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Farming confabZAMBOANGA City -- The municipality of Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur plays host to the 1st Mindanao Sustainable Organic Agricul-ture Congress and Agro-Eco Tourism Fair slated February 19-22, 2012. The four-day event fea-tures experiential-based dem-onstrations on bio-fertilizer and home-made pesticides preparation, ADLAI cultiva-tion, modified system rice intensification, among other organic farming technologies. Agriculture Secretary Pro-ceso J. Alcala keynoted the opening day of the occasion.

Power barges bidELEVEN investors have re-cently signified their intent to participate in the privatization of the diesel-fired Power Barge 101, 102, 103 and 104, the government-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said on Thursday. Emmanuel Ledesma Jr., PSALM president and chief executive, said that 11 pro-spective bidders comprising both local and foreign com-panies submitted preliminary bidding requirements to ac-quire the power barges. Ledesma said PSALM’s preliminary requirements consist of the submission of a Letter of Interest not later than February 14, 2012, and the submission of a duly executed undertaking and Confidentiality Agreement and the payment of a nonre-fundable participation fee of $3,000 not later than February 15, 2012.

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P43-b eyed for rehab of Sendong-hit areas

By MIKE BAÑOS, Correspondent

THE Executive Committee of the Regional Develop-ment Council for Region X

(RDC-X) has endorsed a P43.017 billion budget for the Strategic Action Plan for the rehabilitation and recovery of areas affected by tropical storm Sendong for approval by the full RDC-X council. The Execom passed two resolutions endorsing the SAP for approval by the RDC-X Full Council and priority pro-grams and projects for the rehabilitation and recovery of areas affected by typhoon Sendong for funding by the Office of the President (OP). Engr. Leon M. Dacanay Jr., RDC-X vice chairman and NEDA-X regional director said P20 billion of which will be imple-mented within 2012 with 53% sourced from Official Development Assistance (ODA) and funding donors, 30% by the Office of the President, 16% by regional line agencies and one percent by local government units (LGUs). The bulk of the P12.794 billion coming from the OP will go to Cagayan de Oro (48%) and Iligan (43%), Dacanay said. “This amount is already on the ground in various stages of implementation,” he added. The social development sector par-ticularly the development of permanent relocation sites and housing constitutes the bulk of the total budget at P8.6-billion (67%) with P3.14 billion (24.5%) going to infrastructure. “Republic Act No. 10121 (The Philip-pine Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Act mandates NEDA as Vice Chair for Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

‘Ground Zero’ residents urged to help protect environment

GROUND ZERO. Monsignor Elmer Abacahin officiating a Eucharistic Celebration at Sitio Cala-Cala in Barangay Macasandig on the second monthsary of Sendong. Cala-Cala is considered Sendong’s “ground zero.” PHOTO BY BONG D. FABE

By BONG FABE, Correspondent

A CATHOLIC PRIEST has urged residents of Sitio Cala-Cala, Barangay Macasandig to help efforts at protecting the envi-ronment during a Eucharistic celebration at “ground zero” on the second anniversary of deadly Sendong. Celebrating the mass Thurs-day last week at what remains

of the 2-storey house of the Capunay-Shotton family in the middle of Cala-Cala just adjacent to the Divine Mercy Chapel which was his gift to the residents there, Monsignor Elmer Abacahin reminded ev-eryone that Sendong was not God’s punishment but a wake-up call for everyone to protect the environment. “I urged everyone to do

what you can to also protect the environment. There are things that God allows to happen to us. But not everything negative that happen to us is God’s will. Most bad things that happen is man-made. That is why we need to do our part in protecting the environment,” he said in the vernacular after the Mass. Cala-Cala is considered as

Napocor set to finalize Pulangui IV rehab planBy ALLAN MEDIANTE, Executive Editor

STATE-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) is finalizing the rehabilitation plan for the Pulangui IV hydropower system in Lanao del Norte in a bid to bolster the plant’s generating capacity in time

Urgency for M’danao waters program citedILIGAN City -- With the threats of flooding and related environmental incidents due to the changing climate, Mindanao leaders agreed to have an integrated watershed and river basin programs In a recent meeting here of the Min-danao Development Authority (MinDA) Board, consisting of all Regional Develop-ment Council (RDC) chairs, LGU officials , and Congress and sectoral organizations

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Committee hearing on Caraga 2013 budget setBy ROBERT E. ROPEROS, Contributor

BUTUAN City -- A committee hearing to discuss the 2013 budget of Caraga Region is set on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to be

spearheaded by the Regional Development Council (RDC) through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Caraga as secretariat of the council.

on December 29, 2011. Miculob said under NBM 112, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – Caraga as the sec-retariat of the Regional De-velopment Council (RDC) will formulate the guidelines in budget preparation in consultation with the DBM regional office. The official added the RDC, which serves as the venue for budget consul-tation, is slated to review and deliberate the agency budgets in March during

According to Ian Micu-lob of NEDA-Caraga in a press statement, during the hearing, agency regional of-fices (AROs), state colleges and universities (SUCs) and special development

authorities will prepare anew their respective annual budget for FY 2013 after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the National Budget Memorandum (NBM) 112

its Full Council Meeting prior to endorsement to the agency’s respective central offices. Miculob further said sectoral meetings are sched-uled to conduct the initial budget review on the fol-lowing dates: February 21 (Social Development Com-mittee Meeting), February 22 (Economic Development Committee Meeting), and February 24 (Development Administration Committee and Infrastructure Develop-ment Committee Meeting).

“Last year, the RDC en-dorsed the P21.8 billion 2012 budget of 20 AROs and four SUCs for the different programs and projects in Caraga Region. The Aquino administration, on the other hand, through Congress, approved a 37.9 percent increase which amounted to P30.2 billion budget for Caraga in 2012,” Miculob said. The committee will like-wise assess the plans and programs of the regional line agencies if it aligns with

the five key result areas of the Aquino administration such as Anti-Corruption, Transparent, Accountable and Participatory; Poverty Reduction and Empower-ment of the poor and Vul-nerable; Rapid, Inclusive and Sustained Economic Growth; Just and Lasting Peace and Rule of Law; and Integrity of the Environ-ment and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. For 2012, budget of Cara-ga Region increased by 37

CdO works with agencies in Lumbia relocation site

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geted 500 row houses. At present, 102 households are already resettled temporar-ily in Lumbia relocation site. It is hoped that at least 10 families will be provided temporary shelter every week. XU, in partnership with its various partner donors, have already built row hous-es complete with fire walls, separate comfort rooms, shower rooms, washing, and kitchen areas. Electricity and water system is already in place and are being used by families for free at pres-ent. This endeavor has been made possible by the out-pouring of generous support from various donor partners through cash donations. The camp manager from XU explained that the Ga-wad Kalinga (GK) concept will serve as a model in building the permanent houses in the other five hectares of lands.

LUMBIA relocation site, Cagayan De Oro City, is being developed into a five-hectare temporary reloca-tion and five-hectare perma-nent relocation site that will shelter hundreds of affected and dislocated families from several flooded barangays in the city. The first five hectares of land was allocated for the construction of row houses where temporary shelter of families have already started while the other five hectares of lands will also contain the permanent relocation of Sendong survivors where the next ground breaking will soon be held come February 25, 2012. Xavier University (XU) through its various donor partners has already started the construction of its tar-

Under the GK concept that have long been prac-ticed by LGUs all over the country, beneficiary families are made to participate in the actual construction of houses to instill in them a sense of ownership. It was targeted that all permanent houses will be constructed in six months’ time. After this process, ben-eficiary families will have to undergo orientation on values formation as part of the whole package of rehabilitation program. International Organiza-tion for Migration (IOM) allocated P10-million bud-get for the construction of houses. IOM will focus on the construction of 46 units of bunkhouses where each will accommodate five fami-lies. All in all, 230 families will soon be given shelter through IOM’s own effort of relocating the survivors. Red

Gov’t pours in P22.6-M on agri in CdO, NorMinTHE city has received ag-ri-assistance totaling to P22,621,880 from the gov-ernment for agricultural projects in the aftermath of the typhoon Sendong. Among the major proj-ects handed over by Agri-culture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala include farm-to-market worth P15 million, barangay food terminal, P2 million, and multi-purpose drying pavements (MPDPs), P1 million. Sec. Alcala also inspected the Balingasag River Irriga-tion Project, which covers the municipalities of Bal-ingasag and Lagonglong in Misamis Oriental, wherein the project is expected to aid in the region’s goal of being rice self-sufficient by 2016, which will benefit 2,123 farmers with a total area of 2,500 hectares. Sec. Alcala also extended assistance to the survivors in Cagayan de Oro City, particularly to farmers and fisherfolks in the total amount of P4,627,746.90, which came in the form of

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Knowing how h y d r o p o w e r operates is eas-

ily accessible through reading but seeing it in action – how water is converted to usable electricity to power-homes and businesses makes a big difference. Forty f ive Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) students taking Accounting and Management classes witnessed the creation of clean and renewable en-ergy as they took a tour of Hedcor’s 42.5 MW Sibulan Hydropower Plant in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. Hed-cor engineers showed how the plant converts water into electricity with little or no adverse effect to the environment. Generating 212 gigawatthours annually, the plant prevents the emission of 175,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. Students also learned that the plant providing electricity to more than 50,000 homes can coexists

Hedcor orients Ateneo studes on hydropower operations

with the environment and community. Together with he Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., Hedcor partner with the community in bringing out projects focused on health, education and livelihood. Two potable water systems aided the residents in fetch-ing drinking water in a much shorter walk as well as hav-ing pipes connected to their homes from the hydropower’s

pipeline which allowed them to use the water for domestic use. Meanwhile, octors regularly visit the community during Hed-cor’s medical mission, giving easier access to consulta-tions, and medicines given freely by the hydropower firm. The students can reso-nate with one of the thrusts of Hedcor and the Aboitiz

Foundation – education for the future leaders of the country. Kids in the com-munity receive gifts from Hedcor twice a year, during class opening and Christmas season. The gifts given are usually school supplies that can help them in school. Also, the top achievers in their class receive monthly stipend from Hedcor. The Sibulan Hydropower

Plant started its operations in March 2010 and has been visited by high school and college students from Davao City. They marveled at the engineering feat in its neighboring town. Hedcor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AboitizPower Corporation. Hedcor is the largest developer of run-of-river hydropower plants in the country with 18 hydro-

power plants in Benguet, Davao and Ilocos Sur. It has plans of building more plants in Mindanao, thus develop-ing five more plants – two in Davao del Sur, one in Davao City and two in Bukidnon. On the other hand, AdDU is one of the nine schools in the country owned and operated by the Society of Jesus. It formally opened in June 1948.

HYDROPOWER TOUR. Fortyfive Ateneo de Davao students take an inside look of Hedcor’s 42.5 MW Sibulan Hydropower Plant in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.

Chevron begins expansion with new Mindanao outletDAVAO City -- Chevron Philippines, Inc. has be-gun to implement a plan to establish 25 stations nationwide before the end of this year, opening its biggest Caltex station here on Thursday last week. Toby V. Nebrida, com-munications officer of Chevron Philippines, said aside from Davao City, the company also plans to open Caltex stations in Cagayan de Oro City and General Santos City here in Mindanao. Five Chevron stations are expected to be rolled out on the island this year. “But those are just in the pipeline, the reck-oning is when we open them,” he said. “We identify the poten-tial growth of the location and we position ourselves so we are able to provide the needs of the market,” he said. While he could not state the actual invest-ment for the newly opened station in Davao City, the franchisee typically may shoulder as low as P5 million-P9 million to as high as P20 million-P25 million. Caltex claims to corner a 16% market share in the country, ranking third behind market leader Petron Corp., which holds

about 40%, and Pilipinas Shell, about 29%. The three account for more than 85% of the combined sales of petro-leum products, Energy department data show. “D av a o and C e bu are nearly comparable in terms of growth. But we understand we are pretty strong in Davao, we are higher than number three,” Mr. Nebrida said. Jim Meynink, Chevron country head, said the company met its 2011 target of building 20 new stations in the Philip-pines, which was included the launching of a station in Davao City early last year. In the Asia-Pacif ic region, Chevron is open-ing 400 stations over the next five years and 125 of those will be located in the Philippines, he said. Mr. Me ynink s a id

the energy demand in Davao City is surging and the company is well-positioned for success due to its strong brand and dedicated staff and partners. “We are investing on upgrading our image and brand. We are upgrading stations, upgrade the look, brightness, efficiency and feel... We have upgraded close to half of the stations in Davao,” he said. Currently, there are 20 Caltex stations in this city. With more than $2 billion in capital invest-ments, Chevron claims to be among the country’s largest investors, employ-ing at least 18,000 people nationwide through its four business units. C h e v r o n h a s 8 4 9 service stations in the country and 17 terminals, depots and sales offices.

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON

Malaybalay City

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR Bids and Awards Committee

INVITATION TO BID

ITB NO. CW – 2012-020

1. The Provincial Government of Bukidnon, through the General Fund intends to apply the sum of the:

Qty. Unit of Issue

Name of Project ABC Duration

1 contract Land Development of Casisang Paglaum Village Project, Phase II at Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

P 5,495,069.00 175 Calendar Days

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The Provincial Government of Bukidnon now invites bids for:

Item No. Description Quantity Unit 1.0 EARTHWORKS 1.1 Soil Embankments 1,550.00 cu.m. 2.0 ROADS CONSTRUCTION 2.1 Roadway Excavation 360.00 cu.m. 2.2 Road Re-shaping/Subgrade Preparation 7,460.00 cu.m. 2.3 Aggregate Sub-base Coarse (Compacted Volume) 750.00 cu.m. 2.4 Aggregate Base Coarse (Compacted Volume) 750.00 cu.m. 3.0 DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION 3.1 Drainage Excavation 1,477.00 cu.m. 3.2 Const’n. of # 300x400x300mm depth Trapezoidal Canal 1,798.00 l.m. 3.3 Const’n. of # 300x500x500mm depth Trapezoidal Canal 144.00 l.m. 3.4 Const’n. of # 400x600x700mm depth Trapezoidal Canal 226.00 l.m. 3.5 Const’n. of # 600x800x900mm depth Trapezoidal Canal 20.00 l.m. 3.6 Const’n. of # 600x800x1100mm depth Trapezoidal Canal 20.00 l.m. 3.7 Const’n. of # 600x800x1300mm depth Trapezoidal Canal 13.00 l.m. 3.8 Const’n. of # 1000x1500x1500mm depth Trapezoidal Canal 185.00 l.m. 3.9 Const’n. of # 0.80x0.80x0.70m Catch Basin 7.00 unit 3.10 Const’n. of #450mm dia. RCPC Concrete Headwall 8.00 unit 3.11 Instl’l. of #450mm dia. Cross Drain 30.00 l.m. 3.12 Instl’l. of #900mm dia. Cross Drain 12.00 l.m. 3.13 Instl’l. of #1200mm dia. Cross Drain including soil backfilling & clearing 10.00 l.m. 3.14 Cons’t. of Stone Masonry Catch Basin 1.00 unit 3.15 Covering of Existing Line Canal #300x500x500mm depth 18.00 l.m. 3.16 Footbridge for Trapezoidal Canal #600x800x900, 1100 OR 1300mm depth 16.00 unit 3.17 Footbridge for Trapezoidal Canal #1000x1500x1500mm depth 48.00 unit 3.18 Const’n. of #900mm dia. RCPC Headwall 2.00 unit 3.19 Const’n. of # 1200mm dia. RCPC Headwall 2.00 unit 4.0 INSTALLATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 4.1 Installation of #63mmØ Water Distribution Line 402.00 l.m. 4.2 Installation of #90mmØ Water Distribution Line 294.00 l.m.. 4.3 Installation of #63mmØ C.I. Gate Valve 3.00 pc. 4.4 Installation of #90mmØ C.I. Gate Valve 2.00 pc. 4.5 Installation of #75mmØ Fire Hydrant (Angle Valve) including all accessories 1.00 unit

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from BAC Secretariat, Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from February 16 , 2012 – March 12, 2012.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of P5,000.00. It may be downloaded to the website of the Procuring entity (www.Bukidnon.Gov.Ph), provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

6. The Provincial Government of Bukidnon will hold a Pre-bid Conference on February 28, 2012 10:00 a.m. at BAC Conference Room, Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, which shall be open to all interested parties.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before March 13, 2012, 9:30 a.m. at BAC Conference Room, Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened on March 13, 2012, 10:00 a.m. in the presence of the bidder’s representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted .

8. The Provincial Government of Bukidnon reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

9. For further information, please refer to:

Engr. Charito G. Yulo Head, BAC Secretariat Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon Fax No. - 088-813-2141 Tel. No. - 088-221-3114

Engr. Jose Pastor P. de la Cerna BAC Secretariat/ Section Head (Civil Works) Provincial Capitol, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon Fax No. - 088-813-2141 Tel No. - 088-221-3114

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Have you ever received an e-mail from your bank or credit card companythat looks like the “real thing”?

THINK a minute… Wild horses are such beautiful, powerful animals. It’s inspiring just to watch them run—fast and free. Yet their great speed and power would be of no use for transportation or anything else to mankind, if they had not been trained. But then, we humans also have tremendous natural power and passion in us. We were not created just to be boring, safe people with no colorful personalities or special abilities. Just the opposite. God made us with all kinds of strong drives, per-sonalities and ambitions to do great things. We just have to control and channel our passions, so we’ll use their power for our good and the

good of those around us. Whether its our ambition for success in our job and career, our natural ability to lead others, or our passion for fun and adventure. You see, God wants us to use the strong drives and desires He gave us to reach our full potential and make a difference in this world, which He made for us to enjoy with Him. Jesus Christ came to set us free to become all we were created to be. He wants to give us the inner strength and self-control we need to fully use the power of our passions. Jesus Himself has strong passions, emotions, and a powerful personality. And He showed us how to use ours in the right way for the right purpose.

Jesus doesn’t want to take all the fun, excitement and passion out of your life. He wants to help you maximize it and live your life to the fullest—through power under control. Jesus doesn’t want to take the fight out of you; He wants you to learn to fight His way for His truth and the right reasons. He wants you to use your anger for the right things, so you’ll be angry at dishonesty and lying, vi-cious gossip, religious pride, prejudice, immorality and lack of self-control. You’ll want to stop the abuse of women and children, and all the other wrongs that are ruining people’s lives, including your own. So today, why not ask Je-sus to take complete control

of your character, ambitions, and desires? He’s the only one who can help you train and ride the wild horses of your nature. Then, you can make the most of your natural drives and passions to help both yourself and others enjoy a satisfying, full life. Just think a minute…

THE demise of the great Filipino Actor, Fernando Poe, Jr. brought a decline to the Philippine movie industry. Not that he was the only real thespian among the stars of our times but he was the most bankable actor who can fill up the movie houses in Metro Manila to the rafters. In many Muslim areas in Mindanao, an FPJ movie can cause a riot if the star protagonist is over-whelmed by the villains. He was indestructible and came out always the hero of the oppressed. For this he was considered the leader and the most influential movie star in his era. He made the Philippine movie industry alive in his lifetime. A government study released last February 15, showed a declining output of movie production in the Philippines. Locally, pro-duced movies shares 20% of the viewing public from 2000 to 2009. Last year, the National Statistic Board reg-istered 78 local films were made with a share of 11% of the total viewers against the 102 foreign made films which generated 89% of the

viewing public. Filipino movie actors are great; many have been cast in the major Holly-wood productions shot in the Philippines. They have achieved recognition in many international award bodies. Our locales are also great outdoors to film a war or adventure movies for worldwide distribution. The Missing in Action movie of Chuck Norris was shot in the jungle of Ternate, Cavite. The American Ninja adventure of Michael Du-dikopf was filmed in Subic Bay and many others who came after. Platoon of Oliver Stone and the 4th of July of Tom Cruise find the rustic background of the Ilocos Region and the tropics of Los Baños in Laguna. All were Oscar award winning movies in the American gentry. The greatest movie made in the Philippines by an American film maker was Apocalypse Now in 1973. The movie won Best Actor awards for Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen. It earned USD34 M in the box office upon its worldwide released

in 1975 and continue to bring royalties to the stars and the producers. It estab-lished Francis Ford Coppola, as the greatest American film director and the film were shot in Pagsanjan, Laguna. Now filming in selected Metro Manila major thor-oughfares and the exotic islands of Palawan, another Hollywood production of the Bourne series is shoot-ing, Bourne Legacy. It will feature Manila as Manila of the Philippines. This shows foreign producers confi-dence that the Philippines could make a movie sell to their million of audience in the world. Why did the Philippine movie industry decline? Is it because of budgetary constraints that our local producers could not cope up the needed capital to produce a quality film. The Filipino films showing in the movie houses now are the comedies, Enteng Kabisote, the fantasy, Ang Panday and the run of the mills romance of Ann Curtis or the other young unknown actors that is made on low

budget. How many have not seen these stars on TV or in the mall or supermarket road show promotions? Is it the big budget re-quirement to produce qual-ity and competitive movies in the Philippines that our producers are hesitant for fear of losing in the box office? Can the banking sector rescue the economies of movie production? Or are our stars have failed to act as role models to dignify public adulations? What are the guarantees that the industry will be revived? There is the foreign com-petition of high budgeted films. There is the DVD industry that one can buy and watch a Hollywood top grosser in the comfort of our rooms. Modern technology

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas warns the public of circulating e-mails that “phish” from unsuspecting consumers: you receive a “real-looking” e-mail from what you think is your bank or credit card company, you give them your financial information (credit card or bank details), and before you know it, your money disappears faster than you can say poof ! According to the BSP Financial Consumer Affairs Group (FCAG), phishing is a common online virus spreading and identity theft method. The term obviously comes from the word “fish-ing”—that is, “to fish for

information.” Phishing involves an un-scrupulous person sending a fraudulent e-mail message that appears to come from a reputable source. This e-mail message aims to entice an individual to provide personal and confidential information such as user IDs, passwords, account and Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) that the phisher may illegally take advantage of. Here are the common characteristics of phish-ing that the FCAG says we should watch out for: • Phishing is often ac-companied by spoofing. In a phishing e-mail, a hy-perlink is often provided.

When clicked, the hyperlink leads the user to a phony or spoofed website. It is here that the unsuspecting victim keys in his personal and financial data. • Phishing is difficult to detect at a glance because it contains official-looking logos and other identifying information from legitimate organizations. • A phishing e-mail nor-mally starts with a generic greeting, such as “Dear Customer” or “To our val-ued client.” Phishers send out millions of messages to randomly generated e-mail addresses hoping that people who can relate to the mes-sage would reply to them. Banks, on the other hand,

personalize their greetings and indicate your full name when sending official cor-respondences. • Most phishing e-mails include threats requiring immediate action. They con-tain phrases such as “Verify your account, “Update your account,” and “Failure to do so will result in account suspension.” • Phishing scams always request for your personal information. Most legiti-mate banks will not demand this information online or through e-mail. • Phishing e-mails fre-quently misspell words or construct grammatically poor sentences. The FCAG reminds us that professional

organizations such as banks usually have a team of copy editors who proofread and edit advisories/notices be-fore they send them out to the public. The FCAG has given us a list of what-to-dos in case we receive suspicious-looking mails: • Do not reply to it. Just ignore and delete the mes-sage. • Do not click any links in the message. Instead, type the company’s website address directly on your browser or use your personal bookmarks when going to certain sites. • Check if a website is secure by checking if the URL begins with an “https”

and if a closed padlock icon is displayed on the browser’s status bar. • Be cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any file from e-mails that you receive. Scan files for viruses. • As much as possible,

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DR. MARY JEANLORECHE-DIAO

Coping with post traumatic stress disorder

POST Traumatic Stress Disorder is a reality, is more common than we think , and crosses all boundaries: meaning it is unselective as to who would get affected by it. The stigma that is at-tached to most if not all mental or psychological illnesses is such that, we often try to hide, are em-barrassed to admit and seek help. It is in recog-nizing the symptoms and the realization that help is needed and is available, that may spell the dif-ference , between healing , and worsening of the condition. PTSD occurs after a traumatic event in one’s life: it may be as a direct participant or merely as an observer. The experience may vary from person to person: one event may precipitate a PTSD to one, but not to another. Most of these traumatic experiences may involve loss of a loved one, ca-sualties in cases of war, natural calamities like be-ing victims of f looding ( Sendong Tragedy ), of earthquakes( as is present in Negros Oriental now ) , volcanic eruptions, and even the loss of one’s source of livelihood. Among women, the most common cause would be either rape or domestic violence. Children are not exempt from experiencing PTSD. For most of us, a traumatic experience is something that can be viewed with some degree of sadness and a passing

feeling of helplessness. But in PTSD, the help-lessness is coupled with hopelessness , such that it overwhelms the person and these feelings may last for more than 30 day. I believe that there are still Kagayanons out there who still are suffering from PTSD, after the Sendong Tragedy, which is 60 days past already. It is often said that just being female makes one more at risk of develop-ing PTSD. Although, it is difficult and kind of impossible really to predict who will develop PTSD, the presence of a history of previous traumatic event in one’s life, like depres-sion, anxiety and other psychological illnesses , may make one prone to experiencing PTSD. Symptoms of the illness vary, and it may be in the form of trouble in sleep-ing, recurring dreams, nightmares, fear, or even detachment. Irritability, anger, emotional outbursts can likewise be manifesta-tions of PTSD. One friend says that, each time the rains come, her fear is such that she would start packing her things! Children and ado-lescents may have similar manifestations as that with adults. I recall an incident shared by a social worker when during their psy-chosocial debriefing she mentioned to the children “ river “ and immediately they ran for cover! Once PTSD is suspect, seeking professional help

is highly recommended. The sooner the illness is confronted, a favorable outcome is more likely. One cannot escape one’s emotions completely, and if untreated, each time another stressor comes, it will further compound the existing problem, there-by making the condition worse and more difficult to treat. It will not just af-fect the person with PTSD, but, it can impact one’s relationships and affect family, friends and even work. Treatment may include desensit ization, which means relieving the events and symptoms, thus, mak-ing you regain control of your feelings and life. Fam-ily support is very impor-tant and will play a crucial role. In cases where this type of treatment fails, our Psychiatrist friends may opt to use medications or Pharmaco-therapy to aid in managing PTSD. Healing may take time, but, it can happen. There is always hope and remember, life is beautiful!

“THE most wasted of all days is that in which we have not laughed.”

Ever since we have been visited by nature’s sadistic bully Sendong, my topics have rambled along sad, somber and serious avenues. It’s about time we leave the pathway of severity and walk along the lane of gaiety.

I’m now going to write about one of my favorite topics, the L word. Laughter. Just the mention of this word evokes a lightness of heart and suggests a happy sense of wellbeing. It carves a smile to the lips and portraits a scruff y charm to the face.

God has a terrifi c sense of the absurdity blended with abounding pity. First He made man look like monkeys. Th en overtaken with pity, He commenced to make us look less ugly. Th e body hair was lessened, the nose was lengthened and the brain cells were strengthened. Viola! With conceit in profusion, man struts as if he is king of creation. Looking down from His loft y perch, God must be convulsing with laughter.

Never defi cient in mercy, God also endowed us with the gift of merriment. When we see that we are in truth puny and ugly, humor soft ens the blow, and make us think

Laughter is an internal jogging

we are just cute and funny. Instead of bashing life’s af-fl ictions with the weapon of frustration, we can don the armor of good humor. Can you imagine anything more satisfying than having fun while solving any problem under the sun?

Since laughter is an in-ternal jogging, it produces health enhancing hormones like endorphins. Th is means a stronger immune system and a disease-resistant you. Laughter brings a physi-cal and emotional release, leaving you feeling relaxed and at peace. It diminishes stress and enables you to look at troubles in a lighter perspective. Life’s negative events are less threatening, they are merely challenging.

How do we create laugh-ter? Fake it till you make it. People who can laugh at themselves are happy, healthy and fun. Laughter at your own expense is really the best in every sense!

-o0o-Man’s self-confidence

knows no bounds. He is old, has a bald head and a pot belly, and yet he still thinks he is sexy!

-o0o-Behind every successful

man is a surprised woman.-o0o-

Th e man who smiles when things go wrong, has thought of someone to blame it on.

-o0o-Never get into fi ghts with

ugly people. Th ey have noth-ing to lose.

-o0o-If you think nobody cares

if you’re alive, try missing a few installment payments.

-o0o-Money doesn’t make you

happy. I now have 50 million, but I was just as happy when I had 40 million.

-o0o-Did you hear about the

thieves who stole an entire shipment of Viagra? Police are now looking for a gang of hardened criminals.

-o0o-When I die, I want to go

like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like the passengers in his car.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE

12th Judicial RegionBRANCH 07

Tubod, Lanao del Norte

IN RE: PETITION FOR ASSISTANCE SP. PROC. NO. 251-07-2011IN THE LIQUIDATION OF COOPERA-TIVE BANK OF LANAO DEL NORTE

PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCECORPORATION (PDIC), Petitioner.X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

O R D E R

Before this Court is a petition for assistance in the liquidation of the Coopera-tive Bank of Lanao del Norte, filed by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC in brevity) last December 20, 2011. This court has been sought for assistance in the liquidation of the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, and as such the petition was filed by petitioner pursuant to Section 30 of Republic Act No. 7653, otherwise known as the “The New Central Bank Act”, as a receiver, is mandated among others, to determine whether the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, as an institution, may be rehabilitated or otherwise placed in such a condition as so that it may be permitted to resume business with safety to its depositors and creditors and the general public. The Court, in a careful and meticulous examination to the petition as filed, finds the same sufficient in form and substance, and complied with the provisions of Republic Act No. 9576, the PDIC Charter, and other related banking laws for the purpose in safeguarding the interest of the depositing public and those who claims to the assets of the closed Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, of which petitioner was established to create a viable, sound and stable banking system in the country at all times. WHEREFORE, in this connection, this Court hereby Orders for the following to be strictly followed and complied with: a). Petitioner is directed to cause the posting in three (3) public places and in one-time publication in a newspaper of general circulation the herein Order; b). The date and time of initial hearing is ser to February 29, 2012, at 8:30 o’ clock in the morning, at the Courthouse of RTC, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte; c). It is also Ordered that all those who may have claims against the assets of the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte, pursuant thereto this, who have actual or constructive notices of the publication of this Order, to file their respective claims with petitioner, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, within ninety (90) days from the date of the publication the herein Order; Upon submission of the proof of jurisdictional requirements this Court will eventual issue an Order to give due course to the instant petition for assistance in the liquidation of the Cooperative Bank of Lanao del Norte. SO ORDERED Tubod, Lanao del Norte, January 3, 2012.

ALAN L. FLORES Presiding JudgeBWM Feb 20

love to discover and frol-ics in their dreams. Maybe for Pilipino films, to regain public interest, it’s the new scenery, the story line and script writing that needs to be abstract of our culture and our ways of life that would interest foreign nationals in the film market to watch? But who would watch and dig interest to our stars if they continue to copy how the west dress up. Foreigners

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will be amused and it’s more fun in the Philippines if the Ifugao’s wear their G-Strings with a coat and tie. Who would hear our stars sing, if they continue to mimic the late Whitney Houston when they knew that they will never become one? The world may love to watch and hear Pilita Corales belt “Usahay” or a Freddie Aguilar rendering “Anak” in a movie theme.

brought the home theatre features of television and sensorounds making mov-ie watching at home more realistic and traffic stress free. But of course, there is also the underground DVD industry that produces the cheap pirated movies that do not choose a client. A high government official in the President’s circle was even photographed shopping bootlegged DVDs. The government has open up incentives to Filipino films through an MRCB Rating of A with a 50% tax rebate to the producers and a 25% refund to Rated B movies. It has established local film festivals in Manila and in many major cities of the Philippines where local movies are once bankable. But these are not enough to revive a declining industry where thousands of work-ers, artist and behind the scene crew men depend for their livelihood and subsis-tence. Government has to stipend up the development of more infrastructures in the tourism destination in the Philippines where movie production can be easily located. Local government units can be cinema friendly by organizing local film festivals to showcase the progress of their cities, un-less they are hiding some skeletons in their closets. Our country is a beauti-ful tropical paradise; a film production can even shoot an Adam and Eve film complete with the devil in serpent’s disguise. We have so many untapped location sites that our young students would

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and credit card statements for unexplained charges you did not initiate. • Change the passwords and PINs of all your online accounts that you think may have been compromised. If possible, close those ac-counts. The FCAG f u r t her warns us that phishing is not exclusive to e-mail

not disclose personal or financial information being asked through e-mail. • If you think you have given out information to a phisher, report the incident immediately to the company that was spoofed. • Routinely review bank

form: scammers have be-come more resourceful and seek out victims through cell phone or SMS, chat rooms, fake banner ads, message boards and mail-ing lists, fake job search sites and job offers, and fake browser toolbars. Vigilance is the best way to avoid being hooked by phishing.

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percent as compared last year, following the regional consultation held here dur-ing the second quarter last year where Budget Secretary Florencio Abad vowed to increase the budget this year in an effort to alleviate poverty in the region.

shelter, the Cagayan de Oro City Government, through the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD), as-sisted Red Cross, Depart-ment of Social Welfare and Development, IOM, and XU processed the official list of all affected families deserv-ing priority and secondary relocation.

biologics for the livestock industry. Alcala also granted an amount of items raffled off (organic shredders, moisture meters, laminated sacks,

Red Cross was also respon-sible for the provision of tents in Lumbia relocation site as temporary shelter. In this partnership of helping families rebuild their lives by providing the most basic human need for

market and post-harvest facilities, farm inputs and implements, medicine, and

carabao with farm imple-ments, knapsack spray-ers, rice seeds, bottom set gill nets, hand tractors, goats, hogs, etc.) totaling P 3,272,000.

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because it allows them more time to process bal-lots, relieves some of the strain on voting systems that occur on Election Day, cuts down long lines, and reduces the number of poll workers needed. The bill provides that the provisions of Republic Act 7166 or the Omnibus

aggregate average of 7.2 percentage points as op-posed to 6.2 in states with-out early voting,” Rodri-guez said. Rodriguez said some election administrators also prefer early voting

Election Code and other election laws not incon-sistent herewith shall be applied to early voting. The bill was endorsed for plenary approval by the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms chaired by Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. (Lone District, Dasmariñas City).

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Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

10th Judicial Region BRANCH 27Gingoog City

CANTILAN BANK, INC.,Petitioner-Mortgagee, EJF NO. 179 - versus - FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORE-

SPS. MARGARITA & WALTER JOSEF HEINE, Respondent-Morgagors.X...................................................................../

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF No. 179

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118, filed by Cantilan Bank, Inc., as mortgagee, against Sps. Margarita Condeza Heine and Walter Joseph Heine as mortgagors, Filipino and Swiss citizen, respectively, both of legal age, married whose residence and postal address is at Brgy. 20, Gingoog City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 25, 2011 have amounted to THREE MILLION SEVENTEEN THOU-SAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTEEN (P3,017,415.00) Pesos excluding Attorney’s Fees and expenses, expenses for foreclosure and the other fees incurred in the foreclosure proceedings, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for CASH on Apr il 11, 2012 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Gingoog City, the following property with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit:

TCTNO. 1-12270 TDN-093018Lot 6345-A, Psd-10-038315

“A PARCEL OF LAND and all the improvements found thereon(Lot 6345-A, Psd~038315, being a portion of Lot 6345, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadas-tre) situated in the Barrio of Pangasihan, City of Gingoog, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 6346, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre; on the SW., along lines 2-3-4 by Lot6345-B, of the Subdivision plan Psd-10-038315; on the NW., along line 4-5 by Bay; on the NE., along lines 5-6-1 by Lot 6347, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre registered in the name of MARGARITA CONDEZA married to WALTER JOSEPH HEINE, and a resident of Brgy. 20, Gingoog City, containing an area of TEN THOUSAND (10,000) square meters, more or less.”

TCT NO. 1-14698 TDN-031573 “A parcel ol land and all the improvements found thereon, designated, as Lot 590-A, Psd 10 050586, portion of Lot 590, Cad 295, Gingoog Cadastre, located at Cabuyoan, Gingoog City, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 1387, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre; on the NE., along line 2-3 by Lot 590-C (ROAD), of the Subdivision Plan Psd-10-050586., SE., along lines 3-4-5 by Lot 591, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre, SW., along line 5-1 by Lot 704, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre, con-taining an area of FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) square meters, more or less, declared in the name of MARGARITA CONDEZA HEINE married to WALTER JOSEF HEINE, a resident of Brgy. 20, Gingoog City.” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and time. In the event that on the date ol the scheduled auction sale the participation of two (2) bidders or more is not met, the auction sale shall be rescheduled on April 15, 2012 at the same time and place pursuant to Supreme Court Circular A.M. No. 99-10-05-0 dated December 14, 1999. In the event also that the public auction falls on a holiday, it shall be held on the next working day without further notice. Gingoog City. February 01, 2012.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

(Sgd.) ROMEO B. GAPUTAN Sheriff IVBWM Feb. 13, 20 & 27, 2012

casualties (as of 23 January 2012). In addition the most heavily affected cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, also affected were seven municipalities and Valencia City in Bukidnon, and 11 municipalities in Misamis Oriental. Total damages arising from the Sendong disaster total P4.908 billion to date, with P2.2 billion (45%) ac-counted for by housing along. Damage to infrastructure totaled P1.721-billion (35%) while damage to agriculture (value of production losses) stood at P634.5-million and damage to trade and industry was estimated at P394.38-million (20% combined).

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capable of holding rainwater during storm and heavy rains. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Man-agement (NDRRMC) has recorded a total of 11 land-slides and 43 flooding inci-dents in Regions 10, 11, 12, Caraga, and ARMM which affected 172,798 families in 283 barangays from January to July 2011. “The flashfloods brought by Typhoon Sendong in December accounted for the loss of more than 1,000 lives and P1.45-billion damage to infrastructure and agricul-ture”, said Antonino, citing a report of the NDRRMC. Antonino said that while Mindanao economy is pro-jected to grow even more in the next decades, she emphasized that economic growth need not come at the expense of the environment. She added that the Mind-aNOW program is anchored on President Benigno Aqui-no’s Social Contract with the Filipino People which promotes responsible use of the country’s natural resources. “Economic and ecologi-cal integration as well as inclusive wealth creation must be anchored on plan-ning Mindanao’s sustain-able development based on its rich ecosystems”, she said, adding that these are the twin thrusts of the Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework Plan (Mindanao 2020), the island-region’s peace and development roadmap for 2010-2030. The MindaNOW pro-gram takes cognizance of the carrying capacity of Mind-anao’s ecosystem including its archipelagic nature as the

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organizations in Mindan-ao, it unanimously pushed for the implementation of Mindanao Nurturing Our Waters (MindaNOW) as one of its flagship programs. Secretary Luwalhati An-tonino who convened the 5th MinDA Board meeting said that the program adopts the “ridge-to-reef” approach in integrating interventions for the development, pro-tection and conservation of the watersheds and river basins in Mindanao. “Mindanao has been suffering from massive de-forestation and unsustain-able agricultural practices”, said Antonino, adding that these contributed to major disasters including the re-cent flashfloods. The MinDA chair noted that prior to the flashfloods that hit Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City last December, massive siltation and riverbank migration along the Pulangi river have caused flooding in the Allah Valley in North Cotabato. She added that forest denudation along the Pan-taron range in Bukidnon has also increased the water flow down to Agusan and Compostela Valley province, causing soil erosions and floods during rainy season. With only 10 percent for-est cover left, Antonino said that Mindanao must catch up with the national green-ing program which aims to plant 1.5-billion trees covering about 1.5-million acres nationwide. Antonino stressed that the remaining forests espe-cially those in the watershed buffer zones are no longer

basis for planning the future of the island-region. Antonino said there is a lot of work ahead for MinDA but she is grateful for the overwhelming support of the President, her fellow cabinet secretaries, Mind-anao congressmen, and the private sector. ”We’ve been roaming around Mindanao and suc-cessfully forging partner-ships with various organiza-tions”, said Antonino. Meanwhile, local city offi cials here welcome the MindaNOW program and pointed out the need to take

action against illegal logging. Mayor Lawrence Cruz said the fl ashfl oods that hit the two neighboring cities were aggravated by hundreds of ‘hot logs’ that came with it. Cruz said they are just waiting for results of the in-vestigation which President Aquino directed following the devastation of tropical storm Sendong. “With careful planning and strategic interventions such us infrastructure, only then can we prevent this kind of disaster”, said Cruz. (MinDA)

covery of the National /Re-gional DRRM Council,” Mr. Dacanay said. “As such, it is tasked to lead in the prepara-tion of a SAP to restore and improve facilities, livelihood and living conditions and organizational capacities of aff ected communities, and reduce disaster risks with the ‘building back better’ principle.” Latest fi gures from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Council show TS Sendong and its killer fl ash fl oods affected 69,666 families, 384,431 persons and 1,495

House committee approves ban on ‘balimbing’ politicosTHE House Suffrage and Electoral Reforms panel has approved a ban on political turncoats from public office for at least three years. This developed after the panel approved the Political Party Development Act of 2011 principally authored by Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro. Rodriguez’s measure defines political turnco-atism as the exchange of political party affiliation by an elected official, dur-ing his or her term, except within six months to the end of his or her term. Likewise, any official of a political party who changes party affiliation, after being nominated by the party, will be deemed to have committed political turncoatism, except within six months prior to elec-tions A candidate who will be found guilty of po-litical turncoatism will be: deemed forfeited from

his/her office; disqualified from running for any elec-tive position in the next succeeding election im-mediately following the act of changing political party affiliation; prohibited from being appointed or from holding any position in any public or government office for three years after the expiration of his/her current term; prohibited from being appointed or from holding any position in any public or govern-ment office for three years after the expiration of his/her current term and pro-hibited from assuming any executive or administrative position in his/her new political party. In addition, political turncoats or those can-didates who changes po-litical party earlier than six months before elec-tions will have to refund any and all amounts he/she received from his/her political party, plus a 25 percent surcharge thereon.

Any citizen of voting age, or any candidate, po-litical party, aggrupation or coalition thereof, can file a petition to disqualify a candidate on the ground of political turncoatism before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) within 15 days from the filing of the certificate of candidacy and before proclamation. Furthermore, the bill mandates the Comelec in administering and enforc-ing these provisions as an independent regulatory agency. This anti-political turn-coatism bill, however, won’t apply in: a) abolition, merger or coalition of political par-ties where a candidate is a registered thereof and b) expulsion of the elected official in writ-ing from his/her political party, provided that the cause for such does not constitute political op-portunism or any act of a

party member constituting disloyalty to the party, or regular non-adherence to the party’s ideological principles, platforms and programs as determined by the party in accordance with its constitution and by-laws. A certain political party may hold conventions to nominate their official candidates not earlier than 60 days before the start of the campaign period. These parties would then have to submit the names of the officials of the party authorized to nominate their official candidates to the Comelec not later than the start of the elec-tion period. The bi l l refers to a candidate as any person aspiring for, or seeking an elective public office, duly nominated by a po-litical party, aggrupation or coalition thereof, and which has filed a certifi-cate of candidacy with the Comelec.

House okays early voting for national and local elections

THE House of Representa-tives has approved on second reading a measure giving Filipino voters an option to vote earlier than the date set for the election. House Bill 4307, authored by Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and Maximo Rodriguez, Jr. (Party-list, Abante Mindanao), allows anyone to vote at the polling place within 14 working days before the date set for a political exercise. Rodriguez said the mea-sure is applicable during the conduct of national and local elections. Citing the United States

practice, Rodriguez said some American states allow early voting during their elections. “The primary argument in favor of early voting is that it increases turnout by making it easier to vote,” he said. Rodriguez said research shows that in the 24 states in America with no excuse absentee voting, turnout increased in 2004 in the aggregate by 6.7 percent, whereas it increased 6.2 percent in the other states. “In 11 other American states that had early voting in both 2002 and 2004, turnout increased by an

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By BONG FABE, Correspondent municipality of Balingasag, was once a stronghold of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Min-danao. The place bore the brunt of both the military’s anti-NPA “Operation Ahos” and the NPA’s own “Opera-tion Zombie” — in which both sides eliminated sus-pected infiltrators or deep penetration agents (DPAs) within their ranks. “We were very success-ful in Lantad. Why don’t we focus the efforts of the Provincial Peace and Order

THE Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) of Misamis Oriental has been tasked to use the “Lantad template” to coordinate all efforts to stop all illegal mining activities in the province most especially the rampant hydrauliking activities along the Iponan River in the municipality of Opol . Vice Governor Norris Babiera described the fight to stop all mining activi-ties in the province and

city as “another Lantad.” Lantad, a sitio of the vil-lage of Kibanban in the

Council in Opol to stop hydraulic mining activi-ties there? What we did in Lantad we should also do in Opol,” he told this reporter. Babiera said the min-ing activities in Opol is “a very complex problem” that needs the efforts of all sectors of society to stop. And the best template for this coordinative effort is Lantad. “The hydraulic mining operations in Opol are il-legal, thus the need for law enforcement. But law enforcement alone cannot

stop it. That is why we el-evated this very complex problem to the PPOC where everything is coordinated and orchestrated like what we did in Lantad,” said Governor Oscar Moreno. Moreno’s leadership was pivotal in “conquering” Lantad from the clutches of the Communists. He provided the leadership of the PPOC in “winning the hearts and minds” of its residents — mostly of Higaonon ancestry — by bringing in the full force of the government into the effort. Along with then PPOC co-chairman Ariel C. Hernandez of the Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. (BMFI), who brought the force of the Civil Society Organizations and church groups into the effort, Lan-tad was conquered without a single gunshot fired and without bloodshed. And Moreno, Babiera and Teddy Sabugaa, PPOC executive director, are hell-bent on conquering the mining areas of Opol ho-listically. “If we can do it in Lan-tad, there is no reason we cannot do it in any other place,” Moreno once said. Babiera, however, readily admitted that unlike Lantad — where there was only one enemy, insurgency — the mining problem in Opol is a whole “new territory” for PPOC since it involves a whole spectrum of issues ranging from livelihood to total indifference of the people to the plight of the environment. “In our Lantad experi-ence, everyone was involved that is why it was easy for us in the Capitol. Besides, we only had one enemy there, insurgency. In Opol, we are dealing with a very complex problem,” he said. “The problem is very complex that solving it needs collaborative effort between the Municipal council and Provincial council. And we are hoping that Cagayan de Oro will join in this effort since most of the persons operating hydraulic mining are from the city,” he added. Environment and nat-ural resources officer of Misamis Oriental, Conrado “Dodong” Sescon, has iden-

tified 14 persons operating hydraulic machines used in the illegal mining activities along Iponan River, specifi-cally in barangays Bagocboc, Tingalan, Nangcaon and Cauyunan. Sescon said that all of those doing hydraulicking activities along the Iponan River in the Misamis Ori-ental side are residents of Cagayan de Oro City. Sescon identified them as Dulper Gayla (of Pagalungan vil-lage), Alfredo Mendoza Jr. (Tagpangi), Allan Paredez (Iponan), Rey Tolentino (Tuburan), Odoy Rosales (Tuburan), Ondo Gaupan (Tuburan), Pedro Legaspi (Taglimao), Carmelito Man-linumbay (Pagalungan), Inday Agbu (Buena Oro), Abet Nambatac (Buena Oro), James Tutu (Piniki-tan), and a certain Aming of Taglimao. He also identified two mining operators in Iponan who are residents of of Salawaga, Tingalan, Opol. They are Ronelo Luntayaw and Asor Ibabacor. Also City Counci lor Edgar Cabanlas said Mayor Vicente Emano had used “special permits” to allow mining companies he iden-tified as Dinamet Mining Corporation, Yellow Stone Development Corporation, SNS Metal Trading Corp., White Pearl Asia Corpora-tion, Perfect World Mining Corporation, Javez Hinter-land Resources and Cagayan de Oro Finest Metals to operate in Iponan. Hydraulic mining along the Iponan River is the cul-prit for the change of color of the river—from pristine green to chocolate brown. “The waters of Iponan River have also been de-scribed as perennially brown because of the uninterrupt-ed hydraulic flush mining over the past decade that has scarred its riverbanks and caused the severe siltation of its riverbed. The outly-ing barangays of Taglimao, Canitoan, Iponan, Bulua, and Barra have experienced the widespread overflow of this river. Other tributaries affecting the barangays of Cugman and Agusan also need to be safeguarded,” said Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ.

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READY to eat. You just read the label that says all you have to do is heat and serve or you just add water. These instructions prac-tically sum up what’s cook-ing for modern-day gourmet or gourmands-and for those who eat just to live. Sometimes when we are in a hurry for work, we just tend do that without con-sidering that there’s a big risks impact to our health if we do it regularly. In everything that we do, we have to do it moderately. Some food futurists point out the signs of how the fast-paced, career-driven trend in our modern-day lives has over-taken everything-including our eating habits: More manufacturers are churning out instant food, and consumers are lapping up these pre-packaged, easy-to-prepare items that require shorter clean-up times. Meal solutions now include pre-mixed sauces and gravies to save time in preparing the home-style meal, but homemakers could prepare this in advance also to save up time.

individuals who perished in the city came from Cala-Cala. Cala-Cala, once a boom-ing community with its own plaza and church has been turned into a huge area of death, with only memories and remains of what used to be houses. Leo Capunay said he is happy that the house where Abacahin held the Mass will be turned into a church in memory of those who perished in Sendong.

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portions of the Pulangui IV hydropower system need to be dredged. Asirit said the budget has yet to be submitted to the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment Coordinating Committee (Neda-ICC). But the rehabilitation project will be implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). “We are just waiting for the final report on sediment control and reservoir man-agement plan which should have been submitted end of

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Sendong “ground zero” as it is located on the banks of the Cagayan de Oro River. It has been declared by President Aquino as a “no-go zone” following the havoc wrought by Sendong. Cala-Cala is the hardest hit area along Cagayan de Oro River when Sendong unleashed its fury on De-cember 17, 2012. Reports said that more than 1,000

It was in the same house where Capunay lost seven of his relatives—includ-ing his 1 year old son, and his British stepfather Peter Shotton. “We cannot do anything anymore, sir. This area has already been declared a no-go zone, so we can no longer rebuilt here. So the plan to transform this very house into a church is a very welcome development,” he told this reporter. Capunay was the first to

fall from the second-storey on their house—where he and seven of his relatives—took shelter when other floodwaters with debris tore down the house. He was swept to as far as the waters of Camiguin. He was eventually rescued by an oil tanker near the shores of Balingasag town, 32 ki-lometers from this city. Although he said he had already accepted his fate, he still has a hard time coping with his loss.

projected power shortage in Mindanao. Department of Energy Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit, in a presen-tation, said the dredging and rehabilitation of the Pulangui IV hydropower system will entail between P600 million and P1.2 bil-lion in investments. Asirit said the govern-ment agency is still awaiting the results of the study that will help determine which

January and to be consoli-dated and submitted to the Neda,” she said. Asirit said the uprating of Units 1 and 2 of the Agus VI hydropower system has already been approved by the Neda and is ready for implementation. The uprating, according to Asirit, could happen any time within the year. Uprat-ing the Agus VI will help extend the economic life of this hydropower plant, she said. Asirit said Napocor has already asked the DPWH

to include the uprating of the Agus VI in its lists of projects for the year, and that the project has yet to be bid out. She said the energy department will follow the project with the DPWH. Last year, Napocor said Neda has already approved the rehabilitation of the 700 megawatt (MW) Agus hy-dropower complex. Napocor added that the rehabilitation of the Agus hydropower complex could bring an additional 5 MW to 10 MW of generating capacity.

RIZA O. ARES, HRM

LIFE & LIFE & LeisureLeisureHome cooking for health & well-being

Supermarkets have come to the rescue with entire sections devoted to produce and fresh meats, along or-ganic shelves and prepared food aisles. For those busy people, they just want to avail home and office deliveries with easy-to-remember dial-up numbers –have become the saving grace of harassed office executives. Ororama Superstores –Cogon offers this kind of services where you can find everything

you need in their market sections and groceries. On the brighter side, the forecast is hale and hearty from the good food gurus who believe the Trend is towards healthy eating-to complement the increas-ingly health-conscious and environmentally-aware of lifestyle of today. More and more consum-ers are choosing no-MSG, no- additives, no-preser-vative foods. We are thus left to draw

our own conclusion either to eat ready to eat food or prepare our own meal.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Servings: 6-8

Ingredients: 1/4 kilo fish fillet, cut into small cubes 500 g shrimp, shelled and deveirted 250 g squid, cleaned and sliced into rings 2 tsp minced garlic 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp MAGGI Savor, Calamansi 1 tbsp cooking wine (optional) 1 8g MAGGI MAGIC SARAP achuete oil, as needed 10 cloves crushed garlic 1 large onion, chopped 4 pieces siling haba, sliced thinly 1 red bell pepper, cubed 1 green bell pepper, cubed 1 tbsp MAGGI Savor, Calamansi 1 8g MAGGI MAGIC SARAP 1/4 cup MAGGI Chili Sauce salt to taste 2 tbsp breadcrumbs

Procedure: 1. Marinate seafood with garlic, olive oil, MAGGI Savor, cooking

Seafood Gambas

wine, and MAGGI MAGIC SARAP for 15 minutes. 2. Heat 2 tbsp achuete oil and stir-fry the seafood mixture until half done. Set aside. 3. Add more achuete oil in the pan and stir-fry garLic, onion, siling haba, and bell peppers. 4. Stir in the seafood and continue to cook over high heat. 5. Season with MAGGI Savor, MAGGI MAGIC SARAP, MAGGI Chili Sauce, and salt. 6. Thicken sauce with breadcrumbs. Transfer on a pre-heated and oiled hot plate.

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