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Volume III, No. 26
Gov’t support propels rise of Caraga’s corn industry REGIONAL NEWS
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DSWD expands program for indigent senior citizens SP AgNor approves solo parent ordinance
PROVINCIAL NEWS City forms TWG for street food 12 Cabadbaran park construction
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Agrarian-farmers complete Farm Business 13 32School training
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volunteers join advocacy on healthy 15 4,087 environment in Bislig City
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17 DOH-11 intensifies drive vs. measles foreign partners rush P67.9-B 18 Gov’t, Marawi rehab NATIONAL NEWS
vows to continue strengthening 21 TESDA quality TVET signs proclamations creating 2 IT 22 PRRD centers
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News Briefs The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Program (DA-PRDP) Rural Infrastructure Engineers conducted a monitoring activity of the P204 Million worth of infrastructure project in Cortes town. The DA-PRDDP’s intervention are: the 14.33km Farm-to-Market Road worth P187 million; 6 Watchtowers worth P13 million; & 5 all-weather dryers worth P4 million.
Per Proclamation No. 555, February 25, 2019 (Monday) has been declared as a Special Non-Working Day to commemorate the 33rd Anniversary of EDSA People Power Revolution.
Presidential Proclamation No. 417 declares the second Tuesday of February of every year as Safer Internet Day for Children Philippines. For this year’s theme: “E-kaw at ako, ligtas sa internet and pangako.” This year’s Adoption Consciousness Week Celebration is anchored on the theme, “Pagmamahal Palaganapin, Legal na Pag-aampon Ating Gawin” (Spread Unconditional Love Through Legal Adoption), which reiterates the call to ensure that orphaned, neglected, abandoned, and surrendered children are provided withthe secure, permanent and loving homes which they deserve.
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Gov’t support propels rise of Caraga’s corn industry By Aurelius P. Arais
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UTUAN CITY - Strong government support and favorable weather condition have paved the way for the rise of the corn industry in Caraga Region during last year’s cropping season. Based on 2018 corn performance data, Caraga Region posted a positive increase compared to the 2017 data in terms of area harvested, production and yield. As per Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) record, in 2017 the area harvested for the corn in the region was 34,034 hectares with a total production of 119,980 metric tons (MT) and an average yield of 3.53 MT per hectare.
from 2017 to 2018 posted an increase Last years’ performance of 8 percent while production posted exceeded the 2017 record, with an increase of 13 percent and a yield 36,699 hectares area harvested and increase of 5 percent. produced 135,627 MT with an average yield of 3.70 MT per hectare. Melody Guimary, DA-Caraga In comparison, the area harvested regional corn program coordinator,
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said that last year’s increase was due to favorable weather condition for corn production and the support extended by DA Caraga to the farmers.
Aside from mechanization support, DA also extended technical support through training, provision of corn seeds and ameliorant, and market support.
“Our support to corn farmers had led the way for an increase of Caraga’s performance in corn industry in 2018,” she said.
“This year, 2019, we are hopeful that the momentum will continue for better production and looking forward to more vibrant corn industry in the region,” Guimary said. She added that for 2019, the DACaraga corn program is targetting to increase corn production with an additional 3,000 hectares of corn area. “Though our projection is not that easy, we are closely working with the local government units (LGUs) in identifying new areas for corn production that would eventually contribute to the increase of our production for the current year,” Guimary explained. With an open mind of the farmers to embrace right farming technology and favorable weather condition, Guimary is optimistic that 2019 would be another great year for the corn industry in the region. (DA Caraga/PIA Caraga)
DA-Caraga had distributed around P60 million-worth of agricultural equipment for farm mechanization and post-harvest facilities in 2018 such as farm tractors, corn picker, combine harvester, compact corn mill, vertical dryer, and other facilities.
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DSWD expands program for indigent senior citizens
By Mike Ariel Plaza
BUTUAN CITY - The number of indigent senior citizens who received their social pension in the calendar year 2018 has increased by 1.81 percent, serving a total of 130,796 beneficiaries as compared to 128,466 in 2017. A total of Php784,776, 000 has been disbursed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Caraga through the Social Pension Program to the member elderly persons in the five provinces of the region.
its commitment towards promoting the welfare of senior citizens.
Lim also stressed that from 9,375 beneficiaries when the program started in the region in 2011, it can be seen that the social pension program for “abandoned, neglected, frail, sickly, DSWD Caraga OIC Regional and poor” elderly persons continues to Director Mita Chuchi Gupana – Lim expand and give them comfort and said that this increase in the number advantage. of target beneficiaries served only highlights the Department’s dedication “Social Pension program aims to in accommodating more “poor and reinforce the goal of the Department to vulnerable” senior citizens to the protect and promote the rights of the program. vulnerable senior citizens in attaining a more decent and quality life,” shesaid. “Senior citizens are an important engine in the society and should not be Sarah Rose Salingay, focal seen as a dependent burden to anyone person for social pension, said that in else,” Lim said, adding that DSWD, as the ensuring the delivery of quality service lead agency in social protection and to the 130, 796 beneficiaries, a clearly poverty alleviation, lingers to reinforce defined mode of payment, validation
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strategy, grievance mechanism and that replacements of beneficiaries data banking are installed; all for have already been made considering safeguarding a government resource. those who are on the waiting list. Salingay also shared that one recurring issue in the implementation of the program is the concern of having a master list of SSS pensioners for the implementers’ reference in determining the eligibility status of the senior citizens.
Republic Act 9994 states that the beneficiaries for the social pension must be: (1) frail, sickly or with disability; (2) receive no pension from GSIS, SSS, AFPMBAI and other insurance companies; and (3) do not have permanent source of income or regular “Validation activities both by the support from relatives. local government and units and the DSWD field office could not be perfectly One of the highlights for the done without the said document, social pension program in the previous hence inclusion and exclusion errors calendar year is the institutionalization exist. However, efforts do not stop there, of regional standing agreement with instead, the grievance mechanism was LGUS that if beneficiaries failed to intensified to address the increasing claim their stipend for two consecutive complaints of individuals and other quarters despite the door to door concern citizens,” she clarified. delivery, said beneficiaries will be delisted. Both Lim and Salingay said that the DSWD wanted to ascertain that However, Salingay clarified that they the benefits delivered are given to the will be reactivated in the list once the deserving social pensioners. LGU notifies the field office.
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With this, the DSWD-Caraga officially informed all LGUs to have a revalidation of all existing beneficiaries based on the eligibility criteria and had it notarized to ensure the veracity and authenticity of information reflected in the validation report.
Lim attributes the success of the implementation of the program in the region to the responsive LGU partners and stakeholders and the proactive staff in crafting the Monitoring and Evaluation tool as basis for determining the eligibility status of the beneficiaries.
“The said strategy is helpful in ensuring that the beneficiaries endorsed by the LGU are really eligible to avail the program as a number of senior citizens were non-eligible and were recommended for delisting due to having pensions from SSS and are financially stable,” Salingay said, adding
“The continuous commitment of DSWD to protect the rights of the poor and vulnerable sector in the region provided an opportunity to set in place the necessary and responsive programs and services for the said sector,” she stressed. (DSWD-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
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SP AgNor approves solo parent ordinance By Aimee B. Sienes
BUTUAN CITY- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Agusan del Norte recently approved Provincial Ordinance No. 515-2019 that establishes programs for the implementation of Republic Act 8972, otherwise known as the The SOLO PARENTS’ Welfare Act of 2000, in the province of Agusan del Norte and for other purposes. Under the ordinance, authored the resolution of personal relationship by Provincial Board Member Elizabeth and role conflicts. Marie R. Calo, benefits and privileges of solo parents were itemized. It also includes the parent effectiveness services which cover the The provincial government provision and expansion of knowledge now has a Comprehensive Package and skills of the solo parent on early of Programs, Services and Benefits childhood development, behavior for solo parents and their families management, health care, rights and to include: livelihood development duties of parents and children; critical services which include free trainings incidence stress debriefing which on livelihood skills, basic business includes preventive stress management management, value orientation strategy designed to assist solo parents and the provision of job placement; in coping with crisis situations and cases provision of seed capital/financial of abuse; special projects for individuals assistance for starting up a small-scale in need of protection which include business in the amount of not less than temporary shelter, counseling, legal Php10,000.00; and counseling services assistance, medical care, self-concept which include individual, peer group or ego-building, crisis management or family counseling that will focus on and spiritual enrichment.
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Under the ordinance, the employer shall provide for a flexible working schedule for solo parents who are working, provided, that the same shall not affect individual and company productivity, and provided, further, that any employer may request exemption from the above requirements from the DOLE on certain meritorious grounds; and non-discrimination by employer against any solo parent employee with respect to terms and conditions of employment on account of his/her status.
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following educational benefits such as scholarship programs for qualified solo parents and their children in institutions of basic, tertiary and technical/skills education; and non-formal education programs appropriate for solo parents and their children. Solo parents shall be given allocation in housing projects and shall be provided with liberal terms of payment on said government lowcost housing projects in accordance with housing law provisions prioritizing applicants below the poverty line as declared by the NEDA; a comprehensive health care program for solo parents and their children; and provision of medical assistance for hospitalization and medicine.
In addition to leave privileges under existing laws, parental leave of not more than seven working days every year shall be granted to any solo parent employee who has rendered service of at least one year; and can be availed of either in consecutive or The ordinance applies to any non-consecutive days which shall not solo parent residing in the province of be convertible to cash. Agusan del Norte for at least six months with valid solo parent ID. (LGU Agusan The province shall provide the del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
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Cabadbaran City forms TWG for street food park construction By Jessica O. Mellejor
CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte -The City Council of Cabadbaran created a Technical Working Group for the construction of Street Food Park or a common selling area for street food vendors in the city in order to accelerate the economic efforts here. This was created through City thoroughfares, despite its prohibition Ordinance No. 2018-047, authored by under Municipal Ordinance No. 11the Sangguniang Panlungsod Member 1993. Joan A. Monding. The move has been approved The Committee learned that the recently by the Sangguniang city of Cabadbaran has a rising number Panlalawigan through the efforts of of street or sidewalk food vendors Provincial Board Member Aquino illegally operating their small business W. Gambe, by virtue of Sanggunian within the city that often perceived Resolution No. 001-2019 that created as nuisances causing obstruction the Technical Working Group (TWG) or vehicular and human traffic, in Cabadbaran City. (LGU Agusan del and pollution along sidewalks and Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
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32 Agrarian-farmers complete Farm Business School training
By Gil E. Miranda
TUBAY, Agusan del Norte – Thirty-two Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) of Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Agusan del Norte graduated from the Farmer Business School (FBS) in partnership with the local government unit of Tubay, Agusan del Norte. The beneficiaries successfully completed the on-site entrepreneurial trainings consisting of 25-sessions for a period of six months. The following sessions took place at Tubay Training Center of Barangay Dona Rosario in Tubay.
Beneficiaries (ARBs) of the two ARBOs, namely: DoĂąa Rosario Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) Holders Vegetable Producers Association (DRCHVPA) and Cabayawa Sala Farmers Association (CASAFA).
DAR Provincial Agrarian Reform The students were Agrarian Reform Program Officer II (PARPO II) Andre B.
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Provincial News I Empowering Communities Atega said that FBS is an avenue for the farmers to transform themselves from mere farmers to farm businessmen adopting entrepreneurial skills and learning simple accounting and bookkeeping for their vegetable production business. “The farmers learned a ‘learning by doing’ approach focused on entrepreneurial skills to improve productivity and family income,” PARPO II Atega added. Marlon Nemeno, CASAFA member, said he learned from FBS effective farm management and how farm produce are brought to the market. “With FBS, we learned new vegetable farming technology and great business opportunities,” Nemeno added.
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Another farmer student of FBS,
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Narcesa Vargas, also said, “with the continued support, from farm tools to entrepreneurial trainings, I am so very thankful to DAR, Tubay local government, several line agencies, and private-sector.” According to Tubay Mayor Fidel E. Garcia Jr., this project enables vegetable farmers to benefit economic productivity that would facilitate further development. DAR Tubay Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer (MARPO) Luigi Rodriguez emphasized that the convergence of the national and local government, ARBOs benefitted a lot from the project. The strong support of Tubay-LGU also is an added factor to the project’s full implementation in Barangay Dona Rosario. (DAR Agusan del Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
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4,087 volunteers join advocacy on healthy environment in Bislig City By Nida Grace P. Barcena
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur – A total of 4,087 volunteers joined in the simultaneous river cleanup activity recently held here, according to Eddie Duhaylungsod of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Prior to the cleanup drive, the volunteers from the national line agencies, city government offices, students, academe, and nongovernment organizations participated in the Zumba dance and Solidarity Walk.
has appreciated the effort of the DENRCENRO personnel who facilitated the realization of such kind of activity.
“I am very grateful for the DENR for facilitating this activity and inviting us to this advocacy campaign calling for action to revitalize rivers,” Datuin The 75th Infantry Battalion and said. other volunteers have rendered their time and effort in cleaning the “I am thankful for this opportunity, assigned area designated to them that we give our concern to our from Post 1 Bridge to Dampingan, and environment, and I encourage Caramcam in Mangagoy, Bislig City everyone to be responsible in throwing in response to the advocacy for a their garbage for the development healthy environment. and cleanliness of our community in general,” he added. (PIA Surigao del Lt. Col. Jaime Datuin of the 75IB Sur)
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DOH-11 intensifies drive vs. measles By Lilian Mellejor
DAVAO CITY – Despite a low number of measle cases in the Davao Region, the Department of Health (DOH) has started intensifying the immunization drive for measles and broaden deployment of nurses to support local government units. DAVAO CITY – Despite a low number of measle cases in the Davao Region, the Department of Health (DOH) has started intensifying the immunization drive for measles and broaden deployment of nurses to support local government units.
Dr. Raquel Montejo, officer-incharge of the DOH Center for Health Development, said the youngest patient involves an eight-month old baby, while the oldest was a 75-year old man. Montejo said Davao City has the highest measles cases with 53, followed by Davao del Sur with 20; Compostela Valley with seven; Davao del Norte with five; and Davao Oriental with one.
DOH-11 Director Annabelle Yumang said they have recorded 86 measles cases from January 1 to February 10 based on the report of Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit, with two recorded deaths in Bunawan District, Davao City, and In the same period last year, Pantukan, Compostela Valley. DOH -11 reported a measles outbreak with 347 recorded cases. “This is 75 percent lower compared to the same period last “That prompted us to go on year,” Yumang said during Monday’s a house-to-house immunization of press conference here. measles-containing vaccines (MCV)
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to address the outbreak last year,” Wednesday is Immunization Day. Parents need to bring their children she said. every Wednesday to have their Yumang said measles is highly children immunized. contagious and can cause fatal Yumang said that aside measles complications, especially among infants and young children with shot, the government’s National malnutrition and weak immune Immunization Program cover nine vaccine preventable diseases such system. as the BCG, Diptheria, Tetanus, TB, Yumang clarified that measles Polio, Hepa B, mumps, rubella, among is not a cause of death but the others. complication that goes with the “It’s for free and we have enough disease -- usually pneumonia. supply,” Yumang added. (PNA) She reminded parents that every
Gov’t, foreign partners rush P67.9-B Marawi rehab Funding from both local and foreign sources have enabled the Duterte administration to fast track the extensive planning and preparations required for the PHP67.99-billion reconstruction and rehabilitation program for Marawi, a year after government troops liberated this Southern Philippine city from Islamic State (IS)-inspired militants. Of the amount needed for Marawi’s rehabilitation, about PHP41.81 billion has already been raised by the government. Of this, P6.64 billion came from various forms of humanitarian assistance from multilateral and bilateral partners during the early stages of the recovery program for Marawi, while PHP35.17 billion will be sourced from the Philippines’ development partners, which have offered concessional loans and grants during the pledging session
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for the Bangon Marawi Comprehensive Recovery and Rehabilitation Program (BMCRRP) held last Nov. 28 in Davao City, Department of Finance (DOF) Assistant Secretary Antonio Joselito Lambino II said in a statement on Thursday. The Philippine government has already released a total of PHP12.4 billion to aid the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the damaged city of Marawi. Of this amount, PHP10.9
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billion was provided to fund relief and livelihood assistance, as well as construction of transitional shelters and evacuation centers for displaced families, among others. The remaining PHP1.5 billion, which came from the President’s Social Fund, was also released to the National Housing Authority (NHA) to help fund these rehabilitation efforts. Lambino said that while the government is now accelerating the planning and preparatory stages to rehabilitate Marawi, which would take two to three years to complete, displaced families have started to benefit from the slew of immediate and short-term projects that both the government and foreign institutions have put in place as soon as residents return to their devastated city. Last January, for instance, 206 displaced families were transferred to the transitory shelters built by the Task Force Bangon Marawi at Barangay Boganga and have availed of livelihood projects and skills training programs undertaken by different agencies.
Mindanao News I Empowering Communities Alongside these short-term services, Lambino said the government is continuously working with the country’s development partners to accelerate the implementation of medium- to long-term rehabilitation efforts for Marawi. He noted that just this month, Philippine government officials and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Marawi Transcentral Road that will be rebuilt with funding support from Japan. Foreign institutions have also carried out programs, such as cash transfers for the displaced city folk, gave grants and donated equipment for the reconstruction effort, Lambino said.
China, Japan, the United States, Australia, Germany, Korea, Spain and Italy, along with multilateral institutions such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank (WB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the United Nations (UN) offered their support during last year’s These include the distribution by pledging session in Davao. the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of some 1,800 sewing machines “A city as damaged as Marawi with PHP5,000 worth of sewing kits to requires a long-term rehabilitation returning residents of Marawi. The program. With some development government has also distributed partners, the project preparation carinderia (food stall) starter kits; food alone may last up to three years from carts; sari-sari store (small convenience the project conception to the start of store) kits; starter kits for street food the construction or implementation. businesses and for making Maranao We are moving faster than businessdelicacies. as-usual,” Lambino said. (DOF PR)
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TESDA vows to continue strengthening quality TVET By Ma. Cristina Arayata
MANILA - The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will continue strengthening quality technical and vocational education and training (TVET), an agency executive told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Friday. One of the reasons for this move is the recognition that TESDA has been receiving since 2013. The most recent was from the Bayan Academy earlier this week. “TESDA received a special recognition from Bayan Academy for the agency’s ‘contribution in building the nation from below through social capital formation’,” TESDA Planning Office executive director, Marissa Legaspi, said.
to TESDA initiatives and TESDA’s support through scholarships to the trainees of Bayan Academy programs. Legaspi noted that this wasn’t the first time that TESDA’s efforts were recognized by its partners.
In 2013, TESDA was given the Partnership of the Industry Award by the Semiconductor and Electronics Industry of the Philippines, Inc. (SEIPI). “This was in recognition of TESDA’s contributions to the industry in terms of developing the needed manpower The two institutions have been through scholarship provision,” Legaspi partners for almost a decade now said. in providing programs to benefit the Filipino workforce, she added. TESDA also received the “JICA President Award for the Project on The partnership also includes Rehabilitation and Recovery from Bayan Academy’s technical assistance Typhoon Yolanda” in 2018. This award
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recognized TESDA as one of JICA’s testament to the integrity and quality of partners in the implementation of the TESDA’s TVET programs and its services,” project to rehabilitate areas badly Legaspi said. affected by typhoon Yolanda in 2013. With these awards and Also last year, TESDA was among recognition, Legaspi said TESDA will the agencies that received the remain firm in helping the Filipinos uplift Philippine Quality Award (PQA) from their lives through quality skills training President Rodrigo Duterte. programs. “TESDA was awarded the PQA Level 1- Recognition for Commitment to Quality Management, and was the first to receive such award among education agencies. Together with its ISO 9001:2015 Certification, the PQA is
“The agency is committed to help ensure that TVET graduates will not only be given access to training, but have a job or livelihood. This is the mantra that TESDA will pursue in the coming years,” she said. (PNA)
PRRD signs proclamations creating 2 IT centers By EJ Roque
MANILA – In line with the government’s vision to provide more job opportunities, President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed two proclamations creating information technology (IT) centers in Metro Manila.
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Duterte issued both Proclamation Nos. 672 and 673 on Wednesday, nearly a month after he signed Proclamation No. 655 creating the IT Center or Special Economic Zone in Bacoor City, Cavite.
National News I Empowering Communities all of the following: industrial estates, export processing zones, free trade zones, and tourist/recreational centers.
IT parks are hubs entitled to all benefits given to special economic zones to make it more attractive to Under Proclamation No. 672, foreign investors who would want Duterte designated 26,741 square to set up their own business process meters of land located at EDSA corner outsourcing offices. (PNA) North Ave. in Diliman, Quezon City as an IT Park to be known as SM City North EDSA Complex. On the other hand, Proclamation No. 673 was signed designating a building and the parcel of land upon which it stands as a Special Economic Zone or IT Center in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig. To be known as Milestone, the BGC’s IT Center will have a gross floor area of 27,089 square meters situated in a land area of 3,010 square meters. Duterte created the IT parks and special economic zone upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). Special economic zones are defined in Republic Act No. 7916 or The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 as “selected areas with highly developed or which have the potential to be developed into agroindustrial, Industrial tourist/recreational, commercial, banking, investment and financial centers.” An ecozone may contain any or
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