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A time capsule is lowered at the site of the B-Meg plant. The capsule laying rites were led by Villanueva Mayor Juliette T. Uy and feeds business vice president and general manager Dr. Norman C. Ramos of B-Meg. The municipal councilors also participated in the lowering of the time capsule. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

By ALLAN MEDIANTE, Executive editor

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Solon blames sabotage as behind power crisis

WEATHER UPDATEAS of 2:00 a.m. yesterday, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 360 km Northwest of Puerto Princesa City (12.0°N, 116.0°E).

Frontal system affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The whole country will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast with slight to moderate seas. source: pagasa

“Mindanao could not be lacking in power sources like its hydro power sources and other power alternatives. I hope it is not human greed for the power of money that is causing all our woes,” said Nograles.

Congressional inquiryIn an effort to pinpoint

the real culprit, the law-maker has called for a con-gressional inquiry into the

MISAMIS Oriental––The biggest B-Meg plant in the Visayas-Mindanao area will soon rise in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

Sitting on a 15-hectare site, the plant will take about a year to be constructed by the San Miguel Corporation.

Villanueva Mayor Ju-liette T. Uy and Dr. Norman C. Ramos, vice president and general manager of the feeds business, led loca government officials and executives of the company in yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony held at Tagbalogo, Dayawan.

Biggest B-Meg plant to rise in Villanueva

DAVAO City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles claimed the current power shortages in many parts of Mindanao could be a perfect example of economic sabotage, a crime against the people.

continuing power black out hitting many parts of Mindanao and other areas in the Visayas.

“We have to pinpoint the real culprit. There must be an explanation to all these unnecessary sufferings we are experiencing,” he said.

According to Nograles, the Mindanao power prob-lem could not have been

BUTUAN City––Six board-ing houses were razed to the ground and a residential building was partially de-stroyed in a fire on Aquarius Street, Purok 9, Barangay 29 Jose P. Rizal here Sunday.

Senior Fire Officer 1 Virgilio Germata of the local fire station said the blaze started at around 3:35 pm allegedly inside one of the boarding houses rented by Mr. and Mrs. Pablita Moran and building owned by Anecita Bolingit.

Fire destroys six boarding houses

By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editorwith JOEL PORTUGAL, Correspondent

Fire Chief Insp. Mario Palarca immediately de-ployed three firetrucks and crews to the fire scene. They were later joined by three firetrucks from Barangay Ampayon fire sub-station, Gaisano Mall, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte fire station and the Boy Scouts.

Venerando Boaquiña, Jr. and Elra Albores, neigh-bors of the Morans, said the fire started inside the room occupied by Bryan

Uy thanked the company for choosing Villanueva as its investment area.

She said the San Miguel brand is highly known for its quality products and with this latest venture she has “become more optimistic of Villanueva’s future.”

“Thank you for your confidence in investing in Villanueva,” she said to the company officials as she noted the aim of the town to become the industrial hub of Misamis Oriental.

“We will support you,” she added.

OROQUIETA City––Mayor Jason Almonte yesterday ordered for an intensified drive against illegal drug trade in the city following the successful arrest of sus-pected drug peddlers in drug “buy-bust” operations.

Earlier, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Special Enforcement Team in Misamis Oc-cidental was successful in arresting suspected drug pushers and users after it conducted three consecutive “buy-bust” operations in the city.

The PDEA under Ariel Escudero backed by the police under Supt. John Francis Encinareal arrested Juny Baloncio of Upper Langcangan and five others.

Escudero said Baloncio is number 7 on its drug

Mayor wants intensifieddrive v illegal drug trade

By PJ TREMEDAL, Western Mindanao Bureau

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BALIANGAO, Misamis Occidenta l––S ome 75 members of the newly cre-ated Community Coastal Law-Enforcement Action Network (CCLEAN) of Baliangao is now legally deputized by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquat-ic Resources (BFAR) of Northern Mindanao under Regional Director Vista Tan-Demiren.

Last week, the newly cre-

BFAR deputizes community coastal law enforcement groupBy PJ TREMEDAL, Western Mindanao Bureau

ated CCLEAN was launched with the regional director herself and was welcomed by the local government unit headed by Municipal Mayor Svetlana Jalosjos-De Leon who also to received two post-harvest facilities worth P117,000 from BFAR to augment the livelihood projects of MAGSILLUM (Magsaysay, Sinian Lusot and Lumipat Barangays) Agrarian Reform Com-

munity.In an interview with

Mr. Exequiel Laureano Jr., the town’s Municipal Environment and Natural Resource Officer and offi-cer in-charge of Baliangao Fisheries Sector, said that CCLEAN will serve as the local government’s “Bantay Dagat” where most of its members will be assigned to town’s 15 coastal barangays.

CCLEAN is a network of Barangay Bantay Dagat trained and skilled to watch

their own source of liveli-hood and to augment the lo-cal government’s campaign against man-made disaster in coastal areas.

“It is for protection and preservation of the coastal waters of Baliangao,” Lau-reano added.

In her message, BFAR Regional Director Vista Tan-Demiren, who turned over post-harvest facilities such as the Stainless Flatbed Drier and the Smoke House made by Oro Tinsmith of

Cagayan de Oro and de-signed by BFAR Fishery Technology, has confirmed that the BFAR had depu-tized CCLEAN.

Demiren said Mayor Jalosjos distributed the IDs of the members of CCLEAN.

Mayor Jalosjos, who accepted the post-harvest facilities, said that her administration was very thankful for BFAR’s help and support for her con-stituents.

“With the help of BFAR and Regional Director Demiren our community especially those who depend on our Bangus Fish Program is now technically-equipped and can effectively promote our local products,” said Mayor Jalosjos.

Aside from being called as the sea-shell capital of Misamis Occidental, Balian-gao is also engaged in bottled Bangus technology, a liveli-hood program of the local government of Baliangao.

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City––An army soldier was killed in a firefight with communist rebels in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur Sunday afternoon, Maj. Eugenio Julio C. Osias, III, spokesperson of the army’s 4th Infantry Division said here said.

Osias identified the lone fatality as Cpl. Rio M. Eco-biza, of the army’s 26th Infantry Battalion assigned at Peace and Development Platoon based in barangay New Tubigon in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur.

Initial report reaching here said that an undetermined number of armed group believed to be communist armed rebels of Guerilla Front 21, Northeastern Mindanao Revolutionary Committee, attacked the 26th Infantry Battalion’s temporary base in barangay New Tubigon Sunday afternoon.

Osias said the army led by Lt. Banot engaged the rebels in a firefight. Ecobiza was hit in the chest during the exchanged of gunfire resulting to his death.

He said the rebels withdrew to unknown direction after a 10-minute gun battle. The military is still inves-tigating if the rebels incurred casualties, Osias added.

NPA attacks army base, 1soldier died

2ND JOINT PPOC MEET. Governor Oscar S. Moreno delivers his message during the 2nd Joint Misamis Orien-tal –Agusan Del Norte Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting last March 21, 2012 held here in Cagayan de Oro City. In photo next to Governor Moreno from L-R is Vice-Governor Enrico R. Corvera of Agusan Del Norte and Misamis Oriental Vice-Governor Norris C. Babiera. (Rodolfo D. Mendoza-PIA-10)

By CRIS DIAZ, Associate Editor

From left, Mr. Pete Ambos of NAPOCOR and OROCHAMBER VP Ralph Paguio as they update the local stake-holders on the energy situation of Mindanao. OROCHAMBER will be organizing follow up activities on Energy Efficiency in April, Renewable Energy and Power Assessment Forum in June.

BUTUAN City––The Of-fice of Ombudsman Min-danao ordered and recom-mended the filing of graft charges before Sandigan-bayan against Tubay Mayor Sadeka Garcia-Tomaneng and Municipal Engineer Christopher Noval Dagani for violation of R.A. 3019 otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

The 18-page resolution signed by Graft Investigator

Graft raps vs town mayor, engineer filed in Sandiganand Prosecution Officer 1 Aileen Lourdes A. Lizada, the Ombudsman Mindanao found probable cause to indict Tomaneng and Da-gani for graft in connection with the demolition of two houses in Lungsod Daan, Barangay Poblacion 2 and Barangay La Fraternidad, Tubay, Agusan del Norte on May 2, 2011.

The resolut ion was reviewed by Director 1V Maria Corazon Arancon

and Assistant Ombuds-man Rodolfo Elman, CESO III and recommended for approval by Ombudsman Mindanao Humphrey T. Monteroso, who inciden-tally is a native of Agusan del Norte province.

It was finally approved by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Feb. 20, 2012.

The case stemmed from the complaints of Luciano Selades, Jr. and Johnny

Cabalan that their houses were illegally demolished by the local government team.

T h e Tu b a y M a y o r claimed that the demoli-tion of houses would pave way for the development in said area as well as to re-move dengue breeding area problems in said location.

Tomaneng and Dagani reportedly had filed motion for reconsideration of the Ombudsman ruling. With wire report

CARMEN, North Cotabato––Government forces, backed by armored personnel carriers, were sent to a remote vil-lage here after skirmishes involving Moro rebels erupted Saturday, the Army here said.

At least 270 families, mostly relatives of the war-ring Moro National Liberation Front and Moro Islamic Liberation Front, have fled to the village center to avoid getting caught in the conflict.

Colonel Benjamin Hao, chief of the military’s 7th Infantry Battalion, have been sent to the village of Ton-ganon to protect the displaced families and prevent the armed conflict from escalating.

Colonel Prudencio Asto, speaking for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said followers of Commander Teo of the MNLF and Commander Karim of the MILF have been trading bullets sporadically for a week now.

On Saturday, followers of Commander Karim attacked the village of Maputi where men of Commander Teo were situated and engaged them in an hour-long firefight.

The skirmishes forced about 270 families to flee to the center of Barangay Tonganon where government forces were deployed Sunday morning.

No civilians were hurt in the fighting. A police report said the conflict was triggered by a

long standing territorial dispute involving followers of MNLF and MILF.

Both Hao and Asto clarified that the government forces sent in sub-village Maputi and Gawasan as peacekeepers and not to engage the warring groups.

Members of the International Monitoring Team have been sent to Carmen to help restore normalcy in the village. With wire report

270 families evacuated as MNLF vs MILF war erupts

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KALAHI-CIDSS: KKB PROJECT Office of the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee

Barangay REBE Municipality of LALA

Province of LANAO DEL NORTE

INVITATION TO BID

Date: MARCH 20, 2012 The community of BARANGAY REBE, LALA, LANAO DEL NORTE has received assistance from the DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS: KKB Project. Funds come from the Loan from the World Bank/International Development Association (IDA) and from the Philippine Government. Interested bidders are requested to submit their offered price for the contract indicated below: Construction and completion of the works listed below: Name of Community Project: REHABILITATION OF 1.3 KM FARM TO MARKET ROAD

Items No. Items of Work/Description of Work Qty Unit 105 SUB-GRADE PREPARATION 1,950 cu.m 200 AGGREGATE SUB-BASE COARSE 874 cu.m 201 AGGREGATE BASE COARSE 874 cu.m. We will only accept an offered price that is fixed and is not subject to any adjustment. Bid shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of submission. Bidding documents may be obtained from the BSPMC Procurement Team at the BSPMC Office located in the Barangay Hall, Rebe, Lala, Lanao del Norte. (FREE OF CHARGE) A pre-bid conference will be held at the Barangay Hall on APRIL 2, 2012 at 9:00 in the morning. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the following forms: Cash, cashier’s check, certified check, manager’s check, bank draft or bank guarantee – 2% of bid price. All bids must be received on or before APRIL 10, 2012 @ 9:00 in the morning and will be opened in public in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the following address: Kalahi-CIDSS: KKB Project Barangay Community Project Management Committee Barangay Hall Barangay Rebe, Municipality of Lala Province of Lanao del Norte The community reserves the right to reject any bid or waive any defect or formality. The lowest calculated and responsive bid shall be used as the criterion in the selection of the contractor. The community will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of bids. (SGD.) ERNESTO BARCELO Chairperson, Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee MD: March 20 & 27, 2012

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For us, the people of Cagayan de Oro, the fight against those who want to divide us has just started. We are aware of the same group of people who peddled lies in their efforts to gain public support in the pursuit of their political agenda.

These groups pretend to be pro-people and pro-environment. Nevertheless, they initiate movements that grossly affect the civility of the Cagayanons. In times of di-saster, they rise to sow dissension instead of unity. When the Cagayanons mourned, these groups evolved hoping, at all costs, to take advantage of high emotions to sway in their favor.

We must be cautious in dealing with groups who invest on twisted facts and arguments. Let us rally together to fight anyone (indi-viduals or groups) who will destroy what the heroes of the past built with their tears and blood. Let us pursue the obsession of our predecessors to live in a peaceful and progressive Cagayan de Oro City.

We should not allow deception to conquer our faith in our city and ourselves. We are Cagayanons. We nurtured our city and our people for the last 50 years and created a destiny that we are enjoying today.

Consequently, let us preserve all the gains that we have accomplished all these years. In fact, we have succeeded in building a city as a center of commerce and trade in this part of the country. Let us continue to move forward and be wary of groups whose pur-pose is to steal us of our pride as people.

It is therefore, the duty of every Cagayanons to unite and work together in order to desist all forms of political deception.

Let us fight any person, individual, or group who wants to poison the minds of the masses of our people.

MABUHI ANG CAGAYANON! MABUHI ANG CAGAYAN DE ORO!

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

BU T UA N C i t y – – F i v e Philippine Army soldiers were injured in an ambush staged by New People’s Army rebels in Barangay Cantugas, Mainit, Surigao del Norte on Wednesday.

Authorities identified the injured as Sergeant Dela Bano, First Class Private Steve Gapoy, Privates April June Añasco, Ryan Corton and Michael Gonzaga.

Police said two sections

5 Army troopers hurt inSurigao del Norte ambush

By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editorwith JOEL PORTUGAL, Correspondent

of Army troopers from the 30th Infantry Battalion led by Lieut. Ian Christopher Molina and Lieut.

Mendoza were on board vehicles bound for their headquarters in Placer, Surigao del Norte at around 9:15 pm when they were stopped by a blast from an improvised explosive devise planted by the communist rebels in Sitio Subang Daan in Barangay

Cantugas. The waiting NPA rebels

belonging to Guerilla Front 16 started the firefight with a volley of gunfire as the government sol-diers with five of them wounded, fought back. The ambushers withdrew after 10 minutes, police said.

Recovered from the encounter scene were a pair of black rubber boots, eight fired caliber 5.56 car-tridges, six dry cell batter-ies and assorted electrical wires, police added.

Cagayan de Oro 1st District Rep. Benjo Benaldo leads the shoveling ceremony Saturday for the road widening project from barangay Carmen to barangay Balulang. With him are Carmen barangay councilor Inday Dahino, DPWH district engineer Bonifacio Lora, and Balulang barangay chair Alfredo D. Carcosa. The project along Masterson’s Avenue has a contract cost of P17,278,127.08.

Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

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THINK a minute.A little boy was not obey-

ing his mother. So she told him to sit down and stay there until she said he could stand up again.

The little boy angrily sat down and said: “I’m sittin’ down, Mom…but inside I’m standing up!”

There was a popular song made famous by Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, and Elvis Presley called “My Way.”

It’s about a man at the end of his life who’s proud of how he lived, even with all his mistakes, because he says, “I did it my way!” That song was so popular because it says how we all feel: I’m going to live my life my way and be my own boss!

I’m not going to let any-body tell me how to live—not even my Maker.

Remember John Lennon of the Beatles? He and his fellow Beatles helped lead

My way

the rebellion of the 60s against many traditional beliefs and lifestyles.

They also made popular the use of both marijuana and hard drugs.

Many of their followers and fans often boasted that the secret to a happy life was simply to live for today.

The problem was they were so high on drugs they never knew what DAY it was!

John Lennon was also very proud of being a devout atheist.

He did not believe in God.

In fact, in 1966 John Lennon said: “Christian-ity will die out. We, the Beatles, are more popular than Jesus now.

I don’t know which will go away first: rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity.” Then Lennon himself was the first to go when he was suddenly shot and killed on the streets of New York City.

You see, our Creator gave us our freedom so we can choose whose way we want to live: His way or our way.

But Je sus s t rong ly warned us that our way is definitely the wrong way;

because no matter how hard we try we can’t ever be fully satisfied by living our way.

What’s worse, Jesus said it will only lead us into hell - a place full of the worst pain and suffering forever.

In fact, it’s so terrible that our Maker Himself chose to become a human being just to give His innocent life so

He could forgive us all our wrongs and save us from hell. That’s how much He loves us!

God the Son came and showed us that living His way is the only way that we can have the satisfying, good life we were created to enjoy.

So today, why not finally ask Jesus to forgive you for living your own way. Then ask Him to take full charge of your life, so that for your own sake and happiness, you can start living His way every day of your life.

Just Think a Minute.

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AS usual, traffic congestion in the city remains unresolved. While the installation of traffic lights helped a lot, traffic congestion has not improved. Although we appreciate efforts made by traffic aides and traffic enforcers, the basic problems that contribute traffic congestion remain.

Most of these traffic problems involved road courtesy and common sense. For instance, drivers always violate the ‘keep right lane free’ rule. Loading and unloading of passengers in non-designated areas are common sight, too.

Most public utility vehicles also parked beside major thoroughfares waiting for passengers. Queuing public utility vehicles while waiting passengers to fill up seats worsen traffic congestion.

What aggravate the situation is the presence of traf-fic aides and traffic law enforcers doing nothing. We do not understand why traffic enforcers are tolerating this. Often times, we think that these traffic enforcers are receiving bribes or simply unfit to do the job.

In the end, we cannot blame commuters to be criti-cal to the city government’s inability to resolve the city’s traffic problem. No doubt, the city government’s failure to address a simple traffic problem turned into a politi-cal issue.

Traffic problem as a political issueAs a political issue, the opposition finds a door on

where to expose the incumbent administration’s weak-nesses. Unless the city government adopts concrete measures to solve the traffic problem, the opposition will not stop pounding the doors of City Hall.

With an unsolved traffic problem, the political op-position will always discredit the capability of the in-cumbent city officials to govern. The city government never would want this to happen.

Thus, the city government must act to decongest traffic at all costs. City officials must adopt measures that could effectively resolve the city’s traffic problems. We know that there are ordinances that support implementation of traffic rules. However, it is sad that implementation of these traffic rules are lax and lenient.

For instance, traffic officials must issue tickets to drivers pulling over in major streets for a period while waiting for passengers. This practice must be discour-aged. Penalize consistent violators.

Instead of issuing tickets, the confiscation and redeem-ing of license at the Roads and Traffic Administration would be effective. In the past, public utility drivers were careful else, they could not drive vehicles without license.

At present, drivers are not worried of tickets issued for traffic violation. After all, their licenses are intact. This means they (drivers) will continue driving vehicles. In the end, the issuance of a ticket for traffic violation is useless. react: [email protected]

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THE Spratly Islands are subject matter that could de-stroy relationships between and among our country, China, Taiwan, Vietnam an others.

It is an area in the China sea that is very near to us and believed by everyone to have lots of oil reserves. Explora-tions have been undertaken already and so far no oil of sorts have been discovered much less actually seen. But belief of oil presence is ter-rific that all the countries claiming ownership really think the matter can make them richer.

Of all the claimants, I have more understanding with China and Taiwan since these two countries are very closed to us. It is a public knowledge that so many Chinese and Taiwanese

Philippines, China and Taiwan

are residing in our coun-try from the North down to the South and East and West included. Majority of these immigrants were born in the country and their parents have intermarriage relationship with Filipinos. Many of them have already brown skins, looked Filipi-nos, adopted our culture and practices and speak our language and different dialects.

It is not unusual to see them operating various

businesses like department stores, malls, restaurants, movie houses, shoe stores, hotels, sari sari stores and many more. They in fact dominated the commercial sector in the country, a thing that cannot be done by ourselves. These Chinese know their business well the reason why they succeed anywhere they are settled. They are really good in such things and it makes alive the business affair of the Philippines.

Everyone of us really think the Chinese are really part of us in all aspects. They are very good in public relationship and they too accepted us as part of them. There is brotherhood in the veins of every Chinaman as well as Filipinos. It cannot be denied they mingle with us to the deepest extent and friendship has mixed us without any consideration. It is difficult to imagine but some of us have acquired the practices and culture of these people and many of us even speak their lan-guage too.

These are the reasons why I am against of con-flict or misunfrerstanding with these people because of still unknown islands of the Spratleys. I do not want

C AG AYA N d e O ro Cith––The Regional Development Council (RDC-10) has endorsed the Convergence on Val-ue-chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Development (CON-VERGE) Project.

Conceptualized, through the National Convergence Initiatives (NCI) of the Philippine government, the project involves the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), with assistance from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Its target provinces and the respective priority crops are Bukidnon North – cassava, yellow corn and other high-value crops; Bukidnon South – corn, sugar cane, rice; Camiguin – coconut, banana, abaca, lanzones; and Misamis Oriental Eastern Towns (MISORET) – coconut, banana, corn, vegetables.

Estimated to cost some P2.18 billion, CONVERGE is aimed at reducing proverty incidence by raising the incomes and quality of life of about 113,900 rural households in 11 target ARC clusters in the 10 target provinces of Regions 9, 10 and 13. (ERS, DAR-10/jdelpf)

Sendong Memorial Wall to rise at Gaston ParkC A G A Y A N de Oro City - The Bai La-wanen Jaycees has initiated, March 23, the groundbreak-ing rites of the S E N D O N G M E MOR IA L WALL project and photo ex-hibit at Gaston Park. Names of those. who perished in the city will be engraved in the 8 feet by 12 feet marble wall. The event was witnessed by top city officials and relatives of the victims.

Water Consciousness Week starts todayREGION 13 – The Butuan City Water District is spear-heading this year’s 11th Water Consciousness Week, March 26 to April 1 this year, along the theme “Water Security: Rising to the Challenge.” The celebration is in time with BCWD’s 38th anniversary. A motorcade was held yesterday, followed by a program and press conference at the BCWD Training Hall.

Bukidnon experiencesrotating brownoutBUKIDNON – The Bukidnon II Electric Coop. (BUSECO) has sought the help of media in its energy conservation advocacy campaign. The call was aired by BUSECO General Manager Edgardo Masongsong, as the province starts experiencing a two-hour rotat-ing brownout daily due to power supply deficiency.

RCDA lines up various activities for 2012REGION 13 – The Regional Committee on Disabil-ity Affairs has lined-up different activities this year. Regional Program Coordinator Flerida Labanon said, the local government units (LGUs) are the expected to include to such activities the necessary programs and services for children/youth with disability, women and older persons with disability, as they also form part of nation-building.

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By EDITHA R. SALVADOR

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT

4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

IN RE: PETITION TO APPROVE ANDREGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN CIVIL CASE NO. 2012-016SPOUSES VAN ALEX T. SAGARIO AND MA. CRISTINA H. DAL1SAY-SAGARIO

VAN ALEX T. SAGARIO AND MA. CRISTINA H. DAL1SAY-SAGARIO, 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 December 28, 2000 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 Bahayan 7, Luinab, Iligan City Norte and 0009 San Miguel Village, Palao, Iligan City. That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstand-ing between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated sometimes in 2003 or over Eight (8) years now, they decide to live physically in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation in 2003, 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 December 28, 2000 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 April 13, 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 petitioned. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 20th day of March, 2012.

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Anxiety and cancer patients

CAGAYAN de Oro City––A three-man Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR Watch) delegation succeeded in bringing to the attention of the US legislative bodies the ‘hu-man rights violations’ in the country.

In an overseas text mes-sage to this paper, Bishop Felixberto Calang of the Iglesia Filipina Indepen-diente (IFI) said, “we did lobbying at the US Senate and Congress,” urging them to investigate the valid-ity of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the continuing presence of US troops in the Philippines, as it was not ratified by the US Congress.

UPR is a process under the United Nations Human Rights Council where all the 192 UN-member states’ human rights records are

Rights defenders bring cases to US and Canada

reviewed.In this particular mis-

sion abroad, Bishop Calang is accompanied by Bishop Reuel Marigza of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) and Secretary General Angie Bisuna-Ipong of the Society of Ex-detainees Against Detention and Arrest.

Today, they are attend-ing the ecumenical advo-cacy activity in Washington DC where he is to deliver another presentation on the so-called extra-judicial killings, disappearances and other human rights violations “obtaining in the Philippines, under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.”

In the press conference held earlier in Daley Plaza, Chicago, Bishop Calang stated, “we will be asking the US State Department

and Congressional Offices to investigate the alleged link between US Military Aid and the human rights violations in the Philip-pines.”

From the US, the group is scheduled to proceed to Canada to testify before the House of Commons’ Subcommittee on Interna-tional Human Rights and recommend pro-active steps

that Canada takes up in the next session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council.

“Most importantly, we will raise our concern on Canadian economic policies, particularly in mining that redounds to human rights violations on the indigenous and peasant communities,” Bishop Calang averred.

The delegation is like-wise meeting with church and international NGO leaders for help in ending impunity in the Philippines, specifically in monitoring cases of human rights viola-tions and in calling for the Philippine government to step-up efforts in arresting retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan Jr., who is currently facing numerous law suits on human rights violations in the Philip-pines.

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CAGAYAN de Oro City––Efforts to sustain the Fili-pino’s interest in football has gotten another holler, with the reaffirmation of Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) to start the ball rolling for the PFF Suzuki Under-23

2nd PFF Suzuki Cup kicks off in OroBy CHRISTINE SARMIENTO-TRIA

(U23) National Cup 2012.SPH General Manager

for Automobile Shuzo Ho-shikura said, “the humble, yet competitive spirit of our Philippine Men’s Na-tional Football team, re-flects the brand of Suzuki that we all know of. This tournament wil l be an

avenue for the Filipinos to discover a more diverse and talented pool of bud-ding booters.”

This, he added, is along SPH’s thrust and commit-ment of discovering more local boys in the likes of Joshua Beloya, Neckson Leonora, and Gerardo Val-mayor III, who have been with the Philippine squad

in last year’s Indonesian SEA Games.

“They are the living testimonies why SPH con-tinue to pledge to further help develop the Philippine sports,” Mr. Hoshikura stated.

For his part, PFF Presi-dent Mariano “Nonong” Araneta said, “along the football hype in the coun-

try is our ceaseless search for a stronger Philippine team. The Cup will defi-nitely groom our young aspirants to be the best of what they can be.”

The PFF Suzuki U23 National Cup is dubbed, as the local adaptation of the AFF Suzuki Cup, the most celebrated football com-petition, among national

teams in Southeast Asia. The f irst of a series

of weekend competitions had the Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental Football Association (CMOFA) and the Bukidnon Football Assocation (BUFA), Sun-day, at the Pelaez Sports Complex, this city, a 4-2 game, in favor of CMOFA. (CST/jdelpf )

Cagayan de Oro players battle for ball posses-sion against Bukidnon players Sunday at the Pelaez Sports Center in Cagayan de Oro for the 2nd PFF Suzuki U23 National Cup. The Philip-pine Football Federation and Suzuki Philippines recently signed a memo-randum of agreement for the tournament, which is dubbed the local adapta-tion of the AFF Suzuki Cup, the most celebrated football competition or-ganized by the Associa-tion of Southeast Asian Nations Football Federa-tion. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

BACOLOD City––Third District Board Member Patrick Lacson is out to retain the title he won last year when the 2012 Rotary `Golf-For-A-Cause’ tees off on March 31 up to April 1 at the Negros Golf and Country Club here.

Lacson, who has a handicap of 27, ruled the event last year with a net score of 86 points under the Stableford scoring system.

Organized by the Rotary Club of Marapara, the tournament will benefit its various medical missions every year.

Club president Rico Cajili said the event is a vital part of their annual fund-raising activity.

The tournament is sponsored by Coca-Cola, UCPB Insurance, Bantug Realty, Silay City Mayor’s Office and Tanduay Distillers.

Interested players can sign up on the first day of the event at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club here. (PNA)

Lacson seeks title retention in Rotary

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Taiwan...from page 4

such a beautiful relation-ship destroyed by our lust of oil ecxploration in the controversial island. We have spent neary a hundred years with these people and needless to say there is pain in our heart to fight it out on the issue of oil belief.

I am hoping so hard that the issue in conflict will save the good brotherhood relation with these people. They have built an empire of friendship and we must do all things to preserve it. Let us not be so greedy to send warriors in the dis-puted islands to fight with these Chinese. Selfishness can be annihilated by nice relationship.

One thing nice with the Chinese people, whatever profits they make in their business are circulated and spent to further and improve them and the Filipinos. They do not send their money earned here to China. They used to expand things for the benefits and improvements of people. By all purposes, they use their money right here and employ a lot of us for the growth of the country. It is just fantastic to imagine (BEN EMATA) [email protected]

Quarters...from page 6

hanging in there even when she started playing a lot better,” Sharapova, a three-time runner-up in Miami, told the event’s website. “In the second set, I played much better than the first. That was good.”

The 24-year-old world No. 2 Sharapova has tri-umphed in all three of their encounters, the last of which was a 6-2, 6-3 thrashing in the Melbourne quarterfi-nals. Sharapova lost in the final to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.

On the men’s side, Croa-tia’s Marin Cilic put paid to Russia’s last representative in the draw by defeating Igor Kunitsyn 6-3, 7-6 (1) in second-round play.

Crisis...from page 1

experienced without possible collusion, noting the under-capacity power output of hydro-electric power plants.

“If it is found out that the power problem is but an artificial result of sabo-tage, this is a crime which deserves the harshest of penalties,” he said, adding that Congress must also look into the loopholes of the law dealing with economic sabotage and related statutes which must be amended.Immediate intervention

neededSaying the acute power

shortage in Mindanao could be contrived, Senator Aq-uilino “Koko” Pimentel III has called for “immediate intervention” by the national government and warned the worsening problem could lead to widespread disas-trous consequences.

At the same time, Pi-

mentel said the Senate must conduct a full-dress inquiry into the island-wide crisis amid conflicting reasons cited by government en-ergy officials as to its main causes.

“The situation has wors-ened. With the onset of summer, Mindanao is faced with the grim prospect of longer outages of up to eight hours a day. Busi-ness is suffering badly and the residents are becoming impatient over the govern-ment’s slow response,” said Pimentel.

He said that Cagayan de Oro City, where he hails, has experienced recurring power outages.

Senate inquiryPimentel supported calls

for the officials of the NA-POCOR (National Power Corporation) and the DOE (Department of Energy) to explain in a full-dress Senate inquiry the main causes of the outages and why the government’s ap-parent failure to anticipate the problem.

He said although Mind-anao’s power outages have been recurring, the lack of permanent measures by government energy planners to raise and stabilize supply has made it worse, driving away potential investors and affecting its improving tourism industry despite the island’s vast potentials.

The National Grid Cor-poration of the Philippines, which has drawn heavy criticism for the acute pow-er outages, has repeatedly blamed the shortages on the “lack of supply generated by power plants.”

But the Mindanao Devel-opment Authority (MDA) has accused the NGCP of creating “an artificial power shortage.”

Pulangi privatizationMindanao Development

Authority (MDA) chair, former General Santos City Rep. Luwalhati Antonino has aired the accusation, saying the NGCP wants the government to privatize the Augus-Pulangi hydro power plants that would supply half of the island’s power demand. The hydro power plants are due for major rehabilitation to generate additional capacity.

Pimentel said he would look deeply into the al-legations of the Mindanao Development Authority (MDA) chairman.

DOE officials, howev-er, are singing a different tune. They said the acute power shortage could be traced to the electric coop-eratives’ refusal to contract and purchase the necessary capacities in their areas, resulting in massive daily power interruptions across Mindanao.

Pimentel said the eco-nomic costs of the prolonged power outages are incalcu-lable, badly affecting trade, commerce and investments in Mindanao as well as its tourism industry that is beginning to perk up with increased arrivals of both lo-cal and international guests.

He said the power out-ages could also affect the delicate peace problem in Mindanao, where a long-running communist in-surgency and a Muslim secessionist movement con-tinue to create island-wide instability.

Fire...from page 1

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Trade...from page 1

Another neighbor, Cris-tituto Capapas, said he saw the blaze inside Jaem’s room and tried to put out the fire before the firemen arrived.

For his part, Ramos said the plant will provide em-ployment to the community.

He said they will be needing tons of locally grown corn and cassava.

Some 200-300 personnel will be hired.

Ramos said that when the plant is operational it will be capable of producing around 550,000 50-kilogram bags of feeds and that they will be in Villanueva “for the long run.”

He added that they will be helping the community in poultry and pig raising in the agro-insutrial barangay.

The grounbreaking cer-emony was also graced by Vice Mayor Windelino J. Nalagon Sr. who welcomed the officials and guests.

Nalagon joined Mayor Uy, Dr. Ramos, municipal councilors and company executives in the lowering

watch list.Escudero identified the

other persons arrested as 34-year-old Anthony Al-varan of Lower Langcanan, 40-year-old Peter Pagasian of Villaflor, 36-year-old Armando Baco of Caputol, Aloran, 26-year-old Benjie Baco of Caputol, Aloran, and 18-year-old Juneth Arado of Upper Langcangan.

He said the suspects are now facing charges in court for violating Section 15, Article 2 of Republic Act 9165.

Recently, the team of Es-cudero has arrested 23-year-old Lilord Gahuman in buy-bust operation.

Escudero said that his team was able to seize from Gahuman, a resident of Pu-rok 2 of Barangay Layawan, sachets containing metham-phetamine hydrochloride, locally known as “shabu.”

“It is alarming,” said Al-

“Maayo gani wala maapil pagkasunog ang akong balay (It’s fortunate my house did not catch fire),” he said.

The fire was put under control at around 4:30 pm, Palarca said.

He said no one was hurt in the blaze and estimated the damage to property at P1.6 million.

of the time capsule.With this development,

Mayor Uy said the farmers of Villanueva will greatly benefit from the operations of the B-Meg plant.

She noted that this would make a significant impact on the town’s poverty al-leviation programs.

monte as he urged residents to help local authorities wipe out illegal drug drug in the City of Good Life.

House...from page 8

writ of amparo and habeas data proceedings filed on behalf of the victim of enforced or involuntary disappearance shall be disposed of expeditiously, and any order of release by virtue or other appropri-ate order of a court relative thereto shall be executed or complied with immediately.

Further, the bill considers en-forced or involuntary disappearance as a continuing offense, as long as the perpetrators continue to conceal the fate and the whereabouts of the persons who have disappeared and the fact remains unverified.

Under the measure, the penal-ties for violation of this act range from arresto mayor to reclusion perpetua depending on the gravity of the offense. It excludes perpe-trators of enforced or involuntary disappearance from the coverage of special amnesty law or similar measures that will have the effect of exonerating the offenders.

The bill provides that the pros-ecution of person responsible for the commission of enforced or involuntary disappearance shall not prescribe, unless the victims surface alive, in which case the period shall be 25 years starting from the date of his re-appearance.

The bill further entitles victims of enforced or involuntary disappear-ance who re-appears to monetary compensation, rehabilitation and restitution of honor and reputation, including the nearest of kin of the victims.

Likewise, the bill provides that an “Order of Battle” issued by the military, police or any law enforce-ment agency shall not justify the commission of enforced or invol-untary disappearance.

By PAT SAMONTERegional Editor-Caraga

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NOKIA proves once more that it remains a global leader in mobile communications with prestigious awards won at the recent GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012 held at Fira Montjuïc, in Barce-lona, Spain.

Th e GSMA Mobile World Congress is the world’s larg-est annual trade show in the mobile industry that brings together industry leaders, key players, mobile opera-tors, device manufactur-ers, technology providers, vendors and content owners worldwide to showcase the latest in mobile technology through exhibitions and con-ferences provide a venue for participants to collaborate

Nokia sweeps top awards at GSMA mobile world congress 2012

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and network to strengthen and explore high-growth opportunities in the mobile phone business.

Th is year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress featured the theme “Redefi ning Mobile,” which showcased how mo-biles, now more than just a mere communication device, have innovated the world today through its various uses – now serving as books, health monitors, payment transfer devices, social con-nectors and tour guides.

This year’s theme also off ered a glimpse into where mobile has the potential to go next.

One of the highlights of the event was the Global

Mobile Awards, which rec-ognized the greatest, most creative and innovative prod-ucts and services driving the mobile ecosystem today and into the future.

At the Global Mobile Awards, Nokia scooped the prestigious Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet Award for the new Nokia 808 PureView.

Th e fi rst smartphone to feature Nokia’s exclusive new PureView technology, Nokia 808 PureView features a revolutionary 41-megapixel camera with the highest performance Carl Zeiss op-tics to date, redefi ning the quality of today’s camera phone photography.

Th is new cutting-edge smartphone also created quite a stir among visitors of the Nokia Booth at the Mobile World Congress.

They raved about the Nokia 808’s PureView tech-nology, which uses overs-ampling to combine up to seven pixels into one “pure” pixel to eliminate the visual noise found on other mobile phone cameras. On top of that, users can zoom in up to 3X without losing any of the details in the shot and without creating any artifi cially created pixels in the picture.

Th e oversampling tech-nology also allows for sig-nifi cantly improved low light

performance than previous camera phones.

Apart from the presti-gious award for the Nokia 808 PureView, Nokia like-wise received more top awards at the GSMA Mo-bile World Congress 2012. Nokia was awarded Best Feature Phone for the Nokia C3-00; Tom’s Hardware Best of Show, Laptop Magazine’s Best Budget Smartphone, and Computer Active’s Best Windows Smartphone for the Nokia Lumia 610; and Computer Active’s Best Edu-cation Service Award for Nokia Mobile Education.

Th rough these interna-tional recognitions, Nokia is inspired even more to step

up its game and bring more innovative handsets to the public. Explained Dharmesh Goshalia, General Manager and Head of Sales of Nokia Philippines: “Th e Nokia C3-00, introduced almost two years ago, continues to be a well-received product in the Philippines as it gives instant access to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Filipinos can look forward in the next couple of months to the Nokia Lumia 610, our most affordable Lumia smartphone and the Nokia 808 PureView, fea-turing a high-resolution 41 megapixel sensor and high-performance Carl Zeiss optics.”

BUTUAN City––Gabriela-Caraga has denounced a spokesman of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Divi-sion and a military officer for lying and harassing lu-mad evacuees sheltered at the barangay covered court in Barangay Imadejas here since Friday.

Numbering 107 people, the evacuees had escaped from the military operation launched by the Army’s 402nd Infantry Brigade in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte.

In a statement, Gabriela-Caraga chairperson Atel Hijos put to task 4th ID spokesman Major Nilo Kanashiro and Lieut. Pat-rick Martinez for harassing and lying to the evacuees who fled their homes amid the military aerial strikes, bombings and forced occu-pation of civilian commu-nities in Agusan del Norte and sought shelter here.

Hijos said Kanashiro, Martinez and soldiers showed no respect for lumad customs and tradition when they entered the Barangay Imadejas evacuation center on Friday at 2 pm without permission from the na-tive leaders. They allegedly brushed aside the interces-sion of Datu Lando, Ging-ging Anlagan, and leaders of the Kahugpongan sa Lumadnong Organisasyon (Kasalo)-Caraga, Kanapan-Amihan and Gabriela-Cara-ga by telling the evacuees: “Do not listen to the lies of these pretty faces who have joined you.”

She said Kanashiro in-sisted that all evacuees be photographed individually. They also set up a check-point at the entrance of the

Gabriela hits army for lying, harassing evacuees

Rep. Benjo Benaldo of the 1st district of Cagayan de Oro leads the groundbreak-ing ceremony Saturday of the widening of CDO-Airport-Bukidnon road to be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways CDO 1st District Engineering Office. The contract’s completion date has been set for June 2012. Benaldo said this is just one of his projects for the city headed by Mayor Vicente Emano of the Padayon Pilipino party to which he belongs.

Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

evacuation center and made everyone sign a logbook.

They allegedly even re-fused entry for Hijos and Kasalo-Caraga Secretary General Genasque Enriquez. The two officers relented when the evacuees them-selves asked for Hijos and Enriquez’ assistance, she said.

According to Hijos, the two army officers com-manded the evacuees in this wise, “Return home because there are no more

troops in the mountains.”The two officers’ state-

ment was refuted and belied by Lt. Col. Ferdinand Na-puli, commanding officer of the 3rd Special Forces of the 402nd Infantry Brigade, who announced over the local Radyo Bombo in the afternoon that they “are continuing the military op-eration,” Hijos said.

“The actions of the military, especially that of 4th ID spokesperson Maj. Kanashiro exposes the lie

that they perpetrate - that they respect human rights. If they cannot show common courtesy towards lumad datus and local leaders in broad daylight, in the mid-dle of the city and in front of the media, who witness their actions, imagine the total disregard for human dignity and terror tactics that they subject the resi-dents of lumad communities in the isolated mountains,” she said.

“Terrorized by the bomb-ings and presence of fully-armed men in their com-munities, risking their lives to seek sanctuary in Butuan City, these evacuees have suffered enough. Please stop harassing the evacuees and show some sensibility for the women and children in distress,” Hijos added.

“Terrorized by the bombings and presence of fully-armed men in their communities,

risking their lives to seek sanctu-ary in Butuan City...’

House passes law penalizing

‘involuntary disappearance’

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has passed on third reading a measure penalizing and declaring enforced or involuntary disappearance as a special crime separate from kidnapping, serious illegal detention and murder.

Reps. Edcel Lagman (1st Dist., Albay) and Lorenzo Tañada III (4th Dist., Quezon), principal authors of House Bill 98, said the bill is in compliance with the Philippine’s international commitment under the 2006 International Convention for the Protection of All Per-sons from Enforced Disappearances.

Article 4 of the said convention mandates each State Party to take the necessary measures to ensure that enforced disappearance constitutes an offense under its criminal law.

Lagman said enforced or involuntary disappearance is a continuing menace to civil liberties and mocks the sanctity and inviolability of human life.

“It violates not only the right to liberty and security of a person, the rights against torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado or other forms of similar detention, which are guaranteed not only by the Constitution, but practically by all human rights especially the right to life,” Lagman said.

“The victims are deprived of due process and forced to endure unimaginable indignities and atrocities in the hands of their captors. It is high time that we call a spade a spade,” Lagman said.

Lagman said enforced disappearance is a global offense that has driven families of victims across continents to the United Nations to push for the adoption of a legally-binding instrument that prohibits and seeks to put an end to this heinous offense or crime against humanity.

Deputy Speaker Tañada said most victims of enforced or involuntary disappearance who were still missing were presumed to have been extra-judicially killed.

Some parents of ‘desaparecidos’ have already died, yet not a single perpetrator of this heinous offense has been convicted and penalized.

“There are cases pending before the courts filed by families of victims but in the absence of a law penalizing enforced disappearance as a distinct crime, the cases are lodged as kidnapping, serious illegal detention and/or murder,” Tañada said.

The bill defines enforced or involuntary disappearance as the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty committed by government authori-ties or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of such person in authority, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which places such person outside the protection of the law.

The bill also mandates that a writ of habeas corpus,

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March 27, 2012 issue