MINDANAO DAILY NEWS MAY 22,2012

By DIONISIO P. TUBIANOSA, MRS-PRIB

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“This is a serious matter that we must face head on. Even if the rating may not be that accurate, this mat-ter must be looked into,” said Rep. Winston Castelo (2nd District, Quezon City), author of House Resolution 2331.

He said the 2011 United

BUTUAN City––An army soldier, who happened to be at the scene of a robbery, killed a fleeing policeman and wounded a teacher in Barangay Burgos, Cortes, Surigao del Sur Thursday.

Authorities identified the

DIGGING: IT’S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINESThese enterprising teenagers are waiting for an opportunity to get the iron bars after this back-hoe goes up, a risky practice that went on without being admonish by the construction firm. The construction of drainage system in Cagayan de Oro has been going but some owners of business establishments nearby are complain-ing that the trembling are causing them inconveniences. Photo by Arjay Felicilda

Army Sergeant kills cop,wounds teacher in robbery

PAGADIAN City––Com-munist rebels have threat-ened to attack mining firms operating in the Zamboanga Peninsula in the southern Philippines.

Jorge Madlos, a spokes-man for the New People’s Army, also warned sol-diers and policemen from protecting mining firms he accused of plundering natural resources.

The warning came after rebels freed a policeman Faizahl Juhaili who was held hostage during a raid at a police headquarters in Zamboanga del Sur’s Tigbao town last month.

“During combat situa-tions, in order to avert the unnecessary loss of lives, we ask the combatants from the opposite side of the armed conflict to desist from any attempt to resist when your opportunity to fight back is nil in order, especially so that you are only fighting as mercenary pawns defending the interest of plundering mining companies like the Toronto Ventures Inc. (TVI) and other vested interests of the ruling class that pay you with people’s taxes,” Madlos said.

TVI Resource Develop-ment (Phils.) Inc., a Philip-pine subsidiary of TVI, has repeatedly denied accusa-tions by rebels and said it follows a strict international safety measures to protect the environment.

It is among mining companies operating in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte and had been attacked in the past

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soldier as Master Sergeant Eleno Leopoldo of the 58th Infantry Battalion who with his caliber .22 Squibman rifle shot and killed PO1 Arnold Valentin Olvida, 38, assigned at Mati City,

Davao Oriental, and

wounded teacher Tomie Olvida. The two were fleeing a robbery they staged on a store with Eljon Lauron alias Caloy, Tito Carmelita, and Jun Gallardo alias Bulaw, police said.

Police said the five men went inside a store owned by Numeriano Vallescas

COTABATO City––The military has deployed peace-keeping forces in remote villages in Carmen and Aleosan, both in North Cotabato, following the eruption of armed conflict involving warring Moro rebels.

The local government of Aleosan reported 287 families or about 1,600 per-sons displaced by the armed conflict that started Friday last week.

Elements of the 7th In-fantry Battalion and 40th Infantry Battalion were deployed to prevent the

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escalation of armed conflict triggered by a long standing family feud involving Com-mander Tiu of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Commander Tarzan of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which already resulted in the death of one and wounding of another.

Aleosan Mayor Loreto Cabaya said the displaced families were from the vil-lage of Tonganon, a part of Carmen, and sought refuge in the village of Lawili which is part of Aleosan.

A LAwMAker has called for a con-gressional probe into the report of the United Nations world Drug report placing the Filipinos as leading shabu users in east Asia.

Nations World Drug Report says that the Philippines is seen in the world map as having the highest rate of shabu abuse in East Asia with 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 using the il-legal drug.

Castelo also cited

DEPARTMENT of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila M. De Lima on Monday urged the public not to prejudge Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, who is expected to take the witness stand today to answer all the charges hurled against him.

Corona is facing charges of graft and corruption, culpable violation of the

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BUTUAN City -- A com-mittee in congress may soon conduct its own in-vestigation on the tragic dawn fire, which razed a clothing store and five other establishments in downtown Butuan.

Rep. Jose “Joboy” Aqui-no (1st District Agusan del Norte, Butuan City-Las Nieves) has filed House Resolution No.2407 before the Congressional Commit-

Solon seeks congressional probe on Butuan firetee On Public Order and Safety, Tuesday, seeking a deeper probe on the inci-dent in aid of legislation.

Aquino said that he will request the committee to tackle the proposed resolu-tion, entitled “Directing the House Committee On Public Order And Safety To Conduct An Inquiry In Aid of Legislation On The Recent Early Morning Fire That Killed At Least 17 In

Butuan City,” be held right here in the city.

The Agusan del Norte lawmaker also said that he hoped that the inquiry may also come up with results and recommenda-tions among others, which may point out the needs of the LGUs and the agencies concerned, whether there were possible lapses, the needed equipments and other necessary actions

to prevent the occurrence of similar tragedy in the future.

The six-hour blaze razed to the ground the three-sto-rey theater-converted-into a commercial building occu-pied by the Novo Jeans and Shirts Store, Smart Wire-less Center, St. Peter Plan, Inc., Cherry Mobile Store, Western Union, and Digi Life. (RER/NCLM/Noel B. Najarro/PIA Caraga/asf )

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The city of Cagayan de Oro is one of the most progressive cities in Mindanao and in the country today. One of the factors that contributed to the city’s rapid development is the sterling steward-ship of City Mayor Vicente Emano.

The attitude of incumbent city officials in enhanc-ing progress is an important element. A positive outlook would ensure confidence among stake-holders willing to pour investments. City Mayor Vicente Emano has exemplified a character that prospective investors are willing to take. Stake-holders want their investment protected and the city government provided them that assurance. Thus, investors keep on coming to Cagayan de Oro City.

In effect, the people of Cagayan de Oro City ben-efited the pouring in of investments in the city. It has sparked employment and improved revenue for the city. In return, we, the people of Cagayan de Oro City are enjoying the fruits of a progres-sive regional city. The city’s growth continues as more investors express their confidence of the city government’s liberal attitude to those willing to pour in capital investment.

However, many of the city’s political opposi-tion do not agree to the idea that the incumbent administration of City Mayor Vicente Emano has contributed much in the city’s progress.

In general, the people of Cagayan de Oro are not bothered with the pandering of a recalcitrant opposition. The opposition are only few but they make loud voices because the people of Cagayan de Oro never listen to them.

The opposition employs everything to discredit the incumbent administration. They have forgot-ten that doing so means insulting the people of Cagayan de Oro. The opposition had forgotten that they themselves benefited the amenities of the city’s progress. Instead, the opposition is destroying the gains of the city. They refused to acknowledge the city’s accomplishment because they just want to confuse the people.

What has the opposition accomplished through the years of Cagayan de Oro’s existence? It is unfortunate that people pretending to be opposi-tion are actually hungry for power. They want to take control of the city government and feed us, Cagayanons, to the vultures of their creation.

What can we expect of leaders whose inclinations are only to destroy the gains of the city and its people? The Cagayanons are aware of the selfish motives of people oppose to the city’s incumbent administration. We unite to get rid of them!

MABUHAY ANG CAGAYANONS! MABUHAY ANG CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY!

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Region XOFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER

Cagayan de Oro City 1st District Engineering Office10th Regional Equipment Services Compound, Bulua

Cagayan de Oro City

INVITATION TO BID The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-Cagayan de Oro City 1st District Engineering Office, invites contractors to apply to bid for the aforementioned project :

Contract ID: 12KH0052 Contract Name: Repair/Rehab. of Multi Purpose Building at Brgy. Bayabas Contract Location: Brgy. Bayabas, Cagayan de Oro City Brief Description: Buildings – Low Rise Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 1,960,000.00 Contract Duration: 75 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 2,000.00

Contract ID: 12KH0053 Contract Name: Repair/Rehab. of Multi Purpose Building at Brgy. Lumbia Contract Location: Brgy. Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City Brief Description: Buildings – Low Rise Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 980,000.00 Contract Duration: 60 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 1,000.00

Contract ID: 12KH0054 Contract Name: Repair/Rehab. of Multi Purpose Building at Brgy. Baikingon Contract Location: Brgy. Baikingon, Cagayan de Oro City Brief Description: Buildings – Low Rise Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 490,000.00 Contract Duration: 60 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 1,000.00

Contract ID: 12KH0055 Contract Name: Repair/Rehab. of Multi Purpose Building at Brgy. Pagalungan Contract Location: Brgy. Pagalungan, Cagayan de Oro City Brief Description: Buildings – Low Rise Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 245,000.00 Contract Duration: 45 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 1,000.00

Contract ID: 12KH0056 Contract Name: Repair/Rehab. of Multi Purpose Building at Brgy. Dansolihon Contract Location: Brgy. Dansolihon, Cagayan de Oro City Brief Description: Buildings – Low Rise Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 245,000.00 Contract Duration: 45 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 1,000.00

Contract ID: 12KH0057 Contract Name: Repair/Rehab. of Multi Purpose Bldg., Lupong Tagapamayapa Bldg. Contract Location: Brgy. Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City Brief Description: Buildings – Low Rise Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 245,000.00 Contract Duration: 45 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 1,000.00

Contract ID: 12KH0058 Contract Name: Repair/Rehab. of Multi Purpose Building at Brgy. Pigsag-an Contract Location: Brgy. Pigsag-an, Cagayan de Oro City Brief Description: Buildings – Low Rise Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 245,000.00 Contract Duration: 45 calendar days Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 1,000.00

Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and regulations. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid docu-ments and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration, to the DPWH-POCW, Central Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW, Central Office will only process contractors’ applications for registration with complete require-ments and issue the Contractor’s Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents May 21 – June 14, 2012 2. Pre-Bid Conference June 1, 2012 @ 2:00PM 3. Deadline of Receipt LOI May 30, 2012 4. Receipt of Bids June 14, 2012 at 8:00AM-10:00AM 5. Opening of Bids 2:00 PM on June 14, 2012 The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD’s) at DPWH-Cagayan de Oro City 1st District Engineering Office, 10th RES Compound, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BD’s in two separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the Contractor’s Registration Cer-tificate (CRC). The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualification. The DPWH-Cagayan de Oro City 1st District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

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THINK a minute.Imagine you walked into

a room and all the people in it were gossiping about you!

They were criticizing your personality as well as things you’ve done.

What would you do? Would you say: “Thank

you so much for being such true friends and telling me these things.”

I doubt it! None of us likes to be criticized or gossiped about.

So why do we do it? You know what we’re do-ing when we gossip and criticize others?

We’re actually trying to make ourselves look better than that person. And it’s easier for us to look better when we make the other person look bad. But when

Bite your tongue

we criticize others, what we really do is lose our own size in other people’s eyes!

When we put others down we’re showing our own small, bad heart and character.

Think about it! How much actual good does all that criticizing and gossip-ing do?

For our family and com-munity? It really does no good whatsoever! It only

hurts and sometimes even destroys people, building walls of anger, hate, and distrust between people.

You see, criticizing and gossiping is a bad habit like swearing. It keeps us busy and gives us something to talk about. But the habit of gossip will poison your heart and attitudes.

So at the end of the day, it actually gives you a bad name and character.

But today, you can quit your bad habit of criticizing and gossiping.

Just ask Jesus Christ to forgive you and take charge of your heart and character.

Let Jesus start changing the way you think and feel toward other people. Then instead of competing with them and seeing them as a threat, even your enemy, you’ll start wanting to un-derstand and care about them.

The last thing you’ll want to do is hurt them with your criticism and gossip.

So why not ask Jesus to come in to your life today? Only He can change your heart and the things you talk about every day for the rest of your life. Just Think a Minute…

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Traffic enforcers should not read thisLAST WEEK, we talked about pos-sible solution to traffic congestion during peak hours of the day. We have no intention to criticize the way the Road and Traffic Administration (RTA) perform its task. What we have in mind is for those who manage the office to be aware of some oversights that the traffic agency may have overlooked.

In fact, traffic congestion is an everyday menace since attempt to solve them is insufficient. The RTA appears to be not wary of these things. As we have discussed, traffic con-gestion happened only during peak hours of the day. It is at this time of the day that traffic builds up as everyone scramble for work or are leaving for home. It is also at this time of the day that traffic enforcers seemed to add more traffic problems than solving it.

For instance, traffic enforcers are not effectively directing ‘right lanes’ in the city’s major street corners. Right lanes are supposed to be clear at all times. However, drivers of passenger vehicles and private vehicles abused the ‘right lane’ rule by simple blocking its way. When this happened, traffic builds up since vehicles bound for ‘right lane’ turns cannot moved at the back end. This problem is prevalent at the Kauswagan junction where Bonbon, Bayabas and Kauswagan bound passenger ve-hicles blocked the right lane portion of the road. Traffic enforcers are doing nothing to correct this malady.

It is also in Cagayan de Oro City that all streets had ‘no parking’ signs. Drivers of both public and private vehicles blatantly ignore these ‘no parking signs.’ The jitney stops where loading and unloading of passengers has to take place is of no use too. Public utility jeeps pick up and unload passengers in the middle of the streets. These things contribute to heavy traffic. Again, traffic enforcers are not doing anything.

There are also a number of ‘no entry’ and ‘no left turn’ signs. Actually, these signs are also contributory to traffic build up. RTA should minimize the installation of ‘no entry’ signs in order to provide vehicle owners, especially private cars, alternative routes to ease build-ing up of traffic. These ‘no left turn signs,’ however, are strictly for public utility vehicles. Another thing is for public vehicles to follow strictly their prescribed routes. More often, these public utility vehicles violate prescribed routes. Traffic enforcers are doing nothing to correct this.

There is also another important thing that the RTA and traffic enforcers to consider. This is the utilization of dormant roads and streets. These streets could serve as alternate routes for private vehicles during peak hours of the day. We are talking of the Burgos Street in down-town Cagayan de Oro. What happened to this street? The street simply became parking spaces of private vehicles. Is RTA aware of this? If not, then, what is the purpose of creating RTA? We think, this article is not for traffic enforcers. Most of them cannot read and understand simple English. React: [email protected]

1 SAMUEL 15:22-24. OBE-DIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE.

Obedience, not religious sacrifice, is what God most desires. (22) Let’s clarify what we mean by obedience and sacrifice.

Obedience is doing the will and seeking to please someone in authority over you.

Sacrifice is seeking to appease or cool off the anger of an authority you have disobeyed.

Disobedience results in a need to sacrifice. Obedi-ence prevents the need for sacrifice. Obedience brings blessing, but disobedience results in a curse.

Under Old Testament Law, sacrifice was done to prevent or to remove the curse of sin. It was a payment for having disobeyed. Those sacrifices were accepted by God, but they were never

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To obey is better than sacrifice

what He wanted most.Though God may accept

a sincere sacrifice, He de-sires obedience even more. (22a) None of the Old Tes-tament sacrifices could remove sin’s curse.

The perfect sacrifice, the only thing that could take away the curse of sin, was the blood Jesus shed when He died on the cross. Jesus died in obedience to the Father’s will.

Philippians 2:8, And be-ing found in appearance as a man, He [Jesus] humbled Himself and became obedi-

ent to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

Obedience, not religious sacrifice, is the key to a life

of joy. Religious sacrifice implies a dry, joyless, re-quired kind of service.

Even God doesn’t enjoy that (Hebrews 10:6) He-brews 10:5-6 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.

God always wants a genuine loving relation-ship with His children. Love isn’t a sacrifice. Love causes us to want to please Him with a whole-hearted, joyful obedience. Obedience, not religious sacrifice, is the basis of spiritual authority and leadership. (23b)

This is true at church, at home, at school, at work. We can’t lead people to a place we’ve never been. A spiritual leader must first be a spiritual follower.

“Love isn’t a sacrifice. Love causes

us to want to please Him with a whole-hearted, joyful obedience.

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT

4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’ a Judicial District

Iligan City

IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINTPETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER CIVIL CASE NO. 2012-038THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES ARIEL A. GAMAD AND MARISOL U. SADERNAS-GAMAD,

ARIEL A. GAMAD AND MARISOL U. SADERNAS-GAMAD, Petitioners.x--------------------------------------------/

ORDER

Before this court is verified Joint Petition for the approval and Registration of the Divorce filed by their Counsel and alleging among others: That petitioners are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rites on March 5, 2002 at Iligan City, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversion to Islam were Registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at the address of the undersigned counsel c/o Zaide Law Office at 2nd Floor, Pafs Mejia Bldg., Roxas Avenue, Iligan City. That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for than four (4) years already, they decide to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other’s affairs. Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on March 5,2002 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden; reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on May 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place, any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 11th day of May, 2012.

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Republic of the Philippines

SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT

4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

AMELIA Y. BAN-EG, Civil Case No. 2012-025 Petitioner.

- Versus - For: Judicial Decree of Divorce.

ALBERTO R. MELLIZA, Respondent.x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

ORDER

Before this court is verified Petition for the approval and Registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioner and alleging among others: That petitioner and respondent are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed under Civil rites on April 30, 1986 at Nancamotian, Rosario, La Union, she converted to Islam faith, of which conversion to Islam was Registered with this court, they can be served with summons and notices at their residents at Block 6, Lot 12 Phase 4C Palmera Northwind Subd., Sto. Crista, SJDM, Bulacan and c/o Atty. Hernan R. Tabalba, Tibanga, Iligan City respectively; That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioner and respondent and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated in early part of 2006, they decide to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Memorandum of Agreement to make their separation permanent, that reconciliation between petitioner and respondent are no longer possible or a remedy, thus divorce is sought by them in order to free themselves from the marital burden; WHEREFORE, finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on May 23, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place, any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 3rd day of May, 2012.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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By JoLITo e. BorCes

CAMP Ferrer Sr, Maharlika, Bislig City – One hundred and 30 residents of Brgys. San Roque and Maharlika hurdled, yesterday, the five-day livelihood skills training given by TESDA and the 75th Infantry Battalion.

130 individuals finish livelihood skills trainingOf said number, 44 were

in meat processing, 26 in massage therapy, 23 in candle-making and 37 in hair, make-up, manicure and pedicure.

They all received their respective certificates of completion after having been confirmed by Lt. Col. Danilo B Benavides, the 75th

IB commander, in ceremo-nies held at Brgy San Roque Gymnasium.

The culmination program was graced by Pastor Mr Willie Valenzuela and Mr. Joe Candia, chief-of-staff of Representative Florencio Garay (2nd District of Surigao del Sur).

According to Lt. Col. Benavides, the activity was in coordination with the local government unit and various national government agencies, as part of the “Baya-nihan Project” of the Philip-pine Army, people-centered approach of government. (JEB/asf)

By FLorIAN FAITh Jr. P. BAyAwA

BUTUAN City – The Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) has received three new 4 x 4 Suzuki Multicab patrol ve-hicles from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-13), May 18 this year.

Acquired through the initiative of Representa-tive Jose “Joboy” S. Aquino II (1st District of Agusan

Butuan PNP receives new patrol vehiclesdel Norte), the vehicles had their initial run during the Balanghai Festival last Saturday, May 19.

Purchased at P167,000 each, the units were turned-over by DILG-13 Director Lilibeth A. Famacion to PSSupt. Pedro U. Obaldo Jr., the BCPO director at the BCPO Multi-Purpose Cooperative Hall, this city.

During the turn-over ceremony, Rep. Aquino said four more units are coming

for BCPO. PSSupt. Obaldo empha-

sized that the three patrol vehicles will be fully-used in

keeping Butuan City peace-ful and orderly. (Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa, LGOO II, DILG XIII)

regional orientation on literacy heldREGION 10 - Representatives from various government and private agencies participate in the National Literacy Award (NLA) Orientation led by the Department of Education (DepEd), through the Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC), Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)

Building homes, rebuilding LivesCAGAYAN de Oro City - At end of February this year, a total of 249 Sendong survivor-families have been transferred to the Xavier Ecoville, based on DSWD’s comprehensive list.

Wake up with a thankful heart. For all the good things and troubles happening in your life, God is seeing you through. For all the strengths, the Lord always sends you to survive. Enjoy the day. (contributed by Photojournalist Joey Nacalaban)

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PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICEAGUSAN DEL NORTE

J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan CityTelefax No. (085) 341-3154

Tel. No. (085) 342-1613

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID

The Department of Agrarian Reform –Agusan del Norte Provincial Office (DARPO), through its Bids and Awards committee, is inviting bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following services.

I. SUBDIVISION SURVEY OF NEW LANDS WITH AN AGGREGATE AREA OF 1,366 HECTARES, ALL LOCATED IN AGUSAN DEL NORTEa. Rent of EIGHT (8) units Total Station for a duration of 115 days Sub-Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) – P 2,760,000.00b. Rent of a 1 unit GPS for a duration of 8 days Sub-Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) - P32,000.00TOTAL APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT = P2,792,000.00

II. SUBDIVISION SURVEY OF COLLECTIVE CLOAS WITH A TOTAL AGGREGATE AREA OF 1,390 HECTARES, ALL LOCATED IN AGUSAN DEL NORTEa. Rent of FOUR (4) units Total Station for a duration of 150 daysAPPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT (ABC) – P1,800,000.00

Bidders may obtain further information, inspect and acquire bidding documents from: JOSEPHINE P. CENIZA BAC Secretariat PARO I/ARISP Office Provincial Agrarian Reform Office J. Rosales Ave., Butuan City A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders on submission of a written application to the above office, and upon payment of non-refundable fee of PHP7,000.00 for Item I and PHP5,000.00 for Item II. Issuance of bid documents will be on May 17, 2012 to May 29, 2012. Pre-bidding conference will be on May 30, 2012. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by pertinent provisions of R.A. No. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) and management preference considering track record and urgency. All bids must be accompanied by bid security, in any form (Cash, Certified Check, Cashiers Check, Manager’s Check) and equivalent to 1% of the ABC, irrevocable letter of credit/bank guarantee of 1.5% of the ABC, or surety bond of 2% of the ABC with a validity period of 120 calendar days. Bids will be opened at the DAR Provincial Office, J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City on June 14, 2012, 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon, in the presence of bidder’s representative who will choose to attend. The DARPO reserves the right to accept or reject any bids and to cancel the bidding process at any time prior to award of the contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders or any obligation to inform the affected bidders of the reason for employer’s action. Management preferences are bidders with previous performance record with this office and have no other existing contract with any entity or office.

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May 18, 2012Greetings from:

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By PJ TREMEDALCorrespondent

SAPANG Dalaga, Misamis Occidental––Local residents and stakeholders coming from four towns recently

Residents, stakeholders gather to manage their ‘source of life’met to discuss how to ef-fectively manage their wa-tershed.

The meeting was con-ducted with the help of the local government units, the Department of Envi-

ronment and Natural Re-sources (DENR)––and with teachnical participation of the Partnership for Rural and Technical Services, Inc. (PARTS), an nongov-ernment organization, in partnership with the Eco-System Alliance (IUCN-NL) Network International.

The participants––who came from the towns of Sa-pang Dalaga, Concepcion, Calamba and Baliangao––mostly rely their source of water for their agricultural and drinking water from Dioyo Watershed Manage-ment Council.

Dioyo Watershed is one of the water basins found along the boundaries of Mt.

Malindang Nature Park on its four catchments travers-ing into five rivers that pass to the four municipalities.

With the remaining hectares of forest cover of 33,700 (as of 1995 survey) hectares from the origi-nal 53,262 hectares with 1,284 plants species, Dioyo Watershed comprises the 10, 937.75 hectares that stretches to 3.9 kilometer and four catchment of water basins that will end to the Murcielagos Bay.

Sapang Dalaga has 6,113 hectares, Calamba

has 2,126 hectares, Balian-gao has 1,333 hectares and Concepcion of which is the smaller hectare of 566 but it is the head start of the water basin that passes into 5 rivers down to the bay needs protection and preservation.

In the recently held consultation, Mr. Nonoy Penorel, Executive Director of PARTS, gave a situational analysis of the Dioyo Wa-tershed, that sometime in November 11, 2011, DENR started to work for the pro-tection of the watershed.

For his part, Vice Mayor Manuel Animas, who repre-sented Sapang Dalaga Mayor Donjie Animas, said that Dioyo Watershed must be protected not only because of its water source but to preserve it in order also to protect the town’s food resources––the Murciel-lagos Bay.

As the consultation pro-ceeded with PARTS assisting in the creation of the Dioyo Watershed Management Council, the participants went home with full of en-thusiam.

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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of PEDRO NERI VILLASIS and ANTONIA SANCHEZ VILLASIS, who both died intestate in Butuan City on January 17, 2011 and March 5, 2006, respectively, consisting of: 1) a parcel of land under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-5312 with an area of 44,999 square meters; 2) a parcel of land covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-4835 with an area of 45,018 square meters; and one of herein decedents’ heirs, Florenita V. Tacio, has donated her property declared under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-5734 with an area of 46,052 square meters (all properties above-mentioned are situated in Barangay Dumalagan, Butuan City), for consolidation to the properties left by decedents and to be divided in eight (8) parcels among the legal heirs, namely, Jovito S. Villasis Parcel 1 (Lot1), Violeta V. Nareto Parcel II (Lot 2), Pedro S. Villasis, Jr. Parcel III (Lot 3), Fedileto S. Villasis Parcel IV (Lot 4), Heirs of Alfredo S. Villasis Parcel V (Lot 5), Ma. Cristina V. Montes Parcel VI (Lot 6), Narciso S. Villasis Parcel VII (Lot 7) and Florenita V. Tacio Parcel VIII (Lot 8), per EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE LATE SPOUSES PEDRO NERI VILLASIS AND ANTONIA SANCHEZ VILLASIS WITH DEED OF DONATION OF THE PROPERTY OF FLORENITA V. TACIO under Doc. No. 87; Page No. 09; Book No. LX; Series of 2012 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Richard L. Lamigo, Notary Public for and in the City of Butuan.

MDN: May 15, 22 & 29, 2012

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT

4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District

Iligan City

IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINTPETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER CIVIL CASE NO. 2012-037THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES ORLY C. VELASCO AND AILEEN A. ANDRIN,

ORLY C. VELASCO AND AILEEN A. ANDRIN, Petitioners.x-----------------------------------------------------------/

ORDER

Before this court is verified Joint Petition for the approval and Registration of the Divorce filed by their Counsel and alleging among others: That petitioners are husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage per-formed under Civil rites on April 17, 2004 at Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte, they converted to Islam faith, of which conversion to Islam were Registered with this court, both of them can be served with summons and notices at the address of the undersigned counsel c/o Zaidce Law Office at 2nd Floor, Pafs Mejia Bldg., Roxas Avenue, Iligan City That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for than three (3) years already, they decide to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other’s affairs. Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce thereby severing their marriage bond on April 17, 2004 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden; reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on May 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place, any interested parly may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 11th day of May, 2012.

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding JudgeMDN: May 16, 22 & 29, 2012

Abuse...from page 1

a report by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) from January to October 2011 that police authorities seized 250 ki-lograms of shabu worth $68 million equivalent to P2.92 billion, confiscated 818 kilograms of marijuana, 17,222 grams of cocaine, 960 tablets of Ecstacy worth $17.4 million, $2 million and $26,790, respectively.

The UN World Drug Report also stated that out of 9,850 drug operations, 8,491 suspects were arrested and 9,995 cases were filed in court, thus accounting for almost 30 percent of pending court cases in the National Capital Region alone as drug-related and therefore poses a major challenge in prosecution.

Castelo said the primary organizers and financiers of shabu trafficking are still Chinese organized crime groups and the West African Drug Syndicate (WADS) operating Northern Luzon and other Southeast Asian countries.

“It is high time for a multi-sectoral probe cum dialogue to run a so-called SWOT Analysis (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats Analaysis) to better understand the serious-ness of this drug trafficking problem and thereby pre-scribe new policy guidelines especially focused against organized international drug or crime syndicates operating in the country,” said the lawmaker.

“The growing sophisti-cation in the operations of drug syndicates also dictates that the State counter their operations with even more vigorous and equally so-phisticated means, backed up by appropriate policies and statutes,” he said.

Witness...from page 1

Constitution and be-trayal of public trust before the Senate Impeachment Court.

De Lima had earlier testi-fied for the prosecution in connection with Corona’s alleged haste in allowing former President and now Pampanga (2nd District) Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to seek medical treatment abroad for her “debilitating” bone disease.

In an ambush interview, De Lima said that many things have already been said and accusations have been hurled against the chief magistrate. However, he still remains as a respondent.

De Lima added that until such time that the senator-

Robbery...from page 1

curada posing as customers at around 5:30 in the afternoon.

they approached curada with drawn firearms and declared a holdup.

curada told police the robbers took p400,000 cash money, jewelry worth p14,000 and a nokia cellphone

Killed...from page 1

“We already extended relief assistance to displaced families although they are not from our village,” Ca-baya told reporters.

Military officials said Commander Tarzan and

Rebels...from page 1

by Muslim and com-munist rebels who were extorting money from TVI.

In December last year, NPA rebels in Diplahan town in Zamboanga Sibugay province intercepted a group of army soldiers who were using a borrowed truck from TVI and disarmed them. The rebels also burned the truck before releasing the soldiers.

Musl im reb els had previously attacked TVI workers in Zamboanga del Norte province and killed 17 people.

Just this year, the 1st Infantry Division in Zam-boanga del Sur pulled out all its militiamen guarding TVIRD properties in Bayog town after its memorandum of agreement with the min-ing firm expired.

The 1st Infantry Division said it would have to review the agreement. TVIRD pays

for the salaries of the gov-ernment militias who are members of the Special Civilian Armed Auxiliary (SCAA).

The Western Mindanao Command said NPA rebels are harassing mining firms to force them to pay ex-tortion money. It said the military is also reviewing all agreements in the use of SCAA to guard mining firms from rebel attacks.

“SCAA contracts be-tween companies and the Armed Forces of the Phil-ippines are renewed yearly. The renewal is facilitated by the concerned company. In the absence of contract renewal, a SCAA company is temporarily pulled out, but units are ensured that the security of establishments is augmented by nearby detachments,” said Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang, a spokesman for the West-ern Mindanao Command. (Mindanao Examiner)

judges have rendered their verdict, the respondent can-not be considered as “guilty”.

The DOJ chief stressed that Corona and the mem-bers of his defense team have committed his testimony as scheduled for Tuesday.

Hence, De Lima said, it is better just to wait and know how all the allega-tions will be answered by the Chief Justice.

De Lima just wanted to let the senator-judges render their decision in order to prevent “animosity” between those who are in favor or against the conviction of the chief magistrate.

“Let’s listen and let’s see what he (Corona) has to say about all of these accusa-tions and evidence hurled against him,” De Lima said. (PNA)

his followers attacked on Friday dawn the area of his brother-in-law, Commander Tiu of the MNLF, reportedly to avenge the death of the former’s follower.

Tiu’s followers put up a fight that lasted for about an hour that also sent villagers to flee to nearby communi-ties. Cabaya said the area has been normalized and the displaced families, mostly Maguindanaon Muslims and relatives of warring clans, have returned home.

An Army official said the conflict was more of a family feud than an MNLF-MILF organizational fighting.

The soldiers were de-ployed to protect the ci-vilians and not to meddle in the armed skirmishes, according to Cabaya. WIRE REPORT

worth p1,000. the suspects fled and when

they reached the cortes Municipal Hospital, tried to take a parked rusi motorcycle.

one of the robbers shot Vincent Burnales in both legs and poked a gun at his father, motorcycle owner tomas.

one of the robbers shot but missed Master Sgt. leopoldo who was walking on the road. leopoldo, who had just come from his farm, fired back, killed po1 olvida and wounded tomie olvida in the nose, police said.

responding members of cortes police led by Senior Insp. roldan almadin recovered from the wounded tomie olvido a caliber .45 armscor pistol, a firearm license, a profes-sional regulation commission card, a philhealth identification card and

p150 cash money.the lawmen also recovered from

the fatality a .9mm taurus pistol, two magazines for caliber .9mm with 21 ammunition, a wallet containing a philippine national police identifi-cation card, a metal class ring, a homemade caliber .45 colt with defaced serial number, and another wallet containing p13,000 said to be owned by numeriano curada.

tomas and Vincent Burnales and tomie olvida were brought to adela Serra ty Memorial Medical center.

olvida was later transferred to davao Medical center in davao city.

Master Sgt. leopoldo turned himself in and his rifle to the police.

the remains of po1 olvida are now at St. peter Funeral Homes.

Meanwhile, lauron, carmelita and Gallardo are still at large and sought by the police.

8 tuesDAY, mAY 22, 2012

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PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III and Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala honored six local govern-ment units and a fishers’ group as this year’s best implementers of livelihood projects funded by the Department of Agriculture through its Mindanao Ru-ral Development Program (DA-MRDP).

For t he i r fe at , t he awardees received respec-tive citations and a total of P13 million in project grants, during a simple cer-emony, called ‘Parangal sa mga Bosing ng Kanayunan,’ as part of the DA-MRDP People’s Organizations Congress, on May 14, 2012, in Davao City. The event was attended by about 1,500 farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous peoples, rural women, and local govern-ment officials.

The seven winners were selected from among thou-sands of DA-MRDP project beneficiaries. They are:

· Salay, Misamis Orien-tal – rural infrastructure implementation, with a P5-million project grant. The award was received by its Mayor Romeo L. Gue;

· Mat i City, Davao Oriental – CFAD imple-mentation, with a P2.5-M project grant. The award was received by Mayor Michelle Marie Denise Rabat;

· Nasipit, Agusan del Norte – agro-forestr y project, with a P1.5-M project grant. The award was received by Mayor Roscoe Democrito Plaza;

· Roseller T. Lim, Zam-boanga Sibugay – f ish sanctuary management, with a P1.5-M project grant, and a special cita-tion for rural infrastruc-ture implementation. The award was received by Mayor Michael A. Piodena;

· Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat – mangrove reha-bilitation, with a P1.5-M project grant. The award was received by Mayor Rolando P. Garcia;

· Libungan, North Cota-bato – special citation for overall sustainable CFAD management. The award was received by Mayor Manuel T. de la Cerna; and

· Doyos Eastern Coast Fishermen Consumers’ Cooperative, of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur – as the best performing Peoples’ Organization implement-ing a CFAD project. The award, along with a P1-M project grant, was received by chairperson Tito T. Garcia.

In his speech, Presi-dent Aquino lauded he DA-MRDP for partnering with the government in providing for the needs of the people in Mindanao and acknowledged the impact of the projects implemented under the program in achieving the government’s mission to provide sufficient food and increase income in

P-Noy, DA chief honor ‘Best MrDP Performers’

Joining Secretary Proceso J. Alcala in the awarding of certificates of turn-over and acceptance to farmers and fisherfolks-beneficiaries is (L-R) Hon. Gov. Adiong, Jr., NIA Administrator Angel, DAF-ARMM Reg. Sec. Prof. Sangkula Tendick, DAF-ARMM Asst. Reg’l. Dir. Pendatun Disamban and BFAR-ARMM Dir. Musali during the Farmers and Fisherfolks’ Forum at the Provincial Capitol, in the city of Marawi.

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from sanGGunianG bayanlGu-kaPataGan, lanao del norte

the countryside.“Sa pamamagitan ng

MRDP, may kabalikat ang ating gobyerno sa pag-kalinga sa kapakanan at pangangailangan ng mga kababayan natin sa Mind-anao,” the President said.

He added that program beneficiaries realized in-creased incomes by an average of 17 percent, which is equivalent to an additional P11,000 yearly.

“Hindi po biro ang laki at lawak ng tagumpay ng inyong samahan. Balita ko nga po, tumaas ang kita ng ating mga kababayan dito ng halos labimpitong porsyento -- buhat nang magsimula ang programa. Katumbas ito ng mahigit labing-isang libong piso na karagdagang kita kada taon,” the President noted.

For his part, Secretary Alcala said the DA-MRDP has to date earmarked a total of P6.3 bi l l ion for 4,320 infrastructure, livelihood, and natural resources management

projects, benefiting more than 125,000 POs, LGUs, and farming and fishing families in 225 cities and towns, across 26 Mindanao provinces.

Of the total, the in-frastructure component got the biggest allotment of P4.885 billion for 514 infrastructure projects that included 386 farm-to-market roads, 29 bridges, 31 communal irrigation systems, 51 potable water supply, and 17 solar dryers with warehouses.

The DA-MRDP has also allotted P1.26 billion for 3,716 CFAD agri-fishery production and enter-prise projects, benefiting 124,816 farming and fish-ing households.

Some 90 natural re-sources management proj-ects, worth P167.9 million, were also funded. These include mangrove rehabili-tation, agro-forestry, fish sanctuary and riverbank stabilization projects. (DA Information Service)