Davao City: The next prime spot for industry growth

Known as one of the largest economy in Mindanao, Davao is a growing area with lots of potential in terms of construction and tourism industry. It has previously been cited as one of the world’s fastest growing cities, clocking in at top 87 in a list made by City Mayors Foundation.

Recently, Davao is also recovering from its pandemic slump, with forecasts showing positive economic growth this 2023. Davao has also shown itself as a prime tourist spot for those who are doing “revenge travel” as it offers a lot of spots where tourists can go to the beach, hike, or discover the local chocolate industry.

With that in mind, it’s not surprising that Worldbex Services International will once again hold two of their premier expos.

This year, they are bringing once again the Philippine Building and Construction Expo or

PHILBEX and the Travel and Leisure Expo of TLEX to Davao City, aiming to help revitalize the growing local industry in tourism, building and design.

PHILBEX features new and innovative materials for building and design coming from local and international brands. Local architectural firms and students from across the region will showcase the world-class potential and growing opportunities in the field of architecture. Alongside that, they are also introducing the city to stakeholders, showcasing the rising potential of Davao to different businesses who are considering the City as their next prime hub destination.

TLEX is also WSI’s premier travel expo. Showcasing the city’s rich travel culture and awe-spiring travel destinations, tourism stakeholders will appreciate TLEX Davao that would present different brands and services helping boost the local tourism and offer the beauty of the Philippines to local and international markets.

These two events aim to help elevate the industry in the city as locals, tourists, and stakeholders can discover more of what Davao can offer.

You can visit PHILBEX and TLEX from May 11-14, 2023 at the SMX Convention Center Davao of SM Lanang Premier from 11am to 7pm. This event is free admission so register now via https://rb.gy/ev0f

PHILBEX and TLEX is organized by Worldbex Services International.

As its name suggests, Barrio Obrero (Workman’s Village) has an undeniable Spanish co-lonial flavor; it started in 1916 in Puerto Rico, a Caribbean area with Commonwealth status. But its version in Davao, however, did not start until 1938 when the first such project was launched at Piapi, Quezon Boulevard (then called Bonifacio).

The first Barrio Obrero was personally inaugurated by Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon while the second one was legislated in Congress through a bill sponsored by Davao representative Cesar M. Sotto. This undertaking resulted in what is now Obrero District.

Barrio Obrero was first introduced in Manila in 1920 when Ramon Fernandez was mayor. The city government of Manila bought 94,086,300 square meters (9,408.63 hectares) of land at Grace Park, Calo-

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ocan City at P0.70 per square meter. This was subdivided into 180 square meters per lot and sold to laborers at P1.50 per square meter, and the project was christened ‘Barrio Obrero.’

Apprised of the idea, American governor-general Leonard Wood, in 1926, ordered an ex-tensive survey of the slums of Tondo and San Nicolas districts, but no result came out of it. Seven years later, governor-general Frank Murphy organized a housing committee to con-duct experimental work in Tondo slums that resulted in the construction of thirty-one (31) model houses.

Encouraged by the initial results, Congress, the following year, allotted P250,000 for the erection of low-cost housing for laborers. For its part, the city government of Manila under mayor Juan Posadas built twelve (12) model houses on land between Yangco and Velasquez Streets, in Tondo, Manila; it was named ‘Model House Site’ and the houses were sold to la-borers.

Later on, the concept was adopted by the municipal board of Manila by acquiring a loan from the Postal Savings bank to buy a 17-hectare land worth P387,685, divided into twenty-six (26) blocks of 513 lots at 108 square meters each but sold only to bona fide residents of Ma-nila earning wages that did not exceed P60 monthly or a daily wage of P2.40.

Serafin E. Macaraig, in “Social Problems” (1929), wrote that eleven (11) of the lots were set aside “for such needs as a school site, public midden-sheds, parks and playgrounds, mar-kets, theatre, public-baths, and other public conveniences.”

When the Commonwealth was constituted, Rep. Grego- rio Perfecto, a native of Mandur-riao, Iloilo, who represented the first district of Manila (1935-41), filed a bill for the establish-ment of ‘barrio obreros’ in and near industrial villages throughout the islands. A P10 million appropriation was proposed to finance the enterprise, but the bill did not prosper.

Nevertheless, in 1938, the government organized the People’s Homesite Corp. with the National Development Co. as the sole subscriber with a total capital of P2 million. Initially, it purchased 1,572.3 hectares from the Tuason family at Diliman, Quezon City. Before its oper-ations were suspended due to war, it was able to sell 1,500 lots and 435 homes to low-income families.

After the war, President Manuel A. Roxas issued Exec. Order No. 93 in 1947 merged the 1938 state-owned corpora-

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) cited in its Governance Brief several good governance outcomes that have been documented when civil society organizations (CSOs) worked with the government for good governance. It mentioned the following: increased state or institutional responsiveness, lowering corruption, better budget utilization and better delivery of public services. The ADB also cited evidence that engagement of CSOs improves access, responsiveness, inclusiveness and accountability in the delivery of public services such as health, water, education and agriculture. CSO engagement also improves transparency, accountability and sustainability in natural resources management.

Those cited are the living experiences of the Philippine CSOs. We are fortunate that there are thousands of people and nongovernment organizations that are engaging with the government from the national down to the local levels. This initiative shows the Filipinos’ spirit of “bayanihan” where they are conscientious of their welfare by engaging with the gov- tion with the National Housing Commission, created in 1941 under Commonwealth Act No. 648, but organized only in September 1945 under President Sergio Osmeña.

Central to the merger, which took effect in October 1947, were four objectives, namely: (i) establishment of low-cost housing for low-income families; (ii) establishment of housing for the destitute; (iii) slum clearance; and (iv) purchase, subdivision, and resale of landed estates.

The rise of workman’s villages would be replicated in many growth centers throughout the archipelago, including Davao City; it would also become the inspiration for future largescale low-cost housing projects. During the first Marcos regime, the government initiated a counterpart undertaking known as Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Services (BLISS).

Civil Society Organizations And Good Governance

ernment at various levels and issues. And these are geared towards good governance.

The participation of CSOs in governance was laid down in the 1986 Philippine Constitution which guaranteed the promotion and protection of people’s participation at all “levels of social, political, and economic decision-making.” In 1991, the Local Government Code was enacted and ensured the CSOs engagement in governance at the local level.

To institutionalize people’s participation in local governance, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte created the People’s Council of Quezon City (PCQC). The PCQC represents the more than 4,200 accredited CSOs in the city. The ordinance creating the PCQC was approved in 2009. It is known as the Participation, Accountability and Transparency (PAT) Ordinance that aims to institutionalize the participation of CSOs in local governance. However, it was only in May 2022 that the ordinance was implemented with the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR). It took 13 years and the political determination of Bel- monte to ensure the participation of the citizenry in good governance.

The People’s Council is composed of 50 representatives from different sectors namely business, women, homeowners’ associations, persons with disabilities, urban poor, solo parents, LGBTQIA, cooperatives, youth, transportation, and senior citizens, among others. Each representative is elected by their sectors for a more democratic approach to representation. I represent the business sector in the People’s Council.

As contained in the IRR, the representatives can sit in QC local special bodies where the expertise of their sector is needed. These special bodies are the task forces and committees where sectoral representatives can participate in the deliberations, conceptualization and evaluation of projects.

The PAT ordinance is an innovative approach to ensuring the practice of good governance. By institutionalizing the participation of CSOs, we can be sure that the programs of the city reflect the welfare and aspirations of the people.

The people’s participation in governance ensured the sustainability of the programs and projects. Government resources are judiciously used with people’s participation and ownership of the projects. And with this, we are sure that we are developing sustainable communities that are beneficiaries of projects.

The ADB study on CSOs enumerated several ways where CSOs are engaged in designing, implementing and monitoring the development policies and programs.

* Access to information –When the citizenry is informed, they can effectively participate in governance.

* Consultations – A two-way consultation process is a good practice to enable those consulted to receive feedback on how their views were considered.

* Collaborative decision-making – CSO are involved in decision-making by government officials and agencies.

* Citizen and beneficiary feedback – This results in improvements in services such as quality, access, and transaction costs, among others.

* Citizen-led monitoring –

This is to increase accountability through the independent monitoring of the citizenry. This results in a reduction in corruption, increased transparency and accountability, and openness in government.

* Grievance redress and mechanisms – This is to receive and process grievances of CSOs. These should be monitored and the level of satisfaction levels of the complainants.

Quezon City is indeed fortunate to have an administration that promotes the inclusivity of its constituents. Belmonte has taken the necessary steps and it is up to the Quezon City CSOs to take up this challenge.

While CSO participation is the road toward good governance, the shift in this paradigm has still a long way to go. We have yet to see other local government units and implementing agencies accept CSO participation. They can learn from the good practices of LGUs who chose to abandon the traditional and exclusive type of governance. The world is changing and there are more and more leaders who are inclusive and open to a more liberal and progressive leadership.

Extra Judicial Settlement Of The Estate With Sale

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late NERIO S. CRISANTO, SR. who died on May 14, 2017 at Davao City, which estate consists of one (1) parcel of land situated in the Barrio of Cabantian, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing area of ONE HUNDRED NINETY (190) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-195990 has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale, by and among his heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 90; Page No. 19; Book No. I, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of Atty. JONI S. PURAY, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Philippines.

Extra Judicial Settlement Of The Estate

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late GUILLERMO C. PARANETE who died on May 10, 1980 at Muntinlupa City, which estate consists of one (1) parcel of land situated in the Province of Agusan, Municipality of Bunawan, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO (103,992) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-7167 has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate, by and among his heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 1; Page No. 2 Book No. V, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of FERDINAND M. TAGLUCOP, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in the Philippines.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH Judicial Region Branch 54, Davao City rtc1dav054@2judiciary.gov.ph

IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION CASE NO. R-DVO-23-01397-SP OF THE ENTRIES CORRESPONDING TO THE BIRTH RECORD OF MINOR ZAIRAH CLOIE BANGOD AQUINO TO REVERT TO THE USE OF THE SURNAME OF HER ILLEGITIMATE MOTHER “BANGOD” TO REMOVE THE A NNOTATION IN HER BIRTH RECORD CHANGING HER SURNAME FROM “BANGOD” TO “AQUINO”, AMONG OTHERS, ZAIRAH CLOIE BANGOD AQUINO, Represented by her mother, SHERYL MAE BANGOD AQUINO, Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF DAVAO CITY, THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA), ALBERTO LOPEZ AQUINO, JR., AND TO ALL OTHER PERSONS/ENTITIES WHO/WHICH MAY BE AFECTED THEREBY, Respondents. X---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X

O R D E R

By this verified petition and for the reasons therein stated, the above-named petitioner, assisted by counsel, seeks for an Order of this Court, after due notice, publication and hearing DIRECTING the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Davao City, to remove the annotation in the Certificate of Live Birth of Zairah Cloie Bangod Aquino and restore her surname from “AQUINO” to “BANGOD”.

Find the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing before this Court, sitting at the Hall of Justice, Candelaria St., Ecoland, Matina, Davao City, on August 15, 2023 at 8:30 A.M., at which place, date and time, any interested person may appear and show cause, if any, why the same should not be granted.

Let this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper published in the City of Davao and of general circulation in the said City and the Provinces of Davao as determined by raffle in accordance with law.

Furnish each, with a copy of the petition and o this order the Office of the Solicitor General, Local Civil Registrar of Davao City and the City Legal Office for the City of Davao.

SO ORDERED.

22 March 2023, Davao City, Philippines.

Extra Judicial Settlement Of The Estate Of The Late Lee Khen Tay With Waiver Of Rights

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late LEE KHENG TAY who died on February 21, 2010 at West Windsor Township, Mercer Country, New Jersey, which estate consists of three (3) parcels of land to wit:

1) TCT No. T-35766 consisting of an area of One Hundred Seventy-seven (177) square meters, located at Woodridge Subd., Ma-a, Davao City

2) TCT No. 35767 consisting an area of One Hundred Seventy-eight (178) square meters located at Woodridge Subd., Ma-a, Dvao City

3) TCT No. T-350837 consisting of an area of Thirty Thousand (30,000) square meters, located at Catigan, Davao City.

That the above-mentioned properties have been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights, by and among his heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 103; Page No. 22; Book No. VIII, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of Atty. JOCELYN ARRO-VALENCIA, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Philippines.

Extra Judicial Settlement Of The Estate Of The Late Dominador Canubas Lascu A With Deed Of A Sale And Waiver Of Rights

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late DOMINADOR CANUBAS LASCUÑA who died on February 8, 2023 in Brgy. Tamugan, Marilog, Davao City, which estate consists of one (1) parcel of land situated in the Barrio of Tamugan, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY ONE (4,691) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2021001020 has been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Deed of Sale and Waiver of Rights, by and among his heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 156; Page No. 33; Book No. 104, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of Atty. NAPOLEON F. SANGO, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in the Philippines.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION

Affidavit Of Selfadjudication

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late RHODORA FAUNI FEROLIN who died on April 14, 2023 at Davao City, which estate consists of the following bank accounts to wit:

1) ATM Savings Account No. 3-040-26964-0 with deposit amounting Eight thousand six hundred four and 32/100 (₱ 8,604.32), and

2) Metrobank, Davao Toril Branch with Passbook Savings Account with Account Numbers: a. 040-3-04006353-7 with deposit amounting ₱1,000,171.52 b. 040-3-04009809-8 with deposit amounting ₱20,061.06 c. 040-3-04029090-8 with deposit amounting ₱4,570.35

That the above-mentioned properties have been the subject of a Deed of Self-Adjudication, by her sole heir, JULES TYRELL JABONERO FEROLIN, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 306; Page No. 63; Book No. CDLXXVII, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of Atty. JOSE DIONISIO N. GUEVARRA, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Philippines.

Extra Judicial Settlement Of The Estate

The public is hereby notified that the intestate estate of the late ROMEO CAFÉ TORRALBA who died on January 1, 2022 at General Santos City, which estate consists of two (2) parcels of land situated at Cor. ChampacaLantana Streets, Mintal, Tugbok, Davao City containing areas of (1) SIX HUNDRED (600) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-163819 and (2) SIX HUNDRED (600) SQ.M. more or less, embraced in and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2016002667, have been the subject of an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate, by and among his heirs, as duly ratified, acknowledged, and entered as Doc. No. 507; Page No. 103; Book No. III, Series of 2023; in the notarial registry of Atty. TRISTAN DWIGHT P. DOMINGO, a duly-commissioned Notary Public in Philippines.

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

PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, EJF REM CASE NO. 18,830-23

Mortgagee, - versusSPOUSES ARNOLD S. FONTANILLA AND EVELYN D. FONTANILLA Mortgagor/s.

ORIENTAL GOLDEN COCO, INC.

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NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL PROPERTY filed the above-mentioned mortgagee against GRECEL APPLE VALDEZ AMOR with postal address at BLK. 35, LOT 29, ALMACIGA STREET, GREEN MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, STO. NIÑO, TUGBOK, DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness, in the total amount of ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO & 27/100 (₱1,444,962.27) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and other charges as of January 27, 2023, plus attorney’s fees and other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on May 12, 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 and/ or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies with all the improvements found thereon particularly described below, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2019010565

A CERTAIN LAND SITUATED IN BRGY. TUGBOK, TALOMO, DAVAO CITY, MORE

PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT NO. 7 BLOCK NO: 48 PLAN NO: PCS-112402-006300

PORTION OF: LOTS 1,3,4,5 PLAN H-71771 AND PLAN F-112402-030013-D LOCATION: BRGY. TUGBOK, TALOMO, DAVAO CITY THE POINT: MBM NO. 16, CAD 102, MUNICIPALITY OF DAVAO PROVINCE, DAVAO DEL SUR AREA: ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE SQUARE METERS (121), 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 JUNE 9, 2023, without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the herein- above described real property/ies and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, March 31, 2023. ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER The OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (SGD.) RONNA M. NEMEÑO

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed the above-mentioned mortgagee against SPS. ARNOLD S. FONTANILLA and EVELYN D. FONTANILLA, (Mortgagors) with postal address at Lot 25 & 27, Inglewood Street, Robinsons Highlands, Buhangin, Davao |City and ORIENTAL GOLDEN COCO, INC., (Borrower) with postal address at Purok 8, Barrio Bitan-agan, Barangay Dahican, Mati City, for the satisfaction of the total outstanding obligation of borrower/debtor as of 09 March 2023 in PESOS: THIRTEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED & 69/100 (₱13,698,400.69) Philippine Currency, inclusive of unpaid interest, penalties and plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on May 12, 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. 146-2020024260

“A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT E-9-A-4, PSD-11-099829, BEING A PORTION OF LOT E-9-A, PSD-11-093022, SITUATED IN THE BARANGAY OF SAN MIGUEL, CITY OF DAVAO, ISLAND OF MINDANAO. XXX CONTAINING AND AREA OF ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED (1,400) 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 JUNE 09, 2023, without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the herein-above described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, April 03, 2023.