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Vol. 1 | No.7 | Cagayan de Oro City | September 19-25, 2012 P10.00

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LANSAD: the black and white experienceby SHAUN ALEJANDRAE YAP UY, Editor-in-Chief

We need visionaries in our senseless times, future leaders that set aside their poilitical ambitions and truly lead our nation. Photo taken at San Vicente, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. Photographed by MARIEL IGOT

The Development Communication Department of

Ateneo de Cagayan – Xavier University launches the 6th edition of LANSAD Photo Exhibition, September 17, 2012 at the XU AVR 1 lobby.

T h e e ve n t i s a c o l l a b o r a t i o n o f students from the DevCom’s DC89 - photography class who are now mentored by Jett Torres and Froilan Gallardo.

This year’s edition of the exhibition, features works of students in black and white to capture the emotions of the people and the

essence of the façade of Cagayan de Oro City.

Dean Roel Ravanera of the Col lege of Agriculture shares his insights on the p h o t o e x h i b i t i o n ; “The outputs of the s tudents are very nice, very good, very informative, and very educational. I think that is the intention of LANSAD which is to show a different perspective of Cagayan de Oro, it gives you a glimpse of what is really happening out there.”

“You will realize that what we have as a city is really beautiful, despite our challenges,

our struggles, despite S e n d o n g , d e s p i t e poverty we come out as a beautiful city with beautiful people.” Ravanera adds.

LANSAD is the brainchild of Evans Yonson, one of Cagayan d e O r o ’ s k n o w n lensmen, which started in 2007.

A l t h o u g h t h e DevCom’s annual photo exhibit started years before that – Yonson thought of giving it a trademark as he writes in his blog The Light Traveller: “Lansad (Cebuano word meaning to launch)

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Feet on the ground for practical shootingBy Christine H. Cabiasa

“Responsible shooting… Give it a shot!”

Was there an instance in your life in which

you used a gun for self defense or for other purposes? It is not easy to shoot a bull’s eye target, right? As much as it is not easy to use a gun, pinch the trigger and there hit someone.

Whoa! You cannot just point your gun to someone without thinking twice [even thrice], well for professional shooters they can but for amateurs? Wait, learn

it and put your feet on the ground for practical shooting bro!

Practical shooting is a sport that challenges and tests a shooter’s ability to shoot briskly and accurately with a handheld gun, rifle or shotgun. It’s a real gun! Unlike air soft it’s just the BBs but in practical shooting (PS), real bullets. “Yes, it’s real that’s why safety first, safety precautions always”, Raul Zapatos, a PS instructor said.

In Mindanao there is a pioneering

association that houses expert shooters and do offers slots and courses for beginners and practical shooting enthusiasts, the Northern Mindanao Practical Shooting Association Shooting Range, Firearms Rental and Training. NMPSA’s adept instructors and students join competitions outside Mindanao and represent the region in local and national events and won in different categories.

NMPSA has about

100 shooters both professionals and students. Practical shooting is not a game for kids but for kids at heart. It requires commitment and focus. According to Alexander Goking, one of the shooters and a part time instructor, it is not like as if you’re shooting someone who is only two inches away from you with an apple on his head and project and hit. Distance does matter but focus plus target matters most.

Once you enter NMPSA firing range, it is as if you are in a battle field. [And if it really was, whoa! My eardrums would probably explode]. It was my first time there and I felt excitement yet a little nervy as shooters were having their classes, they shoot and shoot and shoot. As they say, “It’s a guy’s game” but Goking said “We also

have female students and mind you they are better shooters than men”. Then only my fright was eased.

A c c o r d i n g t o Goking, in the PS course, a student will undergo four stages w h i c h i n c l u d e s ; Bas ic (4 -6weeks) , intermediate (4 weeks), advanced (4 weeks) and the progressive (2-4 weeks of tactical defense moves and

combat firing). It is through those stages that the development of the students in gun firing is seen and the areas to be improved if there is so. The student shooters are grouped into three namely the Alpha, Charlie and Delta and can use pistol (standard and modified), rifle and shot gun (semi and pump) and submachine gun in the firing course.

Out of the hundred reasons why individuals do practical shooting and common is that it’s merely for self defense, others would do it for fun and as a barkada get away. Some company corporate officials, politicians and “trigger happy” aficionados, group of friends among others will go for it not only for protection but as a bonding as well. You’re called a “trigger happy” if you’re fun of PS both experts and students.

You will not only know how to maneuver a bullet, you’ll get to have acquaintances

also. Whoa! We have tried it and it was really amazing.

On my first try, my arms were shaking as I was about to pinch the trigger and I was losing focus then, result? Did not hit the target. But on my second try, I did it right though my arms were like eaten by a tiger but with focus, I did it. Who said it’s only for men? Women can do it also.

NMPSA i s Ph i l ipp ine Nat iona l Po l ice (PNP) and Philippine Practical Shooting Association (PPSA) accredited and is a Gun Club member also.

“Yes, it’s real that’s why safety first, safety precautions always” ~Raul Zapatos, PS instructor

Responsible Shooting: The Course

“Safe Firearm Fun”

Christine and Roselyn try out the firearms under the supervision of the NMPSA PS instructors


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As a proactive measure to assist its subscribers in

closely monitoring their prepaid credits or load, Globe Telecom is actively promoting an efficient tool to help consumers track their load balance and trace their usage.

KD Dizon, Head of Globe Prepaid, said in a recent interview on national television that its prepaid service called “Load Watch” was introduced early this year to notify its prepaid customers through timely reminders and updates on remaining load balance through text.

“Pioneered by Globe, Load Watch provides timely information to our prepaid subscribers so they are duly reminded of their load credits and validity dates, and that they can maximize use of their remaining load,” Dizon said.

She revealed that Load Watch is an initiative of Globe to protect its subs and a preventive measure against perceptions of vanishing load. "We want to ensure that every peso in prepaid credit of our customers are well accounted for and fully utilized as intended whether for calls, texts or mobile surfing on our modernized network," explains Dizon. "With Globe as their provider, our subscribers feel secure and ahead of the curve."

Mario Domingo, Head of IT Transformation Strategy, explains that another way of curbing what prepaid customers perceive as vanishing load is through an innovative solution called "rollover policy" which is exclusively offered by Globe Telecom.

"The rollover policy of Globe ensures unused load credits are carried

over to the subscriber’s new prepaid load credit once a reload is done. This effectively makes load validity longer for the unused load credits. The subscriber however will have to top up before the end of load validity to enjoy the rollover of credits," said Domingo.

Globe is the only Philippine telco to set up this kind of policy for the benefit of prepaid subscribers. This protects subscribers who are not able to use up their prepaid load on time, but maintain an active loading activity.

For example, a prepaid subscriber loads P3 valid for 3 days. If the subscriber consumes only P1 within the validity period, current practice would have rendered the remaining P2 as expired. This gives subscribers the perception of vanishing load.

By topping up

before the third day of any amount, the Globe rollover policy allows the remaining P2 to be carried over along with the new load credit onto the next validity period. Subscribers therefore efficiently use up their entire load credits, giving them best value for money. Domingo offers these tips to Globe prepaid customers on how to maximize their load:

1. Top up the day before the existing load ends its validity. This is the best way to avoid unnecessary load termination. As long as you top up for every balance you have, it carries over to the next cycle. Also, the bigger the denomination of the load, the longer the time of its validity.

As a guide to Globe prepaid subscribers, the

following is the load validity per denomination: P1 to P10, three days; P11 to P50, 15 days; P51 to P100, 30 days; P101 to P150, 45 days; P151 to P250, 60 days; P251 to P300, 75 days; and P301 or more, 120 days.

2. Be aware of how much load you consume and load only what you can use up. Dizon echoes Domingo’s advice that in this age of “tingi” load, a prepaid subscriber should never have to spend more than what he needs. Globe allows its prepaid subscribers to top up as low as P1 a day to make sure they consume what they pay for.

Still at the end of the day, she said that even with a Load Watch notification, “it is still up to the customer to perform due diligence and choose the

appropriate amount to top up.”

3. Read promo offers sent through text thoroughly. Say you availed of a free trial subscription from third-party partners of Globe offering ring back tones or wallpapers. It happened that the next time you receive the same offer, you accepted it, but this time you were being informed that you are now going to be charged for the offer. Subscribers should make sure to read the entire message before accepting or agreeing to any offer. Availing of any offer typically provides great value to our subscribers. Globe continues to provide the most value for money in any offering we extend to our customers. We as customers just need to read through the messages to ensure we are aware of our commitments.

Globe lays down measures to protect its prepaid subscribers

Innovative policy allows prepaid subs enjoy load validity longer

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The Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG), flagship cultural company of the MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-

IIT), has continued to captivate advocates everywhere wherever the Guild lends its artistic presence.

Enhanced by years honed by an established system of training, and experienced by thousands worldwide, IPAG’s powerful brand of theatre has embraced more advocates.

Recently from August 31 to September 6, IPAG proudly bannered the country, this time among major universities in the UNESCO – International Theatre Institute (ITI) affiliate Asia Pacific Bureau Drama Schools Festival at the Taipei National University of the Arts in Taiwan. Together with the Ateneo de Manila’s Tanghalang Ateneo, the IPAG led by its Artistic Director and Founder Steven Patrick C. Fernandez made Philippine Theatre proud, and in style.

Well-received was the IPAG production “Crossing Poetry,” poems performed in multi-media “transcreating“ text to the stage. Writes Dr. Ricardo Abad of Tanghalang Ateneo: IPAG presented “...a strong front for Philippine university-based theater … accomplished in style. IPAG’s production of performance poetry was marvelous and meticulously crafted – polished and professional, inventive and illuminating. A fine piece of ensemble performance. Philippine theater stood tall.”

Foreign directors were similarly generous in their praises conceding that the

IPAG had the best performed piece in the festival. After glowing feedback, the Guild has been assured of a slot in next year’s event in Vietnam and a member’s spot in the UNESCO-ITI APB.

In the Directors Forum, Fernandez, one of five presentors, delivered a paper on the IPAG training pedagogy impressing the body on the substance and process of the pedagogy. The paper was basis for a workshop that realized and shared the pedagogy among member artists of the universities.

The Guild’s engaging schedules have kept it one of Philippine theatre’s busiest companies. This 35th Season, it has completed standing-room-only runs of the Palanca-award winning play Ming Ming, national road shows of the long-running Tales From Mindanao and Tatlo Sa Isa, a preview of upcoming Sarimanok, a featured slot in the Philippine Independence Day ceremonies, and training programs to its in-base ensemble and workshops around the country.

This year, IPAG will again be featured in the 4th Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) National Theatre Festival in November mounting Uwahig, its deconstruction of Mindanao epics. Also in the line-up are the Iligan performances of Tatlo, the full-feature world premiere of Sarimanok in February next year, Bilugan, the lab productions of award-winning plays of the Iligan National Writers Workshop, and more national road shows.

IPAG has been widely recognized for its cutting-edge productions and successes in

managing resources, sustaining training, and developing a formal learning institute. It, too, will soon implement the country’s first cultural studies program in the MSU-IIT thus stamping a presence in the country’s Culture and Arts development.

The plan is to develop a Mindanao Cultural Corridor, a contiguous area of points where theatre and cultural work are active. Should the vision materialize, the corridor could be the country’s most progressive hub of theatre activity, and IPAG is working closely with Mindulani, a network of artists and cultural workers based in Mindanao, to ensure that the dream is realized.

Between dreams, the tasks to institutionalize theatre have been monumental. But it is in these difficult instances where the IPAG thrives. Having little resources, it has managed to survive. The institutions that matter – including the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, CCP, MSU-IIT, the APB – have been its partners. A steady flow of audiences by the thousands stand by its side. Its integrity is intact as it more boldly experiments with new means and themes.

Still, IPAG epitomizes the strength of Philippine Theatre, in world festivals, road shows, and local runs. Little do the world’s audiences realize that this home-grown group of region-based artists that started with nothing except guts and a lot of passion have strengthened Theatre to prove that Philippine Theatre stands tall and in style, keeping its head high above the rest in World Theatre.

Philippine Theatre to the world:

Standing Tall and In Style


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Mo b i l e P h o n e o p e r a t o r S u n C e l l u l a r h a s

joined Visually Impaired Brotherhood for Excellent Services Incorporated ( V I B E S ) , a g r o w i n g organizat ion of bl ind massage therapists, in celebrating the White Cane Day through sports and a series of wellness activities for its hundreds of members from different parts of the country.

Republic Act No. 6759 declares August 1 as the “White Cane Safety Day”, aimed at raising awareness on the plight of the blind and promote the duty of every individual to uphold the rights of members of this community.

“We are happy to take

part in this year’s White Cane Day by partnering with VIBES to put up this sports festival for the blind. Through this, we hope to help strengthen fellowship among our blind brothers and sisters and foster their camaraderie as a whole community,” says Jocel Adorable, Assistant Vice President for Marketing Services of Sun Cellular.

As a thriving business that is operated for and b y t h e b l i n d , V I B E S Incorporated has been a long-time partner of Sun Cellular, as the former makes use of Sun’s best-value mobile services for its nationwide operations.

“ B e c a u s e o f o u r condition, our operations are a bit more complex

than most businesses. With this, Sun Cellular has always been a big help, providing an easy and reliable communication channel for our employees t h r o u g h i t s D o u b l e Unlimited Service,” says Dante Tiosan, President of VIBES. “We do unlimited teleconferencing internally and with our clients via landline and mobile and even get to text using a special software. All these, without us having to worry about incurring high costs,” he adds.

Establ ished from a meager starting capital o f P 8 , 0 0 0 a n d e i g h t massage therapists, VIBES Incorporated now has over 450 employees and around P23 million in net

worth. As it goes on in creating more livelihood opportunities for the blind, Adorable has expressed Sun’s continued support for the organization.

“It has always been our vision to help individuals and organizations achieve success and do more for the society by providing them with innovative, reliable and best-value communication services. We’ve always been inspired by the story of VIBES and we look forward to being partners with them as they continue to soar high in their business and in their noble commitment for our blind brothers and sisters,” concludes Adorable. Sun Cellular is a member of the PLDT Group.

To further commit herself to providing

academic excellence, Liceo de Cagayan University forges a partnership with one of the best medical facilities in Northern Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro Medical Center (COMC) as the former’s base hospital for the five allied medical courses of the institution.

Starting this year, paramedical courses offered in Liceo U such as BS Nursing, BS Medical Laboratory Sciences, BS Radiologic Technology, BS

Pharmacy and BS Physical Therapy will have their affiliations in COMC.

This synergy between institutions truly benefits the aspiring young medical practitioners in honing their skills and equips them with the experience before embarking into their chosen profession.

This milestone is commemorated with an unveiling of a partnership marker at the lobby of the main building of COMC on September 13, 2012, 3PM and witnessed by the Administration of both institutions

headed by COMC President, Dr. Francisco L. Oh and Liceo University President Dr. Mariano M. Lerin, CPA.

Liceo de Cagayan University is one of the leading academic institutions in Mindanao and was granted autonomous status by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the first university in the Philippines granted by PACUCOA level III Re-accreditation for Nursing (BSN), Master in Management (MN) and Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN).

LICEO U partners with COMC

Liceo U President Dr. Mariano M. Lerin (left) unveils the partnership marker together with COMC President Dr. Francisco L. Oh

Dr. Oh (foreground right) and Dr. Lerin (background right) addressing the guests during the unveiling of the partnership marker at the entrance of the COMC Hospital.

This synergy between institutions truly benefits the aspiring young medical practitioners in honing their skills and equips them with the experience before embarking into their chosen profession.

Sun Cellular supports White Cane Safety Day celebration for the blind

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) promotes

its flights to Palawan (Puerto Princesa and Coron) and Bicol (Legazpi) with a seat sale from September 6 to 9, 2012 or until seats last.

Puerto Princesa is home to the Puerto Princesa Underground River, while Coron is known for its diving sites and coral reefs. Meanwhile, Legazpi is home to the majestic Mayon Volcano.

Passengers can buy P88 seats from Cebu to Busuanga (Coron), and from Iloilo to Puerto Princesa. These are two of CEB’s newest routes, to be launched on October 4 and November 9, 2012 respectively. Travel period is from launch date until December 31, 2012.

For travel from October 10 to December 31, 2012, P288 seats are also available from Cebu to Legazpi and Puerto Princesa, or from Davao to Puerto Princesa. Other domestic seats on sale are from Cebu to Clark; from Cagayan de Oro to Bacolod and Zamboanga; from Davao to Butuan, Dipolog and Kalibo; and from Iloilo to General Santos and Tacloban.

International seats are also on sale, for travel from November 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013. Direct flights from Manila to Kota Kinabalu are on sale for P688, while passengers can buy direct Cebu-Kuala Lumpur and Cebu-Bangkok seats for P888.

Passengers can also buy P1,088 seats from Manila to Brunei, as well as P1,488 seats from Manila to Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.

Domestic and international

base fares are exclusive of administration fee, aviation security fee, 12% VAT, fuel surcharge, country-specific taxes and terminal fee.

“CEB encourages guests to plan their trips and book in advance, especially with peak Christmas travel season approaching. With our new domestic and international routes and seat sales, travelers can maximize their savings by taking CEB’s direct flights,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

Aside from promoting its newest routes with seat sales, CEB also highlights additional flights to and from Cebu. Starting October 2012, CEB will increase flights from Cebu to Boracay (total thrice daily), Bacolod (17 weekly flights), Pagadian (six weekly flights), Siargao (four weekly flights) and Manila (14 daily flights).

For bookings and inquiries, g u e s t s c a n g o t o w w w.cebupacificair.com, or call the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 21 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 39 aircraft – with an average age of 3.6 years – is the largest aircraft fleet in the Philippines. Between 2012 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 21 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul services in the 3rd quarter of 2013.

CEB holds seat sale to Palawan, Bicol, select ASEAN routes.Adds flights to,from Cebu

Right after celebrating the city’s fiesta,

CDO is slowly changing colors! Red, green, gold and silver are now slowly propping up in local shopping malls signifying the start of the Christmas. But isn’t it too early to say hello to the yuletide season?

Apparently, for us Filipinos, the earlier the better! Our country is known to have the longest Christmas season in the world totaling to four months and one week! Shopping centers in the city are now displaying their Christmas decors and are up for sale with huge discounts. Ornaments such as balls, holly, poinsettias lights and trees are now lining up waiting to be bought. But what makes Christmas tick that Filipinos love to celebrate it months in advance? I asked a few Kagay-anons and they seem to agree on one thing, Filipinos love celebrations! Since Christmas is the merriest of all, people anticipate this big gathering and prepare for it for months just to make sure this special season will be memorable and of course, fun!

Here are a few suggestions in making this year’s holidays worry-free:

In terms of shopping and prepping up our houses this early, buying décor and presents in advance is more practical and saves you the hassle of squirming with the crowd during the holiday rush. Also, stocks from seasons past are on discount while waiting for the new arrivals. This is good for those who are planning to buy holiday décor since most of the ones on sale are the usual fare which do not get out of style and may even be reused in the future. The trick before buying new décor is to open the boxes of decorations you already have and see what can still be used and plan what needs to be bought to spruce up and add more punch to your holidays. Also, think

of color schemes that you plan to follow to make your styling more coherent.

As for buying presents, list up all the names of the people you plan to give gifts to and put initial items that you think this person will love. This way, you will not miss out on anyone and buy things that will be appreciated. You will also have lesser chances of overspending too! You can even narrow down your list to common interests to maximize your time in one shop. Let’s take the godchildren for example, you may narrow them down to age, gender and hobbies and see what they have in common, toy puzzles perhaps or a cool trendy shirt? At least before entering the shops, you are armed and ready!

Speaking of shops, why not try scanning shops and department stores first before buying anything so you won’t regret any purchase. Discount shops, boutiques with sale tags on display and thrift stores are a good place to start. And if there is not worthy to be bought as of yet, ask the sales personnel when will be the next big sale and save the date and get ready for it!

Preparing for Noche Buena? Don’t fret! Make a list before heading out the door and sort them according to their shelf life. First, buy the items you can store like Fruit Cocktails, All-Purpose Cream, sugar and condiments since they will last longer then, purchase those with shorter shelf lives days before Christmas and buy fresh items on the day of the event.

Sort ing , p lanning, shopping and decorat ing must not s t ress you up rather these should energize you as you get ready for the days ahead. Chr is tmas i s a t ime to share , reuni te and hope for the best so , don’ t forget one th ing in everything that you do - have FUN!

So readers , cheers and Merry Chris tmas 97 days in advance !

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Th e X a v i e r S t a g e ’ s adaptation of The Post

Office is a challenging work. The combination of all the elements requires deep understanding of the material that Rabindranath Tagore, one of the great literary figures of all time, offered to the world to read and reflect on.

The adapted script of Rody Vera, the actors’ c o m p a n y , t h e m u s i c curation of Anito Librando, the set and light design, some suggestions by Gardy Labad, Felimon Blanco and Steven Patrick Fernandez and the painstaking work and patience of all the TXS production staff have been carefully integrated to give full justice to this magnificent and inspiring play.

In the creative process, The Xavier Stage actors and staff underwent many philosophical discussions. Together, we viewed life through the lens of the young boy – Abel – who, in his tender age, already realizes the value of life and longs to know what it’ll be to grow older. All of us pondered on how his unknown sickness, despite hindering him from living longer, does not stop him from dreaming to see the world. Abel’s innocent yet profound character moved

us and made us appreciate life and see the value of living it in fullness. Many of us reach the peak of our lives, but if we assess, there are some if not many who waste their lives being boxed in by the wrong desires and expectations, vices, s infulness, and misery.

The treatment of the play revolves around the last thoughts of Abel before he dies. We wish to enunciate that our version depicts the king’s coming as equivalent to the nearing of death, and the presence of the other characters in the play is a bargaining gesture for Abel to live a little longer. The other characters are significations of life as they try to find substance and meaning in their own existence. Abel’s eventual demise leaves the characters and the audience with the wisdom that “the true and full meaning of life can only be grasped in death.”

This timeless tale has allowed me to take greater risks both in my path toward higher creativity and in my spiritual journey – making me realize how deeply I delve into my humanity as an artist and as a person. It is in sharing this achievement of The Xavier Stage to the community that makes us better artists.

Have you ever wondered how good singers

maintain their voices? Well, it's not magic in fact it is hard work and often times a sacrifice for the greater good.

Try to see one of Celine Dion's after concert documentation, and you will be amazed how she takes care of her voice. Body massage and full rest , not hard right but a tough discipline because generally these days singers would go after party after all the singing.

I'm not saying that we singers don't have the right to enjoy after the hard work, but let us always keep in mind the limitations so that we can maintain our good voices.

Our vocal cords are our main instrument,if we don't apply proper care then we cannot expect longer years for the “instrument” we have within.

For the Five years I've spent in singing both in the band and the choir I have seen voices gone and changed from good to worse because of “no care” at all. I hate to say this but the common cause for worsened voices are “vices” particularly smoking.

Now if we keep on doing these, if we don't warn and educate the new breed of singers, 10 years will be long enough for them and they'll be history.

Being a voice teacher I see the need of teaching a s p i r i n g s i n g e r s t h e importance of vocal care besides the techniques.

Wouldn't it be nice to see these aspiring singers in the future successful and lasting long in the singing

business? Mainly because of good voice care when they were still aspirants.

Moreover , personally I had my own down times with my voice gone for quite sometime due to improper care and wrong diet.

I suffered pharyngitis for almost a year until I found out its major cause that is “acid reflux” because of my addiction with coffee.

I had to take antibiotics for three months and avoid lots of food so that I can keep my voice and still sing.

With that, I learned my lesson very well. Taking care of our voice takes a lot discipline but there are more benefits in the long run, rather than taking it easy and suffer later on in life.

Now,you don't have to experience what I've been through to learn, take it from me. Here are the tips gathered over the years as a band and choir singer.

1. Maintain good physical health , avoid viral diseases such as colds and cough. How? Drink 1 glass of water every hour, to keep yourself hydrated.2. No smoking, it destroys the voice3. 7 -8 hours of s leep everyday 4. practice right vocal techniques 5. Avoid stress6. Avoid too much caffeine, sweets and spicy foods7. Don't over use vocal cords8. Choose songs within your range 9. Drink a teaspoon of pure honey, 1 calamansi mixed in half glass of warm water before going to bed

Christmas is more FUN in the Philippines!

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TRAVERSING THE TOURISM HI-WAY

By: PED T. QUIAMJOT

THIEVES in Barangay

Carmen, Adelfa Extension paralyzed telephone communication and internet access to the Philcom-PLDT lines in a wide area covering the residential and commercial establishments in the Up Town district of Cagayan de Oro City in the early morning of September 17, 2012 when a 30 feet length of telephone lines were stolen more or less at about 3:00 a.m.

A portion of the telephone fiber optic wires just below Masterson Avenue was cut and carted away by suspected

unscrupulous iron scrap collectors or prohibited substance addicts who have brought their trade to higher grounds. A kilo of copper wires are bought by the thriving junk shops in Carmen area for P500.00 per kilo making the illegal trade a lucrative source of income for scrap metals scavengers and young substance users to sustain their vices or addiction.

A 30 feet length of fiber optic wires is estimated to cost PLDT and average of P200, 000 including freight shipment from Manila. Their losses due to pilferage

have been mounting for the last two years. This year there were three occasions that their telephone connections were stolen in Carmen area alone. Other areas in the city serviced by Philcom now PLDT have also experienced similar cases of wire pilferage and the authorities have not catch a single thief or charge anyone of the crime and it looks thieves can strike forever incurring detrimental losses to the service provider and some areas in their franchise coverage.

Businessmen in the Upper District of Carmen have

been complaining of disrupted telephone line connections and shutdown if not delay of internet access that powers the bank’s ATM Machines and on line banking transactions. Students on the middle of an online research work for an important school project can just scratch their heads in dismay and frustrations.

Pryce Plaza, SM Cagayan de Oro, BDO, BPI, the Oro Chamber Headquarters, Pueblo de Oro Business Park, Searsolin, Primavera and Uptown Hotel, Stonehouse Bed & Breakfast, Koresco Hotel and

A Brown-Xavier Country Club plus the subdivisions residential communities and many internet shops are within the direct mainline feeds of the PLDT circuit that supplies communications up to Lumbia Airport and the Philippine Air Force Station. The lack of telecommunication and internet access are creating business losses due to lost opportunities and delayed electronic transactions.

Authorities are helpless to resolve cases involving this type of crimes in the absence of street close circuit televisions or

CCTV’s to monitor strategic locations of infrastructures and important installations that matters to our security. When thieves strike in the middle of the night or early morning dawn, we wake up a sorry loser. While we took pity to the increasing poverty level in our surroundings that perhaps drive poor people to commit this criminal act against property. We are left with no recourse but to curse people in authority for not doing anything to curve the threat that matters to our business and to our dear life. What are our taxes paid for?

Thieves can strike forever

The paradoxical statement from William

Wordsworth’s Imitation of Immortality from Recollection of Early Childhood which states that “ The Child is the Father of the Man” can never be underestimated; however, it can never be ignored that children are children.

Their hands are not as strong as their parents’ hands. Their eyes have not yet seen the world as their parents have had. Their feelings are tender and they need every chance to grow, to develop and become individuals who can be accountable for their actions. Thus, the much quoted lines from Chile’s Nobel Prize winning poet, Gabriela Minstral,” The child cannot wait… to him we cannot answer Tomorrow; his name is Today” credit more serious attention.

What then is the

children situationer in the Philippines?

Child labor is one of the many disturbing problems in the Philippines whose incidence has increased by almost 30 percent from 4.2 million in 2001 to 5.5 million last year as revealed in the 2011 Survey on Children of the National Statistics Office (NSO).

"Child labor" in this survey refers to the working children who reported to have worked in hazardous environment regardless of the number of hours they spent at work (Hazardous Child Labor), or those who have worked for long hours (more than 20 hours a week for children 5 to 14 years old and more than 40 hours a week for children 15 to 17 years old) or "Other Child Labor." The rest of the working children are classified under "Not Child Labor" category.

Out of the 5.492 million working children, 58.4 percent or an estimated 3.210 million were considered as in child labor, while 41.6 percent or an estimated 2.283 million were considered not in child labor. Comparing between boys and girls, statistics show that in every ten working children, six were boys while four were girls.

Causing alarm to our nation planners are the findings that as young as 5 years old, statistics show an 8.2 percent of working children who belonged to the 5 to 9 years of age category, while 46.7 percent of the working children were 15 to 17 years old and 45.1 percent were 10 to 14 years old.

More alarming are those identified working in hazardous work environment which registered 39.9 percent for those exposed to physical environment ,

19.1 for those exposed to chemical and physical hazards and 13.7 percent for those exposed to combined chemicals, physical and biological hazards.

While it is every child’s right to obtain formal education, it is sad to note that for all age groups, there is still 29.9 percent reported not attending school, and out of the three age groups (5-9,10-14,15-17), 47.3 percent among those belonging to 15-17 years old were not attending school. Between the two sexes, there were more boys than girls among the children in hazardous labor who were attending school.

The root cause that triggered children to work is poverty. Those who were reported helping in own household-operated farm or business posted 42.2 percent, while 30.0 percent were reported

supplementing family income or working for family well-being.

What is the portrait of NorthMin’s child labor?

The 2011 Survey on Children (SOC ) reveals an alarming statistics which show that three in every ten children aged 5 to 17 years in Northern Mindanao (29.6%) were working. In the National Capital Region and in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the ratio was only one in every ten children.

The implications show that poverty is the biggest push that has made children worked and to start working as soon as they can manage to handle work which is hazardous to their health and to their well-being .This calls for interventions to give the children the opportunity for education and of appropriate social, cultural, physical and psychosocial development.

The Portrait of NorthMin’s Child Labor

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Gov. Oscar S. Moreno assisted by BSP Gov. Amando Tetangco, Jr. (2nd from left) cuts the ribbon during the Sept. 4 relaunch of the upgraded Economic and Financial Learning Center (EFLC) at the BSP Cagayan de Oro Branch. Assisting them are BSP Deputy Gov. Juan de Zuniga, Jr. (left) and BSP Dep. Gov. Diwa C. Guinigundo (right). Photo courtesy of PIA-10/Rodolfo Mendoza

“Cagayan de Oro is at the forefront of our eighteen branches and is increasingly a very important city where tourism, services and production happily converge,”

BSP Dep. Gov. Diwa C. Guinigundo

MARAWI City - Maranaws have launched what they describe as revolution a g a i n s t c r i m e a n d corrupt ion, with the signing of a peace and development covenant here in the city, Thursday.

Representative Samira Gutok Tomawis of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Tomawis said, “this is another kind of Moro revolution that focuses on crime and corruption,” citing women being the most common victims.

In a three-page peace and development covenant, t h e s i g n a t o r i e s h a ve agreed to lead in freeing Marawi City from criminal elements, who impede progress in the locality.

T h e y v o w e d t o support the peace and development programs of the city government toward eradicating kidnappings, drug trafficking, drug use and other forms of criminalities, in cooperation with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police and other line agencies of government and the private sector.

During the occasion, C o l . D a n i e l L u c e r o , commanding officer of the 103rd Brigade of the Philippine Army based in the city, has warned the lawless groups operating in the area that intense efforts of government will be lodged against them if they ever continue disturbing the city and the province of Lanao del Sur.

A l s o d u r i n g t h e covenant signing, Col. Lucero returned to Marawi City Mayor Fahad Salic the collector’s item Kampilan, a 45 caliber pistol and a 22 caliber rifle, which were taken by soldiers during the raid at his residence one hour after the MSU ambush.

B e l i e v i n g t h a t t h e covenant could be the best indicator of sustainable p e a c e i n t h e c i t y , Mayor Salic urged the businessmen, investors and former res idents , who have transferred to other places, to come back and do business anew in the city.”

He assured them that the word ‘Islamic’ will always stand and live by its meaning. (rvu/asf )

Maranaws launch another kind

of revoltBy: Richel V. Umel/Arjay S. Felicilda

Linamon, Lanao del Norte – Sow now, and reap later. The principle the local government unit of Linamon exhibited in their effort to implement the Natural Resources Management (NRM) on-the-ground investment (OGI) subprojects to boost their local food resources.

“I believe our NRM endeavors will go a long way. It will answer our envisioned sufficiency and affordability of food for every household in our community using our own resources, “said Linamon Mayor Noel Deaño.

Linamon is implementing NRM OGI subprojects such as, the rehabilitation of Tinago sub-watershed, Larapan river-bank rehabilitation, and the coral restoration and enhancement through community-based coral transplantation in a marine protected area.

Funded by the World Bank (WB) through the Mindanao Rural Development Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA-MRDP), the Php 7 million worth NRM project is implemented on a counterparting scheme in which 80% from WB loan proceeds, 10% from the national government, and 10% from the

local government unit (LGU). Now fully completed and

officially turned over to the Linamon LGU on August 24, 2012, Mayor Deaño vows to sustain the project and further develop it using the town’s resources considering that the project fund had been fully utilized.

“We even encouraged concern barangays to allocate 20% of the i r CDF for i ts development and maintenance, as well as ensure our staff to continue providing technical assistance,” Deaño said.

Likewise, Region 10 NRM focal person Asuncion Maputol also encouraged the stakeholders to strengthen support to the project especially now that the World Bank support has ended.

Maputol, who is also the acting assistant director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 10 challenged utmost commitment from the beneficiaries of the project. She said that additional funding support is not a problem when the project is undertaken seriously especially now that they experienced gratifying results.

In barely three years of implementation, Mayor Deaño

gladly mentioned the immediate outcome of their NRM project. The Larapan riverbank was saved from the havoc of the flash flood last December and January that devastated the next town’s side, as it was protected by the project’s fast-growing forest and fruit trees, bamboo and vetiver grasses that bristled in the area.

Worth to mention also is the controlled siltation when big-time quarrying activity had ceased as a result of joint lobbying by the LGU and concern agencies to the authorities at the onset of the project implementation.

The fruit and forest trees planted at Tinago sub-watershed are doing good too. The Mayor mentioned that in the near future full-bearing fruit trees of various kinds l ike durian, marang, lanzones, and more shall also draw tourists and visitors in the area aside from the attraction of the enchanting Tinago Waterfall. Thus it will provide enterprising opportunity to the local residents and beneficiaries of the project.

The mar ine p ro tec ted area which were embedded with concrete substrates of transplanted corals serving as

breeding ground of fishes, now a sanctuary of various species like grouper, spotted scat, snapper, mullet, bangus, scad among others.

To ensure its sustainability, the Mayor said they strictly implement the Fishery Law against all sorts of illegal fishing. He said they had eradicated dynamite fishing long years ago. And they see to it that fishermen fish 50 meters away from the marine protected area using the authorized fishing method. Likewise, the sanctuary is guarded 24/7 by “ bantay-dagat” volunteers of the Magoong, Samburon Fishermen’s Associations (MASAFA).

As these NRM on-the-ground investments now in place in Linamon, the LGU, the people’s organizations, concern nat ional agencies l ike DA, BFAR, DENR, and others are in the process of drawing Sustainability Plan for the project to become more effective and sustainable and to achieve its desired objective to conserve the environment and to sustain productivity in food production areas.

(Rosie R. E. Paasa, DA-10)

The MRDP-NRM on-the-ground investments in Linamon, Lanao del Norte: the coral reef restoration, rehabilitation of Larapan riverbank, and Tinago sub-watershed area seen to boost the town’s local food resources. Below photo: Mayor Noel Deaño receives the Certificate of Ownership of the project handed to him by BFAR acting Assistant Regional Director and NRM Focal Person Asuncion Maputol, witnessed by the representatives of various concern agencies, and sectors including the peoples organizations –the beneficiaries of the project in a turnover ceremony held on August 24, 2012 in Linamon.

NRM OGI seen to boost local food resources

Liceo de Cagayan University’s

renowned Folkloric Dance Troupe makes history as the first Filipino dance troupe to perform “Mga Araw ng Kulturang Pilipino sa Rusya” in Maly Theatre, Moscow, Russia come October 8.

Maly Theatre has been a permanent fixture of Russian Drama Theatre in the 1800’s and was universally recognized as the ‘leading dramatic theatre of the century’.

It positions itself as a traditional drama theatre that produces classical heritage plays. The theatre operates the oldest Drama School, the Schepkin Theatre School which was established in 1809.

It was the home stage for Mikhail Schepkin, Alexander Ostrovkys works as well as a drama

theatre that produces legacy acts of Moliere, W Somerset Maugham, Luigi Pirandello and William Shakespeare.

It is the only drama theatre in Russia that has retained a symphony orchestra and a professional choir.

“Mga Araw ng Kulturang Pilipino sa Rusya” which marks a ' historic first', will highlight the Philippines’ indigenous and cultural dances particularly from Mindanao. Special invitations are posted also including the diplomatic corps and the creme de la creme of Russian cultural royalty.

The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation will host the event tapping Stanley Fernandez as the Overall Project Director and Joey Nombres, Light Director.

Liceo Folkloric Dance Troupe to perform in Russia

By Christine H. Cabiasa


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HEALTH IN FOCUSBy: Dr. Mary Jean Loreche

To be continued...

Tuberculosis is one illness that may take years to eradicate.

Despite a lot of information disseminat ion, act ive educat ion campaigns by experts and health authorities, TB , instead of losing ground in terms of number of cases, seem to stay in the spotlight. Worse, is the apparent increase of cases who are now afflicted with MDR TB (Multi- Drug Resistant TB ).

There was a time when Health In Focus discussed the problems encountered with Drug Resistant micro-organisms, how it would impact on treatment, cost, and prognosis. MDR TB is one classic example of a major public health concern.

Tuberculosis is caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium t u b e r c u l o s i s , a n d i s transmitted through air droplets.

One can actually get the disease by breathing in air that contains particles of the micro-organisms that were released through coughing or sneezing, and is highly contagious. One though does not get the disease from holding or shaking of hands, sharing of food and water and even bed linens.

There are instances

when, even if one were already exposed to the i l lness , one may not manifest the signs and symptoms of active TB. This is what we may call as dormant stage of the disease. It is when one’s immune system is down and out that the disease may become manifest or active.

Those at high risk for TB are persons who are frequently in close contact with infected individuals l i k e t h e h e a l t h c a r e providers, those who are under or malnourished.

Pe r s o n s l i v i n g i n crowded areas like inmates of prisons, families who crowd together in small spaces where sanitary conditions are far from ideal, and patients who are immune-compromised like those diagnosed with the big C and are undergoing c h e m o t h e r a p e u t i c treatment and persons diagnosed with HIV AIDS.

What i s of utmost concern these days is not the usual , run of the mill Tuberculosis, but, the TB that is either drug resistant to multiple anti- tuberculous drugs or the extensively drug resistant TB ( XDR TB ).

When one gets an MDR or XDR TB, the micro-organism do not respond

to the standard 6 months treatment to the first line drugs. Treatment may take 2 years and will need the addition or combination of drugs that are more toxic ( meaning with more side effects ) and are a hundred times more expensive.

T h u s , t r e a t m e n t becomes very costly! With MDR TB, the mortality rate approaches 80%. And, with a global concern regarding the rising number of cases of HIV AIDS, MDR TB , one way or the other, is a factor that needs to be addressed, as it will further complicate matters in terms of prognosis, treatment and cost.

Who are at an increased risk of developing an MDR TB?

Those patients who take their drugs, after diagnosis, irregularly or who fail to complete the treatment regimen. It is common practice among us, that, when one feels better after a few days’ intake, that the temptation to quit is so strong, not realizing that it will do more harm than good.

Patients who develop Tuberculosis again, even after treatment, and those exposed to persons with MDR TB, and if one lives in a place that is endemic for MDR TB.

The Positive Side of Suspicion(First of Two Parts)

We always welcome and look forward to our weekends

especially during Sundays, it’s the day that we’re going to bond and celebrate the mass. There’s a saying that the family prays together will stay together.

It is the only time everyone gets together. Since we all are working, thus we call it our week-end mini-reunions. We go to such length to show our love and appreciation to our

family, that most of the time we wanted to please them in every way.

That’s why we’re always looking for delicious and exciting new recipes to impress them with our cooking skills. You could be a chef to your own family.

As we want our Sunday meals to be more enjoyable and with hearty dishes like Adobong Sugpo sa Taba ng Talangka (Stewed prawns in crabfat sauce), Kare-Kareng

Oxtail in Peanut Sauce, that taste so good, everyone will go for a second helpings, note that if you don’t want to use rice flour, you can substitute it with corn starch.

We are going to bring you these recipes not only “gourmet” in appeal but are also easy to prepare.

Enjoy creat ing these recipes as you attain good health and wellness in your lifestyle. Enjoy the weekend with your family and friends.

WEEKENDS HEALTHY MEALS SPECIALBy: Riza Ares

ADOBONG SUGPO SA TABA NG TALANGKA (stewed prawns in crabfat sauce)

1 kilo fresh prawns, 1 tbsp minced garlic 1 tsp fresly ground pepper 125 ml vinegar 75 ml soy sauce2 bay leaves75 g taba ng talangka(crabfat paste) 250 ml oil for frying 1 tbsp crispy-fried garlic slivers

Shell and devein the prawns, leaving head and tai ls intact. Place prawns, garlic, pepper, vinegar, soy sauce and bay leaves in

a pan and add 250 ml water. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and leave to simmer for 10 minutes.

Remove prawns and set aside. Strain the sauce and return to the pan, then stir in the crabfat paste. Set aside. Heat the oil and fry the prawns for 45 seconds, then remove, drain on absorbent paper and arrange on a serving platter.

Reheat the sauce, pour over the prawns and garnish with fried garlic.

is the name of the Development Communication Department’s annual photography exhibit that I conceived in 2007 when I went back to teach in the university. Although the annual exhibit started way before my university years, I thought of giving it a trademark. Whenever people hear and see Lansad, they would always be reminded of my Department’s annual affair.”

Department chair Sheilla Balbutin explains the concept of the annual photo exhibit; “basically this a class requirement

to showcase all their outputs from their exercises, which is also to prove to themselves and the public that they have learned from the photography class, this is their time to shine.” Balbutin adds that the photographs are for sale, proceeds of which go to charity funds.

DC89 class project head for LANSAD Joshua Mabaquiao shares his views on the relevance of LANSAD in our present scenario as a city, “this year LANSAD focuses on Cagayan de Oro, not necessarily just the tourist spots

of the city, but also the people, the lifestyle, the structures – the city in general.”

Mabaquiao adds, “We made a slight change from the previous editions of LANSAD, we shifted to black and white to better capture emotions… it is the first all black and white exhibit and also we are the first batch to showcase LANSAD in an outside-of-school venue at SM City Cagayan de Oro. ”

LANSAD will be exhibited at SM City CDO from September 20 – 22.

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“I would like to congratulate the students and those who assisted them for this exhibit, and finally I want them to continue doing this as this is a very important mission of Xavier University and the city as well.”

Dean Roel Ravanera

Dean Roel Ravanera (center), DevCom chair Sheilla Balbutin (left) and VP for Academic Affairs Lina G. Kwong, PhD (right) graces LANSAD 2012

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What made our tête-à-tête more interesting aside from my eagerness to know how he became a photographer from tilting farm lands is that he came from Camiguin also. I would say a small world indeed. “Lisud kaayu ang kinabuhi didto sa Camiguin, unsa may makuha nako anang pag uma? Gusto ko makahuman ug skwela arun dili na ko mag lisud sa kinabuhi”, Tanquilan shared.

At 19 with just five pesos on his pocket, he left Camiguin to find a better job in the city. He had nowhere to stay, neither relatives to be with nor a close friend to help him. He was alone. All he had was faith and hope that he could survive adversities.

“Ayy grabe gayud to sauna ba, nanimpalad nalang gyud tawn ko diri sa Cagayan, unsaon taman lisud kaayu, kinsa may mudawat nako pud nga wala man ko nakahuman ug skwela pa?”

He applied every “WANTED” he saw until one day he met a certain Ben, who is from Camiguin also and offered him a work, to be a construction worker of his photo studio. He asked for Ben’s help. Fortunately, Ben brought him to his house and offered him a room plus work. Ben survives life as a photographer, a popular photographer before. “Sauna daghan kaayu mag sige ug balik balik didto sa iyang balay kay magpabook ug

papicture para sa mga kasal ug bunyag”.

Tanquilan observed every Ben’s move and sometimes asked Ben if he could use his camera. Ben never hesitated to teach him the basics. “Dili gyud siya laog, grabe ka maayo nga tao”. “Pagkahuman gyud sa akong trabaho, bahalag kapoy, muadto ko sa iyaha para magpatudlo napud”. But after a year, Ben left for London and he had no update about Ben’s whereabouts then. With his savings, he bought a Pentax SLR camera for P120.00 and he started to venture in photography. No formal training, just the fundamental but still Tanquilan got it right for almost 50 years now.

Life snapshots of a Gaston park photographer(A look into the life of Tanquilan Ramoso)

a Christine H. Cabiasa feature

“Dili gayud sayun ang kinabuhi labi na karon nga panahon, karon nga aduna na akoy kaugalingon nga pamilya”. Tanquilan has to walk from Zayas to Gaston every day to save money and as an exercise also. “Mas maayo ning magbaklay kay exercise, maka save pako.” Yes, being a photographer is his source of income, his means of living. He had sent his daughter to college because of it and fortunately, his daughter graduated as an IT major. “Siyempre nalipay kaayo ko kay ako wala naka swela ug bisan inanhi lang ko, napahuman nako ug skwela akong anak”. Tanquilan has eight children, one has just finished college, three in high school, two

in elementary and yet he survived rearing them all.

He stays at the park from 8am-5pm, just like a government employee, eight hours in the work place hoping to draw people to get a shot of them and well, pay him then bring something home for his family. When asked if they (Gaston photographers) do compete with each other, he said “Dili man mi inanha, magtinabangay pa gani mi, wala mi makuha anang makigkompetensya pa gyud mi”.

Amazing isn’t it? He is but contented in his situation, and does value friendship amidst everything else.

In the trend of digital technology now, here

comes the DSLR and point and shoot cameras, I’ve asked Tanquilan if for him is it a threat, he answered, “Ay siyempre, kasagara mga tawo karon nana gani kaugalingon nga mga camera, nigamay samot akong mga customer”. “Pero maski inanha, malipay naman gihapon ko inanhi basta mabuhi lang ako pamilya, payts na”.

Ra in or sh ine , we see them in Gas ton Park wi th the i r cameras , fu l l o f f a i th s t i l l be l i ev ing tha t people wi l l approach them and wi l l say “Nong papic ture mi” .

Go out and meet those photographers and know the i r s tor ies beh ind the i r p i c tures . Now, you knew one .

“Wala gyud ko magdahum nga ma photographer ko, sauna gauma ra ko didto sa among bukid ba.”

These words thumped my thought as I was

looking into the eyes of this 69-year old seasoned Gaston Park photographer Tanquilan Ramoso. Yes, he is old, past one’s prime but at my first look, his smile made me say that for sure, he loves taking photographs.

Now, let’s have a real picture of a

photographer’s life, no scripts, no edits, no photoshop, just candid shots.

Who would not notice this old man with an SLR camera hanged on his neck and a digital on his arms in Gaston Park? Almost all of us maybe after attending the mass in Cathedral will stay for a while in Gaston either with friends or with the family. I’m sure you were once one of his subjects before. Oh! With just 40 pesos in your pocket, call him, pose, and there you can get your snap.

A dream made possible

“The camera doesn’t make it a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But you have to SEE.” ~Ernst Haas

As a Gaston Park photographer

Photos by DK Aguillon

Tanquilan with his buddies and fellow Gaston Park photographers

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BWM MEDIA CENTER‘We grow minds’

BusinessWeek Mindanao Publisher and head of Sudaria Group of Newspaper Mr. Dante Sudaria (fourth from left) strikes a pose with the pupils from Tablon Elementary School with Training Director for Broadcast Joe Felicilda (left) and Mrs. Rose Sudaria, Training Director for Print.

By ALLAN M. MEDIANTE, Executive Editor

EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM, writing or any other media skills does not happen overnight. In

some cases, innate talent and natural flair may be considered, but generally, it must come from education and ex-perience.

Media Center Exec. Director Allan M. Mediante gives his message to 46 participants of Basic Journalism from Bukidnon National High School, Malaybalay, Bukidnon State Univ., San Fernando NHS, Impasugong NHS, and Alae NHS last July 16, 2012.

Training Director for Broadcast Joe Felicilda delivering a lec-ture to pupils from various public schools in Cagayan de Oro City. The latest seminar on Radio Reporting was held at the BWM Media Center on September 9, 2012.

Mindanao Daily News editor in chief Ruel V. Pelone gave lec-tures on newswriting and layout to 46 participants of Basic Journalism from Bukidnon National High School, Malaybalay, Bukidnon State Univ., San Fernando NHS, Impasugong NHS, and Alae NHS at the Media Center.

Appreciating assign-ments as writers, report-ers and editors start at any given time. It could start with young minds, teenagers, the middle age group or even seniors. Love for writing, once ingrained in one’s self, never dies.

A journalist never grow old, it won’t even fade away like soldiers, and it would never die even if massacred. For a journalist is an im-mortal icon, not a mere flesh.

In this age of modern and hi-tech informa-tion, media indulgence has become a preoccu-pation by almost any-body. Journalism has ceased to be an elitist preoccupation of sorts because it has become the interest of the whole populace.

From a strict-watch-

dog genre, journalism has branched out into several information branches and advoca-cies. Thus, we now have civic, citizen, and com-munity journalism, en-vironmental and health journalism, government press organizations, and even military and rebel press corps.

Not to be outdone, the political machiner-ies have organized their own media bureaus.

The business com-munities too have in-stalled their own media departments.

All schools now have their own newspapers and magazines. Our planet have become a media world.

T h i s re a l i t y h a s prompted the Sudaria Group of Publications to establish “The Media Center.”

As part of its corpo-rate social responsibil-ity, BusinessWeek Min-danao, Mindanao Daily News, Mindanao Star Balita, Cagayan Times, and BWM Magazine, has started operation of the Media Center with trainings, semi-nars, and lectures on almost all journalistic persuasion, i.e. Broad-

cast journalism, Basic Journalism for Print and Radio, News writing, feature writing, edito-rial writing, lay-out and design, photography and photojournalism, video production, on-line publication and programming.

The Media Center has already held sev-eral press-conferences,

seminars with the Phil-ippine Press Institute, Basic Journalism series of lectures with work-shops for high school and elementary school campus writers, and radio and broadcast trainings for elementary pupils. Yes, we even start them young.

“We grow minds,” not only for young people

but even for adults. Edu-cation and learning on journalism is a continu-ing process.

The growing of the minds is an endless ca-pability-building task. It has become one of our social responsibility.

The BWM Media Center has its own pool of trainers, all seasoned journalists.

With Training Assistant Arjay S. Felicilda (standing left), BWM Media Center CEO Dante M. Sudaria (standing 5th from right), Training Facilitator Joe del Puerto Felicilda (standing right) and Training Assistant Irene Domingo (seated right), the participants strike a pose during the Orientation on Radio Broadcasting, with Focus on Radio News Scriptwriting, Septem-ber 18, 2012 participated by 17 government information officers from DAR 10 and 13, DA 10, DILG 10, CHR 10, DENR 10, DOST 10, COWD and LGU Surigao del Norte.

Participants doing the structured learning exercise, led by Ms. Mary Jul Escalante (right), provincial information officer of Surigao del Norte.

Facilitator Joe del Puerto Felicilda explains, “The program anchor has no right, whatsoever, to draw any quarrel with the interviewee.”

BWM Media Center CEO Dante M. Sudaria thanking the par-ticipants for responding to the training invitation even as he urges them to translate whatever knowledge gained to their counterparts in agencies they represent.

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