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Briefly Internet cafes IN response to the clamor of the private and public teachers against the operation of internet cafes that affect the school performance of students, the city council on August 16 led the spot inspection of five internet cafes operating both at Divisoria and Macanhan in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. During the inspection led by Councilor Adrian Barba, several students were caught playing online games, some were in school uniforms. All the students had no consent card signed by their parents and school principals. The issuance of consent cards is mandated by Ordinance No. 8099-2002, which amends Ordinance No 7820-2001. The law requires owners of internet cafes to design and give consent cards for free to students who will use the facilities of their establishment.

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Power coop takes on bunker-fuelled plant

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, Regional Editor

AN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur -- The local electric cooperative in this province will bank on cheaper bunker-fuelled power supply to address the prevailing power crisis which continues to haunt the island of Mindanao.

Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) has entere d into a 15-ye ar build, operate, maintain and transfer scheme with A. Brown Company, Inc. (ABCI) for the setting up of a 15-megawatt bunker-fuelled power plant called Peakpower San Francisco, Inc. A soft launch for the P100 million power plant was held Wednesday at the project site in Brgy. San Isidro, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur with the province’s second

district Rep. Evelyn Mellana, AB CI Chairman Walter Brown and 1Care partylist Rep. Edgardo Masongsong as guests. Anselco General Manager Engr. Emmanuel Galarse, Aselco general manager, said the power plant is a better alternative from their previous plan to acquire a diesel-powered modular generating sets through a loan from National Electrification Administration after realizing takes/PAGE 15

Oil palm DAVAO City -- Oil palm should be among the preferred crops for planting in areas ravaged by typhoon Pablo in Davao Oriental, Sen. Cynthia A. Villar said. Ms. Villar, head of the Senate’s agriculture committee, said that she met with farmer-leaders and plans to establish a program promoting oil palm in some areas previously planted with coconut. Oil palm, she said, will live three and a half years, and inter-cropping with corn and cacao between the trees could be promoted.

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BUNKER-FUELLED PLANT. Officials lay the time capsule during the soft launch of a P100M bunker-fired power plant in Agusan del Sur. photo by chris v . panganiban

Gas seen as expensive option for M’nao grid By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor

WHAT A WAY TO RELAX! A man and his child take a nap on a bench at the De Lara Park, Capitol Compound in Cagayan de Oro City. photo by gerry lee gorit

Unleashing the talent of Mindanao’s youth DAVAO C i t y - - A n n e Pamintuan can easily spot talent when she sees it. This uncanny ability was developed by this lady

entrepreneur after more than a decade of helping launch the careers of promising designers from Mindanao. talent/PAGE 15

TO push for future diversification in Mindanao grid’s power supply, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is being aligned as an alternative but a study commissioned by the World Bank presented it to be a pricier option. The simulations presented by Canadian Gas Services International (CGSI), the entity tapped by the World Bank for the study, indicated that gas or LNG will be twice to thrice more expensive than coal – the latter being anticipated as the major source of Mindanao’s new

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power supply starting 2015. However, if compared to diesel or bunker-C fuel with forecast delivered costs of $20 to $36 per MMBTU over 20-year stretch, gas will emerge less expensive. The size of the anchor power plant for proposed LNG storage facilities should be in the range of 300 to 450 megawatts, the study noted. In particular, the planned LNG facility at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Cagayan de Oro will have a delivered gas cost of $13.80 per million BTU in year one and

increasing to $18.30 by year 20. The projected average gas price for the duration will be $13.27 per MMBTU. “Of this total, approximately $12.95 is attributable to the commodity, while the remaining $0.32 is allocated to the cost of the distribution infrastructure,” the study has emphasized. Comparatively, the cost of coal-based generation will be roughly twice lower at $4.19 per million BTU equivalent at year1 (which is reckoned at year 2013); and will just climb to $4.78 by year 20 expensive/PAGE 15

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Z A M B OA NG A C I T Y— Mayor Ma. Isabelle ClimacoSalazar and the different city government department heads are finalizing a P2.169billion budget for 2014 to be submitted to the City Council for approval.

Salazar said a greater portion of the budget will be for health and infrastructure projects. Each of this city’s 98 barangays will receive a P4 to P10 million grant for 10 projects that they must

prioritize and which will also be approved by the City Council. Salazar said the actual amount to be given to the barangays will depend on the projects they have listed budget/PAGE 14

MATI CIT Y—Citing the importance of aligning its training programs to the development thrusts of the province of Davao Oriental (DavOr), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has signified its support to the provincial leadership here during a recent conference called by Governor Corazon Malanyaon.

TESDA officer-in-charge Provincial Director El Cid Castillo said vocational schools in Davao Oriental must provide line programs and training they offer to the students to contribute in achieving the development thrusts of the provincial government. TESDA/PAGE 14

Tuna confab Dvo ready to host APEC toNat’lhighlight strides DAVAO CITY—“Yes we are ready,” said Department of Tourism (DoT) Region 11 Director Arturo P. Boncato Jr. when asked if Davao is ready to host any of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings with 500 to 1,000 delegates. A 30-member inspection team for the APEC Summit slated in the country in November 2015 arrived in the city Wednesday for a three-day ocular inspection of the city’s hotels and convention center from August 21 to 24. The team members were immediately given a taste of the Davao Punch, a drink which combines pomelo, guava and calamansi. The team members are from different national agencies like the DOT and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Davao submitted to the APEC National Organizing Committee last March 30 its bid to host the senior officials meeting during the APEC Summit and the visit is part of the ongoing inspections conducted by the Committee to determine the meeting locations. Boncato said: “We have successfully hosted the ASEAN Tourism Forum in 2006 with 3,000 foreign delegates and without a convention facility as big as SMX then.” SMX Convention Center in SM Premier can accommodate up to 5,000 delegates with function and meeting rooms and is only a few minutes away from the Davao City International Airport. Within the compound

of the mall is the P700-million Park Inn Hotel by Radisson with 204 rooms. Boncato said Davao has 7,000 combined rooms for hotels, inns, apartelles and lodging houses. The city won its bid to host the Philippine Advertising Congress and was ready to host it this November but was cancelled due to internal problems in the organizing group. On the other hand, City Tourism Office (CTO) officer-in-charge Ma. Felisa Marques said the APEC team will visit the SMX Convention Center, the six shortlisted hotels, and other attractions in the city. They are also set to inspect the Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) where Davao’s state of the art monitoring system is located. She said the PSSCC will show the team the capability of Davao when it comes to the maintenance of security and safety. Marques said the city will host a luncheon meeting for the team where they will be presented with the best that Davao has to offer. The team has also conducted inspections in other cities that have been identified as possible venue for the APEC host/PAGE 14

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—This year’s National Tuna Congress (NTC) will celebrate the partnerships and achievements gained by the local tuna industry over the last 15 years, organizers said. R o s an na B e r na d e tte C ontreras, S ocsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc., (SFFAII) said it is all systems go for the 15th NTC, themed “Celebrating 15 Years of Advocacy, Partnership and Collaboration,” on September 6 to 7 at the SM City here. “This is our quindecennial year. Through our humble beginnings and after lab oring hard the past years to gather all the key players, stakeholders and supporters in the Philippine tuna industry under one roof to seriously discuss its opportunities and challenges, advocate untiringly for necessary reforms, we all deserve to break and rejoice,” she said in a statement. Local tuna players confab/PAGE 14

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DENR urged to step up measures vs water pollution By BONG D. FABE

AN international environment group has urged the Environment department to step up measures against water pollution following the declaration of the declaration of the Cagayan de Oro River Basin as the 17th water-quality management area (WQMA) in the Philippines. “D e s i g n at i n g Wat e r Management Quality Areas (WQMA) to some of the country’s rivers and waterways is a good move. But we need to see bigger steps in pollution prevention if the DENR is serious in fulfilling its mandate to keep our waterways clean,” Abi Aguilar, toxics campaigner of the Greenpeace Southeast Asia said. Agui lar p ointed out that based on DENR data, water pollution is among the biggest problems affecting the country with as many as 50 of 421 rivers considered biologically dead or contain no oxygen and cannot sustain life. “We urge DENR Secretary Ramon Paje to immediately eliminate chemicals already identified as hazardous and implement pollution

disclosure for companies that dump their wastes and by-products in our bodies of water,” she said. Greenpeace Southeast Asia is urging the DENR to implement a mandatory pollution disclosure of chemical waste produced by factories, especially those

located near waterways. Early this month, the DENR included the Cagayan de Oro River Basin in the growing list of WQMA in the country. It’s inclusion put it at par with other Mindanao river basins such as the Davao River System in Davao City; Tumaga River,

Zamboanga City; Taguibo River, Butuan City; Silway River, General Santos City; and the Sarangani Bay in Sarangani province. “The inclusion of the Cagayan de Oro River and its tributaries on the WQMA list mirrors the government’s high degree of commitment to push sound environmental policies as a pre-requisite to inclusive and sustainable growth,” Paje said in a statement. Also included in the WQMA are the rivers of Cagayan, Iponan, Umalag, Bigaan, Agusan and Cugman, all in Cagayan de Oro City, as well as the coastal area of Macalajar Bay, including its adjacent land and tributaries. Aguilar said the declaration by the DENR of WQMAs meant that the water systems DENR/PAGE 14

DHL Express reduces carbon emissions

DESPITE increased volume of services, DHL Express, the world’s leading express services provider, has been pro du c i ng l e s s c ar b on dioxide, improving its carbon efficiency by 7.4 percent in 2013 over the previous year. This is the fourth consecutive year that DHL Express reduced its carbon emissions, with Thailand, Australia, Japan, Singapore and B angladesh as top performers. Carbon emissions from industrial plants and the transport sector contribute to global warming. Deutsche Post DHL, parent company of DHL, has achieved a 16-percent improvement in its carbon efficiency since it launched the GoGreen program in 2008. It is more than halfway its target of a 30-percent carbonefficiency improvement by 2020. Jerry Hsu, CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific, said: “Demand for DHL Express services has increased in Asia Pacific. Last year we saw a double-digit growth in volu me, yet overa l l we managed to achieve a 7.4-percent year-on-year improvement in carbon efficiency.” He continued: “Despite opening new and bigger facilities to serve growing customer demand—such as the North Asia Hub in Shanghai—our increasingly efficient ground operations and energy-efficient buildings have enabled us to lower overall carbon emissions for the fourth year in a reduces/PAGE 14

S’pore launches first driverless electric vehicle in Asia

SINGAPORE on Friday launched the first eco-friendly, driverless shuttle in Asia, giving a boost to the electric mobility industry. The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and JTC Corporation of Singapore, with France’s Induct Technologies, unveiled ‘NAVIA’, an autonomous vehicle providing a new means of transportation for people going to the university and JTC’s CleanTech Park. The eco-business park by industrial developer JTC recently opened its doors at CleanTech One, its first facility that promotes collaboration and innovation in clean technologies. Induct Technologies, a tenant in CleanTech One, manufactured the shuttle while the different organisations each contributed their scientific, technical and financial support. In a joint statement, they said the Energy Research Institute @ NTU, or ERI@N, will supervise NAVIA’s two-year test run. Covering two kilometres between its two main electric/PAGE 14

WB to limit financing of coal-fired plants

MNCs prefer ‘green’ buildings in PHL MULTINATIONAL corporations (MNCs) locating in the Philippines are “demanding” that they be headquartered in environmentfriendly green buildings, giving momentum to the construction of green buildings all over the country. Most MNCs want their local headquarters in an “intelligent,” eco-friendly skyscraper. Architects and urban planners revealed that more MNCs that want to set up local headquarters in the Philippines look for eco-friendly skyscrapers. They said that there is a mounting demand from the international business community, especially foreign investors, on local locators to offer more green buildings. Because of this, an increasing number of Filipino building owners are retrofitting and upgrading existing buildings to improve energy efficiency and environmental performance. And as green growth gains momentum in developed and emerging economies like the Philippines, MNCs are also going green with some even mandating that they should be housed in environment-friendly buildings. “You’d be surprised that there are multinational companies with a corporate mandate indicating (they should be in a) green building,” said Architect Willie Coscolluela, principal architect of W.V. Coscolluela & Associates, the local architectural firm

behind the Zuellig Building. A study by the United States of Americabased commercial real estate services firm CBRE Global Network green buildings reduce the strain on energy resources. Although it entail more costs, the investment is recoverable in the long run through decreased operating costs, increased return on investment through higher tenant retention, and increased asset value. MNCs and foreign investors also prefer Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED)-certified, or buildings designed following green-architecture principles, such as more natural light and ventilation, green roofs, green walls, rainwater harvesting facility, sky gardens, and skywalks to reduce elevator use. “Many multinational corporations require LEED, but are unaware it can be done in the Philippines,” said Dean Barone, president of Barone International, a sustainable design support services consulting firm and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) consultant of Megaworld’s 8 Campus Place in McKinley Hill at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. LEED was created by the United States of America Green Building Council, and is a widely used green rating system worldwide. A local rating, a counterpart of the LEED prefer/PAGE 14

THE World Bank’s board has recently agreed to a new energy strategy that will limit f inancing of coal-fired power plants to “rare circumstances,” as the Washington-based global development powerhouse seeks to address the impact of climate change. The Bank will amend its lending policies for new coal-fired power projects, restricting financial support to countries that have “no feasible alternatives” to coal, as it seeks to balance environmental efforts with the energy needs of poor countries. The impact of this energy strategy may not be seen immediately, since bilateral donors and the private sector will still continue to finance coal. Some analysts hope the new strategy could send a signal that coal is a risky investment and prompt countries to turn to alternative energy sources. In its “Energy Sector Directions Paper,” updated every 10 years, the Bank also backed increased support for hydro-electric power, reversing its decision to abandon those projects in the 1990s under pressure from aid groups that warned they would displace people. Large-scale dams provide the Bank with a way to balance global energy needs with its pledge to help scale down greenhouse gas emissions. S ome environmental groups warned that while the energy strategy may have improved its coal policy, it has taken a few steps backwards

on its funding of hydropower. “The World Bank ignores that better solutions are readily available. In the past 10 years, governments and private investors installed more new wind power than hydropower capacity,” said Peter Bosshard of advocacy group International Rivers. New direction: Un d e r Wo r l d B a n k President Jim Yong Kim the first scientist to head the poverty-fighting institution - the bank has launched a more aggressive stance to spur action on climate change. Kim has said it is impossible to tackle poverty without dealing with the effects of a warmer world. Multilateral institutions like the World Bank have come under criticism for urging global action to cut emissions of carbon dioxide while simultaneously funding coal-fired power plants. Such plants are seen as one of the main causes of rising pollution from heat-trapping gases. The World Bank argues funding coal-fired power plants is sometimes necessary to bring energy to the world’s poorest nations and to help them eradicate poverty. Analysts say coal is often the cheapest energy source in places like Kosovo, where the World Bank is mulling whether to support the country’s plans for a coalfired power plant. Emerging market countries like Brazil and China - which relies heavily on coal for its ballooning limit/PAGE 14

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The World of Toyota T H E bi g ge st e xclus ive motorshow in the country is happening right now at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. And it’s all about Toyota. The World of Toyota is an exhibition of the Japanese carmaker’s full line-up of automotive models in the Philippines, including concept cars such as the hybrid FCV-R, the Vios in race mode, among others. Toyota Motor Philippines also grabbed the chance to

showcase the latest FJ Cruiser, which begs the question if the said model will officially be launched locally since a lot of FJs come from the grey market. Toyota’s luxury line Lexus is also under the spot light at the motor show. Its full lineup will be on display headed by the Lexus LFA supercar, as well as the concept luxury coupe the Lexus LF-LC, which was originally featured at the North American International

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Autoshow in Detroit. The week-long event — starting August 10, and to end on the 18th — also features a sneak preview of upcoming models, aside from the full product line-up from the global car company. While many car enthusiasts will likewise be amazed at the 30 classic cars on the display ground, showcasing more than four decades of how Toyota shaped the local automotive industry.

Japan’s Honda to build new auto plant in Brazil Vehicle sales flat as car purchases contract JAPANESE automaker Honda plans to build a new assembly plant in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo with an annual capacity of 120,000 units, the company said. The $430 million facility, to be located in the city of Itirapina, 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo, will become operational in 2015 and will double Honda’s annual output capacity in Brazil to 240,000 units. The Japanese auto giant is currently producing 120,000 units a year at its existing plant in the city of Sumare, also in Sao Paulo state. The Itirapina plant, which will employ roughly 2,000

people, is to churn out Fitclass compact vehicles which are in high demand on the world market, the statement late Wednesday said. “As the world’s fourth largest automobile market, Brazil is a very important m a r k e t f o r H o n d a’s

operations in South America,” said Masahiro Takedagawa, president of Honda’s Brazilian unit. Honda, which began production in Brazil in 1997, currently employs 3,500 people in Latin America’s leading economy.

OIL companies yesterday increased prices of their fuel products -- but only in Visayas and Mindanao, as Luzon has yet to recover from a drubbing by Typhoon Maring. Shell, Chevron and Petron announced price increases as follows: - P0.40 a liter for gasoline; - P0.20 a liter for diesel; and - P0.45 a liter for kerosene. The price increases took effect at 6:00 a.m. of August 22. “No price movement in

Luzon due to current conditions,” Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp said, referring to the devastation in Metro Manila and several areas in Luzon brought by Typhoon Maring. Vast areas of Luzon, including Metro Manila, have been declared in a state of calamity, thus a price freeze on basic consumer goods and services is in force for 60 days. The price increase “reflects movements in the international oil market,” Petron said, adding that, “The slight increase was

driven by clashes in Egypt, fears of supply disruptions in Libya and increased Chinese demand.” Other oil companies have yet to announce similar price adjustments as this went online. But they usually track each other’s movements, as the country imports 90 percent of its fuel requirements. Petron, Shell and Chevron, which markets fuel products under the Caltex brand, account for a combined 80 percent of the local market.

MOTOR vehicle sales of pure importers inched up at end-July, as consumers cut back on passenger car purchases in the sevenmonth period, data the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors Inc (AVID) released yesterday showed.

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Seven companies belonging to AVID sold a combined 18,147 vehicles in the January to June period, up 0.72 percent from 18,018 units in the same period last year. Dragging down the group’s performance was a 16 percent slide in passenger car sales to 9,167 units this year from 10,906 last year. In a statement, AVID president Maria Fe PerezAgudo described the passenger car segment as “supply-capped.” Whatever growth the importers enjoyed came from the light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment, sales in which rose by over a fourth to 8,980 units this year from 7,112 last year. “The LCV surge was led

by captivating new offerings from Chevrolet, Hyundai and Subaru,” Perez-Agudo said. For the rest of the year, “the Philippine automotive industr y is set to soar a l ong s i d e t h e c ou nt r y a s i mprov i n g i nv e s t or sentiments contribute to an increasingly robust domestic economy,” she said. Philippine vehicle sales – which combines the performance of AVID with that of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc (Campi) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) – are forecast to reach a record 210,000 units by yearend. The end-July sales of each of the seven AVID membercompanies are as follows:

• Hyundai Asia Resources Inc – 12,836 (down from 14,281 last year); • The C ovenant Car Company Inc (Chevrolet) – 2,775 (up from 1,943); • Motor Image Pilipinas Inc (Subaru) – 1,707 (up from 928); • CATS Motors (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and MercedesBenz) – 426 (down from 478); • PGA Cars Inc (Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche) – 234 (up from 145); • Br it ish Un ite d Automobiles Inc (Mini Cooper) – 91 (down from 104); and • Scandinavian Motors Corp (Volvo) – 78 (down from 139). Besides the seven companies, also part of AVID are four importers of the Chinese brands Faw, Foton, Geely and King Long, as well as the distributors of the luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover, all of which do not disclose their sales.

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is a luxury five star hotel and a trade mark in Davao City that offers the traveler or business person the comforts and service that can be considered one of the best in the region. But one has to experience the brand of hospitality and service that the hotel is known for. It is managed by GLOBAL HOTEL ALLIANCE. Global Hotel Alliance - founded in 2004 is the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands. Global Hotel Alliance currently comprises of 17 luxury brands who are key player in their respective regions of operation: Anantara, Art Series, Doyle, First, Individual Collection, Kempinski, Leela, Lungarno Collection, Marco Polo, Mokara Hotels & Spas, Omni, Pan Pacific, Parkroyal, QT, Rydges, Shaza, Tangram and Tivoli, encompassing 320 upscale and luxury hotels with 75,000 rooms across 57 different countries and each with the promise to deliver great value and a memorable experience across the world. Choosing a Global Hotel Alliance hotel means travellers can be sure that they will have a unique, local experience in an excellent four- or five-star hotel, while receiving consistent levels of service and recognition, regardless of their choice of hotel or destination. Moreover, the member hotels are committed to recognise each other’s guest recognition programmes by delivering special benefits and VIP treatments to those members.

Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) is a leading producer of pineapple and other food

products. The company markets over 100 processed food and beverage variants, including pineapple solids (slices, tidbits, chunks), tropical mixes, pineapple juice and mixed drinks, tomato-based products (tomato sauce, catsup, spaghetti sauce), condiments, and pasta (spaghetti, macaroni). Today, Del Monte Philippines operates the largest integrated pineapple operation in the world. The company grows pineapple across 20,000 hectares in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental. Two distinct pineapple varieties are grown, for processing and for fresh fruit export. Some 700,000 tons of pineapple and papaya are processed each year at its manufacturing plant. This accounts for about a tenth of the world's annual production of processed pineapple products. On this 23-hectare manufacturing complex are fruit receiving stations (the world's largest), fruit processing plants (single and multi-fruit products), juice plants (single-strength and blended products), can manufacturing plants, labeling and packaging lines (carton, plastic cup, glass jar, stand-up pouch), warehouses, container yards and a deep-dredged international seaport. Around 4,000 regular employees work with Del Monte to bring high-quality products to customers around the globe. Over 90 percent of these employees work in Mindanao. Key teams managing sales, marketing, finance, logistics, product development and other support operations are based in Metro Manila. For more than forty five years now, Rebisco has been bringing the Filipinos great tasting snack food for everyone's delight. From its humble beginning as England Biscuit Factory in August 1963 in San Juan, Metro Manila, to what is now known as Republic Biscuit Corporation; generations of Filipinos have been enjoying Rebisco’s basic portfolio of biscuits and now its wide range of snack foods. In 1972, it acquired a new image and name, becoming the Republic Biscuit Corporation (Rebisco) that we know today. With its growing extensive distribution network, market research, and technology and product development, Rebisco soon positioned itself as one of the major players in the snack food industry.From a basic portfolio of biscuits such as the famous and pioneering Rebisco Cracker Sandwiches that generations of Filipinos have loved, Rebisco now carries a wide variety of snack food ranging from nuts and seeds, cakes, wafers, breads, chips and curls, candies and gums, and chocolates.This growth transpired though the creation of new partners over time such as JBC Food Corp. (1989), Suncrest Foods Inc. (1995),Multirich Food Corp. and Pinnacle Foods Inc. (both in 1999), and SPI Corp.(2003). Until now, Rebisco is still true to its claim of providing "Best-Value Products" by maintaining quality at par with the best in the country. All products that leave the Rebisco plant, put under strict quality control, are now reaching delighted consumers in many corners of the country. It established a processing plant in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.

PEPSI Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) gives additional muscle to its Cagayan de Oro City plant with the latest investment of P500 million for expansion and improvements of its operations in the city, to reach out to the Northern Mindanao consumers and dealers and other provinces in the far south. The multi-million-peso investment in what is known as the “City of Golden Friendship,” demonstrates the company’s confidence in the region’s potential as a good product market. The Oro plant began operations in 1967 and has expanded since, servicing more than 25,000 outlets across Mindanao. It covers the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin, Bukidnon, the two Lanaos, Zamboanga del Sur, the Agusan provinces, the two Surigaos on the eastern seaboard and Dinagat. Under the Lorenzos, PCPPI introduced the plastic bottle-the first of its kind in the industryand produced its first in -house brand, Premier bottled water. In April 1997, the Lorenzo group invited Guoco Holdings (Philippines) Inc., a Hongkong-based holdings firm, to infuse much-needed capital into PCPPI. As PCPPI's majority owners, Cuoco has not only brought in fresh capital into PCPPI but also installed a seasoned management team. Under this new leadership, PCPPI's sales volume has been on the rise. Pepsi-Cola came to the Philippines through John Clarkin, a native of Minnesota, USA, who came with the American forces at the close of World War II. On October 16, 1946, Clarkin acquired a franchise to bottle Pepsi in the Philippines. He consequently founded the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of the Philippine Islands Ltd. and became its president and general manager. The company imported Pepsi beverages from the U.S. for a year until its first bottling plant was established in Quezon City in 1947. In 1957, Clarkin returned to the U.S. and PepsiCo International took over Pepsi’s operations in the country. The company became a branch of PepsiCo’s New York office in 1983 and was renamed as PepsiCo Inc. (Philippine Branch.)

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hink a Minute … Do you sometimes feel that the A Minute only way your kids will listen By Jhan Tiafau Hurst and obey you is if you get angry with them? We can understand the school teacher who said she hates her job because the only way she can control her class of naughty children is to always be angry with them! Many parents get so tired and frustrated from being angry with their children. But we think our being angry is the only way our kids will take us seriously. But does using anger really work to teach our children well? Imagine you’re driving your car too fast, breaking the speed limit. And a policeman who is not on duty or in uniform sees you. But he has no authority to stop and ticket you. So this policeman gets angry and starts screaming and yelling at you as you speed by. Would you slow down and drive by the rules just because a man by the road is angry and screaming at you? Probably not! So the only thing that man accomplished was to make himself look foolish. But we parents sometimes do the same thing when we use our anger to correct and teach our children. When our kids see us not able to control our own anger, it’s hard for them to truly respect us. Because we expect them to do something we cannot do ourselves. That’s why anger is a bad teacher. But when we keep our cool and control our anger each time we correct or discipline our children, we’re teaching our kids well, not only by what we say, but by our example of how controlled and calmly we say it. But you know, even patient, good parents have their limits! And kids sometimes push us past our limits. That’s why we need Jesus Christ to give us His supernatural patience and love every day. Only His kind of will power can help us control our anger, no matter how stressful or maddening our kids get! So friend, won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for your past mistakes and failures as a parent, and ask Him to take full charge of your heart and character everyday? Because it’s only then we can become the good example and parent our kids need. Just, Think a Minute…

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“20% Plus of ‘Pork’ Goes to Lawmakers

IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live…” (Proverbs 15:27, the Holy Bible). -ooo “20% PLUS OF `PORK’ GOES TO LAWMAKERS POCKETS”: Here is the second portion of the privilege speech delivered at the Senate on March 11, 2003 by former Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson, assailing the pork barrel as an instrument of corruption: “We can pretend all day not to know. But the Filipino people have never been stupid not to see through such pretense. Let me give the breakdown. It is nasty. “• 2% goes to the Commission on Audit as S.O.P. (or “standard operating procedure”, which means “bribe” to auditors); • 10% is given to the district engineer and other officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways; • 2% is passed on to the Barangay Chairman; • 14% goes to the contractor - 10% in profit and 4% as value-added tax, thank God! • 5-10%, if the Mayor or Governor so demands. “• And - hold your breath - 20% of project cost is earmarked for the legislator who identifies the project. Shares sometimes vary depending on greed. Even the billboards that advertise the proponents of infrastructure projects are overpriced. -ooo GRAFT EVEN IN MEDICINE AND PHARMA PRODUCTS: “Legislators who allocate funds for the purchase of medicines and other pharmaceutical products, as well as school supplies get bigger takes. By how much, Mr. President? Some suppliers say, it is, `from here to eternity.’ “In a book published in 1998 by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, entitled, `Pork and Other Perks,’ the author wrote about vivid accounts of actual pay-offs involving legislators. Thus, a pay-off usually takes place inside the office of legislators. The more sophisticated ones prefer hotel rooms and restaurants. Sulo Hotel in Quezon

City is said to be a favorite. ak ampi “ `Pork barrel’ every year Mo A ng Batas runs to billions of pesos. I hate By Atty. Batas Mauricio to say it. The people hate to hear it. But they lose billions of pesos anyway. They lose these billions to the many deep pockets of corruption. Mr. President, my esteemed colleagues, there is no saying here that every senator or congressman is corrupt. -ooo P200 M PORK FOR SEN. ARROYO: WHERE DID IT GO? “It is only to say that we have all become suspect. The public has every basis and right to suspect. And we seem not to mind anymore. Mr. President, those with clear conscience among us do not need to rage. They only need to help those without it. In this regard, may I take this opportunity to thank the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and some of our colleagues who have expressed support to this advocacy. “One colleague, Senator Joke Arroyo has done something truly admirable: he had not allocated a single centavo from his `pork barrel’ allocation for the past year. However, I cannot help but wonder how his PhP200M pork was realigned since it was part and parcel of the 2002 GAA. “That is the reason why I want my allocation this year deducted from the proposed 2003 GAA. I have an unsolicited advice to the distinguished gentleman from Makati and the Bicol region - why not slash the 2003 national budget by PhP211M more?” -ooo REACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo. com, mmauriciojr111@gmail.com.

Academic Freedom

T ’S a hot, controversial issue, this thing about academic freedom. And it’s understandable because what is involved is something very intimate to a person working in an academic community. Ideas, theories, views, opinions are so personal that anything that would tend to obstruct them can be very painful. Everything has to be done to avoid such predicament, therefore. And so, I somehow understand why this academic freedom can be defined in its extreme form, as Wikipedia would have it, as: “The belief that the freedom of inquiry by students and faculty members is essential to the mission of the academy, and that scholars should have freedom to teach or communicate ideas or facts (including those that are inconvenient to external political groups or to authorities) without being targeted for repression, job loss, or imprisonment.” Some parties involved in this issue have even gone to the extent of describing academic freedom, again taking from Wikipedia, as having the following properties: a) “Academics, both inside and outside the classroom, have unrestricted liberty to question and test received wisdom and to put forward controversial and unpopular opinions, whether or not these are deemed offensive, and, b) “Academic institutions have no right to curb the exercise of this freedom by members of their staff, or to use it as grounds for disciplinary action or dismissal.” Still, while I and any decent man would respect such freedom, I also could not help to point out that such take on academic freedom is one-sided and is oblivious and quite naïve of other factors and conditions that need to be taken into consideration also. This extreme form of academic freedom has to contend also with the rights of the other parties involved. And more basic to the issue would be that some structure be made in the academic community where a healthy exchange of views could be done, and clear guidelines have to be made. The dynamics of this exchange of ideas should be closely monitored and managed, otherwise there would be chaos and confusion. And rules of the game should be clearly spelled out for this. Thing is we cannot deny the fact that academic communities have their basic constitution that, no matter how imperfect it is, should be respected and upheld, unless legitimately revised. S o if an academic institution defines itself as religious or Christian or Catholic, etc., then certainly any position that smacks of atheism or agnosticism or that contradicts an official teaching of said faith, would be out of place.

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We cannot invoke here the excuse of freedom and Traces of conscience, because By Fr. Roy Cimagala personal conscience cannot fly without reference to an objective moral law that is authoritatively taught by a legitimate institution. Freedom of conscience, which is often used as the rationale for academic freedom, does not work in a vacuum. To function well, it needs a proper environment that can consist of a moral law based on human nature as defined by a lawful authority. Otherwise, anybody can just go against these official doctrines invoking all sorts of self-created justifications, or justifications derived from inadequate foundations. Such is the case when in talking about what is moral, only considerations derived from practicality, popularity, convenience, etc. are made. The spiritual and the supernatural aspects of man are completely ignored. The conflict in this issue of academic freedom actually boils down to what conception of man one has. Is man simply a biological, social, economic and political being, or is he a creature of a God who made him in his image and likeness, and therefore has spiritual and supernatural dimensions? One thing good about this debate or dialogue on academic freedom is that it surfaces very basic issues that should be tackled by all of us, especially now when we are marching on to a fast-paced development and progress. We seem to take these fundamental things in our life for granted and to focus only on what is here and now, what is immediately felt, what is just earthly and temporal such that we forget the other transcendent dimensions of our life. I really hope and pray that this discourse can go on, involving as many parties as possible and covering as many aspects as possible as well. Let’s hope that the media can help in facilitating this public discourse. Let’s also hope that all parties who participate in it do so with honest intentions and good dispositions, keeping a good grip on our emotions and passions that can easily spoil the whole thing. There’s always hope. Controversies can be opportunities for greatness and enlightenment rather than just problems. (roycimagala@gmail.com)

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Sec. Jimenez to boost tourism potentials of Mindanao thru foreign, local media By Cheng Ordonez

CAGAYAN DE ORO -Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. has vowed to boost the tourism potentials of Mindanao by creating a marketing communications program of its own, involving local and foreign media. This was announced by Sec. Jimenez during the holding of the three-day food festival dubbed as Kumbira, at the Limketkai Center Atrium, where he was the guest of honor. Jimenez said he has instructed the chairman of the DOT’s Tourism Board to organize and manage a “special visit” for local and foreign press here not later than next week and in time for the city’s fiesta celebration. “This (media tour) will give emphasis on the Asian market such as Korea, Japan and China and show to them that the future of Philippine tourism is here, right here in this region,” Sec. Jimenez said.

Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. (2nd right) together with Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno, wife Arlene Moreno (far left) and Region 10 tourism director Catalino Chan III (far right) cut the ribbon opening the 17th Kumbira culinary show and live competitions at the Limketkai Mall on August 14, 2013. mindanews photo by erwin mascarinas

“We will ask them to chronicle the truth that the fun and excitement was here, is here and will always be here,” he added.

The media tour apparently serves as the secretary’s response to some critics that tourism industry in Mindanao is facing “image

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S om e 3 0 v o lu nt e e r s will reinforced internal security measures within the Cathedral to augment police and military forces that makes sure of the entire areas’ security plans at the Cathedral, the procession and t he f luvial parade, which are core religious activities relating to the city fiesta. The security volunteers will be provided proper ident if ic at ions and are instructed to obser ve “not disturbing security pro ce dures” at t he Cathedral and the Bishop’s residence.

Priests are expected to lead civilian populace to distance their vehicles from parking near the Cathedral and places of relig ious events, a commitment made by Monsignor Bacahin in today’s conference. The security measures came following the bombing on July 26, 2013, of Rosario Arcade at Limketkai Center, where eight people were killed and more than 40 others were wounded. Catholics are observing the 80th anniversary of the Cagayan de Oro Diocese, which was established in 1933.

‘Sanitation’ procedure at Cathedral By Cheng Ordonez

CAGAYAN DE ORO -The Church and the law enforcement agencies here have decided during Tuesday’s conference to u n d e r t a ke “s an it at i on” procedure at the St. Au g u s t i n e C at h e d r a l mass-after-mass, starting on August 27 to 28, when Archbishop Emiritus Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales and some 20 bishops from all over the country will be in attendance for the religious activities in line with the city’s fiesta. T h e “s a n i t a t i o n” procedure will be done by

Explosives and Ordnance Division after every conduct of mass at the Cathedral, t he c e nte r of rel i g i ous activities, starting on the eve before the Higalaay: The Kagay-an Festival 2013 on August 28, 2013. Monsignor Elmer Bacahin said it was decided du r i n g t h e c on f e re n c e with police, military and intelligence agencies that strict but non-disturbing security measure will be applied by law enforcers and private security personnel employed by the Church as well.

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Capitol University - Graduate School (GS) and CU - Alumni Association awarded 2 plaques of recognition to Dr. Mitchel Villaceran - Rodriguez, Master of Arts in Education Batch 2007 and Doctor of Philosophy Batch 2012 graduate for having adjudged as one of the 10 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teachers of the Philippines for 2013 and for living Capitol University’s core values of competence, character, commitment, and culture during the CU Graduate School Acquaintance last August 17, 2013 at VIP Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (from left) Dr. Francis Thaise A. Cimene, Dean of the Graduate School, Professor Rolando L. Aligsao, President of the GS Student Body Organization Dr. Luvismin Sy-Aves, CU Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mr. Espejo J. Rodriguez, Dr. Mitchel’s husband, Professor Clifford Jose G. Roa, President of the CU Alumni Association, Dr. Mitchel V. Rodriguez, Metrobank Awardee, Dr. Fe R. Juarez, Capitol University Executive Vice President, Dr. Enrique S. Guevarra, Immediate Past President of GS Student Body Organization.

Moreno nominated as chair of RDC 10 Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno was nominated, a long with Tangub City Mayor Phillip Tan, as chairman of the Reg iona l Development C o u n c i l X ( R D C 10) on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 during the 98th Full Council Meeting at Marco Hotel, Alwana Business Park this city. The nomination of Mayor Moreno a nd Mayor Tan will then be submitted and endorsed to President Benigno Aquino

III who will then choose among the nominees as the chairman of the 20132016 RDC 10. The said meeting was also a reorganization of the RDC-X 2013-2016. The nomination was b a s e d on t he R D C X g u idel i nes where on ly lo c a l ch ief e xe c ut ive s (LCEs) are qualified for t he c h a i r m a n s h ip/c o chairmanship and only members from the local government units (LGUs) and regional line agencies

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF 2ND NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF File No. 2010-607

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739 CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

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Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118 by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG), against ALAN BERONIO DAIGDIGAN married to MELODY SIVILLA DAIGDIGAN, with residence and postal address at Lot 19 Blk. 14 KISANLU/ PAG-IBIG CITY BRGY. IPONAN, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 10, 2010 amounts to THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE and 83/100 PESOS (P365,133.83), including of interest, penalties and other charges , the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on September 26, 2013 at 10:00A.M to 4:00 P.M. at the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court, Hall of Justice, Hayes-Mortola Streets, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager check and in Philippine Currency, the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon, to wit:

CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-196730 Kalambagohan Sts., A parcel of land 19, Block 14,727-829 Pcs-10-002661, being Tel. # (Lot (08822) * a portion of Lots 3594, 3596, 3597, 3598, 35600, Cad-237 & Lot 3591-I, (LRC) Psd128619),Telefax situated in the Barrio of Iponan,856-1947 City of Cagayan de Oro , Island # (088) of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE (121) SQUARE METERS, more or less, registered in the name of ALAN B. DAIGDIGAN married to MELODY S. DAIGDIGAN.

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following day without further notice, posting and publication. Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinaboved described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Cagayan de Oro City, August 5, 2013.

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shall vote for the nominees for c h a i r m a n s h ip/c o chairmanship. The meeting was also attended by private s e c tor re pre s ent at ive s a nd reg iona l d irectors of different regional line agencies. Among those present were L a nao del Nor te Governor Khalid Dimaporo; Misamis O c c i d e nt a l G o v e r n o r Herminia Ramiro, and representative of Iligan City Mayor Celso Regencia.

G o v. R a m i r o w a s elected as chair of the Economic and Development Committee; Gov Dimaporo is chairman of the Social Development Commit tee a nd Mayor Maria Luisa Romua ldo of Mambajao Camiguin a s cha i r of t he Macro committee. For the private sector representat ives, Mr Rodolfo Meñes and Mr Jaime Rafael Paguio were nominated as chair and co-chair. (CIO)

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61KATIBAYAN Don A. Velez St., NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BLG. P-37570 TAX DECLARATION NO. 03-0019-00365 Oro City identical to lot No. 42, Gss Cagayan “A parcel of land Lotde No. 23-H, Csd-10-017375, 10-000167, situated in the Bario of Mapurog, Municipality of Bonifacio, Province of Tel. # (088) 857-3631 Misamis Occidental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by lot 3, Gss-10-000167; on the NE along line 2-3 by lot 4, Gss-10-000167; along line 3-4 by lot 6, Gss-10-000142; on the SW., along line 4-5 by lot 5, Gss-10-000142; along line 5-6 by lot 24, Gss-10-000142; on the SW., Along line 6-7 by lot 25, Gss-10-000142; along line 7-8 by lot 23-D, Csd-10-017375; along line 8-1 by lot 23-B, Csd-10-017375. Containing an area of THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY NINE (38,429) SQUARE METERS more or less. All sealed bids must be submitted to teh undersigned on the above stated time, date and place of auction sale. In the event that the public auction should not take place on said date or there is only one bidder, it shall be held on September 27, 2013 at the same time & place without further notice. Bidders are enjoined to investigate for themselves any encumbrance on the herein properties if any there be. July 24, 2013, at Tangub City, Philippines.

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Environment Local communities, key to marine conservation THERE is hope to successfully protect and conserve the country’s marine biodiversity with the help and support of local communities in order to benefit the people in terms of better fish yield and income, and resiliency against impacts of climate change. This was demonstrated in Palawan and Batangas provinces, where people in coastal communities played major roles in boosting conservation efforts under the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI). The success stories were shared by project beneficiaries during the CTI Philippines Forum held at the Hotel InterContinental in Makati City on August 14. Organized by the CTI Philippines National Coordinating Committee (NCC), co-chaired by the Department of Environment and Natural Res ources and the Department of Agriculture, with support from the United States

Agency for International Development, the forum was attended by more than 200 representatives from the public and private sectors, including local government leaders and community groups in Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) sites in Palawan, Tawi-Tawi and the Verde Island Passage in Batangas. The Philippines is in the apex of the so-called Coral Triangle, which scientists say is a region that is most rich in terms of marine biodiversity. “L o c a l c ommunit i es are the delivery systems of conservation. By delivering bottom-line results that not only provide livelihood, but create wealth, we exert a

profound inf luence on sustainably transforming s y ste ms and prac t ice s . G oing b e yond s cience, beyond policy, beyond plans and pilots, our collective goal should be to give our stakeholders and allies a future where they can reap strong, sustainable benefits. In a climate-defined future, this is conservation at work,” World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) Vice Chairman and CEO Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan said in a press statement. The five-year CTSP is US government-funded and implemented through Conservation International ( C I ) , t h e W W F / Wor l d Wildlife Fund (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The partnership promotes community participation i n t h e prot e c t i on an d management of their marine and coastal resources

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to ensure long-term and sustainable use. Federico and Nida Illut, fishermen from the municipality of Araceli in Palawan, said their income increased as a result of the increase in yield of grouper fish, commonly known as lapu-lapu. Palawan, which is home to over 40 percent of the country’s reefs and diverse fish species, generates 55 percent of all Philippine seafood, including the highly valued suno or red grouper. Exported to Hong Kong, Singapore, China and other seafood hubs, this colorful fish species contributes over P1 billion to the country’s annual revenues and supports the livelihoods of 100,000 people in Palawan alone. T h i s w as att r ibute d to the conser vation efforts supported by local government units and the key/PAGE 15

Mt. Malindang Range Park R12 DRRM trek brings pride to Tangub summit set TANGUB CITY—The educational tour to Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park (RNP), through Barangay Hoyohoy has brought so much pride to the people of this city. Mayor Philip Tan said the trek, which highlighted the second day of the 2nd National Association of Southeast Asian Nations Heritage Program (AHP) Conference held in Oroquieta City recently, not only showcased the rich biodiversity of the latest addition to the elite list of Heritage Park in the ASEAN region but also the pride of Tangubanons. “We take so much pride that you have chosen to go to Mt. Malindang RNP through Hoyohoy, as we have started to work-out an eco-tourism plan for its protection, preservation and conservation,” he said. The tour aimed to generate greater awareness and better appreciation of the AHP program and the Mt. Malindang RNP. Mt. Malindang is the 29th natural park to be included in the ASEAN Heritage Park list. Participants of the tour were members of national and local media, AHP Mangers, environmental officers and other public officials, who were joined by the staff of the Asean Center for Biodiversity (ACB) and members of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the country’s four AHPs such as Mt. Malindang RNP in Misamis Occidental and Mt. Kitanglad RNP in Bukidnon, both of region 10, Mt. Apo Natural Park in Davao, region 11 and Mts.

A view of a farm at the foot of the Mt. Malindang Natural Park Range in Don Victoriano, Misamis Occidental

Iglit-Baco National Park in the MindoroMarinduque-Romblon-Palawan (Mimaropa) Region. Monina T. Uriarte, Head, AHP Program Secretariat said the AHPs were established to generate awareness, pride, appreciation, enjoyment and conservation of the ASEAN’s rich natural heritage through a regional network of representative protected areas and to generate collaboration among ASEAN countries in preserving their shared natural heritage. She said the ASEAN region provides habitat for some of the world’s most enigmatic species and harbors a globally significant wealth of biodiversity. The Mt. Malindang RNP had a protected area measuring 53,028 hectares with five major habitats: openland and grassland, dipterocarp forest, lower montane forest, upland wetland and mossy and associated forest. pride/PAGE 14

KO R O NA DA L C I T Y— Governors and mayors across Soccsksargen Region (Region 12) will convene in General Santos City next month for a regional summit on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). Jerome Barranco, OIC director of the Office of Civil Defense-XII (OCD-12) and acting chair of the Regional DRRM Council-12, said the summit, which will also be attended by LGU DRRM officers, will be held at the Phela Grande Convention Center, tentatively scheduled on September 11 – 12, 2013. Barranco said in a statement that the convention will feature inputs from experts from various agencies involved in efforts regarding disaster planning and response as well as sharingdiscussions on important issues that intended to bolster the local government units’ capabilities. At the end of the summit, he added, the participants “shall have comprehensive and standard understanding of DRRM actions and tools DRRM/PAGE 14

DENR-Caraga to craft environmental awareness roadmap BUTUAN CITY—The Caraga Environmental Management B u r e au ( E M B ) o f t h e Department of Environment and Natural Res ources (DENR) is set to formulate an environmental awareness roadmap for the region. During the DENR Caraga Environmental Education C ommittee meeting on August 16, Eric Herson Gallego, DENR-Caraga chief of Regional Public Affairs Office, bared that there is a

need for the region to draft a roadmap in order to increase the awareness of the schools and general public in terms of environmental concerns. “The committee together with the relevant government stakeholders as stipulated in DENR Special Order No. 2011-716 have to discuss the proposed programs of the region in support to Republic Act 9512 or Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008 and tackle the region’s

commitment actions to the National Environmental Action Plan for this year which primarily promote environmental awareness,” Gallego said. The DENR Special Order 2011-716 reconstitute the DENR Environmental Education Committee to ensure a cont inu ing inte g rat ion and implementation of environmental awareness and education program in

all levels of school curricula a n d c ap a c i t y b u i l d i n g program. It also stipulates the committee’s function to promote environmental awareness in cooperation with the Department of Education, Commission o n Hi g h e r E d u c at i o n , Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Science and Technology, Department of S o c i a l We l f are an d roadmap/PAGE 14

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Rufus pushes Magna Carta for Journalists “WE want to professionalize your profession.” With these words, Cagayan de Oro City second district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (CDP) dismissed allegations that government is really bent on muzzling the “freest and liveliest press in Asia.” Ro d r i g u e z t old t he Bu si nessDa i ly t hat h is intention is not to muzzle or regulate Philippine press but only to “professionalize” it, noting the many “chainsaw media/journalists” who are like vigilantes out to do the bidding of the highest bidder. “No, that’s not true that we are trying to muzzle the press,” he said, adding: “We always hear complaints from legitimate professional journalists regarding the activities of these tigbas that not only destroy the journalism profession but also the image of other journalists who are credible, have integrity and who follow the professional

ethics of journalism.” Rodriguez disclosed that he re-filed last week HB 1047 or An Act Providing for a Magna Carta for Journalism, which he first filed on July 8, 2010 but failed to get the approval of the 15th Congress. It was referred to the Committee on Public Information, then headed by Rep. Ben Evardone, on August 2, 2010 but had not passed muster at the Committee level. HB 1047 seeks the creation of the Philippine Center for Journalists (PCJ) which will act as the accreditation center of all journalists in the country. The PCJ will also administer professional examinations for all journalists before they are allowed to work in the journalism profession. “Accredited journalists shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges to be accorded to them by law, by their employers and by the PCJ,” he said in his proposed measure. Journalists who have at least 10 years continuous experience in the journalism

profession are exempted by PCJ examinations. The PCJ is also mandated to promulgate a code of ethics for journalist. And any journalist found guilty of violating the code of ethics will be suspended and/or his accreditation withdrawn. “It is necessary for the enactment of a law that will ensure a living wage, an atmosphere conducive to productive journalism work, reiterate value of ethics, provide for development programs that will deepen the practice of their profession, and promote the defense and protection of freedom and human rights of journalists and their organizations,” Rodriguez said in the bill’s explanatory note. Once passed into law, the Magna Carta for Journalists a s s u re s a l l a c c re d it e d journalists to be “provided with benefits packaged at par with the current benefits enjoyed by those in the labor force.” “If we lawyers must first

take an exam; like doctors and other professions; why not journalists? This way, we can professionalize the journalism profession and weed it from unscrupulous characters,” he said.

Rodriguez also urged all journalists to put into writing their objections, comments and suggestions about the proposed measure and give them to him so he can amend his bill for the good of all

journalists. “I suggest you help convene the Cagayan de Oro Press Club and discuss this bill. Then give me all your inputs, favourable or not, so I can also make the bill better,” he said.

Several congressmen on Tuesday thumbed down a bill seeking a licensure exam for media practitioners in a bid to regulate the profession. Four of them were one in saying that the proposal was unnecessary while a newsman’s group said the move would amount to state control or media or censorship. The lawmkers were Ben

Evardone of Eastern Samar, Rodolfo Albano III of Isabela, Sol Aragones of Laguna, and House Deputy Majority Leader Sherwin Tugna of Citizens Battle Against Corruption. A former journalist, Evardone said that a flair for writing is a talent. “It cannot be acquired through examinations,” he said. Unlike other professions,

he said a journalist covers the whole gamut of society and events. “I am against the proposal to require journalists to take exams. It is not only unnecessary but impractical,” he said. Senator Jinggoy Estrada earlier filed his Senate Bill 380 or Magna Carta for Journalists which proposes a Philippine Council for

Journalists (PCJ) that will conduct the test, make a director y of accredited journalists and conduct trainings and seminars. Estrada’s bill provides that only accredited journalists shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges accorded them by the law, their employers and the PCJ while nonaccredited peers or those who failed the examination will

only get benefits from their employers. Non-accredited journalists, however, can still practice the profession. On t he ot her hand, C a g ay a n d e O ro R e p. Rufus Rodriguez filed his counterpart measure of Estrada’s measure in the Lower House, stressing that those who will fail the test of PCJ will not be allowed to have identification card and

be prevented from “exercising their duties and rights as journalists.” Rodriguez’s proposal also proposes that journalists with at least 10 years of experience in the profession shall be exempted from taking the licensure exam. The bill is to “motivate and encourage journalists to perform their duties as reject/PAGE 13

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Cong Rufus B. Rodriguez seeks clarifications on some parts of the budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources during the 2013 budget hearings for the 2014 budget of the Philippines. During the same budget hearing, Cong Rodriguez was able to get a commitment from DENR Secretary Ramon Paje that he will ensure that Republic Act 10452 (AN ACT REFORESTING 3,000 HECTARES OF PUBLIC LAND IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR) which Cong Rodriguez authored will be implemented and the amount of 36 million pesos will be allocated for it.

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as priority. The department heads of the city government attended marathon hearings from August 14-16 and August 19 to finalize the budget for next year. School officials were also invited to attend the budget hearings. Meanwhile, Councilor Rogelio Valesco, chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Appropriations, said also included in next year’s budget is appropriation of funds to repair some 40 school buildings, which were found to be defective. (PNA)

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Vocational schools must focus on the obtainable and on-hand priorities of the province, particularly on agriculture and eco-tourism, Castillo pointed out. Malanyaon also disclosed that Davao Oriental is an agri-business, fisheries, and an emerging eco-tourism area in the region, and called on vocational institutions to invest on training regarding the said potentials. As this developed, she welcomed TESDA’s support, and urged the agency to customize the programs of the training schools in the area to answer to the peculiar needs and conditions of the province. “Davao Oriental has been declared a priority development area as defined under Republic Act 10560,” Malanyaon said, emphasizing that communities in the province must be prepared as this will soon be opened as a tourism destination in the country. Vocational institutions must help communities prepare by focusing its programs on the development of tour guiding and competencies in hospitality and customer relations, the governor added. She also stressed the high demand of skilled workers in

the province, as the massive shelter construction and other infrastructure works in typhoon-affected areas continue. To further strengthen the partnership of the agency and the provincial government, Castillo also encouraged the establishment of a mobile van training that will bring vocational programs closer to the communities. Promotion of communitybased training will enable residents in far-flung villages to avail of the various training programs. (MB)

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including Boracay and Cebu but their Davao visit will be the longest venue inspection. “We hope we can host more than one meeting during the APEC,” she said. There are four senior officials meetings, eight ministerial meetings and the actual APEC Summit, with some of the smaller meetings to be attended by hundreds of participants. After the ATF, the APEC me et ing is t he big gest international event the city could host. Other cities that have also submitted their bids for the international conference are Boracay, Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo, Subic, Clark, Tagaytay and Metro Manila. (PNA)

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established in 1999 the SFFAII to ser ve as the umbrella organization of seven associations with at least 100 companies involved in fishing, canning, fish processing, aquaculture production and processing, and other allied industries. Contreras attributed the success of the local tuna industry to the partnerships forged between the private sector and government agencies. Because of this collaboration, “we all became part of a team, working hand and hand in tackling industry issues, challenges and finding

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solutions,” Contreras said. O ver t he ye ars, t he teamwork between the private and public sectors attracted foreign investments to the local tuna industry, she noted. The most recent milestone is the extension of Philippine fishing access to High Seas Pocket 1 for its fleet of 36 ice-chilled fishing boats, which was granted during the 9th Regular Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in December, Contreras added. For the country’s fisheries industry, tuna has been the top export commodity with a collective volume of 76,888 metric tons (MT) for fresh/ chilled/frozen, smoked/dried, and canned tuna products valued at US$ 294.114 million, according to the Philippine Fisheries Profile (PFP) 2011. Canned tuna constitutes the bulk of tuna products being traded mostly to the United States and Europe. This city, dubbed the “Tuna Capital of the Philippines,” hosts six of the country’s eight tuna canneries. The two others are in Zamboanga City, according to the PFP 2011. The canned tuna sector in this city is being kept afloat by foreign catches, data from the General Santos City Fish Port Complex showed. For the first half of 2013, foreign frozen tuna catches accounted for almost 53 percent of the tuna landings at the fish port complex here. Frozen tuna imports reached 42,323 MT during the period, data showed. (PNA)

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from page 4 row, showing our absolute dedication to growing a sustainable business.” A major contributor to improved carbon efficiency in the region was f leet modernization, such as the introduction of new and more fuel-efficient vehicles in ground transportation. Over 500 vehicles in Asia Pacific were replaced

with new units that feature innovative systems like GPS and telematics to help monitor, measure, analyze and improve the carbonefficient behavior of drivers, in addition to continued effort on route optimization and asset utilization. Most of the vehicles are Euro IV and V emission standards, which are defined by the European Commission as the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions for new light-duty vehicles sold in European Union memberstates. DHL Express Asia Pacific started the assessment of its carbon footprint from energy consumption in real estate and ground transport to measure and improve carbon efficiency through abatement programs. This program was first introduced by DHL Express in 2008 and now covers over 1,000 facilities in 27 markets across Asia Pacific. (BM)

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certification, was created by Philippine Green Building C ouncil (PHILGB C), a nonprofit organization that promotes green building design, construction, and management that are ecologically responsible, safe, and healthy. It is an alliance of building and construction industry leaders from public and private sectors who develop a nationally accepted g r e e n b u i l d i n g r at i n g standard, called Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence (BERDE). “Green growth is gaining momentum across developed and emerging economies like the Philippines. Greenbuilding construction is growing eight times in the global market. Studies have indicated a 13- to 15-percent reduction in operating costs and a 10- to 12-percent increase in values,” said Enrique Soriano, professor at Ateneo Graduate School of Business and senior adviser at Wong+Bernstein Business Advisory. “Foreign investors prefer LEED-certified, or at least buildings designed following green-architecture principles like (allowing in) more natural light and ventilation, (installation of) green roofs, green walls, rainwater harvesting facility, sky gardens, LED lighting and solar wind energy retrofitable in the future when these become less costly, and tall buildings interconnected with skywalks to reduce use of elevators and address evacuation during disasters,” said Architect and urban planner Felino Palafox Jr., president of the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners. Green buildings have to meet the five criteria before they can be certified as having meet LEED standards. These are site, water reduction, energy savings, materials a n d re s ou rc e s , i n d o or environmental quality and construction. (BDF)

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energy needs - have previously blocked proposals to limit coal financing at the bank. They argue the developing world should use whatever means it can to catch up to advanced economies, and that limiting coal to only the poorest would be discriminatory. The World Bank’s strategy a f f i r m s “e a c h c o u nt r y determines its own path for achieving its energy aspirations,” likely a nod to the concerns of developing countries like China. Kosovo test case: “While it miss es an opportunity to close the door for good (on coal lending) it only allows it in narrowly defined cases where there are no feasible alternatives,” Justin Guay, a Washington representative for the Sierra Club, said about the new strategy. Guay said there had been concerns China would not allow the new language to go through, as had happened with past proposals to cut back on coal funding. The real test of the strategy may come next year, when the World Bank should decide whether to provide loan guarantees for the Kosovo power plant fired by coal. The World Bank last approved funding for a coalfired power plant in 2010, in South Africa, despite lack of support from the United States, Netherlands and Britain due to environmental concerns. US President Barack Obama in June said the

United States would stop investing in coal projects overseas, part of a broad package of climate measures, and called on multilateral banks to do the same. The United States is the world’s second-biggest emitting nation after China, and has sought to cut emissions of gas blamed for warming the planet. (Eco-Business)

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truthful and responsible informers of the people,” said Rodriguez. But Tugna and Albano said the measure was ‘ridiculous.’ For her part, Aragones, a former broadcast journalist, doubted the measure will pass in Congress, stressing that a ‘nose for news’ is needed for every journalist, and not a licensure examination. “The bill is a restraint on the freedom of expression. Any person, whether licenses of not, is free to express, to report the facts to the public; especially the media practitioners,” Tugna said. Albano shared a similar view: “Anybody can express what he or wants to say or write.” Earlier, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines opposed the bill, urging the authors of the measure to withdraw their proposals. “We cannot subscribe to the notion of subjecting journalists to accreditation for purposes of regulating the profession. Obviously not by any state agency and no, not even through peer accreditation,” the NUJP said in a statement.

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An inventory of plant species in the Mt. Malindang RNP in 2004, revealed 1,284 species, 472 genera and 187 families, Uriarte, who is also the capacity-building specialist of ACB, said. Among the group of plants, 873 were considered a s ang i o sp e r ms , 2 0 a s gymnosperms, 280 as pterodophytes, 85 as byrophytes and 25 species as lechens. Of the pterodophytes, t he numb er of sp e cies recorded represented about 44 percent of 632 species found in Mindanao. There were also some 257 terrestrial vertebrates noted in the Mt. Malindang RNP and these included 26 species of amphibians, 33 reptiles, 162 birds and 36 mammals, that included the threatened species, such as, the Philippine Eagle, Philippine Deer, Philippine Tarsier, Rufous Hornbill, Flying Lemur and the Mindanao Warty Pig. Three reptile species and 24 birds in the Mt. Malindang RNP have cultural and socioeconomic significance to local communities. (PIA)

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as well as their roles and responsibilities for them to effectively and efficiently deliver government DRRM services.”

Resource persons on disaster prevention and mitigation and preparedness would cover several topics like early warning systems including earthquake and tsunami alert system, public storm warning signals, and D OST ’s Projec t NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) as well as hazard assessment using hydro-met and geohazard maps. They will also discuss mainstreaming of climate change adapt at ion and disaster risk reduc tion into the local government’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, health hazards, sociopolitical and security risks, and civil disturbance. More ove r, t he l o c a l chief executives will also be educated on setting up of incident command system, conducting rapid damage assessment and needs analysis and managing evacuation centers as well as approaches in rehabilitation and recovery from disasters and calamities. “Our region’s winners in the Gawad Kalasag will also present their best practices in DRRM,” Barranco said. Gawad Kalasag 2013 regional winners include the local government units of North Cotabato; Tacurong City; Isulan, Sultan Kudarat; and Barangay Poblacion, Tupi. The event is anchored on President Benigno Aquino

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12th Judicial Region Branch 10 Hall of Justice, Marawi City IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF NOR-AINIE DATU CARIS, NOR-AINIE DATU CARIS, Petitioner,

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-versusTHE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MUNICIPALITY OF TAMPARAN, LANAO DEL SUR, Respondent. x----------------------------------------------x ORDER Before this court is a verified petition for correction of entries in the certificate of live birth of NOR-AINIE DATU CARIS dated 4 February 2013, and which reads in part : 1. Petitioner is of legal age, married, and a resident of Barangay Oriental Linuk, Tamparan,lanao del Sur; 2. Respondent is the incumbent Civil Registrar of the Municipality of Tamparan, lanao del Sur, whose office is located at Municipal Hall Compound, Municipality of Tamparan, Lanao del Sur, where it may be served with summons and other court processes; 3. Petitioner was born on March 15, 1979 to his parents Ibrahim Pamindo Caris and Samina Launto Datu Digandang at Linuk, Tamparan, Lanao del Sur; 4. Petitioner’s middle name was erroneously declared in her Certificate of Live Birth by a typist who inadvertently typed her MIDDLE NAME (entry no. 1) as DATUIGANDANG instead of DATU, and such error was discovered when the petitioner secured Security Papers (Secpa) of her Certificate of Live Birth from the National Statistics Office (NSO) sometimes in April 2010; (A copy of the Certificate of Live Birth of the Petitioner is hereto attached and marked as Annex ‘’A’’ and made integral part thereof.) 5. Petitioner has been consistently using the correct and true MIDDLE NAME as DATU in all her transactions as evidenced by valid Postal ID and Official Transcript of Records from Mindanao State University (MSU)- Marawi City which are hereto attached and marked as Annex ‘’B’’ and Annex ‘’C’’ respectively and made integral parts thereof; 6. This petition is filed without any slightest intention to defraud o prejudice the government or any person, its ultimate purpose is to rectify erroneous entries in the public records in the Civil Registry Office reflective of the petitioner’s true and correct middle name as appearing in here government records; 7. Petitioner submits that nobody will be prejudiced by granting this petition; Police Clearance and NBI Clearance of the petitioner are hereto attached and marked as Annex ‘’D’’ and Annex ‘’E’’ respectively and made integral parts of the petition. Findng the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that the same be set for hearing before this Court on September 3, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur or Marawi City or Iligan City for three (3) consecutive weeks. The Civil Registrar of Tamparan, Lanao del Sur and the Civil Registrar General, or any person or party who has an interest in the petition , may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this Petition or from the last day of publication of this Order. Further ,let this Order be posted for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Civil Registrar of Tamparan, Lanao del Sur; Bulletin board of Marawi City and the Bulletin Board of this Court, also at the expenses of the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this Order not later than three (3) days before September 3, 2013. Furnish copies of this Order, together with the copies of the petition , to the Civil Registrar of Tamparan, lanao del Sur, the Hon. Solicitor General, Makati City; and the Hon. Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office (NSO), Santa Mesa, Manila. SO ORDERED. Marawi City, Philippines, July 24, 2013-08-05 (SGD)WENIDA B.M. PAPANDAYAN Presiding Judge BWM: August 11, 18 & 25, 2013

III’s directive after Typhoon Pablo to conduct similar activities. “It is also the s u m m i t’s o b j e c t i v e t o define mechanisms to achieve transparency and accountability of DRRM resources,” he added. Several regional chiefs of national government agencies in the region have also been invited to shed light into some issues. Among them are Department of Budget and Management 12 director Alikhan Marohombsar on allocation and utilization of local DRRM funds, Civil Ser vice Commission 12 director Grace Saqueton on establishment of DRRM office and filling of plantilla positions, and Department of the Interior and Local Government 12 director Reynaldo Bungubung on the roles and responsibilities of governors and mayors in the DRRM. At the culmination of the activity, the local chief executives are expected to sign a “Declaration of C ommitment to DRRM Action”. Soccsksargen Region is comprised of the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani as well as the cities of Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan, General Santos, and C otabato and 45 municipalities. (PIA)

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Development, Department of the Interior and Local G overnment and other concerned agencies. Gallego said that the representatives from concerned government and academic institutions in the region are expected to contribute to the National Environmental Action Plan 2014-2018 by submitting their agency’s input to the regional Proposed Action Commitment to the National Environmental Education Action Plan: A Roadmap for the Implementation of RA9512 for 2014-2018. (PIA)

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the viability of tourism in Mindanao, but to them I say, come to Kumbira. Come and taste its creativity, pride and fun,” Jimenez, referring to one of the crowd-drawing pre-fiesta core events, said. Considered as the country’s longest running culinar y show and live competitions with over 18,000 students, professional chefs and food enthusiasts from all over the country participating in, the annual event showcases the best and latest culinary creations in the region, even as it highlights local brands and products. This year’s theme anchors on home-grown products: “Negosyo Kulinarya: Building Home-Grown Brands.” Jimenez said Kumbira, now on its 17th year, is not just the country’s finest as it is drawn from local roots, but the only “genuine culinary

show” in the Philippines. He urged young participants and culinary s t u d e nt s t o s t r i v e f o r excellence, saying, “be good at what you do, because everything that you’re doing today is just a rehearsal of what you’ll end up in the future.” Meanwhile, Department of Tourism 10 Regional Director Catalino Chan III said several tourism attaches’ responded positively to their travel advisories for the holding of “Higalaay: The Kagay-an Festival 2013.” Chan said travel advisories have been transmitted to the world through the tourism attaches’ abroad – five in US, two in China, Germany, Great Britain, Canada and Australia, among others. “Way ahead of the city fiesta, we have already issued travel advisories and invitations during the conduct of “Tapok” (gathering) in U.S.A. and Hontario, Canada,” Chan said. Along with Chan at the opening of Kumbira were City Mayor Oscar Moreno and his wife, Arlene, and Nelia Lee, president of the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association, and other food industry players.

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from page 4 require serious protection and management action by the local government and its stakeholders. The DENR s aid t he designation of WQMA is one of the strategies identified to effectively enforce RA 9275 and improve the water quality of water bodies through focused interventions or actions that are designed to address specific water-quality issues of the areas. Other WQMAs in the Philippines include the San Juan River System, which traverses the cities of Quezon, Manila and San Juan in Metro Manila; ImusYlang Ylang-Rio Grande River System in Cavite; Lake Buhi Watershed in the Bicol Region; SinocalanDagupan River System in Pangasinan; Balili River, Benguet; Pinacanauan de Tuguegarao River, Cagayan province; Calapan River System, Oriental Mindoro; Marilao-MeycauayanObando river system and areas within the Laguna Lake Development Authority’s in Southern Tagalog; the Tigum-Aganan watershed and the Iloilo-Batiano river system in Iloilo province. Cagayan de Oro River Basin’s inclusion in the growing list brings to 11 WQMAs chosen under the Aquino administration. It also brings to 17 the total WQMAs in the country since the enactment of Republic Act 9275 or the Philippine Clean Water Act in 2004. “This is consistent with our objectives recognizing that water-quality management issues are inherently related and cannot be detached from concerns on water sources, ecological protection, water

supply, public health of quality of life,” Paje said. Paje said there is a need to make the 202,400-hectare river basin as “a sustaining resource for the people of the city and municipalities of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon.” The DENR said that the Cagayan de Oro River Basin and its adjacent rivers have a perimeter of at least 219 kilometers, cordoning the geopolitical jurisdictions of Cagayan de Oro City and the Misamis Oriental municipalities of Opol and Tagoloan and the Bukidnon towns of Talakag, Baungon, Libona and Manolo Fortich. The Cagayan de Oro River, a Class A river, is famous for whitewater rafting, kayaking and river trekking. The city government in partnership with the Department of Tourism recently made the Cagayan de Oro River whitewater rafting as Northern Mindanao’s banner tourism activity. Based on the WQMA designation under the Clean Water Act, the DENR and stakeholders address the water quality problems, sources of pollution, and the beneficial use of the receiving water body. They also determine what control measures to institute to effectively achieve water quality objectives or improvements. Greenpeace has been calling for the establishment of a pollution release and transfer register (PRTR) policy that would afford communities and other stakeholders the right to access information about p ol lut ant s . T h e p ol i c y has been instrumental in preventing pollution in Japan, Australia, and Canada. Aguilar said that the DENR currently has no complete data on which factories are discharging toxic chemicals into rivers and lakes while communities are not privy to what are contaminating their water supply. “Now is the time for Secretary Paje to identify and investigate the pollution hotspots in our river systems. If a PRTR is in place, then i ndust r i e s or f a c i l it i e s would b e more careful with their discharges into our waterways. This is an important first step in the elimination of hazardous chemicals in manufacturing operations and ensuring public safety,” she said. To prevent water pollution, Greenpeace suggested for the DENR to expand the priority chemicals list to include those already identified that might affect health and the environment; to speed up the elimination of priority hazardous chemicals with specific timelines; and to immediately set up a PRTR. Greenpeace also urged communities to remain vigilant on the operations of factories in their respective localities to protect their own water systems and to seek better government policies for safer water.

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destinations, NAVIA will be able to carry eight passengers at a time. The shuttle, with a maximum speed of 20.1 kilometres per hour, will be programmed with intelligence systems and software that will guide it on its pre-determined path. During the trial period, ERI@N will review the vehicle’s ability to safely manoeuvre between traffic in Singapore. The research group will also work with Induct to further improve the transport’s electric battery, increasing its energy efficiency and charging speeds and testing new charging technologies like wireless induction and super capacitors. With this feasibility study, Singapore could set the example of integrating autonomous vehicles into a nationwide transport network, addressing the ‘first mile, last mile’ syndrome or the usual bottlenecks plaguing urban trips, said the partner organisations. The ‘first mile, last mile’ problem is the difficulty of getting people to a transport hub from their first destination or from the transport station to their home. Also applied to the challenge of transfering goods in supply chain logistics, this initial and final phases are riddled with inefficiency and added costs. Last year, the nation invested $5.4 billion in public transportation and road infrastructure alone, and this year, $5.8 billion is the estimated spending, according to the Ministry of Transport. Part of the government’s development programme is ensuring it becomes sustainable and efficient through their Energy Efficient Singapore or E2PO Initiative. Based on data from the National Environment Agency, the transport sector accounts for 15.8 per cent of fuel consumption in Singapore, next to power generation and the industrial sectors. ERI@N executive director and professor Subodh Mhaisalkar said: “Leveraging on NTU’s expertise in engineering and clean energy, we are confident that our partnership with Induct will see us explore breakthroughs in autonomous driving, wireless fast charging, and advanced battery technologies for sustainable transportation solutions.” “The planned route between JTC’s CleanTech One and the NTU campus represents a real world scenario of shuttling passengers within a short range, with varying topography and predefined routes,” added Pierre Lefevre, chief executive officer of Induct. Singapore Economic Development Board assistant managing director Julian Ho added, “We are pleased that Induct and NTU are embarking on an electric autonomous vehicle test bed in Singapore. Autonomous vehicles, alongside electric vehicles, represent new growth opportunities that will allow Singapore to build systems-level capabilities such as intelligent sensors and charging solutions.” (EcoBusiness)

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that this would entail P14 per kilowatt-hour a month for consumers in the province, even higher at P12 per kW to consumers in Metro Manila. Once operational, the bunker-fired power plant will cost consumers with a range between P9 to P11 per kilowatt hour depending on their monthly consumption, a cost which Galarse said are negligible and with lesser impact to consumers while addressing the shortage during summer and stabilizing the power supply during peak hours in normal months. Rep. Masongsong who represents electric cooperatives nationwide in Congress said the new plant is a better solution since this would generate power from a cheaper bunker fuel at P35 per litre than the diesel powered modular generators from the government which would run at P50 per litre. He said emb edded generation like the Peakpower San Francisco, Inc. is also better since stabilization of power supply is controlled locally that will augment transmitted power from independent power producers in Mindanao. For his part, Brown said the new plant will not only address incessant power outages caused by shortfall in peaking energy in Mindanao but yield more competitive r at e s a n d br i n g d ow n electricity costs that would encourage more investments in the province. Rep. Mellana said the new plant will bring about more economic development in the province which already graduated from being one of the poorest in the country. “If there is enough power, businessmen will come and

invest here,” she said. The new plant is the second being built by ABCI after the same plant with 20 megawatts was established in General Santos City, which experienced worst 8-hour daily outages at the height of power crisis in Mindanao early this year.

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“I believe in the talent of Mindanao’s youth which is definitely world-class,” said Pamintuan, who is also a multi-awarded furniture designer and president of the Mindanao Trade Expo Foundation Inc. (MTEFI), which is spearheading MTE 2013. MTE is recognized as the biggest and most prestigious annual trade exposition in Mindanao which showcases the best of the island-region’s products, services and tourist locations. Pamintuan said that around 130 entrepreneurs from across Mindanao are expected to attend this year’s expo. She explained that MTE 2013, which will coincide with the celebration of the Kadayawan Festival, aims to highlight the talent of Mindanao’s young designers. The expo features a design competition which hopes to attract aspiring student designers who want to make a name for themselves in the fashion and furniture industries. Pam i ntu an s ai d t h e participants will be tasked to create home accents and fashion accessories using eco-friendly, natural, recycled m at e r i a l s , a n d s h o u l d highlight Mindanao’s rich culture and traditions. “Through this contest, we will not only be able to discover homegrown talent, but also promote the use

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 16, Tangub City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2013-002 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by PEOPLES BANK OF CARAGA INC. OROQUIETA BRANCH OROQUIETA CITY, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL against LUCIA A. TURQUEZA to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 23, 2013 amounts to One Hundred Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Pesos Only (Php 120,920.00) excluding interest, attorneys fees, and other lawful fees for the service of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on September 23, 2013 at 10:00 O’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Br. 16, Tangub City, to the highest bidder in cash, Philippine Currency the herein mortgage property to wit: KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO Blg. P-37545 TAX DECLARATION NO. 03-0019-00317 “A parcel of land Lot No. 17, Gss-10-000159, situated on the Barrio of Mapurog; Municipality of Bonifacio; Province of Misamis Occidental; Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., along lines 1-2-3 by lot 19, Gss-10-000159; on the SE., along lines 3-4-5 by lot 17548, (portion) Cad. 271, Tangub Cadastre; along line 5-6 by lot 43, Gss-10-000142; on the SW., & NW., along line 6-7-8 by lot 16, Gss-10-000159; along lines 8-9-10 by lot 16, Gss-10-000159; on the NE., along line 10-1 by Lot 20, Gss-10-000159. Containing an area of THIRTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR (13,144) SQUARE METERS. All points refered to are maked on the ground as indicated on the plan. The property is situated in the Barangay Mapurog, Municipality of Bonifacio, Province of Misamis Occidental and all improvements are found thereon. All sealed bids must submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time, date and place of auction sale. In the event that the public auction should not take place on said date or there is only one bidder, it shall be held on September 27, 2013 at the same time & place without further notice. Bidders are enjoined to investigate for themselves any encumbrance on the herein property if any there be. July 24, 2013, at Tangub City, Philippines.

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of natural and indigenous homegrown materials from Mindanao,” she said. This year’s expo also includes a fashion show showcasing the designs of selected SMEs such as Gilded Expressions, Crystal Seas and Yvette’s Bags, as well as the creations of upcoming Mindanao designers Emi Englis and Junnie Aartajo. MTE 2013 features a photography contest which seeks to capture the creative and enterprising spirit of Mindanaoans. For the past 18 years, MTE has been helping to develop, strengthen and promote promising micro, small and medium entrepreneurs from Mindanao through regional, Mindanao-wide and international trade shows. To date, MTE has assisted some 2,165 MSMEs which have posted a combined P856 million in negotiated and booked sales. Starting out as backyard businesses, a majority of these enterprises have grown significantly and are now exporting to major markets in Asia, Middle East, Europe and the United States. “We are very pleased to note that the MSMEs that we have assisted are now doing very well and have in fact, been able to penetrate inter nat iona l markets,” Pamintuan said. MTE 2013 will showcase a variety of high-quality Mindanao products which include, among others, arts and crafts, home decor and houseware, gifts items, furniture, fashion accessories, fresh and processed food, fruits and vegetables, as well as a host of services and tourist destinations. MTE 2013 is supported by t h e D e p ar t m e nt of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Tourism

(DOT), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Product Development Design Center of the Philippines (PDDCP), Center for International Trade E xp osit ions and Missions (CITEM), Fiber In du s t r y D e v e l opm e nt Authority, and the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport). The 18th MTE runs from August 5-25, 2013 at the Abreeza Mall Activity Center in Davao City. (PNA)

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(or in 2032). Looking at the numbers crunched in the study, the escalation in coal prices is also seen happening very slightly. For the proposed gas plant in Iligan, the delivered cost is seen kicking off at an even higher level of $15.37 per million BTU and will increase further to $20.90 in year 20. The estimated average will be $14.67 per MMBTU. Gas plant installation in General Santos, on the other hand, will have delivered cost of $16.43 per MMBTU for year one and inching up to $21.97 until year 20. When it comes to bringing the gas supply in Mindanao region, the business model propounded by the study is for government to allow the entry of “gas aggregator” to meet the demand of endusers, including industries intending to do fuel shift. On the sphere of regulating gas prices, the proposal will be to bestow such powerful function to the Department of Energy (DOE) – a diversion from earlier proposals that such must be given as added role for the Energy Regulatory Commission. The study said, the “DOE would be entitled to adjust prices, issue fines or in the

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 39 Cagayan de Oro City IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF ELSIE NACION FAMOR, Petitioner, -versusLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondent. x------------------------------------------/ NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner through counsel , filed a verified Petition for the Correction of Entry in the Birth Certificate of Elsie Nacion Famor. Finding said petition sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course. The Petitioner is hereby directed to cause this Order to be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a duly accredited newspaper of general circulation in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, at her own expense. Let copies of this Order be posted in the Bulletin Board of the City Hall, Cagayan de Oro City, Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City and the Bulletin Board of this Court. This case is set for hearing on October 10, 2013 at 9:00 AM at the Session Hall of this Court. The Civil Registrar and any person having or claiming any interest under the entries whose cancellation or correction is sought may, within fifteen (15) days from notice of the Petition, or from the last date of publication of such notice, file his/her opposition thereto. Let a copy of this Order be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City, the Petitioners and their counsel. SO ORDERED Given this 31st day of July 2013 at Cagayan de Oro City.

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local communities. The source of income and livelihood in Araceli was once threatened by overfishing. Fishers were catching five times more than what could be sustained; spawning grounds for fishes were targeted, severely depleting natural brood-stock, Tan said. In 2011 WWF and its partners commissioned science-based studies to guide Palawan fisheries officers on how to identify, establish and manage Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). A concept pioneered by Filipino scientists in 1974, MPAs are areas of marine habitats which enjoy varying levels of protection—from no-take to limited-use classifications. Over a thousand MPAs are now spread across the archipelago. Two years after declaring new MPAs and protecting fish spawning areas, fishermen in the area are now benefiting from the establishment of the MPAs. In Calatagan, Batangas, people are living under constant threat of calamities. The entire west coast of Calatagan in Batangas is exposed to waves from the South China Sea. The area is highly vulnerable to storm surges, coastal erosion and flooding—further aggravated by the impacts of

climate change. A one-meter rise in sea level will flood about 4,700 hectares of coastal plain. As an adaptation strategy, coastal villages in Calatagan have ventured into mangrove (bakawan) reforestation and protection—with community members understanding the critical function of these forests as buffers against climate hazards. An alliance of fishing families in the village of B a lib ago est ablishe d a mangrove nursery for 10,000 seedlings in a 10-hectare mangrove conservation area with the aid of the CTSP through CI. Apart from supplying mangrove seedlings to nearby towns to widen the mangrove belt in Calatagan, the nursery also became an added source of income for families in the area. Residents sell 5,000 mangroves saplings yearly and earn additional income from waste recycling while patrolling or harvesting shellfish. In the nearby village of Quilitisan, a mangrove island known as Ang Pulo (The Island) was developed as an ecotourism site for camping, birdwatching and picnics on rafts. The site is now fully managed by a community of fishers, farmers and women. “Through their mangrove rehabilitation efforts, the people of Calatagan are taking action to address the impacts of climate change in their communities while simultaneously reaping the benefits of ecotourism, ultimately securing a bright future of their families,” Conservation InternationalPhilippines Country Executive Director Enrique A. Nuñez Jr. said. With the success of these initiatives, Calatagan is considered a model site for coastal-resource management and is being replicated in other provinces in the Philippines. (BM)

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 16, Tangub City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2013-004

SPEC. PROC. NO. 2013-056

By: (SGD)MARITES FILOMENA B. RANA-BERNALES Presiding Judge (Sgd.) WILLIAM C. ARANIEGO Sherif BWM: Aug. 16, 23 & 30, 2013

extreme, suspend or revoke a license.” But if pricing will be given to other entities, it was proposed that “the DOE should retain either an oversight and review function, or at the very least an enforcement function in the event that some independent body or party is put in place to arbitrate disputes as to prices or service levels.”

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by PEOPLES BANK OF CARAGA INC. OROQUIETA BRANCH OROQUIETA CITY, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL against ALLAN A. ALJAS to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 23, 2013 amounts to Two Hundred Five Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Three Pesos Only (Php 205,743.00) excluding interest, attorneys fees, and other lawful fees for the service of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on September 23, 2013 at 10:00 O’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Br. 16, Tangub City, to the highest bidder in cash, Philippine Currency the herein mortgage property to wit: KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BLG. P-38272 TAX DECLARATION NO. 03-0019-00325 “A parcel of land (Lot No. 6, Gss-10-000159, situated on the Barrio of Mapurog; Municipality of Bonifacio; Province of Misamis Occidental; Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 7, Gss-10-000159; along line 2-3 by lot 5, Gss-10-000159; SW., along line 3-4-5 by lot 4, Gss-10-000159; on the SW., along lines 5-6-7-8 by Dugoc Creek; on the NE., along lines 8-9-1 by lot 8, Gss-10-000159. Containing an area of NINETEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY TWO (19,622) SQUARE METERS. All points referred to are marked on the ground as indicated on the plan. The property is located in the barangay Mapurog Municipality of Bonifacio, Province of Mindanao, Island of Mindanao and all improvement are found thereon. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time, date and place of auction sale. In the event that the public auction should not take place on said date or there is only one bidder, it shall be held on September 27, 2013 at the same time & place without further notice. Bidders are enjoined to investigate for themselves any encumbrance on the herein properties if any there be. July 24, 2013, at Tangub City, Philippines.

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By: (Sgd.) WILLIAM C. ARANIEGO Sherif BWM: Aug. 16, 23 & 30, 2013

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