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Lass gypped of P22t cash

Commissioner Ruffy Biazon of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) did not mention the name of the lady-victim but warned the public of impostors who used the internet and mails

US urges China to convince Nokor to scrap missile launch

South Korean Army soldiers watch a TV news program which shows North Korea’s Unha-3 rocket at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, April 9, 2012.

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The administration of Barack Obama is urging China to help convince North Korea to abandon its planned ballistic missile launch. There are new con-cerns that North Korea may also be planning another nuclear test.

S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the United States continues to urge all countries that may have influence on North Korea––most notably China––to use that influence to make clear that they also disapprove of

the planned missile launch and believe it will further isolate Pyongyang.

As for Washington’s message about the launch, Nuland said it is simple: “Don’t do it.”

“North Korea’s launch of a missile would be highly provocative. It would pose a threat to regional security,” said Nuland. “And it will be inconsistent with its recent undertakings to refrain from any kind of long-range mis-sile launches.”

The most recent of those undertakings was a February

agreement with the United States to resume nuclear inspections in exchange for food aid. That deal was broken by Pyongyang’s an-nouncement that it will launch a weather satellite in the next few days aboard an Unha-3 rocket.

South Korean intelli-gence photos, obtained by VOA, also show what appear to be preparations for a third North Korean nuclear test.

VOA or the Voice of America is a dynamic mul-timedia broadcaster funded by the US government.

While she would not confirm that intelligence information, Nuland said another nuclear test “would be equally bad if not worse” than the missile launch.

North Korea said launch-ing a weather satellite is a purely civilian operation. But Nuland said US nego-tiators made clear that any ballistic missile use would be a deal breaker.

“They can’t launch the thing without using ballistic missile technology, which is precluded by UN Security

CUSTOMS WARNS PUBLIC OF INTERNET FRAUD, SCAMMERSBy CRIS DIAZ, Associate Editor

AN UNIDENTIFIED FOREIGNER gypped a lady from Cagayan de Oro City of almost all her personal savings through an illegal transaction via the internet, a top customs official said Tuesday.

in their illegal operations.He said the suspect be-

friended and promised the lady from Cagayan de Oro to send her a package through a notice purportedly com-ing from the BoC after she

would pay a certain amount.Biazon warned the public

that BoC never sends let-ters of notice about pack-ages from abroad and about duties to be paid by an individual since only the Postal Service Office sends out notices.

BoC’s responsibility is to assess the value and to collect payments for dutiable goods being sent through the country’s postal service.

“We do not send letters or notices to individuals about parcels from abroad

and their corresponding du-ties to be paid,” Biazon said.

“Moreover, should there be payments for duties and taxes, its payee shall be the Bureau of Customs and not somebody else. I am really saddened that some indi-viduals have lost thousands of pesos to this scam,” he added.

Biazon cited a case of a lady from Cagayan De Oro City who recently lost Php 22,100 to a foreigner con artist whom she met through

BUTUAN City––A 43-year-old woman hacked and killed a miner and her live-in partner in Purok10, Sinayugan, Bayugan 3, Rosario, Agusan del Sur over the weekend.

Authorities identified the victim as Godofredo Cam-pos Gona, alias Royroy, 37, and the suspect as Thelma Abao Rojas.

Police initial investigation showed that the couple had a heated argument after which they and their children prepared their bed to sleep at around 7 pm. Suddenly, Thelma allegedly hacked her live-in partner several times with a bolo. Gona succumbed to multiple hack wounds, police said.

By PAT SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGAL

OIL companies have re-duced the prices of their petroleum products by P0.30 to P0.50 per liter effective Tuesday.

Pilipinas Shell, Petron Corp. and Total Philippines cut prices of diesel by P0.50 per liter, kerosene by P0.40 and regular gas by P0.30.

But they raised prices of their unleaded gasoline by P0.30 per liter.

Small industry players Seaoil and Phoenix Petro-

Oil firms cut fuel price, raise premium gasoline

leum followed suit as they implemented similar price adjustments.

Other oil firms have yet to announce any adjust-ment in their prices.

The new price adjust-ment reflect price move-ments in the world oil prices.

As of Monday, the price of diesel in Metro Manila averaged P47 per liter while gasoline and kerosene at P57. pna

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BUTUAN City––A 22-year old man was killed when his red Haojue motorcycle slammed into a parked 10-wheel Isuzu truck loaded with Albizzia Falcatta logs in Barangay Poblacion, Sibagat,

Agusan del Sur shortly after midnight on Monday.

Police said Jezreel Guzo was driving his motorcycle in Purok 1, Barangay Po-blacion at around 12:30

Zambo’s gun-for-hire group exposed

The Region’s PNP-PCR (Police Community Relation Man) P/SSupt Cristito Rey Gonzalodo (planting a tree) of The Philippine National Police Northern Mindanao Regional Office who visited the provincial command takes time planting a Mahogany Tree during the celebration of the Araw ng Kagitingan at the Provincial Headquar-ters of the Misamis Occidental PNP Provincial Office under the leadership of OIC Provincial Director P/SSupt Raul Benitez, (In Right Photo) are P/Supt Herbert Olivades, MOPPO-PCR Chief, P/CI Sudding and P/Supt John Frances Encinareal of the command’s Public Safety Company (PPSC).

Photo by PJTremedal, Mindanao Daily-Western Mindanao Bureau

• Unsolved killings and the slaying of a University President blamed on gun-for-hire group, says police chief.ZAMBOANGA City––The new acting Zamboanga po-lice chief, Supt. Mario Yanga confirmed the existence of gun-for-hire groups engaged in killing of targeted victims in various parts of the city.

A local newspaper reported Sunday that so far there are a total of 60 unsolved killings in this city since Janu-ary this year. This figure does not include the hundred who have been shot at and survived the attempts on their lives.

Yanga took over as officer-in-charge of the city’s police force from Supt. Edwin D. Ocampo , the day after University of Zamboanga president Arturo Eustaquio was gunned down a few meters from his home at Barangay Sta. Maria, which has its own police precinct, on April 1.

De Ocampo was supposed to end his tour as acting city police director last January but City Mayor Celso L. Lobregat has opted to retain him in his position after he (mayor) declined to accept candidates for the posi-tion provided him by the Regional Police Command.

The relieved De Ocampo was not named city police director in his two years stint as officer-in-charge of the city police command. The command has prepared a new list of candidates for the position.

On the other hand, Yanga has served as city police director for Zambaonga for three consecutive terms of two years each.

He only left the position for another position in the regional office because he said he could not grow in his profession if he stays as city police director of Zambo-anga for all his life in the police force.

Yanga said this gun-for-hire group or groups were responsible for the spate of gun-slayings in the city.

Some of the members of these groups are operating locally but are accepting offers to kill from other parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula.

Perpetrators behind Estaquio’s killing could be mem-bers of this gun-for-hire group, Yanga said.

The 60-dead figure for Zamboanga include the April 1 Eustaquio murder cases reported in this city since early this year.

The killing in this city did not end with the April 1 Eustaquio murder, as a military intelligence group (MIG) agent was gunned down last Friday in front of the office of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative or Zamcelco at Guiwan barangay, under the Tetuan police precinct.

Yanga said he would also look into the other previous high profile crimes where innocent civilians, business-men and even police and military men were the victims.

“I don’t want to stay long as OIC,” he said, adding that he was still assigned as director for Administration with the regional police command.

Lobregat is expected to decide on the next possible city chief of police from among the second list prepared by the police.

Yanga was officially designated as OIC of local police force. He will lead the special team called Task Group Archie (TGA) mandated to look into the slaying of the UZ president. WITH WIRE REPORT

Man killed as bike slamsinto parked Isuzu truck

By PAT SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGALin the morning when the vehicle slammed into the back portion of the Isuzu truck parked along the national highway.

Guzo died on the sport, police said.

Truck driver Sablante Galicia Raynante, 37, told police he parked his vehicle to “recheck its parts and accessories.”

He was taken custody by Sibagat police.

LOCAL LEGISLATORS want the establishment of five memorial eco-parks costing P100 million in memory of those who per-ished when Typhoon Send-ong lashed this port capital of Cagayan de Oro last Dec. 17, 2011.

House Bill 5859 pro-posed the construction of memorial parks in the hard-hit sitio Kala-kala, barangay Macasandig, Isla de Oro, Barangay 13 and Barangay 15, Isla Delta, Isla Bugnaw, Isla Baksan and Barangay Consolacion.

Trees and grasses should be planted in these memo-rial gardens with an obelisk tower in the center to serve as a symbol and reminder of the people who lost their lives, were missing and in-jured during Typhoon Sen-dong, it said.

‘Further, river walls/retaining walls shall also be constructed to stabilize the slopes along the parks,’

P100m memorial parks in C. de Oro proposed

Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez, 2nd District of Cagayan de Oro and Abamin Party List Rep. Maxi Rodriguez who authored the bill said.

The appropriations for dredging of the river, the construction of river dikes, and the elevation of the parks shall be included in the annual appropriations of the Department of Public Works and Highways, the proposed bill said.

The legislators also in-corporated the creation of inter-agency council that would manage and maintain

these memorial gardens.The Secretary of De-

partment of Environment and Natural Resources, as chairman and represen-tative from the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, the Department of Tourism, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Office of the Representa-tive of the 2nd District of Cagayan de Oro City and the City Government of Cagayan de Oro City as members of inter-agency council. CD

By PAT SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGAL

BUTUAN City––The City Social Welfare and Devel-opment office has called on residents with physical disabilities to visit city hall for services reserved for them.

CSWD office chief Al-deberan Mordeno made the call on the occasion of the Women with Disabili-ties Day with the theme “Particicpation of Women with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction Manage-ment and Climate Change

Free crutches, services to persons with disabilities

Adaptation”.Mordeno stressed the

importance of the role played by persons with disabilities (PWDs) in times of emergency and in help-ing mitigate the effects of climate change through proper education.

According to Mordeno, the city government was offering livelihood and skills training as well as assisting devices such as wheel chairs, hearing aids, eye glasses, and free eye

operation to PWDs.She said that in place

were modern equipment and facilities in the train-ing and that the offer was a first in Caraga.

Mayor Ferdinand Aman-te, Jr. said children with disabilities will continue their schooling through a Day Care Center for Special Children which he said is part of his “Tuloy Aral, Walang Sagabal (Tawag)” program.

A physical therapist will be assigned to the special children, he added.

LPG price now at P2INDEPENDENT retailers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Monday slash product prices by P2 per kilo. The rollback would translate into a P22-mark-down per tank since a regu-lar cylinder of LPG weighs 11 kilos, With the latest rollback, prices of LPG sold by LPGMA members now stood between P700 and P725 per 11-kg tank.

Further price rollbacks in the coming months, noting the plunge in world contract prices for the commodity, LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA) said.

Retired policemanstabbedto deathBUTUAN City––A retired police officer was stabbed to death on Holy Saturday evening by still unidenti-fied assailant in Purok Gu-mamela, Espina Extension, Barangay Taft, Surigao City.

The Police Regional Office-13 here identified the victim as retired Police Chief Insp. Diosdado Coro Morales, Jr., a resident of Purok Casseta Heights of Sitio Cayutan, Barangay Cagniog, Surigao City.

Morales sustained a lone stab wound on his upper left abdomen.

Police said the sti l l unidentified suspect fled on foot after stabbing the victim.

The retired police officer was taken to a nearby hos-pital for medical treatment but was declared dead by the attending physician around 1O:35 p.m. Saturday.

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PROVINCIAL ORDINANCE NO. 2012-02“AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED BORROWING OF THE PROV-INCE OF CAMIGUIN IN THE AMOUNT OF EIGHTY-FIVE MILLION PESOS (P85M) TO FUND THE PARTIAL COMPLETION OF THE CAMIGUIN TOURISM CENTER/SPORTS COMPLEX AT LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Camiguin

SECTION 1. The Provincial Governor, in representation of the Province, hereinafter referred to as the “Province”, is hereby authorized to enter into loan agreement/credit facility with Land Bank of the Philippines in accordance with Section 297 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code, in the amount of Eighty-five million pesos (P85M) under the terms and conditions herein set forth and such other terms and conditions as may be agreed upon with any person, corporation or entity for the purpose of funding priority project/s, and subject to the requirements under Section 123 of Republic Act No. 7653 as implemented by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Circular No. 402. In this connection, the Provincial Governor shall have full power and authority to represent the Province in negotiating the terms and conditions for the said borrowing and in signing, executing and delivering such agreements, contracts, deeds, papers, and documents as may be necessary and proper for the full and total implementation of the authority herein granted;

SECTION 2. The said priority project herein specified as the Partial Completion of Camiguin Tourism Center/Sports Complex is hereby certified to be a local infra-structure and other socio-economic development project in accordance with the approved local development plan and public investment program for the period of eight years or the public investment program for the current year of the Province of Camiguin and is supported by a final feasibility study.

SECTION 3. Consistent with the covering contract, deeds and assignment, mortgage contracts, and such other agreements as maybe entered into by the Province in connection with the borrowing, the features, terms and conditions shall be as follows and are hereby approved:

3.1 PROJECT NAME Borrower - Provincial Government of Camiguin Amount - Eighty Five (85) Million Pesos Purpose - Partial Completion of Tourism Center/ Sports Complex Term - Eight (8) years Manner of Payment - Quarterly Interest - 9% per annum, subject to re-pricing Principal - Php 2,656,250.00 Interest Rate - 8-9% per annum Collateral/Guarantee/Security - Deed of Assignment of the Internal Revenue Front-end Fee - N/A Commitment Fee - N/A Guarantor - N/A Guarantee Fee - N/A Sinking Fund (if applicable) or other Funding Arrangement-NA

SECTION 4. The Province hereby appropriates the entire proceeds of the borrowing exclusively to finance the Partial Completion of the Tourism Center/Sports Complex and other financial obligations relative thereto.

SECTION 5. Any Ordinance or parts thereof, inconsistent with this enactment is hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its publication and compliance with all procedures required under Republic Act No. 7160 of an ordinance for its validity, including the affixation of signatures of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members, in concurrence thereto, composing of seven members, out of the total of nine members, on all the pages of this Ordinance.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that copies of this Ordinance be furnished the Honorable Governor, the Provincial Accountant, and the Provincial Auditor, of this Province, the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for their in-formation and appropriate action.

SO ORDAINED.”

ADOPTED this 29th day of February 2012.

CERTIFIED TRUE AND CORRECT:

SGD. CAROLYN L. LAGUMBAY, MPA Secretary to the Sanggunian

ATTESTED:

SGD. JOSE CULTURA LADAOProvincial Board MemberTemporary Presiding Officer

APPROVED:

JURDIN JESUS M. ROMUALDOProvincial Governor

MD: MARCH 28, APRIL 4 & 11, 2012

SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGANProvince of Camiguin

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By RUTCHIE C. AGUHOB

OROQUIETA City, Misamis Occidental––Some P54.95 million-worth of rehabili-tation projects under the Provincial Roads Manage-ment Facility (PRMF) Year 2, have been bidded out in Misamis Occidental, as of Feb. 6 this year.

This brings to P108.10 million, the total amount of the PRMF projects for both Year 1 and Year 2 in the province, as of the period.

With a physical target of 12.85 kilometers (km.), the notice of awards (NOA) for the PRMF Year 2 projects have already been issued and received by the contrac-tors, Governor Herminia

Misoc bids out P54.95 millionworth of road rehab projects

M. Ramiro said.The Governor also said

that the documents are now being prepared for signing by the contractors, who are only waiting for the notice to proceed (NTP) with the projects.

The PRMF is one of the fund sources that support the Mis. Occ. Provincial Road Network Development Plan (PRNDP), resulting in the improved delivery of basic services and increased traffic count of motor ve-hicles.

Teresa B. Calamba, head of Provincial Monitor-ing and Evaluation Team (PMET) and chairperson of the Roads Sector Committee of the Provincial Develop-

ment Council (PDC) said these PRMF Year 2 projects include the rehabilitation of the following provincial roads:

Maular-Monte Rico Road in Aloran town with a length of 6.2 km. worth P31.86 million, Bunawan-Dapacan Bajo Road in Calamba with 2.65 km. worth P10.12 million, and Sapang Dalaga-Medallo Road in Sapang Dalaga with 4.0 km. worth P12.92 million.

To ensure the smooth implementation of the PRMF Year 2 projects, the following activities/train-ings have been conducted by the Misamis Occidental:

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THINK a minute.During World War II, an

uneducated man who lived out in the hills brought this letter to the city to hand de-liver it to the United States Army.

Since he could not read or write, his wife had written it for him. The letter said this: “Dear United States Army: My husband asked me to write a recommen-dation that he supports his family. He cannot read. Please take him. He ain’t no good to me. He ain’t done nothing but make trouble and drink beer since I mar-ried him 8 years ago. And I got to feed his 7 kids. Maybe you can get him to carry a gun. He’s good at huttin’ squirrels and eatin’. Take him. I need his food and bed for the kids. Don’t tell him I said this, just take him.”

Well, I suppose it’s safe

Ignorance is not bliss

to say that husband’s igno-rance was not bliss! What he didn’t know did hurt him!

A story is told of a thief in ancient times who stole a very valuable coat.

The coat was made of the finest materials, including buttons of pure silver and gold.

When he returned to his friends after selling the coat in the market, they asked him how much money he’d got for the coat.

He answered, “A hundred pieces of silver.” His friends

were shocked and upset. They said: “You only got

a hundred pieces of silver for that rare, valuable coat!”

The thief looked sur-prised and asked: “Why? Is there a number higher than 100?”

You see, if you don’t know there’s more, you won’t ever get it.

There’s so much in life for us to enjoy, just waiting for us to get it.

If all you’re used to eat-ing is bread and water, then you don’t know you could

be eating steak and lobster!There’s one person who

can show you everything there is to be enjoyed in life.

Naturally, that is the one who created life. Jesus Christ came to show us what it means to be fully human and fully alive, so we can live our lives to the fullest!

He also knows the dan-gers that can trick and trap us. He’ll protect you from the pain you and your family will have if you don’t live your Maker’s way that He designed for your happiness.

So why not ask Jesus to forgive you for living your own way, and ask Him to take charge and start show-ing you how to live His satisfying way?

It’s the only way you won’t miss out on every exciting, good thing He has planned for your life.

Just Think a Minute.

Think A Minute

Jhan Tiafau HurstJhan Tiafau Hurst

• The thrill of political sea-son starts to sizzle as elec-tion nears.

EXPECT that with the culmination of the Holy Week, another observance sit in. Now, this is more aggressive and determined with some maver-ick character. We are talking of the preparation for the midterm elections next year.

Certainly, some quarters are already honing their weapons – like the North Koreans – in preparation for a major launching a year from now. What do we expect to see in the local political arena but the same old chaps and broken litany of deafening political issues? The problem, however, is that politics in the Philippines had matured as one of the ‘dirtiest politics in Asia’ and, perhaps, in the world.

It really disheartens to think that our concept of politics is associated with dirty tricks, deceptions and ‘personal destruction.’ In the process, we cannot but ex-pect nothing from candidates who would win but sham. After all, those who would win in electoral battles had in their minds the thoughts of recovering what they may have had spent in the elections. What gives?

Politics simmers in summerIt is more frustrating when newcomers or the comeback

politicians regained their post. ‘Time to extract revenge,’ is the usual phrase of those who would succeed in regain-ing lost political pride. Although the above statement is preposterous, nothing can be nearer to the truth.

In fact, even at this early, one could already sense the kind of political wannabes in the corner. One could eas-ily decipher their thoughts and their obsession to gain political power. Their political machines are already grinding. Whether their political machines have had enough oil and fuel, they are aware of it.

Although there are many factors that would push a candidate in engaging a good political battle, winning remains uncertain. Even the most seasoned politician knows that politics evolved in many uncertain terms, too. For instance, getting an endorsement from politi-cal parties is not an assurance that one would win an electoral contest.

Like the game of chess, candidate losses or wins when an opponent employs surprise moves. However, in real electoral battles, surprise moves are but one among the various political maneuverings. If there are surprise moves, there are also brilliancy moves and sacrificial moves. What is frustrating is falling into snake pits and making blunder moves. Under this scenario, the candidate’s chance of winning is nil.

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DESPITE all the progress made by mankind, one thing he can not be able to stop, death. Death is the conse-quence of sin. Romans 6:23 declares, “For the wages of sin is death. . .” Indeed no man, through his own ef-forts, can omit himself from this unfortunate outcome. “Therefore, just as sin en-tered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12).

This inescapable situa-tion that makes Jesus’ resur-rection important.

The rest of Romans 6:23 reads as follows,”. . .but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 5:17 also states, “For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how

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much more will those who receive God’s abundant pro-vision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.”

A wonderful opportunity has been provided to obtain God’s free gift of eternal life and righteousness as a result of Jesus’ death on the cross followed by Jesus’ resurrection.

In John 11:25 we read, “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me

will live, even though he dies.” It seems almost like a paradox. However, what we need to realize is that besides the physical death which has come upon us because of sin there is the greater distress of spiritual death (inability to fellow-ship with God and being under His condemnation and punishment for sin).

Jesus was put to death for our trespasses and raised (resurrected) for our jus-tification (Romans 4:25).

He has given us the op-

portunity to be at peace with God (Romans 5:1). We are also no longer un-der God’s condemnation, “Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men” (Romans 5:18).

Jesus’ resurrection means that we are no longer un-der the dominion of death and more importantly the power of sin. We are now alive in God through what Jesus did. “For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves

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LEADERS AWARDS 2012 La Frutera Inc. is an agri-business, the Philippines’ largest banana exporter whose exports are marketed and exported by Chiquita-Unifrutti and Ultrex. Its chairman and president is Senen C. Bacani, who was conferred the 2006 Entre-preneur of the Year by SGV Ernst & Young and as the Master Entrepreneur.

La Frutera Inc. StorySenen’s years of experi-

ence in agri business and government prepared Senen for his first entrepreneurial venture in 1993. He put up Ultrex Management and In-vestments Corp., a company which initially managed the corporate banana farms of the Yuchengco-owned House of Investments.

Senen and his colleagues, however, wanted to operate their own banana plan-tation. They approached Chiquita Unifrutti Inter-national, a Middle Eastern family-owned business that had plans of introducing Chiquita bananas to the Japanese market.

He saw potential in the Autonomous Region in Mus-lim Mindanao (ARMM), with its fertile and unde-veloped land, good climate, and readily available and cost-efficient workforce. However, during his visits to the ARMM, he became concerned about resolving the separatist rebellion in Mindanao.

Senen convinced Chiq-

are Muslims, many of whom are rebel returnees from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). Bacani and his business partners envisioned La Frutera as a model of how Christians and Muslims can work together.

It then has provided jobs to the Muslim and Christian residents of the community.

Bacani notes that since the time that La Frutera established its plantation in Datu Paglas, there have been follow-up investments from others, albeit slower than what he originally expected.

The once secluded, war-torn town now boasts of a mini-mall and a develop-ment bank. The crime rate is reportedly down.

Bacani wants to inspire others to follow their lead and not be deterred by the negative perception about the peace and order situa-tion in the Muslim areas.

“Peace and development go together. We cannot keep on waiting for peace to come first. The reason why there is no peace is that there is no development. Fact is, if there is no livelihood, people can do anything as there is nothing to lose on their end. Now that we have given the Datu Paglas townsfolk gainful employment, they do not even want to lose even a few days’ wages.”

La Frutera was the first

uita Unifrutti that the re-gion, although farther from ports, paid lower wages and promised higher pro-ductivity.

Senen’s partner is Datu Paglas, a former rebel leader who has his own business firm, Paglas Corp. “The business is good,” Paglas told him.

According to the Philip-pineBusiness.Com that in 1996, Ultrex and Chiquita Unifrutti established La Frutera, Inc., a 1,000-hec-tare Cavendish plantation in Buluan and Datu Paglas, Maguindanao.

La Frutera employs 1,745 people, 90 percent of whom are Muslims and 10 percent are Christians. Among the staff are a few hundred former rebels of the Moro National Liberal Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Many of the middle-level manage-ment positions are now occupied by Muslims.

But then according to ManilaTimes.Net that it was in 1997, when Senen led the multinational company to invest in Datu Paglas, Magu-indanao, a predominantly Muslim area in Mindanao. La Frutera, Inc., a 1,000-hec-tare banana plantation, is the biggest investment so far in the Muslim areas of Mindanao.

T’Boli is also in Mind-anao but is located in a “Christian area.” Ninety-five percent of its 1,700 workers

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large-scale banana planta-tion in the ARMM. Ultrex and Chiquita Unifrutti for-mally agreed to a 20-year contract wherein Chiquita Unifrutti would buy La Frutera’s bananas, market them under the Chiquita and Unifrutti brands, and then export them abroad.

There are 45,000 hectares of banana plantations in the country. Among them is La

Frutera. It is one of the top 10 percent banana farms in terms of production per hectare, cost per box, and quality of products in the market.

It exports bananas to Japan, Korea, China and the Middle East. La Frutera is the only banana plantation in the country certified by both the Rainforest Alliance (since 2003) and ISO 14001

(since 2005).Over the past 10 years,

La Frutera has shown how a business model can suc-ceed in a conflict-ridden area previously bedeviled by lawlessness, underem-ployment and interethnic violence. He believes that providing jobs, especially in rural areas, is the direct and sustainable way of al-leviating poverty.

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Road Sector Delivery, Strategic Financial Manage-ment Financial Planning, Planning and Budgeting Linkages and Project Moni-toring and Evaluation (PME), Climate Change Adaptation, Records Management, Infor-mation, Communication and Technology (ICT), Gender and Development and net-working.

Meanwhile, two of the projects under PRMF Year 1 posted the following status: Maular-Monterico Road in Aloran town, completed last September and Luminapac-Mabini-Punta Sulong Road in Baliangao, also completed last December. Th e third project, Malibancao-Guba-Sebasi Road in Clarin, however, posted an accomplishment of only 28 percent, as of the end of 2011 and was termi-nated. Among the reasons for the termination was the contractor’s non-compliance to some specifi cations of the project, Calamba added.

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of NENITO D. DORIA, who died intestate in Butuan City on May 12, 2004, consisting of a real property (Lot No. 177, Gsg-194) situated in Tagabaca, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-2343 containing an area of 21,884 square meters is the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF NENITO D. DORIA made and entered into by herein deceased’s wife and children and sole heirs, namely, Teofila Uriarte Doria, Fatima Doria Claros and Ferdinand U. Doria, per Doc. No. 174; Page No. 18; Book No. LV; Series of 2012 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Richard L. Lamigo, Notary Public for and in the City of Butuan.

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THE National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved the uprating of the National Power Corporation’s (Napo-cor) 200-megawatt Agus 6 Hydroelectric Power Plant, boosting prospects of addi-tional power supply for the beleaguered Mindanao grid.

Napocor said in a state-ment that among other ob-jectives, the uprating project is designed to extend the economic life of Units 1 and 2 of Agus 6 by at least another 30 years.

Built in 1953, the de-pendable capacity of the two units has gone down from the original 25 megawatts to only 20 MW each, and continues to deteriorate.

As a result, Units 1 and 2 are operating inefficiently, and require higher mainte-nance costs, Napocor said in a project brief.

In fact, “there is an im-

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minent danger that these units will eventually cease operation at any time now,” it added.

Under the work sched-ule drawn up by Napocor, the uprating project will require two and a half years to complete, or from June 2012 to December 2014.

At the same time, it will entail a funding of P2.598 billion, which will be fi-nanced through a budget that will be provided by

the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM).

The uprating of Units 1 and 2 calls for the re-placement of the two units’ main equipment, such as the turbine runners, main generators and power trans-formers.

Upon completion, the Agus 6 power station will be uprated to 69 MW using the same configuration.

Napocor said this will

be made possible by the use of modern technology in the design of hydroelectric power plants, particularly for the turbine runner.

The uprating project is in support of government’s on-going contingency measures to secure sufficient power supply in the Mindanao grid, which has been suf-fering from daily rotating brownouts since January this year.

Other possible solutions identified by the Depart-ment of Energy include the re-visiting of the Leyte-Mindanao Interconnection Project; the dredging of the Pulangi IV hydroelec-tric power plant reservoir; the transfer of two power barges to Mindanao; and the operation of the Iligan diesel power plant.

Agus 6 is the biggest of the power plants in the Agus Hydroelectric Power

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Units 1 and 2 were built almost 60 years ago, while the additional three units went online in 1977. Agus 6 is located in Fuentes, Iligan City. (PNA)

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CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Vicente ‘Dongkoy’ Y. Emano poses with the city’s young chess wizards who gar-nered top places in the just concluded ‘2012 National Age Group and National Juniors’ Chess Champi-onship’ games. Alyssa Isaiah Jamaca (7th from right) and Lennon Hart Salgados (9th from right) will represent the coun-try in Hue, Vietnam. The rest will compete soon in Batangas and, should they qualify, will also be bound for Sri Lanka and Greece. Posing with the kids are Training Director Lorenzo Cuizon, Jr. (3rd from left) and a couple of parents. CIO PHOTO

CEBU City––Mhar Jhun Macahilig, one of the next generation of Filipino box-ing stars, has to pass the biggest test of his career Saturday night as he trades leathers with former world title contender Arden Diale.

“Yes, this is Macahilig’s biggest test as Diale is very experienced. This fight would tell if Macahilig is ready to go to the next level or not,” ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer said.

The 21-year-old Maca-hilig challenges Diale in a 12-round fight for the latter’s RP flyweight strap at the Bay Center in Bacolod City in Cobra Energy Drink’s “Tunay Na Lakas Boxing” on Saturday.

ALA Promotions has promised to stage bigger events for this year in its successful “Pinoy Pride” series.

The Cebu-based pro-motional company is keen on bringing in more world title fights and renowned foreign fighters in the “Pinoy Pride” series.

Macahilig to face DialeMacahilig could become

a mainstay in the biggest boxing series in the Philip-pines if he gets past Ddiale with flying colors.

“If he wins he will be consistently part of the huge events of Pinoy Pride,” as-sured Aldeguer.

Macahilig, 14-1 with eight knockouts, fought his biggest bout to date in his career in his last fight.

The Kalibo, Aklan na-tive scored a second-round knockout over Kaichon Sor Vorapin last Jan. 28 as one of the main supporting fights for the “Pinoy Pride 11.”

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Soon after, she got an email from her chat mate with an attachment of a letter, supposedly from the Philippine Bureau of Cus-toms, informing her about the arrival of the package in the Philippines and the pay-ment of its duties and taxes through Western Union. The poor unsuspecting Cagayan De Oro lass lost almost all her lifetime savings, he said.

Biazon also warned that not all perpetrators of these frauds are foreigners. “Lo-cals are also involved,” he said.

He said BoC is now coordinating with the Na-tional Bureau of Investiga-tion (NBI) and other line agencies to address this problem.

“Not all perpetrators of this scam are foreign-ers. There are also those involving the locals. This is the reason why we are now coordinating this problem with appropriate agencies such as the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI),” the Commissioner stressed

The customs chief en-couraged the public to re-port these frauds to BoC for appropriate action. WITH REPORTS FROM FINANCE DEPT

Death...from page 1

Another miner, Arfel Paquiao, told police that an hour later, Thelma talked to him about the incident. He said he brushed aside Thelma’s confession as a joke. He admitted he was wrong when he learned the following morning that Gona was killed the evening before.

“I was shocked when a co-worker Rudy Yesan reported the incident to the police Sunday morning of the hacking incident. I never thought it was for real,” Pacquiao later told police.

Responding police led by SPO3 Reynald E Angchagco of Rosario Municipal Police found the lifeless body of ‘Royroy’ in the pool of blood in the couple’s house.

Thelma, who voluntarily surrendered, is now in the custody of town police. She is undergoing investigation. Police were looking into the cause of the heated argu-ment that led to the fatal hacking.

Police brought the body of the victim to DO Plaza Memorial Hospital for au-topsy.CD

Missile...from page 1

Council resolution 1874. So regardless of what they say about it, it’s still a viola-tion,” Nuland said.

US officials hoped for more from this first deal negotiated with North Ko-rea’s new president, Kim Jong Un, who took power following his father’s death

in December.Victor Cha is the Korea

Chair at the Center for Stra-tegic and International Stud-ies in Washington. While North Korea’s new president is thought to be assisted by top generals and an uncle, Cha said it would be a mis-take to conclude that this decision came from anyone but the president himself.

“The political culture of this place is such that any decision of national signifi-cance has always been taken by one person, and that is the direct descendant of the Kim Il Sung line,” said Cha. “And so I think while he [may] have people around him who are helping him, in the end decisions are being made by this 28-year-old.”

Cha said the decision to break the February deal must be seen in light of North Korea’s long pursuit of nuclear weapons.

“Even though this may look like puzzling behavior, we have to think of it as part of a systematic program re-ally that is decades-old to try to get to the point where they can deliver nuclear-tipped missiles anywhere in the world and basically try to achieve, in their own minds, the ultimate security umbrella,” Cha added.

With North Korea’s de-termination to press ahead with its nuclear program, Cha says the resumption of six-party talks to resolve the dispute appears a long way off. “I don’t think we are going to see any sort of return to the negotiations any time soon,” Cha said. “If anything, I think the situation could get worse from here.”

Talks between North Korea, the United States, China, Russia, South Ko-

rea and Japan broke down in 2009, when Pyongyang expelled international in-spectors before conducting its second nuclear test.

Stemming North Korea’s nuclear ambitions will be part of talks in Washington Wednesday and Thursday, when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosts foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations.

Water...from page 8

they won’t matter if there is no conscious effort to do them.

Simple tasks such as keeping faucets tightly closed after every use, wa-tering plants without using a water hose, having a shorter shower time, avoiding run-ning taps, checking any leaks from plumbing, are just a few steps in conserving water—and the list goes on. All it needs are hands to actually do these steps.

Conserving water is one tough task and keeping it safe for use is another equally hard task. Getting safe drinking water has been a challenge before but with the commercialization of water purification systems, and with Crystal Clear at the forefront, pure and totally safe drinking water has now reached many Filipinos all over the country.

Clean drinking water is naturally important for one’s health. Considering the quality and the amount of available water right now, which is sometimes the cause of many water-borne diseases, people should also be responsible with keeping it clean and safe from pos-sible contaminants.

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ried out by Crystal Clear with Crys2-O at the front to be able to reach out to more young Filipinos in a mission to share what they know for a greener and sustainable future, when the new image of water is not just the flowing liquid or a mascot of a water droplet with a big grin—but also a picture of the Earth flour-ishing with life.

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ng higit na 350 modelo ang Evercool na akma sa anu-mang uri ng sasakyan—lahat ng uri ng kotse, trak, bus at mga “big bike—at maging sa mga makinang pangsaka o pang-agrikultura, pam-pabrika, mga kompyuter at mga “power plant.”

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to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus” (Romans 6:9-11).

Therefore, we can walk uprightly after accepting what Jesus has done for us. “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as in-struments of righteousness” (Romans 6:12-13).

Jesus’ resurrection al-lows those in Christ’s to be raised in glory and power with a spiritual body (1 Corinthians 15:42-44).

“And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven” (1 Corinthians 15:49). Indeed this is some-thing to eagerly anticipate in the future.

But for now, Jesus’ res-urrection means that he is alive interceding on your behalf before God the Fa-ther (Romans 8:34) Why not go to Him and make

your request for a life free from the power of sin and death - a resurrected life.

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light f lyweight titlist Johnriel Casimero and for-mer world champion Rodel Mayol.

Aft er Diale’s loss to Mi-randa, he had his last three fi ghts, including wins over Richard Garcia for the RP fl yweight belt and erstwhile unbeaten youngster Lotio Sonsona for the vacant IBF Pan Pacifi c Youth fl yweight crown.

Two up-and-coming un-beaten youngsters, Melvin Gumban and Mark Acub, are seeing action in the un-dercard.

Gumban (8-0, 3 KOs) is tested against journeyman Nelson Llanos (22-27-3, 9 Kos), while the heavy-handed Acub (6-0, 5 KOs) takes on 19-year-old newcomer Rocky Sismundo (0-1-1).

Also in the undercard, Ju-ren Labordo (2-0, 1 KO) locks horns with fellow undefeated prospect Engelbert Moralde (2-0, 2 Kos); Rey Morales (2-0) slugs it out with Bryan Inojales; Rolando Lingaolin-gao faces off with Anatacio Gallardo Jr.; and Marlon Ma-cayan is up against Japanese Takaoki Noma. (PNA)

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105 SUB-GRADE PREPARATION 31,200.00 sq.m. 103 STRUCTURE EXCAVATION 661.48 cu.m. 201 AGGREGATE BASE COURSE 3,900.00 cu.m. (Item 201) 500(1a) PIPE CULVERTS, 900MM DIA. 26.00 Lm 500(1b) PIPE CULVERTS, 600MM DIA. 36.00 Lm 405 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE 12.52 cu.m. SPL-1 Installation of STEEL SIGN BOARD (Please inquire specifications from BSPMC office) 1.00 lot

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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 (6) days from the date of submission. A pre-bid conference will be held at the Barangay Hall on April 17, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Right after the pre-bid con-ference a joint site inspection will be done and a site visit certificate will be issued to those present. No attachment of the visit certificate in the submitted bid documents will automatically disqualify the bidder. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the following forms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, Manager’s Check, Bank Draft or Bank Guarantee (using our format) = 2% of bid price. Lack or insufficient (even P1.00) bid security is also a ground for automatic disqualification of bids. All bids must be received on April 25, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. and will be immediately opened in public in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the following address:

KALAHI-CIDSS MAKAMASANG TUGON PROJECT Barangay Community Project Management Committee Barangay Hall Barangay Talisay, Municipality of Hinatuan Province of Surigao del Sur

Please attach to your quotation with the requirements provided in the Institutions to Bidders containing the follow-ing: I. Technical Documents; II. Legal Documents; and, III. Financial Documents. The community reserved 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 award. The community will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of bids.

(SGD.) ARNEL SEPUNTOS Chairperson, Barangay Community Project Management CommitteeMDN: APRIL 11 & 13, 2012

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 20128

Editor: ALLAN MEDIANTE, Email: [email protected]

BUTUAN CITY, BAYUGAN CITY, SAN FRANCISCO, TAGUM CITY

SUZUKI * HONDA YAMAHA* KAWASAKI

MEMBER: G.A. ROMARATE GROUP OF COMPANIES


THERE’S no stopping Sharp Corporation of Japan, rep-resented here in the Phil-ippines by Sharp (Philip-pines) Corporation, from introducing new products that will definitely touch the lives of many Filipinos with their discriminating needs for appliances to bring joy and delight to the home of today.

One such product range is Sharp’s line of impressive split type and window type airconditioners that offer better cooling efficiency inside the room (or even the entire house) compared to other airconditioner brands of today, a true welcome treat considering the type of climate we have in the Philippines.

For the Inverter Split-Type airconditioners, which currently has 4 models, these outstanding airconditioners come with a 7th generation Plasmacluster Ion Tech-nology, Sharp’s innovative and pioneering air purify-ing technology that has a technologically-advanced airflow filtration system to help ensure cleaner and fresher air.

It works by generating an electrical discharge to create

An extra ounce of coolness from Sharp airconditionerspositive and negative ions as they are released into the air. These ions then attach themselves to bacteria and viruses and instantly form highly oxidizing radicals which draw out hydrogen from the bacteria and then breaks down the protein’s membrane to make it inac-tive. Then the hydrogen and oxygen radicals combine with hydrogen to return to the atmosphere as a harm-less substance.

Aside from that, the ions neutralize static electric-ity to prevent dust, pollen and other air contaminants from clinging to walls and fabrics so that they can be easily collected and filtered to effectively remove dust, pollen, bacteria and odors, thus making people with allergic reactions to these air contaminants breathe freely and easily.

T h e A H - X P 2 6 M F (2.5HP) and the AH-XP20MF (2.0HP) also come with a super jet stream for better cooling no matter where you are in the room, and cools the room 30% faster than split-type air-conditioners in the market today.

Its gentle cooling gives

a soothing coldness to the room, which is best for ba-bies and even elders. This powerful jet stream feature is also available in Sharp’s split-type Inverter mod-els like the AH-XP14MF, AH-XP11MF, AH-XP13LF and even the non-Inverter models such as the AH-AP24LMF, AH-AP18LMF, and the AH-AP12LMF.

Sharp’s window-type airconditioners are also as efficient and effective like the split-type range, start-ing with the AF-A1500CR airconditioner that comes in at 1.5 horsepower, with a Power Off memory, Remote Control, a Top Discharge feature, and a 9.1 Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) for better cooling and more efficient power consump-tion. It is also available in AF-A1500CM which is a mechanical control.

Other models are the AF-1000CR and AF-A1000CM, with slightly higher EER of 9.8 and with 1.0HP while the AF-G501/502 is at 0.5HP but with the same EER as the AF-A1500CR with 9.1.

For more details about Sharp’s outstanding line of airconditioners, visit www.sharp.ph.

Crys2-O during the Expo Kid held at Rockwell Tent, Makati City last March 10, 2012.

CRYSTAL CLEAR, the leading brand of purified drinking water in homes and offices in the country, recently launched Crys2-O, a mascot in the form of a water droplet with a big grin.

He is not only a mascot and the new-est member of the Crystal Clear family, but also a water expert who can readily answer anything about water.

And as a water expert, Crys2-O will take part in many of Crystal Clear’s ad-vocacy efforts to reach out to the young and persuade them to play their part in the conservation of water. Crystal Clear sees how important it is to influence the younger generation and how it is more important for them, being the inheritors of the future world, to save this valuable resource.

It is already common knowledge that water is one very important element for

The new image of water

SA tuwing papalya ang ating sasakyan kapag tayo ay nasa harap ng manibela—o dili kaya ay nag-overheat ang makina—sumasabay ba ang pag-init ng ating mga ulo?

Ayon sa salaysay ng karamihan, sumasabay ang pag-init ng ulo sa ‘ di ina-asahang pag-init ng makina, lalo na’t ang isang motorista ay naipit sa matinding daloy ng trapiko na halos araw-araw ay nangyayari sa mga lansangan sa Kamaynilaan.

At ito ang nais bigyang-lunas ng Roberts Automo-tive and Industrial Parts Manufacturing Corpora-tion (Roberts AIPMC), ang pangunahing gumagawa ng automotive at industrial radiator na kung tawagin ay “Evercool.”

Mula sa Roberts AIPMC nagmumula ang mataas na kalidad at world-class na produktong radiator na tinatangkilik hindi lang ng mga pangunahing kumpa-nya o tinatawag na “Original Equipment Manufacturer” (OEM) tulad ng Mitsubishi

Huwag nang ipagpabukas paMotors Philippines, Isuzu Philippines, Columbian Motors, Pilipinas Hino at Suzuki, kundi pati na ang mga karaniwang motorista.

Ang namumukod-tang-ing katangian ng Evercool ay ang tiyak na hindi pagpalya nito, maging sa ilalim ng tirik na tirik na araw ‘o sa nakakagalit na matinding daloy ng trapiko.

Ito ang tanging nasa isip ng Roberts AIPMC sa produkto nitong Evercool—kung ang inyong sasakyan ay nananatiling malamig, tiyak

na ang ating mga pag-iisip ay mananatili ring malamig.

Taong 1993 nang unang inilabas ng Roberts AIPMC ang Evercool radiator at mula noon hanggang ngayon ay nanguguna pa rin ito sa listahan ng mga bukod-tanging produktong radiator sa Pilipinas na pinapabo-ran ng mga mekaniko at may-ari ng mga sasakyan, pribado man o pampubliko. Sa katunayan, maging mga banyagang bihasa sa mga sasakyan ay namangha sa

life in this world to survive. About 2/3 of an average person’s body weight is made up of water and it is only logical that the body can go on without food for a long time but would only last no longer than 3 days without water. It is important for the human body because water is used in many of our bodily functions, not to mention its equally vital role in sanitation.

Yet it has been a hard task to educate some, if not most people, regarding water’s importance and the need to conserve it. But Crys2-O, Crystal Clear’s new hope in getting its message of concern and intent to save water, is definitely up for the challenge.

Crys2-O believes that there are many ways to conserve water and all of it starts with one’s self. There could be hundreds, or even more, ways to conserve water, but