Mindanao Star Daily (April 26, 2013 Issue)

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Cagayan de Oro City

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April 26, 2013

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Sinulat ni Jun Felicilda, City Editor

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Nanglimbawot ang balhibo sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) kay gibutang sa kustodiya sa tesorero sa dakbayan ang official ballots alang sa May 13 elections.

Kini gipadayag ni COMELEC-10 Assistant Regional Director Dolet Banzon atol sa media forum diha sa National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-10) office karong bag-o.

“Gikulbaan ako nga sa City Treasurers Office ibutang ang official ballots,” matud ni ARD Banzon.

Alang kaniya, “bisag unsaon nato’g balibali, dili gyud mawala ang pagduda sa katawhan kay ang city o municipal treasurer lumilihok man sa local government unit.”

Mipahinumdom siya nga adunay mga LGU nga sagad

malambigit sa mga anomoliya sa piliay.

“So dapat nga anaa gayuy magbantay both parties aron dili mahitabo ang akong gikahadlokan,” matud niya.

Aron dili magkagubot ang mga magbantay sa official ballots, misugyot si ARD Banzon nga “mouban pagbantay ang mga sundalo ug mga pulis, 24 oras ug walay tugotang mosulod, kung walay panugot sa COMELEC.” Wala gibutyag ni ARD Banzon ang ubang detalye nganong siya nahadlok nga pahipusan sa city o municipal treasurer ang official ballots. (Jun Felicilda, sakop sa MinPressDev)

EARTH’S BOUNTY - Photo shows farmers of Barangay Kahusayan, Quezon, Bukidnon preparing to transport their produce, particularly giant squash, to the Bankerohan Market in Davao City.

(MindaNews photo by Glenn Paul Bueno/jdelpf)

230 automated weather stations nag-andar na Sinulat ni Fredelyn L. Ragandang

MANIFESTO ON ELECTIONS – Xavier University High School alumni sign the Manifesto of Support Provision and Engagement for the forthcoming May 13, 2013 elections. This, during the launching on April 9, 2013 of Crusaders for HOPE (Honest, Orderly and Clean Elections) at the XU Satellite Canteen. (photo by Mike Banos, Mindanao News Daily)

MALAYBALAY CITY – Nagandar na ang 230 Automated Weather Stations (AWS) sa Bukidnon, Camiguin, Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental ug ubang lalawigan sa Mindanao.

Napahimutang na usab ang laing 10 ka AWS nga gipalihok isip mobile typhoon tracking facilities.

Dinhi sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay, ang AWS anaa sa Barangay Can-ayan ug kini gipaabot nga makapadali sa pagpahimangno sa katawhan mahitungod sa magsingabot nga bagyo ug ubang katalagman sa lalawigan sa Bukidnon.

Kaniadtong petsa-23 ning bulana gipahigayon ang Communications Training mahitungod stations /P5

Customs to adopt new anti-smuggling measures

By Joe del Puerto Felicilda, News Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Finance (DoF) has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to begin the development and implementation of new measures against smuggling of oil and other goods into the country.

Such measures, include port accreditation, submission of rolling import plans by importers, trade statistics reconciliation and special

monitoring of oil smuggling cases, among others.

Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said, he and Customs Commissioner Biazon have been working on these tactics, providing new tools to empower the BoC against smugglers.

To this effect, he issued a Department Order (DO) making customs collectors accountable for their own performance. Even as he expressed optimism that the measures will significantly

hinder smuggling in the Philippines.

“The effects of smuggling are observable in the daily lives of Filipinos, so our Department cannot be satisfied until they have been wiped out,” Secretary Purisima contended.

He added, the order will no doubt strike a heavy blow against those who do not do business fairly in the Philippines.

The DO further provides that only particular ports

will be accredited for sensitive commodities, like oil, steel, grains, tiles, gold and vehicles, subject to standards, technical requirements and applicable laws, rules and regulations, “if only to deter the behavior of port shopping by importers who frequently change ports of entry in order to avoid taxes.

Accredited ports are to submit to the DOF monthly trade statistical reports that will be cross-checked with data from the Department

of Energy (DOE), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and other relevant agencies, on a per-volume and per-vessel basis to eliminate discrepancies in import and consumption data.

Port accreditation shall initially be implemented on the importation of oil beginning May 2013. DOE data for the year 2011 showed oil demand to be at 106.9 million barrels, while BOC oil imports were recorded at 67.6 million barrels, registering a

gap of 39.3 million barrels that is likely filled by smuggling.

Importers of sensitive commodities are also required by BoC to submit their annual rolling import plan indicating the quantity, type, source and location of intended port arrival.

The BOC shall then preauthorize importation of sensitive commodities, in accordance with the annual import plan. (with report from Mike Ignacio/philexport10a@gmail.com)

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Mga pobre sa Baseco, suportado ni Bam Aquino

Bam Aquino

Pormal nga gi-endorso sa grupong Urban Poor Associates sa Baseco, Tondo ang kandidatura ni Benigno

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Bam Aquino.

Sa usa ka pinirmahang kasabotan sa Baseco compound, gibutyag sa labaw sa UPA nga si Denis Murphy, usa ka kanhi Heswita nga karon community organizer, nga ang plataporma sa batan-ong Aquino alang sa edukasyon, trabaho, ug negosyo ang motubag sa kalisud sa katawhan.

Asoy ni Murphy, ang poverty alleviation programs ni Aquino—nga dugay na niyang gihimo una pa misulod sa politika—ang walay kalahian sa trabaho sa UPA sa paghatag sa mga pobreng pamilya sa community assistance ug edukasyon kalabot

sa ilang mga kaatungod sa pabalay.

Sumala kang Aquino, nga napasidunggan na sa tibuok kalibotan alang sa iyang programa sa mga pobre, dugay na siyang midayeg sa trabaho ni Denis Murphy ug mapasalamaton pag-ayo sa pagsalig niini sa iyang kandidatura.

“Ang tawag sa panahon karon ang tapuson ang kapobrehon, ug kon magkahiusa kitang molihok aron ipatuman ang mga inobatibong mga programa alang sa edukasyon, trabaho ug negosyo, nagtuo ko nga mahimo natong mahatagan og higayon ang matag pami-

lyang Pilipino nga mokita ug mo-asenso.”

Pito ka tuig nagtrabaho si Bam Aquino sa poverty alleviation ug community organizing. Ang iyang programang Hapinoy ang mihatag og agi-anan ngadto pautang, merkado, pagbansay ug support services sa mga gagmay’ng patigayon aron tabangan silang mahaw-as gikan sa kapobrehon. Gumikan niini, si Aquino ang nahimong usa sa mga Young Global Leader sa World Economic Forum ug giilang usa sa mga Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World niadtong 2012.

Hi-value crops program ipatuman Sinulat ni Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor

Migahin og 10 porsiyentong counterpart fund ang konseho ning dakbayan alang sa pagpatuman sa High Value Crops Production Support Program.

Nasayran nga ang gobyerno sa Cagayan de Oro milagda na og Memorandum of Agreement uban sa Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 10 (DA-10) mahitungod niini nga programa.

Dugtong niini nga programa, gipaabot nga modako ang abot sa kaumahan ug mosaka

ang kinitaan sa mga maguuma sa dakbayan.

Subay sa kasabotan, ang dakbayan maoy motukod sa unom ka tropical rainshelters ug gamayng reservoir.

Samtang ang DA maoy mohatag sa budgetary requirement sa proyekto sulod sa tulo ka hugna.

Wala ibutyag ang gidak-on sa counterpart funds nga gigahin sa konseho alang niini nga katuyo-an. (uban sa report sa The Power/ Arjay S. Felicilda, sakop sa MinPressDev)

Acenas nalipay sa accomplishment sa Comcenter Sinulat ni Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor

NAHATAGAN og aksiyon sa Cagayan de Oro Emergency Assistance and Communication Center (Comcenter) ang 350 ka tawag-emerhensiya sa bulan sa Marso ning tuiga.

Matud ni City Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas, talagsa-on kaayo ang maong accomplishment mao nga iyang gidayig ang Comcenter.

Sumala sa report ni Comcenter Manager Ric Pabayo, sa 350 ka call for assistance nga ilang natubag, 193 ang miagi sa telepono, 123

pinaagi sa radio, samtang 34 ang personal nga gitaho ngadto sa naasoy nga buhatan.

Lakip sa gikareport ang mga kaso sa pagpatay, pangpangluthang, aksidente sa kadalanan, pagpanulis, fire alarm, carnapping, public disturbance, bank/pawnshop alarm ug uban pa.

Nagla-um si Vice Mayor Acenas nga magpadayun kini nga accomplishment sa Comcenter.

(Uban sa report sa The Power/Arjay S. Felicilda, sakop sa MinPressDev)

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URC breaks ground for $35M ethanol plant Universal Robina Corp (URC) recently broke ground for its $35 million ethanol distillery plant, which will produce ethanol fuel in support of the government’s efforts to reduce the country’s dependence on imported ethanol.

The plant, located in the company’s sugar central facility in Manjuyod town in Negros Oriental, will start operations in March 2014. It will produce some 100,000 liters per day or 30 million liters of ethanol fuel each year, according to Renato Cabati, general manager of Universal Robina Sugar Milling Corp (URSUMCO).

The distillery plant will run mostly on blackstrap molasses, a by-product of sugar.

Bio-ethanol is used to fuel cars in 12 countries,

Cabati said, including Brazil where one third of their cars use pure bioethanol as fuel while the remaining two-thirds use a mixture of gasoline and ethanol.

In the Philippines, the Department of Energ y embarked on a bioethanol program under House Bill 4629 since 2007, which mandates blending gasoline with ethanol.

Based on their own studies, Cabati said the mandatory use of fuel ethanol blend will reduce the Philippines’ consumption of imported petroleum by up to 536 million liters a year, roughly valued at $404 million.

Senator Franklin Drilon, who was at the groundbreaking ceremony, said the ethanol venture will support the domestic sugar industry as he hailed tycoon John

Gokongwei for his dynamic leadership and pioneering spirit. “We should have more Gokongweis in the country

today!”

Gokongwei, the Chairman Emeritus of JG Summit Holdings Inc, in a statement

said he was proud of what the company’s businesses in Negros have achieved.

“This (ceremony) is a truly

promising start to this venture,” he said.

JG Summit is the mother company of URC, which owns three sugar mills in Negros Island. Its two other sugar mills are the Passi Sugar Central in Iloilo and Cagayan Robina Sugar Milling Company in Cagayan Valley. The ethanol plant in Manjuyod is its first.

Cabati assured the public that the plant is adopting the latest technology in distillery operations and is installing the first ever Spent Wash incineration boiler in Southeast Asia which assures of an effective wastewater treatment facility.

This, he explained, is a technology developed and used in India, one of the world’s leaders in distillery operations.

Sun Cellular, MyPhone team-up for C. de Oro barangay is SunDroid Rush: MyPhone Edition! LTIA national finalist Sun Cellular continues its busy streak in providing the best deals in town with its Sundroid Rush series.

Launched October last year, the Sundroid Rush gives you at least two amazing gadgets – a tablet and a phone – in one plan!

Earlier Sundroid rush editions featured Alcatel and Samsung devices, which by far have become two of the best deals in the market during their respective launch periods. This time, Sun Cellular is coming up with one more Sundroid

Rush edition– this time from local the local mobile phone giant -- MyPhone.

Needless to say, this will be another one of those “too good to be true” packages, which only Sun Cellular can give you.

But first, the details.

Media hogs out there might want to check out MyPhone’s MyPad 2 tablet, which boasts of a massive 7” touch-screen and 1gHz of processing power. Add to that the 2 megapixel camera and Wi-Fi capabilities, the MyPad 2 is CELLULAR /P5

C AG AYA N DE ORO CITY - After thorough evaluation and assessment, the Department the of Interior and Local Government (DILG-10 has recognized Barangay Kauswagan, this city, as finalist in the national Lupong Tagapamayapa

Incentives Awards (LTIA) Highly-urbanized Category for CY 2013.

The recognition was made, in coordination with the members of the Regional Awards Team (RAT), said DILG-10 Regional Director Rene K. ltia /P5

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Kabalaka F resh G osp el of t he day:Juan14:1-6(April26, 2013-Friday)Juan14:1-Kinahanglan dili magkaguol ang inyong kasingkasing.

Sumalig kamo sa Dios, ug sumalig usab kamo kanako:As human as we are, dili malalis ang realidad nga labihan kita ka puno sa mga kaguol ug mga kahingawa sa kinabuhi ilabina sa unsay umaabot nga dangatan sa atong kalag.

Sa Mateo 6:34 “Busa, ayaw na kamo pagkabalaka tungod sa ugma, kay ang ugma may kabalaka tungod sa iyang kaugalingon. Igo na alang sa adlaw ang iyang kaugalingong kalibog.Ang ulcer ug mga anxieties epekto sa daghang mga” kaguol” ug mga “kabalaka” sa kinabuhi.Sa Lukas12:22busa ingnon ko kamo, ayaw na kamo pagkabalaka bahin sa inyong kinabuhi, kon unsay inyong kan-on, o bahin sa inyong lawas, kon unsay inyong ibisti.

Sa Santiago4:4-ang tawo

Sir, ang bihag ba, lami noh?

NAUNDANG intawon ang “tari-tari” diha sa Puntabon, Barangay Kauswagan sa Cagayan de Oro. Ang rason. Wala na ka agwanta ang mga nagpasiugda sa maong “tari-tari” tungod sa mga kugihan nga mga pulis nga kanunay moduaw ug mobisita sa maong “tari-anan.”

Abtik diay ning mga pulisa kay sige man og balik-balik, dili aron moapil sa sabong––ug labaw nga wala sila moadto sa sabongan aron bantayan ang kahusay ug kalinaw.

Kahibalo ba mo kung unsay tuyo o tumong sa mga buotan nga mga sakop sa Cagayan de Oro Police Office (Cocpo)?

Matod pa nga ang maong mga pulis mokalit lang og abot samtang kamulo na o bibo na ang “tari-tari” gamit ang sakyanan sa kapolisan. Usahay duha

nga gapalabi sa mga butang kalibotanon kaaway sa Dios.Sa Mateo 6:19-21Ayaw kamo pagtigum ug mga bahandi alang kaninyo dinhi sa yuta diin ang tangkob ug ang taya nagakutkot, ug diin ang mga kawatan nagapanakasaka ug nagapangawat; hinonoa pagtigum kamog mga bahandi alang kaninyo didto sa langit diin walay tangkob ni taya nga magakutkot ug diin walay mga kawatan nga magapanakasaka ug magapangawat.

Kay hain gani ang imong kabalaka /P5

Ruel V. Pelone ka pulis nga nagsakay og motor ang moabot.

Unsa gyud diay ang tuyo o tumong sa maong mga buotan nga mga pulis?

Siyempre, matod pa sa akong bubuwet, aron mangayo og bahin.

Kining mga pulis, gawas nga tagaan diay og mga bihag nga manok, makadawat pa gyud og salapi gikan sa tigpasiugda sa maong “tari-tari.”

Hayahay pa sa pulis noh? Aw, mga pulis man diay ni sila. Ahaha!

Mao gyud diay ni ang hinungdan nganong mag-

dugay ang mga illegal nga mga kalihokan kay naa kining pipila––ug hinaut nga dili tanan––ka mga pulis nga mga hanggaw.

Kung illegal, nganong dili na man lang sikopon aron maundang ang maong “tari-tari” ug dili magpadayon.

Ang gihimo niining mga pulis mao nga ilang gigatasan ang nagpasiugda sa maong “tari-tari” nga ang katuyoan unta mao ang pagdugang sa gastohon alang sa streetdancing competition nga ilunsad sa Barangay Kauswagan

Watershed The watershed area of Cagayan de Oro is not much.

It is more or less 2,000 sq. km., if my estimate is correct.

Based on a relief map, the watershed is rimmed by the sparsely forested foothills close to Dahilayan near Mt. Kitanglad in the south, the sloping plains of Malitbog down to Jasaan in the east which is also drained by the mighty Pulangi River, the fertile arc from Talakag to Alubijid in the west, and the Macajalar Bay area in the north where the thriving barangays of Bonbon, Bayabas and Dalahican are drained by the rampaging Cagayan river and the smaller Iponan during the

Coffee Break Crispin Dannug monsoon.

What accounts for the presence of a watershed?

What’s so important about the Cagayan de Oro watershed that should challenge our imagination and spur us to action?

Current usage speaks of the water divide or drainage systems of the natural environment.

This is the European def-

inition. In North America, it is called the watershed, which consists of the river system, the catchment areas, and the valleys through which the water empties itself into the sea.

The watershed is only active and, therefore, viable in the presence of water.

Rainwater that is absorbed by the forest and vegetative outgrowth unites

with the underground water system.

Excess water seeks the various waterways, streams and riverines and is deposited to the sea via the major river arteries.

The headwaters in the bosom of the mountain springs and streams can dry up through prolonged drought or a dry spell.

This would greatly affect the viability of agricultural production, water-use and the quality of fisheries on feeding ground in bays and quays.

But the big river that forms the valleys stands as the major feature for the watershed’s viability since watershed /P5

What’s happening?

Biblical Reflection

BRO. EDCEL L. CLOSAS

Aw diay!

atol sa ilang tinuig nga kapistahan.

Hinaut nga kining mga pulis nga mahilig mokaon og bihag dili manambok kay tiaw mo, human mokaon sa bihag aduna pa silay salapi aron magasto pagpalit sa “pangpahilis sa gikaon.”

Aw, mas maayo gyud unta nga dili na hilisan sa gikaon ning mga manghak nga mga pulis aron dili na sigeg pangayo og bihag.

Dawlims gihapon!

••• Adunay magkumpare nga nangaon og bihag nga manok.

Kumpare1. Pre, lami lagi ning manok nga imong gisugba.

Kumpare 2. Aw, imo bitaw ng hiniktan nga manok pre.

Lami gyud ang bihag lami na kung hinatag, di ba mga sirs?

THERE is much truth to the claim: “It’s more fun in the Philippines!” Yes, there are those beaches with their sand, gentle waters and clean surrounding. Yes, there are places in the country that are still luxuriously verdant and impressive to behold as they still remain untouched—not yet exploited, not yet desecrated—by irresponsible mining, inordinate logging and other manifestations of human greed. There is even now the newly discovered yet already well-known “Underground River”—a marvel of the world that is amazing to behold, awesome to remember.

In addition thereto—or it is precisely as a downright negation of the said “fun”—there are the infamous casinos all over the country now envisioned to soon become the gambling capital in this part of the world—not to mention the

envisioned destination of crooks and gangsters from the four corners of the globe.

There is also the proliferation of illegal drugs, the phenomenon of unbridled criminality even against women and children, not to say anything about the ready availability of high, middle, and low cost prostitution both in urban and rural areas.

As some kind of a crowning glory of the same “fun”, there is the ever entertaining and amusing as well as disgusting “Only in the Philippine Politics!” Translation: Politics in the country has been long since the cause of laughter and tears, of applause and curse—ultimately leading to the poverty and misery of millions of Filipinos vis-à-vis the dynastic power and wealth of but a few clans. Philippine politics is definitely a big cause of Philippine catastrophe.

Viewpoints Abp. Oscar V. Cruz, DD Questions: How could politics be a liability to Philippine society? Are not all incumbent politicians dedicated to public service?

Do not all candidates for public office pledge their pro-poor, pro-people, prodevelopment stance? Is there anyone among both the incumbents and the candidates who does not proclaim his/ her honesty and integrity, industry and dedication to public welfare? Is it not true that in the last analysis, all the sitting as well as aspiring politicos practically profess their respective sainthood?

More than credible socio-

economic plans, programs, and projects, the more important pre-occupation of the so-called political parties in the country is what color they wear, what motto they shout, what entertainment they provide the electorate—not to mention what “things” they give away to get their votes. Yes. There are still some intelligent and capable, honest and dedicated aspirants for public office on the occasion of the forthcoming elections.

But even if all are elected, there are so few to make a difference in Philippine politics. Sad but true!

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CSC conducts seminar to retiring employees

PIA News Bits PPP organic agriculture in Caraga pushed

By Mark Anthony Dedoyco

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Here's what every government Human Resource Division should be doing for its retiring employees.

The Civil Service Commission - Region 10 (CSC10) has initiated recently

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sa hustong pagdumala sa naasoy nga kahimanan, subay sa temang “My Weather, My Philippines”.

Tinambongan sa provincial administrators, provincial DRRM officers ug provincial information officers, ang training gipahigayon sa dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro, ubos sa pagdumala sa League of Provinces of the Philippines.

Pinaluyohan sa Weather Philippines Foundation Aboitiz Group of Companies (WPF-AGC), ang training gitumong sa pagpalambo sa kapasidad sa local disaster risk reduction and management offices diha sa pagpaniid sa lakat sa panahon ginamit ang AWS sa naasoy nga kompaniya.

Atol sa training, gipasabot nga ang AWS forecasting system kaabag lamang ug dili kaatbang sa PAGASA diha sa pagpaniid ug pagpahibalo mahitungod sa lakat sa panahon.

Kini nga inisyatiba sa WPF-AGC gidayig ni Governor Alex P. Calingasan, kinsa nagtoo nga “dako kini og ikatabang sa katawhan sa lalawigan kay paspas na man dayon ang pagpahibalo kanila mahitungod sa dumadangat nga bagyo ug ubang kakuli-an sa pabahon.” (FRR/jdelpf )

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more than enough to give you the multimedia fix that you might always want to take with you.

And then we have the

a two-day seminar for its own retirees.

The activity was part of CSC’s pre-retirement program targeting retirees, or those planning to retire within five years.

Human Resource Management Officers (HRMOs), administrative officers, and other interested government

employees were likewise enjoined by the CSC to attend the seminar.

CSC-10 Regional Director Lourdes Clavite-Vidal said the discussions focused on retirement benefits, processes, procedures, gratuity, and terminal leave computations from other government sectors.

Vidal explained that neglect in retirement planning or preparation may lead retirees to a hard life, in some, nothing is left out of their benefits.

“Retirees’ experiences tell us that in retirement years, not all good things happen,” she added. (MAD/ JCV-PIA 10/asf )

MyPhone A818 Slim, which going by its name, is as sleek and light as they come. The A818 Slim features a nifty 3.5” touch-screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and yet again, a 1gHz processor. Its best feature?

Dual-sim capabilities. Who knew you could fit all that in one tiny package?

Of course, since it’s called the SunDROID Rush, both of these gadgets are running on the Android operating system, expanding both gadgets’ usefulness and wow-factor a few notches higher.

The best part of all this is that you can get both handsets for only P450 a month!

SunDroid Plan 450 gives you both of these with unlimited Sun calls and texts, 250 texts to other networks, and 20 hours of mobile internet.

Needless to say, this will be another one of the good choices you can make with Sun Cellular. Join the SunDroid Rush now!

For more information on these and other services that Sun Cellular offers, log on to www.suncellular.com.ph. You can also check for updates by logging on to their official Facebook page: facebook.com/ suncellularph or on Twitter: twitter.com/suncelltweets.

Sun Cellular is a member of the PLDT Group

The LTIA Regional Assessment was held at DILG Regional Office 10, Conference Room with the presence of the assessment team, led by Director Burdeos, Atty. Irene A. Meso of the Department of Justice, PRO-10 Representative Rustom C. Duran, Urban Poor Representative Wilbur V. Gonzales of Group Foundation, Inc. and Atty. Johnson G. Reyes, managing director of National Police Commission (NaPolCom).

The lupons were evaluated by committees organized at the regional, provincial and municipal levels on the basis of a) efficiency of operations; b) effectiveness in securing the katarungang pambarangay objectives and c) creativity and resourcefulness of mediators.

LTIA was established pursuant to Executive Order 394, also known as the Establishing of the Lupong Tagapamayapa Awards, signed by then President Fidel V. Ramos, to give recognition to the Lupong Tagapamayapa’s contribution in the promotion of the Katarungang Pambarangay objectives which is to help the government solve the overwhelming number of cases being filed and in providing services to address the needs of the people at the barangay level.

Also, Section 406(b) of Republic Act 7160 (the Local Government Code of 1991) mandates the DILG to grant economic or other incentives to outstanding Lupons. (Ana Celeste W. Felisilda/DILG/ PIA10/jdelpf )

imong kasingkasing.Mao kini ang rasones sa daghang mga kaguol ug mga kabalaka sa kinabuhi kay mahadlok makabsan sa mga panginahanglan ug labihan ka busy sa mga butang nga walay ikatabang sa umaabot nga kalibotan.

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Burdeos even as he commended Barangay Kauswagan for being a consistent regional LTIA awardee in 2011 and 2012 in the same category, and officially the regional nominee to the National Awardee Committee for LTIA CY 2013.

Kabalaka..... from page 4

bahandi, atua usab didto ang

Watershed...... from page 4

it reduces flooding, compels wise use of the water for irrigation, and for home and industrial use.

However, any structure that impedes the smooth drainage of the river water to the sea can have disastrous results.

The Sendong calamity is a case in point.

On the other hand, denudation of tree and vegetative resources upriver, and in the case of Cagayan de Oro, the areas north of Besigan in Talakag can also have disastrous results.

The growing tourism industry anchored on white water rafting, not to mention the viability of fishing downstream in the Macajalar area can be greatly impaired.

A total economic meltdown due to drying up of the watershed is too grim to contemplate.

The lessons of the flood are there, but a dry-up scenario can show us what to do to preserve the contingent integrity of the watershed.

The city of dreams and golden friendships sits astride

Director Abner M. Caga PIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

BUTUAN CITY - The 1st Duck Breeding Farm and Modern Duck Hatchery in Caraga are private-publicpartnerships (PPP) projects in organic agriculture.

The facilities form part of the Integrated Rice-Duck Farming System (RDFS) w/c Phil Agrarian Reform Foundation for Natl. Devt. (PARFUND) in partnership w/ various organizations has helped propagate in many areas in Mindanao.

President Aquino had two events in Marawi LANAO DEL SUR - President Benigno Aquino III visited Marawi City for the groundbreaking of the College of Information Technology (CIT) Building inside the Mindanao State University (MSU). He also met with local leaders and the community at the Provincial Capitol Gymnasium. Witnessing both activities were MSU officials, faculty, students and MSU residents’ community.

Drive against illegal forest products intensified BUTUAN CITY - In line with the intensified drive against the transport of illegally-sourced forest products in Caraga region, the Regional Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection Committee (RMFPC) convened yesterday to discuss matters pertaining to the establishment/manning of the RMFPC Checkpoint.

PVB mandate explained CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Philippine Veterans Bank is mandated by the government to set aside 20% of its net income through its foundation to provide maintenance particularly in medical assistance to enlisted veterans in the country. It also conducts writing contests to revive war and heroism stories and traveling world war II exhibit containing about 400 vintage photos, artifacts which can be seen at SM City Davao. and ensconced on this pretty watershed.

Any comprehensive socioeconomic planning for this for the next 20 years must feature the protection, enhancement and conservation of the watershed.

A combination of good politicians and responsive, farreaching policies is considered a boon to the community.

This equation can impact on this plan. A viable code of good housekeeping for this watershed resource must be spelled out.

The integrity of the ecosystem cannot be compromised nor compensated by high socio-economic growth.

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DILG-10 orients FDPP focal persons

By Liza D. Ladres

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-10) recently oriented the Municipal Information Technology Focal persons on Full Disclosure Policy Portal (FDPP) at the Local Government Resource Center (LGRC), here.

According to DILG-10 Regional Director Rene K. Burdeos, the activity was in line with Republic Act 10352, otherwise known as the “General Appropriations Act FY 2013”, which provides strict compliance of Sections 288 and 354 of RA 7160.

It was also in accordance with the Full Disclosure Policy per DILG MC No. 2010-83

that requires posting of local budget finances.

Bids and public offerings and status of programs and projects, including the utilization of Local Risk Reduction Management Fund (LDRRMF) in three conspicuous places in the LGU and in the FDP Portal.

By logging on to the Full Disclosure Policy Portal

(FDPP), through “fdpp.dilg. gov.ph” the public can view important LGU documents such as annual budget reports, annual procurement plan, statement of debt service, statement of receipts and expenditures, Special Education Fund (SEF) income expenditure and estimate, and Gender and Development GAD accomplishment reports,

Director Burdeos added.

Also available in the FDPP are quarterly reports, viz: reports SEF utilization, trust fund utilization, items to bid, bid results, abstract of bids, 20% component of IRA utilization, LDRRMF utilization and the monthly supplemental procurement plans.

Through this portal, the difficulties faced by LGUs in

posting the required documents, such as the absence of a website and the prohibitive cost of print space will be addressed.

Director Burdeos explained, the last part of the activity was the workshop wherein focal persons uploaded their financial documents in the portal. (LDL/ jdelpf)

Farmers’ cooperative receives assistance from DA-HVCDP, BSWM

Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental – Anchored at creating a stronger partnership with agri-stakeholders in attaining the government’s bid on food self sufficiency and in support to the promotion of the Organic Agriculture Act of 2011, the Department of Agriculture-10 through its High Value Crops Development Program (DA-HVCDP) supports the Lanzones Growers of Gingoog in Action (LANGGA) Producers Cooperative in the rehabilitation and expansion of their Farmers Organic Center (FOC).

The project was realized through a cost-sharing scheme wherein P 250,000 was provided by DA-HVCDP for the establishment of vermi-shed, 3 (1x10m) vermi-beds and provision of 4 fabricated steel vermi-beds.

Meanwhile, the LANGGA Producers Cooperative also provided P 50,000 as their equity in the form of labor.

The FOC is LANGGA’s flagship project established in 2010 which produces organic fertilizers for sale to members and non-members of the cooperative for only P300 per bag. The rehabilitation of the FOC

doubles the production capacity from 100 bags to 200 bags every two months, with increase earnings from P 30,000 to P 60,000 per harvest.

This will encourage local farmers to venture on this business and support organic farming.

Furthermore, the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) through the Expanded Modified Rapid Composting Project has provided organic shredder with separator and two compost tea brewers to the members of the LANGGA. With this equipment, processing of organic materials into substrate is easier and vermicast production is efficient.

The FOC’s inauguration was held on April 18, 2013 headed by HVCDP Regional Program Coordinator Chedy V. Ansale and Engr. Armando B. Arcamo, Regional Soils and Water Area Coordinator of BSWM with the representatives from the local government unit of Gingoog City, Provincial Agriculturist Office of Misamis Oriental and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). # (VANESSA MAE S. SIANO, DARAFID 10)

ORGANIC FARMING - The Lanzones Growers of Gingoog in Action (LANGGA) Producers Cooperative benefits from the P250,000 worth of project from the Department of Agriculture (DA-10), through its High Value Crops Development Program (DA-HVCDP) for the rehabilitation and expansion of an organic fertilizer plant. In addition to the establishment of vermi-shed and vermi-beds (bottom left), the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) also grants equipment for the plant’s organic shredder and separator (bottom right) and compost tea brewer (top left). (DA-10 photo)

“We Grow Minds”

Aging veterans’ battle shifts to additional pension, benefits

By CHENG ORDONEZ, NewsCon Director & CHRISTINE CABIASA, Copy Editor

THE Veterans Federation of the Philippines Sons and Daughter Association, Inc. (VFPSDAI) vows to continue to push for its advocacies intended to uplift the general welfare of Wold War II veterans or their beneficiaries as mandated by the Philippine Constitution, VFP Sons and Daughters Association, Inc. (VFPSDAI) Deputy Regional Vice President for NCR–South Miguel Angelo C. Villa-Real, said during the weekly BusinessWeek Mindanao News Conference (NEWSCON), Friday, April 19, 2013, at the BWM Media Center.

Villa-Real represented VFP-SDAI National President Percianita Racho, who did not make it to the NEWSCON despite prior arrangement due to equally important undertaking in Agusan del Norte.

Villa-Real said the VFP-SDAI fights for the implementation of increase in old-age pension for all veterans.

“The P5,000 a month pension for a veteran

has been there for 15 years now and is way below the sustainable budget,” he added.

VFP-SDAI, according to Villa-Real, laments over the low pension being received by veterans or their beneficiaries when they compared it to the amount received by government employees when they retire.

“And yet, these people are heroes. They

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fought for the country The VFP-SDAI, ac- the amount the veterans and only to be given cording to Villa-Real is or their beneficiaries are this much, ”Villa-Real batting for an increase currently receiving. added. in pension by doubling Another advocacy it is pursuing is the release of overdue Total Administrative Disability (TAD) benefits as mandated by R.A. 7696.

He also disclosed during the NEWSCON that VFP-SDAI has been pursuing the benefit on Improved Medical Services, including Easier Access to Affordable, Quality Medicines.

Villa-Real said the sons and grandsons of the Word War II heroes

must also take something from the greatness of their fathers and forefathers through the expanded educational benefits to the families of veterans.

The VFP adheres to the vision of providing ready access to quality education for the youth including additional funding for state universities and colleges, encourage entrepreneurship to spur job creation; expand the development of the agri-industrial sector to achieve self-sufficiency; implement fair social welfare program that will benefit all sectors of society.

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