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By HAzAEl A. TAbAGOContributor PROPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur––A container van, belonging to DOLE Com-pany, was burned by armed men in Sitio Saungan, Brgy. Salvacion, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur, Friday.

This after a new video of Rodwell, 54, surfaced in Internet and in the clip, masked gunmen surrounded the former Australian army, now looking frail than pre-vious pictures provided

Abu Sayyaf threatens to kill Aussie hostage

‘Rebels burn containe r van in Surigao del Sur

Loaded with banana fruits, the vehicle was tra-versing the national high-way when flagged down by eight fully-armed rebels, believed to be from the NPA’s Guerilla Front 19A, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee.

Elements of 29th In-

fantry “Matatag” Battal-ion, under Lt. Col. Virgilio Luna, were immediately dispatched to pursue the perpetrators.

The driver and crew of the ill-fated container van were not, however, harmed.

Reacting to the incident, Lt. Col. Luna said, “again,

these continued atrocities done by the NPAs are a sign of desperation to sustain their influence in the coun-tryside by preventing the economic flow and progress in the area.”

Meanwhile, Col. Romeo G. Gan, commander of

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur––More residents wanted to become eco-farmers cum forest guards around the buffer zone of Mt. Magdiwata watershed as they avail of the environmental “social fence” program of San Francisco Water District (SFWD).

At least eight more old-time tenants and lumads living within the 200-meter buffer zone of the watershed in Barangay Alegria have signed up to develop their small parcel of lands into organic agro-

forestry farms under SFWD’s “Imo yuta ugmara kay bayaran ka (Toil your land and we’ll pay)” eco-friendly program.

A total of 16 beneficiaries have now become beneficiaries of the program pri-marily aimed at turning the livelihood of these residents from small-scale miners into productive eco-farmers, growing organic vegetables and fruit trees while given the daunting task of protecting

More residents want to be watershed eco-farmers

By CHRIS V. PANGANIbAN of Mindanao Daily News

By Al JACINTO of Mindanao Daily News

PAGADIAN City––Authorities on Thurs-day said efforts to locate a kidnapped Australian adventurer Warren Rodwell as well as other foreigners being held by the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf continue in Mindanao.

by the kidnappers to his Filipino wife.

The kidnappers have threatened to kill Rodwell, who kidnapped December 2011, from his seaside home

Duterte hits US on worsening ‘climate’DAVAO City––Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has seem-ingly embarked on a new role. That is, educating the people about the global phenomenon climate

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SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources thru the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office in Mambajao, Camiguin will sell to the highest qualified bidder at Ten o’clock (10:00) A.M. on February 21, 2013 (Thursday), the tract of land covered by Miscellaneous Sales Application of Agustina B. Chiong. MSA No. : 101804-276 Location : Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Description : Identified as Lot No. 251, Case-1, Cad. 473 Area : 162 square meters Appraised Value of Land : P 32,400.00 (P200/sq. m) Appraised Value of Existing Improvement : P300,000.00 All bids must be sealed and submitted to the Department of Environment and National Resources thru the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office at Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin on or before the hour and date above and plainly marked “BID for the land described in the Miscellaneous Sales Application Nos. 101804-275. Bids must be accompanied with cash, money order, cashier’s or manager’s check for a sum equivalent to 10% of the bid. When abid is withdrawn after the highest bidder is determined, the corresponding deposit thereof shall be forfeited to the Government. Ni bid shall be less than the appraised value of the land. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. The successful bidder if other than the applicant MUST reimburse the latter of all the value of the improvements introduced by the applicant on the land subject of the application. All prospective bidders are hereby informed that the herein applicant has the right to equal any and all bids. Mambajao, Camiguin, January 11, 2013

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RE: Application for the Amendment Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) to operate a Liner service in the operation of its ship/s in its/their applied route for the carriage of passengers and/or cargoes and to charge deregulated rates and to operate under a deregulated schedule of trips pursuant to Republic Act No. 9295 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.

JANIT S. NEIR, CASE NO. CDOR 11 – 002 Applicant. 1st Amendment (R.A. 9295)x - - - - - - - - - x

ORDER

This refers to the Application for Amendment of Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) in view of the PERMANENT ADDITION OF PORT/ROUTE/LINK pursuant to RA 9295 and its R-IRR, to operate the vessel MBCA “KIMNET – 3” under the following schedule of trips:

The applicant shall cause the publication of this Order once in any of the five (5) major newspapers of national circulation in the Philip-pines or in a newspaper of local circulation, as applicable. Applicant shall present the jurisdictional, qualification and documentary requirements in a hearing to be conducted on 20 February 2013 at 10:30 o’ clock in the morning at the MARINA Surigao Extension Office, PP/Lt. Mario B. Portus, Jr., PPA Compound, Surigao City. The Applicant shall furnish the affected authorized operators namely: KSJ Shipping Corp., Montenegro Shipping Corp., Elizabeth M. Abejo, Ma. Solidad B. Tomo, and Leonor Q. Plaza, a copy of this Order at least five (5) days before the initial Hearing. The Applicant shall be required to make a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE), after-which, the application is deemed submitted for resolution/decision, upon acceptance of such FOE and declaration that the case is submitted for decision. WITNESS, the Honorable MARINA Officer-In-Charge/Administrator, ATTY. NICASIO A. CONTI, this 28th day of January 2013, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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by CRIS DIAzof Mindanao Daily News

CAGAYAN de Oro City––Dozens of police and mili-tary wearing bullet proof vest clad in full battle gear closed traffic on all roads leading to the city hall of justice Wednesday morn-ing as authorities tightened security here.

TURNOVER Of DAy CENTER IN TAblON. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez leads the ceremonial ribbon cutting in this turnover over ceremony of a Care Center in Purok 1-A, Sitio Guadalupe, Barangay Tablon worth P435,000. Witnessing this activity are Day Care Center teacher Marietta Peligrino, Barangay council members headed by Kagawad Romeo Bacarro, Bobby Jacutin, Dilly Kit Auza, Felix Wayan, and Angelo Pomar. Also in photo: DPWH ADE Cesar Hipona, Engr. Nicoline Blanco and students.

CAGAYAN de Oro City––Eight companies submitted bids in response to Cagayan de Oro’s invitation to mod-ernize management of the city’s traffic flow here.

City Councilor Alden Bacal, chair of the city’s committee on public utility, said that the city council has approved P100 million intended to transform the city’s traffic into a state-of-

Eight bidders offer to modernize Oro’s traffic

the-art technology.He said there were 50

major traffic corners here and bidders were required to install closed-circuit tele-vision cameras for the 46 major traffic corners.

The eight interested companies already met in a pre-bid conference called by the city government, Bacal added.

Bacal said that City

Mayor Vicente Emano has encouraged the public to scrutinize the building pro-cess as part of the city’s policy on transparency. CD

Rasuman arraigns in Oro, roads leading to the

hall of justice closedSince Tuesday night,

authorities laid a security plan for the arraignment of Jacob ‘Coco’ Rasuman, of Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur, who was charged along with members of his family with ‘syndicated estafa’ involving a P25 billion ‘double your money’ scam in Northern Mindanao.

Three complainants filed

charges of ‘syndicated estafa’ against the Rasumans at the regional trial courts in Cagayan de Oro City.

Only ‘Coco’ Rasuman surrendered to authorities in Cagayan de Oro City last year while the other accused members of his family that includes his wife Princess Tomamis Rasuman remained at large.

The arraignment was set the whole day in Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday.

R asuman, es cor te d by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Manila, arrived here Wednesday morning from Manila.

Judge Vincent Rosales of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 23, was scheduled to arraign Rasuman Wednes-day morning while RTC Judge Bonifacio Macapaya, of Branch 20, would hear the case Wednesday afternoon.

Although the Rasuman case involved thousands of frustrated investors it was separate and distinct from the anomalous ‘Aman Futures’ of Amalilio in Pa-gadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur.

Resume declared bank-ruptcy of his pyramiding company sometime in Sep-tember 2012 and surren-dered to authorities months later.

Hundreds of ‘investors,’ mostly from Marawi City and Lanao province, had demanded the return of their hard-earned money.

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TANGUB City––Resi-dents of barangay Tugas and Guinabot were de-lighted to accept the con-creted 503 meter-length Farm-to-Market-Road (FMR) from the Depart-ment of Agriculture, Mindanao North Coast Integrated Area Devel-opment Project (DA-MNCIADP) on January 30, 2013.

In an interview with Barangay Guinabot Chairperson Bernardo Atay, he said that before the construction of the FMR project in the area, “lisod kaayo magdala sa among produkto nga saging ug kopras ngadto sa merkado kay wala mi saktong dalan. Karo-mata lang ang makaagi kay tungason kaayo. (It’s very difficult to bring our agri-products such as ba-nanas and copra because we don’t have road access. The only transporta-tion we have were draft animals that can bring down our produce to the market which is laborious and expensive).

With the said as-piration realized, the residents can now own vehicles that can haul their produce from their barangay down to the

Tangub receives farm to market road

Tangub City Mayor Philip T. Tan handing over the certificate of project acceptance to the barangay officials headed by Barangay Chairperson Bernardo Atay. Photo by MGBSta. Elena, DA-10 RAFID

The ceremonial cutting of ribbon denotes the opening of the concreted 503 meter-FMR traversing the barangays of Tugas-Guinabot in Tangub City. The activity was headed by Hon. City Mayor Philip T. Tan, Barangay Chairperson Bernardo Atay and MNCIADP coordinator Carlota S. Madriaga.

market.Travel time is short-

ened and they can now enjoy the access of a road network.

The farmer-beneficia-ries are likewise happy as they can maintain the quality of their products and can further demand for reasonable price which will be beneficial for them.

On the other hand, Tangub City Mayor Philip T. Tan encouraged the residents to be respon-sible in maintaining the road so it could still be utilized by the succeeding generations.

Tan said: “We should love the project for this is our own. The accessibil-ity of this road depends on how well we take care of this.”

MNCIADP project coordinator Carlota S. Madriaga, meanwhile, revealed that the project was materialized through a 90:10 counterparting scheme wherein 90-per-cent or P2 million was shouldered by the DA while the 10-percent or P222,000 was shouldered by the city government of Tangub.

The total project costs P2, 222,000.

By mARy GRACE STA. ElENA, Contributor

FROM the Kalawaig River running through the mountains of Bukidnon to the coastline of the Celebes Sea in Zamboanga. Min-danao comes alive with art, culture and music in 2013 with one clear message to the rest of the country and to the world: Mindanao is ready for peace and ripe for exploration!

Through the vision of a young group of individuals with roots in Mindanao, the southern island will take the spotlight from Friday, April 26 to May 1, Labour Day with two festivals that will marry world music with local traditional culture and contemporary art in the name of peace, with nature, through culture and between people.

For decades the island has been consid-ered taboo as stories of war, kidnapping and

political violence are continuously highlighted by mainstream media, ig-

noring the fact that most of Mindanao is peaceful. SPF13 has no political agenda and takes no sides but rather wishes to break boundaries and look at humanity and nature as a whole without prejudice.

SPF13 also offers a unique opportunity for an extended vacation this summer, which is educational, uplifting, inspira-tional and best of all fun! Guests will get to explore Mindanao’s true beauty and experience its unique culture while we all come together to celebrate peace.

SPF13 dots the month of April with activities to uplift the environment and people’s collective well-being in Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon and Zamboanga City. SPF13 culminates with two festivals Luna Musikalawaig, at the Ki Bathala Gardens in Talakag, Bukidnon on April 26-28 and Paz Musica del Mar at Fort Pilar, Zamboanga City April 30-May 1.

Mindanao gets ready forSummer Peace Fest 2013

Good Karma Productions, Muni Productions and Ministry of Mushrooms, Inc. spearhead a week-long collaborative peace festival first sowing its seeds in

Northern and Western Mindanao.

Davao City sets new Jr. NBA single-day attendance record

There’s something about Davao. In 2010 when the Jr. NBA first came to the larg-est city in the Philippines, Davao coaches established a record attendance of 250 coaches – the biggest num-ber by far in the then three-year old program. On its return to Davao for the first time in three years, young players who joined the Jr. NBA school clinics on Sunday, February 3 at the Ateneo de Davao set a new single-day record in Jr. NBA school clinic attendance. 1003 kids of various ages from different schools and different cities, provinces and municipali-ties in Mindanao joined the basketball clinics of the Jr. NBA Philippines 2013 pre-sented by Alaska in Davao City. Prior to the new Davao record, the previous high in Jr. NBA single-day school clinic attendance was 582 kids, established in Cagayan de Oro in January 2012. The Jr. NBA presented by Alaska was hosted in Davao by Phoenix Petroleum. Now in its sixth consecu-tive staging, the National Basketball Association’s international youth develop-

mental basketball program visits new cities every year. Jr. NBA was introduced in the Philippines in 2007 to 16 public and private schools in Metro Manila. In 2008, the program expanded to more than 200 schools and reached approximately 20,000 students, parents, and coaches across the coun-try. In 2012, the program had reached more than 500 schools and 60,000 students, parents, and coaches across the country, with stops in Cebu, Davao City, Bacolod City, Binan, Laguna; Pam-panga, Puerto Princesa, Cagayan de Oro over the years. This year, Lucena and Dagupan experienced the Jr. NBA for the first time. Jr. NBA 2013 is composed of four stages, the Jr. NBA Touring Clinics for coaches and players from January to February, the Regional Selection Camps in March, the National Training Camp in April and the NBA Ex-perience later in the year. Jr. NBA will return to Davao City on March 9 and 10 for the Regional Selection Camp for south-ern Philippines where the top ten performers will be chosen to become part of

the National Training Camp that will be held in Manila in April. Each year the high point of Jr. NBA Philippines is the selection of the Top 10 National Training Camp performers that will be named the 2013 Jr. NBA All Stars. The All Stars are rewarded in the latter part of the year with an authentic NBA experience where they get to watch a live NBA game and play with a counterpart youth team. Three Davaoenos have been selected Jr. NBA All Stars in the past: Renzar Henry Asilum who now plays in the seniors team of the UP Fighting Maroons and Kline Aranjuez, who plays for Stella Maris in Davao City in 2010 and Miguel Kristoffer Com-petente who now plays for the Ateneo de Cebu Magis, chosen in 2011. Official Partners of Jr.

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CAMP Rodriguez, Butuan City – Riding-in-tandem persons, using an unde-termined caliber of short firearm, shot-to-death an employee of the PHILSAGA Mining Corporation (PMC) in San Andres, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, late after-noon of January 28, 2013.

Police said the victim, Edilmero Luna Peñera, 32

years old, married and a resident of Purok-1, San Teo-doro, Bunawan town, was driving home his motorcycle from the PMC compound in Brgy Bayugan 3, Rosario town when attacked by the assailants.

He sustained four bullet wounds in different parts of the body resulting in his untimely death.

Recovered from the crime scene were four fired cartridges believed to be of a caliber .45 pistol.

A slug was extracted from the victim’s body dur-ing the post mortem ex-amination, conducted by Dr. Generosa M Carmona, municipal health officer of Bunawan town. (DCM/MMG/asf)

Firm employee shot-dead By PO3 Darlin Cabalinan-Migullas

BUTUAN CITY - The city health office has warned the public of a new virus where the affected patient will have the same signs and symptoms of a dengue victim.

Speaking before the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC), Resident Nurse Michelle Mae Que of the city health office said, “chi-kungunya” is a relatively rare form of viral fever.

Ms. Que pointed out that same with dengue fever, this is transmitted by “Aedes ae-gypti,” “albopictus,” “Culex,” and “Mansonia” species.

“Among the symptoms are fever of up to 39 degrees Celsius, macupapular rash, arthritis, and headache,” she said.

Ms. Que added this can be detected by using antigens or antibodies in the blood using Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assays (Elisa) or polymerase chain reaction tests.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Media Centre, Elisa may con-

firm the presence of IgM and IgG anti-chikungunya antibodies. IgM antibody levels are highest three to five weeks after the onset of illness and persist for about two months.

She further said there is no active treatment, “only symptomatic treatment, self-limiting… however, there is no marketable vaccines available as of the moment,” Que explained.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease first de-scribed during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952.

It is an alphavirus of the family Togaviridae. The name chikungunya is derived from a root verb in the Kimakonde language, meaning "to become contorted" and describes the stooped appearance of suffer-ers with joint pain.

WHO Media Centre also explained that the virus is transmitted from human to human by the bites of infected female mosquitoes.

The mosquitoes are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, two species which can also transmit other mosquito-borne viruses, including dengue. These mosquitoes bite during daylight hours, although there may be peaks of activity in the early morn-ing and late afternoon. Both species bite outdoors, but Ae. aegypti will also readily feed indoors.

Illness lasts between four to eight days but can range from two to 12 days.

To prevent and control the virus to spread and/or developed, the official advised the public to cover old tires, drums, and others that are possible breeding sites for mosquitoes.

Ms. Que also said frequent change of stagnant waters of vases, and dish drainers must also be dried.

Most importantly, Que said the public must conduct frequent cleaning of the envi-ronment “inside and outside the house.” (RER, PIA 13 Caraga/asf)

Health office warns public vs 'chikungunya'

By Robert E. Roperos

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“I absorbed so much from my training on radio broadcasting at the BusinessWeek Mindanao Media Center in Cagayan de Oro City. My campus journalism adviser, Maria Christina M. Ganas, was right when she said that the training wasn’t just an ordinary one. Even this page wouldn’t be enough to cover all the lessons I had. We have learned things we didn’t expect to. The most important thing to remember was that there are types of information, news events, straight news and radio news. Another thing that I focused most on was the script writing.

As our trainer, Mr. Joe del Puerto Felicilda, said it is very important to make the best out of the time given in making your script. Your whole flow of delivering the news also depends on the script you did. Wherever you go, news awaits you. At the simplest form of activity or event, news can be made from it. In the making of the news, it is also required to investigate, confirm and reconfirm the gossips you hear for safety reasons. I do treasure such lessons, as I start my broadcasting activities. And this could really be memorable to me, as a I take another step further.”

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BUTUAN CITY – Vice-Mayor Lawrence Lemuel Fortun and Councilor Vir-gilio Nery, Jr. recorded the most number of attendance in sessions conducted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod here in 2012. Based on official records, out of 49 regular and three special sessions or a total of 52 sessions, Fortun and Nery posted a near perfect attendance of 51. Among

city councilors, Nery topped the attendance record for the second straight year. Administration ouncil-ors Ryan Anthony Culima and Ramon Carampatana were absent in only two ses-sions while Councilor Jaime Cembrano failed to attend three council sessions. SP members Angelo Calo and Nestor Amora were absent in six sessions. Councilor Audie Ber-

nabe was absent 30 times out of 52 sessions, while SP member Randolph Plaza did not attend 25 council sessions. Rounding up the list were SP members Jose-phine Marticion-Salise who was absent 21 times, Rauzil Carampatana, who missed 20 sessions, Raul Amoc with 16 missed sessions, and Erwin Dano who failed to attend 11 SP sessions. (E.D.,CMO/PIO.)

Fortun, Nery top Butuan SP attendance in 2012

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PBSP hands over Spanish-funded school buildingsBy Danilo C. Escabarte

AGUSAN del Norte - Providing access to basic education is the driving force behind the humanitarian endeavor of the Government of Spain in the province’s depressed communities.

Yesterday, newly-com-pleted school buildings were turned-over to Department of Education officials and recipient communities at the Rizal Integrated School in Buenavista town.

Executive Director Ra-fael C. Lopa of the Philip-pine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) offici-ated the turnover of said school buildings to Mr. Rizalino D. Rivera, DepEd undersecretary for regional operations, witnessed by members of the Parents

Teachers Association and some officials.

Since the project started, 89 classrooms have already been built benefitting more than 50,000 school children in 35 schools of Agusan del Norte.

Beneficiaries of three-classroom buildings were the Rojales Elementary School, Culit Integrated School, Agay Elementary School, Humilog Elemen-tary School, Buenavista Na-tional High School, Cahaya-gan High School, Gosoon

Elementary School, Jagupit National High School, San-tiago National High School, Magallanes National High School, Maningalao Na-tional High School, Nasipit National Vocational School, Carmen Central Elementary School, Sangay Integrated School, Dahican Elemen-tary School, Manoligao Integrated School, Nasipit Central Elementary School, Santiago Central Elemen-tary School and Manapa III Integrated School.

Two-classroom school

buildings were also con-structed in 15 schools in the province, namely Ca-siklan Elmenetary School, Vinapor National High School, Ambacon Elemen-tary School, Marcos Calo National High School, Ag-ong-ong Integrated School, Tabon Elementary School, Kinajangan Elementary

School, Dona Telesfora Ong Elementary School, Sacol Elementary School, Marcos Ca lo E lemen-tar y S chool , Mal icato Elementary School, Ma-tabao Elementary School, Casiklan National High School, Carmen National High School, Tagcatong Elementary School and

Rizal Integrated School.Funded by Agencia

Espanola de Coopera-cion Internacional para el Desarollo (AECID), the school building project had been implemented by the Madrid-based Fundacion Humanismo Y Democracia (H+D), in partnership with PBSP. (DE/arjaysfelicilda)

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SM RETAIL STORES SHINE AT PRA AWARDSThree SM retail

stores – the SM Department

Store, Kultura Filipino, and Watsons - recently won three major awards during the recent 16th Outstanding Filipino Retailers and Shopping Centers of the Year Awards Night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom.

The SM Department Store was named the winner in the Full Line Department Store category. Acknowledged as the leader and trendsetter in the Philippine retail scene, it has 46 branches around the country that serve millions of shoppers.

Known for its world class interiors, quality merchandise at reasonable prices, and service, it continues to create excitement for a new generation of shoppers by combining great retail and great design, a mastige merchandise assortment, and services that go beyond shopping like foreign exchange, bills payments, and tie-ups with government agencies like the DTI,

Phil Health, SSS, Pag-Ibig, and recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Kultura Filipino, the place to shop for all things Filipino, won the Category Killer award for the second year in a row, elevating it to the Hall of Fame.

Kultura showcases the best of Filipino talent, craftsmanship, and ingenuity at customer friendly prices at 33 branches nationwide. It does not only highlight Filipino lifestyle retail, but also assists numerous NGOs and micro- entrepreneurs in its Crafts for a Cause section.

Watsons, Your Personal Store, was cited as PRA’s top Foreign Brand Retailer in the Non-Food Category for the second year in a row. It is part of the Hong Kong based AS Watson chain, the world’s largest health, beauty, and personal care retailer with its network of 2,500 stores across 37 countries.

In the Philippines, the first Watsons stores opened at The Podium

and SM Megamall in 2002. Since then, more than 200 stores have opened in 30 cities across the country, serving more than 160,000 customers everyday.

The annual search for the Outstanding Filipino Retailers seeks to recognize Filipino Retailers who have epitomized the model of a successful business retailer in terms of growth and good ethical business practices.

The award, which started in 1997, is a collaboration between the Philippine Retailers Association and the Department of Trade of Industry. Since that time, over 150 retailers have been given this honor and a total of 37 have been inducted in the Hall of Fame.

In 2011, recognizing that foreign brands are now a new player in the local retail scene, the PRA and DTI opened a new category – the Foreign Brand Retailer – to recognize the Filipino management behind the success of foreign brands in the local market.

The SM Store President Jorge Mendiola receives the 2013 PRA Full Line Department Store Award from PRA VP and Celine Marketing Corp. Chair-man and CEO Chan Kok Bin, DTI USEC Zenaida Maglaya and PRA Direc-tor and Cinderella Mar-keting Corp. President Arthur Coronel together with SM’s VP for Market-ing Millie Dizon.

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Think A minute

Jhan Tiafau Hurst

THINK a minute.Many times people

who’ve just been in a car accident, cannot clearly explain what happened, because they’re still in shock and upset.

Just listen to these statements that people in car accidents actually said to policeman:

“Sir, I was sure the old man would never make it to the other side of the road when I hit him.

Officer, a truck backed through my windshield into my wife’s face.

Sir, the person cross-ing the road had no idea which way to go so I ran over him.

Make it clear

Acid black flow: Simple notes

The need for love and peace

Officer, the cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.”

After God gave life to us human beings, we all rebelled and chose to live our own way, not our Maker’s right way, cause we don’t want God telling us how to live our lives.

But because of this,

we’ve done many things wrong, and put our sinful pride between us and God.

Yet because God loves us so much, instead of destroying us, He humili-ated Himself by becoming a human being named Jesus Christ, to give His innocent life and pay the penalty for all our wrongs and sins.

Then after He was dead and buried for 3 days, Jesus did something no other person in history has ever done: He brought Himself back to life so we can be forgiven and free, to live His right, fully satisfying life both now, and after we die.

Well, I hope I made it clear. And now that you know the truth about Christmas, I hope that you’ l l make the right choice, and ask Jesus Christ for His gift, of forgiveness and new life, so you can enjoy living His right, successful way every day.

Just Think a Minute.

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THE production of acid in the stomach is important as it is needed in the diges-tion process. Ordinarily , it stays in the stomach, but there are instances when this back flows ( medically known as reflux ) into the food pipe or esophagus. When this happens, we have what we call as GERD ( Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ).

Ask those who suffer from GERD and they will tell you that it is not a nice feeling! Normally, when you swallow, the lower esopha-geal sphincter , that circular band of muscle around the bottom part of the esopha-gus relaxes in order to al-low food and fluids flow down into the stomach, after which it closes again.

When there is failure to close properly, acid then flows back to the esopha-gus. People who are obese, pregnant, diabetics and smokers are at an increased risk of developing GERD.

Patients suffering from GERD often complain of

a burning sensation in the chest or heart burn, along with a sour taste in the mouth. Other symptoms may include difficulty in swallowing, dry cough, sore throat or having that sensa-tion of a lump in the throat.

The frequent occurrence of GERD can cause scar tis-sue formation which then narrows the food pathway, or, the acid can irritate the lining which can lead to ulcerations. But, more than these, is the development of Barret’s which is a pre cancerous lesion!

GERD responds to medi-cations like antacids, which may be bought over the counter.

There may be instances though when prescription

drugs may be added to or replace the antacids. Modi-fying one’s lifestyle is as important as the diagnosis and the medications.

Though there is no hard and fast rule GERD Diet, one must be observant enough to notice if a cer-tain kind of food triggers the incidence of GERD. Chocolates, spicy foods, mint and sauces, caffeinated or carbonated drinks, are among the reported trig-gers. And it may vary from patient to patient.

Eating small frequent meals can help, as well as keeping that weight within that which is acceptable for age, sex and height. Instead of drinking water with your meals, which tends to add

volume to the food already in the stomach, putting fur-ther pressure , take small sips or drink water between meals instead.

It is advisable that after each meal, one should stand up or walk around for a while instead of sit or lie down, as this will encourage the gastric juices to flow in the right direction.

Choosing clothes that do not add pressure to the abdomen and the lower esophageal sphincter, will further help in reducing the frequency of GERD. These are simple and easy steps that anyone can do, that can make GERD not go away, but, can make it more tolerable for a qual-ity living.

Not all heart burns can be treated as GERD. When the chest pain is accom-panied by other signs and symptoms like the pain that spreads to the arm or jaw, shortness or difficulty of breathing, immediate consultation is a MUST....Better fast than sorry.....

IT HAS been more than sixty years, since the end of World War II, that the world has been generally peaceful.

Although there were small scale conflicts from smaller countries, they did not disturb the general tran-quility of people worldwide.

We witnessed the love and friendship of everyone from nearly all the countries on the planet and truly it was beautiful.

The countries were united and peace prevail everywhere.

There was extreme growth and development among nations and people from all walks of life are free to crisscross the world.

It was so nice to see peo-ple from numerous places going together hand in hand and work for the betterment

The Striker

Ben Emata Jr.of life and peace.

Everybody was in smile and anywhere you go, one is not afraid of bombs, bayo-nets, guns and all kinds of weapons of war.

Every person regardless of color enjoys freedom of movement.

He owns the world and enjoys every moment of his life in freedom and peace. Nobody is afraid of things and people around him.

He enjoys the gifts of nature, the friendship of people and the bounty of

things from heaven.The churches ring their

bells and people flock inside for love of God and peace throughout the world.

Unlike during the war when everyone is afraid to even walk outside of their homes because enemies are all over and death can be instantaneous.

Fears live in their hearts as their spirits are trembling of so much fears of death.

People explore freely the beauty of nature, the cold air around him and enjoy

the wonder of creation. Nobody is sad under the

sun. People are happy and contented and possessing extreme joy in the spirits.

If we notice the great world power, the big coun-tries are friends and united for a good cause.

They exchange mate-rials and intelligence for existence.

The bigger nations teach the smaller ones how to exist better with ease, comforts and success.

They are united at all times for the development of new things and innovations for the youth and leaders.

Friendship prevail at all times and to watch them happy and contented is something nice in the hearts of people.

I have gone to many

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NORTH Cotabato – One-hundred 10 young Cotabateños were granted scholarship by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority or TESDA during the founda-tion anniversary of Pikit town.

110 young Cotabateños granted TESDA scholarship

Governor Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza her-self distributed the scholar-ship vouchers of the Private Education Scholarship Fi-nancial Assistance (PESFA) to the scholars from Pikit, Alamada, Kabacan, Mata-lam and Tulunan.

The governor was as-

sisted by TESDA Regional Director Zeus Ampuyas and TESDA Provincial Director Florante Herrera.

According to Director Herrera, the second batch of scholars will be given their respective vouchers in time for the second semester of this school year.

He explained that the selection of scholars was collaborated by the lo-cal government unit and TESDA.

The scholarship voucher covers school tuition fee, student allowance and book allowance.

Scholars may choose

from such technical/voca-tional programs, as health care, security services, com-puter hardware servicing, food beverage service and

electronics technician. Governor Mendoza is

hopeful that the young scholars would take full advantage of the opportu-

nity even as she challenged them to be responsible for the trust and confidence given to them.( cotabato-prov.gov.ph/asf)

TACURONG City – Some 100 members of various tricycle operators and d r i v e r s a s s o c i a t i o n s (TODA) have partici-pated in the Anti-Traf-ficking Symposium, Atbp jointly initiated by the city government, Task Force Sagip Anghel, and the Philippines Against C hi l dren Tr af f i ck ing (PACT), January 31.Participants were briefed on RA 9208 or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 and its provisions.The LGU is current ly implementing an anti-trafficking ordinance and conducts rescue opera-tions, as well as provides assistance to trafficked persons, through TF-Sa-gip Anghel, the Tacurong Police and TF-Talakudong.“Ginagawa natin ang serye nga mga pagpupulong tu-lad nito para matulungan nyo kami sa pagsugpo ng mga di kanais-nais na pangyayari laban sa ating mga kababaihan,” Hon. Psyche Sucaldito, TF-Sagip Anghel Chair, addressed the part ici-

drivers, operators participate in anti-trafficking campaign

By Jezereel Louise C. Billano

pants. Sucaldito also said that tricycle drivers can be key informants in this issue because of their constant presence in the city even at night.City Councilor Paulino Ledda, chair of the city council transport com-mittee and City Coun-cilor Ariel Ferdinand dela Cruz, chair of the educa-tion committee thanked

the participants for their willingness to participate in the efforts of the gov-ernment in protect ing children and women.Aside from RA 9208, the drivers and operators were also refreshed on traffic rules and regulations by the LGU traffic personnel. The City Treasury Office also informed the TODAs of their business and li-

cense processing.A ser ies of ant i-Traf-ficking symposium and activit ies were already conducted last Decem-ber 2012 with students, uni formed p ersonnel , and barangay of f icia ls as participants. The city also observed the Day Against Trafficking on December 12, 2012. (web/asf )

GENERAL Santos City - The local government, here a long with other concerned national gov-er nment agenc ies has lined up programs and services for the survivors and families of f isher-men who went missing in the aftermath of the devastation brought by super typhoon Pablo in Mindanao.

A c t i o n O f f i c e r

By Nirvana Alpha Vita G. Fruylan

Support continues for survivors and families

of missing fishermen

Ephraim Beliran of the City Disaster Risk Re-duc t ion and Manage-ment Council (CDRRMC) said, government efforts now shifted to rehabili-tation and delivering of aid to the vict ims and af fected famil ies af ter the Task Force Maritime Search and Rescue GenSar (Gensan-Sarangani) has called off its month-long operation last January 16.

He added that based on the record of the now defunct Task Force, there is a total of 378 reported v ic t ims , but on ly 364 were documented, 323 are from Gensan and 41 from Sarangani province.

The city government, he said, has given out some P3.23 million finan-cial assistance or P10,000 each to the families of the 323 fishermen who came from the city.

Of the 378, B el iran said that 18 were rescued alive and 8 dead bodies were re t r ie ved by the Task Force bringing the number to 352 including the 14 undocumented who remain missing until today.

“Although the Task Force has called off its search, rescue, and re-trieval operations, but its communication lines

are still open to respond in case there are reports of missing bodies found dead or alive,” he clari-fied.

D u r i n g M o n d a y ’s meeting of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) XII, the De-partment of Labor and E mp l oy m e nt ( D O L E ) 12 through its SarGen Field Off ice presented the plans of the agency for t he sur v ivors and affected families of the missing fishermen.

L abor and Employ-ment Off icer II , Alma Borela said DOLE SarGen will prioritize qualified dependents to avail of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) and the Starter Kit project as their alternative source of income. (PG-Fruylan/PIA-Gensan/asf )

KORONADAL City - At least 180 students in the city would benefit from the Special Pro-gram for Employment of Students (SPES) this summer. The City PESO Manager Judith Marmonejo said her office is now ready to accept student applicants until Febru-ary 28, this year. SPES is open to qualified high school, college, technical-vocational students and out-of-school youths (OSYs), 15 but not more than 25 years old. The initial requirements are duly accomplished SPES Ap-plication Form (SPES Form) with I.D. Picture; copy of birth certificate or any docu-ment that show date of birth;

SPeS benefits 180 Koronadaleño students

certification from the school registrar as to the last enrol-ment and no grades below 80 and average passing grade or copy of the original class card or form 138; certificate of good moral character issued by the authorized barangay official where the OSY resides; and

copy of latest ITR of parents or certificate issued by BIR that the parents are exempt. (not more than PhP85,000.00 from payment of Tax.) Under the program, students will work for 20-22 days, with a minimum pay of P274.50 per day. They will be assigned at dif-ferent offices in the city hall and will perform clerical/computer work and other related jobs. Some will be assigned at the Demo farm. Students may file their ap-plication at the PESO office with complete documentary requirements from Monday to Friday. The annual SPES program was designed by the Depart-

ment of Labor and Employ-ment under Republic Act 7323, as amended by RA 9574, with the primary objective of providing employment to poor but deserving students so they may earn income during summer vacation in prepara-tion for the class opening. The program which is con-ducted every year employ students and out-of-school youth for a minimum of 20 days. Under SPES, DOLE would pay 40% of the salary of students. The rest of the amount which is 60% would come from the Local Government Unit based on the prevailing minimum wage. .(koronadao.ph/asf)

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monday | febrUary 4, 201310Hostage...from page 1

in Ipil town in Zam-boanga Sibugay province and is believed being held captive in the Muslim prov-ince of Basilan, just several nautical miles south of Zamboanga City.

“To the Australian gov-ernment, in behalf of the majlisus Shura of Alhara-katul Islamiyya in southern Philippines, we officially inform you that your citizen Warren Rodwell is in our custody and control since he was abducted at Ipil, Sibugay Province, Mind-anao Philippines last De-cember 5, 2011 and now facing Islamic sharee’ah, if you have concerned with your men, we will give you a chance to save his life before it’s too late, as soon as possible time, otherwise he will suffer unusual way of Death,” a statement by the Abu Sayyaf said.

The Philippine Army said troops have been searching for Rodwell who was last known to be in Basilan.

“Our efforts to locate Rodwell are continuing, but so far we have no reports about him,” said General Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, the regional army com-mander.

In the latest video, Rodwell was holding a newspaper dated January 25 and his captors – one holding a machine gun and the two others brandishing automatic rifles – stood by his sides.

Rodwell is married to a Filipina Miraflor Gutang, 28. The rebels have origi-nally demanded $2 million ransom for the release of Rodwell, but it was not immediately known how much ransoms the Abu Sayyaf is asking for the remaining captives, who are being held by different rebel commanders.

“To our brothers in Is-lam we would like to make it clear that our activities like this are not for personal interests or just to gain money for personal use, let it be known to everyone we are on war against the forces of shaytan in the Philippines, its allies and supporters, and whatever we gain from this war is to be used for our future operations and other neces-sities,” the Abu Sayyaf said.

The Abu Sayyaf is also holding 4 other foreigners and two Filipinos and just recently rejected demands by a former Muslim rebel group to free their captives.

Army officials said a senior leader of the Moro National Liberation Front, Habier Malik, tried to ne-gotiate with the Abu Sayyaf for the freedom of the hos-tages in the hinterlands of Sulu Island.

“As far as we know, the Abu Sayyaf has rejected the MNLF efforts to secure the release of the hostag-es, not without ransoms,” said Army Col. Rodrigo, a spokesman for the Western

Rebels...from page 1

the 401st Infantry “Uni-ty” Brigade, stated, “they have been babbling about inequality and injustice committed against the poor, but then they are the ones blocking opportunities for employment and livelihood of our fellow kababayans.”

He added that the extor-tion activities do not even discriminate between the rich and the poor.

“They impose their sup-posed ‘revolutionary taxes’ on large businesses in the area, as well as on teachers and farmers working hand-and-foot for their family. Failure to comply to their demands means destruction of facilities, company and/or personal properties and even loss of lives.”

Col. Gan vowed, “we will not let this continue, we, in the 401st Infantry “Unity” Brigade have been adamant in our mission of eradicating these criminals in our area of operation, so that people will be able to live freely to pursue their own development and to help this part of the country achieve economic stabil-ity and progress.” (HAT/arjaysfelicilda)

Climate...from page 1change and campaigning against the United States for its great contribution.

In his visit to a flood-stricken village here, Febru-ary 1, Duterte told residents that the US is the biggest emitter of carbon gases which destroys the earth’s atmosphere. This as he criticized the latter for not signing the Kyoto Protocol, seven years ago in Kyoto, Japan.

“Naay convention didto, nagtapok-tapok ang mga tigas nga nasud apil ta aron kaning kaning aso, carbon emissions nga tawag nila, menos-menosan na (A con-vention was held where tough nations, us included, gathered to discuss on how to cut down carbon emis-sions),” he said, adding that, “(H)alos nipirma ang tanan, ang wala lang mopirma mao ang Amerika. (Al-most every country signed the convention, except the United States).”

Duterte said that the US doesn’t want to limit its carbon emission, otherwise, it will affect its economy.

“Kay kung imong pugn-gan iyang buga buot pas-abot ang mga factory sirhan nimo. Naa gud tanan tanan ginahimo sa Amerika, ero-plano, barko, pati bala ug pulbora (Because if you have to stop the emissions, it would mean a closure of some factories. Almost all things are made in America – airplanes, ships, even bul-lets and gunpowder),” he told the residents in 5-A, Bankerohan.

He again emphasized that the communist move-ment has been right with its analysis, all along.

“Tinuod ang mga ginai-

Farmers...from page 1

t h e m o r e t h a n 1,600-hectare watershed from illegal tree cutters and timber poachers.

SFWD will extend P8,000 financial assistance to each of the beneficiaries to be divided into three farming development stages without any condition except on their willingness to guard the watershed from forest intruders and at the same time become productive eco-farmers.

Already, SFWD General Manager Elmer Luzon ex-pressed optimism that it would not take long that the 420 hectares buffer zone will be fully covered by “social fence” beneficiaries and their produce would be sufficient enough to supply organic vegetables through-out Caraga region.

There are about six vil-lages around the watershed where most residents left their small farmlands idle for many years after they were enticed to be engaged in gold panning and aban-teros (gold extractors) of

Mindanao Command based in Zamboanga City.

About 2,000 MNLF members headed by Malik tried to persuade the Abu Sayyaf to free the hostages.

“ The ef forts of the MNLF to secure the free-dom of the hostages are unilateral on their part and have the permission of the local government officials and military commanders on the ground. But our ef-forts are also continuing to safely recover all the victims,” he said.

Senior Superintendent Antonio Freyra, the Sulu police chief, said the Abu Sayyaf is holding a Japanese treasure hunter, Toshio Ito, 66, since 2010 and was last reported to have been helping the rebel group in cooking food for them and freely moves around.

He said aside from the Japanese, the Abu Sayyaf is also holding Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani, 43, and his two Filipino assistants Rolando Letrero, 22, and Ramelito Vela, 39.

The trio, he said, went to Sulu province in June last year to secretly film the Abu Sayyaf for a documentary on Al Arabiya News Chan-nel. Prior to his detention, Atyani has had previously travelled to the province in secrecy to interview terror-ist leaders, the Philippine military said.

The military has previ-ously said it would arrest Atyani for espionage should he be released by the Abu Sayyaf. Atyani had also clandestinely interviewed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden before the 9/11 attacks in the United States.

Freyra said two Eu-ropean wildlife photog-raphers Ewold Horn, 52, from Holland; and Lo-renzo Vinciguerre, 47, from Switzerland, kidnapped in February his year in Tawi-Tawi province had been brought to Sulu.

Police in Tawi-Tawi said the duo was allegedly seized by members of the Moro National Liberation Front. Another group of kidnappers are also hold-ing a Malaysian fish trader Pang Choon Pong, who was seized in October 2011 in Tawi-Tawi, but his fate remains unknown.

In November last year, Malaysian authorities said two of its nationals were seized by 5 gunmen dis-guised as policemen from a palm oil plantation in Sabah near the Philippine border.

It said the two, who are cousins, were both working for the plantation in Lahad Datu, and had been taken at gunpoint. Their compan-ions said the gunmen spoke in Malayu and Tausug, a dialect commonly used in the southern provinces of Tawi-Tawi and Sulu.

There were no imme-diate reports whether the foreigners are being held in either of the two provinces, but Malaysia said the vic-tims could be in Tawi-Tawi. (Mindanao Examiner)

ingon sa mga Komunista nga ang Amerika maoy dakong kontrabida. Dili lang ang Amerika kundi ang Western World. Sila nay magpadala og mga NGO diri, lektyuran ta nga kamo mga Pilipino ayaw mo pagputol og mga kahoy, ayaw mo pagsu-nog (The Communists are right all along in saying that America is the great villain. It is not just America but all of the Western World. They pretend to send NGOs here, lecture the Filipinos about not cutting down trees, or burn down things),” he said, adding that “(N)gano man? kay kato untang imong parte sa buga, punggan na niya kay nagkinahanglan nga siya nalang (Why do they have to do this? So that they can avail our emission level targets),” he said.

In his television program Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa, last Sunday, Duterte had lashed at foreign non-government organizations for putting the blame on the Filipinos for the so-called forest denudation, especially in Mindanao. He earlier said that Americans were the original loggers in the country.

The said NGO allegedly blames the Filipinos for the series of disasters that hit the country like typhoons Sendong and Pablo and the flashfloods that hit Davao City January 20.

Meanwhile, residents af-fected by the recent floods receive financial assistance from the local government with beneficiaries coming from the 13 villages: City Poblacion’s 1-A, 2-A, 5-A, 8-A; Talomo’s 74-A, 76-A, MAA; Dizon’s 9-A, 10-A, 19-B; Buhangin Waan, Tig-gato, Mandug and Lasang.

Residents whose houses were totally damaged also received construction ma-terials like plywood, nails and hammers. (Irene V. Dagudog/davaotoday.com)

mining tunnels that posed danger to the massive silt-ation of Sumugbong river located within the buffer zone.

Luzon said a few years back there were initially good prospects on small-scale gold mining but not for long because more people came to live in the area making livelihood hard to sustain the daily subsistence among families and caus-ing a high malnutrition incidence to children.

He said after several studies, SFWD has find the “social fence” eco-friendly program as the solution to address poverty and at the same time put a stop to the destructive mining activities that pose a threat to the watershed.

Luzon noted most of the new beneficiaries were also engaged in timber poaching and tree cutting inside the watershed of which some of the forest products were delivered to mining tunnel operators for timbering of mine portals.

Since 1997, SFWD has been in the forefront of protecting Mt. Magdiwata watershed with the massive rehabilitation program cov-ering at least 928 hectares of denuded and open grass-lands after it was declared a watershed forest reserve by Presidential Proclamation No. 282. The program has brought more than enough supply of water to more than 5,000 households.

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the behavior of different nationalities. I walked freely in the Americas, in European nations, in Prague, in Austria, Ger-many, Canada, Amster-dam, Italy, England and elsewhere. I enjoyed so much the friendship of people in these places. At first I though I would be unsafe to meet new faces and behavior in different countries. It was not as I found them much alike as my own countrymen. Everyone is friendly.

It was so beautiful when love and understanding prevail among people. God has wanted it this way and I could see Him smiling and admiring for his crea-ture existing altogether. If we can only have this, if the greed and hatred of some individuals in some places would only surface like these, I can predict the world will always be a beautiful place to live in. (ben-emata.com)

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A team of prosecutors led by Sr. State Prosecu-tor Edna Valenzuela from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila arrived in Cagayan de Oro City Tuesday to supervise the security preparations on Wednesday arraignment.

Authorities had adopted strict security measures for fear of possible retaliation by those who were victims of Rasuman’s pyramiding scam in Northern Min-danao.

Among the adopted se-curity measures were: only the three complainants and their lawyers would be allowed entry in the court, all cases scheduled for hearing on Wednesday at the hall of justice were suspended, the media were not allowed to cover the arraignment, a media brief-ing only in the backyard of the hall of justice after the arraignment, and the gates of the hall of justice would be closed allowing only litigants, lawyers, and judges to enter. CD/CD

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Music is more than just a food for the soul, it is also a tool to make

a difference. This coming February, come and experience world-class music and help save the majestic Cagayan River!

The chance to hear altogether more than fifty musicians in one stage playing some of the well-loved classics is already a feat in itself but knowing that by doing so you have helped in protecting the environment is priceless.

Thus, Liceo de Cagayan University through Rodelsa hall is inviting all music and earth lovers to converge this coming February 16, Saturday, 7:30pm and watch a benefit concert for Safer River Life Saver Foundation,

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Inc. by the Cebu Philharmonic Orchestra, the UUU Japanese Orchestra and international Filipino pianist Rudolf Pelaez Golez.

Portion of the proceeds of the event will be for the sustainability of the projects and programs of the Foundation being implemented in the 17 riverside barangays along Cagayan River.

This event is part of the efforts of the university to invite everyone to become stakeholders of the pressing issue of saving the river and other tributaries in the city.

Safer River Life Saver Foundation has been in the forefront in environmental protection since its inception and has worked with several government and non-government organizations and agencies in its thrusts.

It is hoped that through this musical event, more people will be able to contribute to the efforts and become catalysts of change.

For ticket reservations to the concert, please feel free to call the Liceo Office of Cultural Affairs at (088) 8584093 to 95 local 109 or call 09176366528.

See you at Rodelsa Hall!

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Illuminating the stature as the underscore of CINEMAGIS 5 celebration, Northern Mindanao’s entries and top

short films were awarded on January 26 at SM Atrium, this city.

Considered to be the region’s foremost runner in maximizing its culture and potentials through short films, CINEMAGIS, on its fifth year has never failed in bringing Northern Mindanao to its feet for Cinema Rehiyon; thus, continues to carry out responsive tasks just to promote the region.

CINEMAGIS is highly

recognized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the National Committee for Cinema as a step for film enthusiasts in Mindanao to compete to the national level and further be an instrument to uplift peace and maintain understanding amidst cultural differences.

This year’s entries not only reveal what Northern Mindanao can offer more but a different array of shorts in which we can be proud of; from societal issues to cultures and from their wildest imagination to just a simple one

and from natural to artificial approaches.

The shorts may differ in themes and the messages they want to convey yet they symbolizes what a Mindanaonon is and what the region possesses.

Ten short films vied for the best as they had diverse topics portrayed and had broad concept presentations of each.

What made it more significant is that, not only the professionals can display their prowess in film making but the students were given chance also to show what they have and what can they

contribute to Northern Mindanao through “visual storytelling”.

From the professional category, official entries were Guano, Wonderful Nightmare, Dedangerz, HD, and Unos; in which the experts have proved their talent in making films as to language, creativity and artistry.

Guano, in which it instilled in the minds of the viewers the value of saving Mother Earth for our children’s children in the future by planting forest trees; Wonderful Nightmare, in which it portrayed the art of having nightmares and yet carried a

lesson at the end; Dedangerz, in which it displayed the life and aspirations of street children and the moral that we must respect and pay attention to them; HD, in which it comes in a free form approach of making films, everything comes in natural, as if not scripted yet it depicted the value of life; Unos, in which it came very realistic as everyone of us carries burdens and problems in life, and the lesson that every dilemma has a solution, and that we must always have a positive outlook about life.

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professionals, students came first in line as they bear shorts for Mindanao.

From the student category, entries were Kuris, Tutob, Kunhod, Agents, and Tagpuan; in which it was a mixture of culture awareness, comedy, and call for marine conservation.

Kuris brought the way of life of the Muslims in which prearranged marriage “buya” is the threshold of their marital life; Tutob views the discrimination of our Muslim brothers from others, in which every time they can be seen outside wearing their hats or “tutob”, people flee away from them, that they are being feared and insulted, the message that we must not be prejudice unto our Muslim brothers and sisters; Kunhod, reflected the call for aquatic preservation for the sake also of the fishermen and those whose primary livelihood is fishing, that we must not litter in the bodies of water and we must conserve the living organisms there as they are of big help to others; Agents, comes in a comedy loom in which they were carted with a super power to help people who have been attacked by evil-minded individuals; and Tagpuan, told us the story of friendship and how do people view it in life.

On the aforementioned entries above, winners were chosen and categorized in different sorts: For Best Art Direction, Tutob for student category and Dedangerz for professional; Best in Cinematography, Kunhod for student category and Dedangerz for professional; Best Story went to Kuris for student and HD for professional; Best Editing, Tutob for student category and Guano for professional; Best Sound Scoring, Tutob and Wonderful Nightmare; Female Star of the Night Koreen Witting and Male Star of the Night, Joshua Campos; Audience Choice Award, Agents; Best Director, Kissza Campano of Tutob and Gray Em Erezo of A Wonderful Nightmare; Best Poster, Kuris and Best Trailer, Agents.

For the limelight of the awarding ceremony is the Best Short Film title in which for the student category went to Tutob, second Kunhod, and third Kuris while on the professional category, Wonderful Nightmare topped followed by Dedangerz and HD, in the second and third place respectively.

The winners will qualify for the Cinema Rehiyon in Laguna February 5-8, this year.

“Tutub” director kissza Campano accepts the award for Best Director in the Student Category.