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Briefly Calamity loan

PAG-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro City Branch is now offering calamity loans to members who were affected by typhoon Pablo. Juliano S. Banghal, Department Manager III, said members who are currently employed may already apply for the calamity loan once they have submit their duly accomplished Pag-IBIG Fund Calamity Loan application form and the documentary requirements to their company’s respective Fund Coordinators (FCs) or Human Resource Officers (HROs) or Authorized Representatives. These documentary requirements include Declaration of Being Affected By Calamity, duly signed by the Head of Office or the Authorized Representative of the Company/Agency, photocopy of 2 valid Identification Cards, duly authenticated by the by the Head of Office or the Authorized Representative of the company/agency and Certificate of Net Take Home Pay, duly signed by the Head of Office or the Authorized Representative of the company/agency.

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MARAWI City -- The caretaker government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) continues to work towards lifting the economic status of its constituents through the implementation of livelihood projects and other poverty-alleviation programs, ARMM Officer-in-Charge Mujiv Hataman said. During his first State of the Region’s Address (SORA) on Tuesday he cited the “Fish for Peace” program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) where 5.52 million species of tilapia fingerlings and 679,000 pieces of carp fingerlings were distributed to 2,698 beneficiaries throughout the region. He said the BFAR was able to provide gillnets, hook and lines, fishpots, motorized and non-motorized bancas, and fish corals to 10,101 fishermen and 105 fishermanassociations under program.

By ALLAN MEDIANTE, Executive Editor

HE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public of another potential Aman Futures investment scam that preys on domestic helpers.

SEASON OF PLENTY: Festivals and Christmas celebrations are also seasons of plenty among the less privileged as street children earns bucks from trashes scattered all over. photo courtesy of mio cade

In a notice published on its website, the regulator said it received reports that a group of persons, company or firm operating in the provinces of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte, in Camiguin Island and in Cagayan de Oro City is offering securities and investment opportunities to the public, particularly domestic helpers, promising them a monthly income of P900 for every P100 investment. “The public should not invest their money in such fraudulent or suspicious

transactions because the promise of earning a very high income which is too good to be true is false or an investment scam,” the SEC said. Last August, the SEC issued a similar warning against Aman Futures Philippine Inc, a company operating in Pagadian City that promised a “double your money” investment scheme. Aman Futures had duped 15,000 people in a P12-billion pyramiding scam. Earlier, the regulator had scam/PAGE 7

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Tropical Storm Sendong. In a thanksgiving party for the media held last week at the COWD Social Hall, COWD General Manager Rachel M. Beja said the water district would have to shell out P157,211,708 to rehabilitate the damaged production facilities and cowd/PAGE 7

COWD wont pass on to consumers costs of Sendong damage HERE’S good news for consumers in Cagayan de Oro City. The Cagayan de Oro City Water District does not plan to pass on to its concessionaires the cost of damages inflicted on its infrastructure by typhoon Pablo and

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‘Pablo’ to exact P9.6B value losses in 2013 -- MinDA GENERAL Santos City -- Typhoon “Pablo” would exact an estimated value losses of P9.6 billion for 2013 in areas hardest hit by the disaster, according to the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), which is appealing for an integrated approach to rebuild the provinces wrecked by the typhoon.

In a statement, MinDA said the value losses would include direct and indirect employment, businessmen’s income, losses from rental of lands and other related services.

“It bears to point out that the hard hit areas of Compostela Valley and Davao Orienta l are a mong t he top producing agricultural provinces of the country, especially banana, coconut

and other high value commodities,” the agency said. It added that the next two to three years of rehabilitation and reconstruction will certainly need to have strong focus on reviving the agriindustry strength of these areas to prov ide greater employment opportunities and catch-up growth. As this developed, Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, MinDA chair, said the hard part of carrying out reha-

bilitation and reconstruction of areas ravaged by Pablo requires integration of all strategies and resources. In a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. and officials of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at t he Grow t h with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program office in Davao City recently, Antonino stressed the need for greater coordination in doingmedium and long-term programs. The meeting was also attended by Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman and Governors Arturo Uy and Corazon Malanyaon of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, respectively. “We need all hands on deck to do the job of bring-

ing normalcy to the lives of affected families and to move ahead with rehabilitation and reconstruction,” Antonino said. She added “the broader scale of medium and long term interventions entail greater integration.” Thomas reportedly said the US government will extend continuing support to ongoing relief operations as well as to reconstruction plans for areas devastated by the typhoon. As immediate needs of affected families such as food, shelter and other basic necessities are currently being address by the DSWD with support from international development partners and private volunteer organizations, MinDA together with local government units of

affectedprovinces and other key agencies are starting to put together plans for early recovery and long term reconstruction, the statement said. A report made by MinDA noted that the initial impact assessment pointed to significant pull down of agricultural output including export oriented commodities, and a projected dent on Mindanao’s overall agri-industry performance. It recorded a total value loss in production of P25.8 billion due to damages that cover total or partial destruction of physical assets existing in the affected area. Its monetary value is expressed in terms of replacement costs according to prices prevailing just beforethe event. (PNA)

Davao coco industry suffers P8B in typhoon devastation By BEN D. ARCHE Correspondent

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NABUNTUR AN, Compostela Valley - An official of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) bared that the coconut industry in Davao Region incurred a total damage of P8 billion from the onslaught of super typhoon Pablo. PC A ad m i n i s t r ator Euclides Forbes said that the destruction of coconut plantations in Davao Oriental can affect the annual production of coconut in the country. Forbes said it is impossible that other provinces in the country can cover up the copra production of Davao Oriental next year. There should be massive replanting of coconut in the province. Before the storm, Forbes said there were about 314 million coconut trees all over the country. In the initial valuation, he added the extent of damage might be beyond 60 percent of the coconut industry in Davao Oriental. PCA is aiming to plant 17 million coconut trees nationwide in 2013. With this, the agency will provide an additional P1 million fertilization fund for coconut trees in typhoon stricken areas like Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. Forbes said the PCA will encourage coconut farmers to do intercropping and livestock-raising in line with the “Kaanib Program,” while waiting for the coconut trees to grow. He said the emerging coconut trees will already be of the dwarf variety since the climate change has proven that Mindanao is no longer typhoon-free.

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As we endeavor towards genuine development in the countryside through more equitable land redistribution, program beneficiaries development, and delivery of agrarian justice, we, in the Department if Agrarian Reform, Province of Zamboanga del sur, join Christendom in celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, and making this Christmas & the New Year 2013 a more peaceful and happy one especially for our Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Seasons greetings from:

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! Republic of the Philippines NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION PHILLIPINE NATIONAL POLICE ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE

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Be sure to be home with your family on Christmas Eve in celebrating the Happiest Season of the year.

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MALIPAYONG PASKO UG BULAHANG BAG-ONG TUIG SA TANAN!

Merry Christmas & a Prosperous New Year to one & all!

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ATTY. FRANCISVIC S. VILLAMERO Municipal Mayor TUKURAN, ZDS

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Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! Greetings from:

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CITY TREASURER FLORNINA D. GERONA and STAFF Wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Whenever you pay taxes and fees to our revenue collectors, Always demand cash tickers/ official receipts to ensure that your payment would go to the city coffers.

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Start Again THINK a minute… How will you celebrate Christmas? With presents and Christmas songs? A big feast with your family? It’s funny how our birthday is such a big, important event to us when we’re children. We can hardly wait a whole year before our next birthday. But when we’re older, it’s the opposite. The years fly by and we seem to go “straight from pimples to wrinkles! So by the time our face clears up, our mind gets fuzzy!” They say the two greatest days of your life are the day you’re born and the day you discover why you were born.

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How the X in X’mas Started as an APPARENTLY, christmas special “Xpian” abbreviation the “X’mas” abbreviation has been used for Christian for the same for hundreds of years (some duration. texts cite its first known use The Oxford English Dicas 1551) in religious writing tionary (OED) and the OED and variants such as Xtemass, Supplement have cited usoriginated as handwriting ages of “X-” or “Xp-” for abbreviations for the typical “Christ-” as early as 1485. pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The terms “Xtian” and less Besides the Greek letter X commonly “Xpian” have also representing Christ, the word been used for “Christian”. mas in Xmas is from the Old The OED further cites usage English word derived from of “Xtianity” for “Christianity” from 1634. Latin for Mass. The word “Christ” and In ancient Christian art, its compounds, including χ and χρ are abbreviations “Christmas”, have been ab- for Christ’s name. In many breviated in English for at manuscripts of the New least the past 1,000 years, Testament and icons, Χ is long before the modern an abbreviation for Χριστος, “Xmas” was commonly used. as is XC (the first and last “Christ” (which comes letters in Greek, using the from a Greek word meaning lunate sigma; compare IC “anointed”) was often writ- for Jesus in Greek. ten as “Xρ” or “Xt”; there Unfortunately, most probare references in the Anglo- ably because of its wideSaxon Chronicle as far back spread use in commercials as 1021. This X and P arose and other Christmas season as the uppercase forms of advertising and marketing, the Greek letters χ (Ch) and many people have inadρ (R) used in ancient abbre- vertently interpreted the viations for Χριστος (Greek term Xmas as an informal for “Christ”), and are still abbreviation of the word widely seen in many Eastern “Christmas” and even proOrthodox icons depicting nounce it as /ˈɛksməs/. There is a prevalent and Jesus Christ. The labarum, also known persistent misconception as the Chi-Ro, an amalga- that the word Xmas stems mation of the two Greek from a secular attempt to letters rendered as ☧ , is a remove the religious trasymbol often used to rep- dition from Christmas by resent Christ in Catholic, taking the “Christ” out of Protestant, and Orthodox “Christmas”. In the United Kingdom, Christian Churches. Similarly, this same Greek the former Church of England letter is also used in oth- Bishop of Blackburn, Alan er words like “Xtian” and x’mas/PAGE 7

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WE have all heard of horror stories of people being divested of their savings by fraudulent individuals or groups. While we have the law enforcement organizations on our side, it still pays to be careful. Fraud has been defined as an act, expression, omission or concealment that deceives another to the fraudster’s advantage. Scams, on the other hand, are deceitful business schemes aimed at misleading, swindling or victimizing a person or group with the goal of financial gain. For the public’s guidance, the Bangko Sentral ng

You know, Jesus Christ was born just so you and I could finally know why we were born. It’s sad that some people live their whole lives and die without ever even knowing why they were born. It’s like doing something the wrong way all your life without ever knowing there’s a right way to do it. So it’s only natural that the one Person Who knows the right way our life works is the One Who made us. Jesus Christ, who’s God the Son, said that for us to know why we were born we have to first be born again. What did He mean by that? Simply that we each

must start life all over again by asking Jesus to forgive us for our past wrongs and living our own way. Then we must let Him take full control of every area of our life every day. Jesus does not want us to have religion. He wants us to have a daily, personal relationship with Him. This is why Jesus died and came back to life: so you could be forgiven and free from your past, wrong life. He’ll show you how to start living His right, successful way everyday for the rest of your life. So why not make today the greatest day of your life? You can be born again right now, if you’ll just

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ask Jesus for His free gift of forgiveness and your new life. It’s the most important choice you’ll ever make, and the one you’ll never regret. Just think a minute…

Frauds and scams (First of three parts) Pilipinas has identified the common types of frauds and scams. Text scams involve unscrupulous persons who use fictitious names and pretend to be government officials. They send fraudulent text messages to their victims, informing them that their mobile phone numbers won in a raffle allegedly sponsored by a government institution. A sample text message would look like this: “CONGRATULATIONS! D’ LST 7 DIGITS of ur sim# had WON ELECTRONIC JACKPOT PRIZE from PAGCOR PHIL and CENTRAL BANK DTI # 2678 2007 call Atty. Juan de la Cruz.” To claim the prize, intended victims are instructed by the scammers to transmit money through a designated bank account or remittance company to pay for the supposed taxes or remittance fees involved. In many situations, the scammers also ask their victims to send prepaid cell phone load to the scammers’ prepaid mobile phone number. Nigerian Scams entail e-mails, fax

transmittals or letters from a person or group claiming to have access to a very large sum of money. The scammers promise the victim a hefty percentage of this money in exchange for the use of the latter’s bank account to transfer the funds. The people behind Nigerian scams then ask the intended victim to furnish them with his bank account information. With this information, the scammers are able to access and draw against the victim’s account. Through the Job Scam Online, a prospective victim receives a job offer abroad from someone allegedly representing an agency or an employer. The “employer” usually demands a placement fee to be transferred to his account to facilitate the job application process. Ind iv idua ls who use Phishing scams send officiallooking e-mails from the victim’s bank. They ask for information such as PIN and account numbers, log-in IDs, passwords and other verifi-

able information that can be exploited for fraudulent purposes. Fraudsters specializing in Identity Theft obtain the information they need to assume the victim’s identity through theft by going through your trash or getting your credit or bank information. This personal information gives the fraudster the power to create a financial transaction such as a credit, deposit or other financial account in the victim’s name. Credit Card Skimming involves the unauthorized duplication of a victim’s credit card details. It entails an employee of a shop, such as a restaurant or a gasoline station, putting a credit card into an electronic skimming device which copies the information printed on the card. This stolen information is then used to manufacture counterfeit credit cards. (Continued next week) Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@gmail. com.

Living with God BEFORE we dismiss the idea as being outlandish, outrageous or whatever, we just have to remind ourselves that we are meant to live our life with God. And this is not only in heaven, our definitive state in eternity, but right here and now. No matter from what angle we look at the issue, even if we take the atheist view, we cannot escape from the reality that our life, in its utter objectivity, not minding first our subjectivity, is a life with God. And that’s simply because God is the one giving us our very existence. And precisely because it is existence that he gives us, he cannot but be the one also to keep and maintain it, otherwise, if he withdraws from us, then we would cease to exist. For sure, our existence does not depend solely on the food we eat, the water we drink, the good health and other things that we

may enjoy. They contribute, of course, but it is God who is first of all responsible for our existence. With this clarification, we overcome what may be referred to as the deistic bias which considers God only as Creator, giving us our existence at the start of our life, but leaving us alone after that. And so he is always in us as he is also in all other creatures and things. That is why we say God is everywhere. He is omnipresent. And if that is so, then he is also in each one of us. Except that in our case, his presence in us is not meant to be simply passive or inert. It is an active presence that corresponds to our nature as a person endowed with the power to know, to be free and responsible, to choose, to love, etc. In short, we are supposed to correspond to that presence by at least being

aware of him and then start developing a relationship that reflects all the aspects of our life—personal, spiritual, social, material, professional, economic, political, etc. This is where we have to cultivate the skill of recognizing his presence wherever we are. We need to cultivate this skill, exerting the appropriate effort for it, because being aware of his presence does not come to us automatically. God is spiritual, and more than that is supernatural, infinitely above our nature. Nothing in our human natural powers would enable us to detect his presence without his grace, his sharing of what he has with us. God takes the initiative first. St. Augustine expressed this truth well when he said, “God created us without us.” And he continued by saying, “But God cannot save us (or cannot perfect us) without us.” In other words, while God

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gives us always this grace, a truth that is abundantly proven in God sending his Son to us, and this Son, Jesus Christ, both God and man, accomplished his redemptive mission by offering his life on the cross, we on our part need to marshall everything that we have to engage ourselves with him. That is why we need to exert effort to at least be aware of his presence. We have to find ways for this cimagala/PAGE 9

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from page 1 service connections caused by Tropical Storm Sendong last year and Typhoon Pablo earlier this month. Ms. Beja said sixty percent (60%) or P93,003,464 of the total amount is budgeted for the rehabilitation of 16,330 damaged service connections in about seven riverside barangays. Another twenty five percent (25%) is allocated for the rehabilitation of damaged production facilities including an entire booster station with 11 booster pumps, six transformers, 10 controllers and 10 electric motors; and for production wells in Macasandig and two in Balulang. The rehab of other facilities amounts to 6.5 percent (P10,188,000) with another P15,000,000 allocated for labor. H o w e v e r, M s . B e j a stressed the COWD does not have any plans to pass on to consumers any or all of the cost of rehabilitating its damage facilities and will instead look for other means to finance the undertaking. Last January 4, the Local Water Utilities Administration provided COWD with a P52,791,000 grant from the Office of the President intended for the rehabilitation of COWD’s water supply facilities damaged by TS Sendong. Ms. Beja said they have also received similar financial assistance from a number of institutions but the total was insufficient the total cost of rehabilitation. Earlier, three electric utili-

ties filed separate petitions with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) seeking permission to pass on to their consumers the costs of rehabilitation for facilities damaged by TS Sendong last December 17, 2011. In three separate petitions filed with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (CEPALCO), Misamis Oriental Rural Electric Service Cooperative-1 (MORESCO 1) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) are seeking the approval of ERC to pass on to consumers the portion of the damages to their respective facilities not indemnified by insurance. In their respective petitions, CEPALCO declared P30, 190,606 in damages suffered from Sendong, MORESCO-1 around P10-million and the NGCP 727,088.64 or approximately P40,917,694.64 in toto, or roughly 26 percent of the cost of rehabilitation of COWD facilities damaged by TS Sendong. “Are they crazy?” said the president of one of the city’s leading hospitals who requested anonymity. “Who was not affected by Sendong? Our facilities in Iligan had total damage to property amounting to P16-million. Yet, we are not passing on the cost to students. Makonsensiya naman sila!” One of the city’s leading hoteliers concurs. “It was a calamity most felt by many consumers in the city,” he said. “Loss of lives, having no water and electricity for one week. Why should we pay? Their move defies logic.” “This is unconscionable,” declared Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro) in an earlier interview. “We will oppose this at the ERC and Congress. How can they pass on these damages to the consumers

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12THJudicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF Tubod, Lanao del Norte NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF No.: 173-07-2012 Upon the Extra Judicial Petition for Sale Under Act 3135/1508, as amended, filed by the 1st Valley Bank Inc., Baroy, Lanao del Norte against LEMUEL L. YAP, Maranding , Lala, Lanao del Norte to satisfy the indebtedness which as of February 24, 2011 amounting to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND ( Php 1,155,000.00) excluding penalties , changes, attorney’s fee and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on 5th day of February 2013 at 10:00 AM or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all its improvements, to wit: LIST OF MORTGAGED PROPERTIES A parcel of Commercial land, situated in the Barrio of Maranding, Municipality of Lala, Province of LANAO DEL NORTE, containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE (525) SQM., more or less. Including all improvements found hereon and more particularly described and bounded as follows: LOT NO. 22-B-8, PsD-10-060959 Bounded on the NE., E., and S., along lines 6-7-1-2-3 by Lot 22-B09 of the subdivision plan Psd-10-060959; on the NW., along line 3-4 by National (30.00m wide); along line 4-5-6 by Lot 24. Pcs-123509-00688 Under the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-26,484 in the name of LEMUEL YAP. “All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, this December 4,2012.

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who already suffered the floods of Sendong? There is no legal and moral basis for this claim and we will oppose this petition in every forum it is brought up.” “Consumers shouldn’t be made to suffer additional burden especially on disasters and natural calamities,” noted former Oro Chamber President Elpidio M. Paras. “Perhaps the most, utilities could ask for, is some tax relief from government. Maybe we just need to expand insurance coverage the next time.”` In their respective petitions, all three entities are asking ERC to declare a Force Majeure Event (FME) which would entitled them to charge their customers a Force Majeure Pass-through Amount for the costs their incurred for the restoration, rehabilitation and repair of their facilities damaged by Sendong. This would entitle them to recover the full amount not indemnified by their insurers with additional charges collected from their customers. The NGCP petition proposes to charge an additional 0.0331 per kilowatt hour (kWh) incurred by each customer starting Sept 2012, 0.0074 for 2013, 0.0073 (2014) and 0.0072 (2015) while CEPALCO proposes to bill an additional 0.0075 for 2013, 0.0079 for 2014 and 0.0074 for 2015. MORESCO-1 which is covered by a different rate setting scheme, has instead opted to petition ERC to allow it to borrow P10,024,669.98 from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) at 7% per annum interest, payable in seven years. This will have a rate impact of 0.0228781 per kWh in 2013 to P0.0163454 per kWh in 2019. “Absence of utility insurance should not be blamed

on the power consumers who themselves are already the victims of being not covered by insurance wrought by fury of Sendong,” said Oro Chamber Trustee Cerael C. Donggay. “Obviously, not fair to the end consumers and Juan de la Cruz.” CEPALCO conducted a briefing for members of Konsumanteng Kagay-anon, Inc. (KKI) last November 19, 2012 to explain how their petitioned FME pass through amount will affect the customer’s electric bill. KKI has made similar requests for briefings with NGCP and MORESCO-1. The former has endorsed the request to its head office in Manila while there has been no response to date from MORESCO-1

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Chesters, recommended to his clergy that they avoid the spelling. In the United States, in 1977 New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson sent out a press release saying that he wanted journalists to keep the “Christ ” in Christmas, and not call it Xmas—which he asserted was a “pagan” spelling of Christmas. Dennis Bratcher, writing for a website for Christians, states “there are always those who loudly decry the use of the abbreviation ‘Xmas’ as some kind of blasphemy against Christ and Christianity”. Among them are evangelist Franklin Graham and CNN journalist Roland S. Martin. Graham stated in an interview: “for us as Christians, this is one of the most holy of the holidays, the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. And for people to take Christ out of Christmas. They’re happy to say merry Xmas.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12THJudicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF Tubod, Lanao del Norte NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF No.: 172-07-2012 Upon the Extra Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135/1508, as amended, filed by the 1st Valley Bank Inc., Baroy, Lanao del Norte against DIOSDADO CABANLIT, Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte to satisfy the indebtedness which as of February 28,2011 amounting to EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php 800,000.00) excluding penalties, changes, attorney’s fee and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will see at public auction on 5th day of February 2013 at 10:00 AM or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, POblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following Property with all its improvements, to wit: LIST OF MORTGAGED PROPERTIES A parcel of residential lot, situated in Barrio of Maranding, Municipality of Lala, and Pob. Tubod, Province of Lanao del Norte, containing total area of NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO (982) SQUARE METERS, more or less, including all the improvement found thereon on such as; santol, macopa, res. House and more particularly described and bounded as follows; LOT NO. 451-I-7-E, T-15,467 Bounded on the North along line 3-4-5, by road (Road lot No. 451-I-7-1 of the subd.Plan) East along line 5-1 by Lot no. 451-E-7-F of the subd. Plan. South along line 1-2, by Lot no. 451-I-7-D of the subd. Plan . west along line2-3, by road (Road Lot No. 451-I-2 of the subd. Plan). LOT NO. 451-I-7-D, T-15,468 Bounded on the North along line 6-1 , by Lot 451-I-7-E Psd-12-016694 of the subd. Plan; East along line 1-2 by Lot 451-I-7-C, Psd-12-016694, of the subd. Plan: South along line 2-3, by lot 451-I-2, Psd-12-015787, Road (Existing); West along line 5-6, by lot 451-I-2, Psd-12-015787,Road (existing); LOT 13-A, PSD-12-001974, T-11456 Bounded on the E., along line 1-2 by Lot 6, Blk 3, Psd-128678; on the S., along line 2-3 by Road; on the E., along 3-4 by Lot 13-B of the subd. Plan; and on the N., line 4-1 by Lot 5, Blk-3, Psd-12878. Under the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-15,467, T-15,468 and T-11456 in the name of DIOS DADO CABANLIT. “All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, this December 4,2012.

For the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Sheriff

CONRADO V. HINGCO, JR Sheriff IV

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Let’s just take Jesus out. And really, I think, a war against the name of Jesus Christ.” Martin likewise relates the use of “Xmas” to his growing concerns of increasing commercialization and secularization of one of Christianity’s highest holy days. Bratcher posits that those who dislike abbreviating the word are unfamiliar with a long history of Christians using X in place of “Christ” for various purposes. According to MerriamWebster’s Dictionary of English Usage, most of the evidence for these words comes from “educated Englishmen who knew their Greek”. It further states that its modern use in advertisements, headlines and banners is extensive because its conciseness is valued. The association with commerce “has done nothing for its reputation”, according to the dictionary. Besides the ancient writings, Xmas has also been ex tensively used in many countries and cultures in the centuries predating its extensive use in media. Following are just a number of instances once can easily access from its URL in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Xmas: Early use of “Xmas” includes Bernard Ward’s History of St. Edmund’s college, Old Hall (originally published circa 1755). An earlier version, “X’temmas”, dates to 1551. Around 1100 the term was written as “Xp̄ es mæsse” in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle.

“Xmas” is found in a letter from George Woodward in 1753. Lord Byron used the term in 1811, as did Samuel Coleridge (1801) and Lewis Carroll (1864). In the United States, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. used the term in a letter dated 1923. Since at least the late 19th century, “Xmas” has been in use in various other Englishlanguage nations. Quotations with the word can be found in texts written in Canada, and the word has been used in Australia, and in the Caribbean. Citations of the aforementioned uses may be referred to at the end of this same cited entry in Wikipedia. Besides its extensive use in the abbreviations for Christ and Christmas, Wikipedia also cites how other proper names containing the name “Christ” are abbreviated similarly, either as “X” or “Xt”, both of which have been used historically, e.g., “Xtopher” or “Xopher” for “Christopher”, or “Xtina” or “Xina” for the name “Christina”. In the 17th and 18th centuries, “Xene” and “Exene” were common spellings for the given name Christine. The American singer Christina Aguilera has sometimes gone by the name “Xtina”. (This article has been sourced from Wikipedia and other online sources. The reader is encouraged to surf the internet to verify for himself the abovementioned citations)

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 16, Tangub City IN MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF ENTRY ON THE BIRTH RECORD OF ADRILAN AMAY PARTICULARLY HIS GENDER FROM FEMALE AND MALE; NAME OF FATHER FROM CARMELITO AY TO CARMELITO AMAY

SP. PROC. TC-2012-012

FOR: CORRECTION OF ENTRY

ADRILAN G. AMAY, -versus-

Petitioner,

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BONIFACIO, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL Respondent. X-------------------------------------------------------/ NOTICE OF HEARING WHEREAS, in his verified petition filed on October 10, 2012, petitioner prayed that after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental, to correct the erroneous entry in the Certificate of Live Birth to wit:

a. His gender from FEMALE to MALE; b. The family name of this father from AY to AMAY.

NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that initial hearing of this petition is set on January 15, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning,at the Session Hall of this Court,at which date, time and place all persons who may have an interest in the petition are summoned to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted. Petitioner is also directed to cause the publication of this notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Occidental once a week for three(3) consecutive weeks. Also, let a copy of the petition and notice be furnished the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St.,Legaspi Village, Makati City,and the Local Civil Registrar of Bonifacio,Misamis Occidental, who may claim any interest in the entries sought to be corrected for them to file their opposition, if they so desire, within fifteen(15)days from reciept of this notice or from the last date of publication. FURTHERMORE, the sheriff of this Court is hereby ordered to post copies of this Notice and Petition in the Bulletin Board of this Court, Municipal Hall of Poblacion, Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental and the Barangay Hall of Lower Usugan, Bonifacio,Misamis Occidental for the information and guidance. WITNESS, the Honorable SYLVIA A. SINGIDAS-MACHACON.Presiding Judge, this 12th day of October 2012. FULGENCIA G. ABELLANA OIC Clerk of Court

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 28 Mambajao, Camiguin HRS. OF TIMOTEO D. VALLAR, SR., represented CIVIL CASE NO. 827 By RAMON S. VALLAR, HRS. OF VICTORIA FOR: ANNULMENT OF VALLAR DADULO represented by JULIETA V. DEED OF SALE W/ REGALADO, HRS. OF HOSPECIA V. JAQUILMAC, WRIT OF PRELIMIRepresented by HENRY V. JAQUILMAC, HRS. OF NARY INJUNCTION ROSA V. CAMPION, represented by DORES C. and DAMAGES LLANDERES, Plaintiffs, - Versus –

“That we also declare that the lots of parcels of land not included in this Partition among NINE (9) children above enumerated it should be understood that they should be left of us couple which consist of the following:

SUMMONS TO: NILDA P. SABUGA-A Tan-awan, Barangay Cuña Sagay, Camiguin GREETINGS: WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order dated November 20, 2012 that service of SUMMONS upon defendant Nilda P. Sabuga-a be effected through publication in a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to Section 15, Rule 14, of the Rules of Court. WHEREAS, quoted hereunder is the plaintiffs’ Complaint, to wit:

“COME NOW, Plaintiffs through the undersigned counsel and unto this Honorable Court, most respectfully allege:

1. A parcel of land xxx 2. Xxx 3. A parcel of land at xxx under Tax Dcl. No. 16055 with Assessed value of P1,300.00 xxx

From which shall be taken all the expenses for the annual anniversaries of the death of both of us couple.” (emphasis supplied).

NILDA P. SABUGA-A, ROQUEZA SABUGA-A, As Administrator-in-Fact, ALFIE SABUGA-A, JANICE SABUGA-A, JONARD SABUGA-A and LORENA SABUGA-A, as possessors-in-fact, Defendants. x-------------------------------------------------------------- /

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The said particion inter vivos together with its translation are hereto attached and made an integral part hereof as Annexes “D”, “D-1”, “D-2”, “D-3”, “D-4”, “D-5”, “D-6”, “D-7”, “D-8”, “D-9”, and “D-10”,

8. That Remegio Vallar died on June 3, 1971 while Vicenta Dagaraga died on January 3, 1981;

9. That upon the moment of death of the spouses Remegio Vallar and Vicenta Dagaraga, Lot No. 3313 was transmitted to their children as common and undivided property. Article 777 of the Civil Code provides: “The rights to the succession are transmitted from the moment of Death of the decedent”. 10. That the following children of spouses Remegio Vallar and Vicenta Dagaraga died on the following date, to wit:

a. Victoria Vallar vda. De Dadulo died August 10, 2001; b. Hospecia Vallar Jaquilmac died on August 7, 2004; c. Francisco D. Vallar died on September 19, 2008; d. Rosa Vallar Campion died on January 20, 2003; e. Domingo D. Vallar died on July 14, 2004;

11. That Lot No. 3313 is therefore a common and undivided property of the children and grandchildren of the spouses Remegio Vallar and Vicenta Dagaraga; 12. That as provided in the Particion Inter Vivos, Lot No. 3313 is left with “continuing charges”, that is, the expenses for the annual anniversaries of the couple, such that the same cannot be sold or disposed of without any security given to continuously satisfy the charge imposed on said property. Article 882 of the Civil Code provides, thus;

1. That plaintiffs Ramon S. Vallar, Julieta V. Regalado, Henry V. Jaquilmac and Dores C. Llanderes are all of legal ages, Filipinos, all married and with residence address as follows;

“Art. 882. The statement of the object of the institution, or the application of the property left by the testator, or the charge imposed by him, shall not be considered as a condition unless it appears that such was his intention.

a. Ramon S. Vallar – Bonbon, Sagay, Camiguin; b. Julieta V. Regalado – Pinikitan, Cagayan de Oro City; c. Henry V. Jaquilmac – Kilon-ac, Bonbon, Sagay, Camiguin; d. Dores Campion Llanderes – Buena Oro, Upper macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City;

That which has been left in this manner may be claimed at once Provided that the instituted heir or heirs give security for compliance With the wishes of the testator and for the return of anything he or they may received, together with its fruits and interests, if they should disregard this obligation.” (emphasis supplied)

They can be served with processes of the Honorable Court through the address of the undersigned counsel which can be found at the end-portion of this pleading;

2. That for purposes of this action, plaintiffs are representing their co-heirs, to wit:

a. Ramon S. Vallar representing the heirs of Timoteo D. Vallar; b. Juliets V. Regalado representing the heirs of Victoria Vallar Dadulo; c. Henry V. Jaquilmac representing the heirs of Hospecia Vallar Jaquilmac; d. Dores Campion Llanderes representing the heirs of Rosa Vallar Campion;

3. That defendants Nilda P. Sabuga-a, Roqueza Sabuga-a, Alfie Sabuga-a, Janice Sabuga-a, Jonard Sabuga-a and Lorena Sabuga-a are of legal ages, Filipinos, and residents of Tan-awan, Brgy. Cuña, Sagay, Camiguin Province, where they can be served with summons and other processes of this Honorable Court; 4. That during their lifetime, spouses Remegio Vallar and Vicenta Dagaraga begot nine (9) children, namely:

a. Timoteo D. Vallar; b. Victoria D. Vallar; c. Hospecia D. Vallar; d. Francisco Vallar; e. Rosa D. Vallar; f. Domingo D. Vallar; g. Anastacio D. Vallar; h. Zosimo D. Vallar; and i. Erlinda D. Vallar;

5. That Lot No. 3313 located in Tan-awan, Cuña, Sagay, Camiguin, containing an area of 24,018 square meters embraced and covered in OCT No. P-12117, registered in the Register of Deeds of Camiguin, has been the property of spouses Remegio Vallar and Vicenta Dagaraga as evidenced by a Real Property Historical Ownership, Tax Declaration, and Original Certificate of Title hereto attached as Annexes “A”, “B”, and “C”, respectively, and made an integral part hereof;

6. That said real property historical ownership (Annex “A”) particularly provides in part, thus:

13. That since there was no valid partition executed by the heirs over the estate left by spouses Remegio Vallar and Vicenta Dagaraga, to this date, the certificate of title to Lot No. 3313 still remains in the name of Remegio Vallar; 14. That on July 18, 2003, Francisco D. Vallar purporting to be the owner of Lot No. 3313 embraced by OCT No. P-12117 and registered in the name of Remegio Vallar, sold the said parcel of land to defendant Nilda P. Sabuga-a. The Deed of Absolute Sale hereto attached as Annexes “E” and “E-1”, and made an integral part hereof. Francisco Vallar died on September 19, 2008. 15. That the sale made by Francisco Vallar is void because : (1) he is not the owner of Lot No. 3313; (2) the same was done without the consent of his co-heirs as the said lot is a common property; and, (3) the same was done without security given to satisfy the charge, that is, the expenses for the annual anniversary of the deceased couple, which is imposed upon the subject property; 16. That defendant Nilda P. Sabuga-a is a buyer in bad-faith because the title and tax declaration of the subject property clearly show that the owner of the said lot is Remegio Vallar and there was no record of partition executed by the former’s heirs that could validly transfer title of the said land to Francisco Vallar; 17. That since Nilda P. Sabuga-a is a buyer in bad-faith, her rights over the parcel of land are not protected by law. In Sps. Domingo, et.al. v. Reed, GR No. 157701, Dec. 9, 2005, the Supreme Court ruled, viz: “The presence of anything that excites or arouses suspicion should then prompt the vendee to look beyond the vendor’s certificate and investigate the title appearing on the face of that certificate. A vendee who does not do so cannot be denominated either as a purchaser for value or as a purchaser in good faith and hence, does not merit the protection of the law”. (emphasis supplied). 18. That to obtain possession of Lot No. 3313, Nilda P. Sabuga-a on July 19, 2005, through her attorney-in-fact Roqueza Sabuga-a, sued Natividad Vallar, one of the heirs of Remegio Vallar, for forcible entry, which resulted into the ouster of said Natividad Vallar from the subject property. Original copy of the judgment of the MCTC, Catarman-Sagay dated March 1, 2006 is hereto attached as Annexes “F”, “F-1”, “F-2”, “F-3”, “F-4”, “F-5”, and “F-6”, and made an integral part hereof;

“TD No. Declared Owner xxx xxx Tax Effective 16055 Vallar, Remegio 1963”

19. That since defendant Nilda P. Sabuga-a is a purchaser in bad faith, her possession of the property, or her agents, representatives or anyone acting under her capacity, is also in bad faith;

7. That during the lifetime of the spouses Remegio Vallar and Vicenta Dagaraga, they executed Particion Inter Vivos dated April 14, 1965 wherein they adjudicated their properties to their nine (9) children and left for themselves eight (8) parcels of land. The said particion inter vivos declared in part, thus:

20. That because of defendant Nilda P. Sabuga-a’s untter bad faith, plaintiffs were constrained to protect their rights and for which they agree to pay P50,000.00 as attorney’s fees plus appearance fee of P5,000.00 per hearing and P15,000.00 as litigation expenses;

“Nga among iasoy usab nga ang mga luna kun parcelas nga wala maKa uban (apel) sa pagbahenbahen ning SIAM (9) na ka mga bata sa Hitaas sabtong nga ibelen kanamo nga magti-ayon ug mao kini nga Mga parcelas kun luna, kining mosunod: 1. Usa ka parcela (luna) nga yuta sa xxx 2. xxx 3. Us aka parcela (luna) nga yuta sa xxx Tax Dcl. No. 16055, Assessed value P 1,300. Xxx ug anhe kuha ang tanan nga galastohon nga idapat sa pag sumad kun aniversario sa adlaw sa among kamatayon nga duha nga magtiayon sa matag-tuig.” (emphasis supplied). (Translation):

21. That plaintiff Natividad Vallar Napone filed before the Lupong Tagapamayapa of Barangay Cuña, Sagay, Camiguin, an action to recover possession of the land but the same proved futile. This Certificate to file Action issued by the said lupon is hereto attached and made an integral part hereof as Annex “G”; 22. That defendants had entered Lot No. 3313 and had made alterations thereof by cutting some trees therein and by harvesting the fruits thereof and continues to possess and in making alterations thereof in violation of the plaintiffs’ rights and unless restrained during the pendency of the instant action, plaintiffs will suffer damages and defendant will continue violating plaintiffs’ rights and in this connection, plaintiffs aver as follows: a. That plaintiffs have a good and valid cause of action as they are the present common owners of Lot No. 3313; b. That plaintiffs are entitled to the relief demanded, and the whole or part of such relief consists in restraining the commission on continuance of the bad-faith possession and cultivation of the land

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Rufus new party to push Cha-cha A NEW political party has set a nationwide road show to campaign for Charter change (Cha-cha) through a constitutional convention during the second half of 2013. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, president of the Centrist Democratic Party (CDP), said Wednesday the period immediately after the midterm elections would be the “perfect time” to amend the 1987 Constitution. But Rodriguez acknowledged that the initiative would go nowhere without the support of President Aquino. The President had earlier shot down calls for Charter change, but was said to be willing to listen to both Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, who were pushing for amendments then. “We will convince the President that now is the

time to amend the Constitution,” Rodriguez said, citing the President’s high trust and approval ratings and the relatively good performance of the economy. “We call on all political parties to have a grand coalition for Charter change.” Rodriguez’s party, which claims a membership of some 2,000 “dues-paying” indiv idua ls, is set to go around the country next mont h to ca mpa ig n for Charter change, particularly the establishment of federalism. He said Cha-cha would likewise be in the campaign platform of the party’s 120 candidates running for local positions in May. But he did not commit the three sena-

torial candidates endorsed by the CDP—Senators Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Francis Escudero, and Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, cousin of President Aquino. The Cha-cha road show would initially cover provinces like Pangasinan, Tarlac, Eastern Samar, Agusan del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte. A Hou s e re s olut ion earlier filed by Rodriguez

proposed at least seven amendments to the Constitution. Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga has a separate bill calling for a constitutional convention. Included in the Rodriguez resolution were proposals to “shift from the unitary system of government to a federal system; return to a two-party system under a presidential form of government; and the election of senators by federal region or state.” Rodriguez also wants to amend the terms of the President and Vice President to four years with the opportunity for one re-election. “Regional or state senators,” House members, governors, mayors and other elected local officials would also be given four-year terms “without term limit.” The House resolution also seeks to lift “all nation-

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calls for an appropriate plan and strategy, since many are the factors to be considered. We need to develop a certain discipline, since we tend to be held captive only by our human and worldly appetites, and we find it hard to be spiritual. We have to make many acts of faith to crank up our spiritual energies and enter into the spiritual and super-

natural world. For this, we need to find time to consider and savor the doctrine of our faith that would feed our prayer and spiritual activities. Besides, we have to do this not only in some special moments of the day, but rather all the time, in all the circumstances of our life. Thus, we need to find ways

of being in God’s presence in every moment of the day in a natural way. Like when things are going well or when we have problems, when we are studying or doing some manual, even menial work, when we are using the internet, when we do business or politics, etc. We have to learn to live with God always!

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purpose in all situations and circumstances of our life—when we are alone or with others, when we are working or resting, when we are with the family at home or with friends outside, when we are in a trip, in a hotel room alone, etc. Each of these situations

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from page 8 by the defendants, perpetually; c. That the commission or continuance of the bad faith possession and harvest of the fruits of the subject land during the litigation would probably work injustice to plaintiffs or cause plaintiffs irreparable injury as the land is planted to several fruit-bearing trees and plants which yield considerable income per season; d. That defendant is doing or is procuring to be done the bad faith possession, harvest of the fruits, and cutting of trees standing on the land in violation of the rights of the plaintiffs respecting the subject parcel of land and would tend to render the judgment ineffectual; e. That plaintiffs are ready and willing to file a bond executed to the defendant enjoined, in an amount to be fixed by the court, to the effect that the plaintiffs will pay to such party all damages which they may sustain by reason of the injunction if the court should finally decide that the applicant was not entitled thereto.

WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court:

1. After notice and hearing on the matter, a writ of preliminary prohibitory and mandatory injunction issue, RESTRAINING defendant or any of their agents and representatives from possessing or continuing the possession and harvest of the fruits and cutting of the trees standing over the land and ORDERING defendant to VACATE the said land, during the pendency of the action, upon such bond which will be posted by plaintiffs in the amount as may be fixed by this Honorable Court;

2. After hearing, judgment be rendered in favor of plaintiffs and against defendant: a) Declaring void the Deed of Sale dated July 18, 2003 covering Lot No. 3313 embraced by OCT No. P-12117 executed by Francisco Vallar as Vendor and Nilda P. Sabuga-a as Vendee; b) Declaring void the land title that may have been issued as a consequence of the said deed of sale; c) Ordering the Register of Deeds to cancel any title on record which may have been issued should OCT No. P-12117 been cancelled already and to restore the said OCT No. P-12117 in the name of Remegio Vallar; d) Making the writ of preliminary injunction that may have been issued permanent; e) Ordering defendant Nilda P. Sabuga-a to pay plaintiffs the sum of P50,000.00 as attorney’s fees, appearance fee of P5,000.00 per hearing, and P15,000.00 as cost of litigation. f) Such other reliefs just and equitable under the premises are likewise herein prayed for.

Cagayan de Oro City for Mambajao, Camiguin Sep. 07, 2012. BARBA AND ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICE COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS Luna- Velez Streets, Cagayan de Oro City Tel Nos. (08822) 724806 & 729168 By: ATTY. ERWIN B. BUCIO, RC, MSCRIM PTR No. 2111928 01-04012 IBP NO. 874588 01-03-12 All at Cagayan de Oro City ROLL No. 58964 MCLE IV-On Process

ality requirements in the exploration and utilization of all natural resources, all areas of investments, all public utilities, a ll educational institutions, all

fields of mass media and advertising.” But t here is a condit ion t hat “ow nership of land remains exclusively to Filipinos.”

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION AGAINST FORUM SHOPPING We, Ramon S. Vallar, Julieta V. Regalado, Henry V. Jaquilmac, and Dores Campion Llanderes all of legal ages, all married, and residing at Poblacion Bonbon, Sagay, Camiguin, Pinikitan, Cagayan de Oro City, and Buena Oro, Upper Macasandig Cagayan de Oro City, respectively, after having been sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and state: 1. That we are the plaintiffs in the above-entitled complaint; 2. That we have caused the preparation of said complaint; 3. That we have read the allegations therein contained, and that the same are true and correct of our personal knowledge and based on authentic records; 4. That we have not therefore commenced any action or filed any claim involving the same or similar issues in any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency and to the best of our knowledge, no such other action or claim is pending therein and if we should thereafter learn that the same or similar action has been filed or is pending, we shall report the fact within five (5) days therefrom to the Court wherein the aforesaid complaint or initiatory pleading has been filed. Witness our hand this ____ day of Sep 07 2012____20____ at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (SGD) RAMON S. VALLAR Affiant (SGD) HENRY V. JAQUILMAC Affiant

(SGD) JULIETA V. REGALADO Affiant (SGD) DORES CAMPION LLANDERES Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this Sep 07 2012____day of ____20___at the City of Cagayan de Oro. This is to certify that I have examined the affiants and they acknowledge to me that the foregoing is personally known to them to be true and correct. Doc. No. 248; (Sgd.) ERWIN B. BUCIO Page No. 50; Notary Public Book No. I ; Until December 31, 2012 Series of 2012. PTR No. 2111928 1-4-11 IBP No. 874588 1-3-12 Roll No. 58964 TIN NO. 922-234-330” NOW THEREFORE, you are hereby required to answer the Complaint within sixty (60) days from the date of last publication. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. If you fail to answer within the time fixed, the plaintiff will take judgment by default and may be granted the relief applied for in the Petition. WITNESS the HON. RUSTICO D. PADERANGA, Executive Judge of this Court, this 20th day of November 2012, at Mambajao, Camiguin. (Sgd.) ALMA L. SABUGA Clerk of Court VI BWM: DEC. 14, 21, & 28, 2012

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Congratulations and more power to the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. 4th General Membership Meeting cum Induction of 2013 Chamber Officers and Christmas Party DECEMBER 27, 2012 GRAND CAPRICE RESTAURANT Cocktails & Fellowship at 5:30 P.M. | Program proper at 6:00 P.M.

2 013 B OA R D O F T RU S T E E S President

EFREN T. UY

New Cagayan Universal Hardware

VP for Agriculture, Fishery & Mining Sector

ERIBERTO “BANS” P. GUALBERTO UltraFarm

VP for Business Support Organization Sector

EDUARDO B. ALABA

Drugstore Association of the Philippines

VP for Manufacturing and Industry Sector

JAIME RAFAEL “RALPH” U. PAGUIO CEPALCO

VP for Trade and Commerce Sector

ANTONIO D. UY Music Vision

VP for Services Sector

JEFFREY T. ANG Max’s Restaurant

Treasurer

EDMUNDO R. CHAVES, JR. Red Palm Inn

Corporate Secretary

ATTY. ZOILO A. VELEZ RC Narc

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