Edge Davao Vol. 15 Issue 165 | Sunday-Monday, Oct. 23-24, 2022

MIND

Rigo just focusing on helping

Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, son of Davao City

First District Representative Paolo Duterte, checks the reading materials for

dents of

Day Care Center/multipurpose building in Bangkal, Davao City after turn ing over

to the barangay. Edge Davao

POLITICS NOT IN MIND

Rigo just focusing on helping Dabawenyos

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Rodrigo Duterte II wants to focus more on helping Dabawenyos.

Rigo, son of Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Z. Duterte and grand son and namesake of former President Ro drigo Duterte, said he will not decide yet if he will enter politics or be a private person.

Rigo’s active presence in community events repre senting his father has raised many speculations of his fu ture plans to enter politics.

However, he said all he wants to do is help his father by helping the communities and the Dabawenyos like what he is doing right now

and that he is planning to expand what he can do.

The speculations came after photos of him having a heart-to-heart talk with his grandfather went viral last week. Also in the photos was Rigo’s father.

In a statement, the three generation of Dutertes dis

cussed life and politics as the FPRRD urged his grandson to keep his options open be fore making any decision on whether to join politics or be a private citizen.

Meanwhile, Rigo has been very visible nowadays attending various events representing his father in community engagements and extending assistance to the flood and fire victims in Davao City.

Rigo also sees great po tential in utilizing sports as a vehicle to re-engage the Davao City youth in a post-pandemic world. This is the reason why the 1st

Rigo Duterte Youth Football Festival took place on Octo ber 15, 2022, at the Azuela Cove Sports Hub.

He also believed that the tournament will not only benefit young players but also provide parents the opportunity to engage in sporting activities and enjoy a more active outdoor life style.

“I am happy to be a part of the development of sports in the city. It has always been my dream to be involved with kids in molding their character and this is the best venue for them to have that

FPOLITICS,

DFA now accepts ePhilID for passport applications

The Department of For eign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs an nounced that it would be accepting the ePhilID as an accredited government-is sued valid ID for passport applications starting Oct.

21, 2022.

The public may visit https://www.philsys.gov. ph/public-advisory-10/ to learn more about the dig itized version of the Phil Sys ID (National ID), the department said in a news

release Friday.

To facilitate its use as a valid ID accepted for pass port application, the public is advised that the details in the printed ePhilID must be clear, readable, and con tain the same details as the

presented documentary requirements during the passport application.

For more information regarding passport require ments, please visit https:// dfa-oca.ph/passport/pass port-requirements/. (PNA)

Davao City fourth most competitive HUC anew

Davao

City was ranked the fourth most com petitive in the high ly-urbanized cities category by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) during the 10th Cities and Munic ipalities Competitiveness Summit last October 20, 2022.

The city maintained the fourth spot in the overall standing for most compet itive HUCs, the same spot it had in 2021. This year Quezon City came in first, followed by Manila City, and Pasay City.

Apart from its overall rank, the city also ranked 3rd Most Competitive in Economic Dynamism; 6th Most Competitive in Infrastructure; 6th Most Competitive in Resiliency; 7th Most Competitive in Innovation; and 8th Most Competitive in Government Efficiency.

This is the eighth time the city was feted among the top competitive HUCs since 2015, said Davao City Investment and Promotion Center Officer-In-Charge April Marie Dayap in an in terview with the City Infor mation Office.

She said that as part of the offices that represented the city during the award

ing, they were very delight ed and honored that the city was recognized among the awardees under the highly urbanized categoryconsidered the cream of the crop among all cities in the country.

“The consistent inclu sion of the city as one of CMCI’s top 5 awardees shows that we are growing. The award is a validation of the untiring efforts of the local government of Davao to improve and enhance its operations and systems for the benefit of our con stituents. We take note that other cities are also doing their best to improve their services to their people,” Dayap said, adding that the recognition is dedicated to all Dabawenyos who con tinue to trust and cooperate with the local government.

Meanwhile, with the award, she added that the city government will con tinue to strive and to do better with its public ser vice delivery.

“Our Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte and our local of ficials, in partnership with the private sector, continue to come up with innovative approaches and solutions and take steps to improve

Belgium Ambassador to the Philippines Michel Parys chats with Park Inn by Radisson Davao general manager Sven Toune, a Belgian national, during the former’s visit in Davao City on Friday. Parys bared that the Belgian government, through its partner Belgian companies, is planning to bolster its investments in the province of Davao Oriental. Edge Davao

Belgian government to bolster investments in Davao Oriental

Weekend vaxx extended until Dec at People’s Park

The Davao City COVID-19 Task Force bared that the week end vaccination at the Peo ple’s Park is extended until December 2022.

Dr. Michelle Schlosser, the spokesperson of the Davao City COVID-19 Task Force, said, “We still have weekend vaccination and there should be no reason na di makapabakuna nga wala o dili open ang district health office ug ang baran gay (that we can’t get vac cinated since the district health office and the ba rangay are closed) because we have People’s Park and it will last until December this year.”

Schlosser, during the Bida Bakunado program of 87.5 FM Davao City Disas ter Radio (DCDR) Friday, October 21, called on fam ilies to visit the People’s Park on Saturday to avail of the anti-COVID-19 primary two-dose vaccination se ries and booster shots.

She also thanked the Philippine National Red Cross-Davao City chapter for being a partner in the City Government of Davao’s vaccination program and the city health workers for sacrificing their weekends, which they could have

spent with their families, to protect more Dabawenyos in the wake of the growing COVID-19 cases and the new Omicron subvariants.

“For you to get your vaccine, ilang gi-give up ang weekend with the family para maproteksyunan mo ug ang ang inyong pamilya (they gave up their week end with the family to pro tect you and your family),” the city health official said.

She also thanked Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte for supporting the week end vaccination rollout, considering that it would entail additional logistics and funding.

Schlosser said Davao City recorded 103 new COVID-19 cases with a 14 percent positivity rate. Of this number, 59 are asymp tomatic and 44 are mild cases.

Since Davao City has already exceeded the tar get population, she said, “Vaccination really works because most of our vacci nated COVID-19 cases ei ther don’t have any symp toms or only have mild symptoms. Ang importante lang man gyud is maiwasan nato ang kamatayon tun god sa severe o critical type

By MAYA M. PADILLO

The Belgian government through its private Belgian partners is look ing at bolstering investments in the province of Davao Oriental.

There are two Belgian companies currently doing business in the province: Puratos, an established food innovation company, and Turbulent, which spe cializes in harnessing resil ient, cost-efficient hydro electric energy.

Belgium Ambassador to the Philippines Michel Parys in an interview said Turbulent is looking at put ting turbines in the river of Cateel to generate electrici

ty without the need for a big dam.

“I went to Davao Orien tal last year because Turbu lent company is planning to gift some of the turbines. Last year I met Gov. Dayang hirang in Manila. Yester day (Thursday) I met Gov. Malanyaon for the same reason, still about the proj ect of Turbulent and I told her Turbulent is looking at Cateel. She is from Cateel and she is very happy with

the project, which is put ting into the river of small turbines that will generate electricity without the need for a big dam because when you put a big dam you are causing trouble to the en vironment. The small tur bines can be put in the river and will work on producing electricity,” Parys said.

Turbulent develops cost-effective hydropower plants that can be installed in any river, canal, or water way.

Parys also attended the celebration of Cacao Fies ta, which was organized by Kenemmer Foods Inter national in collaboration

with Puratos on October 20, 2022, at Cacao Trace Center in Barangay Don Enrique Lopez, Mati City, Davao Oriental.

“Puratos is a Belgian company that is into buy ing cacao and sustainable agriculture. Puratos is look ing that cacao cultivation is ecological and will go on from generation to gener ation and is also looking at the farmers will get suffi cient income from cacao,” he said.

Puratos focuses on the production of bakery, pa tisserie, and chocolate in gredients while Kennemer

FBELGIAN, P7

No vaccine deaths in Davao City: TF

The Davao City Covid-19 Task Force reiterated that no one died due to anti-Covid vac cines and is appealing to those who are afraid of the adverse reaction of the vac cine to get vaccinated and protected from the severity of the disease.

“If you are afraid of the adverse reaction sa baku na, yes there is an adverse reaction for some people its expected, as of today wala’y namatay sa Davao City because of the vaccine and if naa pa moy kahad

lok we will continue to give you facts and iwasan nato maminaw sa mga butang, sa mga tao na dili factual ang ilang presentation sa ilahang datus because a mere opinion is just a mere opinion. Therefore dili ta sure na makaayo sa atoa,” said Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson for Covid-19 Task Force.

Convincing Dabawen yos to get vaccinated re mains a challenge to the city government of Davao. This is due to misconcep tion and wrong informa

tion that those who got vaccinated are experienc ing adverse effects and worst, death.

“At the end of the day, it is still the decision of the person na magpabakuna. What we can do is intensify the information and educa tion campaign. I know this is a slow process for all we know ang uban dinha naa pa gyud sila’y doubt but at least one person or 10 per sons a day na makumbin si nato na magpabakuna is good enough for me. At the end of the day, Davao

City still follows the no dis crimination policy and dili nato piliton and on the oth er hand, we can convince them daily,” Schlosser said.

She urged the people who are still doubtful to open their minds and do their re search about vaccines.

“Para mas mapaspas ang inyong decision na magpabakuna because again the only way to pro tect us from the severity of the disease and dying from Covid-19 is magpabakuna ta,” she said.

By Maya M. Padillo

Artists participate in the mural painting contest on October 21, 2022 in downtown Davao City. The activity is part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s celebration of Consumer Welfare Month. Mindanews Photo

RODRIGO DUTERTE II Son of Rep. Pulong Duterte and grandson of former President Rodrigo Duterte

On whether or not he is entering politics: “I am happy to be a part of the development of sports in the city. It has always been my dream to be involved with kids in molding their character and this is the best venue for them to have that growth.”

Columnists: MA. TERESA L. UNGSON

EDCER C. ESCUDERO

MARY ANN

C.

LEANDRO

DAVAL

ANGELO AGUSTIN

EMILY ZEN CHUA

CARLOS MUNDA Economic Analyst:

M. PEREZ

MAYA

PADILLO Senior Reporter

ATTY. DIMPNA D. BERMEJO-DULAY

IBP DAVAO CORNER

‘IDENTITY THEFT’

Dear IBP,

Isa po akong Online Sell er at marami na po akong followers. Nagulat po ako at may isang tao sa facebook na ginamit ang pangalan ko at saka picture ko. Nag benta po siya ng mga fake products at ngayon po, ako ang hinahabol ng mga clients niya. May kasama po siya sa online sell ing na nagkukunwari po na kasamahan ko sa office. Ano po ba gagawin sa nagpanggap ng pangalan ko at kasamahan ko sa office ?

Fanny.

Dear Fanny,

Your problem is a proba ble case of identity theft. This is a type of crime in which someone wrongfully ob tained your name and used

your personal data using fraud or deception for economic gain. In your case, using your name and picture to mislead buyers to buy fake products is a Serious Cyber Crime. Under RA 10175, the intentional ac quisition, use, misuse, transfer, possession, alteration or dele tion of identifying information belonging to another, whether natural or juridical, without right is punishable imprison ment of prision mayor (6 years and 1 day to 12 years) or a fine of at least Two hundred thou sand pesos (PhP200,000.00) up to a maximum amount commensurate to the dam age incurred or both. As to the other people pretending to be your ofice-mates and at the same time helping the impostor, they are liable for Aiding or Abetting Cyber Criminals of Computer-relat ed Identity Theft. The act shall

be punished with imprison ment of 6 months and 1 day to 6 years or a fine of at least One hundred thousand pesos (PhP100,000.00) but not ex ceeding Five hundred thou sand pesos (PhP500,000.00) or both.

In Jose Disini, Jr., et. al., vs. the Secretary of Justice, et. Al [ G.R. No. 203335. February 18, 2014 ], it was stated that a cyberspace, is a system that accommodates millions and billions of simultaneous and ongoing individual accesses to and uses of the internet. The cyberspace is a boon to the need of the current gen eration for greater informa tion and facility of communi cation. But all is not well with the system since it could not filter out a number of persons of ill will who would want to use cyberspace technolo gy for mischiefs and crimes.

One of them can, for instance, avail himself of the system to unjustly ruin the reputation of another or bully the latter by posting defamatory state ments against him that peo ple can read. Also, the penal ties for the above crimes are affirmed in the above case.

Also, since you mentioned Facebook, just because you have similar names, it does not follow that your identity is stolen because there are many people on Facebook with the same names unless your name is uncommon. Also, the picture you men tioned must clearly originate from your stockpile. There are “doppelgangers” in Face book, or people who are bio logically unrelated, but they look-alike in facial features. Having similar facial feature is not enough evidence. But if you are certain that these

posers and impostors, used your digital footprints and/ or online reputation to trick people to the monetary loss of your online business, you can report them at the Face book, or you can make a dis claimer to let your online cus tomers be aware to deal only directly to your account. But if in the event that you are harassed, you can file at the Philippine National Police or National Bureau of Investiga tion.

In this era of internet and online transactions, the best move is to always look over your shoulders for fraud sters. Do not give your name, birthday, birthplace or other personal circumstances over the phone, emails, messages or chats. Only those who do not safeguard their private information could become victims of identity theft.

HELPING THOSE LIVING WITH DEPRESSION

I came to know Mark, a teacher from Davao del Norte, when he invited me to be one of the judges in the provincial school press conference. He was such a jolly person, very attentive and brilliant. I never thought he was having some mental health issues.

Not until he posted in his social media account.

“Lately, I’ve been into a se ries of depressing moments,” he wrote. “Though I may look alright and well in front of ev eryone, but deep inside I am battling against this mental condition. It is really a very hard situation as only a few could survive without the support system, like family, friends and God.”

He urged: “Never to say bad things against any usual actions, regard to thingies, and reactions from your family members, friends and peers without knowing his mental condition because it is a really crazy different thing when you experience it first hand.”

A few years back, the Ge neva-based World Health Or ganization (WHO) listed 4.5 million depressed people in the Philippines, considered to

be “the highest incidence of depression in Southeast Asia.”

Most of those who expe rience depression are young adults. Unfortunately, our country lacks epidemiologi cal data on depression among these people, according to results from a nationwide cross-sectional survey.

The survey found that about one in 10 Filipino young adults experience moderate to severe depression. “The prev alence of moderate to severe depression in Filipino young adults is higher among fe males than males,” the survey said.

The findings of the survey seemed to support what Kaniz Fatema wrote in an article for The Financial Express. She penned that depression in re cent years is becoming com mon among young people, particularly the Generation Z or those that were born be tween 1996-2010.

The information highway has something to do with it.

“There is a causal link between the use of social media and negative effects on well-be ing, primarily depression and loneliness among the young

generation,” she wrote.

“Depression has been led by the unrealistic lifestyle and beauty standards set by social media which triggers the users to make an abnormal compar ison with their own lives. Also, the connections social media users form electronically are less emotionally satisfying, leaving them feeling socially isolated,” Fatema pointed out.

In the Philippines, the health department said only one-third of depressed people seek professional help.

“Approximately 10% of patients seeking consulta tion in a family practice clinic are already showing signs of depression, some maybe in early stages of depression, and some in a chronic stage,” writes Dr. Edward C. Tordesil las, clinical associate professor of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Philippine General Hospi tal.

Dr. Tordesillas said some patients have gone on what he calls “doctor shopping,” since they were unrelieved of their symptoms.

Those suffering from de pression need help. “Depres

sion can happen to anyone,” DOH said. So, anyone who has symptoms and even those who are living with or knows someone with depression should face the problem head on by talking about it.

“Any person talking to a person living with depression should not be judgmental and watch out for cues when there are thoughts of suicide,” DOH urged.

Suicide or killing oneself is the leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds, according to the United Nations health agency.

The good news is: depres sion can both be prevented and treated, the health de partment claimed. “With a better understanding of what depression is and how to ef fectively respond to it, the stig ma attached to it is certainly reduced and it encourages more people to come forward and seek appropriate medical treatment,” DOH said.

“Stigma wears many faces,” said WHO’s Dr. Devora Kestel. “We most commonly equate it with how we treat one oth er. However, that represents only part of the issue; person

al shame, internalized through an individual’s mental health suffering, is a silent problem.

“We must normalize talking about mental health and its multitude of condi tions because stigma is the chain onto which all mental health conditions link,” added Dr. Kestel, WHO’s director of mental health and substance use.

There are effective treat ments for moderate and se vere depression, the WHO says. Examples include cog nitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy, or antidepressant medication.

“Treatment can focus on the psychological issues be hind the disease, the chemi cal aspects of depression, or a combination of both,” wrote Sara Ryding for news-medical. net. “Medication that targets brain chemistry is sometimes administered.”

Homeopathic treatment can be therapeutic in treating depression, according to the health department. “Good nu trition, proper sleep, exercise, and full engagement in life are very important to a healthy mental state,” the DOH says

HENRYLITO D. TACIO THINK ON THESE!

NOTICE OF LOSS

Notice is hereby given that TIONG KAW CO NGO, of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Davao City, executed an affidavit saying that the fol lowing Stock Certificates (Common Shares) issued by Security Bank Corporation were lost:

CERT. NO. ISSUE DATE NO. SHARES STATUS 000000012399 8/21/2007 1,500 ACTIVE 000000033208 8/21/2007 300 ACTIVE 000000041315 8/21/2007 731 ACTIVE 000000045845 8/21/2007 506 ACTIVE 000000050719 8/21/2007 417 ACTIVE

That sometime on January 14, 2022, I discov ered the above mentioned Stock Certificates (Com mon Share) were lost and beyond recovery.

That despite earnest and diligent efforts to locate, the same could no longer be found, thus, I consider it has been lost for all legal intents and purposes.

That an affidavit of loss was duly notarized per Doc. No. 58; Page No. 13; Book No. XX; Series of 2022 by Notary Public Atty. JONATHAN M. JOCOM

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE OF ROSE EVELYN M. DIMALALUAN

Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that the late ROSE EVELYN M. DIMALALUAN who died intestate on June 13, 2013 leaving properties to wit:

1) A parcel of land embraced by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-128656 situated in the Barrio of San Isidro, Babak, Province of Davao del Norte, with an area of ELEV EN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE (11,855) square meters;

2) A parcel of land embraced by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-71847 situated in the Barrio of San Vicente, Mun. of Panabo, Province of Davao del Norte, with an area of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE (359) square meters more or less;

3) A parcel of land embraced by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-362335 situated in the Barrio of Libugan, City of Davao, with an area of NINE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT (948) square meters more or less; and

4) A parcel of land embraced by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-362336, situated in the District of Toril, City of Davao, with an area of ONE THOUSAND SEVEN (1,007) square meters.

That the above-mentioned properties has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT executed among her heirs. Per Doc. 113; Page No. 24; Book No. IV; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Atty. MARLONE NIÑO M. VILLAVIRAY.

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

MANPHIL FINANCE, INC. Mortgagee, EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,629-22 - versus -

LUISITO B. FORTICH AND JOSEPHINE M. FORTICH, Mortgagor/s.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the above-mentioned mortgagee against LUISITO B. FORTICH and JOSEPHINE M. FORTICH with postal address at Fortich Bldg., Awa, Catalunan Grande, Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness, the total outstanding ob ligation of the debtors-mortgagors is TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY NINE ONLY (₱ 2,708,439.00), Philippine Currency, inclusive of penalties as of June 21, 2022, plus attorney’s fees and 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 Novem ber 24, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH or MAN AGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the real property/ies with all its improvements found thereon, particularly described below, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-289254

Of the Register of Deeds of Davao City, Registered under the name of JOSEPHINE M. FORTICH MARRIED TO LUISITO FORTICH Situated in the City of Davao “Beginning at point marked “1” of Lot 8188-Q, Cad-11-005757-D, being S.621 W., 1498.35 from B.L.L.M. No. 11, Cad-102, Davao Cadastre.

Thence……

xxxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQUARE METERS.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-420369

Of the Register of Deeds of Davao City,

Registered under the name of LUISITO FORTICH

MARRIED TO JOSEPHINE M. FORTICH Situated in the City of Davao

“Beginning at point marked “1” of Lot 8751-E, Cad-11-006758, being S. 11-29 E., 919.35 m. from B.L.L.M. #11, Cad-102, Davao Cadastre.

Thence……

xxxx Containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED THREE (503) SQUARE METERS.

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 December 22, 2022 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles of the herein above described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines. October 13, 2022.

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

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 17, DAVAO CITY Email: rtc2dav017@judiciary.gov.ph Tel. No. (082) 297-0342

JHAMIEL SAYSON TAJAS SPEC. PRO. NO. R-DVO-22 Petitioner 05574-SP versus - FOR: Petition for Cancellation of Certificate of Live Birth of Jhamiel Sayson Tajas

OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF DAVAO CITY Respondent.

ORDER

Petitioner filed a Petition, praying that after notice and hearing, an Or der be issued:

1. The registration of birth of the Petitioner under Registry No. 200020421 be cancelled.

2. The First Name of the Petitioner on his Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 95-26-,488 be changed from Ramil to Jhamiel; and

POLITICS... FROM 2

growth,” he said.

On the other hand, Ri go’s father is urging him to involve himself more in serving the Dabawen

DAVAO... FROM 2 our local government sys tems, delivery of services, and overall living and busi ness conditions in the city, is the driving force behind the success of the city,” Day ap said.

She said that Davao remains strong in the four pillars that are used as the bases for ranking. These pillars are Economic Dy

yos who have been giving so much trust and con fidence to the Duterte brand of public service for decades now.

namism, Infrastructure, Resiliency, and Innova tion.

Dayap said that for Eco nomic Dynamism, the city continues to build a busi ness-friendly environment and improve the Ease of Doing business while main taining a good working re lationship with the private sector.

AFFIDAVIT OF HEIRSHIP AND SOLE ADJUDICATION WITH DEED OF SALE

Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that CLEMENTE LUCERO, the widower and legit imate sole heir of ZUSANA A. LUCERO who died intestate on August 13, 2010 in Davao City, leaving a parcel of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2016004679 located in Barangays Mandug and Indangan, City of Davao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN (311) SQUARE ME TERS more or less, adjudicate himself to the sale of the above-mentioned property in the amount of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND (P1,500,000.00). That the instrument has been duly signed by the parties involved per Doc. 322; Page No. 66; Book No. I; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Atty. REA LYNN V. ANG.

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

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM Mortgagee, EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,625-22 - versus -

JESUS T. SECJADAS married to ROSITA SECJADAS Mortgagor/s.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Other

Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set hearing of this Petition on February 21, 2023 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning, order ing all interested persons to appear on the said date and show cause, why this Petition should not be granted.

Petitioner is directed to publish this Order, at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, prior to the date of hearing in a designated qualified newspaper of general circulation, pursuant to Presidential De cree No. 1079.

Furnish a copy of this Order to the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Davao City, for raffling of the publication.

SO ORDERED.

Given this 7th day of October 2022 at Davao City, Philippines.

MARIE ESTRELLITA S. TOLENTINO-ROJAS Presiding Judge

3. Legitimation of the Petitioner be annotated on his Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 95-26,488.

Other reliefs, just and equitable under the circumstances are likewise prayed for.

Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set hearing on this Petition on February 22, 2023 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning order ing all interested persons to appear on the said date and show cause, why this Petition should not be granted.

Petitioners are directed to publish this Order, at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, prior to the date of hearing in a designated qualified newspaper of general circulation pursuant to Presidential decree No. 1079.

Furnish a copy of this Order to the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Davao City, for raffling of the publication.

SO ORDERED.

Davao City, Philippines, 7 October 2022.

MARIE ESTRELLITA S. TOLENTINO-ROJAS Presiding Judge

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM against the mortgagor/s JESUS T. SECJADAS married to ROSITA SECJADAS, with residence and postal address at LOT 5 BLOCK 2, SANTAN ST., DOÑA PI LAR VILLAGE, PHASE 7, SASA, 8000 DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 31, 2022 amounted to TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY ONE PESOS & 09/100 (Php 2,802,081.09), 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 November 17, 2022 at 10:00 A.M., or soon there after, at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-129099

“A parcel of land (Lot 5, Block 2, Psd-11-019554, being a portion of Lot 1 (LRC) Psd-142351) situated in the City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of One Hundred Fifty (150) Square Meters, More or Less.”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on December 15, 2022 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title herein described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines. October 6, 2022.

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

(SGD.) CHRISTIAN M. MADRAZO

BELGIAN...

Foods International, Inc., is a Philippine agribusi ness company specializing in the growing, sourcing, and trading of high-quality crops such as fermented cacao beans sourced from smallholder farmers.

According to the state ment, Kennemer is engag ing with approximately 3,000-4,000 cacao farmers throughout Davao Oriental and is committed to assist ing them with the compa ny’s long-term sustainable agricultural plans.

It is also said that both companies are committed to operate within a busi

ness framework that pro motes market transparen cy, and fair value pricing for produce, boosting farmer productivity and imple menting sustainable farm ing practices to sustain the development of rural com munities.

“Cacao beans need to be fermented and processed for the taste to come out. After the fermentation, the cacao beans are exported. When a consumer buys the chocolates they know where it’s coming from,” Parys said.

Parys was also reported making a statement hoping

NOTICE OF LOSS

Notice is hereby given that the Stock Cer tificate No. 11028 with TEN (10) shares is sued on March 5, 2012 to KRISLYN KATE D. DUBLIN, by Davao Doctors Hospital was lost.

That the above-mentioned certificate of stocks has not been sold, pledged, mort gaged, or in anyway encumbered and free from any lien or encumbrance.

That earnest efforts to locate the said Stock Certificate No. 11028 but the same could no longer be found and should now be considered lost and beyond recovery for all intents and purposes.

That an affidavit of loss was duly notarized per Doc. No. 115; Page No. 24; Book No. IV; Series of 2022 by Notary Public Atty. MAR LONE NIÑO M. VILLAVIRAY.

that “Davao Oriental will be the Capital of Sustainable Chocolate.”

A “Cacao Tour” in two cacao farms in Mati City was also conducted that

was participated by the ex ecutives, clients, and stake holders, which gave them a glimpse of how cacao plants are grown, harvested and processed.

WEEKEND... FROM 3

of COVID-19 (What’s im portant is to prevent death due to a severe or critical type of COVID-19).”

As the everyday faceto-face classes begin on November 2 in all public schools, she also urged parents to submit their children to vaccination to give them an extra layer of protection.

She, however, said that they still have not received any word from the De partment of Health (DOH) Davao Region about any new Omicron variants de tected in Davao City.

DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergiere ear lier reported that Davao Region is among the regions detected with XBB cases.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Re vised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that the late GUALBERTO S. GAMAO containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN (477) SQUARE METERS more or less identified as Lot 4; Block 12 locat ed at Brgy. Sto. Niño, Panabo City, has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS executed among his heirs. Per Doc. 468; Page No. 94; Book No. I; Series of 2010 of the Notary Public Atty. RICHARD C. MI GUEL.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF PASTOR BADINAS JR.

Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Re vised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that the late PAS TOR BADINAS JR. who died on Octo ber 6, 2021 in Davao City, leaving a par cel of land located at Matina, Davao City, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-126870 containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQUARE ME TERS more or less, has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT executed among his heirs. Per Doc. 410; Page No. 83; Book No. 199; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Atty. FATIMA IRENE T. ADIN.

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION BY SOLE HEIR WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

NOTICE is hereby given that BELLA SAN TOS-GARCIA, of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Davao City states that she is the only surviving heir of the late ARNULFO BALANTE SANTOS who died intestate on April 9, 1995, left an estate consisting of a house and lot particularly described as Block 4, Lot 14, J.L. Kraft Avenue, South Villa Country Homes, Maa, Davao City.

That Bella Santos-Garcia is waiving her right and interest on the above-mentioned property in favor of JUNE THERESA SANTOS-BUD LONG.

That an affidavit was duly notarized per Doc. No. 380; Page No. 76; Book No. 05; Series of 2022 by Notary Public Atty. RONALDO G. GO MEZ.

China confident about PH’s economic prospects: envoy

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines

Huang Xilian expressed confidence in the economic prospects of the Phil ippines under the leadership of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

Xilian said the first 100 days of the Marcos admin istration have seen the Philippine business envi ronment “improving, debt level stabilizing, and un employment rate dropping to the lowest level” amid COVID-19 pandemic.

“Companies from Chi na and other countries are full of confidence in the economic prospects of the Philippines, as it has prom ising markets, demograph ic dividend and abundant

natural resources,” Huang said at the 48th Philippine Business Conference and Expo on Thursday.

The diplomat said Chi na and the Philippines have worked together over the years to explore develop ment paths suited to their national realities.

He said the two coun tries should work together to overcome challenges such as the emerging crisis in food and energy securi ty, and high inflation and

currency fluctuations with lackluster global trade.

“China and the Philip pines have similar visions, common interests and complementary advan tages in development. We should work together to overcome these challenges. Hence the second key word I want to highlight is coop eration,” he said.

Huang said the eco nomic and trade cooper ation have deepened be tween the two countries despite the pandemic, cit ing that China has been the Philippines’ largest trading partner for six consecutive years and a major source of foreign investment.

Citing the policy vision

of Marcos, he said China and the Philippines are exploring cooperation in key areas such as agricul ture, infrastructure, energy and people-to-people ex change.

“They have broad pros pects and will bring huge dividends to our two peo ples and facilitate the con tinuous economic transfor mation of the Philippines,” the ambassador said.

“Let’s walk together to forge an even closer Chi na-Philippines partner ship, economic in partic ular, and let business and trade create happiness and well-being for the people of China and the Philippines,” he added.

Petroleum prices forecast to slightly drop on Tues.

The cost of fuel prod ucts is expected to slightly fall next week after two straight weeks of oil price hikes, industry estimates showed Saturday.

The price of diesel is forecast to dip by P0.90 to P1.10 per liter on Tuesday, while gasoline is expect ed to decrease by P0.10 to P0.40 per liter.

Kerosene prices is also

expected to fall by P0.60 to P0.90 per liter.

Jetti Petroleum Pres ident Leo Bellas had said the fuel supply is still tight globally, compounded by Organization of the Petro leum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) planned cutting of oil production.

“Nakita natin na baka manatili ito (oil) sa mataas na presyo kung sakaling magkaroon ng paggalaw ng

bahagya ng pagbaba o pag taas eh medyo nandiyan sa level na muna na ‘yan,” Bel las said.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last month said it is eyeing to import fuel and fertilizers from Russia to offset the country’s fuel supply problems.

US-led sanctions against the Eurasian coun try have compounded the oil supply woes, but Mar

cos said there may be a need for the Philippines to “approach Russia and say maybe they can loosen up and provide us with some fuel.”

Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pav lov said in a statement is sued Thursday that several major Russian suppliers have said they are ready to supply fuel to the Philip pines.

Importers given until end of October to bring in rest of 200K MT of sugar

The Sugar Regulatory Administration Board has given importers until the end of the month to bring in the rest of the 200,000 metric tons (MT) of imported sugar allowed by the previous govern ment.

The SRA Board issued on October 19 Sugar Order No. 3, series of 2022-2023, which amended Sugar Or der No. 3, series of 20212022, issued by the Duterte administration.

In February, the SRA allowed the importation of 200,000 MT of sugar to aug ment the projected supply shortfall for this year.

The previous directive ended on August 31, 2022.

In its latest order, the SRA Board—chaired by President Ferdinand Mar cos Jr. who is also the con current Secretary of Ag riculture—extended the deadline for SRA Clearance for Release of Imported Sugar up to September 30, 2022 and the arrival date of any imported sugar for the program up to October 31, 2022.

The SRA Board said it received “requests to change the arrival date of any imported sugar for the above-said importation program due to vessel de lays and lack of availability of container vans being ex

perienced not just regional ly but also globally.”

The agency added that there were also requests from participating indus trial users and the inter national sugar trade under the SO No. 3, series of 20212022, for the transfer of their allocated refined sug ar to other allocates under the program.

“The reason for the above requests for the transfer of allocation is that the imported sugar of some participating industrial users (proposed transfer or) [has] already arrived, though the supply will be needed for later months, while there are industrial users (proposed transfer ee) who have already used up their allocation and are still in urgent need [of aug menting] their supply,” the SRA Board said.

Likewise, it said that, as of August 31, 2022, there were still 9.194.10 MT of refined import allocation with no SRA Clearance ap plication and a volume of 12,913 MT under the previ ous sugar directive that had not yet been reclassified from “C” to “B.”

The SRA classifies and allocates sugar as “A” for US quota, “B” for domestic con sumption, “C” for reserve, and “D” for the world mar ket.

Customers choose from a wide collection of cellphone casing on display in one of the cellphone accessory stores at Abreeza Mall in Davao City over the weekend. Edge Davao

Davao agripreneurs expect end to middlemen as food hub opens

SMC says power unit ‘stable’ despite ERC’s rejection of rate hike appeal

Diversified conglomer ate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) on Friday said its power unit, SMC Glob al Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGP), has strong finan cial fundamentals despite the recent rejection of the Energy Regulatory Com mission (ERC) of its joint power rate hike petition with Manila Electric Com pany (Meralco).

“While we find the re cent decision by the ERC denying our petition for temporary relief from sky rocketing global fuel prices unfortunate, SMCGP re mains in a stable position to navigate these circum stances. We have never been more confident of the fundamental strength of our businesses,” SMC pres ident and CEO Ramon Ang said in a statement.

Ang said the company re mains fundamentally strong, “with a sound strategy to manage all of its financial covenants and obligations, even as it pursues its expan sion and transition to Battery Energy Storage and cleaner power technologies.”

The ERC denied the joint motion by SMCGP’s South Premier Power Corporation (SPPC) and San Miguel Energy Corp.’s (SMEC) and Meralco to hike the generation charge.

Meralco and San Mi guel earlier cited the higher prices of coal and natural gas materials used to pro duce electricity.

With this, Ang said that while ERC’s decision will significantly impact its two power facilities with fixedrate power supply agree ments (PSAs), it “would have no adverse implica tion on a consolidated basis for SMCGP.”

“We’re confident that we will be able to manage the company’s maturing obligations in 2023 and beyond. If necessary, there will be SMC parent sup port. For our bondholders, SMCGP will continue to be fully-compliant with its financial covenants at all times,” he added.

The SMC chief said that as of June, SMCGP no longer needed to pay P12 billion per annum in capital lease payments under its Inde pendent Power Producer Administration (IPPA) con tract for the Ilijan plant.

This will have a fullyear positive impact for the company in 2023, accord ing to Ang.

“[T]his provides the company a lot of financial flexibility whether it opts for capital expenditure, re financing, or paying down debt,” Ang said.

Withthe opening of the Davao City Food Terminal Complex (DFTC), vegetable producers and traders from remote districts of the city said they no longer worry about middlemen who buy their products and pay them at very unreasonable prices.

In a statement Friday, Joseph Laborte, president of the Highland Vegeta ble Growers Association (HVGA) from Tugbok dis trict, said the DFTC would help provide small farmers a direct market area to sell their products at competi tive prices.

”In our area, our prod uct is only bought for PHP7

to PHP8 but here in DFTC, it can be sold for as much as PHP12,” Laborte said, noting that the absence of middle men has raised their income considerably.

Agripreneurs here and in the neighboring prov inces welcomed the Octo ber 18 opening of DFTC, the city’s official wholesale facility for fruits and vege

tables in Barangay Daliao, Toril district.

Twenty-seven repre sentatives of vegetable producers, farmers’ asso ciations, and cooperatives from Paquibato, Marilog, Baguio, Toril, and Tugbok districts attended DFTC’s opening.

The City Agriculturist Of fice has deployed two trucks, with seven tons capacity each, to provide transporta tion assistance to farmers’ cooperatives that do not have vehicles to deliver their products to DFTC.

Luzminda Eblamo, head of the City Cooperative and Development Office (CCDO), said cooperatives that buy

vegetables and fruits are also among the DFTC part ners.

“This means that these coops also act as consoli dators for their members that will buy the fruit and vegetable products from the DFTC,” she said.

The PHP74.8 million DFTC project, funded by the Department of Agriculture 11 (Davao) in collaboration with the city government, operates round-the-clock for local farmers, producers, traders, and wholesalers.

Fruit and vegetable farm products from across the region are also catered to in the facility on a wholesale basis. (PNA)

Canned sardines makers seek P3 price adjustment

Manufacturers of canned sardines are seeking a P3 price adjustment on their prod ucts due to the increase in diesel prices, weakening of the peso, and rise in the price of imported tin sheets used in making cans.

In an interview on Dobol B sa News TV on Saturday, Canned Sardines Manufacturers Association of the Philippines executive director Francisco Buen camino said the group wel

comes the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) statement that it is careful ly evaluating the request of several manufacturers of canned goods and bread products for a price in crease.

“Mabuti naman at na pag-aaralan na nila dahil matagal na po ‘yang hini hiling na adjustment sa price pero ang aming hini hiling ay doon sa mga SRP (suggested retail price) products,” Buencamino

said.

(It’s good to hear that the matter is being stud ied because we have been seeking price adjustment for a long time and what we are requesting is only for SRP products.)

Canned goods makers are seeking a price hike on their products following the increase in prices of ingredients and raw mate rials used in their produc tion.

Asked how much price

increase was petitioned by canned sardines makers, Buencamino said, “Tatlong piso” (three pesos).

He explained that canned sardines makers “are forced to surrender to the $1:P59 peso to dol lar conversion rate” when it comes to importing tin sheets.

Moreover, he said, the weaker peso also caused the price of diesel used to fuel commercial fishing vessels to go up.

Motorists have their vehicles filled with fuel at a gasoline station in Brgy. Sasa, Davao City over the weekend. The price of diesel is forecast to dip by P0.90 to P1.10 per liter on Tuesday, while gasoline is expected to decrease by P0.10 to P0.40 per liter. Kerosene prices is also expected to fall by P0.60 to P0.90 per liter. Edge Davao

ALPI holds 3rd Quarter Awarding Luncheon

Aeon Luxe Properties Incorporated (ALPI) feted its partners and agents for another remarkable sales run this year during its Third Quarter Award ing Luncheon held Octo ber 15 at the Aeon Luxe Showroom of Aeon Tow ers in J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City.

The event gathered associate sales directors, partner agencies, and sellers.

“It’s Aeon Towers’ way

of thanking our people for their effort. They are our strength when it comes to sales and without them we cannot go this far,” said ALPI President and CEO Ian Y. Cruz.

The purpose of the gathering was to show appreciation to ALPI’s loyal sellers for their con tribution to the produc tive third quarter of 2022.

The recognition cer emony was a fitting oc casion for the sales team

to be presented with various awards, includ ing Outstanding Agency Heads, Top Agencies, Out standing Sales Persons, Top Performing Assistant Sales Directors, and other special awards.

Presiding over the recognition ceremony are Edgar M. Sonoy, Chief Sales Coordinator, Doris S. Bagtong, Sellers Man agement Head and Jester Hospital, Business Devel opment Manager.

DOST’s OneLab Program seeks legislative support

The One-stop Labora tory Services for Global Competitiveness (On eLab) program of the De partment of Science and Technology (DOST) in recent years, has gained significant traction due to its high return rates for its services. The program advocates its sustainabil ity to provide testing and calibration services to over 500,000 customers through its institutional ization.

OneLab’s initiative for a unified laboratory information management system partnered with 57

network members of local and international labora tories accredited to the in ternational standard ISO/ IEC 17025:2017 expanded its capabilities to engage with Metrology, Rubber, Halal, Food and Drinking Water Safety, Food Inno vation Centers, and SET UP, with plans to broad en laboratory services.

OneLab collected a total of Php724,064,255.27 from 2017 to 2021, equiv alent to an average of Php144,812,851 fees col lected annually, and has since been reverted to the

national treasury.

These numbers were accumulated from the 1,158,841 tests and cal ibrations conducted on 781,273 samples submit ted to the pool of facilities. The strategy to upgrade laboratories and produce top-level laboratory per sonnel stems from the foreseen demand for stan dards and testing labora tories worldwide. With this in mind, the program has set its direction to be smarter as a network of globally renowned lab oratories distinguished

for its quality, proficien cy, and reliability in the provision of testing, cal ibration, research and development (R&D), and training services. Further more, OneLab in its en tirety applies to the newly imposed socioeconomic agenda of the current ad ministration which calls for digitalization through providing accessible and efficient government ser vice. In connection to this, the DOST’s planned programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) ensued the creation of a Techni cal Working Group (TWG) with the purpose of deter mining the requirements to sustain the program and execute its integrated data system through the creation of the program’s roadmap. The roadmap indicates the plans to en gage in training programs, increase and enhance OneLab facilities, expand membership to cater to a wider variety of services,

inter-agency collabora tions, augment services, to name a few. These efforts support the program’s directive to be globally competitive in providing analytical and calibration services available in one single touch point. The program reinforces its overall strategies to en hance Human Resource, Laboratory Services, Lab oratory Network, Labo ratory Infrastructure and Facilities, IT Platforms, and Sustainability Strate gies.

The union of research and development in stitutions and regional testing laboratories from the DOST and non-DOST members cater to a wide array of services essential to address organization al needs. This includes partnerships with PEZA zones extending S&T sup port for exporting, being at par with international standards. With the ap plication of international

standard testing and im plementation of method validation and develop ment, OneLab incorpo rates systematic process ing to augment global recognition of its services.

The program’s sus tainability rests on its eventual institutionaliza tion. OneLab’s assistance to its current customers would, in due course, be available to the masses granted that it be provid ed the relevant funding necessary to maintain its progress. Aside from ser vicing MSMEs, research ers, LGUs, regulatory agencies and industries it also supports research and development activ ities making it apparent to gain legislative support to consistently serve the people, certifying inclu sive S&T development for all. #OneDOST4U

To learn more about OneLab’s member labora tories and its offered ser vices, visit web.onelab.ph

Aeon Luxe Properties Inc. feted their top sellers and agents during the ALPI 3rd Quarter Awarding Luncheon.

Clarkson nails seven triples as Jazz overcome Wolves

MINNEAPOLIS

— Rudy Gobert grabbed the pass from Karl-Anthony Towns in the paint and soared to a wide-open basket for what would’ve given Minnesota the tying dunk with 34 seconds left in overtime.

Mike Conley stopped his close friend and former team mate short of the rim, producing another promising sequence for the upstart Utah Jazz.

Jordan Clarkson scored 29 points on 7-for-12 shoot

ing from 3-point range to lead the rally, and the Jazz outlasted Gobert and the Timberwolves 132-126 on Friday night.

See Kevin Durant nails goahead triple as Nets nip Rap tors for first win

MOSES BILLACURA CLEAN SLATE

Lauri Markkanen had 24 points and 13 rebounds and got a leaner in the lane to fall with 12 seconds left in the ex tra period to put the Jazz up by four.

Conley gave the Jazz the

lead for good with a 3-pointer with 1:01 left. Then he foiled Gobert’s dunk, and Gobert — who finished with nine points and 23 rebounds — missed both free throws to leave the Jazz lead at 128-126.

I was told that a big and ex citing basketball tournament is coming in November that will have a similar atmosphere to the UAAP, CESAFI or UniGames.

And this is happening in Tagum on November 14 to 27, an event brought to you by the LYR Group of Companies that has its corporate office locat ed at the LYR Corporate Center along Gante Avenue, Magugpo West in Tagum. That explains why the tournament will be played in the City of Tagum.

Davao City, after the qualify ing tournaments, will be repre sented by Ateneo de Davao Uni versity, St. John Paul II College,

Jose Maria College, University of Mindanao, Holy Cross of Davao College and Philippine Women’s College.

Joining the squads are Xavier University and Liceo de Cagayan from Cagayan de Oro City, Cor Jesu College of Digos City, Fa ther Saturnino Urios University of Butuan, one from Surigao and host Tagum.

We would like to take our hats off to the LYR Group of Companies for backing a big event like this. LYR, if you’d like to know, stands for Lorenzo Y. Rubinos, who started a small home-based furniture business in the 1980s that has grown to

selling quality appliances too.

I used to tag along with my grand old man Marcial who was working in Tagum as Division Supply Officer of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS) in the 1980s and ob viously, I had not heard of LYR Furniture then because it was still a small enterprise. Even in the years of me tagging along with my old man Marlou at the Rotary Tennis Club, I have not heard of that company too.

Today, LYR Group of Compa nies have branches in Tibungco, Digos, Gen.Santos, Nabunturan, Sto.Tomas and Compostela and sister companies Rubi in Ulas,

Calinan, Panabo and Polomolok serving customers for their fur niture, appliance and IT needs.

And in the basketball com munity, the company is now well known not only for sup porting basketball development in the region but because of its motto in business that suits bas ketball’s way of life, “Go, Fight, Win”.

Basketball players and coaches have that similar mot to, “Go, Fight, Win”. And we are glad that LYR has made basket ball development as part of its ways of giving back to the com munity.

I would not be surprised

someday, some of the players after their glorious playing days may find themselves joining Gas Island, Alfa-R Clear, Alfa Binos Printing Press Corp., Moto-R Republic Corp., Rubi, Alfa, L&L, Honda Binos, Alfalink Total Solutions, Motorhub Corp., and LYR SAC.

To all teams, good luck and to the LYR Group of Companies, may you continue to grow for the next 100 years and support basketball development in this part of the region.

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Comments are welcome by sending an email to mpb_ sports@yahoo.com.

Jordan Clarkson scored 29 points on 7-for-12 shooting from 3-point range to lead the rally, and the Jazz outlasted Gobert and the Timberwolves 132-126 on Friday night.

LYR GROUP OF COMPANIES’ `GO, FIGHT, WIN’ MOTTO AND BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT