Edge Davao Vol. 15 Issue 205 | Sunday-Monday, Dec. 11-12, 2022

COUNTRY’S BEST

Rigo lauds Davao Central 911 for winning NDRRMC award

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II lauded Davao Central 911 for emerging as Best Government Emergency Management Systems and Response Teams (GEMs) Category in the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s (NDRRMC) 22nd Gawad KALASAG (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan, Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) Seal and Special Awards for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Humanitarian Assistance 2022.

“Congratulations sa mga nagdumala, mga personnel and staff of Central 911. Maka-proud labi na nga taga Davao City ko. Grateful kaayo ko sa inyong commitment to serve the city,” he said.

Davao City was the first to establish this system in the Asian region and the Central 911 team commits to continuously carry out its mandate and mission to provide quality and efficient emergency response services to Dabawenyos.

“I would also like to commend Central 911 for continuously providing reliable emergency response and services to the Dabawenyos,” Rigo said.

The first of its kind in Asia and the third in the world after the United States and Canada, and all services of Central 911 are completely free of charge.

Davao Central 911 was established on September 27, 2002, the Central Communications and EmergenFCOUNTRY’S, P6

9 killed, 5 wounded in North Cotabato clash

Amilitiaman was killed in an ambush while eight others also died in the succeeding firefight in Barangay Tapudoc here on Friday afternoon.

Maj. Jennefer Amotan, the police chief of this town, said Saturday that prior to the firefight, lawless elements killed in an ambush Ramel Santillan,

a member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU), around 2:30 p.m.

Santillan, 22, was driving his motorcycle on his way to the Tapudoc CAFGU detachment when ambushed.

The militiamen on duty, upon hearing the gunfire, rushed to the scene and found Santillan

on a dirt road.

The militiamen clashed against some 50 gunmen as they pursued Santillan’s attackers that resulted in the death of five CAFGU members and three lawless elements.

Four militiamen and one on the enemy side were also wounded in the firefight that lasted for more than two hours.

The police identified the slain CAFGU members as Jomar Roben, Jesry Galo, Melvin Cabrerra, Moises Galo, and Johnrey Cabrerra, while Ariel Wacan, Gibel Galo, Harison Galo, and Dante Boboy were wounded.

On the other side, the fatalities were Pikal Taya, Taher Odin, and Sammy

MinDA, new PH Ambassadors partner to promote Mindanao

In a bid to strengthen partnership with with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in advancing the economic development and attracting more investments in Mindanao, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has welcomed the 17 newly- designated and confirmed Philippine Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on Friday at the Dusit Thani.

Led by their Head of Delegation, Ambassador of the Philippines to the Republic of Indonesia and Assistant Secretary, Honorable Gina Alagon Jamoralin, the said event is part of their Onsite Economic Diplomacy Program before they assume their respective mbassadorial posts and assignments early next year in various parts of Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe.

MinDA, as the Philippine Coordinating Office for BIMP-EAGA (PCOBE) and DFA’s key partner in promoting international cooperation for Mindanao, has been requested by DFA Manila – Office of International Economic Relations and DFA Mindanao to co-organize the said visit for the Ambassadors and pay a courtesy call to MinDA Chairperson, Secretary Maria Belen Acosta.

“MinDA is deeply honored to receive and welcome our country’s incom-

ing Ambassadors in this momentous occasion. It is seldom that Mindanao is visited by a group of Philippine Ambassadors and that is why we are truly delighted with your presence here today knowing fully well of your strategic role in promoting and marketing our country as a promising investment and tourism destination in the international field,” Acosta said.

As the highest public office in Mindanao, she also emphasized the unique and strategic position of MinDA as PCOBE in ensuring the attainment of the country’s international commitment towards Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines (BIMP-EAGA) sub-regional cooperation.

“This is our collective duty as we respond to the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to bring back the Philippines to the highest pedestal of international representation,” she underscored.

Acosta assured the proactive participation of the Philippines, particularly Mindanao and Palawan as EAGA focus areas, in the BIMP-EAGA.

“As the Philippine Signing Minister for BIMP-EAGA, allow me to emphasize the important role of Ambassadors in maintaining diplomatic relations with the receiving states. We support and promote the

A resident receives a dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at People’s Park in Davao City. The city government of Davao’s Vaccination Cluster has announced that their services will end in January next year and vaccination of Covid-19 will be accessed through district health offices. Lean Daval Jr.

City Council approves P11.8B budget for 2023, allots P10M for MICECon

Vax cluster to end service in January

The head of the Vaccination Cluster of the city government of Davao announced that services will end in January next year and vaccination of Covid-19 will be accessed through district health offices.

It is expected that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will lift the country’s State of Emergency status in January 2023.

Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, head of the Davao City Covid-19 Vaccination Program, announced that currently vaccination continues at the district health offices and the People’s Park even on weekends until December 18, 2022, and will stop and will resume in January next year at the district health offices.

“Continue ang vaccination sa district health offices. Wala ta nag-undang padayon ta ug ang Saturday and Sunday gi-extend nato sa People’s Park through the Philippine Red Cross kasi naa man dili muadto kay naay trabaho. Hangtod December 18 na lang tapos

magpahulay and will continue in January next year. Ang vaccination by January tua na gyud sa distrito kay mag-endorse na kay basin mag declare nata ug end of state of emergency, so ang vaccination cluster mag- end na pud siya pero magpadayon gihapon kay na endorse na sa district. Sa January wala na’y vaccination cluster,” Villafuerte said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Friday.

However, she said vaccination in health offices will not be done every day but will be done on special days.

“Unlike karon na adlaw adlaw kung naay mu request adtuan dayon. Dili man na puwede idungan sa regular vaccination sa mga bata,” she said.

Meanwhile, she reported that the vaccination cluster was not able to reach its target in the recent threeday “Bakunahang Bayan” as there were only few Dabawenyos participated in the activity.

“Pero naay miabot. Ga-

By MAYA M. PADILLO

The City Council approved on Friday Davao City’s P11.8 billion budget for 2023 with about P10 million allocated for MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions) Conference slated next year.

The appropriation was bared Councilor Bernie Alag on Friday.

“The city council has approved the P11.8 billion budget sa city for 2023. This money will be used sa projects sa city and kauban na dinha ang budget for our MICECon next

year. Dako kaayo ni siya na convention and let’s take advantage of this so that more conventions will come to the city next year,” Al-ag told Edge Davao.

Al-ag, chair of the Committee on Trade, Commerce and Industry of the City

Council, said the conduct of MICECon here is expected to revive the tourism industry of the city.

“We want to position Davao City as a convention hub and once diri ang MICECon next year we will be promoting the city na diri ang mga conventions na mahitabo and this will revive the tourism industry,” he said.

According to Al-ag, the bulk of the budget goes to the operations of the city:

about P700 million will go to City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) to ensure the cleanliness of the city; P800 million to the City Health Office (CHO); and P3 billion for the programs of the offices under the City Mayor’s Office (CMO).

He also said that about 20 percent of the annual development fund, which is more than P2 billion will go to the city’s infrastructure projects.

LTFRB 11 launches modernized PUVs in Davao Occidental town

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board XI launched on Wednesday (Dec. 7) the modernized Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) in Sta. Maria town, Davao Occidental.

The three units of modernized PUVs will be plying the route of Digos City in Davao del Sur to Sta. Maria, and vice-versa.

LTFRB-XI Regional Di-

rector Nonito Llanos III bared that Sta. Maria is the first municipality in Davao Occidental to have received the class-three PUVs.

“We are making history today because this is the first route with modernized units in Davao Occidental,” Llanos stated.

He mentioned that early next year, another operator will be putting in place modernized units to

take the route from Digos City to Malita, Davao Occidental.

Sta. Maria Mayor Claude Benjamin II Bautista was thankful to LTFRB-XI for considering the municipality as the first recipient of the PUV units in the province.

He cited the importance of having the modernized PUVs, as this makes traveling time shorter and easier.

“This is a big blessing for the people of Sta. Maria. The travel here will be more efficient now,” Bautista said in the vernacular.

The newly-launched modernized PUVs are designed to make the country’s public transportation system safer, more convenient, accessible, efficient and environment-friendly.

(PIA-XI/Franchette Delfin)

Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Maria Belen S. Acosta (13th from left) along with the 17 newly designated and confirmed Philippine Ambassadors of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) pose for a photo during their visit in Davao City on Friday. The visit is part of their Onsite Economic Diplo-

macy Program before they assume their respective posts and assignments early next year in various parts of Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe. MinDA

From the get-go, the Americans, after arriving in Davao in 1900, launched the agenda to open roads for transport and the installation of telephone lines along the beachlines. For areas separated by riverways and ravines, the plan was to construct appropriate bridges to facili-tate passage. The construction of passable roads later led to the introduction of wheeled vehi-cles.

Telephone lines, as communication links, were also installed for telegraph and cable wires. To connect the southwest part and the eastern seaboard of the district of Davao, the plan was to open telephone and telegraph lines from Davao on the north towards Cuabo, in Lupon, Davao Oriental, to Boston town at the extreme end of the district, and from Davao to the south, to as far as Makar, Gen. Santos City,

through the dense forests.

When Maj. C.D. Cowles, commander of the U.S. 17th Infantry Regiment, reached Davao on September 30, 1901, he observed that 15 miles of telegraph lines in the south had been completed. Decades later, weather conditions and other elements eventually affected the poles that held the lines. By February 1906, The Far Eastern Review reported, the Santa Cruz telephone line was completed but only the stretch between Davao and Tagulaya was opera-tional.

The Bureau of Public Works (BPW) reports from 1917 to 1931 say more about the projects. In 1917, over 400 telephone poles on the Davao-South line were replaced due to rotting and falling down, exclusive of the other 200 poles also needing similar attention. That year the Davao-North telephone line was

finished. The following year, an additional 20 miles of lines were built on the Davao-North line that started at the Cuabo wireless station.

On November 27, 1931, Congress, under Act No. 3913, granted Davao Telephone Com-pany a franchise to install, operate, and maintain a telephone system in the Province of Da-vao and its municipalities. Cyrus Hale McLean was the chairman of the Board. Four years later, it was purchased by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), which assured the installation of a radio-telephone station to give the city wired contact with the outside world.

Nearly three decades later, the Davao City Council passed Resolutions 664 and 2015 on August 7, 1963, and December 27, 1963, respectively, allowing

the operation and mainte-nance of a city-wide telephone system, owned, maintained, and operated by Davao City. To put on track the mandate, the city, on February 26, 1964, entered into a contract with ITT Philippines, Inc. for the latter to install and deliver the telephone system in the amount of P3.587 million.

The company was given until November 29, 1966, to deliver the agreed package.

The deal, however, was contested. PLDT, on June 23, 1964, filed a case for prohibition and mandamus against the city and the Public Service Commission (PSC), which approved the deal. The phone company enjoined the city from fulfilling its agreement with ITT Philip-pines, Inc. and asked the PSC to require the city to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

The PLDT, as petitioner, an-

chored its case on two issues, namely: (1) the city has no power to establish and operate a telephone system; and (2) the city has first to secure a PSC certif-icate of public convenience and necessity. It also applied for preliminary injunction twice but was denied.

In denying PLDT’s petition, the Supreme Court ruled that the city, as ‘a municipal corpo-ration is not prevented from constructing and operating a competing plant’ and the city, un-der the Public Service Act, is exempted from the PSC certificate of public convenience and necessity, particularly citing Section 14(e) of the law which states: ‘Public service owned or operated by any instrumentality of the National Government or by any government-owned or controlled corporations, except with respect to the fixing of rates.’

Fifty years after its creation, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA can be considered as one of the most useful and busiest national government agencies whenever tropical cyclones and other weather disturbances hit or threaten to affect any part of the country, especially during the prevalence of the worldwide climate change.

This is because PAGASA officials and personnel have to be always proactive, meaning that they must always be on watch for whatever is expected to happen in the Philippines and nearby countries anytime with regards to changes in weather conditions and other phenomena as well as monitor reports of weather authorities in other countries so they can issue proper warnings to Filipinos.

Aptly called weathermen, PAGASA people also have to make appropriate weather outlook for air and sea travelers daily, seven days a week and 52 weeks or throughout the year as well as warning on heavy rainfall and possible flooding every now and then, especially during the rainy and typhoon season.

The weathermen also have to be always on alert for what is called a low pressure area (LPA)

anywhere in the country that could develop into a tropical depression, storm or destructive typhoon. In such cases, they must issue as soon as possible the necessary warning to the people, including those in the air and seas, as well as officials of national and local governments.

PAGASA also has the function of warning against droughts and flooding in the country caused by the weather phenomenon called El Nino or La Nina, respectively.

Owing to the importance of the functions assigned to them, the PAGASA weather watchers, unlike the staff of most other government offices, are expected to stay on their posts, on a rotation basis, even during official holidays and the Holy Week.

Of course, there are several other national government agencies whose personnel are also required to stay on their posts, whether there are calamities or not. They include those of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its various commands and services, including the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine Air Force (PAF).

Officials and personnel of the

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) also become very busy distributing relief goods during calamities caused by tropical cyclones, severe floodings and during earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has to monitor the preparedness of local government units nationwide.

In the National Capital Region, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic personnel have to regulate vehicular flow even during heavy rains and severe flood situations.

Another national government office that becomes very busy during emergencies is the Department of Health (DOH) which maintains national and regional government hospitals staffed by government doctors, nurses and other health personnel across the country.

BACKGROUND:

PAGASA was created under Presidential Decree No. 78 issued on Dec. 8, 1972 by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. to replace the former Philippine Weather Bureau.

Originally attached to the Department of National Defense, PAGASA was later transferred to the Department of Science and Tech-

nology (DOST), together with several other bureaus and agencies which included the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The latter has been tasked to investigate the causes and nature of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other geological phenomena.

Marcos said he created PAGASA “to provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to insure the safety, well-being and economic security of all the people, and for promotion of national progress.”

Among the major functions, powers and duties of PAGASA are:

* To observe and report the weather of the Philippines and specified adjacent areas, issue forecasts and warnings of weather and flood situations affecting national safety, welfare and economy.

* To undertake, in coordination with other agencies, activities geared towards the moderation of typhoons, availing of modern scientific and technological advances in order to reduce their destructive potentials while retaining their beneficial effects.

*To conduct continuous earthquake recording and observation through an adequate seismological network throughout the country to gather as much information as

may be necessary for determination of safety factors in the design of building structures and infrastructures.

*To coordinate with international organizations in tsunami (seismic sea wave) and typhoon warning dissemination particularly to the coastal regions of the Philippines bound to be affected.

The creation of PAGASA came just two-and-a-half months ahead of the birth of the Philippine News Agency (PNA) which was established as the national government’s official news outfit on March 1, 1973. It replaced the defunct Philippine News Service (PNS), a privately-owned news-gathering cooperative which existed from 1950 until the declaration of martial law by President Marcos in September 1972.

Since both PAGASA and PNA are engaged in disseminating information, they have become partners in this undertaking since 1973 until today. PNA disseminates PAGASA’s weather forecast and other information through the former’s provincial and regional bureaus as well as its partner news agencies around the world.

Incidentally, the former PNS and the old Weather Bureau had a similar partnership with the use of the World War II teletype system from the 1950s to 1972.

BARMM approves P75-M power plant investment

The Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) is ending 2022 with a message that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains a good investment destination by approving the PHP75-million registration for the expansion of Kaltimex Rural Energy Corp. (KREC).

KREC, 60 percent Filipino- and 40 percent Indonesian-owned, wants to expand an off-grid diesel power plant on 2.7 hectares of property, about 5 km. from the town center of Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi.

The output of the 8-megawatt (MW) diesel

power plant will supply electricity to the Tawi-Tawi Electric Cooperative with a total expansion cost of PHP75,554,881 and will generate 48 job employments, both direct and indirect.

“The PHP1.3-B total approved investments for this year indicates the im-

proving investment environment in the region and the economy is humming back to life with industry conditions becoming stable,” Mohamad Omar Pasigan, newly appointed BBOI-BARMM chairperson, said in a statement Saturday.

Pasigan said the registered investment projects would enjoy fiscal incentives, such as an income tax holiday and reduced duties and tariffs for the import of capital equipment, dispensed by the BBOI-BARMM under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enter-

prises law.

“KREC is recognized as the New Power Producer in Mindanao. We hope that with this registration, more investors of energy will put up their investments in BARMM,” Pasigan said. “Investing in the region is safe and profitable and the BBOI is committed to guide and attend to the needs of our clients from the beginning to every step of the way.”

Over the past three years or since the creation of BARMM, the region has generated a total of PHP8.1 billion worth of investments.

Group calls for stricter monitoring of entry of imported agri products

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) should be stricter in monitoring the entry of imported agricultural products in the country, an agriculture group said on Saturday.

“Dapat tutukan ng DA at BOC ang mga pumapasok na agricultural product sa bansa,” Rosendo So, pres-

ident and chairman of the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG), said.

So also said only 10% of the smuggled onions were confiscated by authorities.

“Ten percent pa lang ng mga smuggled na sibuyas ang nasasabat,” he said.

“Itong mga nasasabat na smuggled na sibuyas, maliit kumpara sa total ng mga smuggled onion na pu-

masok sa bansa,” So added.

Some P3.9 million worth of allegedly smuggled white onions were recently confiscated by authorities in Divisoria in Manila.

So said authorities should file the appropriate cases against smugglers, and also brokers.

“Ang problema, for the past year, hindi nasampah-

an ng kaso ang ilang smuggler,” he added.

So also said some importers misdeclare their products to be able to smuggle agricultural products into the country.

Last weekend, the DA cautioned the public against purchasing onions from online platforms as these may be illegally imported into the country.

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno defended Friday the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund, saying it has transparency and accountability safeguard to prevent it from suffering the same fate as Malaysia’ corruption-riddled 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Diokno said it is “unfortunate” that the critics of the Maharlika Wealth Fund cited the 1MDB, which he said had a sole signatory —former Prime Minister Najib Razak.

“He is the only signatory… so there are no safeguards,” the Finance chief said.

Senator Imee Marcos earlier expressed fear over the proposed sovereign wealth fund as it might be the next 1MDB.

Razak is serving a 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal.

Comparing the Maharlika Wealth Fund and 1MDB, Diokno said that “in this particular formu-

lation… there are many layers.”

“There are many layers of audits, we have an internal auditor, we have an international auditor, and then we have COA (Commission on Audit),” the Finance chief said.

Diokno added that the proposed sovereign wealth fund has a “congressional oversight committee consisting of five members of the Senate and five members of the House to oversee the implementation of the fund.”

“We want to make sure that this is on the level, transparent, there’s accountability, there’s a published report, we submit a report to the President. And this will be published so we can be sure that the (Filipino) people would know where that money is going,” he said.

In her opening statement during a House hearing, Appropriations panel senior vice chairperson Stella Quimbo allayed fears that the Philippines will follow 1MDB.

Maharlika Fund transparent, won’t be like 1MDB: Diokno

Shoppers buy protective phone cases at a stall selling phone cases, screen protectors and other mobile phone accessories at a mall in Ecoland, Davao City over the weekend. Lean Daval Jr.

SSS Davao wants to reach out to online sellers, delivery riders

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PBBM to discuss investments, jobs with EU firms in Brussels

President Ferdinand

“Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is scheduled to discuss billions of pesos worth of investments expected to generate hundreds of jobs for Filipinos when he meets European business executives in Brussels next week.

According to DFA Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu, Marcos is expected to have roundtable meetings with European firms to discuss business and investment opportunities in the Philippines.

“There will be one-onone meetings with the big corporations who will be expanding their presence in the Philippines – that means more investments and more jobs for us, Filipinos,” Espiritu said at a briefing on Marcos’ activities in Belgium.

Marcos is scheduled to attend the ASEAN-European Union Summit in Brussels.

“And then there will be a business roundtable with the EU and European corporations during which the President will have the opportunity to expound on our trade and investment

policies to attract more, of course, trade and investments from Europe,” Espiritu said.

“[This includes] networking among Filipino businessmen and European businessmen. Hopefully, for this networking, the Filipino businessmen will be able to come up with deals with their European counterparts,” he added.

Espiritu said Marcos will specifically meet with officials from Unilever, which is looking to expand its operations in Cavite.

“This is important because this corporation is intending to establish a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for personal care products in Cavite,” Espiritu said.

“So expansion of investments... to the tune of P4.7 billion. Now, it’s expected to generate at least 130, projected employment for the Philippines,” he added.

Espiritu said Marcos would also meet with the officials of AUSEA, a shipbuilding and navigation firm, which is looking to develop a shipyard with an investment of P1.5 billion.

“The online sellers, and delivery workers they showed us that during the pandemic they make ways to survive and also they deserve the protection given by the Social Security System,” says Greta Fe Quayle, regional communications officer of the SSS-Davao said during their guesting at the One Davao Presser on Dec. 7.

Quayle said they are not just focusing on getting members from the employed sector or the pro-

fessional self-employed but they also want to bring the benefits of SSS membership to the informal sector.

“Gusto namo ma-feel nila na secured pud sila (We want that they feel they are secured),” Quayle said.

She said being an SSS member is important as here in the country getting an insurance is not prioritized and is seen as a burden.

“Having a social security coverage has lots of advantages, you will see that what we are paying back is more

than ten times than your investment,” Quayle said.

The SSS according to Quayle have been trying to woo the online sellers and the delivery riders to apply for SSS membership.

She said the riders are very exposed to dangers particularly on the road.

“When the time comes you can no longer work. Like if one gets sick or disabled, we want you to have a fallback,” Quayle said.

For SSS-Davao senior analyst Juneza Yu they are extending the self-employed membership to the delivery riders and online sellers.

“These online sellers and the riders many of

them were employed and lost their jobs and engage in online selling and deliveries so they became self-employed what we can do here in SSS we can continue the EC (employee’s compensation) which are additional benefits they will receive if something happens to them while working,” Yu said.

Yu is calling all online sellers and riders to meet with the SSS team so they can discuss the benefits of an SSS coverage to them.

“We can conduct a seminar where we will explain and expound to you the benefits if you will become a member of the SSS,” Yu said. (PIA/RG Alama)

SSS set to issue UMID-and-ATM-in-one cards

The Social Security System (SSS) on Friday said it would issue universal multipurpose ID (UMID) cards upgraded into automated teller machine (ATM) cards in partnership with banks.

With the UMID ATM Pay Cards, the SSS said members would enjoy the advantages of having a disbursement account for their benefits, loan proceeds, and refunds.

It will also give access to the participating banks’

available ATMs and online and mobile platforms to make their banking transactions apart from having a valid government-issued ID.

“The UMID ATM Pay Card Program aims to promote the accurate and timely payment of SSS benefits and loans to rightful recipients. It is a step towards the national government, the SSS, and its partners’ shared goals of greater financial inclusion and payments digitalization,” SSS president and CEO Michael Regino said.

“Currently, SSS is offering UMID ATM Pay Cards that are linked to a regular savings account, with the Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) as the first participating bank,” he added.

The SSS said the UBP had initially prepared one million UMID ATM Cards for those who had yet to be issued the UMID cards.

“The UBP will also allow those with pending generic UMID cards for production to avail of this upgrade for free. To do so,

they must give their Data Sharing Consent through the Services Tab of their My.SSS Web Portal account and undergo the electronic Know-Your-Customer (eKYC) process through the online or mobile platform of the UBP,” Regino said.

Members who will avail of said card this year will also receive a P200 Jollibee e-Gift Certificate and the chance to win a car from the UBP upon the activation of their account and funding it with P1,000, it said.

Social Security System-Davao communications officer Greta Fe Quayle bares that the agency wants to reach out to online sellers and delivery riders in a bid to extend SSS membership to the two sectors. Lean Daval Jr.

Security System-Davao wants to reach out to online sellers and delivery riders in a bid to extend SSS membership to the two sectors.

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DSWD XI concludes the 2022 Social Pension payout

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office XI, through the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SocPen) program, fully utilized and concluded the 4-quarter payout for 2022 as it ended its last payout in Davao City last November 25, 2022.

An amount of Php 33,042,000.00 was given to 22,028 beneficiaries in Davao Occidental, Php 69,298,500.00 to 46,199 beneficiaries in Davao Oriental, Php 79,003,500.00 to 52,669 beneficiaries in Davao de Oro, Php 62,472,000.00

to 41,648 beneficiaries in Davao del Sur, Php 84,831,000.00 to 56,554 beneficiaries in Davao del Norte, and Php 98,403,000.00 to 65,602 beneficiaries in Davao City. A total of Php 427,050,000.00 was distributed among 284,700 recipients of the Social Pension program in Davao Region.

The head of the SocPen Unit, Ms. Maria Victoria N. Arancon said, “We are very grateful for the assistance and cooperation from the Local Government Units (LGUs) who augmented us during

the payout, as well as the officials from the Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) of their respective barangays.”

The office is encouraging its beneficiaries to reach out with their LGUs for further concerns and queries.

The Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens aims to help the beneficiaries for their needs amounting to Php 1,500 (quarterly) or Php 500 as their monthly stipend, which is enacted under Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.

Neymar ties Pelé record but Brazil exits World Cup

ALRAYYAN, Qatar — Neymar walked off the field with teammate Dani Alves by his side, tears still rolling down the Brazil forward’s cheeks.

Other players had already tried to console Neymar as he cried while sitting near midfield, head down, hiding his face.

There wasn’t much they could say to get the team’s biggest star to lift his head up.

Again there was disappointment instead of joy at the end of a World Cup for Neymar. Again he couldn’t lead Brazil to a major title.

It was his third failure at a World Cup, and his only

triumphs with the national team are the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, when Brazil won its first gold medal in football.

Neymar said it wasn’t the time to talk about his future with the national team.

“Honestly, I don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s hard to talk about it right now,” he said. “It would be too hasty to come here and say that this is it, but I can’t guarantee anything. I have

to take some time to think about it. I’m not closing any doors to the Seleção, but I’m also not saying 100 percent that I want to be back.”

Rebisco Extreme new brand ambassador EJ Obiena thanks his supporters days before the worldranked pole vaulter returns to Italy to resume his training

Neymar scored on Friday to move level with Pelé as Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals, but the Seleção ended up losing to Croatia, 4-2, in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals after the match finished 1-1 after extra time.

Neymar never had a chance to take a penalty after Rodrygo and Marquinhos missed their spot kicks.

“He would have taken the fifth penalty,” Brazil coach Tite said. “That’s the one with the most pressure, and he would be the player with the most quality and mental preparedness to take the shot.”

Neymar scored his goal in extra time with a right-footed shot after getting through the defense and dribbling past the Croatia goalkeeper to match Pelé’s record. He entered the tournament two goals shy of the milestone,

and scored his 76th in the round of 16 against South Korea after returning from an ankle injury.

The 82-year-old Pelé showed his support to Neymar from his hospital bed in Brazil, where he was improving while being treated for a respiratory infection that was aggravated by COVID-19.

“I saw you grow, I cheered for you every day and I can finally congratulate you for reaching my number of goals with Brazil. We both know that this is more than a figure,” he wrote on Instagram. “Our biggest duty as ath-

letes is to inspire. Inspire our teammates of today, the next generations and, above all, everyone who loves our sport.

“Unfortunately, this is not the happiest day for us,” Pelé added. “My record was set almost 50 years ago, and nobody had managed to get near it until now. You got there, kid. That shows how great your achievement is.”

Brazil was close to returning to the semifinals for the first time since 2014, but instead Neymar looked in anguish from midfield as Croatia substitute Bruno Petkovic equalized in the 117th minute.

Argentina, Croatia set up World Cup semis clash

Argentina toppled the Netherlands on Friday in a thrilling penalty shootout by 4-3 and will play Croatia in the World Cup semifinals.

The Argentine national team took the lead in the 35th minute as Nahuel Molina finished in a oneon-one after Lionel Messi sent a perfect through ball into the penalty area.

It was Molina’s first international goal.

Argentina led at the end of the first half 1-0 at Lusail Stadium.

In the 73rd minute, the

referee awarded a penalty to Argentina when Marcos Acuna was brought down in the penalty area.

Messi successfully converted to double the gap.

He equaled former forward Gabriel Batistuta with the most World Cup goals for Argentina with 10 goals in the tournament’s history.

But Netherlands’ forward Wout Weghorst scored on a header to narrow the gap in the 83rd minute.

The Dutch were full of hope during 10 minutes of

stoppage time as Weghorst was on the score sheet again to spoil Argentina’s party.

The Besiktas striker scored in the final minute of injury time and sent the match to extra time.

Near the end of regular time, Teun Koopmeiners took a freekick but sent a low ball to Weghorst. The pass tricked the Argentina wall. Weghorst finished to make it 2-2.

In extra time, Lautaro Martinez’s shot was parried by goalkeeper Andries Noppert, then Argentina’s

Enzo Fernandez hit the crossbar.

In penalty kicks, Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved twice in a heroic performance.

Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis had their penalties saved.

Koopmeiners, Weghorst and Luuk de Jong scored for the Netherlands.

For Argentina, Messi, Leandro Paredes, Gonzalo Montiel and Lautaro Martinez scored. Only Fernandez missed.

Argentina will take on Croatia on Dec. 13.

Neymar scored his goal in extra time with a right-footed shot after getting through the defense and dribbling past the Croatia goalkeeper to match Pelé’s record. He entered the tournament two goals shy of the milestone, and scored his 76th in the round of 16 against South Korea after returning from an ankle injury.

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi celebrates.

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cy Response Center now called Davao City Central 911 is equipped with stateof-the-art facilities and advanced resource equipment and tools, which are manned by highly-trained and competent personnel from units that serve various emergency needs and concerns. Central 911 is composed of the following operational units: Emergency Calls Answering Point and Dispatch (ECAP-D), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), Fire Auxiliary Services (FAS), and K-9 Unit.

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may lang ang nadugang kay kung ato pud tan-awon ang target was the senior citizens. Gitan-aw namo ug balik ang atong mga datus. Kung atong balikan ang atong vaccination sauna ug gitan-aw ang tibuok data from A1 to A4, ug amo siyang gipanghagpat naka record mi ug almost 27,000 ug kung atong tan awon ang atong seniors niabot na siya ug 85 percent. Mao na kung naa man ta’y seniors na wala pa nakapabakuna ato silang giawhag na magpabakuna kay gamay na lang silang nabilin,” she said.

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Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Gawad Kalasag is the country’s recognition and award scheme for various stakeholders who promote and implement Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM)-Climate Change Adaptation and humanitarian assistance programs that protect and shield high-risk communities against extreme hazards and render them more capable of addressing their vulnerabilities spearheaded by the National DRRM Council through the Office of Civil Defense.

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Philippine foreign policy and strategies in various diplomatic initiatives that carry our national interests,’ she added.

With the Ambassador’s representation, the MinDA chair is optimistic about the expansion of the good reputation of the Philippines in the ranks of the nations.

“And we recognize the Ambassadors’ role in promoting our rich culture, history, and tradition; our unique products, and various places for investments and international partnerships, as well as for tourism,” she added.

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The City Health Office (CHO), in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH), launched the threeday Bakunahang Bayan at the Tomas Claudio Health Center on December 5, 2022.

Villafuerte, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, DOH Undersecretary Dr. Abdullah Dumama, DOH Regional Director Annabelle Yumang, and CHO health care workers joined the ceremonial vaccination in line with the Bakunahang Bayan event at the same health center. By Maya M. Padillo

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late SPOUSES MARCELINO R. CHAVEZ and RUPERTA T. CHAVEZ, who died intestate on March 3, 2010 and March 12, 2016 respectively at Davao City, leaving a parcels of land particularly described to wit:

1. Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-294557, situated in the Barrio of Ma-a, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao containing an area of ONE HUNDRED (100) SQUARE METERS more or less, and

2. Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-312699, situated in the Barrio of Ma-a, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY TWO (262) SQUARE METERS more or less.

That the above-mentioned properties has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS executed among their heirs. Per Doc. 274; Page No. 56; Book No. XV1I; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Atty. RYAN ERIK C. SANTIAGO.

ADDENDUM TO EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITHWAIVER AND CONFIRMATION OF SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that an ADDENDUM to the extra-judicial settlement of estate of the late TIMOTEO SOLIDEO who died intestate on June 24, 2010 leaving parcels of land to wit:

1.) A parcel of land situated in the Barangay of Olingan, City of Dipolog, Island of Mindanao, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-33820 containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX (1,526) SQUARE METERS, more or less;

2.) A parcel of land situated in the Barangay of Olingan, City of Dipolog, Zambo. Norte, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN (1,867) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

That FRANCISCA D. APILAN-SOLIDEO, who died on October 16, 2020, earlier executed along with the heirs a document “EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER AND CONFIRMATION OF SALE, involving the (2) above-mentioned properties.

That another parcel of land situated in the Barrio of Matina, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-280319 containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS more or less, to be added or included as addition as subject of extra-judicial settlement executed by the surviving heirs. Per Document No. 09; Page No. 03; Book No. 27; Series of 2022 by Notary Public Porfirio S. Daclan.

On the other hand, MinDA Deputy Executive Director ASec. Romeo Montenegro provided the Ambassadors with a comprehensive economic briefing about Mindanao’s economic potential and investment opportunities.

Highlighted during the event was the support to various initiatives that will facilitate the strengthening of ongoing trade and investment agreements and cooperation with other countries, and the promotion of Mindanao’s economic potential and investment opportunities to the rest of the world.

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Ayunan. A certain Tikoy Piang sustained injuries.

Col. Donald Gumiran, commander of the Army’s 602nd Infantry Brigade, said in a statement that troops from the 90th Infantry Bat-

talion are backing up the police for a manhunt operation against the other members of the lawless group said to be operating in the mountains of this town and nearby Pikit.(PNA)

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late JOVENIANO TORNIADO CHAVEZ, who died intestate on August 07, 2012 at Davao City, Davao del Sur, leaving a parcel of land with Technical Description T-284858 situated in the Barrio of Ma-a, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) square meters has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE executed among his heirs. Per Doc. 203; Page No. 42; Book No. VI; Series of 2022 of the Notary Public Atty. EDUARDO BUCO CUANAN JR.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late Spouses JEREMIAS P. PADERNAL, SR. & JULIETA GRAFILO PADERNAL who both died intestate on January 16, 2008 and April 4, 2020, respectively in Davao City, left a house and lot covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T223817 and a residential land situated in Poblacion, Compostela Valley (now, Davao de Oro), which property is covered by Original Certificate of Title No. 2017000068. Both items of real property has been extrajudicially settled among the heirs of said spouses, as per Doc. No. 06, Page No. 03, Book No. 27, Series of 2022, Notary Public Porfirio S. Daclan, and by physical presence before notary public in the State of Florida by Jeremias G. Padernal, Jr. and acknowledgment before the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of the Philippines in Christchurch, New Zealand, by heir Arnold G. Padernal; and heir Jerlie Padernal-Durano before the General Notary Public in the Australian State of Queensland, Australia.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE BY SOLE AND ONLY HEIR

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late Spouses JACOBO C. CRUZADO and LYDIA R. CRUZADO, who died intestate on October 28, 2013 and, October 23, 2017 respectively, left a certain property situated in Matina, City of Davao, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-164974 containing an area of TWO HUNDRED NINETY NINE (299) SQUARE METERS more or less has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE executed by SOLE AND ONLY HEIR, as per Doc. No. 289, Page No. 59, Book No. 22, Series of 2019, by Notary Public Porfirio S. Daclan.

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

HOME DEVELOPMENT EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,707-22 MUTUAL FUND OR PAG-IBIG FUND, Mortgagee, - versus -

RAQUEL R. ABAJAR Mortgagor/s.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND OR PAG-IBIG FUND, against RAQUEL R. ABAJAR (single) with postal address at LOT 12, BLK. 22, DECA HOMES RESORT RESIDENCE SUBD., BARANGAY TACUNAN, MINTAL, DAVAO CITY, and/or KAUSWAGAN APOPONG, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness in the total amount of ₱711,590.94, Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and other charges as of October 03, 2022, and plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on January 19, 2023 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 properties mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2013011107

“A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 12, BLOCK 22 OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN PCS-11-005085, XXX) SITUATED IN THE BARANGAY OF TACUNAN, CITY OF DAVAO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO, CONTAINING AN AREA OF ONE HUNDRED (100) SQUARE MTERS, MORE OR LESS.”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 16, 2023 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. November 25, 2022.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11 TH JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,683-22 Creditor-Mortgagee - versus -

HEXAMINDZ CORPORATION

(Represented by Henry B. Sabate-President/CEO; Nova Sixteen T. Malaki –VP-Finance; and/or Pearl Angeli B. Sabate – AVP-Finance) Borrower-Mortgagor X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the Creditor-Mortgagee Land Bank of the Philippines against the Borrower-Mortgagor Hexamindz Corporation with postal addresses at Pearl St., Marfori Heights, Davao City and Unit 235-237 Union Square One Condominium, 15 th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 30, 2022 amounted to NINE HUNDRED ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT PESOS & 58/100 (Php 901,206,198.58), Philippine Currency, including interests, advances, cost and expenses, 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 December 22, 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 properties mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2019002716

“A certain land situated in City of Davao, Philippines, more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING AT A POINT MARKED “1” OF LOT 14, SGS-11-000238-D, BEING N. 28-22 W., 2307 M. FROM BLLM # 8, CAD-102, DAVAO CADASTRE. XXX, XXX, XXX. CONTAINING AN AREA OF THIRTY TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY THREE (32,893) SQUARE METERS. XXX, XXX, XXX.

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on JANUARY 19, 2023 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. November 21, 2022.

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

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,695-22 Mortgagee, - versus -

FE CARDIDAD P. VILLAR Mortgagor/s. X----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE & SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Upon extra-judicial petition forforeclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee against the mortgagor/s FE CARDIDAD P. VILLAR with postal address at #38 NICOLAS STREET, HACIENDA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, SASA, 8000 DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the indebtedness of the mortgagor/s which as of SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, amounts to SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE PESOS & 56/100 (Php 783,581.56) Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges and plus other legal expenses incident to foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on January 19, 2023 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 properties mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-129137

“A parcel of land (Lot-A-1-0; Psd-11-019615, being a portion of Lot 3-A1, Psd-11-018883), situated in the Barrio of Sasa, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQUARE METERS, more or less, xxx.”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 16, 2023 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. November 28, 2022.

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

HOME DEVELOPMENT EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,700-22 MUTUAL FUND Mortgagee, - versus -

DOMINGO T. SANTOS, JR. MARRIED TO EDISA E. SANTOS, Both represented by DANILO T. SANTOS by virtue of a SPA, Mortgagor/s. X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for forclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND against the mortgagor/s DOMINGO T. SANTOS, JR. married to EDISA E. SANTOS, both represented by DANILO T. SANTOS by virtue of SPA, with given address AQUINOVILLE SUBD., PUROK KAUNLARAN, SAN ISIDRO, GEN. SANTOS CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 the outstanding obligation of the mortgagor/s with the mortgagee amounts to TWO HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND TWENTY SIX PESOS and 42/100 (P 204,026.42) plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on January 19, 2023 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 properties mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2011000379

“A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 851-A-2-B-4-B-20-1-9-A-1, XXX), SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF CATALUNAN, CITY OF DAVAO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO xxx CONTAINING AN AREA OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN (127) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. xxx”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 16, 2023 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. November 28, 2022.

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

MERLON A. BARTOLOME

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

HOME DEVELOPMENT EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,699-22 MUTUAL FUND Mortgagee, - versus -

LAILA MANDALONES ALONZO Mortgagor/s. X------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by the mortgagee HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND against the mortgagor/s LAILA MANDALONES ALONZO, widow of legal age, Filipino Citizen, with postal address at BLOCK 48 LOT 05 GREEN WOODS BARANGAY TUGBOK, TALOMO DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of JUNE 30, 2022 the outstanding obligation of the mortgagor/s with the mortgagee amounts to ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN PESOS & 84/100 (1,634,217.84) Philippine Currency, plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on January 19, 2023 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 properties mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2019013348

“xxx CERTAIN LAND SITUATED IN BARANGAY TUGBOK, TALOMO, DAVAO CITY, MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT NO: 5, BLOCK NO: 48 PLAN NO: PCS-112402-006300 PORTION OF: LOTS 1,3,4,5 PLAN H-71771 AND PLAN F-112402-030013-D LOCATION: BRGY. TUGBOK, TALOMO, DAVAO CITY xxx AREA: ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE SQUARE METERS (161), SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS xxx.”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 16, 2023 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. November 25, 2022.

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

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) EJF-REM CASE NO. 18,690-22 Mortgagee, - versus -

EMERITO G. ALIAWAN married to LORNA G. ALIAWAN Mortgagor/s.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by mortgagee SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) against the mortgagor/s EMERITO G. ALIAWAN married to LORNA G. ALIAWAN, with postal address at Lot 1 Block 3, Catotal Subdivision, Bago Aplaya, 8000 Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 1, 2022 amounted to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY PESOS and 54/100 (PHP 1,529,370.54) Philippine Currency, including interest threreon, penalties and other charges plus other legal expenses incident to the foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on January 19, 2023 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 properties mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-130412

“A parcel of land (Lot 1, Blk 3, of the subdivision project Psd-11-018831, being a portion of Lot 8-B-1 (LRC) Psd-11-116631), situated in the Barrio of Bago, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT (178) Square Meters, more or less. xxx”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on FEBRUARY 16, 2023 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. November 28, 2022.

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

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

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

(SGD.) ALBERT C. ABEJARON

Grow our economy, and sports will develop by leaps and bounds

TOKYO --- My brother-in-law Madi, out of the blue, started asking me as to why Japan has been doing well in the world of sports, recently citing their performance in the Fifa World Cup.

For an advanced and industrialized country, Japan has been producing outstanding athletes for many years in professional sports.

Let me put it this way, I said.

If the economy is doing well, naturally, the people are in the good mood for entertainment.

And sports is one huge, huge part of the entertainment industry.

So huge that it has been professionalized and even universities have opened courses leading to a uninversity degree in sports. It just cannot be stopped.

I mentioned in my previous column that we used to beat Japan in soccer by double digit scores, according to a Japanese coach whose name I could no longer recall when he visited Davao many moons back.

But as Japan’s economy grew right after the second World War, its sports affairs grew by leaps and bounds. In fact, Japan has

hosted the Olympics four times.

Our myriad of challenges in the Philippines have led to the underdevelopment of sports.

The decline of our performance in the world stage can be shown in just a few medal count. If not for weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, we would not even earn that elusive Olympic gold medal. Compare that to Japan’s 186 gold medals in the Olympics! And we never hosted the Olympics.

I remember stories of the Philippines hosting big events at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in first 1913 and the last time in 1934. At that time, the Philippines was then a sports power. Now, you obviously know the answer.

So, our beloved country should simply follow what Japan has been doing all these years, economically, to be a highly-industrialized country and the consequence is the big growth in sports development.

I am reminded of Philippine Football Federation (PFF) secretary-general Christopher Monfort who said that a city should always prioritize the building of sports infrastructure and pro-

grams because that will keep the citizenry healthy in the long run. “Keep our people in sports and they will avoid going to the hospitals”, he said.

And I totally agree. But I responded to Chris saying, we have to fix our economy and peace and order condition. And he agreed.

We have sports facilities already, and the National Academy of Sports(NAS) was established too, big thanks to Senator Christopher “Bong” Go and the approval of Mayor Digong, the president then.

It will take some time for NAS to show its great results yet I am optimistic that the day will come when Academy graduates will turn things the way it should be with the help of government and private sector leaders.

Can we be a sports power again?

Forgive me for still being idealistic about it but I am still optimistic you know. Like Senator Bong Go who worked very hard for the establishment of the NAS.

Every time I see beautiful sports facilities and events abroad, I always feel sad but I tell myself, “Mahimo unta nis Pilipinas”.

FGROW, P6

GIRL POWER. Lady hoopsters show their wares in the ongoing Arcadia-Ateneo Reunion Cup at the Arcadia Active and Lifestyle Center.