LGU, BFAR step up ECOFISH program SURIGAO CITY - The City Agriculture Office and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have planned to strengthen the Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries (ECOFISH) program. City Mayor Ernesto Matugas has issued Memorandum Order suspending the the hauling permit and banning the harvest of brown seaweeds, locally known as “samo.” The plans include the monitoring of
illegal fishing, registration of local legitimate fisherman, and provide training for sustainable fishing. The ECOFISH program is implemented by BFAR, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to protect the coastal marine resources and improved livelihood through sustainable fishing. (SDR/Annette Villaces, City PIO/PIASurigao del Norte/jdfelpf )
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AN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur--- An agriculture-based non-government organization (NGO) allegedly got the biggest chunk of P44 million from the reported P81.5 million pork barrel fund that former Agusan del Sur Rep. Rodolfo Plaza has released to controversial businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles.
A source has disclosed that the Masaganang Ani para sa Magsasaka Foundation Inc. has benefitted from the Priority Development Assistance Fund of Plaza, downloaded in different releases from 2009 to 2010. The releases included P10 million, P10 million, P9 million, P7.5 million, P5 million and P2.5 million on different dates, in favour of the NGO with a certain Marina C. Sula serving as president. The source based such disclosure from the audit reports of the Department of Agriculture’s National Agribusiness Corp. (Nabcor), which acts as the agency’s
marketing arm in the acquisition and distribution of farm outputs. These were part of the 26 ‘dubious’ NGOs allegedly established by Napoles to corner the pork barrel funds. There were seven that shared incorporators and officers with two to four others in the list. These seven groups included two that have been identified with Napoles. These 7 ‘sister’ NGOs ‘cornered’ P611.03 million – almost half (45%) – of the P1.35 billion that the Commission on Audit (COA) found to have been misappropriated or misused by 26 NGOs. A consortium of NGOs in Agu SOLON’S | page 2
By Pat Samonte Regional Editor
TRADE FAIR - Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr (right) invites Butuanons to support and patronize locally-made goods and products even as he asks the people of Butuan to participate in the 63rd Adlaw Hong Butuan celebration. This, during the opening of the trade fair co-facilitated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-Caraga) and the City Tourism Office at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, Butuan City. (Jennifer P. Gaitano/PIA-Caraga/asf)
Quad-media gets role in recruitment process By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, July 30 (PIA) – The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga conducted Monday the selection job applicants, through a written examination and interview at the PIA-Caraga regional office here. PIA-Caraga Regional Director Abner Caga said, one thing that made the process unique among other government agencies was not only PIA personnel were involved, but also their part media | page 11
TRADE TEST - Philippine Information Agency (PIA-Caraga) Director Abner M. Caga briefs the seven applicants for Information Officer II position. This, during the trade test conducted by the regional Personnel Selection Board on July 29 at PIA-Caraga regional office in Butuan City. After the trade test, a panel interview followed. (NCLM/ Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA-Caraga/asf)
For undelivered ‘balik-bayan’ boxes
Freight forwarders probed, sued, penalized By Arjay Serafin Felicilda, Assistant Editor
SEVERAL freight for- Caraga learned that said warders have either been freight forwarders were formally charged, placed not accredited with the under investigation, or Department of Trade and issued ‘show cause order’ Industry-Philippine Shipfor various violations per- pers’ Bureau (DTI-PSB), taining to cargoes from DTI-Caraga Regional foreign lands. Director Brielgo Pagaran This, as DTI intensifies said that for the months the campaign for con- of April to May 2013, 22 sumers, businesses and freight forwarding comOverseas Filipino Work- panies have been penalers (OFWs) to transact ized for engaging activionly with duly accredited ties without the required freight forwarders to avoid accreditation with fines any trouble in transporting ranging from P50,000 to balikbayan boxes. P70,000 each. Mindanao Daily- PROBED | page 11
BUTUAN CITY – Agusan del Norte 1st District Rep. Lawrence “Law” Fortun has proposed for the inclusion of lawmakers’ pork barrel or Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), as line items in the General Appropriations Act to forestall possible misuse. Fortun explained that in such a manner, expenditures are outlined to prevent bulk allocations. As a result, the fund cannot be disposed of at the sole discretion of the proponent lawmaker, he said. “This ensures PDAF allocations are used for programs and projects directed at the real needs of the people,” Fortun stated. The proposal came in the wake of government investigation of a P10-billion scam involving lawmakers’ PDAF that reportedly went to ‘fake’ non-government organizations and ‘ghost projects’. The scam whistleblower revealed that some lawmakers allegedly downloaded to ‘bogus’ NGOs their PDAF, most of which were hard agricultural and infra PORK | page 11
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Surigao Norte town lists ‘calamity’ barangays By Roel Catoto of MindaNews
SURIGAO CITY — Officials of Socorro town, Surigao del Norte have identified their villages that are prone to tsunami, storm surge, landslide and wildfire. In a series of meetings, municipal and barangay officials and the non-government organization People’s Disaster Risk Reduction Network, Inc. (PDRRNI) named Barangays Navarro, Rizal, Sta. Cruz, Pamosaingan, Helen, Taruc, Sering, Del Pilar, Songkoy and Salog, as vulnerable to tsunami. Weldelito Ramires, of-
ficer-in-charge of Socorro Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Office, said that the identification was based on historical accounts and scientific studies. With 2,276 families or 14,882 individuals in said barangays, he said that infrastructures also highly at risk to tsunami, include the Siargao Bank, Cantilan Bank, a rice mill and two others owned by cooperatives. R am i re z i d e nt i f i e d t hos e prone to stor m surge as Barangays Rizal, Navarro, Sta.Cruz, Taruc, Songkoy,Sering, Salog, Dona Helen and Pamosaingan. Prone to landslide are
Barangays Rizal, Sering, Sudlon, Helene and Navarro, he added. Ramirez said that Barangays Honrado, Salog and Sering had a history of wildfire. He observed, “Bayanihan spirit” or communal unity is still alive in the town, a tradition that, according to him, can be helpful during calamities. Ann Ria Barrera, PDRRNI project coordinator, said that they are helping municipalities lessen their vulnerabilities to disasters under the program called “Scale Up, Built Up Project.” Socorro town is among the five municipalities in
Surigao del Norte targeted to increase their resilience and reduce their vulnerability to disasters through community-based disaster risk reduction models. The other towns are Mainit, Placer, General Luna, and Malimono. The project, which is supported by the European Commission, also aims to strengthen local alliances and advocacy and to “empower champions on disaster risk reduction.” Socorro Mayor Denia Florano said that they are pushing for the implementation of Republic Act 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 by improving access to information to increase the resilience of identified high-risk villages in the locality. The newly-elected mayor said her administration will support projects like mitigation and adaptation to protect the people and properties from calamities. (Roel Catoto/MindaNews/ jdelpf )
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san del Sur have questioned the controversial PDAF release which ‘benefitted’ the NGO that did not even have a local linkage to any of their member organizations. “Where did the money go?” asked Dr. Rex Linao, chair of Foundation of Development of Agusanon, Inc. (FDAI) and chair of Consortium of Civil Society Organizations in Agusan del Sur (CCSO ADS). “I have no knowledge if ever some non-government organizations received such funds. So where did the funds gone? How we wish we were benefitted even just P20 million which could help a lot in pursuing our programs,” he said. The issue stemmed from a series of reports by Philippine Daily Inquirer early this month, which uncovered the P10 billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam by a syndicate involving the trading firm of Napoles known as JLN Corp which siphoned the pork barrel of five senators and 23 congressmen using bogus NGOs to get funds for ghost projects. The Inquirer reported that Napoles with her brother Reynaldo “Jojo” Lim who operates JLN siphoned into their private accounts the
huge P10 billion PDAF of the lawmakers including the former Agusan del Sur solon. The former congressman, however, could not be reached for comment when this writer tried to contact him through the mobile phone. But Linao said CCSO ADS, which is the umbrella of 18 NGOs, eight peoples organizations and two cooperatives in the province, that even before the pork barrel scam came out, the former lawmaker never had the chance to meet with them to discuss about PDAF that would be released for their development projects in the past. “Since I came here seven years ago, I never had the chance to meet Ompong even during Naliyagan Festival,” Linao said although he admitted that the consortium is more aligned with Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza. Another NGO leader, Christine Ampon, executive director of Sibug Katawhan Alang sa Paglambo (SIKAP), expressed surprise when asked if ever their group received any pork barrel assistance from Ompong Plaza. Linao said CSSO ADS which was established in 2007 had been recipient of various fund assistance for their livelihood development projects from foreign donors and local government units.
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Lies in the Vista Land launches 25-storey The Loop towers SONA about the By Irene Joy B. Dayo
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ista Land and Landscapes Inc., the country’s leader in horizontal real estate development, has launched its first high-rise condominium property named “The Loop” outside Metro Manila last July 27, 2013, Saturday at Limketkai Atrium. “This is the best and most luxurious condominium in Mindanao,”said former Senator Manny Villar who
also graced the launching. The Loop towers are two-storey buildings called North and South Towers. This is connected to Limketkai Mall by a walkway. Inside the North Tower alone are 522 units which consist of studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and threebedroom units. These master-planned towers have a spacious lobby that would welcome its unit owners. In the groundfloor, there are adult and kiddie pools, fitness gym, multi-
purpose hall and commercial spaces which would provide upscale amenity offerings. There would be also a clubhouse in the groundfloor called “Canopy.” The second to third floors are consist of parking pods. The fourth level displays the garden residential units. Further, fifth to 24th floors house the residential condo units. The 25th floor, on the other hand, houses exclusive penthouse units which also contains the sky lounge.
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The Loop also ensures convenience and safety of its residents. It has 24-hour concierge services and advanced security system. The condo will cater to almost all income segments and will serve the needs of its target market ranging from mid to upper middle and high-end income markets. The Loop is located in the very heart of the city. It provides a short walk to schools, hospitals, hotels, churches and offices and is situated also right at the vicinity of Limketkai Center and across the stores, shops and transport hubs. The towers also offer a good view from the unit. Its east side provides spectacular mountain view while the west gives compelling view of the vibrant cityscape. The Loop is the second vertical project of Vista Residences, the condominium development arm of Vista Land, in Mindanao. The first is the mid-rise condominium project in Davao City called Northpoint. President and Chief executive of Limketkai Center, Mr. Alfonso Lim, also attended and shared a wine toast with Villar. He said in his speech that he is very glad to partner with Vista Land. The launching held is another milestone not just for them but also for the city of Cagayan de Oro. “Partnering with Vista Land is our way to show our confidence to be a CBD (Central Business District) of Cagayan de Oro,” he said. The Limketkai Center has a direct walkway from the towers to the main mall.
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In the State of the Nation Address of 2013, President Benigno S. Aquino III was at pains to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth. “My father raised me to be true to my word”, he said, and he obviously wanted every statement he made in the SONA to be true. When it came to the Mindanao Blackouts, however, the energy advisers of our President made him tell lies about the power situation and the solutions to the Mindanao power problems. There were only two outright lies, fortunately, but the lies were of such a significant nature as to lead the government to the pursuit of the wrong solutions to both the short-term lack of energy and to the longterm lack of power capacity in Mindanao. The two lies in the SONA about electric power are the following: (1) renewable energy power plants are more expensive than coal power plants; and (2) base-load power plants are needed to “make sure brownouts do not occur” in Mindanao. The Department of Energy is presumably the source for the assertions of President about the Philippine power situation. If so, the DOE is deliberately hiding the fact that the development of hydroelectric power plants in Mindanao by local government units or by government-owned corporations will result in generation rates that are lower than the generation of the coal power plants now being constructed in Luzon and in Mindanao. In Mindanao, it has been shown that the cost of electricity from hydroelectric
power plants will be four pesos per kilowatt-hour or less while the cost of electricity from coal power plants will start at five pesos per kilowatt-hour in 2016 and increase to six pesos per kWh and greater several years thereafter. The lie about the necessity of base-load power plants to solve the lack of power capacity in Mindanao has been foisted on a presumably ignorant public by the Department of Energy since 2010 at the beginning of the term of the Noynoy Aquino government. The assertion of the necessity of base-load power plants for Mindanao can be seen to be the lie that it is simply by looking at a typical daily load profile for the Mindanao Grid. The load profile will show that Mindanao has enough base-load power supply (base-load supply means it is available for 24 hours daily), and needs peak-load or intermediateload power plants for both short-term and long-term requirements. For the most part the 2013 SONA was inspiring and makes one proud to be a Filipino at a time that we have such a president as PNOY. Even the fact that the portion on the Mindanao power problem is shameful because of the lies in it cannot altogether negate the inspiration that comes from the entire SONA. But the lies about the Mindanao power situation need to be publicized so that the wrong solutions that are being pursued by the Department of Energy can be corrected. (David A. Tauli)
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DSWD allots P12.7-M relief aid for Mindanao flood victims MANILA -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development has set aside P12.7-million worth of emergency relief resources for the victims of floodings that have hit Mindanao due to heavy rains, Malacanang said on Tuesday. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the DSWD has also been in close coordination with local counterparts in Mindanao to augment technical assistance and resource augmentation (TARA) needed by the victims. Strong rains dumped over the provinces of
Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City over the weekend and have caused floods and displaced more than 50,000 residents from their homes. “The information that we have is that all DSWD teams are already in close coordination with their local counterparts for any request for technical assistance and resource augmentation or what we call the TARA,” Valte said. “The DSWD has already prepositioned P12.70-million worth of emergency relief resources consisting of standby funds, of family food packs, and other food items and other non-food
items." Valte pointed out that the national government has moved to augment DSWD and LGU (local government unit) actions by providing additional food packs for residents in the affected areas. “The national government has provided an augmentation of 6,000 food packs for DSWDARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) and that DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman has approved the release of additional 30,000 food packs for Maguindanao and for Sarangani,” Valte said. (PCOO)
Workers repair power cables along the flooded road in Cotabato City, one of Mindanao areas frequently hit by flooding that also submerges most parts of Kidapawan since last month. MindaNews file photo
DENR Caraga reports reduction OCD, DILG encourage LGUs to establish of illegal logging in the region local DRRM office, personnel By Johny S. Natad
THE establishment of local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) offices and the filling up of needed plantilla positions to man the office in every local community are vital in ensuring disaster resilient communities. This was emphasized by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) during the opening Tuesday (July 30) of the two-day Cordillera Regional DRRM Summit for Local Chief Executives (LCEs), Local DRRM Officers (LDRRMO), DRRM partner agencies and other stakeholders at the Crown Legacy Hotel, here. OCD OIC Regional Director Andrew Alex Uy, in his presentation on the state of DRRM in the country and in Cordillera, pointed out that the establishment of local DRRM offices and the corresponding positions is among the priorities of the government as far as DRRM is concerned. Aside from being mandated by law, these are very essential for the effective implementations of DRRM plans and programs from the national down to the community or grassroots level. Uy also emphasized the important role of LCEs and the establishment of their local DRRM plan and the proper utilization of DRRM funds to ensure the disaster preparedness of their respective communities. He said that with the summit which adopts the theme, “Disaster Resilience through Partnership”, they hope to strengthen the LCEs’ knowledge and capacity on their roles in
the implementation of the national and the regional DRRM plans as well as on the establishment of their own local DRRM plans and emergency response teams. DILG-Cordilera Regional Director John Castañeda also pointed out that with the rugged and mountainous terrain of Cordillera, damages being brought by disasters such as strong typhoons, earthquakes and landslides, have been hampering the development of the region and the progress of the people. This is why the government and the LGUs need continuous partnership in making all the communities in the regions resilient and ready to respond through proper DRRM plans. For the opening session of the summit, Civil Service Commission provided a presentation on the government’s policy on the establishment of LDRRMO and filling up of personnel. Mayna Cayno of the Department of Budget and Management tackled policy on allocation and Utilization of Local DRRM Funds while Engr. Rene Valera of DILG-CAR discussed the LCEs’ roles and responsibilities in DRRM and the Seal of Disaster Preparedness. Other presenters during the day were Joan Salcedo of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) Regional Director Dr. Teresita Galacgac, Mines and Geo-science and Department of Social Welfare and Development Assistant Regional Director Janet Armas.
Today, July 31, the summit will be highlighted by the sharing of DRRM Learning experiences and challenges from representatives of selected municipalities, province, government agency and non-government organizations. The Gawad Kalasag awarding which will be graced by Undersecretary Eduardo Del Rosario, the Civil Defense Administrator of the OCD and Executive Director of the National DRRM Council will also be held today. (JDP/CCD-PIA)
BUTUAN CITY -- Illegal logging activities in Caraga region had declined with identified hot spots down to 17 from 34, an official of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 13 said. DENR Caraga Regional Executive Director Nonito Tamayo said this may be attributed to the agency’s intensive anti-illegal campaign as mandated in Executive Order 23. “The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) has acknowledged and congratulated the DENR Caraga in its anti-illegal logging campaign during an evaluation recently made this year for reducing the illegal logging incident by 70
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Flooding, poverty and pork THE unenviable position of President Aquino at the moment is that his presidency is buried in numerous problems that he seems not capable of solving. Nowadays an intermittent downpour is sure to result in heavy flooding causing havoc of unimaginable magnitude to both life and property. And this is not confined in one locality only but anywhere the rain falls, flooding is always the result. What is happening in Cotabato now is classic example to this. Continuous downpour submerged several parts in the province practically halting the movement of life there. But the bigger problem is that it is Cotabato
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Jesse E.L. Bacon II now. Who’s next? God only knows. What is sure however is that flood will come when rain pours? This just goes to show how damaged the environment and the ecology are. What is painful about this is that its solution will take decades before becoming effective. It’ll start with a general consensus that we all have to do something
concrete to address it. We have to ensure that and x number of trees be planted every given year by an x number of the populace on an x number of hectares of land. Once these trees are planted, the task of ensuring that they will become full grown trees should be undertaken especially during that crucial period when
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they’d need much care and nurturing. I know of a university in Quezon City whose studentry regularly go to the mountains of Rizal to plant trees. Unfortunately, they just kept on planting trees only every year in the same place because the barangay officials tasked of ensuring the trees fully grow do not do their share of the task. This just made the students lose any desire to continue with their program. The poverty-mired local people are not enthusiastic in seeing the lands they are tilling become forests again understandably because they will lose their farms planted to root crops and other vegetables.
THINK a minute. A recent survey of questions was given to thousands of people. Their names were not known or recorded so they would answer the questions honestly. Out of all these people, 91 percent said they regularly tell lies. Half of them call in to their jobs and say they’re sick when they’re not sick at all. In fact, over half of all stealing from stores and businesses is done by their own employees. Another question was this: “What are you willing to do for $10 million?” At least 25 percent of the people said they would leave their mate and children, and seven percent said they would murder a stranger for $10 million. So
Think A Minute Jhan Tiafau Hurst in a crowd of 1000 people, there are 70 people who would kill you for $10 million. Think about it! I asked myself: How much like those average citizens am I? Have I lied to family or friends? Stolen from my workplace? Have I cheated in school or on my taxes? Broken any of my promises? If I was guaranteed I could get away with anything I wanted, what would I do? What is my conscience, self-respect, and good character worth?
A famous writer said: “Honesty is like art: you have to draw the line somewhere.” But the problem is who draws the line? Me by myself? My circumstances and situation? You see, since all we humans have rebelled and chosen to live our own way, lying, cheating and stealing now come rather naturally to us. We do whatever it takes to get what we want. And if we don’t, most people think we’re weak and foolish! That’s actually how
confused we’ve become. It all starts with the little dishonest things we say and do regularly. We think it’s just a little white lie or small thing we stole. But soon, being dishonest becomes our way of living. Yet, no matter how much money and prestige we have, we’ve become the poorest person there is. You see, it’s impossible to escape the painful penalty and consequences of all our dishonesty in life—except for one way: Ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for your dishonest heart and way of living. Then ask Him to help you start changing everyday to become a truly wealthy person of integrity. Then He will give you the greatest success in life you can ever have. Just Think a Minute.
Fourth Sona on Customs backfires against PNoy?
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live…” (Proverbs 15:27, the Holy Bible). -ooo4TH SONA ON CUSTOMS BACKFIRES VS. PNOY? Now, it would seem that the tables have been turned against President Aquino in relation to his outburst against the Bureau of Customs. While he publicly chastised top officials of the bureau during his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) allegedly because it is still reeking with corruption up to now so that it has been miserably failing to collect its revenue goals, it appears that he himself, as the President, already knew beforehand who to blame for this corruption. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, in an interview with DZRH achorman Deo Ma-
Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio calma last Wednesday, July 31, 2013, said that as the Chief Executive of government, President Aquino knew who of the officials of the Bureau of Customs are corrupt, and who are their “political patrons” who are giving them protection. Trillanes said it is up to the President now to act, and to immediately remove the corrupt from the agency, and expose the names of their protectors. Aquino does not have to wait for any congressional investigation before he is to act because he is the President anyway, Trillanes added. He said that there are groups who are
now waiting on what the President will do, but, he said, these groups cannot wait forever. -oooGROUPS WAITING FOR PNOY TO ACT ON CUSTOMS CORRUPTION: Of course, Trillanes did not explain what he meant with the words “the groups (waiting for the President’s action against corruption in the Bureau of Customs) cannot wait forever”, and neither did Macalma pursue the matter, but I take it that there are groups who are not happy with the corruption that is admitted to be going on, unabated, in the bureau.
Are these the same groups that expressed their displeasure against former President Gloria Arroyo by staging the so-called Oakwood Mutiny in Makati City, the country’s premier business and financial district? If so, I shudder to think what they could be capable of doing, if and when President Aquino would not be acting in the manner they would want him to act. -oooTRILLANES’ TIRADE V S . L I M , TA N A D A : Trillanes also had a mouthful against Deputy Customs Commissioners Danny Lim and Juan Lorenzo Tanada, saying that, if they were true to their exposes against powerful politicians meddling in the affairs of the bureau and even abetting corruption among its officials, their resignations should have been irrevocable. See Sona, page 7
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Participants to the 3-day SPED Regional Training of Trainers on the Inclusive Education and Kindergarten Adjusted Curriculum From left: Joan Paasa (SPED Teacher, Bonbongon ES), Dr. Conniebel Nistal (ESP-III, West CCS), Dr. Aliena Dajay (SSP-II, Bulua NHS), Lorebina Carrasco (EPS-I, English, Division of Cagayan de Oro City), Joy Mangubat (EPS-II, DepEd-ROX), Alfredo Tongco (SSP-I, Carmen NHS), Milagros Recamadas, (ESP-II, Tablon ES), Grover Asequia (SPED Teacher, West CCS). Photo by MILAGROS P. RECAMADAS, Principal II, TABLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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By MILAGROS P. RECAMADAS, Principal II, Tablon Elementary School
THE Department of Education (DepEd) – RO-X conducted the 3-day SPED Regional Training of Trainers on the Inclusive Education and Kindergarten Adjusted Curriculum as required by the Special Education Division Bureau of Elementary Education (SPED-BEE). Among the 149 participants from the 14 divisions of DepEdROX, 11 of whom are from Division of Cagayan de Oro City who will be the Division Training Team and is responsible to cascade the training to the school Heads of both Elementary and Secondary levels and select Special Education teachers
which is slated on September 12-14, 2013. The objectives of the training are to (1) revisit and assess existing programs on inclusive education and kindergarten adjusted curriculum for the children with special needs in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities; (2) introduce to the participants current needs and early intervention to children with special need; (3) equip the participants with the knowledge on the preparation and implementation of Individualized Education Plan (IEP); and (4) adopt inclusive (Elementary and Secondary) in early educa-
tion and kindergarten adjusted curriculum. In general, the training was able to engaged teachers, school administrators and division supervisors in the discussions of the legal bases in the attempt to produce inclusive policies and emergent practices in handling SPED learners. With these endeavor, Cagayan de Oro City Division is optimistic on its quest to provide relevant activities in developing a person regardless of the abilities and disabilities of their personality, talents and creativity, as well as their mental and physical abilities, to their fullest potential.
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cannot deny accusations that they could be part of the corrupt system itself. The senator also called on the Aquino government not to appoint Lim and Tanada to other offices or posts, on the theory that they are not going to be of help in any other agency anyway.
I wonder what President Aquino will say to all these, by way of a reaction! -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasm au r i c i o @ y a h o o. c om , mmauriciojr111@gmail. com
But as long as the mountains remain bald and planning in low lying areas is as messy as the traffic in urban centers, these low lying areas, urban or rural, will forever experience flooding when it rains. What I can’t understand is why did the Department of Budget Management failed to include as part of the menu for project that can be funded with the pork barrel fund of congressmen and senators a tree planting program where fruit bearing trees are to be distributed to farmers to be planted by them. A program like this, if adopted, will reforest the bald mountains with the farmers eager to care that these fruit bearing trees really grow because these will give them economic benefits in the future. Why will they plant and care for the usual forest trees like yakal or narra when they can’t cut them anytime they want for its economic value? By letting farmers plant fruit bearing trees using the pork barrel of national legislators, we would be able to correct the cur-
rent ecological imbalance causing lung and bronchial health problems to the populace because of the decimation of the trees that emit oxygen breathed by humans while taking in carbon dioxide which is hazardous to human health. This is the simplest way at solving the problem of flooding, poverty and putting to good use the corruption-prone congressional pork barrel fund. A national legislator who will dare oppose this menu must be a corrupt one thus doesn’t want to be deprived of the kickback that goes to his pocket. If estimates are true, national legislators – congressmen and senators – are said to enjoy 40 to 50 percent kickback from their P70 million and P200 million annual pork barrel, respectively. Could this be the reason why they have not thought of using their pork for projects such as tree planting of fruit bearing trees? Your answer to his is as good as mine. (Reactions at jelbacon@ yahoo.com or at jelbaconii@gmail.com. This can also be read at www.raconteurme.blogspot .com)
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Trillanes also said that if Lim and Tanada knew that corruption permeates the entire Bureau of Customs and yet they have chosen to be quiet about it or refused to act against the perpetrators, the two
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And the barangay officials seem more inclined in favoring their constituents to avoid any political repercussions in the future. So how can you address the problem of flooding which is basically caused by the loss of forest cover in almost all of our mountains given the above situation? In this regard, I find the situation of Aquino unenviable indeed. If billions of pesos are lost on a daily basis because of the grinding traffic situation in Metro Manila, think of the additional billions of pesos lost to flooding. While efforts are being done to address the root cause or causes of the messy traffic situation in Metro Manila, no serious effort is being done to permanently address the problem of flooding experienced all over the country. No serious effort is being undertaken to reforest the bald mountains. What are being proposed to mitigate flooding are infrastructures that cost billions of pesos such as dikes and the like only.
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UN: Conflict, poor infra hinder Mindanao dev’t DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF FOUR PARCELS OF LAND Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late Benito Ebarle, who died a long time ago, at the time of his death he left four parcels of land particularly bounded and described as follows: 1. “A parcel of land located at Bonbon, Catarman, Camiguin, covered under Tax Dec. No. 302439, denominated as Lot No. 10, with an area of 617 sq.m., 2. “A parcel of land located at Bonbon, Catarman, Camiguin, covered under Tax Dec. No. 302432, denominated as Lot No. 161, with an area of 3,837 sq.m., 3. “A parcel of land located at Bonbon, Catarman, Camiguin, covered under Tax Declaration No. 302433, denominated as Lot No. 168, with an area of 3.2532 ha., 4. “A parcel of land located at Bonbon, Catarman, Camiguin, covered under Tax Declaration No. 302418, denominated as Lot No. 162, with an area of 3,327 sq.m., is the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH ABSOLUTE SALE OF FOUR PARCELS OF LAND, made and executed by and between: AURORA O. EBARLE, of legal age, Filipino, married and resident of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, herein referred to as Heir/Vendor; represented by Emmanuel Ebarle, Jr., per Doc. No. 166, Page 34, book 47 s. of 2013 before notary public Atty. Casiano Gamotin, Jr. of Cagayan de Oro. CATHERINE E. ABES ALVAREZ, of legal age, Filipino, married and resident of St. Jude Acres, Bulacao, Pardo, Cebu City, herein referred to as Heir/Vendor; rep. by AIF Emmanuel Ebarle, Jr., per Doc. No. 119, Page 24, book 113, s. of 2013 before Atty. Pepito C. Suello of Cebu City. ALAN EBARLE ELIC, of legal age, Filipino, married and resident of Alabang/Zapote Rd. Muntinlupa City, herein referred to as Heir/Vendor, rep. by AIF Emmanuel Ebarle, Jr., per Doc. No. 242, page 50, book # V,S. of 2013 before Atty. Raul R. Corro, of Muntinlupa City. RUSSEL EBARLE-RALUTO, of legal age, Filipino, married and resident of Kisanlu, Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, herein referred to as Heir/Vendor, rep. by AIF Emmanuel Ebarle, Jr., per Doc. No. 27, Page 6, book 142, S. of 2013 before Atty. Gil U Banaag, of Cagayan de Oro City. JILL S. SABOCIDO, CAROL EBARLE SINGCULAN, JOY EBARLE SINGCULAN, DAN EBARLE SINGCULAN, all of legal ages, Filipino citizens, married and residents of Basak, Lapulapu City, herein referred to as Heirs/Vendors, rep. by AIF Emmanuel Ebarle, Jr., per Doc. No. 178, page 86, book # 11, S. of 2013 before Atty. Michael M. Dionos of Lapulapu City. RAFONCILLA E. ABES TAN, JUDYLINE E. ABES-BADANA, ROBERTO E. ABES, MARIA RUTHELL E. ABES-BARBAC & CHARMAINE E. ABES, all of legal age, Filipino citizens, married and residents of Gingoog City, herein referred to as Heirs/Vendors, rep. by AIF Emmanuel Ebarle, Jr., per Doc. No. 410, page 82, book # 28A, S. of 2013 before Atty. Benjamin G. Guimong of Gingoog City; EMMANUEL EBARLE, JR., OF LEGAL AGE, Filipino, married & resident of Cagayan de Oro City, herein referred to as Heir/Vendor, are the only legitimate children/heirs of late Benito Ebarle. That the parties hereunto agree to SETTLE/SELL the abovementioned four parcels of land in favour of the Vendee, SHEILA MAE VIVARES TEE, of legal age, Filipino citizen, single and resident of Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin, herein referred to as Vendee; for and in consideration of the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php 500,000.00) Philippines currency in hand paid with our entire satisfaction from SHEILA MAE VIVARES TEE, by virtue of Special Power of Attorney executed by heirs/vendors, as per Doc. No. 358; Page No. 72; Book No. XIX; Series of 2013, under Notary Public of Atty. LEON D.M. GAN, JR. MDN: JULY 25, AUG. 1 & 8, 2013
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HE continued armed rebellion and the lack of vital infrastructures remain the major factors why the quality of life in nine Mindanao provinces is still the country’s worst.
T he Un ited Nat ion’s Philippine Human Development Report said that this indicates that conf lict and poverty were intertwined in Asia’s fastest growing economy. In its latest report, most of t he 10 lowest-ra n ked provinces in the Philippines are conf lict-ridden. Sulu scored the lowest, with a human development index (HDI) of 0.216, followed by Mag uindanao, 0.300; Tawi-Tawi, 0.310; Zamboanga, 0.353; Agusan del Sur, 0.354; Davao Oriental, 0.356; Sarangani, 0.371; Zamboanga del Norte, 0.384; and Lanao del Sur, 0.416. The report said Sulu’s HDI was a l most as bad as t hose of t he A f rica n countries of Niger (0.261), Democrat ic Republic of Congo (0.239), and Zimbabwe (0.140) -- all cellardwellers in terms of human development. The HDI is a measure of hu ma n development, averaging three basic dimensions: a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. Ideally, EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DONATION Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late DOMINADOR DOROG, who died on August 19, 2010 in Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; the deceased owned a parcel of land identified and described as follows: OCT NO. P-14843 (Lot No. 248, Cad-698, C-1, situated in the Barrio of Poblacion, Municipality of Lugait province of Misamis Oriental. Containing an area of THIRTY ONE THOUSAND THIRTY (31,030) sq.m., more or less, is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DONATION, executed by: Lucia Butanas Dorog, legal age, Filipino, widow; Elnora D. Garilao, (Ceasar Dorog, deceased) represented by Anita Dorog, Henry B. Dorog, Alice B. Dorog, Ofelia D. Thompson, Renato B. Dorog, Nilo B. Dorog, Marilou B. Dorog, Conception D. Timtim, Arnel B. Dorog, Jude B. Dorog, all of legal age, Filipinos, residents of Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon herein called the HeirsDonors; IN FAVOR OF Fe D. Dorog, legal age, Filipino, single, resident of Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon hereincalled the Heir – Donee; are the children and only legal heirs (except Lucia B. Dorog the surviving wife). The Heirs-Donors being all of legal age, have hereby settle and adjudicate among themselves the ownership and possession of the subject lot, and by these same presents DONATE, WAIVE, RELINQUISH, CEDE, CONVEY and transfer the ownership and possession of the aforecited land in favor of the DONEE, her heirs and assigns, for and in consideration of the love, care and upkeep rendered by the Donee to their widowed mother, Lucia B. Dorog. As per Doc. No. 88, Page No. 18, Book No. 44, Series of 2013, under Notary Public of ATTY. FELIX D. LACUBTAN. MDN: AUG. 1, 8 & 15, 2013
the HDI should be close to one. Luzon dominated the top performing provinces as follows: Benguet, 0.849; Batanes, 0.789; Rizal, 0.734; C av ite, 0.709; Bu lac a n, 0.699; Bataan, 0.698; Laguna, 0.695; Nueva Viscaya, 0.678; Ilocos Norte, 0.641; and Pampanga, 0.634. The HDI index in Metro Manila was 0.634. Toby Monsod, an economics professor at t he University of the Philippines and principal author of the 2012/2013 Philippine Human Development Report, said the HDI performance of the provinces was “uneven.” “I think we can explain the performance of certain areas by things like conflict in Mindanao. Apart from the conf lict in Mindanao, the issue has always been connective infrastructure. Facilitating the movement of goods and the people has always been an issue,” Monsod said. She said shipping goods to Mindanao is more expensive than to Hong Kong. The report pointed out that the combined failure of national vision and denial of local responsibility, amidst the country’s geographical challenges, leads to dissipation of resources that is the “divide-by-N” syndrome.
It added that the pork barrel system has institutionalized the “divide-by-N syndrome” and has brought about overlapping investments, many small projects with little or no development significance dotting towns and cities, such as wa it ing sheds, entra nce arches and multipurpose pavements. The results, according to the report, are duplicative infrastructure and programs in disregard of scale, synergy and the conscious integration of larger markets. Monsod recommended t hat t he pork ba rrel f inance what the provinces considered priority rather than what would benefit politicians. She said linkages between leading and lagging areas are more important than trying to put a factory in every province that does not work. Reacting to the report, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Baliscan said updating the Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016 would help the government to better align local and
national development plans. “This is critical if shortand medium-term gains are to take root and carry the country forward into the longer term,” he said. Ba lisca n said t he remaining three years of the Aquino administration will focus on creating more quality jobs and reduce poverty close to the target of the Millennium Development Goals. Toshihiro Tanaka, country director of United Nations Development Programme said t he repor t could “unveil solutions to the issue of rising inequality and disparity of urban and rural areas.” Overall, the HDI of the Philippines is 0.654. Average life expectancy is 69 years, mean years of schooling, 8.9 years; expected years of schooling, 11.7 years; and gross national income per capita, $3,752. T he cou nt r y r a n ke d 114th out of 187 countries in the UN report. The Philippi nes’ g ross domest ic product however grew 7.8 percent in the first quarter, making it Asia’s fastest.— with InterAksyon
Briefly R-10 energy sales NORTHERN Mindanao has consumed a total of 728,672,057 kilowatt per hour (kwh) of electricity during the first quarter of the year. This is actually higher by 0.49 percent over the 725,139,405 kwh. of energy sold to the region in the same period of 2012, Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), region 10, said. Gathered from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the NEDA data also show that among the five provinces of region 10, Misamis Oriental, continued to be the biggest energy consumer of the region with its energy sales of 498,396,217 kwh., during the period.
Green summit THE Climate Change Commission has set the ‘Greeneration’ Summit on August 2 at the Capitol University here. Secretary Lucille L. Sering said this summit focuses on information dissemination on climate change and its effects. “Part of the effort is to avoid seeing loss of lives especially with what happened in typhoon ‘Sendong’.” According to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on climate change for the first quarter of this year here in the country, 63 percent said they did not do anything to reduce climate change in the past three years. Sering said, “This is a substantial percentage, it’s either they don’t know what to do or they don’t care.”
‘Wealth-sharing agreement paves way for inclusive growth in M’nao’ THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that the recently signed wealth sharing agreement between the Philippine Government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will pave the way for a more inclusive development in Mindanao, especially in the proposed Bangsamoro areas. “The wealth sharing accord will allow the Bangsamoro to attain financial independence and enable it to steer its own growth and development,” said Maria Lourdes Lim, regional director of NEDA Regional Office XI and chair of the GPH technical working group (TWG) on wealth sharing. Li m hig h l ig hted t he pr ov i s ion s on of f ic i a l development assista nce (ODA), the establishment of the Intergovernmental Fisc a l Pol ic y Boa rd , B a n g s a m o r o Au d i t i n g Body and formulation of the Bangsamoro development plan, gender and development as among the mechanisms
that will help spur investment and open up socioeconomic opportunities in the area. The Annex on Revenue Generation a nd Wea lt h Sharing, which is a n accompanying document to the main Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB), provides that the Bangsamoro will have the authority to contract loans with any lending institution, except in cases requiring sovereign guarantees which the Central Government will provide. “Even after the signing of the FAB in October last year, there have been some interest in the area from investors. In fact, there were already
international missions that visited Mindanao to explore potential investments in agriculture, housing, real estate, hotels and resorts. Through the agreements in the Annex, the Bangsamoro can engage with potential investors through publicprivate partnerships and ODA,” said Lim. The NEDA official added that the national government oversight agencies such as the DOF, DBM and the NEDA may be involved in t he proposed Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board, which ensu res t he at ta i nment of fiscal autonomy of the Bangsamoro. “The Annex provides that
the Central Government will have a representation in the Board. While the list of membership has yet to be outlined, the oversight agencies will most likely be actively involved in it,” said Lim. The Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board, according to t he A n ne x, w i l l b e composed of representatives from selected ministries of the Bangsamoro Government, as well as from the Central Government. It will undertake periodic review of the taxing powers, wea lt h sha ring arrangements and revenue sources needed to implement programs and projects in the region.
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THURSDAY |AUGUST 1, 2013 Editor: JOE DEL PUERTO FELICILDA Asst editor: ARJAY S. FELICILDA • Email: mindanaodailycaraga@gmail.com jayfels30@yahoo.com.ph
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As of July 12, this year, 22 freight forwarding companies were formally charged DTI-PSB for the same offense; while as of July 19, this year, 55 foreign principals/cargo consolidators were investigated for undelivered balikbayan boxes and other violations of PSB Administrative Order No. 6, Series of 2005. One freight forwarder has been issued a Show Cause Order for complaints also relating to balikbayan boxes.
Director Pagaran further said that problems on nondelivery of balikbayan boxes usually occur when foreign consolidators/principal sea freight forwarders do not remit the portion of their collection to accredited Philippine agents or local sea freight forwarders. He explained such remittance is supposed to hasten the release of balikbayan boxes by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to the local freight forwarders, who in turn, deliver said cargoes to the consignees/recipients. DTI-PSB holds both the
foreign consolidator/principal forwarders and its Philippine agent jointly and severally liable for the delivery of cargoes to the consignees, Pagaran disclosed. Complaints on undelivered, pilfered, damaged or lost balikbayan boxes are accepted by DTI-PSB through fax at (02) 751-3305 or email dti_psb@ yahoo.com.ph. DTI-PSB accredited sea freight forwarders are contained in www.dti.gov.ph or call DTI-PSB at 02-751-3304. (based on report from DTI-13/ PIA-Caraga)
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partners from the quadmedia. “The media has been our partner in information dissemination and we wanted them to know better our PIA personnel to establish a good working relationship with them. That’s why we considered them to become members of the panel,” said Caga. Caga added that in such a way, applicants will experience fair and transparent process by the PIA selection board. After the examination, applicants were given the
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structure projects. Fortun noted that “A sizeable amount of the PDAF of members of Congress went to hard infrastructure projects and little were left for soft projects of their respective districts. In fact, the PDAF ’s hard infra components were dedicated to covered courts, barangay halls, multi-purpose halls, road rehabilitation, among others, - majority of which
chance to see each of their answers in the rotation of test questionnaires. “We want to inculcate to the applicants the mind-set that the agency is just and transparent. With this, we will also be able to get the best and deserving applicant for the position." Caga also emphasized that applicants who desire to work in the agency must be able to pass both the examination and the interview and should possess good communication skills; willing to work beyond what is expected; eager to achieve the agency’s targets; among others. “Since the seven appli-
cants are after for the Information Officer II position, he/she must possess the Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility; a proficient writer of news and feature articles for print and broadcast; has vast experience in media coverages of important event; proficient in the formulation of communication plans on development programs; proficient in MS word, excel, powerpoint presentation applications; and one-year of relevant experience,” Caga said. The applicants’ outputs will be sent to PIA central office for further assessment and final decision. (JPG/ PIA-Caraga/jdelpf)
were replications of regional line agencies’ pipelined projects. For soft projects, funds were usually ‘doled out’ to non-government organizations, cooperatives and other private organizations. Under this scheme, almost nothing was left for programs to address the basic needs of the people such as education, livelihood and other povertyalleviation projects.” Fortun revealed this was made possible since the PDAF was and is consid-
ered a lump sum appropriation and is the legislator’s discretion where to put his allocation. The young solon confided that rationalizing pork barrel spending was his commitment during the last election and “As part of my advocacy of good governance, this proposal may face rough sailing but I am bent on filing a bill for this purpose if only to minimize if not totally eradicate misuse of government funds.” (With report from Eldie N. David/jdelpf)
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