one mindanao - october 14, 2011

2 Friday, October 14, 2011

C O N T E N T SNATIONAL• Government ready to deal with global economic crisis, says Aquino• Aquino defends approval of P72-billion stimulus package

Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)

• DOT Sec graces unveiling of Zambo City’s latest tourist attraction• NMIS to conduct feeding program for street children • ARMM names Model OFW families for 2011 • ARMM housing project for workers to start soon

Northern Mindanao

• BI puts up booth for foreign guests in Camiguin Lanzones festival• DA Sec. Alcala to inaugurate NFA warehouse• XU hosts IPv6 regional training• Stakeholders meet for a dairy forum on Oct. 20 at SM, Cag. de Oro• Lanao Sur Police Chief says crime prevention is a community effort• Camiguin indigent families get free medical, surgical and dental care

Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)

• Victims of strong wind in Sto. Tomas to get cash, food assistance • Old school desks in DavNor replaced with new Tagum-fabricated school furniture• DavSur coops urged to take part in environment care

Central Mindanao (SOCSKSARGEN)

• Koronadal City to implement austerity measures due to IRA cut• Mga residente malapit sa Liguasan Marsh sa Maguindanao pinag-iingat

Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga)

• NCIP Caraga spearheads Indigenous Peoples Conference• DILG encourages barangays to create waste management committees• MARINA opens extension office in Surigao City• IFAD to give more funds for projects in Surigao del Sur• BI chief praises immigration agents for refusing bribes

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Mangrove conservation gain roots in Kalamansig by Sherwin B. Manual

SULTAN KUDARAT -- Two years after planting, close to a hundred thousand mangrove seedlings at about four feet high are now teeming with greens cov-ering the erstwhile nude and muddy 20-hectare shoreline.

The community considered it a major make-over after the place was hit by a tidal wave, converted to fishpond and was abandoned.

“This is the result of the concerted efforts of our alli-ance,” said Romeo Ebanada, president of Alliance Man-grove People’s organization.

The “Alliance” is a cluster of four peoples’ organization (PO) formed to manage the 42-hectare mangrove reha-bilitation comprising the PO from barangays Lapyahan, Buenaflores, Bantogon and Labak.

The other 22 hectares in close canopy only under-went enrichment planting

to recover the original den-sity since it has rehabilitated through natural process in

the past years. Most of the species planted

in the sandy and muddy


loam include Bakauan (Rhizophora spp.), Bungalon (Avicennia marina), and Pa-gatpat (Sonneratia alba).

Mangrove forests as life support system is a pow-erhouse resources critical for natural breeding and nursery area for many economically

known important marine an-imals like fish, crab, shrimp and other crustaceans. It also protects the shoreline from big waves wind and flood.

The project was im-plemented under the Natu-ral Resources Management (NRM) component of the Department of Agriculture - Mindanao Rural Develop-ment (DA-MRDP) in partner-ship with local government unit (LGU) of Kalamansig.

“As NRM targets up-land to coastal conservation, the mangrove rehabilitation is one of the four major in-terventions implemented in our town as it needs atten-tion,” said municipal NRM fo-cal Dexter Posadas.

“The mangrove reha-bilitation site covered a rel-atively large area, so to in-still ownership of the project from the community we de-cided to form them into one organization, the alliance,” he said.

The project was ear-marked over P2 million which is part of the total P7 million NRM project of the town. The LGU put in 10 per-cent counterpart, another 10 percent from the national government, and 80 percent from the loan portfolio of the World Bank.

“On our latest count we have at least 97,559 live seedlings from the 133,340 hills we planted which is

about 73% survival rate. The PO are due to plant in the coming days when they gather enough propagules,” said Posadas.

“Before, my fam-ily plants mangrove behind our house near the seacoast because we know those trees protect us from strong winds,” said the Pagadian-born Ebanada.

Ebanada said that when he arrived to the place in 1972 as employee of the Sta. Clara Lumber Corp. there was a thick mangrove forest and fish population was very abundant.

“Fish was very abun-dant and the mangrove for-est was really thick but when the lumber company


closed many of us were unemployed and resorted to farming, fishing and other livelihood activities,” he said. He also recalled in

1976, gigantic waves hit the Moro gulf and devas-tated many areas includ-ing a sizable area in Kala-masig. “Some of the residents

died during that tragic even but the biggest damage we saw was the coastal area left bare. Mangrove trees were uprooted and washed out,” said Ebanada. For a long time, there

were no serious rehabilitation activities done. “When the area was

made into fishponds, some mangrove trees were also cut. Plus many residents also made use of mangrove as firewood,” he said adding: “this contrib-uted to the steady decline of the mangrove trees.” “With the MRDP proj-

ect came, many were skeptic, saying it would just be ‘an-other government project that would just die down,” he said. “But this was different,”

he added. MRDP designed the

project to be implemented by POs in close coordination with the LGU. The PO members were

paid for the seedling or man-grove propagules they produce

and were hired as workhand for the planting and other ac-tivities. “We earned extra in-

come from the project. So, we understood that as we are the beneficiaries of the project, the activity also augments our income,” Ebanada said, add-ing: “This manner made

it easy for us to accept and make the project our own.” The alliance underwent

at least five technical trainings on mangrove rehabilitation management which Ebanada said made them more capable in handling the project. “Another thing I appre-

ciate about the project is that there is close mentoring and monitoring. We were capaci-tated, technical personnel like Mr. Jhonny Pangud of DENR Region 12 and from other agencies assisted us,” Ebana-da said. To secure the area, the

four presidents of the alliance were identified to be “war-dens.” The wardens monitor

the project on a regular basis and put bamboo markers be-side each plant to identify the spot has been planted. This made the monitoring of mor-tality relatively easy and the replacement the propagules quick. “We also fenced the

area with old nets and bam-boo to prevent stray animals especially goats from eating on the leaves of the seed-lings,” Ebanada said. They also sought the

support of barangay council which in response issued an ordinance penalizing owners of stray animal that disturbs the rehabilitation site. “But the most difficult

problem we had was bar-nacles infestation,” Ebanada said. The barnacle (marine

organism of the class Cir-ripedia that tend to live in shallow and tidal waters) are deposited in the stems of the mangrove. Once there it will hamper the proper distribu-tion of distribution on the growing seedling which will eventually cause the plant to wither.

“We scraped the bar-nacles from the each seedling but we have to be extra careful not to scratch the body of the seedling as it also caused for the seedling to die,” he said.

Ebanada said he is glad to be part of the project as this could be a legacy he can live to his grandchildren.

“I know my grandchil-dren will be proud of me be-ing the leader of this successful project. And I want to instill in them the love and care for our environment,” said the 60-year old community leader.


President Benigno S. Aquino III assured

members of the business community and the general public that the Philippine government is “ready to deal” with economic uncertainties the world is facing today which already have made an impact in the country.

Government ready to deal with global economic crisis, says Aquino

Proof of which is the recently unveiled 72-billion stimulus package the govern-ment has allocated

for infrastructure and poverty alleviation projects as a result of the Aquino admin-istration’s exercise of

“fiscal prudence” over the last 15 months. “There are many of us who feel uncer-tain and that is natu-


ral. But I am here to tell you that our gov-ernment is ready to deal with these prob-lems. Fifteen months of fiscal prudence and taking the necessary steps to ensure that money is spent wise-ly have given us the wherewithal to have decisively addressed the economic uncer-tainty we face today,” the Chief Executive said in a speech dur-ing the Philippine Chamber of Com-merce and Industry’s (PCCI) 37th Business Conference and Expo held at the Manila Ho-tel’s Fiesta Pavilion, Thursday evening. The President reiterated the run-down of the P72-bil-lion stimulus pack-age emphasizing that the projects to be supported by this fund will not be done merely to boost the

economy but for the people “to feel the ef-fects immediately”. “Our people are the ultimate benefi-ciaries here and these projects are impor-tant because we know that through these we can take significant steps towards allevi-ating poverty and ad-dressing the needs of our countrymen,” he said. Of the P72-billion stimulus program, President Aquino said at least P6.5-billion will go to the local gov-ernment units to fund vital infrastructure or poverty alleviation projects; P5.5-billion will be allocated for the projects of the Department of Pub-lic Works and High-ways; P10-billion will be spent for the re-location of informal settlers residing in danger zones; while

an additional P4.5-billion and P1.868-billion shall be used for the improvement of the MRT and LRT lines respectively. The President, meanwhile, took the opportunity to ex-press his deep grati-tude for PCCI support in the administra-tion’s bid towards im-proving the economy as he recalled attend-ing inaugurations and groundbreaking cere-monies for new busi-nesses since the start of his presidency. “So many busi-nesses setting up shop had me rush-ing to one inaugura-tion event after an-other, giving me little time to rest but I am not complaining. You can tire me more if you want to and the only requirement is it amounts to some-thing and not just


“Our critics call this ‘underspend-ing’ but is it under-spending when you save 20 percent of contract cost on in-frastructure projects as Public Works and Highways Secre-tary [Rogelio] Babes

Singson has done?” the President said in his speech during the 37th Philippine Chambers of Com-merce and Industry (PCCI) 37th Busi-ness Conference and Expo on Thursday at The Manila Hotel.

“Is it under-spending when you restructure your ma-turities so that you save P26 billion in interest payments in a year? Is it under-spending when you demand a work pro-gram from a regional

photo opportunities,” he said jovially. “Since we saw each other last, the Philippines has gar-nered four positive rating actions from credit rating agencies such as Fitch’s and Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. Our country moved up 10 places

in the World Economic Forum’s Global Com-petitiveness Index. We are now at 75th place from 85th in 2010,” the President noted. “Truly, these de-velopments show us that our reforms and our focus on foster-ing a business climate conducive to growth

are indeed taking ef-fect. We are maintain-ing the momentum we have built from last year. But for the record, while the gov-ernment has indeed worked hard for this, all of you here are equally deserving of praise and of thanks,” he added. (HDC)

Aquino defends approval of P72-billion stimulus packagePresident Benigno S. Aquino III defended the P72-billion

stimulus package he announced this week saying the plan isn’t underspending because it benefits the people in the long term.


director who asks for a bridge in his dis-trict?” the President added. According to the President, fiscal pru-dence isn’t under-spending noting that it’s the sensible thing to do when the gov-ernment wants to be sure that projects have work programs before they are giv-en funds. The President also noted that it is not underspending when those projects not only fuel growth but will also con-cretely benefit the Filipino people. The Chief Ex-ecutive said that the P72 billion in new programs will aid the economy from the ill effects of a global financial slowdown that is happening overseas. At least P6.5 bil-lion will go to local government units so they can spend mon-ey on vital infrastruc-

ture or poverty allevi-ation projects. At the same time, the gov-ernment is spending an additional P10 bil-lion to help resettle and relocate informal settlers currently re-siding in the danger zones. The President also said that P5.5 bil-lion will also go to in-frastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). There will also be ad-ditional P4.5 billion and P1.8 billion for the improvement of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Trail Transit (LRT) lines, respectively. He, however, clarified that his ad-ministration doesn’t want to release the stimulus package merely for growth’s sake. “We chose initia-tives for the stimu-lus package that are either high-impact or anti-poverty proj-

ects that are easy to get to the ground so that Filipinos can feel the effects im-mediately,” he said. “Our people are the ultimate beneficiaries here and these projects are important be-cause we know that through these we can take significant steps towards alle-viating poverty and addressing the needs of our countrymen.” Other countries around the world have been experi-encing painful re-structuring because they took in too much debt and are now hard pressed to repay, the President stressed. This is the same problem that the gov-ernment has been managing to avoid, the President said as he vowed to treat taxpayers’ money with prudence and transparency. (AS)


DOT Sec graces unveiling of Zambo City’s latest tourist attraction by Jocelyn P. AlvarezTAourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. recently

unveiled the city’s newest attraction, a P2.3 million multi-patterned fountain constructed at a place

considered the heart of the city- Plaza Pershing. Secretary Jimenez, who was here as guest of Honor during the October 12 Hermosa Festival, graced the turned over of the fountain. The fountain boasts

of its beauty, one of a kind and the second fountain recently turned over by the city. Earlier, the city turned over a laminar shooting jets fountain at

the Jardin Maria Clara in Pasonanca, also known tourist destination in Zamboanga. “Never mind the cost, but it’s beautiful. It cost about P2.3 Million,” Mayor Celso Lobregat said during the inauguration and turned over ceremony. The fountain emits colorful lights which is sure to attract vieweres. This city’s latest attraction is open to public viewing for free. Fountain lights are switched on during night time starting 7:00. Lobregat turned

Photo courtesy of Zamboanga Today


over the project to the City General Services Office (GSO) for care and maintenance. Another million peso worth of “dancing fountain” at the prime leisure spot of the city-

Paseo del Mar, is sure to wow the public as it will be unveiled soon. The fountains are the city’s latest tourists “come-on” in time for the coming Christmas season.

These tourism projects are part of the City Development Strategy geared to boost the city’s tourism industry.(JPA/PIA9-Zambo City)

NMIS to conduct feeding program for street children

The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) 9 will conduct a supplementary feeding for street children on October 20 at NMIS office here.

by Gideon C. Corgue

NMIS9 Regional Technical Director Dr. Arturo De Jesus, Jr. on Tuesday told m e m b e r s of the Zamboanga del Sur-Pagadian City Press Club, Inc. that the feeding program is one activity lined up for the ‘National Meat Safety Consciousness week’

celebration on October 17-21 and the 19th

founding anniversary of NMIS.

De Jesus said the feeding program

which NMIS is conducting a n n u a l l y , is not only the agency’s c o r p o r a t e responsibility but as a simple gesture of sharing their blessings and deep concern to the street children.

“We will round up street children in the


city’s major streets to include ‘vehicle watchers’ in malls,” De Jesus said. “In the previous years, we used to visit DSWD’s Lingap Center in Dao and do the feeding to street children but now it’s different, it is us who will pick and bring them in our office to feed,” De

Jesus added. The NMIS9 chief said they changed the manner of conducting the activity saying that street children housed in the Lingap Center have donors from government and non-government organizations who are providing them foods and

the rest of their needs. “We will be targeting at 30-40 street children to avail the program,” De Jesus said. Asked if they will be feeding the street children with ‘arrozcaldo’, De Jesus said ‘no’, we will be feeding them with solid sumptuous foods.

ARMM names Model OFW families for 2011

The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) named its regional winner of Model Overseas Filipino Workers Family of the Year

(MOFYA) in a simple awarding ceremony in Cotabato City. Single mother and former domestic helper Hadja Rahma Nur Abantas of Simunul, Tawi-Tawi won the regional MOFYA 2011 awards for the land based category, and Hadji Jamil Usman from Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao got the awards for the sea based category. Their individual

distinctive success stories earned for a single mother of five and former domestic helper in the Middle East and a seafarer the honors as Model Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Family of the Year Awards (MOFYA) 2011 from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

ARMM Information chief Ali G. Macabalang said Abantas and Usman also received cash prizes of P20,000 each from Globe Telecommunicat ions and another P5,000 each worth of account opening certificate from Bangco de Oro (BDO) at simple rites last October 6.


Amy Crisostomo, director of the ARMM’s Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), said Abantas and Usman bested other nominees for the award’s two categories. The other nominees were Monera Sakandal, a nurse from Tawi-Tawi, Abdulkarim Mohamad Taha, a trader from Maguindanao, Esmael Capampangan, a medical technologist from Lanao del Sur, and Aquilino Pitulan, Jr., an engineer from Maguindanao for the land based category, and seaman Jacob Yusop of Tawi-Tawi for the sea based category. Crisostomo said Abantas and Usman will represent ARMM to the national level of the MOFYA in Metro Manila on Nov. 6, adding that a resident of the

autonomous region was a awarded the national honor a few years ago. Shortly after receiving the regional awards, the two awardees paid a courtesy

call to the Office of ARMM Governor where Regional Executive Secretary Naguib Sinarimbo enthusiastically met and awarded them additional cash incentives for their expenses to the national competition. MOFYA award is an annual event of the OWWA aimed at recognizing OFW’s

exemplary role in family affairs with outstanding community service contribution and financial stability. Awardees are adjudged on their

wholesome care of their families, involvement in civic and community activities, success in children’s or family members and success in managing family finances, C r i s o s t o m o stressed. MOFYA was

launched in 2004 to pay tribute to OFW’s and their families for their sacrifices and contribu-tion in providing bet-ter family life and ties, outstanding community service and in helping the country’s economic development, she add-ed.

Hja.RahmaNurAbantas(2nd-R)ofSimunul,Tawi-TawireceivesherP5,000worthofaccountopeningcertificatefromBancodeOrorepresentativeMs.FayeenGepte(extremeright)forwinningtheARMMModelOFWFamilyoftheYearAwards(MOFYA)2011forthelandbasedcategoryonThursday,October6inCotabatoCity.Assistingtheawardingriteswere(fromL-R)ARMMassistantcabinetsecretarySaripadaPacasum,Jr.,Ms.NormaLidasanofDOLE-ARMMandOWWA-ARMMregionaldirectorAmyCrisosto-mo.AbantasalongwithHajiJamilUsmanofMaguindanaofortheseabasedcategoryalsoreceivedP20,000eachcourtesyofGlobeTelecommunications.


ARMM Executive Secretary Naguib Sinarimbo said that ARMM Gov. Adiong made the announcement after the owner of a four-hectare land intended for the housing project finally turned over the Certificate of Land Title to the ORG in simple rites here over the weekend. ARMM Information chief Ali G. Macabalang said that Sally C. Sinsuat, the owner of the land located in Barangay Capiton, handed Transfer Certificate Title (TCT) No. T-37548 to ARMM-ORG officials and in turn received the P2.5 million check as full payment for the high-lying lot. The turnover rites were witnessed by village chieftain Chairman Datu

Erwin Sinsuat, ARMM Cabinet Secretary and concurrent Chief of Staff Ernie Masorong, and Regional Treasurer Kanggo Umal, who

has been facilitating the realization of the housing project for the ORG employees and officials in over a decade.

“Finally, we can say the dream is half-realized,” said Umal, an official serving ARMM since its inception in 1989.

Umal said Governor

Adiong and the land owner signed the deed of sale last August 16, but the payment has been delayed due to some reported intramurals involving the proprietor

and her kin. In his first State-of-the-Region Address, Adiong had expressed his commitment to fulfill the dream of the ORG

personnel for houses of their own within his term of office. According to ARMM officials privy to the housing project, the initial phase of construction may construct between 50 to 100 housing units, and the subsequent phases would follow

to accommodate all qualified ORG workers, which number to around 300 individuals. (AGM/RVC-PIA9 ZBST)

ARMM housing project for workers to start soonThe Office of the Regional Governor (ORG) of the

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Monday announced that engineering works will

soon start for the construction of housing units long sought by personnel of offices and bureaus under the ORG, especially those who have no houses of their own.

Land owner Bai Sally Sinsuat (seated left) receives the P2.5 million worth of check from ARMM regional trea-surer Kanggo Umal (seated right) on Friday, Ocrober 7 at the Office of the Regional Governor (ORG-ARMM) as payment of the four-hectare land area for the proposed housing project for ORG employees located at Barangay Capiton, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. Witnessing the simple turn-over rites were ARMM Cabinet Secretary concurrent Chief of Staff Atty. Ernie Masorong (standing 4rth from right), ARMM officials and land owners.


BI puts up booth for foreign guests in Camiguin Lanzones festivalBy: Anthony PelaezAhen Immigration Booth will be put up by the Bureau of

Immigration (BI), here, this coming Oct. 20-21, for foreign tourists who will be visiting Camiguin Island, during the

Lanzones Festival, set from Oct. 16-23, this year.

Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said a team of BI officials will travel to Camiguin and man the booth, which is part of the one-stop-shop organized by the Camiguin Provincial Government. Aside from providing visa extension services, the Immigration Booth will also entertain queries and disseminate information about the various services provided by BI to foreigners visiting the country, David said. “We hope that through this One-Stop-Shop, foreigners who will join the festival will be encouraged to frequently visit, not only Camiguin, but also explore other tourist spots

in the Philippines,” the Immigration Commissioner said. He added that BI will study the feasibility of putting similar one–stop-shops in other places of the country that holds annual festivities and attract large numbers of foreign tourists. Meanwhile, BI Boarding Section Chief Theodore Pascual said personnel from the bureau’s computer section in Manila and the BI-Cagayan de Oro (CDO) Field Office, including a payment assessor and cashier, will man the booth. Other agencies, such as, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), National Statistic Office (NSO),

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will also participate in the one-stop shop activity. Pascual was invited to speak at the public forum to discuss the latest policies and regulations implemented by the BI as Chief Regulator of the entry and stay of foreigners in the Philippines. Aside from boosting local tourism, the activity also aims to generate employment opportunities for Camiguin residents, according to a primer released by island’s Provincial Capitol, Pascual added. (BI)


DA Sec. Alcala to inaugurate NFA warehouseBy: Ma. Celeste R. Gaabucayan

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso J. Alcala is expected in the city, tomorrow, Oct. 15.

The DA Secretary will be here for the inauguration of the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Barangay Baloy, this city. This newly constructed warehouse, which has a capacity of 200,000 bags, will serve as the central terminal warehouse for the surplus rice and corn production of Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental. It will also be used

to store the food security requirements of the region including Lanao del Sur. Paqueo, further, stated that the warehouse will save the NFA some Php4.8 million, annually, in rentals of privately-owned warehouses. Expected to be present, during the occasion, are the congressional district representatives and local government officials of the CDO, Malaybalay City,

Misamis Oriental, Plaridel and Bonifacio Misamis Occidental, the Provincial Governors of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and grains farmer-leaders of the region. (NFA)


XU hosts IPv6 regional trainingBy Jorie C. Valcorza

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental – At least 46 partici-pants coming from 18 organizations, region-wide, joined the 2-day Internet Protocol Ver-sion 6 (IPv6) Begin-ners Training, held here, Oct. 12-13.

Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology - Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) and Xavier University (XU), IPv6 campaigns for the use of “next generation” internet protocol that would replace the depleting number and limited address space of IP version 4 (IPv4). The first to be held in Mindanao, the activity compares IPv4 to a world running out of phone numbers, with the web facing billion of IP addresses that are about to hit the max, Bayani Benjamin Lara from ASTI said. Lara, however, clarified that both IPv6 and IPv4 will still run, hand in hand, until such time IPv4 will be completely left out. “The good thing about this protocol upgrade is that it was able to address inherent loses of the IPv4. I am not saying it is ultra secured but at least a lot of the security measures are already built into the protocol,” he noted. Executive Order 893 also mandates the promotion, deployment, and use of IPv6. Meanwhile, XU, expresses support to the activity, treating it as part of its social outreach program geared towards the promotion of the

technology in the community. Engr. Gerardo Doroja, XU Dean for the College of Computer Sciences announced that the university will include IPv6 as part of its syllabus.He, further, revealed that XU is also doing major technological upgrade to be IPv6 compliant. By second semester, the university network equipment will all be IPv6 ready. Doroja likewise noted that although the training was originally intended for Northern Mindanao, a lot of people coming from Luzon have actually joined it.


Stakeholders meet for a dairy forum on Oct. 20 at SM, Cag. de Oro By: Elaine O. Ratunil

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental – Stakeholders of the dairy industry in Northern Mindanao will converge for a forum, at the Atrium of SM Mall, here, this coming Oct. 20

The activity coincides with the 2nd day of the Brunei-Indonesia-Malay-sia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area Investment Conference (BIMP-EAGA I-Con) cum ORO BEST Expo 2011 set from Oct. 19-22, in the area. Aimed to influence the public on the growing development of the dairy industry in the region, the forum promotes the sector’s initiatives through a series of Information Campaign and Education (ICE) on the Importance of Milk. Expected to partici-pate in the forum are repre-sentatives from the media, academe, local government units (LGU’s), farmers’ orga-nizations and our partners

in the government, James So, Officer-in-Charge of the National Dairy Authority (NDA), said. So said the ICE on Milk Project hopes to ad-dress the problems on mal-nutrition, marketing of dairy

products, especially milk, low milk production and consumption patterns in the region. It will also tackle the

low awareness and appre-ciation on the vital role of milk in creating a healthy population in the region’s five (5) provinces and eight (8) cities, he said. Likewise, a Livelihood Training Demonstration for Women on Milk Products Processing will be conduct-ed by NDA, in the afternoon of Oct. 20. The said training will be held in partnership with the Cagayan de Oro Cham-ber of Commerce and In-dustries, Foundation Inc. (OroChamber), Land O’ Lakes Foundation Phils., Inc. and the Northern Min-danao Federation of Dairy Cooperatives (NMFDC).

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Lanao Sur Police Chief says crime preven-tion is a community effortBy Apipa Bagumbaran

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur -- Deterring criminality is not the sole job of the police and the military, rather, it should involve the active participation of the whole community.

This was pointed-out by Police Senior Su-perintendent Romeo Magsalos, Provincial Director of the Lanao del Sur Provincial Police Office (LSPPO), who said the fight against criminality in the province is ev-erybody’s responsibility.Magsalos said President Benigno S. Aquino III has ordered the re-activation of the Joint Philippine National Police-Armed Forces of the Philippines (PNP-AFP) Task Force Ranao to address the lawlessness and criminalities in the province, last month. He said the residents should change their perception on crime prevention and should not rely solely on the Joint PNP-AFP Task Force Ranao. He emphasized that every member of the community should be a stakeholder of peace and order since each member plays an important role in preventing the commis-sion of crimes in the province. For instance, parents should teach

their chil-dren good v a l u e s so that they will b e c o m e good citi-zens while students s h o u l d

study hard, so that they can earn their diplo-mas and become productive citizens of the community, he further said. Magsalos added that the public should also be vigilant and should not allow them-selves to be victims of crimes. They should also avoid wearing jewel-ries when going to supermarket or display-ing their cellular phones in public places, he cited. He also asked the public to report to the police authorities’ suspicious looking in-dividuals and criminal activities in the area. Don’t be negligent citizens, immedi-ately report suspicious activity at the nearest police station, he urged.

Photo Credits: PNP LSPPO


Camiguin indigent families get free medical, surgical and dental careBy Jorie C. Valcorza

CAMIGUIN, Mambajao – At least 54 persons have undergone free surgical procedures, while 142 others underwent minor surgeries in the out-patient department (OPD) and emergency room (ER) sec-tion of the Camiguin General Hospital (CGH), here.

The medical and surgical mission activity in the island, which took place from, Oct. 4-7, was backed up by the Philippine Medical Association of West Virginia (PMA-WV) and the Philippine Urological Association (PUA). Dr. Arvin F. Sampilo, Officer-in-Charge/Chief of CGH, said PMA-WV saturated the first 3-days of the mission performing a series of surgical procedures, such as, excision of breast lump, thyroid gland (thyroidectomy), myoma (myomectomy) and hemorrhoidectomy to persons suffering almoranas. He said the mission intends to reach out to a number of underprivileged residents in the province, giving all needed medical, dental, and even surgical services for free. A total of 586 outpatient consultations were also recorded, while some 450 glasses were given freely by the PMA-WV to the needy public. Sampilo noted that patients still needing medical attention will still be catered by the hospital. “It’s all expense free, even the required medications were all provided by the PMA-WV, who brought stocks of medicines for the

mission,” Sampilo added. The provincial government for its part has also released about Php500,000 to answer for the laboratory needs and other tests required in the conduct of the medical mission. Likewise, the CGH has extended full assistance in terms of manpower, providing doctors and nurses to work closely with the volunteers. By Friday, Oct. 7, the PUA doctors and volunteers took over, doing consultations and surgery for prostate and hernia, as well, as the removal of urinary stones through laparoscopy, a minimally invasive diagnostic surgical procedure which uses telescopes and instruments that are much smaller than normal. It can be recalled that last August, the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (POGS) also visited the province for a surgical mission and served some 29 persons needing surgical sterilization, bilateral tubal ligation (BTL), and excision of uterine myoma, as well, as ovarian cysts. Free ultrasound and cervical screening were also extended during the POGS surgical mission in the island-province.


Victims of strong wind in Sto. Tomas to get cash, food assistance by Jean D. Abangan

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte – Cash and food assistance will be given to families whose houses have been shattered by a strong wind which swept across three barangays in Sto. Tomas on October 9.

Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWDO) chief Arlene Semblante said that families living in each of the four totally damaged houses will be receiving P5,000. The families of the three other partially damaged houses will get P3,000 each from the provincial government of Davao del Norte. PSWDO will also be providing them five kilos of rice with noo-dles and sardines as additional food assis-

tance on top of what they have received from the local government of Sto. Tomas. Strong winds that occurred at about 4:00 p.m. last Sunday total-ly damaged four hous-es and laid waste vari-ous crops in barangays Salvacion, San Vicente and Esperanza, said secretariat head Dorina Ararao of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MRRMO). The bad weather condition wrought a to-

tal of P152,000 damag-es to residential struc-tures and P288,730 to crops. Totally damaged residences belonged to Rogelio Alimin, Narciso Dolera, Marites Sia-sol and Avelina Cortez while those partially damaged were owned by Joseph Vido and Ju-lius Gumabay. A total of 840 hills of Cardaba banana on bearing stage and 1.5 hectares of harvestable rice were damaged, af-fecting nine farmers.


Old school desks in DavNor replaced with new Tagum-fabricated school furnitureby Louie Lapat & Edwin Lasquite

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte – A total of three schools in Davao del Norte benefited in this week’s wave of distribution of school furniture courtesy of the City Government of Tagum led by Tagum City Mayor Rey T. Uy.

Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWDO) chief Arlene Semblante said that families liv-ing in each of the four totally damaged houses will be receiv-ing P5,000. The families of the three other par-tially damaged hous-es will get P3,000 each from the pro-vincial government of Davao del Norte. PSWDO will also be providing them five kilos of rice with noodles and sardines as additional food as-sistance on top of

what they have re-ceived from the local government of Sto. Tomas. Strong winds that occurred at about 4:00 p.m. last Sunday totally dam-aged four houses and laid waste vari-ous crops in baran-gays Salvacion, San Vicente and Espe-ranza, said secre-tariat head Dorina Ararao of the Mu-nicipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Man-agement Office (MR-RMO). The bad weath-er condition wrought

a total of P152,000 damaes to residen-tial structures and P288,730 to crops. Totally dam-aged residences be-longed to Rogelio Al-imin, Narciso Dolera, Marites Siasol and Avelina Cortez while those partially dam-aged were owned by Joseph Vido and Ju-lius Gumabay. A total of 840 hills of Cardaba ba-nana on bearing stage and 1.5 hect-ares of harvestable rice were damaged, affecting nine farm-ers.


Old school desks in DavNor replaced with new Tagum-fabricated school furniture

Tagum City Mayor Rey T. Uy delivers on October 11, 2011 new school furniture to Datu Libayao Memorial Na-tional High School in Municipality of Talaingod, Davao del Norte, considered to be the farthest DepEd school in the province which is 64 kilometers away from Tagum City. The mayor is joined here by Councilors Joedel Caasi, Alfredo Pagdilao and Tristan Royce Aala. (CIO-Tagum/Francis Abrenica)


DavSur coops urged to take part in environment care by Nilda S. Aniñon

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur – Governor Douglas Cagas has challenged all organized cooperatives in the province to form a cluster of cooperatives and work together to help care for the environment. DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Oct. 14 (PIA) – Governor Douglas Cagas has challenged all organized cooperatives in the province to form a cluster of cooperatives and work together to help care for the environment.

Cagas enjoined the cooperative of-ficials to build up a nursery and plant vegetables, fruits and other fruit bear-ing trees in the pur-suit of clean air and healthy environ-ment, as well as en-sure food security. The governor’s challenge was in line with the celebration of the cooperative month this October which has a focus on the care and protec-tion of the environ-ment. This year’s theme “Transforma-tive Cooperative: Advancing people,

planet, prosperity and peace. Kooper-atiba: Sama-sama sa Pagkandili nga Ka-likasan”, enjoins all cooperatives nation-wide to plant trees. In a Memoran-dum Order in co-ordination with the Cooperative Devel-opment Authority, each member coop-erator is required to plant five trees. The undertaking was made possible through the Provin-cial Environment and Natural Resources Office which provid-ed several seedlings ready for planting. Meanwhile, Ca-

gas emphasized that self-reliance is the key to sustainabil-ity and prosperity. “Don’t be depen-dent always on the local government to extend financial as-sistance, do some initiatives and be a unified force,” he stated. “This is the true meaning of coopera-tivism,” the governor said conforming with the cooperative’s long time theme that says, “Alone I am weak, but with oth-ers I am strong”. Provincial coop-erative office head Danilo Cadungog


reported that there is a tremendous in-crease in its mem-bership as the office continues to conduct pre-membership ed-ucation program to officers and mem-bers. Cadungog said his office is bent to continue organizing new cooperatives. Ernesto Mabun-ga, chairman of the Provincial Coopera-tive Union, said that great transforma-tions have been tak-ing place in the co-operative movement with the strong sup-port of Governor Ca-gas. He said that it’s about time that co-operatives are rec-ognized to help in the nation building. C o o p e r a t i v e Development Au-thority assistant re-gional director Mar-

garita Bauto lauded the province for its positive contribu-tions and participa-tion in the region. Bauto reported that as of December last year, 23 or 18 percent of the 120 registered coopera-tives in the region came from Davao del Sur. Of the 1,528 re-registered coopera-tives, 285 are from the province. The cooperatives that submitted the Annu-al Performance Re-quest from the prov-ince reached to 145 out of the 972 re-gionwide, she said. According to Bauto, Davao del Sur contributed around P49.2 million to the compensation ex-pense of about P535 million throughout the region. As to the Net

Surplus representing interest, share capi-tal and patronage refund, the province contributed more than P83 million out of over P538.9 mil-lion. For the Paid-Up capital, three co-operatives of Davao del Sur have been in-cluded in the top 20 with Bansalan Credit Cooperative which ranked first, followed by Digos Market Ven-dors Multi-Purpose Credit Cooperative Incorporated (DI-MAVEMCI), and the third was the New USPD Credit Coop-erative and MCDC. The provin-cial government of Davao del Sur took another leap in an effort to strengthen further the coopera-tive movement with a renewed commit-ment of all its mem-bers’ cooperators.

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Koronadal City to implement austerity measures due to IRA cut

By Dani Doguiles

KORONADAL CITY -- With the inevitable cut in its 2012 internal revenue allotment, the local of govern-ment of Koronadal may have to enforce changes in the lifestyle of both officials and employees.

City treasurer Marlon Gumbao said the city

LGU will also be implementing several measures to brace the city from the effects of limited funds for maintenance and other operating expenses.

Gumbao confirmed that next year, more than P59 million will be cut from the city’s IRA after the Supreme Court decided with finality that the cityhood conversion of 16 municipalities is


legal. IRAs of its 27

barangays will also be reduced.

“The solution to this problem is simple. We just have to implement austerity measures,” Gumbao said.

He said, they may have to order frugal use of electricity, gasoline, and office supplies and limit trips of department heads.

For electricity alone, the city LGU spends almost P500,000 a month. “With the budget cut, we may have to think of ways to reduce our monthly electric bill to P250,000,” he said. The city LGU is also cutting its annual budget for next year.

Gumbao said, they are preparing for a P440-million budget for next year instead of the expected P525 million.

He, however, clarified that the budget is still in

the proposal stage and has not been submitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

In an earlier interview, Mayor Peter B. Miguel promised that the budget cut will not hamper the delivery of basic services by the city government.

He said, the city will have to find other sources of income, including beefing up the city’s tax collection activities.

With 16 more cities getting share from the IRA, LGUs nationwide

will be experiencing a total cut of their IRA by 4.8 percent.

These new cities are: Baybay in Leyte, Bogo in Cebu, Catbalogan in Samar), Tandag in Surigao del Sur, Lamitan in Basilan, Borongan in Samar, Tayabas in Quezon, Tabuk in Kalinga, Bayugan in Agusan del Sur, Batac in Ilocos Norte, Mati in Davao Oriental, Guihulngan in Negros Oriental, Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte), El Salvador in Misamis Oriental, and Carcar and


Mga residente malapit sa Liguasan Marsh sa Maguindanao pinag-iingat

KORONADAL CITY – Pinag-iingat na ng Regional Disaster Risk Reduction ang Management Council (RDRRMC) at ng Office of Civil Defense (OCD) ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ang mga residenteng na-katira malapit sa Liguasan Marsh, kasunod ng pagdaan ng bagyong Ramon.

Ayon kay OCD-ARMM Director Ret Gen. Loreto Rirao, kailangan umanong maging han-da, dahil may posibili-dad umanong ang mga tubig-ulan na nagmula sa Hilaga at Silangang

Mindanao ay dadaloy sa Pulangi River at Ligua-san Marsh bago ito lum-abas sa Moro Gulf.

Kahit malayo uma-no ang Maguindanao sa sentro ng bagyong Ra-mon, at hindi masyadong

inulan, subalit sa mga nakalipas na mga du-maang bagyo, ang ilang lugar umano na malapit sa Liguasan Marsh ang tumatanggap ng umaa-paw na tubig-baha.

Matatandaang ma-higit kalahating mily-ong katao mula sa mga Lalawigan ng Cotaba-to, Sultan Kudarat at Maguindanao at Lung-sod ng Cotabato ang naapektuhan ng pag-baha noong buwan ng Hunyo at Hulyo.

Patuloy umano nil-ang mino-monitor ang marshland, at kahit pa man hindi umano um-abot sa nakaka-alar-mang lebel ang tubig dito, kailangan pa ring maging handa umano ang mga residente. (ac agad PIA12)


With the theme, “Tribuhanong Katilingban Hagit sa Kasamtangang Panahon sa Karon ug Umaabot,” the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)- Caraga region will spearhead the Indigenous Peoples Conference on October 18-19 in one of the

convention center here.

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NCIP Caraga spearheads Indigenous Peoples Conference by Nora CL Molde


According to NCIP Caraga acting region-al director Dominador M. Gomez, the activity will support the three-month campaign for In-digenous Peoples Rights and Empowerment in partnership with the Congress, Civil Soci-ety Organizations, the

United Nations, Inter-national Labor Organi-zation (ILO), Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Interna-tionale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the NCIP as a national government agency. Also, the activity will be participated by the different tribes of in-

digenous peoples in the region and is in line with the celebration of the 14th Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) anni-versary in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation No. 1124 designating October 29 to November 4 of every year as Indigenous Peo-ples’ Week.

DILG encourages barangays to create waste management committeesby Maria Rebecca C. Ayaton

BUTUAN CITY -- City director Romeo Solis of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is encouraging all barangays in this city to create a Barangay Ecological Solid Waste Management (BESWM) Committee, which is in line with Section 56, Implementing Rules and Regulation of Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.

Also, the said committee is in line with the “Clean Ground, Zero Waste” Program of Butuan City Mayor Ferdi-nand M. Amante Jr. which will be imple-mented in 86 baran-gays of this city. Meanwhile, the BESWM committee will be comprised of

barangay captains, barangay kagawads, SK chairman, school principals, General Parent-Teacher Asso-ciation (GPTA) presi-dents, representa-tives from religious sectors, non-govern-ment organizations (NGOs), and junk-shop owners. Members of the


DILG encourages barangays to create waste management committees

MARINA opens extension office in Surigao City by FEAbkilan

said committee are del-egated to make com-prehensive plans, briefs, and implement waste segregation. They are also tasked to prepare their constituents in implementing the “No

Segregation, No Collec-tion Policy” which will be launched on November 11, 2011. On October 3 & 5, members of BESWM and community volunteers undertook trainings to

prepare in the launch-ing of Massive Educa-tion Campaign that will be enforced in the entire city. Part of the cam-paign is to segregate the biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes

SURIGAO CITY – Motor banca owners and seamen in Surigao del Norte and its neighboring provinces need not to go to Cagayan de Oro City in order to process their documents. They just have to visit the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Surigao Extension Office at Port Area, Surigao City.

This was revealed by Engr. Emmanuel B. Carpio, regional director of MARINA X and XIII during the opening and blessing of their new of-fice in the city on Thurs-day, Oct. 13. Carpio said al-though the extension office was already here since 1994 yet their function was only to re-ceived documents and boat applications. “With their new delegated au-thority, they can now is-sue documents under MARINA existing polic-

es. Seamen can also ob-tain their seaman’s book here,” Carpio said. Aside from appli-cant issuances, Carpio said the extension of-fice can now initiate or assess the suspension and/or revocation of the above-issuances. “They will also supervise/coor-dinate/maintain admin-istrative and regulatory activities,” Carpio add-ed. Carpio said Engr. Charlito Bacang, Senior Ship’s Operating Spe-cialist will lead the team

in Surigao City. The MARINA Su-rigao Extension Office’s area of jurisdiction in-cludes the whole CAR-AGA Region which com-posed of the following: Surigao del Norte, Su-rigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Dinagat islands.


According to Bernecita Rojas, provincial project coordination office chief, both Doro-thy Lucks and Mark Keating, team lead-er and lead evalua-tor of IFAD project performance assess-ment, respectively, were so pleased with

the result of their as-sessment and evalu-ation of the projects implemented in the towns of Carmen, Madrid, and Cortes which they person-ally conducted. Rojas stressed, the province got an initial “A+” rating for the six (6) years

alongside with (6) components. Worth some P120M, these include irrigations, Farm-to-Market Roads (FMR) with Timber Bridges, Organic Rice Produc-tion and Marine pro-tected area. On the other hand, the six (6) components are community institu-tion and participato-ry development; in-frastructure; natural resources manage-ment; support to the Indigenous People; Health, Social Ser-vices and Education; and Project Manage-ment.

IFAD to give more funds for projects in Surigao del Surby Greg Tataro, Jr.

TANDAG CITY – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) based in Rome, Italy is again willing to give additional funding assistance for programs and projects in Surigao del Sur under the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) North Mindanao Community Initiatives and Resource Management Project (NMCIREMP).


In his speech after awarding the certificates of commendation last Mon-day, David urged immigra-tion officers and agents to stick to the straight path policy of the Aquino gov-ernment and not to accept financial considerations in exchange of performing their jobs. The BI chief gave the certification to immigra-tion agents led by detailed Army Lt. Col. Efrain Oro-pel, technical assistant for intelligence. David also disclosed that a team of intelligence agents led by Oropel ar-rested Sukhdarshan Singh, 35 years old in an entrap-ment operation at the Vic-toria Plaza Mall along J.P. Laurel Ave. in Davao City last Oct. 3. He said BI and Na-tional Bureau of Investiga-tion (NBI) agents set up the

operation after Singh went to the BI office in Davao and offered P200,000 bribe for the release of Gurmeet Singh and Amandeep Kaur who are both detained at the said office. Singh was later brought to the NBI head-quarters in Davao City where he was booked on charges of attempted brib-ery and corrupting public officials. The two detainees whose release was sought by Singh were among the 31 Indians rounded up by BI agents last Sept. 19 in an operation conducted against suspected illegal aliens in Davao City. Earlier, David said he authorized the operation in the South due to intel-ligence reports about the increasing number of In-dian nationals arriving and staying in Davao City.

He said a month-long intensive surveillance on the activities of the said foreign nationals pave the way for the operation which resulted in the apprehen-sion of 12 undocumented aliens and the discovery of fraudulent visas on pass-ports of the other Indians. David said those ar-rested will undergo de-portation proceedings for violation of the Philippine immigration act. “Some of them man-aged to acquire resident visas by submitting falsi-fied documents in support of their visa applications,” the BI chief said. Also earlier, a Davao City judge dismissed for lack of merit a petition for habeas corpus filed by 12 Indian nationals arrested for being undocumented aliens.

Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. praised intelligence agents for not succumbing to ‘easy money’ after they arrest an Indian national who attempted to bribe them in exchange for the release of two of his compatriots from the immigration jail in Davao

City

In exchange for releasing arrested Indian illegal aliens in Davao

BI chief praises immigration agents for refusing bribes

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