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BoC seizes P25M Indian rice, expands probe
By Arjay S. Felicilda, News Director and Jun P. Felicilda, City Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-10) has identi-fied five marijuana plantations in Bukidnon. This was disclosed by PDEA-10 Director Emerson L. Margate during the first quarter meeting of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC-10) February 8. Such plantations, he said, are particularly located in the
PDEA-10 pinpoints marijuana plantations
Smuggled rice again-Bureau of Customs-10 District Collector Lourdes Mangaoang (left), with (BOC-10) Deputy District Collec-tor Marvin Mison and Customs Deputy Commissioner Danilo Lim (third,fourth), present to local media a 25M worth of smuggled rice from India. The rice was confiscated inside the MICP in Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental yesterday morning. photo by Rolando n. SudaRia of MinSTAR
This, after BoC Cagayan de Oro District has seized another shipment of undocumented In-dian white rice, estimated to cost P25 million, at the Mindanao Container Port (MCP-Subport) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. “Also subject of the expanded probe are “their protectors, if there are any, inside and outside the BoC,” said Commissioner Lim, who personally supervised the confiscation, with Customs District Collector Lourdes Man-gaoang. Expressing grave surprise why Cagayan de Oro has become the unloading point of illegal importa-tion, he identified the shipment’s consignee, as the Jefmin Farm-
CAGAYAN de Oro City – The Bureau of Customs (BoC) is expanding its probe over the identity
of people financing the rice scam, vowed Deputy Customs Commissioner Danilo Lim.
ers Multi-purpose Cooperative of Barangay Datung Matas in Concepcion, Tarlac. It can be recalled that on Feb-ruary 12, this year, BoC Cagayan de Oro District had confiscated some 5,500 bags of Vietnam rice, consigned to another Luzon-based farmers cooperative. Commissioner Lim observed pattern that has emerged “that Luzon-based farmers coopera-tives, without any permit from the National Food Authority (NFA), prefer Cagayan de Oro as unloading point for their illegal importation. It begs the question WHY?” Yesterday’s confiscation
By Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
BoC /P5 Pdea /P5
cOnTinuing educaTiOn – The Philippine Press Institute (PPI), in its consistent desire of keeping the tri-media abreast of the latest trend in ‘election reporting’ and the Comelec rules and regulations, has conducted a one-day Seminar on Election Coverage, yesterday, February 19, this year. Held at the BusinessWeek Mindanao Media Center, Abellanosa St., Cagayan de Oro City, the activity had the following resource persons : Mr. Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews (Safety and Conduct of 2013 Election Coverage); Mr. Richel Umel of the European Press Photo Agency and Agence France Press (Ethics and Reporting Techniques); Atty. Cirilo Nala, Comelec supervisor of Misamis Oriental (Comelec Rules and Regulations); and Mr. Joe del Puerto Felicilda, BWM Media Center broadcast training director and MinPressDev lead convener (How to Cover Political Campaigns). The activity was facilitated by PPI Regional Coordinator Allan Mediante, editor-in-chief of Mindanao Daily News, in collaboration with the Sudaria Group of Publications, headed by its CEO, Dante M. Sudaria. (photo by Rolando n. SudaRia)
OPOL, Misamis Oriental - Si Victor Lapura Jr., usa ka motor-ized trisicad driver ug membro sa BAMOTODA sa Barangay Barra, Opol, gipasidunggan isip Outstanding Driver in Opol 2013.
Ang Search for Outstanding Skilled Worker sa LGU Opol garekognisar sa mga nakab-ot nga kalampusan sa mga drivers sa lungsod diin nakahatag ug inspirasyon sa iyang pamilya, sa
Motorized trisicad driver sa Brgy Barra, Opol gipasiduggan
organisasyon ug sa komunidad.Ang sectoral search usa ka
pamaagi aron makapartisipar ang katawhan sa pagpalambo sa lungsod.
Ang mga finalists ug ubang mga membro sa sektor gahatagan ug higayon nga mopadangat sa mga problema ug isyu nga gia-tubang sa ilang sektor deretso sa mayor pinaagi sa usa ka dialogo.
oPol /P5
City council addresses RROW
Mr. Dante Sudaria
Mr. Allan MedianteAtty. Cirilo Nala
mr.Froilan gallardo Mr. Richel Umel
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cOPc elecTiOn 2013 – Makita sa hulagway sila si (gikan sa wala) Mr. Don Sanuria, Atty. Tituts Neri ug Mr. Rudy Balangiao, samtang naghagpat sa mga balota atol sa piliay sa Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) kaniadtong petsa-9 ning bulana. Sila ang mga sakop sa Comelec sa nahisgotang piliay, diin nasubli-an isip presidente si Mons. Elmer Abacahin sa CBCP Press ug Vatican Media. (kuha ni Joe del Puerto Felicilda)
THE City Council com-mittee on infrastructure, chaired by Councilor Em-manuel Abejuela, is slated to tackle the inspection report from the Office of the City Building Official (OBO) relative to the request of Barangay 26 for a three-meter road-right-of-way beside Allison Motors at Zone 5, Barangay 26.
Based on the report, the proposed three- me-ter Road Right-Of-Way (RROW) access has an ap-proximate length of 64.00 meters, which is the shortest distance going to the main road (Osmeña extention) with a total distance of 120 meters from the interior residence along the Bitan-
ag Creek. It was observed that there are six existing alleys in the vicinity.
The committee invited the barangay chair, property owners, city engineer and City Building Official to attend its next meeting to discuss the matter.
In other development, the committee will also look into the report regarding the ocular inspection and verification conducted at Kapisnon, Kauswagan. This is in response to a complaint about the construction of a property fence in the area.
The committee invited the lot owner, city adminis-trator, city engineer and city building official to address this. (JBD/arjaysfelicilda)
City council addresses RROW
GISUGYOT NI KONSE-HAL Alvin Calingin ang pagbutang og dugang pay parking areas sa dakbayan aron mata-bangan pagsulbad ang problema sa kahuot sa trapiko sa nag-unang kadalanan.
Kini iyang gipadayag agig reaksyon sa special report ni Konsehal Roger Abaday atol sa sesyon sa konseho nga gidumala ni Bise Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas.
Si Konsehal Abaday namatikod nga adunay
mga establisamento nga gabuot-buot pagbutang sa ‘NO Parking’ signs ug ga-display sa baligya nga nakapahuot sa dagan sa trapiko.
Matud niya nga kina-hanglan nga ma-convert ang maong problema, isip dugang kinitaan sa syudad.
Gidugang ni Konsehal Calingin nga ang pag-convert sa pipila ka mga dalan isip payparking areas makapakunhod kapiut sa kadalanan. (JRG/asf)
Dugang pay parking areas
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CAGAYAN de Oro City – Gihingusgan karon sa Department of Social Wel-fare and Development Field Office 10 ang ilang kampanya batok sa mga pulit iko o partido nga gustong mogamit sa Pan-tawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program (Pantawid Pami-lya) ug sa ubang programa sa departamento alang sa ilang pultikanhong kali-hukan ug interes.
Kini human gipakatap na sa tanang probinsiya sa Northern Mindanao ang mga tarpaulins, stickers
“Bawal ang Epal Dito Campaign” gihingusgan sa DSWDSinulat ni: Oliver Badel Inodeo,
Pantawid Pamilya Information Officerug uban pang advocacy materials aron ipahibalo sa katawhan nga bugtong ang rehiyonal ug sentral nga buhatan lang sa DSWD ang makatangtang sa be-nepisar yo sa talaan sa Pantawid Pamilya kung dili sila makatuman sa mga kondisyones sa program.
Matud ni Atty. Araceli
F. Solamillo, Regional Di-rector sa DSWD Field Office 10, nga ang maong mensahe gipakaylap sa tibuok rehiyon aron dili na pwede’ng hadlokon ni bisan kinsa nga tawo-kandidato man o dili, ang mga benepisaryo kung dili mosuporta sa usa ka pulitiko o usa ka partido.
Hinuon, g ik laro ni Atty. Solamillo nga walay gahum ang DSWD nga mosilot sa mga pulitiko nga mo-abuso sa Panta-wid Pamilya ug ubang programa sa DSWD.
Ang Bawal ang Epal Dito Campaign sa DSWD gilusad human nakadawat og mga taho ang ahen-
sya nga daghang pulitiko ang nihadlok sa mga be-nepisaryo nga tangtangon ug dili pahatagan sa ilang binulan nga cash grant kung dili sila mosuporta niini.
Karong umaabot Saba-do gikatakda nga ilusad sa tibuok nasud ang engran-deng kampanya sa DSWD.
Jasaan Central School pupils win awards in National Science Quest
By Beatriz E. Acdal- Principal II
JASAAN Central School delegates from recently concluded 10th National Science Quest at Baguio City garnered awards. They competed last February 8-10, 2013 with more than 6,000 delegates from different re-gions in the country. Initiated by the Associa-tion of Science Educators in the Philippines (ASEP) in cooperation with the Depart-ment of Education (DepEd), the NSQ aims to promote academic excellence and cre-ate camaraderie and sports-manship among students, pupils and coaches. Activities of the NSQ were focused on the theme: “Science and
Technology Advancement for Creating Quality Environ-ment-Friendly in Improv-ingProductivity Prospects,” and the participantswere the first and second place win-ners of Northern Mindanao Regional Children’s Science Fair and Quest 2012. Mr. Randolph A. Jacutin, a Grade-Four teacher adviser won First Place in Sci-Dama Teacher’s Category in his First Exposure in National Level outranking two-con-secutive years defending champion from NCR. With him were equally talented and intelligent Gabrielle Angela M. Sajulla- Grade VI Mellifluous pupil and Mrs.
Monaliza H. Dapitan- Master Teacher-II at the same time the adviser and coach. They got First Runner-up in Essay Writing Contest depicting the theme in which they were also winners in Munt-ingBayaningKalikasan. The winners received medals and certificate of merit signed by no less than the Department of Educa-tion Secretary, Bro. Armin A. Luistro. “It is such a great school year for Jasaan Central School in achieving tremen-dousawards from National Level”, said Mrs. Efleda J. Geralde- Schools District Supervisor of Jasaan District.
By Honey Analou E. Doña
DSWD-TESDA launches C4TP in Gingoog City GINGOOG City – People of this component city saw the launching of the Cash for Training Project (C4TP), a DSWD-TESDA joint program along the government’s thrust of providing a sustainable response to the plight of the people.
The program involves skills trainings and other assistance toward gainful employment and entrepre-neurial activities, particu-larly among the youth.
The program is being implemented in two in-dependent components, such as training for wage-employment (Trabaho) and training for self-em-ployment (Hanapbuhay).
For wage employment, the program shall be orga-nized and conducted in a TESDA-registered training provider, and after gradua-tion, jobs-bridging activities shall be pursued to facilitate their entry to jobs.
For self-employment, the program may be con-
ducted on-site, school-supervised or thru partner NGOs.
TESDA and its accred-ited training providers shall conduct trainings, specifically designed to match the demands for wage and self employment in the area.
On the other hand, DSWD is in-charge in identifying the benefi-ciaries. The list duly en-dorsed and signed by the DSWD regional director
shall serve as the official list of beneficiaries.
A total of 4,695 youths in Region 10 will be entitled to a free training cost, al-lowance, assessment fee, and toolkits (for the Train-ing for self-employment).
The following are the slot allocation per prov-ince: Bukidnon – 1,050, Camiguin – 250, Lanao del Norte – 925, Misamis Oc-cidental – 893 and Misamis Oriental – 1,577. (HAED/arjaysfelicilda)
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S p e c i a l G o s p e l o f t h e day:Juan1:35-42 (February20, 2013-Wednesday)Juan1:36-ug siya mitan-aw kang Jesus samtang kini naglakaw, ug siya miingon,”Tan-awa, mao kana ang cordero sa Dios:Sa Salmo73:9-ang karnero referado sa mga tawo.Sa Mateo25:31-46-mga karnero ang pundok nga gipili sa Dios.in biblical sense, ang mga maayong tawo kanunay nga gihulagway sa karnero ug ang daotang tawo mga kanding. Unsa man diay ang anaa sa hayop nga karnero?Sa mga exper-to, ang karnero adunay “buotang hiyas” ug gani mohilak lang kini kun paga-ihawon na.Sa Juan10:16-ang akong mga karnero maminaw sa akong tingog.So meaning, mao kini ang rason nganong ang Ginoong Jesukristo ginganlan ug “karnero o kordero”kay si Jesus paga-ihawon sa umaabot nga panahon. Sa Juan1:29-si Jesus giprokla-mar ni Juan nga mao ang nating karnero sa Dios nga nagawagtang sa mga kasal-anan sa kalibotan.So therefore, si Juan kabisado sa mga kinaiya ug mga hiyas ni JesusKristo nga maoy rason nganong makusganon niyang gipaila sa iyang mga tinun-an ug sa katawhan.philospher says,“You
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ANG atong mga igsoong Muslim nga sakop sa Sultan-ate of Jolo maoy nangunay sa paghimo ug kulba-hinam nga buluhaton sa pag-invade nila sa Sabah.
Uyon ako sa ilang gihimo ug alang kanako, ang Pilipi-nas maoy tag-iya sa maong isla sa Sabah.
Aduna nay claim niini sa panahon pa nila ni Pres. Quirino ug Magsaysay, apan ambut kon ngano nga nahi-lum man lang dayon hangtud karon walay gimok-gimok.
Dili naman kinahanglan nga awayon pa kini nga issue kay sa miaging gatusan na ka tug, ang Pilpinas man gayud ang tag-iya niini
Ang mga miaging lederes naghilum-hilum lamang ug wala na manumbaling sa daku nga kapakyasan nila.
Una sa tanan ang Sabah unahan lamang gamay sa Jolo ug wala nay oras maabut na kini sa pump boat. Layo niini ang Malasya.
Ang Spratleys island nga ato usab angkonon, mas layo pa kadto kay sa Sabah. Kini klaro ang atong panag-iya ug duol kaayo.
Ang nahitabo medyo gi-kakak ang atong mga lederes ug naghilum na lamang ubos
Hisgut-Hisgutlang
BEN EMATA JR.
Maka-ulaw nga hitabo sa Sabahsa kapungot sa atong mga igsoong tausugs.
Kini maka-uulao kaayo kay ang mga Tausugs mao na hinoon ang mi deklarar nga tag-iya sa maong isla.
Pastilan hain naba ang atong mga maayong laki nga mga lederes wala man silay nahimo kon dili mag lamlam sa ilang trabaho.
Sigi lang sila mag lalis, kombati mag-away. Busa kining mga Muslims usahay masuko sa atong kagamhanan kay mura kon napasagdan sila.
Ug tinuod ra ba gayud nga napasagdan ang taga Mind-anao. Basta sa Mindanao dili na ganahan ang atong mga lederes ug kagamhanan nga mag usisa.
Pero kon Luzon ug Vi-sayas, listo sila kaayo mo silbi. Mao nga moulbo ang mga Mindanoan ug mogamit nalang sa armas de puego.
Dili man unta kini husto apan gikalimtan man sila sa atong mga punoan.
Ako natawo sa Mindanao, didto na ako modaku hangtud karon ug nakita gayud nako ang ka hinay sa paglusad sa mga proyekto sa maong lugar.
Ang among lungsod pas-tilan midaku ako nga magka-
wos sa tubig labihan ka layo. Walay ma-inom. Apan
sa Luzon, sigi ilang kaligo sa shower, swimming pool, abunda sa tubig, makaon, proyekto sa kadalanan, dag-kung mga pauswag sa palibut.
Ang ilang dalan cemen-tado samtang ang amo gravas lang. Ma arang arang nalang gani panahon ni Marcos kay medyo na aspalto ang mga dagkung highways.
Mag escuela kami ling-cod sa binaongan sa lubi ilawom sa mga kahoy kay walay building.
Ang uban sa grandstand mag klase luoy intawon mao nga among mga sinulatan maot kaayo kay lisud man pagsulat.
Apan sa Luzon sikat sila duna gayud mga buildings ug
desks nga ilang kalingkoran. Mabasol ba ninyo kon
ang Mindanao masuko ug ang uban magdumot?
Ang uban dili maka es-cuela kay puno na ang mga classrooms ug wala nay magtutudlo.
Nahibalo ako niini kay didto ako sa Mindanao nag-puyo ug nakita ko ang kalisud.
Busa ang uban nag ayom ayom nalang ug dili na mag-paabut pa sa goberno nga kulang ang pagtanaw sa Mindanao.
Ako dili magbasul sa ubang Muslims nga mogamit sila sa ilang kaugalingon nga desposisyon ug makig tigi sila sa uban tawo.
Mao kana ang Sabah karon nga gipasagdan man sa kagamhanan, sila na ang mangunay pag kuha niini.
Uyon ako sa ilang gibu-hat ug pahalipayan ko sila sa ilang baroganan kabahin sa Sabah.
Karon n a ku r at ang kagamhanan kay wala sila manghibalo nga makig tor-neyo man diay ang atong mga igsoon Muslims. Husto ng ilang gibuhat ug ang goberno nato angayan nga maulao Hinaut magmata na sila karon. (ben-emata.com)
ANG Pulong sa Dios huna-huna ni Ginoon’ng Jesu-Cristo. Ang Pulong sa Dios si Ginoon’ng Jesu-Cristo. Si Ginoo’ng Jesu-Cristo Dios “Sumala sa gisulti sa kasulatan,“ Kinsay mahibalo sa huna-huna sa Ginoo? Kinsay makatambag kaniya?” (Isaias 40:13). Apan nabatonan nato ang huna-
Pasiuna alang sa pagtuon sa BibliyaDoktrina
huna ni Cristo.” (1 Taga-Corinto2:16). “Hibaloa una kini, nga walay propesiya sa kasulatan ni kinsa’ng kaugalingon nga paghubad. Kay ang propesiya wala naggikan sa karaang panahon pianaagi sa kabubut-on
sa tawo: apan balaan’ng mga tawo nga ang Dios nagasulti inubanan sa pag-agak pinaagi sa Balaa’ng Espiritu.”( 2 Pedro 1:20-21) Sa sinugdanan mao ang Pulong, ug ang Pulong uban sa Dios, ug ang Pulong Dios.…ug ang Pulong nahimong unod ug nagpuyo uban kanato.”(Juan 1:1,14)
Tul-id nga dalan ba uroy
Awdiay!
Ruel V. Pelone
MATOD sa mga politiko nga maayo gyud nga ang usa ka kandidato makasandig sa pangulo sa sa nasud o sa mayoriya kay buhong ug ana-a ang tanan.
Ambot kung unsay ilang pasabot sa “buhong ug ana-a ang tanan.”
Para kanako ang sukdan-an sa maayo ug matarong nga politiko kanang mos-erbisyo gayud, matarong, maki-angayon, ug labaw sa tanan adunay kahadlok sa Diyos.
•••Bilib ko kay PNoy sa
dihang iyang gilitok ang pulong nga “tuwid na daan” ug ang “kayo ang boss ko.”
Hapit gud ko kahilak sa dihang akong nadunggan ang maong mga pulong gikan gyud sa baba ni Presi-dente Benigno Aquino III.
Tunga-tunga na man sa termino ni PNoy, aduna ba nahatag nga kaayuhan ang iyang administrasyon kanato o diha kanimo.
Dili man unta maki-angayon ang pagsulti niini kay sa pagkatinood mao man kini ang angayan nga panulti-on: “Ayaw pang-utan-a kung unsay mabuhat
sa gobyerno diha kanimo kon dili pangutan-a ang imong kaugalingon kung unsay imong mabuhat para sa imong gobyerno.”
Apan dili kalikayan nga makapangutana kita kay si PNoy man ang unang mis-ulti ug mihisgot sa “tuwid na daan” ug “kayo ang boss ko.”
Karon, natuman ba ang iyang giingon nga “tuwid na daan” o “tul-id nga dalan?”
Hangtud karon ang mga magsusulat, magsesebya, ug mga kahugpunga niini padayon nga nagsinggit nga ipasa na ang Freedom of Information (FOI) bill.
Gusto man kaha ni PNoy ang tul-id nga dalan apan buta ug bungol siya sa sing-git sa kadaghanan nga ipasar na ang FOI.
Kung gusto ni PNoy nga tul-iron ang dalan
aron mawagtang ang mga kawatan sa gobyerno, an-gayan nga pakusgan niya ang “transparency” ug “ac-countability.”
Gawas nga giyam-iran ni PNoy ang singgit sa prensa, kanunay natong mabasa, madunggan, ug makita nato sa mga mantalaan, radyo, ug telebisyon nga anaa pa gihapon kanang “human rights abuses” o pag-abuso sa katungod sa katawhan ug ang korapsyon.
Tul-id ug sihag ba ang pangagamhanan o admin-istrasyon ni PNoy?
•••Mitoo man unta kita kay
PNoy sa dihang miingon siya nga kita mao ang iyang “boss.”
Bisan tood og “atik-atik” ra o “pabuhi sa dugo,” taas ang atong paglaum sa dihang iyang [PNoy] gilitok ang
maong mga pulong.Karon mangutana kita
kang PNoy. Kung tinood nga kita ang iyang “boss,” napugngan ba niya ang makanunayon nga pag-taas o pagsaka sa presyo sa petrolyo?
Unsa man ang gihimo ni PNoy aron dili na mosaka pa ang presyo sa mga petrolyo?
Naa ba? Wala!Tungod kay kanunay
man mosaka ang presyo sa petrolyo, misaka pud ang presyo sa tanang palaliton. Aduna bay nahimo si PNoy o ang iyang administra-syon? Aduna! Pantawid Pampamilya! Pila? P2,000 kapin kada bulan. Tanan ba nakapahimulos? Dili! Aw diay.
Mitaas ba ang suholan sa mga yanong mamumu-o? Wala. Unsa man ang gibu-hat ni PNoy? Gipatas-an ang buhis sa sigarilyo ug ilimnon. Nawala ba ang mga manigarilyohay ug pala-inom? Wala.
Aduna bay nahimo si PNoy aron kining kanunay pagtaas sa tuition [twisyon] sa mga unibersidad ug uban pang pribadong tunghaan?
dalan /P5
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NFA readies team for relief operations
BUKIDNON - The NFA here has organized a techni-cal team to ensure readiness and accessibility of rice for distribution in relief operations during disasters. NFA prov’l manager Victoria Duray said the techni-cal team’s role is vital in assessing the volume of rice needed in disaster-stricken areas.
Watershed rehab starts
CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) together with ERDS-10 started implementing the project on Improving Watershed Rehabilitation Outcomes in the Philippines using a Systems Approach in Claveria, Misamis Oriental.
No balance billing policy explained
TANDAG City - According to Philhealth Tandag-Health Insurance Office Chief Ethel Yuchitchu, the No Balance Billing Policy is a PhilHealth policy mandating that no other fees shall be charged or paid for by the PhilHealth patients who availed any of the identified 22 medical & surgical cases under the case rates package payment scheme.
Holidays declared
MISAMIS Occidental - The EDSA PPRA day is among the 17 holidays of the year that are enumerated in Presidential Proclamation (PP) No. 459, issued by Pres. Aquino. Under the proclamation, there are 10 regular holidays, six special non-working days and one special holiday, Feb. 25, to be observed by the schools, only.
Director Abner M. CagaPIA, R10 & 13 Cluster
PIANews BitsCAGAYAN de Oro City-
Tukion sa committee on public utilities sa konseho ang hangyo sa Westbound Bulua Drivers Association (WBBDA) pagtumbok sa
dropping zone sa B3 Bulua Liners diha sa Gaisano Mall ug Ayala Centrio Mall.
Sa ilang sulat-hangyo si Magdalino Panilag, presi-dente ug CEO sa kapu-
nongan, mipasabot nga halos sa tanang panahon sila magadakpon traffic enforc-ers kung mopakanaug og pasahero diha sa maong mga establisamento.Gusto
nilang matin-awan nganong ang ubang PUJ liners, sama sa Gusa Liners, adunay des-ignated dropping areas sam-tang sila sa B3 Bulua Liners wala magahini. (JRG/asf)
Hangyo sa bulua Liners tukion
ILIGAN City - The Mil-lion Volunteer Run of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) demonstrated the Philip-pines’ lead in championing the spirit of volunteerism as a means of saving lives.
This was expressed by Chair Henry C. Dy of the Philippine Red Cross RC Iligan Chapter and Board of Governor, PRC-National Chapter, in his message ad-dressed to more than 8,000 runners during a short pro-gram of the million run at the city public plaza, Iligan City, on February 10.
Vice Mayor Dy, being the second highest ranking
official of the local govern-ment of Iligan represented Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz, in this nationwide event, si-multaneously done in Metro Manila and other key cities in the country.
He extended his grati-tude to the multi-sector response. He said, their participation was a sign that eventually makes each run-ner into a part of a dynamic and dedicated network of volunteers who are always first, always ready, always there.
Students from the De-partment of Education, pub-lic and private sector, led the huge crowd of participants. Plant industries in the city,
the national government offices, as well as the local government unit-city and barangay level, woke up as early as 4 a.m. to join and support the activity.
Meanwhile, Genevieve C. Amodia, administrator of PRC Iligan, urged every-one especially the youth to join the organization. As volunteer, she said that one can avail training on first-aid, disaster management, community health care and others.
As volunteer, you can share your life with others, and in doing so, become blessed in multiple ways, Amodia said.(LVG/PRC Iligan/PIA 10-LDN/asf)
8,000 runners join Red Cross Run
By Lorry V. Gabule
involving some 17,500 bags of Indian rice were report-edly unloaded at MCT in 35 twenty-footer container vans, all unsupported by valid import permits from NFA. Said shipment that col-lectively weigh 875 metric tons, “can fetch a minimum of P26 million in the retail market,” District Collector Mangaoang. This is the second rice confiscation since she was assigned back as district collector of BoC Cagayan de Oro, middle of January 2013. “The string of setbacks against illegal rice impor-tations, should serve as stern warning to importers that the Cagayan de Oro Collection District is now off-limits to smugglers,” she stated.
BOC......from page 1
municipalities of Manolo Fortich, Cabanglasan, San Fernando, Baungon and Talakag.
PDEA......from page 1
Ang pinakadako nga isyu karon sa transport sector mao ang gitawag nila ug buluhisan.
Apan gipaklaro kini ni Mayor Dexter B. Yasay nga wala nangolekta ang balay-lungsod ug buluhisan kanila nga mga drivers.
Ang gipangolekta mao ang gitawag nga regulatory fee. Iya usab nga gipasabot kanila ang ka importante sa pagpangulekta ug buhis ug mga fees and charges.
Dili kini pwede walaon kay mao kini ang dugo sa gobyerno, mapalokal man o nasyonal. Sa kalimitado sa Internal Revenue Allotment nga gipang-apud apud sa mga LGUs, diin naggikan ra usab sa mga buhis sa katawhan, kinahanglanon gayud nga mangolekta sa mga buhis ug mga fees and charges aron madugangan ug mapalambo ang mga proyekto ug programa sa lungsod sama sa scholar-ship program ug serbisyo medikal ug aron masilbihan ang tanang lumulupyo niini ilabina kadtong mga kabus.
Ang pagkolekta ug fees and charges sa lungsod na-hisubay sa ordinansa nga gipalabang sa Sangguniang Bayan.
Sa wala pa kini nahi-mong ordinansa, adunay konsultasyon o public hear-ing nga gipahigayon.
Opol......from page 1
Wala. Ang mga gini-kanan kanunay nagbagood sa balayronon sa twisyon ug wala gayud kita nadunggan nga tas-an ang suholan.
Bisan ang gipanghinam-bog nga libre nga edukasyon para sa elementarya ug high school [hayiskol] dili lang gihapon libre kay naa man kanang PTA [Pirmi Tatay Amot] ug uban pang mga contribution [kontri-
Dalan......from page 4
busyon]. Unya botar pa mo sa
mga politiko nga nanagan ubos sa partido ni PNoy?
Ensakto na ang atong nahimo nga gipili nato si PNoy sa pagtoo nga aduna siyay baruganan sa dihang iyang gilitok ang “tuwid na daan” ug “kayo ang boss ko.”
Biktima kita sa “abi.” Nagtoo kita o abi nato ug si PNoy na ang tubag sa kalisod ug kawad-on ug walay pu-as nga pag-abuso sa atong katungod. Dili diay!
Abi nato og ang iyang [PNoy] gisulti tinood nga iyang ipatuman ang “tul-id nga dalan.” Tul-id ba nga pwerteng hiwi-a kay ang administrasyon ni Arroyo ug PNoy mao ra gihapon. Waka-Waka [Walay ka-lainan, walay kausaban.]
Abi nato nga kita gyud ang “boss” ni PNoy.
Abi nato og mo arang-arang ang atong estado sa kinabuhi ubos sa admin-istrasyon ni PNoy.
Abi nato nga ang ti-nood nga serbisyo para sa panglawas ang mahatag ni PNoy apan i-privatize naman hinoon ang tanang regional hospital.
Photo shows Mariwasa President Anukul Kongrit (third from left) as he hands over check donation to ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya Program Director Ms. Tina Monzon-Palma together with Sagip Deputy Director Marcel Rinon (left), Jakkrit Suwansilp, MSC Vice President for Sales and Marketing (2nd from left), Emilie Mramag, MSC Vice President for Finance and Administration (2nd from right) and Elizabeth Ebio, MSC Sales Coordination Manager (right)
“Bukidnon has the most drug-affected barangays, meaning it had a barangay with at least one clandes-tine laboratory, chemical warehouse or drug den, 99 moderately-affected with at least one drug pusher per barangay and 12 slightly-affected encompassing at least one drug user in each barangay,” Director Margate stated. Second to Bukidnon is the province of Misamis Occidental, with 91 drug-affected barangays; next is Misamis Oriental, with 69 and Lanao del Norte with 64. Camiguin is the least affected, with 19 affected barangays. Cagayan de Oro City alone has 36 drug-affected barangays, according to Director Margate, a total of 413 in the whole region. The strict implementa-tion of permits and licens-ing on S/P licenses have resulted in no reports or incidents on chemical di-version, he said. There had been 464 license processed and as-sessed, 38 regulatory in-spection conducted, 21 action taken due to vio-lation committed and 54 regulatory information dissemination in 2012. P-License is for the manufacture, recycle, im-portation, exportation, repack, wholesale, trade, distribution, retail, end-use, or laboratory use of precursor and essential chemicals or its mixtures. On the other hand, S-License is to handle dan-gerous drugs, dangerous
drug preparations based on RA 9165 reorganized the Philippine drug law en-forcement system. (JMOR/PIA10/jdelpf)
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TALISAYAN C entra l School Sentinel writers reap awards during the Regional Schools Press Conference ( RSPC ) in Ozamis City,January 23-26,2013. Nat h a l i e Je a n A . Batchinicha won 2nd place in Copy Reading and Headline Writing (Filipino),Julianne Mae Cejas-5th place in Photo-journalism ( English ),and Ailyn B. Negapatan-6th place in Copy Reading and headline writing( English ). B a t c h i n i c h a w i l l compete in the National Schools Press Conference ( NSPC ) in Leyte on April 7-12,2013. Melchie O. Pangan coach/adviser is now pre-paring Batchinicha for the big event. The said competition aimed to hone the jour-nalistic skills of the pupils.
It also develops honesty and self-confidence of our young writers. Dif-ferent writ ing events were contested like news writing,feature writing, editorial writing, sports writing, copy reading,and headlinewriting, photo-journalism and editorial cartooning. These writing events are contested in different levels: school, district, division, regional and national. Only those who got the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will qualify for the National Press Confer-ence. TCS Sentinel budding journalists are consistent winners in the regional level. Pangan together with the school administrators, teachers, parents and pu-pils are working,praying, and hoping that they could make it in the coming national competition.
CAGAYAN de Oro City - The Directorate for Logistics in Camp Crame has pro-vided Police Regional Office of Region 10 (PRO-10) 11 motorcycles that will be used to boost police visibility in Northern Mindanao. The end-users, mostly from remote barangays, can now expand their visits to areas not passable by patrol cars, said PCSupt Catalino B. Rodriguez Jr, regional director, PRO-10. He added although this number is far below when compared to the total num-ber of police stations in the region, PRO-10 leadership is hoping that equipping its police force with the ability to fight criminality through
the acquisition of these mo-torcycles and other police equipment will remain a continuing program of the PNP. Those who received the motorcycles were the chiefs of police of Kitaotao and Baungon municipal police stations in Bukidnon, Kaus-wagan and Munai municipal police stations in Lanao del Norte, Sapang Dalaga and Aloran municipal police sta-tions in Misamis Occidental, Opol, Naawan, Medina and Tagoloan municipal police stations in Misamis Orien-tal and Police Station 4 of Cagayan de Oro City Police Office. Last February 13, Con-gressman Jose Ma. F. Zubiri
BanTulaaY – Photo shows DILG-10 Director Rene K. Burdeos as he says that the Kalabugao Plain is chosen for the Bantulaay or Peace and Development Conver-gence Program because the Regional Peace and Order Council of region 10 (RPOC-10) believes that the area can be provided service. He adds the Kalabugao Plain is a 51, 000-hectare wide area encompassing of Regions 10 and Caraga and two RPOCs. Through cooperation, various programs can be brought into the area, states. (PIA10/asf)
Philippine National Police turns-over motorcycles to police stations
By PSupt Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga III of Bukidnon likewise turned-over nine vehicles for use of Kibawe, Kadin-gilan, Dangcagan, Kitaotao, Don Carlos, Quezon and Maramag municipal police stations. Two other vehicles were turned-over to the Regional Public Safety Bat-talion. With the continued sup-port extended by the local government units and other stakeholders, PRO-10 can sooner achieve a truly dedi-cated and highly motivated Philippine National Police (PNP) with modernized resources to prevent and control all forms of crimes. The PNP leadership has always been sincere in transforming the police organization into a more credible police force. Patrol
Plan 2030 is its roadmap towards achieving this vi-sion. Meanwhile, it was not-ed in the previous weeks that PRO-10 completed the training of computer encoders in the different police stations concern-ing the PNP e-rouges and e-warrant system. This new project will aid and assist the police investigators and tracker teams in identifying per-sonalities with criminal records anywhere in the country. These are just some of the many projects that the PNP have launched to improve its efficiency in carrying out its mission. (PSupt Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga/PRO/PIA10/asf)
OROQUIETA City - A total of 48 applications for permit to carry firearms, mostly by can-didates and businessmen have been received by the Commis-sion on Elections (Comelec) in Misamis Occidental, as of Feb. 14, this year. Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, provincial election supervisor, however, clarified that all the said applications have been endorsed to the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel (CBFSP) at the Comelec Central Office, which has the sole power to issue the authority to bear firearms, starting December 3, 2012. The authority also covers the carrying or transporting of firearms, including its spare parts, explosives and its com-ponents, outside the residence and place of business in the
country, he said. This is provided in Reso-lution 9561-A that Comelec has recently promulgated to implement Section 261 (q) of the Omnibus Election Code and Sections 32 and 33 of Republic Act No. 7166 in con-nection with the May 13, 2013, automated national and local elections. Baguio said any Permit to Carry Firearms Outside Residence (PTCFOR), Mission Order (MO), Letter Order (LO) and Acknowledgement Receipts (ARE) issued by the Chief, Philippine National Police (PNP) or his duly au-thorized representative are hereby declared suspended, ineffective, and without force and effect, unless properly covered by Certificates of Au-thority (COA) duly issued by the Comelec CBFSP. Also rendered without force and effect, unless properly
covered by a COA of the CBFSP are the PTCFOR’s, MO’s, LO’s and ARE’s issued by any other head of government law en-forcement/security agencies, prior to or are processed and issued during the election period, from Jan. 13 to June 12, 2013. Baguio said the CBFSP refers to the Committee in the Comelec which is responsible for the implementation of the ban on the bearing, carrying or transporting of firearms and the employment, availment
or engagement of security personnel. Headed by Commissioner Elias R. Yusoph as Chairperson and a Senior Officer designated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the PNP, as members,the CBSFP also exercises operational control and supervision over the Re-gional Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) and the Pro-vincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC). (RCAguhob/PIA10-Misamis Occidental/asf)
Comelec endorses 48 gun ban exemption applications
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CAGAYAN de Oro City – To ultimately attain the country’s goal of rice self-sufficiency, the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Division (RAFID) in coordination with the Agri-Pinoy Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) will spearhead a regionwide Information Cara-van on the 2013 National Year of Rice (NYR) from February 26-28 and March 7, 2013, in the provinces of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Camiguin, respectively. Wherein, an overall of 2,000 participants are expected to join the event. Bearing the theme “Sapat na Bigas, Kaya ng Pinas”, it is a social marketing and advocacy campaign which seeks to attain the three-fold goal of achieving rice self-sufficiency in the country, promoting better health among rice consumers, and improving the productivity and income of rice farmers. Included in the activity will be a briefing on the 2013 NYR of Rice, which was officially de-clared by President Benigno S. Aquino, III under Proclamation No. 494, signed on October 18, 2012. Complement to this, there
The 2013 NYR logo includes the letters N, Y and R to denote the National Year of Rice, using the colors of the Philippine flag and forming a rice plant. It also represents the three sectors that will be contributory in the attainment of rice self-sufficiency: Producers (farmers), Public and Policymakers.
National Year of Rice Info Car to highlight rice self-sufficiency
will be an open discussion that will take course between farmers and the DA fea-turing topics such as Rice Varieties for Adverse Conditions, Community Seed Banking and Various Farm Machineries and Equipment assisted by the region. The department’s attached agencies will also be joining, including the Na-tional Food Authority, National Irriga-tion Administration, Philippine Rice Research Institute and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation who will likewise tackle on additional production support, post-harvest and farm mechanization assistance, market development services and insurance coverage.
With the NYR affair at hand, the DA-10 anticipates to enlist more agricultural stakeholders, including farm-producers, general public and policymakers to have higher regard and increased productivity among rice farmers as well as healthier rice consumers. Along this line, the de-partment also counts on the reduction of rice wastage and importations in finally realizing rice self-sufficiency by the year 2013 closes. Last year, Northern Mindanao produced 637,347 million metric tons of palay. This is 4.31% higher compared to 2011’s rice production, also registering a 74% suf-ficiency level. #(Joanne L. Olson, DA-10)
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) imple-mented the necessary preparations and precautions to minimize the impact of Tropical Depression Crising on NGCP operations and facilities. Preparations include ensuring the reliability of communications equipment, availability of hardware materials and supplies necessary for the repair of damages to facilities, as well as the positioning of line crews in strategic areas, to facilitate immediate restoration work. NGCP’s Integrated Disaster Ac-tion Plan (IDAP) prescribes these and other procedures to ensure the readiness of all power transmission facilities which are expected to be affected by the passage of the weather disturbance. At 10:00 AM yesterday, the tropical depression was estimated, based on satellite and surface data, to maintain maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and move west northwest at 22 kph. TD Crising is expected to make landfall over Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur within the afternoon. NGCP’s Overall Disaster Com-mand Center, which operates 24 hours a day, will monitor all power restoration activities, reports and updates from the Regional Com-mand Centers in North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, whichever is directly affected by the weather disturbance. It will also closely coordinate and communicate with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), other government offices, local and national media agencies.
NGCP prepares for Tropical Depression Crising