Edge Davao Vol. 15 Issue 297 | Sunday-Monday, April 2-3, 2023

JUST RECALLING THE PLAN TO MAKEBANKEROHAN RIVER AS A SPORTING VENUE

Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II obliges to the request of the students to have “selfie” with him after he attended a turn over ceremony for his father’s, Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte, project at Jesus J. Soriano National High School in Catalunan Grande, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

LECTURING THE TEACHERS

Sara: ACT Teachers uninformed, deliberately not paying attention

By MAYA M. PADILLO

It’s a case of teachers being educated by the Education Secretary.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte continued to slam the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT Teachers) Representative France Castro after she asserted that the Department of Education (DepEd), which is run by the vice president, has been distracting people from talking about important educational issues.

“I have never claimed to be anything — but for the past eight months, the Department of Education has made strides in addressing the problems burdening our learners and education personnel. Allow me to educate ACT Teachers because the group is obvious-

ly uninformed if not deliberately paying no attention to the developments happening within the sector. With the help of our partners, the Department has successfully reopened schools and restarted onsite learning — a decision that was vehemently opposed and criticized

PLP elects new set of officers

by ACT Teachers,” Duterte said in a statement shared with media on Friday.

This developed after Duterte reacted to ACT’s request to DepEd of hiring 30,000 teachers yearly to fill school shortages as “unrealistic and impossible.”

“What would have happened to our learners if we allowed the demand of ACT Teachers to prevail over the urgency to reopen face-to-face learning?” the vice president said.

In January, DepEd launched the Matatag Agenda, featuring the twotrack approach of the Department — complementing the traditional solutions of hiring more teachers and building more classrooms with more innovative solutions of tapping modern technology to

FLECTURING, P6

Members of the Prosecutors’ League of the Philippines (PLP) elected a new set of officers on Thursday, the last day of its 32nd National Convention, in SM Lanang, Davao City.

The incoming officers are:

President - Regional Prosecutor Al Calica

Executive Vice President (Exec

VP) - Regional Prosecutor Rommel Baligod

Secretary General - Provincial Prosecutor Mary Jane Zantua

Treasurer - Assistant City Prosecutor Anne Grace Lim

VP for National Capital Region

- City Prosecutor Cynthia Madamba-Luang

VP for Luzon - Provincial Prosecutor Evillo Pormento

VP for Visayas - City Prosecutor

Liceria Rabillas

VP for Mindanao - Regional Prosecutor John Magdaraog

Public Relations Officer - Assistant City Prosecutor Ferdinand Parayno

Auditor - Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Rosanna Montojo

Assistant Auditor - Provincial Prosecutor Marvin Ngayawan

The new members of the Board of Directors were elected a day earlier on Wednesday, March 29.

The new PLP officers ran unopposed, and received overwhelming

Korean gov’t equips Davao farmers to improve durian production, marketing

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is lending its expertise to the farmers in Davao City to improve durian production and marketing them.

This will be possible through the project “Sustainable Agricultural Environment Establishment through Durian Producer Organization in Mindanao, Philippines” launched recently.

Cho Buyoung, country director of Center for Asian Mission for the Poor (CAMP) International Center for Asian Mission for the Poor,

said on Wednesday that they are choosing to assist the durian farmers from Calinan and Tugbok Districts in Davao City.

“This project will be funded by the Korean government. It has a program plan for the country mostly in agriculture. In the agriculture part, we are focusing on Mindanao because of the background of the conversation between the Korean government agency, which is the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KoiCA), and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). When they discussed the develop-

ment plan in Mindanao, we chose Davao City as a priority and we planned all the programs together with the farmers,”

Buyoung said during Wednesdays at Habi at Kape media forum.

The program, which is targeted to start this year, aims to establish a sustainable agricultural environment through durian processor practices in Davao City specifically in Calinan and Tugbok Districts.

The project has three components: supporting the farmers to produce quality durian with the help of the University of Southern

Mindanao (USM), which will assist farmers on the technical part; the University of the Philippines-Mindanao on the social part; and Unorka Mindanao for organizing the farmers.

“We organize the farmers and the cooperatives to improve the volume and have the power to the sellers and the last is redeveloping the market where to sell the durian. We are looking at the agricultural part, environmental, and social to make a value chain for durian production. It is our main program,” Boyoung said.

She also said that this is a three-year program, which has a project cost of $1.3 million, but they are looking at expanding this after three years.

“Because every three years we will have the evaluation and check the outlooks. So we are seeing a 10-year program for this,” she said.

Meanwhile, for the durians produce from the said project, Boyoung said they will be marketing them to the Luzon area.

“First the durians will be going to Luzon because we have a

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte highlights the progress in the Department of Education (DepEd) despite being called “fake education leader” by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines. Lean Daval Jr.

OF DAVAO CITY

Respondent. X-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X O R D E R

Petitioner Rona Corsilles Cahiles filed a Petition, praying that after due notice and hearing, judgment be rendered:

1. Recognizing the divorce issued by the Court of Canada terminating the marriage between herein Petitioner and her former husband Francis M. Cahiles;

2. Directing the Local Civil Registrar of Davao City to make the necessary annotations/changes in the Petitioner’s Certificate of Marriage;

3. Directing the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Office of the Civil Registar-General Manila, to make the necessary annotations/changes in the Petitioner’s Certificate Marriage;

Petitioner prays for such other reliefs, just and equitable, under the premises.

Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set hearing of this Petition on July 25, 2023 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning, ordering all interested persons to appear on the said date and show cause, why this Petition should not be granted.

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

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

SO ORDERED.

Davao City, Philippines, 27 March 2023.

MARIE ESTRELLITA S. TOLENTINO-ROJAS Presiding Judge

MAYA M. PADILLO

Launched by former Mayor Sara Duterte in 2018, Peace 911 has transformed the far-flung community of the city’s Paquibato District, which used to be a stronghold of the New People’s Army (NPA).

Peace 911 is a comprehensive

peace-building program for Paquibato District and was established after months of consultations and meetings between the members of the communities and the Davao City Advisory Committee on Peace and Development (DC PEACE DEV).

The program includes components for agriculture, health, youth, women, security, Indigenous Peoples, and education.

“I think [Peace 911] that’s one of the missing ingredients in some other places of the country on why they find it hard to end insurgency sooner. How did 10ID and Davao Region achieve insurgency-free status? LGUs and stakeholders; they spearheaded the campaign with the military performing only a portion of

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. T-223817 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 No. 03, Book No. 27, Series of 2022, Notary Public Porferio S. Daclan, and by physical presence of heir Jeremias G. Padernal Jr. and acknowledged before Marla M. Landin, with commission GG 238853; heir Jerlie G. Padernal-Durano, per Timothy Mathew O’Dwyer, MA, LLB., General Notary Public in the Australian State of Queensland on August 9, 2022; and by heir Arnold G. Padernal acknowledged before Nicole Stephanie Y. Macaballug, Consul a.h.; Per Doc. No. 0007-0021, Service No. 0007-2021, Book No. 1, Series of 2022 at Christchurch, New Zealand.

On claims of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT Teachers) Representative France Castro that she has been distracting people from talking about important educational issues:

“I have never claimed to be anything — but for the past eight months, the Department of Education has made strides in addressing the problems burdening our learners and education personnel. Allow me to educate ACT Teachers because the group is obviously uninformed if not deliberately paying no attention to the developments happening within the sector. With the help of our partners, the Department has successfully reopened schools and restarted on-site learning — a decision that was vehemently opposed and criticized by ACT Teachers.”

President

Director

VELASCO

SOLANI D. MARATAS Finance

JASPER V. BACSAL General Manager / VP Operations JOCELYN S. PANES

of Sales

GREGORIO GARAY DELIGERO Editorial Consultant

Vice President and Education Secretary SARA DUTERTE

The rivalry between House Speaker Ramon V. Mitra and Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos in the 1992 presidential elections was one of the most contested. Experts had their own take on what happened but propagandists believe the fall of Mitra was due to the last-minute story—preplanned or simply a product of amateurish decision—exposing the use of the con-gressional press in printing sample ballots.

Earlier, a report of “a massive disinformation” had already filtered in the Lakas ng Dem-okratikong Pilipino (LDP) headquarters in Manila handled by Paul Aquino, brother of the late Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. The news was promptly relayed to all LBP leaders.

In Davao City, a facsimile

ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA FAST BACKWARD

MITRA’S FAILED CANDIDACY

copy coming from the office of Sen. Mamintal A. J. Tamano dated May 8, 1992, was received by Florencio ‘Chito’ Gavino, who fronted for the party in the region. The note, written in long hand, stated:

“Pls. pass on this attached message to all our leaders (esp. governors, congressmen, mayors, as well as provincial/ municipal LDMS. Thank you.”

The memo referred to in the note facsimile is Paul Aquino’s attached message, which goes:

“We have received intelligence reports that a massive disinformation drive shall be undertaken by our rivals spreading the lie that Speaker Mitra has been disqualified. This will be accompanied by the distribution on May 9 and

May 10 of sample ballots with different combinations of names for president and vice president. You must inform all our members, allies and sympathizers of this and warn the public through the local media and all other means available. Thanks and regards.”

On that same day, a letter superimposed on the stationery paper of the Makati-based Hongkong Bank, was sent to American Interfashion Corporation with a mailing address at Barrio Banalo, Bacoor, Cavite, which goes:

“Attention: Mr. Vic Campa Jr.

“Dear Sir:

“At your request, we are writing to advise the following:

“1. American Interfashion

Corporation (AIFC) has an account with us, its Account No. being 000-056986020 with Mr Schlomo Rami Wersch, as authorized signatory thereof.

“2. On 24 April 1992, Mr Vicente Campa Jr together with Mr Schlomo Rami Wersch made a withdrawal from AIFC’s account in the amount of PHP4,452,800.— as per attached cash with-drawal form.

“Since the withdrawal was paid out in bash, upon Mr Campa’s request, the funds were placed in an empty carton of a rechargeable battery-operated lamp.

“Yours faithfully

“P H Tucker

“Senior Vice President Corporate Banking”

An online check shows

Campa was a former vice chairman of the defunct BankWise Inc. while the AIFC is an export processing zone locator. What their deeper roles were in the Mi-tra campaign remain ambiguous. What is fascinating is the revelation that the cash money mentioned was placed inside a box for a rechargeable battery-operated lamp. This revelation reminds of another method that employs shoe boxes in carrying money when flown in com-mercial flights.

In the end, Mitra ended as a tail-ender while Ramos of Lakas-NUCD won by narrowly defeating Sen. Miriam-Defensor-Santiago of the People’s Reform Party. His victory is consid-ered as “the lowest plurality in Philippine electoral history.”

In his paper “Understanding Federalism,” Raphael Montes Jr. of UP-NCPAG enumerates some important points in support of a federal system of government. Montes argues that markets can work well in a free environment. Businesses usually thrive when there is less government interference. The promotion of a free market means independence in terms of economic policy. Federalism paves the way for the unimpeded flow of market goods at the local level. This will reduce the influence and dominance of multi-national corporations headquartered in the capital and encourage entrepreneurship at the local level, thereby creating more jobs. Federalism is a state-centric approach that is anchored in two basic principles – “selfrule” and “shared rule.” By selfrule, the federal state empowers the regions by giving them some form of political autonomy. This includes the power to decide when it comes to

the use of natural resources for the improvement of the quality of life of the people. By shared rule, some of the usual functions of the national government that are related to health, education, and public works are split or devolved to the regions and the respective state governments.

Self-rule is rooted in the idea of subsidiary. Subsidiarity refers to the capability of local governments to take action on particular problems.

In a unitary system, the central government makes the final decisions on international trade, taxation, including the school curriculum. The centralized form of government that we have did not happen by chance. It was imposed by Spain during its colonial rule. Fiscal federalism will allow local governments to propose line items in their respective budgets which will deal directly with the recruitment of the needed personnel for health care, public works, and education.

Centralized planning sometimes stifles local growth because of the usual delays in the implementation of infrastructure projects and other programs. In fact, in solving the problem of climate change, local governments depend on the national government when it comes to solutions when local scientists and scholars can help in the design of public policy meant to mitigate the impact of natural disasters. Montes believes that “the tendency of the central government to control economic policy making needs to be limited and local units must be empowered” in terms of the implementation of their economic plans and policies “based on their basic needs and capacities.”

Meanwhile, local conflicts can be addressed with expected positive results given the solidarity of the various stakeholders at the local level. Federalism, as a matter of principle, makes possible the sharing of political power be-

tween the majority and the minority. Local conflicts are due to the manifest disregard of the rights of minorities. Federalism is one way of addressing the root of such conflicts since a federal system of government will empower the minority to determine their own vision of a just society.

The point is that federalism is an instrument for democratic participation. For instance, by means of the devolution of power, local political units will be able to exercise their decision-making without influence from powerful interests. This will make regional governments more responsible for their own future. This idea is grounded in the contextualization of government power.

The Bangsamoro is the pilot test if federalism can actually work in the Philippines. By giving them autonomy, Muslim Filipinos now have a say on social policy, including the design of regional laws pertaining to healthcare, ed-

ucation, and revenue generation. While the division of power between the federal government and the regions as constituent units are to be constitutionally determined, the duty pertaining to national defense, foreign affairs, currency, and international trade will remain at the federal level of government.

For Montes, the devolution of political power is “crucial to foster growth and sustainable development by means of a competitive market.” As an institutional mechanism, reforming the way Filipinos do politics is expected to improve the delivery of services to the people by means of streamlining the decision-making processes of governance.

This is important since Philippine society “must reflect its people’s aspirations and hopes to live under a political system in which they desire to truly enjoy their just entitlements as citizens of the state.”

THE ARGUMENT FOR THE SHIFT TO A FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT

CHRISTOPHER RYAN MABOLOC, Ph.D THEORY AND PRACTICE

Fitch: PH’s renewable energy policy reforms gaining ground

ThePhilippine government’s policy reforms and measures in strengthening the renewable energy (RE) sector are gaining ground amid the increased interest from the private sector to invest in RE in the country.

In Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research’s recent commentary on the country’s RE sector, increasing clarity and support for renewables spur investor confidence and attractiveness of the Philippines for foreign firms.

“We believe that the Philippines’ power sector growth will be heavily supported by expanding non-hydropower renewables sector, following increasing commitments by power companies toward renewables and reducing stakes in coal power,” Fitch Solutions said.

The report said that in 10 years, net installed RE capacity in the Philippines will grow from 29.5 gigawatts (GW) to 45.4 GW by 2032, with an annual average growth of 4.4 percent.

“We believe that close to 50

percent of this capacity growth will come from non-hydropower renewables sector, which will experience 7.9 GW in capacity expansion,” it added.

The Fitch Solutions report also shows that with the increasing investments in renewables sector, the share of coal-fired generation plants in net capacity additions over 10 years will decrease.

It forecasted that coal-fired power plants, which have the largest share of more than half of the energy mix in 2022, will be behind new RE installed-capacity within a decade.

Fitch Solutions also cited investment commitments from Philippine conglomerates in renewables.

ACEN, a unit of the Ayala Group, announced it will raise renewable power capacity from 4

GW to 20 GW by 2030.

Its recent divestment from the coal-fired South Luzon Thermal Energy Company has allowed the company to receive PHP7.2 billion funding from the Asian Development Bank for ACEN’s RE projects.

This month, AboitizPower also announced an allocation of PHP190 billion for its clean energy capacity over the coming years.

“The government has been increasingly supportive of renewables through its policies and also by opening the market to private and foreign companies,” Fitch Solutions said.

Last year, the Marcos administration has amended the Renewable Energy Act that now allows full foreign ownership in RE projects.

On Thursday, the Department of Energy awarded three offshore wind energy service contracts to Copenhagen Investment Partners (CIP), a Danish firm that will invest USD5 billion in offshore wind projects in the country.

Jollibee Corp opens 500th outlet in mainland China

Jollibee Foods Corp said on Friday it opened its 500th store in mainland China with its Yonghe King branch located in Shanghai’s Putuo Rong Chuang Xiang Yi area.

In a statement, the group said China is one of its “pillar markets.”

“Opening our 500th store comes with a renewed commitment to continually deliver the same superior-tasting food and, which adheres to the highest standards of food safety and cleanliness. We look forward to serving our great-tasting food through more branches and to more people in Mainland China in the coming years,” said Jollibee Group President Louie Liu.

JFC operates Tim Ho Wan, Yong He King and Hong Zhuang Yuan in China.

“This year, we will continue to open more stores in China as we see potential for more growth. All three of our brands in the region will be debuting in new provinces and cities this year, in line with our vision of becoming one of the top 5 restaurant companies in the world,” said Ernesto Tanmantiong, Jollibee Group President & CEO.

Yonghe King’s new branch is near the Changfeng Ocean World International Theme Park, JFC said. It’s best selling items include minced pork rice and soya milk, which are prepared fresh using non-GMO soybeans, the restaurant operator said.

Jollibee Group said its operates 242 Yonghe King, 58 Hong Zhuang Yuan and 18 Tim Ho Wan in mainland China as of February 2022.

Surigao Sur farmers’ groups get P81.9-M farm equipment

Thirty-seven accredited ricebased farmers’ cooperatives and associations in Surigao del Sur province have received PHP81.96 million worth of farm equipment from the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13).

In a statement Friday, the DA13 said the farm machinery and equipment were released under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).

The agency’s Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech)

handed over the various kinds of farming apparatus to the beneficiaries Thursday at the provincial sports complex in Tandag City.

“The release aims to make accessible to the rice farmers in Surigao del Sur the appropriate rice production and postharvest

machinery,” the DA-13 said.

Led by DA-13 Regional Executive Director Ricardo Onate Jr. and Surigao del Sur Governor Alexander Pimentel, the distributed farm equipment included six units of hand tractors, six floating tillers (boat type), three floating tillers

(turtle type), and 26 walk-behind transplanters.

In addition, two units of riding-type rice transplanters, two rice reapers, 14 combine harvesters, 13 recirculating dryers, a mobile rice mill, and a single-pass rice mill were also dispensed to the cooperatives.

A Jollibee Foods Corp store in Davao City. The company said it opened its 500th store in mainland China with its Yonghe King branch located in Shanghai’s Putuo Rong Chuang Xiang Yi area. Lean Daval Jr.

Oil firm implements LPG price roll back

Homegrown travel app Happy Hotels takes on Agoda, Airbnb

Filipino-owned travel booking app Happy Hotels, which was officially launched on Friday, aims to compete with global players in the tourism industry by banking on its expertise in local festivities and catering to traveler needs depending on their budgets.

With the app, local and foreign travelers can book hotels, bed and breakfast establishments and dormitels in as fast as one minute, the company said.

When asked how it differs from other apps in the market, its founder and CEO Jason Lao said the platform understands the entire ecosystem including needs of both travelers and business owners. Lao has 25-years of experience in the service industry.

To attract more foreign and local tourists, the app has a “Calendar of Events” that details upcoming fiestas and festivities all over the country to help users plan their trips.

should expect a sigh of relief in April as the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products are set to roll back big time.

It also has a “Near Me” section that provides information on accommodations near the users.

“We want this to be a premier app for Philippine tourism and of course, we want to compete with global players. In a way, lamang tayo because we are here in the Philippines, and we are Filipinos. We know the heart of the Filipinos,” Lao said.

“We have a feature called the calendar of events. There are so many cultural things in the Philippines, every town has a fiesta. It’s part of our culture talaga. So we created that to educate the people which part of the Philippines it’s happening and when,” he added.

Happy Hotels app was conceptualized by Lao when he witnessed how local tourism players suffered during the pandemic. He said the app is also meant to help business owners expand their reach, and provide jobs for those in the tourism industry.

In an advisory, Petron said it would implement a P9.20 per kilogram rollback in its household LPG prices, effective 12:01 a.m. on April 1.

The adjustment is equivalent to a P101.2 reduction in the price of a typical 11-kilogram LPG tank.

At the same time, Petron’s Au-

toLPG prices will roll back by P5.14 per liter.

“These reflect the international contract price of LPG for the month of April,” Petron said.

As of February, household LPG prices in Metro Manila ranged from P934 to P1,118 per 11-kilogram cylinder.

GoTyme offers 5% interest rate on savings product

Digital financial institution

GoTyme Bank now offers a five percent annual savings interest rate through its Go Save product.

Nate Clarke, GoTyme Bank President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in a virtual briefing, said that aside from the high interest rate on their savings product, clients will greatly benefit from the offering because each client can open up to five separate savings accounts.

“GoTyme Bank understands

that people expect more from what is on offer from the existing banks. Our 5 percent simple savings is another big step by GoTyme to deliver on its promise to offer next-level banking that unlocks the financial potential of all Filipinos,” he said.

The bank is one of the six licensed banks in the country and is a joint venture among multi-country digital bank Tyme and the entities under the Gokongwei Group namely Robinsons Bank, Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), and

Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI), started operations in October 2022.

It aims to have five million clients within five years and 10 million clients in 10 years.

Clarke is optimistic on hitting their targets since to date they already have around 340,000 customers.

“Demand has exceeded our expectations,” he said, adding that “we do expect the 5 percent (savings interest rate) will accelerate customer onboarding.”

Consumers

Piles of 11-kilogram cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are seen inside an establishment along Matina Aplaya Road in Davao City on Saturday. An oil company has announced a price roll back on LPG products. Lean Daval Jr.

VIRAL: Young girls share why they’re #PeriodDistancing

MANILA, Philippines - From social distancing comes #PeriodDistancing. As the world reopens and people are back to face-to-face interactions, some girls are feeling consumed by the pressure and anxiety of having to closely engage with their friends and family once again— and now, it’s because of their menstrual period and odors.

Avoiding cramped, enclosed spaces, and long commutes, young women have inadvertently started talking about a new distancing practice, called “#PeriodDistancing”, as a way of keeping their peers from being able to smell their period odor and avoid embarrassment.

What was once a taboo topic, these girls share on their TikTok videos how they forced themselves to skip important family gatherings, school and work engagements, miss out on those long, overdue catch-ups with friends, and avoid visiting their favorite hang-out places so people won’t notice the fishy or “malansang” odor of their period.

Zooming in on Period Odor

Why do girls experience period odor in the first place?

Menstrual blood, a combination of blood and uterine lining tissue, has a distinct smell. Period blood can have a unique metallic-like odor and it is primarily because of iron present in period blood. This is normally not a cause for concern and usually goes away after periods. Some may also notice and describe the smell as “fishy” or “rotten”, which usually indicates an infection such as bacterial vaginosis or other problems.

Period odors may indeed indicate a health issue especially if it lasts several days, so it is important to listen to our bodies and visit the doctor if needed. There are many other things contributing to the peculiar and sometimes unpleasant smell so identifying the cause of the odors

will help girls address the problem. Like for instance, sometimes unusual smells may also be related to hygiene, so it is recommended to practice good menstrual hygiene and change period pads every two to six hours or more frequently if a person’s period is heavy.

With F2F activities now in full swing, it can be especially tricky for girls to cope with period odor while outside when changing pads as needed is not always possible and when their current pad is not absorbent enough.

Turning Period Pressures into #PRESKOnfidence

While there shouldn’t be any reason to feel ashamed about what is simply a normal bodily function, rarely do girls feel that way in real life. And just because girls have been going through period every month, it doesn’t mean they have it all figured out.

But as the saying goes, a burden shared is a burden halved. It’s a good thing that more and more young

women have stopped shying away from discussing their #PeriodDistancing experiences and have even taken online to talk about it with their fellow girls. This social trend has unloaded a great deal of period pressure for young women.

Girls who were able to relate have flooded the comments section of #PeriodDistancing posts with encouraging words and virtual hugs, validating each other’s experiences, and removing the shame associated with it. More importantly, they’ve also shared useful tips and information on how to minimize period odors through proper menstrual hygiene management such as washing their vaginal area regularly and changing pads more frequently.

Along with proper hygiene management, these girls have also found a new period ‘bestie’ in the new and improved Whisper 3-in-1 Floral Freshness.

The NEW Whisper Floral Freshness has rapid dry absorption,

breathable top layer which is known to help prevent stuffy and sweaty feeling, and a new floral fresh scent for odor control. Whisper has gifted hundreds of girls with the Whisper Floral Freshness and are now expressing their delight with the new and improved pad benefits, saying that it helped them have more #PRESKOnfidence to face interactions and activities during period days.

F2F Freshness in PRESKO Campus Caravan

Celebrating Women’s Month, Whisper has brought young girls even closer with the PRESKO Campus Caravan. Together with World Vision Philippines represented by their Health and Nutrition Specialist Diana-Marie Nachor, GenZ influencer and host Aiyana Perlas, and Whisper’s partner schools, the caravan has kicked off in President Corazon High School (Baseco), Sauyo High School (Quezon City) and Catmon Integrated High School (Malabon City).

Apart from interactive talks and educational games on period, the

event also encouraged students to freely share their questions, struggles, and stories about menstruation and normalize period conversations. Setting another milestone for the brand’s advocacy on menstrual hygiene and girls’ empowerment, Whisper’s PRESKO squad has now grown to include the school communities in what was dubbed as the PRESKOmmunity. Newly officiated Campus Ambassadors proudly embraced their new role in leading their school in the sharing of PRESKOnfidence, breaking the stigma around menstruation, and putting a period to #PeriodDistancing by sharing more information on menstrual hygiene and confidence.

Join the Whisper #PRESKOmmunity today by following @WhisperPhilippines and keep the fun and freshness with your squads — sans the distance!

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TikTok heats up business opportunities for summer

• TikTok’s Summer Trends and Insights report shows high user engagement during the season

• Brands can capitalize on consumers’ eagerness to indulge in Fashion, Travel and Food and Beverage

TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, releases its TikTok Summer Trends and Insights report, based on a Commissioned Survey by Teluna in January 2023. The report spotlights users’ summer trends through an analysis of TikTok content, spotting users’ high engagement emanating from

the excitement for the summer season across various content, tracking the rise of significant patterns in creativity as well as user behavior for brands, marketers and businesses to leverage for the Summer of 2023.

“Summer is a huge opportunity for brands as user behaviors present clear guideposts that brands and marketers can use to create greater engagement and activation. The report highlights travel, food and beverage as well as fashion, as important categories that consumers are looking at, what they intend to do, and how companies can actively par-

ticipate in enhancing their customers’ experiences and achieving top of mind recall among their target audiences,” explained Life Dawn Cervero, Vertical Lead, TikTok, Philippines.

Filipinos are summer trendsetters

The summer period in the Philippines is a strong catalyst for content inspiration and creation amongst Filipinos as engagement on the platform rises significantly, especially within the travel, food and beverage and fashion categories. As of January 2023, the TikTok Summer Trends and Insights report reveals

that users are looking forward to shopping 1.4 times more compared to the year before, during summer sales; while 47% of users have planned their summer holiday purchases at least a month in advance. Data such as these provide brands with greater inspiration to create more targeted marketing strategies and take advantage of the growing consumer uptake.

Traveling is a top priority

According to the report, Filipinos on TikTok are big on summer getaways, with three in four users planning to travel either domestically or internationally, whereas the majority, at 77%, state that they intend to spend quality time with family and friends. As these users prepare for their getaways, content on the TikTok platform is predicted to center on resorts, beach activities, road trips, cultural and sightseeing adventures, and even food hunts.

Brands and businesses have the opportunity to leverage creative content creators who are able to feature specific summer related products, such as travel gear and accessories, as well as create travel itineraries based on these products.

Dressing up, looking good

As the summer period is just around the corner, the report shows Filipinos on TikTok are also putting essential summer fashion items, such as casual wear, swimwear, and other summer-related clothing at the top of their list. According to the report, 81% of TikTok users are planning to buy fashion products and the majority, at 87%, are willing

to spend more if there are special summer discounts and promos.

Creators sharing their favorite outfits and indispensable fashion items for their summer getaways create opportunities for fashion brands and businesses to ride on the trend.

Seasonal F&B finds

Wherever their adventures take them, TikTok users are gearing up to relish seasonal food & beverages, with 66% looking forward to buying summer eats and sweets as well as lots of refreshing drinks. A further 68% expressed desire to see new menu items and product launches on the platform during summer.

These include summer staples such as ice cream and halo halo, juices and softdrinks, confectionery and snacks, and many other treats. Roadtrips, picnics with family and friends, camping cookouts, and food reviews are just some of the creative content where F&B brands can potentially amass or reinforce a loyal following.

Where entertainment meets commerce

Life explains that TikTok users exhibit deeper interaction and connection with brands, making the platform ideal for powering the entertainment-fueled e-commerce approach, “Shoppertainment”. A 2021 Global Authenticity Study by Nielsen shows as much as 73% of TikTok’s audience say they feel deeper connections to brands on TikTok than on other apps and sites they use, while 61% say that advertising on TikTok blends seamlessly with the content.

Filipinas unveil lineup for Olympic qualifiers

ThePhilippine Football Federation (PFF) has called up 21 female footballers to compose the national team lineup for the first round of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Tajikistan next week.

As disclosed on Friday, coach Alen Stajcic brought in 20 of his players from the Filipinas’ Pinatar Cup lineup – forwards Sarina Bolden, Quinley

Quezada, and Katrina Guillou; midfielders Tahnai Annis, Jacklyn Sawicki, Carleigh Frilles, Anicka Castañeda, Sara Eggesvik, and Meryll Serrano;

defenders Hali Long, Maya Alcantara, Alicia Barker, Reina Bonta, Jessika Cowart, Malea Cesar, Sofia Harrison, and Eva Madarang; and goalkeepers Olivia McDaniel, Inna Palacios, and Kiara Fontanilla.

McDaniel’s sister Chandler will be making a return to the Filipinas from an anterior cruciate ligament injury to complete the lineup.

PSC’s Gaston up for the challenge

Before the month ended, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) headed by chairman Richard Bachmann formally welcomed Commissioner Matthew “Fritz” Gaston to the PSC family when the latter reported for duty Friday, March 31 at the PSC Main Administrative Building inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.

“My family, they are happy for me because they’ve always rooted for me for sports, and they know I’m a sportsman. Even if I worked in a corporate, alam nila na love ko talaga yung sports,” said Commissioner Gaston after his meeting with Chairman Bachmann earlier today.

Gaston, a former commissioner of the Games and Amusements Board, pro basketball player and

collegiate coach, completed the PSC board after being appointed by President Marcos last March 24.

“This is more challenging and has a sense of purpose for me since I have been an athlete. We just have to take care of all the athletes, from the elite, all the way from the grassroots,” said Comm Gaston.

The new PSC Commissioner once suited up for the 1977 national youth basketball team. He also coached the national women’s basketball team to a bronze medal finish in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima City, Thailand.

“The elite has to be given support to the level of Asian and Olympic. In other words, they have to be given the training, equipment and exposure at an Olympic level.”

In a statement, Chairman Bachmann expressed: “I thank His Excellency President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for appointing Commissioner Gaston as part of the PSC Board. Commissioner Gaston’s extensive experience and leadership in the field will certainly be an asset towards our goal of providing the most we can for our Filipino athletes, from the grassroots level up to the elite.”

“I am happy that we are coming into the second quarter of the year with a complete board. With Commissioners Olivia “Bong” Coo, Walter Torres, Edward Hayco and Fritz Gaston, the PSC board is full steam ahead in working to implement the agency’s policies, programs, and carry out the PSC’s mandate for a healthier citizenry.” concluded Bachmann.

The Filipinas, ranked 49th in the world, are grouped in Group E with host Tajikistan, Hong Kong, and Pakistan.

They will first play Pakistan on Wednesday before playing Tajikistan on Black Saturday and Hong Kong on April 11.

The top team in the group will join the other group stage winners

in the second round of the Olympic qualifiers in October along with seeded teams Australia, Japan, China, South Korea, and North Korea. The first round of the Olympic qualifiers also serves as part of the Filipinas’ preparation for the Southeast Asian Games in May and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in July. (PNA)

Sarina Bolden, now playing in the Australian A-League for Women, will banner the Philippines in the Women’s FIFA World Cup 2023.

PSC chairman Richard Bachmann with newly-appointed Commissioner Matthew “Fritz” Gaston.

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE OF DANIEL RUBEN AMANDORON and MARIA DULCE CAPOTE WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late DANIEL R. AMANDORON and MARIA DULCE CAPOTE who died on June 21, 1992 and March 2, 2013 respectively, which estate consists of one (1) parcel of land situated at New Carmen, Davao City, containing an area of FORTY-ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN square meters (41,947) more or less, embraced in and covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-4855 has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate With Special Power of Attorney by and among their heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 11; Page No. 4; Book No. I, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of MARLONE NIÑO M. VILLAVIRAY, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Davao City, Philippines.

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bridge the gaps in basic education.

“ACT Teachers, meanwhile, has been claiming to represent teachers in Congress. It may even try to take undue credit for the improved financial status of our teachers and school staff. ACT Teachers has been in Congress for 12 years now. But the education sector remains besieged by a string of problems,” Duterte said.

She added that public school personnel continue to face financial woes and DepEd has a generation of learners that are facing several challenges.

“What has this self-proclaimed education sector representative done to remedy the problems we are facing now? And for 12 years

the effort,” Niembra said in a press statement. Niembra cited Peace 911 wherein Davao City addressed the insurgency through socio-eco-

now, ACT Teachers cannot even publicly and explicitly condemn the violence perpetrated by the terrorist group NPA against our learners and teachers, and other school personnel. To top it all, it is headed by France Castro, who is not only acting as lawyer of the terrorist NPA, but is also facing charges for the alleged kidnapping of Indigenous People’s children from Davao Region,” Duterte said.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE with WAIVER OF RIGHTS

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late CONRADO C. AMPON who died in Davao City on March 20, 2014, which estate consists of the following real properties to wit:

1. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2022006000 located at Barangay Bangkas Heights, Davao City and containing an area of THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED (3,300) SQUARE METERS more or less;

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by the mortgagee Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-Ibig Fund against the mortgagor/s GIOVANNI L. GALINDEZ, with residence and postal addresses at LOT 21, BLOCK 36, DECA HOMES TIGATTO, DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 12, 2023 amounted EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN PESOS & 99/100 (Php844,647.99), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and other charges, 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 April 28, 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. 146-2014073219

“A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 21, BLK. 36 OF THE CONSOLIDATION-SUBDIVISION PLAN

PCS-11-005103, BEING A PORTION OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF LOT 469-C-3, LOTS 469-C-5 TO 14, XXX XXX), SITUATED IN THE BARANGAY OF TIGATTO, CITY OF DAVAO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO, XXX XXX, CONTAINING AN AREA OF EIGHTY (80) 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 19, 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 20, 2023.

2. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-T-412393, situated in the Barrio of Bangkas, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO (2,922) SQUARE METERS more or less;

3. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-412395 situated in the Barangay of Bangkas, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE (1,155) SQUARE METERS, more or less;

4. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-412396 situated in the Barangay of Bangkas, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao containing an area of ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE (1,925) SQUARE METERS, more or less;

5. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-412397, situated in the Barrio of Bangkas, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (2,233) SQUARE METERS, more or less;

6. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-412398 situated in the Barrio of Bangkas, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (6,233) SQUARE METERS, more or less;

7. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-412399 situated in the Barrio of Bangkas, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE (3,325) SQUARE METERS, more or less;

8. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2016006538 situated in the Barangay of Bangkas, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR (974) more or less;

9. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2016006543 situated in the Barangay of Bangkas, City of Davao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) more or less;

10. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2016006544 situated in the Barangay of Bangkas, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE (175) more or less;

11. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2016006541 located at Barangay Bangkas, Davao City, containing an area of NINE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO (922) SQUARE METERS, more or less;

12. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-146-2016006542 situated at Barangay Bangkas, Davao City containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

13. Original Certificate of Title No. P-5103 situated in the Barangay of Wines, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THIRTY THOUSAND (30,000) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

That the above-mentioned properties have been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Waiver of Rights, by and among his heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 341; Page No. 70; Book No. 200, Series of 2020; in the notarial registry of FATIMA IRENE T. ADIN, a duly commissioned Notary Public in Davao City, Philippines.

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

nomic and security interventions.

He said Davao City implemented Peace 911 program long before the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).

Niembra said that insurgency is not solely a military issue but a multi-dimensional socio-economic problem.

He said thru NTF-ELCAC Davao Region remains insurgency-free because of the support of stakeholders and effective implementation of the Whole-of-Nation Approach.

Niembra reported that around 600 people’s organizations were already formed from 10ID’s initiatives supported by various government agencies and

the NTF-ELCAC.

He also said that as part of its stability and sustainment phase, 10ID is working on several initiatives to strengthen communities that had previously been used as tools by the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG).

“During the sustainment phase, our role as Army will be the catalyzers, absorbing and helping the various programs because we are done in the warfighting stage. We are now in the nation-building stage,” Niembra added. Niembra believed that NTFELCAC needed to be maintained and strengthened as the country’s most effective insurgency-fighting tool in addition to excellent governance.

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT ON THE ESTATE OF DECEASED ALEX TIU KING (OF HIS ONE-HALF (1/2) CONJUGAL SHARE)

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late ALEX TIU KING who died on October 24, 2022 at Davao City, which estate consists of one-half (1/2) conjugal share on a parcel of land situated in the Barrio of Sta. Ana, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SEVEN AND NINETY THREE HUNDREDS (207.93) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 119691 has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate by and among her heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 158; Page No. 33; Book No. V, Series of 2022; in the notarial registry of FREDERIC VOLTAIRE Y. TAN, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Davao City, Philippines.

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF SALE

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late FRANCISCO LEONARDO HERNANDO who died on May 24, 2018 at Davao City, which estate consists of one (1) parcel of land situated in the Barangay Catagman, Island Garden of City of Samal, Davao Del Norte, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO (162) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title 142-2017011267 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. 463; Page No. 94; Book No. 95, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of JOVENCIO A. ARIQUEZ, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Davao City, Philippines.

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, and other applicable laws of the mortgaged real property filed by METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST CO., against ARNEL M. TAN with postal address at PUROK 12, ST. LUKE 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.

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

IRVIN PAUL L. CUBELO

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

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF ESTELA M. PADILLA WITH DEED OF SALE

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.

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program in the Luzon area also same in the value chain and we have our outlet in Metro Manila and also having a delivery system in Metro Manila so we are expecting to sell those durians to the Luzon area first and the second is the long term with the processing facilities we are expecting them to be exported to Korea as well but it’s not yet confirmed but we are trying to make those things happen,” she said.

By Maya M. Padillo

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

11TH JUDICIAL REGION DAVAO CITY

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE JUDGE

NOTICE OF HEARING

votes of confidence from the members present for the election.

Outgoing PLP President, Regional Prosecutor Irwin Maraya, turned over the PLP banner to incoming PLP President RP Calica in a simple ceremony, which followed right after the new officers were proclaimed winners. Among the programs of the new PLP officers and board members are the imple-

PETITIONS FOR NOTARIAL COMMISSION

NOTICE is hereby given that a summary hearing on the petitions for NOTARIAL COMMISSION of:

1. MICHELLE MAE P. ANDOY-YAP

2. MAICIE I. CEBALLO

3. DOLORES M. SO

shall be held on APRIL 14, 2023 at exactly 9:00 A.M. at the courtroom of Regional Trial Court, Branch 10, Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Matina, Davao City.

Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petition may file a verified written opposition thereto, received by the undersigned before the date of the summary hearing.

Davao City, Philippines, March 31, 2023.

RETRINA E. FUENTES EXECUTIVE JUDGE

mentation of the Survivorship Benefits Law for Retired Prosecutors, including the finalization of its implementing rules and regulations; and the continuation of the PLP Life Benefits for Prosecutors, such as Hospitalization, Mortuary and Laboratory Assistance. RP Maraya wished the new PLP officers good luck in their assumption of the stewardship over the league.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL EJF REM CASE NO. 18,816-23 FUND or PAG-IBIG FUND Mortgagee, - versusBIMBO C. ABADILLA, single, Represented by his/her/their/ Attorney-in-Fact Ana C. Abadilla, Mortgagor/s. X----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X NOTICE OF

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND or PAG-IBIG FUND, against BIMBO C. ABADILLA, single, is herein represented by his/her/their Attorney-in-Fact ANA C. ABADILLA, by virtue of SPA acknowledged by the Vice Consul for Bangkok, Thailand, JAY FRANCIS G. ALCANTARA, with postal address at PHASE 3, BLOCK 11, LOT 10, LA VERNA HILLS SUBD., BUHANGIN, DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness in the total amount of Php 893,119.64, Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges as of February 13, 2023, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 10% of the total indebtedness and 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 May 5, 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. 146-2017003795

LOT

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

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF ALEJANDRO D. IBAÑEZ AND DIVINA A. IBAÑEZ

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late ALEJANDRO D. IBAÑEZ and DIVINA A. IBAÑEZ who died on November 24, 2005 and January 17, 2023 at Davao City, which estate consists of one (1) parcel of land situated in the Barangay Matina Biao, Davao City, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND EIGHTY SEVEN (3,087) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-432182 has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate by and among their heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 139; Page No. 29; Book No. I, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of MARLONE NIÑO M. VILLAVIRAY, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Davao City, Philippines.

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF DAMIEN TIMOTHY DOYLE

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PUBLISHER: EDGE DAVAO

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late DAMIEN TIMOTHY DOYLE who died on September 7, 2019 in Davao City, which estate consists of one (1) parcel of land situated in the Barangay of Panacan, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-450246 has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate, by and among his heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 168; Page No. 35; Book No. V, Series of 2020; in the notarial registry of IRA R. CALATRAVA-VALENZUELA, a dulycommissioned Notary Public in Davao City, Philippines.

Just recalling the plan to make Bankerohan River as a sporting venue

saw a group of people carrying their wooden paddles. “Mga athletes guro ni,” I told myself.

Around 10 wooden boats (murag banca sa ato nga walay katig) were one by one arranged as it looked like they were finished training for the day. As I listened to their conversations, I picked up some information that they do their training early in the morning with their teammates. They did their stretching to cool down and a little bit later they went at the back of a restaurant where a water hose was available to rinse themselves.

I then recalled the plan of then City Councilor Sid Ungab and ABS-CBN Davao’s Tina Junsay of organizing a paddle boat race or a dragon boat race event at the Bankerohan River. But with the presence of residential houses beside the river, it was not pushed through as this will not really looked good on television.

To me, it was a good start of the conversation as Councilor Ungab (now Congressman) thought of an idea to improve the situation of the Bankerohan River. Ideally, the residential houses should be hundreds of meters away from the river to keep it clean and in the long run, it would be a great venue for boat racing competitions.

That idea has two goals. To make Bankerohan River clean again and to make it an ideal spot for boat race events. Not only that, it would also be a good sight for a Fluvial Parade. That was an awesome idea!

However, the ever big prob-

lem, an unending one, is where to relocate those residents, or how to massively move them away, hundreds meters from the river. It is going to be a big undertaking!

So far, only the Agro-Industrial Foundation College’s side is not occupied by residential houses. Nalunod na lang gani ang barko sa daplin, remember? And to clear up the whole stretch of the river have big monetary costs and undeniably, political impact. So, who will make that political decision? Nalimtan na lang una.

But that idea that was initially discussed by the Honorable Sid and ma’am Tina is worth pursuing. It make take years to do it, yet if we think of the next generation of Dabawenyos, converting that idea into action would greatly benefit them.

Gubot lang ni sa sugod, but I strongly believe, that if our political leaders would take that step, gradually, Bankerohan River will be restored to its former glory.

Just as I witnessed Mexican athletes training at the pristine waters of Cancun, I thought that maybe and someday, the Bankerohan River would become a regular venue for dragon boat racing, rowing and any other water sport.

Dili pa man siguro ulahi Congressman Sid Ungab noh? Natuman man gani ang pag taud sa Davao City-UP Mindanao Sports Complex after many, many years. *

PBA: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson of TNT Tropang Giga drives to the hoop in this action during the PBA Semis between TNT and Meralco Bolts. PBA

CANCUN --- My wife Marj decided to swim at the beach so early in the morning and I was not really up for it. As we walked towards the beach, I