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WEATHER UPDATESOUTHWEST monsoon affecting Luzon. Mean-while, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was esti-mated based on satellite and surface data at 930 km East of Mindanao (7.8°N, 135.8°E). The western section of Luzon will have occasional rains. The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the South to Southwest with slight to moderate seas.

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CAGAYAN de Oro City––Operatives of the Land Transpor tat ion Of f ice (LTO) in Northern Min-danao confiscated dozens of l icenses as the LTO renewed its campaign against erring motorists in the city.

LTO Regional Director Esteban M. Baltazar Jr. of Northern Mindanao said the operation was conducted with police authorities in Cagayan de Oro in line with its law enforcement program dubbed as “Mercury Op-erations.”

Baltazar said the imple-menting guidelines of the program were conveyed

Candidate Queenie Bahian of Barangay Patag sheds some tears during the question and answer portion of the media presentation. Members of the Cagayan de Oro press voted for the Darling of the Press among the candidates in the beauty pageant. The winner will be announced on coronation night. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

BUTUAN City––In compli-ance with President Benigno Aquino III’s logging ban, the Philippine National Police in Caraga and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-13 have forged in a coordination-conference to launch a no-nonsense

AQUINO’S ANNUAL REPORT:

Aquino’s 90-minute speech, said to be one of the longest SONAs in recent memory,

highlighted achievements that progressive groups shot down either as just a deception, a half-truth at best, or simply meaningless.

DENR, cops go zero tolerancein anti-illegal logging campaign

LTO gets erring motorists punishedAQUINO

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last July 20 to the LTO heads of divisions and dis-trict and extension offices, law enforcement officers, deputies and motor vehicle inspectors, as well as to traffic case adjudicators and approving officers in the region.

“Inval id dr iver’s l i -c e ns e , d i l api d ate d or defect ive vehicle , and exceptionally loud horn or signaling device,” he added.

Baltazae said that other serious violations include defective lights, no wind-shield wiper, broken wind-shield, no muffler, use of unnecessary lights, and no seatbelt.

Drivers of taxis with defective toplights and of public utility jeepneys with stereos are also ap-prehended.

For the guidance of motorists, the law enforce-ment officers on patrol operation should be in prescribed uniform with a patrol vehicle in good condition.

Under the Mercur y Operations, law enforce-ment teams are deployed for night duty patrol, and at dawn when necessary, said Baltazar.

The target of apprehen-sions are violations of “no or defective accessories and required devices and installation of prohibited devices, attachments, or i l legal modif ication of vehicle or motorcycle body or body part.”

Baltazar advised own-ers of motorcycles not to alter their vehicles.

The LTO regional di-rector said that some of the putative violations include no registration, invalid registration, ex-pired registration, and no driver’s license.

By PAT SAMONTE, Regional editor-Caraga and JOEL PORTUGAL, Correspondent

campaign against illegal logging in Region 13 at the Police Regional headquar-ters in Camp Rodriguez in Barangay Libertad here.

Police Regional Direc-tor Chief Supt. Reynaldo Rafael said the conference was aimed at strengthening

the cooperation and work-ing relationship between the DENR and PNP in the implementation of the Presi-dent’s Executive Order No. 23 and to enable the two agencies to stay focused on their duties.

THE much awaited an-nual extravaganza called State of the Nation Address (SONA) starring the cur-rent Philippine President, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, supported by his cabinet, leaders of Congress and thousands of government troops and police, unfold-ed as predicted by various progressive groups in the parallel SONAngBayan or Peoples’ SONA held along Commonwealth Avenue.

First of a series

Progress ive groups warned that based on the Aquino administration’s two-year record, it will spew lies, “big lies,” in his SONA this Monday.

Predicting Aquino’s speech is all sweet talk and rhetoric and short on truth-fulness, the participants of Peoples’ SONA brought a two-faced 14-feet Aquino effigy for burning.

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DCO chief Riza Dacalos said her office has recorded at least 322 dengue cases throughout the province with three mortalities from January to June 30 this year.

The municipality of Sta. Cruz in the First District of the province has been found to have the highest number of dengue cases reaching 126 infected patients with one death, Dacalos said.

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Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte-Carpio speaks before an almost one thousand women leaders in Compostela Valley Province during a Women Leaders Summit in Pantukan town on July 18. Photo by Ben D. Arche

Dengue kills 3, infects 322By BEN D. ARCHE, Regional editor-Davao

DIGOS City––The number of dengue cases in Davao del Sur has remarkably gone up in the recent count made by the Dengue Coordinating Office (DCO) under the Provincial Health Office (PHO).

with 121 cases and one death while the municipal-ity of Hagonoy came next also with one casualty, Dacalos added.

Other cases were re-corded in 11 municipalities in the province.

In an ocular inspec-tion in the highly infected village of Sta. Cruz town, PHO personnel discovered many favorable areas for dengue-carrier mosquito

to thrive in. Alarmed by the situ-

ation, Dacalos said PHO asked the Center for Health Development (CHD) to provide them with the needed insecticide for spraying activities as the rainy season has started to emerge.

Dacalos urged the public to clean their surrounding and destroy potential refuge of mosquitoes.

PANABO City––With the full implementa-tion of the new rates and stall rentals and the noticeable slow economic activity in the market, the Panabo City Council is now proposing the removal of the penalty and surcharges for unpaid stall rentals and allowing the vendors to pay without penalty the monthly stall rental incurred from January until August.

This proposal was made during the public hearing with stall owners and vendors held at the ARF Gym, New Pan-dan last July 4, 2012. Councilor Alan G. Piedad authored an ordinance, which was co-authored by Councilors Demetrio D. Dolon, Jannet Tanong-Maboloc, Ruperto B. Cagape and Emeterio Blase to address the said problem.

Piedad said the ordinance will help vendors fulfill their obligation to pay their rental arrears and dues with the city

government.”There is an alarming increased of un-

paid stall rentals and ballooning penalties and surcharges incurred by the stallhold-ers,” Piedad added.

He added the removal of the penalties and surcharges of the unpaid monthly rentals of market stalls and spaces from the month of January to August 2012 would mitigate the suffering felt by the stallholders.

Some stallholders have collectively aired their concerns to the city council members that despite economic hard-ship, they will fulfill their obligation and responsibility by paying their dues for the development and improvement of the market “We are also committed to help disseminate information”, the group said. (Erwin Cubio/Mark Anthony Gellor – Panabo City Information Office)

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DAVAO City––The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has called on cultural and art groups in Mindanao to submit project proposals due on August 30 this year, to avail of NCCA’s Grants Program for 2013.

NCCA’s Grants Program is provided under the Na-tional Endowment Fund

NCCA to grant 2013 funds for cultural groups

By CARINA L CAYON of the Philippine Information Agency-Davao

for Culture and the Arts (NEFCA) to support indi-viduals and organizations in the fields aligned with the Philippine culture and arts.

Renee Talavera, head of NCCA Subcommission on Cultural Communities & Traditional Arts, explained this during today’s Kapihan sa PIA saying that providing funds for the projects would help promote, develop and conserve the country’s cul-ture and arts.

Talavera also urged aca-demic institutions, local arts organizations and non-government organizations involved in culture and arts, as well as local government units to tender their project proposals.

She said the projects to be funded must capture the aspiration of the arts and culture community as NCCA’s vision for a “Filipino culture as the wellspring of national and global well being.”

The projects must also establish culture as pillar of sustainable development, advance creativity and di-versity of artistic expression, and promote a strong sense of nationhood and pride in being Filipino through culture and arts.

In availing of NCCA assistance, NCCA Public Affairs and Information Of-fice Head Rene S. Napeñas advised interested

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Talisayan Mayor Catherine G. Ifurung (center) and municipal councilor Josipina T. Omandang (right) present a plaque of appreciation to Ms. Bebeng Dumadag of the office of Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia. Ms. Dumadag, one of the judges of the Miss Talisayan 2012 beauty pageant, says she will be running for the pro-vincial board in 2015. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

PUBLIC-PRIVATE ROUNDTABLE ON MINDANAO ENERGY. The heads of the Mindanao Energy Power Alliance (right), the As-sociation of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives, and other business support organizations met on July 3 at a roundtable discussion with Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras and senior energy officials to discuss private sector recommendations for a sustainable power supply, in the run-up to the 21st Mindanao Business Conference to be held August 2-4 in Butuan City. The series of high-level economic policy roundtables at the Traders Hotel in Manila, which focused on strengthening Mindanao’s competitiveness in agriculture, mining and transport in addition to energy, was organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), with support from the U.S. Agency for International Develop-ment (USAID) through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, which is implemented under the oversight of MinDA.

Mindanao infrastructure budget focused on improving

road connectivityMINDANAO, which cur-rently has the lowest ratio of paved roads to overall road infrastructure among the country’s regions, is now set to get a larger allocation from the national govern-ment’s proposed annual budget for infrastructure.

This was reported by Secretary Rogelio Singson of the Department of Pub-lic Works and Highways (DPWH), at a roundtable discussion among business leaders and senior officials on Mindanao infrastructure policy held recently at the Traders Hotel.

The roundtable was or-ganized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Mindanao Develop-ment Authority (MinDA) with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, which is imple-mented under the oversight of MinDA.

“Sixty-nine percent of national roads in Mindanao are unpaved. Mindanao has the lowest paved road ra-tio,” said Secretary Singson. “It is clear that Mindanao should get a bigger share

of the budget.”Under the proposed

FY2013 budget, Mindan-ao will receive PhP27.62 billion, or 26.1 percent of the national infrastructure budget, up from PhP20.4 billion the previous year.

Infrastructure budget allocations for the other re-gions are as follows: North-ern Luzon - 24.1 percent; Southern Luzon - 20.4 per-

cent; the National Capital Region - 14.6 percent, and Visayas -19.4 percent.

“Our objectives are to improve the country’s attrac-tiveness as an investment destination by enabling seamless connectivity, and to lower the costs of com-munication and transporta-tion,” said Angelito Colona, PCCI vice president for

SPECIAL Ramadan fares to all destinations of 2GO travel are now available until August 31, 2012.

2GO Travel Chief Com-mercial Offi cer Stephen Rey Tagud said: “Many Filipino Muslims travel during Rama-dan to join their families in observing a month of fasting, which is why, in solidarity, we introduced promotional fares to all our destinations in Mindanao.”

Travelers from Manila to Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, General Santos, Iligan, Ozamiz, Surigao, and Zamboanga City can book tickets for as low as

2GO travel offers special Ramadan fares

P750. Passengers can also take advantage of the P450 economy class fares from Manila to any 2GO destina-tion in the Visayas namely: Bacolod, Cebu, Dumaguete, Iloilo, and Tagbilaran.

Th e promo fare, exclusive of applicable taxes, surcharg-es and service fees, are all for economy class accom-modations and valid for travel until August 31, 2012.

Tickets are available at any 2GO Travel Ticket of-fi ce or any accredited 2GO Travel agent nationwide.

For more details, call (02) 528-7000 or log on to www. 2GO.com.ph

Derby permitTHE City Council committee on games and amusement chaired by Councilor Adrian Barba will soon look into the request permit to hold a three day - three cock derby on August 29, 30 and 31, 2012 at the Gusa Sports Complex in Barangay Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City.

According to the manager, the participants at the said cock derby and the cockfighting aficionados will be coming from the different parts of Mindanao.

This was referred by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas to the committee for study and recommendation. (JBD)

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The annual poll engages the participation of inves-tors and analysts in voting for the best companies in Asia, recognizing compa-nies’ excellence in various categories that promote stakeholder rights and in-terests.

Security Bank President and CEO Alberto Villarosa attributed this accomplish-ment to the continued trust

ALBERTO Villarosa (left) receiving the award on behalf of Security Bank from Ramon Arnaiz, Chairman, Maybank ATR Kim Eng Financial Corporation, co-presentors of the Finance Asia awards.

Finance Asia names Security Bank as best

mid-cap company

and confidence of its cus-tomers and to the commit-ment and dedication of the management and staff that places Security Bank among the best companies in the Philippines and across Asia.

SBC continues to man-ifest itself as one of the strongest banks in the Phil-ippines.

Recently, the bank re-ceived the Cesar EA Virata

Award as the “Best Secu-rities House” for the 7th consecutive year during the 2012 Philippine Deal-ing System Group Annual Awards.

The Bank was also voted as the Best Domestic Debt House in the Philippines for the second year in a row by leading financial publication Asiamoney at its annual Best Banks Awards.

LEADING financial publication Finance Asia announced the winners of its 12th annual poll on Asia’s Best Managed Companies naming Security Bank Corporation (SBC) as the Philippines’ “Best Mid-Cap Company.”

THE Rotary Club of Cagay-an de Oro (Mother Club) has entered into a service contract with the Inter-national Labor Organiza-tion (ILO) and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) for Community-Based Emer-gency Employment (Cash-for-Work) and livelihood skills training of Tropical Storm Sendong survivors through the construction of permanent shelters for their homes.

Engr. Marillo S. Paano, President, Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro (RCCDO) signed the service contract on July 18, 2012 at a local hotel with Lawrence Jeff Johnson, ILO Manila Of-fice Director and Erika M. Geronimo, portfolio manager of AusAID.

Under the terms of the contract, the ILO through AusAID will provide US $10,532 (PhP 446, 134.20) to be used for the emergency employment and transfer of skills for Sendong sur-vivors by employing them while they are trained on-site through mentoring by skilled workers for the con-struction of five quadruplex units and the completion of another five units

As fund administrator, RCCDO will be responsible for the disbursements and liquidation of expenses and compliance with the Terms of Reference set by the ILO.

“The project will benefit 60 survivors as trainees/workers and 40 survivor families who will occupy the compelted permanent shelters,” Mr. Paano said. “The 60 unskilled workers are all survivors Tropical

Contract signing between ILO, AusAID and the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro (Mother Club) July 18 at a local hotel. Photo supplied

Rotary Club of CDO partners with ILO, Ausaid for livelihood and shelter of Sendong Survivors

Storm Sendong (Interna-tional name: Washi) on De-cember 16/17, 2011. The 40 qualified survivor-families awaiting the completion of the 40 permanent shel-ter units are still living in tents and temporary shelters in transitional relocation sites.”

“Most of the affected families that lost their means of income are now in search of alternative livelihood,” Mr. Paano said. “One of the identified job opportunities available is the construction of per-manent shelters and sup-port infrastructure such as drainage, slope protection, road maintenance or refor-estation where the survi-vors can work, acquire new knowledge and skills, learn construction techniques or become skilled workers.”

After working on a few units, the unskilled workers will be field tested by con-structing the same type of units by themselves. If they pass their tests, they can

find employment in similar projects in the future.

Ground breaking for the project was made last February 17, 2011 under the leadership of immediate past president Ian Mark Q. Nacaya in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Phil-ippines Director Tots Esca-lada for the construction of 10 safe and permanent quadruplex housing units in Barangay Indahag.

“This housing project is one of the relocation sites identified by the city government of Cagayan de Oro,” said Rtn. Nacaya. “It falls within a 10-hect-are lot intended for some 1,597 permanent shelters for Sendong survivors.”

The city government owns the land where the houses will be construct-ed. DPWH and the LGU are collaborating in the construction of the roads and other amenities in the Indahag relocation site. Other private organizations are also involved in the

construction of a thousand similar houses in the area.

The RCCDO Founda-tion under the stewardship of Past RC District 3870 Governor and former CdO City Mayor Constantino G. Jaraula initially undertook the project with funds do-nated by

Norfolk Sisterhood Cit-ies of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A. which donated P263,642 and the Ortho-dontists Association of the Philippines through Dr. Arnold Duterte which donated P80,000.

However, the huge amount needed to complete the project constrained the RCCDO to turn to the ILO for funding support, especially for the labor component.

“With AusAid sup-port, the ILO brings into the relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts its core messages of 1. Social dialogue through the se-ries of consultations with stakeholders, beneficiaries

and other parties; 2. Social protection, through the pro-vision of personal protective gear and insurance cover-age; 3. Worker’s rights, by observing 8-hour daily and 40-hour weekly work, and 4. Paid labor, by ensuring equal pay for equal work applies,” said Honorio T. Palarca, national program officer, ILO-Employment Intensive Investment Pro-gram (EIIP).

With its traditional partner, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the project brings cash-for-work to the sur-vivors in affected baran-gays through clearing and cleaning of surroundings of the tons of mud and debris left by the flood-waters, and lately through the de-clogging of drainage canals as the rainy season has set in.

The collaboration with the city governments of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan led to the construction of transitional shelters, to ad-dressing the threats posed by environmental degra-dation through slope and riverbank protection and erosion control.

“The collaboration with Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro District 3870 is another facet of the ILO-AusAid assistance through the con-struction of permanent shelters for the victims.,” Mr. Palarca added. “Work-ing with the Rotary Club of CdO is a privilege as this showcases an opportunity to work with a civic organiza-tion that genereously shares its resources, expertise and time for the survivors of the calamity.”

METRO CDOMarket clean-upCITY Hall is now prioritizing the cleanliness and sanitation of the city’s public markets.

Upon the instruction of Mayor Vicente Emano, City Administrator Atty. Leon Du M. Gan recently held a meeting with presidents and officials of market associations in Carmen, Cogon, Bulua, and Puerto to discuss the matter.

According to reports from the City Information Office, the meeting was attended by the officials of the United Market Vendors Association (UMVA), Carmen Integrated Market Vendors Association (CIMVA), Westbound Public Market, Puerto CdeO Market Vendors Association, Puerto Market Meat and Fish Stallholders, and City Economic Enterprises Department (CEED).

“Tipik kini sa paningkamot ni Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Y. Emano nga matumbok ang mga tukmang solusyon og pamaagi aron kanunay’ng limpyo ug hinlo ang atong kamerkadohan sa dakbayan,” Gan cited.

He said the concerns of the vendors will be brought to the city mayor.

Calamity areaTHE City Council during its regular session this morning presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas declared portions of Barangay 1 and Nazareth as calamity area.

This is in view of the fire incident that occured in the said area last July 21.

The resolution was en-dorsed by Councilor Nadya Emano-Elipe, Emmanuel Abe-juela and Dante Pajo.Dads ask DFA to establish passport

processing centers in CdeO’s mallsTO enable the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to easily cater to clients from Cagayan de Oro and neighboring cities, the 16th City Council headed by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas adopted a resolution appealing to the department to consider and include the city of Cagayan de Oro in the implementation of its project of establishing passport processing centers in shopping malls.

Councilor Ramon Tabor, author of the resolution, ex-plained that as secretary gen-eral of the Philippine Coun-cilors League he has been going around different cities like Cebu, Angeles, Davao, Baguio and found that there are such processing centers in big malls. He said Metro Manila is next in the list of the DFA.

According to Tabor, hav-ing this service only in DFA offices result to long queues and longer time for clients to wait.

Tabor said the city is the center of commerce, travel and trade and people from Bukidnon, Agusan, Lanao and other areas often come or pass by the city enroute to other places. Opening passport processing centers in malls will bring about convenience and faster processing of passports.

“It is an inherent right of citizens to be issued with passports,” he added.

For his part, Councilor Juan Sia proposed that pass-port processing centers also be opened in the city’s big public markets. He explained that a bigger percentage of the population are market goers.

While supporting the reso-lution, Councilor President Elipe said the city should also request the DFA to consider processing passports in the city instead of having to send these to Manila, which takes a longer time.(LCR)

CAGAYAN de Oro City -- The Philippine Postal Corp is issuing a stamp that features the famous white water rafting of the city.

Information Offi-cer Cecilia Cotapte of the PhilPost Northern Mindanao Area said, having a size of 30mm x 40mm, the stamp is a special issue at P9 each.

It has only 100,200 pieces available at the Manila Central Post Office and all PhilPost regional offices, since June 15 until June 14, 2013.

Cagayan de Oro has become a favorable destination, among tourists and businessmen because of the white water rafting adventure and other beautiful facets, stable peace and order, urban amenities, good banking system and strategic location.

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GROUNDBREAKING IN MACAPAYA. Sitio Macapaya in Upper Camaman-an Cagayan de Oro will soon serve as one of the permanent relocation sites of Sendong victims as National Housing Authority acquired a nine hectares land in the area that would generate 440 housing units to be built by Habitat for Humanity. In photo shows ABAMIN Party-list Congresman Maxie Rodriguez, Jr. Msgr. Tex Legitimas, NHA AGM Froi Kampitan, Engr. Judee Fernandez, Engr. Jun Tevez and CRS Representative Jun Zamora.

Authorities identified the victims as Elsie Valmonte, 52; and Jerry Ramos, 21; both residents of Kabacan.

Valmonte was killed while taking a nap inside the Wildwest Tailoring lo-cated at the public market in the town proper around 2:00 p.m. Monday. She was hit on her head and died on the spot, according to Kabacan PNP chief, Supt. Raul Supiter.

Hours later, 30-year old farmer Jerry Ramos was gunned down while busy threshing palay at Barangay Paatan. He was also shot dead on his head, reports said.

Ramos’ father was also killed a year ago. Authorities hinted land conflict as the motive behind the killing.

Prayer against ‘devil, theevil gets back, two deadKIDAPAWAN City––Two villagers were killed by still unidentified gunmen just hours after a prayer rally against all forms of evil was held on Monday in Kabacan, North Cotabato.

Valmonte and Ramos became the eight and ninth victims of summary execu-tion in Kabacan town since June, data from the PNP showed.

The series of killings, mostly orchestrated by rid-ing in tandem, have already drawn public outcry.

On Monday, a civil so-ciety group led the prayer rally held at the town’s hall in Poblacion as they sought divine protection from all forms of evils.

During the rally, one of the residents said they don’t want their town to be branded as a ‘killing field,’ the group urged au-thorities to act immediately and put behind bars those responsible for the summary executions.

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KORONADAL City -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in South Cotabato is further bringing its iron-fortified rice (I-rice) down to the community level.

In a series of meetings with day-care workers in the province, recently.

NFA-Socot strengthens i-rice advocacyProvincial NFA Manager Avelino Usmab disclosed that advocacy teams have been formed to help en-courage the public avail of the benefits of I-Rice by consistently using it.

Mr. Usman explained, the National Nutrition Council and the Depart-ment of Health are intently

promoting the I-Rice, which has been proven effective in fighting anemia, among children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

For her part Assistant Provincial Manager Ange-lina Lucena, overall coordi-nator of the I-Rice advocacy teams, stated that fortifica-tion of the popular staple is

mandated under Republic Act 8975, otherwise known as The Philippine Fortifica-tion Act of 2000.

She said, I-Rice ad-dresses the lack of essential micronutrients, including vitamins and trace miner-als, such as vitamin A, zinc, iron, and others in the diet of most Filipinos.

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By APIPA P. BAGUMBARANGENERAL Santos City––“The key to good investment in Mindanao is the signing of the final peace agreement” between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Datu Haron Bandila, a business leader in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), said in response to the third State-of-the-Nation Ad-dress of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.

Bandila, chair of the ARMM Busi-ness Council, said the President’s SONA was “well appreciated but noted that in attracting investments to Mindanao, a key factor would be the signing of the GPH-MILF final peace agreement.

“It is the only way for us to fully convince investors to put in their capital to the (autonomous) region

Final peace agreement: key togood investment in Mindanao

and the rest of Mindanao,” he said. Vicente Lao, Mindanao Business

Council chair, had earlier said that the unstable peace and security situ-ation in Mindanao, especially in the conflict-affected areas, is a national issue that “imperils the productivity and competitiveness of business firms in the Philippines.”

“Generally speaking, this condition hampers the escalation of trade and commerce. Conflict does not only increase the cost of doing business, it also affects revenues as it decreases the purchasing power of the consum-ers,” he said.

In last year’s SONA, the President did cite any development regarding the Mindanao peace process.

But a week later, he met with MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim in Japan

where both agreed to fast-track the peace process.

Bandila welcomed Aquino’s pro-nouncement on the peace process between the government and the Moro rebels, noting “it’s one of the agenda” discussed in the President’s almost 90-minute speech.

“Conflict does not only increase the cost of doing busi-

ness, it also affects rev-enues as it decreases the purchasing power of the consumers.’

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EditorialEditorialINADEQUATE ways and means to prepare against major disasters or at least minimize the loss of lives and property in times of calamities is the paradox of Filipino resiliency.

Filipinos are tough sur-vivors of hard times and are strong in coping with grim aftermaths of trag-edies. Unfortunately, this resiliency and strength have not been tapped to estab-lish a first line of defense before a disaster strikes. Thus, we are still behind Japan and other disaster-prone countries in terms of preparedness to lessen the impact of catastrophes.

Disaster-prone RP is wanting of efficient alert mechanisms

SONA and gobbledygook

Records show that some 20 tropical cyclones or storms enter the Philip-pine Area of Responsibility almost every year and 6 to 9 of it make a landfall. When storms Ondoy and Peping killed hundreds, and displaced thousands of families, we were bit-ter towards government ineptitude. We cursed the government for failing to properly respond and pro-vide needed assistance to the victims. And much more for being inefficient in warning us before the floods came.

The Ormoc tragedy which killed more than eight thousand people was most unforgettable because flash floods swept the city at noon time, and still no warning from the concerned government offices.

The tragic loss of lives during typhoons is almost a yearly spectacle, yet the world cannot believe that we allow it to happen again and again. “Disaster-prone countries such as Cuba and Japan have shown how pre-paredness and efficient alert mechanisms could prevent injuries and loss of lives. Unfortunately, the govern-ment have not learned from

their example. “Victims as well as anti-

disaster advocates blamed the government’s lack of proper response to the said tragedies. Just as what hap-pened during the Sendong onslaught, the victims were caught unaware of the im-pending doom because “we were not fully informed of the disaster looming in our midst,” a victim lamented.”

We are living in a highly-technical age. The govern-ment can enlist the help of people themselves. We can raise a high-level of alert-ness by establishing modern warning systems

AS USUAL, Pres. Aquino deliv-ered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) as all traditional politicians do – nothing but double talk. What makes the President’s SONA different from local politicians? There is no difference at all. SONAs are strings of gobbledygook manicured to boost an unpopular image. It is part of the political process where politicians want the constituents to appreciate their accomplishments whether real or imagine. It is an instance where a politician puts on cosmetics to cover his face in a built-in crowd of lapdogs and carpet buggers.

One of the most distasteful characters of a SONA or, its counterpart in the local level, is watching a bunch of clowns parading in ostentatious display of spendthrifts. In a country where people are living in squalid poverty, the lavishness of a Presidential SONA is display of power. President Aquino had just accomplished that feat.

In his SONA address, the President simply narrated the accomplishment of his administration on projects and programs inherent of any government. That all govern-ments should work for efficient delivery of services to the constituency is the primary objective of governance. Without basic services delivered to the constituents would have been preferable to have no government at all. Aquino simply narrated status of on-going govern-ment projects - projects initiated and implemented by previous administrations. What has the Aquino govern-ment achieved in three years but politically cynical of building an image over cans of worm?

Would the ouster of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court make any difference to the sorry state of millions of people who, everyday, experience hunger? Will brag-ging of lending billions to highly developed countries change the impoverished image of the country? Perhaps, in the surface, the country could make an impression of an emerging tiger. In its real sense of the word, a paper tiger that is. Verily, Aquino shared his dreams in a SONA that in the eyes of a hungry nation and underdeveloped nation were but nightmares. Definitely, Aquino’s SONA was not impressive. The SONA neither evoke optimism among the people nor could perk up a struggling economy.

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THINK a minute.“A tea bag isn’t worth much until it’s been through some hot water.”

There’s a saying in box-ing: “Everybody’s got a plan—until they’ve been hit!”

Sooner or later, life is going to hit and knock you down. Whether you get back up or not is your choice.

Almost all people’s suc-cesses are built on their former failures. A very suc-cessful man was asked if he had ever failed.

He answered: “Only in life.” The fact is, even after we’ve been knocked down we can still use our past mistakes and failures to build a bridge to our success.

You know that you’re the

Think A Minute

Jhan Tiafau HurstJhan Tiafau Hurst

Going through hot water

only one who can kill your dream by quitting.

Remember that just fall-ing in the water is not what drowns you; it’s staying down there that does.

Just like kites fly high because the wind pushes against them, so problems that oppose you can actu-ally help you succeed, if you choose to believe and use them that way.

There was a man who was the only survivor from a shipwreck. He drifted to an uninhabited island where he built a hut for his shelter.

One evening after he returned from searching for food, he found his little hut on fire. Early the next morning he awoke to find a ship that had come in during the night.

When the captain came

on shore he told the man: “We saw your smoke signal so we came to rescue you.” Everything this man owned and valued in his hut had to be destroyed before he could be saved.

Sometimes our Maker even uses our pain to get our attention, so we can learn our most important lessons for living well and wisely.

So why not ask Jesus Christ to take charge and lead you through the hot water you’re in now?

He’s the only one who can help you change your pain and problems into peace and prosperity for you and your family. The choice is yours.

Just Think a Minute.

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… `Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all of these things shall be added unto you’…” (Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, in Matthew 6:33, the Holy Bible).

-ooo-YES, FILIPINOS ARE

STARTING TO SUCCEED: Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with President Aquino when he said in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, July 23, 2012, that the government is now proving that “nothing is impossible” in achieving success, but I respectfully disagree with his premise that success has become possible only because of the Filipino people’s total support for government and the reforms it had been trying to introduce.

With due respect, this is a mis-appreciation of what or who really made this success a possibility. The Bible, in its Deuteronomy 8:17-18, has this to say about the real source of success and

Turning this nation around

prosperity: “… You may say to yourself, ̀ My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’ But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth…”

-ooo-IGNORING OR FOR-

GETTING GOD’S ROLE IN SUCCESS AND PROS-PERITY: If God’s role in the success or prosperity being enjoyed by anyone is ignored or forgotten, destruction is sure to follow, according to Deuteronomy 28:11-14, 19-20: “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.

“Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God…

“If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed. Like the nations the Lord destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the Lord your God.”

-ooo-WE MUST INVOKE

GOD’S HELP: Indeed, Presi-dent Aquino has so far been tremendously successful in bringing about beneficial changes to our countrymen, even if he has been in office for only two years. And the projects and programs he and his team have lined up for the last four years of his term, if allowed to succeed, can really push the Philip-pines to becoming the next Asian “economic tiger.”

But it is deadly wrong to pin our hopes only on what the President and his Cabinet members and other officials can do. We must invoke God’s protection, direction and benediction, first and foremost, because, as the passages we have reproduced here show, it is God who gives us the ability to produce wealth---not just any Tom, Dick and Harry.

In pursuing his eco-nomic, social and political agenda for the rest of his term, therefore, President Aquino will be well-advised to publicly recognize and

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IN this new era of global, massive, explosive, quick yet ever-improving information gathering, social networking has become both advanta-geous and disadvantageous in everyday life in the 21st century.

In fact, the National Li-brary of the Philippines has had the modernized Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) since 2010 to help students locate the books or later, e-books they need to read.

The National Library’ annual report indicated that in 1981, there were 302,969 yearly readers when there was no internet yet, compared to the 124,249 in 2009 when it was already prevalent.

The social networking sites are surely a convenient way to meet new friends, learn new discoveries and as a great source of enter-tainment.

It’s just up to an indi-vidual if he sees it as an advantage or a disadvantage, but social media should not change the fact that printed books or literature are also as equally essential to everyone.

A simple click at social networking like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, blogs and others has become a neces-sity when searching/seeking

ALLIANCE of Concerned Teachers partylist Rep. Anto-nio Tinio slammed the President for refusing to reveal in his SONA the true state of education under his K to 12 program.

Tinio maintained that Aquino in particular was mum on the inadequate salaries of workers in the education sector and the growing number of teachers working as highly exploited contractuals.

The progressive solon said that Aquino should have acknowledged the reality that teachers and non-teaching personnel are forced to cope with the increasingly rising cost of living using their meagre salaries.

Tinio then dared Aquino to prove his alleged com-mitment to education by ensuring the swift passage of House Bill 2142, or the Public School Teachers’ Salary Upgrading Act, and similar bills calling for pay hikes of teachers and other public employees.

Tinio also noted that the SONA was silent on the is-sue of teacher shortage, which stands at 132,483 based on his estimates.

He said that teachers will be closely monitoring the implementation of the proposal, revealed to the public through Budget Secretary Butch Abad, to give DepEd enough funds to hire 61,500 teachers by June 2013.

“This pledge is a result of our long-standing and broad campaign for government to address the teacher shortage, and this proposal is long overdue,” Tinio said. “But we are greatly worried that a significant portion of the 61,500 will be contractuals, such as the 20,000 ‘volunteer’ Kinder teachers hired this year. Secondly, his budgetary commitment still falls way below the sector’s needs.”

Tinio urged to double his investment for teachers, to enable DepEd to hire regular teachers enough for the 132,483-gap.

Tinio assured Aquino of more militant mass actions to come, especially during the budget season, opening today.

“To reiterate their demand for higher education budget, the people will still be massing up in Mendiola. Ganito po kasimple, Ginoong Presidente: ang Salary Grade 15 o P24,887 kada buwan ay mas malaki sa Salary Grade 11 o P18,549 kada buwan. Ang 6% ay mas malaki sa 2.74% proposed DepEd-CHED budget niya.

The international standard for optimum public spending for education is set at 6% of the Gross Do-mestic Product.

Teachers’ solon scores Aquino for cloaking

true state of education

Social networking, the new generation’s all-around

information companionBy KEVIN PATRICK V. MARIANO of the Philippine News Agency

for various information needed in one’s job, studies, research, entertainment and other needs.

This has been confirmed by psychology professor Angelita Dela Cruz of Uni-versidad de Manila, who said that students navigate to computer networking sites to get abreast of the new information order for better performance in their stud-ies because of the extensive availability of materials.

Dela Cruz added that students/researchers be-come more confident and relaxed, knowing that they could tackle and finish any topic or subject of their concern since almost ev-erything is there—live and in living color.

“Some of them use it for relaxation and school works, but there are few who make

it as a habit for not focusing on their studies. Majority utilize it for academic and relaxation purposes,” said DelaCruz.

However, many observ-ers say some disadvantages like the lack of use of one’s brain or power of thinking and reasoning since every-thing is already provided for by just clicking computers.

“People then were much originally mentally creative and intelligent when there were no computers or cal-culators yet around yet, especially in mathematics,” said Suzy Martinez, a math teacher in one of Manila’s leading colleges.

Dela Cruz also empha-sized that “If students focus too much time on social networking sites, they will not accomplish anything in life. They go astray when

amused and lose concentra-tion instead of focusing on their goal which is far more important.”

She also warned of post-ing much of one’s personal information’s or exact lo-cation. “If you post too much, your privacy will be invaded. You don’t have to tell everything about your life and you are entitled to your safety.”

She also pointed respon-sibility to parents who do not spend enough time for their kids as being a factor in their youngsters’ indulging in purely social networking.

The young ones usually utilize their parents’ absence as play time with computer games in place of an elder or a caretaker.

For 19-year-old Mass communication student, Just Montes of Trinity University of Asia, “What I like the most is when is sharing my ideas with other people and discussing different topics and chatting with friends and family members who are afar off.”

Does Montes finds com-puters more of an advantage or disadvantage? “Both, but they are not as accurate as books. I also make use of it as a means of establishing connections to long lost loved ones and a good way

“The United States and the Philippines are writ-ing a new chapter in our

storied alliance.”

“THE United States and the Philippines are writing a new chapter in our sto-ried alliance and building a multifaceted relationship for the 21st century,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said when she hosted a lunch recently for President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III at the State Department in Washing-ton, DC.

Last year, The United States and the Philippines celebrated the 60th anni-versary of their Mutual Defense Treaty in Manila.

The two countries have signed a new agreement that will spur joint efforts on science and technology. Trade and economic link-ages continue to deepen through initiatives like the Partnership for Growth, and the number of United States Peace Corps volun- Joint US-Philippines military exercise. VOANEWS.COM FILE PHOTO

US-Philippines relations

teers in the Philippines will be increased.

“We are also working closely together to increase information and intelligence exchanges and coordina-tion on maritime domain issues,” Secretary Clinton added. “And in this context, I’m pleased to announce . . . that the United States will support the construction, outfitting, and training of a new National Coast Watch Center in the Philippines.”

“As allies, our two na-tions consult on important regional issues, as we have done regarding our respec-tive diplomacy in the South China Sea,” Secretary Clin-

ton said. “The United States does not take a position on the competing territorial claims in the South China Sea. But we do . . . have a clear interest in the main-tenance of peace and stabil-ity, freedom of navigation, respect for international law, and unimpeded law-ful commerce in the South China Sea.”

“The United States wel-comes the initial steps to defuse tensions surrounding the Scarborough Reef taken by President Aquino, and we encourage continued diplomatic dialogue and further efforts to lessen

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BY: Allan M. Mediante, Exec, Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Congress is expected to conduct an inquiry soon on the reports that Cebu Pacific and other airlines are not using the passenger tube or air-bridge for the embarkation and disembarkation of its passengers, thus causing inconvenience to the elderly, persons with disabilities and children.

It was learned that airline companies are not using the air-bridge because they do not want to pay the P7,000 fee per flight for its use.

This prompted Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and Max-imo Rodriguez, Jr. (Party-list, Abante Mindanao), to file a Bill in Congress to look into the said practice of Cebu Pacific and the other airlines.

Rufus also asked the house body to summon the of-ficials of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Cebu Pacific, other airline companies and other government agencies to shed light

on the matter. “These airline companies

must be made aware that they are in an industry imbued with public interest and that they are there to serve its passengers and not cause any preventable inconvenience,” Rufus said.

Congressman Maxi Rod-riguez also said that there is an urgent need to look into why airlines are being charged for the use of the air-bridge when passengers are already being made to pay terminal fees which are supposed to be used for the upkeep and use of the facilities of the airport.

Rufus said it is the com-mon practice for airlines to use the air-bridge so that passengers can easily embark and disembark from the aircraft and protected from the rains or harsh rays of the sun.

According to Rodriguez, it has been reported that certain airline companies in the Philip-pines do not use the air-bridge and instead lets its passengers embark and disembark from the aircraft directly to the runway using a staircase.

Citing an article of Ramon

Tulfo, a columnist of Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rodriguez said the writer narrated that he per-sonally saw how a certain Nelly Castro, a fellow passenger who could barely walk, was made to go down the stairs, along with all the other passengers,

and to go down the plane onto the airport ramp and later made to climb a flight of stairs to the terminal tube.

According to Tulfo, not one of the Cebu Pacific employees at the airport thought of bodily carrying the elderly woman down the plane. He added that he saw how a forklift nearly bumped into the disabled woman’s wheelchair which was making its way into a maze of cargo and vehicles under the plane’s wings.

“This system of letting passengers embark and disembark using the staircase is very incon-venient for passengers particularly for the elderly, the persons with disabilities and even the children,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez added that this system is also unsafe for passengers when it is raining as these stairs tend to become very slippery when wet.

A plane above photo does not use the air-bridge below, making it inconvenient for elderly and disabled passengers to disembrak from their plane.

By Jeanevive D. Abangan

TAGUM CITY -- Sectoral leaders in Davao del Norte and in nearby provinces, cited several improve-ments of the three-year admin-istration of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. Th e campaign versus graft and corruption stands well-noted by the eight sectoral leaders who aired their views about the mid-term performance of President Aquino III. Shirley Belen Aala, acting provincial governor , provincial board member, said the President has done well in going aft er gov-ernment offi cials involved in graft and corruption. Cooperative and civil society leader Norma Pereyras said the President did well in putting into eff ect changes in governance as he relentlessly pursued his cam-

paign against graft and corruption. She also noted eff orts of the national government to closely attend to the needs of the poor. Tagum City tourism and women council chairperson Alma Uy expressed the same observation, saying the Conditional Cash Trans-fer (CCT) program is indeed helping the poor on their immediate needs. Uy noted too that paral-lel to eff orts on poverty alleviation is the transparency in government auditing which, she said is being implemented faster, citing the work of the Commission on Audit (COA) which now can release reports at earliest possible time. Meanwhile, Uy was glad about the focus the Aquino ad-ministration is giving on tourism, drummed up through the theme, “It’s More Fun in the Philippines.” Th is had locals explore their towns and cities, thereby propelling tour-ism businesses. As a businesswoman, Uy also noted well the extent of provid-ing access to fi nancial assistance even to small and micro businesses, saying the banks are opening win-dows through which businesses can easily borrow capital. Pantukan (Compostela Valley) Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Irene Ang said the business sector is willing to pay taxes as long as their money goes to development projects of the govern-ment, not to graft and corruption. Ang said the President’s campaign against graft and corrup-tion serves as the bedrock on which the Philippine economy has favora-bly grown this year.

On the other hand, ba-nana growers might have been a little dismayed over the loss of their China market at the height of the Scarborough Shoal issue, but Central Tadeco Agrarian Reform Benefi -ciaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CTARBMPCO) chairperson Celso Cubio said he and his colleagues in the small banana industry were consoled through eff orts of President Aquino to fi nd another market. Cubio also noted well the peaceful and diplomatic means the Aquino administration exerted to address the quarantine restrictions that China had imposed on the Philippine export banana, without impinging on the national patrimony issue of the Scarborough Shoal. Th e President’s tough dip-lomatic approach in facing China’s persistent claim over the Scarbor-ough Shoal that lies within the Philippine Economic Zone, appeals to the patriotic spirit of the youth, young Tagum City barangay council Cyril Muring said. Also the president of Palm City Toastmasters Club of Tagum City, Muring said the diplomatic stand of the President on Scarbor-ough Shoal kindled the “love of country among the youth.” Muring also lauded the President’s campaign against graft and corruption, K to 12 education initiative and reforms in governance. For Muslim-Christian Soli-darity for Peace Chairman Manolito Tidoy of Panabo City, the impeach-ment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona is a strong evidence of the President’s “honesty” in his cam-paign against graft and corruption.

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VCO LaunchingKOL Virgin Coconut Oil is another product of CARP benefi -ciaries in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte launched during the 76th Araw ng Kolambugan celebration recently. Th e event was attended by DAR-10 Regional Direc-tor Felix Aguhob ( 3rd from left , back), OIC-PARO Ibrahim Marmay ( left most, front), MARO Mike Macatumpag (2nd from left , front), DAR-10 Support Services Division Chief Shirley Arquiza ( 2nd from right, front), Kolambugan Mayor Bertrand Lumaque (2nd from right, back) and other DAR and LGU offi cials. Assisted by DTI and the LGU of Kolambugan, the project is expected to boost the income of the Pantaon In-tegrated ARB Farmers MPC, the maker of the product. (DAR 10

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transportation and lo-gistics.

Secretary Singson also pointed out the bottlenecks in implementing road in-frastructure projects in Mindanao, including right of way and security issues, shortage of cement suppli-ers in parts of the region, the practice of truck over-loading which results in faster road deterioration, and the need to integrate ports and airports with road systems.

The meeting included a presentation by the Philip-pine Inter-Island Shipping Association, on issues af-fecting freight rates in do-mestic shipping, focusing on Mindanao.

The roundtable was part of the run-up to the 21st Mindanao Business Con-ference, or “MinBizCon,” which will be held August 2-4 in Butuan City. The highlight of the annual con-ference is the presentation of the Mindanao Business Policy Agenda to President Benigno Aquino III.

The formulation of the

agenda began with broad-based regional policy con-sultations held in Mindan-ao’s major cities to identify

and address bottlenecks that hold back trade and investment, and to clarify government rules, regula-tions and timelines.

Drawing on the outputs of these consultations, a draft policy agenda was compiled by MinDA in collaboration with PCCI. The draft listed the most urgent policy concerns, as well as required government actions and private sector

commitments.The regional consul-

tations were followed by high-level roundtables fo-cusing on specific sectors, including infrastructure, which were held in Manila on July 3-4 with MinDA and Cabinet officials and private sector representatives for a thorough review of the draft policy agenda, and for government to formulate appropriate responses.

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Candidate number 1 is Lovely Jane “Darling” B. Estampa of Barangay Patag. Darling was born on February 4, 1991 here in Cagayan de Oro City.

She is a graduate o f T e c h n o l o g y C o m m u n i c a t i o n s M a n a g e m e n t a t Mindanao University of Science and Technology, and now works as a Legal Analyst.

Her hobbies and interests include reading, d r a w i n g , p a i n t i n g , arts and crafts . She engages in swimming and badminton and

considers story-telling, oration, and declamation as her special skills.

“I consider myself as a born-wanderer. As a woman, I really love challenges and adventures in life. I want to do something that is out of the box and can lead me out of my comfort zone. Since I don’t want to be stagnant on my own shell, I want to exude confidence and enthusiasm in everything I do. Moreover, I don’t to be considered as one of the stereotypes in the society.”

The Liceo Folkloric Dance Tro u p e h a s hu m b l e

beginnings in Cagayan de Oro City, winning competitions like the Kagay-an Festival Street Dancing competitions. One success lead to another making a name for itself as one of the leading cultural dance theatre groups hailing from Southern Philippines.

Liceo Folkoric Dance Troupe recently performed as the Philippines representative in the Hue Festival 2012 in Vietnam from April 10 to 14, 2012.

The Hue Festival is a biennial international event of culture, arts and tourism hosted by Vietnam where it gathers Vietnamese and foreign art troupes with hopes of promoting economic and cultural exchanges.

The Liceo Folkloric Dance Troupe’s performances in Vietnam were well-applauded by thousands of guests and tourists.

On April 16, the Filipino delegates performed in Hanoi much to the delight and excitement of the audience composed of members of the Diplomatic Corps, the Filipino community and Vietnamese people.

Liceo Folkoric in its years of performances and

shows have also travelled and performed in dance festivals in Brunei, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. The most meaningful however, is their performance in Hanoi where they raised more than USD 1,600 in cash for the on-going rehabilitation efforts in areas affected by tropical storm “Sendong” from the members of the Filipino Community and friends.

T h e i r V i e t n a m performances were made possible through collaborations with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organization, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Filipino Community headed by the Pinoy sa Hanoi officers, and the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi.

The Liceo Folkloric’s Korea performances were part of the ASEAN Culture & Tourism Fair 2012 in both Seoul and Yeosu early in June of this year. The exciting cultural fair treated visitors to experience a variety of cultural programs and of course cultural performances – including diverse traditional dances, folk songs, and instrumental music showcased by more than 70 member cultural troupes invited from 10 ASEAN member states.

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The LICEO FOLKLORIC DANCE TROUPE pose with the Philippine Ambassador to Vietnam

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Following the confer-ence, some P332,970 worth of illegally-sourced lumber were seized in anti-illegal logging operations Monday by local police and environ-ment personnel here, in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur.

A team from the Butuan City police, Public Safety Company, police station 2 and Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force confiscated 10,000 board feet worth P180 thousand in a raid on a padlocked warehouse owned by spouses Boboy and Teresita Gaborno in Purok 1, Barangay Ong Yiu here.

Armed with a search warrant issued by Butuan City Regional Trial Court Branch 4 Presiding Judge Godofredo Abul, Jr., the raiders swooped down on the Gaborno compound at around 1:15 pm but did not find the owners. Chief Supt. Rafal and his deputy, Senior Supt. Ferdinando Sevilla inspected the compound after the search and seizure operation.

Mechanisms...from page 6

which could be in the form of mobile phone (cel-fon) alerts. Mobile phone communications can be used to bolster the present inefficient warning systems by sending out emergency alerts, at no cost to con-sumers.

Now, a law is being mulled to reverse this sad situation. “The Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act..” It provides that In the event of an impending tropical storm, typhoon, tsunami, or other calamities, mobile phone service providers are mandated to send out alerts at regular intervals as required by National Disaster Risk Reduction Manage ment C ounc i l (NDRRMC) and Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Philippine Institute of Vol-canology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) and other relevant agencies.

The alerts shall consist of up-to-date information from the relevant agencies, and shall be sent directly to the mobile phone subscribers located near and within the affected ares. The alerts shall include contact information of local government units and other agencies required to respond to the situation. The alerts may contain other relevant information, such as, but not limited to, evacu-ation areas, relief sites and pick-up points.

The alerts, shall be at no cost, whether direct of indirect, to the consumers; and shall be included as part of the service provid-ers auxiliary service.The alerts may be in the form of SMS (text messages), MMS, or email, as needed and appropriate.”

Now this is a great op-portunity for Filipinos to be more involved in pre-paredness.

Nation...from page 6

implore God’s leading, carefully asking that His will be done, and remembering Him in whatever he or the government does for the welfare of the Filipino. This much is shown by Proverbs 3:6 and James 4:15 of the Holy Bible.

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TION AROUND: Many will surely scoff at this insistence that God be placed at the center of government, and His Word fully utilized as a firm guide for official governmental action, and they would have plenty of plausible reasons for doing so. But then, at this stage of our history as a nation, it is clear we have already tried almost everything to succeed and lift our people from poverty and want.

Yet, success has success-fully evaded us for quite a long time now. Perhaps, it is time to try one approach which, despite our coloniza-tion by Spain for 400 years, was not really tried before. This is the approach of spirituality, of submitting everything in our lives to God, knowing His Will and His Word, and obeying His command truthfully and sincerely. Who knows, we may yet turn this nation around!

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to reconnect to my for-mer classmates and bud-dies.”

“I have and continue to gain a lot of informa-tion from computers that

tension, to disengage, and to resolve the situation peacefully,” Secretary Clin-ton said. ”The United States has been consistent in that we oppose the use of force or coercion by any claimant to

advance its claims, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely. We also call on ASEAN and China to conclude their efforts to reach consensus on a code of conduct for the South China Sea.”

“This is the time . . . to celebrate the friendship between our nations,” Secre-tary Clinton said in conclu-sion. “So please join me in a toast to the president and to the people of the Philip-pines, and to the partnership and friendship between the United States and the Philippines.”

are only available overseas because my interest lies mostly on world history.”

However, Montes also admitted that he no longer has enough time for exercise because he’s glued to his seat while browsing the net.

“Most people like me no longer exercise unlike when we were little and computer was not yet widely used. We were always playing outside, unlike now when children are sedentary either at home or at a net café shop tackling social media.”

What’s more, he gets scolded by his parents or older siblings at times for playing too much and read-ing Manga or Japanese com-ics online.

For Celerina Medinilla, who is a housewife and mother said, “It is easier to do research or look for information on friends, family members and people who matter to you most.”

“What I fear is with just one click, what you write or what you are looking for could be easily accessed by others.” A report from Philippine News Agency

The confiscated lumber were brought to DENR de-pository here as appropriate were readied against Boboy Gaborno, police said.

DENR personnel and members of the local po-lice and Regional Public Safety Battalion seized an Isuzu Forward container van loaded with undocu-mented lumber measuring 4,819,05 board feet with an estimated market value of P144,570 at a checkpoint in Maitum, Barangay Lang-kilaan, Trento, Agusan del Sur at 1:20 in the morning.

The van is registered in the name of New Davao Trading Center in Davao City and driven by Paolo Yap, 28. The van and its lumber contents are now under the custody of Trento police including Yap and his two helpers, Jimmy Ma-baslag, 23, and Christian dela Cruz, 24.

Police recovered 280 board feet and P8,400 worth of sawn lumber which were abandoned in Barangay Patong-Patong, Madrid, Surigao del Sur shortly af-ter mid noon. The forest products are now held by Madrid police.

Groups...from page 2

individuals or groups to submit a project proposal under the NCCA Competi-tive Grants.

The proponents could also file a request under the Institutional Programs such as the Outreach Program, Resource Person’s Bureau and Technical Assistance Program, Napeñas said.

Project proposals must be submitted to Marichu G. Tellano, chief of the Policy, Plan Formulation and Programming Division (PPFPD), with address at 5th Floor, NCCA, 633 Gen-eral Luna St., Intramuros, Manila.

Proposals could also be accepted through electronic mail provided that all project documents are complete and with scanned signature of the official proponent/head of the organization or LGU.

NCCA email addresses are [email protected] and [email protected], with telephone numbers (02) 527-2192.

NCCA further said pro-posals must be stamped received by the Policy/Plan Formulation and Program-ming Division of the NCCA on or before August 30, 2012.

A proponent could only send one proposal. A copy of the project proposal form could be obtained from the PPFPD office or may be downloaded at www.ncca.gov.ph.

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fooled,” said the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in a statement.

“Having two faces means being deceptive. That is what this government has excelled in the past two years,” said Crisanto de Leon, chairman of artists collective UGATLahi, which conceptualized the effigy with Bayan (New Patriotic Alli-ance). He explained that one of Commander-in-Chief Aquino’s faces is doing the sweet-talking while the other face is doing the selling-out and ordering the repression of Filipinos for the

enrichment of a few.“For the third time we are

again bamboozled with sweet promises and rhetoric, but in the end, women, and the Fili-pino people would still ask: Who really benefits from all of Aquino’s claimed progress?” said Joms Salvador, deputy secretary general of GABRIELA women’s alliance.

Aquino’s democracy: red-carpet for the best-dressed, road blocks for the masa

Right from Aquino’s opening statements in his SONA, he im-mediately proved the accuracy of the statements of progres-sive groups. Aquino recalled for starters the oppression brought about by military dictatorship. He claimed that democracy has been restored. He shared that having witnessed the hardship of his family and others during martial law, he would now side with anyone who is being taken advantage of and whose rights are being robbed. Yet, outside Congress as he spoke, the po-lice and soldiers were beating back protesters from marching nearer to Congress, as should have been their right.

“As with the previous Arroyo regime, the people are once again pushed as far away from Batasang Pambansa as pos-sible,” said Renato M. Reyes Jr., secretary-general of Bayan. Lawyers who joined the Peoples’ SONA explained that all the bar-ricades put up by the police and soldiers and firemen blocking the protesters’ march to Batasang Pambansa were “illegal,” unless the law’s permit requirement is just an excuse.

The peoples’ SONA partici-pants had “duly complied with the procedural requirements for their planned protest actions and timely applied for a permit to stage the same,” said Edre U. Olalia, secretary-general of Na-tional Union of Peoples’Lawyers (NUPL).

The Aquino regime thinks highly of itself but it can’t even follow the Constitution and its own Public Assembly Act, said Reyes of Bayan. Nearly a hundred protesters including three media

workers had been hurt in ten-sions that broke out between the police and the protesters, who had tried to march through the police barricade to the Batasang Pambansa as early as six in the morning.

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The Philippine Football Federation is rescheduling the four-nation meet known as the Long Teng Cup as part of the Azkals’ preparations for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup.

The PFF will set the tournament sometime late September rather than the original October schedule which will be in Bacolod City and may no longer be called the Long Teng Cup since it will be hosted here in the Philippines.

PFF president Mariano Araneta said that they are looking into the dates of September 25, 27, and 29 for the meet instead of the October 12 – 16 dates.

This will feature the national football teams of the Philippines, Macau, Chinese Taipei and a fourth nation which would possibly be Guam who most recently engaged in a friendly match against the Azkals.

2011 Long Teng Cup Champions Hong Kong will not participate in

AZKALS readies 4-nation meet, Suzuki Cup is still main objective

this year’s version of the four-nation meet, thus the invitation to Guam is needed to complete the roster.

The Philippines is the runner-up of the 2011 Long Teng Cup with the Golden Boot awardee, the player with the most goals in the tournament, Azkals Vice-Captain Emilio “Chiefy” Caligdong.

“We’re setting an earlier schedule to give way to the participation of the Loyola Meralco Sparks in the semi-finals of the RHB Singapore Cup in the first week of October,” Araneta said.

The Loyola Meralco Sparks i s a Un i ted Football League team and is led by the Fil-Brit duo of the Azkals, b r o t h e r s P h i l a n d James Younghusband who worked their way in the RHB Singapore Cup and is now set on facing Singapore League power team Tampines Rovers in the semifinals in October.

The United States Basketball Dream

Team shrugs off their downsides in the pre-Olympics exhibition game against Argentina at Palau Sant Jordi on Sunday.

Team USA’s efforts resulted in an 86-80 win over the Manu Ginobili led side in a show of skills, talent and the willingness to win every game.

Kevin Durant led the defending gold medallists with 27 points with a 7-of-11 three point shooting; Kobe Bryant added 18 points to fuel the American side with a much needed test before the London Olympics.

M a n u G i n o b i l i scrambled in 23 points for the Argentines, 10 of which came in the 4th quarter in a show of brilliant quality despite his age.

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USA basketball team escapes Argentina in exhibition

led by 20 points only to be trimmed down by Argentina and showed them that the Beijing bronze medallists and 2004 champions is still a strong contingent for the gold this year.

U . S . c o a c h M i k e Krzyzewski said that it was the toughest test yet for them after defeating Dominican Republic, Brazil and Great Britain is similar exhibition matches.

Argentina cuts off the deficit within 4 points at 78-74 with only 3 minutes to go in the game but the U.S. Dream Team pulls off three-pointers from Durant, Chris Paul and the inside plays of NBA Finals MVP LeBron James who finishes the game with 15 points.

The Americans will play Spain next in what is anticipated as a rematch of the Beijing gold medal game.

The 21 year old Olympian, Hidilyn Diaz, of Zamboanga is the Philippines’ designated fl ag-bearer for the London Olympics Opening 2012.

This will be the second me that Diaz will be in the Olympics. In Beijing 2008, the then 17 year old Diaz placed 10th in the women’s weightli ing fi nals.

The Philippine Weightlifting Associa on is hoping that Diaz will bring in a be er performance that the 2008 olympics s nt.

They chose Diaz as the flag-bearer designate because they feel that she can handle the task well as the fl ag may put strain on an athlete as the Olympic opening ceremony may push upto 2 hours.

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