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The two top guys of Padayon Pilipino, Misamis Ori-ental first district Rep. Peter M. Unabia and Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Y. Emano, gear up for the 2013 showdown. Their opponents in the 2013 elections are reportedly Gingoog Mayor Ruthie Guingona and either Misamis Oriental Gov. Oscar Moreno or Carmen ba-rangay chair Rolando Uy, respectively.

Photo by Gerry L. Gorit

Emano also said that he is not against the operation of casino in the city.

With the new investors coming in, the local chief executive appealed to the Catholic church to allow the opening of casino.

“There are already three foreign casino operators

By PAT SAMONTERegional Editor-Caraga

BUTUAN City––A town mayor, a village chief and a Mamanwa datu have refuted statements of progressive groups that military op-erations and bombings in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte had forced the natives and peasant families to leave their mountain communi-ties to safe areas in Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte including Butuan City.

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Execs say no militaryoperation in Kitcharao

retary-general Atel Hijos earlier said military op-eration in Zapanta Val-ley in Kitcharao town had displaced members of the Mamanwa tribe and sought shelter in other areas.

Dr. Naty Cruz and Ge-nasque Enriquez, secretar-ies-general of Karapatan-Caraga and Kahugpungan sa Lumadnong Organisasyon-Caraga (Kasalo), also said hundreds of people had fled their homes some of whom are now staying here.

By RUEL PELONE with a report from LOREBETH REQUIROSO

CAGAYAN de Oro City––Three foreign investors are willing to operate a gambling casino in the city, announced Mayor Vicente Emano on Monday.

DAVAO City––Owners of various business estab-lishments along M. Roxas Avenue here have sought the assistance of the city’s legislative department to stop the “ukay-ukay” at the night market set up by the city government late last year.

In a letter addressed to Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte last March 30, owners of seven establishments have petitioned to have the ukay-ukay removed permanently.

Among the establish-ments are the Chicco di Caffe, Associated Labor Union, Quattro Tactical Source Inc., Sotil Inn, and Caution Bar.

The group pointed out the operation of the ukay-ukay market must immedi-ately be terminated because it affects the cleanliness and sanitation in their area.

Tradersprotest‘ukay ukay’business

By AL JACINTORegional Editor-Zamboanga

PAGADIAN City––Mo-torcycle gunmen shot and killed two village officials and wounded another who campaigned against illegal mining activities in the southern Philippine prov-ince of Zamboanga del Sur, police said Tuesday.

Police said the gunmen fled after attack in the vil-lage of Depore that killed its chieftain Francisco Arado,

Armed men kill 2 Zambo mining village execs, 1 wounded in attack

Depore village councilman Ernesto Mancao gestures during an interview with the Mindanao Examiner about the unabated illegal mining activities in the mountain of Balabag in Bayog town in Zamboanga del Sur prov-ince. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)

59, and Edita Navarro, 51, and wounded Ernesto Man-cao, 62, who recently spoke and told the Mindanao Ex-aminer about the rampant illegal mining activities in the mountain of Balabag in Bayog town.

“We are still investigating the motive of this case and who were behind it, but we are sure that the attack is perpetrated by hired killers,” Senior Inspector Daniel Pel-ey, the town’s police

expressing intention to open here,” said Emano add-ing, the investors are from China, Israel, and Malaysia.”

The casino will only be for businessmen and tour-ists, he said.

“Kung adunay casino, kadto lang mga negosy-ante ug turista nga adunay

pasaporte ang makasulod sa casino, ug padak-an ang bayronon sa pultahan aron kadto lang mga tawo nga makagahum ang makasu-lod,” the mayor clarified.

The mayor, however, said he will respect the stand of the church on the matter.

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Cagayan de Oro Press Club Secretary Uriel Quilinguing is all smiles as he receives an electric fan in a raffle draw held during the club’s 61st Induction Ceremonies yesterday. The prize, a donation of Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia, was handed over to the winner by newly inducted COPC president Msgr. Elmer Abacahin and Mindanao Daily photojournalist and GMA News Online stringer Gerry L. Gorit. The congressman donated a total of 4 gas burner stoves and one electric fan for the raffle.

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

Region XOFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER

Cagayan de Oro City 1st District Engineering Office10th RES Compound, Bulua

Cagayan de Oro City

INVITATION TO BID

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Cagayan de Oro City 1st District Engineering Office, 10th RES Compound, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, invites suppliers/bidders to apply to bid for the supply and delivery of construction materials and supplies:1. Project Reference No. : 12KH0033 (Goods) Name of Project : Emergency Clearing and Cleaning of Various Roads & School Sites and Buildings Damaged by Typhoon Sendong Location : Iponan ES. Balulang NHS, CDONHS (Annex), Bulua NHS, Cagayan de Oro City Brief Description : Equipment Rental Approved Budget for the Contract : Php 1,166,200.00 Cost of Bid Documents : Php 2,000.00

Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.

To bid for this contract, a bidder must meet the following: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, corporations / partnerships / cooperatives / organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belongs to the citizens of the Philippines, (c) completed similar contract whose value must be at least 50% of the ABC within a period of 2 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.

The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: Activities Schedule 1. Issuance / Payment of Bid Documents From: April 10, 2012 to April 30, 2012 2. Pre-Bid Conference Deadline: 2:00 p.m., April 19, 2011 3. Deadline of Submission of LOI from Prospective Bidders April 19, 2012, 12:00 noon 4. Submission and Receipt of Bids Deadline: 2:00 p.m., April 30, 2012 5. Opening of Bids April 30, 2012, 2:00 p.m.

Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.

Bid documents will be available to bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount as stated above to the DPWH-X Cashier. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall sub-mit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualification.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved : LEAH E. NALIPONGUIT Administrative Officer III BAC - Chairperson Noted:

BONIFACIO R. LORA OIC- District EngineerMDN: APR 17 & 18, 2012

By PAT SAMONTE and JOEL PORTUGAL

BUTUAN City––Some 353 farmers in Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte will receive P559 thousand worth of liveli-hood assistance from the Department of Agrarian Reform through the Agrar-ian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III (DAR-ARISP III).

DAR-Agusan del Norte information officer Gil Mi-randa said the livelihood assistance Is contained in

353 farmers get P.5m livelihood assistancea package of Agricultural-Agribusiness Development livelihood project for the cluster of farmers’ organi-zation in TAGBABAPSA Agrarian Reform Com-munity in R.T. Romualdez town.

Miranda made the an-nouncement following the recent signing of a Memo-randum of Agreement by DAR-ARISP-III, the local government of R.T. Romual-dez, Federation of Agrar-ian Reform Communities Cooperatives (Fedarcco), People’s Alternative Study

for Research and Educa-tion in Social Development (Pascres), and clusters of people’s organizations at the R.T. Romualdez Sang-guniang Bayan session hall.

“These projects are aimed at improving agri-cultural productivity that will significantly raise the farmers’ level of income”, said DAR provincial agrar-

ian officer II Andre B. Atega.R.T. Romualdez Mayor

Nilo D. Soliva gave his full support for the project.

Miranda said ARISP III’s share in the project amounted to P269,055.

To be benefitted are 112 soil tillers in vegetable production with assistance worth P231,289,155 farmers in native chicken produc-

tion with estimated project cost of P162,886 and 86 women members in swine-raising with assistance cost of P164,418.46.

The AAD livelihood project is expected to en-hance the members’ entre-preneurial skills, product marketing in partnership with Fedarcco, generate employment, and improve

the members’ economic condition, Miranda said.

The project will be im-plemented by identified farmer’s organizations from clusters of people’s Organi-zations in TAGBABAPSA agrarian reform community with direct supervision from Fedarcco in coordination with DAR-ARISP III in Agusan del Norte, he added.

By ROBERT E. ROPEROS

BUTUAN City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. has declared March 9, 2012 to March 8, 2013 as the Balangay (wooden boats) Festival Silver Year.

As per Proclamation No. 1, series of 2012 signed by the city’s chief executive recently, it stated that the balangays of Butuan have been declared National Cultural Treasures by former President Corazon C. Aquino through Presi-dential Proclamation No. 86 dated March 9, 1987.

The proclamation also stated that the balangays, since its proc-lamation as National Cultural Trea-sures have become the centerpiece of tourism activities and an icon of the annual fi esta celebration of the city.

With March 19, 2012 marking the 25th year of its proclamation, the Sangguniang Panlungsod has expressed its sentiments to declare March 9, 2012 to March 8, 2013 as the Balangay Silver Year, the proclamation stated.

Meanwhile, in line with the year-long celebration, the Sang-guniang Panlungsod also passed SP Resolution No. 220-2012, adopting the offi cial logo of the Balangay Festival Silver Year Celebration.

In this regard, the City Tourism Council sponsored a logo-making contest for the aforementioned

Butuan dad declares Balangay Festival

Silver Year in Butuancelebration, where the logo entry encircling a balangay boat with waves and the Year 2012 in the center and with the words “Bal-angay Festival Year” written in the upper inner silver circle and the words “Butuan City” written in the lower inner silver circle won the contest.

With these developments, the city government is now on the process of fi nalizing the events that are in-line with the celebration, where people here are expecting for the grandest and colorful fi esta celebration of the city come May 19, 2012, to be highlighted by the staging of the 2012 Mutya Hong Butuan.

The Balangay or Balanghai is the fi rst wooden watercraft ever excavated in Southeast Asia. Also known as the Butuan boat, this artifact is evidence of early Filipino craftsmanship and their seaman-ship skills during pre-colonial times.

The Balanghai Festival is also a celebration in Butuan City to commemorate the coming of the early migrants that settled the Philippines, on board the Balangay boats. When the fi rst Spaniards arrived in the 16th century, they found the Filipinos living in well-organized independent villages called barangays. The name baran-gay originated from balangay, the Austronesian word for “sailboat”. (RER-PIA 13 Caraga)

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THE Department of Edu-cation (DepEd) will be ap-proving most of the applica-tions for tuition fee increase of private elementary and high schools nationwide but clarified that most of these hikes will only be minimal.

Education Secretary Ar-min Luistro, in a briefing, said only about eight percent of the thousands of private basic education schools in the country have applied for a tuition fee hike of not more than 10 percent of their current rate.

“Many of them have kept within the five percent in-crease and 10 percent at the most. If you’ll notice, the inflation rate over the past years have been minimal and we’re very happy that the schools have kept within that,” he said.

Inflation rate in the re-cent years have been within the government’s target band of three to five percent.

5% tuition hike, manageable: DepEd

PROTEST ACTION VS TUITION HIKEStudents from different schools march from Morayta to Chino Roces bridge (former Mendiola bridge) pro-testing against tuition and oil price hikes on March 2, Friday. Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil of Bulatlat.com

Luistro is not worried about the influx of transfer-ees from private schools to public schools as a result of tuition fee increases citing that education officials have not seen “very significant movement or transferees from private schools to public schools.”

“What we have seen though is that there are pockets of those mass trans-fers. But this does not seem to be related to the tuition fee increase. Many of these pockets of mass transfers are because the private schools have closed from their area,” he explained.

He explained that school officials will have second thoughts of asking for a tuition fee increase of more than 20 percent because their applications will defi-nitely be thumbed down.

He disclosed that about 70 percent of the tuition fee hike will be used for

teachers’ salaries, which he pointed out is “fair enough” otherwise private schools will lose their skilled teach-ing personnel.

He also discourages tu-ition fee hike moratorium pointing out that at the end of the moratorium period

school owners will be ask-ing for higher increases, which definitely would be at the detriment of the parents.

“If it’s (tuition fee hike) within five percent, I think it’s manageable,” he stressed. philippine news agency

KIDAPAWAN City––Police have identifi ed two of the four suspects in the grenade attack last Saturday in Aleosan town in North Cotabato that killed three and injured 33 others.

Sr. Supt. Cornelio Salinas, provincial director of the North Cotabato police, said the suspects were all members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

A certain Quilos Manalinding, councilor of Barangay Lawili in Aleosan town and also one of the top leaders of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in North Cotabato, was their main target, according to Salinas.

Manalinding was among those hurt during the grenade blast, reports said.

“Although the suspects were members of the MILF and their target was an MNLF commander, I think the attack was more of a personal grudge,” said Salinas.

Citing data, Salinas said the confl ict started when the wife of the one of the MILF commanders in nearby Midsayap, also in North Cotabato, was killed.

Th e killing was blamed on Manalinding and his men. “When the suspects confi rmed the presence of Manalinding

in the cockpit last Saturday, they staged the attack,” said Salinas. Th e police, however, refused to divulge names of the sus-

pects pending the fi ling of the charges against them. Salinas said they were readying the multiple murder and

multiple frustrated murder complaints against the suspects. At least four men were suspected to be involved in hurling

a fragmentation grenade at the center of the cockpit arena at about 11:25 a.m. on Saturday as hundreds of spectators were watching a cockfi ght.

Killed in the grenade attack were Fermin Caloquin, Vicente Sabando, and Jose Mario dela Pena, all residents of Aleosan town.

Wounded during the grenade blast were Manalinding, 57; Elizardo Pastolero, 40; Felix Palag, 57; Benito Cabangisan, 59; Hermie Canaway, 21; Remie Sabando, 22; Domingo Cabaluna, 46; Silvestre Bernadio, 41; Jobert dela Pena, 44; Primo Claro, 50; Tito Cagbay, 31; Modesto Barte, 36; Romeo Camancho, 38; Joey Camino, 27; Ronald Calaor, 30; Rodel Salares, 22; Antonio Aquita, 44; Loperto dela Pena, 19; William Estrellado, 53; Renanto Magsipoc; Vicente Saga, 44; Joseph Antonio, 24; Rex Cabalfi n, 31; Mamero Cansancio, 36; George Cansancio, 33; Victor Caballero, 26; Glen Tahad, 31; Jonas Salupiza, 36; Jimmy Osorio, 36; Bernardo Caingcoy, 38; Inicito Quinones, 63; Hononcio Banisio, 50; and Lazaro Pastolero, 38. WIRE REPORT

Suspects in Cotabatogrenade blast known

COTABATO City––In the next national and local po-litical exercises of choosing future leaders in the Au-tonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, there would be no more “Hello Garcis.”

The assurance was made by acting Regional Governor Mujib Hataman.

“Hello Garci” refers to an alleged cheating during the 2007 polls where former President Gloria Macapagal

No more ‘Helo Garci’ in Armm electionArroyo made calls to then election Commissioner Vir-gilio Garcillano to rig the poll results in the ARMM.

He said ARMM, in many occasions, have been tagged by poll reform advocates as the country’s “vote-cheating capital.”

Hataman was named by President Aquino to institute reforms in the graft-laden but resources rich autonomous government.

Civil society organiza-tions supported moves to reset the polls in a bid to institute reforms, particularly on governance and elections.

Hataman’s first priorities include the cleansing of vot-ers’ record in the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

He said there is a need to have people’s “strong bind in convergence for a collective objective for change and for

general welfare,” as a phenom-enon in the ARMM that did “not come as a surprise to a government that is open to its constituents and above all, God-fearing.”

He said his government alone could not institute the necessary reforms in the regional bureacracy without the support of the people and peoples organizations to whom the power of the lead-ers emanate. WIRE REPORT

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THINK a minute.Some time ago I read

in the newspaper about a father who had killed his 10-year-old son because his school report was not good enough.

The father was so angry that he reached for the near-est thing, a steel rod, and hit his son on the back. His 10-year-old little boy was killed instantly. Can you imagine the pain and regret that father lives with!

We all have regrets, and the feeling that we want to make up for the wrong we’ve done. Yet we know that in most situations we can’t. Sometimes we can repair the damage. We can pay a debt that’s long overdue. We can return the money we cheated or stole from somebody.

Making up for the past

But most times it’s simply impossible to make up for what we’ve done wrong. Like beating and cursing your child in a moment of anger. No candy or toy can make up for how we hurt even destroyed their trust in us.

Think of the man ad-dicted to alcohol, drugs, or kava, or has adulterous affairs, putting his wife and children through years of pain, lies, and violence.

Yet even if he finally does stop drinking or having af-fairs, how can he ever erase or make up for all the hurt and damage he caused?

How does the mother who had an abortion forgive herself and get free from her guilt?

So we can’t always repair the damage we’ve caused, no matter how much we try, not even through religion! That’s why Jesus Christ, Who was not guilty of any wrong,

gave His own innocent life to free you and me from all our wrongs and guilt.

The only way we can make up for all the wrong we’ve done is by asking Jesus for His free gift of forgive-ness and new life which He paid for with His own life.

It’s true that you cannot change your past, but Jesus can start changing your life now.

If you ask Him to take control of your heart and character every day, He will give you a new life by helping you change with His love and power.

Even with all your past failures and wrongs, your Maker will still give you another chance.

So why not ask Him today?

Just Think a Minute.

Think A Minute

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DON’T LOOK NOW; Mindanao is an island with excess natural power resources. Aside from existing hy-dropower resources, there are other untapped sources of power and electricity in the island.

In a volcanic island like Min-danao, geothermal energy is one source of power waiting to be fully developed. There are 12 volcanoes in Mindanao. While most of these volcanoes are dormant, they are sources of geothermal powers.

People of Mindanao are not even fully aware of the operations of two Mindanao Geothermal Power Plants in Kidapawan, North Cotabato. These infrastructure types of a Geothermal Power Plants had a designed total capacity of 106 MWe (Megawatt electricity).

Did we know that the Mindanao 1 (52 MW) geo-thermal power plant started operations on March 4, 1997? That the Mindanao 2 (54 MW) geothermal plant started operations on June 17, 1999? Did anyone know that these geothermal plants operated under a 10-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)? No one even knew from Mindanao that Japan’s Marubeni Energy Services Corp. was the geothermal plant’s operator.

On Oct. 2006, the Lopez owned Energy Develop-ment Corporation (EDC) took over control of the two Mindanao Geothermal Plants. MESC President Ryukichi Kawaguchi signed the transfer agreement with EDC Chair Oscar Lopez along with then EDC President/CEO Paul Aquino.

Originally, the government-owned Philippine

Resist high cost of powerNational Oil Corporation (PNOC) constructed the base-type Mindanao Geothermal Plants situated in the southwest portion of the Mt. Apo National Park in the borders of Kidapawan, North Cotabato. MESC was then its operating company.

Mindanao 1 and Mindanao 2 Geothermal Power Plants contributed an average of 10.56 per cent of the entire power supply in Mindanao.

Presidential Decree 334 created PNOC on Nov. 9, 1993 as a government-owned-government controlled corporation. Its mandate was to maintain an adequate supply of oil and petroleum for domestic requirements. However, the government sold PNOC under its priva-tization program.

The privately owned Energy Dev’t Corp. acquired ownership of PNOC in 2007. This is a subject of an-other discussion. The issue is on the development of geothermal energy in Mindanao. As discussed earlier, there exist dozen of volcanoes in Mindanao of great potentials for geothermal energy. Certainly, volcanoes are main sources of geothermal powers.

Volcanoes in Mindanao are located in Jolo, Misamis Occidental, Lanao Del Sur, Bukidnon, Koronadal, Gen-eral Santos, Saranggani, Davao, Compostela Valley, the island province of Camiguin and Surigao Del Norte.

However, in the absence of an appropriate agency tasked by the national government to develop the is-land’s geothermal potentials, the people in Mindanao can only heaved sighs of despair. Thus, it is of no wonder that even the President of this country would provide his own people no choice but suffer the high cost of energy. People in Mindanao resist this. React: [email protected]

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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law…” (Romans 13:8, the Holy Bible).

-ooo-GEMS OF EVERYDAY

LIVING: There was a time when kissing the hands of the elderly and anyone who was older was mandatory, to show respect to the per-son whose hands are being kissed. Now, this seems to be one of the many for-gotten Filipino traditions, either because the younger generation no longer feel compelled to show respect to the old, or the old have become too feeble to enforce respect through kissing of

Double-talk on 2016 run; error in Pacquiao oath

hands.Whatever be the reason

for this, kissing of hands is actually much more than showing respect, and we are missing so much because we have set this practice aside. It is actually a tradition that dates back to Biblical times, especially during the time of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, and was meant to give blessings, heal any sickness and to ask the Holy Spirit to come.

In Luke 4:39-41 of the Bible, this account can be read: “… At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, ̀ You are the Son of God!’…” In Acts 8:17: “… Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit…”

-ooo-ERROR IN PACQUIAO

OATHTAKING? There is something gravely wrong in the Internet and Face-book pictures which show Sarangani Rep. Manny Pac-quiao taking his oath as a new PDP Laban member: Pacquiao took the oath with his left hand, while PDP Laban President, Sen. Koko Pimentel, administered the oath with his left hand too.

Of course, the pictures may have been printed on their reverse side because, during the actual oath tak-ing the right hands were the ones raised by the two, but shouldn’t have PDP Laban officials been more careful in posting the pictures of the event? As published,

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DOLE-10 recognizes sponsors of MSU-IIT Mega Job FairREGION 10 -The April 3 to 4 Mega Job Fair at the Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Tech-nology (MSU-IIT) was a great success. For this, Director Johnson G. Cañe-teof the Department of Labor and Em-ployment in Region 10expressed gratitude to the organizers, companies, local and foreign agencies that took part in the activity even as he cited the need and importance of public and private partnership (PPP).

Tandag hosts 11thLiga Assembly todaySURIGAO del Sur – The 11th provincial assembly of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas – Surigao del Sur Chapter is taking place in Tandag City, April 18-21. According to Mr. Tony Campos, chief-of-staff of Provincial Liga President Vicente Pimentel III. The activity aims to orient barangay leaders on how to fully-develop their respective communi-ties, through the application of current trends in socio-economic development. The assembly theme is “Current Trends In Barangay Development,”

Tangubanon beauty vies for Miss Earth titleTANGUB City - Mutya ng Misamis Occidental 2011 Jade Charmaine Manago is vying for the Miss Earth-Philippines title in Iloilo City next month. Her participation in the tilt is viewed by Provincial Governor Herminia Ramiro as one way of promoting the province’s assets in tourism andnative delica-cies, nationwide.

Caraga produces outstanding coopREGION 13 - The “CDA Gawad Parangal” Program that started in 2011, has so far produced one winner in the Search for Outstanding Cooperative (Large Category). It’s the Agusandel Norte Teachers, Retir-ees, Employees and Community Cooperative (AN-TRECCO), 3rd placer for Mindanao area.

Director Abner M. CagaPIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

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ILIGAN City - In natural disasters, women and girls become more vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence and exploitation.

With the transition of humanitarian to develop-ment approach in address-ing sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) in emergency situations, the United Nations Pop-ulation Fund (UNFPA) spearheaded a consulta-tive workshop, April 10 to 11 at the Crystal Inn, Iligan City.

The event was in part-nership with the City So-cial Welfare and Develop-ment Office (CSWDO), the Iligan City Council of Women (ICCW), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10.

Abdel Jamal Disang-copan of the Office for

UNFPA holds confab in Sendong-affected areas

the Coordination of Hu-manitarian Affairs said, the workshop aimed to improve the participants’ actions and interventions on gender issues and wom-en’s rights specifically on SGBV even as it provided an analysis of the evolv-

ing SGBV prevention and response mechanisms in Sendong-affected areas.

Participants were from the Committee on Wom-en and Family Relations, Association of Barangay Councils, CSWDO, City Hospital, Iligan City Police

Office, DILG, City Plan-ning and Development Office, City Prosecutor, the PIA, ICCW and District Coordinators, Empower-ment and Reaffirmation of Paternal Abilities Training. (Christmei Joy Ranido/LVG-PIA 10/jdelpf )

OZAMIZ City - The Misa-mis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOEL-CI) II is hopeful that pow-er interruptions will be all over once the government implements measures to solve the present power

Electric cooperative hopes government intervention stops power interruptions

CAGAYAN de Oro City Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas switches-on the ‘green light’ signal-ling the start of project IT’S A GO FOR CDO, very recently. Witnessing the event at Limketkai Center are officials of Promote CDO Founda-tion, Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation and the Department of Tourism. IT’S A GO FOR CDO bids to speed-up the rebuilding of the city after typhoon Sendong. (Rodolfo D. Mendoza/PIA-10)

crisis in Mindanao.This optimism is shared

by Jemilo L. Pelimer, gen-eral manager of MOELCI II , as he disclosed the adoption of daily rota-tional brownouts in the franchise area from March

1 to April 15, this year.“Such power inter-

ruptions were based on the Mindanao System Operation (MSO) Load Curtailment carried-out by all customers of the National Grid of the Phil-ippines (NGCP) grid-wide at 240MW, from 9:30a.m.

to 5:30p.m. and 300MW, from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.,” Pelimer said.

He also said that pow-er rates increase may be possible once the power barges from the Visayas have come or when supply is derived from thermo-marine stations. (RCA, PIA-Mis.Occ./jdelpf )

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Mining...from page 1

police chief, said in an interview.

The attack, which oc-curred at around 4.30 p.m. on Monday, coincided with the government order stop-ping all illegal mining activi-ties in the province where the unabated operations of small scale miners continue.

Pel-ey said the trio just came back from a meeting with other village officials at a resort in the town when gunmen attacked them near the house of Arado.

He said the motorcycle used by the gunmen in the attack was abandoned and recovered by policemen in the village. “We suspect the motorcycle was carnapped because we recovered some documents in its tool box which showed that it was registered in Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte province,” Pel-ey said.

He said they also recov-ered from Arado’s posses-sion a copy of a govern-ment order stopping all illegal mining operations in Balabag.

“We recovered from his possession a copy of the MGB (Mines and Geosci-ences Bureau) cease and desist order stopping all illegal mining activities in Zamboanga del Sur,” Pel-ey said.

The Mines and Geosci-ences Bureau of the De-partment Environment and Natural Resources issued Monday an order stopping all illegal mining activities in Zamboanga del Sur and other areas in Zamboanga Peninsula.

Mancao earlier appealed to President Benigno Aqui-no to order a stop to the il-legal mining activities which polluted their streams and rivers and posed hazards to their health.

He said their water sources are polluted due to the hazardous and toxic chemicals – cyanide, nitric acid and mercury - that il-legal miners used in Balabag.

“Look at our streams, the water is now yellowish

and that is because of the chemicals used by these il-legal miners. We have been telling the government to put a stop to these illegal activities,” Mancao told the Mindanao Examiner.

He said the illegal mining activities brought deaths and miseries to a lot of families because of the unsafe mining practice in Balabag.

“How many more lives must perish before we can act and totally put a stop to illegal mining? I am ap-pealing to you our beloved President Noynoy Aquino to hear us and help us put a stop to these activities in Balabag for the sake of our children and their future,” he said.

Mancao is still under observation by doctors and closely guarded by police-men in hospital in Zambo-anga del Sur.

No individual or group claimed responsibility for the shooting and it was unknown whether the attack is connected to illegal min-ing operations in Balabag.

There were reports that some municipal officials are allegedly involved or financing the illegal mining activities in Balabag. The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered an investigation into these reports.

At least six villages around Balabag, including Depore which has political jurisdiction over the moun-tainous area, have passed separate resolutions urging the local government to put a stop to the rampant illegal mining there. (Mindanao Examiner/Mindanao Daily)

Military...from page 1

Traders...from page 1

More than a hundred from Cabadbaran City and Kitcharao town sheltered at the basketball court in Barangay Imadejas here had been moved to Barangay Banza.

In a press conference at the city mayor’s office here, Kitcharao Mayor Jen-rey Montante said he had not heard of any military bombing runs or opera-tions in his town. Since there had not been any sign of military activity in Kitcharao to disrupt the daily chores and livelihood of the natives, he did not see any reason for them to leave their communities.

Barangay chairperson Melba Dagohoy of Mahaba in Kitcharao town said there had never been an operation by the military in her village, neither had there been shootings or bombings in her village.

“Special permit granted by the City Council for the said business activity has already expired, thus making their continued operation illegal,” the group said.

The ukay-ukay operates from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. the following day.

The group echoed the continued operation of the ukay-ukay market will hamper and endanger the

operation of legitimate busi-ness establishments.

The program was first launched by the city for a month during the Pasko Fiesta celebration in 2011.

But after the special per-mit has lapsed, the City Council issued a one-month extension for the project.

Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio said she gave her approval because the project might boost the city’s coffers and help small businessmen. (PNA)

Mamanwa Datu Baden Calinawan of Mahaba also denied reports of military in his community.

Cabadbaran City coun-cilor Lito Bulasa also said no military activity so far has taken place in Baran-gay Puting Bato to force residents to evacuate to other areas.

Butuan City Mayor Fer-dinand Amante Jr. said that since the evacuees had sought shelter here,

he had to feed and try his best to make their stay as comfortable as the city and the Butuanons could afford.

As chairman of the Caraga regional peace and order council, Amante said he had initiated the forma-tion of Task Force Kitcharao to address and resolve the issue at the earliest pos-sible time.

Commission on Hu-man Rights Caraga director Marilyn Pintor said she had

initiated a dialogue with Gabriela and Karapatan on the issue. She said she had tried her best to resolve the matter of the evacuees and hoped the two groups will do the same.

The task force is man-dated to facilitate the trans-fer of the evacuees to their respective local government units within 14 days. It is headed by Fr. Carlito Clase as chairman and Pintor as vice-chairperson.

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TORCYCLE RIDERS: Now that more and more Metro Manila residents are using motorcycles as a means of daily transportation, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in par-ticular and the government as a whole should endeavor not only to provide lanes exclusively devoted for their use, but make sure that riders are properly attired and secured with helmets, and, likewise, are possessed with the proper mental set while traveling.

As it is, many motorcy-clists seem to be too dare-devilish, cutting in and out of lanes, and acting as if they are even spiteful of car-driving motorists. This is the reason why many who are using motorcycles are killed when accidents hap-pen. Some kind of a seminar must be conducted before anyone is allowed to drive motorcycles, to warn them of the perils of haphazard motorcycle driving.

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2016 RUN: The denial which Transportation and Com-munications Secretary Mar Roxas made as far as his presidential run in 2016 is concerned was just a mere

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of spouses GASPAR B. HAYO and ROBERTA Q. HAYO,who died intestate sometime on March 6, 1985 at Lanuza, Surigao del Sur and March 24, 1988 at Manila de Bugabos, Butuan City, respectively, consisting of a parcel of residential land covered under Lot 2212, CAD 572 declared under Tax Declaration No. 08-09-0011-00290, containing an area of 147.44 square meters, more or less, located at Zone III, Lanuza, Surigao del Sur, is the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE OF THE LATE SPS. GASPAR B. HAYO AND ROBERTA QUIAO-HAYO WITH SIMULTANE-OUS DEED OF SALE made and entered into by herein decedents’ legitimate heirs, namely, Victoria L. Hayo, as represented by Estanislao Mernilo, Teogana H.. Yriarte, Estelito Q. Hayo and Asteria H. Mernilo, selling, transferring, and conveying above- mentioned property to Ronald H. Mernilo, married to Lynden G. Mernilo, and a resident of P-5, Alviola Village, Baan, Butuan City for and in consideration of P50,000.00, per Doc. No. 137; Page No. 29; Book No. XXXIV; Series of 2011 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr., Notary Public for and in the City of Butuan.

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Casino...from page 1

Existing lawsOn December 7, 1992,

the City Council has en-acted two laws regarding the operation of grambling casino in Cagayan de Oro.

The City Council first approved Ordinance no. 3353, an ordinance prohib-iting the issuance of busi-ness permit and cancelling existing business permit to

repetition of what another Filipino politician by the name of Gloria Arroyo did in 2003. It was therefore not very original, and his colatilla that he is, despite his denial, making himself subject to his party’s wishes, is a dead give-away that he is running.

With due respect to Mar, this kind of a double talk is precisely the reason why many politicians are not trusted anymore by the Filipino people. The point is, why deny his presidential ambition, when everybody knows he wants to be presi-dent? As it is, the gods may yet hear him, and take his word as true, and prevent him from really running. That is the problem, for Roxas can really become a good president.

any establishment for the using and allowing to be used its premises or portion thereof for the operation of casino.

Section 1 of Ordinance no. 3353 states: “That pur-suant to the policy of the city banning the operation of casino within its territo-rial jurisdiction, no busi-ness permit shall be issued to any person, partnership or corporation for the op-eration of casino within the city limits.”

“It shall be a violation of existing business permit by any persons, partnership or corporation to use its business establishment or portion thereof, or allow the use thereof by others for casino operation and other gambling activities,” Section 2 of Ordinance 3353 provides.

The penalties are as follows:

a) Suspension of the business permit for 60 days for the first offense and a fine of P1,000 per day

b) Suspension of the business permit for six months for the second of-fense, and a fine of P3,000 per day

c) Permanent revocation of the business permit and imprisonment of one year,

for the third and subsequent offenses.

On January 4, 1993, the City Council adopted a sterner Ordinance No. 3375-93, an ordinance pro-hibiting the operation of casino and providing pen-alty for violation thereof.

The City Council es-tablished a policy as early as 1990 against CASINO under its Resolution no. 2295.

On October 14, 1992, the City Council passed another Resolution No. 2673, reiterating its policy against the establishment of casino.

Subsequently, thereafter, it likewise passed Ordi-nance No. 3353, prohibiting the issuance of Business Permit and to cancel exist-

ing Business Permit to any establishment for the using and allowing to be used its premises or portion thereof for the operation of casino.

Under Art. 3, section 458, No. (4), sub paragraph VI of the Local Govern-ment Code of 1991 (Rep. Act 7160) and under Art. 99, No. (4), Paragraph VI of the implementing rules of the Local Government Code, the City Council as the Legislative Body shall enact measure to suppress any activity inimical to public morals and gen-eral welfare of the people and/or regulate or prohibit such activity pertaining to amusement or entertain-ment in order to protect social and moral welfare of the community.

Section 1 states: “The operation of gambling casi-no in the city of Cagayan de Oro is hereby prohibited.”

The penalties are:a) Administrative fine

of P5,000 shall be imposed against the proprietor, part-nership or corporation un-dertaking the operation, conduct, maintenance of gambling casino in the City and closure thereof.

b) Imprisonment of not less than six months nor more than one-year or a fine in the amount of P5,000 or both at the discretion of the court against the man-ager, supervisor, and/or any person responsible in the establishment, conduct and maintenance of gambling casino. With a report from The Power

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