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Nograles wants a probe on Cebu Pacific’s runway ‘crash’ Volume II, No. 013

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AVAO CITY -- Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles (First District) on Monday has called for a deeper legislative investigation on the near-fatal disaster at the Davao City International Airport (DIA) Sunday night when a Cebu Pacific plane carrying 165 passengers overshot the runway.

The Davao congressman also accused the airline company of the alleged lapses on the way airline crews handled the emergency.

Nograles said that when the plane skidded to a stop after overshooting the runway, the emergency exit doors were not opened immediately

and flight crew, including the pilot, went into panic instead of helping the passengers to calm down.

“I’ve talked to one of the shaken passengers and he said that it took 10 minutes before the pilot said anything to the passengers after the plane probe | page 11

Syndicate behind series of stickup in Davao: Cop DAVAO CITY -- Davao City Police Office (DCPO)chief Sr. Supt. Ronald dela Rosa on Monday confirmed that a big syndicate is behind the series of hold-up incidents in the city.

Speaking at the “Kapehan sa Davao” at SM City Davao, dela Rosa said the group is responsible for about 10 armed hold-ups in the city.

He said just a few hours before

the forum, another hold-up incident occurred in a residential house in the GEM Village in Maa here where the hold-uppers successfully carted considerable sum of money and a car.

Policemen recovered the car along the national highway.

The DCPO chief said they have already some leads of the mastermind cop | page 11

INCONVENIENCE. A passenger shows the free flight card she received from Cebu Pacific Tuesday at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. Irene Milla, who’s scheduled to fly back to Manila with her kids, aged 1 and 8, complained for the problems the airline company had caused them. On Sunday evening, Cebu Pacific’s aircraft veered off the tarmac blocking all flights as of Tuesday afternoon. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

‘Let heads roll at the Davao airport - Mayor Sara Duterte

DAVAO CITY –Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has urged the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Monday to sack personnel of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport (FBIA).

“CAAP should make heads roll dinha sa Davao airport management and personnel. The emergency last night was poorly managed (by the FBIA),” Duterte told davaotoday.com in a text.

Emmanuel Jaldon, chief of Davao’s Central 911 and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, reported to Mayor Duterte on Sunday that airport personnel, especially from the Cebu Pacific and CAAP, “did not cooperate” with them.

“When 911 and DOC called CAAP office, a CAAP personnel refrain (from) giving information and even scolded 911/DOC personnel,” Jaldon said through an incident report. airport | page 11

‘Pilot Error:’ CAAP says of Cebu Pacific runway mishap DAVAO CITY – An official of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has pointed to “pilot error” as the probable cause when the Cebu Pacific Airbus from Manila veered off the runway after landing on Sunday night at the Davao International Airport.

Capt. John Andrews, CAAP Deputy Director General, made the statement in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel’s (ANC’s) Headstart .

“CAAP’s initial investiga-

tion pointed to “pilot error” as the cause of the mishap,” Andrew said.

The aircraft, which has remained stuck on the runway of the Davao International Airport on Sunday night has not been removed as of 10 a.m. Tuesday, leaving thousands of incoming and outgoing passengers stranded apart from economic losses that increase by the hour.

Andrews said the CAAP is “constrained to exert efforts to expedite removal mishap | page 11

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2 Passengers mull class suit against Cebu Pacific Airlines Aircraft DAVAO CITY - Passengers of the ill-fated Cebu Pacific Airlines which veered off the runway after landing on Sunday night at the Davao International Airport met Tuesday to pursue earlier discussions of filing a class suit against the airline.

The city government here will also file a complaint against officials and personnel of the Davao International Airport (DIA) following their alleged “poor” management in the handling of the incident Sunday night.

Mayor Sara Duterte said the Civil Aviation of the Philippines (CAAP) “should make heads roll” on the management and personnel

of the airport.

She said the emergency landing of the airbus was “poorly managed” by the airport personnel.

“We will submit a complaint to put on record their nonexistent emergency plan,” she said in a text message. The city government, she added, will formally submit its complaint to CAAP and schedule a dialogue with the airport officials.

The mayor ordered Emmanuel R. Jaldon, head of Davao Central 911 Communication and Emergency Response Center, to draft the complaint.

Based on the incident report made by Jaldon, the

airport personnel and Cebu Pacific failed to cooperate with Central 911. He said they also refrained from giving information to Central 911 about the incident.

He said a CAAP personnel just told him that they “did not need help because everything was okay.”

“But we still dispatched our emergency medical service,” Jaldon said. Central 911 only knew the situation of the passengers when an employee of Cebu Pacific requested for an ambulance to aid some of the passengers, he pointed out.

He said they found out that Cebu Pacific only kept the Airbus passengers on

a secluded area. Some 20 patients, he noted, were treated by the firm’s resident doctor for hypertension due to shock.

“The problem was that no one coordinated with 911. No one gave us information when we called them and when we arrived on the scene. It seems CAAP and [Cebu Pacific] do not follow basic protocols for emergencies involving aircraft,” he said.

The DIA, Jaldon stressed, also failed to have an emergency plan.

Duterte further observed that the airport lacked emergency lights and other needed infrastructure. She

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said the DIA officials should coordinate with the city government, especially on addressing the needs of the airport.

The airport, she said, also experienced brownout when the incident happened past 7 p.m.

But Frederick San Felix, airport manager of DIA, said during the press conference held at CAAP that there is a backup electricity in the runway and tower despite that brownout at the airport Sunday night.

The airport, he said, also has highly-trained personnel that could handle emergency situation.

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A Cebu Pacific employee talks to passengers of Flight 5J 971 that skidded off the runway of the Davao International Airport Sunday evening (3 June 2013). Reports say none of the 165 passengers were hurt. Photo taken by a passenger over an hour after

still stuck at runway, DIA still closed As of 5:30 p.m. yesterday

By Rudolf Ian G. Alama

DAVAO CITY - The lone runway of the Davao International Airport (DIA) still remained non-operational to except to military flights.

This as the Cebu Pacific 5J971 still remained stuck at the runway for nearly two days after it skidded off the runway on June 2 during a heavy downpour.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Davao Airport Area manager Frederick San Felix in an interview last day said that the airport would be open by 8 p.m. in the evening on June 3 with the removal of the aircraft.

However, CAAP officials admitted the difficulty of removing the aircraft from the runway which is being undertaken by the Cebu Pacific. But CAAP officials hinted of taking over the operations if there will be more delay.

A new time estimate for the opening of the airport has been set at 3 p.m yesterday , June 4 but as of this report the runway has not yet been declared operational.

Mayor Sara Duterte meanwhile expressed exasperation over the continued delay of the retrieval operations which had virtually paralyzed air travel from Davao City to different destinations across the country.

The City Government of Davao has created a help desk for affected passengers which is directly under the City Mayor’s office.

DIA handles about 80 flights (landings and takeoffs) daily which services about 3,000 passengers during peak season. According to San Felix the DIA is losing nearly P2-million in revenues a day due to the non-operational runway.

With the closure of the runway all civilian flights are diverted to General Santos City airport which is a three-hour land trip from Davao. (PIA/RG Alama)

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Veterans Bank traveling exhibit highlights Davao in World War II DAVAO City––Why not a World War II history lesson inside a shopping mall?

Visitors to SM City Davao Annex –Ecoland will get a chance to brush up on their World War II history with the mounting of Philippine Veterans Bank’s World War II Traveling Exhibit at the mall’s ground floor starting June 1 up to June 12, 2013.

Entitled “War of Our Fathers”, the multi-awarded traveling exhibit is fresh from its stint at SM City General Santos and will now give Davao City residents a glimpse of what World War II in the Philippines was like through its numerous photographs, artifacts, and memorabilia that pay homage to the bravery, patriotism, and determination of Filipino men and women who fought and died during the war for our country’s freedom.

The centerpiece of the Traveling Exhibit in Davao is one panel which exclusively shows WWII images of Davao including scenes from the Davao Penal Colony (DAPECOL) which was a POW camp during the war.

According to Dr. Ricardo T. Jose, it was also at

Dapecol where 10 American POWs escaped from there and were evacuated to Australia, bringing the first eyewitness accounts of the Bataan Death March and POW experiences to the US public.

In May 1945, during the Liberation of Davao, a raid was conducted by a combined US infantry and Filipino guerrilla group on DAPECOL to rescue POWs believed to be still incarcerated.

However, the POWs had already been moved by their Japanese captors a few years earlier all the raiding team found were the remains of the dead.

Since 2006, Veterans Bank’s Traveling Exhibit has been touring the country and has been displayed in government offices, museums, schools, and malls in over 50 cities and municipalities sharing with Filipinos, especially the youth, the significant lessons of World War II. In 2009, the Traveling Exhibit was put on display at the Nanjing War Memorial Museum upon the invitation of the Government of Nanjing, China.

Recognitions received by the exhibit in recent years include the Anvil Award,

The Veterans Bank Traveling Exhibit in SM CIty Annex in Ecoland ground floor, Davao was officially opened

recently. Entitled “War of Our Fathers”, the multi-awarded traveling exhibit will give Davao residents a glimpse of what World War II in their area and around the country through its numerous photographs, artifacts, and memorabilia that pay homage to the bravery, patriotism, and determination of Filipino men and women who fought and died during the war for our country’s freedom. The opening ceremony was led by (L-R): SM Davao Asst. Mall Manager Warren Rey Bautista, Davao Historical Society Foundation Chairperson Enrica “Baby” Babao, Veterans Bank Director Percianita Racho, Davao City Head of City Social Services and Development Office Ma. Luisa Bermudo & Mr. Rogelio Pascua, VFP Regional Vice President.

Gold Quill Award, and the PANATA Award.

T he Ve te r ans B an k Traveling Exhibit was officially opened last May 31st in a simple ceremony

by Veterans Bank officials including Director Percianita Racho, SM Davao Asst. Mall Manager Warren Rey Bautista, Davao Historical Society Foundation

Chairperson Enrica “Baby” Babao, Davao City Head of City Social Services and Development Office Ma. Luisa Bermudo & Mr. Rogelio Pascua, VFP Regional

Vice President.

The exhibit will be open to the public at no admission cost at SM City Davao Annex in Ecoland until June 12, 2013.

Boun Bang Fai: An undying tradition

By Lorie Ann Cascaro

SEVEN men were chanting while carrying a homemade rocket up to the makeshift launch pad at a remote village in Vientiane province last Saturday. Amid the drizzle, they managed to climb the big wooden ladder, which was as high as a threestory building, where the rocket would take off 10 minutes later.

The rocket was made of hard plastic pipe and was full of gun powder, with a bamboo stick used as the tail. As it was gradually mounted, hundreds of people on the ground were holding their breath and waiting for it to cast a line of smoke in the sky.

A group of young men played their band instruments while others were preparing their rockets, waiting for their turns.

At least 20 rockets, whose sizes ranged from the width of a wine bottle to that of an electricity post, had been launched

in Nonhinhae village in Meuangfeuang district, a three-hour drive away from the capital, to celebrate the biggest Boun Bang Fai or rocket festival in the country so far.

It was not an ordinary afternoon as the wide acres of empty rice paddies were patched with colorful tents and tables, and village folk and visitors drank beer, enjoying the sumptuous dishes prepared by the community.

It was a unique day as some men dressed like women, while others painted themselves black.

These black-colored bodies and faces made the monks in their orange gowns stand out in the crowd.

Preceding the long queue of parked vehicles was an array of stalls, where vendors sold barbecued chicken, grilled fish, boiled eggs on sticks, dried sea food, refreshments and plastic wares.

The unpaved roads saw bunches of balloons printed with cartoon characters for sale and ice

cream in carts for those needing to cool down.

It was a special day for children as the land where their parents used to plow and harvest turned into a little carnival.

Laughter went around and around in an old-fashioned carousel-like ride, blending with the grown-ups’ cheers for each successful rocket launched.

The swish of the rockets accompanied the sounds of pounding rain on the roofs and the loud music of the band in a temporary stage on the barren rice field.

The brown land, which degraded into a muddy trail for those who dared to go near the launching area, will surely turn green next month.

It is common knowledge or, should I say, a common hope that rains will give life to this land with the rise of the rockets.

Therefore, these festivals are an age-old tradition.

Of rockets, frogs and flute

Folklore tells the story of why human beings send rockets to the rain god, Phya Thaen, for his gift of water.

Of all the kings who fought Phya Thaen to send down rain so people could start planting rice – including the Naga King and the King of Bees – it was the Toad King who conquered the rain god.

The night before the fight, the Toad King sent termites to eat the sword handles of the rain god’s soldiers and scorpions to bite them. The next day, they were not able to fight the troops of the Toad King. The king caught and tied up Phya Thaen, and convinced him to make a pact in exchange for his freedom.

They agreed that Phya Thaen would send the rain every year to supply water for the rice farms and other plants. But humans had to send a rocket first so that the rain god would know it was time to deliver.

The frogs will then shout in chorus as the rain arrives, sending a message to farmers that the rice planting may begin.

When the harvest season comes around, people must then play a flute so that Phya Thaen will know it is time to stop the rain. He will only send the rains again when he sees the familiar rockets.

Tradition lives on Nobody knows when the first rocket festival was held in Laos, but everybody believes that such tradition will continue.

Technological advancement is supposed to have made us more scientific, instead of holding on to myths and legends. However, sending rockets before the rainy season continues as an annual event in the country.

Thanks must be paid to science and technology as the rockets become more sophisticated and bigger as time goes by.

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China’s plastic bag ban saves 6 million tons of oil

BEIJING––A plastic bag ban launched five years ago has cut consumption by at least 67 billion bags, saving an equivalent of six million tons of oil, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Friday.

Since the ban as implemented, use of plastic bags has dropped by more than two-thirds, said Li Jing, vice chief of energy-saving and environmental protection department under the NDRC, China’s top economic planner.

China banned the practice of offering free plastic bags in supermarkets, department stores and grocery stores, as well as prohibited the production and use of plastic bags thinner than 0.025 mm starting from June 1, 2008.

However, some vendors still offer free bags, as well as bags that are too thin.

The government will tighten supervision and better enforce the ban in the future, Li said. A report from the Philippine News Agency with Xinhua News Agency

MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur––Rarely could I walk through a real virgin rain forest again - unless I go back to climbing the 8,000-foot high Mt. Talomo in Davao City or the Kidapawan side of Mt. Apo which I did in the early 80s.

But last week, I found myself inside a virgin forest again, in the mountains of Upper B’la village in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, after going along with the family that owns a large tract of rugged, mountainous land planted with coconut and fruit trees.

It takes about 13 kilometers from the town of Bansalan to Lower B’la and another five kilometers from the lower village to the Upper B’la.

One has to go through a narrow dirt road that winds through coconut farms, mango farms, corn fields and vegetable plots with robust, healthy crops that are helping farmers and villagers earn enough money to send their children to school.

Names of congressmen and mayors printed on streamers still dot the narrow dirt road that remain unpaved, despite promises from politicians that the road here would be paved from the asphalted Magsaysay road to that road that

100-yr-old footsteps

SYDNEY -- Scientists will retrace Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1911-1914 expedition to Antarctica in November, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) announced Tuesday.

A team of 46 researchers and would-be explorers will set out from Hobart, the capital of Australia’s southern Tasmania island state, for a six-week journey to repeat measurements made by Mawson’s team 100 years ago, including observations of the ocean, wildlife, weather, geology and ice cover.

“Antarctica remains one of the last, great unexplored regions on Earth. It is a unique place to monitor the health of our planet. We want to discover just how much has changed since Mawson’s time,” said Chris Turney, professor at the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre.

The 1.5 million AU dollars (US$ 1.46 million) privately-funded expedition also aims to recapture and share the excitement of scientific exploration and discovery, using the latest technologies to communicate with school children and the public back home in Australia.

The researchers will take measurements of the ocean water, visit sub-Antarctic islands where they will collect sediment cores from lakes and peat bogs, and study the wildlife.

TRASH TO CASH. Residents bring their discarded appliances, bottles and old tires to a collection center in Kidapawan City. The project dubbed “Trash to Cash” is aimed to protect the environment and prevent junk materials from becoming breeding places of dengue-carrying mosquitoes. China’s cutting off of its use of plastic saved them an equivalent of six million tons of oil. MindaNews photo by Geonarri Solmerano

A virgin rain forest in B’la

By Aurelio A. Pena

Antarctica expedition retraces

leads to Bala.

Despite these unpleasant distractions, I was led to a “secret” rain forest similar to the one I visited decades ago at Mt. Talomo.

Although it’s inaccurate to call it “secret”, it seems like it was, because no one can see this forest from the village unless one crosses the coconut plantation towards a deep ravine that leads to a rocky river below.

The ravine itself is thickly forested with ancient towering trees like lauan, mahogany, molave and other indigenous trees that one only finds in a rain forest.

The rainforest reminded me of the uncharted, unexplored rain forests of Mt Talomo whose trails were cleared and opened by a selected group of mountaineer-explorers of the Mt. Apo Climbers Association of Davao City (MACADAC) in the 1980s with me acting as its “scout.”

The rain forest at Upper B’la is not totally protected from slash-and-burn farmers or kaingineros, despite warnings from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Narra, molave, lauan still grow inside the coconut plantation, planted between rows of coconut trees from the plains to the steep mountainside almost reaching the peak.

All these trees growing

along a steep slope is a sight to behold.

The twin B’la villages had become a favorite place for government programs and foreign projects all aimed to make B’la farmers more productive.

A big mango plantation here was made into a model pilot mango farm by consultants of Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Department of Trade and Industry.

It wasn’t surprising to learn that the DENR and the Department of Agriculture technicians are also wooing coconut farmers here to intercrop their farms with rubber trees, coffee, or cocoa crops, but not getting enough takers because of the poor farm-to-market road that remain neglected by local leaders. (PNA)

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They will also drill ice cores and take geological samples to study the changing shape of the ice sheet. A drone will survey from the air and some adventurous scientists hope to venture under the ice. A report from the Philippine News Agency with Xinhua News Agency

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THE biggest challenge the Aquino administration is now facing after steering the country to post during the first quarter the region’s highest growth rate at 7.8 percent in its gross domestic product (GDP) is how to sustain such growth at the same or even higher levels and to make it inclusive.

But after posting an overwhelming victory in the political front by wading to victory his anointed senatorial and congressional candidates, sustaining President Aquino’s triumph in the economic front would not be that tough. This presupposes, of course, that he is able to muster support from among those who made it in the last election who he anointed as his candidates.

If, unfortunately, Congress continues to craft laws that are outright stupendous such as that one giving the country’s centenarians 75 percent discount on goods and services that they will

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A deeper view Jesse E.L. Bacon II purchase chargeable to the retailer of the goods or provider of the service, then we can kiss goodbye to our dream of a sustained economic growth. What Aquino needs to support his effort at sustaining the gains of his administration in the economic front is a national legislature that knows how to craft quality laws generating more jobs through industrialization.

A closer look at the factors that brought about the unprecedented GDP growth shows that agriculture, fisheries and mining were sectors that did not

contribute much. Being an agricultural country endowed with natural and mineral resources, the above sectors should have been the top contributors in fuelling such growth. But sadly they are not.

Our rich fishing grounds in the tip most waters in the northern part of the country now hosts Chinese fishermen guarded by their country’s navy instead of local fishermen. The one in General Santos, on the other hand, where tuna abound is depleted because of unabated harmful fishing activity there where

spawning fishes are indiscriminately caught. Time will come when the tunas there will no longer be able to naturally reproduce to meet demands.

Unless the manner by which mining is being carried out in this country is totally overhauled, this industry will remain a noncontributor in propelling the economy to greater heights.

Just think of the way by which mining is being carried out in Surigao where mountains are just being leveled down with the soil loaded directly to waiting ocean-going vessels for delivery and eventual processing in China, Australia and Japan. How can this type of mining contribute to the growth of the economy?

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THE law is clear that candidates should file their statement of expenditures after the election period win or lose. Having lost the election, I thought it best to file these expenditures in keeping with the law. Realizing even its chairman violates the Automatic Election Law; in keeping with the “matuid na daan,” I thought it best to file anyway. Interestingly enough I was dumbfounded upon filing. Harry Tambuatco Even the Comelec receiving the form for expenditures was confused not knowing what to do with my report submission. The question then is; is the Comelec under its chairman confused with all the resolutions and all the trickery that seems to have taken place? Is this independent institution of a government body all about the purchase of machinery it forgets to administrate over its rules and regulations promoted? At the rate they are operating the Comelec there is reason to doubt them.

As for the other candidates I don’t think you need to file expenditures. They don’t know what the hell they’re doing in that office anyway. What is disturbing are the employees and staff which seem to roam aimlessly around having nothing to do but watch TV all afternoon and mope.

There was one staff busy selling hand bags to another staff. Then of course there as the usual geek playing games on the iPod or phone. Watching the other staff looking intently at the computer monitors, I am certain it had to

be Facebook.

It is not hard to imagine how our government funds are lost in the bureaucracy like this one, and believe me there are many. Imagine the chair of the commission asking to reschedule the barangay elections because they are too busy with the last elections due to protests, the manual audit, etc. It is no wonder they are too busy when to begin with the complaints are mounting due their discrepancies. Then there is the office that has no work (or refuse to work) you be the judge. The citizenry is held hostage by the government with incompetence and irresponsibility being characteristic of the bureaucracy. What are we to do? Either way command responsibility points to the commander in chief being the president on issues like this. It makes you wonder; what is preferable... a leader who is clean and does not steel but who is incompetent or a leaders that robs us blind but is competent?

Again you be the judge! There are a number of unresolved national issues that have tilted against our favor such like the China intrusion of our waters, then there are the Malaysians who blatantly hunted down Filipino Muslins belonging to the royal army of Sultan Kiram.

We now have issues with Taiwan who as of this writing refuses to accept any apology from the President. Last year we witnessed the bungling of the Hong Kong tourists gunned down on national TV with the President smiles upon an ocular. Either way the people have chosen or at least the majority has – so be it!

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F resh G ospel of the day: Mark12:1827(June5, 2013-Wednesday)Mark 12:18-27-Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave [his] wife [behind him], and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all

Biblical reflection Bro. Edcel L. Closas the woman died also. In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the

angels which are in heaven: Take note, if we will die all of us will become a pure spirit. Luke 24:39-Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. This is the reasons why Jesus expounded in the Gospel that “no marital relationship” in the second life.

How about those who are

married already here on earth? Isaiah 65:17-18For, behold, I create “new heavens and a new earth:” and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever [in that] which I create: for, behold, I create “Jerusalem” a rejoicing, and her people a joy. So therefore, “let us work together as a whole family to be united in heaven” someday: SPONSORED: Neneth Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhD- Tony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! Listen: CDO-Radio Ultra AM-1188-3:00 PM - Sunday: #0928414949009266607505: Question – Prayer request

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IT has been noted that articles published in scientific journals can be considered the symbol of academic performance for any scientists and especially lecturers in universities.

The faculty members in any university can be proud of themselves when they have their research articles published in scientific journals.

These journals can be either nationally or internationally accredited. Being accredited means that these journals have undergone rigorous scrutiny by the authorized body related to journal accreditation status.

Since the development of Information and technology (IT) assisted by the sophisticated internets has penetrated the human being’s life, there have been many scientific journals rising both nationally and internationally.

On the global scale, the information has been flowing in and out like the huge wave in the ocean throughout the globe. This condition makes any nations with their universities get immense information com-

DR. DJUWARI STIE Perbanas (College of Economics and Business) Surabaya, Indonesia ing in with different types and characteristics.

Yet, it is blurring to see which information is obviously ethical or not.

All universities and their faculty members are now crazy with pursuing themselves to have their research writing published in scientific journals.

As an editor-in-chief of a nationally accredited scientific journal in my country, I have got a lot of articles coming in submitted by different authors. This is a nationally accredited scientific journal.

Yet, with its existence of being accredited by the

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n The best way to have our articles published is to find the clear identity of the publishers. national accreditation body, it gains its fame and popularity.

We can imagine what it looks like when a scientific journal is internationally accredited. We can assume that there must be a long line of the contributors queuing to have their articles submitted and published.

The articles which have been published must also undergo review by the reviewers before they are published.

However, the more article contributors want their articles to be published in such journals, the more new “scientific” journals are published and have come

up with the websites. This condition leads to the blurring scientific journals published by somewhat––faked journal publications. Some call them predatory journal publications, while others term them faked journal publications.

Whatever term is used by the global public community, the best way to have our articles published is to find the clear identity of the publishers. This way is intended to avoid publishing scientific articles in scientific journals with unclear accreditation status.

Especially in Indonesia, the government is very serious in connection with the scientific journal publication.

This is done by the government to avoid plagiarism and articles published in the so-called faked or predatory scientific journals.

It is serious because the government will “punish” the faculty members of any universities who commit plagiarism and even publish their articles in faked journals.

For those who have been found guilty will be punished. For example, publish-

ing the articles with fully plagiarism, just copying another author’s article and change the title, then publish it in scientific journals.

The punishment is not only imposed on the authors but also the publishers.

The authors can be fired from their position as lecturers or they are requested to resign from their job.

The publishers may not be allowed to publish their journals and it is difficult for them to propose for getting their journals accredited.

When the journals are published outside Indonesia, they are blacklisted and it can be seen in the directorate general of higher education website. This looks like a gambling between being alive and being dead in terms of the career.

So far, I have just trusted on the international journal publication by IAMURE (International Association for Multidisciplinary Research).

These publishers with all its scientific journals are in my consideration the clear ones and they are ISO-based publication.

For that reason, it is important for those who

belong to these IAMURE editorial boards to be very prudent in pursuing the best publication through reviewing process.

So far, the articles published in these journals have been sent to the reviewers and, therefore, they have undergone serious scrutiny to have good articles.

Even all the articles have been presented in international seminars and thus have been “scrutinized” by the global audience orally.

Some comments and criticism for improvements must be the best way to make the articles have better quality.

To avoid having published scientific articles in the blurring journals thus being unethical, I would rather trust on IAMURE scientific journals than others which may be still blurring.

•• DR. DJUWARI is the editor-in-chief of the accredited Journal of Economics, Business, and Accountancy, published by STIE Perbanas Surabaya, Indonesia, also an editorial board member of the journals published by IAMURE.

Tips on effective study habits for school year 2013-2014

By Junedith Catalon

THE opening of classes has just commenced on Monday. Parents, teachers, pupils, and students alike are getting busy on their preparations for school; be it on buying school supplies (some have already brought even), parents preparing their children to be active and witty to take new adjustments in school, and teachers ready

on their lesson plans and learning fun activities.

Meanwhile, for us parents, we only want the best for our children, thus we want them to study their lessons in advance for them likely to excel in their studies. As parents, we must have the enthusiasm to encourage our children to love their subjects and even to love studying.

Thus, as much as we want our children to excel,

Republic of the Philippines Province of Bukidnon Municipality of Quezon -00O00OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR In the matter of:

Petition No. 0004-2013

For Change of Sex in the Certificate of Live Birth of JEWEL TANEZA RFBULLOS from “M” (Male) to “F” (Female) under Registry No. 91- 2334

Notice is hereby served to the Public that JEWEL TAÑEZA REBULLOS has filed with this office a Petition for Change of Sex from “M” (Male) to “F” (Female) in her Certificate of Live Birth bearing Registry No. 91-2334 and who was born on December 1, 1991 from parents JESUS E. REBULLOS and ROSAVILLA A. TAÑEZA.

Finding said Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, let this Petition be published in a Newspaper of General Circulation for two (2) consecutive weeks at the expense of Petitioner and any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her opposition with this office not later than July 4, 2013.

Done this 3rd day of June 2013 at Quezon, Bukidnon, Philippines.

may these tips on effective study habits be our guide to help our children achieve success through education. But, we must not forget our role as parents in guiding our children in their studies.

First, plan a schedule for balanced activities. As parents, we must make it sure that ever thing is being organized, if our children have many activities for the day, our role is to let

them know that they can still do things that they want but at the end of the day, studying their lessons is of utmost concern. As the saying goes “All work no play makes Jack a dull boy”.

Second, let our children plan enough time to give justice to every subject. Let our children allot ample time to each subject so that they will perform well in all subject areas.

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON Municipality Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON Municipality of Manolo Fortich Publication Notice R.A 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-45-2013 R.A. 10172 May 07, 2013

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. ______. Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R. A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JEFFREY ARANAS ARANAS CAASALAN has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “Female” to “Male” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JEFFREY ARANAS ARANAS CAASALAN at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon and whose parents are DARRY A. CAASALAN and JUDITH N. ARANAS.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than MAY 31, 2013.

(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO C. SUMILJIG

Municipal Civil Registrar

(Sgd.) VIRGIE A. COQUILLA

Municipal Civil Registrar

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Third, have focus. As parents, we must make our children understand the purpose of studying, that it is for their own good as well, thus make them focused especially now that most of them knows the hows and whys of modern technology, just let them understand.

Last, appreciate and acknowledge every good deed they do. For our schooling children, they need

recognition significantly from parents. Let them feel that they are important, acknowledge their moves and appreciate their works in school.

Now, school year 20132014 has just began, another year for us parents to surmount just for the good of our children. Hence, children of today just do your part and make your parents happy and proud.

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The public is hereby notified that GLECERIO ALOLOR JUMAWAN has filed with this office a petition for Change name and Correction Entry of month and date in the Certificate of Live Birth From “EGLESERIO to GLECERIO, born on From June 14, to April 6, pursuant to RA. 10172.

At the expense of the petitioner, let a copy of this petition be published at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Bukidnon. Any person having knowledge and/or claiming interest or may be adversely affected by said petition may with ten (10) calendar days file her written opposition with this office.

(Sgd.) EDNA V. GONZALES

Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: June 5 & 12, 2013

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mountains and load the soil to waiting vessels? The mining companies engaged in this type of mining in Surigao are too greedy that they don’t want to be a blessing to the country that owns the mineral resources they are extracting and the people that own such mineral resources by at least giving them jobs.

Just think if they are engaged in conventional mining activities. First and foremost they would have to hire workers to prepare the mining site and workers who’ll perform actual mining above ground or underneath the earth. They would have to buy local construction materials and bring in mining equipment and machineries for their operations.

If these mining companies in Surigao were required to process the extracted minerals right at their mine sites, then more people would have been employed. And if these processed minerals AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS Notice is hereby given that SANTOS C. TALISAYAN, who died on January 23, 2013, left Savings Deposit Account/s with the Philippine Veterans Bank Cagayan de Oro Branch under Savings Account No. 0023-373631-100 with a balance of P 55,244.27, is the subject of AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, made and entered by and among AGRIPINA U. TALISAYAN, WALTER U. TALISAYAN, GLENN U. TALISAYAN, ARTHUR U. TALISAYAN, JOHN U. TALISAYAN, all of legal age, fillipino, and residents of 251, Sto. Niño Agora Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, are the only surviving heirs of the deceased depositor. As per Doc. No. 291; Page No. 59; Book No. 47; Series of 2013; under Notary public of ATTY. CASIANO A. GAMOTIN, JR. MDN: MAY 22, 29 & JUNE 5, 2013

are manufactured into finished products right here in our country, think of the additional work force that would be needed in these manufacturing companies and the revenue it would generate.

But because the mining activity in Surigao and to a certain extent in other parts of the country are lopsidedly favoring the mining companies only, mining has never become a factor in the growth of the country’s GDP ever since. This is where legislation that is favorable to the country is badly needed if President Aquino dreams of sustaining the growth the country had posted in the first quarter.

A g r i c u l t u r e’s w o e s should likewise be addressed because no real industrialization will ever occur in a country whose farmers are mired in subsistence agriculture. But the Filipino farmer is unable to mechanize his farming activity thus produce enough harvest to be churned out into manufactured goods by the factories because majority of them do not own the land they are tilling. If ever they own the land they are tilling, it is not big enough to require mechanized farming.

Philippine agriculture is actually still very archaic in its nature. Unless it is modernized, nothing could be extracted from this sector in helping sustain the GDP rate we have posted. The past experience of boom-bust in the economy will again be the vicious cycle that’ll haunt us unless drastic measures are undertaken to prevent the economy from sliding down.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DIRECT SALE

EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late MERCEDITA LOGONG, who died on October 20, 2008 at Claveria, Misamis Oriental, at the time of her death, she left certain conjugal real property, more particularly described as follows, to wit; “A parcel of Land, known as Lot No. 2746-B-1, Psd-10-048411, being a portion of Lot 2746-B, Psd-10-024237, situated at Libertad, Quezon Bukidnon.

Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED (200) Square Meters, more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-95376 and Tax Declaration No. G-024395, is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DIRECT SALE, made and entered into by and among; 1. ALFREDO CORAJE, Filipino, of legal age, widower and a resident of Lanise, Claveria, Misamis Oriental; 2. VECHIE CORAJE-GANAPEN, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Lanise, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, are the legitimate spouse and daughter. For and in consideration of the sum TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND (P 200,000.00) Pesos, Philippine Currency, hereby acknowledge, in hand paid by LEONARDO A. RATERA, of legal age, Filipino, married to Estrella Suaybaguio and residents of Salawagan, Quezon Bukidnon, Philippines, do hereby Sell, Transfer and Convey unto said LEONARDO A. RATERA, the above-described parcel of registered land. As per Doc. No. 347; Page No. 71; Book No. CLXXIV; Series of 2012, under Notary Public of ATTY. FRANCISCO L. VASIG, JR.

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late DOMINGO VAMENTA, who died on August 13, 2004, in Washington, USA, left certain parcel of Land covered by KOT Blg. P-5026, and more particularly described as follows; “A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot No. 42915, Cad-237, identical to Lot No. 35649-C, Csd-10-011945, situated at Barrio Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, Province of Misamis Oriental.

Containing an area of TWENTY ONE THOUSAND TWENTY NINE (21,029) square meters, more or less, is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION, made and entered into by the following decedent’s sole heirs, his surviving spouse and children, who are all of legal age, Filipinos, married except Catalina L. Vamenta, widow, (surviving spouse of Domingo Vamenta) and residents of Vamenta Compound, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, except Raul L. Vamenta, a resident of Opol, Misamis Oriental, namely; 1. CATALINA L. VAMENTA; 2. DOMINGO L. VAMENTA, JR.; 3.

ORIE L. VAMENTA; 4. VIRGILIO L. VAMENTA; 5. GERONIMO L. VAMENTA; 6. TERESITA VAMENTAAGUILAR; 7. RAUL L. VAMENTA; 8.

ELIZABETH VAMENTA-HUGHES; 9.

OLIVIA VAMENTA-CABAHUG; 10.

AMELIA VAMENTA-SALOMON, do hereby adjudicated and apportioned, the entire above-described parcel of land in equal undivided shares of 1/10 each share. As per Doc. No. 81, Page No. 18, Book No. 29, Series of 2013, under Notary Public of ATTY. ERLINGTON E. PIMENTEL.

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The most eagerly awaited part of the festival last Saturday was the launch of the biggest rocket in Laos, according to the event organizers. It was 5.5 metres long, with 900 kg of gun powder. A crane was used to position it on the launch pad.

The Vientiane Times team had left before it was sent skywards but it was successful in its mission and no accidents have been reported.

The festival became a showcase for the best and biggest rockets, which displays the producers’ creativity and advanced knowledge.

Whether or not it was the primary reason why people, including foreigners, gathered to join the festival, it had served its purpose as they were able to experience the culture and traditions of ordinary Lao people.

The attendees were able to see the Buddhist temple and offer prayers and alms to monks, who also whispered prayers for the givers, while tying white strings around their wrists.

Smiling villagers got reflective responses from visitors who came from different walks of life.

The one day affair offered a complete experience – spiritual, social and gastronomical.

Yes! A bite of sticky rice, which was cooked inside a bamboo stalk, dipped into spicy papaya salad (tammahoung) and followed by a barbecued native chicken, exploded in the mouth like a rocket.

(Lorie Ann Cascaro of MindaNews is one of the fellows of the FK Norway (Fredskorpset) exchange program in partnership with the Vietnam Forum of Environmental Journalists.

She’s currently in Laos and hosted by the Vientiane Times.)

NOTICE

The Role of Education to Eradicate Poverty

By FILEMON MADRANGKA

The international community underscored the need to eradicate extreme poverty and gave its collective commitment to work towards this aim through education. A commitment to poverty eradication was considered a severe injustice and an abuse of human rights. Its action programme proposes to support livelihood systems and survival skills to help poor people to combat poverty. During the World Education Forum held in Dakar in April 2000, the international community underscored the need to eradicate extreme poverty and gave its collective commitment to work towards this aim through education.

The role of education in poverty eradication, in close cooperation with other social sectors, is crucial. No country has succeeded if it has not educated its people. Not only is education important in reducing poverty, it is also a key to wealth creation. Within this context, one of the pledges of the Dakar Framework for Action - Education for All: Meeting our Collective Commitments - was “to promote EFA policies within a sustainable and well-integrated sector framework clearly linked to poverty elimination and development strategies”.

The role of education in this process is particularly one of achieving universal primary education and adult literacy. The report made by the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations within the context of the Decade for the Eradication of Poverty confirms that universal primary education is central to the fight against poverty. Understandably so, because this is the level of education through which most poor children pass and within which their achievements should assist them to break the cycle of poverty. In fact, education is the social institution that reaches the largest segment of the population with the goal of guiding it through a systematic learning process.

Some countries have also established offices for planning and monitoring poverty reduction policies and programmes. DFID has produced a White Paper on International Development that focuses on the eradication of extreme poverty. The World Bank has published a source book of poverty reduction strategies covering most of the dimensions of poverty and is the prime mover behind the PRSPs. Similarly, many other agencies and institutions have refocused their programmes to place greater emphasis on this persisting issue. The planned investments for poverty eradication programmes should make

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of spouses ARTURO BALBAG LABRADOR and VEVENCIA DELA CERNA LABRADOR, who both died intestate at Manuel J. Santos Hospital, Butuan City, on March 12, 2008 and May 18, 2012, respectively, consisting of a parcel of land (Lot 3, Block 1, Pcs-13-001185, being a portion of Lot 1, 2 Block 4, Pcs-13-000980) situated in the Barrio of Villa Kanangga, City of Butuan, Province of Agusan del Norte, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. RT-51576 containing an area of 56 square meters, more or less, is the subject of a DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION & SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE made and entered into by decedents Arturo Balbag Labrador and Vevencia dela Cerna Labrador’s heirs, namely, Luzviminda Antivo Vallier, Leopoldo Booc Labrador, Arturo Booc Labrador, Jr., Jaime Booc Labrador, and Floradema Labrador Vallier, selling, ceding, transferring, and conveying abovedescribed parcel of land by way of absolute sale unto Ludivina Espina Estrada by way of absolute sale, for and in consideration of P350,000.00, per Doc. No. 303; Page No. 31; Book No. LXXIX; Series of 2013 of the Notarial Registry of Dennis M. Bacala, Notary Public for and in the City of Butuan.

Notice is hereby given that CATALINO ONCADA MONTALBA, who died on December 20, 2010 at Soro-Soro, Mambajao, Camiguin, left Cash deposit with the Land Bank of the Philippines-Camiguin Branch under Savings Account No. 3885025, is the subject of AFFIDAVIT OF SOLE ADJUDICATION BY NEAREST KIN, in favor to VICTORIANO LAGURA MONTALBA, of legal age, 88 years old, widower, Filipino citizen and a resident of Soro-Soro, Mambajao, Camiguin, being the nearest surviving sole heir of deceased Catalino Montalba. As per Doc. No. 180; Page No. 27; Book No. 76; Series of 2013; under Notary Public of ATTY. VITO M. CARILLO.

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an impact if they are appropriately channeled and monitored.

The World Bank and IMF are instituting new frameworks to address poverty by aligning social sector development closely with macro-economic policies and strategies. One of these new efforts is the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) which has reduced the debt burdens of many of the world’s poorest nations, and a proposal to link debt-relief to country-owned Poverty Reduction Strategies is being negotiated.

In the context of macro economic programmes, special attention must be paid to breaking the poverty cycle for children. The adoption of systemic changes should be urged to ensure good quality education for all children. Individual developing countries (e.g. Indonesia) are attempting to design their education systems so as to cater for children’s diverse needs and even to provide additional support outside academic classes. Furthermore, there are schools and communities that, particularly through NGOs and missionary groups, have successfully provided for the education of poor children. Such experiences usually combine school education with health care, guidance and counseling services and income generating activities. Unlike economic strategies, the impact of education on poverty eradication tends to be less direct, although providing long term benefits. Nonetheless, education is pivotal in breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and social exclusion that is the reality for many people.

Poor children have numerous disadvantages in relation to their better-off counterparts. They are usually less healthy, their language skills less developed (a factor that has negative influence on school achievement), and they are generally less well equipped - socially, emotionally and physically - to undertake a school programme.

If their disadvantaged position and different day-to-day experiences are not taken into account by school education, it is no wonder that they are unable to benefit fully from the school system.

In situations of extreme poverty, girls are particularly at risk as they tend to inherit the poverty of their mothers. They are prone to abuse of all forms, and very often confined to households in which they are virtually slaves. Other groups of poor children who merit special attention are children orphaned

by HIV/AIDS, street children, and children of some ethnic minorities.

For them, the provision of nonacademic support and security is essential in order to contribute to their total well being and success in life. Moreover, dialogue and cooperation with parents and families should improve their participation and performance in education.

As previously mentioned, wealth creation is a significant aspect

AFFIDAVIT OF SOLE ADJUDICATION

BY NEAREST KIN

in education programmes intended to contribute to poverty eradication. How can education assist learners to create wealth?

Integration of school education within the economic activities of a community is one example. For instance, in a carpet-weaving village, lessons would also cover various aspects of the carpet industry. In this way, school education would help children to improve traditional trade skills of the village alongside other curricular contents. It would ensure their future employment possibilities and contribute to the (economic) well being of the whole community. Furthermore, the school would not then be alienated from the community and traditional trades would reinforce learning.

For the education system to truly respond to the needs of poor children and to contribute to wealth creation in communities and society at large, it needs to take the issue of poverty into special consideration in the planning of educational services. Essentially, it has to stress the preparation of all children to achieve at school, and empower them by heightening their awareness of their rights and responsibilities, their abilities, and enhance their self-confidence to enable them to improve their lives.

The challenge calls for a stocktaking of the ‘state’ of poor children (situation, conditions, reasons for poverty, etc.) so that appropriate support can be planned and targeted to them.

Education systems need to heed the lessons of successful, and less successful, initiatives implemented by NGOs, private individuals, religious bodies and Governments themselves, and translate these initiatives into policies, strategies, and specific action that can be taken to scale.

The purpose of the International Workshop is to bring together educators working in poverty education policy, plans and programmes and representatives of other sectors, including health and social welfare, to exchange ideas and explore options for reaching the poorest children with good quality education. It should identify a common core of strategies to be shared among countries and to which they can refer when preparing or implementing their poverty eradication programmes.

These strategies will identify steps and change processes needed at the primary level to make it more responsive to the needs of the poor. They will help countries to define more clearly and explicitly the role of education and the needs of children in their national efforts to eradicate poverty.

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0092-2013 (R.A. 10172)

May 28, 2013

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), a notice is hereby served to the public that DANILA BACLAAN BETONIO has filed with this office a petition for correction of entry in the date of birth from “FEB. 19, 1957” to “FEBRUARY 16, 1957” in the certificate of live birth of DANILA AVISIA XXXXXX BACLAN, born at Pinamangculan, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, and whose parents are SEGUNDINO GONIA BACLAN and PETRA ATILLO AVISIA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 14 June 2013.

(SGD.) JUDITH ALVIZO-CALO, LLB, MPA

City Civil Registrar MDN: May 29 & June 05, 2013

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10 clifford’s

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) - You feel altruistic today -- so make sure that you’re examining today’s situation with clear eyes.

Otherwise, you may send your energy to the wrong place or overdo it in a way that costs you too much.

PISCES (February 19 – March 20) - Something that’s hidden from you is just about to reveal itself -- or get uncovered in the course of some entirely unrelated task. It’s a really good time for you to get ready for a surprise.

ARIES (March 21 – April 19) - Stay active today -- though it isn’t hard to do. You just need to keep pushing yourself through the slow patches as they arise, and your amazing personal energy should always be there for you.

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DOLE XI to hold Kalayaan day jobs fair

By Rudolf Ian G. Alama

DAVAO CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment Region XI will be holding its 2013 Kalayaan Jobs Fair this June 12 coinciding with the 115th anniversary of the Philippine Independence.

DOLE-XI Regional Director Atty. Joffrey Suyao

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crashed. That was also the only time when the emergency exit doors were opened.

The passengers disembarked using the slide so they had to leave all their personal belongings behind. It was raining hard and they were very slow in transporting the passengers from the plane crash site to the airport,” Nograles said.

Nograles’ call for an investigation came after Cebu Pacific Air flight 5J 971 (Manila-Davao) skidded-off the DIA runway during heavy downpour Sunday night.

Nograles said a passenger also told him that upon touchdown, he suspected that the plane landed not on the runway but on the ground so the pilot stepped hard on the brakes, an indication that the pilot miscalculated his landing.

Even worse, he said was the shabby treatment of the terrified passengers as they were not even given instructions on how and where to collect their luggage.

“Upon arrival at the airport, the Cebu Pacific ground staff were very disorganized.

They did not know what to do, no instructions were given to the passengers where to collect their belongings or where to claim their luggage etc. Up to now the passengers do not have their luggage yet,” Nograles said.

Nograles raised the need to call for an inquiry as stories about the accident reflected the lack of training of Cebu Pacific’s personnel in handling emergency situations and this might require a deeper review of the standards and qualifications of airline crews.

“In other words, Cebu Pacific is not equipped to respond to emergency situations such as a plane crash.

The in-flight crew should know how to handle actual emergency situations and not just good at making a demo during pre-flight procedures,” he said.

said that the jobs fair will be simultaneously held in two big malls in Davao City (NCCC Mall and Ayala’s Abreeza Mall). He said as of May 31 there are 35 local employers and agencies and 23 overseas employers/ agencies participating in the event.

As of May 31 there were about 11,887 job vacancies

for the independence day jobs fair of which majority of the jobs are overseas hirings.

Based on the data presented by DOLE-XI the top 10 occupations with the most number of vacancies include call center agents, sales personnel, product specialists, customer service assistants, sales clerks, driv-

Nograles also said the inquiry should also tackle the various promotional campaigns of Cebu Pacific which often results to overbooking and most importantly,overworked pilots and in-flight crews.

“Cebu Pacific is endangering the safety of their passengers because they practically turned their airline company into a ‘sari-sari store.’ With so many flights to cover, their pilots and in-flight crews could hardly take a rest.That is definitely an invitation to disaster,” Nograles said.

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the airport where they were treated by their own doctor,” Jaldon reported.

There were about 20 patients reportedly treated of hypertension due to shock.

Jaldon lamented that no one coordinated with his office, noting that no information was given when they called and even when they arrived on the scene.

“It seems CAAP and the airline do not follow basic protocols for emergencies involving aircraft. They were also withholding information,” Jaldon said.

He also believed that the FBIA does not have emergency plan and protocols in place and that they don’t conduct regular emergency drills with all agencies concerned.

With this, Mayor Duterte said her office is going to submit a complaint “to put on record (the FBIA’s) nonexistent emergency plan.”

She added she already called for a meeting with the airport authorities. [davaotoday.com]

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whom he described as “big-time”, though he declined to elaborate further in order not to preempt police operations.

Police arrived to some leads after they arrested three members of the group in a police operation in Toril, Davao City last week.

Based on the statement of the arrested robbers, their “boss” is currently planning to mount more hold-up operations as they have to raise money for their needed bailbonds, dela Rosa said.

He said that the group’s first modus operandi was dealing and selling fake gold bars victimizing mostly foreigners.

But the group is stepping up its illegal operation during the enrollment period and opening of classes, he said.

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The said personnel allegedly said they don’t need help “because everything was okay.”

Later on, however, Central 911 received a call from a certain Cebu Pacific personnel who requested for an ambulance.

“We dispatched our ambulance and found out that Cebu Pacific kept the passengers on a secluded area in

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of this aircraft” which he described as “beyond economical repair.”

Davao Oriental Vice Governor Joel Almario, who was one of the 165 passengers on board Flight 5J971, earlier told ANC that he heard the pilot talk about problems with the wiper but would like to leave the technical problem to the technical people and focus instead on the company’s lack of crisis management.

He said passengers will meet in Davao City Tuesday to pursue earlier discussions of filing a class suit against the airline.

Almario said the company’s manager in Davao City took about two hours before he talked to the passengers and nobody seemed to be in charge on the ground.

He said simple things like a bus to fetch the passengers

ers, service crew, technical support staff, cashier and factory workers.

Suyao said the main innovation which they are introducing for the 2013 Kalayaan Jobs Fair will be the pre-registration activity which will happen from June 5-11.

The pre-registration will have at least five represen-

tatives coming from the employers/agencies who will in turn short list the pre-registrants. Suyao said this is in effect a mini-jobs fair since the employers/ agencies can already choose among the pre-registrants.

He said the new process will be convenient for jobseekers and employers alike.

He said that the Kalayaan

Jobs Fair is one of the three biggest jobs fair organized by the Department annually, among these include the May 1 Labor Day Jobs Fair and the DOLE anniversary jobs fair held in December.

Suyao hopes that they could surpass the 55 public and private jobs fair which were conducted in 2012. (PIA/ RG Alama)

OPENING CLASSES. Teacher Elena Estrada and her Grade 3 pupils help carpenters install tent to keep them dry at the unfinished roof of their makeshift classroom in Andap Elementary School in New Bataan, Compostella Valley province on the first day of classes, Monday, June 3.

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from the aircraft to the termina, was not provided, even as passengers had remained inside the aircraft for more than 20 minutes since the touchdown shortly after 7 p.m.

He said two hours after the accident, “wala pang pagkain, wala pang doctor dumating. Walang nakakausap na matinong crew na nakakasagot” (no food, no doctor, no crew who could answer questions).

Andrews told Headstart that while CAAP wants to take over in removing the aircraft from the runway, the law provides that this should be done with the consent of the airline but no consent has so far been given.

Andrews also said there was no loss of power in the Davao International Airport as earlier alleged.

Wipers working C andice Iyog , C ebu Pacific vice president and spokesperson, who guested along with Andrews in Headstart, said that based on the report of their pilot, the wipers were working, clearance was given at 500 feet and the plane was able to land but a heavy downpour ensued

after touchdown.

Iyog said the pilot and the crew saw no imminent danger, no engine burning, so no clearance to evacuate was given. Instead of an emergency disembarkation, she said they opted for a precautionary disembarkation to ensure passengers leave the plane safe and not cause panic or stampede.

She said the pilot and crew were the last to leave the aircraft.

Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific President and Chief Executive Officer on Mondsy apologized for the mishap.

He told ANC’s Business Nightly that the incident was “most unfortunate” but said it was too early to speculate why it happened.

He explained that the pilot opted for “precautionary disembarkation” rather than “emergency disembarkation” to avoid panic and injuries.

No right to remove Iyog acknowledged that they are learning lessons from this experience and will exert efforts to improve their handling of similar situations.

Cebu Pacific was given until 8 p.m. Monday to re-

move the aircraft but the airline asked for an extension until 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Andrews said he received a call at 3 a.m. that the Cebu Pacific team had abandoned the site and CAAP was now taking over for a possible opening of the airport at 10 a.m.

But Andrews later said that Cebu Pacific has not given CAAP the consent to remove the aircraft. “Until this law is repealed, we have no right to remove,” he told Headstart’s Karen Davila.

Andrews also said “the evidence does not lie” that the cause of the accident was “pilot error.”

He showed photographs from his tablet, showing the aircraft touched down very near the grassy area where it eventually stopped.

“Definitely pilot error,” said Andews.

Iyog, said it was the first time she was hearing this report and the first time to see the photographs. She said they are still waiting for the full CAAP report.

She said the pilot of the aircraft, whose name has not been made public, is a veteran. The pilot is grounded pending investigation, he said.

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