News Feature: Kalilang sa Ranao marks 33rd anniversary of Marawi City

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 15 (PIA) -- The lone Islamic City in the country marked its 33rd founding anniversary Sunday with a cultural fest called Kalilang (celebration) sa Ranao.

Gongs and kulintang were resounded as residents wearing colourful Maranao garb and malongs marched to the City Hall Grounds to join the city government in celebrating the richness of Maranao culture and strong history of the city and its people.

Home to some 180,000 residents, Marawi is the melting pot of the 40 municipalities of Lanao del Sur. It has 96 barangays with Lake Lanao dominating its landscape.

It is considered as the center of religion, politics and commerce of the Maranaos or lake dwellers.

The city offers a unique and rich experience from the scenic sight of the mountain across the lake called by locals as “sleeping lady” down to the serene Lake Lanao, to the sound of azan at every nook and corner of the city at prayer times, to the sight of locals, and onward to the academic milieu of Mindanao State University.

Dansalan, the city’s original name, was explored by the Spaniards as early as 1940. In August 24, 1981, Maranao warriors led by Amai Pakpak routed and defeated the Spanish forces driving them back to Iligan Bay.

Dansalan was derived from the word ‘dansal’ which means destination point. It was proclaimed as a municipality under the Act of the Moro Province Legislative Council by the American colonial government.

It was given a charter as a city on August 14, 1940 and subsequently renamed to Marawi in June 16, 1956 through Congressional Amendment of the Charter sponsored by Senator Domocao Alonto.

Recognizing that 92 percent of its population are Muslims, Marawi was declared as Islamic City on April 15, 1980. (APB/PIA10)

Cebuano News: DTI mopahigayon sa libreng ‘entrepreneurship training’

By Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, April 15 (PIA)--Ang Department of Trade and Industry sa Bukidnon mopahigayon sa libreng ‘entrepreneurship training’ ug seminar alang niadtong mga bag-o, mga kamulong nag negosyo ug mga buot mag negosyo dinhi sa probinsya.

Ipahigayon kini matag ikatulo nga semana sa bulan nga magsugod karong umaabot Abril 15 diha sa DTI provincial office, nahimutang sa Manuel building, San Isidro Street, Malaybalay City.

Si DTI provincial director Ermedio J. Abang miingon nga lakip sa ‘training’ ang ‘Costing ug Pricing’, ‘Visual Merchandising’, ‘E-mail Appreciation’, ‘Business Expense Savings Training (BEST Game), ug ‘Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) caravan.’

Lakip sa hisgutanan ang ‘Frontline quality service,’ ‘Entrepreneurship,’ ug ‘Consumer rights and responsibilities.’

“Kini nga mga training mahinungdanon kaayo tungod kay ang mga eksperto ug hanas na sa negosyo maghisgot kabahin sa mga kahimanan ug uban pa nga mga pamaagi aron matabangan nga mapalambo pa gyod ang ‘operational capabilities’ niadtong dunay ‘existing’ na nga mga negosyo. Sa samang paagi, makatabang usab kini alang niadtong nagplano ug buot mosugod ug tukod sa kaugalingon nilang negosyo,” si Abang miingon.

Si Jose Maureal, ang trade and industry development specialist ug training officer, miingon nga daghan gayod kaayo ug makat-onan ang mga partisipante tungod kay lakip sa hisgutanan sa training ang ‘negotiation skills,’ diin kabahin usab sa padayon nga tinguha sa DTI aron mapalambo ang ‘micro, small ug medium enterprises (MSMEs) sa Bukidnon.

Gitumbok niini ang makanunayon nga gimbuhaton sa DTI diha sa komunidad aron makab-ot ang tinguha sa pag-umol sa maayong negosyo ug mahimong sayon ang ‘investment’ lakip na ang mga kasilinganan nga mga dapit.

Ang mga sesyon ipahigayon pinaagi sa ‘first-come, first-serve basis’ diin 15 ka mga partisipante lamang ang maka-salmot matag usa ka kalihukan.

Aron makarehistro ug masuta ang schedule sa training, ang mga interesadong partisipante mahimong motawag sa 813-2101 o mag-email sa dti.r10.bukidnon@gmail.com

Kini nga kalihukan kabahin sa ‘capability enhancement project’ sa DTI aron ampingan ang tahas sa probinsya isip ‘food basket’ sa Mindanao. (Famelah D. Villanueva, DTI/RLRB, PIA10, Bukidnon)

Marawi School Division gets thumbs-up from DepEd-ARMM chief

By Apipa P. Bagumbaran

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 15 (PIA) -- The regional secretary of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) lauded the teachers and pupils under the Marawi City School Division.

Lawyer Jamar Kulayan, who graced the city’s 33rd founding anniversary on Sunday, said he is proud and impressed by the recent performance of the Marawi City School Division.

He said Marawi City School Division recorded a high rating in the regional assessment in Science, Mathematics and English.

Most passers of the National Qualifying Examination for school heads in the region were also from the said division, he added.

The ARMM Education Secretary, thus, hopes that all the schools division in the ARMM will be like Marawi City School Division.

It is only in this city and in Lamitan that the ARMM can be proud of in terms of producing competent students, he cited.

Kulayan meantime assured the locals that the regional government is doing its best to solve the problems including the region’s educational system before the Bangsamoro entity comes in.

Just this month, DepEd-ARMM started releasing the back pays of public school teachers that have not been paid during the past administrations.

Although it attracted criticisms, he said what they have done to reform the region’s educational system have also gained respect from constituents. (APB/PIA10)

58IB New Commanding Officer assumes post

By Elaine O. Ratunil

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, April 15 -- A simple turn-over ceremony of the 58th Infantry “Dimalulupig” Battalion of 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division was held at the Battalion Headquarters, Migbanday, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, April 12.

Lieutenant Colonel George L Banzon, Commanding Officer of the unit relinquished his leadership of 58IB to Lieutenant Colonel Evan M Bermudo as the new Battalion Commander of the unit.

Lieutenant Colonel Bermudo, prior to this new designation, held various positions in the Philippine Army such as: the Deputy Chief of Staff for Education and Training, G8; Operation Officer of Task Force PANAY; Chief Management Fiscal Office, Executive Officer of 47IB and Executive Officer of 301st Brigade all of 3rd Infantry “Spearhead” Division based at Camp General Macario Peralta Jr, Jamindan, Capiz. His most recent assignment was with 402nd Infantry “Stringers” Brigade as the unit’s Executive Officer.

He replaced Lieutenant Colonel George L Banzon, who is set to assume his new post as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, G3 of the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division.

In his message, Ltc Banzon, extended his thanks and gratitude to the officers and enlisted personnel of the unit for their untiring support and dedication to service rendered during his incumbency as battalion commander.

He encouraged all officers and personnel to offer their sincere dedication and support to his successor since the success of a Commander and the unit he is leading is on the hands of all the members of the unit - officers and enlisted personnel.

Lieutenant Colonel Bermudo in his assumption speech vowed to give his best in order to lead the unit to greater successes. He also urged the personnel to help him sustain the successes of the unit in the past and helped him accomplish the given mission for the unit.

Major General Nestor A Añonuevo, Commander, 4ID, extended his congratulations to Ltc Banzon as the outgoing Commanding Officer of 58IB and to Ltc Bermudo as the incoming Commanding Officer of 58IB.

“I’m very thankful to Ltc Banzon for his dedication of service as Battalion Commander and for his contributions in our internal peace and security operations in the province of Misamis Oriental which has been very helpful in improving the peace and security development in the province and the neighbouring municipalities of Agusan del Norte. To Ltc Bermudo, you have my confidence that you are the right person to lead this unit and I believed that you can equal or even surpass what Ltc Banzon had accomplished,” Major General Añonuevo said. (8IB/4ID/PA/PIA10)

Cebuano news: 52 ka kabataan adunay apan sa itsura mipahiyum pag usab

TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Abril 15 -- Singkwenta’y dos (52) ka kabataan gipanganak nga naay apan sa ngabil ug lingagngag, malampusong na operahan niaging Marso pitsa 15 ngadto sa 17 sa Kapatagan Provincial Hospital (KPH) sakop niining probinsya.

Ang surgical mission gitawag nga Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile (BOSS) usa ka inabagan nga proyekto sa Maharlika Charity Foundation Inc., Alpha Phi Omega Southern Zamboanga Alumni Association (APO-SOZA-ALAS) ug sa probinsyal nga gobyerno sa Lanao del Norte.

Kini ang ikaduha ka higayun nga ang mga kabataan nga gipanganak nga adunay depekto, sila gihatagan ug libre nga surgery niining probinsya. Ang unang misyon gi pasiugda niadtung Setyembre 10 ngadto sa 13, 2012 sa Lanao Norte Provincial Hospital (LNPH), sulod sa lungsod sa Baroy nga adunay 69 ka pasyente nga na operahan na.

“Kami na lipay nga natabangan kining mga pasyente nga sila nagasakripisyo gikan sa maong siak sa dagway nga pagkahiwi. Kini usa ka kabag uhan sa kinabuhi alang aning mga kabataan nga maka buhat na sa ilang adlaw-adlaw nga buluhaton sa maong tunghaan ug tagilungsod inubanan sa daku nga pagsalig sa kaugalingon,” matud ni KPH Chief of Hospital Medel Tomada.

Ang Maharlika Charity Foundation Inc., APO-SOZA-ALAS ug ang lokal nga pangagamhanan sa Lanao del Norte nag lantaw usab nga mag dumala usab ug surgical mission alang sa mga kabus nga residente sa probensya sa dili pa mahuman ang tuig. (Marie-Zil G. Malinao/KHMJ/PIO-LDN/PIA10)