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==K to 12 protest greets opening of classes June 1==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2015/05/31/k-12-protest-greets-opening-classes-june-1-410603
*Sunday, May 31, 2015
:By LA Corrales
A NATIONWIDE protest against the K to 12 curriculum organized by Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) party-list, together with its support groups, greets Monday's opening of classes in all elementary and secondary government-run schools.
ACT vice president for Northern Mindanao Orphelia Tabacon said that teachers all over the country are wearing black arm bands as a form of protest against the implementation of the new curriculum while they hold classes in their respective schools.
“Tanan man gud teachers, depende sa ilang form of protest, basta sa Camaman-an, black arm band, sa uban, magsuot og shirt, magbutang og tarp,” Tabacon said.
In Cagayan de Oro City, ACT support groups such as Gabriela and Kabataan party-list and parents affected by the K to 12 implementation are going to hop to select schools like Camaman-an Elementary School, West City Central School, East City Central School, City Central School and Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School (MOGCHS).
Tabacon said these are the only schools they can accommodate, “pero daghan ga-support ani, dili lang aning mga eskwelahan.”
They will be hanging tarps outside the gates of these schools, giving leaflets and orientation to the parents of the students about what K to 12 is. They will also need signatures of parents to sign their manifesto, a campaign signature to suspend the K to 12 implementation.
After the school hopping, they are going to hold a program in front of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) regional office located near SM City.
:Salary standardization
They are also pressing on the enforcement of Salary Standardization Law (SSL) that according to Tabacon has been violated since “wa gyud mi’y nadawat na increase for six years nga si President (Benigno) Aquino III, nga dapat every three years naa man, pero karun wala.”
She added that the last increase the teachers received was in 2009, the last year of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Tabacon also cited Republic Act 4670, titled “Magna Carta for Public School Teachers,” which promotes and improves the social and economic status of public school teachers.
Tabacon said this has not been realized since the salaries of the teachers are under the poverty line.
She said that a Philippine Military Academy cadet undergraduate receives P27,425 and a call center agent P22,000 a month, a much higher salary compared to the teachers.
Tabacon said the wages of teachers are not enough, citing statistics that a Filipino family must receive P1,054 per day or P31,620 per month to have decent lives, “but reality tells that we received lower than that.”
The teachers demand the immediate approval of House Bill (HB) 245 filed by ACT partylist, authored by Representative Antonio Tinio, which calls for an increase in the salaries of public school teachers from P18,549 to P25,000 per month, and of non-teaching personnel from P9,000 to P15,000 per month.
:No free SHS
The K to 12 curriculum for senior high school (SHS) is not entirely free.
Tabacon said that a student in SHS will spend about P22,000 for a school year.
For every student, the government will subsidize P7,000 for educational assistance and another P7,000 as a voucher, educational aid with other educational institution such as Ched. “Kibali respeto nalang, naa pay mabilin nga P8,000,” she said.
“Aha mana pangitaon sa ginikanan?” she asked citing books, fieldtrips and uniforms as other fees. “Ang canteen sa private school, mahal ang baligya,” she added.
The K to 12 curriculum is designed to support the Public Private Partnership (PPP) of President Aquino. This is a strategy to implement the export-labor policy of the government.
Tabacon believes that this is for the private schools to sustain themselves, in support with Aquino's PPP.
“Mabutang nga no choice ang mga ginikanan, mapugos ang mga students nga magkuha aning care-giving, house-keeping courses, mga courses pang abroad,” Tabacon said.
In the SHS, “gamay ra ang public schools naga nag open for it, dili niya ma-cater ang volume of students busa mapugos ang uban nga muadto sa private schools nga andam nga daan,” she said.
==CDO dads to LTO: Stop new policy declaring as 'smuggled' surplus vehicles sans registration==
*Source:http://www.interaksyon.com/business/111423/cdo-dads-to-lto-stop-new-policy-declaring-as-smuggled-surplus-vehicles-sans-registration
*Saturday, May 30, 2015 12:03 pm
:(Philippines News Agency)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Local legislators here passed a resolution seeking a moratorium on the implementation of the new policy on renewal of surplus vehicles here.
City Councilor Ramon Tabor, chairman of the committee on police, fire, and public safety, said on Friday the local body addressed the resolution to the Land Transportation Office (LTO), which issued Memorandum Circular AVT-2014-1877 that declares as “smuggled” surplus vehicles without a Motor Vehicles Users Charge document whose registration has not been renewed and where the importers failed to pay the proper duties and taxes.
According to the councilor, the new policies would also affect the local government units (LGUs) since the LGUs are also using surplus multi-cabs and dump trucks.
==More sugar smuggled out==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2015/05/29/more-sugar-smuggled-out-410263
*Friday, May 29, 2015
:By JB R. Deveza, Pamela Jay F. Orias (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro)
CAGAYAN DE ORO -- At least 25 to 30 more 40-footer container vans of refined sugar were smuggled out of the Mindanao Container Terminal in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental last week, said retired general Jessie Dellosa, deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Intelligence Group.
Dellosa made the statement Friday morning, May 29, as he inspected the 16 40-footer container vans of refined sugar seized Sunday, May 24, at the same port.
The contraband shipment weighed some 416,000 kilos or close to 459 tons.
Aside from the smuggled sugar valued at some P25.6 million, four other 40 footer container vans containing candies, tea, toys, and pipe fittings worth P2.4 million were also seized.
Documents reveal all 20 40-footer container vans were shipped from China on board the vessel M/V Valdivia.
Customs documents identify the consignee of the seized shipment as AMD Royale Enterprises based in Purok 10, Baloy Highway, Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City.
The same documents identify the customs broker as one Steve S. Semblante of Zone 1, 374 Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City.
Dellosa said the container vans smuggled last week also had the same consignee and broker.
He said the BOC’s Intelligence Group is now coordinating efforts with the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to determine where the sacks of sugar successfully smuggled out of the MCT last week are being stored.
Owners of warehouses that contain the contraband will also be charged with smuggling, Dellosa said.
He said Customs officials are also looking into the other import documents submitted by AMD, adding that the BOC discovered that from January to May this year, AMD was the consignee of some 800 container vans.
The importation was also facilitated by the same broker, according to Dellosa.
“We still have to validate whether those were also refined sugar,” he said. “Those shipments were also declared similarly -- as household goods.”
Lawyer Ruby Claudia Alameda, district collector of the Port of Cagayan de Oro, said both the consignee and the customs broker will be charged with violations of the Tariffs and Customs Code of the Philippines, specifically for violations of the Section 2503 on the “undervaluation, misclassification, and misdeclaration in entry” of the goods seized Sunday.
The said shipment is automatically forfeited under the law and will be auctioned off.
Meanwhile, Elisa G. Lao, senior sugar production regulations officer of the SRA, said the volume of smuggled sugar seized Sunday, May 24, may adversely affect sugar prices to the detriment of sugar planters and millers nationwide.
“If these are auctioned, the SRA may recommend that these be put in reserve and not released to the domestic market,” Lao said.
Lao said the SRA will also have the contraband sugar tested to see if these are fit for human consumption before these are auctioned off.
==BPI Foundation opens ‘Sinag Challenge’ to CDO young entrepreneurs==
*Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2611432799205/bpi-foundation-opens-sinag-challenge-to-cdo-young-entrepreneurs
*Thursday, May 28, 2015
:By Karl Glendy Espares and Gennerah Enterina / PIA10)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 28 (PIA) -- The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation in collaboration with Ateneo de Cagayan and Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship (ASCEnt) opens its First Regional BPI Sinag Challenge on 28 May 2015 at Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City.
Attended by various young local entrepreneurs in the city, the BPI Sinag Challenge is a business plan competition nationwide, aimed to empower entrepreneurs with social mission.
“The BPI Sinag Challenge is a social business competition. We’re seeking young entrepreneurs with socially oriented businesses – the so-called millennial are as creative as they are critical-thinkers, and they have the passion, the heart and the skills to change the world through business,” said BPI Foundation Executive Director Fidelina Corcuera.
During the event, BPI encouraged young entrepreneur attendees who have small businesses to join and allowed them to share the progress of their businesses. And also, how they started and how far they have gone.
The business competition will be joined by the eligible entrant; either individual or group ages 18 to 35 that have a definite social enterprise idea or concept in mind and existing enterprises.
Sinag will provide access to workshops, mentorship, access to financing and the finalist will receive P200, 000 each, six months monitoring, coaching and access to the Ateneo business incubation center.
Further, the finalists will in turn help boost local activities in the community, give better opportunities, higher income and more employment. In addition, promotes local investments.
Participants who want to join will have to send their entries and application online through sinag.bpifoundation.org.
==Solon revives proposed Mindanao railway system==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=766205
*Wednesday, May 27, 2015
: (PNA), LGI/CD/MARK FRANCISCO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 27 (PNA) -- Senator Grace Poe wants to revive the Mindanao Railway System in Mindanao as part of the government’s move to develop the provinces.
Poe was in Cagayan De Oro City Tuesday on invitation by a group of local village officials where she pushed for the decongestion of Metro Manila and channeling the development of the provinces.
“It is high time to decongest Metro Manila and bat for development in the provinces because progress could not be attained if development is focused in the national capital of Manila alone,” Poe said.
She cited the need to create and sustain both physical and social infrastructures in the regions outside in order to start the development of the provinces outside Metro Manila.
She said that the social corporate concept of inclusive growth as endorsed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other international organizations should be adapted locally so that prosperity would trickle down to the level of individual constituents.
“Metro Manila has been congested already. And I can see lots of potential in the provinces as new growth centers,” Poe told the village officials.
She cited the growth of Northern Mindanao for the past 10 years and consistently being touted as the fastest growing region in the island, with Cagayan De Oro as the most competitive city in the country second only to Makati.
“You have five economic zones here in Region 10. You can surely attract lots of investors. But, what is prosperity if it remains only in the hands of a few. That’s why inclusive growth must be realized to trickle down to our citizenry,” she said.
Poe said that one of the infrastructures that Mindanao needs at this point is to start the realization of the long overdue Mindanao railway system.
Congress discussed the Mindanao railway system in the early 1990s, which led to the creation of the Mindanao Railways Office under the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) during the incumbency of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
When Arroyo’s presidential term expired in 2010, the planned railway system also met a premature death following the abolition of the Mindanao Railway System Office.
==Probe into abuses of traffic aides sought==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=765671
*Tuesday, May 26, 2015
: (PNA), CTB/CD
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 26 (PNA) – The City Council would tackle allegation of “abuse” by traffic aides toward sidewalk vendors in the city’s public markets here, a City Councilor said Tuesday.
City Councilor Alexander Dacer said that the city council committee on economic enterprise would conduct a probe into the complaints of sidewalk vendors against traffic aides assigned in the city’s public market in Cogon here.
Dacer said that the vendors have complained that the traffic aides seized their wares and carts while plying along the market sidewalks.
“What these traffic aides are doing were seizing and destroying fruits, carts, and belongings of sidewalk vendors who are simply eking a living,” Dacer said.
He said that the acts of the traffic aides are intolerable, that a call for an investigation is appropriate in order to determine the culpability, if any, of the traffic aides.
“If proven true, this is a simple case of human rights violation where whoever is liable should be charged in court,” Dacer said.
According to Dacer, the market vendors have been complaining of the alleged “atrocities” of traffic aides in the past that have become an issue in the local media.
He said that the market vendors have lately warned that they would not hesitate to retaliate if pushed to the wall harder.
The city council is finally taking steps to iron out things between the traffic aides and the market vendors with a determination that the conflict would not end in a bloody confrontation in the future, Dacer said.
==Family Welfare Federations to hold 1st Mindanao Summit in CDO==
*Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2611432536394/family-welfare-federations-to-hold-1st-mindanao-summit-in-cdo
*Monday, May 25, 2015
:By Glenford C. Labial (DOLE-10)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 25 - In an effort to strengthen the Family Welfare Program (FWP) by providing new mechanisms to effectively function collective leadership and corporate social responsibility as keys to workplace productivity and improved worker-management relations, the Department of Labor and Employment -10 (DOLE-10) and the Northern Mindanao Federation of Family Welfare Committees (NMFFWC) will be hosting the 1st Mindanao summit on 27 July 2015 at the Grand Caprice Ballroom, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City.
After the meeting among the Mindanao FWP regional focal persons along with their respective federation chairpersons convened at CEPALCO Green Building on 12 May 2015, the summit was finalized.
DOLE Secretary, Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz will be invited as the guest of honor and keynote speaker during the summit which is expected to be participated in by no less than 310 active FWP practitioners representing labor and management sectors from an estimated 295 companies in the Mindanao regions.
Topics on human resource, rediscovering and exploring the FWP towards the improvement of the work values, and quality services for private companies will be discussed.
A series of best practices including open forum will also form part of the summit.
In a statement during the launching, NMFFWC Chairman Florita B. Quijano of Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation, Iligan City, encouraged the management with organized and non-organized family welfare committees in Mindanao regions to allow the participation of their FWC members and safety officers to enhance their knowledge and skills and some inputs from different speakers and co-participants to effectively and efficiently implement the FWP.
In full support, DOLE Regional Director Raymundo G. Agravante expressed, “This serves as an effective forum for labor and management representatives of companies and institutions implementing the FWP to thresh out common issues and concerns relative to the implementation of the program at the company level and to benchmark good practices to increase productivity at the workplaces.”
The island-wide event is driven with the theme, “Family Welfare Committees in Mindanao: Bridging Connections.”
==Misamis Oriental electric coop distributes GenSets==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/business/2015/05/24/misamis-oriental-electric-coop-distributes-gensets-409293
*Sunday, May 24, 2015
:(Sun.Star Cagayan)
MISAMIS Oriental Rural Electric Service Cooperative-1 (Moresco 1) celebrated its 47th anniversary by powering up two-megawatt Modular Generation Sets last week.
The portable generators were acquired through the National Electrification Administration (NEA)-Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) of the Department of Energy (DOE).
The SEP was launched by the Aquino administration in 2011 to provide electricity in far-flung communities through the installation of gensets.
Three years after it was launched, the number of sitios completely energized in Misamis Oriental under Moresco 1 increased from 94 in 2011 to 132 at the end of 2014.
About 4,000 households are expected to benefit from the modular gensets.
The gensets were distributed in the 10 franchise areas of MORESCO: the towns of Alubijid, lnitao, Opel, Lugait, Laguindingan, Manticao, Gitagum, Libertad, Naawan, El Salvador City in Misamis Oriental, the 15 baranggays in Cagayan de Oro City, the 17 baranggays in the Municipality of Talakag, a barangay in Baungon in the Province of Bukidnon, and a barangay in Iligan City.
In his speech during the Moresco anniversary, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla reminded members of the cooperative: "It is your duty to help the directors of our electric companies if we are aware of, for example, electric jumpers in the community, because it is not only the directors who will experience the loss but also you."
==Living right with NutriFit CGY==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/lifestyle/2015/05/23/living-right-nutrifit-cgy-409123
*Saturday, May 23, 2015
:By Patricia Ysabel Tabian (AdMU intern)
WE ALL know that in living a healthy life, proper diet and proper exercise are essential. However, our diet is 35 percent more influential on our health and fitness compared to just exercising. ‘Eating unhealthy is okay as long as you workout’ is a myth, and a bad one too. Exercising means sweating out the food you ate, and in order to have a genuine healthy lifestyle, both must come hand in hand.
Recently, more and more locals decide on switching sides and are going for a healthy lifestyle. More and more businesses open up with the goal of helping out people to eat healthy, offering different diets.
Now the city has NutriFit CGY, a home-service business that offers Paleo diet to those who want to live healthy and fit.
But wait, ‘what kind of diet is that?’ you may ask.
Part-owner Melodi Tan answers that: “Paleo is short for ‘Paleolithic’ which means eating healthy, real and whole foods.” The diet is basically engaging to low-carb and high-fat foods. The former means half a cup of rice, as well as substitution of other foods with quinoa seeds, and any food rich in grains except for wheat bread. The latter refers to eating proteins like chicken and grass-fed beef bought from our local meat shops. The Paleo diet is also similar to the diet of our ancestors as they too were used to eating organic and clean food. The diet is very strict as there is a daily meal plan to be followed, thus, making this diet a healthier option compared to others.
The Paleo diet has already been in the Philippines for some time now, especially in Metro Manila. Now, NutriFit CGY offers the same compact diet to the locals of Cagayan de Oro at a very affordable price. It is managed by Chef Angelo Reyes who is an expert when it comes to European cuisine, Chef Melodi Tan who is a pastry chef, and Ciara Mae Cansino who is a registered nurse. With a team like theirs, good health and proper nutrition can easily be paired up with gourmet food prepared in a flash!
Their menu is composed of their own pre-planned recipes and these are different every day to avoid boring the customers who are courageous enough to start living a healthy life. Their food is freshly prepared from scratch every day, and they avoid processed food as this can cause cancer. With this diet, results are visible within three months!
The Paleo diet eating basis includes the usual meat, seafood, eggs, fruits and vegetables, and nuts and seeds (like almonds, walnuts, chia seeds).
Their Pan Fried Fish with Almond Powder has a soft texture which makes it easy to eat. The fish was cooked flawlessly with the right amount of spices that bring out the fish’s meat taste.
It was paired with a side order of mashed sweet potato and broccoli, both perfectly seasoned. The two dishes complemented each other impeccably. Their other bestsellers are the Fish En Papillote, Rosemary Chicken and Roasted Vegetables, all with a certain touch of European cooking. This gluten-free and grain-free whole meal only costs P150, a very affordable price for something that can cause so much goodness in our lives.
Their Paleo diet also serves sweets, but these are served in small portions. These paleo sweets that are quickly sold out include their Flour-less Bacon Brownies, Paleo Almond Cookies and Meringue Pie.
Aside from the regular Paleo diet, they also offer post-workout athletic meals which is composed of 300-500 grams of protein usually through chicken or beef.
The owners themselves are very supportive when it comes to their clients’ health and taste.
Every day, they update their customers on the meal plan to make sure that they will be enjoying their healthy meals. Their meal schedules are very considerate on their cheat days on the weekend. Usually, every Monday includes low-carb diets to detoxify their customers from the weekend, and as the week continues their meals become more relaxed.
According to Melodi, their diet does not count calories because they are serve fresh and made from scratch, being healthy is already an assurance. This diet does not only help a person lose weight but it also ensures proper digestion and maintains the blood sugar regulation.
:Avoiding processed foods
“The Paleo lifestyle is simply about avoiding processed, nutrient-poor factory foods. It may be an adjustment at first, but it is simply a matter of eliminating foods that don’t promote health on your body,” said Melodi.
What is a small adjustment for something that will bring us great results?
Our body and health has been serving us ever since, making sure that we were feeling well in the adventures that we wanted to pursue. It’s now time to return the favor and treat them properly. It may take time to adapt but all has a winning situation when it comes to eating clean.
==Distribution of 50K Philhealth ID cards starts==
*Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2601432256347/distribution-of-50k-philhealth-id-cards-starts-
*Friday, May 22, 2015
: (CIO/PIA10)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- The City Health Insurance Office (CHIO) will distribute 50,000 Philhealth identification cards cards for the 80 barangays of Cagayan de Oro starting May 20.
City Health Insurance Officer-In-Charge Dr. Ma. Lourdes S. Gaane said the Philhealth ID cards distribution on May 20 will cover four barangays, with the following schedule:
Bayabas (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.); Bonbon (10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon); Kauswagan (1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.); and Patag (3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
On May 21, the same activity was conducted at FS Catanico (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.); Gusa (10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon); Cugman (1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.); and Tablon (3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Dr. Gaane added that the Philhealth ID cards distribution will continue from May 27 until June 11, 2015.
Philhealth Sponsored Program is one of the priority programs of Mayor Oscar Moreno to ensure that card holders and their qualified family members will not be burdened paying high-cost of medicines and expenses upon hospital confinement.
==DOH urges mothers to adapt Pinggang Pinoy==
*Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1471432195899/doh-urges-mothers-to-adapt-pinggang-pinoy
*Thursday, May 21, 2015
:  (JCV/PIA 10)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 21 (PIA) – Department of Health (DOH) reiterates its call on mothers to prepare a healthy food plate for the family despite money and time constraint.
Nutritionist Telesfora G. Madelo of DOH region 10 said it is high time to start now, considering the increasing rate of persons suffering from chronic energy deficiency and obesity.
She recommended the ‘Pinggang Pinoy’ concept developed by the Food Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), a daily nutritional guide especially designed for Filipinos that complements with the food guide pyramid.
It’s a simple and easy to understand visual tool that uses a familiar food plate model to convey the right food group proportions on a per-meal basis.
The model suggested that each healthy meal should compose of 33 percent rice, 33 percent vegetables, 17 percent meat, and 17 percent fruit.
Madelo suggest to buy fruits in season so it won’t be costly as well as to opt for variety in vegetables served.
She drummed up the call during the media health advocates quarterly media forum on May 20 held in the city.
She said while ensuring that children as well-fed and healthy, this would also help build good healthy food habits for the children.
==Solon pushes for ‘permaculture farming’ (Agriculture)==
==Solon pushes for ‘permaculture farming’ (Agriculture)==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=11&rid=763811
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=11&rid=763811
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