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IN consonance with the forthcoming Earth Day celebration, Team PNoy senator ia l candidate Cynthia Villar yesterday led the clean-up drive at Manila Bay in the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat & Eco-Tourism (LPPCHEA), which was recently included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, an intergovernmental treaty on the conserva-tion and sustainable use of natural resources. “We have to care and protect our environment. We have to repay Mother

VILLAR LEADS MANILA BAY CLEAN-UPMisis Hanepbuhay Cynthia Villar leads the clean-up drive at Las Pinas-Parañaque Critical Habitat & Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA), which was re-cently included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, an intergovernmental treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

Amante gets perfect scorefor transparent governance

2012 ACHIEVEMENT REPORT.

Butuan Ci ty Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. delivers his 2012 Ac-complishment Report to a huge crowd at the city hall grounds (as shown in panoramic view at right)Photos by Diana Generalao, CMO/PIO.

BUTUAN CITY – Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. had scored a perfect 5 in a scale of 1 to 5 in the area of trans-parent governance last year in an assessment evaluated by the Department of Inte-rior and Local Government. Based on the 2012 State of Local Governance Report (SLGR), an annual assess-ment of local government units in the country duly evaluated and verified by the Department of Interior and Local Government, Mayor Amante made the perfect score for the second straight year. In his 2013 Report to the City Thursday at the city hall grounds, Amante revealed

that under his leadership, this city also garnered perfect 5s in the areas of Human Resource and Development, Support to Education Ser-vices, and Forest Ecosystems Management per the 2012 SLGR. Amante said this city gained a score of 4.9 in the key area of Valuing the Fun-damentals of Good Gov-ernance, a “remarkable” improvement from a grade of 4.42 when he took over the city administration in 2010, a rating of 4.75 in En-vironmental Governance, earned 4.7 in Administrative Governance, 4.93 in Devel-opment Planning, 4.61 in Social Governance and 4.4 in Economic Governance

MALAYBALAY CITY (Min-daNews) At least four sugar centrals in Mindanao, includ-ing two in Bukidnon, can supply up to 90 megawatts ofpower to the Mindanao grid, Roderico Bioco, president of the Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc, said. But the additional source is untapped because the govern-ment, he said, is “not creative enough” to encourage more producers of renewable en-ergy. “It’s power that’s already available and renewable be-cause it is from the sugar centra l ’s biomass power generation,” said Bioco. Hedescribed the sugar cen-trals as power co-generators Busco Sugar Milling Co, Inc; Crystal Sugar Milling Co. Inc; Davao Sugar Central Company, Inc; and Cotabato Sugar Central Co., Inc. Bioco added that power from the sugar centrals is base load energy. Bioco said the lack of stable power supply adversely af-

Sugar centrals could be tapped to help address power deficit - biz leader

fects the economy as investors forego projects because of power interruptions. Bioco explained that based on computations from con-sultations with the sugar industry players, they are willing to supply power to the grid if the Energy Regula-tory Commission approves a higher rate from the current P6.63 per kilowatt hour. “(The sugar centrals) should have a capacity to produce power at a ate much lower than diesel,” he added. The Bukidnon Second ElectricC o o p e r a t i v e ( B u s e c o) through a f ive-megawatt power supply agreement buys power from the Aboitiz-owned Therma Marine Inc, which operates two power barges. Then Buseco general man-ager Edgardo Masongsong told MindaNews in Marchlast year that they bought from TMI at P13.90 per kilo-watt-hour, which is almost double its current rate of P7.3533 per KWH.

Lawyer ambushed in Zambo City, 2 killedZAMBOANGA CITY (Min-danao Examiner ) – Motor-cycle gunmen ambushed a prominent lawyer in Zam-boanga City in the southern Philippines early Saturday, critically wounding him and

11 GenSan fishermen jailed in Indonesia sent homeGENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews) – Eleven more fishermen from this city who were jailed in Indonesia due to illegal fishing and immi-gration violations returned home over the weekend after getting reprieve from their prison terms. City Councilor Ronnel

Rivera said Monday the fishermen were earlier or-dered repatriated by the Indonesian government fol-lowing interventions made by the Philippine Consulate in Manado, North Sulawesi province. He said the repatriates, who were mostly jailed in

Bitung in North Sulawesi, arrived aboard a vessel com-missioned by the Ronnel C. Rivera (RCR) Foundation Inc. Rivera said the fishermen were immediately turned over to the Philippine Coast Guard and the City Social

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Medical Mission in Barangay Agusan

Congressman Rufus B . Rodriguez turns over boxes of medicines to Agusan barangay officials during the conduct of medical mission held recently at the barangay. The medical mission has served a total of 1,700 patients in the area covering medical check -up, dental extraction, bloodletting and feeding for the children. The barangay officials are Kagawads Catalino Ordiz, Andrew Melliza, Roland Tionko and the Barangay Health Center staff.

P12 M fire gobbles MisOr public market

TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental– A fire believed caused by a faulty electrical wirings razed the public market in this industrial town Thursday last week gobbling up P 12 million worth of merchandise and properties.

light materials that caused the fire to swiftly spread to neighbouring stalls,” said Demata. Mostly damaged were grocery stores, dry goods stalls, rice wholesale and retail merchandising stalls, he added. Tagolo-an is one of the bustling industrial towns in Misamis Orienta l’s economic industrial zone. The town is where the Mindanao International Terminal Container Port is located.CD/BB

Fire Marshall Inspector Camilo Demata said that fire was tapped in about 3:30 Thursday morning and was declared fire out an hour later. He said that the cause of the fire was traced to an electrical short-circuit. Demata said that the fire

destroyed 10 of 12 clusters stalls and grocery shops in the dry goods area. He said that eyewitnesses disclosed the fire started at a bakeshop located the midsection of the public market. “The structures in the public market were made of

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Rebels of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) captured two policemen and eight militias in a week-end rampaged in Northern Mindanao, an unconfirmed report said Monday. The NPA also stormed farms in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental burning heavy equipment, poultry farms, and plantations the report said. The report said that the

NPA torched three bulldoz-ers and one backhoe con-tracted by Dole Philippines, Inc. in the preparation of a farmland intended for ba-nana plantation in Claveria, Misamis Oriental Monday morning. On Sunday, the rebels burned the poultry farms owned by Gamma Farm and set on fire the admin-istration building of the Agrinanas Development Corp, a company engaged in banana plantations, all Libona, Bukidnon. The military has not re-leased an official confirma-tion of the attacks. Maj. Leo Bongasia, spokesperson of the army’s 4th Infantry Di-vision, did not answer calls made by the Philippines News Agency on Monday. However, George Madlos, a.k.a. Oris, spokesperson of the National Democratic Front (NDF) in Mindanao, confirmed the attacks and the capture of of 10 uniden-tified law enforcers that includes two police officers in Agusan del Sur. He said the seized law en-forcers would be treated as

prisoner of wars and would undergo investigation under the NPA’s people’s court to establish their innocence. “If found not engaged in anti-people campaign and activities inimical to the people’s revolution, the captives would be released in due time,” Madlos added. In a call made to a local radio station here, Madlos said the NPA of the North Central Mindanao Regional Command owned the at-tacks in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Agusan del Sur. He said the NPA also con-ducts mobile checkpoints in various areas in Mindanao capturing 10 law enforcers, including the two police officers, in a checkpoint in Agusan del Sur on Saturday. Madlos warned that the NPA would operate more checkpoints and escalate attacks on various targets in Northern and Eastern Mindanao this week. An unidentified military officer said they could assure the security of candidates campaigning in rebel in-fested areas. He said that while the Commissions on Elections (Comelec) has deputized the military to secure the midterm election this year, it could not provide escort to candidates unless ordered by the Comelec. Last week, police opera-tives in Bukidnon clashed with NPA rebels in the out-skirts of Talakag, Bukidnon that resulted in the death of 2 rebels and the wounding of three police officers.D

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were constructed of only light materials. All houses were razed beyond control by the fire-fighters because these were closely built to one another. Cagayan de Oro City 1st District Rep. Benjo A. Benaldo has mobilized his relief team to give to the fire victims kitchen utensils, food and water. Kauswagan is one of the 24 barangays in the first congressional district of the city. Benaldo and Cagayan de Oro City Vicente Y.

Emano are now working on the relocation of the fire victims to one of the housing projects built for the Typhoon Sendong vic-tims. According to City Coun-cilor Nadya Emano-Elipe, chair of the city council committee on social wel-fare and development, the fire victims will also receive cash assistance from the city government. She said the cash amounts will differ from one family to the other depending on their circumstances.

Barangay Carmen residents shouted “idol!” when they met Cagayan de Oro City 1st District rep. Benjo A. Benaldo yesterday during a campaign visit. women have been one of the sectors given livelihood projects by the congressman who is seeking an-other term come May 2013 mid-term elections. photo by gerry lee gorit

70 families renderedhomeless by dawn fire

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C AG AYA N D E O R O CITY - Seventy families in barangay Kauswagan are now homeless after a fire razed their houses Saturday morning. The 44 homeowners and 26 renters at Zone 5 in Scions had been living in the area for 20 years before the incident caused by a lighted candle that was left unattended. Firef ighters est imat-ed the damage cost at P450,000 as the houses

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (PIA) -- Members of the Oro Association of Rafters, river guides and their dependents took time out from their busy schedules to participate in the tree growing activity of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Conceptualized to increase environmental conscious-ness to help save and protect Mother earth, the activity cal led “Iswag Kagay-an” kicked-off on April 11 along the riverside in Barangay Mambuaya, here. It aims to restore the aes-thetic value of the riversides and rehabilitate the natural catchment basin of the city

Oro rafters, river guides join DOLE’s tree growing activity

to control flooding and other calamities. “Tungod sa mga kalami-dad, pareho sa Sendong ug Pablo… Maayo nga naa’y tree planting gyud” (Because of calamities like Sendong and Pablo, it’s good that there’s tree planting), said Mark Cañeda Aldea of the CDO Bugsay River Rafting. Ana Cagas, a member of the Cagayan de Oro River Guides and Vendor Associa-tion, said they took part in the activity because they have an extensive stake over the river since it is the source of income for their industry. Earlier, the DOLE Regional Office 10 organized the de-pendents of the river guides into an association to help

them in their livelihood. Members of the association were given training on skills development particularly on T-shirt printing and souvenir making. The association also received P400,000 from DOLE-10 as livelihood as-sistance. In return, members of the association will take care and nurture the planted bamboo trees. “Sa isa ka semana, ika-duha mi magbunyag, (we will water the planted bamboos twice a week),” added Cagas. According to DOLE-10, the Oro Association of Rafters is considering to make water-ing and caring of the planted bamboos a part of the white water rafting adventure to instill environmental aware-ness and social responsibility among tourists. (Francis Jane M. Lumacang/APB/PIA-10)

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Apr 12 (PIA) – Balay Mindanao Foun-dation, Inc. (BMFI) is working closely with Misamis Orien-tal Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to implement Bantay Bayanihan’s (BB) Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) for 2011-2016 to fur-ther attain peace and development in the Province. During the PPOC meeting on March 22, Sabrina F. Balais, BMFI Project Officer, shared that IPSP is a broad plan that shall guide the AFP in helping the nation attain and maintain internal peace and security in the near and medium-term. “It also attempts to move away from the traditional paradigm where the protection of the state (and its legal representative, the government) is given priority at all cost and to a frame where people’s security takes center stage, and human rights is the bedrock of all actions of the AFP,” Balais added. Furthermore, the IPSP’s end goals are targeted to national interests, ensure well-being for the people and institution, and guarantee sovereignty and ter-

BMFI, PPOC work on Bantay Bayanihan IPSP implementation

ritorial integrity protection and enhancement through good gov-ernance, delivery of basic services, economic reconstruction and sustainable development, and security sector reform after the mutual support of private and public sectors. Bantay Bayanihan is a vehicle for the Civil society as oversight mechanism on the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) imple-mentation, venue for discussion on IPSP issues and related con-cerns, especially in the non-combat-combat aspect of the IPSP plan, and institutionalize the active partnership of civil society, and other civilian all stakeholders. It hopes to catalyze, facilitate, and most importantly, institution-alize the active partnership of civil society groups and other security stakeholders in the implementa-tion of the IPSP- Bayanihan. According to Balais, conduct-ing regular meeting every two months for local dialogues, round table discussions with dialogue partners twice a year, annual assessment of IPSP, and Joint Military-CSO capacity build-ing are among the ways to move forward in fostering peace and security in Misamis Oriental. (Mark Anthony Dedoyco and Recthie Paculba/PIA10)

Cyndi, an Asong Pinoy (Aspin) pulls a cart loaded with coconuts in Brgy Presbitero, Pigcaw-awayan, North Cotabato. Her master, Junior Tabohara says he has been training her six-month old dog to pull the cart twice a week, as exercise. The coconuts, mixed with vegetables, are for Cyndi’s meals. Tabohara says when the road is rough he carries the cart’s load. Mindanews Photo by Keith Bacongco

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BUTUAN CITY - Seeing the need to continuously update the Department of Agriculture (DA) counterparts from the Local Government Units (LGUs), DA conducted two batches of retooling seminar for agricultural livestock tech-nicians and coordinators last April 2-3 for the first 55 participants and April 4-5 for the second batch.

DA-13 to continue equipping agri-livestock technicians

Focusing on DA’s thrust to develop the region’s live-stock and poultry industry, the livestock division ini-tiated the conduct of the training with lectures and hands-on activities as part of the learning process.

Aside from the DA’s new program, thrust and livestock status in Caraga, topics included during the training are updates on economically impor-tant diseases affecting the livestock and poultry in-dustry, common animal diseases- its control and preventive measures, and the regulatory functions and precautionary mea-sures for LGUs.

These topics are be-lieved to be of significance considering that common

and emerging animal dis-eases are major factors in the decrease of livestock and poultry population in the region from year 2010-2012. This eventually led to increase in prices of meat and poultry products when it reaches to the consumers.

DA-13 felt the need for an immediate response to this issue. “We cannot do it alone. We need the cooperation and sharing of minds of our LGU coun-terparts so we will be able to address this matter,” Livestock Division chief John E. Gamboa, Sr. said.

Agri-livestock techni-cians are expected to per-form proper procedures on handling livestock and poultry diseases after the training, and be able to as-

sist farmers in their respec-tive cities/municipalities.

Livestock coordinators are also expected to come up with comprehensive plans to strengthen and widen the development of livestock production and industry in their areas of responsibility.

“This training definitely enhanced our ideas and capabilities that when we go back to our respective areas, we can share our knowledge to our clients and better our service to our farmers,” Patrick Quin-

to of LGU-Esperanza said. “I am hoping that this

kind of training be local-ized so that there will be plenty of our fellow tech-nicians who can join in,” Livestock inspector Raul Tandug of the Butuan City Veterinary Office also said on his impression.

According to Gamboa, a number of technical train-ings are already in the pipeline this year to meet the training needs of LGU counterparts in the region. (Emmylou T. Presilda/DA-13/PIA-Caraga/asf )

BUTUAN CITY - The Philippine Army is now accepting applicants for Officer Candidate Course (OCC), Officer Preparatory Course (OPC) and Candi-date Soldier Course (CSC).

Applicant are to take the examination for PAATB and Pre-Written Exami-nations (PWE) on the fol-lowing venues and dates : Headquarters 1503 CDC, 15RCDG, Sta Cruz, Placer, Surigao del Norte on April 26, 2013; Kalayaan Hall, 402nd Brigade, Bancasi, Bu-tuan City on April 27, 2013; and Headquarters 1003CDC, 10RCDG, ARESCOM, Ma-laybalay City on May 6, 2013.

For the OCC, applicants should be 21-24 years old, baccalaureate degree holder, single, five feet minimum height, Filipino, and physi-cally and mentally fit.

OPC applicants should be 31 years old, must be graduates of ROTC with a reserve rank of second lieutenant, baccalaureate

degree holder, single, 5 feet minimum height, Filipino, and physically and men-tally fit.

While for POTC, at least 21 years old, college grad-uate and ROTC advance graduate, and physically and mentally fit

For the CSC, at least 72 units in college; if the applicant is high school graduate, she/he must pos-sess a certified skill needed in the military service, 18-26 years old, single with no child, at least 5 feet in height, and physically and mentally fit.

Applicants are required to bring the original copy of their NSO Birth Certificate, Transcript of Records and Diploma, Form 137-A for High School Graduate, and any valid identification card for taking the PAATB and PWE. (1st Lt. Joe Patrick A. Martinez, member of the Mindanao Press Alliance for Sustainable Develop-ment/asf)

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good governance, trans-parency, and accountability enabled it to receive the SGH,” Bungubung said.

The funds, he added, could be used by provincial government “to finance projects that will help at-tain the country’s commit-ment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), disaster risk reduction and management and other lo-cal development projects.”

DILG-South Cotabato chief Josephine Leysa added: “You cannot get any of these financial incentives if you are not a recipient of the Seal of Good Housekeeping.”

Meanwhile, Gov. Pin-goy said the SGH and the development funds prove that the provincial govern-ment has been accountable and transparent in all its transactions.

Pingoy attributed the

achievement to the “con-certed efforts of the officials and the employees of the provincial government.”

“The fund will be used according to the guidelines provided by the DILG,” he assured, adding that these are intended for education and health projects of the provincial LGU.

He said part of the fund will be used to purchase health kits that will be dis-tributed to the barangay health workers as well as computers for schools, es-pecially those in remote villages.

“In my recent visits to schools in remote ba-rangays, I found out that many teachers need to travel downtown to find Internet cafés to encode reports re-quired by the Department of Education because they do not have a single com-puter in their schools,” the governor said.

“Sadly, they spend out of their pockets and are not refunded for such expenses,” he added.

Pingoy said, each school should be provided with at least one computer exclu-sively for use in the encod-ing of reports of teachers and the schools.

Lately, reports that the South Cotabato has passed evaluation and is a recipi-ent of the Silver SGH has circulated in social media sites, including the FB ac-counts of the provincial government.

However, OIC Direc-tor Bungubung said that although there might be truth to the report “we have to wait for the official com-munication from the DILG Central Office.’

“We do not want to pre-empt the DILG Central Office’s disclosure of the result,” Bungubung said. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12/asf)

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PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur - The Phil-ippine government has offered to financially assist all Mindanao-based elec-tric cooperatives, through soft loans with the National Electric Administration (NEA) in the purchase of modular generating sets at 6 percent interest per annum.

Agusan del Sur Electric

Cooperative Inc. (ASELCO) General Manager Emman-uel Galarce said the first option is for the cooperative to rent a diesel generating set at P1.4 million a month, which is very expensive.

The second option is to purchase on its own a gener-ating set with an estimated cost of P22 million per mega watt (MW), while the third option is for the Department

Government assists coops on power problem

By David M. Suyao

of Energy (DOE) to provide soft loans to electric coops at six percent interest rate per annum, with a grace period of two years.

The cooperative will be given two years paying only the interest. Thereafter, the electric coop will decide to push in acquiring the generator sets, or return the gen sets to the government.

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KORONADAL CIT Y-- Following the success of the Agri-Pinoy Rice Program’s Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers’ Awards (APRAA), the Depart-ment of Agriculture’s Agri-Pinoy Corn Pro-gram has launched the nationwide Corn Quality Awards to give honors to top achievers involved in the development of the corn industry.

Z a ldy B oloron , re-g i on a l c or n pro g r a m coordinator of DA 12 said, the awards, which has a budget allotment of P29- million, is open to al l provinces, cit ies and municipalities, pro-vincia l and municipa l coordinators and agricul-tural extension workers (AEWs) involved in the implementation of the corn program.

It aims to recognize the achievement of top performing LGUs with outstanding contr ibu-tions to the corn industry

COTABATO CITY - A team from the Department of Health-Manila and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), under Dr. Kadil “Jojo” Sinolinding, Jr. has visited Bongo Island, in Parang, Maguindanao to check the supply of portable water in the area.

Hataman orders DPWH-ARMM to assess Bongo Island water project

By Perlita D. Changco

This, after DOH-ARMM declared a cholera outbreak in barangay Tukamarur where 31 residents have been hospitalized due to the water-borne disease brought about by contami-nation following a heavy downpour, recently.

As of April 4, a total of 67 victims have been stricken by the disease, two of whom were reported dead due to severe dehydra-tion, while several others were hospitalized.

Tukamarur Barangay Chair Tamano Aragasi said,

Bongo Island has 10 wells as the main source of water in the area, and “this is the first time that a cholera outbreak occurred in 50 years.’

ARMM Regional Gov-ernor Mujiv Hataman has released P 1 million as aug-mentation fund in the pur-chase of medical supplies and facility enhancement of rural health centers and clinics of DOH-ARMM.

Gov. Hataman a lso directed DPWH-ARMM Regional Secretary Emil Sadain to assign personnel

to join the DOH team in the survey and come up with a plan for possible safe and potable water project.

He assured that his of-fice, together with Secre-tary Sinolinding and the local officials, are closely

monitoring the situation to ensure early recovery of the victims, while intensifying mitigation efforts to con-tain and prevent spread of the killer disease to other areas. (PBChangco/PIA Cotabato City/asf )

DA’s Corn Quality Awards

is onBy Danilo E. Doguiles thereby boosting a strong

partnership with local government units as far as production of quality corn is concerned, he said.

T h e C o r n Q u a l i t y Awards will commence this 2013 and will cover two cropping seasons.

Top five performing provinces which will get P3-M each while the top 25 cities or municipali-ties will receive P500,000 worth of farm equipment, machines and infrastruc-ture.

Meanwhile, each of the top five provincial corn coordinators will receive P20,000 cash while each of the top 2 city or city corn coordinator will get P15,000 cash reward.

Top 100 agricultural extension workers in-volved in various corn-related extension activi-ties will each get P10,000.

The awarding is ex-pected to be staged some-time in October, this year. (DEDoguiles-pia 12 with CFMuňez-DA 12/arjay-sfelicilda)

KORONADAL CITY -- Good governance has gained South Cotabato provincial government P25 million financial reward, which the LGU can use in implementing develop-ment initiatives.

Reynaldo Bungubung, acting regional director of the Department of the Inte-

rior and Local Government (DILG) 12, Monday turned over to Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. checks for the financial incentives to the LGU “for manifesting excellence in governance.”

“The cash rewards con-sist of P15 million for the Local Governance Perfor-mance Management System

(LGPMS), P3 million for being the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi winner in Region 12 in 2012, and P7 mil-lion for the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF),” Bungubung said.

He explained both the LGPMS and PCF incen-tives were for the province’s Bronze Seal of Good House-

South Cotabato gets P25-M for good governanceBy Danilo E. Doguiles

keeping (SGH) in 2011. Criteria for the bronze

SGH are: no adverse Com-mission on Audit finding and full compliance to the government’s full disclosure policy.

“The province’s laudable performance in internal housekeeping for good gov-

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THINK a minute… An older man I know was walking back to his office after eating lunch. On the way back he met a friend, so he stopped and they talked a few minutes. As they were saying goodbye to each other the old guy said to his friend: “When we met just now, which way was I walking? To my office or to the restaurant?” His friend answered, “You were walking to your of-fice.” The old man smiled and said: “OK, I guess that means I’ve already had my lunch, so I better get back to work now.” That poor old guy’s memory was so short, he really didn’t know if he was coming or going!

Older and Better

It seems no matter how hard we try, none of us can stop from getting older. Aging is a natural law and process we simply can’t stop or change. We can exercise, eat only healthy food, take vitamins, use all the best lotions and oils on our skin, but we’re still getting older every day. And if it’s true that

our memory is the first to go, then I know I’m well on my way! It’s sad that many people become grouchy, mean, or impatient as they grow older. But in fact, it should be just the opposite. As we grow older, we should grow sweeter, kinder, more gentle and accepting of others’ faults. We should

become more compas-sionate and understanding of other people’s needs and problems, since we’ve learned how easy it is for us to make mistakes. We should just become more caring and forgiving. Friend, if you want to get better with age, then today you can ask Jesus Christ to forgive you and take full charge of your heart and character every day. He’s the only One Who can help you start changing daily into the person you really want to be. That’s how you can enjoy even more the second half of your life, as you grow older—and better. Just Think a Minute …

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Newest party-list rulingTHE recent ruling churned out by the Supreme Court (SC) on the party-list system drew varied reactions many of which are not instructive, to say the least, but rather just beclouded the whole matter even more. These derogatory re-marks against the SC ruling are based on knee-jerk reac-tions thus not enlightening. If the ruling is fully under-stood first before making any reaction, the matter would have been appreci-ated and not assailed. The ruling simply laid down the fact that social justice, the constitutional principle from which this provision in the funda-mental law of the land had been anchored on, does not just refer to economic aspect but political as well. This is borne out of the fact that the constitutional provision itself talks about three groups that ought to

be represented in Congress through this revolutionary system. The economically mar-ginalized are those sectors unequivocally enumerated in the provision. The others that ought to be represented under this system are those regional and national parties that don’t stand a chance of winning a seat in the congressional race in the district levels on account of their being marginal-ized. These are the sectors that the new ruling tries to protect as well. The two sectors that

ought to be represented under the party-list system in Congress may not be economically marginal-ized hence they could be groups that are politically marginalized. As such, their nominees may not be mem-bers of the economically marginalized or their or-ganizations economically marginalized also. Here, the moneyed may seek election under the system as long as they qualify as representing the politically marginalized group, they who does not have any chance at all facing up with the well-entrenched

individuals, families or po-litical parties in the district level. It is hoped those who are reacting strongly to the new SC ruling will pause for a while then understand the ruling first before issuing any reaction.

No nuclear war With all the threats of a nuclear war erupting because of North Korea’s intransigence toward South Korea and its main backer, the United States, I am still of the strong belief such war will never erupt. I am cer-tain about this because no country, even the reclusive North Korea, would ever desire to be eliminated from the face of the earth. It would be pure folly for North Korea to wage a war that it does not have any chance at all of winning. All that North Korea would be able to achieve should

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Misamis Oriental’s sullied leadershipFOR more than a decade, the province of Misamis Orien-tal craved for a leader that would inspire and encourage its people to move forward. The provincial folks longed to see Misamis Oriental rise above the demands of our time. Despite the pandering of its leaders, Misamis Ori-ental pale in comparison to the development of other provinces in Mindanao. The economic development of the province remains stagnant for years. If there were such economic initia-tives, its intentions were to display vested politicians. There is no argument that there were provincial programs of economic value. To negate these economic initiatives would be hypo-critical. However, to say that these economic programs had alleviated the plight of the impoverished people is an admission of dishonesty. Dishonesty, corruption, and duplicitous were the antics

political agenda in line with the aspiration of its people. How long will the people of Misamis Oriental suffer?For most people, the entry of Bambi Emano, a candidate for the gubernatorial post in Misamis Oriental, is a shot in the arm. They believed that Emano’s election as governor is a prescription that would heal the province economic illness. Emano, young and a vibrant po-litical leader, seemed to be the ideal political leader that Misamis Oriental has longed for. A proven leader as a former town mayor and representative of Misamis Oriental’s Second District, Emano represents the epit-ome of emerging leaders of the future. The people see Emano as a political leader that could make their aspi-rations come true. Well, Misamis Oriental has unlimited economic potentials trapped in the whims of the political

of Misamis Oriental’s politi-cal leadership in the last 10 years. Development and economic programs were tools of unscrupulous lead-ers who thrived in the bo-som of political deception. These developments were superficial, pretentious, and marred with hypocrisy. The premise drives the people of Misamis Oriental to search for an ideal leader with optimism to regain the sullied public trust. The people know that Misamis Oriental needs new breed of leaders and public servants. Misamis Oriental needs leaders with a transparent

greediness of its previous leaders. If elected governor, Emano should buckle down to regain the lost people’s trust. He has to scour an empty coffer left by pre-decessors that indulged in extravagance at the expense of taxpayers. Did anybody hear the P 200 million un-liquidated cash advances? Could anyone bear the suf-ferings of lowly paid Capitol workers who were not able to receive cash gifts and bonuses apart from delayed salaries and wages?People expect Emano to provide jobs to the unem-ployed and perk the prov-ince’s economy through the introduction of growth and industrial centres. He must improve the province’s revenue to make Misamis Oriental financially strong and stable. At present, Misa-mis Oriental contends on bloated financial budget, a strategy to deceive financial institutions in order to gain

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Team PNoy senatoriable Benigno Bam Aquino wel-comes a $12.5 million grant from the Asian Develop-ment Bank (ADB) that aims to “fund a pilot youth job placement program and improve skills in the tourism sector.” According to news re-leased by the ADB, “The tourism sector holds great potential for growth, and has benefited from reforms begun in 2011 to open up Philippine airspace. A $7.0 million grant to the Department of Tourism, funded by the Canadian government, will test pilot projects in Bohol, Cebu, Davao, and Palawan that aim to reduce regulatory costs for tourism opera-tors, improve hotel ac-creditation systems, and provide funding for skills development in the indus-try.” “Another $5.5 million grant to the Department of Labor and Employ-ment, also funded by the Canadian government, will connect vulnerable

out-of-work youth to a job placement program called MyFirstJob, a pilot program that will provide high school leavers with career counseling, funding for vocational training, and work place experience. At least 1,600 youth – half of them women – are ex-pected to participate in the pilot project,” the report adds. Aquino, a multi-awarded social entrepreneur and a former Young Global Lead-er of the World Economic Forum, says that the grant will give job placement and tourism skills advancement “a much-needed boost, and at the right time.” “The grant only shows that the global community is even more confident in investing in Filipinos because of the serious re-forms undertaken by the Aquino administration under ‘Tuwid na Daan,’” he points out. “Now that our government has put in place many of the founda-tions for economic growth, we can concentrate on

boosting our top indus-tries and also boosting the skills of our youth, to allow them to take advan-tage of the many jobs and economic opportunities that are opening up in the Philippines today.” “We have millions of jobs opening up every year; sadly, many of your youth and job seekers do not have the skills to qualify for these jobs. Training, counseling, and job place-ment programs such as what will be offered by the ADB grant will show us working models that we can later on adopt in many other parts of the country.” Aquino is running on a platform of education access and reform, job creation and schools-to-job matching, and stronger support for entrepreneurs. He believes that poverty can be combatted by giving people access to opportu-nities that will allow them to earn stable incomes and raise their overall quality of life.

Bam Aquino welcomes $12.5M ADB grant for youth job

placement and tourism boost

The Department of Pub-lic Works and Highways (DPWH) has warned in-ternal and external stake-holders against the modus operandi of unscrupulous individuals soliciting con-tributions or selling tickets for an organized event. DPWH re-issued the warning in the light of cont inuing repor ts re-ceived from f ield units against letters of solicita-tion to DPWH employees and officials, contractors, consultants, and suppli-ers purportedly endorsed by top hierarchy of the Department. As a matter of policy, solicitation or endorse-ment is not a l lowed in t he DPW H a nd sa nc-tions are in order against those found doing so, said DPWH Secretary Rogelio L. Singson. Fraudulent indiv idu-als pretending to be an official of the DPWH or his representative have also been contacting sev-eral contractors asking favors, soliciting funds or financial aid for a group

crusade. “Our mandate is building roads and other national infrastructure. We are not in any way involved in anti-illegal drug cam-paigns or any related fund raising activities to raise awareness on illegal drug related issues,” said Sing-son. Singson advised that those who have received such calls or letter request to help put an end to this sy ndicate by ver i f y ing authenticity of solicitation messages and calls from supposed DPWH officials to call the Public Informa-tion Division at telephone number 02-536-34-77 or thru the 24/7 DPWH Call Center Hotline 165-02. Singson deplored that certain groups had im-puted questionable mo-tives in dragging names of DPWH officials including him in a bid to destroy the continuing efforts of the Department to trans-form and follow President Benigno S. Aquino III administration’s bid to-wards “Daang Matuwid”.

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healthin focus

Dr. Mary Jean loreche

Pink Eyes For Summer, Anyone?Conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eyes or sore eyes, is one common ail-ment during the summer months. It is one thing to be hearing or seeing others affected with it, and to be personally affected with conjunctivitis. As kids, I know that we must have had it at least once in our lifetime. It is of course no

respecter of age, sex, status in life. It is highly conta-gious and as such, even among family members, it can spread easily. One or both eyes will present with redness ( why then, pink eyes ? ), and that itchy, gritty feeling ( sometimes it is described as sandy ). There may be tearing and sensitivity to bright

light, and the discharge that forms vary from watery to

thicker with a yellowish green color ( depending on the causative agent ). It is likewise notable that, due to the eye discharge that is formed, a crust develops during the night that makes it kind of difficult to open one’s eyes upon waking up in the morning.

Although allergies and chemical accidental spray-ing into the eyes can cause redness , with nearly simi-lar signs and symptoms as described above, the most common cause of conjunc-tivitis can either be viral or bacterial. Usually, if it is the former, it will run its

natural cause and resolve on its own, but, the later, will need antibiotic eye drops. It is not uncommon to start as a viral conjunctivitis with a secondary bacterial infection. Personal hygiene with frequent and correct hand washing technique is a MUST in order to prevent the spread of the disease. Before applying a cold or warm compress on the eyes ( which can help alleviate the itchiness and gritty feeling ), or eye drops, the hands should be clean. Use clean towels or cloths and yes, do not share them even with your child or spouse! Changing the pillow cases often, avoidance of swim-ming in the pool, and simply staying at home in the first 3 days of the disease, are very simple ways of preventing spread. It is one’s civic duty to contain the illness and not affect others!

Sore or pink eyes, though

a benign illness, and treat-able at home, may need con-sultation with our friendly eye specialists. When there is moderate to severe pain in the eyes, or, when the vi-sion is affected like blurring or extreme sensitivity to light, or when the redness and discharges appear to be more than what you see or have, then, it is time to go visit your DR. If one were immune-compromised, like when one has the Big C, or is Diabetic, or affected with HIV AIDS, it is bet-ter to play safe by seeking medical consultation, when one gets the pink eye.

The basics of preven-tion and spread of even the very simple and uncom-plicated pink eyes, entail hand washing, which is easy to do. And yet, it is a neglected procedure, that, oftentimes become the culprit for the spread of the disease.

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rotational brown out with a total of four and a half hours a day. But it is also expected that electric rates per kilowatt hour will also increase from P1.80 to P4.00 per kilowatt hour,” Engr. Galarse stated.

During brown outs, Engr. Galarse said, big

industrial establishments incur a difference P9.00 per kilowatt hour using their own generator sets. While paying only P7.00 per kilowatt hour, they will be spending P16.00 per kilowatt hour for die-sel. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur/asf )

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“The board of directors of ASELCO has decided to take the third option,” Engr. Galarse said.

He added that once the modular gen set are put in place on August this year, the power deficiency will automatically go down from the monthly average of 10,500 kilo watt (KW) to an average of 1,400 KW start-ing August to December.

Agusan del Sur at pres-ent has a monthly demand of 25,770 KW per month.

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Region 10 agrarian reform beneficiaries to benefit from ARCCESS

DAR-10 Regional Director Felix Aguhob turns over a combine rice harvester to a representative of Mamanga Daku ARC Coop from Plaridel, Misamis Occidental. Witnessing the event are Asst. RD Nicky Peralta (right) and DAR-Misamis Occidental personnel led by CARPO Cesar Egos (left).

OZAMIZ CIT Y, Misa-mis Occidental, Apr. 13 (PIA) -- The amount of P14,110,400,000 will be used for the construction, re-placement, and completion of kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school build-ings in areas with acute classroom shortage. This is among the guide-lines set in the Joint Circular No. 2013-1, issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), De-partment of Public Works and Highways and Depart-ment of Education (DBM-DPWH-DepEd) relative to the implementation of Special Provision (SP) No. 4 of the Basic Educational Facilities Funds (BEF) under the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget. The circular was jointly signed by DBM Secretary Florencio B. Abad, DPWH

Gov’t set to spend P14.11B to solve classroom shortage

Secretary Rogelio L. Singson and DepEd Secretary Armin A. Luistro, on Feb. 18, 2013. Joint Circular No. 2013-1 specifies, “Areas Experi-encing Acute Classroom Shortage” refers to “areas where the number of stu-dents divided by the existing number of classrooms shall result in a student-classroom ratio of 50:1 or worse, those where classrooms are tem-porary in nature or are makeshift structures and those without classrooms at all.” Meanwhile, the same circular has set the fol-lowing responsibilities of each department: DPWH will use the DepEd School building design following its Minimum Performance Standards and Specifications (MPSS) and detailed costing in the implementation of the project and ensure the construction of the “com-

plete” school building. The release of funds will be made to the respective DPWH District Engineer-ing Office (DPWH-DEO), following the allocation per congressional district with the corresponding list of schools, target number of projects, and the types of buildings to be constructed, prepared by DepEd and submitted to DBM. DepEd will provide the DPWH central office with a detailed list of priority proj-ects for the construction of the new classrooms, includ-ing the name of the school, address, classroom building

type, toilet type, projects costs and other pertinent information and submit a joint DepEd-DPWH special budget request to DBM for the special allotment release order/notice of cash alloca-tion (SARO/NCA). DBM will approve the spe-cial budget request submit-ted by DepEd and DPWH and facilitate the SARO/NCA corresponding to the construction of schools buildings and DepEd and DPWH to submit the budget execution documents and budget accountability re-ports. (RCA-PIA10, Misamis Occidental)

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- Depart-ment of Health - Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Northern Mindanao has released P6.4 million assistance to Camiguin province for health facility enhancement. The amount covers build-ing improvement of the five rural health units (RHUs), as well as, the Tangaro, Panghiawan, and Sto. Niño Barangay Health Stations in Catarman town. For Hospital improve-ment, the DOH has already poured in P20million in 2010 for the development of the Camiguin General Hospital and an additional P5 million in 2012. Another local govern-ment unit (LGU) operated

hospital in the island that received infrastructure as-sistance from the national government is the Cat-arman District Hospital, with P7million worth of improvement. Luis Simbajon of the DOH Health Facility Enhance-ment Program explained that the infrastructure assis-tance is based on programs and projects spelled under the barangay, municipal, and provincial Health In-vestment Plan. He said that aside from infra, the department has also released funding for equipment to complement the facility improvement. A total of P2.1million funding equipment was l i ke w i s e re le a s e d for Camiguin this year which will be distributed among its three RHUs.(JCV/PIA)

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CAGAYAN DE ORO –In Region 10, 59 ARBOs from the provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Occidental are expected to benefit from the Agrarian Reform Con-nectivity and Economic Support Services (ARC-CESS) program. The Department of Agrar-ian Reform-Region X held the blessing and ceremonial turn-over of common ser-vice facilities procured un-der the ARCCESS) program last April 8 at its regional office in this city. ARCCESS aims to help improve the farm and off-farm incomes of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) through their organizations. To achieve this, the program has two major components: (1) the provision of profes-sional service providers to coach ARB organiza-tions on different aspects of enterprise development and (2) the provision of common service facilities or farm implements, equip-

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ARIES (March 21 – April 19) - Your easy way with words helps you make short work of almost any problem you face right now. Make sure that you’re attending to the right people, but once that’s settled, it’s all good.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - You feel somewhat out of step with your usual way of doing things, but there’s nothing wrong with that. It may be uncomfortable at first, but things should start to get a lot better quickly.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) - There’s absolutely no need for you to dive into the details of today’s projects -- you can follow through another day. Use your terrific mental and social energies to enlist support for your big plans.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22) - You are having a hard time making yourself understood today, but it’s not a sign of any long-term, underlying problems. Other folks are probably only half-listening, but it’s not really their fault.

LEO (July 23 – August 22) - Your social circles are likely to give you more information than you need or want today -- but you can sift through it later. Your friends are still valuable even when they’re over-sharing!

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22) - You are gifted with some terrific mental energy, and it’s moving along really quickly -- so make the most of it! You should be able to get your people to see reason without expending too much effort.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22) - Your mind is working hard while you’re enjoying yourself -- or doing almost anything, really -- so you can expect some great ideas to start flowing later in the day. Be sure to share them!

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21) - Take care now -- that last risk you took had hidden costs, but you can afford them if you play your cards right today. Try not to worry too much about the long-term. The immediate future needs attention.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21) - You’re lost in thought today -- which could be delightful, at least for a while. Unfortunately, you don’t have all the information you need, so you can’t quite reach any definitive answers.

CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19) - Speak out today -- things are looking up, but you’ve got to make sure that your voice is heard. If inertia takes over, things could get pretty dire, but you can save the day if you communicate clearly.

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Jupiter is so big that it can fit all the other planets in the solar system inside it, having the great red spot is a storm that has been going on for 300 years.

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PISCES (February 19 – March 20) - You’re a little overwhelmed today, which could be bad for your peace of mind. Just take things one at a time and see if you can get your friends or family to help you relax when it’s all past.

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should it pushes through with its folly is ensure their own annihilation. It may be able to inflict much damage to South Korea or to any other country should it dare fire its nuclear arsenal against anyone, but for what price? That would be the death of the North Koreans themselves. War, especially the nuclear type, is waged only if the country daring to engage in it is com-mitting suicide. Even the United States of America will never dare engage in such a war. The ill-effects of a detonated nuclear arsenal know no boundaries. It will kill or maim even the one who fired it. So, let us all sit back and relax for there will never be any nuclear war. All the threats is-sued by North Korea are all like that, a threat that it’ll never dare carry out.

Biazon’s knee-jerk reaction The threat of a nuclear war posited by North Korea is no different to the threat issued by embattled Customs Commission-er Ruffy Biazon of eliminating from the face of the Philippine bureaucracy the Bureau of Cus-toms to end corruption in that agency. That proposal by Biazon is not only a knee-jerk reaction but exposed him as childish in his disposition. Such reaction could be lik-ened to a kid who miserably lost in any children’s game he engaged in with the other kids like him and thus proposed for an end to what they were doing. It’s very childish. And it was for that reason that Malacanang im-mediately distanced itself from such childish idea. Biazon now look ridiculous for his proposal of having the Bureau of Customs abolished simply because he miserably failed to curb, much more put and end to corruption in that corruption-laden agency. If Biazon feels he is not up for the job, then he should abol-ish himself from heading that agency instead of proposing its abolition. He can’t have the entire house known as the Bureau of Customs burned down just so he can kill a pestering rat that he failed to kill. I just hope Biazon was just joking when he made public his stupid proposal. (Reaction at jelbacon@yahoo.com or at jelbaconii@gmail.com)

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monetary loans and grants. Emano must start from the scratch and have to suffer the birth pains in order to succeed in steering a morally and financially bankrupt local government. react crisguardian@yahoo.com

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applicants which cost P1.7 mil-lion besides the February 14, 2013 free civil mass wedding ceremony it organized for 153 couples at Guingona Park here. In social services, some 30,809 families had benefited from Philhealth “Para sa Masa” program in 2012, from 8,000 in 2010 and 15,000 in 2011, Amante reported. At least 16,000 fami-lies benefited from P28 million funded by the city government while 14,000 families benefited from P26 million financed by the Department of Health. For families affected by the logging ban or EO 23, a total of 12,271 beneficiaries had availed themselves of the government’s Pantawid Pamilya Pinoy Program in the form of food, housing, educational and hospital services. In poverty alleviation, Amante announced that he had signed with the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-ment an agreement involving the setting up of an Urban KALAHI-CIDSS Program in Butuan City as the first pilot area in Mindanao. Barangays Pagatpatan and Doongan will each receive P1-million to imple-ment pro-poor projects. In health services, the city has strengthened its disease prevention programs through vaccinations against Rotavirus, Inf luenza and Pneumococcal vaccination with the support of the Department of Health. Reforms have been continued at the Butuan Medical Center including the extension of the Emergency Room, additional Isolation Ward, ICU renovation, nurses’ stations and the pro-posed CEmONC area. Amante said the Butuan Medical Center received last January an Ultra-sound Machine from DOH. From Detroit, Michigan, medical equipment and sup-plies worth P90 million have been provided for the use of the Butuan Medical Center through the World Medical Relief, in-cluding 10 pacemakers worth P1 million each, Amante said. He added that Sen. Pia Cayetano and his brother, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, donated P4 million to cover freight and handling costs for the World Medical Relief medical equipment. Amante also revealed that five Basic Emergency Maternal and Neonatal Care or BEMONC facilities and 19 Birthing Fa-cilities from AECID were now ready to serve the public. In Gender and Development, Amante said the city govern-ment through the City Popula-tion Office, in cooperation with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) had set up livelihood assistance for women. He said the city received P230 thousand from the DOST to strengthen women’s organiza-tions to develop their skills in making products from water hyacinth, Buri or Romblon. For senior citizens, a total of 19,499 have been registered with the Office of Senior Citizens following visits to hinterland barangays. He mentioned in passing the award given to OSCA-Butuan head Imelda Mupas Nonan as Best OSCA Head in Caraga Region. With the support given by the local administration to farmers, Amante said “Our rice self-sufficiency level is now at 96 percent and assures us of continuous supply of the staple.” In support for organic farm-ing, Amante said Butuan City is the only local government unit in the country to operate 30 Community-Based Composting Facilities and produce 1,000 bags of vermicast. Aside from construction of farm-to-market roads, the city has been deep in distributing commercial crops and livestock facilities in the rural areas. Amante thanked Department of Agriculture-Caraga Regional Executive

Amante...from page 1which included Support to the Agriculture Sector, Support to Fishery Services and Entrepre-neurship, Business and Industry Promotion. Amante stressed that the city has maintained high SLGR scores owing to his administra-tion’s efforts against illegal log-ging, pro-environment “Grow a Million Trees” and “Clean Ground, Zero Waste” programs, consultative and “participativeprocesses which help us prop-erly identify the needs of our community”, proper utilization of the Special Education Fund and allocations for the educa-tion sector. According to Amante, he put in place four sectoral clus-ters to focus on development administration, social services, economic, and infrastructure, to fast track services. Amante said that it was in development administration that the city had performed “tremendously well” to improve the city’s cash position from a deficit of P23 million in 2010 to bank deposits of P400 million as of July, 2012. At the end of the 1st Quarter of this year, the city coffers had more than P330 million and still growing as “we continue to improve our tax collection system to augment the city’s resources.” As reported by the city treasurer’s office, tax collec-tion reached P289 million in 2012. For the months of Janu-ary and February, 2013, some P92 million had already been collected, he said. “Real Property Tax collec-tion climbed to P132 million in 2012 from P100 million in 2011,” he said. The City Business Permits and Licensing Office registered 8,600 business establishments in 2012 compared to 8,442 in 2011. This March 2013 alone, 7,971 businesses had been re-corded including big firms like Robinsons Mall and Toyota Display Center, Amante said. “We expect to reach our target of 9,000 business establishments this year compared to 6,000 in 2010 when Robinsons Mall starts operating before the end of this year,” he said. “Naturally, business tax collections increased from P115 million in 2011 to P134 million in 2012. For January and Feb-ruary, 2013, some P74 million in business taxes had already been collected.” Amante said. The city chief executive said his administration’s con-vergence efforts with national government agencies and in-ternational donor community had led to fund grants received from the United Nations Habitat for Humanity-Climate Change Adaptation amounting to P3 million, P4.8 million from the DILG-SalinTubig Program and P65 million as a result of Bottom-Up Budgeting. “These funds will be alloted to the city’svarious programs and projects,” he said. Amante also made mention of the P3 million the city got as Seal of Good Housekeeping Performance Incentive Award from DILG on top of the P60 million Challenge Fund. The city chief executive said that owing to the growing tax collections and stable cash posi-tion of the city treasury, three huge infrastructure projects had been bidded out, namely, the P253- million Butuan City PolySports Center Phase I, completion of the P50-million Butuan City South Market and the P70-million Sangguniang Panlungsod building. He gave credit to the City Civil Registrar’s Office headed by Judith Alvizo-Calo for its Free Mobile Birth Registration program which served 3,283 delayed registration of birth

Edna Mabeza for the more than P36-million financial grant in support of his programs for the agricultural sector. He said the City Environ-ment and Natural Resources Office has been in the forefront of his “Grow a Million Trees” program with some 960,000 trees already planted in the city’s barangays since April, 2011 not counting those planted by non-government organiza-tions and other private groups. He emphasized that his advocacy on Solid Waste Man-agement through Clean Ground, Zero Waste Program had at-tracted the youth particularly students from the Agusan Na-tional High School (ANHS) who launched a Trash for Cash Program. Amante said garbage can now be used to pay for PTA fees in ANHS. Some 3,000 families had been awarded lots from 2010 to 2012 pursuant to the city’s program for informal settlers, he said. The city’s Public-Private Partnership program through the PPP Code, the first such local legislation to be passed in the Philippines, had received “unsolicited” proposals from six investors for projects including the dredging of the Agusan River and the establishment of a P1-billion One-Stop Regional Government and Commercial Complex in Barangay Libertad, Amante said. The City Tourism Of-fice reported 258,321 visitors in 2012 a significant increase from 239,449 guests in 2011, Amante said. In infrastructure, 80 roads had been concreted costing P300 million, aside from projects in-cluding Hydraulic Ramp pumps, multi-purpose halls, artesian wells, library hubs, Landfill Phase 1, and the Butuan City Drainage System, Amante said. With the release of P66 million by the Department of Budget and Management and P5 million from the local coffers, 56 sitios were provided electricity through the Sitio Electrification Project of President Aquino. Amante said the efforts of his administration have been rewarded with recognitions from national award-giving bodies including the Grand Prize for Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentive Award to Barangay San Vicente led by Barangay Chairman Raul Carampatana, Seal of Good Housekeeping Award from DILG, the Sang-guniang Panlungsod led by Vice-Mayor Lawrence Lemuel Fortun as finalist in the National Legislative Awards, 2nd prize in the National Kalasag Award for disaster preparedness and climate change mitigation, and the city as finalist in the Search for Most Child-Friendly Cities. Amante added that the interests of international groups and businessmen to invest in big projects in the city is a con-firmation of their confidence in his administration and the city’s leadership. He assured that he will continue to pursue his programs for the future of the city and well-being of the Butuanons based on the prin-ciples of good governance, ac-countability and transparency.

crew members and officers of fishing boats owned by various tuna fishing companies based in this city that were apprehended by Indonesian naval personnel after encroaching Indonesia’s fishing grounds One of the repatriated fish-ermen, identified as Reynaldo Ligas, already spent around three years in a prison in Bitung before he was repatriated. Ligas had worked for al-most 11 years for a local fishing company, which supposedly abandoned them following their arrest by Indonesian authorities. Rivera said his foundation is currently working with the con-sular office in Manado regard-ing the status and the possible repatriation of fishermen from this city and the neighboring area who are still languishing in various jails in Indonesia. In the last three years, the RCR Foundation already facilitated the release and repatriation of around 300 fishermen from Indonesia. “There should be a dialogue on how we can help our fisher-men and the DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) office there,” Rivera said. “If they lack budget to handle these cases, maybe the local government can support them,” he said. Rivera, who is seeking the mayoralty seat against incum-bent Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio, doused off suspicions regarding the timing of the repatriation saying they had been facilitating such even before he was elected to the city council in 2010. The councilor is running under the People’s Champ Movement-United Nationalist Alliance coalition while Custodio is backed by the administration’s Liberal Party. (Allen V. Estabillo/MindaNews)

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killing his two companions, reports said. It said two gunmen opened fire on the car of lawyer Homer Mabale who was heading home in Lopez Subdivision in the village of Tugbungan. The at-tacked that occurred at around 3.30 a.m. killed Jomer and Em-manuel Lozada, radio station dzRZ-Radyo Agong reported. The ambushers escaped after the attack. Police recovered empty of shells of .45-caliber pistol from the area. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack and police are still in-vestigating the motive of the ambush. Gun attacks are not uncom-mon in Zamboanga City in western Mindanao where killings have reached more than 180 last year. Hired killers are known to actively operate in Zamboanga and police authorities could do little to stop the killings. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Welfare and Development Of-fice for proper documentation. The official said most of them were crew members and officers of fishing boats owned by various tuna fishing companies based in this city that were apprehended by Indonesian naval personnel after encroaching Indonesia’s fishing grounds “Some of them already served jail terms of two to three years before they were released and subjected to repatriation,” Rivera said. He said most of them were

The sugar mills are willing to participate only during milling season. But on off-milling season, he said, they would rather shut down due to lack of incentives. Mil ling season for sugar spans about seven months from November to May. Romeo Montenegro, invest-ment promotions and public affairs director of the Mind-anao Development Authority (MinDA) welcomed the call of the chamber to increase rates for biomass energy capacity. “It wi l l encourage more participation (to the grid), especially that it’s already an existing asset,” he added. He vowed to endorse it to the DOE’s Renewable Energy Management Bureau. He said they are interested in additional capacity from renewable energy sources as it would help cut the power deficit. (Walter I. Balane/MindaNews)

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Earth for providing us all the necessary materials we need to survive,” stressed Villar. Villar said, the clean-up activity at Manila Bay which started at 7 am, is their simple way of saying “thank you,” and demonstrating their love to Mother Earth. However, she stressed that “caring and loving” our environment should not only be done during the Earth Day celebration. “Everyday of our lives, we should all strive to protect Mother Earth,” said Villar who has earned the moniker “Misis HanepBuhay” for giving jobs to Filipinos. Villar was joined by students and volunteers from various sectors in last Friday's clean-up activity, which was followed by a tour along the stretch of LPPCHEA aboard a banca around 7:30 am. The activity ended with a boodle fight, also led by Villar.The three-term Las Pinas con-gresswoman said she feels happy with the improvement at the LPPCHEA since there are lesser garbage being collected.“We can attribute this to our consistent clean-up efforts,” said Villar.The Villar Foundation, where she sits as Managing Director, together with students and other volunteers, also conduct weekly cleanups.“The more partners we work with, the better it will be for the environment,” she said.The Villar Foundation had ear-lier inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Ma-nila Broadcasting Company (MBC) represented by radio station DZRH in its Manila Bay Cleanup drive.“The Villar Foundation and DZRH agree that this is not only a joint cooperative undertaking, but more importantly, it is a major public service activity that would help contribute to the promotion of a livable, healthier and ecological sustainable Ma-nila Bay,” read the MoA. Villar noted there is more reason to protect the 175-hect-are LPPCHEA area after it was listed in Ramsar along with the world-renowned Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park and the Puerto Princesa Sub-terranean River National Park (Underground River), both found in the Philippines."Ramsar has recognized LP-PCHEA’s global importance to biodiversity and the need to give it special protection from vari-ous threats,” said Villar, adding that LPPCHEA is the so-called 'last bastion' in Metro Manila. Based on Proclamation No. 1412, LPPCHEA is a criti-cal habitat because of its global importance to biodiversity. It is a habitat for the survival of threatened, restricted-range and

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Bioco said the four plants produce power for their own needs and can actually produce more and connect to the grid but don’t because thereare not enough incentives. He noted that the prevailing rate approved by the ERC for one sugar central supplying an electric cooperative “is too low to invite their full participation” from other sugar centrals. “We are calling on the DOE to compel the ERC to liberalize the rates,” he added. Bioco said he hopes govern-ment will consider the mater because additional capacity from biomass is still cheaper than diesel. “Why go for diesel when we have biomass,” he asked. Bioco said only two of the 28 sugar mills in the country are connected to the grid.

congregatory species. But despite being a criti-cal habitat, Villar lamented it faces threats of being reclaimed. In opposing the planned reclamation, Villar, a strong environmental advocate, noted that taking care of our environ-ment will save us from disasters and calamities. She maintains calami-ties would further burden the already poor Filipinos who are facing various problems due to difficult times. Disasters like flooding, Villar said, can make one poorer if his properties are destroyed. To avoid worst scenar-ios, Villar, who has earned the moniker “Misis Hanep Buhay” for giving jobs to Filipinos, underscored the need to clean our rivers, our creeks and other bodies of water especially Ma-nila Bay. “We can simply help protect the environment by not throwing our garbage into the sea, rivers, and creeks. If we resort to indiscriminate throw-ing of garbage, these wastes will return to us during floods,” warned Villar.

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RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT

- This is the 2nd Mindanao Business Leaders Awards, in a different category from the first one. The 1st Mindanao Busi-ness Leaders Awards was undertaken last year to give due recognition to the achievements of various Mindanao business leaders and entrepreneurs in various categories of homegrown corporate and individual business leadership achievements.

- This year’s search is aimed at giving honor and recognition of excellent business leaders in the investors’s category.

- BusinessWeek Mindanao as a forerunner of information on economic leadership and entrepreneurial achievements of non-Mindanaoan corporations and businessmen, deems it a part of its social responsibility to trumpet the achievements of these pillars of Mindanao’s economy, for others to emulate and thus propel an awareness for the business potential that Mindanao offers in every economic and business investment plan, whether small or great.

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- The holding of BWM Awards annually serves as catalyst to the ongoing efforts of business leaders and entrepreneurs who seek greater heights and strive for success in the noble mission of propelling Mindanao and its people towards full economic growth and sustainable development.

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