Gov’t to Construct More Roads to Boost Mindanao Economy

By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO

September 18, 2010, 9:54pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Aquino administration is planning to construct more roads to speed up economic development in Mindanao, government officials disclosed Saturday.

Aside from constructing more roads, the government is also considering the construction of a mega dam in Pulangi River in Bukidnon as a “big contribution” to Mindanao’s economic development as it would address the power demand of big sectors, especially the power producers and retailers.

Earlier this year, Mindanao experienced up to 12 hours of power outages daily due to the drying up of its hydropower sources as a result of the El Niño weather phenomenon.

Mindanao draws more than 50 percent of its power from hydro sources such as the Agus plants in Lake Lanao, and the Pulangui River in Bukidnon.

The Aquino administration has plans of developing the country’s energy sector through the Department of Energy (DoE), which is tasked to make further studies on how to address the power crisis in the southern island.

Newly installed chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Lualhati Antonino made these government projection during the three-day 2010 Mindanao Business Conference (2010 MinBizCom) here which ended on Saturday.

The plans of the government will boost economic development in Mindanao, Antonino said.

The new MinDA chair said the Aquino administration is giving more attention to Mindanao to make it a booming region in the country.
On Thursday, President Aquino made a Mindanao swing, particularly in Southern Mindanao region and meet Mindanao’s business community leaders there and switched-on the newly built Sibulan Hydropower Plant in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.

“The government intends to establish more road networks that would link all ports in the island,” stressed Antonino.

The MinDA chair said construction of more roads in agricultural food producing provinces will address the inconvenience of transporting goods in and out of Mindanao.

On the other hand, Antonino said the Aquino administration is also focusing on continuing peace efforts in Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines.

The MinDA chair said peace negotiations would be given due attention by the Aquino administration through initiating programs that would improve the quality of life for Mindanaoans.

18 U.S.-Based Firms Join Local Confab

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – At least 18 United States-based firms have sent their delegations to “Orobest Expo 2010,” an event that was held parallel to the 19th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) and the Mindanao Investment Forum which will be held Sunday here. Jaime Rafael U. Paguio, president of the host Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Incorporated (Oro Chamber), said the Americans are bringing along with them their top products and technologies for display during the OTOP Mindanao Island Fair and Orobest Expo 2010 inside the Limketkai Atrium. “The presence of American businesses and displays in the Atrium would already manifest that indeed US is coming back to pour in more investments to Mindanao,” Paguio said. For his part, Conference Director Ruben Vegafria hopes that the MinBizCon will open the eyes of American investors on Mindanao even as he expects the existing American firms in the region to tell their counterparts that Mindanao is definitely a good place for business. (Nef Luczon)

NGCP Imposes Power Curtailments Anew Due to Mindanao-Wide Power Supply Deficiency; CEPALCO Areas to Experience 2 ½ Hours of Rotating Brownouts

17 September 2010

NGCP Imposes Power Curtailments Anew

Due to Mindanao-Wide Power Supply Deficiency;

CEPALCO Areas to Experience 2 ½ Hours of Rotating Brownouts

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines [NGCP] has again imposed power curtailments all over Mindanao due to a power supply shortage affecting the entire Mindanao Island. According to NGCP, the power supply shortage is due to the maintenance outage of NPC’s Pulangi 4 [Unit 1] and Agus 6 [Unit 1] hydro electric plants; non- operation of Therma Marine’s two power barges and reduced capabilities of some other NPC hydro plants.

Because of NGCP’s re-imposition of power curtailments, CEPALCO will again be scheduling rotating brownouts lasting for about 2 hours and 30 minutes per area.

Please find below the load shedding schedule / guide [2 hours & 30 minutes DAILY rotating brownouts] within the CEPALCO service area for the period Sept. 20 to 23, 2010. Again, CEPALCO would like to caution customers that the actual switch off and switch on time may vary from the announced schedule depending on the actual load curtailment levels imposed by NGCP on CEPALCO on a day to day basis.

Time of Brownout		Date: Sept. 20	Date: Sept. 21	Date: Sept. 22	Date: Sept. 23
9:30am to 12noon		Tango 2 & Pueblo 2	Charlie 4	Charlie 2 & Carmen 3	Tango 2 & Pueblo 2
12noon to 2:30pm		Charlie 1	Tango 1	Carmen 1 & Carmen 2	Charlie 1
2:30pm to 5:00pm		Charlie 2 & Carmen 3	Tango 2 & Pueblo 2	Charlie 4	Charlie 2 & Carmen 3
5:00pm to 7:30pm	Carmen 1 & Carmen 2		Charlie 1	Tango 1	Carmen 1 & Carmen 2

AREA COVERAGE

CHARLIE 1:

1. Greater portion of the City Poblacion along and bounded by Hayes St., Mortola St., JR Borja St. including S.Daumar St. up to corner JR. Borja St., Aguinaldo St. up to corner Justo Ramonal St.,

2. Along Pabayo St.; including portions of C. Pacana St., JR Borja St., Gomez St., C.Taal St., T.Neri St., Abejuela St., Hayes St. and Gaerlan St. from Pabayo St..

3. Hayes St. from corner A.Velez St. towards City Hall area & Burgos St., along T.Chavez St. from Burgos St. up to Tiano Bros. St. - including portions of Tiano Bros. St., Rizal St., Capistrano St. from Hayes St.; and; Dolores St..

4. Along Burgos St. from T.Chavez St. up to corner Gomez St. including portions of Abejuela St., T.Neri St., Cruz Taal St. and Gomez St. from Burgos St..

5. Surroundings along Mabini St. from corner A.Velez St. towards Capistrano St. up to corner Gomez St. including portions of Tiano Bros. St. from Mabini St.; Yacapin St. from Capistrano St. towards Burgos St.; and; C.Pacana St., JR Borja St. and Gomez St. from Capistrano St.

6. Along Pabayo and T. Saco Streets from Dolores towards Clementino Chaves St. up to 15^th-26^th St., Nazareth.

7. Greater portion of Macasandig, all of Tibasak, all the way to Taguanao.

CHARLIE 2:

1. Portions of T.Chavez St. from Corrales Ave. up to Tiano Bros. St. including portions of A.Velez St from Hayes St..

2. Along Hayes St. from Camaman-an towards V.Roa St. up to corner J.Ramonal Ext., including Pinikitan, Adela, Balangiao area, Quirino St. and Yacapin Ext.; portions of Macasandig, XU Grade School areas.

3. Along J.Ramonal Ext. from Sto. Niño, Cogon towards V.Roa St., R.Chavez St. up to Corrales Ave. corner A.Luna St.; D. Velez St & Yacapin St., JR Borja Sts between V. Roa St. and Mortola St.(PNB/Everbest) towards Daumar Sts. To Yacapin Ext. up to Doña Nieves St.

4. Along Corrales Ave. towards FICCO, Nazareth, including Yacapin Street Towards Capistrano St.,

5. Greater portion of Nazareth; greater portion of Ramonal Village. From Hayes-12^th Sts up to T.Saco-14^th Sts. T.Saco-6^th Sts.,14^th-21^st Sts., and 15^th-21^st Sts.

CHARLIE 4:

1. Portions of Camaman-an near and including towards Manto to the San Jose and St. Vianney Seminaries, greater portion of Camaman-an proper towards Bontong, Bolonsori up to Upper Camaman-an and Hayes Subdivision including Tipolohon.

2. Part of Limketkai Center, Lapasan including Mc Donalds, PNB and Allied Bank.

3. Along Recto Ave. from corner Agora Road towards Maharlika Bridge including Coca-Cola Plant & Osmeña Ext.. up to Gaabucayan St.

4. Portion of A.Luna St. towards all of Mabulay Subdivision including portion of the Provincial Capitol and Provincial Hospital Area.

5. Medical Center area along and bounded by Capistrano St., Echem St. up to corner Akut St., A.Velez St., and Recto Ave.(UCCP side), including all of Consolacion.

6. Corrales Ext. from Gaabucayan St. towards most of PPA area.

7. J.Pacana St. from Recto Avenue towards all of Macabalan area.

8. All of RER Subdivision Phases I & 2 including Dolores compound; towards Fortune Express Shop along Maharlika Highway; including all of NHA-KSS Subdivision and portion of Bayabas near Manila Broadcasting Radio Station to Capisnon area.

9. Greater part of Bulua from Bulua Rotonda towards all of Iponan.

10. Greater part of Patag including Calamansi Drive, Apovel subdivision, Terry Hills subdivision and Anhawon, Bulua area.

CARMEN 1:

1. Greater portion of Carmen along Lirio St., from Trinity St., towards Oak St., Max Suniel St., Vamenta Blvd, up to cor. Jasmin St. including Waterlily St. and the Carmen market area.

2. Along Mabolo St. from Lirio St. towards corner Rosal St. including portion of Marigold St. .

3. Portions of Carmen: vicinities along Vamenta Blvd. from Fernandez St. towards greater part of Ilaya including Zayas St. up to Callos-Elloso St.: portions of Ipil St. and Mahogany St. from Fernandez St.; and; Seriña St. from COA towards Gumamela Ext.St., Guani Coliseum (former O.Roa’s) and Maharlika Police Station.

4. All of Macanhan, Carmen towards all of Lower Balulang.

CARMEN 2:

1. Portions of Carmen along Yacal St. towards Lirio St., Vamenta Blvd., Waling-waling St. upto GSIS area including Ferrabrel St., Mango St. and portion of Rosal St. and Marigold St.

2. All of Kauswagan proper including Fairlane Village and portion of Capisnon, Bonbon and Bayabas.

3. Isla de Oro.

4. Along Montalban St. from near Tiano Bros. St. towards Burgos St., del Pilar St. and Magsaysay St. including portions of Macahambus St. and Abellanosa St. from Burgos St..

5. Portions of A.Luna St. from corner Corrales Ave.; towards vicinities along A.Velez St. upto corner Mabini St. including portion of: Makahambus St. from A.Velez St. and Tiano Bros. St. from Macahambus St.

CARMEN 3:

1. Portions of Carmen: along vicinities of Villarin St. towards portion of Canitoan-Pagatpat Road; including St. Mary’s Academy (formerly Cathedral School of Technology), Golden Village, City Hospital-DOH Area, COWD reservoir and Seriña St. from Villarin St. down to Madonna and Child Hospital.

2. M.Suniel St. from Villarin St. down towards portion of Mabolo St.; including Matilde Neri St., Dabatian St. and Cagayan de Oro College area; and; portion of Lirio St. area.

3. Portions of Upper Carmen towards Dagong including SM CITY; PRYCE HOTEL; SPUM & SEARSOLIN.

PUEBLO 2 :

1. Portions of Upper Carmen, Upper Balulang and all of Brgy. Lumbia including; PNR Sawmill, Shop and transmitter; Pueblo de Oro, Camella Homes, Xavier Estates, Xavier Heights, Xavier High School, La Buena Vida, Frontiera and Montana subdivisions; CAA-BAT Lumbia Airport & Rio Verde.

TANGO 1:

1. Portions of Natumulan down to Casinglot, Tagoloan.

2. All the Barangays of Bugo, Puerto, Tin-ao, Agusan, Tablon, Baloy, Cugman, Gusa, and greater portion of Lapasan.

3. Portions of Lapasan-Camaman-an road from Recto Ave. towards Limketkai Commercial Center including Grand Caprice Restaurant.

4. All of Osmeña St. and portion of Cogon Market Area (JR Borja side and Yacapin side) including Roxas St. towards portion of JR Borja St.

5. Upper Gusa, Indahag, Malasag, FS Catanico and Balubal.

6. Agora Market area including Gaabucayan St.

7. Corrales Ext. from corner Recto Ave. up to Gaabucayan St.

8. DMPI plantation, MENZI Agri, etc.

TANGO 2:

1. Portions of Natumulan, greater Tagoloan proper, all the Barangays of Baluarte, Pulot, Sugbongcogon, and Gracia, Tagoloan

2. All the Barangays of Sta. Cruz, Mohon, Sta. Ana, and Sto. Rosario, Tagoloan including Kimaya, Villanueva.

3. All of Villanueva and Jasaan, Misamis Oriental.

We hope all CEPALCO customers & the public in general will be guided by this announcement. Thank you.

Released by:

Marilyn A. Chavez

Senior Manager

Customer & Community Relations Dept.