one mindanao - september 26, 2011

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C O N T E N T SNATIONAL

• Filipino-Japanese children surprise Aquino with wish of good health and success• Palace welcomes latest poll indicating Aquino has regained ‘very good’ net satisfaction rating

Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)• MARINA Celebrates National Maritime Week• Tagum-made School fixtures donated to Kapalong• BPO company promotes IT to local studes• Davao City sees P20-M savings in garbage-to-power technology• Talaingod IPs benefit from community outreach convergence

Central Mindanao (SOCSKSARGEN)

• South Cotabato stays pat on implementation of environment code • DOST 12 inihayag ang pagbubukas ng dalawang scholarship program• Soccsksargen celebrates RDC week

Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga)• GSIS updates members of their benefits• DSWD-Caraga gears up for Elderly Filipino Week celebration• Surigao City celebrates Nat’l Tourism Week, World Tourism Day• Clean Airwaves Committee partners with Butuan media to campaign for ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ program• Revived Surigao media club elects new set officers

Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)

• Dipolog, Dapitan, Zambo. Norte schools divisions ready for NCAE• Maltreated female OFWs get assistance from OWWA• DENR nag-implementar pagpatitulo sa yuta uban sa kaabag sa LGUs • ZNPPO/Roxas MPS mipahigayon ug lecture kabahin sa Crime Prevention

Northern Mindanao• VP Binay to lead Pabahay Caravan in Regions 10 and 13• Erring employers face charges for violation of the Pag-IBIG Fund Law• MOSCAT students initiate pick-a-trash program• DOTC mihatag na sa ‘go signal’ aron pagtrabaho sa Laguindingan Airport ipadayon

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Filipino-Japanese children surprise Aquino with wish of good health and successFilipino-Japanese

children wish President Benigno S.

Aquino III good health to enable him to fulfill his goal of achieving a better future for the Filipino citizenry and the entire country as a whole.

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The children’s wish for the President was just one of many contained in the Box of Tanzaku (meaning wishes and dreams) which they presented to the Chief execu-tive during his atten-dance at a gathering with the Filipino com-munity on Sunday at the main auditorium of the Japan Educa-tion Center here. The President, who arrived here at the start of his four-day official work-ing visit, personally received the Box of Tanzaku from the Fil-ipino-Japanese chil-

dren represented by three boys and three girls which highlight-ed the event. Aside from their wish for the Chief Executive, the box also con-tained the children’s dreams for them-selves and the future of the Filipino chil-dren. During the pro-gram, the Filipino-Japanese children also feted President Aquino with a cul-tural presentation showcasing their terpsichorean tal-ents to the delight of the President, his of-ficial delegation and

over 500 members of the Filipino com-munity who attend-ed the gathering. According to the Philippine Embassy here, there are an estimated 250,000 Filipino overseas workers in various parts of Japan and 30,614 of them are in Tokyo. In his message, the President shared his optimism with the Filipino commu-nity in Japan and urged them to repre-sent the Philippines as ambassadors of goodwill to their host country. (RSDA)

Filipino-Japanese.....from page 3

The latest survey showing that President Benigno S. Aquino III has regained “very good” net satisfaction rating is an indication that majority of Filipinos are experiencing the positive changes

in the country, a Palace official said on Monday.

Palace welcomes latest poll indicating Aquino has regained ‘very good’ net satisfaction rating

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“In the most recent survey conducted by the Social Weather Sta-tions from September 4 to 7, the President’s net satisfaction rating in-creased by ten points to +56 from +46 in June, enough for an upgrade in classification from “Good” to “Very Good,” Presidential Spokesper-son Edwin Lacierda said in a statement during the regular press brief-ing in Malacanang on Monday. According to the survey, 70 percent of re-spondents are satisfied with the President’s per-formance as opposed to the 14 percent dissatis-

fied. Lacierda said, “This is further evidence that the overwhelming ma-jority of Filipinos who choose to keep open minds are clearly get-ting the President’s message; and that they are experiencing the positive changes in this country.” “We express our gratitude to the Filipino people for treading with us the straight and nar-row path, believing and acting upon a singular idea: Kung walang cor-rupt, walang mahirap,” he said. Malacanang wel-comed the favorable re-

sults of the SWS survey, attributing it to the pres-ent administration’s con-tinuing efforts to remain focus on the eradication of corruption and the al-leviation of poverty, ac-cording to Lacierda. He noted, “We are aware that survey num-bers have a tendency to vary from quarter to quarter, and assure the Filipinos that while we welcome these favor-able results, we remain focused on our duties to our bosses—to allevi-ate poverty, to eradicate corruption, and to ulti-mately raise the quality of life of each Filipino.” (JS)

Palace welcomes.....from page 4


TOKYO, Japan – Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III is warmly welcomed upon arrival at the Japan Educa-tion Center for a meeting with the Filipino community at the main auditorium Sunday evening (September 25). The Presi-dent is on a four-day official working visit in Japan. (PLDT powered by SMART) (Photo by Malacañang Photo Bureau).


The Maritime Industry Authority along with its partners in the government, private and academe celebrates the National Maritime Week adopting the theme “Piracy Orchestrating the Response”

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MARINA Celebrates National Maritime Week

M A R I N A administrator Emerson M. Lorenzo, CESO V in a press statement said that “the theme is both timely and relevant to the Philippines noting

that the Philippines at this point in time supplies more than a quarter of qualified, competent and certified seafarers for the international seaborne trade.”

He added, that “with this number, Filipino seafarers are among those nationals most vulnerable to piracy attacks.” The Maritime

by Louie Lapat & Edwin Lasquite


Tagum-made School fixtures donated to Kapalong

KAPALONG, DAVAO DEL NORTE - At least one hundred twelve (112) pieces of armchairs and one hundred (100) desks fabricated by the Local Government of Tagum from the bulk of confiscated hot logs were officially turned-over September 23, 2011 to a local elementary school here which teachers here believe could help boost the delivery of qual-ity education and improve their students’ performance.

MARINA Celebrates....from page 8

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by Louie Lapat

Industry Authority already started expressing its concern over the piracy incidents with Filipinos being held captive by Pirates. Noting that 30% of all seafarers around the world are Filipinos MARINA continues to attach itself to the issue of piracy and armed robbery against ships. MARINA has been supportive to various efforts of the industry, particularly with the holding of a national symposium on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships whish

spearheaded by the Philippine Association of Maritime Training Institutions Incorporated (PAMTCI) and the Philippine Association of Maritime Training Institutions (PAMI). As host of this year’s national celebration, the Maritime Industry Authority always considered the Filipino seafarers as the country’s sailing ambassadors and important partners for the national growth and development. Remitting a total of US$ 3.8 billion in 2010 to the government coffers,

our Filipino seafarers need now an urgent and timely intervention from the global maritime community for the protection of their general well-being. The celebration also includes activities geared towards the promotion of the potentials of other sectors of maritime industry such as: the overseas shipping, domestic shipping, seafarers, ship building, ship repair and ship breaking and the manning agents.


Tagum-made School....from page 9 Big smiles and warm welcome greeted Tagum City Mayor Rey T. Uy upon his arrival at Sampao Elementary School in Municipality of Kapalong who personally evaluated the condition of the desks and armchairs of the said school prior to the start of the official turn-over ceremony. Mayor Uy expressed the need for a good desks and chairs to fuel the interest of the children to do better in their schooling, a thing which Municipal Mayor Edgardo L. Timbol of Kapalong agreed upon. It only took one text message to Mayor Uy by the school principal, Mr. Justo Villaber to request the delivery of the school fixtures which impressed the latter. “Wala gyud mi

naglisod ug request, pasalamat mi sa kinasing-kasing na tabang ni Mayor Uy,” (we didn’t have a hard time requesting we thank Mayor Uy’s sincere help) Mr. Villaber stressed. Mayor Uy also brought around forty (40) desks to Tagum Motorpool’s Fabrication from the said school which will need minor repairs. In his talk with the media, Mayor Uy said this is part of Tagum’s “social responsibility” thus the city under his leadership led the massive payback through investing in the education of students in the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte through its fabrication of armchairs, desks and tables. Uy said his administration is

targeting to fabricate six thousand to eight thousand armchairs out from the hot logs donated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources at the end of 2011 which will help ease the problem of lack of chairs in the schools. “Dako ang atong pasalamat kay Mayor Uy sa iyang gihatag karong buntaga…kini dako gyud ug tabang sa pag-eskwela sa amoang mga bata diri,” (a big thanks to Mayor Uy for what he has given this morning, this is a big help to the schooling of the kids here) Mayor Timbol quipped. This was the third wave of the distribution of school fixtures following Talaingod in Davao del Norte and in Laak in Compostela Valley.


BPO company promotes IT to local studes

DAVAO CITY --An Information Technology (IT) Caravan is set to be launched with pit stops in selected learning institutions in Davao City.

Concentrix Institute (CXI) a subsidiary of Concentrix Corporation, one of the major Business Process Outsourcing companies in Davao City is organizing the said caravan which has visited Ateneo de Davao University (held last Sept. 22) and is scheduled to visit Jose Maria College this October 4 A two-hour lecture will be the main highlight of the visit and will involve the use of routers and internet connections particularly the Cisco Connection

Center (CCC) system. A Cisco systems senior technical trainer from CxI will be among the guest speakers during the caravan. CxI aims to promote knowledge-sharing and raising awareness in IT certification among students, the IT caravan has been an integral part of its Corporate Social Responsibility. CxL is the leading training solutions provider for IT certification courses particularly Cisco Systems Certified

Network Associate Refresher’s Course and Networking Essentials. The CxI is inviting universities, colleges and schools offering IT courses and also IT departments of private companies and government agencies to take part in the IT caravan by signing up and scheduling a visit from the CxI tech squad. For inquiries interested parties may contact Catherine Astudillo at (082) 235-5097 or email her at [email protected]

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by RG Alama

Davao City sees P20-M savings in garbage-to-power

technologyDAVAO CITY Sept. 26 (PIA) – The city government of Davao could save to more than P20 million a year if it allows a German firm to handle waste products and convert those into energy source.

by Mai Gevera-Macapagat


Davao City sees....from page 11

City Environment anjd Natural Resources Joey Felizarta told the Davao media in Monday’s Kapehan sa SM that the city council has just signed a memorandum of understanding with the private firm to adopt Herhof Technology in the city. “ We are optimistic that this MOU will finally be formalized and signed because the company promises zero waste.” , Felizarta said. The official estimates a savings on the part of the LGU of about P20 million per year if the sanitary landfill will no longer be functioning as dumping site. Aside from that,

the city government will also get a share of 2 percent from the net income after tax of the said company. This is about P100 million a year in taxes. Herhof proposed to build a P1-billion waste-to-energy plant without any financial counterpart from the local government. The city council before passing a resolution authorizing Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to negotiate with the company, amended some points stated in the MOU. The local government prohibits Herhof to get waste products from neighboring towns and cities as this could turn

Davao as a dumping site. The MOU also clearly states that it is not mandatory for the city to come up with 1,000 tons of waste as previously required by the company. Rather, it will have to stick to building just one plant and add another if the waste volume grows in the future. The existing sanitary landfill may still be used but for a different function, could be for composting or an eco-green plant. CENRO still retains its no segregation, no collection policy even if the new technology is implemented.

Talaingod IPs benefit from community outreach

convergenceTALAINGOD DAVAO DEL NORTE- Over a thousand indigenous people in the tribal town of Talaingod received medical care and other basic so-cial services during a civic mission of the Davao del Norte Convergence for Peace and Development.

by Noel Baguio

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The community health and social services outreach program held on September 23, 2011 brought essential government services right at the doorstep of the impoverished tribal community, more than 60 kilometers away from the Capital City of Tagum. Doctors, health workers and frontline personnel of the provincial government, as well as, the elements of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade and the DavNor Provincial Police Office, worked hand in hand in providing free medical check-up, medicines, dental services, minor surgery, circumcision, among other services. S u p p l e m e n t a l feeding, toothbrushes and slippers were given to the tribal children, while a tree planting activity was held at the Cabadiangan Elementary School. The civic mission in Cabadiangan was the fourth leg of a series

of community outreach activities of the convergence initiative, which aims to widen the access of far-flung and depressed communities to basic health and social services towards attaining lasting peace and sustainable development. Tribal Leader Datu Ombini Ayumpad expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the provincial government for holding the outreach program, which he said was the first time ever that was held in their highland community. “Daghan kaayong salamat sa dakong hinabang,” the lumad chieftain said, relating how his people badly needed the services. He asked the government to make available some of the services, particularly the medicines to their distant community on a daily basis. Lumad dancers performed the “Bangkakaw” Dance to

welcome the organizers led by Vice Gov. Victorio Suaybaguio, Jr., who represented Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario. It was the first time that the governor was not able to attend a convergence outreach activity due to some equally important matters. Also gracing the activity were Mayor Basilio Libayao, 1003rd Infantry Brigade Commander Col. Lyzander Suerte, 60th IB commander Lt. Col. Greg. Almerol, DNPPO Deputy Chief PSupt. Jessie Estrada and Provincial Board Members Shirley Aala, Dr. Daniel Lu, Antonio Lagunzad and Atty. Joey Millan. OIC Provincial Administrator Norma Lumain further led the Capitol executives in implementing the activity. The crowd were also entertained by the live music and magic tricks performed by the 1003rd Band.

Talaingod IPs....from page 12

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South Cotabato stays pat on implementation of

environment code by Dani Doguiles

South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. said his administration

will implement the South Cotabato Environment Codethat the previous provincial board passed last year.

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“As the governor of this province, I have to implement the ordi-nance. There will be no open-pit mining opera-tion in the province of South Cotabato unless and until this ordinance will be nullified by the proper court,” Gov. Pin-goy declared. Pingoy made the

statement on Friday af-ter the presentation of the Sagittarius Mines Inc.’s environmental im-pact assessment (EIA) and the opposing view of the Social Action Cen-ter (SAC) of the Diocese of Marbel at the South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center, this city.

The gymnasium was fully packed to its capacity of 7,000. Hundreds more stayed outside the venue and viewed the proceedings via a widescreen. Pingoy said he or-ganized the public fo-rum to provide SMI with the opportunity to informed about the


South Cotabato....from page 14

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planned mining activity and its possible effects to be able make an in-formed decision. He said as the chief executive of the prov-ince it is his responsibil-ity to make all materials and correct information as to the results of the multi-billion Tampakan copper-gold project of SMI on the environment and the people available to his constituents. “The unified stand to protect our province is well-grounded be-cause this is our prov-ince, our home, and our posterity,” he said. At the public con-sultation, experts hired by SMI presented their plans open-pit extrac-tion of copper and gold from the Tampakan project site as well as the measures they have planned to mitigate the effects of their opera-tions to land, water, air, human and other resources. They also present-ed their commitments to protect the environ-ment and the resources

in the area. The EIA is an re-quirement before SMI can be issued Envi-ronmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) by the Department of Environ-ment and Natural Re-sources. With the help of Clive Wicks, co-author of the book “Philippines: Mining or Food” and a consultant of World Bank on mining, the SAC and those opposed to the mining operations presented the possibility of environmental dam-age in case mitigating measures such as the project’s drainage sys-tem facility to be built in Kiblawan town, Davao del Sur will fail. They also pointed out that SMI’s operation could threaten food se-curity in the province. “The project could damage agriculture, the lake downstream...and increase risk to flood-ing,” Wicks said. In response, Elvie Grace Ganchero, SMI corporate community and sustainability de-

partment manager, as-sured the public that SMI will employ the highest mitigating standards to prevent catastrophes. She said they are strictly following in-ternational standards in every facility that they will build. In an interview with a local radio sta-tion, Vice Gov. Elmo Tolosa said several as-pects of the project still concerns him. Among these is the fact that the mining site sits along sever-al fault lines that may cause major damage in case an earthquake oc-curs. He is also con-cerned with the proj-ect’s use of water re-sources that he said will surely compete with the use by residents in the province and those who utilize the water provided by the water-shed. SMI experts con-firmed that during operations, SMI will be using 908 liters of wa-ter per second.


KORONADAL CITY, Setyembre 26 (PIA) – Inaanyayahan ng Department of Science and Technology Region 12 (DOST 12) ang lahat na mga mga mag-aaral sa ika-apat na taon sa high school na samantalahin ang dalawang scholarship program sa kolehiyo na binuksan ng tanggapan.

DOST 12 inihayag ang pagbubukas ng dalawang scholarship program

by Dani Doguiles

They said most of the water they will use will be from rain-fall and from its water recycling facility. How-ever, those opposed to the project pointed out that no law prohibits the mining firm from unrestricted use of wa-ter from sources within their project site once they are give the rights to mine. In June 2010,

South Cotabato’s Sang-guniang Panlalawigan under the leadership of then Gov. (now 2nd Districr Representative) Daisy Avance-Fuentes, passed the Provincial En-vironment Code, which among others prohibits open-pit mining meth-od. SMI, a subsidiary of the Australia-based mining giant Xtrata, plans to start extracting

copper and gold from the Tampakan project site in 2016 by open-pit mining method. According to re-ports, the Tampakan deposit represents the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposit in South East Asia – West-ern Pacific Region. Es-timates say it has 2.4 billion tons of copper and gold deposits.

Tinukoy ni DOST 12 regional director Ze-naida Laidan ang schol-arship programs na ang Merit Scholarship Program at ang S & T Scholarship Program sa ilalim ng Republic Act 7687. Ang mga natur-

ang scholarship pro-gram at bukas sa mga graduating students na napapabilang sa top 5 ng kanilang klase at nagnanais kumuha ng kursong may kinalaman sa agham at teknolo-hiya. Ang S & T Scholar-

ship program ay para lamang sa mga mga anak ng mahihirap sa-mantalang ang Merit program ay bukas sa lahat at hindi kinokon-sidera ang katayuan ng pamilya. Ang mga scholars ng DOST sa ilalim ng

South Cotabato....from page 15

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dalawang programa ay makikinabang sa libreng tuition at subsidiya sa iba pang school fees, book allowance, at bu-wanang allowance. I n a a n y a y a h a n ang mga interesadong mag-aaral na makip-ag-ugnayan lamang sa pinakalamalapit na Pro-vincial S & T Center para sa application form at mga requirements. Ang huling araw ng pagsum-ite ng application form ay sa ika-21 ng Oktu-bre, 2011. Sa ika-20 ng Nobyembre naman

ang synchronized na-tionwide exam. Sa rehiyon Dose, nakatakdang isagawa ang eksamin sa su-musunod na paaralan: University Laboratory School-University of Southern Mindanao sa Kabacan, North Cotaba-to; Notre Dame Univer-sity sa Cotabato City; Mindanao State Uni-versity sa General San-tos City; Notre Dame of Marbel University sa Kor-onadal City; at sa Sultan Kudarat State University sa Tacurong City.

Para sa karagda-gang impormasyon maaari tumawag sa DOST-12 office sa telephone number (064) 421-6908 at (064421-2711. Maari ring tu-mawag sa mga pro-vincial S & T center sa mga susumunod na numbero: (083) 554-7997 para sa Sarangani at General Santos; (083) 228-2342 sa South Co-tabato; (064) 200-3521 sa Sultan Kudarat; and (064) 248-2112 sa North Cotabato.

Soccsksargen celebrates RDC week by Dani Doguiles

KORONADAL CITY, Sept. 26 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen region’s Regional Development Council (RDC) is celebrating RDC Week from September 27 to 29.

I n f o r m a t i o n from the office of Economic and De-velopment Author-ity Regional Direc-tor Teresita Socorro Ramos said a tree planting will kick off

the three-day activ-ity tomorrow. This will imme-diately be followed by a sportsfest to be played by executives led by RDC chair and General Santos City

Mayor Darlene Mag-nolia Antonino-Custo-dio. Games include popular childhood plays such tug-of-war, takyan, holen, trompo, jack’s stone, shatong, and tumba

DOST 12 inihayag....from page 16

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lata. Highlight of the RDC Week celebra-tion is the conduct of a People’s Day on September 28 at the Koronadal City Hall at Brgy Carpenter Hill where several medi-cal , dental, legal and employment services can be availed of. Medical servic-es cover general consultation, refer-rals, and provision of medicines while dental services in-clude tooth extrac-tion at first-come-first –served basis, depending on the availability of an-aesthesia. Those who are looking for em-ployment may also benefit from a jobs fair which will in-clude recruitment for foreign and local jobs, and attendant services like appli-

cation for SSS, tax identification num-ber, Philhealth, NBI clearance, and NSO documents. The regional of-fices of the Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resourc-es, National Commis-sion on Indigenous Peoples and Depart-ment of Agrarian Re-forms will also con-duct consultations regarding land titling while the Public At-torney’s Office shall also provide legal assistance. Land Transporta-tion Office will also conduct a seminar on driving for driver applicants. A major activity during the People’s Day is the launching of the Soccsksargen region’s Regional De-velopment Plan 2011 – 2016 . Agriculture Sec-

retary Proceso Alcala and Mindanao De-velopment Authority chair Secretary Lu-walhati Antonino are expected to grace the People’s Day. The RDC week culmination program on September 28 at the South Cotabato Protech Center will also feature a culture and arts showcase to be coordinated by the Department of Tourism (DOT). This year’s cele-bration theme is “Ki-los Abante Rehiyon Dose: Tao Sentro ng Plano.” Soccsksa rgen region or Region 12 covers the provinces of Sarangani, South Cotabato, Sultan Ku-darat and North Co-tabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan, and Co-tabato.

Soccskasargen celebrates....from page 17


GSIS updates members of their benefits by Maria Rebecca C. AyatonThe Government Service Insurance

System (GSIS) conducted recently a seminar-cum dialogue on the updates on GSIS benefits and programs, and

pre-retirement counseling.

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GSIS updates...from page 19

GSIS Regional Manager Mamole A. Pan-gandaman informed the Agency Authorize Of-ficers (AAO) and other participants that GSIS has made ways to make their transactions easier and faster for the conve-nience of their members such as deployment of additional GSIS Wireless Automated Processing System (GW@PS) in all major government of-fices, city halls, and pro-vincial capitols nation-wide.

Aside from install-ing additional GW@PS Kiosk, GSIS partners with Land Bank of the Philippines(LBP) as an additional servicing bank for its members. GSIS and LBP signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to accommodate services to GSIS pensioners like opening a savings ac-count and providing an automated teller ma-chine (ATM) services to GSIS members. Mamole clarified

that GSIS members do not necessarily need to transfer from Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) to LBP. Having LBP is just an option for the members to choose from the two banks (LBP and Union Bank) that of-fers services to the pen-sioners. Those pensioners who keep their exist-ing savings account with the UBP can still use the GSIS eCard to transact business with GSIS.

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DSWD-Caraga gears up for Elderly Filipino Week

celebrationBUTUAN CITY, Set. 26 (PIA) – In line with Proclamation No. 470 declaring every first week of October as “Lingo ng Nakatatandang Pilipino” or Elderly Filipino Week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga has lined-up activities to see to it that the senior citizens here will enjoy the week-long activity.

During the special meeting of the Regional Inter-Agency Committee for Senior Citizens (RI-AC-SC), Golda V. Pocon, DSWD-Caraga SWO IV/Head of the Standards Unit said the DSWD to-

gether with its partner agencies will join the Hataw Exercise to be spearheaded by the Of-fice of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) as part of the opening ceremony to be conducted at the Bu-

tuan City Hall Grounds. Pocon also said join-ing with OSCA’s opening ceremony for the Elderly Filipino Week celebra-tion is a way of getting other agencies involved in the celebration. “Why


DSWD-Caraga gears......from page 20

Surigao City celebrates Nat’l Tourism Week, World

Tourism Dayby Fryan E. Abkilan

SURIGAO CITY, Sept. 26 (PIA) –- After successfully attracting more tourists and visitors to visit Surigao City, the city government celebrates National Tourism Week on Sept. 25-30 and World Tourism Day on Sept. 28, with this year’s theme “Tourism Linking Cultures.”

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don’t we converge with OSCA’s Hataw? Anyway we are celebrating the same celebration”, said Pocon. Moreover, DSWD-Caraga and RIAC-SC members will spearhead an activity called “Da-

lawKalinga and Visit to the Visitorless, Indigent, Sick Older Prisoners (VISO)” on October 5. Pocon said they are going to visit elderlies at Por Cristo Home for the Abandoned Elderly which is situated in Barangay

Abilan, Buenavista, Agu-sandel Norte.This year’s Elderly Filipi-no Week celebration has a theme: “Nakatatanda: Gabay, Tulay, Kaagapay at BantayTungosaKaun-laran”. (MRA)


This morning, a motorcade in the major thoroughfares of the city marked the beginning of the celebration spear-headed by the City Tour-ism Office and Surigao City Tourism Council. It was followed by a short presentation of Tour-ism Excellence Award to several tourism en-terprises of the city and the awarding of Special

Thanks and Recognition (STAR) Award to the Bo-nok-Bonok Festival 2011 working committees. The simple cere-mony was held in front of the city hall building and was graced by De-partment of Tourism-13 Regional Director Leticia Tan, City Vice-Mayor Da-nilo Menor and Councilor Jose Begil, Jr. Sr. Tourism Opera-

tions Officer Roselyn Ar-mida Merlin said part of the series of activities is a video showing of city’s tourism attractions to the different schools starting on Sept. 27. On Sept. 28-29, Merlin said a planning workshop will be con-ducted for the formula-tion of the city’s Tourism Development Plan.

Clean Airwaves Committee partners with Butuan media to

campaign for ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ program

by Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 26 (PIA) – In line with the implementation of the ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ Program led by the city government headed by Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr, the Clean Airwaves Committee chaired by Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga Regional Director Abner Caga has partnered with the local tri-media here in the campaign for the ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ Program.

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Surigao City celebrates.....from page 21


Clean Airwaves Committee ...from page 22

Said committee proposed to the city gov-ernment to hold an Ori-entation/Forum with the local tri-media as par-ticipants on the existing laws/ordinances related to Climate Change, en-vironment being the ra-tionale for the ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ come October 2011. The forum will serve as a venue for the media to express their commitment of support to the program. The fo-rum will also make them well-versed on laws governing environmen-

tal protection and solid waste management with speakers coming from this field of expertise. Covenant signing between media and the city government is also part of the committee’s plan after the conduct of said forum with the me-dia is done. Accordingly, this will strengthen more the partnership between the city government and the local tri-media. Also, Dir. Caga ex-pressed that PIA has been supporting and disseminating informa-tion on the program

from the very start of its inception in coordination with Ms. Ruth Jugao, City Economic Enterprise and Development Office (CEEDO) Manager and over-all coordinator for the ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ Program. Meanwhile, a lun-cheon press conference will also be conducted on Wednesday, Septem-ber 28 at Dottie’s Place Hotel, this city. Chair-persons in the working committees will be pre-senting their plans and activities in line with the said program.


Revived Surigao media club elects new set officers

SURIGAO CITY, Sept. 26 (PIA) - After several years in hiatus, the Surigao Press and Radio Club (SPRC) is back and rearing to go forward.

On Sept. 24, Saturday, veteran broadcasters and journalists in the city gathered to elect the new set of offi-cers for the revival of one of the oldest press clubs in Mind-anao at the BG & C coffee shop, a local coffee shop here. The new ros-ter of officers are: President Nathaniel “Natz” C. Corbeta, editor and publisher of Karaga News Cen-tral; vice president for Broadcast Ma-rio “Mar” Semorlan; VP for Print Eugenio “Jun” Lira; Secre-tary Jamar Gavino; Treasurer Cheryl “Pinky” Visenio; Au-

ditor Joselito “Jun” Ramirez; PIO Vanes-sa L. Almeda; Board of Directors Rolan-do “Lando” Sindo, Romy Remion, Carl Lafuente and Pru-dencio “Boy Power” Portuguese. SPRC President Natz Corbeta said it’s re-ally high time to re-vitalize the once re-spected media group in the province. “This is our time to take the cudgel of responsibility as pro-fessional journalists in our beloved Su-rigao. Responsible journalism is a must dictum for all of us practicing media’,” said Corbeta. “We are going to

project and estab-lish a non-partisan, non-political ap-proach in order for us to be more cred-ible in bringing true and unbiased news and information to the Surigaonons and to our country,” Cor-beta added. The group has also designated lo-cal historian and journalist Fernando A. Almeda Jr., Non-oy Lerio of Goldstar Daily and Rodrigo Catoto of Agusan Surigao Enquirer as its advisers. The Surigao me-dia club is already on its 43rd year having been established on April 1968.

by Vanessa L. Almeda


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by Franklin P. Gumapon

The three schools divisions of the cities of Dipolog and Dapitan and the province of Zamboanga del Norte are now ready for the conduct of the National Career

Assessment Examinations (NCAE) to all third year high schools in public and private schools on Sept. 28.

Dipolog, Dapitan, Zambo. Norte schools divisions ready for NCAE


Dipolog, Dapitan...from page 25

“NCAE test ques-tionnaires are now with these schools divisions and are ready for dis-tribution to all public and private secondary schools in the area,” said Education Supervi-sor Pergentino Yabres of the Dipolog City division in an interview with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) recently. It was also learned that starting this school year the Department of Education (DepED) would be giving the NCAE to all third year high school students in both public and secondary schools nationwide. However, any graduating high school student who is applying for scholarship programs offered by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development

Authority (TESDA) can take the said examina-tion provided that he/she belongs to the top 10 percent of the gradu-ating class, has a gen-eral average grade of at least 80 percent in third year and comes from a family whose gross an-nual income is not more than P300.000. He/she is also required to submit a letter of intent signed by his/her parents signi-fying his/her interest in applying for CHED/TES-DA scholarship. NCAE is also open to other interested fourth year high school students, out-of-school-youth (OSY) and Accred-itation and Equivalency (A&E) passers. The results of the NCAE will help deter-mine the interest and career inclination of the student whether he/she

would fit in technical-vocational programs, entrepreneurial or a col-lege education course. When asked why the NCAE is now given to third year high school students, DepED Secre-tary Armin Luistro said: “We deem it better to administer the NCAE to third year high school students to give them sufficient time for com-prehensive career guid-ance before they enter the tertiary level.” Luistro also ex-plained that the result of the NCAE would serve as a guide to the par-ents and students “on what career track is best to take after high school graduation.” He, how-ever, made it clear that “the NCAE is not manda-tory but recommendato-ry.”

Maltreated female OFWs get assistance from OWWA by Michael Vincent D. Cajulao

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 26 (PIA) – Female former Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), who were maltreated by their employers abroad, are the target beneficiaries of the Balik Pinay Balik Hanap-Buhay program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration now being implemented all over the region.

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OWWA IX Chief Fauzia Amilasan said the program aims to give alternative livelihood to victims of abuse by their employers. She said most of the OFW return-ees have no fall back so they need to implement such program. “We’ll teach them how to start their own business, depending on their interests”, Amila-

san said. Amilasan said they will offer various train-ings that will suit the needs of the beneficia-ries which include hand-icraft, décor and orna-ment-making, sewing, and cosmetology among others. The program, ac-cording to Amilasan, is in partnership with the Technical Education and

Skills Development Au-thority (TESDA). She said they have already allocated P300, 000.00 for the implementation of the program. Amilasan pointed that applicants should be female former OFWs who were maltreated, displaced, and are stay-ing in the country for good.

DENR nag-implementar pagpatitulo sa yuta uban sa kaabag sa LGUsby Claro A. LanipaPagadian City, Sept. 26 (PIA) – Ang buhatan sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) nakig-alayon sa mga kagamhanang (LGUs) sa pagpahigayon sa pagpatitulo sa yuta sa usa ka lakang aron mapasayon and pagproseso ug paghatag sa mga titulo sa yuta sa gitawag inalienable ug disposal nga yuta.

Matod pa ni DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje ang maong tin-guha makahatag usab ug oportunidad sa mga LGUs aron mo-himo sa aktibong pa-pel sa mga programa sa ahensiya. “Ang kagamhanang lokal adunay importanteng papel diha sa imple-

mentasyon sa mga nasudnong programa ug proyekto nga git-anyag sa Local Gov-ernment Code, ug usa niini mao ang pagpat-itulo sa mga yuta diin ang ilang tabang giki-nahanglan pag-ayo il-abi na diha sa pagsul-bat sa mga kalibog sa mga utlanan,” miin-

gon si Paje. Si Paje miingon the LGU-DENR part-nership nagkinah-anglan sa pagmugna sa gitawag composite land adjudication team nga gilangkoban sa usa ka deputy public land inspector (DPLI) kinsa molihok ubos sa pagsuta sa DENR land

Maltreated Famale....from page 26

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ZNPPO/Roxas MPS mipahigayon ug lecture kabahin sa Crime Preventionby Alfonso T. Ruda

DIPOLOG CITY, Sept. 26 (PIA 9)--Ang Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police uban ang pagpakigtambayayong sa Roxas Municipal Police Station nagpahigayon di pa lang dugay ug lecture kabahin sa Crime Prevention didto sa lungsod sa Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte.

management officer (LMO) nga modestino sa mga kagamhanang lokal. Ang maong team motabang sa DENR sa pagpatitulo sa mga alienable ug dispos-able nga yuta sa mga siyudad ug munisipyo, dugtong pa ni Paje. Ubos sa DENR Administrative Or-der No. 2011-06 nga gititulohan “Pre-scribing the guide-lines for the imple-mentation of public land titling,” ang tanan regional ex-ecutive directors (REDs) sa maong buhatan gitugotan sa pagtudlo sa usa ka permanenteng opisyal sa LGU nga

mo-assign sa pro-gramang pagpatitu-lo isip Deputy Pub-lic Land Inspectors (DPLI). Ang nasangpit mando nagtanyag usab sa mosunod nga mga palakat diha sa pagtudlo sa DPLIs: a) ang LGU mosubmitir ug listahan sa mga nominante ug ang il-ang nahitakdo nga katakus ngadto sa RED pinaagi sa commu-nity environment and natural resources of-ficer (CENRO) ug pro-vincial environment and natural resources officer (PENRO); b) ang CENRO ug PENRO mohimo sa tagsa-tag-sa pagsusi sa listahan

sa mga nominante ug mosubmitir sa ilang rekomendasyon sulod sa 15 ka mga adlaw; ug c) sa pagsubmitir sa listahan ug reko-mendasyon ngadto sa RED, ang RED usab mohatag ug katun-god sa pagpahigayon sa mga gikinahanglan mga pagbansay nga may kalimbigitan sa mga tulumanon, man-do, katungod, mga ka-tungdanan ug respon-sibilidad sa DPLIs. Dugtong ni Paje ang mga responsibili-dad ug katungod sa DPLI mahimong gami-ton lang sa ilang tagsa-tagsa nga mga siyu-dad ug lungsod ubos sa ilang minandoan.

DENR nag-implementar....from page 27


ZNPPO/Roxas....from page 28

Lakip sa mga mitambong sa ma-ong lecture ang mga probationers, parolees; pardo-nees ug mga Vol-unteer Probation Aides (VPAs) gikan sa mga munisipali-dad sa Sergio Os-meña, Katipunan, Roxas, Manukan, ug Jose Dalman, Zam-boanga del Norte. N a g - u n a n g katuyoan sa ma-ong lecture, nga mapaabot ug ma-pasabot sa mga partisipantes, ilabi na sa mga parol-ees ug probation-ers ang “Anatomy of Crime” ug kon unsaon nga mali-kayan ug masan-ta ang usa ka kri-men.

Ang hepe sa Roxas Municipal Po-lice Station, Police Inspector Cham-mer Lacay, nga usa sa mga lectur-er mihagit sa mga partisipantes nga dili imakuli ang pa-glugway ug tabang sa mga otoridad aron masanta ang usa ka krimen, uban ang pag-ingon nga ang pagsumpo sa krimen dili lamang responsibilidad sa kapulisan kundili hangtud na usab sa tanang membro sa komunidad. Si Lacay nga usa ka Criminolo-gist, migugol ug mas taas nga pa-nahon uban sa mga probationers, parolees ug mga

pardonees niad-tong nag-intern pa siya sa Parole and Probation Of-fice sa Zamboanga del Norte samtang nagtungha pa siya sa kolehiyo. Gidasig ni Lacay ang mga partisipantes nga pamatud-an nga duna silay ikata-bang ug dili ma-himong problema sa komunidad. Sa samang higayon, gitambagan usab sa Chief of Police sa Roxas ang mga partisipantes nga likayan ang kahi-gayonan nga maka-himo ug krimen al-ang sa pagpuyo sa usa ka malinawong pamilya ug komu-nidad.


VP Binay to lead Pabahay Caravan in Regions 10 and 13

Vice President Jejomar C. Binay is set to lead the opening of the Region X & XIII Pabahay Caravan, here, at Dynasty Hotel on Sept. 26-27.

by Therese Carmelite M. Abejo

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Anchored on the theme, “Strengthen-ing Local Government Units (LGUs) in Hous-ing Delivery and Local Development Plan-ning,” the activity is in line with the thrust of the Vice President to build a stronger part-nership with LGU’s, under Republic Act 7279. Otherwise known as the Urban Devel-opment and Housing Act of 1992, RA 7279 mandates the LGUs to deliver quality homes to their constituents. “Being closer to the people, the LGUs should be at the fore-front in delivering housing services,” Bi-nay, who is also the Chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordi-nating Council (HUD-CC) said. He said it is the role of the HUDCC to enable them to pro-vide these services

by orienting them on our housing programs and granting financial support to implement such projects in their areas. The Vice President also said “by mak-ing the LGUs aware of our housing programs and services, we will be able to encourage them to work together with the national gov-ernment in accelerat-ing shelter production and enhancing the de-livery of housing ser-vices to the people.” During the car-avan, heads of the National Housing Au-thority (NHA), Social Housing Finance Cor-poration (SHFC), Na-tional Home Mortgage Finance Corporation, (NHMFC), Housing and Land Use Regula-tory Board (HLURB), and Home Develop-ment Mutual (Pag-IBIG) Fund will pres-ent their agency’s respective housing

programs and servic-es for LGUs and local communities. Meanwhile, the Vice President will also lead the ground-breaking of PHIVIDEC Industrial Author-ity (PIA) Employees Housing Project locat-ed at PHIVIDEC Estate in Sta.Cruz, Tagoloan town either through group Housing Loan Program (HLP) or End-User Home Financing Program (EUHFP) as may be decided later by the PIA beneficia-ries. Likewise, he will lead the distribution of 91 Transfer Certifi-cates of Title (TCTs) to the beneficiaries of the Community Mort-gage Program (CMP) of the Social Hous-ing Finance Corpora-tion (SHFC), 11 TCTs from the Unified Home Lending Program (UHLP) of NHMFC and 11 TCTs from the NHA Housing Projects.

VP Binay.....from page 30


CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 26 (PIA) -- Erring employers in Region 10 are now facing charges for vari-ous violations against Republic Act 9679.

Erring employers face charges for violation of the Pag-IBIG Fund Law by Therese Carmelite M. Abejo

Otherwise known as “Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009, otherwise known as Pag-IBIG (Pagtutu-lungan sa Kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industri-ya at Gobyerno) Fund,” RA 9679 mandates the membership of all pri-vate and government employers and their re-spective employee’s in Pag-IBIG Fund, regard-less of employment sta-tus or nature of employ-ment, effective January 1, 2010. Recently, the Pag-IBIG Fund, Cagayan de Oro (CDO) Branch filed a case, at the City Prosecutors Office in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, against PT Agricultural Resources, Inc. for its failure and refusal to remit monthly contribu-tions due to the latter’s employees. Meanwhile, a pre-liminary investigation is

due at the City Prosecu-tors Office in Cagayan de Oro, for the case filed against United Valiant Group Security Servic-es, which was charged with the various viola-tions on RA 9679 in-cluding the refusal to register new employ-ees, under registration of its actual number of employees and failure to remit Pag-IBIG Fund contributions. The personnel of the Marketing and En-forcement Division of Pag-IBIG, CDO Branch, visited the aforemen-tioned employers, to personally inform them of the mandatory provi-sions of RA 9679. A series informa-tion and enforcement letters were also hand-delivered to the erring employers. However, efforts remained futile as the latter remain un-perturbed with comply-

ing with the said law. Presently, the branch is preparing to file similar charges against other erring employers in the city and the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon. The membership of the mandatorily cov-ered employees should take effect upon the date of employment. However, actual mem-bership in the Fund shall commence only upon remittance of the initial contribution and not at the point of reg-istration. As provided for in RA 9679, employers are further mandated to de-duct the monthly mem-bership contributions from their employee’s salary and remit the same to the Fund, to-gether with the employ-er counterpart, starting on the said date.


CLAVERIA, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 26 (PIA) – Some 20 stu-dents of the Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture and Technology (MOSCAT), recently, initiated a pick-a-trash pro-gram and collected about three (3) large bags of garbage.

MOSCAT students initiate pick-a-trash program by Genesis V. Monterde

Fructuoso P. Esca-sinas, a first year B.S. Agriculture student and one of the proponents of the program said it was organized for the public, especially, the students to be reminded on the importance of disposing their garbage properly and be reminded on the condition of our envi-ronment not only here, but on the global level, as well. Despite the scorch-ing heat of the sun, stu-dents coming from the different institutes of the college enthusiasti-cally joined the activity, which started at around 7:00 a.m.,last Sept. 17, picking trashes, mostly composed of plastics, cellophanes, cigarette butts, candy wrappers and the like. Tired and ex-

hausted, the students still smiled and happy looking for trash in the campus. “What is good about this is that stu-dents were not obliged, it relies on their pure act to serve as volunteers,” Escasinas pointed out. “This is our first try, although we are still students we want to show we can do something for the environment,” he add-ed. For his part, Ryan Gim Bachinela, second year B.S. Com-puter Engineering stu-dent also said, joining in such activities, is part of learning and, on top of all, worth doing. “It may look small but these little steps will surely have

an impact not only for the college but for ev-erybody as well,” he said.The proponents of the program also plan to organize fund rais-ing activities such as, concert for a cause, recycling contest, and other environmental awareness program. They are also seeking the support of the college administra-tion and private agen-cies to help them with their agenda. For now the vol-unteers are planning to conduct another round of pick-a-trash, and en-joined the cooperation of the private sector to help them in the cam-paign by the simple act of donating trash cans or funds to help mobi-lize their campaign.


CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 26 (PIA) -- Malipayong gibutyag ni Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz nga mihatag na ang ‘go signal’ ang pamuno-an sa Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) aron ipadayon ang pagtrabaho sa tanang aspeto sa Laguindingan Airport.

DOTC mihatag na sa ‘go signal’ aron pagtrabaho sa Laguindin-gan Airport ipadayon by Melvin T. Anggot

Si Cruz kinsa manoy Chairper-son sa Regional De-velopment Council (RDC) sa rehiyon 10, miasoy nga resulta kining ang maong kalambo-an sa gihi-mo niining pagpaki-gkita kan kang Sec-retary Mar Roxas ug sa mga Undersecre-taries ug technical staff sa DOTC niad-tong nakalabay’ng semana. A n g a y ’ n g masayran nga tem-poraryong gipa-un-dang sa bag-ong pamuno-an sa DOTC ang tanang proyekto

ilalom sa ilang ahen-siya ubos sa tinguha nga masusi ang es-tado sa matag usa niini. Hinoon, sumala pa ni Mayor Cruz, mimando ang DOTC nga hatagan og da-kong pagtagad ang pagapaliton nga aviation facilities alang sa kasiguro-han o kaluwasan sa katawhan nga mog-gamit sa bag-ong airport. Tungod nii-ni, gipaningkamu-tan karon sa RDC 10 nga makasabot ang usa ka supplier

nga makatanyag sa gitawag og proven technology. Giangkon ni Mayor Cruz nga makasinati gayud og unom ngadto sa walo (6 to 8) ka bu-lan nga pagka-dela-tar ang pagtibawas sa proyekto gikan sa target completion date niini nga Abril 2012. Sa pagsulat ning balita, nakab-ot na ang 85% ac-complishment diha sa pagtrabaho sa Laguindingan Air-port.

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