Amidst the busy charter anniversary month for Davao City, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II urged the Dabawenyos to practice the culture of security by adopting vigilance in their way of life.
In 2019, the city government of Davao and Task Force Davao launched the campaign “May Nakita? Dapat Magsalita!”.
Rigo reminded Dabawenyos, specially during occasions like Araw ng Dabaw and Ironman 70.3 where large number of people converge, to immediately re-
port suspicious individuals and activities to security forces to ensure that act of terrorism will not happen in the city.
“Tabangan nato ang city government pinaagi sa pagtawag ug pagreport aning mga suspicious individuals and activities,” Rigo said.
Rigo said Davao City may not face a direct threat from terrorism now, yet, nonetheless, Dabawenyos shouldn’t let their guard down in the face of terrorism.
Major Mark Anthony Tito, chief of the DPAO of the 10th ID, said Davao City and the Davao Region remained insurgency free since the declaration in October last year.
“Nagpabilin ta nga insurgency
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It should be innate for his partymates in Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to support his push to amend the economic provisions of the Constitution, Senator Robinhood Padilla said on Friday.
As the sitting vice president of the party, Padilla said his thrust is in accordance with the party’s aspiration so he expects the PDP-Laban to back him up.
“Kasi ako ay sumali sa partido para palakasin ang party system sa Pilipinas. Kung ang party system sa Pilipinas ay magiging bolahan lang, magiging independent na lang po ako kasi ang alam ko po, kaya may partido ibig sabihin kayo ay nagkakaisa (I joined the party to strengthen the party system in the Philippines. But if the party system will be used just to fool around, I’d rather be
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Friday lauded ethical and professional education personnel who were recognized by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
Duterte made the remark as six employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) received the 2022 Outstanding Public Officials and Employees - Dangal ng Bayan Award and Pagasa Award from the CSC.
In a statement, Duterte expressed her gratitude for their remarkable performance.
“We are sincerely grateful by
your consistent demonstration of ethical and professional work and are truly proud to have you in our ranks,” she said.
Duterte said these recognitions serve as a testament to the quality of their work in the DepEd.
“This award is a clear demonstration of your commitment and dedication to genuine and effective public service by demonstrating integrity and responsiveness in the conduct of your respective duties and responsibilities in DepEd,” she added.
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independent because what I know is that in a party, there should be unity),” Padilla said in an interview via Zoom.
“Kung ako mismo sa partido kailangan pa akong manligaw ng kapartido ko malabo yata yan. Siguro ang aking opinyon ay ang kapartido ko dapat lagi kong kasama lalo sa usaping Cha-cha [Charter change] (If I myself still
Aman wanted for illegal possession of firearms and explosives and a female communist rebel were separately arrested in Sultan Kudarat province, a police official said Saturday.
Col. Christopher Bermudez, provincial police director, said in his report that operatives nabbed 67-year-old farmer Jose Hernando at his home in Barangay Saliao, Esperanza town at about 3 a.m.
Police found a hand grenade, an improvised 9-mm. “Thomgram” machine pistol, and ammunition.
“He did not resist arrest but denied the charges against him,” Bermudez said.
At about 10:30 a.m., police also arrested a certain “Beh” in Barangay Napnapon, Palimbang town, listed as the 77th most
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Aftera three-year absence due to the pandemic, a new Mutya ng Dabaw has been crowned.
Maria Isabel Pelayo of Barangay Indangan bested 29 other aspirants during the coronation night held at the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) Gymnasium on Friday night.
Joining her court are Joanna Marie B. Franken, Diwa ng Dabaw; Jamyla Diane B. Ampis, Sinag ng Dabaw; Dulce Amor P. Lumictin, Pag-asa ng Dabaw; and Piligrina Jendy B. Bentayao, Patnubay ng Dabaw.
The night was not only belonged to Pelayo, an avid aerial arts practitioner, but also to two of Davao City’s top fashion gurus - Gary Monroferos, an inter-
national fashion designer based in Dubai, and fashion Czar Boy Guino-o, a recipient of the Datu Bago award for championing and incorporating in his designs the craftsmanship of the indigenous tribes in Mindanao. Semi-finalists strutted the stage wearing the creations and designs of Monroferos and Guino-o, who are considered icons of Davao fashion
FPELAYO, P6Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. has designated a familiar face in Brigadier General Alden Delvo to replace Brigadier Gen Benjamin Silo Jr. as regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO 11).
Delvo served as city director during the term of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Silo will now head the Civil Security Group after Azurin implemented reshuffling among high-ranking police officers on Friday.
The PNP chief also named Police Brigadier General Anthony Abellada Aberin as the new Regional Director of the Police
Regional Office (PRO) 7, replacing Police Brigadier General Jerry Fornaleza Bearis.
Bearis also get Aberin’s former position as Director in the PNP Aviation Group.
This is part of the final PNP review wherein 11 high-ranking officials have been given new designations effective on Friday.
Azurin said the police organization’s leadership changes as a routine overhaul. He clarified that the latest does not signify that third-level officers in the PNP, or those with ranks of colonel to general, have been exempted from the ongoing purging.
By Maya M. Padillo
In calling for immediate action to address damages caused by oil spill in Oriental Mindoro and other affected communities:
“Dapat po hindi maulit ito at mapapanagot kung sino ang dapat managot, sinong may kasalanan. Dapat po maagapan at hindi umabot sa iba pang island o probinsya itong oil spill.”
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Marawi City – There is a hidden narrative from voiceless human lives in the margins of Philippine society. The stories we hear about Muslim Mindanao are usually Manila-centric. Manila only sees Mindanao from its biased point of view. Social scientists and political commentators have pointed out that the situation in the Philippine South has been largely unstable due to a history of violent armed conflict. The truth of the matter is that colonial history is the root cause of the divide between the minority Muslim Filipinos and the Christian majority.
But what can be learned from the past peace agreement between the government and the Moro National Liberation Front, which was signed in 1996? Former Senator Santanina Rasul believes that its failure meant that “the real measure of peace, and the reason why people are begging for peace, is not the termination of the
conflict.” Rather, she says that the reason “people want peace is because they want food on their tables, they want jobs, they want justice, they want shelter and health care, and they want a decent life.”
In my conversations with Dr. Godiva Eviota-Rivera during the Ethics for Nature Conference at the Mindanao State University in Marawi, an initiative led by the school’s young and dynamic philosophy faculty, she mentions the importance of the solidarity among Maranaos and Christians in Marawi City. The same solidarity is crucial in sustaining peace in the Bangsamoro. To buttress this point, the studies of Azuna Yoshizawa point to the value of everyday interaction among Muslims and Christians in Iligan City as a testament to their peaceful co-existence.
The deep-seated structural injustice, which implicates both colonial history and feudal politics in the
region, needs a radical transformation by means of interfaith dialogue and authentic democratic participation. The rectification of the historical injustices against Muslim Filipinos is the most important element in the whole peace process. According to Atty. Hamid Barra, the minister for Human Settlements and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Islam is a religion of peace. Muslim Filipinos, he says, desire holistic peace. An important dimension of this desire is anchored in how people respect and value each other as human beings.
The autonomy to govern given to the Bangsamoro through the Bangsamoro Organic Law is not just about self-determination. It is also meant to heal the wounds caused by our colonial past. Without this moral healing, the whole region will not be able to move forward. Peace is a collective effort. The re-
A native of California, USA, Edward E. Christensen arrived as a school teacher in the Philippines in 1901. His first station was in Kalibo, Aklan (1901-03) before joining the forestry service for a year. After this, he went home to rest and later pursued his passion for teaching.
In 1913, he returned to the country to assume as manager of the 832-hectare Mindanao Estates Company (MEC), a hemp estate in Padada, Davao del Sur, leased by American planter Brudett Crumb. The farm was then experiencing losses and low production.
Eighty hectares of the farm were tilled with 80,000 hemp hills while over 200 hectares were planted to 22,000 coconut palms
Adjacent to the estate was his own land, the 953-hectare Christensen Plantation Compa-ny, which was exclu-
cent peace agreement can be considered as the greatest accomplishment of both Muslim and Christian leaders, a process that was facilitated through the political will of former President Rodrigo Duterte. But above all else, it is what the Bangsamoro people want.
As the BARMM seeks to develop a progressive and inclusive society, political leaders and technocrats cannot limit themselves to a state-centric technical interpretation of past problems. A host of development issues must be addressed – equitable distribution of resources, human security, equal opportunity, and political reform. To truly empower the people in the Bangsamoro, critical questions pertaining to justice and equality must be resolved. Without this democratic resolution, the Bangsamoro will find it hard to pursue the good of its people.
Peace cannot be narrowed down to the question of conflict. Rather, it is about
people wanting to live normal and decent lives. Marawi City has witnessed its share of violent extremism in 2017. Maranaos, in solidarity with Christians, have survived the crisis. But to maintain peace, rebuilding efforts must be sustained. The promotion of democratic values cannot be attained without public trust which can only be won by the government through concrete projects and programs. The interpretation of the events in the Bangsamoro, past and present, must carry the reality and struggle for social justice. Undeniably, the concept of solidarity cannot be blind to the moral violence committed against the poor, especially the poor in minority cultures. This violence is nothing but the very objectification of the powerless, where humans are reduced to mere instruments by hegemonic and elitist structures that alienate and dehumanize people. Lasting peace can only be realized if there is justice for all.
sively cultivated by Cebuanos recruited from Cebu and paid P1.10 in the daily minimum wage. Christensen knew the obligation of treating his laborers well, fearful that unfair practices would force them to abandon their jobs and seek employment in nearby plantations.
Many of Christensen’s farmhands, after saving money from their wages, took up 24-hectare homesteads, built modest homes, and brought their families to Padada. Those who fell on hard times for various reasons were forced to work for the homesteaders as peons.
Overall, Christensen managed 1,785 hectares across two extensive abaca estates.
The principal stockholders of MEC included Paul Gulick, a lumberman of Baguio and La-guna; M. L. Miller and David Walstrom, manager and
teller of International Banking Corpo-ration (IBC) in Cebu, respectively; U.S. Army Major H. F. Cameron, who was stationed in Philadelphia; and P. C. Round, a former judge of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
On the other hand, Christensen Plantation Company’s shareholders, aside from the ma-jority stockholder, were Gates L. Spalding, a teacher from Kansas who taught in the islands; Federico Aznar, plantation manager of MEC under Christensen’s supervision; and Manuel Aznar, the manager of Christensen’s estate. It has an authorized capital is P100,000.
The American Chamber of Commerce Journal, in its December 1926 issue, explained in detail this pattern of Cebuano migration (‘Hemp, Coconuts and Dividends at Padada’) that helped developed the
two plantations:
“[The farmhands] are paid by the day and found, so that the average minimum wage works out about P1.10 and the highest, for field foremen, about P2.00. Hemp is stripped with the Universal hemp machine… The husking of coconuts preparatory to drying the meat into copra is the only labor left to contract. This wage labor is found quite satisfactory; it has been the direct stimulus to very extensive homesteading by Cebuanos in the Padada district.
“The men come to Padada with the prospect of being hired on the plantations. This oc-curs. When they have saved some money and looked up locations, they take up homesteads and bring on their families; and more recently they bring their families with them. Men, who actually file claims, gather
around them several kasamas who fall into their debt but open fields on the homesteads and work these fields on the shares. Among four or five men, per-haps one becomes a prospective freeholder; the rest are his peons and he alone has advanced to a better state. He must, however, dispense fairly decent treatment to the men, because the plantations are nearby and they could find work there if they left him.”
After Christensen’s death, his sprawling estate was subject to an intensive legal battle that reached the Supreme Court. For being an American citizen, his will was contested by his heir. Still, the high tribunal, opposed to the lower court’s decision that invoked the internal law of California, ruled to apply the Philippine statute interpreting the inheritance issue.
Private sector economists and markets analysts on Friday agreed that the Philippine financial sector has been relatively unscathed by the series of bank collapses in the United States, which has sent ripples across bourses worldwide.
The reactions came after three American banks with heavy exposures to the technology and cryptocurrency sectors failed one after another in a span of less than a week this month.
In an interview, Roberto Galang, dean at Ateneo’s John Gokongwei School of Management, said the Philippine economy appears stable at the moment and is therefore less susceptible to being swept away by the US banking contagion.
He also pointed out that the quick response of the US Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp., and Treasury Department on the bank failures contributed greatly to localizing the problem.
“We still have to wait and see, but Filipino depositors do not seem to be so jittery, and it has been a while since any sort of bank run has taken place in the Philippines,” Galang added.
For his part, former BPI Asset Management chief economist Carlos Ylagan said that while the local financial and capital markets “had a knee-jerk reaction” over the US bank failures earlier this week, investor confidence
in the Philippines seems to have bounced back quickly.
He called the consecutive collapse of Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank an “isolated incident,” adding that the three lending institutions were not major players in the broader financial sector.
“As long as no additional banks collapse there (the US), the local financial community should not be concerned,” Ylagan said.
Meanwhile, Jeng Calma, head of operations at A&A Securities, pointed out that the two-day decline of local shares was “just a sympathy reaction to the bearishness at Dow Jones.”
She explained that there is no real reason for concern because the Philippine financial sector has practically no exposure to the failed American banks.
Qatar’s largest livestock and dairy producer, the Baladna Qatar Public Shareholding Company, is looking for business partners for its ventures in the Philippines.
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) newsletter released on Friday said Baladna is searching for partners for its ventures here – the Safe Innovation Hub and Mariculture Park in Sual, Pangasinan;
General Santos City Agro-Industrial Hub; Cotabato Agro-Industrial Park; and South Cotabato Integrated Food Terminal.
Baladna is among the Middle Eastern companies that the Philippine government attracted to invest in the country during the Expo 2022 in Dubai.
Last year, the Qatari firm inked a deal with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla on Friday assured the public that the country’s “banking system remains safe and sound” amid the challenges being faced by banks overseas.
“We have shown our resilience through the pandemic, and we continue to be strong in the face of the ongoing turbulence in the global markets,” he said in a statement.
Medalla made the statement after the current challenges in the US following last week’s collapse of California-based tech-focused Silicon Valley Bank (SBV) – the second largest bank failure in the US to date –after a bank run.
would tap the liquidity support being extended by the Swiss National Bank by borrowing about USD53.7 billion (50 billion Swiss francs) to bolster its financial capacity, which somehow appeased markets following the estimated 30 percent crash of the lender’s shares.
Switzerland’s second-largest bank has been facing challenges for some time now due in part to a series of scandals and compliance issues.
Its largest investor, the Saudi National Bank, has discounted additional placements in one of the biggest banks in the world to help keep it afloat.
(DTI) for a USD500-million integrated dairy facility in the Philippines.
The DA said the project could increase local dairy production by 120 million liters from an output of 26.71 million.
The DTI added that Baladna’s dairy facility here would be an import substitution for the Philippines, as the country outsources up to 98 percent of its milk demand.
This is followed by the collapse of the New York-based Signature Bank.
Over the weekend, another US-based bank, First Republic Bank, said it has tapped the Federal Reserve and JP Morgan Chase for financing to beef up its financial health.
The US government, in turn, has assured depositors of SVB that their funds are protected and they will have access to it.
Similarly, Credit Suisse said it
With these developments, Medalla said, “The BSP recognizes the actions taken by banking supervisory authorities to address the potential contagion risk from the close of banks.”
“Nonetheless, we will respond accordingly as market conditions evolve,” he said.
He also cited that “our long-standing efforts in consultation with the industry in setting prudent standards and executing risk practices remain the key pillar in safeguarding the interest of the Filipino people.”
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday said it is eyeing to boost the share of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country beyond the mandated 5% mandatory share of EVs in public and private sector fleets as it works on the Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle (EV) Industry (CREVI), which will provide the timeframe for the mandate.
In a statement, the DOE said it will be conducting a series of nationwide public consultations from March 20 to 23.
The agenda of the public consultation include the presentation of the CREVI and three other EV-related Department Circulars —guidelines for the accreditation of EV Charging Stations (EVCs); the unbundling of the EVCs fees; and the recognition and adoption of EV standard classification on road transport for incentive eligibility.
“Through this, the DOE is pushing for an increase in the rollout of EVs in the country to 10% from the original 5% mandated under the Electric Vehicle Industry Act (EVIDA) or Republic Act No 11697,” the Energy Department said.
The RA 11697 mandates in-
Philippinemonetary authorities forecast lower deficit for the 2023 balance of payment (BOP) position on account of expected narrower trade gap and better services exports and imports, among others.
dustrial and commercial firms, public transport operators, national government agencies, local government units, and government-owned-and-controlled corporations to have at least 5% of their fleets to be composed of EVs, within a timeframe set in the CREVI.
As it works on formulating the EV industry roadmap, the DOE said it is “batting for a faster and broader commercial scale rollout of EVs in the country once the CREVI is approved, as the 10% EV roll out under the clean energy scenario will be increased to 50% by 2040.”
Under the short-term period or from 2023 to 2028, the Energy Department said it targets the roll out of 2,454,200 EVs comprising cars, tricycles, motorcycles, and buses plying nationwide while 65,000 EV charging stations will be installed nationwide.
For the medium-term or from 2029 to 2034, the DOE said it will push for additional 1,851,500 EVs and 42,000 EV charging stations.
Under the long-term period or from 2034 to 2040, the agency said that 2,001,600 EVs will be added along with 40,000 EV charging stations.
In a virtual briefing on Friday, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) officer-in-charge for the Monetary Policy Sub-Sector Dennis Lapid said the latest BOP projection is at USD1.6 billion deficit, better than the previous forecast of USD5.4 billion deficit.
“The overall outlook or picture for the external environment, particularly for external economic activity, continues to suggest that global GDP (gross domestic prod-
uct) will continue to be subdued, particularly for this year,” he said.
In 2022, the country registered a BOP deficit of USD7.3 billion, a reversal from the USD1.3 billion surplus in the previous year.
Based on the latest projection, the current account (CA) is seen to post a lower deficit of USD17.1 billion from USD19.9 billion previously.
Goods exports and imports projections were kept at 3 percent
and 4 percent, respectively. However, services exports are seen to rise by 17 percent from 15 percent and the services imports by 11 percent from 8 percent in the previous BOP forecasting round in the last quarter of 2022.
Inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are seen to post a slower growth of 3 percent from 4 percent previously and Lapid attributed this to projections of slower growth in countries where the OFWs are based.
He explained that these projections are based largely on the global growth forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which sees a subdued output for this year.
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ome 45.86 million SIMs have been registered as of March 15, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Friday, over a month before the registration closes.
“Tinitingnan natin ‘yan, may prerogrative ang DICT para magbigay ng additional 120-day extension pero hindi pa namin ‘yan tinitingnan. Gusto namin i-maximize muna ‘yung nalalabing araw bago ‘yung deadline,” Lamentillo said during a public briefing.
The official said they would
be able to see the total number of “legitimate” number of SIM users once the registration process ends. Many SIM cards, she noted, were used for crime-related activities such as kidnapping and scams. She added that they are still studying the possibility of extending the SIM registration, as this would only run until April 26.
Simple Plan flew to Davao City for the very first time as part of their Asia Tour for their newest album ‘Harder Than It Looks’ on March 12, 2023 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier.
Fans not only from all over Mindanao traveled to Davao see in flesh their idols sing their greatest hits from way back in 2002. SM Lanang’s top floor has been filled with early birds since mall opening hour as most of them want to sing and party up close with them in the mosh pit. A few of these fans availed the “Post Game VIP Meet and Greet” with
the band during sound check where merchandises and posters were signed by Pierre Bouvier, Jeff Stinco, Sebastien Lefebvre and Chuck Comeau on site.
First act before the main event is the beautiful and amazing Canadian singer Airxyel who is having her very first Asia Tour with Simple Plan. Airxyel sang a few of her singles “Wondering”,
“Please” and her newest song that she’s about to launch on Mar 17 called “Hellgirl”.
Simple Plan started the concert with “I’d Do Anything” which made everyone jump on their feet and sing along.
“Wow we got a lot of hardcore fans here in Davao! Our next song is one of the hits we made in 2022. Is there anyone
here who is not yet born in 2022? This song is older than you! What is it called?,” lead singer Pierre Bouvier said before dropping the beats to sing “I’m Just A Kid” with the crowd.
As part of their tour, Simple Plan sang their new songs that are part of their HTIL album “Iconic”
“Wake Me Up When This Nightmare is Over”and “Congratulations” which brings us all back to yesteryear back to a time where we recall feeling lost and helpless. It is all about taking the high road and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel which means whenever everything feels so wrong, we should be seeing these things from a better perspective with hope and excitement.
Concert goers are feeling nostalgic as they sing their hearts out to the songs “Addicted”, “Summer Paradise”, “Jet Lag”, “Welcome To My Life”, “Shut Up”, “Jump”, “Antidote”, “Where I Belong”, “What’s New Scooby Doo”, “Untitled” particularly to their encore song
“Perfect”.
These songs have truly changed the lives of many 90s kids who are experiencing teenage angst way back their high school days. Simple Plan and their songs are forever imprinted in their hearts. This album just made it a lot more memorable for everyone not just in the Philippines but surely in the entire world listening to SP music.
The SMX Convention Center has been taken over with an overflow of Simple Plan fans from the VIP mosh pit up to the back. This concert has the most sold-out tickets yet in history at SM Lanang Premier. Simple Plan showed their appreciation to everyone and said in their Facebook post that they are coming back soon to the Philippines to see the fans again, especially in Davao. This concert has been made possible by Wilbros Live, Midas Promotions, in partnership with Davao Concert Scene and SM Tickets.
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In line with the launch of its 45th anniversary anthem and music video, Jollibee hosted a fun and exciting dance class with members of the media at Zero Studios in Diliman, Quezon City.
The dance session “Tara na’t Sumayaw, Sumaya!”, was led by one of the country’s top dance crews, A-Team, who taught the steps to Jollibee’s “Share the Joy” anthem, and featured the surprise appearance of the Jollibee mascot and brand ambassador Julie Anne San Jose, who performed the anniversary anthem together with Gary V.
It was surely a joy-filled afternoon as attendees gamely learned the steps and enjoyed dancing along with Jollibee and Julie Anne. Of course, a Jollibee event won’t be complete without great-tasting food – as the media guests were treated to a filling meal of their favorites Chickenjoy, Jolly Spaghetti, Peach Mango Pie and Tuna Pie.
Celebrating 45 years of sharing the joy
For over four decades, Jollibee has been spreading joy across the world with its best-tasting food and the joy it
shares with everyone. From celebrating one’s birthday party as a kid, to simple bonding moments with friends, to enjoying family
gatherings with all-time favorites like the Chickenjoy, Jolly Spaghetti, and Yumburger, Jollibee has always played a part in those mem-
orable experiences. On its 45th year, Jollibee invites everyone to celebrate with them through a heartfelt and in-
spiring anthem and music video entitled “Share the Joy,” performed by top celebrities “Mr. Pure Energy” Gary Valenciano and “Asia’s Limitless Star” Julie Anne San Jose.
You can watch the music video here: https://youtu.be/ HPiop-4FMH0
“For over 45 years, Jollibee has touched the hearts of so many people who love its best-tasting food, great service, and the brand of joy that only Jollibee can bring,” said Dorothy Dee-Ching, VP-Marketing Head of Jollibee.
“This anthem is a feel-good and heartwarming tribute to Jollibee’s strong legacy over the years. It shows Jollibee’s commitment to keep sharing the joy, and we hope it also inspires our customers to do the same. Kaya tara, let’s continue to share the joy!” she added.
Join the celebration of this special 45th year milestone by watching the video on Jollibee’s official Facebook page and YouTube channel, and stay tuned for news and announcements of special promos and activities lined-up for the year as Jollibee continues to #ShareTheJoy!
free and we are happy and gald to announce that since the declaration of Davao Region as insurgency-free katong October until now walay nahitabo na violent and non-violate NPA initiated klaro na nga manifestation nga insurgency-free na ang atoang area of responsibility specially Davao Region. wala tay threats from groups and walaya trocitiies na nahitabo specially in Davao City,” he said.
needs to convince my partymates, that’s unlikely. Maybe my opinion is that my partymates should side with me, especially on matters like Cha-cha),” he added.
On Thursday, Padilla’s partymate Senator Francis Tolentino said PDP-Laban is scheduled to meet on March 21 to discuss the party’s stand on the proposed measures to amend the Constitution.
PDP-Laban, which is chaired by former President Rodrigo Duterte, is currently being led by Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez as its president.
Tolentino is currently sitting as the party’s vice president for Luzon; Padilla as the executive vice president; Senator Ronald Dela Rosa as vice president for Mindanao; and Senator Christopher Lawrence Go as auditor.
Under the PDP-Laban’s vision, the country could have “a peaceful and democratic way of life to ensure the establishment and maintenance of a Filipino society characterized by freedom, solidarity, justice, equity, social responsibility, self-reliance, efficiency, and enlightened nationalism under a federal system of government.”
Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, had just wrapped up the panel’s third public hearing on Thursday held in Cebu City and scheduled to conduct another round of hearings on March 20
Duterte urged the awardees to set an example to fellow personnel to further improve the education sector’s public service.
“We hope that you can influence more educators and fellow government workers to serve with honesty, effectiveness, and excellence,” she said.
Among the recognized DepEd personnel were Rowan Celestra, a school principal in Sorsogon; Ju-im Jimlan, a head teacher in Aklan; Antonio Morada, a librarian in Legazpi City; and Rizalina Nacpil, a teacher in Tarlac City.
Presented the Pagasa Award were Ailene Añonuevo, chief education supervisor of the Schools Division of Panabo in Davao del Norte; and Pablita Cabarles, master teacher I from a school in Tagbilaran City. (PNA)
industry.
Aside the most-coveted crown, special awards were also bestowed to the candidates who stood out. Romena Ella Vidal was chosen as Miss Congeniality; Hanna Maj Piccio was Best in Talent; Joanna Marie Franken got the Miss Photogenic; and Piligrina Jendy Bentayao was Miss Smart.
Stunning Events General Manager Toffy Ledesma, the event organizer of 2023 Mutya ng Dabaw, said this year’s pageant is more than beauty as it also focused on the candidates’ advocacies for the Davao City’s communities.
Mutya ng Dabaw, which was last staged in 2020, is among the highlights of the 86th Araw ng Davao showcasing the beauty and brains of Dabawenyas.
and March 22 to discuss with counterparts from the House of Representatives House Bill 7352 or the Resolution of Both Houses No. 6, the measure that calls for a constitutional convention to amend the 1987 Constitution.
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wanted person at the municipal level.
Bermudez said the 40-yearold woman was a member of the communist New People’s Army - South Regional Command operating in the Daguma ranges in the province. She has a warrant of arrest for attempted murder charges. A bail of PHP120,000 was recommended. Hernando and “Beh” are locked up at the Esperanza and Kalamansig police detention cells, respectively. (PNA)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY
PHILIPPINE BUSINESS BANK, INC. EJF REM CASE NO. 18,807-23
MORTGAGEE, - VERSUS -
MERELLA J. SISON MARRIED TO ROMEL V. SISON, MORTGAGOR/S. X---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X
NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province of Davao Oriental Municipality of Governor Generoso
Publication Notice R.A. 10172
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CCE-0002-2023
Date: February 8, 2023
In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that YUSOF SALLIH PAGHUNASAN BELLO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in child’s sex from “Female” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of YUSOF SALLIH PAGHUNASAN BELLO at Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental and whose parents are BIENVENIDO B. BELLO and URSULA D. PAGHUNASAN.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than two weeks (14 days) after the last publication.
(Sgd.) CRISANTA T. CRODUA Municipal Civil Registrar
STREET, CROSSING BAYABAS, TORIL, DAVAO CITY, to secure the payment of a loan with total outstanding balance of Php 1,315,231.37, Philippine Currency, inclusive of interests and penalties as of August 31, 2022, for breach of the terms and conditions of the Metrohome Promissory Note Metrohome Loan and Mortgage Agreement, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on April 14, 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 property mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2012009734
“A parcel of Land (Lot 14, Blk. 38, of the Consolidation-Subdivision Plan (PCS-4790 xxx), Situated in the District of Toril, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT (498) SQUARE METERS more or less.”
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 MAY 12, 2023, 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. 16 March 2023, Davao City, Philippines.
CAMPANER
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by PHILIPPINE BUSINESS BANK, INC. against MERELLA J. SISON MARRIED TO ROMEL V. SISON with postal address at BLOCK 2, LOT 22, # 15 SEALION ST., SEASIDE SUBD., MATINA, APLAYA, DAVAO CITY and BLOCK 20, LOTS 7 & 11, ELENITA AVENUE, ELENITA HEIGHTS SUBD., BRGY. CATALUNAN, DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the indebtedness which the mortgagors failed and refused to pay as of January 13, 2023 in the sum of (Php=12,746,396.00), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and other charges; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on April 14, 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 property mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2018018335
“A PARCEL OF LAND OF THE SUBDIVISION PROJECT (LOT 9, BLK. 20 OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN PSD-11-071717, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 2, PCS-11-002330,) SITUATED IN BARANGAY TUGBOK; CITY OF DAVAO; ISLAND OF MINDANAO. XXX CONTAINING AN AREA OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS.” TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2018018334
“A PARCEL OF LAND OF THE SUBDIVISION PROJECT (LOT 11, BLK 20 OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN PSD-11-071717, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 2, PCS-11-002330,) SITUATED IN BARANGAY TUGBOK; CITY OF DAVAO; ISLAND OF MINDANAO. XXX CONTAINING AN AREA OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS.”
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 MAY 12, 2023, 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, March 15, 2023.
of
of
The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late ESTELA M. PADILLA who died on September 12, 2021 at Davao City, which estate consists of one (1) parcel of land situated in the Barrio of Sasa, Davao City, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR (164) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 128120 has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Deed of Sale by and among her heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 26; Page No. 7; Book No. II, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of REA LYNN V. ANG, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Davao City, Philippines.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joel Embiid had 38 points and 13 rebounds in just 29 minutes, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets, 121-82, on Friday night (Saturday, Manila time) for their seventh straight victory.
Embiid scored 12 points in each of the first two quarters before calling it an early night in a game the 76ers (47-22)
led by 42 points in the second half. Embiid also had five assists and was once serenaded in each
half with chants of “MVP! MVP!” from the crowd by the many 76ers fans at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center.
James Harden had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Philadelphia, which also got 18 points and five rebounds from Tobias Harris, 13 points from Tyrese Maxey and 12 points from Shake Milton.
Terry Rozier scored 14 points, P.J. Washington had 12 points and six rebounds, and Kelly Oubre Jr. finished with 11 points for Charlotte (22-50).
TIP-INS
76ers: Jalen McDaniels, acquired in trade from the Hornets on Feb. 9, wasn’t able to play in the city where he started his career. He missed his second
straight game due to a right hip contusion.
Hornets: Rozier celebrated his 29th birthday. And, as a person born on St. Patrick’s Day, Rozier has a “3-17” tattoo on the back of his head.
UP NEXT
76ers: At Indiana on Saturday.
Hornets: Host Indiana on Monday.
The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) on Friday received roughly PHP7 million worth of gymnastics equipment donated by the Japanese government through its Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Project.
Japan’s Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko and GAP President Cynthia Carrion led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the top-of-theline equipment that were installed inside the GAP Training
Center at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila.
Also present were Japan Embassy First Secretary Hitomi Akihiko, former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, House Committee chair on Youth and Sports Rep. Faustino Michael Dy III, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Walter Torres, MVP Sports Foundation executive director Jude Michael Turcuato, world champion Carlos Edriel Yulo
and Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya.
“We would like to thank the Japanese government’s generous help in setting up this facility for our aspiring gymnasts who can now train and develop their skills and talent using quality equipment that we did not have before,” said Carrion, who signed the grant assistance at the Japanese ambassador’s official residence in Forbes Park, Makati last year.
Among the apparatus in-
stalled were the men’s parallel bars, women’s balance beam, vault and soft mats, which have all passed the FIG standards, and made by Senoh Sporting Equipment Company, a leading Japan sports equipment manufacturer.
“We are grateful to Ambassador Koshikawa for helping us in securing the grant so that we can further discover and nurture top gymnasts like Carlos Yulo, a GAP protege since he was seven years old and has emerged as a two-time world champion,” Car-
rion said.
“Our youthful athletes now have an environment where they can train properly with equipment that was used by elite gymnasts during the big sports events. Hopefully, their lingering aura will rub off on our budding gymnasts,” she said.
The GAP president also assured that the world-class equipment will be well-maintained to ensure that many young gymnasts will be able to use them for a long time. (PNA)
Ira Alido charged back from five shots down to defeat two Dabawenyo golfers in Tony Lascuña and Rupert Zaragosa by one for the hotly-disputed championship in the ICTSI Negros Occidental Golf Classic, Sunday in Bacolod.
Four players were tied for the lead after 54 holes of play at the tough Marapara layout, and Alido rallied from joint tenth to make it a fiveway logjam. Zaragoza joined the fray midway through the final round to set up a compelling finish.
Alido, the youngest among the contenders at 22 years old, displayed his poise in the clutch as he drilled a pressure-packed 15-foot birdie putt in the last hole to fire a 64, four flights ahead of the championship group.
He then watched as the veteran Lascuña, who needed a birdie to force a playoff, mishit his approach shot on the par-5 18th and miss a 25-footer.
After an hour-long wait, Alido secured his place as the champion.
“It was harder and tougher to wait than go to
a playoff,” said Alido in jest. He totaled a 279 that included rounds of 69, 72 and 74 and snatched the top purse of P405,000.
Lascuña, who drew level with Alido in a long stretch at the back as the rest of the bidders fell off the heap one after the other, finished with a 70, enabling Zaragosa, in joint fifth at the start of the final round, to share runner-up honors at 280 after a 68. They split the combined prize of P418,500.
Frankie Miñoza, who led the stellar field in the first two rounds, trailed early on but kept on pressing his bid with clutch putts and birdies. He, however, scrambled at the finish with two birdies against the same number of bogeys for a 71 and solo fourth at 281 worth P119,250.
Zanieboy Gialon, who tied Miñoza, Lascuña and Guido Van der Valk at the helm after 54 holes, faded with bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17 and ended up with a 72 for joint fifth at 282 with Jhonnel Ababa, who shot a 69, while Van der Valk, who dominated the recent The Country Club Invitational, also lost steam in the stretch, reeling with a double-bogey on No. 14 and bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17. He signed for a 73 and placed seventh at 283.
