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PASOK si dating Las Pinas Rep. Cynthia Villar sa Top 12 sena-toriables na hinirang ng publiko base sa pinakahuling survey ng Pulse Asia. Nakilala sa bansag na “Misis Hanep Buhay,” si Villar ay nasa ika-9 na puwesto na may voting preference na 39.1% base sa naturang survey na ginawa noong January 19 hanggang 30. Base sa survey, sinabi ng

Pulse Asia na digkit ang laban ng mga senatoriable mula sa ika-4 hanggang ika 12 na puwesto. Pasok si Villar sa “Winning Circle” ng halos lahat ng senato-rial election surveys. Sinabi niya na nagagalak at nagpapasalamat siya sa suporta ng mamamayan sa kanya at sa kanyang mga adhikain. Dahil dito, mas higit siyang

Villar nanatiling pasok sa top 12

Kinukumusta ni Misis Cynthia Villar ang mga beneficiaries ng co-conet making sa Iligan City. Ang coconet making ang isa sa mga programang napatayo nga Villar Foundation sa buong bansa.

OPOL, Misamis Oriental - Sa ac-tion planning workshop kaniad-tong miaging semana, mihanyag og mga proyektong prayoridad ang Municipal Poverty Reduction Action Team (MPRAT) sa Opol. Ang pambatok sa kapobrehon nga mga proyektong ipatuman sa tuig 2014 naglakip sa rehabilita-tion sa 10 ka day-care centers, mushroom production, high value commercial crops production, pre/post harvest facilities ug National Greening Project. Ipatuman usab sunod tuig ang water system sa Barangay Pobla-cion and Patag, Coastal Resource

Management Program, ug Social Pension for Senior Citizens ug persons with disability (PWDs). Ang nasangpit nga mga proyek-to mokantindad og P17.25M, kansang bahin nga P2.25 milyones, abagahon sa LGU. Ang ubang galastohan sa nahis-gotang mga proyekto, pundohan sa mga nasyonal nga ahensya. Ang MPRAT gilangkuban sa department heads sa Opol ug mga representante sa lain-laing sektor, sama sa 4Ps, senior citizens, mag-uuma, mangingisda, kababayen-an, PWDs, cooperatives, IPs, labor, faith-based organization, transport,

Parents-Teachers Association, transport ug kabatan-onan. Si Mayor Dexter B. Yasay maoy chair sa MPRAT, samtang ang co-chair naggikan sa civil society organization (CSO). Gidayig sa mayor ang na-sudnung kagamhanan tungod sa gipatuman nga ‘bottom-up’ budgeting nga maghatag sa ka-tawhan og higayon pagsalmot sa pagplano sa mga proyekto ug programa. Niini nga paagi, matud niya, mamahimong transparent ang pagdumala sa gobyerno. (Advertorial)

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TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental – Kompirma-dong smuggled ang 5,000 ka sakong bugas

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5,000 sakong bugas sakmit Sinulat ni Jun Felicilda, City Editor

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‘SMUGGLED’ RICE – Photo shows ten 20-footer container vans containing some 5,000 bags of Viet-namese long grains white rice, reportedly abandoned at the Mindanao Container Port (MCP-SP) in Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental. Estimated to cost P9 million, the ‘undocumented’ shipment was in-spected by Deputy Customs Commissioner Danilo Lim , Customs District Collector Lourdes Mangaoang (left in right photo), witnessed by members of the local tri-media. (Photo by Rolando SudaRia, MinStar)

THE city’s Supplemental Budget No. 2 has substantially complied with the provision of the Local Government Code’s audits imple-menting regulations. This is contained in a letter of Regional Director Annabelle M. Atillo of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM-10), approving the supplemental

DBM okays city supplemental budgetBy Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor

budget within the General Fund and Special accounts: Economic Enterprises FY 2012. The letter was directed to the City Council committee on finance and ways and means, chaired by Councilor Simeon V. Licayan. Both involve the total amount of P8,619,000, as approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, under

Appropriation Ordinance No. 12489-2012, dated December 18, 2012. Director Atillo pointed out, the appropriation for Productivity Enhancement Incentive to officials and Employees of the city is sub-ject to the provision of executive order, as implemented by Budget Circular (BC) No. 2012-3. She continued, “the review ac-

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THE blessing of Maca-pari National High School was finally done by the Joint Together Society (JTS) and the Korean International Cooperative Agency (KO-ICA) through its founder Venerable Pomnyun Sunim last January 30,2013 at 3:00 P.M. at Macapari National High School, Macapari,Damulog,Bukidnon,Philippines.Among the visitors during the activity were Hon.Romeo P.Tiongco the Municipal mayor, the Vice Mayor Hon.Fa-comeo Guitigan and SB members,JTS and KOICA officials,Barangay Chair-man Hon Pepito H.Diez and Barangay Council,Dr. Ingrid G. Racoma School Division Superintendent, Mr,Jesnar Dems A. Torres Assistant School Division Superintendent, Dr. Alicia P. Micayabas the District in-charge and some of town and barangay people of Damulog and Macapari. The blessing has start-ed by walking around the perimeter of the school campus,afterwards they entered inside the newly turned-over classrooms to talked and give message to the students who were in tacked through the guidance of the school in-charge and the two teachers with the School Division Superinten-dent who enjoyed talking with them and for the final briefing.

The founder give his message with the honor-able Mayor and the Korean representative as an inter-preter.He first acknowledge the people behind the suc-cess of the establishment of the school. To the JTS and KOICA as donors, to the mayor as the link the SB members, barangay officials,DepEd officials and of course, the Parents and students for their support. He emphasized the value of education especially to the less advantaged, and that’s their advocacy. With that big amount of investment, he challenged the students to be good and to study hard in return of the blessings they all have.After the message giving of school supplies to the students and teachers was made.Finally,Dr. Ingrid G. Racoma gave her final mes-sage and challenges to the students and teachers to work hard, to do their share. to strive and study more and to campaign to increase the number of enrolles in order to increase the number of teachers. She also had promised to address the needs financially and technically by sending competent teachers based on the number of students.The activity ended by group pictorials and parting words of goodbye and hello with a big smile of thanks among the participants.

Blessing ceremony of Macapari National

High School By:Wilfredo I. Balagas OIC-Macapari National High School Macapari,Damulog,Bukidnon

Milanog ang tingong ni Mayor emano

Sinulat ni Arjay S. Felicilda, News Editor

MISAMOT og bukad ang dughan sa mga taga-Ba-rangay Kauswahan human milanog ang tingog sa pa-halipay gikan ni Mayor Vicente Emano.

Kini, human ang maong barangay gideklarar isip Most Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa for Highly-Urbanized Cities Category, subay sa programa sa De-partment of the Interior of

Local Government (DILG).“Akong gipahalipayan

ang maligdong nga pamu-noan ni Punong Barangay Pedro Balite ug sa iyang mga kauban tungod sa ilang pagdaug isip 2012 Most Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa for Highly-Urbanized Cities Category,” matud ni Mayor Emano.

Alang sa mayor, “kini nga pasidungog dili maangkon

sa barangay Kauswagan, kung wala usab ang ilang ti-unay nga sensiridad sa pag-alagad sa katawhan, ilabina ang pagsulbad sa mga kasong gisang-at diha sa ilang Katarungang Pam-barangay.”

Ang maong pasidungog gidawat ni PB Balite atol sa 2012 Regional Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards sa DILG kaniadtong miaging semana. (uban sa report sa The Power)

Trabaho gipasalig sa HabitatATOL sa pagtukod sa ka-balayan ug day care cen-ter sa Pagatpat Relocation Site, makatrabaho ang mga kabus.

Kini gipasalig ni Re-gional Program Director Leonilo Escalada sa Habitat for Humanity atol sa cer-emonial capsule-laying and blessing sa maong reloca-

tion site.Singkwenta porsiyento

sa labor force maggikan sa mga organisadong hugpong sa mga kabus.

Gawas pa niana, matud niya, hatagan usab sila og livelihood seed money alang sa ilahang hollow-block making project. (uban sa report sa The Power)

FATTENING - A total of 80 backyard swine raisers from Biasong Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City received swine fattening assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA), in coordination with the City Veterinary Office. Each weighed more than 30 kilograms, which may mean to worth some P 6,000. Macasandig is one of the baran-gays in Cagayan de Oro City severely affected by typhoon Sendong on December 17, last year. (DA-RAFID 10/asf)

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DESIGN to provide teachers a wide range of knowledge in action re-search making and to el-evate their competence and skills in the implementation of different interventions based on suggested recom-mendations, the DepEd Bukidnon had success-fully spearheaded a series of Seminar-Workshop on Action Research Making in different schedules for Northern and Southern schools. The said educa-tional activity kicked off last Dec. 21, 2011.Edu-cation Program Special-ist, Dr. Ellen Azuelo has explained thoroughly the correct format of DepEd Format Action Research. Accordingly, any action research to be conducted and studied by the teachers in the field must seek ap-proval to the higher office for validation purposes. It was also suggested that a new DepEd format of ac-tion research,which is also currently utilized by public school teachers nationwide, must be strictly followed.

Here is the format of Action Research: 1. Situ-ation 11. The Problem 111. Genetation and Al-ternative Solution 1V. Plan of Action ( includes the Objectives,Time Frame, Target Subject) V.Research Design VI. Finding of the Study V11.Conclu-sions and Recommenda-tions V111. Reflections 1X.Bibliography During the seminar proper. the teachers were required to submit at least one output to be presented to the whole group.After the activity, the participants were given a certificate of participation and fact sheets which will be utilized by teachers for their re-echo sessions in their respec-tive clusters or district. A credit to the resource speakers who had taken up the cudgels to this output-based activity,the different committees that extended their collaborative support of the DepEd thrust and programs in developing and honing the innovative skills of the teachers.

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By: Orlando Tinaco,T-111Husayan Elementary,School,Kadingilan District

Bibingka Festival, a success

Friday is clean-up dayCAGAYAN de Oro City – The city government will be holding another clean-up day on Friday, February 15. Mayor Vicente Emano is inviting regional directors, heads of national offices, presidents of universities, colleges and schools and of civic and service groups and organizations, as well as all business establish-ments to participate in the activity. He said “their support has contributed immensely to the realization of the city’s vision of a clean Cagayan de Oro. It may be recalled that the mayor has created a committee, chaired by Councilor Dante Pajo, to oversee the monthly clean-up day activity to

give impetus to the city’s cleanliness and beautifica-

tion drive. Councilor Pajo chairs the committee on

health of the city council. (The Power)

CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Philippines is not just a country of beautiful destinations but also a paradise of food and native deli-cacies. Its rich culinary culture had led to the creation of different festivities and events that help sustain the visitors’ arrivals both local and international. One such celebrated events are the food festivals. Filipino cuisine is one of the reasons why It’s More Fun in the Philippines and that is why festivals about food have been celebrated in the country and took part in the Local Govern-ments different annual events. In Northern Mindanao, one of the municipalities of Misamis Oriental once again celebrated a festival, which has formed a part of its tourism products, the “Bibingka Festival”. Bibingka is a soft and spongy glutinous rice cake that is baked

and slightly browned on the sur-face and lined underneath with toasted banana leaves to enhance its aromatic flavor. It is topped with cheese or pinipig which has gained popularity in the culinary scenes in the country. Backed by the Department of Tourism (DOR-10) and initiated by the local government unit of Manticao town, the Bibingka Festival 2013 ran between Feb-ruary 1 and 7, along the theme “Changes with Unity: Heading to a Sustainable Development of Manticao”. The festivity was highlighted by the street dancing and tableau competitions on February 7. Manticao is located west of Misamis Oriental, reachable by jeepney or bus ride from the West Bound Terminal of Cagayan de Oro City. The fare ranges from Php 80 to Php 120 per passenger.

SEVERAL years ago, I have tried to reflect on one of the greatest fulfillment I will achieve in two to three from now. I have realized that every potential and effective mentor in the four walls of the classroom may tend to to shift from horizontal or vertical path of his/her career, For more than eight years of teaching stints and experiences,I have believed the fullest potentialities that are instinct in me and as a God’s Special gift. I dream to be an effective and efficient school head. It doesn’t mean separation of my full task as a classroom teacher.

It means venturing out to innovate something new for the betterment of school and community

services.Every prospective school leader should pos-sess honesty,integrity,professionalism, commitment and dedication to his/her services.I believe the path towards effective leadership is coupled with strong internal and external partnership or linkages.

I prove that to be a school head in the future is not a huge hoax. It is paralleled to a vision of gradual changes to achieve quality education which every learner deserves. To achieve this, a prospective school head like me must be real front liner, a reformist, of moral values and virtues, and a model of a teachers in the field. It is not a hoax in the sense that school heads are empowered to plan, cre-

ate, innovate, implement and decide something that is within the common good of both teachers, parents and community.In like manner, a prospective school leader is meant to follow the DepEd policies, thrusts and pro-grams, memos and orders from the higher-ups.

I believe I can achieve as one of the school heads in the Division of Bukid-non. I can feel some crucial circumstances and a new phase of encounters. I can visualize of riding skylab or habal-habal and even riding a horse and raft (gakit) to monitor and check the sta-tion. I can feel the laughters, shallow factions, exchange of ideas and insights from the subordinates,co-school

heads, PTA officers, barangay officials,and other school stakeholders. I can imagi-nation the death-defying rivers in different water cur-rents and long-hour hike to far-flung school just to visit and cater the needs of the learners.I can touch the mountain-like paper works and reports such as making the SIP, MOOE, and APP.

I passed the principalship exam last 2008 and I thank God for this rare achieve-ment. I’m ready to face the path of school leadership and management. I hope there are more school leaders who aspire themselves to be pillars of educational change.All of this will be realize with enthusiasm for it is only the asset in the field of work.

Deep reflections of a prospective school head

By:Fairdul-lah F. MacmodBukang Liwayway E/S, Kibawe District

Two years ago, inter-national Filipino pianist Rudolf Golez collabo-rated with the Manila Symphony orchestra (MSo) during the birth centenary of the co-foundress of Liceo de Cagayan University, Ma-dame Elsa P. Pelaez. The enthusiastic crowd was mesmerized by the performances of almost forty musicians. This was a feat never before seen in quite a t ime in the Cagayan perfor-mance and entertain-ment scene. Rodelsa Hall is bound to surpass the record this year. This will be the first time in the history of concert venue Rodelsa Hall that 52 classical musicians will perform in one stage for a one night special benefit concert for Safer River Life Saver Foundation, the flagship community service unit of Liceo de Cagayan University that is taking care of the 17 riverside barangays along Cagayan de oro River. This coming Febru-

ary 16, at 7:30 in the evening, the Cebu Phil-harmonic orchestra (CPo) will join the wind instrumentalists from the Unites the world Project orchestra of Japan (UUU) in assist-ing international Filipino pianist Rudolf Pelaez Golez who will perform as soloist. well-loved classical pieces will be rendered for the local music lovers such as the overture of the Barber of Seville, Rachmaninoff piano concerto no. 2 and the Radetzky March. The concert is under the baton of Prof. Reynaldo Abellana. To know more about the concert and to book your seats, please feel free to call the Liceo office of Cultural Affairs at (088) 8584093 to 95 local 109 or call/text: 09176366528(Globe). You may also visit them at the second floor of the South wing of Rodelsa Hall, Rodolfo N. Pelaez Boulevard, Kauswagan, Cagayan de oro City. See you at Rodelsa Hall!

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for one goal

THINK a minute…Some-one said: “If you have more memories than dreams, then you’ve lost your passion for living.” Imagine if we all actually lived our dreams with our eyes wide open! The problem many times is not that most people aim too high and miss, it’s that they aim too low and hit. We’ll usually get what we aim for. One of the richest men in the world said: “You have to think anyway, so why not think big!” Our dreams shouldn’t put us to sleep, they should wake us up to all our possibilities. One great leader put it this way: “The prize goes to the person who sees the future the quickest. And the best way to predict the future is to invent it. After all, if you

Live your dreamsdon’t know where you’re going, how will you know when you get there?” So if you and I can just set our goals, then concen-trate on reaching them, we could actually begin to live our life on purpose instead of by chance. But to make our dreams come true, we must live by 3 rules. First: Start right now. Second: Do your very best. And third: There are no exceptions to the first 2 rules. The former world record holder in the mile run, Jim Ryan, said: “Dreams are what get you started, but discipline is what keeps you going all the way.” How many times have you seen exciting new businesses start up with great success? They were impres-sive and promising, but then

in only a short time they failed and went out of busi-ness. They did not pay their debts, or they dropped the standards of their product or service so low that they lost their customers. It’s like some of us who diet and lose

heaps of weight, but then after awhile we gain most all of it back. Why? We just did not discipline ourselves to stay with it and permanently change our daily eating habits and lifestyle. So how about you? Do you have a dream or goal that you dare to commit to, concentrate on every day, and then complete? Something that at the end of your life you don’t want to look back and wish you had done or lived differently. Why not start now? Ask Jesus Christ to help you know the right, best dreams and goals for your life. Then, He will also help you with the discipline and will power you need to really live your dreams—with your eyes wide open. Just Think a Minute …

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I HAVE gone to many coun-tries some years ago and always I compared the Philip-pines to all the places I have gone to.

Perhaps because the latter is so close to me it always come out as the best of all the foreign countries I have seen.

One thing that surprised me though, is the fact that in our country so many people just roam around doing noth-ing while others sitting down in parks, in sidewalks, in vacant lots, just talking with each other or discussing im-portant issues about politics and religion.

I surmised these people do not have job or perhaps they have retired one way or another or looking for job.

In some instances these people end up quarrelling among themselves when for-mal debates fail or whatever.

I have witnessed many times such incidents which ended up in fighting or shout-

Hisgut-Hisgutlang

BEN EMATA JR.

Observations in foreign landsing because they could not settle the issues they are discussing. I would say the matter is the result of people who spend so much time doing nothing that results in misunderstanding or heated arguments. This is terrible and certainly not good.

But this thing, as I look at it, is part of our culture and habit. Filipinos have the ugly behavior of going around for nothing.

They leave the homes early in the morning, return at noon to sleep a little after lunch and go out again later in the afternoon.

This sort of program takes place everyday and some people are surprised why they do not run out of food or something.

They have money for transportation and some of them go drinking when dark-ness comes. As I said before, nobody dies of hunger in the country. Everybody has food

in the table in their homes. In Germany, the United

States of America, Italy, Aus-tria, Netherlands, Mexico, Canada, Czechoslovakia, England, Puerto Rico etc. that I had been to, I noticed nobody just walk aimlessly.

I rarely see people ex-cept in superstores, malls or elsewhere. I had not seen people in groups talking or discussing anything.

I assumed these countries have employment for every-one the reason why I did not

see anyone going astray. They are just beautiful

places and we all know them to be prosperous and rich. I could see their style and culture are far advance than ours.

Of course, I met some of them in the airports, aboard jetliners, in train stations and in restaurants and superstores and surely I was delighted of their culture.

They smile to strangers, some say hello while others create a moment when they can talk to you.

They ask you from what country you come from, your citizenship or anything just to hold you for a moment.

And because I was in their place, I adopted the simple style of giving smile to every-one I met and engage them in a short talk. I discovered, for instance, that the Roman Catholic Church is strong and widespread in these places.

Dili gyud magsugod si Inday Mangaoang

Awdiay!

Ruel V. Pelone

DAGHAN gyud ang na-glagot nga mga magbabalita kay imbes anaa na sa lugar diin abrihan ang “container vans” nga adunay sulod nga mga kontrabando, nag-paabot pa man hinoon sa ABS-CBN kay maoy mando sa bag-ong director sa Bu-reau of Customs, Region 10 (BOC-10). Aw diay!

Dili gyud kuno moabri si Mangaoang kay paabuton gyud ang taga ABS-CBN, grabe gyud ka inlove si Inday Mangaoang sa ABS-CBN noh?

Ang nakapait kay mihilak ang kalangitan, pirmiro, hinay apan mikusog busa morag mga “pisong nabasa” ang ubang mga magbabalita gikan sa nagkalaing-laing media outlets.

Aduna nay mitaas ang alta-presyon kay nagkaduol na man ang ilang “deadlines” labina niadtong magsusulat sa mantalaan.

Niadtong Lunes, nalan-

gan pud ang press confer-ence ni Mangaoang kay wala man gyud niya sugdi ang press conference kung wala miabot ang taga ABS-CBN.

Gahapon, nalangan kay gipaabot gyud ni Mangaoang ang taga ABS-CBN apan maayo na lang kay miabot og una ang taga TESTIGO sa GMA Network.

Naabrihan gyud ang lima sa napulo ka mga “container vans” diin adunay sulod nga mga bugas nga gikan sa Vietnam.

Importante gyud sa usa ka “coverage” ang oras kay dili tanan adunay panahon aron magkiay-kiay. Ang

matag reporter nga mot-ambong sa press confer-ence aduna pud mga laing appointments o trabaho nga angay sab hatagan og panahon.

Ambot kung ngano nga dili man gyud ganahan magsugod kini si Inday Mangaoang kung walay taga ABS-CBN.

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gyud diay ang mag-eksport kaysa mag-angkat.

Ingon pa ni Inday Man-gaoang niadtong Lunes nga dili gayud siya mosugot nga langanlanganon ang pag-padala sa atong produkto

ngadto sa laing nasud.Ensakto. Tiaw mo nga

kung mag-eksport ka og itlog didto sa US unya lan-ganlanganon, nah, inig-abot unya didto sa US, mga piso na ang itlog.

Nindot pud biya kung maka-eksport ka og itlog didto sa US kay maka-ingon pud ang mga kano nga “my egg is imported from the Philippines” o ba kaha “im-ported Bibingka from the Philippines.”

Kita pud biya mahilig sa imported. Adunay akong silingan nga imported pud ang mga anak kay nakabana man og Kano. Aw, kano kung lalaki, kana kung babae.

Hinaut nga mas motaas pa ang makolekta nga buhis sa Bureau of Customs, Re-gion 10 dili lamang karong Enero kung dili hangtud sa hangtud.

Angayan gyud pud nga ilang bantayan kanunay ang smuggling.

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For more than eight years of real teaching-learning experiences, I have ob-served that most learners in school cut classes or absent in different excuses. I was very skeptical to make a first call to the parents or guardians, but when I have tried some actions, it is ful-filling and laudable! Often, most parents thanked me when I called them for a closed door conference. The momentum of my learn-ers interests in reporting to classes had gradually changed. Parents can do a lot of things to influence the learners’attitude and interests in learning. It is indeed ironic to say that many teachers nowa-days do not fully tap the parents as the potential re-sources. Undeniably speak-ing, some teachers have not received such training in working forces with the parents. Oftentimes, they are doubtful to ask for pa-rental supports. In fact, not all parents have the fullest experiences with school and teachers’ linkages. In this case, however, some teachers should reach out

to build a worthwhile and life-changing relationship and encourage a strong-teacher involvement. Once I deeply realize what an asset the parents represent,I desire to allay their concern and engage them as partners in the real teaching process. Parents,in turn, can share a colossal and valuable information about their children’s learn-ing needs. In a long run, they can support the teach-ing goals and facilitate the activities like homework and projects making at home, They can help their children learn relevant skills as well as good study habits and some approaches to problem solving. They will build mean-ingful moral support if the learners themselves face academic-related prob-lems. If teachers encounter such difficulties with their learners,inform the parents or guardians, make cell-phone calls or make home visitation even once a month is of great help.Then, make a habit of doing these from time to time and you just compare the differences.

absuloto nga dili ipanabi ang mga gibuhat ni Jesus, kundili ipaadto kini sa mga authoridad, kay aron sila mismo modiklarar nga authentic ang atong kaayohan. In our modern time, kun sakit panglawas, ang doctor of medicine ug sakit sa kalag, ang pari nato sa Romano Katoliko. Busa samtang dili pa grabe, pa check up! Please help and be my partner in my media ministry and our Charity outreach program through JD Kaligayahan, Founda-tion, INC. Located in San Miguel Compound Jagna, Bohol. # 09284149490

Up......from page 4

In Prague, Czech Re-public, I visited a Catholic Church of the Holy Infant Jesus.

I observed people in these countries are disci-plined and friendly. They are up for something for the betterment of their country and their families.

They are courteous and treat foreigners as important people in their place They are extremely hospitable and welcome everyone with smiles and friendship and always try to strike a short conversation with you.

Walking around in their cities is safe and people will honestly guide you to places where you want to go. Oh God if we can only copy their lifestyle.

Foriegn......from page 4

Bureau of Customs (BoC), ang nahisgotang bugas gi-consign ngadto sa NFA-FAO: Bubog Farmers Coop-erative ug giimportar ubos sa Private Sector Finance (PSF), pinaagi sa NFA Tax Expenditure Subsidy (TES), apan walay import docu-ments ug permit/allocation gikan sa National Food Authority (NFA). Matud ni Customs Dis-trict Collector Lourdes Mangaoang, ang nahisgot-ang kargamento na-isyuhan og ‘alert order’ sa District Port of Cagayan de Oro, pinaagi sa MCT-SP act-ing collector kaniadtong Hulyo 2012 kay gidudah-ang nakasupak sa Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines. Ang ‘alert order’ gipa-sikad usab sa hangyo sa Intellegence and Investi-gation Service sa Region 10. Ang 10 ka container vans gibuksan kagahapon sa hapon nila ni Customs Deputy Commissioner Danilo Lim, Collector Mangaoang ug Customs Investigation Chief Ricky Rebong atubangan sa gin-sakpan sa media.

Bugas......from page 1

na-eengganyong magtraba-ho. Sinabi pa ni Misis Hanep Buhay na ang pagpasok niya sa “Magic 12” ay dahil na din sa kanyang livelihood projects na nagbibibgay ng hanapbuhay sa ating mga kababayan at mga adbokasiya ng Villar Foundation.

Survey......from page 1

tion does not authorize any item of appropriations that is specifically prohibited by or inconsistent with the provision of law. Compli-ance to all existing laws, administrative rules and regulations shall be respon-sibility of the city.” (with report from APD)

DBM......from page 1

How to Involve Parents and Establish Effective Classroom Community By :Fairdul-lah F. Macmod Bukang Liwayway E/S, Kibawe District

DepEd implements PPP projects

BUTUAN City - DepEd-Caraga is currently imple-menting the 2nd phase of its large-scale classroom construction project, through the Public-Private Partnership scheme, called the PPP for School In-frastructure Project III.

Green City transformation discussed

BUTUAN City - During the launching of “Kukabildo,” a press forum with the city government, Mr. Pierre Anthony Joven of the Economic Development cluster emphasized that their cluster’s goal is to transform the city into a Green City where capable Butuanons live peacefully in resilient communities by 2020.

Agusan River up for rehabilitation

BUTUAN City - Mr. Pierre Anthony Joven of the Economic Development Cluster of the city said, by rehabilitating Agusan River, “we can enhance cli-mate change adaptation and disaster risk resiliency, lower transportation cost of farm products, lower maintenance cost of road networks, and stimulate inland economic activities.”

PPOC meets

SURIGAO del Norte - The Provincial Peace and Order Council 11th Regular Meeting, led by Gov. Sol F. Matugas, was held yesterday at the Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. Top agenda were the peace and order updates, Provincial Drug Situationer Report, 2013 elections, PAMANA DILG Fund, 2012 PPOC accomplishment report and the 2013 Provincial Security Plan.

Director Abner M. CagaPIA, R10 & 13 Cluster

PIANews Bits

Isurender nato ang dautan nga emosyon ngadto sa Labaw’ng MAKAGAGAHOM aron dili magusbat ang atong mga relasyon. (Efeso 4: 29-31)

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NPA logistics discovered by government troopsBy 1st Lt. Joe Patrick A. Martinez

OROQUIETA City - There wi l l be no transfer of government employees during the election pe-riod - January 13 to June 12, 2013 - except when there's authority from the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

This is stipulated in Comelec Resolution No. 9581 that , “No public off icials shall make or cause any transfer or detail whatsoever of any officer or employee in the civil

service, including public school teachers during the election period,” ex-cept upon prior written authority of the Comelec.

The term "transfer" me ans any p ers onnel movement from one gov-ernment agency to another or from one department, division, geographical unit or subdivision of a govern-ment agency to another with or without the issu-ance of an appointment.

In l ike manner, no

‘Transfer of workers’ ban continuous By Rutchie C. Aguhob

each measuring 250 meters in length; and subversive NPA documents.

Lt. Colonel Potenciano C. Camba, commanding officer of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion said, “the conduct of pursuit opera-tions by the military is to ensure the populace in the area that the NPA can no longer sow terror on the community.”

He thanked the people in the communities for all the information they gave to make the operation successful.

For his part, Colonel Crescente Q. Maligmat, officer-In-charge of the 402nd Infantry (Sting-

ers) Brigade stationed in Bancasi, this city, said “this implies that we are gaining grounds in our IPSO (In-ternal Peace and Security Operations) because the NPA no longer have the support of the people in the community.”

He noted, “the people are already fed up with the NPA’s countless lies and atrocities that pushed them to help the govern-ment in its peace advoca-cies.”

Col. Maglimat assured, “your Army will continue its efforts or even double it to assure that lasting peace will reign in our area.” (JPAM/asf )

person can suspend any elective provincial, city, municipal or barangay of-ficer, unless the suspension will be for purposes of ap-plying the "Anti- Graft and Corrupt Practices Act."

Again, starting March 29 until May 13, 2013, ex-cept upon prior authority of the Comelec, no head or appointing officer of any national or local gov-ernment office, agency or instrumentality, includ-ing government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCC) can do the fol-

lowing: Appoint or hire any

new employee, whether permanent, provisional, temporary, substitute or casual or create and fill any new position.

Resolution 9581 also stipulates that no govern-ment official shall promote or give any increases of salary or remuneration or privilege to any govern-ment official or employee, including those in the GOCCs, during the elec-tion period. (RCA-PIA 10, Misamis Occidental/asf )

BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte --- Govern-ment forces operating in the hinterlands of Sitio Bato-Batohan, Brgy San Antonio, RTR, Agusan del Norte discovered an NPA logistics cache morning of February 10, this year.

The troops, belonging to the 3rd Special Forces Battalion, Special Opera-tions Command, Philip-pine Army, were conduct-ing pursuit operations due to the recent heavy equip-

ment burning in Santiago town on February 6, when they discovered the cache.

Earlier, civilian resi-dents of the area have reported the location of the ‘arsonists’. Such in-formation has led to the discovery of two anti-personnel/anti-tank land-mines (10 kls each); one anti-personnel/anti-tank landmine (20 kgs); one container containing 20 litters of gasoline; two rolls of detonating cord,

Si Commissioner Lim nagkanayon, “pinapakita lang natin na talagang seryuso tayo sa paghabol ng mga ‘big fish’ na ganito, lalunglalo na sa bigas dahil alam naman po ninyo na ang bigas ay napakahalaga sa mga Filipino.” Dugang niya nga gusto lamang sa Bureau of Cus-toms nga panalipd-an ang mga mag-uuma kay kung magpadayon ang maong kalihokan, sama ra nga gipatay ang mga mag-uuma. Sayo pa niana, si Col-lector Mangaoang miingon nga “dili siya motugot nga himoong sentro sa smug-gling ang mga pantalan sulod sa iyahang hurisdik-siyon. Siya maoy nagadumala sa main port sa Cagayan de Oro ug subports sa Ili-gan, Ozamis ug Mindanao Container Port. Gidugang ni Collector Mangaoang nga dili siya magpanuko pagsilot sa mga opisyal ug mga kawani sa iyahang buhatan nga malambigit sa extortion, smuggling ug uban pang illegal nga kalihokan. “Motabang ang akong buhatan pagpalambo sa ekonomiya sa nasud, ilabi na dinhi sa region 10,” saad ni Atty. Mangaoang.

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Crafted to orient school heads from the different districts in fiscal management and to be fully equipped with the new schema or proper practices of financial processes, the don Carlos Central elementary School successfully hosted the “ enhanced School Heads Competence on fiscal Management” the said orienta-tion was kicked off last March 16,2012 in dCCeS library Hub. More than fifty school heads from the third Congressional districts attended the orienta-tion which also comprised the school’s officers in-charge and head teachers. the orientation started with the formal opening program which was facilitated by the school host. Mr.Mario Hernane, the faculty Club President gave his warm welcome to the august body. Some intermission numbers were given by select talented pupils. Mr. Gilbert r. ando, Public School district Supervisor of don Carlos 1 district,spoke some bird’s eye view on the legalities and basis of fiscal management in the deped system.

the formal orientation proper was facilitated by dr. ellen azuelo, education Program Specialist . Several were speakers with spe-cific topics of discussions. Kas-sandra Joy Labadan explained her topic on writing a Check, arachelle r. Galarpe exponded on review on Cash advance. Zairel Barete shared his expertise on Cash advance using the Checkbook procurement Process. richard C. Yahat clarified some reports on check disbursement record, accountable forms,report of Check Issued and Computation of Vat and non-Vat,the liquidation Issues and Concerns were also explained by remecita Joyohoy and arachelle Galarpe. at the end of the one -day intensive orientation, dr, ellen azuelo has motivated the strong force of administrators to follow the right schema of fiscal man-agement to avoid future admin-istrative cases.Participants were given certificate of participation. they were also proactive to the outright advantages of the fiscal management procedures the deped Bukidnon strictly follows.

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By: Orlando Tinaco, T-111Husayan Elementary School, Kadingilan District

ILIGAN City – Hatagan sa gobyernong lokal og ayu-dang pinansiyal ang siyam ka biktima sa improvised explosive device (IED) nga mibuto diha sa dalan Mercado ning dakbayan kaniadtong Enero 21.

Kini subay sa resolusyon sa Sangguniang Panlungsod nga naghatag otoridad kang Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz pagkuha og salapi gikan sa disaster risk reduction management fund alang niini nga katuyo-an.

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CAGAYAN de oro City – A total of P18,523,000.00 seed capital from the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social welfare and Development (DSwD) has been released to 3,435 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino beneficiaries in Lanao del Norte province recently.

These beneficiaries come from 181 Self-Employment Assistance sa Kaunlaran Ar-eas (SKAs) in the province organized by Project Devel-opment officers of SLP, in coordination with Pantawid Pamilya field workers under the Convergence strategy of the three core social protec-tion programs of the agency.

Under the SLP, benefi-ciaries are allowed to get a loan ranging from P5,000 to P10,00 for their livelihood projects, which they them-selves choose, Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, DSwD Field office 10 Regional Director, said.

These loans, which are community-based that do not bear any interest and do not need any collateral are payable in one year so that others can also borrow under the same set of arrangements, Solamillo said.

In Kapatagan town, the 57 SKAs with 1,035 mem-bers received P5,772,000.00 while the 41 SKAs with 865 members in Lala has granted P4,442,000.00.

The Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries of the interior municipalities Nunungan, Sal-vador and Sapad received P400,000.00; P1,330,000.00, and P875,000.00 respectively.

Meanwhile, Sultan Naga Di-maporo town beneficiaries with 50 SKAs have P5,704,000.00 for their seed capital loan.

These beneficiaries, ac-cording to their project pro-posal, will be engaging in different types of livelihood projects such as handicraft making, hog fattening, cook-ing, buy-and-sell, among oth-ers.

The SKA members are all Pantawid Pamilya Set 1 grantees.

Aside from the 4P benefi-ciaries, qualified to borrow are those who are listed in the National Housing Targeting System (NHTS), Solamillo added.

To ensure the success of the SLP, a five-component program that starts with a partnership-building with the community, local government units have been developed by DSwD.

Included in the process is the social preparation involv-ing a Participatory Livelihood Issue Analysis and Value Chain Analysis, as well as Financial Literacy and Self-Awareness for the benefi-ciaries.

Capacity-Building, includ-ing a Business Development Service and three-five (3 to

A TASTE oF CALAMbA – Participants of the DSWD Convergence Strategy Program Media Tour feast on local fruit products of Brgy. Bonifacio, Calamba, Misamis Occidental. Brgy. Bonifacio is among those who are benefitting from the Tatsulo Program (Pantawid Pamilya, Sustainable Livelihood Program and Kalahi-CIDSS) of the Department. Photo by Marko Davey D. Reyes – Social Marketing Officer (Kalahi-CIDSS)

LDN Pantawid Pamilya grantees receive P18.5M SLP seed capital

By Oliver Badel Inodeo, Pantawid Pamilya Information Officer

5) day trainings for the ben-eficiaries follow, after which the funding for the Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) comes about.

For sustainability of the program, DSwD-10 extends technical assistance and equips the beneficiaries with a management tool which the beneficiaries themselves implement.