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VOL. I No.227 Cagayan de Oro City Wednesday May 1, 2013 P10.00

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NGCP to rehab Agus 6 The need to rehabilitate the 59-year old switchyard, located in the Agus 6 Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP), was highlighted by NGCP in its application for such a clearance from the ERC.

It was learned that the facility has been undergoing regular maintenance, but most of the devices are already old, defective and prone to frequent breakdowns even

as replacement parts are already difficult to find in the market.

The particular project has such compo-nents as construction of a new 69-kilovolt (kV) facility; rehabilitation of the existing 138-kV facility; and construction of a new control room building.

All this at the estimated cost of cost

By Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), in an effort to overcome the power crisis in Mindanao, has sought clearance from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to rehabilitate its

switchyard in Iligan City.

OPOL, Misamis Oriental - Kay tali-abot na usab ang piniliay, daghan na pud ang mga politikong magpasulabi

kAPItAN SA BArrA, SA-Ad WALA tuMANA? - Gibasa sa usa ka residente sa Baran-gay Barra, Opol ang papel nga gilagdaan sa kapitan sa Brgy. Barra, diin iyang gisaad ang pipila ka mga butang panahaon sa iyang pagpapili isip kapitan , og matud pa sa residente sa bisag usa sa mga sa-ad wala niya tumana. (pinadalang hulagway)

Opol Mayor Yasay mipahimangno batok sa politikanhong mga saad

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Pormal nang gipadayag ni 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez ang iyahang su-porta alang sa mga kandi-dato sa Liberal Party (LP) sa dakbayan. Kini, human niya nama-tikdi ang mga kakulangon sa mga namuno-an karon sa Cagayan de Oro. Tipik sa iyang nama-tikdan ang nagkagrabing

Rufus misuporta na sa LP CdeO

Good governance is best Labor Day gift-says Misis Hanepbuhay Cynthia Villar

NACIONALIsTA Party-Team Pnoy senatorial candidate and former Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar today said the firm com-mitment to good governance that will pave the way for the delivery of fresh investments and job op-portunities would be the best gift government can give its workers on Labor Day.

At the same time, Villar thank the labor sector for declaring its support for her senatorial bid, say-ing the expression of confidence would prompt her to work harder to propose pro-labor measures when elected into the senate.

Villar said she was humbled by the support extended to her and

GITAGAD ni City Coun-cilor Jose Pepe Abbu ang hangyo sa Barangay Pun-tod nga matitulohan ang lote pabor sa gobyerno sa barangay.

Councilor Abbu mitagad sa hangyo sa Barangay Puntod

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Angay tun-an sa konseho ang sugyot nga kunhoran ang multa sa mga driver nga makasupak sa balaod sa trapiko. Kini gipalanog ni City Councilor Juan sia, chair sa city council committee on trade, commerce and cooperative. Matud ni Konsehal sia

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Gipaminaw ni Councilor Emmanuel Abejuela ang hangyo sa cooked food ven-dors sa Westbound Terminal and Public Market.Isip chair sa city council committee on economic en-terprises, gi-refer ni Coun-

Cooked food vendors gipaminaw ni Abejuela

seven other senatorial candidates by the Philippine Trade and General Workers Organization (PTGWO) under the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the biggest labor confederation in country.

The workers’ group, which boasts a membership of 110 labor unions, declared its support for Villar and the other candidates in a general assembly in the TUCP headquarters in Quezon City on Wednesday.

In her Labor Day message to the country’s workers, Villar said the Nacionalista Party is committed to support the reform agenda of President Aquino to bring about good governance, an improved

sia pabor kunhoran ang multa sa drivers

kriminalidad sa dakbayan nga wala naatiman bisan pa man sa kadako sa intel-ligence fund sa mayor; ug ang pagpalambo sa sistema sa edukasyon nga gipugngan sa mayor ug mga kauban. Matud ni Rep. Rodriguez nga bisan ang J.R.Borja Me-morial City Hospital, wala gi-atiman sa pamuno-an sa dakbayan, hinungdan nga

cilor Abejuela ngadto sa city administrator ang tinguha sa natungdang vendors nga ma-okupar ang bakanting stalls diha sa nahisgotang merkado.Gipasabot sa mga vendor ngadto ni Councilor

sa ilang mga sa-ad. Ang katawhan sa Opol

nanghinaot nga dili lamang taman sa saad ang mga buot

magpapili sa lainlaing po-sisyon, kun dili aduna sab untay katumanan ang ilang

Ang maong lote nga na-himutang kilid sa Balaca-nas Creek, may gilapdong 52 metros kwadrados ug gitinguhang gamiton sa barangay.

Dungan niini, ang City Engineering Office (CEO) mipahibalo nga ang naasoy nga lote dili maapektohan sa development plan sa dakbayan.

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THE city council, presided over by Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas, has approved Ordinance No. 12571-2013 appropriating P282,620 as the city’s counterpart for the Capisnon Homeowners Association.

To be taken from the Land Acquisition/Expro-priation in the 2013 annual

budget, the amount will complete the acquisition of a 2,174 square meter lot at Globe site, Zone 6, Capis-non Barangay Kauswagan, which the association is occupying.

On request of the city council committee on urban and rural poor, the City Treasurer’s Office has is-

Funds for the landless earmarked

LAING sugalan ang posi-bleng mapahimutang diha sa barangay Lapasan ning dakbayan. Nasayran nga tagdumala sa Puregold Commercial Complex nga gitukod pa karon diha sa daang pwesto sa nasunog nga Ororama Mega Center, nag-apply og permiso sa pag-operate og electronic bingo facility. Hinoon, kini gitun-an pa

karon city council commit-tee on games and amuse-ment. Ang electronic bingo facility iyaha sa Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). Nasayran nga ang kon-seho sa barangay Lapasan walay pagsupak sa op-erasyon sa maong suga-lan.(uban sa report sa The Power)

Bag-ong sugalan ipahimutang sa

Barangay LapasanBy Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor

By Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor

TO ensure the delivery of unin-terrupted services to City Hall clients, the city mayor has or-dered the strict implementation of the policy prohibiting the use of mobile phones and gadgets to call, text and surf during of-fice hours. The memo strictly prohibits playing games on phones and/or computers; surfing the internet, and accessing email accounts and/or social networking ac-counts through their phones, gadgets or computers, such as but not limited to facebook or Twitter, etc. except for of-ficial purposes with the express

consent and full knowledge of department heads/chiefs of offices. The mayor also prohibited mobile phone calls and texts during office hours and in the course of the performance of of-ficial duties except for emergency or official purposes. Violators will be penalized with 45-day salary forfeiture, according to the memo. The mayor warned that depart-ment heads and chiefs of offices will be held liable for the lapses of the employees of their respective offices by the principle of command responsibility. (The Power)

sued the needed Certificate of Availability of Funds for the purpose.

Meanwhile, the KM8 Landless Association (KLA) Airport Road in Barangay Lumbia is asking for the establishment of a road-right-of-way to pave the way for the installation of water and electrical connections in the area.

The committee is set to

meet with the association president, Lubia barangay chair, representatives from the Cagayan de Oro Wa-ter District, Cepalco, City Engineer’s Office and the Estate Management Divi-sion of the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) to discuss this mat-ter. (with report from The Power/Arjay s. Felicilda, member of MinPressDev)

Mayor orders no texting, playing

481 COMPLete SkILLS trAINING - A total of 481 participants successfully completed their skills training and received their certificates during the Gradu-ation Ceremony held at the Grand Caprice last April 26, 2013. the skills training program is a continuing joint project of the city government and the teSdA reg. X. Imparting their messages during the ceremony were Social Services Committee Chair Councilor Nadia elipe, Former City Administrator Atty. Leon du M. Gan, Councilor Ian Nacaya, Councilor Adrian Barba, and Councilor Alden Bacal. CIOPHOtO

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By Apipa P. Bagumbaran

MARAWI CITY - Offi-cers of the newly-organized Lanao del sur Provincial Police Office (LDsPPO) Lady Officers Club took their oath of office at the LDsPPO Conference Room, recently.

The oath taking was officiated in by LDsPPO Officer-In-Charge Pssupt

Nickson Muksan, witnessed by representatives from the Philippine Muslim Women Council (PMWC), Regional Legislative Assembly and police women assigned in the province.

sworn were PO2 Es-nairah Lucman, president; PO3 Dycylyn Albellera, vice-president; PO3 Joy Marzonia, secretary; PO1 Laarni Palma, treasurer; PO3 Hamida Ibrahim, au-

ditor; and PO3 Maria Fe Mortera, PIO.

Muksan, in his message, underscored the crucial role of police women not only in their respective homes, but also in the community.

This was reiterated by Assemblywoman samira Guto c - Tomaw is , w ho stressed that police women officers remind the public of the rule of law through community presence and

conversations. On the other hand,

PMWC President Pado-man Paporo lauded the LDsPPO for empowering police women and organiz-ing the lady officers club.

she said the PMWC will work closely with the club to address anything that involves the protection of children and women.

Club President Lucman meanwhile pledged that of-

PNP-Lanao sur Lady Officers Club holds inductionficers of the newly-formed club will do their best in performing their duties and obligations.

she said they will col-

laboratively work, with passion and commitment, to safeguard the welfare of the people in the province. (APB/PIA-10/jdelpf)

By Yvonne A. jimenez

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Summer Peace Festival 2013 (SPF13), initiated by the Good Karma Pro-ductions, Muni Produc-tions and Ministry of Mushrooms, Inc. that ends today, highlights the promotion of peace, environmental recovery, support for local prod-ucts and appreciation for culture and music.

According to one of the performers, Siri Sveg-ler, “Peace really comes

from within and it is a step by step process that starts from awareness.”

The festival aims to create a portfolio of im-ages and goes beyond environmental aware-ness; and expected to present a number of solutions created by vari-ous organizations and partners.

Further, it is a venue to promote good healthy habits such as exercising and eating well with ev-eryone’s choice organic food providers.

Most of the people involved in the event are

from other countries, with the bands of Siri Svegler (Sweden); Isa Tabasu-ares and Thomas Walter (Berlin); Sinyma–(Nyko Maca’s new band) in Ma-nila; Purple Kush (Cebu); The Mush Project (Bar-celona); Ruska (Cagayan de Oro); Crowns Down (Butuan City); The Mo (Malaybalay), among others.

Meanwhile, SPF 13 really needs a support of the public to spread the foundation so that people would be conscious with regards to the status of the Mother Earth, said

Svegler. Among of the high-

lights of the festival are fire session, concert, children’s workshop; and training the children on how to play the Filipino games and the like.

The event started Friday, April 26, and ends on Sunday, April 26, 2013 for the first league “LUNA MUSI-KALAWAIG.”

By April 29 to May 1 is the “PAZ MUSIKA DEL MAR” in Zamboanga for the second league. (Yvonne A. Jimenez/RTP/PIA10/jdelpf)

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sa Cogon, ang mga mamaligya-ay maoy hawod

AW dIAY!

Ruel V. Pelone

DILI ikalimod nga ang mga mamaligya-ay midagsang palibot sa Cogon market dinhi sa dakbayan Cagayan de Oro.

Gani halos dili na maka-agi ang mga sakyanan––ma pribado man o ma pub-liko––tungod kay halos naa na man sa tunga-tunga sa dalan nagbaligya kining mga “ambulant vendors.”

Ambot nganong lisod man para sa lokal nga pan-gamhanan nga badlungon kining mga abusado nga mamaligya-ay.

Dili ikalimod nga adunay katungod ang tanan nga mamaligya-ay kay kini usa man ka dalaygon nga buhat. Apan kung adunay katungod kining pipila ka mga vendors pallibot sa Cogon, wala ba diay sab katungod ang halos

tanang nga lumalabay diha sa Cogon?

Kining problema sa Co-gon dugay na kaayo kay gapurol pa kita anaa na kana nga problema.

Pero mas nagkagrabe karon kay halos ang ma-maligya-ay na man ang naghari sa “sidewalk” ug wala gyuy nahimo bisan pa si Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano, ang mga tuta niini nga taga Roads and Traffic Administra-tion (RTA) ug bisan ang kapulisan.

Hinaut nga dili mag-papilde si Dongkoy batok niining mga mamaligya-ay kay dili lang man mga “vendors” ang botante dinhi sa dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro.

Angayan nga ang kadala-

nan ug sidewalk alang sa mga sakyanan ug mga lum-alabay ug dili sa mga hakog nga pipila nga nagpatoong mga “yanong mamaligya-ay.”

Walay problema nga ma-maligya apan angayan kini nga ibutang sa ensaktong pamaagi aron ang uban dili mahikawan sa ilang tawhanong katungod.

•••Grabe ang kalagot sa

akong kumpare nga nag

parking diha duol sa Cogon market human siya kasab-i sa usa ka vendor.

Miingon ang vendor nga bawal magparking sa lugar nga iyang giparkingan kay iyaha [sa vendor] kuno ang maong lugar. Aw Diay!

Wala ko kabalo nga gibal-igya na diay sa dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro ang mga sidewalks ug kadalanan diha palibot sa Cogon kay ang nanag-iya mao na man

NABUKING ang chair sa city council committee on health sa Cagayan de Oro nga Konsehal Dante Pajo. Pwerte gyud niyang bukinga sa dihang sa miaging adlaw adunay duha ka tawo’ng nadisgrasya sa motorsiklo’ng gidala sa J.R. Borja Memorial City Hospital. Ang makalolooy nga mga pasyente gibalibaran intawon kay walay medical equipment nga magamit. sayo pa niana, nang-hinambog siya nga kunohay kompleto ang naasoy nga tambalanan. Wala man diay diha ang iyang gipanghinambog. Wala gyuy klaro kini si

Dante Pajo nabukingKonsehal Pajo. sa miaging mga session, nangugat si Konsehal Pajo sa pagbula-bola nga nindot na kaayo ug daghan na kaayong mga modernong equipment ang J.R. Borja Memorial City Hospital. Iyang gipanghinambog nga adunay machine nga wala nay dugo’ng moagas kung adunay magpa-opera. Pasti lan, pagkadako diay nga bakak kay ang maong machine dili man magamit. Gibilin man lang diay sa ahente ang maong machine sa pamasin nga matental si Mayor Vicente Emano pagpalit niini. Pagkadako’ng tinunto ug

pagpangilad sa katawhan ang bulabola ni Kagawad Pajo. Matud pa sa akong higala nga pagkahuman sa session kaniadtong Lunes, halos molupad si Kagawad Pajo pa-ingon sa city hospital. Nagduda ang akong hi-gala gi-briefing ni Kagawad Pajo ang chief of hospital

nga dili magsaba kung adu-nay mga sakop sa media nga mangutana mahitun-god sa mga equipment sa nahisgotang tambalanan. Kagawad Pajo, sir, hagi-ton ko ikaw nga isulti ang tinood. Ayaw bakaki ang katawhan kay election ra ba karon. Basin dili na motoo ang mga tawo kanimo.

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Investing With Managed Funds : Part 3you any additional advan-tage? Here are a few of the more important ones to begin with. Managed funds are liquid – there is easy recovery of your cash should the need arise. You also get the advan-tage of instant diversifica-tion. In contrast to direct stock investing, with equity funds you get to purchase a basket of stocks with the same invested amount. This provides you the unique setup of indirectly managing and spreading your levels of exposure to investment risk. since your individual resources are pooled with that of several other in-vestors, you harness the collective investing power and strength of the entire group. Thus, a managed fund strategy can take you direct-ly to the securities markets, which is usually available only to a few select investors with large investible funds. With certain mutual fund companies allowing you an investment account opening

with as little as PhP5,000, this strategy can even be affordable to individuals in the lower income groups. If you are that type of investor who doesn’t have enough luxury of time to actively track volatility is-sues in stock trading, then managed funds might suit you better. With professional ly trained investment analysts and fund managers doing the legwork in a dynamic market, you can perhaps worry a little less and at-tend to other more pressing matters. Furthermore, with prop-er regulations now in place, you can have more peace of mind. In the case of mutual fund companies which are regulated by the securities

and Exchange Commission (sEC), these investments are now more transparent, have detailed prospectuses and disclosure proceedings, and with a custodian bank in place. With a recently upgraded Philippine economy on the upswing, managed fund investing could be one of your greatest opportunities to ride the prosperity wave. Investigate before you in-vest, and make your money work for you. Do it now!

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Agus.....from page 1

Abbu ....from page 1

sia ....from page 1

Villar....from page 1Opol.....

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P721 million, an amount that requires go signal from ERC..

NGCP further said, most of Mindanao’s power supply comes from Agus 6 HEPP that also provides contingency reserve to the grid.

The Agus 6 switchyard serves the Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANE-CO) and the Iligan Light Power, Inc. (ILPI).

“It is high time for NGCP to rehabilitate the Agus 6 switchyard to improve its con-dition and ensure its reliable operations. An outage from the switchyard would be very critical to the stability of the power supply in Mindanao, which is badly needed,” said Atty. Cynthia P. Alabanza, NGCP spokesperson. (with report from NGCP/PIA10)

mga pulong nga gipadayag ngadto sa publiko.

sama sa kapitan sa Ba-rangay Barra kinsa kaniadto misaad sa daghang mga bu-tang nga iyang pagahimuon kung kuno siya mamahimong amahan o kapitan sa maong barangay.

Usa sa iyang mga saad ang pagpalit og ambulansya; dili pagkobra sa iyahang hono-rarium isip kapitan; magpalit og lima ka computer set matag tuig alang sa Barra Elementary school ug ang kwarta nga ipalit dili gikan sa pundo sa barangay kun dili sa iyahang kaugalingong bulsa.

Abejuela....from page 1

Abejuela nga ang ilang git-inguhang okupahong stalls, dugay rang gi-abandonar sa kanhing mga okupante.sila nagtoo usab nga ang ma-ong mga okupante, wala nay tinguha sa pagbalik pa. (ad-vertorial)

economy, more jobs and bet-ter services to the people, particularly the poor and the marginalized, in the next three years.

“I believe the best Labor Day gift we can give our work-ers will be our commitment to pursue good governance which is a sure-fire formula to revitalize our economy and create the much needed jobs being clamored by our workers for a long time now,” Villar said.

“Good governance will mean more investments and more investments will mean more jobs. That is what we intend to do in the next three

Gipasabot sa CEO nga ang lote nahimutang sa Medium Density Residential Zone (R2) subay sa Zoning Map (Zoning Ordinance 2006) sa dakbayan nga aprobado sa Housing and Land Use Regulatory Boad (HLURB).

si Councilor Abbu maoy chair sa city council committee on landed estate and subdivi-sions. (advertorial)

nga daghang public utility driv-ers ang mihangyo kaniya kay dili sila makagahom pagbayad sa taas nga multa tungod sa kagamay sa ilahang kinitaan. Nasayran nga sa pagka-karon gipalihok ang usa ka task force nga maoy motuon niini nga hisgotanan. (advertorial)

Cogon.....from page 4

Gitintal.....from page 4

diay ang mga vendors.Pila kahay halin sa maong

mga luna palibot sa Cogon market nga isog na man kaayo kining mga vendors nga moingon nga ila ang lugar nga imong naparkingan sa imong sakyanan.

•••Ang akong nahinumdu-

man mao nga gakolekta og “sukay” kining nagdumala sa Cogon market. sa akong tan-aw walay ilegal-ilegal ang ilang pagkolekta kay tanan nga maagi-an niining kolektor isyuhan man dayon og gamay nga papel. Ambot kung mao na ba kadto ang resibo.

•••Angayan gayud nga mag-

pakita og kaisog si Dongkoy batok niining mapahimusla-non nga mga vendors diha sa palibot sa Cogon market.

Angayan nga dili ipuyong

kitang takos sa pag-alagad sa Dios.sa santiago1:13-Ayaw ipaingon ni bisan kinsa sa diha nga siya pagatintalon, “Ako gitintal sa Dios”; kay ang Dios

DBM presents disaster fund BUTUAN CITY – DBM Caraga Asst. Regl Direc-tor Ricky sanchez presented to the members of the Agusan Norte PDRRMC the Joint Memo Circular No. 2013-1 relating to the “Allocation and Utilization of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Fund (LDRRMF). He said the joint memo circular is a to guide LGUs in the allocation and use of the LDRRMF and to enhance transparency & account-ability in the use of said fund.

PNoy cites educational programs

MARAWI CITY - President Aquino cited some of the government programs which aims to strengthen the education system in the country. Keynote the ground breaking of the Mindanao state University’s (MsU) College of Information Technology (CIT) building, the President said the government has launched the K+12 program to ensure that the Filipino youth can keep up with the graduates of other countries.

Usage of disaster fund explained

AGUsAN DEL NORTE - COA Assistant Regional Director Visitation Mendoza has told the Provincial PDRRMC that the LDRRM Fund shall be used to support disaster risk mngt activities, such as pre-disaster preparedness programs, post-disaster activi-ties, payment of insurance premiums on property and relief and recovery programs of the LGUs.

Infotech persons to assist BOCs

OROQUIETA CITY - Each Board of Canvassers shall be assisted by an information technology-capable person authorized to operate the Consolidation and Canvassing system (CCs) to be known as the CCs Operator. This COMELEC ruling is stipulated in its Resolution No. 9648, providing that the CCs Operator shall be deputized by the Comelec.

Director Abner M. CagaPIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

PIANews Bits

By Apipa P. Bagumbaran

MARAWI CITY - The bureaucratic reforms in-troduced in the Autono-mous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) yielded unprecedented savings and have put a stop on influence peddling and other anoma-lous practices that have come to define ARMM.

This was emphasized by ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman in his presenta-tion during the visit of President Benigno s. Aqino III to Cotabato City, Friday.

The President made his first ever visit to the seat of the ARMM government to check on the reforms being instituted by his appointed caretakers in the 23-year

old regional institution.He listened to a 15-min-

ute presentation that high-lighted the remarkable per-formance of the region’s caretaker administration in its 15 months in office.

During his visit, Hata-man provided a rundown of ongoing projects and the overall status of reforming the institution that has been previously dubbed as a “failed experiment” by President Aquino.

The regional caretaker cited the savings generated by the Department of Pub-lic Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region from its 2012 budget, which amounts to P136.362 mil-lion, through fiscal pru-dence and the enforcement of open and competitive

biddings.The savings were not

pocketed, Hataman said, but used by the agency to procure 13 heavy equip-ment and 15 motor vehicles and nine survey instru-ments.

DPWH-ARMM secre-tary Emil sadain said the acquisition was first of its kind in 22 years.

“Wala ng palakasan, wala ng lagayan (No more influence peddling, no more bribery),” he said.

Hataman said the re-gional government no lon-ger allows the hiring and promotion of employees based on influence or rea-sons that do not warrant their qualification.

A special screening board has been set up to

oversee hiring and pro-motion in the regional government, he said.

Hataman further said the reforms they started are primarily meant to curb corruptions in the region, but, apparently, they have also caused the optimiza-tion of government funds.

“The president sup-ported the deferment of the scheduled ARMM elections in 2011 to make way for needed reforms in the ARMM. Now, key improvements are start-ing to take hold a year and three months after his appointed officials took on the regional leadership,” a civil society organization (CsO) worker observed. (ARMM Comm Group/PIA10/asf )

ARMM reform agenda continues to bear fruit

ILIGAN CITY - The city government has distrib-uted livelihood starter kits to six livelihood associa-tions in the city.

The recipients were the Barangay Ubaldo D. Laya Livelihood Association, Mahayahay Livelihood Association, Tomas Cabili Livelihood Association,

Tamb acan L ive l i ho o d Association, Bay View Dalipuga Livelihood As-sociation and samahang Magtitinapay sa Upper Tominobo.

The starter kits are expected to enable said associations to maintain their communal gardens, under the Programa sa

Panginabuhi-an Para sa Pagkaon sa Pamilya or 5Ps, including the a roll of water hose and plastic water drum.

The Upper Tominobo beneficiaries also received an oven and a LPG tank for its bakery business. All of them are sendong sur-vivors residing at Caritas

Relocation site.The assistance was part

of the City Livelihood Assistance Program of Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz implemented by the Coop-erative Development and Livelihood Office and the sP Committee on Coop-erative and Livelihood. (web/asf )

City assists livelihood of six associations

Misaad usab siya nga sul-baron ang problema sa panu-big apil ang drainage system; magbutang og doktor matag bulan nga libreng moserbisyo sa katawhan sa Barangay sa Barra.

Apan matud pa sa mga residente sa maong baran-gay, bisag usa sa maong mga saad walay natuman mao nga karon, samtang siya nagapapili pagkamayor sa Opol, wala na mituo kaniya ang katawhan.

Ang maong mga saad, iya pa ganing gilagdaan isip kas-abutan tali sa katawhan nga iyang serbisyohan, apan ang saad nagpabilin nga walay katumanan.

Dili siya susama kang Mayor Dexter Babano Yasay nga wala sukad misaad apan daghan kaayo ang gihimo alang sa kaayohan sa katawhan ug kalambo-an sa kinatibok-ang lungsod sa Opol. (Advertorial)

years in our coalition partner-ship with President Aquino,” she added.

Once elected into office, Villar said she will pursue her long-time advocacies of pro-moting livelihood opportuni-ties through small and medium term business enterprises, provide the necessary climate that will bring out more jobs and better social services.

To address the concerns affecting the over 12 mil-lion Filipino migrant workers abroad, Villar said she will pursue the enactment of her legislative measure mandating the creation of the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers.

Villar said it was essential for the executive department to have a separate department for OFWs to centralize all services and functions of OFW-related government agencies or bureaus.

Villar said a number of them were reported to be maltreated by abusive employ-ers and subjected to other forms of injustices. Through the “sagip OFW Program” of the Villar Foundation, where she sits as managing director, Villar said she has personally heard all the troubles and sad plight by migrant workers. (Advertorial)

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Kinsa diay ang mayor dinhi sadakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro, ang mga mamaligya-ay.

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PNoy urges Misamisnons to walk with him along the straight path of inclusive growth

By rutchie C. Aguhob

OZAMIZ CITY - President Benigno s. Aquino III has urged the people of Misamis Occidental to walk with him in the straight path of inclusive growth even as he thanked them for giving him the mandate in the 2010 elections.

Donning his signature yellow T-shirt with black shoulder patch, the Presi-dent, with secretary Mar Roxas of the Department of Interior and Local Govern-ment (DILG) in tow, arrived

in Ozamiz City from Gen-eral santos City, last April 27, to meet the local leaders at the Misamis University (MU) Gym in the city.

It was his first time to visit the province, since he assumed the Presidency and he took time to thank the Misamisnons for giving him a landslide victory as the highest public official of the land, three (3) years ago.

He then thanked Dr. sonia Feliciano, owner of the MU, for it was here where he said he launched his campaigns in the second

District of the province, first for the post of senator and later for the Presidency.

“Bisan kanus-a, dili nako malimtan ang inyong su-porta sa atong kampanya. salamat sa adlaw-adlaw nga kaayuhan nga dala niini. (I will never forget the sup-port you gave me in my campaign and thank you for the daily success it has brought our country),” he

said in Cebuano. “Hinaut nga dili kita

molikay pagsubay sa da-lan sa kalambuan ug nga kitang tanan mag-uban sa saktong dalan (I hope we will all together walk the straight path and will not leave anybody behind) for our objective of achiev-ing inclusive growth,” the President also said.

Amidst shouts and

cheers of the people in the meeting, every time he dabbled in Cebuano during his speech, the President, then made the appeal for the Misamisnons to exercise their suffrage and vote for his allies in the senate, who will walk with him along the straight path that he men-tioned earlier. (RCAguhob/PIA10-Misamis Occidental/jdelpf)

President Aquino

By jennica rojas

CAGAYAN DE ORO - The lower demand for sawlogs brought about by the closure of some wood processing plants has affected the total volume of sawlogs produced in Region 10 during 2012.

Reports gathered by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-10) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-10) show that the total annual production of sawlogs in the region de-creased by 63 percent in 2012 compared to the production volume of 29,862.18 cubic meters in 2011.

These plants could not renew their permits as they failed to satisfy the re-quirement of Executive Order (EO) No. 23 for wood processing plants to present proof of sustainable sources of legally cut logs for a period of at least five years, said Engineer Cecilio Y. Clarete, NEDA-10 Chief Economic Development special-ist, in a media forum held recently here.

EO 23 was issued by President Benigno s. Aquino III declaring a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests.

For the fourth quarter of 2012 alone, all the provinces that submitted reports on sawlog production DENR-10 also ex-perienced reduction with Bukidnon and Camiguin posting the biggest decreases at 57 percent and 79 percent, respectively.

Among the reasons cited for the pro-

Wood processing stoppage affects sawlog production

duction decline was the stoppage of the harvesting operation of Bukidnon Forest Inc. (BFI), Clarete said.

He said the BFI was reportedly ordered by DENR secretary Paje on May 2012 to stop harvesting trees in its plantation until further notice.

Meanwhile, the volume of processed forest products which included plywood, blockboard and veneer reached 143,823 cubic meters in 2012 surpassing the 2011 production by 17 percent.

Clarete said the growth was attributed to the increase in demand for veneer and blockboard. (Jennica Rojas/APB/PIA-10/jdelpf)