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Weather Update INTERTROPICAL Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Visayas and Mindanao. Northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon. The Province of South Cotabato and the Regions of Eastern Visayas, Davao and Zamboanga Peninsula will be cloudy with occasional moderate to heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Palawan, Bicol Region and the rest of Visayas and Mindanao will have occasional light to moderate rainshowers or thunderstorms. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast and east with slight to moderate seas. source : pagasa
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House railroads passage of K+12 PARTY LIST LAWMAKER SAYS
By ALEX D. LOPEZ of Davaotoday.com
DAVAO City––Youth and lawmakers who have been rallying against the K+12 program of the Aquino administration lamented on Monday the House of Representatives’ move of approving it for the third and final reading with 198-8 votes. “The railroaded passage did not take enough care of K-12 only shows that the over how it will affect the lawmakers who voted for it HOUSE | page 10
Tubay group: ‘No compromise’ in cases vs mining company By PAT SAMONTE of Mindanao Daily News
BUTUAN City––The Tubay, Agusan del Norte public organization which sued San Roque Metals, Inc. (SMI) assured not to enter into any arrangement or compromise vowing to pursue
until the resolution of the criminal and civil cases it filed against the mining company. The Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic CASES | page 10
SECOND OFW AND FAMILY SUMMIT 2012. Villar Foundation Managing Director Cynthia Villar invites OFWs and their families to join the 2nd OFW & Family Summit 2012 to be held on Nov. 22, 2012 at World Trade Center in Pasay City from 7am to 4pm to learn more about entrepreneurship, and gain business ideas and livelihood opportunities. With Villar are GoNegosyo Founder Joey Concepcion and GoNegosyo Exec. Director Ramon Lopez.
For more details, contact Tel. No.: 309-5276 HERMILINO VILLALON
Two palm plantation workers kidnapped By AL JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News
ZAMBOANGA City––Two Malaysian nationals were seized by 5 gunmen disguised as policemen from a palm oil plantation in Sabah near the Philippine border, reports said. It said the two, who are cousins, were both working WORKERS | page 10
PSF maximizes local govts’ resources for development By BONG D. FABE of Mindanao Daily News
Villar Foundation, GoNegosyo all set for the 2nd OFW, family summit AFTER the successful ‘1st n Annual summit OFW & Family Summit to provide OFWs 2011: Kabuhayan Para sa Kinabukasan’ that attracted and families with over 5,000 participants, business ideas and the Villar Foundation and livelihood opporGoNegosyo will hold the ‘2nd OFW & Family Sum- tunities mit 2012: Hanep Na Ang their families at the World Buhay Dahil May Hanap Trade Center in Pasay City, Buhay’ for overseas Fili- from 7am to 4pm. pino workers (OFWs) and “We have seen how the
first OFW summit has helped many of our OFWs and their relatives, so we will keep on doing this. Many of them have applied what they have learned from the talks they listened to, by putting up small businesses such as food stalls or venturing into franchising and
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CAGWAIT, Surigao del Sur––This municipality’s mayor has expressed his gratefulness to President Aquino for giving the chance to local government units to maximize their meagre resources for programs toward the improvement of the lives of their constituents without fear of budgetary constraints in mitigating/ adapting to climate change. President Aquino signed on August 17 Republic Act 10174 or the Peoples Survival Fund Law, which would help LGUs’ climate change adaptation programs. RESOURCES | page 10
Daniel Padilla joins MyPhone family EXUDING with confidence and the all-too-familiar Padilla charm, Daniel Padilla faced the press yesterday for his launch as the newest endorser of the first and leading Filipino dual-SIM phone brand in the country—MyPhone. Since his debut in the show business through the (Standing) Jaime Alcantara: President, MyPhone, Karla youth-oriented show, GrowEstrada: Acctress, Elena Lim: Chairman Emeritus, Solid Group Incorporated, Daniel Padilla: Actor (newest endorser ing Up, Daniel’s popularity of MyPhone) and Richie De Quina: Vice President, Business continues to rise exponenDevelopment Sales & Marketing, MyPhone. tially. Photo by Albert Legaspi He was already able to
make a name for himself, outside the Padilla’s influence and is currently one of the hottest teen heartthrob and recording artist in the industry. In his launch as Myphone endorser, Daniel was warmly welcomed by no less than the MyPhone owner, Mr. David S. Lim and MyPhone President Jaime R. Alcantara themselves. “It is our pleasure to welcome Daniel Padilla in the MyPhone family. He is
one of the brightest stars of his generation. And since our company has much hope in the Filipino youth, we believe Daniel will be of great help in espousing our campaigns and advocacy among people his age,” says Mr. Alcantara. The Filipino mobile phone company prides itself not only for being a market leader in the local mobile communications landscape, but also for its advocacy of promoting Pinoy pride.
Thus, the decision to pick Daniel as its newest brand ambassador goes beyond strengthening MyPhone’s hold to the youth market in which the young actor and recording artist’s impact is undeniably huge. “We believe that Daniel is the personification of what Pinoys should be; confident, smart, talented and proud to be a pure-blooded Filipino,” says Richie de Quina, MyPhone’s VP for Marketing FAMILY | page 10
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