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Philippines joins world movement vs dirty coal plant

‘End the Age of Coal.’

DAVAO City––On the eve of the global day of action against coal, Filipinos showed their opposition to dirty energy in a series of protest rallies, adding their voices to the growing movement across the world that seeks to end the age of coal to save the world’s climate. More than 60 events are being organized in 12 countries, some of which are key coal battlegrounds. The Philippines saw community action on June 29 in Davao City where belonging to No To Coal Davao and Greenpeace, marched along historic Freedom Park, with a giant banner saying “End the Age of Coal.” “Filipinos deserve to live in a coal-free environment. We want to be free from worries and fears that dirty fossil fuels like coal bring,” said Beau Baconguis, program manager for Greenpeace Southeast Asia. Baconguis said: “The Philippines is already bearing the brunt of climate change impacts. It is simply illogical and immoral to pump more carbon dioxide

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Davao dads welcome Asean anti-smoking confab delegates DAVAO City––The Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dabaw welcomed the delegates from eight Association of Southeast Asian Nation member countries who are in the city to study and compare best practices in smoke-free policies and to learn on the policy formulation and enforcement of the Anti-smoking Ordinance. Vi c e M a y o r P a o l o

Duterte welcomed the delegation after they were introduced during the privilege hour by Councilor Melchor Quitain. Bung-on Ritthiphakdee, director of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance said participants want to take the city’s anti-smoking policy as model for their respective countries. She lauded the support of

DAVAO City––The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has allocated two slots for young researchers to participate in the 5th Asian Heads of Research Council (ASIAHORCs) Joint Symposium to be held this November 26-28 in Bali Indonesia. The joint symposium organized by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) will be bannering the theme “Food Sciences.” The DOST slots is open for Filipino researchers whose field of research is on bio-resources for food,

functional food, bio-processing technology for food, food engineering and food science policy. The event aims to promote linkage among young researchers in advance science and technology in the region and will work to strengthen the network among Asian countries through presentations and discussion of issues in their fields of research. Applicants for the two slots should be under 35 years of age as of Nov. 28, 2013, be able to provide

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all sectors in the compliance of the anti-smoking law. The Seatca awarded the city government for its strong enforcement and advocacy campaign against smoking in public places. Councilor Bonifacio Militar, author of the Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance enacted in 2002 bared that public health is the primordial concern in

passing the ordinance. He said he never thought that the local ordinance would impact on many countries in Southeast Asia. Militar said the city is very serious in implementing the anti-smoking ordinance for the protection of all from the negative effects of secondary smoke. “I hope that you will bring to your respective

countries this policy which will surely impact in the protection of public health,” he said. In May 31, the AntiSmoking Task Force in Davao City launched the amended Anti-Smoking policy or City Ordinance No. 0367-12, Series of 2012, known as The New Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance.

Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, chief of the ASTF said the new anti-smoking policy no longer allows smoking in enclosed public places, including public vehicles and sidewalks where smokers and non-smokers converge. She said the new law rids the designated smoking areas within any establishment. A report from Joey Sem G. Dalumpines of PIA

Bat poaching

By MART D. SAMBALUD of DavaoToday.com

for tourism and research purposes,” said Roderick Parcon, coordinator for the town’s Municipal Tourism Office (MTO). Parco told davaotoday. com they are alarmed over reports that some local residents and even tourists have been poaching bats in various caves at Suaon Natures Park in Sitio Sambayon, Suaon village. He also cited a 2003 report that bat poaching A fruit bat inside the Otso Cave in Suaon village, Kapalong town, Davao del Norte. (Photo courtesy of the Davao Spe- activities were prevalent

KAPALONG, Davao del Norte––The local government of Kapalong has taken measures to put a stop on alleged bat poaching and to protect the town’s caves from possible degradation. “The bat cave conservation management plan will enable us to formulate and implement policies that will protect our bat caves from the abuses of some people who visited the caves leological and Conservation Society)

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Japanese film festival set on July 19 DAVAO City––In the name of friendship between Filipinos and Japanese, the Japan Foundation, Manila and the Embassy of Japan through the Consular Office of Japan in Davao will hold “Eiga Sai 2013” or the Japanese Film Festival this month.

Koichi Ibara, director and consul of the consular office of Japan in Davao City, in a statement said the film festival will be held from July 19 to 28 at the Cinematheque Davao and Abreeza Mall Cinema. She said Eiga Sai 2013

will feature 11 selected contemporary Japanese films with English subtitles. The festival is in celebration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month and the 40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and See film, page 11

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Strict enforcement of smoking ban in Davao City: a big challenge to other Asean countries DAVAO City––The strict implementation of smoking ban in Davao City is a big challenge to other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN). This was the statement of Director Bungon Ritthiphakdee of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance(SEATCA)whose group facilitated the three-day conference to strengthen smoke-free policies in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The conference opened on Monday and ended Wednesday at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier here. The director said it would be

a big challenge for police officers to enforce the no-smoking law in their countries. E arlier, t he SEATCA director cited Davao City as the first metropolitan city to be smokefree not only in the Philippines but the ASEAN region. SEATCA conferred a plaque of recognition to Davao City. Davao City co-chairperson for Anti-Smoking Task Force, Dr. Domilyn Villareiz said the delegates made an ocular inspection in public places where people converge. “ They were in awe, amazed, happy and impressed seeing public places free of smokers,” she said. Villareiz attributed the successful

implementation to the team effort undertaken by the Task Force saying that the enforcement of stiffer laws discouraged smokers to be slapped with penalties and the hassle of being subjected to court proceedings. She said there has been no letup of our advocacy through proper education and understanding of the law even as she said that the public also supports the campaign. Since its implementation over ten years ago, she said Davao City has become the model for anti-smoking campaign and all sectors including the media played an important role in delivering the messages properly. philippine news agency

Former mayors still have crucial roles to play: guv

TAGUM City, Davao del Norte––The former mayors in the province may already be out of the limelight but not out of the picture. Even if they are no longer the local chief executives, Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said the former mayors still have a crucial role to play in inspiring or influencing policies for the best interest of their communities. “You don’t have to be in a position of power to be able to serve and help rev up the development momentum of the province,” the governor said at the recent end-of-term meeting and farewell fellowship for the past mayors held at the Big-8 Hotel, Tagum City. Del Rosario said that though they are now outside the sphere of political leadership, the former local chief executives are still welcome to help out and

Del Rosario: “You don’t have to be in a position of power to be able to serve and help rev up the development momentum of the province.”

share the rich experiences that they have mustered during their stint as local government unit heads. He acknowledged the accomplishments of the retiring leaders in bringing their respective local government units to new heights. T h e gove r n or t h e n urged on the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)-League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)-Davao del Norte Chapter, headed by New C orel l a Mayor Nestor Alcoran as president, to continue the camaraderie between the past and the reelected mayors, so they can continue discussing and finding solutions to the multifaceted problems of the various local govern-

ment units of the province. The LCP-LMP hosted the despedida party in honor of former Mayor Rosebella Abelita-Nana of San Isidro, former Mayor Rey Uy of Tagum City and ex-Mayor Maximo Estela of Sto. Tomas. Both Uy and Estela finished their three terms, while Nana lost to Mayor Arnel Sitoy in the last midterm elections. Alcoran invited them to keep attending the regular meetings of the league, as he hopes to continue their togetherness and fellowship. “Your term has ended but your service to the people does not end there,” he said. A report from Noel Baguio, information officer of Davao del Norte

Weather Update

AS of 4 a.m. yesterday, the eye of Typhoon (International Name: SOULIK) was located based on all available data at 1,365 km east of Itbayat, Batanes (20.8°N, 136.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 150 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 20 kph. Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Soccsksargen and the provinces of Quezon and Aurora will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the southwest with slight to moderate seas. source : pagasa

Davao Oriental govt holds communication networking training MATI City, Davao Oriental––The provincial government of Davao Oriental through the Task Force for Reconstruction and Development has organized a two-day Pagpatigam Communication Training Workshop aimed at strengthening information and communication network in the province. The communication training workshop which started Thursday, July 04 formed part of the Building Back Better Movement that carried the reconstruction and development framework plan of the provincial government for the Typhoon Pablo devastated towns of Baganga, Cateel and Boston. The name of the workshop is taken from the bisayan word Pagpatigam which means to learn or to inform. Invited to the training workshop were information officers from local governments in the provinces, those in national line agencies based in the province, the private media practitioners in Mati City and members of the staff of the Provincial Information Office (PIO). In addressing the workshop participants, Davao Oriental Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon pointed out

the importance of information and communication which she said played an important role during disasters such as the Typhoon Pablo experience. Malanyaon expected participants to work together to intensify the dissemination of information about the rebuilding and the rehabilitation efforts of the government. Discussed on the day one of the training workshop were topics on short messaging system (SMS) reporting, effective writing, definition of terms commonly used in humanitarian response, news writing. Second day topics were humanitarian principles, communications with disaster-affected communities (CDAC), community consultation, basic photography and radio reporting. The provincial government pooled the expertise of the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Agencies (UN OCHA), the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) XI, the International Organization for Migration and the Humanitarian Response Consortium (HRC) Oxfam to discuss the topics of the two-day event. A report from Jeanevive D. Abangan of PIA-11

Globe Telecom forges exclusive partnership with Viber Offers unlimited Viber services in call, text, and mobile internet Globe Telecom seals an exclusive partnership with global technology firm Viber to offer its subscribers call, text, and mobile internet services bundled with Viber. Globe Prepaid GoUNLI25 is a bundled prepaid offer with unlimited texts and unlimited calls to Globe/ TM plus unlimited Viber Chat services without the need for Wi-Fi or additional data charges. Available for only P25 valid for 1 day, GoUNLI25 allows subscribers to connect with contacts in any Globe network as well as with other users subscribed

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For as low as P10, the budget-conscious subscribers can still enjoy a whole day of Viber Chat with friends. To register to any of the Viber mobile browsing promos, subscribers can dial *143# for free. “We are happy and excited to collaborate with Viber as their exclusive Philippine telco partner to expand their presence and user base in the country,” said Peter Bithos, Senior Advisor for Consumer Business at Globe Telecom. Bithos said: “The partnership is in line with our strategy to explore new revenue streams beyond call and text services, becoming a full-fledged digital brand.” Bithos added, “Another first in the Philippines, our Viber bundles and promos will allow our customers to

enjoy Viber however they want – whether bundled with their call and text services, or as a separate Viber data promo, to connect with their families and friends, not only within the same network, but also with other networks here and abroad. Our prepaid subscribers can use Viber all-they-want, anytime, anywhere, worryfree – and that’s a Globe Guarantee. “ “Viber is excited to partner with Globe Telecom as we endeavor to grow our footprint in the Philippines. Globe understands how the needs of its consumers evolve and is very aggressive in leading the digital lifestyle of its subscribers. With Viber’s revolutionary features that Filipinos love, it is definitely a refreshing

experience to use the application without having to wait for Wi-Fi. With the innovative offers from Globe, every Filipino will now get a chance to explore the Viber experience,” said Talmon Marco, Viber CEO. Viber lets everyone in the world connect. Freely. Viber users can send free text messages, photo messages, video messages and share locations anywhere in the world, as well as make free, HD-quality calls on iPhone®, Android,™ Windows Phone, Blackberry®, Windows®, Mac and other devices over 3G/4G or WiFi connections. With more than 200 million users in 193 countries, Viber is constantly innovating by introducing new platforms and adding fun new features including stickers and emoticons.

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Helping Build a Brighter Future Today STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI believes that quality education is a fundamental universal right of all children. Their future is defined by the quality of education they get. SPI’s SEEd (Social Empowerment through Education) Program opens an avenue for children and youth tthat someday their dreams and aspirations will come true.

As an offshoot project to the Alternative Learning System, SPI implemented the Project SKILLS in which qualified Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) passers pursue technical-vocational courses under a scholarship grant in Cagayan de Oro City.

In 2007, SPI launched its Reading and Proficiency Project covering all public schools in Villanueva. The project yield dramatic improvement in the learning performance of school children in the English language and comprehension. Because of this encouraging result, SPI expanded the project in 2011 to include the all public schools in the neighboring town of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental and benefiting about 4,900 grades 1 to 3 pupils of both municipalities.

SPI has also been promoting academic excellence by recognizing and providing both material and financial incentives to top three performing students in five (5) public schools of Villanueva. About 72 Power Student awardees continue to receive educational assistance every year. Beginning 2011, the award was expanded to include scholarship grants to high school class valedictorians. The first two batches of college scholars are now pursuing engineering and biology courses in reputable universities in Northern Mindanao.

Added to this, SPI has also provided multi-media equipment and educational videos to thirteen public schools in Tagoloan and Villanueva districts. This has enhanced the teaching learning effectiveness particularly in the subjects of science and mathematics.

On an annual basis, SPI assists in addressing the needs of public schools. Aside from participating in beautification and clean-up drives, SPI also helps address the perennial lack of classrooms and school chairs. SPI also forged partnership with national and local government agencies and some private entities in constructing two (2) school buildings in Tagoloan and Villanueva.

SPI continues to support education for all ages. SPI’s support to the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning System (ALS) aims to mainstream school dropouts back to the formal education system. Hundreds of school dropouts attended the series of ALS classes and so far, 122 passed the Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) tests and were conferred with a high school diploma.

Aside from providing efficient and reliable source of power in Mindanao, SPI partners with stakeholders to undertake programs designed to help support in improving the quality of public education. Education is close to the heart of SPI. Through the years, it has supported initiatives geared towards improving access to quality of public education and enhancing opportunities for young people to gain knowledge and skills they will need to become good and productive citizens.

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E. Visayas’ rich biodiversity is tarsiers’ sanctuary By Perla Lena

A flock of white-winged terns locally known as kanaway frolic in the sand bar of Naked Island in General Luna town in Siargao Islands. MindaNews photo by Roel Catoto

DOT identifies Samar’s Bangon Falls as another potential tourist attraction By Aimee Querubin CALBAYOG CITY -- The Dept. of Tourism has identified Bangon Falls in Calbayog City, Samar as one of the tourismdevelopment areas and part of the Eastern Visayas Tourism Roadmap. The tourism roadmap, according to DOT 8 regional director Karina Rosa Tiopes, envisions to heighten the competitiveness of the region as alternative destination of tourists and increase their length of stay, thus, spreading the economic benefits of tourism to all parts of the region. This week, a team from the DOT visited the falls to determine the viability of the site and those needed to be established in Bangon to make it truly viable. Tiopes said that while the attraction has been visited by some tourists, there are still many things to consider for it to become “market-ready” – the road access, potential activities in the falls area and the amenities it can provide to tourists.

For accessibility, Tiopes mentioned the road leading to Bangon Falls, but she is also hopeful that this will be addressed through funding from the DPWH-DOTCDOT Road Infrastructure Prioritization Program next year. Also called the DOTDPWH Convergence Project on Enhancing Tourism Access, the program aims to achieve national government’s three main goals, which are to improve market access, connectivity and destination infrastructure to liven the tourism of the country. There are 41 road projects in Eastern Visayas that had passed the reevaluation of Tourism Road Infrastructure Project Prioritization Criteria and is now for approval of the national technical working group. One of which is the P50-million worth road upgrading to Bangon Falls. The tourism department also looked into the most appropriate tourist

activity that can be done in the falls area that will eventually lead to jobs and income generation for the community. Aside from swimming, she also identified tubing and trekking. However, Tiopes said these still need another round of validation on their part and more visits to be done for them to also look after the well-being of tourists-whether local, foreign and domestic. She also added that risk assessment plays a very significant role in identifying the possible dangers guests might be exposed into. Tubing, also known as river tubing, is a recreational activity where an individual rides on top of an inner tube on water. The tubes themselves are also known as “donuts” or “biscuits” due to their shape. While trekking is an activity in which people take hiking trips for an upclose view of the scenery. This often allows trekkers to interact with nature

while doing things such as rock climbing, backpacking and any other outdoor sports while navigating through a mountain range. Also to be considered are the amenities like the picnic area, washroom and restrooms, and provisions where cars or any other vehicles can park. But Tiopes said these structures must be something that is in harmony with nature, and does not destroy the natural look of the place. The Tourism regional director stressed that developing a tourist attraction is not that easy and entails a lot of work, but she believes that this project will take-off the soonest possible time because of the community support especially from Brgy. Tinaplacan where Bangon Falls is located, Calbayog local government unit through Mayor Ronald Aquino, Samar 1st District Rep. Mel Senen Sarmiento, DOT-Central Office and President Benigno S. Aquino III. (PNA)

TACLOBAN CITY -- If you think the world’s smallest animal belonging to the family of primates known as tarsiers can only be found in Bohol in Central Philippines, believe that not. A greater populace of this nocturnal specie that lives on trees has been thriving in the thick forests of Samar and Leyte, both in Eastern Visayas region. Danilo Javier, regional technical director of the Protected Areas, Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Service, said the vast habitat in the region allows tarsiers to grow in population that is even higher than what can be found in Bohol. The only difference, he said, is that Bohol province has long been promoting the primate as part of its eco-tourism program while in this region they are still up in the wild. The presence of tarsiers has been reported in Southern Leyte, specifically in Rizal and Hinagtikan villages of Tomas Oppus town and Matuasi in Maasin City. Also, they can be found in San Agustin, Rubas, Villa Consuelo and Sitio Combado in Tinambacan, villages of Jaro in Leyte province. The sighting was a result of the Philippine Tarsier Community Survey by the regional office, according to Marcelo C. Macaranda, officer-incharge of PAWCZMS Wildlife Management Section. Tarsier population was also found in Caraye and Guindopunan in Javier, Leyte while village chief of Cambadbad, Matag-ob also of the same province reported of similar citing. “These are verbal report from our counterparts in the field,” he said, adding they looked forward to consolidate the data sometime October this year. Javier, meanwhile, said that they looked forward to a scientific report over a reported 16-inch tarsier spotted at Mt. Nacolod in Southern Leyte that was reported by the Flora and Fauna International during a biodiversity assessment done in the area. “We want to capture it live so we can determine if it is a tarsier or another specie,” Javier said. Nevertheless, the regional technical director lauded the

tarsier conservation initiated at the town of Javier as pilot area by the Tarsier Conservation Group and the Visayas State University. A high concentration of the tarsier population can be found in Javier. Overnight one can trap some 20 to 30 of the population. “Hopefully the program can be expanded because a lot of tarsiers are also reported in Samar,” he added. PAWCZMS’s chief ecosystem management specialist George F. Guillermo said that a tarsier documentation group was created just recently that will come up with a quarterly report on the status of their monitoring. Among others, the team is tasked to document citing, meet with locales where there is this presence of tarsier and teach them how to manage the area instead of being threatened and make them partners in the conservation effort. “They should learn to value and be proud that they have that (specie) in their area,” he said, adding these freedom loving animals “feed on insects that could be harmful to agriculture.” Javier said that tarsiers are significant parts of the biodiversity. “Animals are indicators of the richness of forest resources being their habitat. They will not thrive on degraded forests,” he underscored. However, the frequency of confiscations done by their wildlife enforcement officer is high. The animals are immediately returned to the wild because the longer they stay in captivity, the more difficult it is for them to adjust in the wild, he added. Tarsiers, he said, are probably declared as endangered amid their higher population because they are being commercialized. Meantime, he disclosed that there have been prior discussions as to whether or not they will also embark on the promotion of tarsiers to boost eco-tourism in the region and the result was on the negative. He said that those who were consulted opted to protect and conserve the tarsiers, although he added that there is nothing wrong in promoting them through eco-tourism. (PNA)

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Tibiao mayor vows to end destruction of Seco Island ANTIQUE, July 8 (PNA) -- The vicinity of Seco Island in Tibiao, Antique was once a very rich fishing ground and the island itself was the best place for fishermen to rest and seek shelter during a storm. The coral reef surrounding the island is the perfect spawning area of fishes. Now, the situation is the complete opposite and neophyte Mayor Gil Bandoja vows to save the island from further destruction. Seco Island is a small islet of about two hectares and could be reached in about 30 minutes by boat from the shores of Tibiao. “We are losing Seco Island to unscrupulous fishermen and businessmen as well as to insensitive tourists. We have to stop them and the time is now,” Bandoja said. He said fishermen from nearby Mararison and Batbatan islands and also from other towns are using dynamite in the vicinity of Seco Island. “They are destroying the coral reef which is the habitat of the fishes. We need to put an end to that illegal practice. The tourists also leave all kinds of garbage there.

They turned the once clean island into a garbage dump. Some people also were illegally taking bunker sand in the island,” the mayor added. Bandoja said that in order to save the island from further damage, he intends to establish a composite team that will conduct regular patrol in the island. The team will be composed of personnel from the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a representative from the Sangguniang Bayan, specifically the chairman of the committee on agriculture and fisheries, and a representative from the Office of the Mayor. Bandoja said the destruction of Seco Island started long a time ago but the past administrations refused to lift a hand to stop it. “It’s a matter of political will and I have political will to stop the destruction of Seco Island. We shall look for funds to purchase a pump boat for this composite team so they can immediately start patrolling the area,” he added. (PNA)

LPA embedded along ITCZ to bring rains over Luzon including NCR MANILA -- A low pressure area hovering off Luzon is embedded along the inter-tropical convergence zone and will continue to bring rains over Southern Luzon including Metro Manila, according to Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday. Weather Forecaster Alsczar Aurelio said that as of 4:00 a.m. the LPA was spotted at 170 km west of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro (13.5°N, 119.5°E) embedded along the ITCZ affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. Based on their models, Aurelio said that the LPA located in the sea has small chance of intensifying into a tropical depression. If the LPA strengthens into a tropical depression, he said it will be named “Huaning” – the eight storm to visit the country this year. Aurelio said the rest of Luzon including Metro Manila may experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms. He added Visayas and Mindanao will have fair weather with partly cloudy to cloudy skies with possible passing rains in the afternoon or evening due to localized thunderstorms or convections. In its advisory, PAGASA said that light to moderate winds blowing from the east to southeast will prevail throughout archipelago with slight to moderate seas. (PNA)

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Participants of the “Ridge to Reef Walk” squeeze through the Sohoton Caves en route to the coastal village of Karihatag in Malimono, Surigao de Norte recently. Seventy participants from different government offices and NGOs joined the activity, which was organized by the German Development Cooperation and the Surigao NGO Coalition of for Development Inc. to raise environmental awareness. MindaNews photo by Roel N. Catoto

Mt. Arayat National Park remains critical --MGB By Herbert Mapiles

C I T Y O F S A N F E R NA N D O, Pamp ang a , Ju l y 9 ( PNA ) - - T he Mt. Aray at National Park remains critical and landslide may occur anytime in cas e of heav y rains. Engineer Noel Lacadin, chief geologist of the Mines and Geos ciences Bureau dis clos ed this assessment in a meeting on Tuesday with the provincial and other lo cal of f icials held at the executive house of the provincial government here. Lacadin said the huge volume of sediments such as pyroclastic materials, lahar, lava are found

on top of Mt. Arayat which could trigger another landslide during the rainy s eas on. “P yro clastic materials acc umulated within the volcano and might cas cade in cas e of heav y rains,” he said. This situation, according to him, could compromis e the safety of the residents living at the foot of the mountain which was previously classified as danger zone. With this, he asked the lo cal officials to discourage residents f rom establishing communities in the said area to pre vent the

o ccurrence of any untoward incident in the future. It c a n b e r e c a l l e d t h a t i n S eptemb er 26, 2009, landslide occurred which claimed the lives of 12 residents in barangay San Juan B ano in Arayat town. The are a was w ip e d out by strong mudflow and huge stones cas caded f rom the mountain . Meanwhile, Lacadin clarified that the MGB is only engaged in data gathering in order to provide right direction to attached agencies of the government tasked t o f o r mu l at e s a f e t y m e a s u r e s and other disaster plan. (PNA)

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Endless peace talks Everyone lauded when a peace agreement was finally inked by the Philippine government with the secessionist Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). Everyone’s hope then was for peace to finally reign in troubled Mindanao only to witness the emergence of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as the newest armed group seeking independence from the country. But now that the government is about to enter into a peace agreement with the MILF, and even before the peace documents could be signed by both parties, another armed group is emerging, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), vowing to continue the fight abandoned by their predecessors. Given this latest development, can the people of Mindanao, Christians and Muslims alike, ever hope for peace to finally reign in their war-torn island? Is there any assurance that

A deeper view Jesse E.L. Bacon II once the government and the MILF signs a peace accord, no armed group will ever sprout again sowing fear and cause trouble in Mindanao? From where I sit, I am not so sure if such an assurance becomes the causal result of a peace agreement with the MILF based on the previous experience with the MINLF. Highly politicized group can easily arm themselves and pick up the fight from where the MNLF and the MILF had left. This scenario is really not farfetched considering the culture of our Muslim compatriots for guns. Besides, the underlying issues

of the armed conflict in Mindanao are so complex that it cannot be addressed through the simple expedience of granting them certain degree of autonomy. Unless there is a common understanding among our Muslim brothers that their embrace of the Islam religion does not in any way diminish their being Filipinos, any agreement conveniently disregarding this basic truth is doomed. As I view it, a sizable number of our Muslim compatriots in Mindanao seem so sold to the thought that their being Muslims stripped them of their being Filipinos. But the propagation of

Just a spoonful

Think a minute. In 1919, just after World War I, the cholera disease broke out all over Europe killing many thousands of people. The British government sent doctors all over the world to find a cure for cholera. These doctors later came back and said that the Chinese did not get cholera because they boiled their water before they used it. Soon all the radios and newspapers in England were telling everyone to boil their water before they drink it. They even sent this message to the Pacific Islands since they had British soldiers there. Yet later, they heard that

the cholera disease had still broken out in the islands killing many thousands of Islanders. The British leaders questioned the people in the island villages and asked them if they were boiling their water? The Islanders answered yes, they definitely were boiling their water to drink. But this is how they did it. They boiled just a small amount of water and put it in a bottle. Then only once or twice a day, they would get the bottle and drink a small teaspoon of the boiled water, like taking medicine. Then they would put the bottle away again and the rest of the day they drank

unboiled, dirty water. No wonder people still got cholera and died! Yet many of us do that with Jesus Christ. We don’t want to live Jesus’ way every day, so we go to church one day a week to feel better about ourselves. Then we go back to living our own way the other six days of the week. Or, if we’re not religious church people, we think that if we’re a good, kind person, then God will accept us into heaven after we die. But just like one teaspoon of clean water a day will not keep you healthy, only one day a week of living for Jesus Christ, or just trying to be a good

this thought in reality was not brought about by their religious belief but by years of neglect by their leaders. Muslim Mindanao, that part of the island heavily populated by Filipinos who embraced the Muslim religion, is undeniably so underdeveloped. This underdevelopment, however, is not totally the fault of the government in Manila. Manila can never be accused of not pouring resources for the development of Muslim Mindanao. It is just unfortunate that most of the funds poured in the area found its way into the pockets of some Muslim leaders. What happened in Maguindanao is classic example. The notion that Muslim Mindanao over the years had been abandoned was unfortunately instilled in the minds especially of the young Muslims. They grew up thinking that the government in Manila has been unjust and unfair talks | page 7

Think A Minute

Jhan Tiafau Hurst person, is not even close to our Maker’s standard of pure goodness. The only kind of goodness God can live together with is perfect, pure goodness of all our thoughts, motives, words, and actions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Just Think A Minute.

Constitutional issue in PNP leadership

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves…” (Romans 13:1-2, the Holy Bible). -oooCHARTER ALLOWS LAWMAKERS’ AMENDMENTS: Is the bill filed by Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr. seeking the amendment of several provisions of the 1987 Constitution in accordance with the Constitution itself? The answer is yes, it is. Sections 1 and 4 of its Article XVII allow the amendment of the Constitution through a bill

Kakampi mo ang batas Atty. Batas Mauricio filed by any congressman or senator, under the so-called “constituent assembly”. Section 1 in part says: “Any amendment to, or revision of, this Constitution may be proposed by… Congress, upon a vote of three-fourths of all its Members…” Section 4 in part says: “Any amendment to, or revision of, this Constitution under Section 1 hereof shall be valid when ratified by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite…” -oooOK, LET US AMEND THE CONSTITUTION

NOW: I am in favor of amending the Constitution, as Belmonte is proposing. But while he is desirous of removing the Charter’s “restrictive economic provisions” which, he said, prevent the entry of more foreign investments and capital in the Philippines, I am more interested in removing from it its so-called “people power” provision under its Section 16, Art. XIII. Why am I proposing the deletion of this “people power” provision? With due respect to its originators,

it is clearly an instrument authorizing the people to meddle in government and ultimately fight their leaders, which clearly riles against the basic belief of those calling themselves Christians (followers of Christ) as enshrined under Romans 13:1-2 of the Bible. Since there is a provision in the Constitution which is anti-Biblical, the curse talked about in Romans 13:1-2---the penalty and judgment against those who fight their leaders---will stay with all of us, as a people and as a nation. This explains why many of our people continue to wallow and be mired in poverty and difficult lives. -oooCONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE IN PNP LEADERSHIP: Former Sen. Panfilo Lacson, erstwhile chief of the ISSUE | page 8

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DOLE: Kasambahay Law to lure back Filipino domestic helpers By BUTCH D. ENERIO of BusinessDaily

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and other line agencies are optimistic that the number of domestic helpers (DH) going abroad would decrease in the coming years with the implementation of the Kasambahay Law. Republic Act No. 10361, otherwise known as Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay will now enable house helpers to enjoy the

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to Muslim Mindanao because some of their leaders could not truthfully admit that they misappropriated the funds poured into Muslim Mindanao for its development. The idea that they are still being unjustly treated the way their religious forebear Ishmael and his mother Hagar were treated by his father Abraham and wife Sarah seems to have been nurtured not as a convenient scapegoat for some of their leaders’ failures. I don’t want to look at this as selective amnesia but they seem not to see the wrongs some of their leaders have done to them that have greatly contributed to the aggravation of their sorry state. And because of this,

benefits that the government provides

workers in the private sector. For instance, a house helper can now be becoming an independent state under the leadership of their own Muslim brothers and sisters will never assure them of a better life condition. I am even afraid that seceding may even worsen their condition. Thus it may be to their interest if our Muslim compatriots objectively assess what is happening in Muslim Mindanao now and if secession is truly the answer. Until the general populace of Muslim Mindanao realizes what is best for them, there will always be armed groups that’ll emerge pretending to champion their cause. The armed conflict will just continue with no solution in sight. Peace in Mindanao should be the collective concern of all the people living in Mindanao. It should not be the concern of the United States

protected as a member of the Social Security System(SSS), Pag-Ibig Fund, and PhilHealth where the contributions are shouldered by their employer. In time, they can avail of loan, maternity, sickness, disability, and retirement benefits from the SSS; to own a house with the PagIbig Fund; and their health concerns will be addressed by PhilHealth. Atty Johnson Canete, DOLE regional director in northern Mindanao, said that although the income is very low compared to what a DH earns abroad, their security as a worker in the country is already mandated by

the Kasambahay Law and they need not leave their family just to earn a few dollars and in the process suffer emotionally and psychologically for being away from their loved ones. “The Kasambahay Law protects the house help as they are now covered by the services that the different agencies - looking after the welfare of the country’s labor force - and ensure that they have a future upon retirement.” Canete said. The employers are

reminded to register their house help and be a member of the different line agencies, particularly with the SSS where they are protected with their pension when they grow old and funeral and death benefits for the survivors. The Batas Kasambahay is to professionalize the work of the house helpers in consonance with the International Covenant for Domestic Work of the United Nations where the Philippines is one of the signatories.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

CARCIOLO A. TADERA CASE NO; 2013-10-1177 Applicant/s 2008-10-1199

MAURICIO BUTAL -Deceased CASE NO; 2013-10-1186 ROSALINA B. BUTAL -Widow 2008-10-1307

Key Rates As of July 10, 2013

US$ 1

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Reverse Repo Rate

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Inflation (June ‘13)

2.8% (2006=100)

91-day T-bill Rate

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Gold buying/Troy .oz US$1247.10 Silver buying

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who I understand is just salivating over the prospects of exploiting the rich natural resources in Liguasan Marsh. It should not be the concern of Malaysia either but solely by the residents of Mindanao regardless of religious affiliation. The Manila government can only support the realization of the longings and desires of the people in Mindanao. •• (Reactions at jelbacon@ yahoo.com or at jelbaconii@ gmail.com) Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City FERDINAND M. NAYBE Case No; 2013-10- 1134 Applicant/s 2008-10-1162

ROGELIO HERNANDEZ Applicant/s

Case No; 2013-10- 1176 2008-10-1253

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ DUAL service on the line ;Cogon Market to Pagatpat and as for cargo from said place to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on July 17, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least TEN(10)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 2nd day of July, 2013.

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience (CPC)to operate PUJ on the line ;Cogon Market to Xavier Heights (all in Cagayan de Oro City) and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on July 17, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least TEN(10)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of July, 2013.

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate FILCAB service on the line;Malaybalay City to Valencia City –Maramag via Lantapan (all in Bukidnon) and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on July 18, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least TEN(10)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of July, 2013.

MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer

APPLICANT request authority for change ownership from the Deceased to living Beneficiary with extension of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ DUAL service on the line;Cagayan de Oro City to Libona –Camp Philips and as for cargoes from said place to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on July 18, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 10th day of July, 2013.

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MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MDN: July 11, 2013

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Mambajao town targets to up its place by 2016 MAMBAJAO, Camiguin–– Mayor Maria Luisa D. Romualdo is targetting to up the municipality of Mambajao from a third class into a second-class municipality before her term ends. The mayor expressed this in her State of the Munici-

pality Address (SOMA) on Friday, July 5 at the Camiguin Convention Center. “This may sound ambitious, but it is our fervent dream for Mambajao. Yes, there are a lot of things that need to be done and we have no intention of leaving it

Republic of the Philippines) 5.S. City of Cagayan De Oro...)

I, JACOB HENDRIK SCHUILING, of legal age, Dutch citizen, widower and a resident Block 1, Lot 6, La Mirande, Grand Europa, Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law hereby depose and says, to wit: 1. That I was married to ELSA CABUNOC - SCHUILING on August 1, 1996 at Cagayan de Oro City. Copy of our Certificate of Marriage is hereto attached marked as Annex “A” forming an integral part hereof 2. That at the time of our marriage we acquired certain real property (House and Lot) which is more particularly described as follows: TCT NO. T-204941 LOT: 6, Block 1, Psd-10-056955 Portion of Lot: Block 61, psd-10-037343 As surveyed for: First Lapu-Lapu Properties and Holdings Corporation Land Use: Residential Location: Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City Boundaries: NW„ line 6-7 by ROAD Lot 9, NE., line 7-8 by Block 14, SE„ line 8-1 by Lot 5, Block 1, SW., line 1-2 by Road Lot 8, Lines 2-3-4-5-6 by Road Lot 9, all of subdivision plan 10-056955. Beginning from a point marked on plan, being N. 63 deg. 34’W„ 931.48 m. from MBM No. 5, CAD. 237, Cagayan Cadastre. THENCE 1-2 N. 28 deg. 27’ W., 8.72 m. 2-3 N. 28 deg. 37’ E., 3.13 m. 3-4 N. 12 deg. 53’ E., 3.63 m. 4-5 N. 17 deg. 37’ E., 3.34 m. 5-6 N. 18 deg. 40’ E., 3.78 m. 6-7 N. 69 deg. 23’ E., 8.80 m. 7-8 S. 25 deg. 42’ E„ 16.88 m. 8-1 S. 61 deg. 34’ W„ 17.76 m. Area: TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN (277) SQUARE METERS more or less. Copy of the Transfer Certificate of title bearing numbers: T-204941 is hereto attached marked as Annex “B” forming an integral part hereof 3. That during our said marriage be begot no children. 4. That my wife Elsa C. Schuiling died intestate and without issue on August 7, 2012 at Capitol University Medical City, San Pedro Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City. Copy of the Certificate of Death is hereto attached marked as Annex “C” forming an integral part hereof. 5. That I am only the sole surviving compulsory heir of the late Elsa C. Schuiling. 6. That to the best of my personal knowledge, the decedents left no known debts whatsoever. 7. That pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court, I hereby adjudicate unto myself the above-described parcels of land by means of this affidavit and hereby files the same with the Registry of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City with request that said adjudication be made effective without judicial proceedings as prescribed by the aforementioned Rules of Court. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 06 day of July 2013 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

JACOB HENDRIK SCHUILING Affiant Immigrant ID No. ICR0000121275 Issued on: 09-03-2010 Valid until: Permanent SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 06 day of July 2013 at Cagayan de Oro City. I certify that I personally examined the affiant and I am satisfied that he voluntarily executed his affidavit and has read and understand the contents thereof. Doc. No. 846 Page No. 106 Book No. V Series of 2013. MDN: July 11, 18 & 25, 2013

GWENDO LYNN D. TIA CASE NO; 2013-10-1166 Applicant/s

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City HERMES C. ESCOL Applicant/s

CASE NO; 2013-10-1176

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate FILCAB service on the line;Kisolon to Maramag –Impasog –ong –Malaybalay City- Valencia City –Can-ayan Bukidnon and vice versa. This application will be considered by this Board on July 17, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 8th day of July, 2013..

APPLICANT request authority for issuance of certificate of public convenience to operate SS service on the line ;Cagayan de Oro City to Camphilips-Manolo Fortich –Valencia City and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on July 17, 2013, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MANDANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of July , 2013. MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer

MARIANNE C. ULEP Records Officer/Acting Docket Officer MDN: July 11, 2013

undone. We will make sure that all programs that have been started will be sustained, as this will speak loudly of our leadership and political will,” she said. Romualdo likewise encouraged every Mambaja-

onon to do their social obligation and responsibility as the progress and development of the town will be dependent on the synergy of competent and responsible leaders and constituents. The local government unit

(LGU) now programmed to reorganize all its special local bodies to ensure success in all its advocacy, as well as, put equal emphasis on the enforcement of policies and ordinances passed. Jorie C. Valcorza of PIA

DepEd Bukidnon conducts Training on EGRA-ARATA by Justiniana M. Cabigon, Maramag Central Elem. School

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City

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The Division of Bukidnon recently conducted the Training on Early Grade Reading Assessment- Assessment Result Associated Teaching Activities last June28-30, 2013 and July 5-7, 2013 for Bukidnon North and Bukidnon South Grade 1 mentors. The main objective of the said training is to improve the reading instructions and assessment tools, to create evaluation materials that best fit to the Grade I learners. This training is congruent and innovative ways of teaching as the Philippine schools have followed the K to 12 curriculum. The training is more comprehensive way of assessing the pupils’ reading capabilities and is said to be more effective than the former PHIL-IRI. The aforesaid three-day training was started with a registration in the Division Training Center , Sumpong Malaybalay City. This was followed by the Opening Program and the overview

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the late AMBROCIO IGOT SR., who died longtine ago left a several parcel of land. Identified as Lot No. 3642, Cad. 473, Case-5, under T.D. No. 4590, still declared in the name of the said late AMBROCIO IGOT SR., with an area of 2,037 sg. m. (subdevided by ten (10) portions) located at Anito, Mambajao, Camiguin, is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION AMONG HEIRS, under notarial registry of ATTY. ANIANO S. PADERANGA, per Doc. No. 313; Page No. 67; Book No. 28; Series of 2012. MDN: June 27, July 4 & 11, 2013

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City BAGOTSAY, EDGARDO S. Vendor/Applicant/s SACAY, ARLYN Q. Applicant/Vendee

CASE NO; 2013-10-1183 2012-10-785

of EGRA which was facilitated by Mrs. Amelia Tortola , Mr. Edwin Gurrea and Dr. Lydia Juban. The review of sub-test was facilitated by Dr. Tinaan and Sir Rollo. The model of simulation of EGRA Administration was also facilitated by Dr. Lydia Juban and Mr. Cepeda, both Coordinating Principal in Maramag and Quezon 1 District. The activity was followed by the simulation per EGRA Mother Tongue by Dr. Postrano and Mr. Egar. At about 4:30 in the afternoon, the plenary process observation was facilitated by Mrs. Stella Virtudez and Mr. Melendez. During the Day 2 of the training, Mr. Cepeda and Dr. Lydia Juban, Dr. Tinaan and Mr. Rollo facilitated the review on the Model Simulation of Pupil Context Interview. Then, the Assessment Results Associated Teaching Activities (ARATA ) , one of the main topics was also faciulitated by Dr. POstrano, Mrs.

Stella Viretudez, Mrs. Egar and Mr. Melendez. At the last day of the training, the simulation ( per component and district ) was guided by Dr. Postrano and Mrs. Egar. The session was interactive because all groups presented their respective outputs very well. The activities reached in the afternoon until all groups of teachers had been able to present their outputs. The success of the aforesaid training was credited to the innovative ideas and joint efforts of school administrators, Education Program Specialists as well as to the laudable leadership of Dr. Ingrid G. Racoma, current SDS of DepED Bukidnon. The Grade I teachers were given a certificate of attendance as proof of their participation and involvement. Congratulations, Grade 1 teachers! The implementation of the K to 12 curriculum have just begun.

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Tubod NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that FLORDELIZA ROM SORDILLA has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “LOLITA” to “FLORDELIZA” in the birth certificate of LOLITA COLORENES ROM who was born on AUGUST 24, 1969 at DAVAO CITY, DAVAO and whose parents are AURELIO ROM and FLORA COLORENES. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 23, 2013 . (SGD.) JULIET BALURAN GALAMBAO, CE Municipal Civil Registrar

from page 6 the Philippine National Police (PNP), is right: unless there is no one else who graduated from the Philippine National Police Academy who is capable and competent to lead the PNP, no graduate of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) should ever be allowed again to become PNP chief. This is not only morally right, but is even mandated by the Constitution. The fact is that, under its Section 6, Art. XVI, the Constitution requires that the police force shall be nationwide in scope and civilian in character. Based on this, PMA graduates can never be Constitutionally-qualified to become policemen and PNP chiefs because they are part of the military establishment, trained for war and “search and destroy” tactics, which has no part in a civilian police force. Section 4 of the same Art. XVI confirms this “military” nature of PMA graduates in this manner: “…The Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be composed of a citizen armed force which shall undergo military training…” Clearly, any PMA graduate who assumes the PNP leadership as its director general would be violating the 1997 Constitution. Only those coming from the PNPA must become PNP chiefs. -oooOFWs FULFILL BIBLICAL PROPHECY AGAIN: Once again, the modern-day heroes of the Philippines, its overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), are facing danger and harm, and even possibly death, as the countries where they have been deployed get embroiled in war. In all these, there is nothing anyone---even the government---can do to help them, fulfilling once more the Biblical warning in Deuteronomy 28:15, 32. This is ironic because, they that have been keeping this country afloat, are now sinking, and are beyond assistance. -oooREACTIONS? Please call me at 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0922 833 43 96. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com, mmauriciojr111@gmail.com ‘ERRATUM’ The Notice of Hearing Under Case No; 2013-10-1095, The exact Member Name BRECCIO CALVO,/ OROWETSCO. OURAPOLOGY; ‘ERRATUM’ From PUJ to PUB under Case No; 2013-10-890 MANUEL BELOTINDOS, JR.

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Region X, Cagayan de Oro City GLORIDO JACUTIN Case No; 2013-10- 1179 Vendor/Applicant 2008-10-1591 ALMERA, tadeo Fernandez Applicant/Vendee

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GPH-MILF peace talks review group convenes KUALA Lumpur––The third party group tasked to review the implementation of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) met yesterday for the first time during the 38th GPH-MILF formal exploratory talks in this Malaysian capital. The Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) is mandated to review, assess, evaluate, and monitor the implementation of the FAB and its annexes, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process said in a statement. “Once convened, they are one body--no longer GPH nominees nor MILF nominees--but objective and constructive interlocutors of the process both in their individual and collective capacities,” Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel chair Miriam CoronelFerrer said. The terms reference signed last January states that the TPMT will have an eminent person as chair, two persons coming from international non-govern-

ment organizations, and another two members from local NGOs. The TPMT is composed of Alistair MacDonald, former European Union ambassador to the Philippines, who joins in his personal capacity and serves as chair; Steven Rood, country representative of The Asia Foundation in the Philippines; Karen Tañada of Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute and Mindanao Solidarity Network, and Zainnudin Malang of Mindanao Human Rights Action Center. Turkey-based international NGO iHH Insani Yardim Vakfi or The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedom and Humanitarian Relief Vice President Omer Kesmen will complete the five-man TPMT. MacDonald headed the European Union delegation in the Philippines from 2007 to 2011. Rood, on the other hand, was a member of the International Contact Group, which has been tasked to exert the necessary leverage and assistance to sustain the trust and

the “Annexes that will come out of this process will not be perfect – not perfect from where the MILF, the government, nor any of the other stakeholders, selfascribed as Bangsamoro or not, are coming from.” “But like the Framework Agreement which drew up the master plan, the Annexes will design the rooms with the basic rudiments for dignified and harmonious governance. These rooms shall be livable. Under good hands, they will nurture leaders who will continue to strengthen the foundations, dream new dreams, and change the lives of the whole neighborhood,” she stated. “Most critical stage” MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal said that

both parties “are still treading the most critical stage of the peace journey.” “As a negotiator for more than 10 years, I have learned a lot of hard lessons. My experience tells me that there are no easy parts of any real life negotiations. For this reason, I know that the road ahead of the current peace talks is still full of humps and bumps, but this is no reason to cause the failure of these talks. Sincere and committed partners in peace process will always find creative formula to get through any differences,” he stated. Iqbal also expressed hopes to possibly “sign anything we can settle, hopefully the annex on wealth-sharing.” (OPAPP/ PIA Newsdesk)

confidence between the two parties on the negotiating table. Tañada, a long-time peace,human rights and gender advocate, is also the Southeast Asian coordinator of “Peace Women Across the Globe.” Malang is a lawyer and human rights activist based in Cotabato City. Kesmen helps realize his organization’s mission to bring humanitarian assistance to civilians affected by conflict. With both parties now on the last stretch of the negotiations, Coronel-Ferrer stressed the huge task that is laid before them. “We have a big responsibility, all of us in this room today, to meet the expectations of so many people who want this process to succeed,” she stated. “With the presence of the TPMT, we have expanded the circle of responsibility.” The GPH and MILF panels hope to finish the wealth-sharing annex in this round of formal talks. Also in the agenda are discussions on the powersharing and normalization

annexes. These annexes, together with the FAB signed by the parties in October 2012, will comprise the GPH-MILF comprehensive agreement. The annex on Transitional Arrangements and Modalities has already been completed in February. “Fruitful meeting” “With gratitude we welcomed the biddings of good luck and good will. And we too have said our own prayers, our own whispered hopes for a most fruitful meeting,” said CoronelFerrer. The panel chair also shared that Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles have asked prayer warriors to include the peace talks in their intentions. “She has sent out the text message asking to: Please pray for patience, insight and understanding for the parties to find common ground in mind and heart and bring the good news for the Filipino people during the first week of Ramadan.” Coronel-Ferrer said that tificate of employment and copies of their TOR (Transcript of Records) not late than August 9, 2013. For inquiries applicants can contact the DOST-JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Secretariat at phone numbers 8388376 or 837-2071 loc. 2001 or thru email at j s p s @ d o s t . g ov. p h or dostpjsps@yahoo.com. A repor t from Rudolf Ian G. Alama of PIA-11

STO TOMAS, Davao del Norte––The former village chief who is now the Mayor of Santo Tomas town in Davao del Norte has vowed to set up a public emergency hospital and seek help for concreting of circumferential roads connecting the town to nearby areas. Newly-installed Municipal Mayor Benigno Andamon in an interview said he is bent on setting up a public emergency hospital with medical doctors serving on a 24-hour basis to attend to emergency and other health needs of his constituents. Andamon, said he sympathized with Sto. Tomas residents who he said usually would seek medical treatment out of town even on slight injuries and ailments which could have otherwise been treated easily. He divulged plans of seeking the assistance of Department of Health Assistant Secretary Romulo Busuego, chief of hospital of the DRH (Davao Regional Hospital) to make use of the 4,000 square meters of lot in the town to build the emergency facility. Meanwhile, Andamon also revealed the program of works he had already tasked the municipal engineer to do for the circumferential road from Sto. Tomas to nearby town of Braulio E. Dujali worth P230 million and the P47 million road concreting from his town to Tagum City.

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a high-quality poster and oral presentation and preferably grade students, PhD degree holders or post- doctoral fellows. The DOST will select from among the applicants/nominees from different universities and research institutions the two young researchers who will be finally endorsed to LIPI as the

country’s representative to the 5th ASIAHORCs Joint Symposium. LIPI will cover the local travel, lodging and meal expense of the participants in Indonesia while DOST will provide the roundtrip international airfare of the participants. Incidental expenses will be shouldered by the participants. Ap p l i c a n t s s h o u l d submit a letter of intent; endorsement letter from head of agency; updated c ur r ic u lum vit ae; cer-

The MTO is now conducting surveillance in some known caves particularly the Kapunit and Otso Caves which were surveyed and classified as cave tourism by the Cave Committee in Region 11. In a bat rootstrain measurement conducted by DSPECS in 2009, it was found out that Kapunit cave is home to 1.2 million fruit bats (rousettus amplexicaudatus) while the Otso cave was home to insect bats (Rhinolophus sp.). Parcon said they crafted a comprehensive Bat Cave

Management Plan to serve as a baseline to conserve, preserve and protect caves from possible degradation of the natural resources within a cave system. It is the first in Davao Del Norte province, he said, and once it’s approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, “it will be a pioneering cave management plan in the Philippines.” The implementation of the plan is said to help the local government, landowners, visitors, tourists and other stakeholders in

formulating a commitment to protect the bats and the caves by organizing educational campaigns that will focus on the importance of bats, its significant contribution to the environment, among others. Parcon said this has been the town’s second time to craft a Cave Conservation Management Plan. The first was for the Otbot and Kalina caves in year 2011 to 2012. In 2011, the local government issued Municipal Ordinance 744 also known as the “Integrated Tourism-

Environmental Education Program,” which mandates its MTO to organize educational forum on the conservation, preservation, protection and appreciation of natural resources that can be found in caves. The said ordinance, which conforms to Republic Act No. 9072 or the National Caves and Caves Resources Management and Protection Act of 2003, also aimed to promote active participation from different stakeholders from local residents, land owners, village officials and various

cave guide associations in formulating and undertaking development projects and programs for ecotourism activities. “We hope that through our comprehensive plan and by intensified educational campaign it will raise the level of awareness of the people that bats are not intended for food consumption by humans,” Parcon said, adding that “Bats, too, have unique and important role in our environment and in the whole structure of our ecosystem.” (Mart D. Sambalud/davaotoday.com)

aggressive development of coal-fired power plants in the country is almost criminal and contradicts the spirit of the Renewable Energy Law and other environmental laws that seek to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The share of renewable energy in the total power generation continues to dwindle as the share for coal steadily increases year on year. In fact, there are 26 coal-fired power plant project proposals in the

offing, 14 of which are already committed and 12 are indicative, said the Greenpeace. “If all are constructed and become operational, it will surely edge out renewable energy technologies altogether, and lock us to dirty energy in the next three to four decades,” Baconguis stressed. Anti- coal communities organized different activities to protest against dirty energy and to make way for a new age powered by clean, renewable energy.

Cebu saw a flotilla of boats protesting near the KEPCO coal plant in Naga City, while in Zamboanga, an End the Age of Coal forum was held at the Western Mindanao State University. More mass public actions are set to take place in Bataan, Zambales, and Sarangani on June 29, the official global day of coal action. “We will not allow the government’s short sighted vision bind us into a dirty energy future, which we are already paying a heavy

price tag for its impacts,” said Dr. Jean Lindo of No To Coal Davao. “It’s time to take action and end the discussion: let’s end the age of coal!” The participants to the global day action against coal include BATAAN Nuclear-Free Bataan Movement, Coal-Free Mariveles Movement, Kilusan Bataan PALAWAN Pa lawan A lliance for Clean Energ y ZAMBALES Defend Zambales, Free Central Luzon CEBU Freedom from Debt Coalition, Philippine Move-

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in the town with the scale of 80 to 90 percent. Even at birthing time, local residents allegedly poached bats for pulutan (finger food). The nature park has twelve caves that are home to various fruit and insect bats, according to the Davao Speleological and Conservation Society (DSPECS). Out of the total caves, only 9 have been mapped and assessed as potential for cave tourism and research.

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emissions into the atmosphere, which will only bring more destruction to the nation and will jeopardize the health and security of the country.” All over the world, communities, business groups, and civil society are standing up and taking bold steps to pressure their governments to switch from coal to clean, sustainable, renewable energy. Greenpeace said the

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Mariwasa joins inauguration of GMA Kapuso Foundation’s classroom buildings in typhoon Pablo-hit Davao Oriental

aganga, Davao Oriental – Mariwasa Siam Ceramics, Inc. (MSC) the country’s leading tile maker joins the inauguration of the newly built 2-classroom building constructed by GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc. (GMAKF) in Kinablangan Elementary School.

“We are very happy that we are now reaping the rewards of our efforts in helping the people of Davao Oriental especially rebuild their lives. We are very thankful to GMA Kapuso Foundation for allowing Mariwasa to be part of their school rehabilitation projects. Mariwasa is a socially responsible organization and this is our way of giving back to the people” said Mr. Alberto Descalzo, AVP for Manufacturing and Maintenance. The turnover ceremony was the initial phase of inauguration of the total of 39 classrooms being built in the towns of Boston, Cateel and Baganga in Davao Oriental, the hardest hit places of Typhoon Pablo last December 2012.

Early this year, MSC extended product support amounting to P500,000.00 worth of ceramic tile products for the rehabilitation efforts in the said areas particularly aimed in the construction of school buildings. On top of that, the company donated P500,000.00 plus the voluntary contribution of its employees amounting to P40,000.00 for a total of P540,000.00 cash donation in order to provide relief assistance such as food, medicines and basic necessities to the typhoon-hit areas of Mindanao. GMAKF and MSC have been constantly joining hands together in reaching out to underprivileged Filipinos and both share Mr. Alberto Descalzo, AVP for Manufacturing & Maintenance of Mariwasa Siam Ceramics, Inc. finishes the same business philosophy his tree-planting activity at Kinablangan Elementary School, Baganga, Davao Oriental. The young plant, in caring for the community. a narra tree, is named after him.

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Ozamis City Schools Division Radio Broadcasting Team (Secondary Level)

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SCHOOL PAPER ADVISER Eulalia D. Peralta of Balulang Elementary School, Cagayan National 2013 de Oro City (2nd from Schools right) strikes aPress pose withConference her pupil-broadcasters during the St. Peter’ s BWM College, Ormoc City Radio Broadcasting Training at Media Center, July 6, this year. Also in photo April 7-12, 2012 are Broadcast Training Director Joe Trainer del Puerto Felicilda and BWM Chief Executive Officer Dante JOE M. Sudaria (2ndPUERTO and 3rd from left). (Photo by Arjay S. Felicilda of DEL FELICILDA Broadcast Training Director MinStar-Normin and Mindanao Daily-Caraga) BWM Media Center

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