Investors keep coming in Oroquieta Global links power Oro’s newest call center p7 p5 VOL. 1, No. 226 Cagayan de Oro City Saturday February 11, 2012 P10.00 YOUR MINDANAO-WIDE NEWSPAPER http://www.mindanaodailybalita.com p4 NONOY NONOY LECHON SERVICES OFFERED OUT OF TOWN ORDER For more details, contact Tel. No.: 309-5276 HERMILINO VILLALON Manager Children receive education materials Development Jose de Venecia III, Secretary-General of th PDP- Laban, gestures as Zamboanga City Councilman and lawyer Rommel Agan, local party chairman, looks on during a news conference Friday, February 10, 201 in Zamboanga City. De Venecia says a coalition senato- rial slate with the Liberal Party of President Benigno Aquino II is likely in the mid-term polls next year. Photo by Al Jacinto of Mindanao Examiner Homeless children with their parents sleep in the barangay Halls of Tudela waiting for relief operations from the MDRRMC (left) while MHO Dr. Winona Vega with her medical team conduct medical attention to evacuees’ (center) and Mayor Estela Ubot-Estaño (right) who did not sleep for hours talks with her MDRRMC and lis- ten for their assessment of the flashfloods that hit Tudela after 20 years, In 1986 Tudela was also hit by a flood but not as worst as yesterday (February 10, 2012). Photo by PJTremedal , Western Mindanao Bureau Top Stories Business By AL JACINTO, Regional Editor-Zamboanga EASY/PAGE 11 SLIDES/PAGE 11 CHARGES/PAGE 11 By PJ TREMEDAL Western Mindanao Bureau By CRIS DIAZ Associate Editor Editorial: 74-53-80, e-mail: [email protected]• Advertising: 0917-7121424, e-mail: [email protected]source: pagasa WEATHER UPDATE AT 2:00 p.m. yesterday, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 730 km east of Mindanao (7.5°N, 133.8°E). Tail-end of a cold front affecting Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mind- anao. The eastern section of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over Eastern and Central Visayas and Northern and Eastern Mindanao which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains particularly over the eastern section. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast and East over Eastern Visayas and Eastern Mindanao and coming from the Northeast will prevail over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough. Briefly Briefly ‘Drug pushers’ CAGAYAN de Oro City––An- other successful buy-bust operation was conducted by the operatives of the Philip- pine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office in Northern Mindanao. Led by IO3 Rubylyn S. Alfaro of the Lanao del Norte Provincial Special Enforce- ment Team, February 7, around 12:30 p.m., at Purok 8, Buruun, Iligan City which resulted to the arrests of three suspected pushers. Director Roberto S. Opeña of PDEA-10 identified the suspects as Kilong Cotongan a.k.a. Kilong, male, 35 years old, married, tri-sikad driver/ dried fish vendor; Fahad Capal a.k.a. Bawe, male, 26 years old, married, suertres col- lectors, residents of Purok 8, Buruun, Iligan City; and Rakim Capal a.k.a. Mato, male, 19 years old, married, a resident of Barangay Dilausan, Sagui- acan, Lanao del Sur. Elaine O. Ratunil Bloodletting BUTUAN City––The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter is set to conduct bloodletting activities in selected schools in Caraga Region. According to Solgen Robles, one of the medical technologists of PRC lo- cal chapter, simultaneous bloodletting activities were conducted yesterday at Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) in this city, and in Northeastern Agusan Colleges (NAC) at Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. On Valentine’s Day, the official said same activity will be conducted at Saint Michael College of Caraga (SMCC), also in Nasipit. Robert E. Roperos ZAMBOANGA City––This early, the Partido Demokra- tiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) said it has already at least 18 politicians on its senatorial slate for the mid-term polls next year. And that Liberal Party of the Philippines, chaired by President Benigno Aquino III, is said to be negotiat- ing with the PDP-Laban, of Vice President Jejomar Binay, for a coalition line up in the national elections. Jose de Venecia III, Secretary-General of PDP- Laban, said it is too early to talk about the coalition line up, but admitted that there are at least 18 applicants to PDP-Laban claims 18 probable contenders for Senate race Floods, slides hit 3 Misoc towns its senatorial slate, although he did not identify them. “We have 18 applicants for the PDP-Laban senato- rial slate and it is too early to talk about the coalition line up for 2013 or 2016 polls,” he said. He said the Presidential elections in 2016 are not an issue with the PDP-Laban because it is still far away, although this early the LP is concerned about who to field in the polls. “2016 (elections) is not issue, but it is with the Liberal Party. Right now, we are busy enlarging the PDP-Laban. But anything is possible and we are support- ive of President Aquino’s leadership,” De Venecia said. De Venecia was in Zam- boanga City with Binay to grace the PDP-Laban membership seminar at- tended by over 200 village officials and locals who joined the party. Local Councilmen and lawyers Rommel Agan and Melchor Sadain are the PDP- Laban chapter president and vice president, respectively, for Zamboanga City, with former Zamboanga City Councilman and lawyer Juan Elago as its Secretary- General. Both Agan and Sadain are among the most popular and well-respected politicians in Zamboanga City. With Ely Dumaboc REFORMS at the graft laden Bureau of Customs (BoC) need more time considering the severity of the problems it faces. President Benigno S. Aquino III admitted that it takes time to carry out reform measures at Boc but the government is heading at the right direction. “Ang hinahabol natin umasenso lahat. Ngayon, na-highlight sa Customs dahil napakalayo nila doon sa inaasam-asam natin at tatatlong buwan pa lang si Reforms at BOC not easy DAVAO City––Two ex- ecutives of Radio Mind- anao Network (RMN) have pleaded “not guilty” on two libel charges slapped against them by the company’s for- mer station manager for causing the publication and airing of an article justifying RMN execs plead not guilty on libel charges the management’s decision of terminating the com- plainant. Assisted by their legal counsel Atty. Martin Heje, RMN Vice-president for AM operations Carlos Canoy, and then RMN Davao CONTINUOUS rains brought about by the tail-end of the cold front caused flashfloods and landslides in at least three towns in Misamis Occidental, the Min- danao Daily learned yesterday.
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Investorskeepcoming inOroquieta
Global linkspower Oro’snewestcall center
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VOL. 1, No. 226 Cagayan de Oro City Saturday February 11, 2012 P10.00
YOUR MINDANAO-WIDE NEWSPAPERhttp://www.mindanaodailybalita.com
p4
NONOYNONOY LECHON SERVICES
OFFERED OUT OF
TOWN ORDER
For more details, contact Tel. No.: 309-5276
HERMILINO VILLALONManager
Childrenreceiveeducationmaterials
Development
Jose de Venecia III, Secretary-General of th PDP-Laban, gestures as Zamboanga City Councilman and lawyer Rommel Agan, local party chairman, looks on during a news conference Friday, February 10, 201 in Zamboanga City. De Venecia says a coalition senato-rial slate with the Liberal Party of President Benigno Aquino II is likely in the mid-term polls next year. Photo by Al Jacinto of Mindanao Examiner
Homeless children with their parents sleep in the barangay Halls of Tudela waiting for relief operations from the MDRRMC (left) while MHO Dr. Winona Vega with her medical team conduct medical attention to evacuees’ (center) and Mayor Estela Ubot-Estaño (right) who did not sleep for hours talks with her MDRRMC and lis-ten for their assessment of the flashfloods that hit Tudela after 20 years, In 1986 Tudela was also hit by a flood but not as worst as yesterday (February 10, 2012).Photo by PJTremedal , Western Mindanao Bureau
WEATHER UPDATEAT 2:00 p.m. yesterday, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 730 km east of Mindanao (7.5°N, 133.8°E). Tail-end of a cold front affecting Eastern Visayas and Northeastern Mind-anao. The eastern section of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over Eastern and Central Visayas and Northern and Eastern Mindanao which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. The rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains particularly over the eastern section. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast and East over Eastern Visayas and Eastern Mindanao and coming from the Northeast will prevail over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough.
BrieflyBriefly‘Drug pushers’CAGAYAN de Oro City––An-other successful buy-bust operation was conducted by the operatives of the Philip-pine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office in Northern Mindanao.
Led by IO3 Rubylyn S. Alfaro of the Lanao del Norte Provincial Special Enforce-ment Team, February 7, around 12:30 p.m., at Purok 8, Buruun, Iligan City which resulted to the arrests of three suspected pushers.
Director Roberto S. Opeña of PDEA-10 identified the suspects as Kilong Cotongan a.k.a. Kilong, male, 35 years old, married, tri-sikad driver/dried fish vendor; Fahad Capal a.k.a. Bawe, male, 26 years old, married, suertres col-lectors, residents of Purok 8, Buruun, Iligan City; and Rakim Capal a.k.a. Mato, male, 19 years old, married, a resident of Barangay Dilausan, Sagui-acan, Lanao del Sur. Elaine O. Ratunil
BloodlettingBUTUAN City––The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter is set to conduct bloodletting activities in selected schools in Caraga Region.
According to Solgen Robles, one of the medical technologists of PRC lo-cal chapter, simultaneous bloodletting activities were conducted yesterday at Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) in this city, and in Northeastern Agusan Colleges (NAC) at Nasipit, Agusan del Norte.
On Valentine’s Day, the official said same activity will be conducted at Saint Michael College of Caraga (SMCC), also in Nasipit. Robert E. Roperos
ZAMBOANGA City––This early, the Partido Demokra-tiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) said it has already at least 18 politicians on its senatorial slate for the mid-term polls next year.
And that Liberal Party of the Philippines, chaired by President Benigno Aquino III, is said to be negotiat-ing with the PDP-Laban, of Vice President Jejomar Binay, for a coalition line up in the national elections.
Jose de Venecia III, Secretary-General of PDP-Laban, said it is too early to talk about the coalition line up, but admitted that there are at least 18 applicants to
PDP-Laban claims 18 probable contenders for Senate race
Floods, slides hit 3 Misoc towns
its senatorial slate, although he did not identify them.
“We have 18 applicants for the PDP-Laban senato-rial slate and it is too early to talk about the coalition line up for 2013 or 2016 polls,” he said.
He said the Presidential elections in 2016 are not an issue with the PDP-Laban because it is still far away, although this early the LP is concerned about who to field in the polls.
“2016 (elections) is not issue, but it is with the Liberal Party. Right now, we are busy enlarging the PDP-Laban. But anything is possible and we are support-
ive of President Aquino’s leadership,” De Venecia said.
De Venecia was in Zam-boanga City with Binay to grace the PDP-Laban membership seminar at-tended by over 200 village officials and locals who joined the party.
Local Councilmen and lawyers Rommel Agan and Melchor Sadain are the PDP-Laban chapter president and vice president, respectively, for Zamboanga City, with former Zamboanga City Councilman and lawyer Juan Elago as its Secretary-General. Both Agan and Sadain are among the most popular and well-respected politicians in Zamboanga City. With Ely Dumaboc
REFORMS at the graft laden Bureau of Customs (BoC) need more time considering the severity of the problems it faces.
President Benigno S. Aquino III admitted that it takes time to carry out reform measures at Boc but the government is heading at the right direction.
“Ang hinahabol natin umasenso lahat. Ngayon, na-highlight sa Customs dahil napakalayo nila doon sa inaasam-asam natin at tatatlong buwan pa lang si
Reforms at BOC not easy
DAVAO City––Two ex-ecutives of Radio Mind-anao Network (RMN) have pleaded “not guilty” on two libel charges slapped against them by the company’s for-mer station manager for causing the publication and airing of an article justifying
RMN execs plead notguilty on libel charges
the management’s decision of terminating the com-plainant.
Assisted by their legal counsel Atty. Martin Heje, RMN Vice-president for AM operations Carlos Canoy, and then RMN Davao
CONTINUOUS rains brought about by the tail-end of the cold front caused flashfloods and landslides in at least three towns in Misamis Occidental, the Min-danao Daily learned yesterday.
2 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012Regional NewsEditor: CRIS DIAZ
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Tricycles, pedicabs hike faresTANDAG City - Executive Order No. 4 -2O12, signed by City Mayor Alexander Pimentel, has implemented SP Ordinance No. 24- 2O11, which regulates fare rates of light vehicles, like tricycle and pedicab operating in Tandag City. The said local ordinance generally fixed an increase of P1 from previous fare rate of P7 to P8 minimum fare, effective February 7, 2012.
Mayor Amante takes oath as RPOC chairREGION 13 : Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. with member-agencies and officials will convene 9am of February 17, for the RPOC’s 1st meeting at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, Butuan City. One of the highlights will be Mayor Amante’s oath-taking, as RPOC Chairman.
Mindanao LGUs help CDO housing projectsCAGAYAN de Oro City - The town of Kabacan, North Cotabato has turned-over some P128,000 in aid of Cagayan de Oro’s housing project for Sendong-affected families. For the same purpose, the town of Malapatan, Sarangani province has issued a check of P100,000 to the government of Cagayan de Oro.
DAR director cites efforts of LGU leadersREGION 13 : DAR-Caraga Director Faisar Mambuay acknowledges the partnership and efforts of Rep. Philip Pichay, Gov. Johnny Pimentel, Carascal Mayor Vicente Pimentel Jr. and the DPWH in the improve-ment of the farm-to-market roads in Surigao Sur. This, during the turn-over ceremony, February 8 where he urged the beneficiaries to take care of the projects and maximize all of the potentials to improve their quality of life. (Joie Ceballos, DAR-13 PIO)
Pursuance of convergence undertakings seen REGION 13 : With the appointment of Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., as chair of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC), the region is ex-pected to actively pursue convergence undertakings in bringing services to the communities. This, in partnership with the civil society organizations and local government units in the attainment of peace and development in Caraga.
Director Abner M. CagaPIA, R10 & 13 Cluster
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The Department of Agrarian Reform-Agusan del Norte Provincial Office (DARPO), through its Bids and Awards committee invites sealed bids and eligible contractor for SECURITY SERVICES with Approved Budget for Contract (ABC) of PhP P310,068.00. Bidders may obtain further information, inspect and acquire bidding documents from:
A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested eligible bid-ders on submission of a written application to the above office, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of PHP2,500.00. Issuance of bid documents will be on February 6, 2012 to February 20, 2012. Pre-bidding conference will be on February 16, 2012. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. No. 9184 and its Inplementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
All bids must be accompanied by bid security, in any form (Cash, Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, Manager’s Check) and equivalent to 1% of the ABC; irrevocable letter of credit/bank guarantee of 1.5% of the ABC; or surety bond of 2% of the ABC with a validity period of 120 calendar days. Bids will be opened at the DAR Provincial Office, J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City on February 23, 2012, 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon, in the presence of bidder’s representative who will choose to attend. The DARPO reserves the right to accept or reject any bids and to cancel the bid-ding process at any time prior to award of the contractor, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s or any obligation to inform the affected bidders of the reason for employer’s action.
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Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez (2nd District of Cagayan de Oro City) facilitates the turn-over of the check representing the donation of Speaker Feliciano Belmonte worth P1,000,000 to the local water district of Cagayan de Oro in order rehabilitate and fix the pipes and other water infrastructures destroyed/damaged by typhoon Sendong. Also in the photo are LWUA Chairman Rene Villa, COWD Chairman Joel Baldelovar and Engr. Rachel Beja.
GENERAL Santos City––Ambassadors from the Eu-ropean Union have reiter-ated their support to the Mindanao peace process, wherein the regional bloc currently provides P180 million in grants.
EU Head of Delegation Guy Ledoux and ambas-sadors Wilhelm Donko of Austria, Jorge Domecq of Spain and Stephen Lillie of the United Kingdom came to Cotabato City Wednesday to voice anew the bloc’s support to the peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Lib-eration Front.
“Our visit to Mindan-ao demonstrates the EU’s strong support for the Mindanao peace process. A peaceful settlement to the conflict is essential for
EU envoys want early resolutionof peace agreement in Mindanao
THE JUSTICES of the Su-preme Court (SC), who voted in favor of the issuance of the temporary restrain-ing order (TRO) against the opening of the dollar account of Chief Justice Renato Corona, belittled the threat of one of the Congressman prosecutors that they would also face impeachment.
The SC Associate Jus-tices, who voted in favor of the TRO, were Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Ar-turo Brion, Roberto Abad, Jose Perez, Lucas Bersamin, Martin Villarama, Jr., Bi-envenido Reyes and Jose Mendoza.
SC Spokesman and Court Administrator Atty. Jose Midas Marquez on Friday said that they would just wait the impeachment complaint against the SC justices.
Marquez said that it seemed that the impeach-ment case had become a regular threat against the magistrates.
Justices belittleimpeach threat
Likewise, he also assured that at present, the work of the magistrates continues and that they would decide on pending cases based only on facts.
House prosecutor Ilocos Norte (1st District) Rep. Rodolfo Farinas earlier said that he would lead in the filing of the impeachment complaint against the eight SC magistrates who voted in favor of the issuance of the TRO against the open-ing of the dollar account of Corona. Wire reports
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SUSAN ALASAN- VENDORNORAIDA MENOR- VENDEE CASE NO;2012-10-0226 Applicant/s (2007-10-0841)
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICANT request authority for approval of sale and transfer with extension of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;City Proper to Luinab- Bahayan (all in iligan city)and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on February 16, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of February, 2012.
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APPLICANT request authority for Extend of validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;City Proper to Sta. Felomina- Acmac (all in Iligan City )and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on February 16, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of February, 2012.
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COMPASSION and generos-ity moves people to continue helping the mostly-children survivors as they started moving on, living normal lives after the tragedy.
It may take longer time to heal the wounds and trauma brought by Typhoon Send-ong, but the survivors have shown strong determination to start anew.
Despite the difficulties, Jasmin Pagador, 6; and two of her elder siblings still go to school with just few sheets of pad paper on hand. The flood inundated their village and washed away their meager belongings including schoolbags and uniforms. None of their family members perished duringthe incident as they were able to climb over the rooftop of a neighbor’s house.
Like the rest of the sur-vivors, their determination encouraged compassionate individuals and organiza-tions to help. Humanitarian aid continue to pour for stu-
Studes affected by Sendong receive education materialsdents affected by the deluge, this time the aid comes in the form of educational assis-tance consisting of assorted school supplies, T-shirts and skirts for uniforms, slippers instead of shoes and books among others.
Jasmin Pagador was happy to have received the education starter package. She was one of the 471 school children of Cabili Village Elementary School benefited recently from the assistance facilitated by the Philippine Business for So-cial Progress (PBSP). Their school is among those badly hit by flashflood when Ty-phoon Sendong passed over the area last December. Jasmin’s classroom was dam-aged forcing her teacher to find another place where to conduct temporary classes.
Rafael Lopa- head of PBSP visited flood-dam-aged schools in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro to see where the Foundation and its corporate partners could channel available resources to help ease the burden of Sendong survivors.
During the early stage
Jennifer Belle helps distribute edu-cational materials at Cabili Village Elementary School.
of relief operations, PBSP helped mobilized mem-ber companies to donate basic survival necessities for flood-stricken families. Filipinos here and abroad responded with great com-passion. The corporate foundation facilitated the
visit to Cagayan de Oro of Filipino-American hip-hop artist of the Black Eyed Peas apl.de.ap.
Touched by the humiliat-ing condition of survivors, Apl.de.Ap extended his share to help his kababayans. His leaving Cagayan de Oro after
coming face to face with suffering kids and families might have moved him so much, that he sent his man-agers to do a deeper follow up visit to areas in Cagayan and Iligan to assess other possible needs of survivors.
Jennifer Belle, one of his managers cried when she met Jasmin at Cabili Village Elementary School in Iligan. She doesnt know how to speak Bisayan dialect but she understood Jasmin’s feelings as she tried to talk to the little girl during the visit. Both of them were
speechless as they viewed the damaged classroom of Jasmin.
From relief operations, PBSP now helps mobilize resources to be able to participate in the more challenging and costly re-habilitation efforts. With local partners like Goodwill Mindanao Philippines, Inc. (GMPI), projects and initia-tives still in the pipeline will be implemented to sustain its engagement with those affected by Typhoon Send-ong and corporate partners. (danny escabarte)
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MARRY ANN ONASA CASE NO;2012-10-0228 Applicant/s (2006 -10- 1853)
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line;City Proper to Del Carmen- Green Heigths(all in iligan city) and vice versa with the use of One (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on February 16, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of February, 2012.
MARIANNE C. ULEPMARIANNE C. ULEPRecords Officer/Acting Docket Officer
Mindanao Daily: Feb 11, 2012
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NILDA P. FACTURA CASE NO;2012-10-0225 Applicant/s (2007-10-0149)
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APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ DUAL service on the line; Cagayan de oro city to tagoloan misamis oriental and as for cargo from said place to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on February 16, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of February, 2012.
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Mindanao Daily: Feb 11, 2012
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ARIEL YANEZ CASE NO;2009-10-885 Applicant/s
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APPLICANT request authority to amend his/her authorized route of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line; Cogon Market to Iponan (Centro- Baikingon)all in Cagayan de oro city and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on February 16, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 8th day of February, 2012.
MARIANNE C. ULEPMARIANNE C. ULEPRecords Officer/Acting Docket Officer
Mindanao Daily: Feb 11, 2012
Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation
and CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING
AND REGULATORY BOARDRegion X, Cagayan de Oro City
ISABELITO DANUG CASE NO;2012-10-0220 Applicant/Vendor (2007-10-057)
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICANT request authority for Extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate MINI BUS service on the line; Carmen Market to Talakag – Mirayon (Bukidnon) and as for cargoes from said place to any point in Region X and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on February 16, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of February, 2012.
MARIANNE C. ULEPMARIANNE C. ULEPRecords Officer/Acting Docket Officer
Mindanao Daily: Feb 11, 2012
Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation
and CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING
AND REGULATORY BOARDRegion X, Cagayan de Oro City
ANALEA M. ABLER CASE NO;2012-10-0223 Applicant/s 2006-10-1620
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate TH FREIGHT TRUCK service on the line; within Cagayan de Oro City and from said place to any point in Region X accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of one (1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on February 16, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 9th day of February, 2012.
MARIANNE C. ULEPMARIANNE C. ULEPRecords Officer/Acting Docket Officer
Mindanao Daily: Feb 11, 2012
Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation
and CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING
AND REGULATORY BOARDRegion X, Cagayan de Oro City
ROSALINA PAJARDO CASE NO. 2012-10-0211 Applicant/s 2007-10- 0121
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICANT request authority to extend the validity of certificate of public convenience to operate PUJ service on the line ;Malaybalay City to Kibawe via Quezon (all in Bukidnon)and vice versa with the use of one(1)unit/s. This application will be considered by this Board on February 16, 2012, 10;00 A.M. at its Office, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, on which date applicant shall formally submit his/her evidence. At least FIVE(5)days prior to the date of hearing applicant shall publish its notice once in one(1) DAILY newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Island. Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition with documentary evidence submitted by the parties; unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence to be submitted by the parties. N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICA-TION. WITNESS THE HONORABLE MAN-DANGAN P. DARIMBANG, CESO V, Regional Director, this 7th day of February, 2012.
MARIANNE C. ULEPMARIANNE C. ULEPRecords Officer/Acting Docket Officer
Mindanao Daily: Feb 11, 2012
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By MIKE BAÑOS
FBC Solutions Corp. cel-ebrated its first anniversary January 28th, a brainchild of cousins Niño Mae V. Duran and Nathan John V. Yap and family friend Noelle Nor-een A. Juarez. Far-fetched as it seems, the venture arose from a confluence of unlikely events: Nathan visited Cagayan de Oro from his hometown in Houston, Texas in 2007 with two Pakistani-American friends who wanted to import cop-per concentrates from Mati for export to China.
However, when that fell
Niño Mae V. Duran, Noelle Noreen A. Juarez and Na-than John V. Yap are the young principals behind FBC Solutions, Inc., Cagayan de Oro’s newest call center. Photo supplied
Global links power Oro’s newest call centerCAGAYAN de Oro City––Two homegrown Pinoys, A Fil-Am who traces his roots to this city and nearby Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, his two Pakistani-American friends, an Indian Business Manager based in New Delhi and clients in the US, United Kingdom and Australia lend a truly global flavor to the newest call center in this Next Wave City for Pinoy BPOs.
through, the partners in-stead turned to exporting local delicacies from Iligan City to a growing Pasalu-bong market in the US thru FBC Worldwide, LLC, an import-export firm based in Houston and registered under US Laws.
Then, when Ms. Juarez’s in-laws began having second thoughts about continu-ing their CU Call Center in October, 2010, the lo-cal partners thought it a great idea to help the call center agents keep their jobs through a new venture
that would also address the need for some of Mr. Yap’s American friends for offshore customer services.
When the CU Call Cen-ter finally closed down in December, 2010, FBC Solu-
tions was already ready to accommodate its former employees and clients barely a month later.
Today, FBC has its first call center in Gusa just op-posite the CU Medical City
and inaugurated a new an-nex at the site of the former CU Call Center.
“FBC’s niche is to be the default call center and outsourcer for small busi-nesses,” noted Mr. Yap, FBC CEO. “There is a huge gap in the market serving this demographic -- large centers don’t want to deal with small projects, and most smaller centers are not adequately funded nor do they have the infrastructure required to minimize downtime.”
Its clients are mostly small to medium sized com-panies for which it provides customer inbound services such as virtual assistant, live chat (voice/non-voice) and sales (investments, insur-ance), surveys, appointment setting, lead generation for outbound services.
“Our bread and but-ter is supporting entre-
preneurs scale and grow their businesses, creating much-needed jobs both in the Philippines and the United States in the process,” Mr. Yap adds.
The firm’s business man-ager Ron Dutta, is an Indian national charged with re-cruiting new business for the company. He used to work for a Canadian call center but opted out when he started his own con-sultancy business. Today, he is a full-time employee of FBC Solutions working online from his base in New Delhi, India.
And top this: young as the firm is, it has already helped set up a separate company named E-conflu-ence, a partner firm owned by some former CU Call Center employees which provides business,
6 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012OPINIONEditor: NELSON V. CONSTANTINO , email: [email protected]
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Think a minute.Who do you enjoy being
with most? We usually enjoy friends
who make us feel accepted the way we are.
When we’re at our worst we still know that they ac-cept us, even if they don’t approve and agree with what we’re doing.
We enjoy friends with whom we can be tota l ly “real” and honest.
Pretending to be some-one you’re not gets tiring.
When you talk with your close friends, do you use formal words you would use with a high government official, minister or pastor?
Of course, not! With your close friends and buddies you can just be yourself and have honest, heart-to-heart talks.
How do I talk to God?
You see, that is how God wants you and me to talk with Him.
God wants so much to be your best friend.
Everyday He wants to have a good, heart-to-heart talk with you.
God doesn’t want to hear big, fancy words and formal prayers.
He wants you and me to be ourselves with Him.
He wants us to tell Him how we really feel inside,
when we’re happy, sad, even angry.
When Jesus Christ taught His closest friends how to pray, He used the every-day street language of His culture.
Jesus did not teach us to say formal, memorized prayers using big, religious words.
In fact, Jesus shocked all the religious leaders when He said we should call God “Dad.”
But the only way to be on speaking terms with God is you must ask Jesus Christ to forgive you and take full charge of your life everyday.
Then as you live for Jesus everyday, He will start show-ing you what your father in heaven is truly like and how much He loves you.
Jesus will show you how to live His successful, right way for the rest of your life.
Jesus will always listen and understand how you’re feeling and what you’re fac-ing in your life.
So this moment, why not talk to Jesus and ask Him to take control of your heart and life? Then you can enjoy talking with Him everyday as your best friend and Lord who loves you more than anyone does. Just
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Rulers invented the word society so they could impose laws
Varied and different interpretation of philosophical thoughts intertwined a complex society. Each person in a society has an individual thought on anything. In a larger sense, these ideas are grope into a school of thought known as “politics.”
Politics defined. Miriam Webster defines politics as a “science of government” or a method in the “manage-ment of a political party.” However, understanding the philosophical thoughts of politics in a modern society is a tainted interpretation of its natural laws.
Man and politics. Certainly, if left alone in the com-pany of the wild, a person’s existence will defend on how he understands the natural law of politics. Survival, therefore, is the basic natural law of politics. In the wild, the person’s everyday existence is determined on how he will secure himself from wild beasts while, at the same time, succeeds in procuring foods and securing his shelter at night and day.
Under this condition, it is the law of nature that influenced an individual’s thoughts and actions. Of course, the laws of nature had its good and bad side. Most likely, the person will always prefer the good side of nature such as abundant food, a shelter to rest safely and securely. Nature’s wrath such as calamities and at-tacks of wild beasts are nature’s awful side.
Here, we are talking of the political thinking and thoughts of a person who does not follow orders or
The law of natural politicscommand from anyone. A person who enjoyed natural freedom encrypted in boulder stones. In these boulder stones, are lists of a number of basic things constitut-ing natural freedom that a person must follow in order to survive.
One, the person must procure food everyday. Two, he must know that these foods are safe and where to get it. Three, he must be able to evade imagined and real threat to his life. Four, he must always return to his abode to rest and make sure that his place is always secure. All these thoughts are essence of untrammeled freedom.
Government and politics. In his books ‘Two Trea-ties of Government’, John Locke failed to explain the character and thinking of a person without government or without a ruler.
He concentrated on the philosophy of a governed society while injecting the thoughts of natural law as natural act of ruler-subject relationship.
Locke argued that for a person to become a full member of a society he must regard this as an act of express consent.
Consequently, Locke’s writings bolstered the thoughts that a society exists only if there are rulers and subjects that imposed what he (Locke) described as natural laws.
Leo Strauss, a historian on philosophy and author of various philosophical books such as the “Thoughts of Machaivelli,” said that Locke does not believe in natural law.
Man withouty government. In other words, Locke simply disregarded the law on natural politics that ac-tually directs a person’s thoughts and action even if left alone to fend for survival.
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LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ̀ Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you’…” (Luke 1:27-28, the Holy Bible).
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would seem that the proverbial bridge to be crossed has already been laid before all Filipinos on the issue of whether the Supreme Court can act against the Senate doing its job as an impeachment court, with the filing of a petition with the tribunal by Chief Justice Renato Corona seeking to stop his trial.
Is the impeachment court really supreme on matters of impeachment trials, as senator-judges and congress-men-prosecutors have been saying, so that not even the Supreme Court can do anything against the acts of the Senate while it is trying an impeachment complaint?
Or, as Corona’s lawyers are now arguing in their peti-tion before the high court, the Supreme Court really has the power to correct, amend, modify or even reverse or nullify orders or resolutions of the impeachment court which are perceived to have been issued in grave abuse of discretion?
-ooo-JUDICIAL POWER VS. ALL BRANCHES OF GOV’T:
The law here is Section 1, Art. 8 of the 1987 Constitu-tion, which, in two paragraphs, provides: “The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law.
“Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable, and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of
‘Impeachment not sole prerogative of Congress’
THE Philippines frequently hit the international media because of disasters and all sorts of calamities that occur every now and then.
Incidents do not come in small matter the reason why it attract the attention of people from far and near. The tragedies usually come with hundreds or thousands of death and millions worth of property damage.
To the media people, things like these are big stories. They hit the world headlines and the disasters spread from corner to cor-ner. Many times, the coun-try commands large spaces in the newspapers, radio and televisions with deafen-ing big stories. Incidents like earthquakes, floods, fires, typhoons, shipwrecks, rebellions, coup d’ etat, etc. naturally are given great
Filipinos are strong and brave
importance in the media.Comparing disaster
stories to corruptions and thievery in the government, the latter are seemingly no match because they are like ordinary matters already or frequently committed and therefore, not deserving to hit the banner line. News reporting in such a case is rare and even in times when there is hardly big news, the simply do not come in the limelight unless those involved are top brass.
Filipinos, it seem, are
always prepared for ca-lamities. They are aware that living in the country means getting ready all the time for any eventualities. They know for a fact the country is sitting on a powder keg that could explode anytime of day. They are aware that the country has so much of rainfall and floods and as such look at the sky when there is heavy downpour.
There were so many big quakes in the past that claimed lives and damage to properties but such in-
cidents just do not affect the feeling of people. They are not alarmed and they remain calm, strong and brave. They do not panic or run without any direction. They do not shout anymore just move calmly and go to safer grounds. It is a matter of awareness.
Filipinos just smile at misfortunes. They do not worry so much and still go on straight to their direc-tions. They easily forget the fury of tragedies. Such ugly incidents pass out in their minds in short periods after its occurrence. They do not linger for long in their minds and they stands straight without being wor-ried or emotionally affected.
Because of this impor-tant feature of the Filipinos, disasters come after disasters
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This happens after the city government created a trade mission headed by the City Economic Enter-prise and Development Office and the chairman of the Sangguniang Panlung-sod committee on trade commerce and industry.
Late last week, Mayor Jason Paredes Almonte together with his Team One Oroquieta organized the trade mission to invite investors from Cebu City to put up their respective
Investors keep coming in Oroquieta
Photo shows an Ocean Jet Liner that will come to Oroquieta City (left photo) while a beach resort found in Baliangao (center and right photos) and the upcoming zip line of Oroquieta will be one of the Golden Viaje Travel and Tour Package ”Misamis Occidental Escapades.” google.com photo
By PJ TREMEDAL of Western Mindanao Bureau
OROQUIETA City––Investors now starts pouring in the City of Good Life, as in-dustry in tourism and shipping are now busy processing their business papers to start business.
businesses in the city.Three shipping compa-
nies are eager to establish their businesses.
In 2004, two ports were rehabilitated through a memorandum of agree-ment with the Philippine Ports Authority that the local government will be administering the opera-tions, the Manuel L. Que-zon Fish Port and the San Vicente Bajo Port that costs the city government mil-lions just to rehabilitate
and ultimately made the two ports operational.
Last week, SP Member Vincent Guantero, who heads the SP Committee on Trade, Commerce and Industry, reported to the city mayor that their mis-sion was successful.
Gu a nt e ro s a i d t h e Ocean Fast Ferries Cor-poration (Ocean Jet) has signified its intention to operate in the city.
The Ocean Jet is now in the process of getting the needed papers with the city government and Marina (Maritime Industry Authority).
Ocean Jet will be pio-neering the Oroquieta-Iligan City route of its fast crafts and additionally the company will be fielding
their LST Barges to cater cargoes and other products that need sea transport.
The other two shipping companies that signified its interest to put up Ro-ro (Roll-on/roll-off) business in Oroquieta City are the Lite and Roble Shipping Companies. But these two shipping companies need a ramp for their Ro-ro ships.
As this development, Almonte asked the local port authority to fast track
the construction of the port’s ramps.
Meanwhile, in the tour-ism industry, Golden Viaje Travel and Tours, owned by Ma. Paz Gendrala will be opening a branch of-fice to cater travel and tours promotion in the city to help promote tourism potential destinations of Misamis Occidental.
Dubbed as “Misamis Occidental Escapades “the travel and tours package
will be promoting tourism destination from Ozamis City down to the munici-pality of Baliangao, Sapang Dalaga, Jimenez, Clarin, Calamba and Oroquieta City.
“Especially with our under construction 1.2 km Zip Line, Oroquieta City may become the next travel hub of Misamis Oc-cidental.” Almonte proudly explained to the Mindanao Daily.
THE Philippines could expect a bullish market during the Year of the Water Dragon, business experts said in a forum.
According to Cora Guidote, vice presi-dent of SM Investments Corp., the coun-try could have a six-year bullish market because it has very optimistic indicators in business, like the Philippine Stocks Exchange index which hit record highs during the past trading sessions.
She said that other reasons for the optimism is the country’s national debt has gone down while fiscal revenues were stable.
Guidote added that Philippine banks are very liquid and well provisioned, and now have a loan deposit ratio of 45 percent to 80 percent.
The executive said that remittances are also growing by 25 percent to 27 percent.
Guidote also mentioned that the Me-dium Term Development Plan would be a potential economic growth enhancer if it were effectively implemented.
“Business can do well and do better if the drive on fiscal consolidation and the drive against corruption is balanced with fiscal support for the broader economy through infrastructure and job creation,” she added.
Another growth enhancer would be the agricultural sector, which needs greater support toward self-sufficiency to make it less vulnerable to climate change.
Experts forecast bullish Philippine market in 2012
Guidote also said that sunshine in-dustries such as fuel, agriculture, medi-cal tourism, infrastructure (through the public-private partnership [PPP]), alter-native energy, green technology (retail, engineering design and architecture), gold trading and information technology will also get a boost this year.
Meanwhile, Gus Cosio, president of the First Metro Asset Management, noted that infrastructure, consumer spending, and recovery in China and Europe were possible drivers for the Philippine market for 2012.
He added that the slow us recovery that will shift to higher gear; continued demand for iron, nickel and chrome ore from China; gold prices strongly supported at $1,500; and a low-interest rate environ-ment were also Philippine market drivers.
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The initiative is just another example of adverse trends facing the sector and more of this are likely to emerge as the crisis in the US and the rest of
the world worsens in the coming years
Obama’s ‘insourcing’ highlights risks of relying on BPOsTHE recent pronouncement by US Pres. Barack Obama to bring outsourcing jobs back to the US highlights the dangers of relying on business process outsourc-ing (BPO), and on foreign economies in general, for Filipino jobs. According to research group IBON, even if it is still unclear if Pres. Obama’s proposed “insourcing” legislation will pass, the vulnerability of the sector and the government’s misplaced attention to this is increasingly apparent.
The “insourcing” ini-tiative has been dismissed
either as mere election-related rhetoric or in any case as unlikely to prosper against corporate lobbying, such as by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP). But the initiative is just another example of adverse trends facing the sector and more of this are likely to emerge as the crisis in the US and the rest of the world worsens
in the coming years, the research group said.
Government and indus-try estimates for the BPO are of 1.3 million jobs and US$25 billion in revenues in 2016. These are unlikely and it will be recalled that the original BPO “Roadmap to 2010” target was for 1.0 million jobs and US$12 bil-lion in revenues in 2010 – of which only 525,000 jobs and
US$8.9 billion materialized.As it is, IBON noted that
the growth of the BPO sector is already slowing slightly in terms of jobs and revenues. The 21.9% growth in BPAP-reported jobs in the sector in 2011, to an estimated 640,000, was slightly slower than the 24.1% growth in 2010. Similarly the 22.5% reported growth in revenues, to some US$10.9 billion, was slightly slower than the 25.3% growth in 2010.
The slowing global and, in particular, US economy appears to have affected the sector’s performance despite the country report-edly having nudged India out as the world’s leading BPO center.
The World Bank has previously estimated global economic growth to have fallen to 2.7% in 2011 from 4.1% in 2010 and US eco-nomic growth from to 1.7% (2011) from 3.0% (2010). Developments in the US
economy are particularly relevant because the latest Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data notes that the US accounts for 72% of foreign investment and 80% of BPO service exports.
It can for instance be noted that the trend in the deployment of Filipino nurs-es to the US dropped from 649 in 2008 to just 85 in 2010. In his campaign for the US presidency, Pres. Obama campaigned for prioritiz-ing American nurses over migrants declaring: ““The notion that we would have to import nurses makes ab-solutely no sense.” Recently, the Democrats’ House Bill 1933 reviving temporary visas for registered nurses was approved by Congress. Among others the bill lim-its the number of H1-C temporary registered nurse visas to 300 per year from a previous quota of 500 annually.
The government has so far budgeted at least Php575 million in subsidies for private foreign BPO inves-tors consisting of trainings, curriculum and teacher development, career mar-
keting and scholarships through TESDA and CHED. According to IBON, these funds will be more pro-ductively spent supporting Filipino industry, science and technology than for a sector that is such a small part of the economy and by its nature does not give much value-added.
The BPO sector is barely integrated into the local economy outside of its rela-tively few jobs and so does not stimulate or encourage domestic production.
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THE Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCCI)in Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental, which was organized just three years ago, is now involved on various civic and com-munity undertakings, ac-cording to PCCCI President Ricky Go.
On the environment aspect; Go said that the group initiated tree plant-ing in November 2010 in partnership with the Min-
PCCCI bares community endeavordanao Media Advocates for Environment Preservation (MMAEP) and the Police Trainees of Regional Train-ing School (RTS) headed by Regional Training Director Col. Benito Ramos.
The tree planting was held at the “treeposotory” of Barangay Tablon with the help of Punong Barangay Romeo Bacarro and some of his councilors.
The group also support-ed and “Presentor” of the annual “Kagay-an Festival
Media Photo Contest” since 2010 while presented also last year the “Basic Journal-ism Seminar” for Barangay Information Officers (BIOs) organized by a private orga-nizing company “AppleMark Tri-Media Production.”
Just recently, together with the Chinese commu-nity who are now residing in Cagayan de Oro, the PCCCI took part in the relief goods operations for the victims of typhoon Sendong. Go said that the PCCCI is always ready to assist as part of its community service.
Kia Motors will use most of its expanded capacity of its assembly line in Georgia to produce more Optimas in the United States, said Tom Loveless, Kia Motors America’s vice president of sales, in an interview with U.S. magazine Automotive News.
The company’s Georgia plant, which assembles the Optima and the Sorento, added 60,000 units of ca-pacity last year. The two models took up 44 percent of the carmaker’s U.S. sales last year.
Loveless said he expects the Optima to be Kia Mo-tors’ best-selling car in the U.S. in 2012. The Sorento has been the top seller for the past two years.
Kia Motors sold 84,590 Optimas in 2011 in the U.S., nearly tripling the 2010 sales volume, but had trouble meeting new orders, since consumer demand for the vehicle outpaced supply
Kia to push for Optima production hike in US marketSOUTH Korea’s Kia Motors Corp. is planning to expand its pro-duction capacity of the popular Optima sedan this year in the United States to meet growing demand for the mid-size vehicle, according a company executive.
capacity.Loveless said that if Kia
Motors fails to keep up with demand for the Op-tima this year, the company will consider importing the model from South Korea.
The Optima is sold under the name of K5 in South Korea.
In 2011, Kia Motors’ U.S. sales jumped 36 percent on-year to 485,492 vehicles. (PNA/Yonhap)
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ARTS&CULTURE
This February 16 to 21 Northern Mindanao artists from Iligan, Butuan and Cagayan de Oro will go to Angono, Rizal to celebrate the 3rd Philippine Visual Arts Festival 2012 (PVAF 3 The Rizal Experience).
The creative festivities will include the Higantes Parade (which Angono is famous for), interactive mu-ral paintings, body painting, art workshop and lectures, tattoo competitions, art exhibits and art conferences.
Artists from all over the Philippines will gather on this prestigious event to mingle with each other and
THE Phil ippine Ballet Theatre (PBT) will come to Cagayan de Oro to cel-ebrate the 57th founda-tion of Liceo de Cagayan University.
The res ident bal le t company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will grace the stage of Rodelsa Hall this com-ing February 24-26, 2012 with their classic bal-
Philippine Ballet Theatre celebrates with Liceo University
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jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instru-mentality of the Govern-ment.”
The key phrase here, it would seem, is “to deter-mine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdic-tion on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government”, which is a phrase that has already been explained twice by the Supreme Court.
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NOT SOLE PREROGA-TIVE OF CONGRESS”: In the case of “Ernesto B. Francisco, Jr. vs. Nag-mamalasakit na mga Ma-nananggol ng mga Mang-gagawang Pilipino, Inc.”, G.R. No. 160261, Novem-ber 10, 2003, written by the present Ombudsman, former Justice Conchita Carpio Morales, the Su-preme Court said: “… the Constitution did not in-tend to leave the matter of impeachment to the sole discretion of Congress…”
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This, despite the young firm’s initial difficulties in recruiting call center agents due to intense com-petition from local and Cebu-based call centers.
Besides FBC Solutions, there are four other call centers based in Cagayan de Oro, two in Iligan and one start-up in Bukidnon.
Jus t l as t we ek , t he company had difficulty processing all the walk-in applicants who wanted to join them.
“That’s because we al-ways tell our staff they will grow with, and not for the company,” said Mr. Duran, the firm’s managing direc-tor for Asia. “Provided our employee is qualified for a promotion, he will always get it because we prioritize internal over external recruitment. We believe that starting with
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(found at pages 130-131 of Supreme Court Reports Annotated, Volume 415).
This was reiterated by the Supreme Court in “Merceditas Gutierrez vs. House of Representa-tives”, G.R. No. 193459, February 15, 2011, where it said: “The Court finds it well-within its power to determine whether public respondent (House of Rep-resentatives) committed a violation of the Constitu-tion or gravely abused its discretion in the exercise of its functions and preroga-tives that could translate as lack or excess of jurisdic-tion, which would require corrective measures from the Court…”
On the argument that the power of the impeach-ment court to act came from the people, the Su-preme Court said its own power to review the acts of all branches of govern-ment, including the Senate acting as an impeachment court, also came from the people themselves, when they ratified the very Con-stitution that contained the power of judicial review against all branches.
let rendition of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as choreographed and directed by the first Filipina Prima Ballerina, Maniya Barredo.
After successfully cel-ebrating their 25th Anni-versary as CCP’s resident ballet company with the staging of Romeo and Juliet last July 2011 at the CCP Main Theater, they will fi-
nally bring their critically-acclaimed production to Cagayan de Oro.
This will be the first time that the dance com-pany will perform this classical ballet outside the country’s capital, thus the group promises to enchant the audiences with their dramatic and poetic rendi-tion of this classical ballet production.
Founded in 1987, PBT has established itself as the pre-eminent classi-cal ballet company in the country today.
It was formed by way of an alliance of leading dance groups in the eight-ies and eventually won the recognition of the Cultural Center of the Philippines as its resident ballet company.
With its preservation of
the rich and elegant clas-sical story ballets, such as Swan Lake, Giselle, Nut-cracker and contemporary ballets with stark inven-tiveness like the critically-acclaimed Carmina Burana and Daughters of Mourn-ing (Bernarda Alba), PBT’s repertoire continues to dazzle various audiences here and abroad.
For ticket reservations
to PBT’s Romeo and Juliet at the Rodelsa Hall, please feel free to call the Office of Cultural Affairs of Liceo de Cagayan University at (088) 8584093 local 109 or call/text 09176366528 or 09998885808 or you may visit their office located at the 2nd Floor of Rodelsa Hall, Rodolfo N. Pelaez Boulevard, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro.
the right culture and en-vironment has helped us keep our employee turn-over quite low.”
Ms. Juarez, the firm’s vice president for opera-tions, believes manage-ment style also plays its part . “We manage our operations hands-on and have a 1:12 team leader/member ratio unlike other cal l centers where the usual ratio is 1:20. So our relationships with our em-ployees are on a personal basis, one-on-one, and we encourage them to think of their workplace as their second home.”
Besides offering higher salaries than other local call centers, FBS also offers allowances for communi-cations and transporta-tion, free life insurance for regulars, and free juice, water and coffee for ev-eryone.
The FBC (for Filipino Buying Corp) group of companies so far include FBC Worldwide, FBC So-lutions Corp. and FBC Trust Corp.
Visual Arts Festival 2012By RHYAN CASIÑO, Contributor
FEBRUARY is celebrated not just the month of hearts but also as an Arts Month for the whole country.
share ideas. Each delegate will bring
an art work to be exhibited at the gathering and also they will be encourage to participate on the on the spot painting session at Rizal’s beautiful Daranak falls.
Northern Mindanao art-ists are excited to participate and be part of the PVAF 3.
Mar igold Gar iddo-Ramos is a first timer in gatherings like these as well as Mr. Jun Camacho, Biswal Mindanao, Inc. President.
They are excited to met with creative colleagues from all over the country
and learn from them.Iligan’s Alladin Ali and
Licong of Butuan City is looking forward in meeting old friends.
This activity is really a good way to keep the fire burning among artists in exploring new ideas and in-novations that will continue to nourish and develop in the local art scene, says one
participant.The 3rd Philippine Visu-
al Arts Festival 2012 (PVAF 3 The Rizal Experience) is a project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Together with The Prov-ince of Rizal, The Munici-pality of Angono, Munici-pality of Taytay and the Neo Angono Artist Collective.
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the Philippines’ economic and social development, and we commend the GPH and MILF panels on their eff orts so far,” Ledoux said in a statement.
Th e EU is currently pro-viding P180 million in grants under its Instrument for Stability which supports the International Monitoring Team (IMT), as well as lo-cal and international NGOs
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si Ruffy Biazon at si Danny Lim, tapos medyo malalalim na ugat ng prob-lem diyan sa Customs at talaga namang kailangan bigyan natin ng realizable target,” the President said Friday.
The President was in-terviewed by the media during the launching of an entrepreneurial program of the Technical Educa-tion and Skills Develop-ment Authority (TESDA) in Taguig City on Friday.
Reporters asked the President about the gov-ernment agencies that he will prioritize in the imple-mentation of reforms.
Aside from discuss-ing the reforms at the BoC, the President said he is impressed at the way TESDA Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva does his work.
Despite the P2.4 bil-lion debt, the President said TESDA was able to get ISO certification as well as posting 61 percent employment record.
“Talaga namang hap-py tayo (with the perfor-mance). But of course, pag ni-report ni Joel na 100 percent ng 100 percent, mas happy tayo,” he said.
Based on the impact evaluation studies conduct-ed last year, the President said, almost 61 per cent of those who graduated in the technical, vocational and educational training of TESDA are now earning through their respective jobs.
He added that the gov-ernment is focusing on providing more jobs for the remaining 39 per cent.
“Thirty-nine per cent po ang dadagdagan na-tin ng pansin para may makakuha na rin sila nang mga trabaho…” the Presi-dent noted.
Aquino also bared that the government has al-located a total of P500 million under the eco-nomic stimulus program for the training of some 65 thousand individuals in preparation for their possible employment in the business process out-sourcing sector (BPO).
The TESDA Special-ista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP) is one of TESDA’s responses to the goal of the govern-ment to achieve inclusive growth as embodied in the Labor and Employment Plan and National Techni-cal Education and Skills Development (NTESDP) 2011-2016.
It is designed to fa-cilitate employment for certified workers/persons to get into productive un-dertakings through the provision of services in demand in the community.
TPSP shall develop a pool of trained and certi-fied TESDA Specialistas who will respond to the demand for services by the households and the immediate communities.
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assistant manager Ale-jandro Gesta entered a “not guilty” plea during their ar-raignment to two counts of libel before Judge Ridgeway Tanjili of Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 on February 10.
Tanjili, then scheduled the pre-trial conference on April 10, 2012 and the initial trial on April 17, 2012.
Canoy and Gesta were prompted to appear in court for the arraignment after their motion to defer pro-ceedings was junked by
involved in both the civilian protection component of the IMT and the International Contact Group.
This grant funding is a reiteration of the Euro-pean Union’s commitment to peace- making and peace-building through mediation, dialogue and reconciliation, to improve the response to confl ict-aff ected populations’ humanitarian needs and enhance the respect for their humanitarian and human rights, the statement said.
Overall, the EU and its member states are one of the largest contributors in the peace-building eff orts in Mindanao and the single largest contributor to the Mindanao Trust Fund with a contribution of P490 million.
The EU is aware that once a peace agreement is signed many challenges will still remain to ensure that peace in Mindanao is lasting, the statement said.
“Issues such as the rule of law and governance will
become central in the post-agreement period. Address-ing them will require strong and capable leadership from all those concerned,” it added.
The visiting EU team urged the parties to intensify their negotiations to reach a settlement at the earliest possible moment.
The EU believes that the timing is right for a decisive push towards an agreement and that such an opportunity must not
be missed.In support of efforts to
achieve peace, the European Union will continue to ad-dress the development needs of Mindanao, to which it has already channeled P9 billion since the 1990s., the statement said.
The EU delegates re-minded the parties that the conflict has an enormous cost on the region and that economic development will only be possible with peace. Wire reports
Tanjili last month.In a two-page order
dated Jan. 3, 2012, Tanjili ruled that there’s no merit on the claims of both Canoy and Gesta that the evidence laid down by the prosecution was insufficient to warrant the issuance of an arrest order against them.
“Anent the allegation of facts set forth in the instant motion, the court is not of the view that all matters raised therein are eviden-tiary and therefore must be proved with evidence during a full blown trial on the merits of the case,” Tanjili said.
The case stemmed from the complaint filed by for-mer RMN Davao station manager Mario Maximo “Dodong” Solis.
Solis was earlier declared “illegally dismissed” by the National Labor Relations Commission Regional Ar-bitration Office XI after the RMN management termi-nated his services in 2009 for alleged “loss of trust and confidence”. The decision was later overturned by the NLRC in Cagayan de Oro City, the hometown of Canoy family but the verdict is pending appeal before the Court of Appeals.
But aside from the ter-mination, Canoy and Gesta allegedly caused the publi-cation on a newspaper of a paid ad justifying Solis ter-mination as well as caused the airing over dxDC of a 3-minute canned material translation of the newspaper advertisement. The radio material was aired once every hour for almost a month.
Solis, on his part, claimed that the paid ad and the radio material had maligned his reputation as the contents therein were untrue and baseless.
Tanjili has already or-
dered the arrest of Canoy and Gesta and already sched-uled their arraignment but both accused twice asked for postponement and later fi led a motion questioning the validity of the arrest war-rant aft er they had posted bail for two counts of libel.
But the prosecution, through private prosecutor Atty. John Nathaniel Mara-sigan and government pros-ecutor Joseph Mamburam asserted that the court had already determined prob-able cause when it issued warrants for their arrest and this was sustained by Judge Tanjili. (PNA)
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In Tudela town as of yester-day, the local Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council chaired by Mayor Es-tela Ubot-Estaño reported 241 Families (1,446 Individuals to include children and elderlies) were evacuated from the 11 barangays that were badly hit by the flashfloods.
In an interview, Estaño said 11 barangays were flooded after an irrigation dam [Paca dam of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA)] collapsed due to heavy rains that started February 9.
At 7 p.m. on February 9, the
mayor said a heavy downpour was experienced and at around 11 in the evening barangay officials reported through the towns radio communication system that they are under water and needed to be rescued.
The Paca dam was also damaged last year due to heavy rains. The NIA promised to rehabilitate the dam with a P15 million budget but local initiatives started rehabilitat-ing it with minor repairs, on Thursday evening it collapsed again.
This, with the able support from the province’s Search and Rescue Team Misamis Occiden-tal Search and Rescue Team) of the Provincial Disaster Risk
Reduction and management Council chaired by Governor Hermie M. Ramiro responded immediately with dump trucks and rescuers that arrives later and with other rescue groups from the Oroquieta City Search and Rescue Team the families were evacuated amidst heavy waters from the Paca River.
Estaño said that with her own search and rescue team that was supported by PDRRMC and CDRRMA, the evacuation was successful, no casualties were reported as of press time.
The mayor said the affected barangays were Locsoon, Se-bac, Basirang, Panay Diyot, Centru Napu, Barra, Tigdok, Cabol Anonan, Nailon, Taguima,
and Yahong.She said her town engineers
are now conducting an assess-ment to determine the extent of the damage brought about by the flashfloods.
Initially, she said 10 houses were destroyed.
Meanwhile, a nearby town of Clarin was also hit by the flashflood and some of the barangays residents were evacuated to the town center.
DepEd Mis-OCC reported also that some schools in the two municipalities were also damage by the flashfloods and classes were suspended
The PDRRMC headed by its Executive Officer Gain Paul de Barras confirmed that the town
of Sapang Dalaga suffered landslides that destroyed two houses in Barangay El Paraiso, and caused a three-hour traffic jam in two other barangays near the national highway where landslides also occurred caused by heavy downpour on Wednes-day morning. No one was hurt.
Meanwhile, Dapitan City and other towns of Zamboanga del Norte were also hit by flashfloods.
Init ial report said that 15,000 people were affected and evacuated while damaged to property and agriculture sec-tors are now under assessment by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council of Region 9.
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The Women’s Feature Ser vice (WFS) Phi ls . , through its executive direc-tor Olivia Tripon, Women LEAD Foundation, Inc. staff lawyer Leovides Domingo-Cabarrubias, and Women’s Crisis Center Knowledg-ment Management offi-cer Theresa Balayon, gave local journalists insights on different forms of vio-lence committed especially against women and those imposed even by media workers against targeted personalities.
The women activists were joined by Depart-ment of Social Welfare and Development-Caraga lawyer Josefe Sorrera-Ty, who gamely participated in discussing the approaches made to address violence against women.
Cabarrubias said the WFS has embarked on edu-cating women of their rights stressing that they need to be aware of them and act when the need arises. She pointed out that women are
Women’s group takes upinterventions vs violence
By PAT SAMONTE, Regional Editor-Caraga
BUTUAN City––A Manila-based wom-en’s group has assessed the various interventions made by stakeholders against gender-based violence in a press conference at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center here on Thursday.
amply protected by our laws and should take advantage of that protection to stop the abuses and violence committed by men.
Tripon said the most ef-fective measure to address violence against women is to strictly apply the law. This approach would make the culprit and abuser “cringe” should the abused be strong enough to assert her rights under the law.
Balayon said that vio-lence done by either men or women is a violation of the right of the recipi-ent. Even without hurting the victim “physically” but inflicting pain to his or her “sensibilities”, is violence nonetheless, she said.
She took a swipe at media practitioners who commit “violence” through their writings and pronounce-ments without basis. Victims should assert their rights under the law to protect themselves against this form of “violence”, she said.
Sorrera-Ty, on her part, said the practice of law has exposed herself to vari-ous forms of violence and used her legal expertise to assist victims of violence especially women and their children, sexual harassment, rape and trafficking.
Sorrera-Ty, dean of the college of law of the Father Saturnino Urios University here, emphasized that the Magna Carta of Women gives women their rights in the Philippine Constitu-tion, which shall be enjoyed without discrimination and spells out their right to protection from all forms of violence.
The group also held a community forum on Multi-Stakeholder Approach towards Mainstreaming Rights-Based and Gender-Sensitive Justice and Healing for Survivors of Gender-
Based Violence at the same venue yesterday (Feb. 10). Ms. Agnes Carlos was coordinator of the Women’s Feature Service Phils.’ activi-ties here.
The Magna Carta of Women gives women their rights in the Philip-pine Constitution, which shall be enjoyed without discrimination...
