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Villar Foundation partners anew with DZRH in cleaning up Manila Bay *First clean-up drive for the year attended by thousands of volunteers

FORMER Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar on Saturday led the clean-up drive at Manila Bay in the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat & Eco-Tourism Area or LPPCHEA where some 1,500 sacks of garbage were collected by thousands of volunteers.

Villar, also managing director of Villar Foundation, underscored the need to clean our environment to prevent flooding.

“Protection of the environment will save us from disasters and calamities.

Calamities are added burden to us. It can make one poorer because all efforts would be futile if properties acquired through hard labor will only be destroyed by floods

and other calamities,” explained Villar.

To avert occurrence of this worst scenario, Villar cited the need to clean our rivers, our creeks and other bodies of water especially Manila Bay. She said the LPPCHEA, also called Freedom Island, which is accessible from the Coastal Road, is a very important area for the nearby cities of Las Piñas and Paranaque and some municipalities of Cavite to prevent flooding.

“All our waters go here, said Villar who served as Las Piñas City congresswoman for three terms or nine consecutive years.

She said, regularly cleaning Manila Bay of tons of garbage and other debris

is in consonance with the foundation’s partnership with radio DZRH. This year’s clean-up drive has for its theme, “Makabagong Bayanihan Manila Bay Clean Up”.

The Villar Foundation had inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) represented by radio station DZRH in its Manila Bay clean-up drive.

“The Villar Foundation and DZRH agree that this is not only a joint cooperative undertaking, but more importantly, it is a major public service activity that would help contribute to the promotion of a livable, VILLAR| PAGE 5

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MetroSpect A New Provincial Superior of the Philippine Jesuits

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hilippine Jesuits have their so called Provincial Su p e r i or, t h e h e a d of all Jesuits in the Philippines. Unlike the Jesuit Superior General in Rome whose term of office is lifetime, the Provincial has a sixyear term of governance of the entire Province: the 300 Jesuits, their ministri es, and the various institutions.

Fr Antonio Moreno SJ, a Cagayanon, and presently the President of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, is the 11th P rov i n c i a l Sup e r i or of the Philippine Jesuits. He received his appointment from the Superior General, Very Rev. Adolfo Nicolas, SJ. He succeeds Fr Jose C e ci lio Magadi a, SJ who will be assigned in Rome as the new General Assistant for Formation.

Fr Tony finished grade school, high school, and college at Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan.

He joined the Jesuits in 1983 and was ordained a priest in 1993.

He has a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Wales, Swansea, UK. Before his assignment

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Liceo U VP joins German Conference in Bangkok

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i c e o ’s V P f o r Academics and Dean of Graduate Studies Dr. Teresita T. Tumapon has been invited to participate in the said 5th PASCH conference.

Last year, in the fourth PASCH Conference, also held in Bangkok, she was invited and was the speaker for the Philippine contingent on the benefits to students of learning German language.

Her participation is in connection of her being Liceo’s Internationalization Affairs consultant.

S h e i n i t i at e d t h e te a ch i ng of G e r m an in Grades 8 and 9 in resp ons e to D epE d’s Order intergrating foreign language in Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) from Grade 8.

To date, L iceo de Cagayan University is one of three private schools in the country integrating German in Grades 8 & 9.

The other two schools are the Ateneo de Manila High School and the German-European School in Parañaque.

Besides in basic education, German is also integrated in Liceo’s higher education curriculaas an elective in the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral levels.

Liceo has four trained teachers in the German language, led by Herr Jose Ma. Z. Valdehuesa who obtained a certificate in teaching German as a second language from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft f u r S o z i a lp a d a g o g i k Gesellschafts bildunge.

V., L andeshauptstadt Dusseldorf, Nord Rhein Westfalen.

The three others are Herr Michael Villamor, Liceo’s Student Affairs and teacher in English, Frau Jasmin Lagumbay, Chair of Languages and teacher in English both of Liceo’s basic education department and Frau Revian Mangubat, faculty member in English of the College of Education.

Four other Faculty members also scholars of Gothe Institut Philipinnen are slated to undergo intensive training in teaching German.

This is in preparation for the offering of German as a focus of German Cultural Studies in the College of Education as well as in the Liberal Arts.

The Ian Nuer Fever in Zamboanga, he taught social sciences at Xavier University and later served as Dean (Arts and Sciences) and Vice President for S o cial Development.

Presently, he is the Vice-President of the C at h o l i c E d u c at i o n Association of the P h i l ippi n e s ( C E A P ) and the President of Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, TawiTa w i A s s o c i a t i o n

of Private S chools (ZAMBASULTAPS).

Fr Tony always finds t ime to come home to Cagayan de Oro to visit his mother and to officiate Masses and other priestly ministries for his many relatives and friends.

He will begin his term as Provincial on June 12, 2013 and will be based at the Province Curia in Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Snap of the

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Two children play with an invented toy made from a long wooden stick and two wheels.

This photo was taken in Barangay Kibangay in the outskirts of the Municipality of Lantapan, Bukidnon.

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The snap of the week photo feature is open to photographers, hobbyists, students, and enthusiasts. If you have a photo you would like to share with us. email the editor at: thecagayantimes@gmail.com

By: Kirt David B. Mercado

What defines an Marawi.

It was in that same artist? school that he had his n one TV show, The formal training as a Script lead vocalist, performer.

He was part of the Danny O’Donoghue said that the difference S i n i n g K a m b a y o k a between an artist and a E n s e m b l e . N u e r , singer is that a singer, you together with the theater can give a song and just g r o u p, r e p r e s e n t e d let him sing but an artist the Philippines in the is one you can collaborate International Theater Festival which was an with.

An artist is therefore, show that toured Europe, beyond a singer. An artist the Middle East and is someone who has South East Asia.

In this tour, Nuer was more musicality, more creativity and definitely given a lead role in the Broken Dreams play. more experience.

He played a native In Cagayan de Oro, there are many talented who dreamt of a better vocalists and you can find life and studied in the them performing in the city.

Nuer can regularly be hottest bars in the city.

Some of these vocalists seen performing with his are mere singers while show band. But besides others are true artists. his gigs with the band, he One local artist that is also performs as a soloist worth noting is the lead in weddings, birthdays, vocalist of the Eilrahc corporate gatherings and other events.

Band, Ian Nuer.

Nuer has a wide range Nuer, at a distance, seems to be just another of musical influences performer. But this guy which include Stevie has a lot up his sleeve. Wonder, Bach, Barr y Nuer has tons of Manilow, Martin Nievera experience behind him and Regine Velasquez.

He is able to sing songs and these make him a notch higher than many from various genres such as RnB, ballad, classic, other local vocalists.

N u e r g r a d u a t e d rock and dance.

Ian Nuer and the Bachelor of Science in Social Work in Mindanao Eilrahc Band are managed S t a t e Un i v e r s i t y – by Charlie Villalba.

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DSWD alerts Pantawid Pamilya families from “Epals”

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By Charmaine P. Tadlas, Regional Information Officer

ue to reports that various politicians and groups are using Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to threaten beneficiaries and take advantage of t h e i r vote s i n t h e upcoming election, the Department of S ocial Welfare and Development advises the beneficiaries not to be intimidated by such t hre ats since only the Department can delist them if they do not comply to the conditions set by the Program.

Pantawid Pamilya is a human development program of the national government that i nve st s i n t he he a lt h and education of poor households with children aged 0-14 years old and/ or pregnant mot hers.

It is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program that provides cash grants to beneficiaries provided that they comply with t he s et of condit ions

required by the program.

As of August 29, 2012, there are 3,037,65 poor households enrolled a s Pant aw i d Pam i l y a beneficiaries.

To ensure that the b e n e f i c i ar i e s are n ot taken advantage of during the upcoming elections, the DSWD launches the “Bawal Ang Epal Dito” national campaign that seeks to eliminate the “epal” (colloquial term referring to someone who is an attention grabber) in the implementation of the government programs, especially the Pantawid Pamilya.

“Bawal and Epal Dito” aims to emp ower t he beneficiaries with the knowledge that no one has the right to delist them from the Program, and that only the DSWD Regional Office or National Of f ice are authorized to do so if s/he will not comply with t he condit ions w hich are meant to improve

t he p o or hous ehol d’s economic prospects to help them move out of poverty.

Health and nutrition conditions require qualified families to periodic checkups, growth monitoring, and vaccinations for children 0-5 years old; twice a year intake of de-worming pills for children 6-14 years old, pre- and postnatal care for pregnant women and attendance o f p a r e nt s i n f a m i l y development sessions where responsible parenthood is discussed.

Education conditions include d ay-c are and school enrollment, attendance equivalent to 85% of school days for children 3-14 years old.

The “Bawal and Epal Dito” campaign also aims to directly eliminate the mis concept ion of t he beneficiaries about the control of p oliticians over the Pantawid Pamilya.

JV ASKS PNOY FOR MORE FUNDS FOR OFW LEGAL ASSISTANCE

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AN 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.

E j e r c i t o E s t r a d a ‘modern-day heroes’ made the call following are getting less out of reports that some 3,000 their contribution to our OFWs around the world country,” Ejercito Estrada are facing cr imina l said in exasperation. charges, ranging from “If not for the immigration-related remittances of these cases, murder, theft, to hardworking OFWs, drug trafficking. our economy could have In China alone, 78 been in the red. And, yet, Filipinos are reported to the present government have been convicted for s e e ms lu ke w ar m i n drug trafficking and are attending to their needs, awaiting death sentences. especially in terms of The young legislator, providing legal assistance who is the vice chairman to those who are locked of the House labor and in legal battle in their employment committee, respective host countries,” noted that a measly P60 he stressed. million was appropriated Un d e r R e pu b l i c this year for the legal Act (RA) 10022 or the assistance fund (LAF) Migrant Workers and that could be used by the Overseas Filipinos Act, Department of Foreign the government is under Affairs (DFA) to bail out obligation to allot P100 OFWs who are in conflict million for legal services with the law in at least 68 to migrant workers and host countries. overseas Filipinos in “I cannot imagine distress. The allocation the fact that our OFWs is coursed through the whom we refer to as 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 O v e r s e a s Wo r k e r s’ Welfare Administration ( O W WA ) s h o w e d 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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Corp News LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT: Energy firm STEAG State Power Inc. turned-over recently two highpowered sewing machines to the Xavier Ecoville Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Brgy Lumbia as part of its support to the Typhoon Sendong rebuilding efforts. The assistance is part of the P0.5million financial grant for the establishment of the Ecoville Livelihood Center. The sewing machines will be used for the recycling of used taurpulins and empty industrial sacks into ecobins and multi-purpose bags.

The project is a joint undertaking between Steag, Xavier University and Kugi Minds. Present during the simple turnover activity were Kugi Minds’ Benjie Paras, XU President Fr. Bobby Yap, Ecoville coop representatives led

by Cherry Barrios, Steag Comrel Manager Ghaye Alegrio, and XU Dean Roel Ravanera.

Philippines’ AirAsia welcomes 2013 with free seats promo

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY—The Philippines’ AirAsia welcomes the Year of the Snake with a bang that will surely make every budget traveller scramble and rumble for—Free Seats Promo that will extend up to 2014, the Year of the Horse.

“We are ringing in the Year of the Snake with free seats to our domestic and international destinations up for grabs and to make it more exciting, we are extending the travel period for this promo to 2014,” Freddy Herrera, AirAsia Inc. Commercial head, said.

The Free Seats Promo official starts today (0001hours, January 15) and will officially closed at 2359hours on Sunday (January 20).

“Those who have been planning trips or holidays for this year-end and early 2014 will be happy to finally be able to book their flights, and enjoy free seats too! We know that many have been anticipating this AirAsia Free Seats campaign, and what better way to start off the year but with promo seats for everyone,” Herrera added.

Those interested can book their seats online at www.airasia.com.

Travel period if open from August 20, 2013 to February 9, 2014.

Aside from free seats, Philippines’ AirAsia is also offering big sale promo fares to Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur with all-in fares starting from only P899.

“With our promo fares, more and more people are benefiting from AirAsia’s extensive route network which covers 20

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countries and 80 destinations,” he said.

High traffic into the AirAsia website is expected and guests are advised to be patient while booking their promo seats, or alternatively they can also book the promo seats via AirAsia’s new and improved mobile apps which are available for download at Apple’s App Store for iPhone, Google’s Play Store for Android phones, or atmobile.airasia.com for WAP enabled phones.

Guests are encouraged to pre-book their check-in baggage allocation online along with their flight bookings as they are able to save up to 66% as compared to checking-in their bags over the airport counter.

Apart from that, guests are also able to pre-book their in-flight meals with a wide variety of hot meals available on board with an option to book up to two meals for each guest. Check-in baggage

allocation, in-flight meals, Pick-A-Seat, travel insurance and more are all available online and guests are able to add or make changes to their booking very simply through ‘Manage My Booking’.

For those looking to complement their airline booking with hotel deals, AirAsiaGo has more than 100,000 hotels worldwide and AirAsia flights+hotel packages at www.AirAsiaGO.com. For more details, also likefacebook.com/ AirAsiaGO.PH or follow twitter.com/ AirAsiaGOPH. Grab tips and tricks on how to book your promo seats with AirAsia’s ‘Bargain Hunter 101’ which is available on AirAsia’s Facebook page (facebook. com/AirAsiaPhilippines), and for more updates on AirAsia’s latest innovations, as well as promotions, activities and contests, connect with them via Twitter(twitter. com/AirAsiaPh). (Bong D. Fabe)

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By Dr. Adonis Agcopra MBA, RFC®

Investment Scams… Beware!

Aman Futures really hit it big.

Swindling 12B pesos of hardearned money is no mean feat.

Celso de los Angeles’ Legacy Group still runs fresh in the minds of many, yet the recent exposé of Manuel Amalilio’s Aman Futures and the Coco Rasuman group really gets one into thinking: Why do Pinoys keep falling back into the same old trap?

It is a pyramid investing scam, you idiot! Curiosity killed the cat, but it was cluelessness that nailed down its ninth life for good. Ever since Charles Ponzi made it more notorious, a lot of scammers have followed suit.

More recently, Bernie Madoff in the US ran off with $18B and was sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2009.

If investors would act rationally, then investment choices would be based on informed decisions. But a lot of investors do not behave rationally! In behavioral finance, investors are naturally influenced by either of two opposing factors – greed for gain and fear of the risk of losing money. For most, fear of loss predominates. A peso lost seems more distressful than a peso gained. Thus many refrain from taking investment risks.

However, when someone talks about very high-yielding gains as initial bait, greed starts to prevail and people become irrational.

More and more gullible investors join the bandwagon – even those seemingly educated like lawyers, doctors and politicians.

As a basic tenet of investing, everyone should know that investment yield and risk are

directly related. The higher the yield, the higher the corresponding risk. By common financial sense, it is easy to admit that a guaranteed 62% return for a 20-day placement should be baloney. Even in the volatile environment of the Philippine Stocks Exchange, out of 253 stocks listed for 2011, only 24 realized an annual gain of 100% or more. Now where would they invest such a guaranteed claim?

Financial literacy especially at the basics is essential to one’s financial health. Seek to understand first your investments before parting with your hard-earned money. Overcome greed.

Most importantly, know the credibility of the company you are dealing with – it’s definitely a whole world of difference between investing in a flyby-night company that has been peddling “investments” for a few months as compared to a sturdy financial group with a battery of professional investment analysts and several decades of successful investment management experience to its credit.

If you get ill, you usually get an appointment with your family doctor right away. If you’re unsure on matters regarding investments, it might be a sound idea not to hesitate as well to seek advice from a trusted financial professional.

It could spell the difference between keeping and losing your money.

If it’s too good to be true… it most likely is. Investigate before you invest!

SM PRIME OPENS FIFTH MALL IN THE CHICAGO OF CHINA SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the country’s largest mall developer and operator recently opened SM City Chongqing, its fifth mall in China. Located in Southwest China, it is the country’s fifth shopping mall in China after SM City Xiamen, SM City Jinjiang, SM City Chengdu, and SM City Suzhou.

Known as the Chicago of the East, Chongqing is one of the four municipalities directly under the Central Government of China after Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Guangzhou.

An economic center upstream of the Yangtze River, Chongqing’s three thousand years of history highlights the broad and deep Bashu culture, where the root of prosperity is rooted.

To d a y, C h o n g q i n g h a s s e ve r a l e c on om i c and technological zones and is a major railway hub. The city also boasts

of cultural heritage and natural attractions, and is the starting point of the Yangtze River Cruise, which explores the impressive scenery of China’s Three Gorges.

The 149,080 square meter six -level mall is located in Chongqing’s rapidly developing Yubei district. With its strategic location and transport accessibility, t he ma ll will serve a population of approximately 30 million residents in the city of Chongqing.

SM City Chongqing’s exterior design features

“fish scale” panels accented by lighting a “fish scale” overlaps. Slanted glass panels define entrances at the lobby, giving customers a grand welcome.

Customers get a grand welcome as they enter as beige tones create a warm, cordial, and clean feeling.

Huge skylights not only give customers a sense of awe, but also providing the mall with natural lighting, making it environmentally friendly.

Navigating around the mall is easy, as the planning of retail shops focuses on the circulation flow. A dazzling array of beautiful exhibits of goods can be seen through either sides of the mall lobby to enhance the shopping experience.

With 85% of the mall awarded to various tenants,

SM City Chongqing offers a mix of local and international stores with Vanguard Supermarket, SM Department Store, and Wanda Cinema as its anchor tenants. Junior an ch ors i n clu d e Ve r a Moda, Ongly, Jack & Jones, Watsons, Starbucks, and Kidswant.

SM City Chongqing is the sixth SM mall to be opened by SM Prime this year after SM City Olongapo in Zambales.

SM City Consolacion in Cebu, SM San Fernando in Pampanga, SM City General Santos in General Santos, and SM Lanang Premier in Davao.

SM Prime now has a total of 51 malls in the Philippines and in China with a combined GFA of 6.3 square meters.

Yubei District Mayor Yulin Huang (4th from left) and SM Prime Holdings President Hans T. Sy (3rd from left) share honors in the ribbon cutting ceremony during the grand launch of SM City Chongqing, SM Prime’s fifth mall in China. They are shown with SM Prime Holdings Chief Finance Officer and Executive Vice President Jeffrey Lim, Chongqing Commerce Commission Vice Director Guohua Chen and SM Store President Jorge Mendiola

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CINEMAGIS turns 5: XU holds relief mission for Pablo victims The quest for NorthMin cinematic excellence begins

The Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts launch the 5th installment of the CINEMAGIS film festival series. This year, a total of 10 films make it into the final stage of the competition.

X a v i e r Un i v e r s i t y through the Xavier Science Foundation, the XCCA, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts with the XU NSTP will hold the 5th CINEMAGIS Digital Short Film Festival in Northern Mindanao, January 24 to 26 simultaneously at the XU Little Theater and SM City CDO Cinema 2.

CINEMAGIS celebrates the filmmaking potentials of region and moves them up into Cinema Rehiyon – Films from the Region initiated by the NCCA Committee on Cinema in February as part of the month-long celebration of the Philippine International Arts Festival.

Cinema Rehiyon is a non - c omp e t it ive f i l m festival that harvests films from regions all over the country as part of their t h r u st of showc a s i ng talented filmmakers and their films and giving them

a venue to screen their films.

The ten CINEMAGIS finalists this year include a variety of genres, from a first-person perspective sty le of stor y-telling, t o a s e r i ou s l o o k at discrimination and its implications to society, to a slapstick comedy that will surely give the audiences a breather from all the Philippine mainstream and Hollywood films.

This year’s CINEMAGIS official entries are: “Wonderful Nightmare”

by Gray Em Erezo, “HD”

by Cloyd Winstanle y, “Guano” by Javey Martinez, “Dedangerz” by Yvette Sabellona, and “Unos”

by Lito Rulona for the Professional Category.

The Student Category finalists are: “Kuris” by Frenz Dale Magno of MSUIIT College of Medicine, “Tutob” by Dale Arana and Kissza Campano of MSUIIT, “Kunhod” by Jasmine Limas of Xavier University, “Agents” by Giojoe Amoguis of COC – PHINMA, and “ Tagpuan” by Lourdie Angelo Naval of Xavier University High School.

Part of the CINEMAGIS a dvo c a c y i s to te a ch students and enthusiasts the

art of filmmaking through workshops and feedback.

A CINEMAGIS film workshop is also set on January 24 to 25 at the XU Little Theater from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm.

The film entries will vie for a set of awards such as Best Actress, Best Actor, Best in Cinematography, Best Story, Best Short Film, and Best Director to cite a few.

A p r e s e nt at i o n o f nominees will be held on Thursday , the 24th of January at 6:30 pm, XU Little Theater, Xavier University.

To be able to watch this year’s CINEMAGIS entries at SM Cinema 2 and XU Little Theater, audiences are advised to bring an entrance requirement that is worth 15 pesos only – and should be either of the following combinations: A.) Toothpaste (sachet) and Sanitary Napkin; B.) Toothpaste (sachet) and Bath Soap; or C.) Bath Soap and Sanitary Napkin.

These donations will be part of their on-going relief operations to Typhoon Pablo victims and other communit y extension programs.

San Juan Rep. JV Ejercito Estrada delivers his short message to residents of Iguig, Cagayan

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avier University held various missions during the school Christmas break to help victims of Typhoon Pablo in C o mp o s t e l a Va l l e y, Davao Oriental and Agusan del Sur. Six faculty members and two students facilitated stress debriefing & medical mission in Barangays Cateel, Bana-ao and Yapsay, Davao Oriental, some of the badly hit areas of Typhoon Pablo.

Houses in the coastal areas were washed out due to storm surges which reached as high as 5ft and covered the main road.

People crawled their way out of their houses to safer ground because the wind was strong enough to rip apart a heavy cemented house.

Michael Acenas, MonalisaPangan and Suzette Valmores of the Campus Ministries Office, Engr Crel Va l d e h u e z a o f t h e College of Engineering, Dr Vincent Laguardia and Francis Dale Acenas of the School of Medicine, Laurine Alexis Yonson, a Sociology student, and Victoria Melissa Pulido of Kristohanong Katlingban sa Pagpakabana – Social

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Jan. 18 unveiling of commemorative office marker at the new Philippine Life office at the 2nd floor of the Grace Building at Mabulay Subdivision. Left to Right : VP / OL – Mr. Henry Perfecto, FVP / SMG – Arturo I. Dedace , Pres. Monico V. Jacob, EVP/COO – Mr. Enrique R. Alberto, FVP/ CFO – Ms. Michelle Ambagan , At the back : OH – Mr. Carlos Plaza – Butuan Office. (photo by Mike Baños)

livable, healthier and ecological sustainable Manila Bay,” read the MoA. The Villar Foundation together with students and other volunteers also conduct weekly clean-ups. “The more partners we work with, the better it will be for the environment,” she said.

In cleaning Manila Bay, Villar was joined by at least 1,000 volunteers from schools, barangays, NGOs, socio-civic organizations, and other private individuals and groups.

“We are pleased with the

Inv o l v e m e nt O f f i c e together with B alay Mindanao Foundation, Inc served approximately 600 families who were also given free medical check-ups and basic medicines.

Meanwhile, a team of seven counselors went to New Bataan, Compostela Valley and Sta Josefa, Agusan del Sur to conduct psychosocial debriefing for affected children. The Guidance and Counseling Office, represented by Dr Joey Marie Jegonia, Carol Landa, Sean Sasing, Sr Trang Tan, Bro Noel C ant a go, C ar m e l it a Ju d i t h G u a r i n a n d Charito Vocal, partnered with the Ateneo de Davao University’s Center for Psychological Extension and Research Services (COPERS) during the mission.

“There were some kids who still couldn’t speak because of the shock,” recalled Dr Joey Marie Jegonia who led the team from XU. To help the children, as young as less than a year to 13 years old, tell their story, Jegonia’s team facilitated role playing games where the children expressed themselves through movement. They were also given toys with improvement that we are seeing at LPPCHEA. The number of truckloads of garbage that we are getting here has considerably decreased. We attribute that to our consistent clean-up efforts,” she said.

Villar has been vocal about her strong support for the protection of Manila Bay. Last March 16, 2012, she filed a petition for Writ of Kalikasan against a Manila Bay reclamation project that is seen to cause catastrophic flooding in the area.

The Supreme Court granted her petition and issued a writ of Kalikasan on April 10.

“We will continue to support

which to associate the positive experience of the intervention.

Overall, the GCO helped over a hundred children in New Bataan and over 400 children in Sta Josefa. In addition to the toys, which were donated by a group of medical doctors, Jegonia and her team also handed out school supplies.

To fund their mission, the GCO raised funds and diverted their Christmas party budget to the mission. They also got support from the university President’s Office.

“Our direction now is toward putting up more funds not just for clothing and books, but to fund a psychosocial team,” shared Jegonia.

The team plans to visit the children again in May for a follow-up session.

Despite the tragedy experienced, the communities remain hopeful that a brighter tomorrow awaits them.

“Because we were able to survive, we should continue living,” said Edmer, a 12 year old boy from Brgy Ban-ao.

“God still has big plans for us.” (With reports from Victoria Melissa Pulido) campaigns or drives to protect Manila Bay and neighboring areas including LPPCHEA. Moreover, we will continue to oppose projects that will cause damage and destruction to the bay and nearby cities,” cited Villar.

If carried out, the Manila Bay reclamation project that Villar is opposing is seen to cause severe flooding in numerous barangays: 11 in Parañaque, 37 in Bacoor and 17 in Las Piñas.

For more details about the projects and programs of the Villar Foundation, please visit its websitewww.villarfoundation.org or follow its Twitter account www. twitter.com/VFoundationInc

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That thing called dating ALA MODE A OWEN JAEN

few weeks from now, everyone will be abuzz about Valentine’s and most of us will be busy planning out how to spend that romantic date. Restaurants and movie houses will surely be filled with couples on that day.

What then can we do to make that one special day super memorable?

Read on and check these pointers: 1. Better start early.

Since it only happens one day in a year, make the most out of it! Surprise your loved one with a little gift in the morning.

This will become like a prelude of the many things you will dish out as the day progresses.

This will make your partner feel special when showered with little yet memorable tokens.

2. Make a handwritten

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card.

Nothing beats a handwritten, heartfelt love card.

It shows your personality, your character and is far more priceless than a store bought generic greeting card.

Never mind your handwriting or a few grammatical mishaps, what is important is that you have professed your feelings as sincerely as you can.

3. Think out of the box.

If having dinner in a fine dining restaurant or lounging in a posh hotel is something you think is cute but not your style.

How about doing something extraordinary for a change? Go whitewater rafting or head up to the hills and enjoy ziplining!

Or if that’s quite extreme, do random things in the city like walk around

downtown and head left or right depending on your gut feel.

Stop in a local convenience store, grab some snacks and head out again to your next unknown destination. It’s not where you are but the joy of keeping each other company that matters.

4. Do a horror movie marathon.

Who says horror movies are for Halloween?

Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to cuddle in a couch and watch suspense or ghastly films!

Make some homemade popcorn, blend some iced tea, open up some chips and you are on your way to an inexpensive and heart-pounding romantic evening.

5. Cook up some love.

Making your own gourmet dinner together is one fun-filled experience.

Instead of heading out the door and celebrate your relationship in a fancy restaurant, visit your local grocery and buy ingredients together and swoosh back to your place and whip up a delectable cuisine for two.

If you have kids, then make them part of your dinner date. Besides, they are the fruits of your love.

6. Let loose.

Planning a romantic date right to the letter is alright but learn how to let loose and let go.

Be spontaneous and just go with the flow.

There might be things that counter to what you want to achieve that day, so better relax and never fret.

Just be happy that you are spending time with the person you love.

7. Cap the day your way.

End your Valentine’s day

how you started it but you can also do it your way.

What is important is that you have made this special moment even more memorable.

Just make sure that you are both enjoying all the activities and never forgetting to make the other feel loved.

8. Whatever you do, don’t forget to say “I love you” In all the things you do on that very special day, never forget to say I Love You. Yes, all that you are doing are expressions of your undying love and affection but nothing can replace saying it with all passion and sincerity.

I know it’s too early to think about Valentine’s but it’s always right to prepare way ahead of time.

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading ala mode week after week!

Never forget Your Work Ethics “If you were a doctor and you came in late because of traffic, most probably your patient will die because of your tardiness”.

One of the most unforgettable statement I got after coming in late for my scheduled interview with a guidance counselor way back my early college years.

That statement never left me infact it hit me hard, with that I always come on time afterwards.

Though there are times these days that I come in late due to an unexpected happening, I make sure I inform the people I’m meeting in advance.

Work Ethics is indespensable to any profession we are in and “tardiness” is a common example that many of us do.

When I was still a Nursing student I never came in late because I really didn’t like extensions, so I guess that’s one good character trait I developed while taking up the course.

In the music field, we musicians should be reminded from time to time as well with regards to ethics.

Why? Sad to say many musicians focus on harnessing their craft but neglect their values .

Talent is never enough because it always goes hand in hand with your attitude and values ( work ethics) because like it or not no musician will ever become successful without working with another person or group perhaps.

Even when I was still studying , I had a very

unique role in a music organization. I never understood at first why I became a production manager but nevertheless I accepted the responsibility for almost Three years .

While doing my task I was able to keenly observe various types of musicians from singers, instrumentalists( students / professionals) and trainors .

Working with different types of personalities was not an easy job plus I have my own musical skills to develop.

Trying to look back, I ask myself How did I do that?... I guess if not because of the love for music and perseverance, I would have quitted long ago.

For Three different batches of aspiring musicians, I have seen them come and go and only those with real love for music persevered the ups and downs of the training.

True enough when I finished my studies, working with various musicians in the real world and dealing with clients became handy.

Now I realized why my mentors pushed me to my limits- to bring out the best in me, to develop self discipline, professionalism and good work ethics.

Leaving the school campus last just to clean up a song, coming in the campus as early as Six in the morning to do the SOP’s in singing for an 8’oclock mass/ college request to sing for them , doing my academic requirements in the wee hours of the morning to comply for my deadlines, well it was exhausting yet fulfilling because at the back of my mind it’s all

part of my training.

Yes , I did a lot of mistakes especially when I didn’t know what to do like when I was asked to play a major role in a musical play when I didn’t have a single training in acting.

Yes I can sing but to act at that time was a very big question mark in my head, but I never had a choice because saying no to my mentor was not an option.

So I obeyed and faced all my fears with butterflies in my stomach and the difficulty in crying in front of a big crowd when in fact to cry upfront after a happy scene was the hardest.

If you ask me now If I have regrets with those times?

The answer is definitely none because without those bitter and sweet times in my training, I wouldn’t be who I am now.

I am sharing these experiences because out of them I developed respect for time, flexibility, endurance and self discipline.

As you can see, good work ethics is deeply rooted in your personal values because no matter how many times our teachers and mentors will lecture us about “ethics” or reprimand us for our “tardiness” and the like, if we don’t choose to apply the “correction” or incorporate it in our personal lives then don’t expect that you are going any further in your dreams.

Now in the music field, with the Six years of singing and almost Three years in teaching I know I still have a long way to go and with the “backbone/ foundation”

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that my mentors gave me, I am confident that I will succeed in whatever endeavor God will let me do.

We musicians may have different styles and trainings but the other side of the coin is always about Work Ethics, so never forget it whatever, whereever you may be.

Let us imitate what is good and change what is bad.

“Gifted musicians have left the music profession not for the lack of talent,but lack of competitive drive. It is certainly not always the most talented musicians who find their artistic path in music, although talent does help greatly. Those who find success have a common theme for the most part- and that is a dedicated and sustained intensity of effort.”- Paul Hostetter

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Survivors: A review of Kagabhion sa Sendong, On the Night of Sendong – Narratives of Children Survivors

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by Arnold P. Alamon

he moment of this volume’s publication a year after Sendong and days after Pablo, both destructive typhoons that ravaged Cagayan de Oro City in the past year, brings to the fore both the academic and policy relevance of this work. There is indeed a need to document these painful human experiences not just for posterity but more importantly to allow us fellow victims and scholars to sift through the nuances of the event in order to draw out its various dimensions, and cull lessons accordingly.

This volume is particularly indispensable to this task as it provides us a rare opportunity to listen to the voices of the voiceless,

the marginalized, as they struggle to come to terms with the experience of disaster.

It is academically

satisfying already that in this volume are the voices of a unique but often neglected demographic – the voices of children.

However, this compilation of stories become even more crucial because they emanate from a sector that represents the future of this city or any other City in the developing world given their common political economic trajectory – the young urban poor.

From the standpoint of a critical social science, some relevant questions are raised: how do the young and marginalized in these parts participate and construct their experience of disaster?

What are their sources of strengths and weaknesses/ sources of resilience and vulnerabilities?

How do these all shape our shared future living in perilous and cramped urban centers in constant risk of disasters because of p olit ical economic conditions and/or climate change affecting rural-

urban geographies? Such loaded academic concerns may not have been the objective of this project, but the narratives point out some preliminary answers to these important questions as well as surface even more questions.

For instance, what is common among thes e children as the narratives

b e a r are the important roles they play in the family. At the onset, these children already display strength as productive members of their respective families. With both parents working or taking on odd jobs at odd hours, they are assigned roles as surrogate parents to their siblings on top

dealing with the demands of their education. Some of them participate in the economic reproduction of their families even at very young ages. Jessa Mae, 12 years old, from Macasandig, gathers plastic to be sold to junkshops to help in providing for the needs of the family.

At the height of the flooding, many of these children played pivotal roles in keeping themselves and their family members safe.

They were the ones who tore through the roofs and carried younger siblings to keep their family members safe. Gwendolyn, 8 years old, from Consolacion, probably saved the life of her father by pleading against his desire to help neighbors carried away by the rampaging floods.

What these observations p r e s e nt t o u s i s t h e inherent capacity of children especially of the underprivileged to assume greater responsibilities i n t i m e s o f d i s a s t e r.

Interventions in disaster preparedness should account for this vital role of children instead of treating them constantly as helpless victims.

In this volume are complete narratives that also prove that the young are capable of making sense of their experience. They can recall, verbalize, and stress the important aspects of their experience making each of the 14 stories here poignant and unique.

Graemme, 10, from Balulang, recalled that as he cried for help on the rooftop, he was not heard because the strong winds blew his cries away. Mary Rose, 11 years old from Cala-Cala, detailed her ordeal being washed away from Macasandig to the open sea before being rescued by fishermen close

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TRAVERSING THE TOURISM HI-WAY PED T. QUIAMJOT

The growing Muslim travel market

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HEN well heeled Muslim guests came during the East Asian Growth Areas (EAGA) conference last October 2011 in Cagayan de Oro City, they know that hotel managers and staff in the city will do everything they can to meet their special religious requirements – a prayer room and special options for Halal food.

D e l e g a t e s associated with the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines (BIMP) economic cooperation is a significant source of market for hotels in Davao City, General Santos and Cagayan de Oro as the member states step up its various activities in

strengthening the association achieved the economic growth of the region.

Mindanao is enjoying a new experience with our neighbor state Muslim travelers coming with great intervals after leading Philippine airline companies have mounted flights to Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu and Minado in Indonesia.

Simultaneously, reciprocal flights of the secondary national air carriers of these countries have established connectivity to Davao City.

Wealthy Muslims in the Middle East have frequently visited countries in South East Asia. Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia

and Thailand are the common destination for Muslim friendly travel. Adapting the strategies of Bali in Indonesia where tourist establishments prepares a Muslim Kit in the hotel rooms for Muslim travelers which normally consists of a Quran, Prayer Carpets and a sketch pointing the direction of Mecca.

Muslims prays five times a day and these facilities are mostly in used and appreciated.

For Cagayan de Oro, providing the opportunities in creating a diverse and inclusive environment for Muslims strengthens our culture and may provide a competitive business advantage.

Cable television providers may include the Al Jazeera Arabic

Network in the television channels subscribed by many business establishments in the city.

Our bureaucrats may like it or not, but global Muslim outbound traffic has overtaken the Americans and European travelers in the world. Among the well traveled nationalities are the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference countries (OIC) which was estimated at USD 126 Billion more than the 12% of the total global travel. The big spenders are Gulf Estates with Sheiks and Royalties with their families in tow. Why would Andy Soriano 111, heir of the original San Miguel Corporation fortune sold his

beer interest to Mr. Danding Cojuangco and company for a hefty sum to build his Amanpulo Resort north of Palawan? Amanpulo is the playground of the rich and famous and it is teeming with Middle East Royalties.

These revelations should give us new perspective to realign our marketing strategies to the Middle East countries instead of the run of the mill expensive tourism missions to Europe and the Americas.

The compelling reason perhaps that our policy planners have not abandoned the western missions is motivated more of vested personal interests that travel mission in these countries are

opportunities to visit relatives or renew their Green Cards?

The DOT statistics of arrivals from the Americas is not a gauge of how successful the promotions and how great are the funs in the Philippines. The Filipino Americans in the US West Coast and North America will come and visit our country even if we do not hold fiesta’s in our Cities because their lineage is the Philippines. It is not the number of tourist or Balikbayans that counts in our country but the expenditures that was brought inside the national economy. Our tourism policy planners must encourage the industry players to add the Muslim segment to our multicultural marketing mix.

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MCTI benefits MNCIADP Project More than three hundred farmer members of the Mindanao Cooperative Trades and Industries (MCTI) at Barangay San Antonio, Tubod, Lanao del Norte benefited from the 420 sq.m Multi-Purpose Drying Pavement (MPDP) worth Php 170 thousand funded by DA’s Mindanao North Coast Integrated Area Development Project (MNCIADP). The project was materialized through a 90:10 cost sharing wherein DA funded the 90% (P150, 000) while the 10% (P20, 000) of the total project cost was shouldered by MCTI.

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The MCTI accepts the full responsibility of the operation and maintenance of the project after the ceremonial turn-over was conducted on January 17, 2012 at the above stated barangay.

Photo above shows Hon. Mayor Nelieta Q. Noval of Tubod, Lanao Del Norte signs the certificate of acceptance of the project which the latter turn-over to the Chair of the MCTI Board of Directors Fiscal Diosdado Cabrera (below photo). Also in the picture is Ms. Carlota Madriaga, MNCIADP coordinator and the members of MCTI board of directors.

Attendees to the activity include the members of MCTI, MAO Francisco Suano and staff, barangay and municipal officials.# (photo by: MGB Sta. Elena)

ore than three hu n d re d f a r m e r members of the Mindanao Cooperative Trades and Industries (MCTI) at Barangay San Antonio, Tubod, Lanao del Nor te b enef ite d f ro m t h e 4 2 0 s q . m Multi-Purpose Drying Pavement (MPDP) worth Php 170 thousand funded

by DA’s Mindanao North Coast Integrated Area Development Project ( M N C IA D P ) . T h e project was materialized through a 90:10 cost

sharing wherein DA funded the 90% (P150, 000) while the 10% (P20, 000) of the total project cost was shouldered by MCTI. The MCTI accepts the full responsibility of the operation and m ai nte n anc e of t he project after the ceremonial turn-over w a s c on du c t e d on January 17, 2012 at the above stated barangay.

P h ot o a b ov e s h ow s Hon. Mayor Nelieta Q. Noval of Tubod, Lanao Del Norte signs the

certificate of acceptance of the project which the latter turn-over to the Chair of the MCTI Board of Directors Fiscal D i o s d a d o C a b re r a (below photo). Also in the picture is Ms. Carlota Madriaga, MNCIADP coordinator and the members of MCTI board of directors. Attendees to the activity include the members of MCTI, MAO Francisco Suano and staff, barangay and municipal officials.# (photo by : MGB Sta. Elena)

Survivors... from page 10 to Camiguin while losing her mother and younger sibling along the way.

These young people are also keenly aware of the trauma they are going through. Romryn, 12 years old from Consolacion, points to “Sendong” as t h e e nt i t y / e v e nt t h at destroyed the family home, and took away his mother and siblings. He vows not to forget while he recognizes his personal loss by admitting that he misses them. Princess, 12 years old, shared that she could not stand seeing or hearing people crying and feels panic every time it rains.

Rey Mark, 8, from CalaCala, prefers to forget and vows to move on in order to achieve his dreams. All these point to a sensitivity that portrays strength and resilience.

This strength is further proven by how these young minds try to wrap their heads around a senseless event. Mary Rose, after being rescued in the open sea and not seeing her mother and sibling with them on the boat, challenged God’s om n i s c i e n c e. “If G o d is indeed all powerful, why didn’t He/She let

his mother and younger sibling survive,” she asked.

A point she will later on take back. That is the same with Rona, 8 years old, from Macasandig who trusts that the “Lord has a better plan for all.” Or Jack Lord, 10, from Cala-Cala, who has a different take.

According to him, God is not at fault but men “who throw garbage everywhere, cut trees” and ultimately fail in being good stewards of nature”.

What these children are actually doing in their attempt to make sense of t heir exp er ience is choosing hope over despair.

In the narratives, they shared their hopes: for an education, a concrete house away from the river, a complete and healthy family in the future -the very things that Sendong (and their underprivileged condition) tried to take away from them. Thus, what these stories represent are narratives of hope over despair – an incontrovertible proof that these children, by all accounts, are and will continue to be survivors, Pablo[1] notwithstanding.

B y a l l i n d i c at i on s , Sendong and Pablo won’t be the last storms, neither are these two the first two

storms that victimized these children and their families.

As members of the urban poor, they have long been survivors of an even more pervasive and treacherous storm – economic underdevelopment.

These narratives lead us to contemplate upon a point made by a Marxist geographer about how we should view the political economy of disasters: “… the contours of disaster and the difference of who lives and who dies is to a greater or lesser extent a social calculus.” To paraphrase Neil Smith, the contours of disaster and their varying conditions for survival is to a greater or lesser extent determined by their social and economic status.

While we celebrate the bravery of these survivors as they hope against despair again and again, a serious question needs to be asked: Is it a sign of a healthy and progressive society if it demands from its young and underprivileged to be constant survivors?

A typhoon that followed Sendong almost a year after which brought stronger winds and inundated the same urban poor areas and most probably victimized these children and their familes again

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Last year, we honored Mindanao’s homegrown businesses...

This year, let the Investors from outside the island who helped propel Mindanao’s economy for decades be recognized...thus,

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RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT - This is the 2nd Mindanao Business Leaders Awards, in a different category from the first one. The 1st Mindanao Business Leaders Awards was undertaken last year to give due recognition to the achievements of various Mindanao business leaders and entrepreneurs in various categories of homegrown corporate and individual business leadership achievements.

- This year’s search is aimed at giving honor and recognition of excellent business leaders in the investors’s category.

- BusinessWeek Mindanao as a forerunner of information on economic leadership and entrepreneurial achievements of non-Mindanaoan corporations and businessmen, deems it a part of its social responsibility to trumpet the achievements of these pillars of Mindanao’s economy, for others to emulate and thus propel an awareness for the business potential that Mindanao offers in every economic and business investment plan, whether small or great.

-We are helping Mindanao achieve sustainable development of its economy through these humble efforts.

MISSION & VISION OF THE AWARDS - The holding of BWM Awards annually serves as catalyst to the ongoing efforts of business leaders and entrepreneurs who seek greater heights and strive for success in the noble mission of propelling Mindanao and its people towards full economic growth and sustainable development.

MECHANICS OF THE SEARCH: Duration of the Search Awards Night

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January 15, 2013 to May 15, 2013 June 1, 2013

Entry Requirements: 1. Individual and Company/Establishment nominations shall be accompanied with Nomination Forms available on-line at the Sponsors Website, offices of sponsors, or in the printed page of Businessweek Mindanao and Mindanao Daily issues or may be mailed, if requested, by the Awards Secretariat 2. Nominees or candidates in various categories shall be nominated by BusinessWeek Mindanao and Mindanao Daily Bureaus; individuals, organization or groups not employed by or connected to any of the nominated person or firm .

3. Nominations shall be accompanied by the ff documents which can be mailed, or emailed to the awards secretariat - MINDANAO BUSINESS LEADERS AWARDS 2013 Secretariat, Tanleh Bldg., Abellanosa St., Cagayan de Oro City,not later than May 15, 2013.

4. Brief Resume and History of the Nominee (Individual or Firm) - Photos (at least 3) ; Nomination Form ; Documentary evidence such as certificates, awards or citations

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