Cagayan de Oro City News October 2015

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Flood Waters in the streets of Cagayan de Oro City

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City People's Council formed in Oro

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2015/10/10/city-peoples-council-formed-oro-435111
• Saturday, October 10, 2015

By Pamela Jay F. Orias

THE Cagayan de Oro Peoples Council, which was organized to make Kagay-anons lead a transparent and participatory governance in the city, was recognized in a ceremonial signing on Friday.

Facilitated under the Xavier University-Research and Social Outreach (RSO), the council embodies civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-government organizations (NGOs).

The RSO is committed to the church and the people by sharing its resources and expertise particularly in five areas of engagement food security, health, environment, peace, and governance.

"Namugna kini nga council para mutabang to build good governance specifically sa local government," Bishop Jollieh Petallo, the councils chairman, said during Friday's ceremonial signing of an Executive Order recognizing the peoples council.

He said the council aims to engage constructively with the executive and legislative branches to foster good governance and eventually accelerate inclusive development in the city.

He added the multi-sectoral and citizen-led People's Council would sit in the different committees and special bodies of the local government unit.

The representation in these bodies is the entry points for social accountability and transparency, Petallo said,

The council has three People's Agenda, such as crowd-sourcing to disseminate social messages in media platforms, stigma-reduction on HIV-AIDS through providing education in barangays about it, and the passage of an ordinance that regulates selling of liquors to minors.

Petallo said it is backed by the Constitution's Article 13, Section 15 which emphasizes the role of independent organizations to promote and protect public interest, collective interests, and democratic framework.

"We will look into project implementation, certain budgets, we aim transparent governance gyud," Petallo said.

"We represent the voice of the people, kung unsay ilang taho, mao pud among iduso sa administration," Petallo added.

City Mayor Oscar Moreno said the people's participation in governance would be a great contribution to his administration.

"We are very happy na they are given voice through this People's Council, I hope the collaboration and partnership between the city government and the council will really grow," Moreno said.

"At least ang katawhan naa nay tingog, they will now have a voice and shout their grievances, they can now take part in the developments we are always aiming for our city," Moreno added.

Business sectors, civic, professional associations, academic community, and faith-based organizations are among those who support the said program.

The project, dubbed as Providing Social Accountability Intervention to Foster Constructive Engagement of Stakeholders in Local Government Affairs of CDO" is supported by Asian Development Bank and the Partnership for Transparency Fund.

Storage, proper utilization of rain water up for study

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=8&rid=813421
• Friday, October 9, 2015

(PNA), LAP/PGL/CD

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 9 (PNA) -- Local legislators here are now studying a proposed ordinance that spells out the proper storage and utilization of rain water as part of the city’s sustainable development policy.

City Councilor Ramon Tabor, chair of the city council committee on laws, said on Friday that the proposed legislation is in response to the pronouncements of the weather bureau that the El Niño phenomenon is expected to worsen in the coming months.

He said the city is fortunate since it is still experiencing rainfall, although weather officials warned that the effects of the El Niño would triple or quadruple from the months of November and December and until the summer months next year.

The proposed ordinance would require the establishment of a Rainwater Catchment system (RCS) in public and private buildings, residential buildings, agricultural plantation and other priority farms, Tabor said.

According to Tabor, the rainwater harvesting system in the city should be classified based on the size and nature of the catchment surface and based on whether the systems are of urban or rural settings.

It provides that the proper harvesting, storage and utilization of rainwater shall be integrated with the proper design, construction and maintenance of drainage systems that would imitate the natural hydrology of the site topography.

Once implemented, the proposed Cagayan de Oro City Rainwater Ordinance of 2015 will also address flooding in the city, he said.

City DepEd Meet now underway

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/sports/2015/10/08/city-deped-meet-now-underway-434621
• Thursday, October 8, 2015

By Lynde S. Salgados

CAGAYAN de Oro starts Thursday its final selection of athletes for this year’s Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Association (NMRAA) Meet otherwise known as Palarong Pampook.

A parade, followed by ceremonial rites, kicks off the City Division Meet Thursday morning at Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center.

The coaches’ solidarity meeting was held Wednesday on a rainy afternoon at West City Central School in Barangay Carmen.

“It’s all systems go na for Cagayan de Oro’s own elimination games. We’ll be utilizing the different playing venues in the city for the success of this multifarious meet,” said the returning City DepEd official Eulogio Suaner Jr.

As usual, the centerpiece events in swimming (whole Saturday) and athletics (October 8-9) will be slated at Pelaez Sports Center along with the archery (Thursday) and lawn tennis elementary (October 8-9) events.

Table tennis competition gets underway today at the backcourt of Xavier University with gymnastics booked on Sunday at the upper floor of Corpus Christi high school building in Barangay Macasandig.

City High hosts the arnis event up on Friday, while Rosevale School welcomes football on Saturday and Sunday.

Boxing matches can be seen on Sunday at Divisoria’s Amphi Theatre, while sepa takraw rivalry will last for three days (October 8-10) at East City Central School in Barangay Lapasan.

Meanwhile, Barangay Iponan will host softball on Thursday and Friday as Barangay Camaman-an accepts the challenge to be the venue again of the now popular volleyball games.

Camaman-an National High School principal Lerio del Puerto said secondary volleyball will be held at its covered court in Upper Paglaum with the elementary matches set up on Sunday at the basketball court near the Barangay Hall of Camaman-an.

The Northern Mindanao seats at stake in taekwondo will be contested at Bulua National High School, even as West City Central School prepares to hold the elimination games for chess (elem and high school) and secondary girls basketball.

Basketball games will be played until Saturday in two venues: the Nazareth gym for high school and Macasandig covered court for elementary.

Badminton is scheduled to be played on Friday at the Shuttle Square of Barangay Gusa as dancesport gets to enliven the Limketkai’s atrium Thursday.

All is set for 6th RDC-PSR national confab

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1521444200404/all-is-set-for-6th-rdc-psr-national-confab
• Wednesday, October 7, 2015

(APB/PIA-10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 7 (PIA) --- All is set for the 6th Regional Development Council (RDC) Private Sector Representatives (PSR) National Convention on October 14-16, 2015 in Cagayan de Oro city.

The convention aims to strengthen the role of PSRs in the Councils, enhance their capabilities in meeting the challenges of the ASEAN Economic Integration, and strengthen public-private partnership towards global competitiveness.

Jaime Rafael Paguio, chair of the convention’s publicity & promotion committee, said a total of 175 delegates from 15 regions have confirmed to join the three-day nationwide confab.

He said the gathering seeks to strengthen the public and private sector by taking a look on how they have worked together and their participation on projects that have been implemented.

The highlights of the three-day confab are the discussion on strategies on how to enhance the role of the private sector in public-private partnerships (PPP) as well as the impact of the ASEAN Economic Integration on tourism and the labor market, said Rodolfo Menes, overall event coordinator.

There will also be sharing of best practices on PPP collaboration particularly the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 Project; Coordinating Roads and Infrastructure Investments for Development Project; and Rocky Mountain Arabica Coffee Company-Benguet State University Partnership in Action; and the STEAG Coal-Fired Plant Implementation.

The three-day RDC-PSR national convention will carry the theme “Enhancing Public-Private Partnership in the ASEAN Market.”

The theme is timely and relevant considering that the country will be entering integration into the ASEAN community this year, said National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Assistant Regional Director Mae Ester T. Guiamadel.

She said Northern Mindanao is in a better position to sell itself to wider audience of government and private sectors to realize its vision of becoming the gateway to trade and industry and even services in Mindanao.

The strength of the region lies in its strategic location. Among the regions in Mindanao, we are in the best position in terms of trading with Manila and even in the rest of the world. Besides that, our region is also competitive in terms of the manufacturing sector, Guiamadel added.

For his part, Arsenio L. Sebastian III said the PSR confab is a good avenue to showcase Cagayan de Oro City. It is an opportunity to show why Cagayan de Oro was adjudged as one of the competitive cities in the country, said Sebastian who chairs the event program committee.

The best products and destinations in Northern Mindanao will also be featured during the convention.

Search for ‘Most Child-Friendly Police Station’ on

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2015/10/06/search-most-child-friendly-police-station-434378
• Tuesday, October 6, 2015

By Butch D. Enerio

THE Oro Youth Development Council (OYDC) launched on Monday its “Search for Most Child-Friendly Police Station” in pursuit of a creative partnership with the country’s law enforcement for a sustainable standard in relation to children’s rights and welfare.

Teodoro Sabuga-a Jr., City Social Welfare and Development officer, said the search is in consonance with Cagayan de Oro’s distinction as one of the child-friendly cities in the country.

He said the endeavor of the OYDC to institutionalize the child-friendly distinction awarded to the city would encourage other government agencies to adhere to their standards and legal obligations mandated by both the domestic and international laws.

“The police as the first government institution that a child who is in conflict will first encounter, should be equipped with the standards on how to manage a delinquent child, and the their stations must be designed to accommodate them. It is in this context that public-private partnership is created to search and award police stations in the city that exemplifies child-friendliness not only in their operations but also in their physical design and interventions as mandated by law,” OYDC said in a statement.

Aside from OYDC, this project is made possible through the partnerships with the Kuya Fish Campaign, Kristohanong Katilingban sa Pagpakabana Social Involvement Office of Xavier University and the ABS-CBN Bata Foundation in the private sector, while the CSWD and the Department of Interior and Local Government representing the public sector.

The search would cover policy related areas such that whether a police station is compliant with child related laws, physical facilities, training of police officers, services, monitoring evaluation and research, and information and advocacy.

OYDC will announce and award the Most Child-Friendly Police Station on November 16.

Laudato Si: A concert for Mother Earth

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/lifestyle/2015/10/05/laudato-si-concert-mother-earth-434065
• Monday, October 5, 2015

By Riain Alfonso

“PRAISE be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us…” – from the canticle of St. Francis of Assisi

A TRIBUTE concert for mother earth, the Laudato Si’ Concert, was held at the Atrium of the Limketkai Center last October 3, 2015 as part of the “Season of Creation celebration” by the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro City.

“This concert is a tribute to mother earth and the integrity of creation in response to the encyclical of Pope Francis,” said Johnny Raymond “Ding” Cabreira, the executive director of the event, “So this is in praise of all creation. And if you praise creation, you are praising the Creator.”

Pope Francis released his Papal encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, last May 24, 2015. Literally meaning “praise be to you” and taken from the Canticle of the Sun, a religious song composed by St. Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Ecology, the encyclical is the Pope’s appeal to everyone, regardless of culture, faith, or nationality, to address a pressing issue that should concern every single living thing in the planet, the care of our environment.

Transcending social and theological boundaries, the concert was a multicultural and interfaith collaboration, which brought together various sectors of the society through the use of a common language, the language of music. Performers include Friends and Music, UCCP Praise and Worship Team, Playing for Change Band, Dodu Abrio and the Viajeros, Moresco –1 Power Band, BSU Chorale, as well as tribal bands such as Daraghuyan and Apolang Tribal Youth Band of Malaybalay, Sinanglay ang Yagunyong Ta Impasugong of Impasugong, Kalayag Tribal Band, and Waway Saway and Kadugo Band.

One of the goals of the concert is to open the minds and the hearts of the people, that it is already time to take responsibility in the management and care of our environmental resources.

“We should be mindful of our home, our shared home, mother earth, because if we do not take care of the earth, what happens? We all vanish,” Cabreira added, “It has to be a burden that requires a spiritual and moral revolution within the heart of every human being.”

“This evening’s concert, a tribute to mother earth, is part of our culminating activities for the Season of Creation,” Msgr. Florencio Salvador said in his speech, “For six weeks now, the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro has been reflecting on the theme ‘Nature – God’s superfluous Gift of Providence, Stewardship – Humanity’s Collateral Manifestation of that Covenant’.”

Celebrating this season since August 28, 2015, the Archdiocese has been busy with a number of activities such as a slogan and poster making contest, an environmental lecture, and beach cleanup.

He added saying, “Brothers and sisters, mag pabilin unta kitang mapasalamaton ug madaigon sa kabuhong sa kinaiyahan nga larawan sa labing gamhanang nga magbubuhat. Magpabilin unta kitang kasaligan nga gibinlan niining tibuok na kalibutan nga kumon na puloy-anan natong tanan.”

Archbishop Antonio Ledesma was not able to attend the event but left a video message for the participants: “We also keep in mind that nature itself is God’s gift to all of us. It is the first revelation of God himself, the beauty and the design of nature is a reflection of the beauty and goodness of God.”

He further encourages the active participation and contribution of every individual to the cause, “Let us also commit ourselves to the protection and conservation of the environment as our way of saying thank you to the Lord.”

“The earth is essentially a shared inheritance, whose fruits are meant to benefit everyone.” – from the encyclical letter Laudato Si’ of Pope Francis

CDO leads in securing DRR module for K-12 curriculum

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2601443757582/cdo-leads-in-securing-drr-module-for-k-12-curriculum
• Sunday, October 4, 2015

(CIO/PIA10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, October 1 – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) leads in the creation of the disaster preparedness module in the whole country that will be used by the Department of Education (DepEd) in their K-12 curriculum.

Allan Porcadilla, officer-in-charge of CDRRMO, said that the said module was created by the DepEd focal persons on disaster where the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) also takes part.

Porcadilla added that the project was outlined from the Republic Act 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Act of 2010 for the curriculum integration of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR CCA).

He also revealed that Cagayan de Oro will be the pilot are of the Climate Change Commission project that will be implemented in 2016.

Dr. John Mingo and Lovern Mercado, focal persons of DepEd, together with the CDRRMO through the leadership of Porcadilla and overseer Ret. Col. Mario Verner Monsanto spearheaded the three-day training.

Northern Mindanao 10 joins 26th National Statistics Month celebration

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1521443710441/northern-mindanao-10-joins-26th-national-statistics-month-celebration
• Saturday, October 3, 2015

By Apipa P. Bagumbaran (APB/PIA-10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) --- Northern Mindanao, through the Regional Statistics Committee, joins the Philippine Statistical System in celebrating the 26th National Statistics Month (NSM) for the whole month of October.

The month-long celebration in the region kicks off today Pearlmont Inn for the opening oeremony hosted by the Department of Health (DOH) with Epidemiology Bureau Director Dr. Rio L. Magpantay as the keynote speaker.

Presentation of Field Health Service Information System, Nutrition Statistics, Statistical Presentation from the Commission on Population and updates on HIV situation will highlight the opening ceremony of the NSM.

Meanwhile, agencies in the provinces, local government units, universities and schools will participate in this month-long celebration through conduct of various activities like motorcade, dissemination forums on various agency statistical outputs, statistics training, statistical quiz, poster-making contests, Statistical Exhibit, tree-growing activity, and radio interviews.

Activities for the NSM celebration in the region are posted at the PSA 10 website, http://nap.psa.gov.ph/ru10.

Earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional Office 10, held a pre-launching activity of the NSM at the PSA 10 office. Trivia questions about the NSM celebration were given encouraging participation from the clients.

The pre-launch was highlighted by the opening of exhibit for public viewing at the CRS area featuring the challenging experiences of the five provincial field offices of Region 10 during the conduct of the 2015 Census of Population.

This year’s NSM theme “Pagyamanin at Gamitin ang Estadistika, Kalusugan para sa Lahat ay Abot-Kamay Na”, focuses on government’s thrust on universal health care and recognition of the various efforts of official statisticians and technical personnel in the generation of health and nutrition statistics.

Region 10 to host National Convention of RDC-Private Sector Representatives

• Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1521443710529/region-10-to-host-national-convention-of-rdc-private-sector-representatives
• Friday, October 2, 2015

By Peleta B. Abejo (NEDA-X/APB/PIA-10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 2 (PIA) --- A total of 175 delegates from 15 regions have confirmed to join the three-day nationwide convention of the Regional Development Council-Private Sector Representatives (RDC-PSRs) on October 14-16, 2015 at the LimKetKai Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.

The conference, with the theme “Enhancing Public-Private Partnership in the ASEAN Market,” will be hosted by the RDC-PSRs of Northern Mindanao.

It aims to strengthen the role of RDC-PSRs in the Regional Development Councils; enhance PSRs’ capabilities in meeting the challenges of the ASEAN Economic Integration; and improve and strengthen public-private partnership towards global competitiveness.

ASEC Ceferino Rodolfo of DTI Industry Development and Trade Promotions will be the Keynote Speaker to talk about “The Impact of the ASEAN Integration on the Roles of the Private Sector.”

There will also be sharing of best practices on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) collaboration particularly the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 Project (Luzon experience); Coordinating Roads and Infrastructure Investments for Development Project (Visayas experience); and Rocky Mountain Arabica Coffee Company-Benguet State University Partnership in Action (Mindanao experience).

Plenary presentations also include the ASEAN Integration and Its Impact on the Labor Market (by USEC Reydeluz D. Conferido of the Department of Labor and Employment) and ASEAN Integration and Its Impact on Tourism (by USEC Maria Victoria V. Jasmin of the Department of Tourism).

The participants are also expected to discuss strategies on enhancing the role of the private sector in public and private partnership.

Parallel to the event will be a display of Region X’s best products and destinations.

3,000 4Ps beneficiaries to celebrate National Family Day in Cagayan de Oro

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=810419
• Thursday, October 1, 2015

(PNA), LAP/BNB/CD/ERCEL MAANDIG

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 1 (PNA) -- Around 3,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are scheduled to converge at the Pelaez Sports Center on Sunday to cap the National Family Day, a welfare official said Thursday.

Dubbed as “Tuloy ang Pagbabago” (Let the change continue), the affair will highlight the positive contribution of poor families in uplifting their lives, Charmaine Tadlas, the regional spokesperson of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said.

Tadlas said that the gathering would focus on the 4Ps beneficiaries’ accomplishments through responsible parenting, family development, community participation, community volunteers, and sustainable livelihood.

She said that the event would also serve as a celebration among children beneficiaries who became recipients of education and health assistance from the national government.

In partnership with other national government agencies, DSWD implements the 4Ps program as an investment of human capital among poor families by assisting them in their children’s health and education, and in strengthening family and community development.

Through the 4Ps, the DSWD provides cash grants amounting to a maximum of PHP1,400 per poor family for their children’s health and education.

Tadlas said that during the National Family Day, the DSWD would also present the provincial “Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya” (Model 4Ps Families) from the towns of Don Carlos in Bukidnon, Catarman in Camiguin, Kolambugan in Lanao del Norte, Jimenez in Misamis Occidental, and Cagayan De Oro City.