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City awaits supply of vaccines, guidelines to start vaccination of 5-11 year-old children STORY ON PAGE 2

A man chooses from a wide collection of second hand jeans on display at the sidewalk along R. Magsaysay Avenue in Davao City. Edge Davao

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The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) announces it will temporarily closing its face-to-face Outpatient Department (OPD) services and admission of elective surgical cases starting January 17, 2022 as Davao City is placed under alert level 3 and the increasing Covid-19 cases in the hospital. Edge Davao

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City awaits supply of vaccines, guidelines to start vaccination of 5-11 year-old children By MAYA M. PADILLO

he city government of Davao is all set to roll out the vaccination of 5-11 year old children.

Once the supplies of vaccines and guidelines from the Department of Health (DOH) arrive, it’s good to go according to the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force. “Naa naman ta’y ongoing pediatric vaccination sa atoang 12 to 17 years old. Supply and guidelines na lang ang ginahulat because we cannot roll out an activity without the guidelines coming from DOH,” said Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the city’s Covid-19 response body. The city government

has already administered anti-Covid vaccines to children ages 12 to 17 years old as the city began the pediatric vaccination drive on October 29, 2021, at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC). Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that the Philippines initially ordered 15 million Pfizer vaccine doses for the vaccination of children 5 to 11 years old and is set to arrive on January 31, 2022. Galvez also reported that the government is

aiming a “mini roll-out” of the inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 on February 1 to 7, 2022. “Dugay nana ginahisgutan and we’re pretty much waiting for it kasi we were waiting for the guidelines. Nagabuhat naman ta karon ug prediatric (vaccination). Pediatric patients/ population man gihapon ang 11 years old pababa,” Schlosser said. Meanwhile, the city government has assigned vaccination hubs for pediatric (12 to 17 yo) inoculation – GMall Toril, Mabini Elementary School, Calinan Elementary School, Matina Aplaya Elementary School, F. Dizon

Elementary School are open for walk-in or without the need for pre-registration from 8 AM to 3 PM. All public and private hospitals have also joined in the pediatric inoculation but children need pre-registration. To avail of the vaccination, children accompanied by their parents need to bring a birth certificate, Safe Davao QR, and a medical certificate for 12–17-yearolds with comorbidity. Also, parents are required to accompany their children and must bring valid IDs. For guardians, however, they’ll have to bring a valid ID and valid ID of parents.

allegedly may have resulted in such siltation that caused discoloration of the said river. In a public statement issued on January 14, 2022 DENR 11 announced that an investigating team was immediately created that will be deployed on the area on January 15, 2022. The team will conduct an investigation and assessment of the areas to evaluate the cause of the said incident. The team is composed

of personnel from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB 11), Environmental Management Bureau (EMB 11), and Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Lupon, Davao Oriental. Meanwhile, Rudolph Dela Cruz Espe, a constituent and an advocate against mining activities in Barangay Puntalinao in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental said this is the first time they experienced discoloration of

the rivers and blamed the laterite extraction activity in their area. “There is no other reason for this except the present laterite mining activity in Puntalinao/Pintatagan mountainous area. I live here since birth and I can attest that we never experienced such discoloration of rivers before. Obviously because of the ongoing laterites extraction ongoing in the area,” he said in a text message. By Maya M. Padillo

he Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is temporarily closing its face-to-face Outpatient Department (OPD) services beginning January 17, 2022 to comply with the rules under alert level 3 status and due to the increasing cases of Covid-19 in the hospital. As of January 13, 2022, SPMC recorded 35 new positive cases admitted in the hospital bringing the total active cases to 147. In terms of ICU beds utilization rate from a total of 60 beds, 37 beds are utilized and for the ward beds, 231 are utilized from the total of 308 beds. In an advisory, SPMC announced that OPD teleconsultations will however remain open, and emergent surgical and urgent cancer cases also continue to be offered.

SPMC requested its health care partners to follow coordinated transfers and call One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) for medical direction. The Department of Health (DOH), through Department Order (DO) 2020-0653, established OHCS to facilitate coordination among health care facilities and enhance the referral system for patients with Covid-19. DO 2020-0653 also stipulated the establishment of Regional One Hospital Command Centers (ROHCCs) as the regional coordinating bodies of the National OHCC. In November 2020, the OHCC for Davao Region was established through the efforts of the DOH, Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), and different private hospitals in Davao City.

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he Department of Environment and Natural Resources 11 (DENR-11) is investigating the reported heavy siltation in Davao Oriental. On January 14, 2022, a heavy siltation incident happened along Mapagda River, Banaybanay, Davao Oriental after heavy rains occurred for more than 12 hours with an accumulated rainfall intensity of 111 millimeters from January 13 at noon to January 14, 2022. The large volume of water

ood news to all job seekers! The First Congressional District Office, spearheaded by Representative Paolo Z. Duterte, will host a five-month virtual job fair to identify potential employees for certain vacant positions. Working in partnership with the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the First Congressional District Office will host the job

fair from January to June 2022. Interested applicants may submit their applications through https://jobs. pulongduterte.com. They may also check the steps to apply for jobs online at www.pulongduterte.com. “Sa mga indibidwal na gustong mag-apply ug trabaho na dili maka-online mamahimong mag bilin ug biodata sa drop box nga gi-andam nganhi sulod sa opisina sa inyong barangay,”

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On the city government of Davao’s readiness to roll out the vaccination of 5-11 year old children:

Naa naman ta’y ongoing pediatric vaccination sa atoang 12 to 17 years old. Supply and guidelines na lang ang ginahulat because we cannot roll out an activity without the guidelines coming from DOH.”

Dr. Michelle Schlosser

Spokesperson, Davao City Covid-19 Task Force

EDITORIAL A roller coaster ride Based on our experience and that across the world, the overall pattern of the coronavirus pandemic so far has been a series of Covid-19 waves: surges in new cases followed by declines. It has been a roller coaster ride.

Last year for example, we went from Alert Level 2, then 3, then back to 2 and now, it’s back to 3 again.

According to scientific research, several factors have had an impact on whether new Covid-19 cases are increasing or declining in particular locations. These factors include the effectiveness of vaccines over time, human behavior, infection prevention policies, changes to the coronavirus itself, and the number of people who are vulnerable because they have not developed some immunity, whether from natural infection or through vaccination. For instance, a large spike in Davao Region came about during times where there are gatherings and movement of people like Christmas holidays.

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Likewise, experience has taught us that cases tend to rise in areas where: Fewer people are vaccinated, which means a large number of people are vulnerable to infection; fewer people are wearing masks; more people are gathering indoors to eat, drink, celebrate and socialize without physical distancing; and in places where people live or work closely together like multigenerational households, long-term-care facilities, prisons and some types of businesses.

The best thing to help us get through these waves is to get vaccinated and to practice health protocols of handwashing, physical distancing and mask-wearing. Never let your guards down. ANTONIO M. AJERO Editor in Chief

NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO Managing Editor

MAYA M. PADILLO Senior Reporter

KENNETH IRVING K. ONG ATHENA JILLIAN BRAVO NIKKI GOTIANSE-TAN MEGHANN STA. INES FERINA SANTOS Lifestyle

ANA MARIE G. SILPAO Layout

LEANDRO S. DAVAL JR. ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. Consultant Correspondent Columnists: MA. TERESA L. UNGSON • EDCER C. ESCUDERO • AURELIO A. PEÑA • ZHAUN ORTEGA • BERNADETTE “ADDIE” B. BORBON • MARY ANN C. QUISIDO • LEANDRO DAVAL SR.,TRIA • NIKKI GOTIANSE-TAN NICASIO ANGELO AGUSTIN • EMILY Columnists: ANTONIO V.“ADI” FIGUEROA • HENRYLITO D. TACIO •B.JOHN CARLO • MUJAHID NAVARRA ••FRED C. LUMBA • DENNIS R. GORECHO ZEN CHUA • CARLOS MUNDA Economic Analyst: ENRICO •“GICO” G. S. DAYANGIRANG • JONALLIER GREGORIO G. DELIGERO VIDA MIA VALVERDE • HAROLD CAVITE M. PEREZ

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There is no denying that our best protection yet from this dreaded virus is first and foremost, getting vaccinated for the coronavirus, practicing physical distancing, hand-washing and mask-wearing. These have been effective in keeping viral transmission lower.

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ATTY. DIMPNA D. BERMEJO-DULAY IBP DAVAO CORNER

IS IT LEVI’S OR LIVE’S? Dear IBP,

Meron po kami business na kainan na namana ko pa po sa aking magulang. Ang nanay ko po ay si Aling Makmak at ang tatay ko ay si Donad. Kaya ang pangalang ng kainan namin ng fried chicken ay MakDonad. Madami po nag sasabi na dapat baguhin ko daw ang pangalan ng restaurant namin kasi bawal daw kung may malapit na kapangalan. Kaso po, mahigit sampong taon na po ang negosyo namin. Tama po ba sila na dapat ko nang baguhin, kahit hindi naman pareho talaga business name namin? MakDonad

Dear MakDonad,

I presumed you are the sole proprietor since according to your story, you inherited a “kainan” business from your parents. Since your problem is about business, just a reminder to make sure that the following steps have been taken into consideration. You have to register your business name at Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) , register your business with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), then at your Barangay and then at the Mayor’s Office.

Since what worries you is your business name, MakDonad, then your problem concerns about Trademark Registration in the Philippines. A trademark is the core of your business since it represents the goodwill and reputation of your products and services. For this reason, it is necessary that trademarks be protected. You have to register your trademark . You may file and pay for your application online at https://ipophil.gov.ph or you may personally file it at the Philippine Intellectual Property Office (IPO) at #28 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Remember, a business owner with a trademark has the exclusive right to make use of his mark, and prevent others from using the same or similar marks, on identical or related goods or services. A trademark registration is in force for 10 years but, to maintain it, the DECLARATION OF ACTUAL USE of the mark, with accompanying evidence of its use must be filed with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines . Also, the applicable Law is Republic Act No. 8293 [An Act Prescribing the Intellectual Property Code and Establishing the Intellectual Property Office, Providing for Its Powers and Func-

tions, and for Other Purposes] otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. Also, the 2020 Revised Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases (A.M. No. 10-3-10-SC) promulgated by the Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) took effect on November 16 2020. The object of the revised rules is to improve and expedite IP cases recognising that an effective IP system is vital to the development of domestic and creative activity, facilitating transfer of technology, attracting foreign investments and ensuring market access to Philippine products. The Rules of Procedure for Intellectual Property Rights Cases instructs that “[i]n determining whether one trademark is confusingly similar to or is a colorable imitation of another, the court must consider the general impression of the ordinary purchaser, buying under the normally prevalent conditions in trade, and giving the attention such purchasers usually give in buying that class of goods. Visual, aural, connotative comparisons and overall impressions engendered by the marks in controversy as they are encountered in the realities of the marketplace must be taken into account. Where there are both similarities and

differences in the marks, these must be weighed against one another to determine which predominates. In the case of LEVI STRAUSS & CO., VS. ANTONIO SEVILLA AND ANTONIO L. GUEVARRA [ G.R. No. 219744, March 01, 2021 ], it was stated that jurisprudence has developed two (2) tests to aid the Court in ascertaining the existence of similarity and likelihood of confusion, namely, the Dominancy Test, and the Holistic or Totality Test. In Dy v. CA, the Court differentiated these tests as follows: On one hand, the dominancy test focuses on “the similarity of the prevalent or dominant features of the competing trademarks that might cause confusion, mistake, and deception in the mind of the purchasing public. Duplication or imitation is not necessary; neither is it required that the mark sought to be registered suggests an effort to imitate. Given more consideration are the aural and visual impressions created by the marks on the buyers of goods, giving little weight to factors like prices, quality, sales outlets, and market segments. On the other hand, the holistic or totality test necessitates a “consideration of the entirety of the marks as applied to the products, including the labels and packaging, in determining confus-

ing similarity. The discerning eye of the observer must focus not only on the predominant words, but also on the other features appearing on both labels so that the observer may draw conclusion on whether one is confusingly similar to the other.” It concluded that respondents’ stylized LIVE’S mark under Trademark Registration No. 53918 is confusingly similar with petitioner’s “LEVI’S” marks; and hence, must be ordered cancelled. The Trademark case of LEVI’S and LIVE’S will apply in your business. Since you mentioned MakDonad, the business McDonald’s came to my mind. Things to be considered are whether or not the general public can mistake your MakDonad mark for that of McDonald’s just like in the case of LEVI’S and LIVE’S. Is MakDonad confusingly similar with “McDonald’s” mark,or are the marks sufficiently distinguishable from each in spelling and pronunciation, fonts, color or style? Remember, that even if MakDonad mark had long been in use by your parents, your rights over the mark could still be challenged. It is best that you undergo the required trademark registration process. But do not lose hope. According to Ingrid Bergman, “Be yourself. The world worships the original.”

ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA FAST BACKWARD

VIETNAM ROSE, CIRCA 1918 Except for Cuu Long, a Vietnamese-owned restaurant that once operated in the 1990s along San Pedro Street, Davao City, formal relationship with Vietnam in this part of the ar-chipelago is largely superficial. If indeed there is any association, no matter how ambiguous, it is through a pejorative term known as ‘Vietnam Rose,’ which has now become part of ur-ban dictionary. Though linked with a real rose with the same appellation (Portulaca grandiflora), Vietnam Rose refers chiefly to two venereal diseases (i.e., gonorrhea and syphilis) that afflicted Ameri-can servicemen during the Vietnam War and thereafter. In today’s politically correct termi-nologies, sexual illnesses are called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or infections. Vietnam rose is regarded as

the Chinese nickname for gonorrhea and is described as a ‘large open red sore that appears on the penis of persons infected with syphilis.’ In Spanish time, the palo de China, known also as China root, ‘formerly had great repute for the cure of venereal diseases as well as for gout’ but has since been obsolete after medical research disputed its archaic usages. Today, it is associated with palettes used in packing. Writing in 1859, Sir John Bowring, in ‘A Visit to the Philippine Islands,’ wrote: ‘Venereal diseases are widely spread, but easily cured.’ And in William H. Brown’s ‘Minor Products of Philippine Forests’ (1920), the plant (scientifically as Homonoia riparia Lour. or Lumana-ja juviatilis Blanco) was used in Mindanao as an effective stimulant in treating venereal dis-eases;

its roots were boiled to induce vomiting. The plant is known in Visayas as miagus, ma-yayos, or malabagus. Historically, venereal diseases started becoming a social issue in 1918 following the ban-ishment of 170 prostituted girls from Manila. A 1919 government report, chiefly based on medical figures gather by medical frontliners in the field, clearly explained this evolving prob-lem: “The arrival of the prostitutes from Manila also increased the incidence of gonorrhea. Out of a total of 130 cases reported in the Province of Davao, 126 occurred in the town of Davao. Once free from medical supervision, these girls began to spread around the province and with them the infection. This remittance was likened to an intravenous inoculation of the Province of Davao, with patho-

genic organisms which spread all over its blood vascular system of transportation… Davao is especially prone to react to such a remittance because of the lack of women, and the use the men make of registered prostitutes. Of 1,952 laboratory spec-imens in Davao, 1,765 were uterine discharges from the prostitutes.” The gonorrhea breakout in Davao compelled the colonial government to conduct a me-ticulous study on the capacities of native herbs as cure for venereal diseases, with uses rang-ing from decoction to intravenous application. Based on a 1918 report, Davao recorded five syphilis and ten cases of pregnancy complications from gonorrhea. Years later, Dr. Jose Fabella, as public welfare commissioner, sent a ‘Memorandum on Pros-titution’ to the mayor of Manila, declaring: ‘I have been

able to obtain statistics showing the prevalence (based on admission) of venereal diseases among the enlisted men in the Philip-pine Islands from 1898 to 1922,” [and the] “significant… drop of venereal diseases in the [United States] Army coincided exactly with the deportation of several hundred diseased prostitutes to Davao. The small increase since 1918 may be in part due to the fact that many of these women have returned to Manila and are spreading their infection without molesta-tion. There is no law against prostitution, and there is no farm to which these girls can be sent.” Though Vietnam rose has long been contained following the use of penicillin, an anti-bacterial drug, the traumatic experience it carries impacts more the self-respect of the afflicted persons.

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Civic groups complement gov’t relief efforts for ‘Odette’ victims

URIGAO CITY – Alongside the continuing efforts of government instrumentalities to answer the immediate needs of Caraga Region residents badly hit by Typhoon Odette last month are civic organizations, private

groups, and individuals who pooled their resources and went to affected communities. Among these civic organizations is the Lions Club International (LCI) that conducted a two-day distribution activity In Su-

NOTICE OF AUCTION

The VGM Pawnshop, Inc. will hold a Public Auction Sale to all unredeemed and unrenewed items on the following schedule listed below. Ang VGM Pawnshop, Inc. magpahigayon ug subasta sa tanang prenda nga wala nalukat sa maong iskedyul nga nakasulat sa ubos. BRANCHES

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DATE & PLACE OF AUCTION

July 01 to July 31, 2021

January 27, 2022 (Thur.) 9:00 AM VGM Pawnshop, Inc, Sandawa Branch VGM BLDG., Sandawa St., Davao City

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rigao City, Surigao del Norte during the weekend. The group distributed 600 food packs contained in pails, 600 water containers, and 365 gallons of potable water to affected residents in the villages of Barangays Sabang, Mabua, San Juan,

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND EJF REM CASE NO. 18,221-22 OR PAG-IBIG FUND Mortgagee, - versus - JOEMAR ROSCAEL SOLEDAD (MARRIED TO MARICEL BUNALOS SOLEDAD) Mortgagor/s X---------------------------------------------------------X

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND OR PAG-IBIG FUND, against JOEMAR ROSCAEL SOLEDAD (married to MARICEL BUNALOS SOLEDAD), with postal address at LOT 26 BLOCK 24 PHASE 2, EMILY HOMES CABANTIAN, DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which the mortgagors failed and refused to pay as of October 15, 2021, in the sum of (Php 947,079.42), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and other charges; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on FEBRUARY 17, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2019000147 Lot No: 20 Block No: 10 Plan No: PCS-112402-005669 Portion of: THE CONSOLIDATION OF PLAN H-151925, PLAN H-500853 Lot 1799, CAD-102), Lot A, Lot B, Lot C, all of PSD-27706 Location: Baragay Indangan, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao Area: NINETY SQUARE METERS (90), MORE OR LESS All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on MARCH 17, 2022, without further notice. Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above-described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, January 12, 2022.

EJF REM CASE NO. 18,198-21

- versus - EUGENIO ERONICO, married to CHARITA ERONICO Mortgagor/s X----------------------------------------X

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-132158 “A parcel of land (Lot 7-E-2-A-2-A-21, Psd-11-020014, being a portion of Lot 7-E-2-A-2-A, Psd-11019887), situated in the Barrio of Lanang, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED TEN (210) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 17, 2022, without further notice. Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above-described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, December 15, 2021.

ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (SGD.) ORLANDO S. ACOSTA Sheriff IV

(SGD.) SANTI JULIAN G. SOLOMON Sheriff IV

of December. Charles Darwin Javellana, governor of LCI District 301E in Mindanao, said their chapters in General Santos City, Bukidnon, Zamboanga, Davao City, Surigao City, Cabadbaran City, Ozamis City, and the Island

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) Mortgagee,

EJF REM CASE NO. 18,193-21

- versus ROLANDO L. PEREZ, married to JULIET Q. PEREZ Mortgagor/s X-----------------------------------------X

Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte made their relief efforts possible. “This is an initiative of LCI through the Lions Club International Foundation under the Sagip (Save) Surigao Unified Project to help

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 52 Davao City

IN THE MATTER OF CANCELLATION/ CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE R-DVO-21-05727-SP CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRITH OF ALBERTO C. CRODUA ALBERTO C. CRODUA Petitioner, -versus CIVIL REGISTRAR OF DAVAO CITY AND ALL PERSONS/ENTITIES WHO/WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED THEREBY, Respondents. X-----------------------------------------------------X

ORDER A verified Petition for “Cancellation/Correction of entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of Alberto C. Crodua”, was filed wherein petitioner prays that after notice, publication and hearing, an Order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Davao City, to correct the information supplied as the nationality of the Petitioner’s mother from Filipino to American in the Certificate of Live Birth of Alberto C. Crodua. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing on April 4, 2022 at 2:00 in the afternoon, on which date and time, all persons concerned may appear to show cause, if any, why the prayer in the petition shall not be granted. Let this Order be published at the expense of the Petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and three (3) provinces of Davao, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. The petitioner is further directed to furnish the Solicitor General with a copy of the petition and the latter is directed to appear for the State. Notify all parties concerned through this Order. SO ORDERED. Davao City, Philippines, December 9, 2021.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM against the mortgagor/s EUGENIO ERONICO married to CHARITA ERONICO, with postal address at LOT 7-E-2-A-A-21, # 21 Molave Street, Bayside Subdivision, Lanang, 8000 Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 1, 2021 amounted to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY THREE PESOS & 84/100 (Php1,179,723.84), Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on JANUARY 20, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the real property/ies together with all its improvements found thereon particularly described below, to wit:

ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) Mortgagee,

and Mapawa. The food packs contained three kilos of rice, canned goods, coffee, and noodles. One-hundred solar lamps and 100 solar chargers were likewise given away during the last week

SGD.) RONALD S. TOLENTINO Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND EJF REM CASE NO. 18,216-2022 OR PAG-IBIG FUND Mortgagee, - versus - MICHAEL MIKE ELARAN MOYA married to MICHELL Q. MOYA Mortgagor/s X---------------------------------------X

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the above-mentioned mortgagee against ROLANDO R. PEREZ, married to JULIET Q. PEREZ, with postal address at LOT 68, BLK 3, Jellyfish Street, Phase 4, Zone 9, DDF Village, Mandug, 8000 Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 1, 2021 amounts to ONE MILLION SIX THOUSAND SIXTY TWO PESOS & 92/100 (Php1,006,062.92) including interest thereon, penalties and other charges, and other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on JANUARY 20, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the real property/ies together with all its improvements found thereon particularly described below, to wit:

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by mortgagee HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND OR PAG-IBIG FUND, against the mortgagors MICHAEL MIKE ELARAN MOYA married to MICHELL Q. MOYA, with postal address at Lot 9 Block 31, Deca Homes Esperanza, Tigatto, Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 15, 2021, amounted to SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN PESOS and 71/100 (PHP 774,319.71), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and other charges plus other legal expenses incident to the foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on FEBRUARY 17, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-76680 “A parcel of land (Lot 68, Block 3, Psd-11-005735, xxx), situated in the Barrio of Lapanday, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED (200) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 17, 2022, without further notice. Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above-described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, December 9, 2021.

ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (SGD.) RONNA M. NEMEÑO Sheriff IV

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2016016473 “A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 9, BLK. 31 OF THE CONSOLIDATION-SUBDIVISION PLAN PCS-11-005103, BEING A PORTION OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF LOT 469-C-3, LOTS 469-C-5 TO 14, LOTS 469-C-19 TO 20 AND LOT 469-C-23, ALL OF PSD-11-043263, LOTS 469-C-4-A & C, ALL OF PSD-11-075514, LOTS 469-C-15-A& C, LOTS 469-C-16-A & C, LOTS 469-C-17-A & C, AND LOTS 469-C-18-A & C, ALL OF PSD-11-075515, SITUATED IN THE BARANGAY OF TIGATTO, CITY OF DAVAO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO. XXX CONTAINING AN AREA OF EIGHTY (80) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS XXX.” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on MARCH 17, 2022, without further notice. Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above-described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, January 12, 2022.

ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (SGD.) SUNNY D. MAURILLO Sheriff IV

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our brothers and sisters who were greatly devastated by Typhoon Odette,”

Javellana told the Philippine News Agency on Sunday.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE SPOUSES JAIME MATURAN GONZALES AND CATALINA ILANO GONZALES Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late spouses JAIME MATURAN GONZALES and CATALINA ILANO GONZALES, who died intestate on July 11, 2014 and April 22, 2020 in Davao City, respectively, leaving a parcel of land situated in Davao City, containing an area of one hundred twenty (120) square meters more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-244850 has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE executed among their heirs. Per Doc. 186; Page No. 39; Book No. CDXIII; Series of 2021 of the Notary Public Atty. JOSE DIONISIO N. GUEVARA, JR.. Notary Public Atty. SALVADOR M. BIJIS.

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No. 11 Libby Road, Bago Gallera Davao City

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUB Ordinary Regular Service. Case No. R11-EV-PB-2021-12-519 (2013-XI-00519) BACHELOR EXPRESS INC., Petitioner x--------------------------------x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUB Ordinary Regular service on the route: DAVAO CITY-MANIKI VIA STO. TOMAS (DAVAO DEL NORTE) AND VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on February 6, 2022. In the petition filed on December 10, 2021, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same units previously authorized. NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on March 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation. Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence. Davao City, Philippines, December 14, 2021. Dir. NONITO A LLANOS III Regional Director Petitioner, Bachelor Express Inc., Bugac, Ma-a, Davao City Counsel, Atty. Wendel P. Yanson, RTMI Compound, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No. 11 Libby Road, Bago Gallera Davao City

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUB Ordinary Regular Service. Case No. R11-EV-PB-2021-12-1318 (2003-XI-01318) BACHELOR EXPRESS INC., Petitioner x--------------------------------x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUB Ordinary Regular service on the route: DAVAO CITY - MATI CITY (DAVAO ORIENTAL) AND VICE VERSA with the use of FIVE (5) units, which Certificate will expire on March 11, 2022. In the petition filed on December 10, 2021, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same units previously authorized. NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on March 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation. Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence. Davao City, Philippines, December 14, 2021. Dir. NONITO A LLANOS III Regional Director Petitioner, Bachelor Express Inc., Bugac, Ma-a, Davao City Counsel, Atty. Wendel P. Yanson, RTMI Compound, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

More aid will be coming in as 5,000 food packs worth over PHP1 million

contained in a 20-footer container van are enroute to Surigao City Port.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late JOSE A. CERO and VICTORIA L. CERO who died intestate on JULY 14, 2006 in Davao City and January 11, 2019 in Tagum City, respectively, leaving a parcel of land situated in Barrio Pampanga, Davao City, containing an area of three hundred thirty (330) square meters more or less covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-114356 has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE executed among their heirs. Per Doc. 961; Page no. 193; Book No. XIV; Series of 2021 of the Notary Public Atty. JANRIS JAY G. RELAMPAGOS.

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No. 11 Libby Road, Bago Gallera Davao City

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUB Ordinary Regular/ Airconditioned Service. Case No. R11-EV-PB-2021-12-935 (2003-XI-00935) BACHELOR EXPRESS INC., Petitioner x--------------------------------x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUB Ordinary Regular/AIRCONDITIONED service on the route: DAVAO CITY - MATI CITY via the following loading and unloading stations: Tagum City, Pantukan (Davao de Oro), Banay-banay, Lupon, Manikling (Davao Oriental) AND VICE VERSA with the use of SEVEN (7) units, which Certificate will expire on March 11, 2022. In the petition filed on December 13, 2021, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same units previously authorized. NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on March 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No. 11 Libby Road, Bago Gallera Davao City

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUB Ordinary Regular/ Airconditioned Service. Case No. R11-EV-PB-2021-12-079 (1994-XI-00079) BACHELOR EXPRESS INC., Petitioner x--------------------------------x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUB Ordinary Regular/AIRCONDITIONED service on the route: DAVAO CITY - MATI CITY AND VICE VERSA with the use of EIGHT (8) units, which Certificate will expire on March 11, 2022. In the petition filed on December 10, 2021, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same units previously authorized. NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on March 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

Davao City, Philippines, December 14, 2021. Dir. NONITO A LLANOS III Regional Director

Petitioner, Bachelor Express Inc., Bugac, Ma-a, Davao City Counsel, Atty. Wendel P. Yanson, RTMI Compound, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Davao City, Philippines, December 14, 2021. Dir. NONITO A LLANOS III Regional Director Petitioner, Bachelor Express Inc., Bugac, Ma-a, Davao City Counsel, Atty. Wendel P. Yanson, RTMI Compound, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

“These coming relief goods will be distributed to Dinagat Islands, one of the severely-hit areas here in Caraga Region,” Javellana said. A coordination meeting with Dinagat Islands Vice Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. was already facilitated for the smooth transportation and distribution of relief goods. “Two days after the typhoon, I was already visiting Surigao City for assessment and distribu-

tion activities. So far, from December 18 last year, this is the biggest distribution activity we have conducted here in Surigao City,” Javellana said. RJ Parada, LCI Surigao City president, was thankful for the aid provided to distressed residents. “The LCI has been providing aid here days after the typhoon. We are thankful for this continued effort to help,” Parada said in a separate interview. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 15 Davao City IN RE: PETITITON FOR CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH SP. PROC. NO. R-DVO-21-03883-SP (LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY NO. 89-7835) IN THE NAME OF QUINNE ANN FOR: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION EMBORNAS CASTARDO, OF LIVE BIRTH, ETC. QUINNY ANNE CREER EMBORNAS Petitioner, -versus CARLITO M. CASTARDO, MARY ANN GIRLIE EMBORNAS BUNOZ, and the LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF DAVAO CITY Respondents. X---------------------------------------------------X

ORDER This is a verified petition praying for the Court to: 1) declare void the Certificate of Live Birth with Local Civil Registry No. 89-7836; 2) direct the Local Civil Registrar of Davao City to cancel the Certificate of Live Birth with Local Civil Registry No. 89-7836; and 3) uphold the validity of Certificate of Live Birth bearing Local Civil Registry No. 9845304 signed by Mary Ann Girlie Creer Embornas containing the name the petitioner allegedly has always used and prefers to use. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the petition shall be heard on March 4, 2022 at 8:30 A.M. at the session hall of this Court, which of date, hour and place, all interested persons are hereby cited to appear and who cause, if they have any, why this petition should not be granted. Let a copy of this Order be published before the hearing date all at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Davao once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Further the Davao City Civil Registrar and the Solicitor General copies of this Order. SO ORDERED. Davao City, Philippines, November 12, 2021.

(SGD.) MARIO C. DUAVES Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) Mortgagee,

EJF REM CASE NO. 18,182-21

- versus - CRISPIN D. DE PAZ, (MARRIED TO MARINA DE PAZ) Mortgagor/s X--------------------------------------X

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM or SSS, against CRISPIN D. DE PAZ married to MARINA DE PAZ, with postal address at 169 STARCROSS STREET, LOT 14, BLOCK 12, DAVAO FARMS VILLAGE, AGDAO, 8000 Davao City, to satisfy the indebtedness which the mortgagors failed and refused to pay as of September 1, 2021 in the sum of Php 1,030,151.20, Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges, also secured by the said mortgage, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on JANUARY 20, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property mentioned and described below together with all its improvements found thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-105142 “A parcel of land (Lot 14, Block 12 of the subdivision plan Pcs-11-000432, being a portion of Lot 547-C-1; 547-C-2; 547-C-3; 547-C-4; 547-C-5 and Lot 547-C-6; all of Psd-32269), situated in the Barrio of Agdao, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, more or less.” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 17, 2022, without further notice. Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above-described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, December 15, 2021. ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (SGD.) SANTI JULIAN SOLOMON Sheriff IV

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Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia Philippines express their support to the government’s “no vaccination, no ride” policy that will take effect on January 17. Edge Davao

DA-11 collects baseline survey on agri, fishery in Davao Region

he team of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office XI including its attached agencies braces for the collection of the baseline survey to all provinces of Davao region for the National Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization and Industrialization Plan (NAFMIP).

The NAFMIP is a medium-term plan developed to achieve the goal of a food-secure and resilient Philippines with prosperous and empowered farmers and fisherfolk. It aims to obtain baseline information and collect data on key

agriculture and fisheries indicators including issues and concerns in food production. Agriculture Regional Executive Director Abel James Monteagudo said that NAFMIP is not only design for competition or

to compete with the other countries that are producing food but it is also design to abreast the country and achieve modernized systems, competitive agri-fishery products, empowered farmers and fisherfolk, strengthened partnerships and institutions, and resilient natural ecosystem. “We implement NAFMIP because we need to move forward and compete in the sense that agriculture in the world is getting advance and we cannot afford to be left behind”, Monteagudo said.

He added that with the fast-growing population of the country, agriculture industry must address the problems and obstacles that pertains to food sufficiency and food supply. The NAFMIP provincial roll-out will commence on January 11 - 21, 2022 covering Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao City, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, and Davao de Oro through online and limited face to face meetings and workshops. (PR-Eve Gicole Deligero / DA-RFO XI, RAFIS)

Service Act (PSA), Foreign Investments Act (FIA) and the Retail Trade Liberalization Act (RTLA) by both houses of Congress in 2021 bode well for the approval of the remaining tax reform packages. Real property valuation reform, or Package 3 of President Duterte’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), was already passed by the House of Representatives back in November 2019, but remains pending at the committee level in the Senate as of December 2021. Package 3 aims to develop an equitable and efficient

real property valuation system while broadening the tax base used for property-related taxes of the national and local governments. Reforming the property valuation system to make it on par with global standards and shielding it from political influence will help local government units (LGUs) raise more revenues without increasing the existing tax rates or imposing new taxes, the DOF said. Package 3 seeks to establish a single valuation base for taxation through the adoption by LGUs of updated

schedules of market values (SMVs), and recentralize the approval of these SMVs by the local legislatures back to the Secretary of Finance, with review by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), in coordination with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), among other reforms under the proposed measure. Over the last three years, only 62 percent of Revenue District Offices (RDOs) under the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have updated their zonal values, according to DOF data as of April 2021.

DOF hopeful on Congress OK of remaining tax reform packages

he Department of Finance (DOF) remains optimistic that the Congress will pass in 2022 the remaining tax reform packages of the Duterte administration that aim to reform the property valuation system and simplify capital market taxation, after the legislature was able to act on a slew of Palace-endorsed economic liberalization bills in 2021 amid the pandemic. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the approval on third reading of the DOF-supported amendment proposals to the Public

Global lockdowns, rising Covid cases take toll on PH economy

rowth of inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be driven by the recovery of countries from another period of lockdowns as coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections rise anew. On Friday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported the 5.1 percent year-on-year jump of cash remittances in November 2021 to USD2.502 billion while cumulative inflows increased by 5.2 percent to USD28.43 billion. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation chief economist Michael Ricafort said in a report that remittance inflows two months ago were the lowest in the past six months “but still sharply higher from the worst/ lowest levels seen in April-May 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns/stay-at-home orders in many host countries around the world”. BSP data showed that cash remittances amounted to USD2.64 billion in June 2021

while it reached USD2.05 billion in April 2020 and USD2.11 billion the following month. Ricafort said OFW remittances are expected to get another hit after countries re-implemented stricter quarantine measures to address fresh wave of Covid-19 infections. “An offsetting positive factor is the fact that some OFWs work as front-liners especially in the health/medical sector and other essential industries, enabling some of them to continue working and sending remittances to the Philippines especially since the Covid-19 pandemic started,” he said. Once OFW-host countries ease their restrictions again, it will boost remittance growth as more workers are able to work again and economies recover. Ricafort said the recovery could be aided by the massive vaccination and booster doses toward population protection and herd immunity worldwide in the coming months. (PNA)

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Only a handful of customers now come to these restaurants in Lanang, Davao City even during peak hours. The pandemic has taken a toll on these once busy food destinations. Photo taken past 12 noon of January 14, 2022, the first day of the reimposition of Alert Level 3 in the city. Mindanews Photo

Cash remittances hit $2.50B in November 2021, BSP says ARTA urges LGUs to extend biz permits renewal up to Q1 end

mid the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases at the start of the year, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has called on local government units (LGUs) to extend the period of business permit renewals and payment of real property tax until March 31. ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said local chief executives have the power to move the renewal and payment from January 3 to 20 up to the end of the first quarter of this year. “This is a time for us to approach situations with more compassion and sensitivity. With a record-breaking number of Covid-19 cases being announced almost every day, we at ARTA believe it is only right to extend the period of renewal of business permits,” Belgica said in a statement Friday. He also reminded LGUs to adopt the electronic Business One-Stop-Shop (e-BOSS), which automates business permitting and licensing systems, that will ease transactions between government offices and the

public and will reduce faceto-face contact to help curb the spread of Covid-19. “We are again calling on the LGUs to set up their electronic business one-stop shops. Doing so will allow both the public and government employees to conduct their business-related transactions in a safe, contactless, and convenient way, which is ideal especially during this pandemic,” the ARTA chief added. The Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Service Act of 2018 or the EODB law mandates all LGUs to establish an e-BOSS. In Memorandum Circular No. 57 issued last November 22, Malacañang directed all LGUs to submit their progress on e-BOSS compliance. According to ARTA, 917 LGUs are already integrated into the Integrated Business Permits and Licensing System (IBPLS). Through this system, citizens are now able to transact with their LGUs in the comfort of their homes by using their gadgets including mobile phones.

ash remittances coursed through banks from overseas Filipinos hit $2.502 billion in November 2021, 5.1 percent higher compared to the $2.379 billion in the same period in 2020, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

The figure brought the January to November 2021 cash remittances to $28.43 billion, 5.2 percent higher compared to $27.013 billion from a year ago, the BSP said in a statement. “The expansion in cash remittances was due to the

increase in receipts from land-based and sea-based workers,” it said. Growth in cash remittances from the United States, Taiwan and Malaysia “contributed largely” to the increase in the January to November 2021 period, BSP data showed.

Personal remittances, meanwhile, grew 4.8 percent to $2.77 billion in November from $2.643 billion in the same month last year, data showed. This resulted in a 5.3-percent increase in the cumulative personal remittances to $31.586 billion in the first 11 months of 2021, the BSP said. In terms of country sources in overall remittances, the US posted the highest share, followed by Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Japan, the United Kingdom,

he German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) said Friday it sees greater opportunities in putting up shops in the country after the enactment of Republic Act 11595 or the Retail Trade Liberalization Act (RTLA). “We welcome the enactment of this landmark reform. As the law addresses the existing investment barriers, we are seeing massive op-

portunities for foreign retailers to participate in the Philippine market and will also help us further promote the country as an attractive investment destination,” GPCCI executive director Christopher Zimmer said in a statement. President of GPCCI, Stefan Schmitz, noted that the RTLA would help the Philippines in economic recovery. “To fully realize its potential, we urge the

Philippine government to pass the other economic bills, such as the amendments to (the) Foreign Investment Act and Public Service Act as it complements (the) RTLA in further opening up the Philippine economy,” Schmitz said. Signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte in December last year, the RTLA reduces the required paid-up capital for foreign retailers eyeing to establish their shops

the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Taiwan, Qatar and South Korea. The BSP has been seeking cooperation with its ASEAN peers to ease cross-border payments between nations. In November, the Philippines and Singapore signed a cooperation agreement aimed at facilitating interoperable payments between the two countries. The BSP said it is working on a same pact with Indonesia and Malaysia.

in the Philippines from USD25 million (PHP125 million) to USD500,000 (PHP25 million). The Department of Trade and Industry and the National Economic and Development Authority have been tasked to review the required minimum paid-up capital every three years. The GPCCI is the official representation of German businesses in the Philippines with about 300 members. (PNA)

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Nadal tired of Djokovic visa saga

afael Nadal says the Australian Open will still be “great” if Novak Djokovic is forced out of the tournament, admitting he is a “little bit tired” of the controversy surrounding his rival. The Federal Court will hear his appeal against his visa cancellation on Sunday at 9.30am AEDT. Nadal said Djokovic was not bigger than the Australian Open. “[The] Australian Open is much more important than any player,” he said. “If he’s playing finally, OK. If he’s not playing, [the] Australian Open will be great, with or without him. That’s my point of view.” Nadal, who tested positive to COVID-19 last month, said he believed he and Djokovic enjoy a “good relationship”. But Nadal said the men’s world number one had chosen “his road” by not getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Lawyers for Novak Djokovic say the Immigration Minister has erroneously cancelled his visa on the grounds the tennis star is seen as a “talisman of a community of anti-vaccine sentiment”.

Novak Djokovic’s participation in the Australian Open remains uncertain. (AAP: Dave Hunt) “I wish him all the best. I really respect him, even if I [do] not agree with a lot of things that he did the last couple of weeks,” he said. Nadal said he hoped the media attention would soon turn back to the Australian Open. “Honestly, I’m little bit tired of the situation because I just believe that it’s important to talk about our sport, about tennis,” he said. Men’s world number three Alexander Zverev admitted he did not “know enough” about Djokovic’s situation. But Zverev still questioned the extent to which

Djokovic had been briefed by government officials in Australia before he arrived in Melbourne. “The Australian government and the Victorian government should have been clear on what is going to happen beforehand,” he said. “I think it’s not very fair for a person to come here and not be able to play.” Men’s world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas, who lost last year’s French Open final to Djokovic, said he would also prefer to be talking about the upcoming fortnight of tennis in Mel-

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bourne. “I won’t lie, It has been pretty much on every news outlet the last couple of weeks,” he said. “It has received a lot of attention. A lot of people are obviously talking about

it. That’s why I’m here to talk about tennis. “It has received a lot of attention, as I said. Not enough tennis has been talked about in the last couple of weeks, which is a shame.”

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Duterte’s office said referring to the applicants. (To those applicants who wish to apply for a job but do not have available tools to seek jobs online, they can drop their applications at the drop box prepared by their respective

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) Mortgagee, - versus - CESAR NIDEA married to ERLINDA NIDEA Mortgagor/s X-------------------------------X

EJF REM CASE NO. 18,203-21 FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 as amended

barangays.) Duterte’s staff will collect the applications from the drop box at the barangays every third week of the month. Job seekers are encouraged to include the contact details in their applications so that the company they are applying to

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) Mortgagee, - versus - ROLANDO TOLETE married to AMALIA TOLETE Mortgagor/s X--------------------------------------X

EJF REM CASE NO. 18,207-21 FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 as amended

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the above-mentioned mortgagee against CESAR NIDEA married to ERLINDA NIDEA, with postal address at #121 Mt. Carmel St., Lot 14 Blk 7, St. Anthony Village, Mamay, 8000 Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 1, 2021, amounts to One Million Three Hundred Seventy One Thousand Four Hundred Fifteen Pesos & 71/100 (P 1,371,415.71) Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges, and plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on FEBRUARY 10, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the real property with all its improvements found thereon particularly described below, to wit:

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the above-mentioned mortgagee against ROLANDO TOLETE married to AMALIA TOLETE, with postal address at #801 Dao Street, Lot 5 Blk. 9 Poly Subdivision, Matina Aplaya, Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 01, 2021, amounts to One Million One Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Sixty Four Pesos & 29/100 (P 1,126,064.29) Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges, the undersigned Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on FEBRUARY 10, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the real property with all its improvements found thereon particularly described below, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-139691

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-111763

“A parcel of land of the consolidation-subdivision project (Lot 14, Block 7, Pcs11-000823, being a portion of Lots 2-B-1, and 555-B-1, Psd-11-019365), situated in the Barrio of Mamay, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (150) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

“A parcel of land (Lot 5, Block 9, of the consolidation-subdivision plan, Pcs11-000445, being a portion of Lots 377-B-1-C-8-B-1-B; 377-B-1-C-8-B-1-C & Lot 377-B-1-C-8-B-1-D, Psd 11-011255), situated in the Barrio of Matina Aplaya, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (150) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on MARCH 10, 2022, without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above-described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. January 6, 2022, Davao City, Philippines

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein above-described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, January 7, 2022.

ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (SGD.) IRVIN PAUL L. CUBELO Sheriff IV

ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (SGD.) BRIX IAN J. NARBASA Sheriff IV

can contact them anytime. The First Congressional District Office collaborates with allied government agencies and

selected companies in target industries to develop holistic recruitment and workforce solutions.

Meanwhile, based on the Regional Situation Update on Covid-19 in Davao Region as of January 14, 2022 DOH Davao Center for Health Development reported 395 new cases of Covid-19 in the region bringing the total number of active cases to 1930. Of these 395 cases, 305 were from Davao City; five from Davao de Oro; 51 from Davao del Norte; 23 from Davao del Sur; one from Davao Occidental; and 10

from Davao Oriental. Thirteen new recoveries were reported wherein eight were from Davao City; two from Davao de Oro; and three from Davao del Norte. There were three death cases reported, all were from Davao City. With these cases, the region has 55.9 percent available ICU beds, 60.0 percent available isolation beds, 69.2 percent available ward beds, and 63.2 percent available mechanical ventilators.

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF SHARES

Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late JOSE PIL NAVAL, who died intestate on November 18, 2020 in Davao City, leaving a parcels of land covered and embraced by Transfer Certificate of Titles with Numbers (1) T-421471, (2) T-438962, (3) T-193560, (4) T-386351, T-200341 and (5) T-24996 has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF SHARES particularly for TCT No. T-421471, executed among his heirs. Per Doc. 373; Page No. 74; Book No. VI; Series of 2021 of the Notary Public Atty. CHILETTE B. BOLO-ESCOVILLA.

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BA Govs Cup resumption still hanging due to new Covid-19 surge The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will decide on the resumption of the Governors’ Cup next month. Commissioner Willie Marcial said he would convene the league’s board of governors sometime in February to discuss matters. “Ang crucial, malalaman natin by February kung ano ang patutunguhan ng PBA. By February, malamang magpatawag uli ako ng isang board meeting para mapag-usapan kung saan tayo dadalhin ng pagkakataon ngayon (The crucial factor here is that by February, we will find out where the PBA is heading. By February, I will again call for a board meeting to discuss where fate would lead us now),” Marcial said in a podcast on Friday. PBA action was supposed to resume with a double-header at the Araneta Coliseum on January 5 after a nine-day holiday break but Alert Level 3 was declared in Metro Manila due to rising coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. Although the Games and Amusements Board allows the PBA to play inside a bubble, the league opted to temporari-

ly postpone the games as cases are alarmingly increasing by the day. Marcial said he remains cautious of the situation because players could still contract Covid-19 even if they are in a bubble and are vaccinated. “Ang concern namin, kahit full bubble o home-venuehome ang tema, nakakasigurado ba tayo na safe pa rin tayo sa pag-uwi natin ‘pag mataas ‘yung cases? (Our concern is the assurance on whether we would remain safe upon returning home amid high cases regardless of whether the theme is a full bubble or a home-venue-home format),” he added. He has apologized to team owners and governors that the PBA had to scrap its entire January game schedule because of health and safety concerns despite their businesses already suffering regressions of up to 50 percent to 70 percent of their pre-pandemic revenues. For now, Marcial said he is studying the trend in cases,

PBA action was supposed to resume with a double-header at the Araneta Coliseum on January 5 after a nine-day holiday break but Alert Level 3 was declared in Metro Manila due to rising coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. noting that if the spread slows down significantly, they could map out resumption plans. “’Pag bumaba ‘yan (active cases), dahan-dahan na. Pero kung mataas pa rin, nakakatakot, di lang sa amin pati mga

(If the active cases decline, we can gradually prepare but if it remains high, it’s scary not just for us but also for the) players,” he said. Magnolia was on top of the standings at 3-0 after the

league played its last twin bill on Dec. 26, 2021. The league also declined an invitation from the Dubai Expo 2020, with three to four teams supposed to see action in a mini-tournament. (PNA)