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Civil society group bucksopening of airport in Misor
REGIONAL Development Council Co-Chair Arsenio L. Sebastian III for Northern Mindanao presides over the Laguindingan Airport stakeholders meeting February 15 at a local hotel. Those present signed a manifesto to President Benigno Aquino III asking for the deferment of DOTC’s planned April 30, 2013 soft opening over safety concerns and the adverse effects of the cancellation of night flights on Northern Mindanao’s economy. Photo by Mike Banos
The world-class Laguindingan international airport in Misamis Oriental to use “matamata” [visu-alize system] on its ‘soft-opening’ on April 30 due to the absence of air navigation facilities
CAGAYAN de Oro City––Robbery and shooting alarmed residents of this trading hub following the shooting to death of an American national Monday morning.
Aside from the shooting to death of Michael Alan Turner, an American engaged in internet business, another victim was separately shot dead in a robbery hold up Sunday night in barangay Kauswagan here.
Alma Naguita, 35, was only a few meters away from her house in Sunrise
Village in Kauswagan when waylaid and shot dead by an unknown gun-man riding on a motorbike.
Joselito Ti-on, Alma’s husband, told police that his wife has just gone home from work Sunday evening when held up and shot dead by an unidentified gunman.
He said that his wife usually went home late at night since she worked in a mini-grocery store in barangay Carmen here.
Joselito, a taxi driver, said he failed
to fetch his wife Sunday night since he went home late due to an outside city trip.
He said that he thought his father-in-law would have fetched Alma. ‘If I am not around, my father-in-law who also drives a taxicab sometimes fetch Alma,’ Joselito said.
Alma sustained three gunshots in various parts of her body.
The handbag containing an un-determined amount of money was
By MIke bAñOs of Mindanao Daily News
ZAMBOANGA City––Communist rebels holding a captured government soldier and a policemen have de-clared a four-day unilateral truce in preparation for the safe release of the prisoners, the New People’s Army said on Monday.
It said the suspension of military offensives takes effect on February 19 in the towns of Kapalong, San Isidro, Asuncion, New Corella, all in Davao del Norte and Laak in Com-postela Valley.
Rebelsto freePOWs
Robbery, shooting alarmed residents in Oro
ExPERTS from Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, Pala-wan Wildlife and Rescue Center, and Davao Crocodile Park perform a necropsy on the belly of Lolong at the Bunawan Eco-Park in Agusan del Sur early dawn Tuesday (12 January 2013). Their initial findings were inconclusive, and the experts said they have to conduct more laboratory tests and results may come in two weeks. MindaNews photo by Roel Catoto
BUTUAN City––The death of Lolong, the world’s larg-est saltwater crocodile in captivity, will not affect tourism in the region and in the town of Bunawan in Agusan del Sur, Letty Tan, regional director of the
‘Lolong’s’ death wontaffect Caraga’s tourism
CAGAYAN de Oro City––Stakeholders from Northern Mindanao have issued a strongly worded manifesto asking the Department of Transportation and Com-munications to defer the planned ‘soft opening’ of the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental scheduled for April 30, 2013.
By eRwIn MAscARIñAs of MindaNews.com
Department of Tourism (DOT) said.
“Tourism in Bunawan is not dead. Lolong was only a part of the entire tourism promotion, the main tourist attraction in the town as
By AL JAcInTOof MindaNews.com
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In compliance with Rule 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that RON DARILL SANO PEPITO has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error (Child’s Gender) from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RON DARILL SANO PEPITO who was born on 04 August 1985 at Tubod, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are Doris Sano and Ronie Pepito. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than February 20, 2013.
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NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late spouses JACINTO DE GUZMAN and CON-CHITA TAALA consisting of a parcel of lot located at T. Calo Extension, San Ignacio, Butuan City, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. RT-34715 of the Registry of Deeds of Butuan City, containing an area of 186 square meters, is the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSONS WITH WAIVER entered into and executed by herein decedents’ forced heirs, namely, Josephine Taala De Guzman-Escandor, Joselito Taala De Guzman, Julieta Taala De Guzman-Hernandez, Joseph Taala De Guzman, Joel Taala De Guzman and Juanchito Taala De Guzman, waiving, transferring and conveying unconditionally their respec-tive shares over the aforesaid property in favor of Joel Taala De Guzman together with all the improvements thereon, per Doc. No. 298; Page No. 60; Book No. I; Series of 2013 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Steven J. Yanson, Notary Public for and in the City of Manila.
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American shot dead in Opol beachCAGAYAN de Oro City––An American national engaged in internet business in Cagayan de Oro City was shot dead to-gether with a female compan-ion while unwinding in one of the beaches here Monday morning.
Police identified the victim as Michael Alan Turner, in his late 40s, and the female companion as Sandra Paredes, 19, of Gaabucayan Extension, Cagayan de Oro City.
Initial police investigation disclosed that Turner has a fatal gunshot to his fore-head while the Paredes has two gunshot wounds on the stomach just above the navel.
Turner and Paredes body were found in the pool of blood along the shoreline in one of the beaches in Opol, a west coast outskirts of Cagayan de Oro City Mon-
day morning.Police were looking at
various motives in the kill-ing of Turner since all of the victims personal belongings remained intact at the crime scene.
Police, however, said that Turner’s vehicle, a Toyota Hilux was missing.
The victims were probably sitting and drinking at the shoreline when the suspects shot them since police re-covered a bottle of wine and a soft drink at the coastline where the incident occurred.
Security guards assigned at the private beach reported to Opol police about the shoot-ing of the victims although they told police that they did not hear any shots fired from a gun.
Responding police recov-ered empty shells of .45 calibre pistols at the crime scene. A police officer said that the suspects could have used a muffler to silence the shots making the security guards unaware of the shooting.
Turner started a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) business in Cagayan de Oro City sometime in 2003. SEO was a precursor to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).
Police said that Turner was married to a Marissa Valles of Cagayan de Oro City.
Mario Valles, father of Ma-rissa, who went to the funeral homes to claim Turner’s body claimed that Turner was his son-in-law.
He said that Turner called up about 3 a.m. Monday in-forming her wife Marissa that he and his employees would be heading to the beach to unwind.
‘Drinking and unwinding was Turner’s hobby after a day’s work,’ the elder Vallez told investigators. CD
By GeRRy Lee GORITof Mindanao Daily News
CAGAYAN de Oro City––Valentine’s Day this year was made more special for the scholars of Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano when they gathered together at the Pilgrim Christian College for their 6th General Assembly.
The scholars came from all 14 chapters of the Iskolar Ko Ni Bambi and were presented to the guests and visitors in the following order: Laguindingan, Gitagum, Opol, Initao, Lugait, Alubijid, Libertad, Manticao, Naawan, Jasaan, Tagoloan, Villanueva, El Salvador and Claveria.
Congressman Emano awarded special prizes to these IKNB chapters following his inspirational message
given during the afternoon program.Emano came with his provincial
slate for the coming elections, includ-ing provincial board members Arrish Canonigo and Heckert Emano.
His vice gubernatorial bet, former Department of Education executive director Joey Pelaez, was the guest speaker for the event.
Ambassador Roy Seneres also graced the affair with his presence.
The scholarship program of Con-gressman Emano benefits some 5,000 youth of Misamis Oriental and part-ners with the following schools: Skills Mastery Institute, MMS Development Training Center, Iligan Computer Institute, Lugait Technical Vocational School, Christian Samaritan Health Services & Technical School, Opol Community College, Tagoloan Com-
munity College, Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology, Tesda Regional Train-ing Center, Initao College, Jasaan Community College, Mindanao State University in Nawaan, St. Ignatius Technical College, Iligan City Na-tional School of Fisheries, Lapasan de Oro Technological Institute, Asis Pacific Technical Skills Development Center, Lugait Technical Vocational School, and external training centers in Misamis Oriental of Bukidnon State University.
Hundreds of IKNB scholars have graduated since the program began six years ago and are now working according to their acquired skills.
Ms. Jaira Lou J. Silos, an IKNB scholarship achiever, introduced this year’s chapters and their coordinators.
Congressman Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano lauds the beneficiaries of his scholarship program during Thursday’s general as-sembly, the sixth since the Iskolar Ko Ni Bambi was instituted in the second congressional district of Misamis Oriental. The program benefits some 5,000 youths of the province who are enrolled in various schools. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
Bambi scholars hold 6th general assembly
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4 Tuesday | february 19, 2013Caraga Region editor: JOe DeL PueRTO feLIcILDAAsst editor: ARJAy s. feLIcILDA
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BUTUAN City - The De-partment of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-Caraga) has re-lease d a total of P17 m i l l i on Per for m an c e Challenge Fund (PCF) to Butuan City and the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur.
DILG-Caraga Regional Director Lilibeth Fama-cion said the PCF is a performance-based incen-tive conferred to LGUs
for having passed the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH).
“This is to stimulate t he i r p er for mance in putt ing a premium on development initiatives for their constituents,” she added.
The city government of Butuan received, February 1, the PCF check worth P3 million for the establish-ment of a fountain with sound and information
DILG-Caraga releases P17M Performance Challenge Fund
By Robert E. Roperos
RDRRMC-Caraga Meeting - Members of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Caraga from government agencies are shown here discussing the program flow for the launching of the region’s DRRM Plan 2013-2017. The activity is set on March 5, this year, at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, Butuan City. (Jennifer P. Gaitano, PIA-Caraga/asf)
CAMP Rodriguez, Butuan City – The No. 10 most wanted person in the prov-ince of Agusan del Sur was captured by authorities on Thursday in Brgy. Bayugan 3, Rosario town.
Albert D. Granada, 24 years was collared right in his residence by operatives of the Rosario Municipal Po-lice Sation and the Agusan del Sur Intelligence Unit.
The suspect is facing
charges on robbery with violence and intimidation, based on the arrest warrant issued by Judge Dante Luz N. Viacrusis of RTC, Branch 6, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, under criminal case number 7764.
The court has recom-mended a bail of P100,000 for his temporary release. He is now detained at the Agu-san del Sur Police Provincial Office. (RCC/MMG/asf)
Police nabs No. 10 wanted person
of agusan SurBy PO1 Ryan C. Cagula
BUTUAN City - A hun-dred and fifty-three pairs exchanged vows on Val-entine's Day in a mass civil wedding ceremony, Thursday, sponsored by the city government, in partnership with Pag-IBIG Fund Caraga Re-gion.
Dubbed, as “Minyoay Ngani Butuan” and held at the Guingona Park, this city, the ceremony was officiated by the city mayor, witnessed by the city vice mayor, city coun-
cillor, City Administrator Leah Mendoza, Generoso H. Balacuit of Pag-IBIG, department heads, of-ficials, other guests and visitors.
Aside from free wed-ding rings from Pag-IBIG Fund Caraga Region, wed-ding gifts were also given to the newly-weds.
To make the tying of the knot extra special, Pag-IBIG a ls o raf f led off a house and lot for one lucky couple. (PIA-Caraga/arjaysfelicilda)
Minyoay Ngani Butuan
held
system at Guingona Park (formerly Rizal Park).
Likewise, the prov-ince of Agusan del Sur received, Februar y 12, the PCF check worth P7 million to fund for the upgrading of bio-sand filter facilities and the establishment of rainwater collection.
The check was handed
by Director Famacion to the provincial governor in the presence of DILG Provincial Director Ar-leen Ann R. Sanchez and LGOO VI Elva Theresa D. Velmonte.
Province of Surigao del Sur a lso received, February 13, the P7 M PCF check for the reha-bilitation/repair of Brgy.
Dughan-Causwagon-San R o q u e - G a mu t Fa r m -to-Market Road of the Municipality of Barobo, Surigao del Sur.
PCF i s t he b anner program of DILG which is aimed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to initiate local development projects for tourism and
local economic develop-ment through road net-work maintenance and compliance to the objec-tives of the Philippine Di-saster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 and the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. (RER/Florian Faith Jr. P. Bayawa, DILG 13/PIA-Caraga/asfelicilda)
CAMP Rodriguez, Butuan City – The residence of a retired cop was robbed by yet to be identified culprits, Friday dawn, in Village 2, Brgy. Libertad, this city.The victim, Manuel D. Neis, 64 years old, lost to the rob-ber his gray iPOD worth
P20,000.00 and two iPhones worth P25,000.00.Neis was reportedly out when the perpetrator struck through the window at the 2nd floor of his residence.Police probers are still es-tablishing the identity of the suspect. (RCC/MMG/asf)
Ex-cop’s house robbedBy PO1 Ryan C. Cagula
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NORTH Cotabato - Governor Emmylou “Lala” J. Taliño-Mendoza witnessed the harvest of 5,997 kilos of tilapia in Sitio Lumuak, Barangay Katilacan, Pikit town, early morning of January 17 this year.
Pikit harvests 5,997 kilos of tilapia With the governor’s
group with Board Mem-bers Dulia Sultan, Eliseo Garcesa, Pikit Vice Mayor Don T. Mangansakan and other local officials of Pikit and Katilacan.
It can be recalled that in August 2012, the United Nations World Food Pro-gram (UNWFP) funded the construction of 2-hectare fish pen and road dike, through the Food for Work program that offers food, as payment for the services of the people, as way to start building a hunger-free future community.
Residents were provided with materials to finish the project within one to two months.
On the other hand, per-sonnel from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) conducted tech-nology demonstrations and preparation of project proposal.
OPA a lso gave out 25,000 f ingerlings and floating cages in addition to the one’s provided by MTB.
According to Ibrahim Balawag, focal person on OPA fish section, “this is
not the only barangay the provincial government has helped in terms of aqua projects. There are more barangays being monitored this month in preparation for harvest.”
Governor Taliño-Men-doza expressed her grati-tude to the fishfolks for they have proved their capacity to handle govern-ment initiatives like this, a project that will surely provide them benefits for their livelihood.
Katilacan Barangay Chai Adam Malim, on the other hand, was also happy that
the governor came to wit-ness the bountiful harvest of the said project.
Mindanao Tulong Bak-wit (MTB), a non-govern-ment organization aimed to alleviate human suffer-ing of internally displaced
persons became the imple-menting agency of the said project.
The agency provided P400,000.00 to materialize the fish pen, nets, tilapia fingerlings, feeds, training facilities, seminar hono-
rariums, and labor. Out of 40,000 stack density, 15,000 came from MTB.
It took 4 months to take care and feed the fingerlings before fish folks harvested it. (sgjh/pgo-idcd/arjay-sfelicilda)
KORONADAL City - There are more road networks now in Mindanao, driving more economic opportuni-ties for the rural people, especially farmers.
Lealyn A. Ramos, pro-gram director of the Depart-ment of Agriculture’s (DA) Mindanao Rural Develop-ment Program (MRDP) said the program has completed 489.10 kilometer farm-to-market (FMR) roads amounting to P995.23 mil-lion, among other projects under the rural infrastruc-ture (RI) component.
“As the completed FMR measuring a total length of close to 500 kilometers and constructing over 800 kilometers more we are not just creating a network of
community linkages but also generating jobs and other opportunities in many rural areas,” Ramos said.
In the program’s report during the recently con-ducted World Bank review mission in Davao, the rural infrastructure component reflected that 71% of its 495 subprojects were FMRs; while communal irrigation projects account for 14%; potable water systems, 8%; bridges, 6%; and posthar-vest facilities mostly solar dryers and warehouses only 1%.
“These roads stimulates agricultural production by providing access to mar-kets. It also facilitates in the transition from subsis-tence farming to market-
oriented production, which we expect as we scale-up famers in the value-chain of various commodities,” said Ramos, who is also the regional executive director of DA office in Northern Mindanao.
Roads, Ramos added, also increase rural non-farm enterprise and even creates off-farm income thus providing further eco-nomic even employment opportunities.
She said that for a long time, Mindanao badly needs roads that link communi-ties especially the remote places to town centers, and the partnership of the local government units and the program has created im-pressive impact to respond
Da-mrDP builds more roads in mindanao
this problem. Ramos added the in-
frastructure projects have benefited over 400,000 farmers who for the lon-gest time had to endure bad road conditions and inaccessibility.
“Despite all these, we understand more still needs to be done. The output of our partnership with the
local government units and the DA regional field units as forefront of implementa-tion are a little achievement for the bigger need of better and more road networks,” she said.
These roads have also improved the rapid and easy access of the residents to hospitals, increased at-tendance of children at
school and enhanced the LGUs delivery of social services.
“Some LGUs testified that with better roads they could actually conduct of-fice caravans in remote ar-eas where all the divisions of the LGU go from barangay to barangay," Ramos said.(DED/Sherwin B. Manual/DAMRDP/asf )
GENERAL Santos City - The country’s Tuna Capital is celebrating this month a unique festivity that brings together in harmony the rich heritage and vibrant culture of the city’s tri-people.
This year’s Kalilangan Festival is a showcase of the cultural abundance out of the mutual respect nur-tured for many years by the Indigenous Peoples (IPs), Muslims and the Christian populations who lived in the area.
“Because we are united, we want to highlight the peaceful coexistence of our tri-people, despite differ-ences in culture, that makes Gensan successful,” said Festival Director Dr. Mary
Lynn Abiera.The 16th Kalilangan Fes-
tival held its soft opening last Saturday (February 9) at the Oval grounds with a theme: “Tri-People in Unity, Excellence in Harmony.”
Abiera said part of its opening salvo include the unfolding of events and other attractions like the agri fair, plaza bazaar, car-nival, food galore and mini zoo.
She explained that or-ganizers of the month-long gaiety are also working on creating a family-friendly atmosphere in the area where visitors could enjoy the various lined-up activi-ties in store for them while learning the city’s heritage
Kalilangan Festival 2013 converges Gensan’s tri-people
By Nirvana Alpha Vita G. Fruylan
and culture. A pavilion for the Sine
Sine sa Kalilangan will also be set up, showing films from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) for public’s information and entertainment.
“We want to inculcate to our people that our culture is very important because it guides us to what we are in the future,” she emphasized.
Meanwhile, Abiera dis-closed that the city govern-ment is in close supervision to ensure the success of the Kalilangan Festival 2013 as it is vying for the Hall of Fame in the country’s Best Tourism Event under the Culture and Arts Category.
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Sensitive issues surround framework agreementNOW he looks every inch a politician. With a protruding tummy and slug-gish moves, gone were straighter and snappy gait of a seasoned military officer 40 years ago.
Erstwhile an army colonel who was among the leaders of the 1986 Edsa civilian-military mutiny that ousted former strongman Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Colonel, now Sen. Gringo Honasan, was in Cagayan de Oro City Sunday. Honasan was the guest speaker of the 2nd Regional Philip-pine Guardian Brotherhood Inc. I was supposed to stay at home on weekends. However, my boss in Manila instructed me to cover Gringo here. Of course, I have to go there although I was not feeling well.
Anyway, Honasan explained that he was in town for three reasons. One, as a guest of a military-civilian brotherhood organization formally organized in the 80s. Two, as a senatorial candidate in the midterm elec-tions in May and three, as chairman of the ‘One Bro PBI group’ which was seeking representation in Congress come May elections.
Honasan expressed his personal opinions on various issues in the country. One of the nagging issues where the ongoing peace process with Moro rebels in Mindanao. Like anyone, Honasan was happy that an initial accord was sealed under the Framework Agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Lib-eration Front (MILF). The framework agreement was an initial step for the establishment of a Bangsamoro state in Mindanao.
Although the promise of a lasting peace was one of the most welcomed developments that the framework agreement offered, people in Mindanao were taking the situation with guarded optimism. People share Honasan’s view of the need for a thorough study of the framework agreement to make it succeed. Honasan admitted the need to address various sensitive provisions of the framework agreement to make it acceptable not only to the parties involved but also to other stakeholders in Mindanao.
I agree with Honasan’s view that a haphazard appre-ciation of the framework agreement would only lead to more problems than solutions. The public, especially the people in Mindanao, should take an active participation in the deliberation of the framework agreement through public hearings, symposia, and debate. After all, we want to believe that the establishment of a lasting peace in Mindanao was not only privy for the Moro people. Leaving other stakeholders, especially the non-Moro (Muslim) in the sideline would create a costly impres-sion that would spark a new era of conflict.
Heard of a news story that Michael Turner, an Ameri-can, was shot dead Sunday night somewhere in the city’s west coast. The story is somewhat interesting since Michael came to Cagayan De Oro sometime in 2003 to introduce Search Engine Optimization (SEO) business. Unknown to many, Michael who came from California, has pioneered the SE0 business in the city as the CEO of Harvest SEO firm in Carmen here. It was Michael who first made a formal introduction of the lucrative SEO and call center business in Cagayan de Oro. When I retired in 2004, I worked as one of the writers at ‘Harvest SEO’ until it changed its business name into ‘SEO Builder’ in 2005. React: [email protected]
Deporting Pinoys: act of repudiation of Sabah claim
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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us…” (Romans 8:35, 37, the Holy Bible).
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ACT OF REPUDIATION OF SABAH CLAIM: If Ma-laysia makes good its threat to deport the 300 Filipinos who are claiming to be sup-porters of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo and who are in Sabah right now, and these Filipinos are
actually deported back to the Philippines, that would in effect be an assertion of sovereign rights on the part of Malaysia over Sabah.
That would be an act of ownership over Sabah and, therefore, a repudiation of the claims over the island not only by the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo, but
of the claims of the Philip-pines over Sabah as well. In the face of this repudiation by Malaysia, there is only one thing that the Philip-pines, or, if it refuses to act for any reason, the Sultan-ate itself, could do and that is to bring this issue to an international tribunal, as we have already written here.
In fact, if the Philippines wants to avoid being em-broiled in another difficult armed entanglement in Min-danao similar to its on-going disputes with groups like the Moro National Libera-tion Front (MNLF), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the Abu Sayaff Group (ASG), its officials must endeavor to bring the Sultanate problem right away to an international body like the United Na-tions.
-ooo-POLICE DISRESPECT
OF ISKO, ET. AL. APPAL-ING: Let us assume for the sake of argument that
THREE senatorial candi-dates for the May 13 mid-term elections seemed to be in the best of both worlds before the campaign of-ficially started on Feb. 12 but not for long for they are now in a deep hole thus no longer envied by the other candidates.
The three, re-electionist Sens. Loren Legarda and Chiz Escudero together with former censors chief Grace Poe, were admit-tedly better off than their counterparts because they were candidates of the two major coalitions, the ad-ministration Team PNoy and the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).
But after the separate proclamation rallies of the two contending coalitions on the day the official cam-paign period commenced Tuesday last week, the prob-lems of the three candidates
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No best of both worlds
began. The three are being pressured to attend the UNA campaign sorties if they want to be still included in the opposition senato-rial ticket.
The pressure came after the three failed to attend the UNA proclamation rally in Cebu on account of their attendance during the proclamation rally of Team PNoy which was held at Plaza Miranda in Manila. The distance between the venues of the two rallies made it impossible for the
three to join their opposition colleagues in Cebu.
But the leadership of UNA specifically Vice Presi-dent Jejomar Binay was very vocal in his position that the distance was not an excuse for the three to fail to be in the Cebu rally because the time of the event was even delayed just so they can come. Legarda and Poe were, however, able to send their representatives except Escudero.
The UNA leadership re-ally resented the Escudero’s
failure to send even just a representative because they disapproved the display of his campaign tarpaulin on the stage during the rally. Escudero’s explanation was that he did not know and no one told him that he could send a representative.
At first, Escudero re-quested that he just be al-lowed to have a video clip of him played during his slot to speak. This was turned down thus making him think he could not send someone to represent him. This was his explanation.
So far, however, the three collectively or individually still has to join an opposi-tion campaign sortie. Their inability to join any UNA sortie so far, I would sur-mise, must have deepened the hole they are now end. The UNA leadership is ada-mant in their demand that
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By chRIs V. PAnGAnIbAnof Mindanao Daily News
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur--- Police is eyeing prohibited drugs that could be linked to the “salvag-ing” of a 27-year-old pretty GRO whose dead body was dumped and found on Sat-urday under the plants of the root crops in a secluded area in Barangay 4 here.
S e n i o r I n s p e c t o r Ephraim Detuya, local police chief, told local mediamen that the victim whose name is still with-held has been involved in illegal drug pushing and was recently released from detention at the Bayugan City police jail.
Days before she died, her friends working at Videoke bars in the red light district of Barangay 1 confessed before police investigators that the victim had been telling them about some unknown persons have been following her.
The victim who hails from Magallanes, Agusan del Sur sustained several stab wounds around her body but the fatal gaping stab on her neck proved to be fatal to her.
Her live-in boyfriend said to be also involved in illegal drugs had gone into hiding after the incident.
The news about the recovery of the salvage victim had drawn many curious onlookers who even went ahead with the police’s Scene of the Crime Operatives in watching the dead body of the victim early Saturday morning.
Concerned residents expressed alarm over the incident as another still unsolved case of the rising criminality in this progres-sive town.
The body of the salvaged GRO found underdeath the plants of rootcrops. Photo courtesy of Richard Grande’s Agusanon Ako FB account
Drugs eyed in the ‘salvaging’ of GRO A LOW pressure area (LPA)
has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and will continue to bring rains in Mindanao, according to Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
PAGASA said that as of 10 a.m. Monday, the LPA was estimated at 910 kilome-ters east of General Santos City (6.0°N, 134.0°E) and the weather disturbance is expected to bring moderate to heavy rains (5-10 mm/hr) and thunderstorms in Mindanao particularly the regions of Davao, Caraga and SO CCSKSARGEN
Low pressure area spotted in Mindanao
which may trigger flash-floods and landslides. PA-GASA advised residents in these areas to take all the necessary precautionary measures.
Weather Forecaster Al-vin Pura said the LPA has a small chance of intensifying into a tropical depression but the agency continues to monitor its movement.
Should the LPA intensify into a cyclone, Pura said it will be named “Crising” – the third tropical cyclone to enter the country this year.
He added the LPA might dissipate due to interactions of the northeast monsoon. philippine news agency
CARAGANONS will be celebrating its annual com-memoration for the estab-lishment of Caraga as a region on February 22, 2013 to be held at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Capitol Covered Court.
Caraga is now on its debut (18th year), with this year’s theme “Celebrating the Indigenous People’s Culture in Caraga.” This is to celebrate the culture and traditions of the Indi-geneous Peoples (IPs) in the region and to value its importance.
In line with the anni-versary celebration, the Department of Agriculture in Region 13 will also take the lead in the Regional Launching of 2013 National Year of Rice (NYR).
Launching of ‘natl year of rice’ slated on Caraga’s 18th birthday
An apt avenue to deliver the key message, “SAPAT na BIGAS, KAYA ng PI-NAS,” urging the pro-ducers, the public, and the policy-makers to work together.
The NYR 2013 was declared by Presi-dent Benigno Aquino, III under Proclama-tion No. 494, which was signed on October 18, 2012 mandating the Department of Agriculture to lead the celebration and to intensify information awareness cam-paign and social marketing.
The goal is to improve the income of farmers, pro-mote better health among rice consumers by introduc-ing a healthy plate, and by helping achieve rice self-suf-ficiency through responsible
rice consumption which can be achieved by consuming the right amount of rice, no left-over on plates and eating other food staples (white-corn grits, sweet potato, cassava, saba, ube , adlai). Policy-makers are also encouraged to lobby ordinances in relation
By AL JAcInTO of Mindanao Daily News
ZAMBOANGA City––Two motorcycle gunmen killed a civilian in an attack in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, police said.
Insp. Ariel Huesca, a regional police spokesman, said the victim, Ruben Macapili, 39, was resting on the front seat of a dump truck in the village of Talisayan when shot by the gunmen.
He said the assailants escaped after the Friday shooting and that policemen were tracking down the attackers. The gunmen are believed to be hired killers.
“Investigation revealed that the victim was already aware that there was threat to his life. His wife said that two months ago, the victim had noticed that he was be-ing tailed by suspicious persons onboard a motorcycle every time he went down to (the village of) Labuan or to the city proper and this matter was already reported by him to the police station,” Huesca said.
He said personal grudge is likely motive of the killing, but police is still investigating the murder.
Gun attacks are not uncommon in Zamboanga City where killings are almost a daily occurrence. Hired kill-ers are actively operating in Zamboanga. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT
4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District
lligan City
IN RE JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE ANDREGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN CIVIL CASE NO 2013-017SPOUSES DIONITO CASTRO GUTANG AND JESTOSORIC RAZIL H. ALANG1LAN,
DIONITO CASTRO GUTANG AND JESTOSORIC RAZIL H. ALANGILAN, Petitioners,X--------------------------------------------------/
ORDER
Before this court is verified Joint Petition For the approval and Registration of the Divorce filed by the petitioners and alleging among others: That petitioners arc husband and wife, respectively, in a marriage performed tinder Civil rites on May 2, 2004 at Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, they converted to Islam faith. of which conversions to Islam were Registered with this court both of them can be served with summons and notices at their residents at lligan City and Bacolod, Lanao del Norte; That said marriage did not last long, due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for more than two (7) years they decide to live physi-cally in bed and board thereby executed Divorce Agreement in order to formalize their separation; since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each others affairs; petitioner s seek judicial decree of divorce thereby surviving their marriage bond on May 2, 2004 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burden, reconciliation between than had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE. finding this joint petition to be sufficient Inform and substance set the initial hearing of this case on March 13, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place, any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a news paper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan one week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines this 14th day of February 2013.
HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding JudgeMDN: Feb. 19, 26 & Mar. 5, 2013
Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT
4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT4th Shari’a Judicial District
lligan City
ABOULHAN A. JALALI, Civil Case No. 2012-065 Petitioner, -Versus- For. Divorce by Talaq.
IMEE I. GADIN RespondentX----------------------------------/
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: IMEE L. GADIN Block 28, Lot 3, Emily Homes Subdivision Libertad, Butuan City
GREETINGS:
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2012, this Court issued an order directing the petitioner to effect service of summons by publications upon respondent IMEE I. GADIN in a newspaper of general circulation in this city, one a week for 3 consecutive weeks at the expense of herein petitioner. WHEREAS, that petitioner is Filipino-Muslim married to IMEE I. GADIN, a Filipino Catholic, in a marriage performed in accordance with Muslim rites and law before an Imam Solaiman B. Ahmerol on November 18, 2010 at Mosque of Mangagoy, Mangagoy Bislig City, Surigao del Sur; WHEREAS, that petitioner had divorce respondent since February 12, 2012 for reason that latter refuse to embraced Islam and remained to be Non-Muslim so that she engaged some activities (like eating prohibited foods) contrary to Islamic Teaching; WHFREAS, that since February 12, 2012 petitioner left the conjugal home and no longer performed his marital obligation as husband or abstained carnal relations with his former wife the herein respondent: WHEREAS, that prior to filing of this petition petitioner has exerted all his effort towards compromise with respondent and to become Muslim wife but the same have failed; NOW, THEREFORE, you respondent IMEE I. GADIN is hereby summoned and required to file with this Court, within 15 days from the last date of the Publication of this summons Your comment/answer to the petition famish copy to the petitioner at Camague Hi-way, Iligan City. You are reminded of IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restrained in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the answer/comment. Should you fail to answer/comment to the petition within the aforesaid period, the court shall proceed to receive the evidences ex-parte upon which judgment shall he rendered on the same petition. lligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, February 4, 2013.
NASRODING A. ALI Clerk of CourtMDN: Feb. 19, 26 & Mar. 5, 2013
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“We are concerned this will compromise the safety of the airline commuters using this airport and ad-versely affect the economy of the region due to the cancellation of night flights,” said Arsenio L. Sebastian III, private sector co-chair of the Regional Develop-ment Council for Region 10 (RDC-10).
Laguindingan Airport is situated some 46 kilome-ters southwest of Cagayan de Oro and would serve Northern Mindanao and the Lanao areas. With a total area of 417 hectares, it currently has a 2,100 meter (6,888 ft.) concrete runway capable of accommodating medium wide body aircraft such as the Airbus A320 on a 24/7 basis.
The Civil Aviation Au-thority of the Philippines (CAAP) charged with the operations of the country’s domestic airports said in a letter dated December 12, 2012 Laguindingan airport would be operated using Visual Flight Rules (VFR) pending the commissioning of air navigation equipment scheduled for completion by March 2014.
If the April 30, 2013 opening pushes through as scheduled, CAAP Di-rector General William K. Hotchkiss III said domes-tic airline flights will only be permitted up to 3 p.m. which would result in up to 69 percent drops in passen-ger and cargo volume, said Marlon G. Libot, president of the Communications Link for Emergency Assistance Network, Inc. (CLEAN) said in a February 15, 2013 presentation to the stake-holders.
“It is not only air and navigational safety that will limit the use of Lagu-indingan but the notable lack of road and transport infrastructure especially for passengers coming from Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and other provinces,” noted former Oro Chamber President Elpidio M. Paras. “Our vital road artery to the west from Bulua is hampered by a nar-row corridor cluttered with roadside markets, illegal vendors, tricycles and other not-so-roadworthy contrap-tions, parked container vans and large vehicles.”
Paras said the coastal highway being built to re-lieve traffic congestion from the city proper of Cagayan de Oro in the east to the west crossing over the Iponan River and exiting at Opol is not expected to be finished in another year’s time due to budget constraints.
“Without a faster way to bring people to Lagu-indingan the advantage of Cagayan de Oro and its environs to the larger markets of Luzon and the Visayas will be negated. What is the use of jet travel from Laguindingan to NAIA which only takes 75 minutes when it takes someone from
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Rubi del Mundo, a rebel spokesperson, said the sus-pension of NPA offensives is in response to the decision of the National Democratic Front in Southern Mindanao to free Private First Class Jezreel Maata Culango, of the 60th Infantry Battalion, and Police Officer 1 Ruel Pasion who were captured separately on January 17 in Compostela Valley province.
“While on temporary ceasefire in the aforesaid areas, the NPA remains in active defensive posture against the enemy’s attack,” Del Mundo told the the Mindanao Examiner, adding the Philippine Army should also reciprocate the truce to pave way for the early release of the prisoners.
Del Mundo said the NPA investigated the duo to determine whether they were involved in human rights abuses or anti-people military operations in the provinces.
“As an act of humani-tarianism, the NDF deems it appropriate to archive the documentation pertaining to its preliminary investiga-tion against the two POWs who were involved in the 60th Infantry Battalion and Philippine National Police’s counter-revolutionary and anti-people military opera-tions in Compostela Valley and Agusan boundaries,” Del Mundo said.
“The investigating body formed by the NDF found the two POWs to have com-mitted lesser offenses, and thus recommended for their release. This, however, does not prevent the revolution-ary forces from initiating future arrest against the two POWs should they be
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carted away from the victim, Joselito told police.
Chief Inspector Lemuel Gunda of the city’s police department said more police patrol would be deployed in barangay Kauswagan, one of the largest barangays here, reports of robbery and shooting alarmed residents in the area.
Gunda said they have already invited a possible witness in Naguita’s case.
According to Gunda, a motorcycle riding gun-man was the same suspect described by witnesses that continued to prey on victims in the barangays of Kaus-wagan, Bonbon, Bayabas here. CD
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well as in Agusan del Sur is the Agusan Marsh. Lolong may have brought the attention the province needed because of its popu-larity but we already have plans to further boost tour-ism in the town as well as the region,” she said.
Tan said Lolong’s skeletal frame and its stuffed skin will be displayed in what would be referred to a “mu-seum” inside the eco-park in Bunawan.
It will take another two to three months to prepare it for it to be exhibited, she said.
the opportunity rich prov-inces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon at least 3-4 hours to get to the new lo-cation?” he said. “The idea of developing Cagayan de Oro into the logistics hub of Mindanao will be a foregone conclusion if a premature opening of Laguindingan will just cause tons of lost opportunity.”
Cagayan de Oro’s Lumbia Airport has a total area of 150 hectares and is located 183 meters (601 ft.) above sea level. It is the second busiest airport in Mindanao in terms of air passenger traffic and cargo volume. It is classified as a Class 1 Principal (Major Domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and has a 2,454 meter (8,050 ft.) asphalt runway. CAAP-10 figures show it accommodated 12,590 flights; 1,301,502 passengers and 22,244,562 kgs. of cargo in 2011.
Among the latter were high value agricultural com-modities such as poultry products (day-old chicks, hatching eggs); vegetables, herbs and spices; fresh fruits; live crabs, shrimps and prawns, cut flowers and ornamentals, data from the DA RFU-10 AMAD and BFAR-10 show.
The DOTC wants to open Laguindingan to free up the Lumbia Airport for the transfer of the Philip-pine Air Force’s 15th Strike Wing now based in Sangley Point, Cavite.
General aviation now based in the Ninoy Aqui-no International Airport (NAIA) would next be moved to Sangley Point to ease congestion at the country’s premier airport by freeing up 44 hectares of NAIA now occupied by air charter, air cargo, aviation training, aircraft mainte-nance, and corporate flight operations.
The Aquino administra-tion wants to decongest the NAIA which has been experiencing heavy aviation traffic due to the boom in the domestic airline industry brought by the democratiza-tion of air travel by budget airlines. Already, fish runs (flights by piston powered aircraft which transport marine products from the provinces to export markets) have been moved to Sangley since May.
He said a P5-M building presently under construc-tion and which was intended to be a reception and display center before Lolong died, will now serve as museum for Lolong’s remains.
Tan also said that before the capture of Lolong, part of the municipal tourism plan was already directed towards the Agusan Marsh.
“Agusan Marsh has been one of the key destinations that we had been promoting for Bunawan long before the crocodile became a tourist attraction. Bird watching and cultural tours to the floating villages are just some of the activities visi-tors can experience in the marshland,” she added.
But for residents in Bu-nawan, things would not be the same after Lolong s death.
“The death of Lolong will change a lot of things,” said Ronnie Sarita, a tricycle driver for the last eight years.
“If we compare it before the crocodile was captured, we don’t have that many people coming now to visit this town. (When Lolong was alive), hundreds of people would get off the bus then we transport them straight to the eco-park,” he said.
found to commit crimes against the people and other human rights abuses.”
There was no immediate statement from the military about the planned release of the prisoners, or whether the army would reciprocate the NPA truce.
The NPA, armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, has been fighting for decades for the establishment of a separate state in the country. With a report from the Mindanao Examiner
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to NYR goals in their platforms.
The launching event highlights the important role of every Caraganon to achieve sufficiency in rice and other staples, as part of present administration’s medium-term goals through the Food Staples Sufficiency Program (FSSP).
To boosts everyone’s commitment for this no-ble task of attaining food sufficiency at the end of 2013, DA’s OIC Regional Executive Director Edna M. Mabeza will lead the briefing about NYR and the recital of Panatang Maka-palay (Pledge of Rice) to be participated in by everyone attending the event which includes the members of the Regional Development Council (RDC) led by the National Economic Devel-opment Authority (NEDA).
The event will also be at-tended by a crowd of around 1,500 which includes; Tribal groups, local government units, National Government Agencies, private sectors, academe, religious sectors, local media, farmers/pro-ducers and policy-makers.
The launching ceremo-nies will kick off with a parade, conduct of press conference and NYR Forum, agro-trade fair and exhibits to include free food - tast-ing of other staples for the general public to partake. A report from Rhea C. Abao of DA-13
“Mayor Darlene Antoni-no-Custodio has tapped the different local and national government agencies in the
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the three must join them in their sorties or for the three to face the possibility of being dropped from the opposition ticket.
This demand must have placed Legarda, Escudero and Poe in a quandary be-cause the Team PNoy had made it very clear also in their public pronounce-ments that they are the official candidates of the administration coalition who was recruited no less by President Aquino. This must be read by the three as a warning against their joining any UNA sortie. As far as Team PNoy is con-cerned, the three are guest candidates of UNA only thus not under obligation to join their sorties.
While the Team PNoy leaders did not categori-cally declare that the three will be dropped from their ticket should they join any UNA sortie, the message was very clear that should this happen, Aquino will surely give them the cold shoulder from then on. Will the three risk the amiable relationship they now have with the President by turn-ing it into that of animosity?
I doubt because the three, politicians as they are, knew Aquino’s acceptability and popularity with the electorate. No matter how those opposed to Aquino’s leadership try to discredit or deny Aquino’s accept-ability and popularity with the people, the one thing that the three could not discount is the power of his endorsement.
Even if Aquino will not provide them with the need-ed logistics, a matter that is not farfetched knowing the guy, still would-be donors will not close their eyes about the fact of Aquino’s being the sitting President. As the incumbent President,
city to mobilize whatever help they could extend for a smooth celebration of this year’s festival,” she ex-plained.
Kalilangan Festival won the said prestigious award given by the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) for two consecutive years, from 2011 and 2012.
Moreover, the city mayor is also encouraging the pub-lic to “revisit and appreci-ate” the thriving culture in the area as the city also celebrates its 74th Founding Anniversary.
The celebration of Ka-lilangan Festival 2013 will end on February 27 with Sa-lubungan “Parada ng Lahi” as the highlight activity featuring a reenactment of events when Gen. Paulino Santos and other pioneers arrived here in 1939.
Other closing activities also include the “Kadsagay-an” or the glamorous street dance parade and showdown of the traditional tri-people’s dances and the simultaneous Disco sa Kalye. (PGFruylan/PIA-Gensan/arjaysfelicilda)
Aquino still has three more years of his term. Political donors worth their salt will never ignore this thus mak-ing the pro-administration candidates still in a better position compared to their counterparts in the UNA ticket.
While Binay’s magic is a proven fact also, what could not be denied is that he is still just the number two man in the hierarchy of the country’s political leadership making him a notch lower in the eyes of political donors.
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a bingo game is indeed con-sidered gambling in Manila, so that Manila policemen were perfectly within their rights in arresting Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and five other city councilors in Sta. Cruz, Manila last February 16, 2013, Saturday. But were the policemen autho-rized to show disrespect and to actually manhandle Moreno and the city councilors?
Manila residents are ask-ing: if this is the way Manila policemen treat top officials of the city, what can ordinary Manilenos expect from their police officers who are supposed to protect them from harm and from harassment? Of course, this is not to say that Moreno and the councilors could demand special favors because of their position. The issue here is respect for duly-constituted authorities, which seems to have become a forgotten virtue among Manila policemen these days.
As it is, it is not only the police which got a black eye from the incident. Even Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim got tainted with this, what with the percep-tion, rightly or wrongly, that it was he who was behind the arrest and manhandling of Isko, his erstwhile protégé who had since defected to the camp of rival mayoralty candidate Joseph Estrada, as an act of revenge.
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OF POLICEMEN: Fact is, the Isko Moreno incident made me recall a number of poignant advices given to me in 1978 by some senior Manila police officers at that time, at a time when I was just starting as a police reporter of one of the big three in newspapering then, the Daily Express.
The senior policemen told me to watch out because, ac-cording to them, the younger policemen who were displaying so much friendship and cama-raderie with news reporters like me then were only out to ingratiate themselves with us so they could get a good press and could be the subject of good reports.
However, I was told that many of those policemen were merely pretending to be friends of media men, as they would not hesitate to fleece even the media men who wrote good stories about them, and ask money from them, should problems confront the reporters which needed the assistance of the police. The senior policemen had complete accounts of reporters who suffered in the hands of po-lice officers who were supposed to be the newsmen’s friends.
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THE new Barangay San Vicente playground and day care center, where Liloan Mayor Duke Frasco and RAFI Executive Committee Chair Ma. Cristina C. Aboitiz lead the turnover ceremony. Below, Mrs. Chari Aboitiz, member of DACF Ex-ecutive Committee, and Mayor Frasco play bato lata (slipper agame) in the school playground.
rest of the community in the barangays.
Fe Tagalog, mother of four-year-old Jirapha, pupil at Mahayahay Day Care Center, Catarman, Liloan, burst into tears while giving her testimony, recalling how it was like for the children before they transferred to the new day care center.
Tagalog shared that classes used to be held in a chapel, where there’s no comfort room and running water and muddy when it rains. The children had to go outside for toilet, or
sometimes just wait until they got home. Further-more, concentrating and fully enjoying the classroom activities was quite dif-ficult for them in the then cramped space.
Parents observed that they see their children more excited and motivated to go to school, attributing the enthusiasm to the new building and playground.
The new day care centers and playgrounds, accord-ing to parents, are more spacious and safe for their children. It enables their children to be more active and participative since the environment provides them
stimulation and enough space to interact and enjoy. The structure is now clearly defined as a place for learn-ing for young children be-cause of the design, colors, and facilities, they added.
One of the pupils in Barangay San Vicente Day Care Center, said that she likes going to school because the colors inside are her favorite.
Corby Satirtigan, also from the same school, said that he loves to play at the slide of the playground during their break time.
“We are privileged to have this facility, and so in return we take responsibility
of keeping it safe and useful for the future children in our community,” Tagalog said.
The new day care centers and playgrounds conform to the Department of Social Welfare and Development standards, which includes using colors and designs that stimulate learning in children.
Liloan Mayor Duke Fra-sco said that he hopes that prioritizing Early Child-hood Care and Develop-ment will help address the issue on high failure rate among grade one pupils in Liloan, as well as other concerns related to poor ECCD services.
For more information on how you or your or-ganization can help build more day care centers and playgrounds, please contact 418-7234 loc. 512 and look for Engr. May Reah Cuevas.
DACF is under RAFI’s Education focus area, believ-ing that shaping the next generation of talents begins with nurturing the love for
learning. Other focus areas of RAFI are Integrated De-velopment, Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, and Leadership & Citizenship.
For more information about DACF, please contact 255-5630 and look for Joem de Gracia, or visit www.rafi.org.ph or www.facebook.com/rafi.org.ph
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THE Philippines’ largest na-tional flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) announced a seat sale to 43 domestic and international routes, with fares to Xiamen as low as PHP99.
The seat sale is available until February 21, 2013 or until seats last.
For travel from April 1 to June 30, 2013, passengers can buy PHP99 seats from Manila to Xiamen.
Discounted fares from Clark to Hong Kong or Macau are avail-able for as low as P699.
Travelers from Manila to Guangzhou; Cebu to Iloilo or Hong Kong can grab seats for as low as P899.
Those coming from Manila to Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei or Shanghai can enjoy the reduced fare of PHP999.
CEB guests travelling from March 15 to July 31, 2013 can take advantage of the P199 Lite Fare on the following routes: Cebu to Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, Davao, General San-tos, Legazpi, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Siargao, Surigao
or Zambaonga; from Davao to Iloilo, Zamboanga, Butuan; from Cagayan de Oro to Bacolod; from Iloilo to Cagayan de Oro or Gen-eral Santos; from Zamboanga to Tawi-Tawi or Cagayan de Oro.
From March 15 to April 3, 2013 and June 1 to July 31, 2013, seats from Manila to Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, General Santos, Ozamiz, Pagadian or Zamboanga will be available for as low as PHP699.
Seat sale fares quoted are for one way travel and are exclusive of check-in baggage allowance.
“CEB guests planning to spend summer break or the holy week on vacation, can take advantage of Cebu Pacific’s Lite Fares to 43 Philippine and international routes featured in this seat sale. With fares as low as P99, we are giving every Juan, good reason to explore the best of the Philippines and CEB’s international routes covering China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.
For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www.cebupaci-
ficair.com, or call the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. The latest seat sales and promos can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.
CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 24 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft. Be-tween 2013 and 2021, CEB will take delivery of 18 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul services in the 2nd half of 2013, with the arrival of two Airbus A330 aircraft.
CEB offers seat sale to 43 PHL, international routes for summer
Parents laud new day careOVERWHELMING joy and gratitude were expressed by parents of pupils who benefited from two newly-constructed day care centers and playgrounds, which were turned over to barangays Catarman and San Vicente in the municipality of Liloan, Cebu last January 16.
The said construction was through the collective efforts of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund (DACF), Vereniging Haarlemmermeer-Cebu, alumni camp-ers of RAFI’s Kool Adventure Camp from Lilo-an National High School, the municipal government of Liloan, barangays Catarman and San Vicente, Vereniging, the Netherlands and the
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