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Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)P. Urro Street, San Francisco DistrictPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur 7016Telephone no. (062) 215-1480 / 925-0038Cellphone no. 0919-9994516E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: www.piazampen.blogspot.comFacebook: PIA WesMin Info Bliz

Northern MindanaoGraces’ Building, Antonio Luna StreetCagayan de Oro City 9000Telephone no. (088) 856-8178 / 729-594Telefax no. (08822) 72-66-83Cellphone no. 0928-5204305, 0917-3084969E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: www.pia-10.blogspot.com

Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)Ground Floor Kanto Motors Bldg.,Quimpo Blvd., New MatinaDavao City 8000Telephone no. (082) 297-0991 / 301-8580Telefax no. (082) 297-0992 / 304-2044Cellphone no. 0917-7053606 / 0918-9202950E-mail: [email protected]

SOCCSKSARGEN Region

Bautista Bldg., Zulueta St.Koronadal City, South Cotabato 9506Telephone no. (083) 520-0249Telefax no. (083) 228-9736 / 228-9739 / 520-0100Cellphone no. 0921-6873373 / 0928-5204307E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga)

J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan CityTelephone no. (085) 341-5285Telefax no. (085) 341-2370Cellphone no. 0917-7188834Email: [email protected] , [email protected],phWebsite: www.piacaraga.comFacebook: PIA Caraga Updates, PIA Agusan del Norte, Pia Agusan del Sur, Pia Surigao del Norte, Pia Surigao del Sur, Pia Dinagat Islands Power FM - CaragaTwitter: https://twitter.com/PIACaraga

REGIONAL DESK EDITORS FRANKLIN P. GUMAPON, PIA Region IXALMA L. TINGCANG, PIA Region IX ELAINE O. RATUNIL, PIA Region X RUDOLPH IAN G. ALAMA, PIA Region XI DANNY E. DOGUILES, PIA Region XII FRYAN E. ABKILAN, PIA Caraga Region

COPY EDITORSFRYAN E. ABKILAN, PIA Caraga Region NORA C. LANUZA MOLDE, PIA Caraga RegionVENUS L. GARCIA, PIA Caraga Region

SENIOR GRAPHICS LAYOUT ARTIST

GERIE MAE G. COCO, PIA Caraga Region

LAYOUT ARTISTSGIDEON CORGUE, PIA Region IX RETCHIE TOLINERO, PIA Region XZENER DUMAGUING, PIA Region XDAISY JANE M. APIT, PIA Region XIII

EDITORIAL ADVISERS

SEC. SONNY B. COLOMAPresidential Communications Operations Office

JOSE MARI M. OQUIÑENA Director General Philippine Information AgencyEXECUTIVE EDITOR

EFREN F. ELBANBUENACluster Head, Southern, Western &Central MindanaoRegional Director, PIA Region XI

MANAGING EDITOR ABNER M. CAGACluster Head, Northern & Northeastern MindanaoRegional Director - PIA Caraga Region

ASSOCIATE EDITORS NOEMI B. EDAGARegional Director, PIA Region IX

THELMA B. OLIVERRegional Director, PIA Region X

OLIVIA T. SUDARIARegional Director, PIA Region XII

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Aggie chief turns over P216 Million agri support to Caraga

Philippines, Italy discuss boosting trade under EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences

Mindanao lures more European firms13

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Fulfilling its commitment tothe agriculture sector, SecretaryProcesoJ.AlcalaoftheDepartmentof Agriculture (DA) once againturnedovervariousagri supportto Caraga Region amountingP216 Million as he graced thefarmers forum and techno clinicattendedbymorethanathousandparticipants held in one of theUniversity Gyms in Butuan CityonMonday,November23.

TheseincludetheP208Millionworth of Farm to Market RoadSubprojects under the PhilippineRural Development Project(PRDP).ThefiveFMRswithNoticeto Proceed from the project isaimedatprovidinginfrastructuresupport to the development ofagrienterprisesuchasAbacaforSantiagoandKitcharaoinAgusandelNorteandRubberProductionandMarketinginAgusandelSur.

“The DA is committed toprovideresilientandqualityroadsfor our farmers by providingconcretedFMRthatcanwithstandanyweather conditions ensuringtheflowofgoodsfromfarmtothemarket,”SecretaryAlcalasaid.

Alcala added that FMRconcreting only started duringWalk the talk.


theAquinoadministrationwho’sclear instruction is to take careof the needs of the farmers.With that, Alcala pushed forthe implementation of the saidguidelinetoensuresustainabilityof such project helping thefarmersgaintheoptimumbenefitofDA’sinfrainterventions.

AsidefromthesupportfromDA-PRDP,Alcalaalsoturnedoverfarm equipments amounting toP7.8MillionsuchasRiceReaper,CornPicker,andHandTractortovariousfarmers’associationsandcooperatives.Saidequipmentare

insupporttothemechanizationprogramofthedepartment.

In addition, DA Caragaregional director Edna Mabezaalso prepared agriculturalgoodiesforfarmerstotakehomeafter the one-day event wheresix carabaos with implements,bagsofregisteredriceseedsandopen-pollinated variety (OPV)corn seeds are raffled off whileevery farmer received assortedvegetable seeds for theirhouseholdgulayanproject.

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PARIS, France -- As the United Nations (UN) climate change negotiations entered its fourth day here, the Philippines called for adaptation funds that will not result in additional financial burden for Filipinos. Thecountry’sleadnegotiatorfor adaptation and director ofthe Climate Change Office ofthe Department of Agriculture,AliciaIlaga,saidthattheywant

the Paris agreement to reflectthatadaptationfinancemustbegrants-based. “Assistanceforinfrastructureimprovement, the relocation of

Paris Talks: PH bats for grants-based climate change adaptation funds

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communities to places that aresafer, requires money,” Ilagasaid. “We shouldn’t have to besubjected to having more debtfromtheinternationalcommunitytogetthathelp.”

Funding adaptationmeasuresareacriticalaspectoftheallocationofclimatefinance,according to Ilaga. Adaptationsupportiscrucialforthecountry,asitexperiencesextremeweatherevents that affect farmers,fisherfolk and other vulnerablesectors.Thishasimplicationsonthe country’s food security andeconomicstability.

The UN FrameworkConvention on Climate Change2007 report on “Investmentand Financial Flows to AddressClimate Change” projected thatdevelopingcountrieswouldneedUSD28billiontoUSD67billionannuallyby2030foradaptation.

The maximum projectionof USD 67 billion is more than

half of the USD 100 billion tobe provided under the GreenClimateFund, themain fundingmechanism for mitigationand adaptation initiatives indevelopingcountries.

Aside from fund sourcing,there is also an issue on howthe funds would be allocated.Finance for adaptation shouldnot come in the form of loansas this will make it harder fordevelopingcountries–whicharealso themost vulnerable to theeffects of climate change – toaccess funds. Loans should berepaidandincurinterest.Grants,ontheotherhand,donotcarrysuchconditions.

These could best supportadaptive measures that wouldstrengthen livelihoods, foodsecurity and ecosystems, Ilagasaid, adding that this alsocomplements the country’sposition that adaptation financemust be needs-based – thismeans that the country would


seek and use funds for theirprioritiesthathavebeenidentifiedintheirnationaladaptationplans(NAPS). The country is in theprocess of completing its ownplan.

The Philippines alsowants to ensure that there isparity between mitigation andadaptation in climate finance,Ilagasaid,notingthatthecountrybelieves that adaptation hasmitigation co-benefits; hence,fundingforadaptationshouldnot

beseenasadditionalcostsbutasinvestment to make mitigationalsomoreeffective. The Climate VulnerableForum (CVF), a coalition of 43middle-sizedeconomyandsmall-island developing countriesheadedbythePhilippines,calledforstrongsupportofadaptationactions.Theysaidthatadaptationwillhelpthemmeettheirgoalofreducing their greenhouse gasemissionstobelow1.5°C.

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The CVF pointed out thatdevelopingcountriesarealready“leadingthedesignofadaptationplans” as reflected in theintended nationally determinedcontributions (INDCs) in 2015.TheINDCscapturethemitigationand adaptation targets of eachcountry.

PresidentBenignoS.AquinoIII, who attended the 21stConference of the Parties (COP21)herelastNovember30,saidattheCVFthatevenifcountriesaregettingbetteratadaptation,theystillneedmorehelp.

“People still die and wholecommunities are displaced;businesses are affected, thusstuntingeconomicactivity.Fundsthatcouldotherwisebeusedforother development needs andservices are channeled towardsthe costly efforts involvingrelief, rehabilitation, andreconstruction,”headded.

Secretary Emmanuel

de Guzman, the head of thePhilippine delegation at theCOP21, said they will push forstrong adaptation support fromdeveloped countries, notingthat theyneedpredictable, andscaled-upfundingtoadapttotheconsequencesofclimatechange.(PCOO/PND)

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ROME, Italy -- The Philippines and Italy raised the possibility of increasing trade and investment, with the Philippines becoming a possible manufacturing base for export to the European Union (EU) under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP).This was discussed during President Benigno S. Aquino III’s meeting with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Wednesday. In December last year, theEUgrantedthePhilippinesGSP+that provides duty-free entryto theEU forsomeof themostimportantPhilippineexports.The

GSP+ preferences cover morethan6,200tarifflines,includingfruitandfoodstuffs,coconutoil,footwear,fish,andtextiles.

Philippines, Italy discuss boosting trade under EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences

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ThePhilippines isalreadyabeneficiaryoftheEU’sGSP.

The greatest benefit fromGSP+ is the attraction of newindustrialinvestmentsinsectorswhere relatively high tariffs areslashed to zero under GSP+.These include Filipino exportsthat are labor-intensive, suchas pineapple juice, garments,preservedfruits,tuna,fruitjams,jellies,andfootwear.

Renzi, a former mayor ofFlorence, Italy, also praisedthe 171,000 Filipino workforcein Italy, describing them as“highly integratedworkers”.

The Italianprime ministerl i k e w i s ec o n g r a t u l a t e dPresident Aquinofor the Philippines’successful hostingof the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation(APEC)

summitlastmonth,aswellasforthepeaceprocess inMindanao.For his part, President AquinothankedRenziforItaly’ssupportinprovidingthePhilippineswithAugustahelicoptersintendedfordisasterrelief. Aside from the GSP statusin the EU, the Philippines alsohasaFreeTradeAgreementwithJapananditisamemberoftheAssociation of Southeast AsianNations(ASEAN)communitythatboostsitsviabilityasatradeandinvestment partner. (PCOO/PND)


Mindanao lures more European firms

MANILA -- Mindanao is attracting “tremendous interest” from European companies, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) President Guenter Taus said in a briefing on Wednesday. TaussaidthattherewashugepotentialinMindanaoinsectorsofagriculture,particularlypalmoilandcocowaterproductionandthewhole coconut industry,mining,

tourism, and infrastructuredevelopment inwhichEuropeanfirmscaninvest.

Business process outsourcing

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(BPO) companies likewise areeyeingexpansioninthesouthernPhilippines,headded.

The ECCP chief, however,notedthattheregionhasyettoexploititsfullpotentialgiventhesecuritysituationinMindanao.

Guenter said theBangsamoroBasicLawwillpaveway for peace inMindanao andwill facilitate investments notonlyforEuropeanfirmsbutfromothereconomiesaswell.

Moreover, ECCP Vice

President for Membership andBusinessServicesFlorianGotteinsaid ECCP recently establisheditsbranchinDavaoCitywith18membercompanies.

Gottein added that ECCPtargetstoexpandfurtherinotherareasinMindanao,particularlyinCagayan de Oro, Zamaboanga,andButuan.

Since its establishment in1978, ECCP has 750members.It is also the oldest EuropeanChamberglobally.(PNA)

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Davao film to be shown in Paris film fest

DAVAO CITY- A short film about a physically impaired man living in Davao City’s San Pedro Street is now being screened in 13th Signes de Nuit International Film Fest in Paris, France. The film helmed by AlbertEgot Jr. joins seven other filmsfromthePhilippineswhichiscur-rentlybeingshownintheannualfilmfestivalthatshowcasessev-eralmulti-genrecinematicworksfromacrosstheworld.Thefesti-

valstartedlastNovember26andwillruntoDecember6. “AngBarilniPoldingnaWa-lay Pulbura” (The Gun of Pold-ingwithoutGunpowder)tellsthestoryof JohnMichael Exel aliasPolding,aparaplegiclivinginthestreetsofSanPedroandClave-riaindowntownDavaoCitywhodespitebeingjoblessandhome-less still findsbeauty inhis ev-eryday’slife. Thefilmwasscreenedinthe


10thMindanaoFilmFestivallastyearwhichwonthefestival’sbestdocumentary prize, it was alsoshown in the2015Cinemarehi-yonFilmFestivaloftheNationalCommission for theCultureandthe Arts (NCCA) where foreignprogrammerstooknoticeof thedocumentary. “I was surprised because Ithoughtmyfilmwouldneverbechosen after they initially con-tactedme.Whenthey informedmethatitwouldbeprogrammed,

Ifeltreallyproudbecausenotallaregiventheopportunitytohavetheirfilmsshownabroad.”AlbertEgotsaid. Egot currently a real es-tatemarketing officer,makes itapointtoproduceafilmfortheannual Mindanao Film Festival.Hisnextfilmabouta26-yearoldobesemantitled“TheLittleMe.”Willbeshowninthisyear’sMin-danaoFilmFestivalslatedtorunfrom December 9-15. (PIA/RGAlama)

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P46.8 million SpecialEducationFund(SEF)allocatedforelementaryandsecondaryschoolsbytheCityGovernmentofPanaboin2014


Magugpo North lass is new Mutya ng TagumTAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte – Ms. Jane Irish Mae Duque from Barangay Magugpo North, a stunningly beautiful 21-year old bested 9 other candidates dur-ing the Grand Coronation Night of the Mutya ng Tagum 2015 held at the RDR Gymnasium on Thursday night November 19, 2015. Duque captured the heartsof the audience and the judgesbecauseofherbeautyandintel-ligence she exuded throughoutthepageantnight. In his message, City May-or Allan Rellon said “We shallonceagainwitnesstheparadeofbeautyandintelligenceandoneof them will elevate and win abeautywithapurpose.” He further said that thisyear’sAmbassadressofGoodwillwillputemphasisonournumber1agendaonEducation,Employ-mentandCulturethatthispag-eantofcandidateswillmanifestourcollectiveviewandgiveim-portanceofeducation. The Mutya ng Tagum pag-eant is one of the highlights oftheParochial feastofChrist theKingthepatronsaintoftheCity. Other candidates in the fi-

nal circle of 5 were Jessel MaeHombaya 1st Runner-up re-ceivedP30,000cashfromBaran-gayApokon;AngelicaCajes2ndRunner-up with P20,000 cashfrom Barangay La Filipina; Ka-trina Mae Balaga P15,000 cashfrom Barangay Visayan Villageand Chariss Manuel 4thRunner-upwithP10,000cashfromBar-rangayMankilam. Candidates who receivedspecial awardswere JesselMaeHombayaBestinTalent,AngelicaCajesBest inNeo-EthnicAttire,KatrinaMaeBalagaBestinPlay-suit and Miss Photogenic, JaneIrish Mae Duque Best in Proj-ectProposalandMissEloquent,Chariss Manuel Best in EveningGown,andPrixieFranciscoMissCongeniality. (GliezaDelgadoofCIOTagum)

Butuan City: Grand winner for population, health

BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- The city government of Butuan was named as National Winner for the Rafael M. Salas Population and Development Award (RMSPDA), City Category.

By: Angie B. Antonio


The prestigious award isgiven by the Commission onPopulation (PopCom) to thedeserving local governmentunits based on the scoringcriteria under the Populationand Development Program(60%) and Health ManagementProgram (40%)as identifiedbythe National Technical WorkingGroupandtheNationalBoardofJudges,composedofkeyofficialsof the National Economic andDevelopment Authority (NEDA),DepartmentofInteriorandLocalGovernment (DILG) and theUnionofLocalAuthoritiesofthePhilippines(ULAP). Duringtheceremonyatthe

CenturyParkHotel,Manila,CityMayorFerdinandM.Amante, Jr.togetherwiththeCityPopulationand Health Officials receiveda cash prize, and a Seal ofExcellence,asgrandwinner. On the other hand, theMunicipality of Cantilan-Surigaodel Sur also received a Seal ofExcellence,asregionalwinner. The RMSPDA is designedto perpetuate the legacy ofRafaelM.Salasbyhonoringlocalgovernment units, local chiefexecutives and institutions orindividuals for their outstandingcontributions in the field ofpopulationanddevelopment.


4ID conducts 3rd Quarter Conference for Bayanihan Assessment in Butuan CityBy: Noel Najarro

BUTUAN CITY -- The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division held its 3rd Quarter Conference entitled “Bayanihan Assessment with Key Stakeholders,” on Wednesday held at 2nd floor Samping Av-enue conference hall, J.C. Aquino Ave., this city. Apressforumwasconductedaspartofthesaidactivitywhichwas attended by 4th InfantryDivision Commander MajorGeneralOscarT.Lactao,4th IDDeputyCommanderBGen.PaulT.Atal,401stBrigadeCommanderCol.AlexanderL.Macario,402ndBrigade Commander Col. IsidroL. Purisima, 403rd BrigadeCommander Jesse A. Alvarez,TaskForceDiamondCommanderCol.HenryG.Dar, PSupt.Rudy

L. ElandagDeputy of the PoliceRegional Office 13 OperationsDivisionandPSupt.RamirPerlitoP.Perlas,Officer-in-ChargeoftheRegionalInvestigationDetectionandManagementDivision. MGen. Lactao, duringthe forum, presented theaccomplishmentsofthe4IDfromthe3rdQuarteruptoDecember2,thisyear. Hereiteratedthemissionofhis divisionwhich is to conduct


supportoperationsincollaborationwith the civil authorities in hisarea of responsibility. He citedthat it is to normalize theseareas inRegions13andRegion10 not later than the year-endof 2016 “in order to establishresilientsecurityandinvestmentconditions, thereby facilitatingthe attainment of lasting peaceandstability,socialprogressandeconomicdevelopmentinCaragaandNorthernMindanao,”hesaid. Lactao cited that the Armyfound value on continuallyimparting human rights andinternational humanitarian lawtraining to the Army troops inpartnershipwiththeCommissiononHumanRights. He lso said that the Armyhad engaged in facilitatingdevelopment even in the far-flungcommunities. Amongtheaccomplishmentscited by Lactao were the 2ndPeaceCaravanunderthetheme:“Nagkahiusang Nasud AlangSa Kalinaw (One Nation ForPeace,” which according to himwas a part of the whole nationinitiative conducted in LiangaandMarihatag, Surigao del SurlastAugust24-25. Amongthehighlightsofthesaidactivitiesweretheceremonialhandoverofsupportto43formerrebels, the inauguration of the

newly constructed farm-to-market road and water systemat Sitio Neptune, BarangayDiatagon in Lianga, Surigao delSur. According to Lactao, inMisamisOriental,theenergizationprojecthadreachedSitioLantad,Barangay Kibanban, Balingasagwhichwasonceconsideredasthebastion of insurgency of NorthCentralMindanao. Aceremonialswitch-onwasheld at the area on September29,thisyearwhichsignaledtheentry of electricity in the saidarea.This,hesaid,willenhancetheproductivity,informationandeducation infrastructure of theresidents of this once isolatedcommunity. Lactaoalsosaidthattoshowthe Army’s support to promotepeace among the citizens, theyundertook various activitiesin observance of the nationalpeace consciousness month.The activity was pinnacledby the peace gathering lastSeptember 21 in observance ofthe international day of peace.Duringthattime,differentsectorsconvergedatKioskoKagawasan,Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro Cityandexpressedtheircommitmenttopeacebyjoininginthelightingofpeacecandles.(PNA)


Tandag water firm assures ample supplyBy: Greg Tataro Jr.

TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – The management of Tandag Wa-ter District (TWD) has made sure the delivery of better services and ample water supply to its concessionaires amid the rise of three big business establishments here. Annie Ty, TWD generalmanager,saidmeasureshadbeenput inplace inordertoaddressthe dwindling water supply vis-à-vistheincreasingactivewaterdependentsthatarenowcloseto7,000. During the latter part ofNovember, Prince and GaisanoMallshadjustopenedupbusinessin the city, thereby raising theprobability of frequent waterinterruptions due to possibleshortage of supply especiallyduring periods of less rainfall.

Jollibee Foods, Inc. is expectedtofollowsoon,itwaslearned. However, Ty said, moredrillingworks forwater sourceswouldbeunderway to catchupwith theneed forwater supply,citing the ongoing jobs in twobarangays—QuezonandRosario. Meanwhile,theladymanageradded that a lot of technicalproblems had already beendealtwithsuccessfullysinceherassumptiontoofficeinMay,thisyear.

Tandag City COMELEC confirms plan to conduct voters education By: Greg Tataro Jr

Atty. Riza Constantino, cityCOMELEC chief, said they hadbeen expecting for the officialguidelinestobesenttostarttocarryoutsuchprogram, relyingon the advance informationrelayedtothem. However, she expressedbeliefthat,inthemeantime,herofficehereoranylocalCOMELECforthatmatter,hadalreadybeenindirectlyconductinginformation,education, and communication(IEC)campaign. “These are through

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