One Mindanao - August 22, 2011

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Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)P. Urro Street, San Francisco DistrictPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur 7016Telephone no. (062) 215-1480 / 925-0038Cellphone no. 0908-8843404E-mail : [email protected] [email protected] : hnb_r9pia

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

Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)2/F Kanto Motors Bldg.,Quimpo Blvd., New MatinaDavao City 8000Telephone no. (082) 297-0991 / 301-8580Telefax no. (082) 297-0992 / 304-2044Cellphone no. 0917-7053606 / 0918-9202950E-mail : [email protected]

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

Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga)Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines Bldg.,J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan CityTelephone no. (085) 341-5285 / 360-1239Telefax no. (085) 341-2370Cellphone no. 0917-7188834Email: [email protected] [email protected],ph

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Today’s News...

NATIONAL• President Aquino leads commemoration of his father former Sen. Ninoy Aquino’s martyrdom• Aquino extends condolences to families of Tiempo and Polotan-Tuvera• Malacañang cites quick response of Cost Guard and concerned groups in rescue of Fastcraft• Malacañang says Filipinos are one in grief with family vitims of hostage-taking tragedy• Malacañang assures families of Filipinos in Libya of government’s efforts to ensure safety of relatives• Aquino to inspect newly-acquired warship ‘BRP Gregorio Del Pilar’

Northern Mindanao • DOH, Bukidnon PHO join battle vs. dengue• 2011 crime prevention confab focuses on youth• New XU Prexy vows to push for K+12 • 2nd Minda-wide Vermi Organic Forum opens on Wednesday• Cebuano news: Malacañang miingon ang kagamhanang Aquino motabang sa gastos alang sa paspas nga ‘laboratory test’ sa mga biktima sa dengue nga ‘indigent’

Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)• Kadayawan 2011, a smashing success• City Mayor keen on Davao Punch• DOST XI Introduces Strawberry Production Tech• DOST XI announces 2nd Filipinnovation Award for promising start-up companies• More than 2k Matinian pre-schoolers to benefit from DSWD feeing program• Fishery Council conducts database mgt. training

Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga)• P14-M OPAPP funds released to give peace a chance• Reg’l Advisory Council Meeting set in Butuan• Rebels torched down army’s unfinished detachment• AgNor conducts 13th steering committee meeting• Agusan del Sur bagged awards in Red Cross Run for Humanity• Cebuano News: Tagcatong-Vinapor road ug Bangonay- Jabonga road himoon nga secondary arterial road

Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)• ARMM’s DOLE, REZA execs laud Adiong’s legacy of instituted reforms • Jolo flood victims to receive DOLE-ARMM’s livelihood kit• Nurses, midwives trained on interpersonal communication• 49th Vice Governors League national confab held in Dapitan

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Across the Nation...Across the Nation...

President Benigno S. Aquino III called on the whole nation’s col-lective actions in pursuing the ideals of his late father, Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., as he led in the commemoration of the latter’s martyrdom that restored the peace and democracy

to the nation 28 years ago.

President Aquino leads commemoration of his father former Sen. Ninoy Aquino’s martyrdom

In his speech during the Opening Ceremonies of “Ninoy, My Hero” Interactive exhibit at The Atrium, SM Megamall in Pasig City on Sunday, the President issued the call as he encouraged everyone to take part in ef-forts to respond to the chal-lenges of maintaining the democracy and fight against corruption. “Ngayon po, … 28 years after he (Senator Aquino) has been assassinated, tayo po na nakatatamasa ng mas-ki papaano ng biyaya mula sa kanyang pagsasakripisyo, pagbabalik po ng ating ka-layaan… pag-asa at karapa-tan na mangarap na muli ay baka mapagtagumpayan na po natin… matapos na natin iyong kanilang mga sinimu-lan,” President Aquino said. “May kakayahan tay-ong baguhin ang ating tad-hana… ginagawa na po natin iyan, mapapamadali natin iyan kung sama-sama nating tapusin ang kanilang mga

inaasam at pinapanaginipan para sa atin pong sambay-anan,” he added. The Chief Executive noted the importance of co-operation in traversing the righteous path towards the country’s progress and de-velopment. “Mas marami na po tayo ngayon, mas malaya na nating magagawa ang kanilang ginagawa noong araw kaya ngayon din kai-langan mangako na tayo sa susunod na salinlahi…tata-pusin na natin itong laban na ito,” the President said. “Kailangan naman po siguro na masabi natin na hindi sayang ang mga sakripisyo ninyo,” he added. Then opposition lead-er Ninoy was shot to death at the tarmac of the Manila International Airport, which was now named after him, following his return from the United States to lead the na-tion’s struggle for freedom. Such act of martyrdom

urged the Filipinos to launch a bloodless revolution that ousted then President Mar-cos catapulted his widow, Corazon C. Aquino as the 11th President of the coun-try in February of the year 1986. The photo exhibit seeks to keep Ninoy’s ideals alive and hopes to inspire the younger generation of heroes who will likewise strive for a Philippines filled with dignity and promise. The exhibit features some of the most memora-ble photographs as well as illustrations of Ninoy high-lighting the diverse aspects of his meaningful life. It will also illustrate a vibrant por-trait of Filipino heroism; the sacrifices heroism entails and explains its importance to date in the nation’s his-tory. Also present during the event include House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Sena-tor Serge Osmena and cabi-

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net officials led by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., Defense Secretary Vol-taire Gazmin, Communica-tions and Operations Office Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., Social Welfare

and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman, Health Secretary Enrique Ona, Pub-lic Works and Highways Sec-retary Rogelio Singson, Jus-tice Secretary Leila de Lima, Labor Secretary Rosalinda

Baldoz, and Energy Secre-tary Jose Rene Almendras. Organized by the Edsa People Power Commission, the exhibit will run until Au-gust 27.

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The Aquino administration mourns the deaths of National Artist Edith Tiempo and renowned fictionist and essayist Kerima Polo-tan Tuvera.

Aquino extends condolences to families of Tiempo and Polotan-Tuvera

“It is a sad weekend for the Philip-pine literary community as two of its most eminent elders, National Artist for Litera-ture Edith L. Tiempo and renowned fictionist and essayist Kerima Polotan Tuvera, passed away within a day of each other,” Presiden-tial Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a statement. Tiempo died on Sunday while Tuvera passed away last Friday. Lacierda said the Aquino administra-tion is “united in grief with a country that mourns their passing.” “Many of the country’s established literary practitioners, as well as its most promising young talents, trace their lineage from the Silliman National Writers Work-shop which Mrs. Tiempo established with her late husband. Among those who served as a pillar of the workshop was Mrs. Polotan Tuvera, whose own body of work has been widely recognized as crucial to the devel-opment of Philippine Literary Fiction written from English,” Lacierda said. “Both stalwarts have influenced gen-erations of writers through their mentor-ing and through their own works, inspiring countless to tread the same path. We are certain that coming generations of Filipinos

will likewise find a timeless vibrancy in the wealth that they contributed to our culture, our collective memory, and our nation’s sto-ry,” he added. Tiempo was born in Bayombong, Nue-va Vizcaya on April 22, 1919. Together with her late husband, writer and critic Edilberto K. Tiempo, they founded (in 1962) and di-rected the Silliman National Writers Work-shop in Dumaguete City, which has pro-duced some of the country’s best writers. She was conferred the National Artist Award for Literature in 1999. She died at the age of 92 on August 21 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. Among her novels were A Blade of Fern (1978), His Native Coast (1979), The Alien Corn (1992), One, Tilting Leaves (1995) and The Builder (2003). She wrote a short fiction, Abide, Joshua, and Other Stories (1964) and poetries, The Tracks of Baby-lon and Other Poems (1966), The Charmer’s Box (1992), Beyond, Extensions (1993) and Marginal Annotations (2001). Tuvera, former editor in chief of Focus Philippines magazine and the Evening Post newspaper, died at the age of 85. She won four first prizes at the Palan-ca awards, and also garnered prizes in the

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Philippines Free Press short story contest as well as the Stonehill award for the novel in 1961. Born in Jolo, Sulu on December 16, 1925, she was the widow of writer and newsman Juan Tuvera, pres-idential speechwriter during the Marcos years. They had 10 children.

She was a regular panelist at the Silliman Uni-versity Writers Workshop in the 1960s, and sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Patricia S. Torres. Among her books, as listed in the Umpil Directory of Filipino Writers, were the novel Hand of the Enemy (1962), Stories, a Collec-

tion (1966), Author’s Choice (1972, essays), and Adven-tures in a Forgotten Country (1975, essays). One of her last books was The True and the Plain (UP Press), a mem-oir of childhood. The City of Manila also conferred on her the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan award.

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Malacañang cites quick response of Cost Guard and concerned groups in rescue of Fastcraft

Malacañang cited on Monday the Philippine Coast Guard and concerned groups for their “immediate response” in rescuing the crew and passen-gers of the M/V Island Ferry Fastcraft I which sank near the port of Cebu

on Sunday (August 21) due to faulty electrical wiring in its engine room. In a statement, Malacañang said that the quick actions of the PCG and commercial vessel M/V Seajet which was pass-ing by “rescued majority of the manifested 75 people on board.” “We recognize that more lives could have been lost were it not for the search and rescue team’s valiant efforts, the invaluable assis-tance extended by the pass-ing passenger vessel, and the heroism of our fisherfolk who were among those first at the scene,” Deputy Presi-dential Spokesperson Abigail

Valte said. Valte also cited Trans-portation and Communica-tion Secretary Mar Roxas for immediately forming a crisis team that oversaw the res-cue operations of the crew and passengers of the ill-fated ship. As of this writing, Rox-as had ordered the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to ground, effective immedi-ately, all vessels being oper-ated by Island Express Ship-ping, owner and operator of the sunken ship. The DOTC chief said the directive was meant to

ensure that all vessels oper-ated by Island Express Ship-ping are seaworthy. Roxas also instructed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to convene the Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) and to subject the owners and operators of Island Express Shipping to a thorough inves-tigation to determine wheth-er the shipping company or its crew was at fault. Island Express Ship-ping has six vessels: one fastcraft and five RoRo ves-sels serving Hagnaya-Sta. Fe and Cebu-Tubigon routes.

Malacañang says Filipinos are one in grief with family vitims of hostage-taking tragedy

The Filipino people express their sympathy with the families of the victims of the Quirino Grandstand hostage-taking incident in last year as well as the people of Hong Kong, a Palace official said on Monday.

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Malacañang says... from page 5 “We recognize the grief that continues to burden the relatives of the victims and we remain committed to re-forms and improvements that will move relations be-tween our peoples forward,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in his statement on the eve of the the Quirino Grandstand hos-tage-taking incident. Lacierda said that con-cerned private citizens have also established a Solidar-ity Fund for the families of

the victims, in keeping with the deep solidarity Filipinos feel for the victims and their families. “The Philippines has undertaken the investiga-tions into official culpability: resulting in a dismissal and the filing of administrative charges against four police officials,” he said. Lacierda said the Aquino administration has improved the capability and equipment of the Special Ac-tion Force (SAF) and estab-

lished a Tourism Police to en-sure the safety of visitors. “Officials of the gov-ernment will be meeting with some of the families of the victims and with a Hong Kong legislator to share up-dates on progress in the year since the tragedy took place,” Lacierda said. The survivors and rel-atives of the slain hostage victims arrived on Sunday from Hong Kong to seek jus-tice and support from the Philippine government.

Malacañang assures families of Filipinos in Libya of government’s efforts to ensure safety of relatives

Malacañang assured the families of Filipinos in Libya that the govern-ment has been exerting all the necessary efforts to ensure the safety of their relatives there and eventually bring them home.

In a press briefing at the Palace on Monday, Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte said that President Benigno S. Aquino III has directed all concerned gov-ernment agencies to assess the situation of Filipinos in Libya and to ensure that not a single Filipino will be harmed in the height-ened violence there. “On the situation in Libya, the Presi-dent has given additional instructions to validate the situation and to see what else can be done to help the Filipinos who want to be repatriated,” Valte said. For the time being, Valte said, there are 86 Filipinos who have already manifest-ed their desire to be repatriated. Heeding to the directives of Presi-dent Aquino through DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario, Valte added that Foreign Affairs Undesecretary Rafael Seguis is currently in Libya to assess the needs of the Filipinos in the area.

The International Organization for Mi-gration (IOM) has advised the officials of the Philippine Embassy in Libya to remain indoors due to the extreme danger caused by violence in the streets. “We have been advised by the IOM that our people in the embassy must remain in the embassy due to violence in the streets. We have been advised that it is highly and extremely unsafe for our people in the em-bassy to go out now and check the situation of our fellow Filipinos,” Valte said. Valte assured that the government is constantly monitoring the situation in Libya to ensure the safety of the Filipinos there. “The President has asked for the con-tinuous update on the situation in Libya, so he asked the concerned officials to con-stantly keep him abreast of the develop-ments there,” Valte said. An estimated 2,000 Filipinos are still in Libya with about 1,200 in Tripoli and the

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Malacañang assures... from page 6surrounding suburbs. Government estimate reveals that there were about 26,000 Filipinos in Lib-ya at the start of the fighting six months ago, but most of them left soon after the un-rest began. Meanwhile, Valte ad-vised the Filipinos in Syria, which is also jolted by esca-lating violence due to civil unrest, to coordinate with the Philippine Embassy offi-

cials there so that necessary assistance may be extended to them. “Sa mga kababayan po natin na nasa Syria, the embassy is there and the DFA Quick Response Team arrived there over the week-end and were deployed as quickly as possible. As for those who need help they can contact the embassy for assistance,” Valte said. She added that the

government has already is-sued an appeal for the Filipi-nos in Syria urging them to leave the country to ensure their safety. There were an esti-mated 17 thousand Filipinos in Syria. Since mid-March, anti-government protesters have taken to the streets across the whole country of Syria to demand reforms.

Aquino to inspect newly-acquired warship ‘BRP Gregorio Del Pilar’

President Benigno S. Aquino III will inspect on Tuesday the newly-acquired warship BRP Gregorio del Pilar, which is part of the upgrading and modernization efforts of the govern-

ment on the maritime capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Upon his arrival at the Pier 13 in south Harbor, Manila, the President will be welcomed by government officials to be led by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eduardo Oban Jr., Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Alexander Pama, and PF15 Commanding Officer Captain Alberto Cruz. Manned by 13 officers and 82 en-listed personnel, BRP Gregorio del Pi-lar entered the country last week after a month-long voyage from the United States. It dropped its anchor at the Ma-nila Bay, Monday morning to undergo customs, immigration and quarantine inspection. The Philippine Navy recently ac-

quired the refurbished US Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WHEC-715) and com-missioned it as BRP Gregorio del Pilar Pacific Fleet 15. The 378-foot vessel with a crew capacity of 180 is equipped with armament and weapons system, propul-sion plant, electrical generation, helicop-ter hangar and flight deck, among oth-ers. It will be deployed to carry out the mission for drug interdiction, law enforcement, search and rescue opera-tions, defense readiness and migrant in-terdiction. It will also perform tasks in protecting the country’s natural gas and oil exploration projects off Palawan amid reported incursions in the West Philip-pine Sea.


Southern MindanaoSouthern Mindanao EFREN F. ELBANBUENAPIA-IX Regional Director

Kadayawan 2011, a smashing successby Rudolph Ian G. AlamaDAVAO CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) – “An ultra-mega success.” So says Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte describing the recently concluded Kadayawan thanksgiving festival held last weekend (August 19-20).

“The crowd turn-out was bigger this year, the weather cooperated and there was zero terror in-cident,” the Mayor said of the factors for the success of the festival which is held in the month of August. According to figures from the Davao City Po-lice Office, crowd turn-out was estimated at around 50,000 people for the in-dak-indak (street dancing) event and 70,000 for the Pamulak sa Kadayawan (floral float parade). The past 2010 Kadayawan es-timated 30,000 heads for Indak-indak and 50,000 for the floral float parade. The Mayor said she gave a grade of 8 to the event which was organized by a private sector organi-zation, the Duaw Founda-tion.

Mayor Duterte said that one can see the differ-ence between past events organized by the City Gov-ernment and the current Kadayawan particularly in setting the mood and the over-all participation of the people. She however said that there could be room for improvements par-ticularly in crowd control near the performance ar-eas, the provision of areas where floral floats could be displayed and be seen by the people and more bleachers which could be used by spectators for better vantage point. Duterte is thankful that the event went on smoothly, she recounts several issues which had hounded the festival thanks in part to voracious

critics whom she called as “negastars”. Among these controversies include the new Kadayawan logo which many derided as lifeless and dull, the green col-ored theme of the festival and the fees for photogra-pher’s among others. She said that all this are lessons which could be studied for future Ka-dayawan festivals. Kadayawan festival with its indigenous origins is a festival of thanksgiv-ing to the supreme be-ing Manama for abundant harvests, It is a much-an-ticipated annual event in Davao City whose grandi-ose festivities have earned its moniker as the Festival of Festival or the King of Festivals. (PIA-11/RG Alama)

City Mayor keen on Davao Punchby Rudolph Ian G. AlamaDAVAO CITY Aug. 22 (PIA) — City Mayor Sara Duterte is looking at the Davao Punch not to inflict bodily harm but as a means of providing livelihood for women. 9

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City Mayor... from page 8 ... The Davao Punch is the name of a drink concocted by a chef from a Davao-based culinary school. A non-alco-holic drink which combines pomelo, calamansi and gua-va; its recipe and name are trademarked for use by the City of Davao. It is also a clever ref-erence to the July 1 incident where the lady City Mayor punched a Court Sheriff after disobeying her orders to de-lay the demolition of several shanties. Mayor Duterte’s punches caught on video be-came an instant viral hit in the internet. “We have given the recipes to restaurants and

bars but that recipe is re-served they cannot develop that into another drink.” Du-terte said. If they will add alcohol in the punch then they have to rename it. They could not use the name. The drink is targeted to be a trademark drink of the City similar to the Singa-pore Sling of Singapore. She said the City is exploring the tie-up with the Department of Science and Technology particularly in bottling the drink which then can be marketed. “They said it is difficult to bottle the punch, that is why we are partnering with

the DOST for the packag-ing.” According to the May-or, once bottling is perfected and developed the manufac-turing of the bottled punch will be given to the city’s women sector as a livelihood program. Meanwhile, Mayor Du-terte said the continuance of the welcome drink booth at the Davao Internation-al Airport, where visitors are served with free Davao Punches is subject to the availability of funds coming from the City Tourism Oper-ations Office. (PIA-11/RG Alama)

DAVAO CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) – Growing strawberries in Davao City, is it possible? We all know that strawberries in the Philippines come from its summer capital, Baguio City. But with the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) assis-tance, it is now possible to grow strawberries in Davao City.

DOST XI introduces Strawberry Production Technology to Marilog Farmers

The Department of Sci-ence and Technology Regional Office No. XI (DOST XI) brought two (2) experts on strawberry production technologies from La Trinidad, Benguet to New Calinan, Baganihan, Marilog District, Davao City. he experts, namely, Mr. Sergio Gayao and Mr. Peter Bu-langen, conducted a short lec-ture on strawberry production technologies, which includes different varieties and differ-ent characteristics of the crop.

The experts and the farmer-members of Baganihan Agri-Eco Ventures Cooperative had a three-day encounter discuss-ing the major requirements for a successful production of strawberries. The experts brought sample-planting materials of Sweet Charlie and Festival Va-rieties and ended the training with a short demonstration on how to plant the strawberry runners (strawberry seeds) and take care of it.

The farm demonstra-tion area was divided into two farms: one farm was devoted to farmer’s practice in Marilog; while, the other farm was dedi-cated to the production system from Benguet. The farmer-members of Baganihan Agri-Eco Ventures Cooperative were grateful of the knowledge and skill they have gained during the said training. The members vowed to start and ensure the success of the project.


There were also inputs on pest and disease control, which is the number one prob-lem of the Baganihan farmers. With the said training, they already understood the sea-sonality of strawberry pro-duction, the peak and low season.

The experts will re-turn to check the prog-ress of the strawberry farm demo in September 2011. The experts will also further teach Baganihan farmers on production of runners, pest control and fertilization pro-gram for fruit production

and runner production. So, the next time you visit the supermarket, you will be proud to see that the strawberries on the shelves are actually home-grown from Marilog, Davao City. (DOST-XI)

DAVAO CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) – Filipinnovation is innovation by the Filipinos for the Philippines and the global community.

DOST XI announces 2nd Filipinnovation Award for promising start-up companies

The Department of Science and Technology Re-gional Office No. XI announc-es the Regional Screening for the 2ndFilipinnnovation Award for promising start-up companies. The award aims to encourage local start-up companies with innovative product lines and services in the market. It further aims to rec-ognize and promote local innovative technology de-velopment by start-up com-panies involved in the fields of Biotechnology, Electron-ics, Information and Com-

munication Technology, Ma-terial Science/Engineering, Naotechnology, and Robot-ics/Mechatronics or a combi-nation of these fields. Promising start-up companies operating for less than three (3) years with exemplary technologi-cal content and market vi-ability as well as high poten-tial socio-economic impact may be nominated for the said award. Five national awardees will be announced during the 4th Anniversary Celebration of Filipinnova-tion on November 25, 2011.

A cash award amount-ing to One Hundred Thou-sand Pesos (P100,000.00) each awaits the awardees. Deadline of submis-sion of nominations for the Regional Screening is on September 2, 2011 accom-panied by company logo, product/services offered, date started, sales (3 se-mester), business plan, and contact details. For more details please call 221-5971 or 2271313 and look for Ms. Leselle Abatol. (DOST-XI)

More than 2k Matinian pre-schoolers to benefit from DSWD feeing programMATI CITY, Davao Oriental, Aug. 22 (PIA) – 2,290 pre-scholars from the City of Mati will benefit from the Supplemental feedinig program of the Dept. Of Social Welfare and Dev’t (DSWD) once the program’s implementation starts in September this year, 2011. This was disclosed by City Social Welfare and Dev’t Chief Ms. Virginia Almaida, saying that there has to be a thorough preparation for the

program’s implementation in the City of Mati, particularly the pre-requisites to the im-plementation. Almaida said that first,

there is a need to organize the day care parents from the sixty six (66) day care centers in the twenty six (26) barangays of Mati. 11

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“We need then since they will be tasked to cook the food for the supplemen-tal feeding. Of course, we will be guided by the menu prepared by our regional nu-tritionist. And for the implemen-tation, vegetables and fruits that are taken into consid-eration, to reach our goal of improving the nutritional status of our children,” she explained. As such, the food stuff must be available in the lo-cal market. The supplemental feeding program is to run for 120 feeding days, and the

beneficiaries will be served one (1) sumptuous hot meal once daily. Another preparation is to be done is the Memoran-dum of Agreement (MOA) with the stakeholders con-cerned, particularly between the teachers and the Baran-gay Council. “What took time also was the process of down-loading the money from the agency to the local govern-ment unit,” Almaida added.The city government re-ceived the P3.02-million budget for the program just this August. The program will be

managed by the day care workers who will organize the day care parents and create the different commit-tees need for the program implementation. From the Prov’l Nutri-tion Data Bank, the malnu-trition prevalence rate of the City of Mati remarkably de-creased from 6.36% in 2010 to 4.40 in 2011. Mayor Michelle Ra-bat earlier said that fighting malnutrition will always re-main on top of her develop-ment agenda under the im-proved health care services. (DXHM/Neela G. Duallo)

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Fishery Council conducts database mgt. trainingDAVAO CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Xi has undertaken the first regional office in the country implement the Fisheries Office No. 154 S. 2011.

Fatma M. Idris, OIC Regional Director of BFAR XI opened the training August 19 - 21, 2011 at the Ritz Hotel, Davao City The pilot areas covered were Tagum City, Mabini, Sta. Cruz, Davao City and Banaybanay. There were four par-ticipants per municipal-ity/city composed of the Municipal Agricultural Of-ficers, Municipal Planning Development Officer, Ag-ricultural technician and Encoder.

The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Man-agement Councils (FARMC) Database and Fish Catch Monitoring and Database Management Program is geared towards provid-ing the FARMCS and LGUs with a community-based and stand-alone tool for generating information es-sential as basis for fisher-ies management decisions at the local level. Director Idris stressed that this is to further capacitate the

FARMCs in their function as partners of the LGUs in fisheries and aquatic re-sources management as mandated under Republic Act No. 8550. The three day live in seminar were facilitated by Elmo dela Cruz, Region-al FARMC Coordinator and Elsa Orjaliza, Alternate Regional FARMC Coordina-tor and Virgilio Canon Jr, the program specialist and lecturer. (BFAR)


AGUSAN DEL SUR, Aug. 22 (PIA) - Agusan del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza posed the peace challenge to four mayors in Agusan del Sur.

P14-M OPAPP funds released to give peace a chanceby David M. Suyao

Caraga RegionCaraga Region ABNER M. CAGAPIA-XIII Regional Director

He asked them to work for the elusive peace in the countryside, side by side with development as he received two checks worth P14,216,000 from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP). The amount will be used to finance various projects ranging from infra repairs to livelihood in their respective municipalities. According to OPAPP Assistant Secretary Howard Cafugauan, although the ini-tial implementation of the project will be undertaken by the provincial govern-

ment thru the provincial en-gineering office, consequent projects will be undertaken by the recipient municipali-ties with the provincial gov-ernment as monitoring and evaluation authority. “For the mayors, you should not thank me that the project is finally here... You should thank the mem-bers of the technical working group who put their hands together in order that these initial projects will be imple-mented immediately; and the OPAPP, for believing in our sincerity (to achieve)...lasting peace and develop-

ment in our province,” Gov. Plaza said. The said amount is part of the P18 million in-tended for the rehabilitation of farm-to-market roads in San Francisco, Bayugan and Prosperidad, rehabilitation of Andanan Baily bridge in Sibagat, livelihood projects like rubber-based farm-ing (rubber plus banana plus fruit tress), abaca pro-duction, cacao production, handicraft production, and of the water supply system, particularly in Sibagat town. (PIA-Agusan del Sur)

BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) – Stakeholders of the Regional Advisory Coun-cil (RAC) in Caraga region is set to convene for its 3rd quarter meeting on August 26, 1:00 p.m. at the Conference Room of the Department of Educa-tion (DepEd) Caraga Regional Office, this city.

Reg’l Advisory Council Meeting set in Butuanby Jennifer P. Gaitano

According to Regional Coordinator Salma Jayne Alonto Tamano of the National Yotuh Commission (NYC), RAC is composed of government offices in Caraga that have programs and activities which cater to the youth sector. “The purpose of the council is to meet every semester to share information, pro-grams and other updates on the youth and

to come up with resolutions and policy rec-ommendations that would bring about youth development in the region,” Tamano said. With this, member agencies are en-couraged to gather recent issues and con-cerns related to youth that could be included for discussion during the meeting. (PIA-Caraga)


SURIGAO DEL NORTE, August 22 (PIA) - Another vicious act was recently committed by the Communist Terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF (CNN) last August 20, 2011 when they torched down the unfinished detachment of the 30th Infan-try Battalion located in Brgy. Bunyasan, Malimono this province.

Rebels torched down army’s unfinished detachmentby Dandy Lapura

A report from 30IB’s Civil Military Officer Capt. Tony Bugawan revealed that it was around 7:40 pm, Sat-urday when the incident happened. Bugawan said CNN rebels then fired shots to the nearby houses which caused the people to panic and psychological trauma to the children and elderly. In response, 30IB’s Bravo Company assigned in the area opened fire at the rebels. The firefight lasted

about 15minutes. Bugawan said no casualty was report-ed in the government side while undetermined number on the enemy side. Meantime, residents of Malimono praised the heroic act of the Philippine Army force. TThey also vowed to support to the government forces in suppressing the rebel group in the area. Earlier, panic also reigned in the residents of the neighboring municipal-ity of San Francisco as they

received NPA threats spread over text messages such as bombing explosion, assault and kidnapping of San Fran-cicso Mayor Simplicia Bacol. With these, classes were suspended on that day. As of press time, the army and police forces are still on heightened alert for possible attacks of the CNN rebels. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)

AgNor conducts 13th steering committee meeting

BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) - The provincial government of Agusan del Norte recently conducted the 13th Steering Committee Meeting on Co-Management Project which covers the LASBUENASCAR Area (Las Nieves, Buenavista, Nasipit, and Carmen) that is also known as Sustainable Agro-Forestry Development Project.

by Jennifer P. Gaitano

Agusan del Norte Gov. Erlpe John M. Amante, as chair-man of the commit-tee presided the said meeting with Board Members Rey Jam-boy and Joseph To-

maneng, and other members with the presence of prospect foreign investors to discuss with them the objectives and goals for allocation of funds for the said

area. Gov. Amante bared that when the board members and foreign investors agree, accept and approve the concept, Agusanons will truly

benefit from this. Said meeting was held at the Pro-vincial Investment Promotion Center, PEEDMO Building, Capitol Site, Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)


AGUSAN DEL SUR, Aug. 22 (PIA) - Fourteen runners from Agusan del Sur went home bringing along awards after proving their capability in running and marathon during the recently conducted “Run for Humanity” dubbed as Red Cross run 2011 in Tagum City.

Agusan del Sur bagged awards in Red Cross Run for Humanity by David M. Suyao

Participated by some 4,000 runners from various groups and sectors from Davao del Norte and the neighboring provinces, all the 14 Agusan del Sur runners were decorated with awards after winning in various categories over their opponents. Ruby Joy Lopez grabbed the fifth place in the 12 years old and under category in their four-kilometer finisher run while Angelo Loyola, Nilo Nicolas and Anna Loren Lumimbay bagged the 7th, 5th and another 7th place in the Eight-kilometer fin-isher run respectively for boys and girls. For the four-kilometer finisher run for boys and girls, Joan Rose Nicolas and Raymund

Lopez proved to be both second bests when they won the sec-ond place. Jumar Lumimbay on the other hand grabbed the third place in the top ten men’s eight-kilometer finisher. On the top ten 18-kilome-ter finisher, five of the Agusan del Sur’s contestants never failed having Jeekee Concha in the 10th place, jayson Lumimbay on the 7th place, Raul Lopez on the 5th place, su;loicio Nicolas, 4th place and Eduardo Padios grab-bing the 3rd place. For women of the same category, Josephine Lumimbay got the second place. One attention catcher is Agusan del Sur’s runner who proved himself worthy to be the group’s team leader. A special

award was bestowed to Danilo Garcia, the Provincial Sports Development Coordinator, who grabbed the 4th place in the 50 years old and above category af-ter finishing the prescribed dis-tance. The special event was made possible thru the coopera-tion of the Philippine Red Cross Davao del Norte Chapter in col-laboration with KALINGA ng Liga ng mga Bise Mayor at Goberna-dor ng Davao del Norte and the 1st Davao del Norte Ready Re-serve Battalion of the Philippine Army in commemoration of the International Humanitarian Law day. (PIA-Agusan del Sur)

Cebuano News: Tagcatong-Vinapor road ug Bangonay-Jabonga road himoon nga secondary arterial road

BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) - Gihingusgan karon ni Agusan del Norte 2nd District Con-gresswoman Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba nga mapalabang na ang iyang gidu-song House Bill ngadto na sa kongreso aron madeklarang Secondary Arterial Road ang Tagcatong-Vinapor Road ug ang Bangonay-Jabonga Road gikan sa pagka- provincial road.

ni Roselyn Gangca Exaure

Gipasabot ni Cong. Matba nga kon ang probinsya ug ang Congressional District Office lang ang saligan sa pagsemento sa ma-ong mga kalsada, dili matud pa mapaigo ang pondo aron makomple-to kini sa pagsemento kon, diin ang Tagca-tong-Vinapor Road nanginahanglan kini ug dili mominos sa P110M nga pondo. Alayon niini na-

kig-alayon na si Cong. Matba sa 1st District Congressional Office sa Misamis Oriental aron hingusgan nga mama-himong secondary road ang Tagcatong-Vinapor Road ug mamahimo na unya nga pondu-han sa Department of Public Works and High-ways (DPWH) ang ma-ong kantidad aron kini masemento sa hingpit. Samtang gibutyag pa usab ni Cong. Matba

nga ang dalan sa Ja-bonga kinahanglan na matud pa nga i-upgrade aron kini dili dali nga maguba sa panahon sa pagbaha, apan nangina-hanglan na usab kini ug dakung pondo nga dili makaya sa probinsya ug sa congressional dis-trict office, hinungdan nga iya usab kini nga gihingusgan nga mama-himong secondary road aron maponduhan sa national government al-

ang sa kahumanan sa maong proyekto.Subay niini nanghinaut na lamang si Cong. Matba nga mapalabang na ug dali sa kongresos ang maong propose House Bill aron masul-bad na ang problema sa dalan sa duha ka mga lugar ning lalawigan. (Agusan del Norte/PIA-Caraga)

Monday, August 22, 2011 15Monday, August 22, 2011 ONE MINDANAOMonday, August 22, 2011

Western Mindanao NOEMI B. EDAGAPIA-IX Regional DirectorWestern Mindanao

DIPOLOG CITY, Aug. 22 - To orient the school heads of the public el-ementary and secondary schools in Zamboanga del Norte on the 2011 School-Based Management (SBM) grants implementation, the provin-cial schools division will hold starting tomorrow a series of orienta-tion workshops at the Top Plaza Hotel in this city.

DepED-Zambo. Norte to hold 2011 SBM grants implementationby Franklin P. Gumapon

In a memorandum issued to all school heads by Dr. Elsa R. Cruz, officer in-charge of the provincial school division, the August 22-23 schedule will be for cluster I school heads, cov-ering all elementary and secondary schools of the first congressional district, Katipunan I and II districts, Roxas I district and all sec-ondary schools of Katipu-nan and Roxas towns. On August 24-25, the participants will be coming from Roxas II district, Ma-nukan I and II districts, all secondary schools of Ma-nukan, Ponot district, all secondary schools of Jose Dalman town, North Sin-dangan district, South Sin-dangan district, Sindangan Central district, all second-ary schools of Sindangan municipality, Siayan dis-trict, all secondary schools of Siayan town, Bacun-

gan district, all secondary school of Leon Postigo mu-nicipality, Godod district, all secondary school of Godod town, Salug I district, Salug II district, and all secondary schools of Salug municipal-ity. The cluster III which covers Liloy I and II dis-tricts, all secondary schools of Liloy town, Tampilisan district, all secondary schools of Tampilisan mu-nicipality, Kalawit district, all secondary schools of Kalawit, Labason district, all secondary schools of La-bason, Gutalac I and II dis-trict, all secondary schools of Gutalac, Baliguian dis-trict, all secondary schools of Gutalac, Siocon district, all secondary schools of Siocon town, Sirawai dis-trict, all secondary schools of Sirawai, Sibuco district and all secondary schools of Sibuco will converge on

August 26-27. Division and district supervisors are also en-joined to attend the said activity. The school heads have been directed to bring along their School Im-provement Plans (SIPs). Technical assistance will be also provided to SBM grant school-recipients. (FPG/PIA Zambo. Norte)

EDITOR’S NOTE:

(This article was already pub-lished yesterday, Sunday, Au-gust 21, 2011. However, the lead paragraph used is intended for the other article of Region 9 entitled: Military, academe join 3K Check ‘N Run” that was also published yesterday. Thus, this article is again published in to-day’s issue to correct what was already published. Our apolo-gies.)


ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Aug 21 (PIA) – Two top women executives in the Au-tonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have declared that initial reforms need-ed were already instituted in their respective offices during their brief stint un-der the administration of outgoing ARMM Acting Governor Ansaruddin Adiong.

ARMM’s DOLE, REZA execs laud Adiong’s legacy of in-stituted reforms

The Bureau of Public Information reveals, in a press release, that at least two key ARMM Cabinet members took pride of the 18-month Adiong regime and their respective leader-ships, in general, and that they will bow out of office with good legacy. ARMM’s Labor and Employment Secretary Myra Alih and Regional Economic Zone Authority (REZA) Executive Director Rosslaini Sinarimbo both affirmed that the “greatest asset” of their regime is its “convergence” of efforts in administrative and opera-tional functions under the principle of “consultation, transparency and moral governance.” “We are now ready to vacate our office honor-ably,” Alih said, adding that concrete reforms had been taking place long before proponents for appoint-ment of officers-in-charge (OICs) began to espouse such. Malacañang-appoint-ed OICs are set to assume the ARMM reins after Sept. 30. “We are hopeful that

those who will replace us will have the same pas-sion for our people in the ARMM,” Alih told the week-ly Tapatan sa ARMM media forum here Wednesday. For her part, Sinarim-bo said they have widened ARMM’s horizon of econom-ic opportunities through the reactivation of the REZA, which was created in 2002 but rendered operational only in 2010, citing their fruitful trade missions to Malaysia and revival of links with the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). “During the early part of ARG Adiong’s assumption of office, we had observed that ARMM had strength-ened back its social services but its economic activities are still significantly weak,” Sinarimbo said. She said that while the regional government worked hard to address the problems of regaining the trust of all stakehold-ers and the early recovery of IDPs, she and her team also embarked on laying down the ground-works for

the effective functioning of the REZA. “With our trade mis-sions to Malaysia, our lo-cal fruit and flour produc-ers have got substantial increase in product orders abroad,” Sinarimbo, saying that coffee products have also gained a lucrative market outlet in Malaysia through their trade mis-sions. In their remaining days in office, Sinarimbo said the Adiong administra-tion has lined up vital busi-ness forums for seaweed, rubber, oil palm and coco-nut products to possible participation of investors outside ARMM. She expressed hope their “successors will con-tinue the structures already started like the Polloc Free-port and its facilities or else it will become another white elephant,” she added. On labor and employ-ment concerns, Alih said, the DOLE-ARMM under her watch had earned recogni-tion from counterpart offic-es and in concerned institu-tions. Alih said the recent

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Jolo flood victims to receive DOLE-ARMM’s livelihood kitISABELA CITY, Basilan, Aug 21 (PIA) – Two top women executives in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have declared that initial reforms needed were already instituted in their re-spective offices during their brief stint under the administration of outgoing ARMM Acting Governor Ansaruddin Adiong. In a press release, Jo Henry of BPI said that res-idents who suffered most in the flood that destroyed several houses and devas-tated the town’s economy last February will receive livelihood assistance from DOLE-ARMM. DOLE-ARMM Secre-tary Myra Alih announced this “good news” at the weekly Tapatan sa ARMM media forum in Cotabato City on Wednesday, de-scribing it as a fruit of the representations to national government of regional of-ficials led by Acting ARMM Governor Ansaruddin Adi-ong. Alih said her agency had received funds from the national government for the purchase of 50 to

100 packages of starter kits consisting appliances and electronic devices re-quested by selected flood victims themselves for their small-scale livelihood enterprises. She did not reveal the cost of each starter kit, saying only that it is simi-lar to assistance package received by most of some 800 workers displaced by the self-imposed closure of a ferment firm in Magu-indanao. Alih said the adverse-ly flood-affected residents here had asked for sewing machines, mini food pro-cessing devices, freezers and other light equipment needed in their business enterprises to reel off from economic displacement.

Meanwhile, Alih said her agency sponsored one night of the ongoing Ra-madhan Fair on Aug. 15 in Cotabato City to distribute similar starter kits to the displaced workers of the ferment factory in Magu-indanao, which closed up in 2009 after its American buyer stopped importing due to the prevailing eco-nomic slowdown in the United States. The “Pangkabuhayan Showcase” night started with a cultural presenta-tion featuring all-male Moro musical instrumen-tal renditions using gongs and kulintang witnessed by hundreds of spectators including recipients of the starter kits. (BPIARMM/RVC-PIA9 BaSulTa)

missions in Malay-sia had opened up job opportunities for 40,000 oil palm plantation workers with salaries ranging from 3,500 to 4,000 Ringgits (equiva-lent of P50,000) a

month. She said the Malaysian govern-ment reactivated its “amnesty program” for illegal migrants that would benefit hundreds of undoc-umented Filipinos

staying or working in Malaysia. “Malays ians prefer workers from the ARMM because they have almost the same culture and food with Ma-laysians while oth-

ers also know how to speak the Bahasa language,” she said. (MD-BPIARMM/RVC-PI9 BaSul-Ta)

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DIPOLOG, Aug. 22 (PIA) - Officers and members of the League of Vice Governors of the Philippines (LVGP) were in Dapitan City recently for their 49th national as-sembly.

49th Vice Governors League national confab held in Dapitan

Z a m b o a n g a del Norte Vice Gov-ernor Francis H. Olvis told the local press that more than 50 vice governors from all over the country attended the gather-ing which was held at Dakak Park and Beach Resort, Tagu-ilon, Dapitan City. Olvis further said the vice gover-nors purposely came to attend the 6th academic session of the continuing di-ploma course in Lo-cal Governance and

Development (LGD) in which vice gov-ernors and Sanggu-niang Panlalawigan (SP) members must undertake to equip them with the knowl-edge and skills in coming up with re-sponsive legislative measures to help address the complex problems confront-ing local governance such as poverty, un-employment, envi-ronment, peace and security. The group paid courtesy calls on the

local chief executives of Dapitan City and the provincial gov-ernment of Zambo-anga el Norte headed by Governor Rolando E. Yebes. They also made a visit to the Zambo-anga del Norte Medi-cal Center, which Marinduque Vice Governor Antonio L. Uy Jr., a physician, commended the pro-vincial government for the impressive health facility in the area. The recent

gathering of the vice governors in Dapitan City was just one of the many conven-tions held by the dif-ferent public and pri-vate organizations in said place. Dapitan is known for its Rizal Shrine, the living legacy of Dr. Jose P. Rizal when he was banished to this place by the Span-iards in 1892-1896. (FPG/PIA-Zambo. Norte)

by Franklin P. Gumapon

DIPOLOG CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) - Eleven nurses and midwives have recently complet-ed a three-day training on interpersonal communication and counseling conduct-ed by the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Health Office (PHO) in cooperation with the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Gerry Roxas Foundation and Health Pro.

Nurses, midwives trained on interpersonal communication

Ms. Elena Daarol, PHO family planning coordina-tor said the training sought to give the nurses and midwives the basics in inter-personal communi-cation and counsel-ing to make them effective in dealing with their patients and clients.

C o m p l a i n t s were rife against health workers who appeared snooty to their clients. The partici-pants were also urged to always encourage their clients particu-larly the pregnant women to visit the nearest health cen-ters for their regular

prenatal checkups. Each pregnant wom-an has to see the doctor or any health personnel four times before giving birth. With the new law prohibiting “hi-lots” (traditional birth attendants) from assisting preg-nant women in giv-ing birth, expectant

mothers are advised to go to the nearest hospitals and birth-ing homes to have their babies deliv-ered by professional health workers to avoid complications. (FPG/PIA-Zambo. Norte)

by Franklin P. Gumapon


Northern MindanaoNorthern Mindanao RUTCHIE C. AGUHOBPIA-X Regional Director

Dr. Teresita Damas-co, Provincial Health Offi-cer, said dengue is every-one’s concern and should do their share in cleanli-ness, since this is still the best weapon to fight the dreadful disease. In the latest report to Governor Alex Calin-gasan, PHO surveillance data shows there were only 275 cases from Janu-ary until now, compared to 1,505 cases in the same months of 2010, hence a drop rate of more than 80 percent. Despite this, Damas-co urged the people of Bukidnon to be more alert as dengue peaks during August to September, the perfect time it hits vulner-able areas. “Dengue is a man-made problem because mosquitoes that carry dengue need our contain-ers, refrigerators, old tires, empty bottles and cans, drains, and solid wastes as ideal breeding sites,”

she said in a simultaneous radio broadcast aired over ten (10) AM and FM radio stations here. Dr. Josephine Ibalio, dengue control service co-ordinator of the DOH, like-wise, has detailed again the 4S campaign, which are: Search and destroy mosquito breeding places; Self-protection through use of mosquito nets and wearing of long sleeve shirts and pants; Seek early consultation and treatment if symptoms persist; and Say no to in-discriminate fogging. Since mosquitoes breed near houses, says Dr. Ibalio, any intervention must begin at the house-hold level, to eliminate larvae and eggs so they won’t produce adults that can transmit the disease. With these preven-tive activities, the DOH and PHO join forces to cre-ate as much awareness as possible among the chil-

dren, their families and the community.“But shifting ‘ownership’ of dengue control from government to the people pose a serious challenge because people still think it’s the government’s busi-ness,” Dr. Ibalio said. “The message is that it’s not the government’s or local agencies’ sole re-sponsibility; we all have to pitch in because, in the long run, it’s our own health we’re promoting,” she explained.Meanwhile, Damasco ap-plauds the DOH for laying-out so clearly what the local government’s Rural Health Units (RHUs) must do: Promote coordina-tion, stimulate environ-mental actions, provide quality care for dengue patients, standardized re-porting, and prepare for outbreaks. (PIA 10)

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, August 22 (PIA) – Admitting there is an uncertain research result on the vaccine against dengue, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) here, has called for continuous active par-ticipation of the residents on anti-dengue drive largely based on prevention over treatment.

DOH, Bukidnon PHO join battle vs. dengueby Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy


Thus, avers Atty. Marte S. Palomar, Re-gional Director of the Na-tional Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) in Northern Mindanao during a meet-ing in preparation for the celebration. Declaring Sept. 1-7, every year as NCPW is pur-suant to Presidential Proc-lamation No. 461, dated August 31, 1994. Anchored on this year’s theme of “Pinoy Ako, Crime Prevention Misyon

Ko,” complemented by the proactive slogan, “Knock Out Crime,” the week-long celebration primarily aims to promote community in-volvement and participa-tion in crime prevention. It also aims to build public commitment and participation in activities that effectively deter com-mission of crimes. Palomar said the cel-ebration will kick-off with a “Walk for a Cause” on Sept, 1, which is aimed at

helping the school children of Tagpangi Elementary School, this city, by pro-viding them with school supplies and other basic necessities. A minimum amount of P20.00 per participant will be collected as regis-tration fee. Meanwhile, the opening program will be highlighted by the award-ing of “Police Excellence Award” and the blowing of whistles. (PIA-10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 22 (PIA) – This year’s cele-bration of the 17th National Crime Prevention Week (NCPW), from Sept. 1-7, will focus on youth participation and youth development.

2011 crime prevention confab focuses on youthby Elaine O. Ratunil

“Although the leg-islation has not yet been passed and the imple-menting rules and regula-tions are still in the draw-ing board, the signs are that K+12 will happen and that it will be another proj-ect for the goal of Stron-ger Formation of XU,” Fr. Yap said during his inves-titure, last Aug. 15, at the Immaculate Conception Chapel of XU.

The 10th President of XU, he succeeds Fr. Jose Ra-mon T. Villarin, SJ, who assumed post as President of Ateneo de Manila Uni-versity (ADMU), recently. He said “XU needs to start to prepare for what will, most likely, be a ma-jor overhaul not only of Philippine basic education but tertiary education, as well.” He said the plan, so far, is

to have two (2) additional years of what will be con-sidered Senior High School that will be composed of two tracks: A career-bound track at the end of which the graduate joins the work force and a college-bound track whose graduate moves on to tertiary stud-ies.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 22 (PIA) – Fr. Robert C. Yap, SJ, the new President of Xavier University (XU)-Ateneo de Cagayan, here, has vowed to push for the implementation of K+12 in its basic education.

New XU Prexy vows to push for K+12by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, August 22 (PIA) –Expecting around 400 participants, the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC), in Northern Mindanao, have their hands full for the 3-day vermi organic stakeholders meet, set to open on Wednesday, Aug. 24, here in the city.

by Jorie C. Valcorza

“As an economist, I am in favor of a basic prin-ciple guiding the design of these tracks. The supply of competencies must match the demand,” said Fr. Yap, who has a PhD in Economics from the University College London, in 2002. He also has a Masters in Economics from the New School for Social Research, New York, USA in 1988 and an AB in Economics, from the Honors Program, graduating Cum Laude, from ADMU in 1980. His other degrees in-clude a Master in Public Pol-icy from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, in 1995 and an MA in Theology, Bachelor in Sa-cred Theology, graduating Summa Cum Laude from the Loyola School of Theology, ADMU, in 1992. Meanwhile, Fr. Yap said the competencies that XU supplies must match the demand of the private sec-tor, civil society, government and civil service in Northern Mindanao, the Philippines

and the ASEAN region. These extra two (2) years will not only mean that our XU High School will have to offer two more years of pre-university college-bound training. It will, likewise, im-ply that XU will have to of-fer programs for the career-bound track. “We will strengthen and align the technical and vocational courses offered by our Center for Integrated Technologies (CIT). All our colleges, i.e., engineering, agriculture, nursing, com-puter studies, education, arts and sciences, business and management, may have to offer 2-year ladderized programs on the career-bound track for their respec-tive fields,” he said. Further, he said, K+12 will also mean revisions of the tertiary General Educa-tion Curriculum that will be offered after Senior High School. And the courses that will be offered at the ju-nior and senior years of the tertiary level will also have to be upgraded so these be-

come more research-orient-ed. When the laws are en-acted and the rules and reg-ulations are promulgated, XU will rise to the challenge of K+12 and will avail cre-atively of the opportunities it offers for making education better. He also said XU needs to develop a more profes-sional organization saying “Our student population has grown from 14,000 in 2002 to 16,000, today. Our un-dergraduate tertiary level population is the biggest among the Ateneos with the most number of schools and colleges.” “And no matter at what level, whether career- or college- bound or ladder-ized or upgraded university programs, Ateneo de Ca-gayan will make sure that all are marked by the charac-teristics of Jesuit education, ‘en todo amar y servir,’ in all things to love and serve the Lord,” Fr. Yap added. (XU/PIA-10)

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Cebuano news: Malacañang miingon ang kagam-hanang Aquino motabang sa gastos alang sa paspas nga ‘laboratory test’ sa mga biktima sa dengue nga ‘indigent’ by Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy

“The forum aims to institutionalize the organic sector industry and expect to come up with a vermi organic organization, by province and by munici-pality,” Professor Edgardo D. Layug, Chairperson of RAFC, said. It will also serve as a platform in discussing the implementing rules and regulation of Republic Act 10068, as well, as provide updates on the salient provision of the law, fo-cusing, primarily, on ac-creditation, registration of organic food and input products, establishment of demo farms and the or-ganic agricultural roadmap for year 2011-2016. Layug said all efforts

during the 2-day activity are geared towards the efficient implementation of RA 10068 and on the formulation of a region-al organic roadmap, as it further intends to come up with a Mindanao vermi baseline information. Meanwhile, the forum will run from August 25-26 at the Grand Caprice Res-taurant, this city, matched side by side with a whole day training/practicum on the basic principles and techniques in vermiculture on August 24. This will take place at the Manresa Farm in Up-per Carmen where a step by step demonstration from identification and collection of materials,

pre-composting, feeding, maintenance, harvesting and quality analysis will be done. Layug explained that vermiculture is simply a way of composting, using earthworms to speed up the process and thereby utilizing the worm drop-pings or worm manure called vermicastings as its end-product that could be used or sold as organic fer-tilizers for plants or crops.Vermi is a first class com-post product and pre-ferred by most farmers as they can manufacture their own compost fertil-izers right on their own backyard through the aid of vermi or earthworms, Layug said. (PIA 10)

Mipasalig usab kini nga ang Department of Health (DOH) andam ka-nunay kon ugaling adu-nay ‘dengue outbreaks’ sa nasud.Atol sa press briefing didto sa Malacañang, si Presidential Spokesper-

son Edwin Lacierda miin-gon nga ilang tuki-on ang mga ‘findings’ kabahin sa dengue kauban si Health Secretary Enrique Ona.Kini aron maseguro nga ang departamento adu-nay igong pundo sa pag-tabang sa pagpadali sa

‘laboratory test’ sa mga pasyente sa dengue. Gawas sa tabang sa Philippine Charity Sweep-stakes Office (PCSO), si Lacierda miingon nga ang gobyerno, pinaagi sa DOH, motabang gayod aron mahatagan ug

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, August 22 (PIA) – Ang kagamhanang Aquino mot-abang sa gastos alang sa paspas nga ‘laboratory test’ ngadto sa ‘nga mga biktima sa dengue nga mga ‘indigent.

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pundo ang nasangpit nga ‘laboratory test.’ Mipahayag usab siya ug kabalaka tungod kay ang sitwasyon sa dengue karon nag-anam ug ka-grabe bisan pa man dunay pag-ubos niini sa uban nga mga dapit. “Ato lamang gipahayag ang kasamtangan nga kaso sa dengue sa tibuok nasud-dunay pag-ubos sa uban nga bahin, apan duna usab mga pagtaas sa kaso sa mga apekatado na mga lugar,” matud ni Lacierda. Sayo pa niini, ang kagamhanang Aquino nag-aghat sa tanan nga mga

local government units (LGUs) aron sa pagpang-apod-apod sa dengue traps aron nga mo-ubos ang kaso sa dengue dinhi sa nasud. Matud ni Lacierda nga ang gobyerno naga-aghat karon sa mag LGUs ug ku-monidad aron magkuha sa dengue traps (Mosqui-to Ovicidal/Larvicidal trap (OL Trap) gikan sa Depart-ment of Science and Tech-nology (DOST). “Barato lamang kayo kini nga ‘dengue trap’ nga hinimo sa DOST ug na-pamatud-an na kini nga epektibo,” dugang niya.

Ang ‘OL Trap’ simple lamang nga kahimanan nga motabang aron mo-ubos ang ihap sa mga lam-ok nga babaye nga Aedes aegypti nga maoy gadala sa dengue. Si Lacierda miin-gon usab nga importante kaayo ang tabang sa LGUs alang sa malampuson nga pag-apod-apod sa teknolohiya samtang iyang gidayeg ang ka-epektibo sa hinimo sa DOST nga ‘OL Trap’ base sa una nga mga resulta niini. (NCR/PIA-10)

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DILG-10 Director Loreto T. Bhagwani presents certificates for qualifiers of seal of good housekeep-ing and performance challenge fund (4th-6th class cities and municipalities category) in Northern Mindanao. (Exuperio S. Zagado / PIA-10)

Cementing its role as the local instrument for peace process and nation-building, the Conflict Management Cluster of Misamis Oriental Provincial Peace and Order Council, with Vice Governor Norris Babiera, assisted by

DILG-Misamis Oriental Director Ponciano D. Caberte, levels the conflict within the Plaridel and Hinaplanon Tribal Communities of Claveria and

arranges a dialogue to iron-out pressing issues besetting the community. (DILG-MisOr)

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