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National debt reaches P5,884-B

THE National Government’s (NG) outstanding debt was recorded at P5,884 billion as of end-April 2016. Total NG liabilities is lower by 0.3% or P15.46 billion compared to the end-March level primarily due to the redemption of domestic debt. Meanwhile, total NG debt has declined by 1.2% or P70.88 billion from the beginning of the year. NG domestic debt amounted to P3,769 billion, 1.9% or P71.95 billion lower than the end-March 2016 level. The reduction in domestic obligations reflects the net redemption of government securities amounting to P72.30 billion, offsetting the P0.35 billion effect of peso depreciation against the USD on the value of multicurrency denominated debt. Yearto-date, the level of domestic debt has decreased by 3.0% or P115.07 billion.

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Duterte wants wage hike, end of contractualization I

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

NCOMING Labor undersecretary Joel Maglungsod, whom President-elect Rodrigo Duterte vows to end contractualization of workers, push for an increase in wages and ensure that there will be P2,000 pension hike for the seniors from the Social Security System.

MESSAGE OF THANK. Lumad students who are staying at the UCCP Haran along Padre Selga Street in Davao City send their “thank you” note to the University of the Philippines community last week for sending boxes of school supplies as classes are about to start. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano

Maglungsod, described by Duterte as belonging to the Left and who “once upon a time went to the mountains to be a cadre of the New People’s Army,” told reporters at the “Malacañang of the South” on Thursday that he will immediately recommend to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte some proposals for workers’ economic relief after he assumes the presidency on June 30. Maglungsod had also served as

Anakpawis partylist Representative to Congress from 2007 to 2010 and Secretary-General of the Kilusang Mayo Uno. Among his recommendations will be to scrap the DOLE’s Order 18-A which, he said, legalizes contractualization. Such order provides the regulations that govern “contracting and subcontracting arrangements.” hike/PAGE 11

Montierra: setting a townhouse in style

La Nina DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao -- Ahead of the peak season of La Nina, the Office of Civil Defense in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OCDARMM) has started coordination efforts in preparation of possible calamities when the new weather phenomenon strikes in Maguindanao. Myrna J. Angot, chief of OCD-ARMM, said they have coordinated with the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion and conducted ocular inspection Thursday in the municipalities of Datu Salibo and Shariff Saydona Mustapha, both in Maguindanao to determine what steps are to be taken to minimize impact of floods. These areas are potentially flood prone communities whenever heavy down pour occurs in nearby provinces.

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ALL SMILES. A young girl smiles, unmindful of the female adults praying in a mosque in Mini-forest, Davao City. The Muslim world marks the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan yesterday, June 5. MindaNews File Photo by Toto Lozano/AKP Images

ARMM’s Darul Ifta’ sets moon sighting for Ramadan on Sunday COTABATO City — The Regional Darul Ifta’ in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RDIARMM) has set a moon sighting across the region on Sunday, June 5, which conf ir me d t he st ar t of Ramadan this year. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Hijri calendar

where Muslims are obliged to fast from dawn until sunset. It is considered to be the holiest month in Islam. A l i m Ab du l mu h m i n Mu j a h i d , R D I - A R M M executive director, said they have provided a set of Newtonian reflector telescope to each of their five provincial ramadan/PAGE 11

OWNING a single-detached home built by a developer where you’d find your immediate neighbors’ fence a few meters away may be far from one’s financial reach. Much more if you have one singularly built for yourself even in a suburban area in the metropolis. The best option for those who practice their profession or undertake their trade in the city would be to acquire, own and live in a townhouse built in a vibrant modern community. You can get a lot in the same stuff in a townhouse that you can find in a regular free-standing house but yet at a more attainable price including the upkeep of your immediate surroundings. Being part of a townhouse community who are in relatively the same status

(From left) Johndorf Ventures Corporation sales and marketing manager (VisMin) Michele Bacungan, president and CEO Richard Lim, managing director Nikki Lim, managing director Abi Lim and BusinessWeek and Mindanao Daily News publisher Dante Sudaria enjoy the view of the lighted Montierra scale model. Photo by Gerry Gorit

and upbringing could mean that neighbors are more likely to know one another and be more interactive, cooperative and even helpful. This works well for those who travel often or those who need to leave at home kids or seniors who may need some assistance or even just

to occasionally watch over one’s home while everyone is away. A condo unit in the city may be an option if only meant as a second home but one’s investment generally covers just but an airspace for living, not a montierra/PAGE 11

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Displaced families get humanitarian aid M ARAWI City -The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

government through its Humanitarian Emergency Action and Response Team (HEART) prov ide d on

June 1, relief assistance to around 2,000 families displaced by a militar y operation against a local

rebel group in Butig town, Lanao del Sur. ARMM Vice-Governor Haroun Al-Rashid Lucman

Rainy days wont stop construction works of Bukidnon hydro project BUKIDNON -- Run-of-river developer firm, Hedcor, is readying all its resources including its people and facilities as it is seeing the start of the reason. Hedcor’s vice president for Business Development Gregorio Jabonillo said, “As much as possible, we wish that our construction will not be interrupted amidst the rainfall.” About 9-kilometer (km) of steel conveyance pipeline has

been laid already by Hedcor for its Manolo Fortich Hydro Project in the province of Bukidnon before the onset of the rainy season. A local manufacturer of steel pipe was being tapped by the company for its new hydro project. By targeting 5-km more to complete the installation of the conveyance line, Hedcor ensures the manufacturer to meet the time frame. “Moreover, the safety of

our people in the workplace is on top of our concerns that we need to ensure and continuously monitoring during these days,” Jabonillo added. Hedcor is a subsidiary of AboitizPower. It is working double time to complete the Manolo Fortich Hydro Project on schedule. This project will have a total installed capacity of 68.8 megawatts, enough to power about 10,000 regular households.

For now, work s are focused on strengthening the cofferdams to protect the on-going construction of the weirs and powerhouse from the flood. Temporary diversion channels are being restored to accommodate stop/PAGE 11

said residents who have fled the fighting are taking temporary shelter at different evacuation centers in the towns of Lumbanayage, Masiu, and in Marawi City. He said that although there has been no civilian casualty reported, close to 2,000 families have been displaced with most of them coming from the six barangays in the municipality which include Barangay Bayabao, Poktan, Ragaya, Kuluyan, Samer and Sandag. He s ai d t he A R M M government saw the need to provide humanitarian aid to the affected families considering their hardship.

Lu c m an he a d e d t he humanitarian and relief operation that included the distribution of food packs and medicines and conduct of free medical services. He said the region’s health department will also be closely monitoring the general health and sanitary conditions in the evacuation centers. He said the evacuees still fear returning to their homes even if the fighting has already subsided. “The ARMM is ready to provide the necessary humanitarian intervention in the face of this conflict,” he said. (BPI/APB/PIA-10)

PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE By FERDINAND V. MORTERA School Education Program Specialist-HRD Division of Malaybalay City

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” Confucius The true value of a teacher is determined not by what he knows, not by his ability to impart what he knows, but by his ability to stimulate in others a desire to know. C o n d u c t i n g en hancement t raining for teachers is a avenue, a va luable j our ne y to provide the opportunity and knowledge for teachers to develop and reinforce the necessary skills to gain, maintain and pro ceed performance, and in so doing develop the over-all

quality of teaching. In pursuit of Malaybalay City Division to promote and advance teachers’ competence, all Grade V teachers undergo series of 7-day trainings; t h e D I V I SIO N M A S S TRAINING of GRADE V TEACHERS on K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM wherein the training tends to provide teachers with concrete u n d e r s t an d i n g of t h e curriculum framework, learning standards and competencies, teaching plans and assessment. To d a y ’s c l a s s r o o m teacher’s tasks call for them to prepare practically all pupils for higher order thinking and performance

s k i l l s . Te a c h e r s a r e increasingly aware that the character of the 21st century teachers and learners is undergoing momentous change. At the same time, t h e t e a c h e r, t h r o u g h trainings, should build up her competencies. To this end, the teacher takes every opportunity to advance her own professional practice, in order to provide eminence learning. In closing, a good teacher understands the importance of developing oneself before she is able to provide support for others, because a good teaching does not occur in a vacuum. Every competent teacher needs to possess set of values, skills and knowledge.

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Sarangani plant to boost Alsons income

By MYRNA VELASCO, Contributor

HE 105-megawatt Sarangani coal-fed plant of the Alcantara group will shore up its profitability by about R160 million this year, company executives have indicated. According to Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc. (ACR) chief financial officer Luis R. Ymson Jr., that

estimate will account for the eight months of the plant’s commercial operations that kicked off April this year.

PLDT, Globe vow to improve Internet service in a year PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom, Inc. on Thursday vowed to deliver improved Internet service to their customers in a year. This comes a day af ter t he Nationa l Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s Commission (NTC) warned the two telco giants to boost Internet speeds within a year or it will revoke its approval for them to take over the 700-megahertz (MHz) spectrum owned by San Miguel Corp. (SMC). Yes, we heard that. I think we could deliver. I think we’ll be able to see improvements immediately in cer tain spectrums. But we need a bit more time, between three to six months for the 700 MHz,” PLDT President, Chairman

and Chief Executive Officer Manuel V. Pangilinan told reporters. “When we entered into this transaction, we already made a commitment to progressively improve mobile internet services to our customers over a period of 12 months. Ultimately, this transaction was really meant to accelerate improvements in mobile [I]nternet service by using idle frequencies for public good,” Globe Senior Vice-President for Corporate Communications Ma. Yolanda C. Crisanto said in a mobile text message. PLDT and Globe on Monday announced it is jointly acquiring SMC’s telecommunications business for P69.1 billion. Under the improve/PAGE 11

The level of income to be generated from the facility is anticipated to be higher for 2017 because its impact both on top and bottom lines will already be felt year-round. “For 2016, it will be 29-percent more in revenues and 19-percent more in income…about R150 million to R160 million, that’s only for eight months,” Ymson noted. Alsons Power Group president Tirso G. Santillan Jr. indicated that they are anticipating increased level of profitability at the latter

part of the plant’s operations as their contractual arrangements generally set eventual acceleration in costs pass-on. “The way our power supply contracts have been structured, initially the cost would be lower, but it will go up in the latter part of our operations…that is in terms of the SEC plant,” he expounded. ACR chairman Tomas I. Alcantara emphasized that the first block of their Sarangani plant had been fully contracted. And even

for Sarangani unit 2 which is due to break ground third quarter this year, its capacity is now similarly covered fully with bilateral contracts. He said the off-takers (capacity buyers) are generally electric cooperatives (ECs) and the sole industrial capacity buyer is cement firm Holcim Philippines. For the Alcantara group’s three blocks of coal plants, the total planned investment would be $1.0 billion – covering the two units of the Sarangani plant; and the 105MW San Ramon coal-fired

plant in Zamboanga City. It will be bankrolled by a typical project financing of 70:30 debt-to-equity ratio; which entails then that about $700 million will be funneled through bank borrowings. Of the remaining projects yet to move headway into construction phase, the scale of investment for the Alcantara group and its partner Toyota Tsusho Corporation would be $600 million to $700 million. The equity portion alone would hover at $180 million to $210 million.

Hale introduces new Kymco models to Cagayanons Story and Photo by MARK FRANCISCO

C A G AYA N O N S g o t a free front row concert last weekend when Hale stormed the city, performing their signatures The Day You Said Goodnight, Blue Sky, Sandali Na Lang and several more at the packed Event Center of Limketkai Mall. The reason? Hale was introducing the three new models released by Kymco Philippines just this year. The Cagayan de Oro leg was just one of the many that Hale have undergone nationwide as part of the promotions kymco/PAGE 11

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Expect the Best Think a minute…A famous professor from Har vard University did a study in a primary school. At the beginning of the school year the teachers were given the names of 5 children. The teachers were told that these 5 were the best students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average. Well, guess what? By the end of the year all 5 average students scored among the highest in the class. They even gained 15-30 I.Q. points! S o w hat made those average students change so much to become top students? The only difference was the change in the teachers’ attitudes. Since the teachers believed that these 5 kids were the top students, they expected more from them and treated them with more respect. So these 5 average students began to believe and expect more from themselves, just by the way the teachers viewed and treated them. You know, if you expect the best from people, they’ll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said: “Treat a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and you’ll make him even worse. But treat

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst a person like he’s already a success, and you’ll help make him the best he can be.” It reminds me of the true stor y of 7-year-old Johnny. His school teacher got so tired of him one day she said: “Johnny, you’re the naughtiest boy in this class! Besides that, you’re the dumbest!” The next year Johnny had a different teacher. After the first day of class, his new teacher met with him. She said: “Johnny, I’ve heard a lot about you!” Then she smiled and said to him: “But I don’t believe a word of it!” From the beginning, Johnny’s new teacher treated him as if he was one of the smartest, best behaved students. Well, you guessed it. After just a hurst/PAGE 11

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Burying Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani To bury or not to bury? That is the question that has proven most contentious during the last 27 years. The long simmering controversy began to boil once more with the recent announcement of Presidentelect Rody Duterte that he would allow the burial – obviously a pre-election promise to B ongbong Marcos. Duterte’s father reportedly served in FM’s cabinet. For those who knew of the excesses of martial law or, worse, were themselves victims thereof, the answer is a “Big No, No Way, Never.” But for others who were none of the above, the answer is that Marcos – a former soldier and a former President – has as much right to be interred in the hallowed ground. Still for others, the matter is no longer an issue and it is time to move on. Just to get a feel on where Filipinos currently stand on the question, I initiated a straw poll via social media. Last May 27, I posted in my two facebook accounts (“Speaking Out” and “Toting Bunye”) the following: “Can we just do a quick headcount? Are you in favor of burying Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani? (We need at least 2,000 respondents - the minimum sample size of a nationwide survey.)” Seven days later, I started tallying the responses which

totalled 16,895 from both FB accounts. I then grouped the responses under the following headings: 1. In Favor (Yes or Like) 2. Strongly in Favor (Yes, with comments) 3. Against (No) 4. Strongly Against (No, with comments, or Angry or Sad) Here are some sample responses: (slightly edited for brevity) Strongly Against - “No, NEVER! It is like condoning his atrocities to the Filipino people. Eventually the future will take it as the rule and a point of reference for closely related cases. (The Marcoses were) …never repentant or remorseful. How arrogant!!! NEVER!” - “The place is hallowed ground for all who fought and died for our country. The heroic acts and medals of Marcos were debunked by the US military itself.” - “Hell No! It’s Libingan ng mga Bayani at hindi para sa diktador. Di ba maliwanag yon?” -“Never. He plundered our countr y, destroyed our moral and political institution(s) to perpetuate his power for life.” “No. Under Marcos, the Philippines went from being the Pearl of the Orient to the Sickman of Asia. Marcos destroyed our institutions, politicized our militar y and worst bankrupt(ed) the values of the youth.” -“He is already well-

settled in Ilocos. Why disturb him? Ilocos will definitely lose a tourist attraction!” Strongly In Favor -‘Yes. He des er ve(s) it… For me Marcos is the best president ever in the Philippines. You can compare his accomplishments … with all the presidents after him!” -“Yes. Dapat matagal na. Puro cla bintang 3 dekada na wala naman napatunayang nakaw na yaman hanggang ngayon. In fact cila nga ang nag na k aw ng mg a jewelries at paintings ng mga Marcoses..” -“Yes. I am in favor. It’s about time. Not a hero’s burial but a soldier’s. Time to heal as we start the change.” -“Yes. Long overdue. He deserves it as a soldier and President. I don’t understand why yong PSG K9, nilibing nila doon sa term in Cory. “ -“Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Walang taong perpekto at hindi nagkasala. Sabi sa bible ‘No one is righteous. No, not one.’ Wala matuwid, wala kahit isa.” -“Yes po dahil since I was elementary until now napapakinabangan ko po ang mga nagawa niya.” - “I w i l l n e ve r b e a supporter of Marcos and their family. Pero pati ba naman ang pagpapalibing ipinagkakait pa ba yan? Patay na siya, di naman niya nadala mga ninakaw niya. Ang pride nga naman ng Pinoy….” I have my own opinion

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Ignacio Bunye which I’d rather keep to myself. But here is how the responses added up: In Favor – 13,299 (79%) Strongly In Favor – 221 (1%) Against - 624 (4%) Strongly Against – 2,751 (16%) Conclusion: Almost 3 decades after Marcos died in exile , the balance of public opinion has overwhelmingly tilted in favor of allowing M a r c o s’ b u r i a l a t t h e Libingan. President-elect R o dy D uter te, a s elfproclaimed “instinctive” decision- maker, must have perceived this tectonic shift much earlier than most of us. What happened? The big reason is demographic. “Blame it on the millenials,” one respondent said, “who seem oblivious to the sins of the Marcoses. The history books in our public and private schools were remiss in vividly portraying the horrors of martial law.” Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail.com.

True change in RP comes only from God LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`Apart from me you can do nothing’…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in John 15:5, the Holy Bible). -ooo THE KING WHO HAD NO CLOTHES: I believe it is now appropriate, perhaps for the benefit of everyone, to re-state the story of the king who believed that everything he was saying and doing were correct, even if it did not reflect reality. Here is a part of that story from Wikipedia: “A vain Emperor who cares about nothing except wearing and displaying clothes hires two weavers who promise him the finest, best suit of clothes from a fabric invisible to anyone who is unfit for his position or `hopelessly stupid’. “The Emperor’s ministers c annot s e e t he clot hes themselves, but pretend that they can for fear of appearing unfit for their positions and the Emperor does the same. Finally the weavers report that the suit is finished, they mime dressing him and the Emperor marches in procession before his subjects.

“ The townsfolk play along with the pretense, not wanting to appear unfit for their positions or stupid. Then a child in the crowd, too young to understand the desirability of keeping up the pretense, blurts out that the Emperor is wearing nothing at all and the cry is taken up by others. The Emperor suspects the assertion is true, but continues the procession.” -ooo FILIPINOS ARE IN A PRETENDING MODE: Why am I bringing this up at this point? The reason is that, like the officials and subjects of the Emperor in the story, all of us seem to have started to pretend likewise that ever ything that is happening now are okay, and are acceptable, because they are protrayed as necessary ingredients of the promise to bring about the change that Filipinos hoped for ever so fervently in the last few days. And so, all so suddenly, all of us have accepted rudeness in public, and c u r s i n g an d m out h i n g invectives as a part of our everyday language, whether

in public or in private. All of us now appear amused, instead of being indignant, at p r e v i o u s l y - f r o w n e d upon behaviors such as sexual harassment, done in public yet, with full media coverage. And, suddenly, it has become okay to threaten everyone suspected of a crime with death. Observance of Constitutional guarantees, particularly of the guarantee of due process, seems passé or has gone out of fashion at this point, as long as it is done against persons accused of a crime. -ooo T RU E C HA N G E I N RP COMES ONLY FROM GOD: The question now is, where would all these lead us to? I don’t know about you, dear readers, but I am uncomfortable with what is happening. Maybe, like what President Aquino and Mar Roxas and the other Liberal Party members did the other day, it is truly the time to be singing our songs. For me though, the song I wish to sing, and, maybe, the song that President Duterte should be singing, too, goes something like this: “It’s a

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Bangko Sentral to offer P30-B in second TDAF auction

HE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) will put up P30 billion worth of term deposits for auction on June 15, the second batch up for grabs under a new facility created to shore up excess liquidity in the financial system. The central bank announced on its Web site its offer of P10 billion in deposits with a seven-day tenor and P20 billion for a 28-day tenor under its term deposit auction facility (TDAF), which takes after the same volumes to be offered during the maiden auction scheduled on Wednesday. Under the TDAF, banks

and trust entities can bid for a minimum of P10 million for each of the weekly sessions held Wednesday at 10 a.m. The firms can bid up to a fifth of the total auction size per tenor using two bid offers at different rates. This means that for the session, a bank can bid as much as P2 billion for the seven-day term deposits and P4 billion under the 28-day deposits. Succeeding auctions will be held on June 22 and 29. The TDAF is seen as a new tool for the BSP to initiate a more active process of liquidity management. Following its June launch, the central bank will announce ag g regate volumes p er

quarter, while the specific offers for each auction day will be announced two weeks ahead. The auctions are seen to also promote greater interbank trading given a more market-oriented system of setting key rates, the BSP said, with the TDAF rates expected to range between 2.5-3%, or the lower end of the interest rate corridor. Monetary officials have said they may opt to offer longer tenors in the future along with holding a second auction in a week -- possibly on a Friday -- should the need arise, depending on the market’s liquidity needs and preferences.

BSP Deputy Governor Diwa C. Guinigundo however pointed out that t he y are caref ul not to “crowd out” the monthly auctions held by the Bureau of the Treasur y for government securities, which stand as a tool for public fundraising. Ne w interest rates will take effect on Friday, which will signal the formal migration to the interest rate corridor scheme. The overnight lending rate was adjusted to 3.5% (from 6%), the reverse repurchase rate at 3% (from 4%), and the overnight deposit rate steady at 2.5% to leave a 100-basis-point spread.

BDO Unibank widens Japan remittance business BDO UNIBANK Inc., the country’s biggest bank, has expanded its remittance operations in Japan to widen the services it is offering to overseas Filipinos working there. The listed Sy-led lender said in a statement sent to reporters that it opened a BDO Remit office in Zenken Plaza II, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. BDO Remit is the remittance service brand of BDO Unibank. “As one of the world’s largest economies, Japan has steadily become among the major sources of overseas Filipino remittances over the years,” the bank said. It added that BDO Remit Japan is offering three methods of sending remittance to the Philippines: visit and register at BDO Remit Japan office; transfer funds to BDO Remit Japan accounts by visiting any branch or automated teller machines of its partner banks -- Japan Post Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Bank of TokyoMitsubishi UFJ -- then transfer cash including the remittance fees to BDO Remit’s account

number in the said banks and BDO Remit Japan will then send the funds to the beneficiaries in the Philippines upon validation of the fund transfer. Remitters may also send money through BDO Remit’s partners across Japan, including iRemit, Japan Remit Finance and UAE Exchange. BDO said beneficiaries could opt to receive the remittances by opening a “Kabayan Savings Account” with BDO, option to get the remittance through cash pick-up at any branch of BDO and at BDO Remit counters of The SM Store, SM Business Service Centers, and Global Pinoy Centers. Beneficiaries in Visayas and Mindanao, can claim money at any of the over 100 branches of One Network Bank, the rural bank subsidiary of BDO. BDO Remit has six remittance offices located in Hong Kong, Macau and the newly opened office in Japan; three representative offices in Singapore,Taiwan and Korea; and a full branch in Hong Kong. In the Middle East, BDO

Remit has one representative office in the United Arab Emirates and two remittance offices in North America particularly in California. In Europe, it has presence in the United Kingdom, Austria, France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, and Germany with a total of 12 remittance offices in the said countries; and one representative office in France. In a related development, BDO told the Philippine Stock Exchange that the car financing venture between BDO Leasing and Finance, Inc., a listed subsidiary of BDO Unibank and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC), Sojitz Corp. (SJC), and JACCS Co. Ltd. has hurdled another regulatory hurdle allowing it to provide financing services to Mitsubishi vehicle buyers. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Sy-led BDO said the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the incorporation and registration of MMPC Auto Financial Services Corp. as a financing company. BDO earlier said its leasing

unit will own 40% while Sojitz/ MMPC/JACCS together will hold a 60% stake in the joint venture, to be named MMPC Auto Financial Services Corp. BDO said MMPC Auto Financial Services Corp. harnesses the partners’ complementary strengths, to take advantage of the sustained growth in vehicle sales, on the back of increasing consumer affluence and a growing population. BDO Leasing said in an earlier press release that it “will be leveraging on its parent company’s wide distribution network and industry leadership, which are seen to complement MMPC’s established presence in the automotive industry, while both SJC and JACCS will contribute their international perspective and knowledge base on consumer credit to the business.” BDO posted a P5.5 billion profit for the January to March period, 11% lower than the P6.1 billion recorded in the same period last year due to a slump in trading gains.

STAKEHOLDERS: DepEd’s PARTNER IN PROGRESS By FERDINAND V. MORTERA Senior Education Program Specialist-HRD Division of Malaybalay City

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”- Henry Ford Education is a fundamental sector that every country needs to develop but government has limited resources. They face difficulties in providing quality education services that take into account, individual and community diversity. This has resulted in greater involvement of the private sector including nongovernment organizations, business corporations and communities in the finance and management of services. Productive collaborations will demand that parents and teachers recognize the critical importance of each other’s participation in the

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personnel and community have the ultimate aim of helping all our children achieve the desired outcomes of education. A stakeholder is anyone who is involved in the welfare and success of a school and even an office. It may also be collective entities which have personal, professional, civic and financial interest or concern in an office or organization. Stakeholder’s engagement is considered vital to the success and improvement of an entire organization. The involvement of parents, teachers, administrators, teaching and non-teaching related personnel and the community is very evident in the present situation of

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Malaybalay City Division wherein a Division initiated project was put up through the collaborative efforts of all. The Division Multi-Purpose Hall was newly finished and now usable through the collaboration of the parents, teachers, administrators, teaching and non-teaching related personnel and the LGU’s. This heroic endeavor meaningfully inspired our clienteles of coming to the office and the internal stakeholders to better serve their fellowmen. Indeed, one great partnership with the right person can have incredible impact on our success. Truly, SUCCESS isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life, it’s about what you inspire OTHERS to do.

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RCBC holds mid-year products fair

RCBC supports corporate clients with Summer Products Fair. Providing market exposure for some of its corporate clients, RCBC recently opened this season’s last sunny hurrah – the Summer Products Fair that featured various consumer products. These included apparel brands such as Converse and Kamiseta, food and beverage brands such as Oishi and Del Monte, Gardenia breads, Vanilla Cupcake bakery, Regent, Hungry Juan, Yakult and Bounty Fresh’s Chooks-To-Go, plus signature perfumes and beauty products like Gap, Max Factor and Sally Hansen. Shown in photo are (from left): Joee Guilas, FVP and head of Public and Media Relations; Yasuhiro Matsumoto, FSVP and head of Japanese Business Relationship Office; Abelardo B. Villarosa, Jr., VP and head of RCBC Makati Lending Department; Ma. Angela V. Tinio, SVP and head of Commercial and SME segment; Liza Marie G. Vengco, Vice President for Corporate Affairs; and Ariella Arida, Third Runner Up in Miss Universe 2013.

rbanites working or living in and around RCBC Plaza in Makati City are in for a treat this May 30 as Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation launches its last sunny-season hurrah – the RCBC Products Fair. From May 30 to June 1, 2016, the three-day festive bazaar takes place at the RCBC Plaza Courtyard. Michael O. de Jesus, RCBC Evelyn Morabe-Sambo Media Relations Officer of RCBC, Executive Vice President and shown with Gadenia products. Gardenia is one of RCBC's merchant partners who join the products fair. head of National Corporate Banking Group that organized activities the bank regularly Hansen, plus a host of food the Product Expo, says that this conducts. “The celebratory and beverage brands such as is the bank’s way of providing atmosphere entices a diverse set Del Monte, which is sponsoring brand exposure to its valued of customers, from employees refreshments, Purefoods, clients’ brands. of our building tenants to those Bounty Fresh’s Chooks-To “Some of RCBC’s long around the vicinity as we offer Go, Gardenia breads, Vanilla time merchant partners are an accessible avenue for Cupcake Bakery, Oishi, Regent showcased regularly in the shopping and refreshments,” Yakult, and Hungry Juan meals product expos that we conducted said Joee C. Guilas, RCBC First on-the-go. every year,” he said. “This is one Vice President for Corporate RCBC also showcases its of the many ways that we, as a Communications. top retail financial products banking institution, assist in their Participating apparel brands together with its subsidiaries growth and market visibility.” include Converse, and Kamiseta, RCBC Savings Bank, one of The extensive RCBC Plaza Fragrances from Hugo Boss and the largest thrift banks in the Courtyard has always been a Lacoste, beauty products like country, and RCBC Bankard, viable venue for such lively Max Factor, Covergirl and Sally the pioneering credit card brand.

Concur Empowers AirAsia to soar new heights with Cloud Computing Concur integrates travel desk processes for AirAsia staff enabling cost reduction and employee satisfaction

Concur, an SAP company, today announced a collaboration with AirAsia to implement an integrated Travel and Expense solution for its subsidiary AirAsia Global Shared Ser vices, which provides business process outsourcing services to AirAsia Group’s 17,000 employees. Air Asia needed a solution which would be simple to use and make travel expensing painless, as well as reduce paper usage and the time required to raise and claim travel expenses. It must also be secure both from an integrity and data security perspective. AirAsia is Asia Pacific’s largest Low-Cost Carrier, with scheduled domestic and international flights to over 100 destinations from Japan to India. AirAsia’s

main hub is KLIA2, the no-frills terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. All of AirAsia’s Kuala Lumpur departures and arrivals operate through this terminal. “Even under normal circumstances, travel claims and co-ordination are complex. Magnify that by a thousand-fold and we realised that we were under real pressure to look towards an integrated, simplified solution to replace the current manual in-house duty travel approval system which has separate flight and hotel bookings. We needed something that would provide a quick one-stop solution as the travel expense claims were being managed across six locations in nine subsidiaries independently. Concur’s

solution was offered and we were impressed by its ability to tightly integrate our systems,” said Naresh Alagan, Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia Global Shared Services. Towards this aim, Concur implemented their Travel and Expense solution with the Polic y Audit, Travel Allowance and VAT Configuration modules on cloud for AirAsia Global Shared Services. The aim was to reduce travel and expense management impact to all AirAsia Group employees, and in particular for AirAsia Global Shared Service and Finance staff. “We wanted to help AirAsia employees spend as little time as possible on less value-added activities such as managing duty travel and more on growing the

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business. The shift to digitised claims is a step towards a paperless environment as we continue to utilise more cloud solutions. Concur’s Travel and Expense solution key enabling benefit will be to streamline and abbreviate AirAsia’s travel expense process,” said Naresh. “Due to the nature of our business, the travel requirement on staff is high and once the Concur Solution is rolled out, we are confident that staff are able to better focus on their work and worry

less about reimbursements and approvals,” added Naresh. The implementation for Concur’s solution is expected to be completed by early July this year. Once live, it will allow users to raise close to 100% of travel approvals, travel claims and hotel bookings, allowing the centralised travel desk to handle exceptional cases, make flight bookings and reconciliations for payroll expense claims and hotel payments. The solution will allow up to 10 persons across

the AirAsia Group to be reassigned to more valueadding duties. Naresh continued, “This ability to raise travel approvals, make and pay for hotels and claim expenses all through a single app is a revolution from our current, outdated manual process. The future addition of flight bookings for employees will complete the value chain, reflecting innovative crosscollaboration opportunities when these benefits are concur/PAGE 10

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Metal sector hopes for stable plan for industries under Duterte admin

OCAL metal companies are generally bullish about the incoming Duterte administration, as they hope for support to boost the sector which can encourage them to push through their planned expansion. Jimmy Chan, Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PHILEXPORT) metals sector trustee, said they are still looking for vital support from the new government, particularly on its stance on manufacturing, agriculture and infrastructure sectors. “We need government to follow a stable plan for infrastructure and steel

a level playing field in the local industry. “Stop smuggling. Expand use of steel-made implements and equipment to boost productivity,” he added. Chan earlier projected industr y (and) both for promising growth outlook ferrous and non-ferrous metal for the domestic metal manufacturing. Create jobs by sector this year, bolstered encouraging investments in by the projected more than manpower and downstream 10-percent growth for the activities,” he said. automotive sector. He lamented that the steel He said most of car manufacturing had been assemblers were expected neglected as a component to ramp up their production of growth. because of the incentives Chan also hoped that the provided under Executive new government will create Order 182.

Baldoz stresses need for continued policy support for legitimate contractualization Outgoing Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz emphasized that contractualization is a legitimate form of work arrangement between labor and management, while the business community expressed support for legal contracting practices as a needed tool for Philippine industries to thrive and grow more competitive. Baldoz, in her keynote message delivered at the Employers’ Sectoral Consultation held May 27, said that the Department

of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Department Order 18-A, series of 2011, otherwise known as the “Rules Implementing Articles 106 to 109 of the Labor Code, As Amended,” is clear on what constitutes legal contracting and subcontracting, and what are prohibited practices under the Labor Code. S h e s a i d t h at w i t h Department Order 18-A, “the message is very clear -- not all contractualization is illegal or prohibited. There is such a thing as

legitimate contracting and subcontracting. She added that “we have listed down what are those that are allowed what are those that are prohibited” under the D.O. Baldoz further stated that DOLE has been “helping both the principal employers and their subcontractors to be compliant with legal or legitimate subcontracting.” During her speech in Makati City, she also emphasized the importance baldoz/PAGE 10

CUMC celebrates 43rd anniversary By MARK FRANCISCO

CAPITOL University Medical Center recently celebrated its 43rd year of existence in Cagayan de Oro City. In 1973, the Cagayan Capitol College Maternity Hospital was established by Laureana Rosales, founding chairman and president emeritus of the Capitol System of Institutions as a

Techie meets Trad: Back to school with SM accessories Going back to school has gone a long way since the tech takeover. With phones, tablets, and computers as part of their school stuff, kids now need a balance of gadgets and traditional classroom must-haves in their backto-school list. And the good news is that going back to school is cool with SM Accessories, where one can find both techie and traditional items inspired by well-loved characters. There are Flash Drives that take off from Disney’s iconic Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, the galactic characters of Star Wars, or Marvel’s all time super heroes. This makes sharing class notes and other files with classmates fun and easy. Hip Power Banks, on the other hand, will save kids from running out of batteries. Match this with

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maternity hospital to support the practicum training needs of the midwifery students of the then Cagayan Capitol College. In 1976, it was upgraded into a general hospital to serve as a training hospital for the School of Nursing which was opened on that year. It was named Cagayan Capitol General Hospital. With its upgrading, additional medical staff were taken in and the hospital catered to medical, surgical and pediatric cases. In 1983, the hospital transferred from Corrales Extension and was accredited as a tertiary hospital. Staffed by medical specialists, it d e p a r t m e nt a l i z e d i nt o four general services and equipped with the latest

medical equipment to cater to the health needs of a growing Northern Mindanao clientele. In 1995, it was converted i nto a fou nd at i on and renamed Cagayan Capitol General Hospital Foundation, Inc. In 2006, it was renamed t he C apitol Un ive rs it y Medical City Foundation Inc. when its parent company attained university status in February 3 of that year. And in 2014, it was again renamed into the Capitol University Medical Center Foundation, Inc. cumc/PAGE 10

Diversification into higher value-added services to boost exports

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The country must continue diversifying its exports, especially services, in line with the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) to hit projected growth over the next few years. “With the services exports projected to grow nine to 10 percent this year, we have reason to be optimistic that we can achieve our targets in this PEDP (20152017),” said Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc.

(PHILEXPORT) President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. Ortiz-Luis noted that if the information technology business process management (IT-BPM) sector grows by 15 percent to 18 percent until next year, it would have overtaken overseas Filipino workers (OFW) remittances of about $30 billion last year. To boost growth of overall services exports, the PEDP said the IT-BPM sector should boost/PAGE 10

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Kolambugan Mother Personifies Volunteerism Me l j o y C a b at u a n , 2 7 , of Barangay San Roque, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte is married to Jako, 31, with whom she has a son with Jan Mark, 7, an incoming second grader. Me lj oy i s a for m e r volunteer of the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI CIDSS) Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB). She now works as a staff of Municipal Coordinating Team (MCT) of t he Municipality of Kolambugan. “Gi-elect mi niadtong Barangay Assembly sa San Roque, ang community subproject sa KALAHI CIDSSKKB mao ang Copra Dryer with Warehouse nga mibalor og 1.14M, nagsugod ako isip volunteer sa project preparation team hangtod gi-elect ko sa akong mga k au b an s a komu n i d a d isip Barangay SubProject

Management Committee chairperson (BSPMC) (We were elected during the Barangay Assembly at San Roque, our community subproject in KALAHI CIDSS -KKB was the Copra Dryer with Warehouse amounting to 1.14 Million, I started out as a volunteer in the project preparation team until I was elected as the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee chairperson)” enthused Meljoy. Kolambugan and the Community-Driven Development The fourth class Municipality of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte is home to some of the region’s champions of communitydriven development. Kolambugan is taken from a word “Kolambog”, a kind of tree that grew abundantly in the area. Ko l a m b u g a n’s m a i n source of income comes from Agriculture where 54% of the

entire area of the municipality is utilized for agricultural purposes, commercial and service centers, and the fishing industry. Kolambugan is situated a long t he Pangui l B ay area facing Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental and is 47 kilometers west of the capital town of Tubod. KALAHI CIDSS-KKB started it all for Kolambugan, and a Memorandum of Ag re e me nt i n 2 0 1 4 between the Province of Lanao del Norte and the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 10 (DSWD-10) KALAHI CIDSS National CommunityDriven Development Program (NCDDP) sealed the assurance of the delivery of social services in seven towns in the province. Among the towns included in the expanded NCDDP are Kapatagan, Lala, Magsaysay, Kolambugan, Matungao, Kauswagan, and Tagoloan.

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APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for Extension of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ Service along the line ;City Proper to Burrun (all in Iligan City)and vice versa with the use of ONE(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 3RD day of June,2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for Extension of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;City Proper to Pugaan (all in Iligan City)and vice versa with the use of one(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 3rd day of June,2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for Extension of validity of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;City Proper to Lugait, Misamis Oriental (all in Iligan City)and vice versa with the use of one(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 3rd day of June,2016.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

BWM: June 6, 2016

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City JEDUTHUN V. SALCEDO -VENDEE CASENO.2016-10-1381 REUBEN ALAVANZA –VENDOR (2011-10-835) Applicant/s

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for Approval of sale and transfer with extension of validity of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Iligan City to Lugait, Misamis Oriental and vice versa with the use of one(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 3RD day of June,2016. SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer BWM: June 6, 2016

BWM: June 6, 2016

CASE NO. 2016-10-1377

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer BWM: June 6, 2016

CASE NO. 2016-10-1321 2006-10-681

According to the KALAHI CIDSS 2014 database alone, there are 6,640 Households covered by KALAHI CIDSS including projects under the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) and Australia Aid-Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (AUSAid/DFAT) with 704 individuals trained in the aspect of Community-Driven Development. KALAHI CIDSS brought in 111 community subprojects from 2012 to 2016 amounting to P67,391,692.00. The NCDDP brought in 29, 11 of which are on-going (2016), community subprojects from 2012 to 2016 amounting to P35,700,750.00; the PAMANA modality poured in 78 sub-projects from 2012 to 2015 amounting to P23,400,000.00; and the AUSAid/DFAT brought in 4 amounting to P8,290,942.00 from 2015 to 2016. Meljoy’s Journey Meljoy’s journey with volunteerism was not always a bed of roses, she revealed that when she was starting out as a volunteer, her husband had hesitations “nabaguhan akong bana, sa wala pa ko na-volunteer naa ra gyud ko sa balay – plain housewife, magbantay bata, maghikay, katong t ime na namo,

magtraining, magmeeting, nabaguhan gyud siya ug miabot gyud ang panahon nga nag-aksyon mi og lalis, gipasabot nako siya unsa ang among mga natunan, nadawat ra man pud niya, hilabi karon kay na MCT na ko, (my husband felt left out, before I became a volunteer I was just a housewife, taking care of our child, cook but when it was our time to volunteer, there were trainings, meetings, he really felt left out and there was a point that we argued, I explained to him what we learned and he accepted that especially now that I’m now an MCT staff ).” As a BSPMC chairperson, Meljoy was in-charge of managing and supervising the project implementation and was a recipient of the pre-implementation and other trainings provided for volunteers. “Ako ug akong bana karon, naa gani mi lalisan - dali ra mauli-an, nakita sad niya akong dedication sa trabaho (Me and my husband now, whenever we have arguments – it gets resolved quickly, and he saw how dedicated I am to my work) enthused Meljoy. “Kabalo na ko sa finance nga aspect, kabalo na ko unsaon pagcompute nila, sa

engineering pud, kabalo na ko unsa nang POW (Program of Works), sa una man gud, di mi kabalo unsa nang POW, wa pa gyud mi kakita og POW sa wala pa mi na-volunteer (I know now some aspects of finance, I know how they compute, also on engineering, I know now what is a POW, because back then, we did not know what a POW was, we never saw what a POW looks like before we became volunteers)” says Meljoy. “Dili nko ingon nga maulaw, kabalo na ko muadjust sa mga lainlain nga kinaiya sa mga volunteers nga among ma-encounter, sa una maulaw man gyud ko muatubang sa tao (I’m not shy anymore, I know how to adjust to the different behaviors of the volunteers we encounter, before, I really don’t have confidence in facing people), continued Meljoy. Me l j o y e m p h a s i z e d that the projects before KALAHI CIDSS were fully implemented and supervised through the local government unit and that they didn’t have any participation on such projects. According to Meljoy “dako kaayo og tabang ang KALAHI CIDSS, kay na hatagan og mother/PAGE 10

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

MALIE MONAORAY Applicant/s

CASE NO. 2016-10-1335

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for extension of validity And amendment of route with substitution of unit of certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ service on the line; City Proper to Pugaan (all in Iligan City )and vice versa with the use of one(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 3rd day of June,2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the validity of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;C2;Camp Evang to LKKS and vice versa with the use of ONE(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 27th day of June,2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to extend the validity and amendment of line with substitution of unit to operate PUJ service on the line ;City Proper to Buru-un and vice versa with the use of one(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 30th day of May,2016.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer BWM: June 6, 2016

BWM: June 6, 2016

NESTOR L. CABOTAJE -VENDOR CASENO.2016-10-1401 ALBIN RYAN M. FELIZARDO –VENDEE (2011-10-669) Applicant/s

NOTICE OF HEARING

WILLIE D. OMAMOS Applicant/s

CASE NO. 2016-10-1400 (2009-10-2206) (2006-10-731) (2007-10-1196) (2012-10-837) (2014-10-903)

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For Approval of sale and transfer with Extension of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TAXI AIRCON service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one(1)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 3rd day of June,2016.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority For Extension of validity with consolidation of cases of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Cogon Market –Opol –Malugan –Amoros and vice versa with the use of FIVE(5)units. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 10, 2016, 10;00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least FIVE(5) days prior to the date of hearing in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Mindanao Island. Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/ her/their oral testimony(ies). N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION. WITNESS, the HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 12th day of May,2016.

SOLAYMAN B. MACATOON, JR. Hearing Officer

BWM: June 6, 2016

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available to all Concur clients. The aim is to make life easier for employees all across the world. We are and always will be a business built on innovation, creating opportunities for communities and bridging boundaries.” “Concur serves over 32,000 customers and 32 million users globally. Our clients appreciate the visibility and data analytical capabilities across business travel and spend management, robust policy compliance and ease of use experience for their employees. We are pleased to provide Air Asia Global Shared Services with bestin-class integrated travel and expense management solutions and ser vices,” quoted Madanjit Singh, Managing Director, Concur South East Asia. “SAP is proud to support our local carrier, AirAsia which is recognised and applauded internationally, with cloud solutions from Concur to enable them to meet their key objectives of cost reduction, employee s at isfac t ion and e asier access to duty travel. The aviation market here is facing intense competition from international carriers and pressure from aviation re g u l at i ons for h i g h e r integration and efficiencies. Once implemented, this objective for AirAsia would be met,” commented Terrence Yong, Managing Director, SAP Malaysia.

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gahom ang katawhan nga maoy magdumala sa mga proyekto, kabalo na sila magpakabana sa komunidad,

karon nagkahiusa gyud ang tanan para sa KALAHI CIDSS nga programa, makahisguthisgut na sila karon unsay angay buhaton (KALAHI CIDSS really helps a lot, people now are given the p ow e r t o m an a g e an d supervise projects and they know now how to participate and care for the community, they now unite for the KALAHI CIDSS program, they talk about things that really need attention).” Meljoy further explained that it is participation, empowerment and transparency that underscores the power of CommunityDriven Development (CDD) and recommends that this concept should continue “mapadayon gyud dapat, lahi ra gyud kay sa mga LGU project, kay sa KALAHI CIDSS ang komunidad gyud ang mudumala, so kailangan sa umaabot nga mga projects ang konsepto sa CDD gyud ang sundon ug ang polisiya sa KALAHI CIDSS bisan sa LGU projects (this should continue, it’s very different from that of the LGU projects, with KALAHI CIDSS it’s the community that manages, in the upcoming projects – we should follow the CDD concept and KALAHI CIDSS policies even if these are LGU projects).” Meljoy concludes by encouraging those who have not participated in any KALAHI CIDSS activity “kung muabot sa inyong munisipyo o barangay ang KALAHI CIDSS, mutambung gyud ug maminaw gyud mo aron makabalo mo unsa gyud and tumong ug tinguha sa maong programa (if KALAHI CIDSS reaches your municipality or barangay, join and listen in during the activities that you may know the purpose and objectives of the said program).”

KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP is one of the three poverty alleviation program, along with Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Sust ai nabl e L ivel i ho o d Program, of the Philippine Government being implemented by DSWD that aims to empower communities of targeted municipalities to achieve improved access to services and participate in more inclusive local planning, budgeting, and implementation. C ommunity-Driven D e vel opme nt re fe rs to an emerging approach in community development practice where processes, principles, strategies and resources are applied to ensure community empowerment by giving the people authority and control over decisions and resources. Wr i t t e n b y S h au n Alejandrae Yap Uy, DSWD

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important for Philippine industries to compete in today’s fast-moving world. Saying contractualization is a “win-win situation” for both employers and employees, he said it can be a tool to achieve inclusive growth by helping attract investors and create new jobs that address the substantial underemployment problem in the country. Earlier last month, former DOLE undersecretary Atty. Josephus Jimenez spoke at an Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines meeting, on why legitimate subcontracting should not be abolished. He said the policy promotes global competitiveness, and offers employment opportunities by allowing on- the-job training and the absorption of new entrants into the workforce. It is also a viable alternative to labor migration, he added. Moreover, D.O. 18-A has laid down enough safety nets and adequate remedies for workers in distress to discourage illegal contracting practices, he said.

of ensuring continuity, especially of national policies that uphold the decent work from page 7 agenda of the International Labour Organization (ILO). be able to “shift to higher Speaking on Philippine value-added, knowledge-based reforms that have been started products” in order to post and continue to be pursued growth between 8 percent and 15 under the decent work pillars percent in 2016, and between 9 of the ILO, Baldoz reiterated percent and 17 percent in 2017. that what is needed now is Other services sectors also “to be able to sustain the need to match the phenomenal gains, learn the good lessons growth of IT-BPM that began of how we did things, and in early 2000. build on more strong social “There is even more lack dialogue to enable the social of diversification in services partners and the government exports,” the Plan noted. to achieve consensus on major Exports of computer and labor and policies, especially information services and other business services - technical and on contractualization.” At the same forum, Henry trade-related -- comprised 70 Schumacher of the European percent of total services exports Chamber of C ommerce in 2014. of the Philippines, said The only other services with legitimate contracting is substantial shares are travel

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and transport. Export revenues from telecommunication services have been fluctuating but generally declining due to new technologies and market liberalization. Services exports are expected to outpace goods over the next two years. The country’s merchandise exports slumped anew for the 12th consecutive month in March 2016. Earnings declined by 15.1 percent to US$4.6 billion from US$ 5.4 billion last year due to lower sales receipts of all commodity groups. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) underscored the need for the country to look at nontraditional destinations and products to widen its market base to overcome exports decline.

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Today, under the helm of president Rosalinda Deleste and medical director Jesus Jardin, CUMC has evolved to become a premier wellness center in Mindanao, a tertiary hospital equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment, highly trained nursing service and support staff and a homey ambiance which provides optimum and reliable health care services. D e spite it s su c c e ss , CUMC aspires for continuous improvement so it can provide leadership and support in the development and delivery of high quality patient care for the people of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental and Mindanao.

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He said he would also push for the P750 minimum wage. Currently, the minimum wage in the Davao Region is P317, even less than the 30 percent of the Family Living Wage valued at P1,089. “Dahil supportive naman si President-elect sa dagdag sahod, immediately maguusap kung ano pwede idagdag na sahod ng manggagawa (We will immediately talk how much should be added to the workers’ salary since President-elect is supportive of wage increase),” he said. He believes that this is doable because “total production cost is a little bit 10 percent of the capitalists’ income.” He said he would also call on Congress to pass the Regular Employment Bill to put an end to contractualization. “S a 1 4 t h C o n g re s s , a ko nag ing Ana kp awis representative, ako yung nag - aut hor s a R e g u l ar Employment Bill. (I-propose) i-certify as urgent, pang kont r a s a ma l aw a k ang kontraktualisasyon (During 14th Congress, I was Anakpawis representative and author of the Regular Employment Bill. I will propose to certify it as urgent to counter the massive contractualization),” he said. Under his term, he said he would ensure and protect the workers’ rights, both domestic and overseas, to just living wages, to security of tenure, to organize and form units, and to strike. Carlo Olalo, secretary general of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Southern Mindanao, said the government’s labor policies such as the Wage Rationalization Law prevented the workers from getting “meaningful wage increase.” “We welcome the triumph of the workers in making contractualization a primary election issue this year but the relevant question really is, will any of the Presidential bets overturn the past and present regimes’ adherence to neoliberal dictates when it comes to labor? If not, the promis e of ending contractualization remains a hollow one,” he said. Maglungsod also hit the P5 to P15 increase in wages by DOLE, saying that these are but token benefits for the workers which are “rendered insignificant with the price increases, inflation and the people’s consistently declining purchasing power.” “Contractual workers are also deprived of their right to unionize and demand benefits through collective bargaining, in violation of ILO (International Labour Organization) Convention 87 and 98,” he said. The ILO Convention 87 ensures the freedom of association and protection of the right to organize while the ILO Convention 98 ensured workers of adequate protection against acts of anti-union discrimination in respect of their employment.

offices in the region and to the Darul Ifta’ and Ulama of Zamboanga Peninsula to aid in the moon sighting. He added that they’ve also designated focal persons for the moon sighting in Maguindano, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, and are in close coordination w it h a s s o c i at e s i n t h e neighboring countries of Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand and Singapore. Mujahid said the sighting of the crescent moon marked the start of the month of fasting yesterday. He s aid t he y want to resolve the usual disagreement that Muslims in different parts of the country have regarding the start and end of Ramadan. The RDI-ARMM had earlier organized a convention of Muslim leaders, scholars, and legal experts and representatives of Muslim organizations across the country on May 24 in Zamboanga City to discuss matters about Ramadan. Mujahid said Ramadan i s a “re v i v a l o f f a i t h , strengthening of relationship with Allah, and of respect and generosity.” “Ramadan presents us a meaningful message. This revives our imaan (Islamic fait h), st rengt hens our relationship with Allah, and restores broken ties with our relatives,” he said. Mujahid added it is the “time to reflect upon our deeds in the past months, and a time to ask forgiveness.” The RDI-ARMM has distributed a calendar that indicates prayer time this Ramadan in each of the ARMM provinces. “The Ramadan prayer time calendar was calculated accurately per municipality based on the formula given to us by the PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration),” Mujahid said. Meanwhile, the ARMM is organizing a series of monthlong activities to highlight the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan in the region. The activities, which will be held in the region’s seat in Cotabato City and in the provinces, include provincial and regional Q u r ’a n m e m o r i z a t i o n contest, Islamic symposia, cultural presentation, free Iftar (fast-breaking), and nightly events sponsored by different ARMM line agencies. A R a m a d a n F a i r, considered the most popular annual multi-product consumer exhibition in the region, will also open on June 6 at the ARMM compound in Cotabato City. In 2015, 40 food exhibitors and 20 non-food exhibitors showcased some of the best goods and products from the five provinces. (ARMM Bureau of Public Information)

direct ownreship of a piece of land. More than the land where your townhouse stands, you still have more land space for your garage and a yard for a garden just enough especially for a busy person to keep. These are just the basic benefits a family gets in opting for a new home at Montierra, a subdivision of Asian-themed townhouses for middle-class families on the hills of Cagayan de Oro City. With an investment of P600 million, the new project of Johndorf Ventures Corpo. is located in upper Balulang up ahead SM City Cagayan de Oro, Xavier University High School and Rosevale School. Montierra is amasterplanned community of 600 new homes with its own commercial hub that sits on a 7.5 hectare property enclosed by an 18-meter high perimeter fence with a grand 15-meter wide entrance. With two-storey contemporary townhomes with carport, Montierra has since the April 8 sales kickoff been generating positive responses from the market. “The string of successes in our recent projects has encouraged us to undertake Montierra, especially that it has been quite atime we had a project in Cagayan de Oro City,” quipped Richard Lim, Johndorf president and CEO. “We want to provide the market in Northern Mindanao with a better choice for living in a safe-gated livable community that valuedriver homeowners aspire for. It is built for professionals and entrepreneurs who seek for a meaningful life, those who venture into challenges if only to achieve it, even crossing seas and enduring storms.” Michele Bacungan, Johndorf sales and marketing manager, said the project is positioned for startup families of emerging professionals and entrepreneurs. It has notably been a preferred choice among overseas Filipion workers who can afford homes priced around P2.4 million. Buyers can have their purchas eof a Montierra townhome finance dby PagIBIG Fund or by banks where the project is accredited with. Johndorf boasts of Montierra as the only middle class housing project in Mindanao with amenities and facilities usually built in higher-end subdivisions, a new trademark by the company in this market category. Residents will enjoy the use of a grand clubhouse with a spacious swimming pool, landscaped parks and playgrounds, basketball court and jogging trail. Each townhouse is designed to be spacious than usual at about 64 square mters in floor area and stands on 54 to 108 square mter subdivided

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lot, each with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The townhouses at Montierra are grouped in clusters of green, peach and yellow with finished interiors when turned over to the homeowner. Every townhouse will have a wooden staircase, tiled toilet and bath with complete fixtures, kitchen cabinet with stainless sink and granite countertop while the master’s bedroom features a small balcony. “The concept, as our studies show, attracts businessmen and profesisonals, young entrepreneurs and some foreigners who seek for the right choice for a home to live in,” Bacungan said. “Montierra will now set the benchmark of what attainable living truly is with these well-planned and innovative amenities and facilities and after-sale and post move-in services.” As Jo h n d o r f b u i l d s up the character of being Always There to custoemrs, it has organized a property management team that would respond to homeowners’ needs especially before the establishment of their association and concerns the organization could not address. The project will appeal so well to the discrimnating taste of the market despite the competition with other developments and condominium residences. Johndorf is blessed to have developed after 30 years of building quality homes and livable communities uniquiely applied construction procedures that hasten the development without compromis e to cement curing. For more information about Montierra, visit the C agayan de Oro of f ice o f J o h n d o r f Ve n t u r e s Corporation at Mortola St., Cagayan de Oro City. PR

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the expected flood flows. Likewise, the team is completing the construction of cross drainage for the volume of water. Clearing out the debris and other possible materials which can cause clogging of natural waterways are being done. The Manolo For tich Hydro 1 is now on its 51% completion, while the Manolo Fortich Hydro 2 is pegged at 33% complete. The two plants will be commissioned by the second quarter of 2017. (Lloyd Revilla/Hedcor)

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Thursday. “The idea there is for us to close the gap because we are far behind our neighbors like Malaysia and Singapore.” The Philippines has one of the slowest Internet services in Asia, placing 21st out of 22 countries, according to analytics firm Ookla. S&P AFFIRMS PLDT RATINGS Meanwhile, S&P Global Ratings said it affirmed on PLDT its ‘BBB+’ long-term corporate credit rating and its ’axA+’ long-term ASEAN regional scale rating. It also affirmed its ‘BBB+’ long-term issue rating on PLDT’s senior unsecured notes. “We affirmed the ratings because we expect that PLDT’s capital structure will not materially deteriorate despite its high spending on spectrum acquisitions,” S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Wei Kiat Ng was quoted as saying in a report. PLDT’s acquisition of the 700-MHz spectrum is expected to help consolidate its market position in the local industry, since the company can “expand data services, improve indoor coverage, and enable faster services rollout nationwide.” “The stable outlook on PLDT for the next 24 months reflects our view that the growth in the company’s broadband and data businesses would continue to offset gradually eroding revenue from traditional voice and SMS operations,” Mr. Ng said. S&P said its outlook is tied to its expectation PLDT will continue to generate free operating cash flows over the next two years, and its acquisition appetite will remain moderate.

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tour for Agility Naked 125, Kargador150 and Super Z. Yet Kymco Philippines general manager Allan Santiago was happy of the tremendous supp or t of Cagayanons in coming out, admiring and trying the new motorcycle models via appreciating Hale. “I’m overjoyed that we have reached our target demographic. Hale is enjoying its huge fanbase here and transcends beyond age and social status,” Santiago said. Santiago added that Cagayan de Oro is a melting point as far as the Cagayan

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de Oro motorcycle retail indust r y is concer ne d. “We have people here from the provinces who study and work here. They need motorcycles for their daily commutes. That’s what we’re capturing this year,” he said. The strength of the Agility 125 Naked lies in its powerful bodylines which can deliver the kind of well-executed and brisk rhythm to strengthen sporty styling and speed, with a unique “naked-designed” front panel. Meanwhile, the all-new Kargador150 is ruggedly designed to fir the Philippines’ tough road condition – the basic look of what a workhorse should be. Last but not the least, the Super Z 125cc os targeted to the emerging market called Gen Z. The youthful generation or Gen Z likes motorcycles which give emphasis on mobility, connectivity, flexibility, visuals, stability, comfort and modernity. Thus Gen Z was born. A g i l i t y 1 2 5 Na k e d , Kargador150 and Super Z are available in motorcycle dealers across Cagayan de Oro.

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few months, Johnny became one of the top students in that class. Later on he was made a school prefect and leader! That’s the power of our love, belief, and encouraging attitude toward our children. You see, that’s how God loves and believes in you and the abilities He gave you. So won’t you ask Jesus Christ to take charge of your life today, and every day of your life? He’s the One Who will help you become your best. He’ll also help you to love and expect the best from others. Just Think a Minute…

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deal, they will acquire the coveted 700-MHz spectrum, which is able to penetrate walls and useful for providing in-building coverage. “We gave them one year to improve the service,” NTC Deputy Commissioner Edgardo R. Cabarios told Reuters by telephone on

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-01, Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, series of 2012 (IRR OF R.A.-9048/10172), notice is hereby served to the public that JUNAYRA NASSER MACADAYA has filed with this office, a petition for correction entries of her last name from “AMRODEN” to “MACADAYA”; her first name from “JUNAIRA” to “JUNAYRA”; her date of birth from “23 DECEMBER 1994” to “24 DECEMBER 1994”; mother’s middle name from “ZAMAN” to “MALA”; father’s last name from “DIBARATUN” to “MACADAYA”; and date of marriage of her parents from “APRIL 26, 1993” to “APRIL 26, 1992” in her certificate of live birth at Municipality of Tugaya, Lanao del Sur and whose parents AMRODEN MACALATAS MACADAYA and NORMINAL MALA NASSER. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with the office not later than April 1-30, 2016. BWM: May 30 & June 6, 2016

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