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Briefly Sin Tax Law

DAVAO del Norte 1st District Representative Anthony del Rosario said Filipinos can expect more healthcare benefits as a result of the enactment into law of Republic Act 10351 or An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco.

“Up to 80 percent of the P34 billion increase to the government revenue during the first year of the law’s implementation will be used for health insurance coverage while 20 percent will be for health facilities,” del Rosario said.

The law provides that part of the revenues from the new tax reform law will have to be allocated for the tobacco farmers as specified under RA 8240 and RA 7171.

The remaining balance will then be spent for NHIP and other medical and health programs.

Lanao road project

ACTINGg Regional Governor Mujiv S. Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Wednesday signed a multi-million peso infrastructure project for the concreting of roads in Madamba and Bayang sections in Lanao del Sur province.

The road project has an approved contract budget of P23, 317,970.27 which would build the roads connecting Ganassi to Tubod and Masiu to Ganassi.

The deal estimates to cover at least one kilometer of the national road in the said province.

“This is the fourth contract inked with prior deals for vehicle and equipment generated from savings through our Equipment Procurement Program,” Engr.

Emil Sadain, secretary of the region’s Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

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Oro Chamber opposes opening of new airport

Issue No. 152, Volume III • As of 5:56 pm jan. 16, 2013 (Wednesday)

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By BONG FABE, Correspondent

ITING air commuters’ safety, the 366-member Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. (Oro Chamber) here has expressed its vehement opposition passed a resolution opposing the much-delayed yet much anticipated opening of the P7.853-billion international standard Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan de Oro City.

This after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has informed the Regional Development Council-10 that it is planning for a soft commercial opening of the airport this month (January) using Virtual Flight Rule (VFR) because its Air Navigational System and Support Facilities (ANSSF) specifically the electronic instrument landing system (EILS) has yet to be installed.

But the Oro Chamber said CAAP’s plan is “premature and haphazard” and will only “jeopardize passenger safety.”

“The absence of the landing system instrument would jeopardize the safety of the passengers and would limit the operational capability of the airport rendering evening flights impossible,” the Oro Chamber resolution said.

Even during day time airport/PAGE 7

Cynthia Villar guests in Koronadal’s celebration Former Las Piñas Representative, and Villar Foundation Managing Director Cynthia Villar guests in the culminating program of the 13th Hinugyaw Festival and 73rd Chartered Day of Koronadal City, South Cotabato, January 10.

The week-long festival kicked-off, Janu-

ary 4, with the unveiling of the national historical marker and wreath-laying at the shrine of the 17 Koronadeleño martyrs, who were massacred during the Japanese occupation of the area.

Installation of the marker at the burial site of the 17 martyrs inside Koronadal Central Elementary School

1 has the sanction of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

One of the highlights of the celebration is the Korona Festival, a combination street dancing, mardi gras, and parade of crowns, takes on the perspective of sprawling Koronadal City at the villar/PAGE 7

Consortium gets bid to build MisOr airport navigational facilities

By BONG D. FABE, Correspondent

THE Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) has awarded to a SKY-KR Consortium the contract for the Laguindingan Airport Development Project Air Navigation System and Support Facilities (ANSSF) project worth P411,561,000.

The Notice of Award,

dated December 14, 2012 was signed by DOTC USec. Jose Perpetuo M. Lotilla and approved by Sec. Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya and addressed to SKY-KR Consortium representative Jorgette A. Bellen.

Bids documents show bid/PAGE 7

Madam Cynthia Villar receives a token as she attended the Hinugyaw Festival as guest speaker of Koronadal City last January 10, 2013. photo by rich teodoro, region xii bureau

Banana industry seeks help from strong peso DAVAO CITY -- The continued appreciation of the peso is threatening further the country’s banana industry even as it reels from the huge damage from typhoon Pablo on its plantations in

the Davao Region last month.

Stephen A. Antig, executive director of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA), noted that while the industry appreciates the immediate

response of the government to help the industry recover from the typhoon the soonest time possible, it is still submitting a set of proposals to cushion the impact of a strong peso.

The government, he said, could implement a moratorium or extension in the payment of government-related fees, specifically on: * wharfage dues, plant quarantine fees and even an income tax holiday for 2013; * duty-free importation of farm inputs, machineries and equipment; seeks/PAGE 7

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ARMM expects P800-M investment in 2013 KORONADAL City -- Over P800 million worth of investments are expected to be poured in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) this year.

Jun Macalawan of the Regional Board of Investment said that a big chunk of these is the continuing investment of the Dilinanas Development C or porat ion

(DDC) t hat a mounts to P569 million.

DDC, a subsidiary of Del Monte Philippines, pl a n s to e s t a bl i s h a 1,300-hectare banana estate in Maguindanao

province.

I n Nove m b e r l a s t ye a r, OIC G ove r nor Muji v Hat a m a n a nd DDC executives inaugurated a 500-hectare banana plantation in Datu Sangk i town.

Un i f r ut t i Group Ph i l ippi nes , a not her fruit grower-producer is also planning to ex-

pa nd op er at ion s for banana and pineapple production in Maguindanao and Lanao del Su r at a n e s t i m ate d va lue of US$20 -m i llion.

Currently, it operates 1,000 hectares of ba na na in Mag u indanao but plans to put up produc t ion a rea s

for the same crop and pineapple in Lanao del Sur. A lon g w it h t he s e developments, Mac a l aw a n a d d e d t h at B omb a r a n D e ve lop ment Cor porat ion is expected to launch a 30 0 -u n it hou si ng i n Bara ngay Sarmiento, Pa ra ng tow n i n Ma-

guindanao.

At least 1,500 workers in Parang nearby pl a c e s a re e x p e c t e d to benef it f rom sa id housing project.

Bombaran also plans to expand its housing development projects i n a reas where DDC and Unifrutti are operating.

Davao’s EPP contributes 36% of total exports THE Export Pathways Program (EPP) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Davao Region contributed more than a quarter of the entire exports figure generated from the agency’s initiated interventions.

Based on the agency’s report, its initiatives on market promotion and facilitation resulted in total export of US$ 81.86 million from January to November 2012, about 36 percent of which was contributed by the EPP. The accomplishment exceeded by 34 percent the annual target of US$ 61 million and 52 percent higher than the accomplishment recorded in 2011.

The EPP also generated P149 million worth of investments, created 9,049 jobs, developed 15 new exporters, and enlisted a total of 31 enrollees.

DTI-Davao Regional Director Marizon S. Loreto said the program has helped the agency hit its accomplishment targets.

The EPP was piloted in DTI-Davao Region in 2006 to provide a package of tailored-fit assistance for specific micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) at a given stage of their business.

“It has been one of DTIDavao Region’s successf u l strategies,” Loreto said adding that “with the program’s success in the region, it was adopted and implemented in

other regions.”

Since EPP was started, it has assisted 346 MSMEs, 57 of which have moved to the fifth step which is the Market Entry Stage while six were already in the Export Sustainability Stage.

“We can gauge that the MSMEs that we are nurturing are indeed advancing to a higher level, from just focusing on the domestic market to exploring the international trading arena,” she said.

“For this year, DTI-Davao Region is optimistic of raking in more benefits from the EPP and we are also finding some other strategies that will complement the EPP so we can maximize its benefits,” she said.(PNA)

MAMBAJAO, Camiguin -- A multi-million waste disposal facility was launched here

on Monday in time for its 45th founding anniversary.

Dubbed the Camiguin

Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill Management and Research Development Project (CS2MRDP), the facility was established to ensure a sustainable garbage management system in the island, as well as, facilitate research development studies on waste utilization technologies.

The 5-hectare sanitary landfill houses waste processing facility, laboratory, materials recovery facility, municipal/residual waste disposal cell, and hospital and hazardous waste cell. The landfill costs about P25.30 million.

C S2 M R DP i s pa r t ly funded by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) through its winnings in the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF). The PCF award made the province P7 million richer for winning the Seal of Good Housekeeping Award (SGH) in year 2011. Apart from this, local counterpart fund came from the P5-million support fund, and the P3-million Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2012 Regional Cash Award.

The Province has yet to receive the cash award for the SGH 2012.

In his message during the opening ceremony, Camiguin Governor Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo assured his constituents that no garbage from the facility will pollute the beaches.

“The landfill we developed in barangay Benhaan of Camiguin/PAGE 7

Camiguin operates own landfill

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Kia Optima named as this year’s ‘Car of the Year’ K I A Motors A mer ica (KMA) is proud to announce that Road & Travel Magazine has named the 2013 Kia Optima as the International Car of the Year at the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Completely redesigned for the 2011 model year, the Optima’s stunning design combined with modern amenities a nd i mpressive va lue propelled the mid-size sedan to becoming the top-selling Kia vehicle in 2012.

“We are thrilled that our best-selling Optima has earned the distinction of being named International Car of the Year by Road & Travel Magazine, further elevating its status in the midsize segment,” said Michael Sprague, executive vice president of marketing and communications, KMA. “The Optima continues to attract new customers to the Kia brand by offering an impressive combination of design, performance, comfort and technology.

All of this while still maintaining Kia’s unmatched

value proposition.”

Road & Travel Magazine gives 10 ICOTY awards to new or existing model year vehicles with significant and/or impressive improvements.

These awards are based on the emotional connection between the consumer and vehicle. The winners are chosen by the ICOTY jury, which consists of nationally renowned automotive journalists from respected publications such as MSN Autos, Car and Driver and Consumer Guide® Automotive.

“The Kia Optima rose to the top of the list as the most emotionally compelling vehicle above all others,” said Courtney

Caldwell, Road and Travel Magazine’s Editor-inChief. “Its functional yet sleek design as well as advanced features intertwines effortlessly with consumer lifestyles on many levels, qualities we look for when considering contenders for the ICOTY awards.”

In addition to this prestigious accolade, the Optima has earned a number of awards including being named the 2012 “Best New Car Value” award from Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, “Sedan of the Year” by Autobytel.com, one of the “Top Drives for 2012” by the Boston Globe and a “Best Buy”

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Oro mayor urges business sector to submit applications for permits before deadline CAGAYAN DE ORO - “Mintras sayo pa, hinaut unta nga pahimubsan kini nga panahon sa atong mga kaigsoonang negosyante sa pag-sumite sa ilang business permit renewal aron usab malikayan nga pahamtangan og multa,” said Mayor Vicente Emano in a press statement as he reminds businessmen to submit their applications for business permits and renewals before the deadline.

The Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) at City Hall is open until January 21, he announced. The BOSS was opened in Cagayan de Oro to streamline business permitting easier and less tedious to the business sector. Mayor Emano said the one stop shop will serve their needs even during this week-end.

Meanwhile, the City Council committee on economic enterprises chaired by Councilor Emmanuel Abejuela next week will tackle the complaint of

Kagayha-an Alliance for Peace and Development, Inc. on the foreign corporation sub-leasing the second floor of the Cogon Public Market.

The committee had invited the president of UMVA, sector president PR Section Cogon Market, OIC-City Economic Enterprises Department (CEED) Allan Fernandez, Acting City Administrator and City Accountant Wilma Polley-Rugay and Mr. Edu Go of 858 Cogon Market Complex to tackle this.

Meanwhile, the committee will also look concerns and issues presented by the Cagayan de Oro Fruits and Vegetable Marketing Association, Inc. (CDOFVMAI), Fruits and Vegetables Landing Area, Bulua Westbound Terminal and Public Market to the committee.

The president and vice president of the CDOFVMAI and OIC-EWTPM Dr. Perla Asis were invited to attend the meeting. (JBD)

CAGAYAN DE ORO - A road in barangay Kauswagan, Daculan, remains unpaved for years now as residents try to cope with the mud whenever the rains pour. Residents say the road has been left as is by the barangay government due to politics, saying that barangay chairman Pedro Balite is to be blamed for their woes.

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LGU’s partner with DENR-10 on Public Land Titling Ten Local Government Units (LGU’s) in Region 10 are now in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 10) in implementing Public Land Titling based on DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2011-06.

According to Regional Executive Director Ruth Tawantawan, ten LGU’s responded to the execution of Memorandum of Partnership Agreements (MOPA’s) of DENR-10

namely: Maramag, Quezon, Don Carlos, Sumilao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Mambajao, Kapatagan, Linamon, Bacolod, Lanao del Norte and Cagayan de Oro City.

“The execution of Memorandum of Partnership Agreement between the LGU’s and DENR in Region 10 calls for a better teamwork to fast track the titling of A & D lands. It hopes to improve formal land administration and registration system land

records management including revenue generation and speedy delivery of land transaction”, Director Tawantawan added.

The DENR Administrative Order No. 2011- 06 entitled “Prescribing the guidelines for the implementation of public land titling in partnership with local government units” enables the integration of the local titling activity into the LGU’s programs.

The authorized LGU’s shall facilitate the titling

Cebu Pacific announces direct daily flights to Dubai - 3,000 seats available

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) announced it will operate direct daily flights between Manila and Dubai, beginning October 7, 2013. CEB will be the only Filipino carrier to fly direct to Dubai.

Daily flights from Manila to Dubai are scheduled to depart at 4:40PM (Manila time), while flights from Dubai to Manila depart at 11:10PM (Dubai time). It will be the budget airline’s first long haul destination.

“CEB is proud to be the only Filipino carrier to fly direct to Dubai. We are glad to be of service to over 700,000 Global Filipinos who are in UAE. Now, our kababayans in Dubai can

enjoy fares that are up to 40% lower than current offerings and fly direct to Manila, a mere 9 hours away from their loved ones, via a CEB flight,” said Alex Reyes Cebu Pacific General Manager, Long Haul Division.

CEB is also offering over 3,000 seats to Dubai for the special fare of PHP888. This seat sale is available from January 17 to 20, 2013, or until seats last. This seat sale is valid for travel from October 7, 2013 until January 15, 2014.

“With CEB’s direct service to Dubai, Filipinos overseas can look forward to going home more often. Their relatives and friends can also visit them in Dubai

more often,” added Reyes.

Data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) shows that UAE ranks second to Saudi Arabia in terms of number of land-based new hires and rehires. In 2010, there were 201,214 landbased workers deployed to UAE. “Dubai is the largest longhaul market to and from the Philippines. IATA PaxIS data indicate more than 70% of passengers in this route take multiple stops, and connecting flights because no home carrier offers a non-stop service,” said Reyes.

CEB’s Manila-Dubai flights will be operated on the Airbus A330-300 aircraft

of public lands through an ordinance creating a local titling program, titling office and adjudication teams. Such ordinance serves as a prerequisite for an LGU to avail the assistance from the DENR field offices.

LGU-DENR partnership calls for the creation of a composite land adjudication team who will work under the supervision of the DENR land management officer (LMO). The team will help the DENR

in the titling of alienable and disposable lands in cities and municipalities.

The LGU’s in partnership with the DENR, other government agencies and stakeholders may create a Land Information Office within their jurisdiction for more efficient LGU titling program. . The DENR-10 L and Management Service conducted an orientation on DAO No. 2011-06 last year participated by DENR10 employees, non-gov-

ernment organizations, academe, private sectors, civil society and other stakeholders to provide accurate information on Public Land Titling with the partnership of LGU’s and DENR-10.

It focused on the training on land laws and policies, land sur veys and disposition, community mobilization and adjudication activities.

(Shannon Lyn D. Alpas/ DENR-10, RPAO#01-0042013).

By Ben D. Arche DAVAO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has earmarked some P8.1 billion for the rehabilitation and early recovery of the victims of typhoon Pablo.

DSWD Undersecretary Mateo G. Montaño said the fund will be used for programs like livelihood, core shelter, emergency shelter and cash-for-work.

The core shelter, Montaño said is the permanent home of the affected families while the emergency center

is composed of bunkhouses for temporary shelter of the victims.

Montaño said the typhoon totally damaged about 34,634 houses sending 176,617 families homeless, and partially damaged some 38,529 houses.

At least P3.453 billion of the fund will go to the core shelter program and P385 million will be for the temporary shelters.

The social welfare department is also setting aside P1.756 billion for livelihood activities and P1.197 million for cash-for-work.

DSWD Regional Director Priscilla N. Razon said the affected families who will work through the cash-for-work program like building bunkhouses and debris cleaning to be paid a daily minimum wage of P218 daily.

There are about 83 bunkhouses to build, 60 in Davao Oriental and the rests in Compostela Valley with an initial budget of P48.5 million.

Volunteers in repacking relief goods are also getting paid, Razon said.

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CEB pre v iously announced that it will lease up to 8 Airbus A330-300 aircraft for its long haul operations. The airline will take delivery of 2 Airbus A330 aircraft this year, and an additional 2 in 2014. The Airbus A330 has a range of up to 11 hours which means CEB could serve markets

such as Australia, Middle East, parts of Europe and the US. CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 23 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft. Its fleet of 41 aircraft is the one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2013 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 19 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders.

CEB operates the most

extensive network in the Philippines with 32 domestic destinations and hubs in Manila, Cebu, Clark, Iloilo, Kalibo and Davao. It offers 21 international destinations, namely Bangkok, Bali, Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Dubai, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon (Seoul), Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Shanghai, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen.

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Mr. Louis Joline was awarded one of America’s “Fittest Over 50.” At the age of 65, He had completed 61 marathon races.

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But Louis Joline has admitted that he needs to belong to a running club. He says that he cannot get physically fit and strong by himself alone. He always advises people: “You should exercise with a group, because if your friends are exercising, then you will too!”

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Acceptance and abandonment IN this life, we need to acquire a good, healthy sporting spirit, because life is actually like a game. Yes, life is like a game. We set out to pursue a goal, we have to follow certain rules, we are given some means, tools and instruments, we are primed to win and we do our best, but losses can come, and yet, we just have to move on.

Woe to us when we get stuck with our defeats and failures, developing a loser’s mentality. That would be the epic fail that puts a period and a finis in a hanging narrative, when a comma, a colon or semi-colon would have sufficed.

We need a sporting spirit because life’s true failure can come only when we choose not to have hope. That happens when our vision and understanding of things is narrow and limited, confined only to the here and now and ignorant of the transcendent reality of the spiritual and supernatural world.

An indispensable ingredient of this healthy sporting spirit is the sense of acceptance and abandonment that we need to deliberately cultivate. This does not come automatically, as if it’s part of our genes. We have to develop them.

We have to learn to accept things the way they are or the way they can be. Yes, it’s true that we can shape things and events in our life. We can even shape, to a certain extent, persons.

There’s a certain validity to the saying that “life is

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what we make it.” But this cannot be true all the time.

We cannot succeed in all our plans all the time, no matter how pure our intentions and heroic our deeds. Life has aspects outside our control.

It would be wrong to fall into anguish and bitterness just because of these frustrations. In the Book of Ecclesiastes, we are already warned to be ready to accept all kinds of possible situations and predicaments.

“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” What does it a profit if one works or not, is wise or not, if he succeeds or loses.

Everything will just be the same in that everything ends and is thrown into Sheol, that is, into darkness and oblivion.

Of course, this Old Testament wisdom has a limited validity. It is imperfect and incomplete, in that it has not yet known the liberation and perfection brought about by Christ, the Son of God who became man precisely to save us.

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PED T. QUIAMJOT

OUR country maintains lead in the Business Process Outsourcing or BPO industries in the Asian region.

We have just overtaken India as the leading English speaking nation outside of the North American continent as the BPO capital of the world.

With fluency of the English language coupled with our ability and best etiquette to handle calm and restraints in confrontational transactions, many outsourcing

Jesus Christ. There are two things in life that you cannot do alone: Be married and Be a Christian.

God created and designed us all so that we need each other to encourage us when we fail, get discouraged or hurt.

We need to spend time every week with friends who are successfully living for Jesus.

Then, we can be motivated and learn from their good character and example.

We also need true teaching, spiritually healthy food, to keep growing and maturing in our Christ-like character. We need to learn through clear, practical teaching from the Bible how to live Jesus’ way successfully in everyday, real life.

Are you involved and committed to a church: your spiritual family? Do you have close, Christian friends who love Jesus and live His way every day? Do you have someone you can talk and pray with about your problems? Are you hearing clear, practical teaching every week how to daily live the successful Christian life? You and I can only become spiritually fit and strong through a team effort.

When you join Jesus, you join His team and family.

So why not ask Jesus to take full charge of your character and daily lifestyle? Then ask Him to lead you to a church family where you can learn to live Jesus’ right, successful

JHAN TIAFAU HURST way.

Remember, it is only together with our spiritual family and team that any of us can finish our race well—more like Jesus.

Just think a minute…

Surpassing expectations business in Asia have moved their headquarters to the new Global City in the national capital region and at the central business district of Cebu and to the 11 two tier cities including Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines.

With a total of USD 11 Billion revenues in 2010 and with the employment of 638,000 young graduates, the Call Center industries are fast surpassing its 20% annual growth rate.

At this growth, the industry experts are forecasting a staggering USD 25 Billion revenue starting 2016 which may employ 1.3 million more IT professionals compared to the 900,000 IT-BPO professionals now currently employed.

This is a phenomenal development that caught the watchful eyes of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to train and target online transactions with taxes. Watch for the new tax revenue guidelines.

India has opened up call

centers and BPO’s in Metro Manila over the last three years. The companies identified with Concentrix, Wipro Technologies and Opex holds offices along Salcedo Village in Makati City with Filipino crews.

American companies like Ernest and Young’s which provides accounting services is now based at the Ayala Business Park in Cebu City.

Medical prescription centers compete with hospitals for diagnosis and drug prescriptions.

Many Chinese companies, in fact 41 of them, who are into on-line gaming and gambling operates as call centers in the Cagayan Economic Zone in Sta Ana, Cagayan Valley which employs 5,000 IT Graduates from Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley and Isabela.

The recent growth of the BPO’s are not fueled by low value call centers but by high value knowledge process in the global legal system, general accounting

Selling gold to the BSP I HAVE received many inquiries from various individuals and groups on how they could sell gold to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) — the processes involved, the procedures they have to go through, and the people they have to deal with.

For the information of those who are interested to know, there are two laws that authorize the BSP to buy gold from the public: Republic Act 7653, the New Central Bank Act of 1993, and Republic Act 7076 or the People’s Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991.

The New Central Bank Act states that the BSP may buy and sell gold in any form.

According to the BSP’s Mint and Refinery Operations Division (MROD), the BSP buys all kinds of gold from mined gold to pawned gold items (even gold dentures!).

The law also provides that the international reserves of the BSP may include gold and assets in foreign currencies.

The BSP’s purchase of gold therefore helps strengthen the country’s international

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reserves.

The People’s Small-Scale Mining Act, on the other hand, specifies that all gold produced by small-scale miners shall be sold to the BSP, which in turn shall buy it at prices competitive with those prevailing in the world market regardless of volume or weight.

This law was enacted in line with the government’s policy to promote, develop, protect, and rationalize viable smallscale mining activities, which rely heavily on manual labor using simple implements and methods, in order to generate more employment opportunities.

Small-scale miners refer to Filipino citizens who voluntarily form a cooperative licensed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to engage in the extraction or removal of minerals or ore-bearing materials from the ground. These miners do not use explosives or heavy mining equipment.

The People’s Small-Scale Mining Act also requires the

BSP to establish as many buying stations in gold rush areas to fully service the requirements of the small-scale miners in those localities.

The BSP has a gold-buying station at the Security Plant Complex in Quezon City, and in BSP offices in the cities of Davao, Zamboanga, Baguio, and Naga.

Mario Fragata, officer-incharge of the gold-buying unit of BSP’s Mint and Refinery Operations Division (MROD), said that there are limits to the amount of gold that the BSP may purchase from each seller daily.

Each seller is allowed only two transactions per day, with each transaction consisting of not more than 10 kilos or 320 troy ounces of gold.

Fragata said that gold traders interested in selling their gold to the BSP should fill up a “Letter of Delivery and Sale” and submit it to the MROD’s Office of the Director.

The “Letter of Delivery and Sale,” which is provided by the BSP, should indicate that the

and software animations.

This confirms confidence among the foreign and international companies that our local manpower can handle well the technology solutions of various business applications aside from seeing the cost effectiveness of labor to skills and competence among Filipinos.

The success of this industry are inspirations for property developers to built high rise office buildings which enjoys tax incentives from the Board of Investments through the Economic Processing Zones or EPZA. A grant of P27.3 million by the Asian Development Bank to the Department of Science and Technology for educational programs for skills enhancement in the BPO sector is already in place according to Sen. Edgardo Angara the Vice Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

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Speaking out

IGNACIO BUNYE gold is offered for sale for value on the date of delivery and must be submitted not later than 2 p.m. of the advice date.

Fragata said that 99 percent of the payment will be given to the seller on the following business day. The balance will be settled upon completion of evaluation melting and final assay or within 30 days from the date of delivery or sale.

The BSP will also deduct processing and metal recovery factors from the payment, he added.

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from page 1 flight, the safety of the passengers could be compromised when the weather is bad, the resolution added.

The Laguindingan airport is now 90 percent complete and would operate in 2014 once the its navigational facilities were in place.

The new airport, which sits on a 4.17-square- kilometre site located in Barangay Moog in the municipality of Laguindingan some 32 kilometres west of this city and 46 kilometres from the present Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro, is the flagship project of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor Special Development Project, which covers both cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, as well as five coastal towns in Lanao del Norte and 22 towns of Misamis Oriental’s first and second congressional districts.

Once fully operational, Mindanao’s newest airport is expected to cater to the increasing demand of air passengers and cargoes, and expected to boost the economic activities of the CagayanIligan Corridor (CIC), and the Northern Mindanao region.

All commercial flights now being served at the Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City would be transferred to Laguindingan in Misamis Oriental.

Copies of the Oro Chamber resolution were furnished to President Benigno Aquino, II, the Sec. of the Department of Transportation, the Director General of CAAP, and the RDC in North Mindanao.

Efren T. Uy, President of the Oro Chamber, signed the approved resolution, certified correct by the chamber secretary lawyer Zoilo Antonio G. Velez.

Villar...

from page 1 landlocked valley surrounded by the Quezon and Roxas mountain ranges, giving it the impression of a crown jewel.

Mrs. Villar then travelled

to Buluan, Province of Maguindanao to visit & attend the Regional Forum of FREEDOM AGREEMENT on BANGSAMORO (FAB).

Among Villar’s contributions to Mindanao is the recently launched Coconet Weaving Factory in Sta. Elena, Iligan City where the Villar Foundation donated a decorticating machine for use in the livelihood program for Sendong victims.

Also in Iligan City, Villar donated P1M for the Sendong Memorial Park in Hinaplanon and a sculpture of a 9-year-old girl survivor on a log designed

by National Artist Julie Lluch.

The sculpture serves a memorial marker for the Sendong victims.

The first Sendong Memorial marker was also inaugurated last year in Golden Haven Memorial Park in Cagayan de Oro City.

Bid...

from page 1 that the winning bidder must supply the Air Navigation System, Aeronautical Ground Lighting and Control System, and Substation High Voltage and Low Voltage Electrical Equipment of the LADP. The Air Navigation System consists of a Division 1 Instrument Loading System (CAT – I: ILS), Division 2 Doppler VOR/DME, Division 3 ATC Communication System, and Division 4 AWOS System. The Aeronautical Ground Lighting and Control System consists of Division 6 Aeronautical Ground Lighting and Control System; and the Substation High Voltage and Low Voltage Electrical Equipment consists of Division 1 Electrical Works General Requirements and Division 4 Diesel Engine Generator Sets and Paralleling Switchboard.

Without the ANSSF, the CAAP planned to use only Virtual Flight Rule (VFR) during the airport’s opening until the ANSSF has been installed.

Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno expressed apprehension over CAAP’s

planned soft commercial opening this month using only VFR. Moreno said he would rather that the opening of the airport be delayed than compromise the safety of the public.

Seeks...

from page 1 * payments of business and real property taxes; * interests on bank loans especially for member companies who have existing loans with the Land Bank and subsequently a moratorium on the payment of loan amortizations for the next nine months; and, * interests and penalties on agricultural and commercial loans,” he said.

“These are just proposals. Whatever assistance the government can afford to ex tend to us in faci litating the mobilization of our resources for the fast and smooth rehabilitation of our farms would be a welcome development,” he said in a statement sent to media.

INDUSTRY LOSSES PBGEA, which is based here, has earlier reported that the industry suffered about P8 billion in losses with about 11,000 hectares of banana farms destroyed when the typhoon hit the region.

The industr y, engaged mainly in the export fresh bananas, covers roughly 70,000 hectares of plantations in the Davao Region and in southcentral Mindanao provinces.

Last weekend, a statement from the Department of Agriculture noted the national government has started the rehabilitation of small banana farms devastated by typhoon Pablo.

Agriculture department’s regional office announced over t he weekend a P33million rehab fund would set aside P5,750 per hectare for damaged banana farms specifically for clearing operations and for the distribution an initial four bags of fertilizers per hectare for

affected farms.

The regional office of the Agrarian Reform depar tment, on the other hand, has also assured the farmers they would be able to obtain product ion loa n t hrough their respective cooperatives.

A not her i nter vent ion from Department of Agrarian Reform, which is still being evaluated, is a proposed fiveyear moratorium on the payments of their lands acquired through the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program in the past years.

Many banana farms in the region are now run by agrarian reform cooperatives after big plantations were distributed to farmers under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.

T he A g r ic u lt u re a nd Agrarian Reform depar tments are not the only agencies helping farm workers d isplaced by Pablo si nce early last month, regional Agriculture officials said in a statement.

The Department of Labor and Employment has also worked together with the International Labor Organization for the implementation of an emergency employment scheme for farm those affected in both Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental.

The Land Bank of the Philippines, meanwhile, has also set up a loan window for banana farms where farmers can borrow P430,000 per hectare at 10-year maturity and at 6% interest rate annually.

To cushion the impact of the loan on the farmers, the bank will impose a two-year moratorium on the payment of the said loans.

Mr. Antig pointed out that most small growers are either suppliers or neighbors of big exporters’ plantations.

PBGEA, whose members are the big banana plantations, have also asked the government to “prioritize t he monetization of VAT (va lue-added ta x) cla i ms and tax credit certificates,” schemes that are refundable

from the government.

Mr. Antig said the monetization of these schemes will allow the member-companies to use internally generated funds and not depend on loans for their rehabilitation program.

Thus credit fund from the government for this purpose could be diverted better to small banana farmers, he said. -- Carmelito Q. Francisco

Camiguin...

from page 2 Mambajao town is the only part of the province found to prevent possible water spill,” the governor added.

The facilit y will ser ve the entire island-province and will be soon expanding with an additional 10-hectare service area.

This col lect ive ef for t, according to the governor, is real manifestation of their move towards equitable and sustainable development in good governance.

Quiamjot... from page 6

City about this development and the need to adopt in his district the educational programs for scholarships among the deser ving and physica lly qua lif ied from his constituents last October 2012.

Unt i l now, I have not received a reply but maybe with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) budget of P450 Million subsidy for IT, perhaps, he could come up to support the training of more Cagayanon’s in the IT-BPO industry?

Cimagala... from page 6

us to develop an attitude of acceptance in life, which also has to be accompanied by an attitude of abandonment in the hands of God. This latter attitude is rooted on a richer truth that comes from our faith, our belief that there is

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God, our Creator and Father, who loves us and provides for us everything that we need.

We need to enliven our faith, detaching ourselves from the suffocating grip of our senses and reasoning alone that can only discern things to a certain extent, but not all the way. We need faith to put ourselves in the omniscient and omnipotent system of God. As Pope Benedict said in his Letter, Porta fidei (Door of faith), that proclaimed the Year of Faith for 2012 to 2013, “there is no other possibility for possessing certitude with regard to one’s life apart from self-abandonment, in a continuous crescendo, into the hands of a love that grows constantly because it has its origin in God.” (7) Only the doubters and skeptics, the agnostics and atheists subjectively exclude t hemselves f rom t he a l lembracing prov idence of God, who governs everything out of wisdom and love.

A certain sense of abandonment is needed in life. It surely is not the type where we just do nothing. It’s an active, intelligent abandonment, driven by faith and love for God. We can know God, and k now h i m a lot. We ca n cooperate w it h hi m, a nd cooperate with him a lot.

But we cannot k now him completely, nor cooperate with him 100%.

Someone said that if anyone cla i ms to k now God completely, and by corollary, to cooperate with him completely, we can be sure that that God is not the real God, for God, while knowable and relatable, always transcends our ways. So trust, a sense of abandonment, is unavoidable.

Christ, the fullness of divine revelation, himself taught us to live a certain sense of abandonment. And he lived it to perfection when he abandoned himself to the will of his Father by accepting his death on the cross.

Let’s meditate on his passion and death often.

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By PERLITA D. CHANGCO, Contributor

COTABATO City -- Rice researchers and farmers in the autonomous region are delighted with the bountiful harvest of the Philippine long-grain aromatic rice planted in a threehectare ricefield in North Upi, Maguindanao.

T he i nt ro duc t ion a nd ex per i ment on t he v iability and adaptability of t his k ind of rice or bet ter k now n i n Ind ia as Basmati rice is part of government efforts toward rice sufficiency under the Agri Pinoy program of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Accord i ng to Dhigs Abdulla h, chief of Agricu ltura l Informat ion Division of the Department of Agriculture in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAFARMM), three varieties of the aromatic rice such as the PAR 370, PAR 385, and CLS-1 have been planted

DA extends help in ‘Pablo’-hit towns of Compostela Valley DAVAO City -- Two Mindanao regional offices of the Department of Agriculture (DA) have extended help to the farmers of some typhoon-hit towns i n Compostela Va l ley province.

The provincial leadership expressed gratefulness for the free plowing services in rice and corn fields in the province, where DA-Region 10 sent two while DA-12 extended eight farm tractors to help the farmers.

T he cor n f ield s of Barangays Mapaca, San Miguel and Osmeña and the rice fields in Barangays Lagab, Aurora and Siocon were the first villages of the municipality of Compostela to benefit from the service.

DA 12 Rehabilitation Team area supervisor Edu-

ardo Salomon said for the first week of January alone, the rehabilitation teams were able to plow about 61 hectares of corn fields and 34 hectares of rice fields in the first three barangay-beneficiaries.

Meanwhile, Municipal Agriculturist Teodolfo Lora said aside from the plowing service, certified rice seeds and vegetable seeds were also distributed.

“Corn seeds will also be given as soon as the weather goes back to its normal condition,” she said.

Lora added that the support of DA will give a boost to the local government unit’s agri-industry recovery strategies and will surely help the farmers pull through from the damage done by the typhoon.

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in a three-hectare techno demo farm of the Upi Agricultural School (UAS), North Upi, Maguindanao.

The undertaking was initiated by the ARMM Integrated Agricultural Research Center (ARMMIARC) in coordination with DA-Maguindanao Research Outreach Station and UAS, Abdullah said.

Du r i ng t he ha r vest festival held on Thursday, at 20-kilo seedlings per hectare, Abdullah noted a high yield of the CLS-1 variety at 5.93 tons per hectare followed by PAR

370 w it h 4.70 tons/ha, whi le t hey have yet to receive a report on the yield of PAR 385 as harvest was set Jan 13.

PAR 370 variety is due for harvest in 112 days while CLS-1 matures in 113 days from planting day.

UAS assistant research and extension technical person Marlon Garrigues said, that production cost amounting to P30, 000 per hectare was spent for 14-14 fertilizer, urea, and vermicast for the three varieties while net income

for CLS-1 alone was estimated at P62, 000 based on the prevailing price of P15.50 per kilo of palay.

Abdullah said the DA, through the International Rice Research Institute ( I R R I ), c o n t i n u e s t o strengthen research program initiatives aimed at boosting the agricultural sector particularly the rice farming communities.

Considering the encouraging results, demo farms on the Philippine long-grain aromatic rice will be replicated in many areas with suitable cli-

matic condition similar that of North Upi, Abdullah said.

Mea nwh i le, A R M M executive secretary Atty.

Anwar Malang who represented OIC-Regiona l Governor Mujiv Hataman during the harvest festival urged residents to submit priority needs for assistance and has likewise local agriculture officials to prepare a Master Development Plan to include construction of training centers and upgrading of necessar y facilities for funding allocation.

Republic of the Phillipines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Zamboanga del Sur City/Municipality of Tukuran

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the Public that Yamani Salunoy Demabildo has filed with this Office a petition for change of Gender from Female to Male in the birth certificate of YAMANI SALUNOY DEMABILDO who was born on January 2, 1986 at Sto. Niño Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur and whose parents are Rico D. Demabildo and Marcosa D. Salunoy.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than 18th of January 2013.

(Sgd.) GINALYN D. ACUÑA City/Municipal Civil Registrar

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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that EMALYN MAYANG TABLATE has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from ERMELENDA to EMALYN in the birth certificate ERMELENDA EMPIC MAYANG who was born on October 16,1963 at TUKURAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR and whose parents are ERNESTO MAYANG and ERLINDA EMPIC. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written oppostion with this Office not later that 18th of January 2013.

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JV asks P-Noy for more funds for OFW legal aid SAN Juan City Rep. JV Ejercito Estrada urged President Benigno Aquino III to allocate more funds intended for legal assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are facing criminal charges in their respective host countries.

Ejercito Estrada made the call following reports that some 3,000 OFWs around the world are facing criminal charges, ranging from immigration-related cases, murder, theft, to drug trafficking.

In China alone, 78 Filipinos are reported to have been convicted for drug trafficking and are awaiting death sentences.

The young legislator, who is the vice chairman of the House labor and employment committee, noted that a measly P60 million was appropriated this year for the legal assistance fund (LAF) that could be used by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to bail out OFWs who are in conflict with the law in at least 68 host countries.

“I cannot imagine the fact that our OFWs whom we refer to as the ‘modernday heroes’ are getting less out of their contribution to our country,” Ejercito Estrada said in exasperation.

“If not for the remittances of these hardworking OFWs, our economy could have been in the red. And, yet, the present government seems lukewarm in attending to their needs, especially

in terms of providing legal assistance to those who are locked in legal battle in their respective host countries,” he stressed.

Under Republic Act (RA) 10022 or the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act, the government is under obligation to allot P100 million for legal services to migrant workers and overseas Filipinos in distress. The allocation is coursed through the DFA, which is mandated to provide legal assistance to OFWs. Of the amount, P50 million would come from the Contingency Fund of the President, P30 million from the Contingency Fund of the President Social Fund, and P20 million from the Welfare Fund for Overseas Workers. An additional P30 million is taken from the General Appropriations Act. Records from the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OW WA) showed that OFWs have paid more than P1 billion in membership contribution, as every outbound worker is required to pay $25 for their protection.

For the whole of 2012, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projected that OFW remittances would reach $24 billion, 19.4 percent higher than the level registered a year ago. These remittances fuel consumption spending which is considered the backbone of Philippine economy.

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Rodriguez remains among top attendees in Congress last year CAGAYAN de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd district) working habit in the Lower House remains unscathed as he remained among top attendees in Congress last year.

But Reps. Jules Ledesma of Negros Occidenta l, Manny Pacquiao of Sar a n ga n i, Ju a n Ponc e “Jack” Enrile Jr. of Cagayan, and Juan Miguel Arroyo of t he pa r t y-list group Ang Galing Pinoy are among the top absentee congressmen.

At tend a nc e i n t he House of Representatives monitored by the website rollcall.ph showed that L edesma, a perennia l absentee, is on top of the list.

The website counted a total of 125 sessions held by the House between July 27, 2010, when Congress convened, up to mid-November last year. It claims that its information “is accurate as of Nov. 14, 2012.”

Its tally is based on the House journals, which record t he cha mber’s plena r y proc e ed i ngs , including the roll call.

Only one congress-

man, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., scored perfect attendance.

Ledesma attended only 13 sessions, while Arroyo was present in 36, Enrile in 44 and boxing champion Pacquiao in 47.

However, Ledesma, Arroyo and Enrile attended the sessions on Dec. 12 and 17 when the House voted on second reading and on thirdfinal reading on the controversial Reproductive Health bill.

Ledesma and Enrile voted for the measure, while Arroyo cast a negative vote.

As for Pacquiao, he voted aga inst t he bi l l on Dec. 12 shortly after arriving from his latest bout with Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, but did not show up for the more critical thirdreading vote on Dec. 17.

Last month’s atten-

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12TH Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY OF THE CHILD APRIL ROSE BALATERO AND TO USE THE SURNAME OF FATHER

FOR: APRIL ROSE BALATERO, Petitioner,

- versus NODEC TAGAL,

SPL. PROC. NO. 21-470 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY AND USE OF SURNAME

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE BIRTH RECORD OF HANNA MAE BUREROS RESPUESTO

SPL. PROC. NO. 21-421

HANNA MAE BUREROS RESPUESTO, Petitioner.

- versus THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO, LANAO DEL NORTE, Respondent. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -// TO:

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Office of the Solicitor General Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village Makati City

2.

Office of the Public Prosecutor Tubod, Lanao del Norte

3.

Office of the Local Civil Registrar Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte

4.

Atty. Reymund G. Inihao PAO Office, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte

NOTICE OF DECISION

5.

Hanna Mae Bureros Respuesto

Poblacion Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte

6.

The Administrator and Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office, East Avenue, Quezon City

G R E E T I N G S:

You are hereby notified by these presents that on the 27th day of JULY 2011, a DECISION was issued in the above-entitled case, copy of which is hereto attached.

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(Sgd.) ATTY. BERNARDINO M. BERING Clerk of Court VI

dance of the four congressmen is not included in the website’s record.

The other top absentees and the number of days they attended session are: Augusto Syjuco Jr. of Iloilo, 31; Jeffrey Fer rer of Neg ros Occidental, 34; Anna York Bondoc of Pampanga, 39; Ferjenel Biron of Iloilo, 43; Valentina Plaza of Agusan del Sur, 44; and Seth Jalosjos of Zamboanga del Norte, 48.

They are followed by Benjamin Asilo of Manila, 53; Anthony del Rosario of Davao del Norte, 53; Narciso Bravo Jr. of Masbate, 54; Evita Arago of Laguna, 54; Patrick Antonio of Agbiag Timpuyog Ilokano, 54; Jesus Celeste of Pangasinan, 56; Raymond Mendoza of Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, 58; Mary Mitzi Cajayon of Caloocan, 58; Vincent Crisologo of Quezon City, 58; and Teddy Baguilat of Ifugao, 59.

The top attendees are Roilo Golez of Parañaque,

who missed on ly t wo sessions; and Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II, and Florencio Noel of An Waray, who attended 122 sessions.

Other House members with good attendance are Jorge Banal of Quezon City, Edcel Lagman of Albay, Reena Obillo of Una ang Pamilya, and David Kho of Senior Citizens, 121.

The others were Jesus Sakdalan of North Cotabato, Isidro Rodriguez Jr. of Rizal, Jesus Paras of Bukidnon, and Salvio Fortuno of Camarines Sur, 120; Maximo Dalog of Mountain Province; Si me on Dat u ma nong of Mag uindanao, 119; Rodolfo Albano of Isabela, Leopoldo Bataoil of Pangasinan and George Arnaiz of Negros Oriental, 118.

Minority Leader Danilo Suarez attended 111 sessions, while former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria MacapagalA r royo wa s recorded present in 75.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12TH Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY OF THE CHILD NODECCA ZSAHONEY BALATERO AND TO THE USE SURNAME OF FATHER FOR:

NODECCA ZSAHONEY BALATERO, Petitioner,

- versus NODEC TAGAL,

Private Respondent,

SPL. PROC. NO. 21-471 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY AND USE OF SURNAME

Private Respondent,

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF LALA LANAO DEL NORTE

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF LALA LANAO DEL NORTE

And

And

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 12th Judicial Region, Branch 21 Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte

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THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE (NSO) EAST AVE., QUEZON CITY, Metro Manila,

Respondents. x---------------------------------------------------------//

THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE (NSO) EAST AVE., QUEZON CITY, M.M. Respondents. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -// AMENDED ORDER

AMENDED ORDER

A verified amended petition for acknowledgment of paternity and use of surname of father in the Birth Record of April Rose Balatero in the Local Civil Registry of Lala, Lanao del Norte, was filed by petitioner April Rose Balatero on June 22, 2012, praying this Honorable Court that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment shall issue 1) DECLARING Petitioner as the biological daughter and child of private respondent Nodec Tagal; 2) ORDERING the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte and the NSO to cause the necessary change and corrections of the erroneous entry recorded in the book of births, specifically in the record/certificate of birth of the petitioner in such a way that: (a) the last name of Petitioner in the Certificate of Live birth be changed from “Balatero” to “Tagal” and the name “Balatero” be placed under middle name so that her full name reads “APRIL ROSE BALATERO TAGAL”; 3) ORDERING the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte to CANCEL AND DELETE the remarks and annotation appearing in the Certificate of Live birth under Registry No. 99-227 issued by the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte; 4) FORWARD a copy of the changed and corrected birth record of the Petitioner to the National Statistics Office (NSO), East Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila; and 4) Furnish a copy of the corrected birth certificate and/or record to the petitioner upon payment of legal fees.

Finding the verified amended petition to be sufficient both in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing to February 22 , 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. Let this order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Lanao del Norte once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

The Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte, and any person who has an interest in the petition may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition or from the last day of publication of this order.

Further, let this amended order be posted for fifteen (15) consecutive days prior to the date of hearing on the bulletin board of the Municipal Hall of Lala, Lanao del Norte; on the bulletin board of barangay (Purok Apitong) Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte where the petitioner is residing, and on the bulletin board of this court.

The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this amended order three (3) days before the scheduled hearing date.

Furnish copy of this Amended Order to the Solicitor General, Makati City, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Lanao del Norte, the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte; Atty. John Dale A Cantalejo, Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte, April Rose Balatero and Nodec Tagal, both of Purok Apitong, Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte.

SO ORDERED.

December 26, 2012.

Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte.

A verified amended petition for acknowledgment of paternity and use of surname of father in the Birth Record of Nodecca Zsahoney Balatero in the Local Civil Registry of Lala, Lanao del Norte, was filed by petitioner Nodecca Zsahoney Balatero on September 12, 2012, praying this Honorable Court that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment shall issue 1) DECLARING Petitioner as the biological daughter and child of private respondent Nodec Tagal; 2) ORDERING the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte and the NSO to cause the necessary change and corrections of the erroneous entry recorded in the book of births, specifically in the record/certificate of birth of the petitioner in such a way that: (a) the last name of Petitioner in the Certificate of Live birth be changed from “Balatero” to “Tagal” and the name “Balatero” be placed under middle name so that her full name reads “NODECCA ZSAHONEY BALATERO TAGAL”; 3) ORDERING the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte to CANCEL AND DELETE the remarks and annotation appearing in the Certificate of Live birth under Registry No. 99-226 issued by the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte; 4) FORWARD a copy of the changed and corrected birth record of the Petitioner to the National Statistics Office (NSO), East Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila; and 4) Furnish a copy of the corrected birth certificate and/or record to the petitioner upon payment of legal fees.

Finding the verified amended petition to be sufficient both in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing to February 22, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. Let this order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Lanao del Norte once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

The Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte, and any person who has an interest in the petition may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition or from the last day of publication of this order.

Further, let this amended Order be posted for fifteen (15) consecutive days prior to the date of hearing on the bulletin board of the Municipal Hall of Lala, Lanao del Norte; on the bulletin board of barangay (Purok Apitong) Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte where the petitioner is residing, and on the bulletin board of this court.

The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this amended order three (3) days before the scheduled hearing date.

Furnish copy of this Amended Order to the Solicitor General, Makati City, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Lanao del Norte, the Local Civil Registrar of Lala, Lanao del Norte; Atty. John Dale A Cantalejo, Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte and Nodecca Zsahoney Balatero and Nodec Tagal, both of Purok Apitong, Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte.

SO ORDERED.

December 26, 2012.

Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte.

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