THE REAL DAVID TAN? So, David Tan is a frightful ogre and a devilish monster on account of his being the biggest smuggler in the Philippines who annually cheats the government of trillions of pesos in unpaid taxes over imported goods which do not pass through the Bureau of Customs, if we are to believe Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and the others who are ganging up on him now.

But then, the real issue which De Lima must be making clear right away is, who, really, is David Tan? Is David Tan the smuggler the same as Davidson Bangayan who was invited for questioning by the National Bureau of Investigation the other week? Or Davidson Bangayan is being set up merely as a fall guy, to allow David Tan the smuggler to escape liability?

This issue must be clarified real fast, considering that some

mediamen are now publicly broadcasting that Davidson akampi Mo A ng Batas Bangayan could not be the

By Atty. Batas Mauricio David Tan the smuggler, and that David Tan is a mere alias for a businessman of foreign descent who is the real “Goliath in rice smuggling” in the Philippines.

From the looks of it, it would seem there is an attempt to mislead the public on the identity of David Tan, to protect the real smuggler and his cohorts in government.

-ooo MISPLACED COMPASSION FOR ARROYO: I can only be amazed at the compassion many people are having for former President Arroyo, who is now reported to very sick Batas/PAGE 6

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friday|january 24, 2014 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 44 Initao, Misamis Oriental CONSUELO TAC-AN AGO, CIVIL CASE NO. 2013-1180

Petitioner,

- versus- FOR : DECLARATION

PRESUMPTIVE DEATH ABEDNEGO BURMER AGO,

Respondent.

X-------------------------------------------/ ORDER In her verified petition,Consuelo Tac-an Ago thru counsel, states that she is a Filipino citizen, of legal age, married with postal address at Purok Zinnia, Cabalantian,Manticao, Misamis Oriental ; that on February 27,1981,she got married to respondent Abednego Burmer Ago at City Court of Manila; that petitioner and respondent were blessed with two (2) children, SER JOVETTE T. AGO, who is now 34 years old and SIR JORDAN T. AGO, who is now 24 years old; that petitioner and respondent used to live at Block 44,Lot 16,Phase 3,Casimiro Town Homes, Barangay Deparo, Novaliches, Callocan City; that respondent worked at AVESCO Marketing at Cubao,Quezon City from 9am to 6 pm for six (6) times a week ; that despite their share of ups and downs,they were able to work it out and made a happy home; that despite his busy working schedules,respondent made it sure to be home to join the family’s dinner together ;that the income of the respondent from his job,however, was barely enough for the family; that in order to augment his income, he and his wife, the petitioner operated a security agency named New Ventures Security Services at Project 8,Quezon City; that sometime in August 2004,the respondent went to Laguna for a possible venture; that petitioner did not ask the respondent about the nature of the venture as she trusted her husband; that respondent’s visits to Laguna became frequent and he incurred many absences from his work at AVESCO; that petitioner started asking about the said venture but the respondent would just answer that it was a surprise and that he would be earning big for this particular project ;that he would escape from the office in order to visit the project in Laguna and if he could not return in the afternoon and not able to come to the office the next day, he would then call the petitioner; that he would instruct the petitioner to call the office and tell them he was sick; that because of this, petitioner bugged the respondent to tell her about the project ,this time respondent told her he was looking for foreign buyers of gold bars; that respondent did not tell petitioner about his contacts, nor allowed the petitioner to get involved in the negotiations; that on August 15, 2004,the petitioner learned that her husband submitted his resignation effective August 30, 2004; that respondent told the petitioner that it was necessary for he was needed in Laguna on a daily basis; that on September 17, 2004, respondent told petitioner that he would be in Laguna to monitor the transactions and in three months it would be finished; that respondent would come home every Friday, but it turned out, he would be out of the house most of the time as he had to attend meetings with agents and aspiring buyers; that it became the new routine of their married life ,until then when petitioner noticed that the respondent was sad and it seemed that he carried the problems of the world; that was the time when petitioner found out that the project of the respondent turned out to be treasure hunting and he was the one who managed the digging; that petitioner was devastated when she found out the truth but still she supported the respondent; that the three months deadline of the respondent passed, still no progress in his project; that respondent continued looking after his treasure hunting venture to the extend that the family suffered financially; that the respondent seldom came home ,and most of the time ,he would just stopped by for a few minutes and then went out again and this time he manifested erratic behavior; that there was a time when a bird appeared in the window of their house, the respondent was startled and told the petitioner that he was being fetched by the bird to go back to Laguna ;that there came a time that he would be awake for twenty four (24) hours, stay awake all night praying with candles of different colors in front of him as it was what was being asked from him by the guardian of the treasure; that sometime in the early part of September 2005, respondent came home despondent and confided to the petitioner that he had been threatened by his financiers because the diggings had not yielded any treasure and that they had already spent millions of pesos to finance the diggings; that the petitioner begged respondent to stop his treasure hunting for the sake of his family but respondent replied it was too late to stop as his financiers would kill him if there would be no treasure; that on September 17, 2005,respondent went back to Laguna to resume his diggings but that was the last time she saw her husband ; that his family waited for him but there was no sign of the respondent,petitioner started to worry as she did not know where to look for him as Laguna is too big; that she was devastated by his absence ,and she started to have depression and it came to a point when she contemplated on ending her life; that her half-brother , Carlito, Cantarona, who happened to live in Cabalantian,Manticao,Misamis Oriental went to Manila and brought her to Manticao to recuperate ;that petitioner was taken cared of by her half-brother’s family and a year after ,she regained her mental composure; that petitioner started to look for her husband,and she asked her husband’s siblings in Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte but none of them had knowledge about his whereabouts ;that she went back to Manila to continue her search ,together with her son Ser Jordan to Laguna; that they went to his other siblings in Caloocan ,his brother Paquito in Sampaloc and around Cubao area where the treasure hunting agents stuck around,hoping to get new information about the about respondent; that despite that, they failed to get any news from them about the respondent; none of them knew of his whereabouts; that petitioner’s hope was lifted when someone in his previos office told her about a certain MYRNA DE LA VEGA, his partner in negotiations and they were able to locate her house but she too, was not able to give petitioner positive information about her husband; that petitioner came to the point of bringing a picture of the respondent and started showing it around Calamba, Laguna but to no avail; that respondent’s disappearance caused petitioner a lot of problems, and that petitioner worried about her family’s daily needs ,the monthly bills and the monthly amortization of their mortgaged house, that the petitioner’s only means of income was a small sari-sari store the security agency folded up because the respondent was no longer around; that her search for her husband was inter

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rupted as she had to save money for her family; that one time, petitioner read the name Ka Peling from Calauan, Laguna from respondent’s file, so she went back to Laguna to look for Ka Peling,but still to no avail; that did not stop the petitioner to continue looking for her husband at Calabuan, Laguna until some answers led her to a deep dig where supposedly a treasure was found ; that petitioner was told by a certain Aling Del that the said dig was abandoned sometime in 2005 because the diggers and the financiers quarreled, and one night gunshots were heard by her and the morning after that there were no signs of the diggers, that on August 1,2007,the petitioner and her son went to Los Banos Police station to report a missing person; that petitioner waited for any development from the police but the authorities were faced with a blank wall and cannot come up with any information regarding the respondent ; that petitioner, after waiting for several years ,went back to her half-brother’s family in Cabalantian ,Manticao,Misamis Oriental; that she tried to follow every trail of information that she believed could lead her to her husband ,but he was nowhere to be found; that after years of vain search and waiting, petitioner now accepts the inevitable-that her husband is long dead; that in the best interest of all parties that the issue relative to the fate and existence of Abednego Burmer Ago be forever put to rest by declaring his death for purposes of opening his estate including claiming his pension , insurance and other related benefits under Article 391 paragraph (3) of the Civil Code, hence, this petition.

Finding the said petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing on February 26,2014,at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at which hearing, any interested person may show cause why the petition should not be granted.

Let copy of this Order be published in any newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing and be posted on the bulletin boards of the Hall of Justice, Initao, Misamis Oriental and at the Municipal Hall of Manticao,Misamis Oriental at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnish copy of this Order the Office of the Solicitor General and the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office at Hall of Justice, Initao, Misamis Oriental.

Further, send a copy a copy of this Order to the last known address of ABEDNEGO BURMER AGO at Block 44,Lot 16,Phase 3,Casimiro Town Homes, Barangay Deparo, Novaliches,Caloocan City, Philippines.

SO ORDERED,

December 16,2013, Initao, Misamis Oriental.

(Sgd.) MARISSA P. ESTABAYA

Presiding Judge BWM: Jan. 24, 31 & Feb. 7, 2014

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engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contactor, completed the foundation works for the boiler and steam turbine generator building of the power plant facility by the end of 2013.

Ni c a n d ro R . Fu c oy, Vice President for Project Implementation, Sarangani Energy Corporation, said in a statement that the foundation works are a critical core component of the Sarangani Energy Corporation’s coal-fired power plant as it will house the circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler where low sulfur coal will be burned to generate steam that will run the turbine generators.

Basic engineering and construction for the SEC plant began in June of 2012 and went into high gear with the official turnover of the construction site to Daelim Industrial Co. last February 8, 2013. Clearing operations for the plant site were completed on 20 June 2013.

The SEC plant is intended to be part of a long-term solution to the current power shor t age i n Mi nd ana o, where four to eight-hour power interruption had been occurring since summer of 2012.

The full 105-MW capacity of the plant’s first section has already been booked by

various Mindanao power cooperatives servicing more than two million customers in the entire province of Sarangani, General Santos City, Butuan City, the cities of Tagum and Samal in Davao del Norte, the entire province of Agusan Del Sur, and the entire province of Compostela Valley.

According to Fucoy, although construction for the second phase has not started, the South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOCOTECO-I) servicing Koronadal City and seven municipalities in South Cotabato has signed a power supply agreement to ensure it will get 10 megawatts of the plant’s second 105MW section when it starts operating by 2016.

Ap ar t f rom t he SEC pl ant, A ls ons Power is also developing the 105MW San Ramon Power, Inc. coal-fired power plant in Sitio San Ramon, Ta l i s ay a n , Z a m b o a n g a City. Other Alsons Power subsidiaries include t he Wester n Mind anao P o w e r C o r p o r a t i o n’s 100-MW diesel plant in Zamboanga City, the Southern Philippines Power C o r p o r a t i o n’s 5 5 - M W diesel plant in Sarangani Province, Mapalad Power Corporation’s 98-MW Iligan Diesel Power Plant, and p ower plant operations and management company Alto Power Management Corporation.

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Commission (ERC) for the project’s actual implementation.

This will then contain the timeframe of the project’s implementation, cost as well as the technical parameters as to how the link-up of the two power grids will be undertaken.

“The works already done had been the survey, like the areas that the line will be traversing,” Manrique said.

Company spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza added that they have been taking cautious steps on the proposed grids’ link-up because it is a “very, very expensive” project. “(The Philippines) sits on a volcanic ring of fire, and the deepest trenches are found here, so we have to be very careful on the plan that we will submit for approval,” she said.

Alabanza further noted “we are taking all precautions and we are very, very careful with the survey.”

Beyond the technical concerns on interconnection, other industry stakeholders also sounded off the need for ample power supply that the grids would be able to share to each other, otherwise, the interconnected facility might just be rendered a futile project.

Asked what gives confidence that the project will finally push through this time, Alabanza quipped “because it’s NGCP which will be doing it.”

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House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Rep.Rufus B. Rodriguez,2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City, propounds questions to officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs during a recent Briefing by the two agencies to lawmakers in the House of Representatives. Rep. Rodriguez was asking for an explanation on why there is still smuggling activities being reported and an explanation on the various new programs and rulings of the BIR in order to improve tax collections. KENDISCHAVES

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“So expect the retail landscape to change... More and more people are now buying in groceries and convenience stores. This segment will really grow,” he added. (PNA)

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ups. The program also assists pregnant women.

Now on its 5th year, 4Ps is being implemented in all 1,627 cities and municipalities in 79 provinces in 17 Regions.

The regular program covers 3,839,259 households, while 94,247 are covered by the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT). The MCCT targets Families in Need of Special Protection (FNSP), Homeless Street Families (HSF), and Extended Age Coverage Program (EAP) for children 15-17 years old.

DSWD hopes to reduce the number of street children and street families by 80% in highly urbanized cities.

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from page 3 business model is expected to further grow considering that Puregold is growing at 30 to 35 percent while the industry is posting less than 10 percent growth, he pointed out.

“The fact that Puregold price at the stock market has gone up to P43 apiece from only P9, it must be doing right,” he said even as he noted that Puregold is now the largest supermarket chain with 207 branches already.

More-than-retail stores are also very competitive and serve different markets that even its pricing varies, but Gloria said that as supplier P & G maintains the same pricing scheme for all of its customers.

“We always observe the fair trade principle,” he said.

Puregold may be able to sell at cheaper prices because it manages some savings in other aspects of its operation, he said. P&G has been market leader locally in nine product categories it is present except

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She said that the hanging bridge in the town of Bacolod, Lanao del Norte and the national road that connects Gingoog City to Butuan City was damaged due to landslides along the route.

Flores, however, said that the Mambayaan bridge in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental has been repaired Tuesday night and could now serve public and private vehicles.

Repair of other damaged roads and bridges in Northern Mindanao, particularly in the Lanao provinces and Camiguin are ongoing, Flores added.

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managed to build a one-lane bridge to temporarily replace the Mambayaan Bridge in Balingasag town that was swept away by floodwaters last Monday.

At t h e s a m e t i m e , Pacamalan said workers and engineers cleared the highway of tons of dirt in Anakan, Gingoog City after torrential rains triggered four landslides also last Monday.

Pa c am a l an s ai d t h e highway between Cagayan de Oro and Butuan cities was opened for traffic around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

“Our workers did not mind the freezing rain and they managed to put up a temporary bridge,” Pacamalan said.

Pacamalan said workers also managed to clear the portion of the highway that was blocked by landslides in Anakan, Gingoog City Tuesday afternoon.

The Misamis Oriental Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council also reported that Coast Guard p e r s on n e l s u c c e s s f u l l y rescued 40 people stranded in a small islet in Barangay San Nicolas, Jasaan town Tuesday morning.

San Nicolas barangay chair Arsenio Nabo said the rescuers used a rubber boat to cross the raging waters of Cabulig River after an earlier attempt by Army soldiers on Monday failed.

Nabo said the rescuers made several trips to rescue the stranded residents, including a three-month-old baby in Purok 4 in Barangay San Nicolas.

The Misamis Oriental disaster management council said 200 families or 1,500 persons who earlier evacuated from Barangay Kibanban in Balingasag town after the Musi-musi River burst from its banks late Monday afternoon have already gone home Wednesday afternoon.

Pacamalan said three persons died in Gingoog City and Salay town at the height of tropical depression “Agaton” last Monday.

T h e f at a l i t i e s w e r e identified as Marlon Uy, who drowned while swimming in Gingoog on Jan. 19 and; and Richard Bustamante and his son Jerry when a coconut tree fell on their hut

in Barangay Casulog, Salay Monday morning.

“Agaton” also forced 1,566 families or 6,600 persons to evacuate in Cagayan de Oro after the city government implemented “Code Red” or forced evacuation last Monday.

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City Investment and Promotion Center head, said the idea came out last month, during a meeting between officials of the city and national agencies. Also pushing such a plan is Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. Antonio T. dela Cruz, president of the Davao chamber, said there are several groups that have expressed interest in investing in the two projects. “This will be discussed by the board,” he said.

Mr. C or tez said the proposal is being floated despite advisories made by transport consultants commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that the city is not yet ready for sophisticated and expensive mass transport systems.

But, local leaders, especially those in economic planning, said the approach, as recommended by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in the late 1990s, would create new growth zones.

Current zones that may benefit from mass railway access include Sta. Cruz, a fast-growing town in Davao del Sur, where big corporations like San Miguel

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Corp. are located. This city and Sta. Cruz also share the land where the 300-megawatt, coal-fired power project of Therma South, Inc. is being built.

Another growth area is Panabo City, Davao del Norte, whose economy hinges on banana export. The city hosts the biggest port facility in the Davao Region which is operated by the Floirendoowned San Vicente Terminal and Brokerage, Inc. Mr. Cortez said that while the subway system will be applicable if built outside the city’s main business district, where flash floods are common during heavy downpours, the monorail transit system could be within the main business district, and these two railways could be interconnected.

In the proposal, Mr. Cortez said that the monorail transit system should be “slightly above street level to avoid flooding disruption.”

The city has been looking for a solution to its transport problem as the ADB-funded study earlier said it could not rely on the present system, which largely consists of passenger jeepneys, if it wants to solve traffic congestion and propel economic growth.

In 2008, a pre-feasibility study on the monorail transit system noted it would require about $844.5 million in investments and should be operational in seven years.

The system would need 26 stations between end points.

The city’s 2014 budget is equivalent to roughly $115 million, with revenues historically doubling in less than 10 years.

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Ground Breaking of JR Borja Bridge Project Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez (left photo) leads the laying of cement in the ground breaking ceremony of the JR Borja Bridge project along Burgos Street that cost P179,582,892. The project was started by former Congressman Constantino Jaraula and former Mayor Vicente Emano.

MISAMIS ORIENTAL – Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez inducted the new set of officers of Poblacion Claveria Senior Citizens Association last January 17, 2014 in Claveria Covered Court. In his message, he emphasized that privileges to the senior citizens especially the discounts on medicines should be strictly implemented so that their burdens may be lessened. Vice Governor Pelaez is chair of the Committee on Senior Citizens in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

K-12 enhances the current education system of the Philippines

By RANDY L. COLOT Imbatug, Baungon Bukidnon

The implementation of the K- 12 education plan in our school curriculum is considered a key to national development. The government may face many problems on the implementation of the program, but there is a need to implement it because the problem on the quality of our education today needs to be addressed.

There are good reasons to support the K- 12 education plan : With K- 12 students will be able to get sufficient instructional time to do subject- related tasks which makes them more prepared and well- trained on that subject area.

On the other hand, if the old system remains, students would continue getting low achievement scores. International test results revealed that Filipinos often figure at the tail end in the examinations compared to other countries.

We should support K- 12 so our graduates will be more prepared when they join the labor force. Today majority of our high school graduates of the current curriculum cannot yet be employed because they are not yet competent and well–equipped with skills needed in

the workplaces. One glaring fact is that most high school graduates are not yet in the legal age of 18. With K12, senior high school students can choose a field where they excel and are interested in.

Then,, they will be equipped with the skills needed for a specific job even without a college degree. Under K12, high school graduates at the age of 18 can be employed as they are already competitive. This adds to our country’s manpower.

Under K- 12, our graduates will be automatically recognized as professionals abro a d b e c aus e we are usi ng t he international education standard as done by most countries. There is no need for our graduates to study again and spend more money in order to qualify to international standards. K-12 graduates are considered professionals who can work abroad will and they will not find it hard to get jobs related to their chosen field. Then they will be able to help their families more as well as the country’s economy with their remittances, property buying, and creation of businesses.

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he silver screens are ready as the sixth installment of Cinemagis Digital Short Film Festival in Northern Mindanao officially opens today, January 23 under the auspices of Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA).

The opening day includes the announcement of nominees for various Cinemagis awards, the special screening the celebrated film, “Crossfire” by of Arnel M. Mardoquio and the preview of Cinema Rehiyon 6, the flagship program of National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in celebration of the National Arts Month in February.

This year’s Cinemagis offers a rundown of entries produced by students and professional filmmakers with varying themes, showing at the Xavier University Little Theater and SM City Cagayan de Oro Cinema 3 on Jan 24-25, 1-5pm.

Cinemagis serves as the stepping stone for short films coming from Region 10 to be screened in the 6th Cinema Rehiyon, to be hosted also by XCCA with the theme, “Filming the Frontiers.”

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he Rotary Club of Bay Area has entered into a partnership with the Local Government Unit of Cagayan de Oro for an Eye Care and Surgical program, which has been established and institutionalized through the JR Borja General Hospital, at Villarin Street, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City.

Through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) inked on January 3, 2014, both the City Government of Cagayan de Oro and the Rotary Club of Bay Area in CDO share the common principle of helping the poor by providing Free Surgical Services on Cataract, Glaucoma, Ptyregium and Enucleation operations and other eye-related ailment, needing surgical interventions, including all secondary major surgeries.

Under the MOU, the Rotary Club of Bay area will assist and facilitate cataract surgery to

Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (center) with Rotary Club of Bay Area President Ariel dela Rita (left) during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on January 3, 2014, at the City Mayor’s Office. Heads and staff of the JR Borja General Hospital and some members of the Rotary Club witness the signing.

patients who do not have access to current secondary health care services and underwrite Individually Paying Members (IPM) in enrolling membership with the Phil Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) to indigent Cataract patients found to be a non-PhilHealth member for eye operation, at the JR Borja General Hospital.

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The MOU signing was done at the City Mayor's Office with City Mayor Oscar Moreno and Rotary Club of Bay Area President Ariel dela Rita, representing the parties involved.

The heads and staff of the JR Borja General Hospital and some members of the Rotary Club stood as witnesses to the MOA signing. (CO)

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ime was when the Chinese New Year was a private occasion celebrate by Filipino-Chinese families in Cagayan de Oro. Not anymore.

With the rise of shopping mall chains and their tradition of maximizing the commercial potential of the Spring Festival which has also been declared a national non-working public holiday, Chinese New Year has become a major event coming as it is as the first holiday after the New Year before Valentine’s Day next month.

Here’s a quick rundown on the 2014 Chinese New Year Festivities in Cagayan de Oro: Centrio Mall Activity Center Thursday/Friday, 30 & 31 January 2014 10AM-7PM Chinese New Year Exhibit with Lucky Feng Shui charms, Chinese New Year Lucky Foods and Feng Shui Consultation Saturday, 01 February 2014 Chinese New Year Program with Oro Grace Christian School including Lion Dance, Waist Drums, Chinese Nursery Rhymes Dance, Dragon Boat Race Dance, Yi Dance, Xinjiang Dance, Chinese Surnames Dance, Chinese Ethnic Group Costume Show and Traditional Chinese Songs

For the whole month of January, 2014 PhP 3,800 nett (inclusive of Chinese Special Amenity) 31 January 2014 only Chinese New Year Lucky Friday (inclusive of Chinese Special Amenity and Dinner Buffet in Misto) at the following rates: PhP 4,500.00 for Deluxe Room PhP 5,500.00 for Club Room (Club access included) PhP 6,700.00 for Premier Room (Club access included) Chinese Buffet Dinner Every Friday starting January 17 to 31, 2014 6PM up PhP 500/pax nett Dow Foo Kon in Chili Sauce, Phoenix Claws in Black Bean Sauce, Pidan, Salted Egg, Mandarin Salad in a Bowl, Imperial Hot & Sour Soup, Eight Treasures Soup, Braised Ox Tail with Basil Dumplings, Hainanese Chicken, White Fish Tofu, Shanghai Style Braised Pork, Bok Choy, Assorted Steam Dumplings, Golden New Year Rice, Tikoy, Chinese Butchi with Ube filling, Assorted fruits, Crisp Pork Belly Deep Fried in Wok 31 January 2014 Lion Dance during dinner time

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region Branch 28 Mambajao, Camiguin

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 17 Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE FILE NO. 2013-372

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 filed by HOME DEV’T. MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG FUND), mortgagee, with office at J.R. Borja St., Cagayan de Oro City, against MARICHU D. BRIONES, mortgagor, married to Pablito M. Briones, residing at Gemelina St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City,Misamis Oriental,to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 26, 2013, amounts to FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETE.EN PESOS & 91/100 (P431,919.91), excluding penalties,charges,attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure,the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on February 12, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Office of the Clerk of Court,Region Trial Court,Branch 17,Hall of Justice,Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder ,for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency the following property with all improvements,to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 136-2012000447

Lot : Lot 40,Blk 3,Psd-10-057664

Portion of Lot : Lot 1,Pcs-10-003972

As surveyed for : United Coconut Planters Bank (Pag-ibig Citi Homes)

Land Use : Residential

Location : Malanang,Opol, Misamis Oriental

Boundaries : NW., along line 2-3 by Road Lot 8 (8.00 M. Wide);

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Area : Ninety (90) square meters,more or less.

Including all improvements found thereon

IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR MISC. CASE NO. 130 RECONSTITUTION OF DECREE NO. 409267 LOT 5111; DECREE NO. 409268, LOT 5112; DECREE NO.409129, LOT 4967; DECREE NO. 409144 LOT NO. 4983; AND DECREE NO.409145, LOT NO.4984, OF THE LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY/ REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF CAMIGUIN, CESAR O. JACOT,

Petitioner,

ATTY. ALMA CONCEPCION M. PARREÑO, In her capacity as Ex-Officio Register of Deeds of Camiguin.

X------------------------------------------------------------------/// ORDER Let this case be set for hearing on March 4, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at this court. Persons interested in this petition are required to answer and appear before this court on the aforesaid date and make known their opposition thereto.

Let copy of this Order be published at petitioner’s expense once a week for three consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing in any newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Camiguin.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated date, time and place.

In the event the public auction should not take place on February 12, 2014,for whatever reason, the public auction will proceed on the next working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, January 3, 2014

For a period of fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing, at the expense of the petitioner,let a copy of this order and of the petition be posted at the bulletin boards of the entrance door of this Court, Hall of Justice, Mambajao, Camiguin, Public Market, Catarman, Camiguin; Municipal Hall, Catarman, Camiguin; and Provincial Capitol, Mambajao, Camiguin.

(Sgd.) FE O. BONTUYAN-BULARON

Sheriff IV

(Sgd.) JEOFFRE W. ACEBIDO

Acting Presiding Judge

BWM: Jan.24, 31 & Feb.7, 2014

BWM: Jan. 10, 17 & 24, 2014

SO ORDERED. Mambajao, Camiguin, October 22, 2013.

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Basic Education ‘Lugdang,’ ‘Panamilit,’ ‘Binibining Cancer’ Enhanced Act: An Overview dominate Cinemagis nominations

by Eledio N. Aroja Jr. Teacher I, Imbatug Central Elementary School

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he jury of the 6th Cinemagis Digital Short Film Festival released yesterday the list of nominations with “Lugdang” by Gray-em Erezo and “Panamilit” by Tat Soriano leading in the professional category with 9 nominations each while “Binibining Cancer” by John Solomon Legara also garnered 9 nods for the student category.

The nominations were announced during the opening ceremony held at Xavier University Little Theater (XULT), spearheaded by Hobart Savior, the director of Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA).

This year’s Cinemagis has 13 entries— 5 from the professional category and 8 student films.

Nominees under the professional category Best Art Direction: “Panamilit” by Tat Soriano, “Lugdang” by Gray Em Erezo ,“Hello” by Kevin Nico Surposa and “Ika-3 Putahi” by Joeromer Bacus Best Cinematography: Kim Zaldivar for “Panamilit,” Gray Em Erezo for “Lugdang” (Submerge) and Joeromer Bacus for “Ika-3 Putahi” Best Story: “Estrella” by Mark Gio Amoguis, “Panamilit” by Tat Soriano, “Hello” by Kevin Nico Surposa, “Lugdang” by Gray-em Erezo and “Ika-3 Putahi” by Orpheus Nery and Joeromer Bacus Best Editing: “Panamilit,” “Lugdang” and “Ika-3 Putahi” Best Sound Scoring: Niño Jandayan for “Panamilit,” Gray Em Erezo for “Lugdang” and Joeromer Bacus for “Ika-3 Putahi”

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Stephen J. Pedroza

Best Actor: Carl Manere of “Panamilit,”Rico Ocangas of “Lugdang” and Rusty Quintana of “Ika3 Putahi” Best Actress: Rhea Arroyo of “Panamilit,” Maryjoy Estrella of “Estrella,” Kris Gebe of “Lugdang” and Yvette Marie Sabellona of “Hello” All 5 entries were nominated for Best Short Film and Best Director.

Nominees under the student category Best Art Direction: “Perla” by Angel Frances Borres, “Wa Ko Kakita” (I Haven’t Seen It) by Eastine Charles Taneo, “Kaon Ta” (Let’s Eat) by Richard Mars Caberte and “Binibining Cancer”

by John Solomon Legara Best Cinematography: Vinah Jeanne Maghinay, Abbygail Taladua and Eastine Charles Taneo for “Wa Ko Kakita,” Richard Mars Caberte for “Kaon Ta,” Eileen Florence Velasco for “The Perfect Girl” and Kathleen Mercado for “Binibining Cancer” Best Story: “Perla” by Angel Frances Borres, “Wa Ko Kakita” by Abbygail Taladua and Vinah Jeanne Maghinay, “Binibining Cancer” by John Solomon Legara, “Lugos” (Rape) by Christine Pulgo, “Ceasefire” by Jamela Bato, “Unawa” (Understanding) by Krystel Hypa Magallanes and “The Perfect Girl”

by Janine Banday Best Editing: “Wa Ko Kakita,” “Kaon Ta,” “The Perfect Girl” and “Binibining Cancer” Best Sound Scoring: “Wa Ko Kakita,” “Unawa,” “The Perfect Girl” and “Binibining Cancer” Best Actor: Alger Macud of “Lugos,” Ray Anthony Vacalares of

“Wa Ko Kakita,” Jomarthy Lerasan of “Unawa,” Val Anthony Araneta of “The Perfect Girl” and Kenneth Sabijon of “Binibining Cancer” Best Actress: Juliet Villavecencio of “Lugos,” Shirlene Lagria of “Perla” and Jocell Sedigo of “Binibining Cancer” Best Director: Angel Frances Borres for “Perla,” Eastine Charles Taneo for “Wa Ko Kakita,” Richard Mars Caberte for “Kaon Ta,” Jamela Bato for “Ceasefire,” Krystel Hypa Magallanes for “Unawa,” Janine Banday for “The Perfect Girl” and John Solomon Legara for “Binibining Cancer” All 8 entries were nominated for Best Short Film.

Awards night Under the banner of NCCA, through its National Committee on Cinema, Cinemagis was organized in collaboration with Xavier Science Foundation (XSF), Research Institute for Mindanao Culture (RIMCU), XU NSTP and SM City Cagayan de Oro. Dr. Steven Patrick “Tibo” Fernandez, Rudolph Alama and Felimon B. Blanco comprise this year’s festival jury.

The winners will be proclaimed during the awards night on January 25 at SM City Event Center.

Furthermore, Cinemagis winners will be featured in Cinema Rehiyon 6 on February 18-22, to be hosted also by XCCA.

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Film teasers The competition is tight among student entries as they offer appealing story plots, from abduction to modernday legend, from cannibalism to astrology, among others.

“Lugos” (Rape) by Christine Pulgo takes us to the struggles of the protagonist Juliet being abused a number of times by her own brother and how she faces her life after what happened.

“The issue [of incest crimes] is very alarming. This story is made to raise awareness to the viewers. Thus, this film ought to lessen the crimes and immoralities in our society,” said Pulgo, a BS in Technology Communication Management student at Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST).

Richard Mars Caberte’s “Kaon Ta” (Let’s Eat) invites us to the chronicles of the main character’s perversion over the human flesh and the appetitestirring horror that comes with his uncanny obsession.

As a senior BS in Development Communication major in Educational Communication (EduComm) student at XU, Caberte’s film was produced primarily in fulfillment of his academic requirements in one of his major subjects.

A high school filmmaker Angel Frances Borres describes his main character Perla as “the devil in human form.” Perla is a ruthless secondary teacher who— in the most unexpected circumstance—will be given a chance to change. However, for her students the question still drums: “Will their teacher change for the better … or for the worse?”

Krystel Hypa Magallanes’ “Unawa” (Understanding) deals with the religious divide and prejudice between Christians and Muslims. Her young characters take on the struggles of stereotypes and the

hope for a mutual understanding.

“Unawa” won the Best Film and other major awards during the Institute for Peace and Development in Mindanao - Peace Film Festival with the theme, “Mindanao: Lights. Camera.

Peace.”

On a related subject of sort, Jamela Bato’s film, “Ceasefire” exhibits the question of peace and the true price of war between the Moro and the government’s armed forces in Mindanao.

This action-packed film begins with the assignment of a fresh military graduate, Kirby to attack a fortress of Moro rebels.

Cinemagis also offers films with a touch of astrology, enchantment and real-life fairytales.

Janine Banday’s “The Perfect Girl” takes us to the journey of a college student, Nicolo Silagan in finding the love of his life.

“In this feature, Nicolo shares and shows his audience in maudlin tidings, his crazy antics and gushes of love,” wrote Banday on her film’s synopsis.

John Solomon “JS” Legara’s “Binibining Cancer” depicts how the protagonist Collete Valdez relies on her zodiac sign’s daily horoscope when it comes to making her decisions in life.

Meanwhile, Eastine Charles Taneo’s “Wa Ko Kakita” (I Haven’t Seen It) brings us back to our childhood years. “‘Wa Ko Kakita’ was patterned after the legend of the pineapple but with some interesting twists and [the film] teaches us that laziness has a price to pay,” said Taneo, a senior AB Mass Communication student at Liceo de Cagayan University.

Unrequited love, violence and Sendong aftermath On the other hand, 5 interesting choices await the audience from the professional category as new and old filmmakers vie for the festival’s grand

Education has been a very important thing that current administration led by President Benigno S. Aquino III is looking into. The administration promised this change and to make Philippine Education as a central strategy in developing economic status of Filipino people.

In line with this change, Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, otherwise known as Republic Act 10533, has been implemented last year. It was approved in May 2013 and took effect in June, just in time for opening of school year 2013-2014. This allowed the K-12 curricular reform in basic education, including the landmark adoption of Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE).

The official publication Philippine Government, Official Gazette, defines Basic Education as an important matter that is intended to meet basic learning needs which provides the foundation on which subsequent learning can be based.

It encompasses kindergarten, elementary, and secondary education as well as alternative learning systems for out-ofschool learners and those with special needs.

The Enhanced Basic Education, on the other hand, adds inclusives on the Basic Education giving a year on kindergarten, six years for elementary and six years in secondary, in which there are four years for junior high and two years for senior high. There are also programs added that include programs for the gifted and talented, programs for learners with disabilities, Madrasah program, Indigenous Peoples education program and programs for learners under difficult circumstances.

The law also adopts Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE). It means that Kindergarten-Grade 3, all materials that would be used in teaching and assessment are written in the regional or native language of learners. Then, for Grade 4-6, the transition from mother-tongue to Filipino and English would be applied. In here, Filipino and English would be used in the classroom until learners are ready to use both as language of learning in high school.

This is the Enhanced Basic Education. There are several people who rate thumps-up for its benefits, but there are also several who opposed because of its technical-vocational aspect and work orientation. According to them, there is more to education than making workers out of learners, especially workers shipped as labor export in foreign lands.

Enhanced Basic Education may consist positives and negatives to people, but as it is already implemented, people and institutions should make sure that its end results are for young citizen’s own good. In the end, Education are made for them and for their future.

prize.

“Hello” by Kevin Nico Surposa shows us the acquaintance of good old friends and an uninvited follower— a mysterious lurker the protagonist has to face. “The film is about conquering our past,” Surposa said.

Tat Soriano’s “Panamilit” (Farewell) takes the audience, especially the romantic ones, to a heart-wrenching story of letting go and moving on with a tinge of nostalgia and surrealism.

“Panamilit” sets on the wedding day of Gavin, the main character of the story, until he met a mysterious and mesmerizing lady named Lea. Trauma and condemnation on the abuse of women unravel in the story of a battered wife, Estrella and how the exploitation has reshaped her definition of love and self-respect. “Estrella” is directed by Mark Gio Amoguis.

Gray Em Erezo, whose past entry was screened during the 5th Cinema Rehiyon, joins this year’s Cinemagis with “Lugdang.” Erezo said his film was inspired by a girl he met at Divisoria last 2012.

“She was like mentally drowned,” Erezo emphasized. “I used the word ‘drowned’ because she was drowned physically, mentally and emotionally.

She could not even talk. She lost her family during the flash flood brought about by [Typhoon] Sendong.”

“Ika-3 Putahi” (Recipe No. 3) by Joeromer Bacus takes another height as it competes in Cinemagis. The film has reaped a rundown of nominations during the 2013 Mindanao Film Festival in Davao City and Sala Mindanaw in General Santos City.

As a psycho-thriller, the film underscores the consequences of an unrequited affection and tells a journey to the limitation of one’s sanity.

Although there are “obscene scenes” in the movie, their writer Orpheus Nery explained: “It’s art and it should be

free. Like any other art pieces, a film’s outcome is based upon the viewer and how he interprets it.”

Cinemagis perks Cinemagis also features three films with special citation: the award-winning film thesis of Glenn Mark Doromal, “Walang Katapusang Adlaw” (Infinite Sun), a documentary film on Caqgayan de Oro City’s “Hapsay” governance, “Street Vendors” by Joi Gacayan and “Backwash,” a Sendong aftermath documentary film by Jose Alfonso Sendaydiego.

The free Guerilla Film Making Crash Course to interested film enthusiasts will transpire on Jan 24-25, 10:00 am to 12 noon at the XULT. Under the banner of NCCA through its National Committee on Cinema, Cinemagis was organized in collaboration with Xavier Science Foundation (XSF), Research Institute for Mindanao Culture (RIMCU), XU NSTP and SM City Cagayan de Oro. Dr. Steven Patrick “Tibo” Fernandez, Rudolph Alama and Felimon B. Blanco comprise this year’s festival jury. The winners from the student and professional categories will be announced during the awards night on Jan 25 at SM City Event Center.

Furthermore, the winners will be featured in Cinema Rehiyon on February 18-22, to be hosted also by XCCA. Despite the absence of formal film schools in Northern Mindanao, Cinemagis has served as an avenue to showcase the artworks of filmmakers in the region.

“Even though we don’t have formal film schools in city yet, Cinemagis, in a way, fills that gap,” said Hobart Savior, XCCA director. “This festival is about harvesting the filmmaking potentials of Northern Mindanao and celebrating our local talents, voices and culture.”

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