Mindanao Daily News (January 21,2023)

MDN, ACE co-launches 4th MGLEA’s search for Outstanding Law Enforcers

By MDN N ews T eam

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DE ORO CITY

- The Alliance of Certified Enforcers (ACE), has publicly announced that it is co-presenting the Mindanao Daily’s 4th Mindanao Governance & Leadership Awards for the Search of the 2023 Outstanding Law Enforcers in Mindanao category, during its launching on Wednesday, January 18 the at Mallberry Business Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

– A top police official in Northern Mindanao has warned of the dismissal of more ‘scalawags in uniform’ during his term of office.

PNP-10 regional director Brig General Lawrence Coop told a local radio station that four more noncommission policemen are under dismissal deliberation proceedings due various

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

- Several members of the City Council questioned the reported alleged inefficiency of medical frontliners at the J.R Borja City Memorial

Hospital.

Fuming mad during his special report, City Councilor James Judith II told the august body that these

The annual awards is also co presented by Veterans Bank and Ayala Corporation.

According to ACE founding chairman Erwin Culanag, any individual (be in government or private sector) whose work is in enforcing Philippine national and local criminal laws and who is based in Mindanao is qualified to be nominated.

“We initially thought of limiting our nominees

PGMO to further strengthen Misamis Or.’s aggie industry

By JAN ALBERT ARAÑA

MISAMIS ORIENTAL (PIA)--The Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental (PGMO) will further strengthen the agriculture industry of the province in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s thrust to improve food security in the country, January 17.

Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia stated that the provincial government presented its projects and programs to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the President’s recent visit to Gingoog City and that the

MGLEA-ACE LEADERS: Founding Chairpersons Dante Sudaria (far left) of Mindanao Governance and Leadership Excellence Awards and NYPD Officer Erwin Culanag (4th from left) of Alliance of Certified Enforcers (ACE) pose with other support leaders during the maiden launch of the Search for Outstanding Law Enforcers in Mindanao 2023 in Cagayan de Oro City.

Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia

Cop chief warns dismissal of more “police scalawags”

PNP-10 Regional Director Brig Gen. Lawrence Coop

FUMING MAD. City Councilor James Judith II lambasts medical frontliners at City Hospital for their alleged inefficiency in handling severe dengue cases. - PhoTo by JbD/sP

City dads lambast ‘inefficient’ medical frontliners at city hospital

Stolen, lost registered SIM cards can be remade: DICT

By RAYMOND CARL DELA CRUZ

MANILA – Mobile users who lost or had their subscriber identity module (SIM) card stolen may request to have it reactivated in a new SIM card with their telecommunications (telecom) provider, an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Thursday.

In a Laging Handa briefing, DICT spokesperson and Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo said registered mobile users would need to bring a valid ID and an affidavit of loss of their SIM card to their telecom provider to request a new SIM card.

The process would be

OCD update logs 33 dead from rains, floods due to bad weather

By PRIAM NEPOMUCENO

MANILA – The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Thursday reported that the number of deaths from the effects of bad weather due to a low pressure area, shear line and the northeast monsoon since Jan. 2 has climbed to 33.

In its latest bulletin, the OCD said these casualties are from 13 regions -- Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao,

PBBM doing yeoman’s job in Davos to promote PH: Romualdez

By JOSE CIELITO REGANIT

MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is doing a yeoman’s job at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland in attracting more investments to the Philippines to boost the momentum of growth and improve the lives of the Filipino people.

Romualdez, who is part of the President’s official delegation to Davos, noted that the Chief Executive is hard at work, and seizing all the opportunities the WEF presented, to articulate the Philippine success story to the world leaders in business and government attending the forum.

“No less than Borge

Brende, the President of the WEF, recognized the sustained effort President Marcos displayed in this forum to showcase the Philippines’ remarkable story and outline the path his administration is taking to welcome more foreign investments into our country,” Romualdez said.

The Speaker was referring to Brende’s comments in his one-on-one dialogue with Marcos, which is among the key events in the WEF.

“Mr. President Marcos, it’s great to have you here. I know you worked extremely hard today. I think I have seen you already three or four times and I know we have had so many sessions,” Brende said at the outset of

their conversation.

The Speaker noted that like other attendees to the WEF, Brende was impressed with the performance of the Philippine economy despite the slowdown in many parts of the world.

“But even more importantly, the President was able to clearly convey his strategy for sustained growth and the peculiar advantages of the Philippines that would engender investor confidence in the realization of such objective,” Romualdez said.

In his conversation with Brende, Marcos said among the key factors for growth of the Philippine economy was the creation of jobs, particularly in the MSMEs

SIM REGISTRATION. A Globe personnel assists a mobile user in registering his SIM card during an NTC press conference at the NTC Building in Diliman, Quezon City on Jan. 6, 2023. Mobile users who lost or had their SIM cards stolen may request to have it reactivated in a new SIM card with their telecommunications provider. ( PN a P ho T o

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INVESTMENT. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos leave for Davos, Switzerland leave on Jan. 15, 2022 for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from Jan. 15 to 20. Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday (Jan. 19) said Marcos is doing a yeoman’s job at the WEF in attracting more investments to the Philippines. ( PN a P ho T o by R ey b a N ique T )

FLOODS. Personnel of the Zamboanga del Norte Police Provincial Office (ZDNPPO) rescue children in Barangay Santa Isabel, Dipolog City amid floods on Jan. 12, 2023. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Thursday (Jan. 19, 2023) reported that the number of deaths from the effects of bad weather due to a low pressure area, shear line and the northeast monsoon has climbed to 33. ( P ho T o cou RT esy of Z amboa N ga D el N o RT e P olice P R ovi N cial o ffice )

OWWA gives P4.1-M livelihood grants to 7 OFW groups in Bicol

By CONNIE CALIPAY

LEGAZPI CITY – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has distributed PHP4.1 million in livelihood grants to seven overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) organizations in the Bicol Region.

In an interview on Thursday, Maria Via Dometita, OWWA Bicol communication officer, said the grant is part of the government’s efforts to support qualified members that aim to elevate their way of living by entering into business ventures.

lihood grant that OWWA provides to OFW groups that were duly registered to Department of Labor and Employment, Security and Exchange Commission or Cooperative Development Authority. Up to a maximum of PHP1 million is given by OWWA to the group that wants to avail of the program. It is only necessary that they have a business proposal and proof of equity of 20 percent of their total project cost,” Dometita said.

She also said the financial grant is a new program in 2020 to buy raw materials, tools and equipment for

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Benguet, Kochi Prefecture firm up partnership

By LIZA AGOOT

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet –

Officials of the Kochi Prefecture in Japan are now in the province for a three-day visit to boost its partnership with the provincial government of Benguet.

Governor Melchor Diclas said Wednesday the officials led by Deputy Director Kouji Yokobatake of the Department of Culture, Community and Sports are in the province to plan the 50th anniversary of the Benguet-Kochi Prefecture partnership which is slated in 2025.

Diclas claimed that the foreign officials have expressed willingness to help the province how it can market its local produce. This is on top of the efforts being extended to Benguet in upgrading the skills of the local farmers.

This, Diclas said, was their way of expanding the almost half-a-century ties that it built with the province of Benguet.

“They are going around Benguet to see different facilities so they would know how will they be able to help us market our products,” Diclas said.

Even before that, the

governor added, Kochi Prefecture has been granting internship programs to young Benguet farmers to build their skills.

“Our farmers’ internship program where young farmers from different municipalities go to Japan to undergo a one-year to three years internship in a farm in Kochi, Japan had been going on for years which is a result of our friendly ties with them,” he said.

The group on Tuesday, together with Benguet officials went to the BenguetKochi friendship park in Atok, Benguet where Sakura was planted as a symbol of friendship.

The Kochi delegation is also set to meet with the Provincial Agriculture officials, Provincial Tourism officials, and the Human Resource Officer of the Province.

They will also visit the Benguet AgriPinoy Trading

Center (BAPTC), which houses several processing facilities, managed jointly by the Department of Agriculture, Benguet provincial government and Benguet State University (BSU).

They are expected to have a dialogue with BSU officials to discuss the student exchange program.

A possible caregiver employment program might also be discussed, the governor added. ( PNA)

BUILDING TIES. Kochi Prefecture official, Deputy Director Kouji Yokobatake (left) of the Department of Culture, Community, and Sports receives a “gong” token from Benguet Governor Melchor Diclas (right) during the Japanese delegation’s courtesy call on Tuesday evening (Jan. 17, 2023) at the provincial capitol. ( PN a P ho T o by l i Z a T. a goo T )

GOV’T AID. A representative from Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Bicol (OWWA-5) gives her message during the awarding of the Tulong PUSO livelihood grant to Guinobat Overseas Filipino Workers Family Association of Tabaco City last Jan. 13, 2023. The members of the association accepted their first tranche of the PHP250,000 grant. ( P ho T o cou RT esy of owwa - b icol )

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Keeping that apostolic fire burning

AS persons, we are meant by definition to care for one another. We are meant to relate ourselves with everybody else one way or another. No man is an island, it is said. That is why we are given the proper faculties—our intelligence, will, emotions, passions, appetites, etc.—so that we could do what we are designed to carry out.

And as persons created in God’s image and likeness, we are meant to help one another to achieve that ultimate dignity of ours—to be truly God’s image and likeness, sharers of his divine life and nature. We can say that our life here on earth is meant to work out the process of our own deification in and with God through Christ in the Spirit. This is what apostolate is all about. We are reminded of this duty of ours in that gospel episode where Christ, followed by a big crowd from different places, started to preach and to perform some miraculous cures, including driving out unclean spirits from a number of persons. (cfr. Mk 3,7-12)

We need to be more aware and, more important, more adept in fulfilling this duty of ours. We cannot deny that instead of being always concerned with the others,

we have the tendency for a variety of reasons to be self-absorbed, self-centered and self-indulgent. We have to do something about his predicament.

The secret of having that apostolic fire burning in our heart is of course that of exerting the constant effort to identify ourselves with Christ, the pattern of our humanity. We can only be truly apostolic in a stable way to the extent that we identify ourselves with Christ. Thus, the apostolate can only be the effect and the overflow of our own sanctification, that is, of our own effort to be like Christ.

We have to understand that Christ is asking us to do our part, always together with him, just as he asked his apostles to do so. And that’s because, first of all, even if Christ being God does not need us to do this, he wants it that way since he is treating us the way he treats himself. We are his image and likeness.

It’s actually for our own good. Our involvement in the apostolate actually matures and perfects us as persons and as children of God. It detaches us from our own self-centeredness and self-absorption, and

draws us to the dynamics of love and self-giving.

We have to remember that loving God who we do not see is accomplished by loving others who we see. And apostolate is that exquisite part of loving others since it involves not only caring for some material good for others, but rather for their ultimate spiritual good.

Secondly, God has designed and wired us to help one another not only in our material and temporal needs, but especially in our spiritual needs that are aimed to our supernatural destination, nothing less than our participation in the very life of God. We need to realize more sharply that we are actually responsible for one another.

Of course, this participation in the divine life can only happen with the grace of God and never just by our own efforts alone. That’s why the second person of the Blessed Trinity became man, Jesus Christ, who offers himself as our way, our truth and our life.

Peace and order crucial to economic development

PEACE and order have proven to have a direct positive impact on businesses. It is believed that where there is peace, good opportunities that can support the private sector will follow such as more customers, qualified employees, local suppliers and investors.

This is why the Philippines, under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., has continued its drive against illegal drug trade. Only two weeks into 2023, police personnel have already seized millions worth of shabu from various drug bust operations across the archipelago.

Earlier this month, antinarcotics agents led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Las Pinas City Police Station, and Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority’s Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, arrested a claimant of parcel from Nigeria containing shabu said to be worth PHP89.5 million.

In a separate operation on Jan. 2, the PDEA and BOC intercepted worth PHP13.8 million of shabu hidden in sports water bottle shipments from Thailand. The parcels were seized

at a package shipping and distribution facility in Pasay City after investigation showed suspicious X-ray scans which turned out to be white crystalline substances wrapped in plastic and aluminum foil.

In Isabela, a 35-yearold public school teacher -- tagged as one of the highest value drug criminals in the province -- was nabbed for selling three sachets of shabu to undercover PDEA agents. While in Cebu City, PDEA dismantled two drug dens where eight individuals, including a 68-year-old senior citizen, were arrested.

These anti-drug operations are in effect not only among the citizenry, but within the ranks of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as well. At present, the PNP is embroiled in a war against its own, after a series of controversies involving law enforcers in the frontlines of the drug crackdown were caught engaged in drug dealing.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. officially called on police personnel, from colonels to generals, to submit their “courtesy resignations”, in the government’s bid to protect the integrity

of the country’s police force and cleanse the entire organization from any links to illegal drugs.

As of writing, 904 of them, representing 95 percent of senior generals and full colonels of the PNP have heeded Abalos’ call. They will undergo lifestyle check, which is part of the efforts of the five-man committee that will assess the courtesy resignations and make a recommendation to the President.

As the series of events unravel in the coming weeks, Filipinos await with bated breath on the results of the intensive investigations. Under Abalos, there is assurance that the process is founded on transparency and integrity, and that all those found liable, whatever his/her rank may be, will be given due sanctions.

The country’s peace and order, after all, are crucial to luring business confidence and investments, which are truly vital to the country’s development. According to a report by the Institute for Economics and Peace,

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Carmen town in Cebu to hold own version of ‘Sinulog’

By JOHN REY SAAVEDRA

CEBU CITY – The town of Carmen in the northern part of Cebu, the home to the famous adventure and safari park in the province, is expected to be in the limelight as it will celebrate its version of Sinulog on Sunday (Jan. 22).

Carmen Mayor Carlo Villamor on Thursday said contingents from neighboring towns would join the celebration. The contingent from the neighboring town of Consolacion will perform the grande finale.

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has confirmed her attendance. She will also offer a dance ritual in the Ati-Atihan-inspired Sinulog festival.

Villamor said the town is 90 percent ready to hold its own version of the festival

in honor of the Sr. Sto. Niño at the town’s Olympic-size grandstand.

“Nag-estorya na mi ni Gov. Gwen naay moparticipate nga additional contingents mao nga iya gi-enhance ang preparation sa Carmen (We have talked with Gov. Gwen that there will be additional contingents to participate in the event, so she enhanced the preparation in Carmen),” Villamor said in a radio interview.

He said the mayors of all the towns and components cities in the province, including Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, are invited to attend the event.

The celebration is expected to draw more crowds in this year’s event, citing Garcia’s dance performance

and the well-publicized preparation and the confirmation of 22 contingents, including five groups from the capital city.

He also assured that the town prepared a traffic plan to avoid congestion, especially on the North National Highway.

The organizers, he said, will set up LED walls at the municipal hall as well as in the public market for the townsfolk to see live the grand parade through monitors in order to avoid overcrowding at the Sinulog venue.

The 10 contingents that received PHP800,000 subsidy each from the Cebu province but had withdrawn their participation for the Sinulog 2023 in Cebu City last week due to venue

Damage to E. Visayas agri sector due to flooding hits P357M

By SARWELL MENIANO

ALANGALANG, Leyte – Damage and losses to agriculture due to severe flooding in Eastern Visayas since last week have reached PHP356.91 million, the Department of Agriculture reported Thursday.

The weather disturbances have affected 18,302 farmers tilling 18,319 hectares of land in six provinces, said

Hundreds displaced, classes suspended after clash in south Negros

By NANETTE GUADALQUIVER

BACOLOD CITY – Hundreds of residents were displaced while classes in three schools in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental were suspended on Thursday following two armed clashes between the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (IB) troops and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels.

SINULOG IN CARMEN. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (center) and 5th District Representative Vincent Franco Frasco (right) are seen kissing an image of the Sr. Sto. Niño in a church in Carmen, a town north in Cebu province, in this file photo. Mayor Carlo Villamor on Thursday (Jan. 19, 2023) said Garcia is expected to offer a dance ritual with the contingent from Consolacion that will perform the grand finale for the Sinulog Festival in Carmen on Sunday. ( P ho T o cou RT esy of c ebu c i T y P io )

FLOODED. A heavily flooded farming community in Tarangnan, Samar in this Jan. 13 photo. The Department of Agriculture has reported PHP356.91 million in losses to farming sector due to severe flooding in Eastern Visayas since the last week of December. (PhoTo cou RT esy of K uya N ol D s m us T acisa )

EVACUEES. Residents of Purok Malipayon, Barangay San Jose in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental seek shelter at an evacuation site inside Binulig Elementary School after they were displaced following an encounter between the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion troops and New People’s Army rebels on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday (Jan. 19, 2023), some 210 individuals from 53 families have been evacuated, based on the report of the City Social Welfare and Development Office.

Holcim optimizes operations through digitalization, moves closer to Plants of Tomorrow ambition

and safety risks from having people conduct visual inspections in remote spaces. The drone also allows for higher frequency of checks and reduces equipment downtimes required for such inspections.

The use of drones is one of several digitalization initiatives that leading building solutions provider Holcim Philippines has undertaken.

The company has accelerated these efforts as part of its innovation drive to raise business, safety and environmental performance to further improve efficiency and safety of manufacturing operations.

In 2022, Holcim Philippines implemented over 70 projects to raise manufacturing performance through automation technologies under the Holcim Group’s

Globe urges Filipinos to continue supporting local businesses as it wraps up purposeful holiday celebration

AS the New Year begins, Globe encourages Filipinos to continue supporting local businesses, just as it wrapped up a holiday celebration of giving back.

Through the Globe of Good umbrella program, Globe brings together an ecosystem of impact where stakeholders can connect and work together to help communities in need move forward from the adverse effects of the pandemic.

Under this initiative, the company revived its annual December tradition of holding The Purpose Tree campaign and the Gift Local bazaar with a faceto-face engagement for the first time after two years of virtual activities.

The Purpose Tree is an internal fundraising effort for employees to give back to a worthy cause. Contributions go to the Hapag Movement, Globe’s banner program for hunger alleviation through technology.

As a program, the Hapag

Movement aims to address involuntary hunger through technology, including the use of electronic donation platforms, and connects multi-sectoral partners to achieve social impact at scale. It also provides livelihood training for a sustainable source of income for beneficiaries.

“Christmas at Globe has always been about giving back. As we pass on our gratitude, compassion and care to our employees, we implore them to do the same by sharing their blessings with our kababayans. With the Hapag Movement as our main advocacy, we hoped to make the Christmas season just as special for those in our partner communities,” said Ato Jiao, Chief Human Resource Officer, Globe Group.

The Purpose Tree launch at The Globe Tower was attended by Hapag Movement partners Tzu Chi Foundation Philippines and World Vision Philippines,

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The leaders hung custom-made Christmas balls with the Hapag Movement

Plants of Tomorrow program. Focused on automating production processes and predictive maintenance, the Philippine projects are designed to generate optimization gains and savings.

Holcim Philippines President and CEO Horia Adrian: “Digitalization is a key part of our innovation and sustainability direction to further make operations safer, more efficient and respectful of the environment. We have already realized a number of gains from these initiatives and excited to accelerate our transition to digitalizing our plants to better serve customers and ultimately deliver excellent business results.”

A key Plants of Tomorrow initiative is the use of artificial intelligence for

AS the Securities and Exchange Commission has transitioned into the digitalization of its services, incorporation is now made easier through utilizing the online system. In April 2021, the SEC introduced to the public the Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Company (eSPARC) which is currently being used as the registration platform for company registration. This innovation has enabled the SEC to attain its mandate of providing ease of doing business in the country especially to those who have interests in starting their own corporation.

The SEC Cagayan de Oro Extension Office (CDOEO) who has jurisdiction over Region 10 and Region 13 has recorded a total of 1,639 incorporations for the year 2022. Out of the said figure, 326 are Regular Stock

L. Cu, Chief Customer Experience Officer and Strategy Management Head Rebecca Eclipse, and Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer Yoly Crisanto, and

Holcim Philippines is implementing digitalization programs to improve efficiency of operations.

A drone hovers inside a 31-foot silo of Holcim Philippines’ plant in Bacnotan,

La Union to inspect it as part of the site’s regular maintenance activities. The

drone’s operator takes notes of the maintenance actions to be taken. The activity is

done in a few minutes. Using drones for this task has eliminated health

PWDs want their voices heard in Bangsamoro parliament

By FERDINANDH B. CABRERA MindaNews

COTABATO CITY –

Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Bangsamoro communities have expressed their desire to join in the decision-making process of the Bangsamoro government.

In interviews in Maguindanao del Norte and in the Special Geographic Area in Pikit town of Cotabato province on Tuesday, PWDs expressed willingness to participate in the planning, legislation and policy making in the three-year-old Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA).

“Yes, we were consulted, and parliamentary procedures in the BTA were presented to us. We may not have enough technical knowhow in policymaking and in crafting laws, but we are more than willing to learn so our voices will be heard,” said Kenneth Angas Pasaol, who heads the group of PWDs in the Special Geographic Area of Pikit, North Cotabato.

Norhanie Mamasabulod-Taha, an officer of the PWD association in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur, said their members have been meeting regularly and discussing how to make their presence felt in the Parliament.

“We need decrees or rules to promote our interests in the BARMM,” Taha said, adding that every PWD deserves equal opportunities as those who have no disabilities.

Taha noted the need to look seriously on the civil rights of PWDs, and the construction of railings and pathways in government offices and public places that the PWDs need. Most local government units in the BARMM, she said, are still not aware about the rights of PWDs.

Taha said they also want to have equal opportunities in job creation, social

services, and other social protection programs, she added.

“Unlike before that they hide us from the public or our members are insecure of our status, it’s different now because we are more empowered,” she added.

But she said they can best air their views if they will have a sectoral representative in the Parliament.

“We pray that with the Bangsamoro government still at the helm our voices will be heard,” Taha added.

During Monday’s visit of European Union Ambassador Luc Veron in Bangsamoro region, he highlighted the need for a massive and extensive public consultation where the marginalized and the vulnerable like the elderlies and persons with disabilities can be reached.

“We hope that more people will be reached, especially those in the remote areas of the region, more voices heard from widely disseminated information and public service efficiently delivered,” he said at the event of the group called Support for Bangsamoro Transition in

the Bangsamoro Government Complex.

Pasaol said that as of now, all the PWDs in SGAPikit are in a quandary as to their status since the political setup remained unclear for them.

“We are optimistic that the 63 villages will soon be constituted into one political entity with leaders to implement basic social services not only for us PWDs but to all,” he said in the vernacular.

A proposed Bangsamoro PWD code is currently being deliberated upon in the plenary of the BTA.

Pasaol said their group was informed that they should be physically present in the plenary when the draft code will be discussed.

The PWDs in the region are getting support from the Mindanao Organization for Social and Economic Progress (MOSEP) Inc., as well as from The Asia Foundation, in promoting the interests of the disadvantaged sector while a new government structure is in the making in BARMM. ( Ferdinandh Cabrera / MindaNews )

Norhanie Mamasabulod-Taha, a polio victim and officer of the association of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur, uses the railing and pathway intentionally designed for PWDs installed at the municipal hall. Photo taken Tuesday (17 January 2023).

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10ID hospital upgrades medical equipment for troops’ well-being

By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – To ensure the troopers’ well-being, the Army’s 10th Infantry Division (ID) has upgraded the medical capabilities of Camp General Manuel T. Yan Senior Station Hospital (CGMTYSSH) in Mawab,

Davao de Oro, an official said Thursday.

Capt. Mark Anthony Tito, 10ID spokesperson, said the improvements included upgrades on physical therapy, mental health resiliency, ultrasound rooms and laboratory section.

Newly procured equipment also included the automated blood chemistry analyzer, and portable ultrasound machine.

“The hospital is now accessible as its various equipment were enhanced

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Census found 32 water bird species thriving in 2 Agusan Norte towns

By ALEXANDER LOPEZ

BUTUAN CITY – At least 32 water bird species are found thriving inside the monitoring site in Lake Mainit stretching across the towns of Jabonga and Kitcharao, highlighting the need for sustained ecological preservation.

“The census also recorded 12 new water bird species foraging and taking refuge inside the monitoring site in Lake Mainit,” Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Tubay, Agusan del Norte (CENRO-Tubay) said in a statement Thursday.

It was referring to the Annual Asian Water Bird Census (AWC) launched on Wednesday, which is conducted during the second and third weeks of every January not only in the country but also in other parts of the world, particularly in Asia.

The top five water bird species with the highest number found inside the monitoring site in Lake Mainit include the Tufted

B’non rep vows more inclusion of IP welfare in programs

By NEF LUCZON CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

– The newly-appointed Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representative (IPMR) in Bukidnon has vowed more participation in the province’s legislative agenda and programs, particularly those concerning the IPs’ welfare.

In a statement Thursday, Arbie Saway Llesis, the new ex-officio IPMR

board member in the province, vowed to abide by the mandates under Republic Act 8371, or the Indigenous Peoples Right Act of 1997.

“As the voice of the Indigenous People, I hope and request my fellow board members to give special attention and care to our IPs in Bukidnon,” he said.

Llesis noted that at least 60 percent of Bukidnon’s population are IPs, and that

60 percent of the province’s lands are considered ancestral domains.

Llesis was appointed as IPMR by Administrative Order No. 1 series of 2021 of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, which formed the revised guidelines for mandatory representation of IPs on local legislative councils and policymaking bodies.

As IPMR, Llesis will

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head the provincial board’s committee on indigenous cultural communities.

He will also be a member of the committees on laws; barangay and local government; appropriations; agriculture and cooperatives; engineering and public works; and special investigation.

Meanwhile, the provincial has passed a resolution

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I, JAMES JOSEPH A. DONAIRE, of legal age, Filipino citizen, single, and a resident of Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state:

1. That I am the sole surviving legal heir to my late biological father, JAIME Z. DONAIRE, who died sometime on June 24, 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City;

2. That JAIME Z. DONAIRE died intestate without leaving any known debt which has remained unpaid or unsettled up to the present, and all the obligations incurred during her death were all paid and/or settled;

3. That at the time of his death, he left a parcel of land situated at Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, covered under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-70008, more particularly described as follows:

TCT No. T-70008

“A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 19, Block 4, Psd-104305-016467, being a portion of Lot 4178-A, Psd-10-009139), situated in the Barrio of Iponan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 20 of Block 4; on the SW., along line 2-3 by Road Lot 4; on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 18; on the NE., along line 4-1 by Lot 2; also both of Block 4, all of the subdivision plan Psd-104305-016467.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being S. 11 deg. 879.01 m. from BLLM No. 12, Cad-237, Cagayan Cadastre. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) square meters, more or less.”

Duck, Whiskered Tern, Intermediate Egret, Common Tern and the Javan Pond Heron.

“The census also recorded 12 new water bird species foraging and taking refuge inside the monitoring site in Lake Mainit,” the CENRO-Tubay said.

The new bird species include the Yellow Bittern, Purple Swamphen, Wood Swallow, White Throated Kingfisher, Philippine Duck, White Browed Crake, Com-

mon Tern, Slender-billed Crow, Swiftlets, Short-Billed Brown Dove, Olive Backed Sunbird, Yellow Vented Bulbul and Spotted Dove.

The CENRO-Tubay also took note of the decrease of the number of thriving bird species inside the sites this year compared to 2022.

“Last year’s total individual count was 44,508 water birds. We recorded an almost 17 percent of decrease in their number this year,” it said. ( PNA )

32 Moro extremists yield to BARMM police

By EDWIN FERNANDEZ

COTABATO CITY – Thirtytwo members of the Dawlah Islamiya (DI) extremist group operating in the Maguindanao area have decided to turn themselves in to avail of the government’s reconciliation program, an official said Friday.

Brig. Gen. John Guyguyon, police director for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), said the extremists were welcomed during a ceremony at the regional

Republic of the Philippines) Cagayan de Oro City )S.S

police headquarters in Camp SK Pendatun, Parang, Maguindanao del Norte on Thursday afternoon.

The surrenderers are composed of 30 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and two DI-listed private armed group (PPAG) members under leader Mohammad Andoy.

They turned in 33 highpowered firearms, including improvised explosive devices and hand grenades.

Among the firearms

AFFIDAVIT OF OWNERSHIP

I, NELSON CARBALLO TALA JR., of legal age, Filipino, single/ married, resident of Zone 9, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, jointly deposed and say;

1. I am the lawful owner, actual occupant, claimant and possessor of a certain parcel of unregistered residential land located in Zone 9, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, identified as LOT 23 , Portion of LOT 4351-D , CSD-10-003870-D , comprising an area/portion of 20 square meters, more or less;

2. That I am in open and continuous occupation and cultivation the above-described residential land since childhood/birth without being interviewed by any persons;

3. That the above described residential land is bounded as follows:

ON THE SOUTH DIONISIO SALABAS ON THE EAST CLOTILDE RAMOS ON THE SOUTH ________________ ON THE WEST ________________

When this case was called for hearing on the Jurisdictional Facts, petitioner as well as his counsel was not present in Court.

Perusal of the records shows that the Solicitor General has yet to appear and/or deputize a public prosecutor to appear in this case. Thus, the Court cannot proceed with today’s hearing. to give time for the Solicitor General to appear, let the hearing of this case be reset to March 1, 2023 at 8:30 in the morning. Petitioner is warned that non-appearance in the next hearing without any appropriate pleading filed for resetting and/or postponement will entail sanctions from this Court.

In the meantime, let a copy of this Order be served to the Office of the Solicitor General both via registered mail and electronic service through efile@osg.gov.ph

SO ORDERED

Dictated in open Court.

December 13, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.

Copy Furnished:

(Sgd.) SAMINA S. MACABANDO-USMAN

Presiding Judge

4. That the said deceased died single but had sired me, James Joseph A. Donaire, his only biological son;

5. WHEREFORE, and invoking the provision of Section 1, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, I do hereby ADJUDICATE unto myself the above-described property, subject only to contingent liabilities to creditors, heirs and other persons who might have been deprived of lawful participation therein, for a period of two years from and after the settlement and distribution of the said estate, in accordance with Section 4, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 05th day of January 2023, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me, a notary public for and in the City of Cagayan de Oro this 05th day of January 2023. Affiant exhibited to me his UMID No. CRN-0111-9129453-3 as competent proof of his identity. Doc. No. 27; Page No. 7; Book No. 1; Series of 2023

4. That I hereby declare and manifest that I am the lawful owner of aforementioned residential land and for all legal intents or purposes this may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , we have hereunto set our hands this __________ in Cagayan de Oro City. AFFIANT

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this DEC 13 2022 , Cagayan de Oro City, affiant exhibiting to me her competent proof of identification.

ENHANCED FACILITIES. Catholic priest Fr. Marvin Goles blessed the newly procured medical equipment and enhanced facilities of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division’s Camp General Manuel T. Yan Senior Station Hospital in Mawab, Davao De Oro, on Wednesday (Jan. 18, 2023). The equipment upgrades are made possible by the 10ID’s Command Welfare Assistance Fund (CWAF) amounting to PHP1.6 million. ( P ho T o cou RT esy of 10 i D )

BIRD CENSUS. An Intermediate Egret is among the 36,592 birds belonging to the 32 water bird species found during the Asian Water Bird Census (AWC) on Wednesday (Jan. 18, 2023) at the monitoring site in Lake Mainit, which spans the towns of Jabonga and Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte. The AWC is done every second and third week of January. ( P ho T o cou RT esy of ce NR o -T ubay )

SSS implements contribution hike

THE Social Security System (SSS) said today it has started implementing the provisions of the Republic Act of RA 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018, which mandated a contribution hike to ensure the financial viability of the state pension fund for private sector workers.

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said the law-mandated contribution increase would translate to immediate benefits to the country’s 13 million workers and will ensure the viability of the SSS fund designed to provide them with social security protection.

Enacted on February 7, 2019 by Congress, the Social Security Act of 2018 rationalized and expanded the powers and duties of the Social Security Commission (SSC) to ensure the long-term viability of the SSS. Under the law, SSS should gradually increase the contribution rate by one percentage point every two years until it reaches 15 percent by 2025.

In accordance with the schedule provided under RA 11199, the contribution rate increased to 14 percent from 13 percent in the previous year. Under the new contribution rate, employers will shoulder the one percent increase, which means their contribution will now be at 9.5 percent. The remaining 4.5 percent will be deducted from the employee.

Finance Secretary and

SSC Chairperson Benjamin E. Diokno has expressed his support for the new contribution rate saying, “it is the right thing to do for the institution and its members.”

Macasaet said the implementation of the contribution hike would eventually redound in a system that would serve workers better.

“The contribution hike will benefit the workers with the SSS being able to provide a financially viable social protection system to Filipino workers and their families,” Macasaet said. “It will not be a burden on workers but will be shouldered by employers. Workers earning less than P25,000 per month, who comprise 78 percent of SSS-paying employee members, will not be affected,” he added.

Macasaet served as President and General Manager of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)

during the Duterte administration and was appointed by President Marcos to head the SSS last January 5 to replace former SSS PCEO Michael Regino.

At the same time, Macasaet noted that under existing tax laws, employers would be allowed to deduct their share of the contribution hike from their taxable income. “This underscores a whole-of-nation approach in securing the future of our workers with the Philippine government also contributing to the form of tax relief to employers,” Macasaet explained.

The SSS is being urged by employer groups, such as the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PECI), to suspend the implementation of the Social Security Act of 2018 that

Republic of the Philippines

Province of Misamis Oriental

MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In Compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JO-AN MAGDAYO PAGARAN has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the entry of SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JO-AN MAGDAYO PAGARAN who was born on MAY 24, 1985 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are FELIPE O. PAGARAN and MONICA MAGDAYO PAGARAN

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than JANUARY 27, 2023

(Sgd.) ANNA VICTORIA A. EVANGELISTA Municipal Civil Registrar

mandates the one percent increase in SSS contributions starting this month.

The request of the employers’ groups was opposed by SSS officials as postponing the measure would reduce the actuarial life of the fund. The SSS said they gave due consideration to the plight of small employers in past contribution hikes, but ultimately had to act in favor of workers’ interests and the fund’s long-term solvency.

In his statement, Macasaet clarified that employees would not be required to shoulder the addition financial burden that goes with the contribution hike.

“The contribution hike will not be paid by the lowly worker but by financiallystable employers who can

afford such adjustments. I am appealing to the PCCI, the ECOP, and the PECI, who we consider our valuable partners in our mission to provide social protection to our workers, to treat the contribution hike not as another operational expense but as a noble investment to ensure the viability of the workers’ pension fund,” Macasaet said.

“We appeal to our friends in big business to help us provide meaningful protection to the members of the working class and their families against the hazards of disability, sickness, maternity, old age, death, and other contingencies resulting in loss of income or financial burden,” he added. “A socially protected working

class is our best recipe for continued industrial peace in our country.”

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF LATE ELIEZER C. MABAO

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

THIS EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT made and entered into by and among:

CLEOFE A. MABAO, of legal age, Filipino, widow and a resident of P-2, Poblacion, Valencia City, Bukidnon; CECILE MABAO CABALLERO , of legal age, Filipino, married, a resident of P-2, Poblacion, Valencia City, Bukidnon;

- WITNESSETHWHEREAS,theABOVE-HEIRS are the surviving legitimate and only compulsoryheirsofthelate ELIEZERC. MABAO,whodiedintestateonJanuary 18, 2016 at Adventist Medical Center, Poblacion, Valencia City, Bukidnon without any will (died intestate); WHEREAS, the said deceased at the time of his death left a certain real properties particularly described as follows:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 133-2022005838

Lot No. 1-A-1-A-1, Plan No. Psd-10-070961

AREA 250 Square Meters

“A PARCEL OF LAND, situated at Barangay Poblacion, City ofValencia, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao.”

to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Zone 1, Ulaliman, El Salvador City and Himaya, El Salvador respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibilityandsustainedmisunderstandingbetweenpetitionersandreachedthepointofirreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for years, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s;petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on February 8, 2012 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on February 6, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at which time, date and place.Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 11th of January, 2023.

AREA: TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS That no personal properties are involve in this Extrajudicial Settlement; That to the best knowledge and information of the parties hereto, the said deceased left no debts; That the parties hereto being legal age and with full civil capacity to contract, hereby by these presents agree to divide, settle and adjudicate untothemselves,astheyherebysettle andadjudicateamongthemselves,the above-described real estate, making the parties hereto as co-owners of the said real estate.

Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF LATE ELIEZER C. MABAO under Notarial Registry of ATTY. PAUL VINCENT G. VILLEGAS, Notary Public per Doc No. 337 ; Page No.68 ; Book No.109 ; Series of 2022

MDN: Jan 21 & 28, 2023

(SGD) OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge MDN: Jan 14, 21& 28, 2023

MDN: Jan 14, 21 & 28, 2023

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others.That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on January 28, 1990 at Pangantucan, Bukidnon, both petitioners had been converted to MuslimandtherebyembracedIslamReligionastheirnewfoundfaith,byvirtueoftheirrespectiveintellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 1, Canaway, Iligan City and Quarry, Bacusanon, Pangantucan, Bukidnon respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibilityandsustainedmisunderstandingbetweenpetitionersandreachedthepointofirreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for years, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s;petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 28, 1990 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on February 6, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at which time, date and place.Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 11th of January, 2023.

MDN: Jan 14, 21& 28, 2023

10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANIZ A. CALIBO has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ANIZ APATAN CALIBO who was born on 21 FEBRUARY 2001 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are BASILIA S. APATAN and NESTOR B. CALIBO

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than DECEMBER 2022

(Sgd.) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL City Civil Registrar

registrationoftheDivorcefiledbypetitioners andallegingamongothers.Thatpetitionersarehusbandandwiferespectivelyinamarriageperformedunder Civil rite on July 19, 1997 at Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 4, Tubod, Iligan City and NHA, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibilityandsustainedmisunderstandingbetweenpetitionersandreachedthepointofirreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for years, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s;petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 19, 1997 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on February 6, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at which time, date and place.Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 11th of January, 2023.

M. ALI

Judge MDN: Jan 14, 21& 28, 2023

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 0172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANALOU SALVO EJEM - SOBREMISANA has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the entry of DATE OF BIRTH from “MAY 21, 1968” to “MAY 7, 1968” in the Certificate of Live

Any

MDN: Jan 14 & 21, 2023

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others.That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on July 20, 2010 at Quezon City, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embracedIslamReligionastheirnewfoundfaith,byvirtueoftheirrespectiveintellectualchoiceswhichwere duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Block 23, Lot 28, Narcissus St., Gardens of Mala Alta, Brgy. Dalig, Antipolo City, Rizal respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibilityandsustainedmisunderstandingbetweenpetitionersandreachedthepointofirreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for years, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s;petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 20, 2010 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on January 31, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at which time, date and place.Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 5th of January, 2022. (Sgd.) HON. OSOP M.

Jan 7, 14 & 21, 2023

R.A. 10172 & R.A. 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JESSAVILL M. JADRAQUE has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JESSAVILL MAATA JADRAQUE who was born on 14 APRIL 2001 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are ESTRIDITA MAATA and KIM G. JADRAQUE

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than FEBRUARY 2023

(Sgd.) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL City Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 14 & 21, 2023

Birth of ANALOU SALVO EJEM who was born on MAY 7, 1968 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are QUELIO EJEM and ESTELA SALVO

person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than JANUARY 21, 2023

(Sgd.) ANNA VICTORIA A. EVANGELISTA Municipal Civil Registrar

Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

(SGD) OSOP

Presiding

(SGD) OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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the livelihood projects of beneficiaries.

“Last Jan. 13, we (OWWA Bicol) awarded the Tulong PUSO livelihood grant to Guinobat Overseas Filipino Workers Family Association of Tabaco City. The association members warmly accepted their first tranche of the PHP250,000 approved livelihood grant. The said OFW group is the second grantee in the province of Albay, while the San Antonio Cale OFW Organization of Tiwi, Albay was the first grantee who received PHP561,900,” she said.

She also encouraged other interested OFWs to avail of the assistance.

“They have to submit their business proposal for assessment of the regional evaluation committee of OWWA based on its viability and success rate,” she said.

“Those groups who want to avail of this livelihood grant will be mentored and capacitated by OWWA Bicol so that their proposal can be improved and their handling of the business will be even better once the grant is given,” she added.

OFW groups -- two each from Albay and Sorsogon, and three in Camarines Sur -- also received livelihood grants.

Meanwhile, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has provided cash assistance to 373 persons with disability (PWDs) Albay province via its cash-for-work program.

Ranelle Anne Sertan, DSWD5 social marketing officer, said a total of PHP1.28 million was distributed to 373 beneficiaries from Libon town in Albay.

“We distributed the cash assistance last Tuesday, each beneficiary received PHP3,450 cash assistance in exchange for the 10 days of community work,” Sertan said.

She said the cash-for-work program for PWDs is under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan

-- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services.

“The beneficiaries were selected based on the result of the assessment of Listahan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction, while validation was conducted by the local government units,” she said. ( PNA)

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preparation concerns will perform in Carmen.

Unknown to many, the “Sinulog” in Carmen, according to the provincial government’s social media page, was the first town to hold the festival in the province and not Cebu City.

In 1974, Fr. Jose Motus from Kalibo, Aklan, home of the AtiAtihan Festival, and with the help of the late Virginio “Benyong” Villamor, then mayor of the town, organized the Sinulog.

During its launching in 1974, it was first called “Ati-Atihan sa Carmen” but was renamed Sinulog Festival the year after. The Grand Sinulog in Cebu City, on the other hand, began in 1980. ( PNA)

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Larry Sultan, DA Eastern Visayas regional technical director for operations.

Rice posted the biggest losses with a total value loss of PHP152.02 million, followed by high-value crops at PHP3.82 million, livestock at PHP836,400 and root crops at PHP227,650.

Sultan said validation and acceptance of reports from affected areas is still ongoing, adding that they began receiving reports as early as Dec. 28.

He also said that while the flooding did not actually affect the total production output since most farms are still in the preparatory stage, they would anticipate a delay in the harvest time.

“The recent flooding will not really affect the total production output target since most of the farms are still in the prepara -

tory stage and some are newly planted. However, it is expected that harvest time in some areas will be delayed,” Sultan said.

The department has vowed to provide free rice seeds to affected farmers from four regions spared by flooding brought about by low pressure area and shear line.

The department has urged local government units to continuously monitor the field situations and submit damage reports.

Affected farmers are encouraged to immediately report their losses to their respective municipal or city agriculture office for immediate validation and inclusion in the reports.

Since the third week of December, the region has experienced heavy rains due to weather disturbances.

Eastern Visayas is an agricultural area. Forty-five percent or 976,415 hectares of its total land area is devoted to agriculture, 70 percent of which is used to plant coconut, while 20 percent is for rice and corn and the rest is for other crops. ( PNA)

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2Lt. Weann Sandag, civilmilitary operations officer of 15IB, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that the first encounter took place around Wednesday noon in the hinterlands of Barangay Camalandaan, Cauayan and later in the afternoon in Purok Malipayon, Barangay San Jose, Sipalay during the pursuit operations on of around 20 rebels from the NPA’s South West Front.

“We received information about the rebels’ extortion activities. The army acted upon the report and we found it to be true,” she added.

A soldier of 15IB was injured in the Sipalay encounter but is now out of danger while the evacuees from Purok Malipayon are still staying at the Binulig Elementary School in Barangay San Jose.

Sandag, who helps in debriefing and interviewing of affected individuals, said the evacuation

site currently houses 210 persons, including children, from 53 families, based on the report of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO).

“We are thankful to the local government of Sipalay and the CSWDO. They were ready to provide billeting areas and food packs. Other stakeholders also came here to help,” she said.

Sandag said the 15IB troops are still clearing at the encounter site to ensure the safety of the residents when they return home.

“They are waiting for our go-signal to allow to allow them to go home,” she added.

In a statement, the city government said classes in three schools in Barangays San Jose and Camindangan were indefinitely canceled due to armed encounters.

Affected are Binulig Elementary School, Gil Montilla National High School-Binulig Extension and Omas Integrated School.

It added that hours after the clash in Purok Malipayon, the CSWDO provided meals to the evacuees while the City Nutrition Office and the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office are also working to provide their other needs.

Some 60 tents were provided to evacuees, who are also receiving medical services and medicines from the City Health Office. (PNA)

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data-driven decision-making in operations. Already, sensors have been installed in key equipment to provide operators real-time data to guide them in keeping these running within parameters. Stable operations in turn improves plant production and ability to utilize low-carbon alternative while also reducing equipment wear and tear.

Holcim Philippines is also following the same approach in maintaining facilities with a software that projects the state of equipment for 90-day periods based on data provided by sensors. The information is critical in helping the company plan maintenance activities and conduct early intervention to prevent operational disruptions.

Furthermore, the company is deploying predictive tools in ensuring product quality with a software that projects the strength development of its cement for different time periods. This enables the company to make adjustments on its products faster instead of waiting for several days to implement tweaks.

Holcim Philippines is even using digitalization to simplify daily meetings with a software that consolidates information from different areas of operations. This removes the need to open numerous applications and preparation of reports allowing plant personnel to focus on implementing actions.

Holcim Philippines Senior Vice President for Cement Industrial Performance Eung Rae Kim: “We are very proud of our people for quickly adopting to of our digitalization direction. Upon seeing the benefits for the plants and the simplification of their job, our people immediately embraced this shift and are actively looking for ways to apply digitalization in other areas.”

The company also uses its drones for material surveying of storage facilities instead of having people conduct more costly and time-consuming physical audits. The quick adoption of digital tools in other areas of operations shows the company’s growing ease with its digitalization transition. Already, Holcim Philippines is exploring the of use predictive technologies to improve reliability and efficiency of operations and consumption of resources. While the company is still at the early stages of its digitalization journey, it is confidently moving towards making its plants ready to face the challenges of tomorrow.

GCash QR Code to serve as an accessible way for employees and office guests to donate to

the advocacy.

0917-712-1424 • 0947-893-5776

E-mail: mindanaodaily.ads@gmail.com

Meanwhile, Globe Business MSME Group organized the Gift Local bazaar for its clients. The annual activity allows some of their key clients to participate and sell their products to Globe’s employees this season.

“Through Gift Local, we were able to showcase more homegrown brands and products in the market; and now, as we go into our fifth year, we’ve moved from online selling to creating a more hybrid customer experience,” said KD Dizon, MSME Group Head, Globe Business.

Several small businesses took part in the bazaar, which ran for three days at The Globe Tower, Globe’s Headquarters in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Employees got their pick from diverse offerings such as scented candles, sustainable lifestyle products, fruits, ice cream, cupcakes, specialty coffee, collectibles, and many more.

Globe Business also provided merchants with a free trial until yearend on ChatGenie, an ecommerce solution that helps entrepreneurs easily manage their online shops via chat on Facebook, Instagram, Viber and GLife on GCash. Through ChatGenie, sellers can accept multiple modes of payment, plus arrange and track delivery directly on the messaging thread.

As a contribution to the Hapag Movement, the MSMEs donated their joining fees to the advocacy, which was then matched by Globe Business. The total raised and pledged donations reached P200,000.

Globe Business also led a Live Selling event on December 2 on its Facebook page, where partner MSMEs got to sell their products.

To learn more about Globe, visit www.globe.com.ph.

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porations, 361 are Stock Corporations with less than five incorporators; 137 One Person Corporations; 73 Partnerships; 612 Non-Stock Corporations; 69 Less than five Non-Stock Corporations; and 61 Corporation Soles. Such incorporation has a relatively 1.08% increase from that of 2021 which was at 1,505.

In the same year, the CDOEO has collected P27,985,924.54 which is slightly higher than the 2021 collection. This collection is derived from the collections of new company registration filings, penalties and increase of capital applications for the existing corporations already, among others.

“These digital innovations have really improved the delivery of our services. Our clients from distant areas like Surigao del Sur and Lanao del Norte can maximize their time by completing their applications first using the online portal which we call eSPARC before going here in the Office to submit the approved documents” said lawyer Frederick A. Enopia, Director of SEC-CDOEO. The said portal can be accessed through this link: esparc.sec.gov. ph.

Through the eSPARC, an autogenerated form of the articles of incorporation and by-laws will be released to the prospective incorporators making every application more efficient and faster. Should the incorporators want to create their own version of articles of incorporation and by-laws, the Commission still allows it however

it shall go through several reviews by the attending securities counsels.

The SEC-CDOEO is also conducting a mandatory orientation to its newly-registered corporations with a thorough discussion on the reportorial requirements which are being submitted annually. This is in pursuance to the intensified information drive campaign of the Commission in addressing the lack of awareness of the registered corporations in complying with their reportorial requirements.

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and some are procured,” Tito said in an interview.

Tito noted that the Command Welfare Assistance Fund (CWAF) amounting to PHP1.6 million has made the enhancement possible through the CWA Board.

Maj. Al-Amen Pandaog, the CGMTYSSH commanding officer, has assured faster and more accurate diagnoses and treatment with the procurement of equipment and enhancement of facilities.

“For more than 10 years, we only rely on the Camp Panacan Station Hospital for Neuro (Psychiatric) exams. This time, we have our own which can address the enlistment, promotion, and our schooling,” Pandaog said.

Pandaog assured that their hospital has the “most competent, dedicated, and best medical health providers” to address the troops’ health concerns.

Maj. Gen. Nolasco Mempin, the 10ID commander, said the improvements at CGMTYSSH are “indeed an assurance to every soldier that their health and personal well-being are being taken care of.” ( PNA)

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that recognizes personalities who brought pride to the province.

In the 24th regular session led by Vice Governor Clive Quiño, members of the board moved to recognize Ven Windel Gulfan Jacot of Quezon town for topping the Dec. 2022 radiologic (X-ray) technologist licensure examination.

The provincial board also honored Meriam Saliling Campong from Kibawe town who won the Miss Star Continental International 2023 competition in Vietnam last Jan. 7. ( PNA)

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presented to the police were eight sniper rifles and two 60 mm mortar launch pads.

Guyguyon said the 30 BIFF members under the Karialan and Bungos factions were all operating in Maguindanao del Sur, including the neighboring municipalities of Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato.

The two DI-PPAG members were operating in Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur.

Guyguyon said the continued pressure faced by the BIFF members, coupled with discontentment with their leadership, compelled the extremists to return to mainstream society.

“The police office is preparing their reintegration and return to their families to once more be productive citizens,” he said, thanking Maguindanao del Sur officials led by Governor Bai Mariam Mangudadatu for the support they extended. ( PNA)

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“Economic performance and peace are often mutually reinforcing.”

This means that there is a cycle formed between peace and economy. Peace brings about economic growth, and better economy assists in building long-lasting peace. How we foster both is crucial to how we move forward as a nation.

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in the foregoing article are solely the author’s and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the Philippine News Agency (PNA) or any other office under the Presidential Communications Office.

the national government will work hand in hand to upgrade and increase the salaries of the medical frontliners.

“Many of the city’s top doctors and nurses wanted to work at the City Hospital but the very low salaries have made them to think otherwise,” Abaday pointed out.

BIGGER BUDGET IN INFRASTRUCTURES

Judith also added that the City Government has always been allocating bigger budgets to infrastructures like school buildings and covered courts every year.

“But even having an intensive care unit (ICU) at the City Hospital had not been attended to for many years now,” the city councilor lamented.

tion and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-10.

“Karong [January] 18, nag-create ta with TESDA, agriculture course didto sa MOPADC. Ang MOPADC mao ang mahimo nato nga training center sa atoang mga estudyante,” Unabia said.

On January 18, we launched an agriculture course at MOPADC in collaboration with TESDA. The MOPADC will become the training center for our learners).

and originality in programs and projects conceptualization and implementation (building cohesive local communities for a secure and peaceful environment; developing institutional and structural arrangements, management systems and tools that work.)

requirements with the telco, she added.

She noted that the use of stolen SIM cards is considered a crime and will result in jail time and fines.

allegedly reported inefficiencies have resulted in the deaths of many patients.

Judith said the immediate relatives of the victims have one thing in common why their patients died at the hospital, allegedly because of the delayed responses of these medical frontliners, including doctors and nurses.

“I have received so many complaints from these people who claimed that medical frontliners at the City Hospital are very inefficient which resulted in the deaths of their patients,” the young councilor said in vernacular.

Judith cited the case of a one-year-old girl patient who died of dengue. He said the child was first referred to the City Hospital but due to inability of the City Hospital to respond to severe dengue case, the kid was recommended at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, which is already a third-level hospital.

TO THE RESCUE

Meanwhile, City Councilor Malou Gaane, chair of Committee on Health also batted in response to the reported accusations of Councilor Judith.

Gaane said the hospital management has been preparing the pertinent documents to make the city hospital at level 2 to make it more efficient and to respond to the immediate needs of the patients.

Gaane also lamented that it is very improper to put the blame on the doctors and nurses on the reported delay in responding to the patients who need immediate care and treatment.

Gaane claimed the hospital has been receiving and accommodating a lot of patients which also resulted in the lack of more medical workers.

For her part, City Vice Mayor Jocelyn Rodriguez recommended the concerned agencies of the government to fast track the documents needed for the developments and upgrades that the city hospital needs.

“The City Hospital has been fully developed already even before the City Government has included it as among the top priorities in the annual budget,” she claimed.

City Councilor Roger Abaday also shared the sentiments of the medical frontliners who are only receiving very lor salaries.

Abaday said it’s high time that the City Government and

He said health concerns of the people living in the city must also be looked up to now by the present administration because the city residents are part of the fast-booming city of Cagayan de Oro.

police violations.

Coop said this includes a police officer caught during the joint PDEA-PNP-10 operations. The suspect police officer was reportedly selling illegal drugs when caught by the raiding team in Gingoog City.

Meanwhile, the police general also reported that all third-level officers, including him, who have submitted their courtesy resignations, are now placed under intelligence monitoring.

The purpose of which, the general said, is to see if all third level police officers in Northern Mindanao have done something wrong such as involvement of some PNP officer into the illegal drug trade in the country, as well as other policy violations which tainted the PNP organization as a whole.

Added to this, Coop said, two police generals and 17 police colonels in the region are now being investigated by the 5-man panel regarding their alleged involvement into the illegal drug trade in Northern Mindanao.

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President had given them his full support.

Various programs had been lined up by the PGMO, such as corn and rice storage, the Food Always in the Table (FAITH) program, which promotes backyard gardening to all barangays in the province, shipment hubs, drip irrigation projects, and the opening of an agriculture course in the Misamis Oriental Provincial Agriculture Development Complex (MOPADC) in partnership with the Technical Educa -

Unabia told all Misamisnon parents to sign up their kids for the programs listed above. He also said that a model sustainable village has been built for people who live in flooded coastal areas and will be moved to the hinterlands, where they will be given sustainable jobs and drip irrigation.

With the support of the president, the governor of MisOr tells the province’s agriculturist to speed up all program and project proposals so they can be sent to the Department of Agriculture as soon as possible, as President Marcos asked.

“Agriculture is a program that can reboot our economy,” said Unabia. (JAKA/PIA-10/ Misamis Oriental)

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to those who are based only here in Region 10. But upon the invitation of Mindanao Daily publisher Dante Sudaria for us to be embedded in their Mindanao-wide awards of outstanding government leaders, the scope of our nomination will already be Mindanaowide,” Culanag said.

To avail of the nomination forms and to submit the necessary accompanying requirements, please email guevaraflorencefate@gmail. com. Deadline of nominations will be on February 11, 2023 or exactly one week before The 4th Mindanao Governance & Leadership Excellence Awards which will be held on February 18 at Limketkai Rotunda here in Cagayan de Oro City.

Allan Mediante the Awards project director of the 4th Mindanao Governance & Leadership Awards said the recognition is conferred to Outstanding Mindanao Leaders, on the following criteria: Consistency of best practices in governance (regulatory change, good management, utilization of technology and human resources management practices); principled leadership style (responsiveness to people needs through participatory service delivery, civic engagement, partnerships and resource mobilization for poverty reduction and local level development; recognition and awards (from reputable awarding bodies – local, national or international) and ingenuity;

On the other hand, the advocacy of the Alliance of Certified Enforcers is to unite and educate Philippine law enforcers of their democratic rights and economic welfare, to advance a scientific and mass-based orientation on law enforcement education and to encourage a pro-active and dynamic participation of enforcers in various formation and Christian-driven way of life.

Mr. Dante Sudaria, President & CEO and publisher of Mindanao Daily News, and chairman of the MGLEA Awards has urged the various government offices and academe, and civic organizations to start sending their respective nominations.

Mediante, the MGLEA Awards director and Editor in Chief of Mindanao Daily, bared that for the 4 th MGLEA episode the following.

Categories will be: National Government ; Executive , Legislative , Judiciary, Legislative, Senate Lower House, Civil Service

Law Enforcement (PNP, NBI) & AFP; LGU Barangay, LGU Cities, LGU Municipality, LGU Province; Government Academe & Universities; Youth & Civic Organizations;

The MGLEA awards project which is an annual event gives honor and recognition to the excellent governance and leadership of Mindanaoans.

“Their continued efforts to seek greater heights in governance is promoting a good image of Mindanao”, Sudaria said.

The prominent Mindanao leaders who were past awardees of MGLEA included former president Rodrigo Duterte; Senators Migz Zubiri; Bong Go; Gen. Bato dela Rosa; Sec. Martin Andanar; and Justice Jaapar Dimaampao of the Supreme Court.

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similar to a SIM card deactivation and change of ownership request.

“Dahil nga po may batas na po tayo, bago ninyo po iyan ibigay, kailangan po i-inform muna natin iyong mga telco (telecoms company) natin na magkakaroon po ng change of ownership (Because of the new law, before we can give a SIM card away, we need to inform our telco about the change of ownership),” she said.

The new owner of the SIM card will then need to complete their registration and submit

Meanwhile, she said the inter-agency ad hoc committee on SIM registration, made up of several government agencies and telcos, will finalize the guidelines on the rollout of SIM registration in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.

As of Wednesday, a total of 21,782,509 SIM cards have so far been registered nationwide, making up about 12.89 percent of all active SIM cards in the country.

Earlier, the DICT announced its intention to seek one-stop shops for National Bureau of Investigation clearance in remote areas to help promote SIM registration.

An NBI clearance may be used by a mobile registrant who has no other governmentissued ID. (PNA)

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Davao Region, Soccsksargen and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Out of this figure, 18 have already been confirmed -eight from the Zamboanga Peninsula; seven from Eastern Visayas; two from Northern Mindanao and one from Davao Region.

The remaining 15 are still undergoing validation -- six from Northern Mindanao; five from Bicol; three from Zamboanga Peninsula and one from Soccsksargen.

The number of injured and missing persons are 12 and seven, respectively.

Families affected are placed at 412, 339 which is equivalent to 1,678,440 individuals.

Displaced families are estimated at 65,311 or around 266,349 persons.

Some 1,672 houses were damaged while the amount of damage to infrastructure and agriculture is placed at PHP206.9 million and PHP414.3 million, respectively. (PNA)

(micro, small and medium enterprises) which comprise about 99.5 percent of the businesses in the country.

As a result, Marcos said the unemployment rate now in the Philippines is even lower than it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the unemployment rate in November last year declined to 4.2 percent from 4.5 percent in October 2022, and from 6.5 percent in November 2021, the lowest unemployment rate in 17 years.

Marcos said other areas of growth include business process outsourcing (BPO) companies that continued operation despite the pandemic, mining and semi-conductor export.

Likewise, Marcos credited the dollar remittances of overseas Filipino workers as among the key fuels for growth.

But more importantly, the President pointed out that the Philippines is blessed with the youngest workforce in Asia, with an average age of 23 and one-half years old, who are well-trained, sophisticated, English-speaking and equally tech savvy as their counterparts in other countries in the world.

This is the reason, according to President Marcos, why he is confident the Philippines can achieve its target growth rate of 6.5 percent or even surpass it, despite fears of global slowdown

Earlier, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva told Marcos during their bilateral meeting that IMF found the Philippines to be an “exceptionally well-performing country” despite the turbulence in the past years.

She expressed the readiness of the IMF to help its member countries, including the Philippines, in achieving sustainable growth and pushing for economic policies that would benefit more Filipinos. (PNA)