Edge Davao Vol. 15 Issue 153 | Sunday-Monday, Oct. 9-10, 2022

National Economic and Development Au thority (NEDA) director general Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (2nd from left) chats with Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib (2nd from right), Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) Mayor Al David Uy (center) and NEDA 11 director Maria Lourdes Lim before conducting a dialogue with barangay captains and stakeholders for the Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector project at Club Samal in IGaCoS on Saturday.

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LANE SHARING?

Dad recommends making bike lanes into shared lanes with motorcycles

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Governors to Marcos: defer 2022 Barangay & SK polls

The

League of Provinc es of the Philippines (LPP), the association of governors in the coun try, has urged President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to postpone the 2022 Ba rangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.

before making a decision.

Marcos was the stan dard bearer of PFP, a rel atively unknown political party formed four years ago, during the May 9, 2022 elections. Marcos serves as PFP national chairperson.

Contending

that there are more people using motorcycles on the road than bicycles, Councilor Conrado Baluran of the Third District of Davao City recom mended making the bicycle lanes in Davao City into shared lanes so that motorcycle riders can also use them particularly during work days.

“Naay niabot sa atong opisina regarding anang bi cycle lane. Kung atong tanawon karon ang mga nag dagan na bisikleta seguro

pinaka daghan na ang mga 2,000 samantalang ang mga motorcycles pirting dagha na gyud. Mao na karon naay mga suggestions puwede

na nga mag mix na lang sila sa lane. Atong giplano nga amyendahan na hi moong shared lane ang bi cyle lane with motorcycles. Pero kung weekends atong hangyoon ang mga motor cycles atong i-priority ang lanes sa bicycle enthusi asts,” he said.

Baluran said he is pro posing the amendment of the bicycle ordinance for this suggestion and also to stop the riders from being arrested every time they

use the bike lanes.

“Mintras dili pa nato na ma-amend kung naa man muagi dinha na motorcy cles sa bicycle lane puwede sila dakpon,” he said.

In 2020, former Mayor Sara Duterte issued Exec utive Order (EO) No. 40 Series of 2020 or an “order providing for the suspen sion of bicycle registration, fees, and allowing the use of bicycle lanes in Davao City” wherein Section 4 states

Region 11 ranks 1st on lessening child labor cases in Q3 of 2022

Davao Region is num ber one all over the country in terms of lessening the number of child laborers for the third quarter of year 2022 from 25, 068 to 11,411.

Ed Monreal, focal per son of the Department of Labor and Employment XI in child labor, youth and Kasambahay concerns bared in the Regional Com mittee Against Child Labor

XI meeting that Davao Re gion has bested all other regions in the country as far as lessening the number of child laborers followed by Region 9 from 26,610 to 10,579, Region 3 from 49,901 to 17,242, Region X 66,280 to 21,671, and Region 1 from 27,036 to 7, 340.

He thanked the agen cies like the Department of Education, Technical

Education, Skills and De velopment Authority, De partment of Social Welfare and Development, the Phil ippine National Police and the Child Fund Philippines, a non-government organi zation for being prompt in their actions to address the issues and concerns involv ing child labor.

“Kining mga ahensiya ang naghatag og oportuni dad sa mga batang mamu

muo sa rehiyon, pinaagi sa paghatag sa ilang mga pam ilya og pagpakitaan,” Mon real said.

South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr., LPP president, said the group agreed to back the defer ment of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataang elections, which Congress approved.

“Majority of our gov ernors believe that there’s really a need to postpone the elections,” he said, ex pressing confidence their call will reach Malacanang.

Last September 30, the LPP held its second gener al assembly in this city, the provincial capital, hosted by the South Cotabato pro vincial government. The country now counts 82 provinces, with the recent split of Maguindanao into two provinces.

The Union of Local Au thorities of the Philippines (ULAP), the umbrella of all leagues of local gov ernment units and locally elected government offi cials, is also in favor of the postponement of the De cember 5 elections, said Tamayo, ULAP’s interim chairperson.

In calling for the post ponement of the December 5 Barangay and SK elec tions, the leagues took into consideration the fact that the country had just held the national and local elec tions last May, Tamayo said.

Because the govern ment will be shelling out again billions of pesos for the synchronized Baran gay and SK elections, the LPP and the ULAP agreed, among others, on the de ferment of the polls, he added.

(PIA XI/Joey

Because of this achievement, he said that the DOLE XI mulls of con ducting a Fun Day in ev ery province in the region to express appreciation to the agencies which re spond to the issues on child labor.

Sem G. Dalumpines)

Tamayo admitted the governors’ support for the postponement of the De cember 5 synchronized Barangay and SK polls was a bit late since Congress already approved its de ferment, and awaiting the signature of Marcos for it to become effective.

However, Tamayo, who is also the president of the Partido Federal ng Pilipi nas (PFP), noted that even if Congress already ap proved the measure, Mar cos will still get the opinion of the country’s governors

The bicameral confer ence committee of the Sen ate and House of Represen tatives agreed to postpone the Barangay and SK elec tions, from December to October 2023, the House’s Press and Public Affairs Bureau said in a press re lease on September 28.

But pending the Pres ident’s signature on the move of Congress to defer the upcoming elections,

A motorcycle rider uses the bicycle lane to avoid the traffic along Quimpo Boulevard in Davao City. Davao City Third District Councilor and chair of the City Council’s committee on transportation and communication Conrado Baluran has recommended to make the bicycle lanes in the city into shared lanes of motorcycles and bicycles during work days. Edge Davao

IGaCos village chiefs support SIDC Connector Project

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Barangay

captains of the Island Gar den City of Samal (IGaCoS) ex pressed support to the construction of the ‘dream bridge’ Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector Project collectively agreeing it will boost the economy of the island.

Out

OVP reports VP Sara Duterte’s achievements in first 100 days

The Office of Vice Pres ident Sara Duterte on Saturday listed their accomplishments in the first 100 days of the Marcos administration.

In a statement, the OVP said it has processed a total of P134,376,764.95 in the medical and burial assis tance program since Sara assumed office on July 1.

Of the said amount, a total of P124,579,964.95 and P9,796,800 have al ready been processed for medical aid and burial as sistance, respectively.

A total of 13,315 re cipients were served in all seven OVP satellite offices and OVP main office as of October 5.

The OVP said the med ical and burial assistance

for indigent Filipinos pro gram has already arranged a partnership with the De partment of Health (DOH) for the Medical Assistance to Indigent Patients Pro gram (MAIPP) which cov ers at least 31 public hospi tals all over the country.

The office added it also arranged a partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Devel opment (DSWD) for the release of Assistance to In dividuals in Crisis Situation (AICS).

For the OVP medical services, a maximum of P20,000 in amount through guarantee letter and med icines in kind are provided for each beneficiary, while burial assistance is given through petty cash.

the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), provincial govern ment of Davao del Norte, and local government unit (LGU) of IGaCoS on Satur day at Club Samal Resort, Babak, Samal Island.

Limao Barangay cap tain Eric Obiso said the proposed bridge has a huge impact in his barangay in terms of attracting inves tors.

“Kaning tulay dako ug impact ni sa among baran gay. Syempre daghan mga

negosyante didto. Gani karon dako akong proble ma sa mga lote kay daghan na negosyante didto na nag claim sa ilahang mga lote. Diha nato makita na kursu nada na gyud sila na gami ton ilang area,” he said.

Obiso said his brangay constituents fully support for the bridge and is hoping that the project will soon start its construction.

Caliclic Barangay cap tain Anne Dalumpines said the bridge will be beneficial to the residents of the said

barangay who have been longing for a long time for its development.

“Naa man mga options kung asa tugpa ang tulay mas malipay gani mi kung sa amo mismo mutugpa. Bisan unsa na project naa gyud maapektuhan sa en vironment so bisan asa nato ibutang ang tulay naa gyud maapektuhan. Kung nabutang man sa Lucas property, lipay gihapon mi kay duol lang na sa amoa. Beneficial ni sa tanan taga Caliclic. Dugay naman nato

ni ginahamdum ug dili lang taga Samal ang entire Region 11 seguro, naghan dum gyud ug tulay gumi kan sa transportation in and out diri Samal,” he said.

Obiso said he is sad dened that the Rodri guez-Lucas family has ex pressed opposition due to alignment concern.

“Sad to say naay pam ilya nga dili gusto sa tulay kay maguba ang mga cor als. Wala kami knowledge sa mga corals diha ilalom

DepEd, CHED commit to intensify school-based vax, info campaign

The regional offices of the Department of Education (DepEd 11) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED 11) has committed to in tensify the school-based vaccination and education information campaign (EIC) for the upcoming fullblast face-to-face classes on November 2, 2022.

Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, said DepEd and CHED committed that before the schools will conduct vac

cination, they will allocate time for EIC to convince more students, parents, and guardians.

“Ang nakuha nato na commitment sa atoang mga eskwelahan, they will intensify school-based vac cination pati na ang educa tion information campaign. In fact, before sila magcon duct ug Covid vaccination mag-allot sila ug time para sa EIC para mas daghan pa ilang makumbinsi na mga estudyante, parents, guardians particularly sa 5 to 11 years old kay mao

na ang pinaka gamay nato nga number of vaccinees,” Schlosser said.

Schlosser said that DepEd and CHED also com mitted to continue moni toring the number of cases and help manage it to avoid infection.

“Good practice sa atong mga eskwelahan, they are requiring RT-PCR test upon enrolment and also katong medical and allied students they are require to do RTPCR test before they go on duty sa mga hospitals and after mahuman sa ilang ro

tation. Gi-remain to nila ang health declaration form sa mga estudyante as most of our cases are from medical and allied, college students and graduate schools,” she said.

Schlosser added that the city’s health cluster has open communication now with DepEd and CHED for updating, ways forward, and monitoring of cases.

“Last Sept. 30 we had a meeting with DepEd ug CHED as well as katongn mga eskwelahan nga naay

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) project manager Joweto Tulaylay gives the overview and updates of the P19.3 billion Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector project during a dialogue with the provincial government of Davao del Norte, local government of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS), barangay officials of IGaCoS and stakeholders at Club Samal in IGaCoS on Saturday. Edge Davao

GREGORIO

MAYA

MOSES

IBP DAVAO CORNER ATTY. RAYMOND BATU

DISHINHERITANCE, THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT FOR AN INCORRIGIBLY WICKED SON

Dear IBP,

Can I disinherit my very own son who is a persistent gambler, alcoholic and a spendthrift who spends money irresponsibly and ex travagantly?

Frustrated mom.

Dear Frustrated mom,

Yes, you can disinherit your own son. That is called DISINHERITANCE starting under Article 915 of the Civil Code.

Sadly, it has come to a point that you will have to use this legal tool either to punish your son or to safeguard your estate from undeserving and unworthy heirs.

Disinheritance is a legal means to deprive your son of his legitime. Take note that

the law expressly states that only compulsory heir may be disinherited or deprived of their legitime. A legitime is that part of a decedent’s estate which has been re served by law to be given to compulsory heirs.

Since the law reserves the legitime of a compulsory heir, the general rule is that you cannot dispose of this portion of your estate. Dis inheritance is the exception to this general rule. Howev er, before you may disinherit your son, a compulsory heir, there are rules to be followed before the disinheritance shall be considered valid:

[1] Disinheritance should be done through a will, ei ther notarial will or holo graphic will. You cannot just disinherit anyone through any other means.

[2] The legal cause must

be specified in the will, and it must be one those provided under Article 919 of the Civil Code, to wit:

a. When a child or de scendant has been found guilty of an attempt against the life of the testator, his or her spouse, descendants, or ascendants,

b. when a child or descen dant has accused the testator of a crime for which the law prescribes imprisonment for six years or more, if the accusation has been found groundless; or

c. when a child or descen dant has been convicted of adultery or concubinage with the spouse of the testa tor; or

d. when a child or de scendant by fraud, violence, intimidation, or undue influ ence causes the testator to make a will or to change one

already made.

e. or a refusal without justifiable cause to support the parent or ascendant who disinherits such child or de scendant; or

f. maltreatment of the tes tator by word or deed, by the child; or

g. when a child or descen dant leads a dishonorable or disgraceful life; and

h. conviction of a crime which carries with it the penalty of civil interdiction.

[3] The disinheritance must NOT be conditional.

You cannot attach any con ditions so that the disinher itance become effective like

“I will disinherit you if you marry John’s daughter”. Dis inheritance should never be subject to any condition.

[4] the disinheritance must be total. You cannot partially disinherit an heir by

P. MOSAID THINK TALK

A SNEAK PEEK INTO MY BOOK ‘FAMILY AFFAIR’

stating in his will that he is disinherited in one property while he is allowed to inher it in another one. Meaning, when you disinherit your son, the same must be a total disinheritance. The effect of disinheritance is the forfei ture not only of the legitime, but also the entire inheri tance. This includes what the heir may receive through in testate succession and in the will of the decedent.

So, looking at your prob lem, your situation falls under “when child or de scendant leads a dishonor able or disgraceful life”. You could disinherit him under this legal cause. It may be an extreme punishment but at least, you are able to safe guard your estate from an in corrigibly wicked heir, while rewarding those who are de serving and worthy

In my more than three de cades of writing (reckoned from the time I was cho sen Editor of the university school paper in 1981-1984), not once did it occur to me that I can do a creative com pilation of stories I have writ ten and make a book out of it. Creative, because there were quite a lot of them already but I have to choose only those stories that connect and in ter-relate with one another so that they can be grouped into chapters.

Not only should the stories fall under distinct chapters where each would rightfully belong. I would like to come up with a book that chroni cles the experiences of a fam ily that evolved through time which, of course, necessarily starts with me as an individ ual. If there is such a thing as “family autobiography,” then this is it. And so, therefore, a chronological arrangement of the stories is essential.

Toying with the title was not easy, but since my favor

ite topics had been my en counters with people, plac es, events, the environment, and how the whole gamut of things derive to influence a family in the making, I have aptly called the book “Family Affair.” In a capsule, the book is all about the story of a fami ly that tried to assert its pres ence and essence in a setting and place where it created its own “comfort zone.”

As a “family autobiogra phy” that chronicles its strug gles, failures, and successes, I tried to avoid the monotony of just creating a litany of dates, activities, and events. I tried to avoid that by creating autono mous stories in every episode while making sure that they appropriately connect and in ter-relate, albeit they are rele vant components of the whole “family affair.”

As you shift through the pages you will be brought to different themes, events, encounters, and experiences each of which create an in delible mark that guides you

as you negotiate your way through the journey called LIFE.

However, please be sure that you are emotionally healthy because the stories are guaranteed to catapult you into varying emotions as you splurge into them. For example: you will feel in love with the story “Musing Over a Puppy Love,” “First Love,” “First Kiss,” and more. Yes, there were love stories ap pended into the book as the spice of life is never complete without it. Even the movie “Titanic,” which was sup posed to be a story of tragedy, was romanticized.

You will cry with me as you read the story “Guilt Over My Sister’s Death,” and “Last One for the White Handker chief.” You will understand my struggles and how I won over them in the story “Chas ing Dreams,” laugh your heart out over the story “How I Be came a Motornapper,” feel adrenalin surge with the sto ry “The Jump of My Life” and

“In the Shoes of the Exorcist.”

This story, modesty aside, won me an award in my blog “Maxim Sense” at www.max im061156.wordpress.com.

You will be delightfully entertained by my creative story “How a Total Stranger Changed me Without Saying a Word,” understand how grand parenting shifts high and low in the face of a naugh ty grandchild, whom I refuse to give her that tag anyway, in the story “My Two-YearOld Granddaughter Taught me Something New,” under stand me more as you read the story “How I Want to be Pampered on Father’s Day,” and probably, appreciate me as a lover, partner, husband and friend as I dedicate love poems to my wife.

Finally, I beg the indul gence of those who still be lieve in that larger-than-life yuletide character whom we have always known as the generous Santa Claus. Wheth er he was more of a mythical persona or someone who

was exceedingly generous in the past but feels more com fortable by not confiding his identity, is something that no longer merits a fact-check. And I said I beg your indul gence because I made a hu morous take on Santa Claus, that larger-than-life persona who almost equaled the pop ularity of the Nativity, in my story “Letter to Santa Claus.”

I don’t understand why Santa Claus has to leave Mrs. Claus alone in the cold, on the eve of Christmas, when Mrs. Claus needs him most. I don’t understand how Santa Claus could reach out to children in every corner of the world and find out who’s naughty or nice to deserve a Christmas present. His sleigh pulled by work animals led by Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, must be travelling at the speed of light to be able to do all the impositions he had assigned to himself.

Well, you have to get a copy of the book to believe what I say.

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

LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES

EJF REM CASE NO. 18,599-22 Petitioner-Mortgagee,

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BENEDICT GIL LAYUG MARFORI, WILL MICHAEL LAYUG MARFORI and JAIME ALUNEN, married to CAROLINA G. ALUNEN Debtors- 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 the mortgagor BENEDICT GIL LAYUG MAR FORI, WILL MICHAEL LAYUG MARFORI and JAIME S. ALUNEN, married to CARO LINA G. ALUNEN, debtors/mortgagors, of legal age, Filipino citizens, with known address at Kumintang Street, Mintal, Tugbok, Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 31, 2022 in the amount of PESOS: EIGHT MIL LION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN PESOS AND 13/100 ( ₱ 8,149,137.13), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest, penalties and other charges but excluding attorney’s fees and cost expenses re lating to the foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on October 27, 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 MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-319585

“A parcel of residential land (Lot 184-B-2-C-2, Psd-67381), being a portion of lot 184-B-2-C, Psd-48464 LRC, registered in the name of Benedict Gil Layug Marfori and Will Michael Layug Marfori, containing an area of TEN THOUSAND (10,000) SQUARE METERS, more or less, located at Brgy. Wangan, Calinan District, Davao City.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2016000048

“A parcel of agricultural land (Lot 865-B-2-F-4, Psd-11-113671), being a portion of Lot 865-B-2-F, Psd-11-067270, registered in the name of Jaime S. Alunen, married to Carolina G. Alunen, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS, more or less, located at Brgy. Mintal, Davao City, including existing and future improvements thereon.”

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on November 24, 2022, without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real properties and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, September 16, 2022.

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

ALYANNA NICOLE CABALHIN

SPEC. PRO. NO. R-DVO-22 Rep. by her mother, MARY ANN 03930-SP C. SINAMAG

Petitioner

FOR: Petition for Correction

Of the Entries Corresponding

- versus - to the Birth Record of Minor

Alyanna Nicole Cabalhin to

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Use the Surname of Her OF DAVAO CITY, THE CIVIL

Legitimate Father “Sinamag” REGISTRAR GENERAL, Among Others PHILIPPINE STTISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA) AND TO ALL OTHER PERSONS/ ENTITIES WHO/WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED THEREBY, Respondents.

ORDER

Petitioner filed a Petition praying that after due notice and hearing, the Court adjudge and Order to effect in the Certificate of Birth Record of the Petitioner pertaining to the use of her father’s surname from “Alyssa Nicole Cabalhin” to “Alyssa Nicole Cabalhin Sinamag”, and supply and correct all oth er blank and erroneous entries in her Certificate of Live Birth as alleged in this Petition.

Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set hearing on this Petition on December 14, 2022 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning ordering 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 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.

Given this 15th day of September 2022 at Davao City, Philippines.

MARIE ESTRELLITA S. TOLENTINO-ROJAS

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- EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,609-22 ANTONIO CANTAROS (MARRIED TO BIBIANA CANTAROS) Mortgagor/s.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE of REAL PROPERTY

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM OR SSS against ANTONIO CANTAROS MAR RIED TO BIBIANA CANTAROS with postal address at LOT 17 BLOCK 18, #229 OPAL ST., DONA LUISA VILLAGE, MATINA, 8000 DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the indebtedness which the mortgagors failed and refused to pay as of JULY 31, 2022 in the sum of PHP=1,683,226.88, 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 NOVEMBER 3, 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-128375

“A parcel of land (LOT 17, BLOCK 8, OF THE CONSOLIDATION-SUBDIVISION PROJECT PCS-11-00781, BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 1-23, BLOCK 1; 1-3, BLOCK 2; 1-17, BLOCK 3; 16-17 BLOCK 4; 2, 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18, 20, 22,

All

of the Philippines

TRIAL COURT

JUDICIAL REGION

OF THE COURT-SHERIFF

City

NO.

INC.,

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by the mortgagee BDO UNIBANK, INC. against the mortgagor SPS. SIEGFRED L. CONCON and EVELYN S. CONCON, with residence and postal addresses at (1) PUROK SAN FRANCISCO, CORONON, STA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR; and (2) LOT 8, BLK. 18 PHASE 2, OCEAN COVE, BAGO APLAYA, DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 30, 2022 mounted to ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND FIVE PESOS & 12/100 ( ₱ 1,710,005.12) Philippine Currency, including interest, penalties and ex penses, plus other legal expenses incident to foreclosure and sale; the un dersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on October 27, 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 or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies mentioned and described below together with all the improve ments found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2017014894

“A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 8, BLOCK 18, OF THE CONSOLIDATION-SUB DIVISION PLAN PCS-11-004947, BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 251-A-1 TO 251-A-5, 251-B-1 & 251-B-2, (LRC) PSD-248585; LOTS 201-M-1 & 201-M-2, PSD-11-003478; AND LOTS 200-C TO 200-E, PSD-57623, L.R.C. RECORD NO. 317, C-1), SITUATED IN BARANGAY BAGO APLAYA, CITY OF DAVAO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO. XXX XXX, CONTAINING AN AREA OF TWO HUNDRED TEN (210) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS.”

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on November 24, 2022, without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real properties and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, September 19, 2022.

Davao City, Philippines, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022.

FOR: ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER-OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff

SANTI JULIAN G. SOLOMON

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 17, DAVAO CITY

Email: rtc2dav017@judiciary.gov.ph Tel. No. (082) 297-0342

ROWENA MAPULA LAMAC, SPEC. PRO. NO. R-DVO-22 Duly rep, by CATHERINE 04525-SP LAMAC PAULINO Petitioner

REGISTRAR GENERAL

THE CIVIL REGISTRY OF DAVAO CITY

Rowena Mapula

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

Finding

Petitioner

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

Furnish a

SO ORDERED.

Given this 12th day of September 2022 at Davao City, Philippines.

MARIE ESTRELLITA S. TOLENTINO-ROJAS

REM CASE NO. 18,617-22 Mortgagee,

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BANK & TRUST COMPANY

M. LADIGNON Mortgagor/s.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank for brevity) against the mortgagor ROSANDREI M. LADIGNON with residence address at Lot 2, Block 77, Oxygen Street, Emily Homes –Phase 3, Cabantian, Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 15, 2022, amounted to ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETEEN and 23/100 (Php 1,627,419.23) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penal ties, plus legal fees and other expenses incident to foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on October 27, 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 MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property mentioned and described below together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2018005635 of the Registry of Deeds for Davao City

“A parcel of land of the Cons. & Subd. Project (Lot 5, Blk 17, of the cons. & Sub., Plan PCS-11-005487, being a portion of lots 1570-A-2-B-3 & 1570-A-2-B-4, BOTH of Psd-11-029741; Lot 1570-A-1, (LRC) Psd-161239; Lot 1570-A-2-B-5-D, Psd-11-106592; Lots 1,2 & 3 All of Pcs-11-001215; Lots 1570-C-1-G, 1570-C-1-H, 1570-C-1-1, 1570-C-1-J & 1570-C-1-K, All of Psd-11-013259; Lots 1570-C-2-A, 1570-C-2-B, 1570-C-2-C & 1570-C-2-D, All of Psd-11-007138; Lot 1570-C-1-A, Psd-11-013259; Lots 1570-A-2-B-1 & 1570-A-2-B-2, BOTH of Psd-11-029741), situated in the Barangay of Ma-a, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of One Hundred 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 November 24, 2022, without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real properties and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, September 16, 2022.

FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER

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that “bicycle lanes marked by the City Transportation and Traffic Management Office may be used by all persons on bicycles, except pedal-operated passenger tricycles for hire. No motor ized transport vehicle may use, park, or stop on the marked bicycle lanes. Pe destrians are urged to use the sidewalks and not the bicycle lanes to give way to persons on bicycles.”

Baluran said if this is amended, motorcycles will be allowed to use the bicy cle lanes during peak hours

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sa dagat kay dili mi marine biologists. Kung naa man maigo na corals ilalom sa kadagatan ang gobyerno naa pud seguro pamaagi nga mauli kung unsa man ang madaut,” he said.

Mayor Al David Uy of IGaCoS said the 120,000 Samaleños and more than 2 million Dabawenyos

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without being apprehend ed.

“Why? tungod kay kin ing bicycle lanes naghimo ta ug ordinance kay atong gi protektahan tong mga enthusiasts panahon Saba do ug Dominggo nga mag panon padulong sa Marilog ug Kapatagan. Pero during work days atong i-allow or i-amend para magamit sa mga motorcycles ang bi cycle lanes. Puwede nato himoong shared lanes na lang siya kung work days pero pag-abot sa Sabado ug Domingo exclusive gyud na

have been waiting for the bridge.

“Dugay na ni wala pa ko natawo gi-istoryahan nani. The 120,000 Sama leños plus the more than 2 million Dabawenyos , kung naa man dili gusto pila ra man seguro. Comes development puwede man nato ubanan ug protection

sa mga bike enthusiasts,” he said.

In July last year, the De partment of Transportation (DoTr) opened the 54.744 kilometers bike lane net work in Davao City, which spans across 14 road sec tions within Davao City in cluding Quimpo Boulevard, Sandawa Road, Roxas Ave nue, Quezon Avenue, Quiri no Avenue, E. Jacinto Ex tension, Dr. A. Gahol Street, Mabini Street, F. Torres Street, Loyola Street, Porras Street, Inigo Street, and De casio Street.

for the environment,” he said.

Meanwhile, National Economic and Develop ment Authority (NEDA) director general Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, who was present during the di alogue, is also hopeful that the issues will be resolved so that the implementa tion of the project will take off.

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cluster of cases and na dunggan nato ang mga difficulties and ilang man agement when they had the cases. Also during the meeting there was an ex changed of ideas how to manage Covid at their lev el. Mao lang na nga paraan kay dili man nato ma force ang mga parents, guardians to really vaccinate those wala pa nabakunahan and what we can do in our end

is to continuously convince them through EIC and kung naa man cases ma-miti gate dayon nato ang risk of spread,” she said.

In July this year, Educa tion Secretary Vice Presi dent Sara Duterte ordered public and private schools all over the country to tran sition to five days of in-per son classes starting No vember 2, 2022. By Maya M. Padillo

The priority of the new administration is for the continuation of the mas sive infrastructure pro gram ng ating Presidente at isa sa malalaking proj ects ay andito sa Mindan ao kasama na itong bridge. I believe the project will redown to substantial inprovement in terms of

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

EDGE

DCWD resumes monthly remote collection operations in Mintal starting October 2022

Water bill payments will now be accepted monthly and sched uled based on due dates at DCWD Mintal Collection Center lo cated at Mintal Baran gay Hall. The schedule for October in Brgys. Mintal and Calinan will be on October 17 and 18, 2022 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Customers are advised to bring a copy of their water bill for faster transactions.

DCWD’s remote collection in Brgy. Calinan located at

economic well-being if the city province, island at lalo na sa mga nakatira dito. Sana ma resolve nat ing lahat na mga issues na nagorevent sa immediate implementation of the project para ma realize na yung nakikita nating ben efits,” he said.

The dialogue was also attended by Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib and DPWH officials.

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.

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.

DTI Negosyo Center in Lagazo Village also resumed in Septem ber 2022. Meanwhile, remote collection in Brgy. Talomo remains suspended until fur ther notice.

Online water bill payment channels are also available via Land bank iAccess, Link.Biz Portal, and GCash.

Further, DCWD Ma tina and Bajada offices are open (Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM) and To ril office (Monday to

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the Commission on Elec tions (Comelec), through Resolution 10846 pro mulgated on September 21, announced the revised activities related to the December 5 synchronized Barangay and SK elections.

Instead of October 6 to 13 (except October 9, a Sunday), the new date for the filing of the certificates

Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) to accept water bill payments and customer service requests.

For queries and further updates, con tact DCWD’s 24-hour hotlines at 235-3293, 244-6767, 0927-7988966, 0908-441-0653, and 0925-511-3293 or visit DCWD’s web site (www.davao-wa ter.gov.ph) or official Facebook Page (www. facebook.com/offi cialDCWD). (Camille Margarette U. Solon)

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of candidacy was moved to October 22 to 29 (except October 23, a Sunday), the Comelec said.

The election period, including the gun ban, will take effect from November 6 to December 20, 2022 instead of October 6 to De cember 12, 2022, it added.

(Bong S. Sarmiento / Min daNews)

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.

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.

Big-time oil price increase looms

Motorists

will be greeted with a hefty increase in the pump prices of pe troleum products in the coming week, according to industry projections.

Citing trading in the past five days (October 3 to 7), an oil industry source said that the price per liter of diesel may increase by P6 to P6.30.

Gasoline prices, mean while, may go up by P1.10 to P1.40 per liter.

Oil Industry Manage

ment Bureau Director Rino Abad earlier cited the OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) Plus coalition to cut oil produc tion by 2 million barrels in support of declining oil prices due to US’s aggres sive interest rate hikes as the major factor for the ex

pected price hike.

Oil companies usually announce price adjustment every Monday, to be imple mented the following day.

On October 4, fuel firms slashed the price of gaso line by P0.40 per liter, die sel by P0.45 per liter, and kerosene by P0.85 per liter.

The latest price move ments brought the yearto-date adjustments to stand at a net increase of P14.45 per liter for gaso line, P28.95 per liter for

diesel, and P23.25 per liter for kerosene.

Data from the Depart ment of Energy, as of Oc tober 6, showed the price per liter of gasoline range from P60.70 to P71.05 per liter in Quezon City, Metro Manila’s largest city; diesel prices range from P69.60 to P74.25 per liter in Maka ti City, the country’s top financial hub; while in Philippine capital Manila, kerosene prices range from P73.76 to P83 per liter.

Cebu Pacific launches Davao-Siargao route

Cebu Pacific continues to boost its Mindan ao hub network as it announces a new connec tion from Davao to Siar gao, bringing the total do mestic routes from Davao to eight.

On November 07, 2022, CEB will begin flying di rectly from Davao to Siar gao thrice weekly, every

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. CEB also flies direct to seven other Philippine destinations, namely Ba colod, Bohol, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Iloilo, Manila, and Zamboanga.

“We are delighted to continue with our ramp-up outside Metro Manila as we acknowledge the increas ing demand for travel. As

the airline that proudly op erates the widest domestic network, this new route supports our promise to making travel accessible for everyJuan,” said Xander Lao, CEB Chief Commercial Officer.

To make this launch even more special, CEB announces a PHP 188 sale from today until October

16, 2022. Travel period is from November 7, 2022 to January 31, 2023.

CEB continues to im plement a multi-layered approach to safety while it operates with a 100% ful ly vaccinated crew, 95% of whom have been boosted –all to ensure everyJuan flies safely and conveniently on Cebu Pacific.

Sardine manufacturers seek gov’t help on dwindling supply

Sardine manufactur

ers are calling on local government units, par ticularly in coastal areas, to allow them to fish in mu nicipal waters.

This will avert a loom ing shortage of sardines, said Francisco Buencami no, executive director of the Canned Sardines Associa tion of the Philippines.

Buencamino told re porters that their tamban catch is dwindling.

“Our fishing boats are reporting to us that they are catching 40 percent of what they used to catch, and as of late 20 percent of what they traditionally catch at this time. Nag di-dwindle ang supply ng sardinas,” he said.

He said tamban are mi gratory fish that go where there is food. There’s plenty of supply within municipal

waters, where fishermen of canneries cannot fish.

It would be of great help if they will be al lowed to fish at least 10.1 kilometers from the shore, he said.

“There is plenty in the 5 kilometer area or zone, dun namin gusto pumasok. Hin di kami pwede pumasok unless an ordinance is is sued because of the fisher ies act,” he added.

Canneries are also now preparing for the closed fishing season, which starts from December and lasts until February.

During these months, commercial fishing vessels are not allowed to fish.

While canneries have buffer stock of sardines un til December, government intervention is needed to ensure supply for the first two months of 2023.

Cebu Pacific announces a new connection from Davao to Siargao, bringing the total domestic routes from Davao to eight. The airline will fly directly from Davao to Siargao thrice weekly. Edge Davao

DOT breaks ground on service centers in Bukidnon, DavNor

Fitch revises budget gap forecasts for PH

Fitch Solutions Coun

try Risk and Industry Research has revised upwards its budget deficit forecasts for the Philippines for this and next year after noting higher fiscal spending and improvement in revenue collections.

In a report dated Oct. 6 released on Friday, the cred it intelligence firm now sees higher share for the govern ment’s budget gap this year, accounting for around 7.6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) from 7.5 per cent previously.

It, however, revised down its 2023 budget deficit forecast to 6 percent of GDP from 6.1 percent.

“Despite an increase in fiscal spending, we still be lieve that the Philippines remains on track for gradual fiscal consolidation over the coming years due to strong revenue growth,” it said.

Its 2022 budget gap forecast is the same as the government’s target while the 2023 projection is lower than the government’s 6.1 percent target.

It expects revenues to grow by 10 percent year-onyear next year “on the back of extensive tax reforms and a robust economic backdrop.”

“The array of tax reforms under the comprehensive tax reform program has helped boost revenue growth con siderably since its inception, and we will likely see the continued impact of it mov ing forward,” the report said.

It also expects additional fiscal reforms “given the in crease in fiscal spending.”

“This is further substan tiated by President (Fer dinand) Marcos (Jr.) in his SONA (State of the Nation Address), highlighting that ‘tax administration reforms will be in place to increase revenue collection’,” it added.

The report said the gov ernment’s fiscal consolida tion plan “is positive for debt sustainability.”

The current administra tion intends to bring down the share of budget deficit to GDP ratio, which surged to 8.4 percent of GDP, to 3 per cent of total domestic output by 2023.

TheDepartment of Tourism (DOT) on Friday began the construction of Tourist Service Centers and Rest Ar eas (TSCRAs) in the provinces of Bukidnon and Davao del Norte.

Tourism Secretary

Christina Garcia Frasco and Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (Tieza) Chief Operating Offi cer Mark Lapid led the cere monies.

The TSCRAs will soon rise in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon and Samal City, Davao del Norte.

Manolo Fortich Mayor Rogelio Quiño said his town is considered the “gateway” of Bukidnon and such infra structure would promote the townspeople’s liveli hood.

“We have an average of 6,000 tourists coming into our province monthly,” he said.

A memorandum of agreement was also signed by the DOT, Tieza, and Bukidnon officials to strengthen tourism proj ects.

The PHP7 million TS CRA to be erected In Samal City will be the first in South ern Mindanao, and one of the 10 pioneering tourist rest areas in Mindanao.

“We intend to put this kind of project all over the

country because tourism will help the country in the recovery of our economy,” Frasco said.

She said tourism is one of the major economic pil lars after the pandemic.

“Samal is one of the key destinations in the country. We will open the tourism in Mindanao as a manifes tation of our seriousness to fully open Mindanao to tour ism,” Frasco said.

She added that TSCRAs are intended to provide an enhanced tourism experi ence for tourists coming to the island.

Tourist pit stops will have an information kiosk, a pasalubong center, re strooms, and a resting area for visitors.

“We see to it that it is a

convenient place for tour ists to rest, access to vital information, and worldclass bathrooms,” Frasco said.

Lapid noted that the project is targeted for com pletion in December this year.

“This will provide seam less travel in tourism desti nations here,” he added.

Samal Mayor Al David Uy said the location of the TSCRA is strategic as it is near a public market, police station, and terminal.

“You can find everything here, it is a one-stop shop for tourists,” he said, add ing that the project would be “very important” as the Samal-Davao connector bridge has already been green-lighted.

Factory output, value up in Aug 2022: PSA

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said volume and value of production of manufactur ing sector both recorded increments in August 2022.

PSA’s Monthly Integrat ed Survey of Selected In dustries (MISSI) for August 2022 reported Friday that volume of production index (VoPI) continued to rise by 3.5 percent year-on-year.

VoPI rose at a faster pace

in August compared to July 2022 with growth at 2.4 percent.

“Out of the 22 industry divisions, 17 reported pos itive annual growths which was led by manufacture of machinery and equipment except electrical with 78 percent annual growth rate,” PSA said.

Industries that posted declines in output in August were basic metals, electri

cal equipment, coke (solid fuel) and refined petroleum products, non-metallic min eral products and tobacco products.

Value of production in dex (VaPI) also continued to record double-digit growth in August 2022 at 11 per cent from a 10.6-percent ex pansion in July this year.

“Contributory to the in crease of VaPI were the an nual growths exhibited by

18 out of the 22 industry di visions. Among these, man ufacture of machinery and equipment except electrical posted the highest annual growth rate of 77.4 percent in August 2022,” PSA added.

Meanwhile, capacity uti lization in August slightly in creased to 71.4 percent from 71.3 percent in July, as 20 out of 22 industry divisions had capacity utilization rate of above 60 percent. (PNA)

A pump attendant fills a motorcycle with fuel at a gasoline station in Sasa, Davao City on Saturday. The price per liter of diesel is expected to increase by P6 to P6.30 and gasoline prices by P1.10 to P1.40 per liter in another round of big-time price hike starting Tuesday. Edge Davao

ENVIRONMENT

LastOctober 6, Winston Plaza posted in his social media about a Green Sea turtle that was accidentally caught by a fisherman in the waters of Mati City, Davao Oriental. The fisherman immediate ly turned over the sea turtle to the Amihan sa Dahican – Balod sa Paglaum, Inc. locat ed at Dahican Beach. After removing the hook, the sea turtle was safely released to the ocean.

It wasn’t the first time. Last September 28, anoth er Green Sea turtle was res cued in the northern part of Dahican Beach after it was accidentally expelled by a fisherman in the area. It was brought to the same place. After examining that it was already safe, the sea turtle was released again into the open sea.

Dahican Beach, which faces the Pacific Ocean, is known for its waves that are good for skimboarding and surfing. It is also a sea turtle sanctuary with three species nesting in its shore lines. The entire Mayo Bay, of which Dahican Beach is part of, is teeming with sev eral marine species, includ ing whale sharks, dugongs and dolphins.

“Some members of our team patrol the shorelines of Dahican at night to pro tect sea turtle eggs from poachers and predators,” Plaza said, adding that they have established two hatcheries for the eggs.

The National Ocean Service (NOS) of the US National Oceanic and At mospheric Administration says it takes 20-30 years for a sea turtle to reach sexual maturity. When a female is ready to lay eggs, she returns to the nesting beach where she was born, even if she has not been there for 30 years! Some fe males next every year until the age of 80.

Marine biologists say sea turtle eggs must in cubate in moist sand. It is for this reason why some beaches around the trop ical and temperate areas are visited, mostly at night, by adult sea turtles who

come ashore to dig a nest chamber, where they de posit their eggs.

Once the eggs are de posited, the female sea tur tle just leaves the eggs to fend for themselves. Hatch ing can take one day to four days for the baby turtles to break through the egg shell and emerge from the egg. Once they are fully out from the eggshells, they are ready for release, usually within 24 hours.

For every 1,000 hatch lings released in the open sea, only one survives. “On the beach, hatchlings must escape natural pred ators like birds and crabs to make it to the sea,” NOS says. “Once in the water, hatchlings are consumed by seabirds and fish.”

Sea turtles are the con temporaries of the dino saurs. These ancient crea tures have been around for about 110 million years. Their natural lifespan is estimated to be from 50 to 100 years.

Sea turtles are locally called pawikan and it is dif ferent from pagong. While they may look quite sim ilar and both are reptiles, they are actually different. In English, pagong is called tortoise. Pawikan has four flippers while pagong has four legs.

Although they are called sea turtles, they can not breathe underwater.

Their secret is breathing for long periods of time –between 4 to 7 hours when resting. While holding their breath, their heart rate slows significantly to con serve oxygen – up to nine minutes can pass between heartbeats, according to

SAVING SEA TURTLES FROM EXTINCTION

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

courtesy of Winston Plaza

Smithsonian Ocean.

Sea turtles have played vital roles in maintaining the health of the world’s oceans for more than 100 million years, Ocea na points out. They help sustain the health of sea grass beds and coral reefs that benefit commercial ly valuable species such as shrimps, lobsters and tuna.

“Seagrass, where fish, shellfish and crustaceans live, needs to be ‘mowed’ by sea turtles in order to grow properly,” states Marine Life Organization. When Green Sea turtles regular ly graze on seagrass, for instance, the blades gain more nutrients and can thrive, rather than become overgrown and end up de composing.

Because they undergo long migrations, they also

provide habitat for an array of “aquatic hitchhikers” like barnacles and other small crustaceans, remoras, algae and diatoms. They also act as sort of an umbrella for fish that use them as shel ter from predators.

There are seven sea turtles known to man and five of them could be found in the Philippines. Aside from Green Sea turtles, the other species swimming in the country’s waters are Hawksbill, Olive Ridley, Loggerhead, and Leather back turtles.

Nearly all species of sea turtles are now on the verge of extinction. Under the In ternational Union for Con servation of Nature (IUCN), Green Sea and Loggerhead turtles are classified as en dangered species while Ol ive Ridley and Leatherback turtles are categorized as

vulnerable. Hawksbill tur tles are considered critical ly-endangered or in a high risk of facing extinction.

The greatest threats to sea turtles are not from nat ural predators but from hu mans and their destructive activities. “Accidental catch es in commercial fisheries or entanglement in marine debris are serious threats to sea turtles, as well as de struction of beach habitat, harvesting or poaching for meat and eggs, and even boat strikes,” NOAA said.

In the Philippines, sea turtles are conserved and protected through the provision of Republic Act No. 9147 or “Wildlife Re sources Conservation and Protection Act.” Exploiting, inflicting injury, hunting, or trading or killing them are punishable by law in cluding imprisonment of at

least six years and a fine of up to one million pesos.

To save them from fur ther decimation, the Aboitiz Group through the Davao Light and Power Company has set up the Marine Tur tle Sanctuary in its Cleaner gy Park in Punta Dumalag in Matina Aplaya. The site is part of the 37-hectare marine protected area that was established through Council Resolution No. 02504-03 declaring the area as a nesting ground for Hawksbill turtles.

“Davao City is truly blessed to be a nesting site of sea turtles, which is a keystone species in main taining the balance in our ecosystem. It is clear that the government and the private sector must work together to protect these endangered animals be fore it becomes too late,” said then city mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio after sign ing the Memorandum of Agreement between Aboitiz and the Depart ment of Environment and Natural Resources and the city government in the establishment of the Paw ikan Sanctuary.

The Cleanergy Park has a temporary shelter, clin ic, laboratory, observation deck, boardwalks and oth er facilities for the rescue, rehabilitation, conserva tion, protection and care of sea turtles. This supports the multi-sectoral effort of “pursuing sustainable de velopment within the con text of a balanced ecology.”

Pantaron Mountain Range is Mindanao’s Central Cordillera.

The Green sea turtle on its way to the water.

Visiting Dragons nail win. no. 4

The Bay Area Dragons remained un beaten ahead of their keenly awaited showdown with titleholder Barangay Ginebra, surviving a furious stand by Con verge, 106-100, on crucial stops down the stretch in their game Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Dragons nearly squandered a 22-point lead on the FiberXers’ pressing defense in the fourth but then had their own key stoppages at the finish to win the game.

Myles Blake Pow ell fired away 33 points

while Glen Yang rifled in 23 to lead Bay Area to a fourth straight win while dealing Converge a sec ond loss in three starts.

Coach Brian Goorjian was happy with their win but noted their inconsis tency on things they need

to do plus their lack of balance in scoring.

Against the FiberX ers, Goorjian said it went down to a defensive bat tle with the Dragons pre vailing in holding their rallying rivals scoreless in the last 1:26 of play.

“Defense in the last two minutes was the key,” said Goorjian as his troops held the FiberX ers to 0-of-3 three-point shooting after coming within four at 100-104.

Following back-toback missed three-point ers by Maverick Ahanmisi

and Quincy Miller, Powell buried two free throws to all but seal the game.

It was Powell’s last game in his initial fourgame assignment for the Dragons with Andew Nicholson set to take over in their next four outings.

Then the team will decide who will be their import for the rest of the tourney.

The Dragons played pretty solid for 40 min utes before facing Con verge’s lockdown de fense.

“We showed how

great we can be and we showed that ourselves are our worst enemy,” said Yang, ruing their near foldup.

Yang played a key role, tossing in three tri ples, with the last stymie ing Converge’s rally after they drew within five, 96101, on a three-pointer from Ahanmisi.

Miller led all scorers with 38 points that went with 14 rebounds and four assists while Ahan misi, Jeron Teng and Al lyn Bulanadi added 12, 11 and 11, respectively.

Ahanmisi scored all of his 12 markers in the fourth period on a 4-of-8 clip from the arc. (PBA)

The Scores: Bay Area 106 - Pow ell 33, Yang 23, Zhu 20, Blankley 10, Reid 7, Lam 6, Liu 4, Ju 3, Zheng 0, Li ang 0.

Converge 100 - Mill er 38, Ahanmisi 12, Teng 11, Bulanadi 11, Arana 7, Tratter 7, Ilagan 7, Racal 3, Melecio 2, Stockton 2, Murrell 0, Hill 0, Ambo hot 0.

Quarters: 28-18, 5741, 88-69, 106-100

Messi

for farewell World Cup in Qatar

BUENOS

AIRES — Li onel Messi has con firmed that the World Cup in Qatar next month will be the last of his career.

Lionel Messi set for last World Cup

The 35-year-old Ar gentina star will play in his fifth World Cup but is still seeking his first title at the showpiece tournament.

“There’s some anxiety and nerves at the same time ... it is the last one,”

Messi said in an interview with Star Plus.

It is the first time the Paris Saint-Germain striker has spoken openly about his future after the tourna ment, which starts on Nov. 20.

Messi did not make it clear whether he would re tire from the national team after Qatar.

Argentina won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986. The team will open

the tournament on Nov.22 against Saudi Arabia in Group C before facing Mexi co and Poland.

“I don’t know whether we are big favorites, but I believe Argentina is a can didate because of its histo ry, which means even more now because of the way we got here,” Messi added. “But in a World Cup anything can happen, all the matches are very difficult. It isn’t always the favorites who win it.”

Myles Blake Powell fired away 33 points while Glen Yang rifled in 23 to lead Bay Area to a fourth straight win while dealing Converge a second loss in three starts.

Time for Futsal

I was observing the vid eo posts of coaches Melchor Anzures, who have been train ing young football players, along with Manny Yu and Alvic Troyo, at an indoor facility.

If you can recall, these three former football standouts-turned coaches, are among the hundreds of products of the Davao Football Association (DFA) program set by coach Jose “Sensei” Te, pres ident Victorio “Manong Vic” Sai and manager Edward “Chaya” Lam.

But these three former stand outs never trained indoors.

They all did their training at the old PTA field in the 1990s where you can also find regu larly, Sensei, sitting on his rattan chair, Manong Vic, enjoying Co ca-Cola and bread at the Adolfo Canteen, and Chaya, who some times would join the training, as they take a close look at players during those years in preparation for the national championships.

The teams used to carry the Dan fer Cargo Forwarders, Columbia Computer Center and Acer colors including the Davao City banners at DILG-initiated or PSC-orga nized competitions.

I singled out the word “in doors” because indoor football, or Futsal, has become a thing these days, thanks to the recent promotion by Philippine Foot ball Federation Futsal head Kevin Goco and technical director Vic Hermans.

Personally, I like the idea that football can be brought indoors because it is more convenient.

You see, all schools have in cluded gyms as part of their sports facilities, although the de sign has always been for the pop ular sports, basketball and vol leyball. And for schools that have acquired vast tracts of land, some can afford to build a football field at the center to go with the track oval.

But not all schools have the

luxury of space.

Smaller schools can not even afford to build their own track oval and football field. It’s just too expensive.

And so, this idea of promot ing Futsal as a sport to students makes sense to me.

One, it is convenient. Even if it rains outside, you keep yourself dry inside. If there are spectators, they can sit and watch comfort ably at the bleachers.

While I prefer the regular football field, not all schools in the Private Schools Athletic As sociation-XI or Davao Association of Colleges and Schools and any

other school organizations have a complete football facility.

So, Futsal in schools, big or small, make sense.

While the sport is not includ ed in the Southeast Asian Games, not yet, I strongly believe that if all schools, private and public, through its sports directors will include Futsal as part of their sports program, there is a better chance to produce outstanding players in this sport. And when it becomes so popular, the SEAG Or ganizing Committee will consider it for its next calendar.

We are not a nation of tall players because our genetic make

up is that we are cute and fast.

Futsal is one new sport we can be best at.

And with coaches Melchor, Manny and Alvic around and the DRFA officials’ support, I can see that Davao can produce top-cal iber players in the likes of Her shey Salmon, Guillermo Iroy Jr., Francisco Villano Jr., Jet and Jun Mendez, Victorino Troyo, David Dwight Penano, just to name a few.

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