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CDO Mayor Moreno welcomes recall proceedings

• Source: http://www.solarnews.ph/news/regional/2014/04/10/cdo-mayor-moreno-welcomes-recall-proceedings#.U1JvplWSzRk
• Thursday, April 10, 2014

By Solar News with a report from Cheng Ordonez

Cagayan de Oro City – Mayor Oscar Moreno welcomes the recall proceedings initiated by the political opposition, which challenges the incumbent local chief executive to determine the real sentiment of the Kagayanons through recall election. Moreno issued the statement during the commemoration of the 72nd Araw ng Kagitingan held at the city’s plaza in Divisoria Wednesday morning. Moreno said he hopes that the recall proceedings would unify the local politics to allow the city to move forward toward a progressive trading center in Northern Mindanao. City Councilor Teodulo Lao, one of the five minority city councilors who belonged to Moreno’s political party, was the only City Councilor who joined the early morning wreath-laying ceremony at the city’s national heroes park. All the other 17 city councilors, most of them belonging to the opposition, did not attend the celebration participated in by the city’s department heads, rank and file workers, and invited heads of regional offices. Majority of the city’s 80 barangay chairmen are reportedly initiating a “recall proceeding” against Moreno for "loss of trust and confidence" in his administration. Under the Local Government Code of 1991, the majority members of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) could initiate, one year after the elections, a recall proceeding by gathering the signature of a certain percentage of voters, depending on the population of the locality.

62 livelihood projects up for Region 10

• Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/62-livelihood-projects-up-for-region-10/
• Wednesday, April 9, 2014

By Camcer Ordonez Imam

Cagayan De Oro City – At least 62 projects have been approved for release by the Region 10 office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-10), covering the six provinces of Northern Mindanao.

The projects have been charged to the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) funds under the Workers Income Augmentation Program (WINAP), Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD), and Bottom-up-Budgeting (BUB) for the 1st quarter of this year.

The 46 projects under the WINAP, 15 for the BUB, and one for TUPAD, are expected to benefit some 8,718 people from the informal sector, like skilled workers, farmers, fisherfolk, women, and the youth.

Knowing that their proposal was approved for an enhancement project, the Panglingkawas Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC), an accredited co-partner and proponent in their community store expansion project amounting to P800,000 in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, is more than thankful along with its 92 women beneficiaries.

Blenda M. Desierto, PMPC executive chief officer, disclosed how the DOLE changed the lives of the women members.

“We are so grateful to DOLE-10 for responding to the needs of our marginalized people in Kauswagan, and commend its personnel for their tireless efforts to serve them,” Desierto said.

City launches ‘Maternal Care Package’

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2014/04/08/city-launches-maternal-care-package-337346
• Tuesday, April 8, 2014

By Jigger J. Jerusalem

THE Cagayan de Oro City Government has launched its latest health program aimed at upgrading the facilities of barangay health centers and their accreditation with the Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

At the unveiling of the "Maternal Care Package" in barangays Bugo, Tablon and Cugman on Tuesday morning, Mayor Oscar Moreno urged the village officials to set aside politics and instead help the City Government in implementing its various programs, especially health.

Moreno described the projects “public service that transcends political boundaries.”

“We may disagree in politics and in many areas, but we cannot disagree in bringing basic services to the people,” Moreno said.

He said he has no problem with the barangay leaders’ political affiliation as long as they will help him make sure that the people are served.

The City Government plans to upgrade the facilities of the 54 health centers in the city and to convert them into mini-hospitals with PhilHealth accreditation.

The health centers in Bugo, Tablon and Cugman are just the first three that had been converted into mini-hospitals.

All the three health centers are two-storied and housed a lying-in center, wards and other basic medical facilities.

One of the prerequisites for the upgrading, he added, is the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the City Government and the barangays.

With the MOA, Moreno said that regardless of who will the mayor be or the barangay chairman, the operations of the health centers will continue and ensure that the City Government will not renege on its responsibility.

“We have to commit and we have to respond to that commitment, we have to be guided by that,” Moreno said.

The MOA will allow the barangay to let the City Health Office operate to what will now be called as the city health center.

He said the pressure is on the City Government to make “the barangay happy and contented nga maalagaran ang katawhan. And that can only be done with the good management of the city health center.”

“Dili ‘ni sayon pero mangambisyon gud ta…no matter how easy the task at hand may be pero kung dili kita magtinabangay, isig babag, isig pugong, wala gyuy mahitabo sa ato,” he added.

“We cannot do it alone. We want to fulfill our duty, but we need you to help us,” Moreno said.

PhilHealth accreditation

Marlon Arrabaca, PhilHealth local health insurance officer, said the accreditation would mean that mothers will no longer find it financially difficult and go to the nearest hospital to deliver since the health center can take care of their needs.

Arrabaca under the Maternal Care Package, PhilHealth will reimburse the patients’ expenses if they give birth in PhilHealth-recognized city health centers or mini-hospitals.

He said, in the past, even if the delivering mothers are covered under PhilHealth, they still had to pay for the birthing expenses because the health centers are not accredited with PhilHealth.

Morenos noted that when he sat down as the city mayor last year, not one of the health centers was accredited with PhilHealth.

“We have been moving forward para ma-accredit sa PhilHealth. So far, naa nay almost 20 health centers nga accredited na sa Philhealth,” Moreno said.

During the launching, the City Government also gave various birthing equipment to the three city health centers.

Dr. Belen Ligo, City Health Office district 2 medical supervisor, vowed to take care of the items given to the health centers.

Jesus Morial, Barangay Bugo chairman, is glad that the health center in his barangay is now accredited with PhilHealth.

“I am encouraging everyone in my barangay to become members of PhilHealth since this will greatly help us,” Morial said.

Ricardo Pacheco, chairman of Barangay Cugman, said for a very long time they had been dreaming of the moment that their health center is upgraded.

“Makita nato nga once ipanamkon, ipanganak gyud,” Pacheco said, referring to the upgrading of Cugman’s health center.

Some bars in Oro found without biz permits

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2014/04/07/some-bars-oro-found-without-biz-permits-336996
• Monday, April 7, 2014

By Jigger J. Jerusalem

DOZENS of entertainment establishments in Cagayan de Oro are operating without business permits depriving the city of much-needed revenues and some of them are even violating the law, the Regulatory and Complaint Board (RCB) said.

The RCB made the discovery after conducting surprise inspections on more than 30 bars, massage parlor, strip clubs, and karaoke joints along Corrales Avenue and Capistrano Street Friday night.

Beda Joy Elot, the city accountant and chair of the RCB, said the inspection they conducted was aimed at checking these businesses for permits and if they are paying the required fees to the city.

The RCB also discovered that a few of these establishments are selling alcoholic drinks to minors and some of these nightspots’ employees do not have the city government-issued health cards.

The two RCB inspection teams were composed of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo), city council members, various city hall departments like the offices of the city treasurer, city accountant, city social welfare and development, city information office, city health department, office of the building official, and Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA).

Elot said that last Friday’s operation was to inform the operators of their violations and to comply with the RCB recommendations.

She said city hall gave these businesses the permit even before an inspection was conducted so the owners would not be inconvenienced by the long process.

But now, Elot said, the RCB is doing the round of inspection “and we are giving them the notice to comply with the sanctions if violations are committed.”

She said the owners are already aware of their responsibilities but some of them have not been complying since inspections to these nightspots were quite loose in the in the past.

“If you are a business owner [and you] see that there is no inspection, di pud ka maghugot sa imong mga responsibilidad. They know that we are here to regulate,” she added.

Elot said the RCB teams also discovered that some of these establishments have permits but they don’t match with the permit they had applied for.

“They have permit for retailing but are [actually] operating as a bar,” she said.

Sanitation issues

Many of these nightspots also have poorly maintained toilets, but Elot said the worst violation they have committed is the selling of liquor to minors.

She said RCB has been receiving complaints from parents of children who frequent these watering holes, especially the Corrales Avenue area.

“While we understand that this is a business for the operators, they should also know their responsibility to our children,” Elot said.

Elot noticed a lot of underage customers who were drinking tried to act like they are of legal age, “but you can see from the faces that they are really minors.”

She said they are also concerned of use of “shisha” which is unsanitary since smokers often use a single pipe when smoking.

A shisha or hookah is defined as a waterpipe with a single or multi-stemmed instrument for vaporizing or smoking flavored tobacco called shisha in which the vapor or smoke is passed through a water basin --often glass-based -- before inhalation.

In one of the bars, the RCB chanced upon a group of young people using the shisha.

Health cards

Rowena Yu, health education and promotion officer of the city health office, said that it is sad to note that out of the nightclubs and bars, only one establishment has health cards for their workers.

“Others got sanitary and business permits but not health cards,” Yu said.

Yu said that securing health cards, be it food or non-food businesses and especially where there are women working as entertainers, is a must because it’s for the protection of the public.

“Magpa-secure man gani ta’g health cards sa atong mga convenience stores, how much more sa mga entertainment business?” Yu added.

“We plan to do this regularly, because we feel that this is also our responsibility. After this, the board will meet and decide how often RCB will conduct the inspection, but there will be another round of inspection,” Elot said.

Owners’ cooperative

Elot said establishment owners were cooperative.

“At first, they were apprehensive, but we explained to them that this is just part of the inspectorate task of the RCB, and that is just part of our information dissemination,” she said.

But, she added that next time RCB would be enforcing the law.

“Those who have received their notice of violation will be checked if they have already complied with whatever requirements they need to accomplish for the violations committed. If they will refuse to comply, then we will recommend to the mayor their case for further action. The stiffest is closure of the establishment,” Elot said.

The police who accompanied the inspection team also made body searches to ensure that bar patrons do not carry firearms and other deadly weapons.

An employee in one of the nightspot the RCB visited said customers who carry firearms,especially law enforcers have to check in their weapons at the counter before they can enter the establishment’s premises.

Selling drinks to minors

Teddy Sabugaa, the city social welfare and development officer, said the inspection also served as warning to bars and nightclubs which are selling alcoholic drinks to underage people that is prohibited by law.

In one bar, Sabugaa said, it has a strict policy of checking the identification card of a customer before serving liquor.

“That’s fine. I hope nga ma-maintain kana. Pero there are some nga walay pagpangita sa ID. Makita man nimo ang hitsura sa bata,” he added.

“After this, we will invite all the establishments, para mahibal-an nila unsa ilang kulang para naay discussion,” Sabuga-a said.

Neol Collado, local treasury operations officer of the city finance office, the non-compliant of the inspected nightspots in securing the annual business permits and other regulatory fees is costing the city around P200,000.

British national stranded in Philippine hospital appeals for help

• Source: http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20140406025550
• Sunday, April 6, 2014

By Mindanao Examiner

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 6, 2014) – A 59-year old British national has desperately appealed for help after being stranded in hospital in northern Mindanao for nearly two months now, according to a report by the Daily Mail Online.

George Keiller said he cannot afford to pay his medical bills at the Polymedic General Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City where he was admitted after collapsing on the last leg of his journey on February 11.

Keiller, who is suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said his bills have so far reached £4,000 and the hospital would not let him go. The report said that Keiller, from Clackmannanshire in Scotland, was put on a life-support machine within hours of touching down in the Philippines after his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - which causes a narrowing of the airways - struck him down.

Doctors at the hospital have said they will not discharge Keiller until they are paid at least half of his burgeoning invoice. “After more than six weeks I'm now just desperate for this nightmare to end,” Keiller said.

He said he has raised £1,300 but he still remains almost £1,000 short. “I'm now relying on donations and praying that they come soon,” Keiller told the Daily Mail. “Until I get enough money I remain virtually a prisoner in this hospital.”

“If I can be given a loan by someone I'd be so grateful and wouldn't let anyone down as far as repayment goes. I've been terrified here. There have been times where I've feared I'll never see outside of this hospital again. I'm now just desperate for this nightmare to end,” he said.

The newspaper said it interview a Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson who said: “We are aware of the hospitalisation of a British National in the Philippines. We are providing consular assistance.” (Mindanao Examiner)

Some bars in Oro found without biz permits

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2014/04/07/some-bars-oro-found-without-biz-permits-336996
• Monday, April 7, 2014

By Jigger J. Jerusalem

CDO revives lone city hospital

• Source: http://www.rappler.com/nation/54730-cdo-revives-lone-hospital
• Saturday, April 5, 2014

By Bobby Lagsa

'It is a shame that a city as big as Cagayan de Oro, the capital of Northern Mindanao, with a population of half a million, has only one hospital,' says Mayor Oscar Moreno

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – After almost two decades of neglect, the dying Justiniano R. Borja General Hospital (JRBGH) got a new breath of life after its 3rd floor annex ward was opened on Thursday, April 3.

The 100-bed hospital – practically abandoned by the city government in the last 15 years – was left to operate in such a dismal state that in 2009, its doctors resigned en masse after years of unheeded pleas to former local chief executives.

In June 2009, under the incumbency of former mayor Constantino Jaraula, 18 doctors resigned from the hospital citing the lack of facilities, medicine, and disinterest of the city government in uplifting JRBGH’s condition as reasons.

Mayor Oscar Moreno was undaunted by the task of restoring the hospital even with a hostile city council – 11 of them allied with former mayor Vicente Emano – that refused to release much-needed funds to rehabilitate the dying city hospital.

“It is a shame that a city as big as Cagayan de Oro, the capital of Northern Mindanao, with a population of half a million, has only one hospital,” Moreno said.

Upgrading services

Due to the hospital's worsening condition, the Department of Health (DOH) poured in P66.9 million from 2010 to 2014 to complete work on the annex building in 4 years.

JRBGH was also integrated with the city’s health department and will undergo an extensive revamp to make the hospital competitive. The CDO local health board, headed by Dr Ramon Neri, said it plans to upgrade the hospital’s standards and raise them to a level II category by 2016.

Neri said that with the revamp, the city’s 19 urban health centers will also be improved, modernized, and accredited by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) as maternal and child care facilities or birthing homes.

The upgrading of urban health centers will decongest the JRBGH and the DOH-owned Northern Mindanao Medical Center also located in the city.

Neri added that they have instituted information technology systems in JRBGH so that statistics and information given to the public are timely and accurate.

“All our decisions will be information-based. That is how we will deal with a hostile city council that refuses to give funds to the hospital,” Neri said.

Challenging task

Hospital chief Dr Fe Bongcas admitted that running JRBGH is a hard and challenging task but they will still serve to make a big difference and impact on people’s lives.

“Before we failed in performance reviews, as we were unable to meet the requirements of the DOH,” Bongcas said.

In 2009, out of his frustration, CDO 2nd district Representative Rufus Rodriguez filed a resolution in Congress to transfer the ownership of JRGBH from the city to the DOH to help resuscitate the hospital. The city government refused despite its failure to support the hospital.

Moreno said he will be delivering the social services needed to revive the hospital despite the fact that his proposed budget of P2.6 billion was cut by P300 million by the city council in February.

The P300-million cut was intended for the delivery of PhilHealth Insurance for the 50,000 residents in the city. Modernization program

Neri said that part of the modernization program is working with funding and donor agencies both here and abroad. JRBGH is currently enhancing its human resources system and streamlining performance-based incentives programs to attract more doctors and health professionals.

“But first, we must show them our confidence that we can do it, (that) we will do it,” Neri said.

The mayor is currently working with national government agencies to find funding for the modernization project. A new building that will house ancillary services, an operating theater, private and semi-private rooms, and X-ray and laboratory services is already being constructed.

The local health board’s modernization blueprint includes the construction of two additional 25-bed hospitals to help cater to the rural barangays in the western and mountainous parts of the city.

Neri admitted there are more challenges ahead for JRBGH but their vision of acquiring a level II category will be faced head on. – Rappler.com

Italpinas wins Asia Pacific property award

• Source: http://manilastandardtoday.com/2014/04/04/italpinas-wins-asia-pacific-property-award/
• Friday, April 4, 2014

By Manila Standard Today

PHILIPPINE property developer Italpinas Euroasian Design and Eco-Development Corporation (ITPI Corp.) has been named among the winners in the prestigious International Property Awards in the 2014 Asia Pacific regional competition.

ITPI has been recognized for its landmark Primavera Residences in Cagayan de Oro City in the Mixed-use Development category of the awards.

Primavera Residences is the first condominium complex in Cagayan de Oro City and a pioneer of green and sustainable building in Mindanao, skilfully designed to reduce impact on the environment as well as construction and maintenance costs.

With its modern Italian minimalist design, Primavera Residences has made its mark in the industry, a testimony to ITPI as a trailblazing young company that has achieved phenomenal success.

“We are honored to be named as the Philippine winner for Mixed-use category of the Asia Pacific Property Awards,” said ITPI chief executive officer Architect Romolo V. Nati in a statementsent to MST.

“As a company, we believe in delivering better design and better ways of living, and our work in Primavera Residences embodies our company philosophy. We want to make a real change in the landscape of real estate development with high-performance properties that are beautiful, sustainable, and affordable.”Nati added,

The Asia Pacific Property Awards is part of the long established International Property Awards, and its seal is recognised as a symbol of excellence in the field of property development.

The Asia Pacific region has an enviable record of achievement at the international level, having scooped an unbeaten total of 18 World’s Best Awards in 2013.

The official announcement will be made at a high-profile gala and presentation dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on May 9.

The question of business monopolies

• Source: http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/news/opinion/30007-the-question-of-business-monopolies
• Thursday, April 3, 2014

By The BusinessMirror Editorial

THE question of whether the government should do more to ensure that business monopolies do not exist or work in favor of the consumer will soon become critical.

House Bill (HB) 1333, filed by House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., and HB 388, filed by Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro City, seek to penalize monopolies and those engaging in unfair competition. These bills are expected to come to a vote in the current legislative session.

When the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. held the telephone-service monopoly, it took years to have a landline installed. Of course, the lack of competition in the telecommunications (telecom) industry was only part of the problem. But since this sector was deregularized, communication penetration, due to technological advances and more players in the industry, has dramatically improved.

Yet, consumers are complaining that the dominance of only two telecom companies may have increased cellular-phone usage, but that service has deteriorated, since the “duopoly” of Smart Communications and Globe Telecom controls the industry. The recent uproar over the electricity-rate increases in Metro Manila is also being blamed on the power-distribution monopoly being held by the Manila Electric Co.

There can be advantages to a sector being monopolized, such as economies of scale and efficiency. Metro Pacific Corp. is being criticized for buying hospitals around the country, as it could control a large number of medical providers. However, the buying power of a group of hospitals for drugs and supplies at a lower cost could result in savings for the consumer. Monopolies can provide products or services at lower costs, which subsequently could lower prices. If there were several electric-distribution companies in Metro Manila, each would have to have its own distribution infrastructure of poles, wires and transformers, and that would not be cost-effective or -efficient.

Studies have shown that, in most cases, monopolies do tend to create a higher pricing structure for consumers over time, as a lack of competition does not allow the normal balance of supply and demand to determine price. For a monopoly to be most beneficial to the consumer, the company must work to find ways to improve its service and reduce the price. This does not happen easily in a monopoly environment.

When the US government broke the telecom monopoly, consumers actually saw rates increase before increased competition brought prices lower. That is because the monopoly subsidized local telephone charges by having higher rates on international calls.

The debate on monopolies is never going to be fully settled. Monopolies need to be judged on a case-by-case basis when assessing the impact on economic welfare. However, anti-monopoly legislation could wind up creating a situation where the government picks the winners and the losers. That could be a bigger problem than the monopolies themselves.

41st Ship for Southeast Asian and Japan Youth Program now opens

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2041396416724
• Wednesday, April 2, 2014

By Salma Jayne Tamano

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 2 (PIA) - The National Youth Commission (NYC) announces the opening of applications to the 41st Ship for Southeast Asian and Japan Youth Program (SSEAJYP).

SSEAJYP is an annual cultural exchange program that started in 1974 as a joint statement between ASEAN member States and Japan. Participated by young people from these countries, the program’s objective is to promote friendship and mutual understanding among them and the local youth in their respective countries.

Now on its 41st year, SSEAJYP has been instrumental in forging stronger relations among the youth of Southeast Asia and Japan.

For this year, there will be a selection of the following: Two Participating Youth (PY) from each region (1 male and 1 female); One National Leader (NL).

Discussion Facilitators who shall provide support for PYs in the Discussion Program

Application forms for SSEAJYP are available at www.nyc.gov.ph. The application form with the requirements for PYs and NLs may be submitted through email to sseayp41@nyc.gov.ph on or before April 25, 2014. The application form with requirements for Discussion Facilitators may be submitted on or before April 30, 2014. (Salma Jayne Tamano, NYC/PIA-Caraga)

DOLE intensifies info drive on labor trends

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1521396315866
• Tuesday, April 1, 2014

By Aloha Balhon-Jaudian

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 1 (PIA) --- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Misamis Oriental Field Office intensified its information drive on Labor Market Information (LMI) to high school and college graduating students.

The information drive is aimed to help incoming college students choose appropriate Bachelor’s Degree Program, and new entrants to the labor force find suitable work.

The massive information drive was conducted to continuously improve the positive job placement rate in Western Misamis Oriental.

In a four-year comparative analysis conducted by DOLE regional office 10, it was found out that information dissemination on labor trends is effective in decreasing job mismatch.

It was observed that Western Misamis Oriental has constantly improved since 2010 in its job placement rate attaining 81.34 percent in 2013.

Meanwhile, in the first quarter of the year, 3,881 secondary graduating students from public and private schools have availed of the information on priority degree programs and vocational courses that will satisfy, fit, and match skills in demand for the next six years.

The Department of Education (DepED) Division of Misamis Oriental also issued Division Advisory No. 38 series of 2014 supporting the information drive and recommending LMI as pre-graduation seminar to all public secondary and tertiary education in Misamis Oriental.

Private schools have made it a mandatory requirement to their students too.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), on the other hand, suggested courses on Computer and Information Technology, Accounting, Hotel and Restaurant, Engineering, and Agriculture related fields to meet the in demand skills in the Construction, Metals and Engineering, Agri-fishery, ICT, Tourism, Manufacturing, and the Banking and Finance Industries.

DOLE also carried out career coaching in Lourdes College, Golden Heritage Polytechnic College, Bulua National Highschool, Iligan Computer Institute, Carmen National Highschool, CDO National Highscool, East Gusa National Highscool, Alubijid National Highscool, El Salvador New Colleges, Lapasan National Highschool, Lapasan National Highschool, Agusan National highschool,Cabalantian National Highschool, Manticao National Highschool, Mambuaya National Highschool, St. Anthony Parish School, Manticao Mission Academy, PN Roa Sr. Highschool, Iponan National Highschool, Macabalan National Highschool, Puntod National Highschoo, Opol NSTS, Opol Community College, Gusa Regional Science Highschool, Bugo National Highschool, Puerto National Highschool, Bukidnon State University (Manticao Central School) with the help of the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), (Aloha Balhon-Jaudian/DOLE-10/APB/PIA-10)