One Mindanao - October 27, 2015

APEC 2015 to highlight PHL as young, vibrant, innovative, progressive, connected economy

COMELEC confirms influx of “deadline beaters” for voter registration

Flags in NorMin at half mast for Agusan Sur mayor

SHFC visits Xavier Ecoville to gather good practices in estate mng’

24By: Franklin P. Gumapon

By: Greg Tataro Jr.

FPIC a must on projects in ancestral domain-NCIP

DILG: BuB convergence of LGUs, CSOs, NGAs vs poverty

APEC ministers see mental health as key element of socio-economic concern

President Aquino not giving up on passage

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OWWA announces 2015 Model OFW Family in ARMMBy: Oliver Ross V. Rivera

42DTI warns retailers to sell only Christmas lights with valid ICC certificates, stickersBy: Susil D. Ragas

2226WMSU to host National Chabacano Conference on Oct 28-29By: Emmanuel D. Taghoy

By:Michael Uy

37 Children to enlighten other children on their rights, welfareBy: Danilo E. Doguiles

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DILG: BuB convergence of LGUs, CSOs, NGAs vs poverty By Don Manuelo O. Patrimonio

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DILG: BuB convergence of LGUs, CSOs, NGAs vs poverty


ThiswastheclarificationofDepartment of the Interior andLocalGovernment(DILG)Caragaregional director Lilibeth A.Famacioninresponsetoreports

of remaining sentiments arisingfrom confusion, ambiguity,misinformation or unfamiliarityregarding the Bottom-upBudgeting(BUB)programofthe

TheBottom-upBudgeting(BuB)istheconvergenceoflocalgovernmentunits(LGU)andcivilsocietyorganizations(CSOs)tocomeupwithplansandtheneededbudgetfor

poverty-eradicationprojectsthroughnationalgovernmentA\agencies(NGAs).”


nationalgovernment.

The DILG is just one ofseveralNGAsfromwhichLGUsatthecityandmunicipallevelsareabletoaccessfundsforpovertyreductionandsocialdevelopmentprojects through the Bottom-UpBudgeting(BuB)process. Inthis process, the Local PovertyReduction Action Team (LPRAT)comprisedequallyofLGUofficialsand CSO representatives comeup with their plans to combatpoverty in their locality throughthe implementation of projectsand activities accessed viaappropriatenationalgovernmentagencies.

Other NGAs from whichfundingfortheBUBprojectsare

accessed include: Departmentof Budget and Management(DBM), Department ofAgriculture (DA), Bureau ofFisheriesandAquaticResources(BFAR),DepartmentofAgrarianReform (DAR), Department ofEducation (DepEd), Departmentof Energy (DOE), NationalElectrification Administration(NEA), Department of Laborand Employment (DOLE),Department of Social Welfareand Development (DSWD),Department of Health (DOH),Department of Environmentand Natural Resources (DENR),Technical Education andSkills Development Authority(TESDA), Department of Tradeand Industry (DTI), NationalIrrigation Administration (NIA),


Department of Tourism (DOT);andstarting2016, theNationalCommission on IndigenousPeoples(NCIP).

Projects involving farm-to-market roads and otheragriculturalprojects,forinstance,are coursed through the DA;whenitcomestoclassroomsandeducationconcerns,DepEdtakesthe lead; for anythingmedical,these are accessed throughDOH; whereas electrificationprojects are lodged under theDOEorNEA;livelihoodtrainingsandequipmentforbasicsectors,ontheotherhand,areprocessedeitherbyTESDA,DOLE,DTI,DAorDSWD;etc.

Projects involvingpotable water supply, disasterpreparedness, local accessroadsandcapacitydevelopmentprograms for CSOs are whatDILGcatersto.

Thus far, the budget forthese projects coursed throughDILG nationally-speaking totalsP1.6Billionin2013;P2.8Billionin2014andP5.7billionin2015.AsagainstthetotalBUBfundingof all participating NGAs, thesefigures are merely 14.47%,14.07%and27.5%,respectively.


For Caraga Region inparticular,theDILGhasprovidedaccess to P67.2 Million worthof projects to 45 of its LGUsin 2013, P120.4 Million to 65LGUs in 2014 and P364 Millionfor all the 73 LGUs in 2015.Atfirst,theBUBwasprioritizedforthe poorest LGUs as identifiedby the National Anti-PovertyCommission(NAPC),butstarting2015,allcitiesandmunicipalitieshaveaccesstotheBUB,politicalaffiliationnotwithstanding.EvenLGUs that fail theSeal ofGoodFinancialHousekeeping(formerlySeal of Good Housekeeping) oftheDILGor thePublicFinancialManagementoftheDBMcanstill

access the BUB funds althoughprojectimplementationislodgedto theprovincialgovernmentortheNGAconcerned.

For the three years ofimplementing BUB in Caraga,the DILG has facilitated theimplementation of 424 projectsbroken down into: 285 potablewater projects, 24 local accessroads,101disasterpreparednessprojects, nine CSO capacitydevelopment activities, andfiveotherprojectsorprojectsthatarenotcurrentlybeingofferedbytheexistingmenuofprojectsunderthe various BUB-participatingNGAs (e.g. public cemetery,


etc.).

In terms of BUB projectimplementation, the DILGCaraga surpassed all otherregions as pronounced inMemorandum dated October 2,2015 signed by DILG-Office ofProject Development Servicesdirector Rolyn Q. Zambales.As of September 30, 2015, theutilization rate of DILG CaragaBUBprojectsfrom2013to2015is100percent;thedisbursementrateis87.95%,completionrateis

65.72%;andtheaccomplishmentrateis40.09%.

“Atfirstwewantedtomakesure we are implementing theprojects the best way we can,butlateronwerealizedthatitisnotenoughthatwedoitonourlevels,andhopethateverybodywill come to appreciate theproject on their own.Along theway,we noticed thatmany stillarenotawareabouttheBuB.Sowetookstepstomaketheprojectknown, at least here in Caraga


Region,”addedFamacion.

Infact,Caragawasthefirstregion to organize a showcaseintended to raise awarenesson BUB. The activity entitled:“Pagpadayag: Showcasing theGainsofBuB”washeldlastJune29-30,2015atRobinsonsPlaceButuanwherepartneragencies,LGUs, media and the generalpublicwereinvited.

The DILG also spearheadsprovincial dialogues betweenthe LPRATs and NGAs to sitdowntodiscussaboutprogramimplementation.Eventherecentlyheld simultaneous BarangayAssemblieslastOctober11,2015was an opportunity maximizedbytheDILGtoinformbarangayofficials and constituents alikeabouttheBUB.

“On the onset, from thetime we receive the GeneralAppropriation Act (GAA) whichcontains the approved budgetfor the BUB, we see to it thatsuch was made available tothe LGUs, our provincial officesandtheCSOssopeoplecanbemadeawareoftheirshareofthisprogram,”sheadded.

Inaddition,theDILGsawto


it that cities and municipalitiesput up BuB Tarpaulin Billboardscontaining the list of projects,amounts, and status ofcompletion so that anyonewhowants to knowmore about theBUBproject in their localitycanaccesstheseinformation.Oronecan visit the website openbub.gov.phmaintainedbytheDBMtoviewthelistandquarterlystatusof projects. All these to ensurethattheBUBimplementationisastransparentaspossible.Intermsof accountability, several layersand mechanisms of monitoringhave also been set in place tomake sure the BUB is runningsmoothlyandachievestargetsandobjectives. Joint MemorandumCirculars call on the membersofLPRATs,i.e.CSOs,tomonitortheprojectsbeingimplemented.The DILG also established thepartnership between Barangaysand Inter-Faith groups throughthe Ugnayan ng Barangay atSimbahan (UBAS) project andthe Citizens Monitoring System(CMS) to alsomonitor the BUBimplementation. Likewise,NAPC commissioned third-partymonitors to do the same suchas People Power Volunteers forReform(PPVR)forCaragaRegionas well as other CSOs throughtheir Citizen’s Led Monitoring

Program(CMLP).

In addition, the DILGCaraga enlisted the services of13 communitymobilizers and aregionalcoordinatorfortheBuBto increase people participationespecially the most vulnerable.They are now coordinating atthe grassroots level to threshoutneedsofthecommunitiesinpreparationfortheupcomingCSOAssemblies and LPRAT Planningand Budgeting workshop wherethey come up with their LocalPoverty Reduction Action Plans(LPRAP) for CY 2017. The CSOassembliesacrosstheregionareslated to occur on October thisyear. “WeinDILGCaragaareverykeen on making sure that theBUBisimplementedwellandon-timedespitethemanydifficultiesofthiswork-in-progressprogramso that ultimately, the benefitswillredoundtothemarginalizedsectors of our society—thepoor—whose status we striveto alleviate, tomake their livesbetterandtoempowerthem.Wejusthopethatthepeopleseethevalueinthisasmuchaswedo,”Famacionconcluded.

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Philippines’ Open Data Charter gets spotlight in global summit

MANILA -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) leads the Philippine delegation in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) global summit which started yesterday and will conclude on October 29 at the Palacio de Minería in Mexico City. ThePhilippinedelegationtothe summit sought topromotethenationalgovernment’seffortstowards making governmentdata available to the publicas a way to institutionalizegood governance and citizen

empowerment. Moreover,part of the summit agenda isthe adoption ceremony of thePhilippines’OpenDataCharter,which will take place duringthe closing plenary session onOctober29.

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“We have made strides inthe past four years in makinggovernment data available tothe public in order to maketheNationalGovernmentmoreaccountable. Not only is thisa result of our participationin the OGP, it also signifiesour concrete commitment totransparency, empowering ourcitizens,fightingcorruption,andharnessingnewtechnologiestostrengthengovernance,”BudgetSecretary Florencio “Butch”Abadsaid.

“With the adoption of thePhilippines Open Data Charter,wehavereachedanewmilestoneinourOGPparticipation,”Abadsaid.

The Philippines OpenData Charter sets out detailedguidelinesfortheimplementationof open data standards in thecountry. Undersecretary Richard E.Moya, DBM chief informationofficer, heads the Philippine

delegationcomposedoftheOpenData Philippines Task Force aswell as several representativesof civil society organizationsadvocating transparency andaccountability through opendata.TheOpenDataPhilippinesTaskForceisresponsiblefortheimplementation of the Charterand is composed of the DBM,the Office of the PresidentialSpokesperson (OPS), and thePresidential CommunicationsDevelopment and StrategicPlanningOffice(PCDSPO).

The OGP is a multilateralinitiative that aims to secureconcrete commitments fromgovernments to promote opengovernment principles throughacountryactionplandevelopedwith public consultation. EachOGP-participating countryis subjected to a bi-annualassessmentofthedevelopmentand implementation of actionplan by an independent localresearcher commissioned bytheOGP.


ThePhilippinesiscurrentlyimplementing its third OGPaction plan, the OGP NationalAction Plan for 2015-2017,launched last August 31. Thisactionplanincludesnotonly12commitmentsfromtheNationalGovernment,butalsofromthecivil society and the privatesector. `We drafted our newcommitments to OGP toespeciallyhelpuswork closelywith CSOs and the privatesector.Thesenewcommitmentsstresstheimportanceofcitizenparticipationingoodgovernance

as well as ensure sustainabledevelopment for succeedingadministrations,”Abadsaid. In September last year,the Philippines received theGold Open Government Awardfor Grassroots ParticipatoryBudgeting (GPB) in theinaugural Open GovernmentPartnership(OGP)Awards.Thecountrywascommendedforitsoutstanding efforts to deepencitizen engagement in thebudgetprocess.

OGPwaslaunchedin2011to provide an internationalplatformfordomesticreformerscommitted to making their

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governments more open,accountable,andresponsivetocitizens. Since then, OGP hasgrown from its eight foundingcountries—including thePhilippines—to 66 participatingcountries. In all of thesecountries,governmentandcivilsociety are working togetherto develop and implement

ambitious open governmentreforms.

The OGP global summitwas attended by more than athousandparticipants.(DBM)

The following are thePhilippines’sharedcommitmentstotheOGP:


APEC ministers see mental health as key element of socio-economic concern

CEBU CITY-- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has encouraged member economies to complete their strategic needs assessment on mental health in an effort to identify economy-specific focus areas to inform initial pilot collaborations in mental health that provide tangible benefits for economic growth, social inclusion, and the wellness of communities and workplaces. At the same time, healthministers of APEC membereconomieswelcomedthelaunch

ofadigitalhubasaninteractiveresource to facilitate theestablishmentofpartnershipsto


implement the APEC RoadmaptoPromoteMentalWellnessinaHealthyAsiaPacific.

“Mental health is a timelytopicofdiscussionintheregionwith challenges and successesintheimplementationofmentalhealth programs in APECeconomies,” the APECministerssaid in their joint statementissued at the conclusion of the5thAPECHighLevelMeetingonHealth and the Economy heldherelastAugust.

They noted that mentalillnessisakeyelementofsocio-economicconcernasitaccountsfor one-third of the chronicdiseaseburden.

In this context, the APEChealth ministers welcomed theprogress of the Task Force onMental Health in implementingthe APEC Roadmap to PromoteMentalWellnessinaHealthyAsiaPacific(2014-2020).

The Roadmap outlines a


series of activities that wouldenableAPECmembereconomiesandstakeholderstoachievetheidentifiedgoalsby2020. It includes specific actions,suchasconveninganAPECTaskForce on Mental Health, andworkingwithkeyrepresentativesof government, industry,academicinstitutions,civilsocietynot-for-profit organizations,and international organizations,with the ability to promotecollaborations,especiallypublic-privatepartnerships.

An APEC hub will also beestablishedasasustainedtooltoexchangeregionalbestpractices,assess specific interventions,and inform the launch of pilotcollaborations.

Future plans also includeestablishing amulti-stakeholdernetwork of mental healthchampions across the APECregion by providing technical

assistance to leaders ofcollaborativepilotprojects,andestablishingarobustsurveillanceandmonitoringplatform,whichwill provide benchmarks forcollaborations and implementsuitableevaluationprocessandmechanismonprogress.

TheAPEChealthministers,likewise,welcomedthelaunchofadigitalhub/digitalcompendiumof the Asia-Pacific region’sbest and innovative practicesin multilateral, multi-sectoralcollaborations, and modelpublic-private partnerships tostrengthenmentalhealth.

The health officials saidthiswill serveasan interactiveresource to facilitate theestablishment of partnershipsto implement the roadmap onmental health. (PCOO/APEC Communications Group)


President Aquino not giving up on passage of BBL measure

MANILA -- President Benigno Aquino III is not losing hope that eventual approval of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will materialize within his term. “Well,we still have topassthe budget and I’m sure they(lawmakers) will be presentduringthebudget(deliberations),whichwillgivetimetopassother

measures besides the budget,”hetoldmembersof theForeignCorrespondents Association ofthe Philippines (FOCAP) in aforumTuesday.


The Aquino administrationcontinuestopushfortheapprovalof theBBLmeasure in a bid toensure peace and economicgrowthinMindanao.

Aplebiscite is scheduled tobeheldin2016iftheBBLbillgetsthe thumbs-up of the currentCongress.

Theplebiscitewilldeterminethepeople’sdecisiononwhetheror not they want to be headedby the Bangsamoro TransitionAuthority (BTA), which will alsobecreatedbyalaw.

TheproposedBBLmeasurehas faced challenges, especiallyafter the conduct of a missiontoarrestUS-wantedterroristsinMamasapano,Maguindanao lastJanuary25,wherein44membersof the police’s elite force alongwithseveralMILFmembersand

civilianswerekilled.

Malaysian terroristZulkifli bin Hir, aliasMarwan, was killed in thesaid operation althoughreports have claimed thatthe terrorist was not killedbymembers of the police’sSpecial Action Force (SAF)butbyhisaides. Thegovernmentsaid itwasverifyingthevalidityof

thesaidreport.

During the said policeoperation,Filipinoterrorist,BasitUsman,who is theother targetof themission,was able to getaway. He was, however, killedin another police operation lastMay.

Aquino said passage of theproposedBBL isneededsothatareferendumcouldbeheld.

“Now, if it comes in toolate—let’s say February, whenthe election ban presumablyalready happens—you have agovernment in place that cando nothing. Therefore—(it) willdemonstratenothing—therefore,will doom the possibility of thesolutionhavingachancetoproveitsworth,”headded.(PNA)


IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Philippine Army’s premier division, the 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division - 102nd Infantry “Igsoon” Brigade celebrated its 42nd Founding Anniversary anchored on the theme “Apatnapu’t Dalawang Taong Naglilingkod ng Tapat at Kaagapay ng Mamamayan Tungo sa Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran.”

102nd Bde marks 42nd Founding Anniversary

By: Rhea Grace A. La Plana


It was well attended byheads of national governmentagencies, local chiefexecutives,non-government organizations,businesssector,academe,mediaandotherstakeholders. Col.NixonM.Fortes,DeputyBrigade Commander, expressedappreciation to the 102ndtroopers for their dedication toserve thepublic inspiredbythearmy’s core purpose, “Servingthepeople,Securingtheland.” “We have boosted theconvergence among nationalgovernmentandlawenforcementagencies,localgovernmentunits,civil society groups, peoples’organizationsandallstakeholdersin resolving criminalities to

significantlyaddressinsurgencyin our area of responsibility,”102nd Brigade Commander,Col. Andres S. Aguinaldo, Jr.underscored. MGen.GerardoF.Barrientos,1IDcommandingofficerwhowastheguestofhonorandspeakerreiterated his commitmentto serve the people in bothinternalandexternaldefense.Healsolaudedthecivilianandmilitary awardees for theireffortsinattainingpeace,andrecognized the partnership ofallstakeholders. Capping the celebration

was the awarding of medals tomilitary officers for exemplaryperformance in militaryservice. Stakeholders were alsorecognizedfortheirimmeasurablecontribution to the unit in theaccomplishmentofitsmission. Theofficersandmenof102ndBrigadeareverymuch involvedinmedical-dentaloutreach,tree-planting and other communityactivities strengthening theInternalPeaceandSecurityPlan(IPSP)“Bayanihan.” The IPSP emphasizes thattheprimary focusof theAFP inthe conduct of its operations isWinning thePeaceandnot justdefeatingtheenemy.


APEC 2015 to highlight PHL as young, vibrant, innovative, progressive, connected economy

By Franklin P. Gumapon

MANILA – As the Philippines plays host to this year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, its focus centers on the promotion and advancement of inclusive growth in the APEC region.

This was emphasized ina recent skills enhancementworkshop held at ExecutiveSecretaries’Gallery,MabiniHall,MalacañangPalaceforhostmedia

liaison officers (HMLOs) whowill serve as the point personsin dealing with the member-economymediadelegations. Mr.RevimarcL.deMesa,


trainingfacilitator,toldtheHMLOs“the APEC is the premier Asia-Pacific economic forum whosegoal is to promote sustainablegrowth and prosperity in theregion,” adding that the APEChostingaimstoimpressuponthedelegates that “the Philippinesis young, vibrant, innovative,progressive and connectedeconomy.” He also reminded theHMLOsoftheirmultipleroleslikeeventsmanager,primaryguide,smoothtalker,residenthistorian,logistics provider, appointmentssecretary, smile factory, buckstopperandmanyothers. The personnel from thePhilippine Information Agency(PIA) who will serve as HMLOsare Jonalyn D. Ponciano forAustralia, Apipa P. Bagumbaran

for Brunei Darussalam, PrecieCatherineC.CuartoforCanada,Ana-lizaS.MacatangayforChile,Fayette C. Riñen for People’sRepublic of China, JoseMariM.Garcia for Hongkong, Venus H.Sarmiento for Indonesia, AnnLorraine V. Badillos for Japan,HazelC.MercurioforRepublicofKorea,FrancesMaeG.Macapagatfor Malaysia, Marlon A. Lotertefor Mexico, Kier Gideon PaoloM. Gapayao for New Zealand,Rey Anthony H. Chiu for Peru,JosephB.Zambrano forRussia,Josephine O. Cayabyab forSingapore, Emver P. Cortez forChineseTaipei,OliverT.BaccayforThailand,RachelleM.NessiaforUSAandMelvaC.Gayta forVietnam. TheHMLOshavealreadymetsome of their economy media

liaison officers (EMLOs)during the advancemeeting held at thePhilippine InternationalConventionCenter(PICC)lastOct.22. It can be recalledthat the APEC leaders’meeting was also heldin the country in 1996during the incumbencyofformerPresidentFidelV.Ramos.


WMSU to host National Chabacano Conference on Oct 28-29ZAMBOANGA CITY – The National Chabacano Conference this year will be hosted by the Centro De Cultura Y Estudio Chabacano (CCEC) of the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) on October 28-29.

By: Emmanuel D. Taghoy

The event, dubbed as“Segunda Conferencia Nacionaldel Lenguaje Chabacano” willbe conducted at the SocialHall of the College of TeacherEducationofthesaiduniversity.It is anchored on the theme:“LenguajeChabacanoyCultura:Ta Revisita,” which will mainlyfocusonpresentationsabouttheChabacanolanguageandculture. The President of thePhilippineHistorical Association,LocalHistoryCommitteeNetwork(NHCP), and the Association ofStudiesCentersinthePhilippines(KABANSA)andalsothecurrentVice-President of the CaviteHistoricalSociety,Dr.EmmanuelFranco Calairo are expected togracetheevent. The activity will convene

experts, language enthusiastsand prominent personalities toobtainaclearunderstandingonproperChabacano.Furthermore,itwillcreateaguidefortheproperuseofChabacanolanguage,andpromoteandenticeappreciationoftheChabacanolanguage. Chabacano is a Spanish-based creole language spokenin Zamboanga City includingother parts of the country likeCotabato City (Tamuntaca),Cavite City, Ternate (Cavite),Ermita (Manila), Davao City,Basilan Province, MargosatubiginZamboangadelSur,andsomeotherlocalitiesintheZamboangaPeninsula region. However,Zamboangueños remain to bethe largestChabacano-speakingpopulationinthecountry.


Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-hibok Natural Monument soon to be ASEAN Heritage Park

Camiguin’s Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-hibok Natural Monument will soon be declared as ASEAN Heritage Park after it passed the evaluation conducted by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity.

This was announced byDepartment of Environment andNatural Resources 10 (DENR-10) Regional Director Ruth M.Tawantawanduringthe7thRegionalManagement Conference and 2016

Pre-Reprogrammingheld inCagayandeOroCityrecently. Director Tawantawan said theDENR 10, the local government ofCamiguinandotherstakeholdersareworkingtogetherintheprotection


and conservation of the naturalmonument. Region 10 is the home of twoASEAN Heritage Parks namely Mt.Kitanglad Range Natural Park inBukidnon and Mt. Malindang RangeNatural Park in Misamis Occidental.These areas showcased highconservationimportance,uniquenessandbiodiversity. Atpresent thereare35ASEANHeritage Parks and seven are foundinthePhilippines.Theestablishmentof ASEAN Heritage Parks aimsto generate greater awareness,pride, appreciation, enjoyment andconservation of the ASEAN region’srichnaturalresources. Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-hibokNatural Monument was declared asa protected area on March 9, 2004throughPresidentialProclamationNo.570withatotalareaof2,227hectaresand buffer zone of 1422 hectares.It comprises the municipalities ofMambajao, Mahinog, Sagay andCatarman. Theprotectedareaismanagedby

a Protected AreaManagementBoard(PAMB)whichischairedby Regional Director Ruth M.Tawantawan and GovernorJurdin Jesus Romualdo asco-chairman. Members arerepresentatives from theacademe, local governmentunitsandcivilsocietygroups. Meanwhile, DirectorTawantawan disclosedduring the same forumthe accomplishment of theregion. OnNational GreeningProgram(NGP),Region10hasplanted 9,711,500 seedlings

in10,953.50hectaresof forestlandsfromJanuarytoOctober2,2015. OnMangroveandBeachForestDevelopment Project, she said thattheDENR10hasestablished297.14hectares plantations on the sameperiod. These areas are located inLanaodelNorte,MisamisOccidentalandMisamisOriental. She disclosed that DENR 10rankedno.1inPatentProcessingandIssuance with 3,018 patents issuedcovering 3,142.27 hectares. Theannualtargetis3,000patentsissuedwithanareaof2,516hectares.Withthesupportofpersonnelandpartners,Director Tawantawan is hopeful thatthe DENR 10 will accomplish all itstargetsbeforeNovember2015. The 7th Regional ManagementConference and 2015 Pre-Reprogramming was attendedby regional officials, provincial/community DENR officers,accountants, planning officers,administrativeofficersandotherstaff.(LDC-DENR-RPAO/PIA)


SHFC visits Xavier Ecoville to gather good practices in estate mng’t CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), the lead government agency to undertake financing of social housing programs, embarked on a learning visit to Xavier Ecoville, the Xavier University-led resettlement community, on October 6 to gather good practices in estate management.

These practices “will help finalizethecapacitybuildingprogramfor SHFC Board-approved projects,”said Abigail P Genito, communitydevelopmentofficerofSHFC. ThesaidvisitwasfacilitatedbyXavier University’s Governance andLeadershipInstitute(GLI)andXavierEcovilleProject(XEP)team. Theparticipantswerecomposed

of representatives from accreditedcivil societyorganizations thatserveasmobilizersforHighDensityHousingprojects, namely the Foundationfor the Development for the UrbanPoor, Kilos Maralita, St HannibalEmpowermentCenter,IsabelaFaithfulServants Foundation Inc, Center forUrbanPoorServicesInc,UrbanPoorLandAcquisitionNetworksand


DevelopmentInc,SHAREFoundationInc, Humanitarian Intention forCommunity Empowerment andReform Inc and the Housing andCommunity Development andResettlement (HCDR) unit of theQuezonCitygovernment. After the site visit at XavierEcoville, GLI director Dr DixonYasay showed them the communityengagement framework of the saidresettlement village for TyphoonSendong survivors in BarangayLumbia. The lecture highlighted thecrucialroleofengagingthebarangay

council as manifested in the XavierEcoville experience. Yasay’s inputservedasguide for theparticipants’workshoponCommunityDevelopmentEngagementPlanning. Inhismessage,XUPresidentFrRobertoCYapSJrecountedhowtheprojectcameabout,thelessonsfromthewholeexperience,thechallengestheuniversityencounteredalongthewayandhowtheywereaddressed. XU is currently engaged withSHFCfortheurbanhousinginitiativesfor Cagayan de Oro City. (Wilson JHormeguera/XU)

Flags in NorMin at half mast for Agusan Sur mayorCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Regional Peace and Order Council 10 (RPOC 10) is one with the Mindanaons in mourning the untimely demise of Mayor Dario Otaza of Loreto town in the province of Agusan del Sur.

Incommemorationofhisheroismandasanexpressionofsympathytohisfamilyandconstituents,RPOC10isenjoiningthenationalgovernmentagencies and the local governmentunitstoraisetheirflagsathalf-mastduringtheirrespectiveflagceremonieson25-30October2015. AccordingtoArmy’s4thInfantryDivision, thousands supporters andbelievers of peace lined up alongnational highway in Butuan City toLoreto,AgusandelSurtoshowtheirrespectandsympathytothedeathof

theirhero–mayorOtaza,alsoknownasDatuMalampusonbytheManobotribe in Agusan del Sur, during thecaravan for justice early onOctober23. The caravan is a tribute ofall people from all walks of life toremember the leadership andpeaceadvocaciesofthemayorforhispeople. Teary-eyed people cheered andwavedtheirflagletssymbolizingpeaceasthevehicleentouragecarryingtheremainsoftheirfallenheropassed


by. Mayor Otaza, a former NPArebel, liberated his town from NPAgrip,manipulation, and exploitation.He brought development to hiscommunity to realize the dreams ofhispeople. Hewassuccessfulinencouraging246 NPA to go back tomainstreamsocietyandleadanormallife. “They(thepeople)sacrificedtheheatsothattheycanpaytheirrespecttoaleaderwhogavehislifeforfreeinghispeoplefromtheliesanddeceitoftheNPAandpushedfordevelopmentto shield them from these lies, “expressedintheirnativelanguagebythetriballeadersinCaragaincludingthefamily,friends,andloveoneswhoorganizedthesaidcaravan. Fromallwalksoflife,theywerethere. Tricycle drivers, students,teachers, farmers, vendors, Lumads

andnonLumadsalike.Allareunifiedto give respect and honor theman,and condemn the killing and theperpetrators,”theyadded. For his part, Wilfredo Otaza,brotherandchiefofstaffof the latemayoralsoexpressedhisgratitudetoallpeace-lovingpeoplewhopaidtheirrespect and showed overwhelmingsupport. Hesaidthattheyseekjusticeforthe brutal killing of his brother andnephew. He then urged supporters ofthe mayor not to place justice intheir hands but instead let the AFPandPNPdotheirjobofcatchingtheperpetrators.(RPOC10/4ID/PA)


DavNor celebrates Press Freedom Month

The celebration is pursuantto theproclamationofGov.Ro-dolfo del Rosario last 2008 de-claring every October as PressFreedomMonth. To kick off the activity, theProvincial Information Officeholds a DavNor Karon, televi-sionprogramepisode,duringtheregular monthly convocation oftheprovincialgovernmentattheBulwaganngLalawigan. Gov. Del Rosario said thatthecelebrationbeingtheonlyintheregionshowedtherespectoftheprovincialgovernmenttothemedia as an essential factor ofgoodgovernance. “The media is vital in in-creasing the transparency andaccountability in our decisionmaking processes and commu-nicating the principles of good

governance to the society,” DelRosarioemphasized. During the celebration, Au-rora Lozada, consultant of theDXDNRadyoUkay,receivedthefirsteverGawadMantalaLifetimeAchievement Award for morethanthreedecadesofexemplarycontributionasabroadcaster. In the afternoon, the prac-titioners from different mediaoutletsparticipatedintheMedia-lympicsattheRDRGym,DavaodelNorteSportsComplex. The Medialympics includeBasketball, Badminton, Volley-ball,TableTennis,Dartsandpar-lorgames.(PIA11,MichaelUy)

TAGUM CITY- The provincial government of Davao del Norte hosted earlier today (Oct. 26) the Press Freedom Month celebration participat-ed by different local media with a theme ‘Katungod ug Respeto Ipatig-babaw sa Malahutayong Pamahayag.’


FPIC a must on projects in ancestral do-main-NCIPDAVAO DEL NORTE- Any development to be undertaken in the ances-tral domain, may it be initiated by the government or private sector, must secure free and prior informed consent (FPIC).

EricMarteja,communityaf-fairsofficeroftheNationalCom-mission on Indigenous People(NCIP)–CompostelaValley,em-phasized on Thursday (October22) during the Pakigasayod saKinaiyahansegmentof theSer-bisyo para sa Masa program oftheSonshineRadiothatthecon-sensusofall indigenousculturalcommunities (ICC) / indigenouspeople(IP)inanareathroughanFPICmustbesecuredfirstbythedevelopersbeforetheprojectwillbeimplemented. Marteja said that the FPICis stated in the IP’s Rights Act(IPRA)of1997andNCIPAdmin-istrativeOrder3,seriesof2012. He stressed that only theICCs and IPs have the right todetermineanddecideonthede-velopments thatwill happen ontheancestraldomain. “These activities and proj-ectsthatarecoveredforFPICarethose thatareextractive, intru-siveandlargescale;non-extrac-tive and small scale activities;

and other processes that mayaffect the lives, beliefs, institu-tions,spiritualwellbeingandthelandsoftheIPs,”hesaid. Marteja also underscoredthattheprioritydevelopmentoftheIPsarestipulatedintheAn-cestral Domain Sustainable De-velopment and Protection Plan(ADSDPP). “We also have areas thatare excluded from any activi-ties, which are included also inthe ADSDPP. These are sacredgroundsandburialsites, identi-fied international and local cul-turalheritagesites,criticalareasorreservedareasforspecialpur-posesoftheIPsandothersiden-tifiedbytheIPsintheADSDPP.” Marteja declared that theNCIP canstopandsuspend theimplementationof anydevelop-ment programs and projects ifafterdueinvestigationandprooftheimplementationviolatesanylaw,rulesandregulationsoftheIPs.(PIA11,MichaelUy)


South Cotabato guv to report accomplishments concerning children By: Danilo E. Doguiles

KORONADAL City, South Cotabato, Oct 27 -- Once again, Gover-nor Daisy Avance-Fuentes will report on the performance of the provincial government of South Cotabato on initiatives that per-tain to the children’s sector.


Highlightingthe2015Chil-dren’sMonthcelebrationhere,Gov.Fuentes’StateoftheChil-dren’sAddress(SOCA)willbeheldonNovember23attheProvincialCapitolcoveredcourtwhereshewilldeliveranac-countingofaccomplishmentsandchallengesandlaydownplansoftheprovincialgovern-menttoanaudienceofchil-dren,programpartnersandotherstakeholders.FrancisPaulArca,focalper-

sonoftheProvincialCouncilfortheProtectionofChildren(PCPC),saidthegovernors’SOCAinNovemberwillhavewiderreachthanherpreviousreport.“Thisyear,Gov.Fuentes’

SOCAwillbestreamedonline,”Arcasaid,“thus,schoolchil-dren,especiallythoseoutsideofKoronadalCity,won’tbere-quiredtotheprovincialcapitoltowitnesstheSOCA.”Schools,throughtheDepart-

mentogEducation,schoolswillbeprovidedinternetlinktothelivestreaming.ThosewhodonothaveIn-

ternetaccesswon’tbeleftout,Arcaadded,becausetheSOCAwillalsobroadcastlivethroughlocalradiostations.NelidaPereira,headofthe

ProvincialSocialWelfareandDevelopmentOfficeannouncedthatasofpresstime,theyhavealreadyreceivedcommit-mentfromthelocalgovern-mentsofTupiandTboliforthefreelivebroadcastoftheproceedings.Morebroadcastentitiesare

expectedtoalsoairtheSOCAonNovember23,sheadded.Pereiraexpectsthegover-

nor’sreportwouldcontaintheprovincialgovernment’sinitia-tivesonchildren’ssurvival,protection,healthandnutrition,developmentandparticipation.TheDepartmentoftheInte-

riorandLocalGovernmenthasrecognizedSouthCotabatoashavingthemostfunctionalLo-calCouncilfortheProtectionofChildren(LCPC)inSOCCSK-SARGENRegion.LCPCsaremulti-sectoral

councilsmandatedtoplanpoli-ciesandprogramsthatwouldensuretheprotectionoftherightsandwelfareofthechil-dren.All199barangaysinSouth

CotabatohaveestablishedtheirrespectiveBarangayCouncilfortheProtectionofChildren.Pereira,however,ad-mittedthatbasedona2012evaluation,aboutone-third


OWWA announces 2015 Model OFW Family in ARMMBy: Oliver Ross V. Rivera

oftheseBCPChaveremainedbasic,whichsheelaborated,meansthattheyhavenotgonebeyondorganizing.Atpresent,theprovincial

governmentisintheprocessofrevisingits2001Children’sCode.The2015Children’sWelfare

Code,currentlybeingdeliberat-edbytheSangguniangPanlala-wiganwascraftedwithgreat-erparticipationofchildrenfromdifferentsectors,includingschoolkids,out-of-schoolchil-dren,childrenwithdisabilities,lumadchildrenandothers.Craftingoftherevisedchil-

dren’scodeisalsocoordinatedwithpartnergroupsliketheSavetheChildren,WorldVi-sion,andlegalgroupSaliganMindanao.Thisyears’Children’sMonth

celebrationisanchoredonthetheme:“KumunidadatPama-halaanMagkakaisaPang-aabu-sosaBataayWakasanNa.”Inthepastyears,Children’s

MonthwascelebratedeveryOctoberbutwasmovedtoNo-vemberbyvirtueofRepublicAct10661signedbyPresidentBenignoAquinoIIIonMay29,2015.(DEDoguiles-PIA12)

COTABATO CITY, Oct 27– Two families of Overseas Filipino Work-ers – one from Maguindanao and the other from Basilan- received the Model OFW Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) from the Over-seas Workers Welfare Administration-ARMM (OWWA-ARMM) last week.

OWWAARMMDirectorAmyCrisostomoidentifiedthefami-liesofHusnaS.SabtalofLami-tan,BasilanandAnaoM.MadagofMatanog,Maguindanaoasthisyear’sMOFYAawardees.Sabtal,whoworkedasa

householdserviceworkerinSaudiArabiafor4yearswontheland-basedcategorywhileMadag,aseafarerfromMatanog,Maguindnaaowaschosen


forthesea-basedcategory.ThewinningOFWfamilies

wereselectedbecausetheyovercametherisksofoverseasmigrationandfocusedontheirgoalsofgivingabetterlifefortheirfamiliesandbecamerolemodelsintheircommunitiesaswell,Crisostomosaid.Crisostomoalsourgedother

OFWfamiliesandOWWAschol-arswhoarepresentduringtheawardingceremonytolearnfromthebestpracticesoftheMOFYAwinnersandmakethemasinspirationforabetterfu-ture.ThefamiliesofHusnaSabtal

andAnaoMadag,asregionalwinnerswillcompeteintheMO-

FYAnationalsearchinManilalaterthisyear.Thisyear’snomineeswere

screenedbyapanelofjudgesfromgovernmentlineagencies,non-governmentorganizations,faith-basedorganizations,OFWsectorandbusinesssectorandprogrampartners.MOFYAisanannual,nation-

widesearchoftheOverseasWorkersWelfareAdministrationtohonorandrecognizeout-standingfamiliesofFilipinomi-grantworkerswhohaveshownexemplaryexampleoffamilysolidarity,financialstewardship,civic/communityinvolvement,andentrepreneurship.(ORVRi-vera-PIA12)

Children to enlighten other children on their rights, welfare By: Danilo E. Doguiles

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, OCT 27 -- The Children’s Month celebration in South Cotabato next month will be under-scored by a paralegal forum where both the speakers and par-ticipants are children ages 17 years old and below.

Theforum,dubbedas“Tin-gogKabataan,AlaminangIyongKarapatan”willbeheldattheProvincialCapitolcoveredcourtonNovember28,FrancisPaul

Arca,focalpersonforthePro-vincialCouncilfortheProtectionofChildren(PCPC)announcedinarecentpressconference.Participantsare100children


representingdifferentsectorsaswellasmembersofthePag-AsaYouthAssociationofthePhilip-pinesInc.(PYAP)-SouthCota-batoChapterandchildrenthatwillbeidentifiedbyNGOpartnersSavetheChildrenandWorldVi-sion.“Speakersandresourceper-

sonsoftheforumarealsochil-drentrainedonparalegalissuesbySaliganMindanaw,”Arcanoted.Saligan(SentrongAlternati-

bongLingapPanligal)Mindanawisalegalresourcenon-govern-mentorganizationinvolvedindevelopmentallegalworkwithwomen,workers,farmersandfishers,theurbanpoor,andlocalcommunities.SaliganMindanawisalsopro-

vidingfreelegalservicesinthecraftingofthenewchildren’scodeoftheprovinceSouthCo-tabato.The2015Children’sWelfareCodeisbeingdeliber-atedattheSangguniangPanla-lawigan.Onceapproved,itwillreplacetheprovince’s2001Chil-dren’sCode.“Itisworthnotingthatchil-

drenwillbespeakingtofel-lowchildrenontheirrightsandwillbetrainingthemwhattodowhentheyareinprecarioussituationslikeabuses,”NelidaPereira,chiefoftheProvincialSocialWelfareandDevelopment

said.Shesaid,theeventispartof

theprovincialgovernment’sad-vocacytoeducateyoungpeo-pleontheirrightsasimportantmembersofthesociety.DiscussionsonNovember28

willrevolvearoundthefollow-ingtopics:children’srightsarehumanrights,UNConventionontheRightsofChildren,children’sparticipation,bullying,childabuse,andsuicideprevention.ApartfromtheSaliganMind-

anaw-ledforum,thePCPCwillalsoconductaseriesofforumsonchildren’srightsandrespon-sibilitiesinschools.“Incooperationwithlawyers

fromtheIntegratedBarofthePhilippines(IBP)-SouthCotabatoChapter,PCPCwillvisitcam-pusesacrosstheprovincetoconductforumsonchildren’srights,”Arcasaid.Thecampusforumswillbecar-

riedoutinpartnershipwiththeDepartmentoftheInteriorandLocalGovernmentandtheDe-partmentofEducation.RepublicAct10661signedby

PresidentBenignoAquinoIIIonMay29,2015hasdeclaredNo-vemberofeveryyearasChil-dren’sMonth.Inthepast,Chil-dren’sMonthwasheldeveryOctober.(DEDoguiles-PIA12)


PNP Chief: Police to acquire more firearms, equipment, mobility assets; Caraga is top priorityBy: Noel Najarro

Butuan City -- Philippine National Police chief PDGen. Ricardo C. Marquez said during his first regional visit here that the PNP is in the process of procuring more firearms, communication equipment and mobility assets to equip the country’s police force


The country’s highest po-lice official told theofficers andpersonnel right after the arrivalhonorsaccordedbyabattalion-sizeformationinfrontofthead-ministration building of CampRafaelC.Rodriguez,theregionalheadquarters of the PNP in thisregion, that the national policeheadquartersisintheprocessofprocuringnotonlyshortfirearmsbut around 50,000 assault ri-fles,mobileassets,P100millionworth of communication equip-ment,patrolshoesandstandarduniformsforthepolice.

Accordingtohim,evenashehad orderedmore of the policepersonnel to patrol the streets,thePNPhadtoensurethattheywill be provided with the nec-essary armaments, proper uni-forms, communication equip-mentandmobility. Marquez said that listed aspriority recipients of these as-setswill be thecountry’s “mostchallenged” regions and Caragaisamongthoseinthetopofthelist. (PNA)


COMELEC confirms influx of “deadline beaters” for voter registration

TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – As October 31, 2015 deadline for voter registration draws near, Atty. Ernie Palanan, provincial election super-visor here, confirmed the influx of people to city and municipal Com-mission on Election (COMELEC) offices province-wide.

By: Greg Tataro Jr.

HesaidsinceOctober17,allCOMELECofficesatcityandmu-nicipal levels had been open towelcomeregistrantsfor12hoursdailyfrom8:00a.m.to8:00p.m. TheCOMELECherehadbeenlooking forward to some threepercent more or equivalent to

10,950outof359,672registeredvoterswhohaveyettoundergobiometrics. ItwaslearnedthatboththemunicipalitiesofLingigandTag-bina,allofDistrictII,hadtoex-ertmoreeffort to stepup theirvoterregistrationcampaign,be-

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DTI warns retailers to sell only Christ-mas lights with valid ICC certificates, stickersSURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte – The Department of Trade and Indus-try (DTI) Surigao del Norte provincial office warns the local retailers to stop selling to the public christmas lights without valid Import Commod-ity Clearance (ICC) Certificates.

By: Susil D. Ragas

According to DTI provincialdirectorCelestinoL.Negapatan,valid ICC certificates are thoseissuedstartingJanuary2013uptothepresent.

Negapatan stressed that intheinterestandforthesafetyoftheconsumingpublic,DTIadvis-esretailerstorefrainfromsellingtheirChristmas lightsand light-

inginthe“bottomtwo”inthelistthatneedtourgetheremainingseven and five percent of theirrespective registered voters tosubmitforbiometricscapturing. On the part of Tandag CityCOMELECoffice,Atty.RizaCon-stantinosaidtheyhadbeencon-tinuingtoexperiencecrowdingofregistrantsas thedeadlinegetscloser. TandagCity,whichhasato-talof34,674registeredvoters,isonlylookingforaboutthreeper-centmore or equivalent to 915registered voters who have yettoundergobiometricscapturingin order to post a 100 percentachievement.

Bislig City COMELEC chiefAlmaAcostaforherpartsaidthatbiometricscapturinginherarea,which has the highest numberof registered voters at 55,270province-wide,hadbeensmoothsailing. As of latest update, Bislighasfourpercentmoreremainingofitstotalnumberofregisteredvotersorequivalentto1,949tobesubjectedforbiometrics. However,nocityormunici-palitiesherehadevermadethatperfectregistrationfeat. SurigaodelSuriscomprisedto twocitiesand17municipali-ties.


ingchainproductsthathavenoICC certificates and ICC stick-ers,andalsothosewithICCcer-tificatesbeingissuedin2012orearlier. Thesaidguidelineshadbeenset forth on the MemorandumCircularNo.15-04seriesof2015issued by the Bureau of Philip-pineStandards(BPS).Alongwiththismemo circular, theBPS re-centlyreleasedalistofvalidICCCertificates forChristmasLightsasofOctober9,20145 indicat-ingtheproductbrandnamesandimportingcompanies.

Fordealersandretailerswhoareinterestedtoknowthesespe-cificbrandsandnameofimport-ers,theyareencouragedtovisittheDTIprovincialoffice locatedat the 2nd Floor, Simtoco Busi-nessCenter,BurgosStreet, thiscity and contactMrs. JosephineD. Gabutin, Consumer WelfareDeskOfficer. They can also contact DTIoffice consumer hotline number(086) 826-6129 and 0939-153-2957.

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