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Camp Evangelista preparing list of local officials supporting NPA

By LITO RULONA
Correspondent
THE Army’s 4th Infantry Di-
vision is preparing a list of lo-
cal officials it has identified as
supporters of the New People’s
interior department soon, Camp
Evangelista’s spokesperson said
on Tuesday.
Camp Evangelista would
also submit pieces of evidence,
including documents, against
Ingente.
Ingente said the officials
would include provincial, city
and barangay officials.
She said there were intel-
ligence information about the
ceiving from the local officials,
and these were corroborated by
subversive documents and data
from cellphones seized by gov-
ernment troops.
“We just want local officials
ties,” Ingente said.
Much of the support extended
were financial, and in some cas-
es, even public funds were shared
to rebels by officials.
Ingente said the military has

Police memo real;

Army and would submit it to the the officials, said 1Lt. Teresita support the NPA has been re- to stop supporting rebel activi- See LIST/p.11

Cocpo exec
announces
another round
of ‘surprise’

Alagar denial ‘fake’

drug tests
By JOEY NACALABAN
Correspondent

THE Cagayan de Oro City

Police Office yesterday an-
nounced it would conduct
another round of “surprise”
mandatory drug tests.
Chief Insp. Mardy Hor-
tillosa, Cocpo spokesman, By JOEY NACALABAN
and NITZ ARANCON
said mandatory drug tests, Correspondents

started last year, are part
of a continuous process all
officers under Cocpo must
undergo.
So far, according to
Hortillosa, no Cocpo mem-
ber tested positive for il-
legal drug use during the
“surprise” examinations.
But aside from drug
tests, he said Cocpo has
other ways of knowing
whether a Cocpo member
is into illegal drugs or not.
“Kung naay report nga
kining mao nga pulis gag-
amit og droga ipatawag na
siya personally diretso og
ipa drug test,” Hortillosa
said.
Hortillosa said the pro-
cedure would be conduct-
ed by the police’s crime
laboratory personnel and
witnessed by officers.
If a police officer tests
positive, the he or she
See ROUND/p.11
T
HE Feb. 27 in-
ter-office memoran-
dum that directed
city and provincial police
directors in northern
Mindanao to validate if
there was a real Isis threat
turned out to be authentic
contrary to what Camp
Alagar officials have
claimed.
The police memo con-
tained classified informa-
tion and an investigation
has been started to find
out how a copy of the
document was leaked to
the public, an ABS-CBN
report quoted Camp Cra-
me spokesman Supt. John
Bulalacao as saying.
It was Bulalacao,
speaking on behalf of
Camp Crame, who con-
firmed the authenticity
of the Feb. 27 document
PRIESTLY MARCH. Roman Catholic Archbishop Antonio Ledesma walks with priests as around 400 clergymen marched during the opening of
the 42nd Diocesan Clergy of Mindanao Convention in Butuan City. (photo by erwin mascariñas)
from Camp Alagar.
The memo, signed by

Regencia awaits ruling on his appeal vs suspension Camp Alagar intelligence

By NORA SORINO
GSD-Iligan bureau chief
ILIGAN City--Mayor
Celso Regencia has con-
tinued to hold on to his
post despite a order of the
anti-graft court that sus-
pended him for 90 days.
Regencia said the Sab-
diganbayan’s ruling has
not been served yet and he
has appealed the decision.
Until the Sandigan-
bayan rules on his mo-
tion for reconsideration,
Regencia would continue
performing the functions
of mayor, according to his
lawyer Leo Zaragoza.
The 10-page Feb. 14
resolution slapped Regen-
cia with a 90-day suspen-
sion order based on Section
13 of the Anti-Graft and
Corrupt Practices Act. The
clause mandates the pre-
ventive suspension of of-
ficials facing valid charges
of any offense involving
fraud.
The case sprang from
Regencia’s move to con-
tinue functioning as mayor
at a time when he was
See AWAITS/p.11
head Supt. Rodolfo Her-
nandez, ordered police
directors in Region 10 to
validate a text message
that Isis bombers and
expert bomb makers, who
posed as fishermen, have
come from Indonesia and
See MEMO/p.11
Kagay-an
Gold Star Daily

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Councilor dismayed over second
deferment of proposed ordinance
By LITO RULONA
Correspondent
CITY Councilor Edna Da-
hino expressed disappoint-
ment over the deferment
of her proposed ordinance
that would regulate the
travel of children who are
unaccompanied by their
parents or legal guardians.
In its regular session
this week, Dahino’s pro-
posed ordinance has been
deferred by a majority of
the city council twice since
she first submitted the draft
to the city council.
Dahino’s proposed
ordinance no. 2017-153
seeks strict regulations on
the travel of children or
minors alone or unaccom-
panied by their parents
or guardians to and from
Cagayan de Oro without
proper documentation.
The city councilors
who blocked the proposed
ordinance were Majority
Floor Leader Ian Mark
Nacaya, Teodulfo Lao, Jr.,
Romeo Calizo, Reuben
Daba, Dometillo Acenas,
and Minority Floor Leader
Leon Gan.
Those who favored for
the passage of the ordi-
nance were city councilors
George Goking, Enrico Sal-
cedo, Jay Pascual, Lourdes
Gaane, Suzette Magta-
jas-Daba, and Dahino.
Vice Mayor Raineir
Joaquin Uy broke the tie
in favor to the deferment
asking for more details on
the proposed ordinance
including financial support
from the city hall during
the enforcement period.
“I don’t think nga
kulang. Dili lang nako
masabtan kung unsa gyud
ang kulang. My proposed
Editor: Cong B. Corrales
ordinance is in order apan
mao man gyud ilang gusto
nga i-pending. Dili ako
abogado but for me my
conviction is to protect the
family,” she said.
She said the city ranked
fourth in the entire country
and second in the Mindan-
ao for human trafficking
cases.
“This is very alarm-
ing. Pray na lang kita nga
mapasar gyud kini sunod
semana. This is not only my
idea but from a collective
idea from other national
government agencies,” Da-
hino said.
Dahino said the Depart-
ment of Justice, Department
of Social Welfare and De-
velopment, National Bureau
of Investigation, Philippine
National Police, as well as
the other member agencies
in the city’s Inter-agency
2
Children Anti-Trafficking
Council have been waiting
for her proposed ordinance
to be enacted.
“My ordinance was
studied and reviewed by
a battery of lawyers from
the City Legal Office and
by experts from national
agencies,” said Dahino
adding that her intention
is to lower, if not, rid the
city of human trafficking,
especially on children.
She said the anti-traf-
ficking council is mandated
to draft and push for the
approval of laws for the
protection of children.
“Everything has been
polished and it was draft-
ed a long time ago. Its
approval is considered
long overdue. Tanan pros-
ecutors gibuhos na ilang
suggestions to draft this,”
Dahino said.

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE Probe team

FELY’S JEWELRY & PAWNSHOP
CAGAYAN DE ORO with: on colorum
* Main Branch – Located at N. Capistrano cor. Cruz Taal Sts., Brgy. 7
* Carmen Branch – at Ipil St., Carmen, (infront of Carmen Public Market)
* Cogon Branch I – at Osmeña - J. R. Borja Sts., Brgy. 38, Cogon area
vans sought
* Cogon Branch II – at J. R. Borja cor. S. Daumar Sts.,
(infront of National Bookstore) By EDWIN IYO
* Limketkai Branch – at Ground Level, Service Arcade infront IMG20171229162313 Correspondent
of parking area A Limketkai Center, Limketkai Mall.
MISAMIS Oriental Board
Will hold a Public Auction on all Past Due Loans, unrenewed and
unredeemed pawn items, which expired last OCTOBER 01, 2017 to Member Borris Oliver Ac-
DECEMBER 31, 2017. tub has urged the Land
The said Public Auction will be on MARCH 15, 2017 from 9:00 in
the morning to 12:00 o’clock noon at each above-mentioned place of Transportation Franchizing
business. and Regulatory Board-10
MANAGEMENT
and the Land Transporta-
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tion Office-10 to create a
SUBASTA task force that would in-
Ang mga sangang prendahanan sa FELY’S JEWELRY & PAWNSHOP vestigate the alleged opera-
Cagayan de Oro nga ang: tion of colorum vans in the
AFTERNOON GRIDLOCK. Motorists have come to expect the traffic congestion every afternoon along the
* Main Branch – ana nahimutang sa dalan N. Capistrano/Cruz Taal
* Carmen Branch – sa dalan Ipil, atbang sa merkado sa Carmen Gusa Highway, this city. Photo by Cong B. Corrales
province and in Cagayan
* Cogon Branch I – sa mga dalan Osmeña-J.R. Borja sa Cogon de Oro City.
* Cogon Branch II – ana sa mga dalan J. R. Borja ug
S. Daumar sa Cogon
* Limketkai Branch – sa gawas sa Limketkai Mall atbang sa Dads approve pact with aggie dept Actub, who chairs the
committee on transporta-
Parking Area A sa Limketkai Center tion in the Sangguniang
Magpahigayon ug Subasta sa tanang wala mabag-o o wala malukat ang FARMERS will benefit this week enacted an ordi- and non-government or- Panlalawigan, told this
mga prenda nga milapas na sa gitakdang panahon gikan sa OKTUBRE 01,
2017 hangtod sa DISYEMBRE 31, 2017. from the Department of nance authorizing Mayor ganizations for people’s paper he wants both gov-
Ang maong Subasta ipahigayon karong MARSO 15, 2017 sa may alas Agriculture’s moderniza- Oscar Moreno to enter into empowerment. ernment agencies to form a
9:00 ang takna sa buntag hangtud sa alas dose ang takna sa udto. Kini
ipahigayon didto sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka dapit nga nahisgutan sa unang tion program. and sign the Memorandum The DA-10 is imple- “probe team” to tackle the
bahin ning maong pahibalo. The City Council of Agreement with the menting the corn and cas- issue on alleged colorum
TAGDUMALA during its regular session DA-10 covering the grant sava program to increase vans plying the province.
of one unit mechanical productivity, competitive- Actub said he already
sheller for corn to the city ness of domestic corn, raise the issue in his priv-
government. and cassava production ilege speech during their
This is in line with the and increase farm income, regular session this week.
Agriculture and Fisheries among others. In his speech, Actub
Modernization Act, which The agreement pro- alleged that these vans
aims to strengthen the vides that the DA-10 shall have been allowed in the
agriculture and fisheries pay the cost of the mech- public terminals in Bulua
sector through moderniza- anization facility, extend and Agora.
tion, greater participation technical services as may About 200 colorum
among farmer’s coopera- be needed by the city rel- vans are allegedly operat-
tive, farmers, fisherfolks ative to the project prepa- ing in the province and in
ration and conduct regular the city of Cagayan de Oro,
monitoring and evaluation he added.
before, during, and after Actub also said he will
the completion of the proj- invite all transport asso-
ect to sustain sustainability. ciations and cooperatives
For its part, the city in Misamis Oriental in a
shall secure all legal doc- committee hearing next
uments necessary for the week.
project implementation, He also invited repre-
provide a permanent shed sentatives from the office
for the mechanical sheller of LTFRB-10 and LTO-10.
as additional counterpart “Kinahanglan mahata-
and utilize the mechanical gan kini sa igong pagtagad
sheller in accordance to its kay luoy pod ang mga
intended use. The city shall drivers ug operators nga
also ensure its maintenance nag operate legal labi na
and sustainable operation. sa mga jeepney ug mga
(cli) motorela,” Actub said.
Mindanao
Gold Star Daily

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Kalumbay slams justice dept’s red-tagging
By LITO RULONA
Correspondent
INDIGENOUS peoples
group Kalumbay has con-
demned the military and the
justice department for tagging
three traditional lumad leaders
as terrorist.
The three lumad lead-
ers identified as Datu Man-
day-hon, Datu Mampaday-
ag, and Mamerto Guyanon
were listed as members of
the Communist Party of the
Philippines-New People’s
Army in the proscription pe-
OFFERING. Datu Jomorito Goaynon (left) assists Datu Felix Bollosoz
with the “Panalabugta,” a Higaonon ritual of offering animal blood to
tition filed by the Department
convey their respect to Mother Earth. File photo Cong B. Corrales of Justice to qualify the group
as terrorist organization on
Feb. 21.
“The listing is an affront
to the indigenous peoples in
Mindanao who have been
subjected to centuries of mas-
sacre, ethnocide, and exclu-
sion,” said Datu Jomorito
Goaynon, chairperson of
Kalumbay Regional Lumad
Organization.
Datu Mandayhon leads
a community of Talaandig
families along the Pantaron
Range in Bukidnon has rarely
set foot in the city. According
to Kalumbay, Mandayhon’s
home is at least two days on
Editor: Cong B. Corrales
foot from the last point a vehi-
cle could get into, but he was
forced to join his community
when they had to massively
evacuate in 2016.
Kalumbay believes that
the government encourages
paramilitary forces because
they push for and protect busi-
ness interests in the ancestral
domains. The community of
Datu Mandayhon is a prospect
for mining companies.
Goaynon said the Dela
Mance has already been pro-
tecting a banana plantation
in the ancestral lands of the
Higaonon, home of Mamerto
3
Guyanon, bordering the Pan-
taron Range.
Meanwhile, Datu
Mam-padayag has constant-
ly been with the Banwaon
families who time and again
run from military operations.
“These three have been
tirelessly serving their com-
munities in a thankless effort
to protect what remains of
our ancestral lands. Identi-
fying these leaders as ter-
rorists only serves to under-
mine our legitimate struggle
for self-determination and
self-governance,” Goaynon
said.

Briefly

50
5 more rebels yield to Army in Sulkud
BAGUMBAYAN, Sultan Kudarat — Five more com-
munist guerillas from a tribal community in the moun-
tains of Barangay Sto. Niño here have surrendered to
th Allied Services Multi-Purpose Cooperative
the military.
Lt. Colonel Harold Cabunoc, commander of the Ar-
Annual General Assembly February 25, 2018
my’s 33rd Infantry Battalion, welcomed the surrenderees
in simple rites earlier this week in Barangay Saripinang,
Theme: “A legacy of Sustainable Growth, improving the quality of life, of members
Bagumbayan. (pna) through shared vision, values and resposibilities

Cotabato city school gets electric lab

COTABATO City — Pushing its corporate social re-
sponsibility to its clients, the Aboitiz-owned Cotabato
Light and Power Company donated an electric labo-
ratory to Notre Dame Village High School here. (pna)

Zambo allots P15-m for summer jobs

ZAMBOANGA City — The city government has in-
creased its allocation by P6 million for the implementa-
tion of the Special Program for Employment of Students Mr. Johnny D. Abangan
this year. Ma. Socoro Rojas, City Social Welfare and gave updates and status of
the cooperative through his
Development Office chief, said this year’s allocation remarkable and impressive
Presidential Table: Board of Directors talked to each other during the business forum anwsering
reports that made the members
has been increased to P15 million. (pna) happy and joyful inquiries and questions from the members.

Pact forged to promote oral health

GENERAL SANTOS City — Public school children
in far-flung towns of Sarangani are now assured of
free dental health care with the signing of a memoran-
dum of understanding between dentists and Save the
Children, the world’s leading independent children’s
organization.
Under the pact, more public school children stand to
benefit from oral health care, Garcia said. (pna)
Reports and discussions during the business forum by the management team headed by Mr. Johnny D. Abangan

WARNING/NOTICE OF LOSS
TO: ALL PROVINCIAL/CITY/MUNICIPAL TREASURERS OF
REGION X AND CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

SUBJECT: LOSS OF ONE OFFICIAL RECEIPT OF THE

PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON (ORIGINAL COPY) BEARING
SERIAL NO. 6794329
Winners of the Raffles happily posed in receiving the award.
This is to notify the public that the above- mentioned OFFICIAL
RECEIPT under the accountability of Mr. PEPITO P. VENOZA
of the LGU of Maramag Bukidnon was discovered lost and
despite utmost effort in searching to recover the said official
receipt, it could no longer be found.
This notice is being issued in order that all concerned may
guard against the fraudulent use of the same. When found or
discovered or to be in possession of unauthorized persons, it
is requested that the matter be immediately reported to LGU
Maramag. Any transaction involving the said accountable form
shall not be honored and considered illegal. Management and Staff, Guest and Board of Directors take a group shot photo after their successful 50th General Assembly.

R.A. 10172

Republic of the Philippines

Province of Bukidnon
City of Malaybalay

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
CCE-0065-2017 (R.A. 10172) March 7, 2017

In compliance with the publication requirements and pursuant to

OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation
of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR of R.A. 10172),
Notice is hereby served that NHERMIE S. LINDABAN has filed with this
Office, a petition for Correction of Clerical Error from “FEMALE” to “MALE”
in her Certificate of Live Birth and whose parents are Aurelio I. Lindaban
and Jocelyn R. Salatan.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written
opposition with this Office.

(SGD) PRISCILLA G. TILANDUCA

City Civil Registrar Board of Directors, Officers, Members and Staff of Allied Services Multi-Purpose Cooperative
MGSD March 8 & 15, 2018 group shot at Hugo Sky Lounge at Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City.
War on drugs
Gold Star Daily

Thursday, March 8, 2018

90% of Malaybalay drug responders complete rehabilitation
MALAYBALAY City —
A total of 2,228 Tokhang
responders who enrolled
to the three-week Commu-
nity-Based Drug Rehabil-
itation Program (CBDRP)
have completed their reha-
bilitation program.
Maria Maida Apostol,
city local government op-
erations officer, said the
figure represents 90 percent
of the 2,471 of total CBDRP
enrolment.
Apostol said the grad-
uates would be assessed
whether they qualify to
avail the livelihood pro-
gram of the city govern-
ment. She said they would
negotiate with the Techni-
cal Education and Skills
Development Agency for
plumbing and welding
skills training of the quali-
fied responders.
Apostol said the 3,182
individuals from Malayba-
lay is part of the 744,560
total nationwide Tokhang
responders.
Apostol said the Tokha-
ng responders were as-
sessed as the basis for ad-
mission to the three-week
rehabilitation program.
She said the assessment
was divided into 13 clus-
ters. After the assessment,
voluntary rehabilitation
Editor: Cong B. Corrales
program followed.
She said the daily reha-
bilitation session begins at
8 am and ends at 3 pm, and
participants were allowed to
go home after the session.
Facilitated by 30 service
providers, the module in-
cludes daily medication, lec-
tures and workshops, group
4
and one on one therapy.
Since January 2017 to
February 2018, Apostol said
10 batches have completed
the rehab program.
Apostol said the baran-
gay-based program is initi-
ated and funded by the city
government as part of its
intervention programs. (pna)

Academe in drug infamy 350-bed Malagos rehab

goes on sabbatical leave
KIDAPAWAN City — A
school official accused
of keeping in his posses-
sion shabu worth around
P500,000 has gone on a
yearlong study leave.
The board of trustees of
the state-run Cotabato Foun-
dation College for Science
and Technology (CFCST)
has approved the leave of Dr.
Samson Molao, the school
president whose staff house
allegedly yielded shabu
during a raid in January this
year.
Dulia Sultan, a board
continue receiving his salary
and other benefits as CFCST
president while on leave.
In an interview over
Catholic-run DXND, Sul-
tan clarified that Molao can
return to the institution after
his study, as no adminis-
trative or criminal charges
have been filed against him
in relation to the raid by the
Philippine Drug Enforce-
ment Agency.
During the raid, PDEA
agents allegedly confiscat-
ed 14 high-powered fire-
arms the school had issued
any copy of any charge filed
against our president, Dr. Mo-
lao. Also, there is yet no war-
rant of arrest that was issued
against him. Yet, Molao, in-
stead of returning to the school,
decided to go on a sabbatical
leave,” she explained.
She stressed the board
approved Molao’s leave
based on its merit and the
benefit it will bring to the
faculty and the school.
The BoT has appoint-
ed Dr. Zainudin Adam,
CFCST vice-president for
Land Reservation, as offi-
Clint Hassan, a former
CFCST employee, as OIC
president. Piñol’s recom-
mendation bore a marginal
note from President Rodri-
go Duterte, she said.
But she added they have
yet to receive the necessary
documents, including a
letter from Hassan that he
was interested in the post.
Hassan was also en-
dorsed by the Save CFCST
Movement whose leaders in-
clude Dr. Harris Sinolinding,
considered by Molao as one
of his staunch critics.
facility to be completed
by May, health exec says
DAVAO City — The 350-
bed Drug Treatment and
Rehabilitation Center,
launched on Dec. 6, 2016
in Malagos, Davao City,
will be completed by May
this year, Health Undersec-
retary Roger Tong An said.
Tong An said in inter-
view that the rehabilitation
center in the city is just one
of the four drug rehabilita-
tion centers that are being
constructed in Mindanao.
The others are in Gener-
al Santos City, Agusan
del Sur, and Bukidnon,
all to be managed by the
in the country through
grants and donations
from Chinese and private
groups, he said.
The government broke
ground for the General
Santos and Agusan del Sur
rehabilitation centers on
Feb. 8 and Feb. 12, respec-
tively, while Bukidnon was
last year.
The two-story Davao
rehabilitation center, funded
by the Resorts World Foun-
dation in coordination with
the Philippine Amusement
and Gaming Corporation,
is being constructed on a

member of CFCST, said
they granted Molao’s leave
application on March 3 on
condition than he submit to
the board his chosen course
and thesis subject.
Sultan said Molao will
to its security guards and
shabu worth half a million
pesos.
Molao has not reported
for duty since, Sultan said.
“As far as the BoT is con-
cerned, we have not received
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cer-in-charge of the college
while Molao is on leave.
Sultan said Agricuture
Secretary Emmanuel Piñol
has recommended to the
Commission on Higher Ed-
ucation (Ched) to appoint
Sinolinding said in an
interview that they wanted
Hassan to sit as OIC pres-
ident because they have
high regard for him and
that he is an “outsider.”
(mindanews)
Department of Health to
help in the government’s
initiative to address the
drug menace.
The four rehabilitation
facilities are part of the 10
centers being constructed
19,909-square meter lot in
Malagos. It will house an
infirmary, administrative
office, staff quarters, dor-
mitory, laundry area, dining
hall, and recreation area,
among others. (mindanews)

A
HAPPY MISOR BOOKS TURN-
OVER IN STA. CRUZ ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY
G. PELAEZ turned-over high quality hard
bound books to the schoolchildren of Sta.
Cruz Elementary School in Magsaysay,
Misamis Oriental. The books were donated
by the Children International Philippines,
Incorporated (CIPI).

The books that were donated consist of

varying subjects in Reading, English, Math,
Thursday, March 8, 2018 8
Science and other general references. Vice
Governor Pelaez continues to visit schools in
the province to turn-over educational supplies
and materials. The activity is also an avenue to
hear and obtain first-hand information on the
different concerns on education by Schools
Administrators, teachers and parents.

Now on its 4th year and running, the A

Happy Reading, Writing and Speaking Habit
Program of the Office of the Vice Governor
is being supported by the Department of
Education (DepEd) Region X, together with
DepEd Divisions of Misamis Oriental, Gingoog
City, El Salvador City and Cagayan de Oro
City.

The simple turn-over was witnessed by

Magsaysay Public Schools District Supervisor
ELLY LOFRANCO, Principal YASMIN
FLORES, GPTA Treasurer EVA OPEÑA,
Barangay Council Members JONARD
MACROJON and ANOLD PANDAN, the
teaching staff and parents of the pupils of Sta.
Cruz Elementary School. (advt)
Mindanao
Gold Star Daily
Ex-cop, pal nabbed in Sultan
Kudarat over illegal firearms
SULTAN KUDARAT, Ma-
guindanao — Joint police
and military forces have
arrested a former police
officer and his companion
in a raid that also led to the
recovery of high-powered
firearms in this town, a top
police official announced
yesterday.
Chief Supt. Graciano
Mijares, director of the
Police Regional Office in
the Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao, said
the raid was carried out
based on a search warrant
issued by Regional Trial
Court Branch 12 Judge
Four die of
measles in
Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA City —
The City Health Office has
confirmed that four children
have died due to measles as
of last week.
Dr. Dulce Amor Da-
galea-Miravite, OIC chief
health officer, on Tuesday
disclosed that two of the four
were from Barangay Calari-
an while the other two were
from Barangays Tumaga and
Zambowood.
Miravite said the young-
est among the four fatalities
was a three-month-old baby
boy and the oldest was a
seven-year-old girl.
Miravite disclosed that
they have so far record-
ed 222 suspected cases of
measles.
The City Health Office
has launched a catch-up
immunization for Mumps,
Measles and Rubella in a
bid to eliminate if not lessen
the number of measles cases
following the declaration of
an outbreak of the disease.
So far, Miravite said they
have already immunized
24,655 children since the
start of the catch-up immu-
nization on Feb. 19. The
immunization campaign
ends March 23.
She disclosed they have
also recorded 857 children,
whose parents refused to be
immunized due to apprehen-
sion brought about by the
Dengvaxia scare.
“If they really don’t want
to get their kids vaccinated,
we cannot do anything about
it. We have done our part,”
she said saying they tried
to convince the parents to
no avail.
The City Health Office
aims to immunize with MMR
some 121,000 children aged
six to 59 months old to protect
them from the diseases.
The immunization cam-
paign is part of the pro-ac-
tive measures to address
the measles outbreak in this
city. (pna)
Bansawan Ibrahim for vio-
lation of Republic Act No.
10591, otherwise known
as the Comprehensive
Firearms and Ammunition
Regulation Act.
Mijares said Allan Es-
mael, a former police of-
ficer, and his companion,
Suharto Mangacop, did
not resist when the lawmen
raided Esmael’s house in
Barangay Crossing Simuay
here at about 2 pm Tuesday.
Esmael was previously
assigned with Pro-Armm
but went on absence with-
out official leave, he said,
adding that recovered from
HANGING BRIDGE. A man passes along the hanging bridge to deliver a bundle of firewood the center of
Sumilao town in Bukidnon. Photo by Garelle Kris J. Bacaron for Davao Today
BFP-12 steps up campaign vs summer grass fires
1/8 PAGE
KORONADAL City —
Prevention of grass fire
across the region is one of
the focal points of Fire Pre-
vention Month this month,
officials of the Bureau of
Fire Protection-12 said.
Fire Chief Supt. Louie
Puracan, BFP-12 regional
director based here, said the
public’s cooperation is vital
in the government’s cam-
paign to prevent fire, save
lives and properties.
While the massive cam-
paign is ongoing against
structural fire on residen-
tial homes and commer-
cial districts in Region 12,
the BFP will also intensify
its campaign against grass
fires, both intentional and
accidental.
Only last year, separate
grass fires hit Mt. Apo in
Kidapawan City as well
as Mt. Matutum in South
Cotabato.
“We want to prevent
similar grass fire to hit any-
where in the region and
every citizen are enjoined
to join us in this campaign,”
Puracan told reporters.
While March is one of
the hottest months in the
country and it is during this
month when the number of
fire cases is highest, the BFP
said information dissemi-
nation on fire prevention is
being done all throughout
Esmael’s residence were
an M-14 rifle; an M-16
Armalite rifle; a caliber
.40 pistol; ammunition
for AK-47 rifle; a 9-mm.
pistol; a homemade caliber
.22 revolver; one rock-
et-propelled grenade; and
assorted ammunition.
The raid was jointly
led by Chief Insp. Esmael
Madin, police chief of this
town, and Supt. James
Logan of the Criminal In-
vestigation and Detection
Group in Armm. They
were backed by soldiers of
the Army’s 37th Infantry
Battalion.
the year.
Last year, 14,000 fires
occurred nationwide, leav-
ing 204 civilians dead and
destroying P7.8-billion
worth of properties, the BFP
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Mijiares said the search
warrant was served in an
orderly and peaceful man-
ner with the presence of the
barangay officials.
“The arrested persons
were informed of the rea-
sons (for) their arrest and
were appraised of their
constitutional rights,” he
said.
They have been de-
tained at the lock-up cell
of the local police head-
quarters.
Esmael and Mangacop
are facing charges of Ille-
gal Possession of Firearms
and Explosives. (pna)
website stated.
In Region 12, the BFP
recorded more than 330 fire
incidents in 2017, causing
14 deaths and 20 injuries and
damaging more than P180
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Briefly
Zambo-Sibugay creates poverty reduction office
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Governor Wilter Yap
Palma has created the Provincial Poverty Reduction
Action Office to determine a poverty reduction strategy
on sustainable livelihood development program for the
marginalized sector in this province.
The creation of the PPRAO was pursuant to Exec-
utive Order No. 1011-01-23-18-003 signed by Palma.
(pna)
PDP exec in Davao resigns from party post
DAVAO City — Davao City Councilor Danilo Dayang-
hirang formally tendered his resignation as the Vice
Chairman of the PDP Membership Committee for Min-
danao, expressing loyalty to Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio
and to her newly-formed Hugpong ng Pagbabago. (pna)
Health body aims to serve 10K in Kalusugan fest
COTABATO City — The provincial health office of
Maguindanao launched on Monday in Shariff Aguak
town its March 5-9 “Kalusugan Festival” aimed at
serving the health needs of the province’s 36 munic-
ipalities.
They are targeting to perform 100 surgical proce-
dures and serve10, 000 patients within the five-day
medical mission. (pna)
Loose guns turned over to military
JOLO, Sulu — A total of 132 loose firearms, including
mortars and other high-powered weapons, has been
turned over to the military here.
Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the
Joint Task Force Sulu, said the turnover of unlicensed
weapons is part of the military campaign to make this
island province a “gun-free society.” (pna)
Zambo villages ordered to inventory properties
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Interior
and Local Government has ordered the barangays to
conduct inventory of its properties and records.
DILG City Director Moh. Taha Arakama said it is
in preparation for the conduct of the May 14 Barangay
and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
Arakama said the inventory would include the fol-
lowing: barangay properties; documents; and, financial
records. (pna)
million worth of properties, year alone, 1,758 fire inci-
including the fire that hit dents were reported nation-
Koronadal City’s public wide, leaving 22 individuals
market last Oct. 10. dead and the leaving over a
According to the BFP, P1 billion worth of proper-
from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28 this ties gone. (pna)
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Direct democracy and
the parliamentary system
A COMMUNITY develops or progress-
es from the many individual and group
Street Talk efforts of its inhabitants.
And its well-being
advances to the
extent that these
efforts—econom-
ic, social, cultural,
technological—are
orderly and coordi-
nated.
Manny Orchestrating
Valdehuesa these, while main-
taining harmony
and providing basic services, is the
paramount task of government. Good
government is the key to development
and progress.
Unfortunately, good governance
is not accorded serious concern in the
barangay, the basic unit of our Republic.
The unconcern of the middle and upper
classes that reside in them accounts for
much of what is missing and wrong in
the way the barangay is governed.
Much of the blame lies with the
Cesspools and allied matters
ILIGAN City--Mincing no words,
President Duterte tagged Boracay as a
“cesspool.” And the offi-
No Laughing cials must do something
Matter about it within six
months, or else!
Now, cesspool
is synonymous with
septic tanks. As in,
the millennials say.
Something very
dirty, to warrant
strong feelings
Nora Soriño that need exclamation
points, along with question marks. As in
there is trouble in paradise and Boracay
risks of becoming a “paradise lost.”
Yet, that situation is not a monopoly
of Boracay alone. Every place in this
imperfect existence of ours has his own
“cesspool” tales. Consider this city.
It is known now that there are
“leachate” contaminating water sources.
These all come from the “basurahan” at
Bonbonon, a hinterland barangay of this
city where said garbage disposal unit is
located.
Black and brown liquid coming from
the garbage being dumped there then
flow into streams and into a falls about
a couple of kilometers from there. I
Destroying Duterte’s image
THE long lines of of people trying to get
documents from government agencies
Knock, Knock like the National Bu-
reau of Investigation
(NBI), Philippine
Statistics Admin-
istration (PSA),
Department of For-
eign Affairs (DFA)
and others are still
happening, and this
is likely to continue
Ben despite the efforts to
Contreras improve services.
The three offices are probably the
busiest because, in a way, they are in-
ter-connected. If you apply for or renew
a passport, you need to get an NBI clear-
ance. And when you need a visa, be sure
your birthday is correct, thus, you need a
certification from PSA.
This is where the need for a national
ID is necessary. Once and for all, you
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Department of the Interior and Local
Government. It has failed to explain the
nature of the barangay’s government and
its essential processes. Apart from lec-
turing barangay officials on procedures
involved in its operations, they do not
explain the larger implications.
They do not touch, for instance, on
the fact that it only in the barangay can
genuine democracy can operate literally;
that on the barangay hinges the legiti-
macy of the government and its bureau-
cracy.
It is only in the barangay where the
definition of democracy—as “a gov-
ernment of the people, by the people,
and for the people”—can be exempli-
fied. Meaning, only in it can the people
directly and actually govern. The direct
form and process of democracy is im-
practical at upper levels.
In a municipality or city it would
be unwieldy and impractical for all of
the people to assemble in one venue in
order to determine or deliberate on the
See VALDEHUESA/p.7
won’t tell the name of that falls for the
moment. To note, this city is proud of
the “city of waterfalls” tagged to it like a
family name.
As in Boracay, some people there
near barangay Bonbonon are said to be
having skin problems and many attri-
bute these from that uh, “cesspool.” I
mean, the liquid, black and brown ones
called “leachate” courtesy of the garbage
mostly from the other barangays. It did
not help that people from another city
suddenly descended on this city begin-
ning May 2017 bringing with them their
cars, money, behaviors and yes, garbage!
The city government under mayor
Celso Regencia now is in “no segrega-
tion, no collection” policy mode. This
is as regards garbage disposal. For one
thing, the DENR too is in the “or else”
mode. As in do something about the sit-
uation within a period of... or else! More
to the point: the National Solid Waste
Management Commission led by Com-
missioner Romeo Hidalgo has filed a
case against Regencia for that “sin.” Of
course, it is not this city alone that has a
case like that. There are other local gov-
ernment units too as it is now against the
law to maintain open dump sites. And
See SORIÑO/p.7
have all the details about you and will
thus be the basis for all information for
all kinds of transaction with private and
government offices.
As it is today, people still wait for
hours and form long lines. Blessed are
those who have the connections because
they get attended ahead of those who
have to fall in line.
Recently, an acquaintance com-
plained about the online application for
passports.
“A friend got his slot number from a
travel agency in Manila. Those exempt-
ed from online slot number are senior
citizens, children under 7 years old,
people with disability, single parents,
pregnant women and OFWs. Those who
are not exempted are forced to get their
slot number from travel agencies and
syndicates. Lately in the news are 23
fixers who were arrested for selling slot
See CONTRERAS/p.7
Editor: Herbie Gomez
6
CDO or CdeO?
I FIND it strange and astounding that
Cagayan de Oro, a highly urbanized
and very progressive city here in Min-
danao, continues to Past Speaks
use as its means of
identification, the
initials “CDO.” We
all know that this is
copied from a food
corporation based
in Luzon that sells
the highly popular
CDO Carne Norte, A. Paulita Roa
CDO Ulam burger,
CDO Ham, CDO Hotdogs and many
more. But the national and local tri-me-
dia use CDO to refer to Cagayan de Oro.
And to think that in sari-sari stores and
supermarkets around the country, we see
a different kind of CDO stamped in food
packages and cans and it certainly do
not promote Cagayan de Oro!
It is obvious that many of us,
Kagay-anons, do not care nor are
conscious about the need for our city to
have its own exclusive brand in order to
project a special kind of image that sets
her apart from what is commonly seen
in the market shelves. Either that or we
do not have an adequate knowledge of
our history that will help to instill pride
in our being Kagay-anons.
Well, I have news for you -- a decade
ago, the City Council passed Ordinance
No.10962-2008 titled, “An Ordinance
Adopting the Official Initials of Cagay-
an de Oro City as CdeO.” It was the
City’s Historical and Cultural Commis-
sion that recommended the adoption
of these initials in order to stop the
use of initials CDO for it duly belong
to a SEC-registered nationally known
commercial food corporation. But sad
to say, this kind of public information
was not widely known and not promoted
in our barangays, the our local media,
civic groups, schools and in commercial
establishments.
Incorporating the letters “de” in the
official initials of the city has a great
historical significance. One hundred
forty seven years ago, on Feb. 27, 1871,
to be exact, Governor-General Car-
los Maria de la Torre issued a decree
making Cagayan the capital town of the
Segundo Distrito de Mindanao or the
Misamis District. Thus, the town was
officially known as Cagayan de Mis-
amis. This huge district was composed
of the present day provinces and cities
of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occi-
dental, Camiguin, Bukidnon, Iligan and
Dapitan. It was governed by a Spanish
military governor whose office was in
Casa Real (CdeO City Hall).
During the American colonial period,
the town’s name was shortened to just
Cagayan. However, on June 15, 1950,
President Elpidio Quirino signed RA
571, “An Act Creating the City of
Cagayan de Oro.” The bill’s author,
then congressman Emmanuel N. Pelaez
explained that he appended “de Oro”
to the name of the new city because he
knew that for centuries, gold can be
found in the city’s hills and rivers. In
fact, as far back as 1884, Agustin de la
Cavada wrote in a report to the Spanish
colonial government that “In Misamis,
gold is normally present in the riverbeds
between Iligan and Cagayan.”
In Section 2 of Ordinance 10962, the
official initials “CdeO” are supposed to
be printed, stamped and even sewn in
government stationaries, ID cards, offi-
cial documents, banners, signs, posters
and other similar materials. The city’s
barangays,the local tri-media, private
establishments, other government agen-
cies are likewise encouraged to use it on
See ROA/p.11
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Sotto’s right: computerized poll cheating must stop!
IT is indeed good that an hon-
est-to-goodness investigation
on cheating during
elections using com-
puters or PCOS (or
Precinct Count Optical
Scan) machines is
going to be conducted
in the Senate, in the
wake of an expose
made on Tuesday by Batas
Sen. Vicente Sotto III. Mauricio the Comelec the anomalies
Even before this,
many have already been saying
(including us in this column)
that cheating on an epic scale in PCOS machines were used.
elections where PCOS ma-
chines or computers were used
had been going on virtually
unmolested ever since comput-
erized voting was introduced in “Legally, Petitioners, as resi-
the Philippines, but, wonder of
wonders, nobody but nobody,
from the Commission on Elec-
Valdehuesa
From page 6
details of governing. But
in a barangay, it is possible
to do this (in average-size
barangays especially).
That the DILG has toler-
ated the anomalous growth
of many barangays, such
that they rival the popu-
lation size of towns and
cities, is a major oversight
of that department. Out-
sized barangays need to be
redistricted in the interests
of good governance, so the
people can be enfranchised
and enabled to participate.
The direct form of de-
mocracy that operates at
barangay level is distinct
from the representative
democracy that operates at
upper levels.
Unaware or ignorant of
this distinction between the
two levels, barangay chair-
men behave as if they are
a “little mayor” or a “little
president” with command
authority and command
responsibility. They act as
if their authority is theirs
alone to exercise, requiring
no consultation, participa-
tion, approval, or reporting
to their constituents.
Thus, the fact that ba-
rangay leaders bear the title
of “Chairman”—not “Cap-
tain” is belittled. It is lost on
everyone that their principal
duty is to preside over the
processes of “government
by the people.” The people
govern directly through
their Barangay Assembly,
of which they are all mem-
bers. This Assembly is a de
facto parliament—a legisla-
tive governing body.
As a parliament, their
individual and collective
role is to identify and de-
fine problems and priori-
ties in the community in a
collegial manner. Through
their deliberations and de-
cisions in the Barangay
Assembly they conduct the
business of government.
And this is why they must
convene regularly and not
just twice yearly as the
DILG mandates; this vio-
lates the law—which bids
tions and from Malacanang,
acted in any way to look into
this curse.
The truth cannot also
be denied: in my capacity
as the lawyer of several
citizens, I filed a petition
with the Comelec right
after the conclusion of
the 2013 computerized
elections. I detailed before
which the people detected
and then established from the
voting in their locality, where
And so the public may
know, here are some parts of
that petition I filed against the
2013 computerized elections:
dents and registered voters of
… City, are entitled to know
who among the four mayoralty
it mandates to hold at least
two assemblies—meaning
as many as needed for the
purposes of good gover-
nance.
It is the people them-
selves who must take up
what programs and proj-
ects are to be initiated and
approved. It is they who
decide on the barangay’s
finances including its bud-
get and other financial con-
cerns. (Cf. Sections 397-
398, R.A. 7160, The Local
Government Code of 1991).
Today, both the chair-
men and the constituents
remain ignorant of the par-
liamentary nature of the
barangay’s government.
They do not know that the
Barangay Assembly is their
local parliament except in
name. They are unaware
that they constitute their
community’s supreme gov-
erning body. It never occurs
to them that, collective-
ly, their powers supersede
those of the chairman and
the sanggunian.
As a result, no baran-
gay official has ever been
removed or replaced by
the people no matter how
corrupt or incompetent, al-
though the people have the
power of Recall (Sections
69-75).
And no one appreciates
the nature of the govern-
ment of the barangay, which
operates like the direct de-
mocracy of the villages of
Switzerland and Israel—
which in turn they derived
from the direct democracy
of Ancient Athens.
Because of this igno-
rance and the anomalous
practices it has engendered,
no one can claim that our
barangays are the bulwarks
of democracy that they’re
supposed to be.
Compounding matters,
barangay chairman actually
think of themselves as a rul-
er or governor instead of the
chairman that they are. They
view the people as “the
governed”—referring to
themselves as “Kapitan” or
“kapitana”—unaware that
these terms went into disuse
at the end of the colonial
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Editor: Herbie Gomez
7
candidates in their city… really and automated fraud arising allegedly counted by the PCOS
won as their mayor during the from glaring, blatant and delib- machines… amounted to only
May 13, 2013 elections… erate violations of Republic Act 7,547, but, the total number of
“Based on what they per- 8792, which is otherwise known all votes credited to all the four
sonally witnessed, experienced, as the Electronic Commerce Act mayoralty candidates totaled a
came to know of, and discerned of 2000… whooping 9,045…
on election day, it is clear The petition went on to “Clearly, there was here an
to the Petitioners herein that explain: “… an examination of inexplicable, and therefore,
while … got proclaimed as the the official statement of votes greatly fraudulent, mismatch of
duly-elected mayor of … City, which (Petitioners) gathered electronic data… which showed
that proclamation was null and initially from 300 precincts in an excess of 1,858 votes that
void, as there was a failure of the city showed that the elec- the PCOS machines supposedly
election in the city… tronic data reflected in those counted…
“Why are Petitioners say- statement of votes and produced “The same massive mis-
ing that there was a failure of by the PCOS machines in those match and incapacity of being
elections in … City during the precincts did not match with authenticated of electronic data
May 13, 2013 elections? The one another... are also manifested in Clustered
first reason is that, the results “To show this in more Precincts 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
that led to the proclamation concrete form: In Clustered 17, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
of the Respondent… as may- Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 50, 51,
or-elect were statistically and 9, 10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56, and (in
mathematically improbable, 27, 28, 46, 47, 48 and 49 under Clustered Precincts 142, 143,
and appeared to have been the District 1 of Pasay City, the 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149,
product of massive electronic total number of ballots that were and 150)…”
regime when barrios were farms in the area. -- and the right funding for for the moment. I think, I
commanded by real soldiers The total area of Sitio each barangay. Hoping that have to pick that up and
of the Guardia Civil. Bangko of Bonbonon ba- in time, the machines there place that in the “malata”
Nowhere in the law is rangay is 11.5 hectares but can be repaired. But in the garbage can. But that gar-
the term “kapitan” or cap- only five hectares are to be meantime, the dump site bage can, where that... Ban-
tain found. But its persistent used by the CMRF, includ- there at Bonbonon becomes ish the thought of picking
use lets the trapos get away ing the structures to be built. an ocean of garbage. that damn garbage for now...
with their failure to preside The CMRF, in -- was it By the way, the “no it is somebody else garbage
properly over the commu- 2012, then was inaugrated. segregation, no collection” anyway and I have other
nity of their peers. Unless It boasted of a “world-class” policy is just 55% followed concerns at the moment.
this position title and its job garbage disposal facility. It these days, according to the
description is clarified and was reported to have cost head of the Public Services Contreras
explained, direct democra- the city P120 million. Division, Jun Lino Bacus. From page 6
cy and the parliamentary In time, though, some- But the ocean of garbage
system at the grassroots thing went wrong. The ma- becomes bigger and bigger numbers for 10 to 15K and
cannot operate properly to chines could not grind all day by day, by day. At Bon- sometimes, higher. We real-
animate the life of our shaky the tons of unseggregated bonon. So, even with these ly do not know if they have
Republic. garbage delivered there actions, there’s that “too contacts inside DFA.”
For a sovereign citizen and they broke down. And little too late” spectacle Foreign Affairs Secre-
to address the Chairman as the access road? It wasn’t hovering. tary Peter Alan Cayetano
“Kapitan” is to demote him- improved and very hazard- How do you solve a should investigate this as it
self to a mere orderly or foot ous to drivers and garbage problem like ‘basura’ then? destroys the reputation of
soldier of a self-appointed men. Once, a dump truck The present administra- the Duterte administration.
commander or captain. driver fell there together tion could always blame ***
with his truck on its way the past administration of If it was an attempt to
(Manny Valdehuesa Jr. to the CMRF at Bonbonon. then mayor Lawrence Cruz save PDP-Laban, and it
is a former Unesco regional So, instead of reaching the and the others before. Be- failed miserably. Why, be-
director for Asia-Pacific; CMRF, it was onto king- cause this all began earlier. cause it didn’t try to feel
secretary-general, South- dom come for the hapless I mean, this is a project of the pulse of those who at-
east Asia Publishers Associ- driver. that earlier administration. tended?
ation; director, development The CMRF then, be- And the word “corruption” United PDP-Laban is
academy of Philippines; came just another dump comes in, too. Like, a stair- more like a few disgrun-
and vice chair, Local Gov- site. An open one just like case in the construction of a tled PDP-Laban members
ernment Academy. He is the previous dump site at building in the CMRF cost who are clearly vocal “an-
chairman/national con- barangay Santiago before P25 thousand. P25 thou- ti-Speaker Bebot Alvarez”
venor, Gising Barangay the building of the CMRF sand? Should have been but silent “pro-Koko Pi-
Movement Inc.. E-mail: at Bonbonon. only P24,900. Just kidding. mentel” sympathizers.
valdehuesa@gmail.com) And the citizens at these There was an earlier A United PDP-Laban
uptown barangays drink attempt to relocate the open allying with Sara Duterte’s
Soriño from said streams because dump site at another area, in regional party may not be a
sure thing yet. It is public
From page 6 they do not have access to Abuno, far from Bonbonon.
these waters enjoyed by While the “world-class” fa- knowledge that as far as
they have their own “cess- those living in the down- cility is being repaired. “But Cagayan de Oro is con-
pool” tales. town barangays of the city. politics got in the way,” cerned, the PDP-Laban is
Time was when that To note, the land area of the said Vice Mayor Jemar already so prostituted that
“cesspool” there at Bon- hinterland barangays com- Vera Cruz. Hence, this open it is destroying the image
bonon promised of par- prise 80 percent of the total dump site at the envisioned of the President Rodrigo R.
adise. Well, almost. The land area although their to- “world class” facility, which Duterte.
envisioned Central Mate- tal population is much less. did not run smooth. It be- Who are the people re-
rial Recovery and Facili- This situation is really a came then an open dump cently recruited to the par-
ty (CMRF) dreamed of a problematic one. How we site, just like the one it had ty? Aren’t they people from
five-hectare facility to be wish that this “no segrega- left at barangay Santiago! the LP, people suspected of
operated by the city. tion, no collection” garbage (During the first term of links to drug syndicates or
It was composed of two policy is the beginning of Regencia, all the councilors are into it and people who
major components, the in- the path to righteousness as of the city, save for one, have been convicted by the
frastructure development far as garbage disposal is were all opposition.) Ombudsman? Let me ask
and the institutionalization concerned. (The previous Yet changes in “basura” this question again in plain
program which included ac- administration’s policy of requires change involving language: Unsay gibarugan
cess road development, and segregation policy fell on everybody as in “change nga prinsipyo sa partido
construction of the follow- deaf ears.) begins in me.” This is not PDP-Laban nga dawaton
ing buildings there, name- Each barangay will now for the city officials alone. ang ingon ining klase nga
ly: materials recovery and have a barangay materials Everybody must help, mga tao?
composting facility, special recovery facility with the even in his own stupid, uh, PDP-Laban is so pros-
waste and hazardous facili- barangays officials respon- I mean, simple way. tituted that some of their
ty, administration building, sible for doing it. With an Wait, I think I see some stalwart members are trying
warehouses, guardhouse, ordinance, of course from “basura”’ thrown in a side to save the party by using
motorpool, and agri-demo the Sanggunian, I’m sure street by someone invisible See CONTRERAS/p.11
Money Matters
Gold Star Daily

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Biz groups
oppose more
non-working
holidays
THE Joint Foreign Chambers
of the Philippines-Philippine
Business Groups (JFC-PBG)
opposed the legislation of more
non-working holidays, saying
the increasing number of non-
working holidays will affect the
country’s competitiveness.
In a letter to Senate Chair-
person on Committee on Edu-
cation, Arts and Culture Fran-
cis Escudero, the JFC-PBG
expressed concern on additional
non-working holidays based on
pending legislation in the Con-
gress.
The foreign and local busi-
ness groups cited that the cost of
every non-working holiday to
the business process outsourc-
ing (BPO) industry is around
P750 million in extra expenses
for overtime.
The JFC-PBG noted that this
is higher by 10 to 15 percent
compared to the India’s non-
working holiday cost.
JFC-PBG added that for day
workers, this would mean they
lose a day of pay on holidays
when they have no work.
Three bills are pending in the
Senate creating new non-work-
ing holidays including Iglesia
DTI launches ‘Firm,’ creating
business breaks for Marawi city
DEPARTMENT of Trade and
Industry’s Go Negosyo and
Philippine Franchise Associa-
tion (PFA), in partnership with
the governments of Lanao
Del Sur and Marawi City has
launched the program, “Fran-
chise Intervention to Rebuild
Marawi (FIRM)” for Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs).
In an effort to restore Marawi
City’s once-thriving business
economy, the DTI held a two-
day program for ‘Firm” at the
Provincial Capitol of Lanao Del
Sur.
It provides franchise and
entrepreneurial seminars and
offers special franchise invest-
ment packages.
According to Go Nego-
syo – Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Program Head Ana Margarita
Hontiveros-Malvar, the pro-
gram’s goal is to help rebuild the
economic fabric of the city by
providing a viable investment
option, promoting local trade
activities, generating jobs in the
community and giving opportu-
nities to the residents of Marawi
to revive their livelihood.
“There were various franchise
Editor: Ben Balce
9
brands supporting the program,
with some willing to waive their
franchise fees,” she said.
Representatives of some of
the franchise brands discussed
what they offer, pointing out the
necessary requirements to avail
their franchise.
The seminars focused on how
to be a successful franchisee, en-
trepreneurial mind-setting and
franchise business model were
presented during the program.
Through this, the participants
gained additional knowledge on
business and were given a vi-
sion on what franchising is.
DTI assistant Secretary Abdul
Gani Macatoman said that what
happened to the city’s economy
is hard but he believes that Ma-
ranaos, who are innately good
in business, can help rebuild the
City. MOA SIGNING. Stakeholders of Franchise Intervention to Rebuild Marawi (FIRM) hand in hand after the
With the decline of Mara- Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signing. (PIA)
wi’s economy due to the siege, friends of the country which
FIRM is the first program relat- they are thankful for. However, NOTICE ϳϵϵ͕dĂŐŽůŽĂŶWƵďůŝĐ>ĂŶĚ^ƵďĚ͘ͿƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ
EŽƟĐĞŝƐŚĞƌĞďLJŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƐƚĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝŽ ŽĨ ĂƐŝŶŐůŽƚ Θ dĂůŝǁĂŶ͕
ed to franchise assisting the city the Marawi city’s government estate of the late ALEJANDRO M. DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ dĂŐŽůŽĂŶ͕ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ
to recover. wants their residents to be able ABOGADO and IRMA C. ABOGADO, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.
ŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ &ŽƵƌ ,ƵŶĚƌĞĚ
ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ƉĂƌĐĞůƐ
Mayor Majul Gandamra said to stand on their feet again and ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĂŵĞƐ͕ dŚŝƌƚLJŝŐŚƚ;ϰϯϴͿ^Y͘D͕͘ŵŽƌĞŽƌůĞƐƐ͖
that there has been overwhelm- set the wheels of the local econ- ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ TCT No. T-10780
ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͕ƚŽǁŝƚ͗ ͞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ;>Žƚ ϳ͕ WĐƐͲϭϬͲϬϬϬϳϬϲ͕
ing and outpouring support omy turning after months of TCT No. T-10775 ďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨ>ŽƚƐϮϲϭϰΘϮϱϮϲ͕WůƐͲ
from the government, private inactivity. (John Paul Soriano)/Pia/ ͞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ;>Žƚ Ϯ͕ WĐƐͲϭϬͲϬϬϬϳϬϲ͕ ϳϵϵ͕dĂŐŽůŽĂŶWƵďůŝĐ>ĂŶĚ^ƵďĚ͘ͿƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ
sectors, other communities, and iCCC) ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ >ŽƚƐ Ϯϲϭϰ Θ ϮϱϮϲ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝŽ ŽĨ ĂƐŝŶŐůŽƚ Θ dĂůŝǁĂŶ͕

Prices of goods mostly stable

WůƐͲϳϵϵ͕ dĂŐŽůŽĂŶ WƵďůŝĐ >ĂŶĚ ^ƵďĚ͘Ϳ
ni Cristo Founding Anniversary ^ŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝŽ ŽĨ ĂƐŝŶŐůŽƚ Θ
every July 27, Indigenous Peo- dĂůŝǁĂŶ͕ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ dĂŐŽůŽĂŶ͕
ple’s Day every Aug. 9, and de- Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of
DŝŶĚĂŶĂŽ͘ ŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ &ŽƵƌ
claring Dec. 25 to Jan. 1 as spe-
DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ dĂŐŽůŽĂŶ͕ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ
Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.
ŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ &ŽƵƌ ,ƵŶĚƌĞĚ
dŚŝƌƚLJŝŐŚƚ;ϰϯϴͿ^Y͘D͕͘ŵŽƌĞŽƌůĞƐƐ͖
TCT No. T-10781

across the country, says DTI

,ƵŶĚƌĞĚ dŚŝƌƚLJ ŝŐŚƚ ;ϰϯϴͿ ƐƋ͘ŵ͕͘ ŵŽƌĞ ͞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ;>Žƚ ϴ͕ WĐƐͲϭϬͲϬϬϬϳϬϲ͕
cial non-working holidays.(Pna) or less; ďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨ>ŽƚƐϮϲϭϰΘϮϱϮϲ͕WůƐͲ
TCT No. T-10776 ϳϵϵ͕dĂŐŽůŽĂŶWƵďůŝĐ>ĂŶĚ^ƵďĚ͘ͿƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ

Inflation hits ͞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ;>Žƚ ϯ͕ WĐƐͲϭϬͲϬϬϬϳϬϲ͕

ďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨ>ŽƚƐϮϲϭϰΘϮϱϮϲ͕WůƐͲ
ϳϵϵ͕dĂŐŽůŽĂŶWƵďůŝĐ>ĂŶĚ^ƵďĚͿƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝŽ ŽĨ ĂƐŝŶŐůŽƚ Θ dĂůŝǁĂŶ͕
DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ dĂŐŽůŽĂŶ͕ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ
Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.

3-year high DEPARTMENT of Trade

and Industry (DTI) said prices
- did not increase. One brand,
Lucky 7, has reduced its sardine
flour and P580 for soft flour per
25-kg. bag.
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝŽ ŽĨ ĂƐŝŶŐůŽƚ Θ dĂůŝǁĂŶ͕
DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ dĂŐŽůŽĂŶ͕ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ
Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.
ŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ &ŽƵƌ ,ƵŶĚƌĞĚ
dŚŝƌƚLJŝŐŚƚ;ϰϯϴͿ^Y͘D͕͘ŵŽƌĞŽƌůĞƐƐ͖
TCT No. T-28892 (ALLEY)

at 3.9% of goods are generally stable

across the country, based on sur-
products’ prices in some parts of
the country, even below the SRP.
P212 per 40-kg. bag.
INFLATION rate surged to more veys done by the agency in key Prices of milk products, both
Cement prices were stable at
Although, one manufacturer
ŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ &ŽƵƌ ,ƵŶĚƌĞĚ
dŚŝƌƚLJŝŐŚƚ;ϰϯϴͿ^Y͘D͕͘ŵŽƌĞŽƌůĞƐƐ͖
TCT No. T-10778
͞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ;>Žƚ ϵ͕ WĐƐͲϭϬͲϬϬϬϳϬϲ͕
ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ƉŽƌƟŽŶ ŽĨ >ŽƚƐ Ϯϲϭϰ Θ ϮϱϮϲ͕
ďŽƚŚ ŽĨ WůƐͲϳϵϵ͕ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŐLJ͘ ŽĨ
͞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ;>Žƚ ϱ͕ WĐƐͲϭϬͲϬϬϬϳϬϲ͕ ĂƐŝŶŐůŽƚ Θ dĂůŝǁĂŶ͕ DƵŶ͘ ŽĨ dĂŐŽůŽĂŶ͕

than three-year high in February trading areas nationwide.
2018 as prices of food, transport In a press briefing following
and beverages increased, the gov- the National Price Coordinat-
ernment reported on Tuesday. ing Council (NPCC) meeting
processed and powdered, as
well as coffee, were stable, ac-
cording to Lopez.
No price hike was monitored
of canned sardines and meat in-
formed DTI of its price increase
due to movements in foreign
exchange rate and higher cost
ďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨ>ŽƚƐϮϲϭϰΘϮϱϮϲ͕WůƐͲ
ϳϵϵ͕dĂŐŽůŽĂŶWƵďůŝĐ>ĂŶĚ^ƵďĚ͘ͿƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ
ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝŽ ŽĨ ĂƐŝŶŐůŽƚ Θ dĂůŝǁĂŶ͕
DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ dĂŐŽůŽĂŶ͕ WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ
Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.
ŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ &ŽƵƌ ,ƵŶĚƌĞĚ
Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of
DŝŶĚĂŶĂŽ͘ ŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ dǁŽ
,ƵŶĚƌĞĚdǁĞŶƚLJ&ŽƵƌ;ϮϮϰͿ^Y͘D͕͘ŵŽƌĞ
Žƌ ůĞƐƐ͖ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŽĨ džƚƌĂͲ:ƵĚŝĐŝĂů
^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚͬWĂƌƟƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ tĂŝǀĞƌ ŽĨ

The Philippine Statistics Au- Tuesday, DTI Secretary Ramon for bread and instant noodles. tin plates used for cans and not dŚŝƌƚLJŝŐŚƚ;ϰϯϴͿ^Y͘D͕͘ŵŽƌĞŽƌůĞƐƐ͖
ZŝŐŚƚƐ KǀĞƌ Ă WĂƌĐĞůƐ ŽĨ >ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ
EŽƚĂƌŝĂů ZĞŐŝƐƚƌLJ ŽĨ ddz͘ DK/ D͘
thority (PSA) said headline in- Lopez said the department has Flour prices were the same the effect of TRAIN law, Lopez TCT No. T-10779
'h^ ƉĞƌ ŽĐ͘ EŽ͗͘ ϱϮϬ͖ WĂŐĞ EŽ͗͘ ϭϬϰ͖
͞ ƉĂƌĐĞů ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ ;>Žƚ ϲ͕ WĐƐͲϭϬͲϬϬϬϳϬϲ͕
flation rate picked up by 3.9 per- seen no dramatic increase in from last year at P730 for hard said. (Pna) ďĞŝŶŐĂƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨ>ŽƚƐϮϲϭϰΘϮϱϮϲ͕WůƐͲ ŽŽŬEŽ͗͘ϰϮ͖^ĞƌŝĞƐŽĨϮϬϭϲ͘
D'^&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϮ͕DĂƌĐŚϭΘϴ͕ϮϬϭϴ
cent last month, higher than the prices of goods as feared by
3.4-percent growth in January consumers as an effect of the
Z͘͘&ŽƌŵϭϬ͘ϭ;>ZKͿ WZ&ŽƌŵEŽ͘ϭϬ͘ϭ;>ZKͿ
2018 and 3.1 percent last year. Republic of thenew Tax
Philippines Reform for Accelera-
Inflation during the month was tion and Inclusion (TRAIN) law.
>ŽĐĂůŝǀŝůZĞŐŝƐƚƌLJKĸĐĞ Republic of the Philippines
the highest since September 2014, “In general, what we are see-
WƌŽǀŝŶĐĞŽĨŐƵƐĂŶĚĞů^Ƶƌ >K>/s/>Z'/^dZzK&&/
ŝƚLJŽĨĂLJƵŐĂŶ
ing is still a stable price,” said
but still within the 2 to 4-percent WZKs/EK&D/^D/^KZ/Ed>
target of the government. NOTICE TO Lopez,
THE PUBLICwho is also chairs the ĂŐĂLJĂŶĚĞKƌŽŝƚLJ
The PSA attributed the up- NPCC.
ͲϬϬϮϰͲϮϬϭϴ  Aside from generally stable NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
trend to the faster annual gain &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϲ͕ϮϬϭϴ
recorded prices, particularly on basic
/Ein the price ofǁŝƚŚ
KDW>/E foodƚŚĞand
ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚsome
commodities, ĂŶĚ ƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚ ƚŽ
regions /Ŷ ĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϱ ŽĨ Z͘͘ EŽ͘ ϵϬϰϴ͕ Ă EKd/ ŝƐ
non-alcoholic beverages (4.8
KZ'DĞŵŽƌĂŶĚƵŵŝƌĐƵůĂƌEŽ͘ϮϬϭϯͲϬϭ͕ŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŚĞƌĞďLJƐĞƌǀĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƚŚĂƚZhE^͘EhE'ŚĂƐĮůĞĚǁŝƚŚ
percent),
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laneous goods and services (2.5 were stable.
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sardines - except for one brand
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Money Matters
Gold Star Daily

Thursday, March 8, 2018

More Dabawenyos don’t
favor the tax reform law
MORE Dabawenyos don’t fa-
vor the Tax Reform for Accel-
eration and Inclusion (TRAIN)
Law saying it has resulted in
higher prices of oil products and
other goods, a survey conducted
by the Institute of Popular Opin-
ion (IPO) of the University of
Mindanao showed.
Administered between Janu-
ary 28 and February 9, 81% of
the 1,200 respondents across the
city’s three congressional dis-
tricts said they are aware of the
new tax reform system.
only on the escalating prices but
perhaps on the many effects,
both positive and negative, that
they have not experienced as
yet.”
The survey said 62% of Da-
bawenyos now feel the effect
of the higher prices of market
products, but only 16% pointed
to TRAIN as the cause of higher
oil prices.
On the other hand, 23% said
they now have higher take home
pay, and 20% noted a decrease
in income tax.
and lower income tax.
However, 41% of the re-
spondents could not decide
whether TRAIN’s long-term
effect for the country is good
or not. The law is good for the
country, according to 28% of
the respondents but 22% are op-
posed to it.
It added that male and female
Dabawenyos belonging to the
18-29 age bracket strongly be-
lieve that the law is good for the
country. Most of them are mar-
ried and belong to income Class
Editor: Ben Balce
10
The respondents are com-
posed of adults aged 21 to 40
years old (60%), 41 to 50 years
old (17%), 51 to over 70 years
old (14%), and 18 to 20 years
old (9%).
Females comprise 50% of the
sample, males 42% and LGBT
8%. The bulk of respondents be-
long to income Class C (56%).
income Class D accounts for
31%, income Class E 11%, and
combined income Class AB
4%.
Finance Undersecretary Karl

1/8 PAGE
Of the respondents who said
they’re aware, at least 47% said
they don’t favor TRAIN, 34%
said they favor, and 17% could
GLOBE ‘MYBUSINESS’ OFFERS DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR HO-
TELS AND RESTAURANTS. Globe myBusiness Segment Head for not decide as they are still in
Tourism and Hospitality Mitch Peralta talks about creating perfect desti- “the wait-and-see behavior of
nations (Supplied photo) the law’s impact on them, not
It said among the goods that
showed price increase are soda
and other sweetened drinks.
It added a combined 43%
of Dabawenyos recognize the
positive effect of the law in the
form of higher take home pay
C or those who are earning be-
tween P10, 000 and P36, 000 a
month. They are those who have
obtained better education, col-
lege and masters’ degree hold-
ers, and have perhaps maximize
the benefits of tax exemptions.
Kendrick T. Chua said it’s not
the tax reform law but profiteer-
ing by some businesses, among
other reasons, that caused an
increase in the year-on-year in-
flation in January this year. (MIN-
DANEWS)

Peso uniform on inflation

uptick; PSEi slips anew
PHILIPPINE peso closed flat
Tuesday against the US dollar af-
ter inflation rate was reported to
have risen to its more than three-
year high while foreign selling
continue to dampen the local eq-
uities market.
The peso finished the day at
52.00, which a trader said was
kept afloat by expectations for a
hike in domestic interest rates.
This after rate of price in-
creases last February rose to 4.5
percent from month-ago’s four
percent based on 2006 base year,
bringing the average to date at
4.2 percent.
Using the rebased year of
2012, inflation last February
went up to 3.9 percent from 3.4
percent in the previous month re-
sulting an average of 3.7 percent.
With this the peso opened
Tuesday almost unchanged at
51.88 from 51.85 Monday.
It traded between 52.04 and
51.81 bringing the day’s average
to 51.92. (PNA)

Rotary Corner
Youth Leaders Making a Difference in the Millennial World
The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) 2018
Pres. Rossa Katrina B. Quiblat, Rotary Club of Malaybalay
“Akala ko exaggerated lang ang sabi ni PAG Fe na iiyak ang ibang participants pag-aalis na, but it was the best experience I’ve had”,a participant wrote on the post-it evaluation after the RYLA
2018.
A great resounding “NO!!!” was heard from the youth leaders as the gavel hit the gong signaling the adjournment of the three-day RYLA 2018 camp from January 26 to 28. Majority of the youth
leaders present did not want to end the fellowship between friends old and new, the camaraderie, the learning experience, new leadership skills, learning to make a difference as a millennial,
being “better” and the service as youth.

The Participants

A number of 144 campers converged of which most of them were from the Rotary Clubs of District 3870--
RC West CDO, RC Carmen Valley, RC South CDO, RC Metro CDO, RC CDO East Urban, RC CDO, RC
Opol, RC East CDO, RC Kalayaan CDO, RC Uptown CDO, RC Premiere CDO, RC CDO Centerpoint, RC
Bay Area, RC Iligan Maria Cristina, RC Uptown Iligan, RC Iligan, RC Iligan South, RC Iligan North, RC Iligan
Bay- Iligan City, RC Metro Iligan, RC Iligan East, RC Isulan, RC Metro Ranao, RC Cotabato, RC Cotabato
East, RC Midsayap, RC Cotabato City South, RC Pigcawayan, RC Metro Mlang, RC Metro Kidapawan, RC
Kidapawan East, RC Tacurong, RC Metro Wao, RC Metro Valencia, RC Maramag, RC Gingoog, RC Gingoog
Bay, RC Metro Medina Bay, RC Pie-Mo, RC Central Claveria, RC Northern Bukidnon, RC Central Jasaan,
RC Malaybalay.

Guests from District

3790 came to join and
observe our RYLA
2018, Sheryl Murillo,
Fielson Murillo,
Angelee Verry,
Kryzze Bengco and
Regina Bognot. We
also have chaperone rotarians from our very own District 3870 who stayed with us for the duration of the
camp, President Cynthia Cuajotor – RC Metro Kidapawan, Secretary Maite Sarraga – RC Premiere CDO,
RTN Venize Pelaez – RC Isulan.

Rotarians from RC Malaybalay with PDG Manny Along and Governor Linda Deleste

The youth leaders came together at Mt. Moriah Camp in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon to join the awaited
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp. Our beautiful, supportive and inspiring District Governor Rosalinda
Deleste came to give a message during the RYLA Opening Program on January 26. With her who welcomed
the participants were PDG Manuel Along, PDG Al Manus, PDG Fe Alvarez, District Secretary Bong Buot,
AG Chris Vidad, AG Rico delos Reyes, PAG Fe Alvarez, District Officers and a number of Club Presidents.
Our Opening Program were graced with special songs “I Am but A Small Voice” by Alexis Sanggalang
and Ryu Go, Grades 2 and 3 students from Marywoods Academy. And, “Defying Gravity” and “The Sound
of Music” by Emil Cid, Malaybalay’s very own Operatic Pop Singer.
Money Matters
Gold Star Daily
Critical economic reforms gaining traction, must continue: Neda
NATIONAL Economic and De-
velopment Authority (NEDA)
said Tuesday that the ranking of
American media company US
News which placed the Philip-
pines on the top spot of “best
countries to invest in,” attests to
the growing international con-
fidence in the administration’s
reform agenda.
“This piece of good news
proves that we are right on track
Food, oleochemical
firm eyes double-digit
profit growth in 2018
D&L Industries Inc., the coun-
try’s largest customized food
ingredients and oleochemicals
firm, expects to sustain dou-
ble-digit growth in profit this
year to at least P3.2 billion.
D&L President and Chief
Executive Officer Alvin Lao
said growth would be boosted
by the expansion of both do-
mestic sales and exports, par-
ticularly that of high margin
specialty products.
“There are a lot of reasons
why growth would be good
--there is growing exports,
margins are growing; the do-
mestic environment, the opti-
mism in the country, the level
of investments seem strong,”
Lao said in a press briefing.
He expects increased sales
as the company produces more
new products and enters new
exports markets in the Asia
Pacific region, such as China,
Contreras
From page 7
Sara Duterte’s regional par-
ty. Would Sara accept the
alliance? Aha, I won’t bet
on that.
If there are the Bebot and
Koko wings, there would be
others wings -- the disgrun-
tled wings. With so many
wings, this party will easily
fly away to oblivion.
Koko was too hasty to
make his party become
a super majority without
first strengthening the core
group. Who comprises the
majority of the super ma-
jority? Are they not the
turncoats? Have they not
learned from history?
The Alvarez-Pimentel
tiff will create a big hole in
the party ship that will sink
the ship. And they will sink
with it.
Sara’s regional party
is a move toward a good
direction. Or is it really her
move, if you know what I
mean?
Roa
From page 6
their websites, advertise-
ments and etc.
“CdeO” means Cagayan
de Oro and let us use this
special brand to the max.
Let us stop using “CDO”
for it is like a second-hand
identification of our city.
Legally, we do not have the
right to use this because
this is a SEC-registered
brand name owned by the
with critical reforms that we want
in place. Our efforts to create
a more business- and investor-
friendly environment are gaining
traction in the past year and a half
and the world is already seeing
it,” Socioeconomic Secretary Er-
nesto M. Pernia said.
Pernia attributed the Philip-
pines’ ranking to its high growth
potential on the back of its strong
macroeconomic fundamen-
Hong Kong, Japan and Indo-
nesia.
“We are actually doing a lot
of test shipments already. So
whether it is on the food side
or on oleochemicals or even in
the plastics side, we are always
talking to more customers that
we want to sell to,” he added.
D&L Industries’ recurring
net income reached P2.9 bil-
lion in 2017, up 10.6 percent
from P2.6 billion the previous
year.
Food ingredients segment
contributed 36 percent to net
income; oleochemicals and
other specialty chemicals, 32
percent; specialty plastics, 23
percent; aerosols, 6 percent;
and D&L parent, 3 percent.
Export earnings, comprising
for 25 percent of total busi-
ness, surged 68 percent from
P4.07 billion to P6.83 billion.
(PNA)
Foodsphere Corp.. I suspect
though that the owners do
not mind the use of CDO
because it gives them free
and unlimited advertise-
ment that is good for their
business.
Let us be brand con-
scious by using CdeO from
hereon. These initials are
reflective of the history of
our land and it rightly gives
us the kind of identification
that we can be proud of.
Memo
From page 1
were supposedly planning
attacks in key cities across
the country, including
Cagayan de Oro.
While there is much
room for doubt about the
authenticity of the text mes-
sage, Hernandez’s directive
in the memo to check it out
is real.
On Tuesday, Camp Al-
agar officials disowned the
memo, saying it was “pure-
ly fabricated and malicious-
ly publicized to malign not
only PRO-10 but the entire
PNP.”
Police regional director
Chief Supt. Timoteo Pacleb
called it “fake news” while
Camp Alagar spokesman,
Supt. Lemuel Gonda, said
document circulated on
social media was a forgery.
The latter also alleged that
Hernandez’s signature in
the memo was faked.
Camp Alagar’s key of-
ficials were not in their
tals, the implementation of the
first package of the Tax Reform
for Acceleration and Inclusion
(TRAIN), and the massive infra-
structure development program.
This is apart from the Philip-
pines’ young vibrant workforce
and abundant natural resources,
Pernia said.
“The positive feedback mo-
tivates us to pursue even more
reforms and programs. We are
DOF execs eye P18-b gain
from planned fuel marking
OFFICIALS of the Department
of Finance (DOF) expect to gain
at least P18 billion from the
planned implementation of fuel
marking by early 2019.
Finance Assistant Secretary
Mark Dennis Joven said the fuel
marking’s project cost is around
P2 billion but studies show that
potential leakage is around P25
to P40 billion annually.
“We are targeting around 10
times the total project cost,” he
said.
Joven said bidding for the
Manufacturing posts double-digit growth in January
MANUFACTURING output
posted double-digit growth in
both volume and value terms in
January 2018, recovering from
a series of declines in the last
months of previous year, the gov-
ernment reported on Tuesday.
The Philippine Statistics Au-
offices when this paper went
there to ask comments about
Bulalacao’s confirmation
that the memo is authentic.
This paper was then told
that the key officials all left
for Camp Crame.
In a text message, Gonda
did not give a categorical
answer -- he just said an
investigation is ongoing to
check the source of memo
circulated online and that
Camp Alagar’s cybercrime
unit was working on it.
Chief Insp. Ignacio
Gamba III, chief of Camp
Alagar’s anti-cyber crime
unit, said his office has start-
ed working to find out who
was behind the circulation
of the memo.
Copies of the memo
were posted on “PRO-10
PIO News Update,” a Face-
book chat group adminis-
tered by Gonda with local
reporters and columnists as
members.
This paper checked the
chat group and noted a
10:19 am post of the memo
on Tuesday by newspaper
columnist Nef Luczon who
then asked, “Unsa ni ka
tinood? Gipasa ni sa mga
fb msgr [Facebook Mes-
senger]?”
This was followed by a
similar 6:46 pm post of the
memo by broadcaster Er-
rand Mercado without any
comment or question.
On the same day, Gonda
replied to Luczon’s query
by posting a statement by
Chief Supt. Pacleb on the
working hard to reach our medi-
um-term targets in line with the
development strategies spelled
out in Philippine Development
Plan (PDP) 2‎ 017-2022. Our
‘Build, Build, Build’ campaign
will boost the country’s inter-
national competitiveness. With
most of the flagship projects
completed or nearly so by 2022,
our infrastructure would be at par
with our Asean neighbors,” Per-
marker is expected to be done
within the year.
Aside from the fuel markers,
Joven said they could also put
dowsing equipment in the vari-
ous refineries to check whether
the oil companies are paying
correct taxes.
He said the marker that would
be used to check the dilution of
the oil is a molecular marker
and is different from the dye be-
ing used to determine if the oil
is fake.
“Supposedly it is mixed with
thority’s Monthly Integrated
Survey of Selected Industries
(MISSI) showed that Volume of
Production Index (VoPI) of the
manufacturing sector grew by
21.9 percent last January from
14.9 percent in the same month
last year, and a reversal from the
memo circulating on Face-
book.
Gonda’s post reads:
“PRO-10 categorically
deny (sic) the preparation
nor (sic) the dissemination
of the memo. It is purely
fabricated and maliciously
publicized (sic) to malign
not only PRO-10 but the
entire PNP. The signature
of C,RID (Hernandez) is
forged. Nonetheless, we
will validate the informa-
tion and also investigate
to determine the source of
such fake memo.”
Other than Luczon and
Mercado, copies of the
memo were reportedly cir-
culated by different people
much earlier on Facebook.
Yesterday, Gonda said,
“We will address the com-
munication gap as to the
operation security is con-
cerned.”
“The bottomline is that
said information, whether
true or not, was already val-
idated in the lower units...
and it was found out (to be)
not a true information or
negative presence within
AOR or area of responsibil-
ity...,” said Gonda, assuring
that the police was on top of
the situation and the region
has remained peaceful and
orderly.
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also listed businessmen and
companies, mostly engaged
in mining and farming, that
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nia said.
Under the government’s
Build, Build, Build program, the
Philippines is raising infrastruc-
ture spending from nearly 4 per-
cent of GDP in 2017 to around
7 percent by 2022, or an invest-
ment of roughly PHP8 trillion
over 6 years. Thus far, the NEDA
Board has already approved 24
infrastructure flagship projects
(IFP) amounting to PHP1.126
the oil and using an equipment
you will see how diluted the oil
is so that we can determine how
many companies are not paying
correct taxes,” he added.
Finance Undersecretary An-
tonette Tionko said a technical
working group (TWG) is cur-
rently discussing with various
sectors on how to best imple-
ment fuel marking.
She said members of the
TWG have visited the refineries
of Shell, Chevron and Petron.
She said TWG members
9.2-percent decline last month.
The Value of Production Index
(VaPI) also rose to 20.4 percent in
January 2018 from 13.7-percent
during the same month last year.
In a statement, National Eco-
nomic and Development Author-
ity (NEDA) Director-General
have been providing sup-
port to the NPA.
She said the military
has submitted lists to the
Department of Environ-
ment and Natural Resources
(DENR) and Department of
Agriculture (DA).
She said it would be up
to the DILG to investigate
the officials and decide on
what to do with them ad-
ministratively.
But Ingente said the mil-
itary would also dig deeper
to build cases and charge the
officials.
Ingente said there were
two local officials in Sa-
ranggani that were already
dismissed because of their
links to the NPA.
Among the evidence
presented were text mes-
sage exchanges found in a
cellphone and documents
belonging to slain rebels.
“We want more informa-
tion coming from civilians
sector. They should support
the government, not the
other side,” she said. “Ang
gubat karon sa NPA dili na
lamang trabaho sa Army
but also local officials. It
should be a joint effort.
Kung dili kita magtinaban-
gay, dili mahuman ang
gubat.”
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would be given 10 days to
challenge the test results.
Usually, he said, the
mandatory drug test is be-
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trillion.
Pernia likewise noted that the
move to liberalize the Foreign
Investment Negative List (FINL)
which is now up for the NEDA
Board’s approval will likely
boost foreign direct investments.
The impending passage of
the ease of doing business bill
in Congress also bolsters confi-
dence to invest in the country, he
added. (PNA)
need to determine where and at
what point in the refinery should
the marker be placed to check,
among others, the costing.
She added that the govern-
ment will initially shoulder the
cost of marking as what was
done in the past.
Finance Secretary Carlos
Dominguez III said what the
government wants is to capture
the leakages.
“Certainly we want to get
more than P2 billion,” he added.
(PNA)
and Socioeconomic Planning
Secretary Ernesto Pernia attrib-
uted the growth of the manu-
facturing sector to expansions
in petroleum products, construc-
tion-related products, some ex-
port-oriented products and food
manufacturing. (PNA)
ing done during a rank
inspection at the Cocpo
headquarters.
“So far, there are already
three policemen in Cocpo
who are out of the service
after they (tested) positive
for illegal drugs but not
during a surprise drug test.
They were called due to
some complaints,” Horti-
llosa said.
Hortillosa cited a buy-
bust operation in Tagoloan
where a police officer was
arrested. The latter tested
positive for drug use.
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detention at the city jail in
connection with the ambush
of former Rep. Vicente Bel-
monte on the airport road
in Laguindingan, Misamis
Oriental. The justice de-
partment Regencia subse-
quently dropped the charges
against Regencia.
The Sandiganbayan res-
olution was signed by Asso-
ciate Justices Ma. Theresa
Dolores Gomez- Estueta,
Zaldy Trespeses and Bayani
Jacinto.
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