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Primavera Photography Contest Grand Prize Winner Arch. Marianne Basa on her preferences and designs

Arch. Marianne Basa

Nature Boy: Remembering everybody’s friend Ernie

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May 12-18, 2014 | The Cagayan de Oro TIMES 3MetroSpect

Xavier University formally opened the Xavier University Marine Station in Solana, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental on May 6. The Marine Station

will be managed and supervised by the XU McKeough Marine Center (MMC).

“This facility has been given to us to serve our community and care for our environment,” said XU President Fr Roberto Yap SJ during the blessing of the Marine Station.

The XU Marine Station will support researches in biology and marine biology, and related studies on the sustainable development of the environment.

Adjacent to the Station is an Activity Center equipped with a multi-purpose hall, cottages, dormitory, kitchen and a store room for meetings, public presentations, fora and training workshops related to marine research and social outreach.

There is also a field site, fronting the Marine Station, which hosts marine resources and other ecosystems.

It will serve as a site for training in basic ecological survey methods and techniques.

“These components complete the basic make up of a good research facility: a set of indoor laboratories, a field site for experiments, and facilities for training/workshops,” explained Fr Mars Tan SJ, MMC director.

“MMC has already generated a 3D bathymetric and resource map of the coastal site as a source of baseline information for present and future studies,” he added.

Building on the past, shaping the future “XU is building on its past and shaping the future,”

said Fr Yap.A Jesuit priest, Fr James McKeough, was one of

the pioneers of marine science when it started in the

Philippines in the 1960s. He started XU’s Marine Biology program which launched marine science education in Northern Mindanao.

In 2006, the McKeough Marine Center was formally established as a research and social development arm in the field of marine science.

“We have a good, strong program in Marine Biology,” said Fr Yap, “and we have a chance to strengthen our achievements through the marine station.”

“Let this be a facility we can use to shape the future,” he said.

Fr Yap emphasized that caring for the environment is part of Jesuit mission. “You cannot be a Jesuit university if you don’t have a clear environmental program,” he said.

XU’s approach in the protection of the environment has been to look at the whole ecosystem from the ridge to the reef.

The Marine Station will, thus, not only support researches in marine science but also

support environmental research in general.Dr Hilly Quiaoit, XU vice president for Research and

Social Outreach, related that XU had a marine station in Bulua during the 1980s, but because of the developments in the area, it became an unsuitable site for a marine station.

The search for a new location was started in the 2000s. It took many years before they finally found the place in Solana, Jasaan.

The blessing of the XU Marine Station was graced by members of the Macajalar Bay Development Alliance, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippine Coast Guard, local government units, Samdhana Institute, alumni of XU’s Marine Biology program, and members of the XU community.

XU opens Marine Station in Solana, Jasaan

MMC Director Fr. Mars Tan, SJ, XU trustee Ms. Ma Teresa R. Alegrio and XU President Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ unveil the building marker of the new XU Marine Station.

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WORDS & NOTESDEBBIE CABAGUE

WHY TAKE LESSONS?

If you’re really serious about becoming a really good singer, you need someone to achieve that goal – a coach, a mentor, a

trainer. In short a voice teacher. Nothing can

replace the one on one exchange that occurs between two human beings in actual voice lessons.

A good voice teacher can help you progress beyond any self help books and work directly with your own particular vocal gifts or limitations.

Feedback from an objective voice teacher is necessary for your own vocal development.

You need someone to tell you that you’re doing it right and what you’re doing wrong, and to help do more of the former and less of the latter.

That’s something no book can do.Can you become a very good singer

without taking formal lessons? It’s possible, but your success will be more likely if you have someone helping you along the way, pushing you when you need to be pushed and helping you out when you need help.

That’s what a voice teacher does and why you’ll progress further and faster when you have one.

A good voice teacher can help you in many different ways. Let’s look at just a few...

Regular scheduled LessonsAll of us are busy trying to fit all the

demands of today’s hectic lifestyle into our schedule. Unfortunately musical practice takes a back seat to other, more pressing responsibilities. However if you have a weekly paid voice lesson schedule then most likely you will prepare for that lesson. In effect you’ll take your vocal sessions more seriously. Remember if you want to improve, you have to practice.

Someone to Hear You Having someone to listen to how you’re

singing is necessary if you’re serious about your craft. That’s because you can’t really hear how you sound to others.

You may think you’re producing a nice focused tone with a lot of resonance but for other ears you may sound thin or unsupported.

Same goes with pitch, diction and vibrato. You need that other set of ears to listen the way you sound - and your voice teacher will fill that role.

Expansion of your RepertoireLeft to your own devices, you’d only sing

those you know and like. There’s a lot more music out there than you know about or might volunteer to sing.

You need a third party to suggest additional songs and help you expand your musical repertoire.

Your voice teacher will introduce you to a whole new world of music.

Look to your voice teacher to suggest songs that are particularly suited to your vocal range and abilities.

Working with other singers and musicians

There’s no better way to link up with other singers and musicians than through a good private teacher.

Group sessions are also additionally done to compare your progress to other singers.

Moreover, your teacher probably knows other musicians in the area, so if you need to hook up with a guitarist or a band , your teacher is first to ask.

Development of other musical skillsIf you’re fortunate enough to find a voice

teacher who has solid background in music theory then most likely your teacher will incorporate those skills in your lessons.

The more you know about music in general, the more grounded you’ll be as a singer.

Yes , summer is almost over but take note if you’re that serious in developing your singing skills you have to take the extra mile and as what I’ve been telling my students honing the voice will really take time, discipline, perseverance and patience.

I have students who have been with me ever since I started teaching and they just get better and better.

So if you want to get better in the long run as well slots are still open.

For inquiries you may call 09162601807.

Musicians leave the music profession, not for lack of talent, but lack of competitive drive. It is certainly not always the most talented musicians who find their artistic path in music, although talent does help greatly! Those who find success have a common theme for the most part - and that is a dedicated and sustained intensity of effort. ~ Paul Hostetter

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The days of darkness are upon us once again. Humid, achingly hot

weather have never been this cumbersome especially now that the power interruptions have gone longer and longer.

Agitated citizens have gone to social media to rant about their disappointments blaming verything and anything for this modern day inconvenience.

On my part, these blackouts bring me back to the early 90's where the internet is yet to become mainstream and mobile phones are bigger than remote controls and the only things kids play never usually come with a battery.

So how did we survive the 8-10 hours of no power back then?

I can still remember that we all go out to the streets and hang out with neighbors on the sidewalks and talk about anything we can think of.

If we sense that boredom is about to strike, we get up

and play street games like "patintero" and "tumba-lata" and scream with delight!

The only lights that illuminates us are either the headlights from passing vehicles or the glow from the moon.

We had simple joys back then.

We do no have any malls to go to to while away the time and escape the heat and gloom. We have to be okay with hanging around the house and be with family and friends.

During daytime, when it is still bright and quite breezy.

We bring the sleeping matresses and mats in the center of the living room and stay there to read books, magazines or doodle on sheets of paper.

My cousins and I also play board games and on less hotter days, we go out to the garden and climb the trees to pick fruits. Brownouts on weekends also mean we have to hit the beach to cool off. We load the

truck with our picnic treats and head off to the nearest public beach and linger until the power comes back.

That is something we always looked forwad to decades ago!

Flash forward to now. Having brownout anxiety

is getting common with people relying more and more with the use of eletricity for their work, socialization, and daily existence.

We panic when our mobile phones are slowly losing battery and our laptops are on the verge of dying.

We are now very dependent to anything that need electricity and losing power for hours are a day make us all in a sudden state of imbalance.

If we survive back then, can we survive this crisis now? Of course!

All we have to do is to adapt and simplify life. We have to know how to prioritize in order to maximize the time that we have electricity on and look for

alternative productive activities on the times that the powers are down.

Communication does not have to mean talking or sending messages to someone over the mobile phone, we can talk to someone in front of us and actually listen to stories and engage in conversations over a glass of cold tea or water.

There are so many things one can do to cope and sill come out positive amidst these endless days of power outages.

I understand that we all have limits and our patience are tested but if we all continue to send negative energies and rage over the loss of electric power, we are also losing our senses and become even more unproductive.

So my dear friends, breathe in and out. Look for ways to vent without accumulating steam and keep calm.

Have a wonderful week ahead and À bientôt!

BROWNOUT NOSTALGIA

Do friendly competitions ever actually exist? I like to think they do but who are we kidding? What is competition really about? Winning first place or gaining friends and experiences?

Competitions can be very stressful because it’s practically psychological warfare when competitors size up one another, exuding the most intimidating aura they can manage.

And honestly, competitions taught me to trust no one and that it is a cut-throat world out there.

Yes, I found it’s alright to make friends, but it does not do any harm to be weary of your fellow competitors.

Lets face it, competitions are great avenues to improve ourselves exponentially because competing

Life’s A RaceJulee Bourgoin

with others allows us to look at ourselves and point out the things about us that we need to improve and the things we need to change.

For example: I am not a competitive person at all, I tend to stay away from things like that because I find that when I join in competitions, no matter how hard I try not to, I end up criticizing myself for every flaw that I have and all the new ones I discover.

This is the part which is very stressful for me because insecurity eats at my insides until I can take no more. I

’ve endured many sleepless nights and locking myself up in the bathroom for hours on end, either crying or looking at myself in the mirror because I was nervous about the competition.

That’s when I realized that probably all of the other competitors I had were feeling the same or worse than what I was feeling.

During the span of a competition is when a person opens their eyes to things they did not realize that they possessed.

In my case, competitions have made me realize my weaknesses.

It is not insecurity, but the lack of belief I have in myself and how I fail to see that I am just as good as or even better than the others.

Competitions have taught me to scope out my fellow competitors and know who will stop at nothing to win, who does not show interest in the competition, who is the “friendly” one that should be watched, who is only putting on a show to intimidate, and finally, who is my true competition.

Beauty pageants, sports competitions, and academic contests are nothing to be afraid of. In fact, think of them as a journey of self-discovery where you see yourself for the first time as a competitor and as you look within yourself, you find things you never knew you had in you.

This is where you discover your strengths and improve them, you find your weaknesses and correct them, and in this process, you are developing yourself into a well-rounded individual who is a strong, determined, and compassionate person who is ready to take on the world.

From my point of view, the

whole world is one big competition; living is a competition and everyday of your life, you compete against others with seemingly mundane things like that last bottle of wine on the shelf, or who’s next in line at the cashier, and even when hailing a taxi, it can still be a competition.

It’s the things like these are what make you a strong person.

I still do not like competitions, but in a way, I have become a competitive person because life has required me to be.

I have taught myself to be independent and confident, to be practical and logical, and how every day involves sacrifices and decisions that need to be made.

I would probably break down and cry every fifteen minutes if I weren’t competitive because I’ve seen how unforgiving the world can be.

Life exempts no one from the race. If we fall, either we get back up or get left behind.

And yet there is beauty in this because we are taught to fight in order to survive. It might not be exactly a fight like Darwin’s survival of the fittest, but it is still a fight.

Learn the art of flower arrangement and interior design at Primavera Residence on May 24.

The premier residential and business condo complex in Cagayan de Oro is hosting the Prima de Mayo Workshop, a whole-day event conducted by licensed interior designer Anna Christina Sagarbarria, at its green inner courtyard.

Anna Christina Sagarbarria has designed condominium spaces, townhouses, and apartments in Cagayan de Oro as well as in Makati and Taguig.

She specializes in renovations and home-makeovers but also designs for retail and commercial spaces.

She studied Floral Artistry under the tutelage of interior designer Leo Almeria and floral designer Rachy Cuna.

Prima de Mayo will start at 9AM and is open to the public.

It will feature a number of fun activities ideal for friends and families.

The flower arrangement workshop will start at 3PM followed by Sagarbarria's talk on interior design at 5PM.

She will share smart and innovative tips on how to maximize small spaces. She will also provide free consultation on interior design during the event.

The Prima de Mayo workshop is organized in partnership with Truly Wealthy Realty Corporation, one of Cagayan de Oro's property brokers and Primavera Residences' top performing realty broker in 2013.

Primavera Residences is an internationally-recognized mixed-use green property in CdO.

It is a 10-storey, twin-tower condo building with eco-friendly features including an indoor courtyard that enhances natural airflow within the building and a facade fitted with ledges that provide shade against the harsh sunlight during the hottest part of the day.

It has received several recognitions from international award-giving bodies for its green architecture and energy-saving features.

Recently it won in the prestigious 2014 Asia Pacific Property Awards in the Mixed-Use Development category.

Primavera Residences was also awarded by the Southeast Asia Property Awards (SEAPA) for Best Condo Development in the Philippines in 2011.

For any inquiries about the workshop and Primavera Residences, call (088) 310-8173, 0917-7921078 or visit the website at

www.primaveraresidences.com

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Primavera Residences hosts flower arrangement, interior design workshopAre you an aspiring florist or interior designer?

The Cagayan de Oro City Government led by Mayor Oscar Moreno hosted a Barrio Fiesta for balikbayans of Duaw Kagayan 2014, the biennial trek to their native city by Kagay-anons based overseas. Held May 12 at the Barangay Tourism Hall with the Department of Tourism Region X, City Tourism Office and City Tourism Council.

Duaw Kagayan 2014

Roy and Gerlou Gaane with Ms Kagay-an 2013 Amadea Piatti

Kagayanon International officials pose with Mayor Moreno and tourism officials for posterity

City Hall and Tourism Officials led by Roy Raagas, Can-dy Darimbang and Butch Chan present the traditional Friedship Beads to all Duaw Kagayan 2014 delegates

City Hall’s HR Dept Head Tuting Potenciano welcomes Duaw Kagayan 2014 delegates with Kakanin

The City Hall Chorale

Mike Banos with siblings Agnes, Rowena and Olive Rocha with Olive's hubby Norman Aliga

Celebrating the Baker, the Farmer and the Breeder. Like the 2013 Pilmico Poultry and Livestock Expo held in Lingayen, Pangasi-nan this event will be mounted in collabora-tion with the Provin-cial Capitol with the Provincial Veterinary Office, the Provincial Tourism Office and the Provincial Employment Services taking the lead. However, unlike Lingayen the 2014 in-stallment will also fea-ture Pilmico Flour, now in its 52nd year of oper-ations in nearby Iligan.

The 2-day event will run from May24 to 25, 2014 in the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol along Velez Na-tional Highway, Cagay-an de Oro City.

Participants to the Expo will be able to at-tend free seminars and watch live demos on the latest in hograising and gamefowl breeding practices and technol-ogy as well as bakery operations.

The Pilmico Poul-try and Livestock Expo is aimed at educating guests and participants on proper backyard livestock raising using Pilmico’s four-pillar Diamond Program: 1) Breeding and Genetics, 2) Sound Management, 3) Complete Healthcare and 4) Excellent Nutri-tion. Partner exhibitors and facilitators that will complement Pilmico in this endeavor are Bayer, Novartis, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merial Phil-ippines, Pfizer, Elanco, PIC and Virbac for the Hogs segment and Ex-cellence Poultry and Livestock Specialists, Vista del Rio Farm, Inc., together with media partners Pit Games Me-dia Inc and Tukaan Sul-tada for the Gamefowl category. Flour partners include Besterm, Ferna, Bakels, Sinmag ...

The Aboitiz Group, through Pilmico, has

been providing its cus-tomers with world class flour and feeds for over 50 years.

Pilmico Feeds’ high-quality feed line in-cludes brands such as Ultimax, Elite, Classic, Civic and Lakas Tan-dem for hogs; Poultry Express, Avemax, Gal-limax for poultry; and Pork and Poultry Solu-tions for farm accounts and Salto for gamefowl.

Pilmico Flour on the other hand fea-tures hard what flour ideal for breads, noo-dles and pizza through brands such as Sun Moon Star, Sunshine, Glowing Sun and Kuti-tap. Soft flour, used for pastries, cookies, cakes, wafers and pancakes is adequately represented by brands such as Gold Star and Mega Star. Fi-nally, rounding up the Flour portfolio would be Wooden Spoon Spe-cialty Flour range ideal for siopao and cakes.

Notable activities at the Expo apart from the seminars would be the Live Animal Display, the Technical Baking sessions where partici-pants will be taught easy to prepare cakes and bread products and the games where 20 piglets, 2 replament gilts and one terminal boar will be raffled off to lucky seminar attendees.

“Pilmico advocates backyard raising as a way to bring families together. It’s an activity that even children can be involved in, have fun, while subsequently immersing themselves in the family business,” said Hendel Cabral, Vice President for Sales of Pilmico.

Another highlight of the expo is the 3pm Pilmico Habit where breads made from Pilmico Flour will be distributed to parti-cants in the exhibit grounds once the clock strikes 3 in the after-noon.

The PilmicoLivelihood Expo 2014:

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Celebrating the Blues. Light blue skinny pants for girls paired with a zip up jacket for that sporty spirit.

Red meets blue. Street

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All is bright. Red jeans for guys and pastel yellow pants for girls. Wear these loud and proud with a complimenting top and accessories that matches your mood.

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FASHION

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IN anticipation of the upcoming Diamond Jubilee of Liceo de Cagayan University, Rodelsa Hall brings to Cagayan de Oro three must-attend events!

This coming July 4 (7pm), US based Filipino pianist Clement Acevedo will perform Chopin Sonata #3 Op. 58, Schubert Op. 120, and Mozart K. 330.

Acevedo won first prize in the 2004 National Music Competition for Young Artists.

He was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition in Westport, Connecticut.

He has played with the UST Symphony and the Metro Manila Concert Orchestra. He has performed in the Philippines, China and USA.

Clement taught piano and chamber music and was the resident accompanist in the 2008 Summer at the Performing Arts Institute, Kingston, PA.

He held the music directorship at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Germantown Philadelphia from 2009-2012.

Currently he is an active collaborative artist in Harrisonburg, VA, where he studies and works as a doctoral assistant at the James Madison University.

Arts & Culture

Three events to watch this July

at Rodelsa Hall!

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He is assistant to eminent Lied/Song recitalist Gabriel Dobner in teaching the MUAP 357, a masterclass setting accompanying class at the undergraduate level.

You can avail of a concert seat at P300 each.

Next on the lineup for the month is Wealth Coach cum TV Personality Chinkee Tan on July 11 (1pm) with a special lecture engagement on managing and creating personal wealth.

Chinkee Tan whose wisdom and strength are drawn from a life full of challenges.

Born in Tondo, Manila of Chinese parentage, Chinkee is the eldest of three children.

After his father experienced big losses in business, Chinkee started to realize the importance of perseverance and hard work at a very young age.

To date, Chinkee has released 5 books which also became best sellers.

He is a host of the award winning show 92.3 New FM Radio and Channel 41 AksyonTV program of Chink Positive. Similarly, he used to co-host the Hall of Fame Winner of the Catholic Mass Media program “RadyoNegosyo” of DZMM.

He is also one of the co-hosts of the 700 Club Asia and one of the resource speakers of GoNegosyo.

Registration fee of P500.00 comes with a free book by Mr. Chinkee Tan himself, “Til Debt Do Us Part.”

Completing the July fare at the Rodelsa Hall is young violin prodigy Bradley Bascon.

This 15 year old violinist is the 2014 Panel Finals Winner Violin Master Class held at the California State Polytechnic University organized by the Music Teachers Association of California.

Bradley also won 2nd Place at the annual California State finals for VOCE competition held in Santa Clara, California on February 2014.

He is also performed with many orchestras in the US namely - Claremont Young Orchestra, Irvine Classical Players Orchestra, Inland Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra and the San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are available at P300 each.

To know more about these upcoming events at Rodelsa Hall, kindly call (088) 8584093 to 95 local 109 or 09969612102 or 09989612107. You can also log on to www.facebook.com/rodelsahall.

May 12-18, 2014 | The Cagayan de Oro TIMES 9Arts & Culture

Wealth Coach & TV Personality

Chinkee Tan

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IN its continuing bid to support the local art scene, Primavera Residences is once again opening its doors for a month-long photo exhibit featuring the works of local photographer Glenn Palacio.

Starting May 24, photography enthusiasts can visit the photo gallery at the second floor of Primavera Residences, the first eco-friendly condominium complex in Cagayan de Oro.

Glenn Palacio is a young professional photographer in Cagayan de Oro and an official brand ambassador of the Fujifilm X-series cameras.

He was one of the winners in Microsoft Philippines' Upgrade My Business Promo contest last year. He was also one of the judges in Primavera Residences' recently concluded Earth Day Photography Contest.

Palacio specializes in portraiture and fashion advertising. According to him, he loves to immortalize people through portraiture.

"I started with street photography. I've always kept my distance from people but as I grew in this profession, I learned that as a photographer you should interact with your subject. So I became a photographer that deals with people," shared Palacio.

"I like shooting people because it makes them immortal. A few years from now when they look back and see themselves in those photos, they become timeless. Shooting portraits is shooting a landscape of emotions of people," he explained.

Event Primavera Residences continues support for CdO artistswill feature Glenn Palacio in a solo photo exhibit

May 12-18, 2014 | The Cagayan de Oro TIMES 11Event

Also on May 24, Palacio will hold a free photography workshop at Primavera Residences. Aspiring photographers can learn more about street lighting in this workshop.

"It's part of my advocacy to help other young photographers in Cagayan de Oro. This way, students who can't afford to go to Manila can have their sessions here," said Palacio.

Primavera Residences is a two-tower, 10-storey green property located in Uptown Cagayan de Oro.

It comprise residential, commercial and office units with energy-saving and energy producing features.

It has been recognized by international award-giving bodies for its energy efficient features.

Recently, it won an award in the 2014 Asia Pacific Property Awards in the Mixed-Use Development category.

In 2011, it was highly commended by the Southeast Asia Property Awards (SEAPA) as the Best Condo Development in the Philippines.

For more information about the photo exhibit and free workshop, call (63) 917 7921080 or visit www.primaveraresidences.com.

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A week ago, relatives and friends of the late Ernesto Fabella Pelaez, better known as Ernie to his legions of friends, fittingly gathered in Mapawa

Nature Park in his memory.Speaking in behalf of The Plazans, media colleague

Eddie Montalvan recalls how Ernie was fondly called “Migs” by the Plazans because it seems he was everybody’s “amigo”.

As Manny Valdehuesa recounted in his eulogy, “I think of Ernie, first and foremost, as a friend, warm, unassuming, obliging—no airs, dili hambugero. He was as modest as a Pelaez can be, I think.”

Indeed, such was my experience too with Ernie whom I first got to know when friends in Holcim invited me to interview him sometime in 2007 after his team became the Asia Pacific Silver Project Awardee for their project "Concrete Substrates for Accelerated Coral Restoration" in the inaugural cycle of the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction in 2005.

The citation for the award reads:“The success of this project lies in its innovative

focus on the marine ecosystem. Of particular merit is the effort to regenerate an endangered environment, an environment upon which many small coastal communities depend for their livelihood and future development. Such effort yields not only a positive impact on the natural surroundings by providing an ecologically effective catalyst for coral growth, but also an ethically affirmative social impact by increasing the quantity and diversity of fish species for nearby fishing communities.

This project convincingly demonstrates the value of simple, yet intelligent tools that are affordable, require little technical expertise, and can be easily replicated in different contexts. Also to be commended is the adaptability of the structures to the varied needs of local communities. The project signals sensitivity to economic issues by promoting a low-cost, incremental infrastructure

rather than costly large-scale investments. This entry displays ingenuity in tackling a highly complex issue while offering a modest, but aesthetically refined design solution to the challenges at hand.”

He had this dream about transplanting corals in concrete frames which would restore the country’s coral gardens to their former glory and stop global warming through carbon sequestration. I guess his work with Mapawa Nature Park and STEAG State Power Inc.’s carbon sequestration projects inspired him with a similar vision to restore the country’s forests through its coral gardens. With 17,500 kilometers of coastline, the potential to transform the Philippines' coral reefs into "rainforests of the sea" as a significant mitigating factor against global warming is mind boggling.

He never got tired of describing his vision to anyone who would listen.

“Compared to forest carbon sinks, carbon sequestration in artificial reefs have a geometric growth progression, are safe from fire and usual threats faced by land-based forests, with most threats addressable by human intervention, offer permanent/longer carbon sequestration, and are adaptable to sand dunes or barren stretches of seabed, and make it easy to restore degraded coral atolls/reefs.”

Nature Boy: Feature

By MIKE BAÑOS

“In contrast, trees can only multiply arithmetically and face environment threats many of which cannot be mitigated by human intervention, and have a relatively short-span carbon sequestration period before they are cut

down for lumber or fuel and the decay or burning releases carbon back into the air.”

Once adopted into the national integrated coastal management plan, Ernie envisioned his project would reduce human induced climate change by absorbing greenhouse gases, reduce immediate threats of declining water quality brought by land-use changes and pollution, and mass exploitation of fish biomass.

Yes, it was easy to catch the bug from Ernie. And of course, once you caught it, you were friends for life.

“Ernie's work in Duka Bay began when its corrals were wiped out in the 90s by a great flood,” recalls his younger brother Eduardo, better known to friends as Bobong. “Ernie envisioned the replanting of

corals. He built simple concrete structures to which the

corals could be attached. Today the corals are thriving and Duka Bay is recognized globally as a successful coral rehabilitation project. In fact, it won a global award from Holcim.”

“Much of what Ernie did was very much a part of our

concerns,” mused Manny V. in his eulogy. “His ideas, his initiatives, his dreams resembled our own. But he was different because he acted on them, so it is fitting that we remember and commemorate his life with us.”

“He was a true environmentalist. He pioneered in coral regeneration at Duka Bay, established the carbon sink forestation in Mapawa, used sound ranching practices, took part in the Cagayan de Oro River Basin Management Council, and staunchly supported the Gising Barangay Movement as a concerned citizen,” he added. “Only last year, he was all over the place, planning arrangements with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to help develop Mapawa and environs into a regional hub for training and developing ecotourism professionals.”

“Mapawa was largely Ernie's vision,” Bobong recalls. “Upon Ernie's return from Washington DC where he served as assistant to our father, then the Philippine ambassador to the US, the family's pasture lease agreement on Mapawa was about to expire. This was all grazing land then. No trees, no forest cover. But Ernie envisioned it as an industrial tree forest, a source of timber and At the same time a nature haven that would promote the environment.”

“A plan was hatched to plant hectares of trees every year for 10 years. And on the strength of that vision our lease agreement was renewed. Today, over 1,000 hectares of trees have been planted. Our primary forest of 30 hectares has grown to 300 hectares. In turn, the new forests have become a home to over a hundred bird species and has become a Trekkers paradise. Mapawa is now also a source of water for Cagayan de Oro and the key component of STEAG's carbon credit program.”

“Ernie never lacked for ideas and until his first hydrocephalus attack six months ago continued to have grand projects. Among his final wishes were to be laid to rest by the Dao tree, Cagayan de Oro’s heritage tree.”

“But typical in his life, this vision was tempered by

May 12-18, 2014 | The Cagayan de Oro TIMES 13Feature

By MIKE BAÑOS

Remembering everybody’s friend Ernie

May 12-18, 2014 | The Cagayan de Oro TIMES14Feature

his siblings who pointed out that this would not be allowed by the Catholic Church and that it would be an inconvenience for some of his loved ones to visit him there. He has been laid to rest in St James Church in Ayala Alabang together with our father and two other siblings. His memory however will be perpetuated in Mapawa, which will always be associated with him.”

“Somewhere up there he must be making an account to his father—whom he loved dearly and regretted not

having been dedicated enough in early days,” Manny V. recalls. “In his honor, I suggest to the family that some part of nature in this God-given ecology should be named after him.”

“Much of what Ernie did was for his children,” Bobong noted. “Monte and Nicole, who grew up with Thailee and Ernie in Manila and Washington DC, and his seven year old Clarissa, whose mother is Dinna, Ernie's partner and primary caregiver for the last six months.”

Marine Biologist Lemuel Alfeche checks coral

growths in the original acanthasia

Growing Corals

Two year coral growths on the A Leg Beam

The Prize Winning Acanthasia

Mayor Oca delivers a eulogy for Ernie at Mapawa

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Salvaged Wood Revolution. Behind this dramatic title is the simple but very important act of one community in Surigao del Sur.

“The community makes use of the driftwood abundant in their waters,” said architect Marianne Basa, the winner of the Earth Day Photography Contest of Primavera Residences.

On a vacation in Surigao del Sur, she and her companions got interested when they chanced upon a group of men crafting beautiful implements from scraps of wood.

“As we were driving along the coast of the province, I saw so many driftwoods,” said Ms. Basa. “I found it such a waste to have all these really good wood just floating, unused. So I was interested when we saw these men actually turning them into beautiful works of art, or at the very least, functional things.”

The rich textures of the photo, surprisingly, are in contrast with Ms. Basa’s architectural character. “I love modern and minimalist designs, with spaces really maximized,” she said.

Big windows. This is what she immediately says when asked for her preference. “It’s airy, and gives ample light,” she said. Maximizing the habagat and the amihan, she says it is lucky for her that she is based in a province with cool temperatures.

She is also optimistic about Bukidnon – her base at the present after doing architecture work in Singapore for some time.

“There’s no question if the people here can afford it – there are a lot of potential clients,” she said.

“The current bottleneck though is that they are not yet educated about the benefits of having an architect design their house. They think they could save by doing their own designs. What happens is they have really huge houses but the spaces are not maximized, the features are not in harmony. But it’s a challenge I am willing to take on.”

For cramped spaces in urban centers, she recommends height. “High ceilings are very good for ventilation,” she said.

“Also, I really recommended high levels in the house. My designs always

have a set of staircase. It’s basic. Warm air goes up so there’s movement of air if you have levels. And for wall-to-wall houses, my advise is don’t fill your space with things. It will stifle the air circulation.”

But she says she really does not have a particular style or a designer she would recommend. “You have to be flexible,” she said. “Your client’s preferences differ. One may not like modern designs. And I don’t want to limit myself.”

Her preferences for interiors though are a different story, more reflective of her flair for contrasts and highlights in her photography.

Her office, she shared, is a mixture of hot pink and purple. “I am very kikay,” she said. “My building designs are minimal but what I like to put inside the rooms are different.”

Not different from what the community had been doing, Ms. Basa likes salvaging materials from old houses to form them into something new and unique.

“I have recycled old scaffoldings, for example, and put them up as feature walls for example,” she shared.

The preference for talk pieces and quaint interiors reflects in her photography that she does as a hobby. Admittedly, she prefers shooting portraits and macros to landscapes and street shots.

For this reason, she was not very confident in joining the photography contest of Primavera. “How can I put in the theme in portraits?”

Instead of joining the landscape bandwagon just to satisfy the theme, she took her portraits to a higher level to convey something deeper than the textured skin she captured.

She and her husband of three years sometimes accept requests from friends for a very low price she says it is really like doing it for free.

She loves shooting pre-nuptials that include designing. “I like working in themes,” she said. “I like dressing up the people I am to shoot.”

Again going back to her contrasts, she is especially fond of going for elaborate dresses and makeup when the background is simple like a bodega or a

bahay kubo.In her work as an architect and with

her family engaged in construction, she prefers to have her photography as a pastime.

“I don’t want to get pressured,” she said. “If I do it as a hobby, I find it fun and interesting. But if I make it as my living, it would be different. I might be constrained with my personal expression to satisfy my clients. But my husband is really encouraging me to pursue my photography. He’s a huge fan,” she laughs.

On March this year, Primavera Residences called on amateur photographers from Cagayan de Oro and nearby areas to showcase their photography in the contest dubbed “Living Green in a Modern World: an Earth Day Photography Contest”.

The contest ended on April 22 in time for Earth Day and the winners were awarded in a ceremony last May 3, 2014.

The contest aimed to call attention to sustainable and eco-friendly solutions – the main advocacy of Italpinas, the developer of Primavera Residences.

Primavera Residences is an internationally-recognized mixed-use green property in CDO.

It is a 10-storey, twin-tower condo building with ecofriendly features including an indoor courtyard that enhances natural airflow within the building and a facade fitted with ledges that provide shade against the harsh sunlight during the hottest part of the day.

It has received several recognitions from international award-giving bodies for its green architecture and energy-saving features.

Recently it won in the prestigious 2014 Asia Pacific Property Awards in the Mixed-Use Development category.

Primavera Residences was also awarded by the Southeast Asia Property Awards (SEAPA) for Best Condo Development in the Philippines in 2011.

For any inquiries about Primavera Residences, call (088) 310-8173, 09177921078 or visit the website at www.primaveraresidences.com.

LOUISE DUMAS

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Primavera Photography Contest Grand Prize Winner Arch. Marianne Basa on her preferences and designs

The Personal in the Creative

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DUAW KAGAYAN 2014

BARRIO FIESTAKagayanons from abroad, especially

those permanently living and working in the United States, were treated to a night of dance, music and sumptuous dinner as City Mayor Oscar Moreno and city officials hosted "Barrio Fiesta" on Monday night at the City Tourism Hall as part of the 'Duaw Kagayan Week' celebration.

The week-long activities kicked off with a mass at the St. Augustine Cathedral, a walking tour at the rehabilitated Gaston Park and visit at the much-improved JR Borja General Hospital.

Mayor Moreno created Duaw Kagayan Steering Committee co-chaired by Ms. Dorothy Jean Pabayo of City Tourism Council & Department of Tourism 10 Regional Director Catalino Chan III to handle the affairs.

City Information Office

Mayor Oscar S. Moreno welcomes the delegates led by Kagayanon

International President Roy Gaane (left)

The visitors with their moving rendition of the Kagay-an song

Liceo de Cagayan University Dance Troupe performs the acrobatic Tiklos Sayaw sa Bangko

Duaw Kagayan 2014Welcome Backdrop

Tourism

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Mike Banos with siblings Agnes, Rowena and Olive Rocha with

Olive's hubby Norman Aliga

The JR Borja General Hospital band featuring Dr Ramon Nery and City Admin Roy Raagas regals the crowd with throwback hits from the 60s and 70s

Roy and Gerlou Gaane with Ms Kagay-an 2013 Amadea Piatti

Siblings Richard Arceo and Lucy Wise with Mayor Moreno and friends

City Hall and Tourism Officials led by Roy Raagas, Candy Darimbang and Butch Chan present the traditional Friedship Beads to

all Duaw Kagayan 2014 delegates

The Duaw Kagayan 2014 contingent led by Roy and Gerlou Gaane presents their

own song and dance number

Tourism

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There’s a new cosmopolitan culinary destination in the emerging Uptown Cagayan

de Oro at Upper Macasandig that’s urbane, unique and uber cool.

Last May 9, Stargate Dream Vacation Resort officially launched its new Barbecue Garden with guests from the Department of Tourism, Cagayan de Oro Tourism Council and media.

After GM Alden De Dios introduced us to her management team: Ms. Louella Pablo, operations head; Irene Dajalos, restaurant manager; Missouri Gevero, marketing staff; and Joefrey Jumeras, head chef, we immediately buckled down to the business at hand.

As part of the media contingent invited by event organizer Southland Events head honcho Ann Medes to cover the event, we were treated to a culinary extravaganza that was sure to sate the appetites of all jaded local gourmets stepped in the Kagay-anon tradition of sinugba.

The Night Stalker:

Stargate Barbecue Garden Launch

Welcome Drink and snack

Grilled Prawns with Tamarind sizzling on the grill

BWM Publisher Dante Sudaria cooking on the grill with GM Algen De Dios

Hosted by Yoyong Esmedalla and Algen De Dios

Cooking on the grille

Featured Event

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After starting off with a bevy of beverages which included Iced Tropical Tea (pineapple, watermelon) and Vietnamese tea (brewed and chilled), we were off on our culinary fest with international appetizers and salads with cheese sticks, cheese & beef bacon small skewers (bacon roll with cheese), Barbecue Garden fried spring rolls with crab meat; Asian (Heart of Palm and Beef filled salad, Jalapenos with Bacon-wrapped cream cheese) and Filipino (Mango salad).

For the family or barkada on a night out, try their BBQ Combo- Family Combo 1 with Family Skewers (beef, squid, fish fillet skewers, vegetable and steamed rice) or Family Combo 2 with Family Beef (Beef with cheese, Beef 5 Spices, Beef with Lemon Grass & Chili, Beef with Honey, Vegetable and steamed rice).

If you’re coming solo or out on an intimate date, try their a la carte specialties such as Asian Meat Beef (Grilled Beef rolled on sugar cane); Asian Meat Chicken (Grilled Chicken with Lemon leaf skewers) or Filipino Meat Beef (Grilled Beef Skewers marinated with Maple Syrup).

Or you may want something more exotic like Asian Seafood such as Grilled Prawns with Tamarind or Steamed Prawns with Coconut Juice.

For those jaded sinugba enthusiasts, try their BBQ World Tour with Sesame Soy Beef Skewers,

Grilled Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce or Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Coconut.

And not to forget vegetarians or those on a diet, they have their Asian Vegetarian BBQ and Side Dishes like Vegetable Corn Griddle Cakes or Grilled Eggplant Vietnamese Style. Of course, if you prefer something Pinoy, there’s always their Filipino Hot Pot with Prawn with Tamarind Hot Pot.

GM Algen related to us that Stargate Dream Vacation Resort is owned and managed by UIG property Development Corporation. The whole conceptualization of the resort was done in 2011 and soft opening was celebrated on the 9th of March 2013.

“Stargate offers a unique vacation experience with its fascinating concepts and designs. We have four different bungalows, white house, Victorian, Mediterranean and Colonial house. We also have luxury houses, Royal house and Flower houses for big families and honeymooners respectively. For outdoor functions we have our garden patios and for indoor functions, we offer our unique Banana Leaf and Cowboy house.”

Stargate Dream Vacation Resort is just a few minutes away from downtown Cagayan de Oro at Upper Macasandig.

Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Coconut

Ann Medes with Algen De Dios and Team

Photos by MIKE BAÑOS

GM Algen De Dios with Management Team

GM Algen De Dios with Ann Medes and DOT X RD Butch Chan and Chazz Ladera

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