Mindanao Daily News (November 26, 2022)

Former farmworkers in AgSur to finally get individual land titles

538 CDO flood, fire victims receive P3-M aid

By NEF LUCZON

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

– More than PHP3 million in cash assistance was given to 538 recipients who were affected by the recent flooding and fire in this city.

city hall and were given PHP10,000 each for those houses that were razed and also PHP5,000 each for dwellings that were flooded in the previous months. The funds were sourced from the city government

On Thursday, the recipients gathered at the See RECEIVE , page 11

VP Sara bats for learners’ safe space vs. abuse, exploitation

By STEPHANIE SEVILLANO

MANILA – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte pushed for an intensified child protection program across the country as the Department of Education (DepEd) launched on Thursday its learner rights and protection office, website and telesafe contact helpline.

In a speech, Duterte said this is the agency’s gift to learners to make sure they are safe and are provided with an accessible complaint platform.

“We are introducing to you the Learner Rights and Protection Office website and a national hotline that will allow us to receive child protection complaints from learners through landline,

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

SAN FRANCISCO,Agusan del Sur -- At 83, Dolzura Exchaure will finally get her individual land title in the second week of next month after an arduous 34 years of waiting.

She and more than a thousand former farmworkers of a big oil palm

plantation here and neighboring Rosario town were identified as agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the landholdings of their former employer and were granted collective land titles in December 13, 1988 by then president Corazon Aquino.

The ARB lands are former plantation areas of the

INDAHAG, Cagayan de Oro City barangay chairman Jocelyn Dahino (center) confers with Mayor Rolando Uy (right) at the sidelines of the inauguration of the new water treatment facility of JE Hydro & Bioenergy Corporation in the barangay. Dahino is grateful to the company for choosing Indahag as the site of the distribution of its potable water services. INDAHAG BARANGAY

83-year-old Dolzura Exchaure in a happy mood when she joined the raffling of individual lots for agrarian reform beneficiaries of the 3,150 hectares of the oil palm plantation areas in San Francisco and Rosario towns in Agusan del Sur. The Department of Agrarian Reform will process the documents of Certificate of Land Ownership Award for these lots and is expected to be released next month. CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN

CALAMITY VICTIMS. Residents of Cagayan de Oro City wait for the distribution of cash assistance at the city hall grounds on Thursday (Nov. 24, 2022). The recipients came from six villages that were affected by the recent flooding and fire in the city. ( I mage courtesy of c I ty m ayor ’ s o ff I ce )

SAFE SPACES FOR CHILDREN: Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte delivers her message during the celebration of National Children’s Day on Thursday (Nov. 24, 2022). Duterte assured that the Department of Education is intensifying its efforts to ensure safe spaces for children against abuse and exploitation across the country.

Marcos calls for more public-private tie-ups in healthcare

By AZER PARROCHA

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday said he wanted to more public-private partnerships in the healthcare sector to expand access to higher-quality health services in the country.

In a meeting with representatives of the healthcare cluster of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) at Malacañan Palace, Marcos said a public-private partnership coupled with strong third-party assessments would “address efficiency concerns in dealing with the health needs of Filipinos.”

He likewise directed the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to review the “best practices” on improving health insur-

ance operations and offering health benefits through digitalization initiatives.

In 2019, the DOH launched its first publicprivate partnership project which aims to strengthen the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law.

Entice nurses to stay Meanwhile, Marcos renewed his call to find ways to entice Filipino nurses and other health professionals to stay in the country

“You can’t hold people back from a better life, a better future… It’s fair that you provide scholarships. We just have to find ways to keep them here,” he said.

He earlier supported a proposal to implement a “ladderized” program to

PSA to wipe out nat’l ID backlog by 1Q of 2023

By FILANE MIKEE CERVANTES

MANILA – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday said it is targeting to provide unique Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) number to around 75 million registrants by the first quarter of 2023.

During a Laging Handa briefing, officer-in-charge of the PhilSys Registry Office Fred Sollesta said the agency aims to eliminate the backlog of about 50 million physical cards by next year through the issuance of the unique 12-digit PhilSys number.

“So, by first quarter of 2023 we are certain that we

can wipe out that backlog na lahat ng mga nagparehistro ay may unique na PhilSys number na. So kung may unique PhilSys number na, puwede natin na unahin as an option sa ating mga kababayan, as an option sa kanila to issue the ePhilID (those who have registered will have a unique PhilSys number already. So if there is a unique PhilSYs number, we could provide them with an option to have the ePhilID)– and ultimately, we will still receive the physical card,” Sollesta said.

He noted that the PSA has been in talks with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

address the “brain drain” among nurses in the country.

A ladderized programs allow students to finish a short course, go out and work, and then return for a more advanced course or college degree.

Marcos also backed the passage of House Bill 9389 or the New Philippine Nursing Practice Act which seeks to institute reforms to further protect and develop the nursing profession in the country.

Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire earlier said the government is looking at “bilateral partners” to provide scholarship

LGUs, villages told to prepare own anti-drug action plans

By CHRISTOPHER LLOYD CALIWAN

MANILA – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday urged local government units (LGUs) to formulate their local anti-drug plan of action (LADPA) and barangay anti-drug plan of action (BADPA) that responds to the needs of their localities.

Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said this is part of the implementation of a whole-of-nation approach to eliminate illegal drugs in the country.

The LADPA/BADPA is anchored on Republic Act 9165 or the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 which embodies the national government’s commitment to eradicating the country’s illegal drugs problem.

Abalos said LGUs must include in their LADPA/ BADPA initiatives and efforts that will strengthen their campaign against illegal drugs and specify programs and activities that shall be given budget allocation in their respective annual budgets relative to anti-illegal drug efforts.

“The local Sanggunian

(council) shall appropriate the fund for the enforcement of the anti-illegal drug initiatives included in the LADPA and BADPA. Our anti-illegal drugs campaign takes a whole-of-government approach which would only be efficient if we are able to execute plans such as LADPA and BAPDA down at the grassroots. It is imperative that our LGUs work with us and draft their respective LADPAs and BADPAs in the barangays,” Abalos said in a statement.

In DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2022-141, Abalos encouraged provincial and city/municipal local chief executives (LCEs) to formulate their 2023-2025

LADPA within their first 200 days in office, specifying their anti-illegal drug programs and activities based on their localities’ drug situation.

He said the LADPA shall include the anti-illegal drugs situation of the locality for accurate decision-making; priority anti-illegal drugs issues and challenges, prioritizing supply and demand reduction; objectives to address the local issues and challenges; critical policies, programs, projects, services and activities (PPPSAs) for the anti-illegal drugs issues; and, funding requirements of the PPPSAs.

The LADPA shall also include the physical and

financial accomplishment reports of the existing LADPA.

Through this, Abalos said LGUs can significantly contribute to the BIDA program, the revitalized antidrug advocacy campaign of the government that aims to reduce drug demand in the communities by harnessing the support of LGUs, national government agencies (NGAs), private sectors, faith-based organizations (FBOs), and civil society organizations (CSOs).

“Ang focus natin ngayon ay pakikiisa ng lahat sa laban sa iligal na droga hanggang sa grassroots, katulad din ng rating ‘Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan’ or BIDA Program. Inaasahan po namin ang pakikiisa ninyo sa ating hangaring tuldukan ang iligal na droga sa bansa (Our focus right now is everyone’s contribution in the fight against illegal drugs up to the grassroots, just like our “Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan” or BIDA Program. We are looking forward to your cooperation in our desire to end illegal drugs in the country),” the

Ople warns against online illegal recruitment of OFWs for Thailand, Myanmar ‘techno parks’

By SUSAN DE LEON

CALOOCAN CITY, (PIA)

--Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople warned against an online illegal recruitment scheme offering jobs for Filipinos to work as “customer service relations” or “technical support” staff in Chinese-operated companies along the border of Myanmar and Thailand.

“The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has issued an advisory against online offers for temporary work in Myanmar for POGO-run establishments that are really forced labor and human trafficking hubs

in disguise,” Ople said.

Ople was able to meet with 10 rescued victims of a Chinese call center based in a remote area in

The victims were part of a larger group of 12 people

PUBLIC-PRIVATE TIE-UPS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. holds a meeting with representatives of the healthcare cluster of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) at Malacañan Palace on Thursday (Nov. 24, 2022). During their meeting, Marcos said he wanted more public-private partnerships in healthcare to expand access to higherquality health services in the country. (P hoto courtesy of the o ff I ce of the P ress s ecretary )

DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. ( f I le P hoto )

Myanmar near the border of Thailand.

CamSur town third best coastal community in BFAR’s MMK

By CONNIE CALIPAY

LEGAZPI CITY – The local government unit (LGU) of Sagñay in Camarines Sur bagged the third place in the National Search for Outstanding Coastal Community 2021 under the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

In an interview on Thursday, Nonie Enolva, BFARBicol spokesperson, said the LGU will receive PHP10 million worth of fisheries livelihood projects.

“They (LGU-Sagñay) will submit a project proposal then upon approval, we will fund transfer the PHP10 million. The said amount must be used for programs specifically intended for fisherfolk in the municipality,” Enolva said.

She said the proposed projects may include those on livelihood, training, coastal resource management, fishery law enforcement activity, or capacity building.

“If they can submit it the soonest, the better. We

will download the prize immediately. Usually, after two weeks to one month, they can submit,” she said.

Enolva said the implementation of the approved project will be the LGU’s responsibility but BFAR will help with the maintenance and technical assistance.

Meanwhile, Caluya, Antique notched the grand prize in the competition while Padre Burgos town in Southern Leyte won second place.

The top three winners

Close to 300 Ilocos Norte MSMEs get livelihood grant

By LEILANIE ADRIANO

LAOAG CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Ilocos Norte government has distributed livelihood assistance to 289 micro, small and medium enterprises in Laoag City and in the municipalities of Bacarra, Dingras and San Nicolas this week.

Through the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood program, each of the beneficiaries received an amount ranging from PHP9,000 to PHP15,000, depending on

their proposed venture.

Provincial social welfare and development office Lilian Rin said Thursday this forms part of the recovery program of the DSWD that aims to extend financial assistance to low-income individuals and families whose livelihoods have been severely affected by the recent typhoon and earthquake.

“Through our governor, we were able to receive less than PHP3 million livelihood grant from the DSWD,” Rin said as the aid

was personally requested by Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc to Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo during the latter’s visit to Ilocos Norte after a series of typhoons and strong earthquake that hit the province.

Prior to the endorsement of the beneficiaries, the selected MSMEs underwent a livelihood seeding and entrepreneurship development program. They were likewise trained on how to manage their finances to

LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE. A resident who is engaged in mushroom production from Piddig, Ilocos Norte gets interviewed by a field staff of the DSWD for the grant of livelihood assistance in this undated photo. Under the DSWD’s sustainable livelihood program, each beneficiary is given up to PHP15,000 to support his/her business. ( P hoto courtesy of D s WD f I el D o ff I ce 1 )

FISHERIES AWARD. Sagñay, Camarines Sur Mayor Jovi Fuentabella (third from left), accepts the 3rd place award in the National Search for Outstanding Coastal Community 2021 during a ceremony in Quezon City on Tuesday (Nov. 22, 2022). The award is given annually under the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. ( P hoto courtesy of bfar - b I col )

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Poverty. Hunger. Ecological disasters. Corruption. Violence. Greed and apathy. Social injustice. Gross Inequities. Violent Extremism. Put together, these are the lethal combination that puts a country in disarray, caused by formidable social structures that can only be described as pyramidal, elitist and oppressive This horrible scenario is worsened by a political system that can only be described as exclusive and colonial, that’s why social transformation for people, planet, prosperity and peace has come of age.

Such a structural flaw has given way to the massive exploitation of our natural resources that saw the wanton decimation of our forest, agricultural and marine ecosystems.

The much-sought social change has come as a new consciousness is now looming to liberate humanity from collective insanity. From being exclusive and colonial, the paradigm shift now is towards inclusive and democratic. This has become imperative especially in resource-rich Mindanao

which is suffering from so much poverty, inequity and social injustices, worsened by violent extremism.

Why must there be a Rebolusyong Pagbabago? Well, amidst the battle-cry for social change dawns upon all of us a simple reflection particularly on what is so glaring, that is, on the state of the environment.

A century ago, threefourths of the Philippines were wooded with some 17 million hectares of natural forest. Today, only half a million hectares are left. As our dipterocarp forest goes, so goes our mega-diversity composed of billions of living organisms, many of which have become extinct even before being discovered.

The few loggers have amassed tremendously from the massive plunder of our forest and whose gargantuan raking have created a strong cabal of vested interests including politicians and those who are tasked to enforce environmental laws. If indeed no one is above the law, they must now be made accountable for committing the biggest plunder of all times. One shipment alone of logs would earn a logger 360 million pesos, the Philippines having the

I feel I’m not good enough

OFTEN in life we come across such relationships and people, who are never happy with you. There may be times when you have given your all but you still realize that you’ll never be good enough for some people.

This feeling is really sad and hurting which makes you doubt yourself. This is when you feel the world will never be satisfied with you, and there could be days when you feel like a failure.

But life is not about perfection, it’s about accepting people we love as they are. When the expectation of one person is too high it’s not possible to be every good enough for them no matter what you do. Never let this feeling make you depressed and feeling low.

Among daily changes within the world of work, there’s never been a better time for employees to cultivate skills to help them better manage workplace challenges. This is where the idea of the ‘growth mindset’ comes roaring in – the belief that workers are capable of actively improving their abilities, rather than being innately able or unable to complete certain tasks.

Yet, this ‘can do’ mindset can be more difficult to harness than it seems. Doing so

means getting comfortable with embracing hurdles, learning from criticism and persisting when things get difficult.

Even if we believe that such tenacity is worth developing, in practice, doubts and fears can dominate.

“We’re wired to believe our emotions,” says Elaine Elliott-Moskwa, psychologist and author of The Growth Mindset Workbook, based in Princeton, New Jersey, US. “When a person says ‘I feel I’m not good enough’, that feeling is very powerful, even though that is a belief about their abilities.”

At the heart of the growth mindset is learning to overcome such feelings of inability or inadequacy in the face of obstacles, and instead recognise an opportunity to learn. And there can be profound benefits to cultivating this approach.

Employees with a growth mindset can tap into useful skills to manage stress, build supportive relationships with colleagues, cope with failure and develop attributes to help further their careers.

Approaching a challenge with a growth mindset over a fixed mindset is a choice anyone can take Stanford professor and psychologist Carol Dweck narrowed this

finest timber in the world.

Our once rich vast agricultural lands have become addicted to chemical-dependent conventional agriculture that is only successful in polluting our watersheds and in further impoverishing the peasantry as big agri-business corporations have robbed the rural communities of their farming.

Our marine ecosystem fares no better as fishing communities continue to suffer from high poverty rate as the bays’ ecological integrity is fast vanishing due to the destruction of the mangroves and coral reefs. Massive siltation and pollution are giving the final death blows to the marine and fishery life. In fact, of the 13 major bays, 10 are already described as biologically dead causing hunger and malnutrition to the coastal communities.

A Study has shown that almost 70% of the ecological people (the farmers, fisherfolk, Lumads, etc.) are below the poverty line. The poverty incidence is worse in Mindanao as its six regions are suffering from high poverty gap ratios.

concept down to two approaches that can determine results: ‘fixed mindset’ and ‘growth mindset’. “Fixed mindset is the idea that your abilities are high or low, and there’s not too much you can do to change it,” says Elliott-Moskwa, “whereas the growth mindset is the view that your abilities are malleable or changeable.”

While some people may naturally lean more one way than the other, people don’t outright have either a fixed or growth mindset to all problems, full stop – instead, approaching a challenge with a growth mindset over a fixed mindset is a choice anyone can take.

For many people, though, moments of difficulty often spur fixed mindsets. For example, says Elliott-Moskwa, when people take in criticism from a boss, or struggle with a new task, they might feel a sense of inadequacy. In these situations, a fixedmindset response might be “I’m not good enough”, or “I can’t do it”, she says.

By contrast, a growth

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Landless farmers in NegOr town to get P3-K cash aid

By MARY JUDALINE PARTLOW DUMAGUETE CITY –

Capiz inks pact for marine biodiversity improvement

By ALEX LUMAQUE ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA)

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A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed by Capiz Gov. Fredenil H. Castro and Sentro Para sa Ikauunlad ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya, Inc. (SIKAT) OIC Field Manager Maria Dy Clavaton, Nov. 24, at the Provincial Capitol to establish a mutually beneficial cooperation to improve marine biodiversity in the province, especially at the Pilar Bay in Pilar town.

The MOA will pave the way for the partnership of both parties, which will be working together on mainstreaming community-based coastal resource management, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in development processes and conservation, and sustainability management of biodiversity.

Provincial legal officer and Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (CaPENRO) acting head lawyer Maria Leobeth Deslate - Delicana witnessed the MOA signing.

“The agreement will further strengthen the technical capability of our marginal fisherfollks along Pilar Bay areas toward a sustainable livelihood development by protecting and preserving our marine resources,” said a CaPENRO statement on the collaboration deemed as another milestone for the province to achieve its goals for sustainability, resiliency and a balanced ecology.

SIKAT is a non-government organization that has been operating in Pilar Bay since 2019 and is at the forefront of empowering communities and assisting local government units in sustainable coastal resource

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Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo on Wednesday told some 337 landless farmers in a land dispute in Siaton town that each of them will receive a PHP3,000 cash aid under the Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program.

Degamo led the Local Peace Engagement (LPE) dialogue in Barangay Napacao to thresh out pressing issues involving informal settlers who are facing ejectment proceedings filed by a private lot owner.

“To give immediate attention to your current situation, I will give as a bandaid solution PHP3,000 each from the AICS of Senator Imee Marcos pending the resolution of your cases while we and our partner agencies also find ways for a more permanent answer,” Degamo said in mixed English and Cebuano.

The dialogue of the LPE cluster of the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC) came about after a series of meetings with the Paglaum sa Maguuma sa Negros Oriental (PAMANO) members, who

are also seeking inclusion in the land reform program apart from the eviction case filed against them.

Degamo said he will push for the utilization of some 500 hectares of government land in Siaton for them if they are evicted from their current location.

Brig. Gen. Leonardo Peña, the Philippine Army’s 302nd Brigade chief; Lt. Col. Roderick Salayo, 11th Infantry Battalion commanding

officer, and officials from the Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Commission on Human Rights, Philippine National Police and Siaton town officials were present during the dialogue.

While the PAMANO conflict is not directly related to the communist insurgency, the Army officials said the TF-ELCAC deemed it necessary for them to

step in and help find ways to resolve the land dispute issues to prevent the group from being “infiltrated” by the communist insurgents.

The gathering is also part of the government’s whole-of-nation approach to peace and development, they said.

“We are here to listen to your issues and concerns so that government agencies can address them,” Peña

Civil Case No. 2019056 Petitioner, Declaration of Nullity of Marriage -versus-

JUDGMENT

WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the herein petition is hereby granted, and the Court hereby orders the following:

1. DECLARING null and void ab initio as pursuant to Article 36 of the Family Code the marriage between CHRISTOPHER LINGATONG GAMBE and JOAN SY JAMERO-GAMBE on July 25, 2009 at Bacuag, Surigao del Norte;

2. As a necessary consequence of this pronouncement, petitioner shall cease using the surname of her husband having lost the right over the same and to avoid the misconception that she is still the legal wife of respondent;

3. The child, Chris Jopher Gambe shall remain legitimate and entitled to support from both the petitioner and respondent;

4. ORDERING the Local Civil Registrars of Butuan City and Bacuag, Surigao del Norte to cancel the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent as appearing in the Registry of Marriage; and

Let copies of this Decision be furnished to the Local Civil Registrars of Butuan City and Bacuag, Surigao del Norte, the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Civil Register General (now Philippine Statistics Authority), and Office of the City Prosecutor of Butuan City.

Since summons was served thru publication, let the judgment be served by publication in addition to service by registered mail to the respondent’s last known address

SO, ORDERED.

Butuan City, Philippines, May 17, 2022

(SGD.) EMMANUEL E. ESCATRON Acting Presiding Judge

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 1 Hall of Justice Libertad, Butuan City Email: rtc1but001@judiciary.gov.ph Hotline Number: 0951-387-7361

CIVIL CASE NO. 2022-0125

RAYMUND M. VECILLA ,

Petitioner,

For: Declaration of Nullity of Marriage -versusCLARA DEN CHIU , Respondent. x---------------------------------------------/

ORDER

Before the Court is a Motion for Leave to Serve Summons by Publication filed by petitioner through counsel.

The motion states that the service of summons to respondent was failed and unavailing on the ground that even of the respondent is a resident at the given address for a short time but transferred to another place in fear that she may be accused for adultery by information per information of the people residing thereat. Petitioner prays to grant the motion for leave of court to allow the service of Summons by Publication. Moreover, the petition briefly states the following:

That petitioner and respondent are of legal age, Filipinos, married to each other; petitioner is a resident of Block 8, Lot 11, Princess Homes IV, Brgy. San Vicente, Butuan City; while respondent is a resident of P-12 Relocation, Brgy. Bancasi, Butuan City; respondent is psychologically incapacitated to fulfill her essential marital obligations towards the petitioner because she does not love the petitioner as she always prioritizes her wants despite the fact that the petitioner already suffered accidents and has sacrificed enough for his family; she does not respect the petitioner in public and in front of his comrades despite the fact that her accusations are baseless and unfounded; and she is unfaithful and she entertains other men even when the parties are already sweethearts, it continued during marriage and worse, she was impregnated by a man other than her husband; the above disorders and abnormal behavior, which are root causes of the psychological incapacity, are chronic and constant; the incapacity which has its origin before the marriage is serious and appears tobe clinically permanent and incurable; the same relevant to the respondent’s essential marital obligation towards the petitioner; its seriousness impairs the quality of the petitioner’s life.

Wherefore, finding merit in the motion, leave of Court to serve summons by publication is hereby granted. Petitioner is hereby ordered to cause the publication of this summons once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines at the expense of the petitioner. In addition, a copy of the summons shall be served on the respondent at her last known address by registered mail.

Respondent, is hereby ordered to answer herein petition within thirty (30) days from the last date of publication.

SO ORDERED.

Butuan City, Philippines, November 24, 2022.

CASH AID. Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo tells members of a farmers’ group he will give each of them a PHP3,000 cash aid. Degamo on Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2022) led the Local Peace Engagement dialogue in Barangay Napacao, Siaton, to thresh out issues and concerns in a land dispute. ( P hoto by J u D y f lores P artlo W )

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 1, Butuan City

JOAN SY JAMERO-GAMBE ,

CHRISTOPHER LINGATONG GAMBE , Respondent.

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Trade Chief tightens price watch in markets with “Ikot Palengke” Marikina-run

23 November 2022—Trade

Secretary Fred Pascual steered the pilot run of “Ikot Palengke,” to ensure that the Marikina City public market and supermarkets in the vicinity uphold fair trading and consumer protection amidst inflation and other unprecedented economic factors.

Tagged with the theme, “Tamang Timbang, Tamang Presyo Para sa Mamimiling Pilipino,” Secretary Pascual heads the monitoring task force of the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) in inspecting the: prices and supply of processed and agricultural basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs); accuracy of weights and measures; and appropriate price tags.

The “Ikot Palengke” also includes checking the prices and supply of Christmas staples in time with the release of the Noche Buena Price Guide, on the same day. The Price Guide is intended to boost consumer

awareness and assist consuming public in making informed purchases.

“Today’s launch of the “Ikot Palengke” reminds everyone that we at DTI will always make sure to protect our consumers. Let this be a warning to unscrupulous traders and those who do abusive practices such as

hoarding, profiteering and cartels. We will not tolerate such,” Trade and Industry Secretary said. He continued “Huwag natin lalong pahirapan ang ating mga kababayan!”

Strategic market monitoring seeks to address the issues of profiteering and hoarding. It also seeks to

ensure the availability of other alternative products to BNPCs in case of supply shortage. Regular market monitoring guarantees that there will be no artificial shortages that will affect prices.

The Republic Act No. 7581 or The Price Act, as

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Marcos to sign EO slashing EVs, parts tariffs soon: NEDA chief

By KRIS CRISMUNDO

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to sign an executive order (EO) that will cut tariff rates on imported electric vehicles (EV) and EV parts and components soon, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said.

In a Palace briefing Thursday, Balisacan said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has endorsed to Marcos the EO modifying tariffs of EVs, including passenger cars, buses, minibuses, vans, trucks, motorcycles, tricycles, scooters, and bicycles, among others, to zero.

However, he said the

WITH the holiday season fast approaching, the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) is urging food and beverage entrepreneurs to add nutrition facts labels to their products to potentially boost sales.

Nutrition labels are an informative way for consumers to know the nutritional composition or qualities of a packaged food product. These labels appear in a tabular form on the product’s packaging and help consumers plan a healthy diet.

“Nutrition labels list down the components of the food so that consumers, especially those who are watching what they eat, can determine if the product is for them. The labels also show that the food or beverage being offered has undergone testing in accordance with safety and nutritional standards which gives consumers assurance that your product is safe to consume,” DOSTFNRI Director Dr. Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa said.

Labels also boost the credibility of the product or the brand, which increases the chances of customer purchase. In a study by Food Industry Asia (FIA), 81 percent of Filipinos acknowledge the importance of a healthy, balanced diet and would like clearer nutrition labels that also show food or beverage benefits. [https:// mb.com.ph/2021/11/29/ filipino-consumers-wantclearer-product-labels/]

In the Philippines, the Food and Drug Administration or FDA requires food manufacturers, importers, and distributors to include nutrition facts in the packaging of their prepackaged products.

Aside from the nutrition label, food entrepreneurs who want to check their food product’s quality, safety, and nutritional value can also consult the DOST-FNRI.

“Food and beverage owners can partner with the DOST-FNRI to help them with their laboratory needs. They can rely on our service laboratories’ competence so that they can ensure that they’re putting out the best and safest version of their product in the market,” explained Dr. Angeles-Agdeppa.

Food and beverage entrepreneurs in need of laboratory analysis can avail of the DOST-FNRI laboratory services, including nutritional analysis as well as drafting of the nutrition

label.

TheInstitute houses the country’s flagship team in conducting quality and safety evaluations of food and its impact on an individual’s nutrition and well-being. Its service laboratories work on sensory assessment, as well as chemical, microbiological, and biochemical analyses of food, functional food, water quality and safety, and other biological samples.

The Institute has four main service laboratories (DOST-FNRI-SL), namely: the Biochemical Laboratory, Chemical Laboratory, Microbiological Laboratory, and Sensory Evaluation Laboratory.

As an ISO-accredited laboratory, the DOST-FNRI Biochemical Laboratory analyzes serum vitamin A and Urinary Iodine Concentration. With this, they participate in quality assurance programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

On the other hand, the DOST-FNRI Chemical Laboratory is the focal laboratory of the DOST for nutrition labeling. Their PRC-registered and experienced chemists use stateof-the-art lab equipment such as HPLC, AAS, Gas Chromatography, and UVVIS Spectrophotometer for chemical analyses of food samples.

The DOST-FNRI Microbiological Laboratory analyzes both food and water samples, especially marine food products. They conduct microbiological testing to assess hygiene and product quality. Foodborne pathogens, if present, are detected and enumerated in this lab through the real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method.

If a food business owner plans to boost their competitiveness in the international market, the DOST-FNRI Sensory Evaluation Laboratory (SEL) can be their partner in product development.

The SEL is where packaged food and beverage products undergo testing before being distributed to retail establishments. Trained managers, sensory analysts, panel leaders, and panelists help entrepreneurs in the product development phase, offering product sensory profiling, batch consistency monitoring, and consumer acceptability tests.

“The SEL also offers training and consultancy services to help local

DOST-FNRI: Nutrition labels can boost sales for food entrepreneurs this holiday season

Mindanao

Davao launches QR code system on markets

By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – The firstever cashless payment program in Mindanao was launched at the Bankerohan Public Market here, the City Information Office (CIO) said Thursday.

Dubbed “PalengQR PH”, the CIO said the local government, in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, joined in the program launch Wednesday afternoon.

The initiative seeks to push for the acceptance of digital payments among market vendors, community shopkeepers, tricycle operators and drivers in all cities and municipalities in the country, the CIO said.

During the launch, digital kiosks for the Land

PLDT offers free WiFi for ‘Festival of Lights’ at Gaston Park

CITY Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy, in partnership with telecommunications company PLDT, will be offering free WiFi connection at Gaston Park during Cagayan de Oro’s ceremonial Christmas lighting event in December next month.

This is in line with the city mayor’s plan to provide free WiFi in public areas in Cagayan de Oro.

On Thursday, November 24, Mayor Klarex Uy met with PLDT Enterprise Vice President for Mindanao Benbrackie Melasa

and his team to discuss the telecommunications company’s proposal to provide free internet connections in the entire city. Melasa was accompanied by Robert W. Suzon, Business Head, Northern Mindanao; and Senior Relationship Manager Khass Navales.

One of the presented plans is the free public WiFi connection for the duration of the city’s ‘Festival of Lights’, an annual event to light up the City Hall and Gaston Park with hundreds

ICRC handover ceremony newly constructed water system for TDH

By ASANGAN T. MADALE Contributor

the hospital compound, Top officials said.

PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Health Is Wealth in School

Eyed a healthy solution to the elementary learners in the school. Public schools promote healthy eating habits, eliminate malnutrition, and serve as a laboratory for Home Economics retail trade and in the incidental teaching of health and nutrition. “Brigada Eskwela” leads the construction of the school canteen headed by Jinnefer D. Espina School principal. This is to help the learners maintain and improve their nutritional status.

The canteen offers nutritious food and strictly follows DO 13, s. 2017 Policy and Guidelines on Healthy

ROXANNE O. EBANING Teacher 1

Food and Beverage Choices in Schools and in DEPED Offices. Only the nutrient-rich foods such as root crops, noodles, rice and corn products in native preparation, fruits and vegetables in season, and fortified food products labeled rich in protein, energy, vitamins and minerals shall be sold in the school canteen. Beverages shall include milk, shakes and juices prepared from fruits and vegetables in season.

The sale of carbonated drinks, sugar-based synthetic or artificially flavored juices, junk foods and any

food product that may be detrimental to the child’s health and that do not bear the Sangkap Pinoy seal and/ or did not pass BFAD approval is prohibited. Iodized salt shall be used, in controlled quantity, in the preparation of cooked foods to ensure that the iodine requirement of the clientele shall be met and to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. The use of monosodium glutamate (vetsin) shall be regulated.

Since, the canteen is being governed by the school the products will be bought at a friendly price.

OF THE INTERNATIONL COMMITTEE ON RED CROSS (ICRC) leads the cutting of ribbon ceremony to handover the newly constructed of water system for the two hospitals Tamparan District Hospital(TDH) and Tamparan Medical Foundation Inc. (TMFIH), assisted by Mayor Mohammad Juhar D. Disomimba of the Municipality of Tamparan, and Dr Potri D. Disomimba-Ali, Chief of Tamparan District Hospital recently held inside

REPRESENTATIVES

Earlier in an interviewed with the Chief of the hospital Dr. Potri Disomimba-Ali said this project purification of surface water which the source is the Lake Lanao and was made available safe for drinking for the patients of the two hospitals and the community. It took many years under my administration in making started which was hampered by two reasons, firstly ,the Marawi Siege in May 2017, and secondly, the existence

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

IF South Wing Administrative Bldg. City Hall, Capistrano-Hayes Sts Cagayan de Oro City

Email Address: civilregistrycagayan@yahoo.com & ccrcdo@gmail.com Cell No. 0906-8288219/0906-828-8187

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that CHARLOTTE JEAN JIMENEZ AMEDINA has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from “ PACITA ” to “ GEORGITA ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of PACITA JEMENES who was born on JULY 24, 1956 in SAGAY, CAMIGUIN and whose parents are PORFERIO JEMENES and PACENCIA BALISADO

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file a written opposition with this Office not later than DECEMBER 05, 2022

(Sgd) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ASHARI M. GUINAL has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “ MOH’D KHALID ” to “ ASHARI ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MOH’D KHALID MUTI GUINAL who was born on 08 DECEMBER 1993 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are SALIHA A. MUTI and ACHMAD M. GUINAL

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

MDN: Nov 26 & Dec 3, 2022

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines

Local Civil Registry Office General Santos City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance to Section 5 of R.A 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that RAHIEMA TUKAS MULOD has filled with this Office a petition for change of first name from “ BABY GIRL RAHIEMA ” to “ RAHIEMA ” in the birth certificate of RAHIEMA MENTO TUKAS who was born on June 11, 1973 at Dinaig, Cotabato and whose parents are ABDULMOIN TUKAS and FATIMA MENTO

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office.

(Sgd) NENITA FLORESELLIVERA, MPA City Civil Registrar

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office General Santos City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance to Section 5 of R.A 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that SUSAN NACORDA GALOLO has filled with this Office a petition for change of first name from “ MARILYN ” TO “ SUSAN ” in the certificate of SUSAN CORMANES NACORDA who was born on January 12, 1974 at Esperanza, Agusan Del Sur and whose parents are FELICISIMO NACORDA and ROBERTA CORMANES

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office.

(Sgd) NENITA FLORESELLIVERA, MPA City Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov 26 & Dec 3, 2022

26 & Dec 3, 2022

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

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

Mayor Klarex Uy meets with PLDT Enterprise Vice President for Mindanao Benbrackie Melasa and his team to discuss the telecommunications company’s proposal to provide free internet connections in the entire city. Melasa was accompanied by Robert W. Suzon, Business Head, Northern Mindanao; and Senior Relationship Manager Khass Navales.

(In photo: Municipal Mayor of Tamparan Johari D.Disomimba (3rd-right),ICRC representatives(center) & Dr.Potri Disomimba Ali,Chief of Tamparan District Hospital/TMFIH) (5th-right) cut the ribbon in a simple ceremony symbolizes the handover of the newly constructed Water System.While other officials looks on. (Right photo shows the main source of the water system ready to use for the operation of the two hospitals.( c ontr I bute D P hoto )

Food, travel take center stage in DOT-11’s ‘Kaon Ta, Kain Pa!’

By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – Food and travel tourism is set to take center stage as the Department of Tourism in Davao Region (DOT-11) play host to the 21st edition of the “Kaon Ta, Kain Pa! Food and Travel Festival” on Dec. 2-4 here.

The three-day event, in partnership with Ayala Malls, is described as a gastronomic celebration that endeavors to position the Philippines as a premiere culinary destination in Asia.

With the theme “Food Tripping Christmas,” DOT11 regional director Tanya Rabat Tan said the festival will feature a flavorful spread of local and modern

holiday cuisines and local beverages and will also incorporate food, travel and Christmas.

“We aim to provide a platform for the development and promotion of regional cuisine as well as supporting farm tours and our tourism circuits that DOT Secretary Christina Frasco advocates boosting the recovery of intra and inter-regional travel,” Tan said.

With the upcoming Christmas holidays, Tan said the culinary event will also highlight celebration dishes that are a sure hit on the Noche Buena tables.

“We also aim to provide a myriad of opportunities to

our tourism stakeholders, partners, and enterprises -- from food to farm tours to our local farmers and producers,” she added.

“Kaon Ta, Kain Pa!” will also showcase the culinary affluence of Regions 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11,12 and 13, as well as from the Cordillera Administrative Region and the National Capital Region. ( PNA )

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of the globally crisis due to pandemic.

In her speech, Dr Ali told the ICRC representatives that in behalf of people of this town, including the 11 Catchments municipalities, we are very much so thankful to the ICRC for their concern to the Maranao in particular who have suffered from darrhea and other water borne diseases for

decades.

Now was finally reduced by this water treatment and purification of water project. It is now my singular honour and privilege to officially receive this project facilities.

Dr Ali added, saying this programme on health is specifically designed to address basic human needs which includes water supply, health basic education, vocational training, sanitary environment and rural infrastructure.

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

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 June 20, 2003 at Iligan City, both petitioner’s 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 Balobal, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental and San Roque, Sumilao, Bukidnon respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability 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 June 20, 2003 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 December 19, 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 23rd of November, 2022.

MDN: Nov 26, Dec 3 & 10, 2022

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding

Judge

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 June 20, 2003 at Iligan City, both petitioner’s 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 San Nicolas St., Zone 2, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental and 27 Purdue St., Celdran Village, Tubod, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than thirteen (13) years their separation, 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 June 20, 2003 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 December 19, 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 23rd of November, 2022.

MDN: Nov 26, Dec 3 & 10, 2022

Form No.10.1(LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Province of Camiguin MUNICIPALITY OF CATARMAN OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that EVANGELINE Y. YATOL has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ VILMA LAURA ” to “ VILMA ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of VILMA LAURA YATOL who was born on September 10, 1967 at Centro, Catarman, Camiguin and whose parents are JACINTO YATOL and LEONIDA QUIBLAT

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file her written opposition with this Office not later than November 30, 2022

(Sgd) LUDIVINA T.LIBAGO Municipal Civil Registrar

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Reminiscing Bi-chronous Online Distance Learning Outstanding Accomplishments Awards

FRANCISCA F. AGUILAR, DBM Teacher III – SHS

Bulua National High School

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” (Voltaire)

In the past, I am inspired whenever I see people or organizations being awarded for their outstanding accomplishments. Somehow, the thought became one of my aspirations when I entered the Department of Education (DepEd) seven years ago. It has been my philosophy to make a difference in public school teaching.

The dream became a reality when I and our school were awarded as 2021 Outstanding Online Senior High School Teacher and 2021 Outstanding School in the Online Learning Modality Implementer. The Division of Cagayan de Oro City headed by Dr. Cherry Mae A. Limbaco-Reyes, Schools Division Superintendent, conducted the Search for Outstanding Distance Learning Implementers during the School Year 2021-2022. The awarding was held last December 10, 2021 at CDO City National High School Gymnasium. The prestigious recognition was also given virtually during the “Pasidungog sa Amihanang Mindanaw” organized by DepEd Region 10, Cagayan de Oro City headed by Regional Director Dr. Arturo B. Bayocot, CESO III.

While I reminisce the recogni-

Publication Notice R.A 10172

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In Compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public the “ MARILYN “ T. SOLANA has filed with this Office, a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME (CFN) from “ MERILYN ” to “ MARILYN ” in the Birth Certificate of MERILYN CATIPAY TERO who was born May 2, 1968 at Digos, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Virgilio B. Tero and Diosdada R. Catipay

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than June 13, 2022

(Sgd) MARISSA C. NEBRADA City Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov 19 & 26, 2022

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2022-140 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES PATRICK GREGAY S. TATLONGHARI & MA. FRANCIA KADDY C. BROSAS-TATLONGHARI, PATRICK GREGAY S. TATLONGHARI AND MA. FRANCIA KADDY C. BROSAS-TATLONGHARI, Respondent, x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

ORDER

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 30, 2004 at Imus, Cavite, both petitioner’s 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 3, Coralao, Majayjay, Laguna and Bldg., 16, Unit 403, Centennial Village, Taguig, Metro Manila respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than ten (10) years their separation, 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 30, 2004 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 December 19, 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 23rd of November, 2022.

MDN: Nov 26, Dec 3 & 10, 2022

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 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOSE REY N. PATRIARCA has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “ RAMONITO ” to “ JOSE REY ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RAMONITO NAVIDAD PATRIARCA who was born on 26 OCTOBER 1962 at Iligan City and whose parents are EPIFANIA T. NAVIDAD and LOPE A. PATRIARCA

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

tion, I also recalled and reflected on our accomplishments which could have contributed to the success of the Bi-chronous Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the school with 240 learners and 44 teachers.

Under the leadership and support of Ms. Evelyn Q. Sumanda, the Secondary School Principal II, and with the commitment, dedication and optimism of our ODL teachers, these were our implemented program and activities: orientation with parents, guardians, and learners, provision of laptops to our teachers, provision of a campus WIFI Connectivity, “Kumustahan” with learners, parents and teachers, teachers’ retooling and upskilling though trainings, meetings, and Learning Action Cell (LAC) sessions. We were also blessed to have received the donations from E-Education and Japan NTT. All glory belongs to God for His constant guidance as I performed my tasks as School Bi-chronous Online Distance Learning Coordinator. Moreover, I am so grateful to all the teachers, learners, parents/ guardians for their utmost cooperation throughout the program implementation. This milestone in my career inspired me to continue to live with phronesis with the purpose of inspiring others to practice excellence and choose the highest good for everyone.

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Alubijid, Misamis Oriental -o0o-

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on RA 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that JAY MARIE ASOK OMPOC has filed with this office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error/s in the entry of the child’s sex from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JAY MARIE ASOK OMPOC who was born on OCTOBER 27, 2002 at Sampatulog, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are GINO JO OMPOC and MARITES MAMBAYLA ASOK Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than November 27, 202 2.

(Sgd) ESTELA N. SALDIA Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov 19 & 26, 2022

ORDER

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 March 23, 2011 at Cagayan de Oro City, both petitioner’s 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 Bulls Eye St., Macanhan, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for three (3) years their separation, 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 March 23, 2011so 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 December 19, 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 22nd of November, 2022.

MDN: Nov 26, Dec 3 & 10, 2022

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 ICA VINCENT T. AGAN 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 ICA VINCENT TAMALA AGAN who was born on 25 APRIL 1997 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are EDNA B. TAMALA and INOCENCIO R. AGAN

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

MDN: Nov 19 & 26, 2022

MDN: Nov 19 & 26, 2022

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

rescued from their Chinese handlers through the coordinated efforts of the Office of Senator Risa Hontiveros, the DMW, and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

“Our department wishes to thank Senator Risa Hontiveros. It was actually a communication between one of the victims and the staff of Senator Risa that triggered a lot of things. She met one of the victims yesterday and I met around 10 of the human trafficking survivors,” Ople said.

According to the victims, they were recruited online via Facebook and promised a monthly salary of P40,000 for six months of work as “data encoders,” “customer service relations,” (CSR), and “technical support” staff. They were also made to believe that they would be working in Thailand but ended up in a “techno park” in a remote area in Myanmar that took eight hours to reach by land travel and by foot.

Upon arrival in their place of work, each victim was assigned to a cubicle and given instructions in Chinese that had to be translated via Google Translate. They were made to enter dating apps and other social media platforms to search and cultivate relations with potential bitcoin investors.

“Tama yung sinabi ni Senator Risa Hontiveros in her press conference, that these POGO-type of operations in Myanmar and in other parts of Asia as well, do operate and are luring Filipinos to work there with promises of a six-month contract and a high salary. Medyo sleek ang operations ng Chinese syndicates na involved, and I will not be surprised if there are syndicates also operating in remote areas

here in the Philippines,” Ople said.

Acting POEA Administrator and DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia earlier signed Advisory No. 54 on August 2, 2022, suspending any further deployment to Myanmar. The advisory warns aspiring OFWs from applying for jobs in Myanmar due to the continued violence and armed conflict in the country as well rising incidences of illegal recruitment and human trafficking.

Ople issued instructions to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an attached agency of the DMW, to provide overnight accommodations to the rescued victims as well as shuttle services to their homes in Metro Manila, and air transit for those returning to the provinces.

OWWA also provided financial assistance in the amount of P10,000 to each of the victims.

The Secretary assured the victims that the DMW will assist them in seeking job placements either overseas or locally.

Ople also thanked the Ugat Foundation, Incorporated, a non-government organization which provided on the spot counselling and psycho-emotional evaluation of the victims.

Meantime, the DMW’s Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch (AIRB) is working with the Philippine National Police’s Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) to document the testimony of the victims in preparation for the filing of human trafficking and illegal recruitment cases. ( dmw/pia-ncr )

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programs for medical students and professionals.

“Part of these discussions would be that with our bilateral relationships… we

State of Education in COVID-19 Pandemic

By: MARICY K. ALQUIZAR Teacher III Taguanao Elementary School

Every element of human existence, including education, has been severely impacted by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, commonly known as COVID-19. Nobody could have predicted that a virus like Covid-19 would emerge and change people’s lifestyles without making any distinctions.

Our world underwent many changes as a result of COVID-19, and it took some time for everyone to adjust to the brand-new normal.

Because of the widespread effects of COVID-19, schools and other educational institutions had to close.

The virus’s alarmingly rapid spread wrecked havoc on the educational system, causing institutions to close. Depending on the human and material resources they had at their disposal, educational institutions have responded to the closure in different ways in different situations with a variety of options for students, teachers, manage -

ment, and parents. In order to offer at least some degree of educational continuity, the majority of the options must incorporate cutting-edge technology (for instance, digital and mobile technologies paired with classic technologies such as radio and TV).

Despite the fact that schools are closed, students are still attending lessons thanks to efforts like radio broadcasts and online classrooms. On the other hand, even though it is a beneficial thing, many students who lacked the means to enroll in online programs suffer greatly. The equipment needed for online classes is difficult to come by for many students. Teachers who are all seasoned professionals with Blackboard, Chalk, books, and classroom instruction are genuinely new to this digital teaching, but they are embracing the new approaches and handling it like a pro to help the students in their current situation.

will have exchange programs or exchange conditions,” Vergeire said. She said enhancing scholarship programs for Filipino healthcare workers is also vital to addressing the concerns in the healthcare workforce. ( PNA )

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to further expedite and increase the volume of PhilID production and printing.

He said a total of 25 million physical PhilID cards have been dispatched.

“Ongoing naman iyong talks ng PSA ngayon at BSP, papaano siya ma-increase din, iyong card production para hindi naman gaano na masyadong matagal iyong paghihintay ng ating kababayan (Talks are ongoing between the PSA and BSP to increase card production so that Filipinos wouldn’t have to wait that long),” he said.

He said the system was initially choked with millions of registrants causing backlogs.

“In a way masabi natin nabubulunan iyong system natin kasi naka-setup na iyong ating IT infrastructure including iyong card printing facility. Pero ngayon humahabol kami dahil mas mataas na talaga iyong production (In a way, we could say that the system choked up with the setup of our IT infrastructure, including the card printing facility. But now, we already caught up because we increased our production),” he said.

( PNA )

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Interior Secretary stressed.

Abalos also urged BADACs to prepare their threeyear BADPA that including the formulated strategies, identified projects and funding requirements.

The planning and submission of LADPA shall

be until December 2022, while the encoding of the approved action plan shall proceed from January to March 2023.

Likewise, the preparation and submission of BADPA and its approval shall take place from January to May 2023. ( PNA )

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ensure that their chosen line of business will be sustained.

Estrelita Pasion, owner of a pottery business in San Nicolas town said she was grateful to the DSWD for giving additional capital for her small business.

“Thank you so much to the DSWD and to our local authorities for their unwavering support to the needy.

Pasion is just among the more than 10,000 beneficiaries of the continuing livelihood assistance from the DSWD who are trying to stay afloat in business amid a global crisis. (PNA )

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were chosen from 42 participating coastal communities across the country.

Enolva said Sagñay’s success is rooted in the municipality’s excellent fishery law enforcement implementation with 10 regulations enacted through municipal ordinances, Sangguniang Bayan resolutions and administrative orders.

“These regulations include the protection and conservation of coastal resources of the municipal water boundaries. The LGU also has regular fund allocation for coastal resource management,” she said.

Enolva said other LGUs in Bicol Region that submitted their entries to the MMK tilt were Gubat and Sta. Magdalena in Sorsogon, San Jose and Tinambac in Camarines Sur, Ligao City of Albay and Mercedes and

Instilling Filipino Values in School

By: NELJANE MAE D. CULANAG Head Teacher I-San Juan Elementary School Dumingag I District-Division of Zamboanga del Sur

Values are caught, not taught . This adage has been passed down through generations, and its meaning has stood the test of time. But how do we instill values in the school?

Instilling Filipino values has been one of my primary concerns as a school administrator. And I believe that the school is one of the best places to do so. Some of the most effective methods of instilling values in school are role modeling, curriculum use, and putting it into practice.

Children learn primarily through observation and imitation. Instilling these Filipino values in students’ daily lives at school can help shape their understanding of the world and the people around them. It is critical that they see these values modeled by their teachers, as teachers are highly influential in their lives.

Character and values are essential components of the hidden curriculum, but they

must also be explicitly taught. A well-planned value integration that spans all subjects is critical. It teaches students the values necessary for success in school and in life in general.

Scheduling regular time to teach Filipino values and sharing responsibility for promoting them is a positive way of assisting learners in instilling Filipino values in them. In a month or a week, schools may focus on one value and develop activities to support its development. Giving learners opportunities to demonstrate the chosen value is a positive way of assisting them in becoming a part of their overall ethos.

Instilling Filipino values in schools is critical. It can help students understand what is right and wrong and shape their mindsets. It can have an impact on how they perceive things and the people around them. The procedure may be difficult, but it is always possible.

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Jose Panganiban towns in Camarines Norte.

Sagñay’s award was received during a ceremony in Quezon City last Tuesday by Mayor John Vincent B. Fuentebella, SK Federation president and Committee on Fisheries head Robert C. Canicula, Municipal Agriculturist Myrna S. Sinaon, and AT Fisheries Marygrace B. Cepe.

Also present during the awarding were BFAR-5 Regional Director Nelson B. Bien, MMK Focal Person and Fisheries, Management Regulatory and Enforcement Division chief Ariel Pioquinto and BFAR-Bicol Fishing Regulations Officer 2 Ruben Peyra Jr. ( PNA )

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management.

It was learned that SIKAT has the funding support from the USAID coursed through the Gerry Roxas Foundation in extending technical assistance to LGUs for the improvement of marine biodiversity.

The sealed partnership was realized through the facilitation and initiative of CaPENRO consultant and broadcaster Glenn Beup. ( JBG/AAL/PIA Capiz )

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said in Filipino. “Do not be swayed by those who are just trying to deceive you. We all know that undeniably, there are still left-leaning groups in government, such as the Makabayan bloc that aim to bring down our government.”

Some PAMANO members recently surrendered eight firearms and ammunition to the 11IB and the local police following negotiations.

The farmers claimed they had to arm themselves for protection although Salayo said there was no indication that this was in any way connected to the insurgency.

He also said intelligence reports showed that a certain personality from a leftleaning party-list group is in contact with PAMANO in the guise of assisting them in their quest for land ownership.

“This is what we call agrarian revolution where the communist insurgents entice the poor and landless to rise against the government by assisting them in their petitions for inclusion to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP),” he said in mixed English and Cebuano.

“And that is why we are here to protect these people and prevent them from being exploited by the CPP-NPA,” he added.

He said not all of those occupying the private land in Napacao are from Siaton, as many come from other towns after hearing of the “fake news” that the property there was to be given for free.

Degamo told the informal settlers to sign a “petition” or “letter request” addressed to the DAR to review and hasten the resolution of their cases and to the DENR for possible land distribution that they may one day own a piece of property that they can till.

The governor promised that the LPE cluster will return soon once they have sat down with partner agencies to find solutions to the PAMANO’s land dispute and other related concerns. ( PNA )

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Advice from a Veteran Teacher to Rookies

By DERTIREZA B. SAMBAAN Teacher III Gusa Elementary School

WHEN I first started teaching, I had lots of ideas and hope for what I could accomplish with my students. Little did I know how challenging that first year would be. A few tears were shed.

But it was also an amazing year. I will never forget my first class and how much we all grew and learned together. If I could go back and give myself some advice, this is what I wish I knew my first year.

Find your people. This job can be isolating as we spend so much time in our classrooms. It is important to find folks

you can connect with. Be open to the wisdom that your colleagues can share with you. Your principal will probably know what’s happening with the student who arrives late to class because they get to talk with the parents at dropoff. I spent many afternoons with my grade level partners, tweaking lessons and problem solving issues.

I learned so much from veteran teachers who were kind enough to share ideas for how they might teach a lesson or support a student. Get to know your principal as well.

mindset approach takes a different tack on the same situation. People with growth mindsets don’t interpret such moments as personal failings, but instead recognise a need to improve. Crucially, people working with a growth mindset believe they are capable of such improvement, and are able to break down challenges into achievable steps.

This means getting out of the comfort zone and accepting a certain level of risk, uncertainty and the potential for failure that comes with trying something new. “It feels a little bit uncomfortable, and also a little bit exciting,” says Isabella Venour, a London-based mindset coach, who helps professionals understand the role their beliefs, values and patterns of thinking play in the workplace. “You’ve got a bit of risk that it might go wrong, but you’ve also got the potential to learn something and to grow as an individual.”

Why is the growth mindset important in the workplace right now? A can-do approach is always a plus in the workplace – it demonstrates that workers are adaptable and willing to evolve within their jobs and organisations. But fostering a growth mindset plays an important role in helping workers navigate turbulence as well as improve resilience as they feel more confident and capable of handling difficulties.

How can you improve your growth mindset? The first step towards encouraging a growth mindset is personal awareness: the ability to identify fixed-mindset thinking when it occurs, which often manifests as feelings of discomfort or inadequacy in the face of a challenge.

First, Elliott-Moskwa advises recognising and accepting such feelings – instead of beating yourself up about them. “Then, mindfully make another choice to take an action step in keeping with what you would be doing if you had a growth mindset – the belief that you could increase your abilities,” she says.

To help clients approach obstacles with a growth mindset, Venour often breaks down challenges that feel overwhelming into smaller pieces. For example, if a worker feels unable to give a presentation in front of colleagues, “how much of that is emotional and how much of that is factual?”, she asks. “Can they talk? Yes. Have they spoken in front of more than one person before? Yes. Have they done presentation slides before? Yes. So, if there are elements that they can do, [what] is the bit that they’re not comfortable with?”

Narrowing down an overwhelming challenge to a specific point of difficulty helps workers focus, and reduces the element of learning required to an achievable level.

Often, the learning itself requires asking for help. One of the key concepts of growth mindset is seeing others as inspiration rather than competition, an approach that can help foster collaborative teams. “If workers view oth-

ers as resources and not as competitors, they’re open to sharing other people’s skills and abilities and learning from fellow employees,” says Elliott-Moskwa.

Over time, recognising fixed mindset and practicing a growth mindset can become easier, and the prospect of taking on challenges less daunting. “Growth mindset is an empowering attitude,” says Venour. “You can really develop and grow over time as a person.”

Sometimes you might feel like you’re not good enough or unique enough, but everyone is! Everyone has different personalities.

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The poor in Mindanao are the poorest throughout the nation, a glaring paradox in an island that is called the nation’s “food basket” where two-thirds of the country’s exports are coming from.

Massive poverty can also be attributed to the growthat-all-cost development strategies that have only been successful in consigning more people to live in the slum areas and in destroying our resource base. Too much materialism and consumerism have sacrificed the people and the environment to the altar of greed and profit. Social transformation through social re-structuring has now become imperative to break away from unsustainable patterns of development and to stop our accelerating drive towards ecological disasters.

This time, social transformation is in the offing but not through armed struggle but through a collectivist counter culture called consciousness raising or conscientization that is well-founded on the time-honored and universally-accepted principles of democratic control and people’s participation and where the people and the environment are the priorities rather than business and profit.

The Filipino people must now awaken as we have already lost our ecological integrity and with it, food security. While our country is the one serving the consumerist lifestyle of the people in advanced countries, producing, high value crops like pine-apple, banana, sugar cane, palm oil and have you, we cannot even produce enough basic staples like rice and milk for our hungry

people. The Philippines is the biggest rice-importer in the world, importing 2.5 million metric tons of rice annually, even more than what China is importing which is 2 million metric tons with its population of 1.5 billion Chinese. MGA KABABAYAN, GUMISING NA PO TAYO! HUWAG PONG MANIWALA SA PANLOLOKO NG MGA OLIGARCHS.

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with the help of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Office of Senator Christopher Lawrence Go.

DSWD - Northern Mindanao Chief Administrative Officer Bellene Larena Ahmad said the amount may not be enough for the families but it is expected to somehow help them amid the increasing prices of commodities in the market.

“We are hoping that you will spend the money wisely, and may it provide a contribution to your daily living,” she said.

The recipients came from the six affected villages in the city.

One of them, Lea Javier, was affected by the fire in Barangay Puerto last month.

“I am glad God has used some people to reach out to us so that they can give help to us fire victims,” she said in the vernacular.

Recipients were also given food packs and other relief items. ( PNA )

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NDC-Gurthrie Plantations Inc. (NGPI). The ARBs organized themselves into NGPI Multi-Purpose Cooperative but splintered into five cooperatives due to infighting in the rental of palm oil lands still maintained by the company until 2013.

The NGPI voluntarily turned over the management of the plantation to the cooperative in November 2013 because the latter continued to demand higher rentals for the land.

On Wednesday, Dolzura and 148 others belonging to Maligaya ARB Cooperative (MAARBCO) were the first batch of ARBs whose more than 400 hectares of palm oil plantation areas were drawn by a raffle the respective individual surveyed lots with an avaerage area from 2.8 hectares to 1.9 hectares.

Jamil Amatonding, Jr. Director IV and concurrent Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II in Agusan del Sur, said the MAARBCO members and four other splintered ARB cooperatives

were supposed to given individual Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) before the term of former president Rodrigo Duterte ends in June 30 but did not pushed through due to the delay in the release of funds.

He said to make the assignment of lots for ARBs to be fair, they decided to a process of drawn by lot by four raffle drums.

The individual titling is part of the Support for Parcelization of Individual Titles (SPLIT) project of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

The project aims to distribute to individual beneficiaries to some 1.38 million hectares in the country. The DAR project is funded by P24 billion government loan from the World Bank.

“I am thankful to DAR for realizing our dreams to come true,” said Metodio Abalayan, chairman of MAARBCO.

He said he and the original farmworkers who were identified in issuance of collective CLOAs in 1988 were awarded with at least 2.8 hectares each while the new ARBs listed after the DAR validation to more areas covered by ARB lands will have 1.9 hectares each.

Edilberto Bayotlang, 69, former gardener at the mansion for British managers of the plantation, said he is happy that the land he finally own will be inherited to his three grown up children.

A total of 3,150 hectares of the oil palm plantation areas would be distributed to 1,143 ARBs in the form of CLOAs.

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e-mail, and messages through our Facebook page. The hotline is called the Learners Telesafe Contact Center Helpline,” she said.

Duterte said child protection against abuse and exploitation has always been a close matter to her heart, especially as it was one of the disheartening challenges she faced as mayor of Davao City.

She, however, noted that with proper policy interventions, complaint procedures, promotion, and response, just like what they did in Davao City, children may enjoy safe spaces.

“Napakadali na mag-set ng mga ways to solve the problems and challenges kung bakit hindi tayo nakakatulong sa mga bata na nangangailangan ng tulong… So I shared with CPU, sabi ko, ‘Kaya tayo nagugulat nalang sa balita kasi hindi natin alam. Kailangan natin sila na lumapit sa atin and magsabi kung ano ang problema (It’s

so easy to set ways to solve the problems and challenges, as to why we can’t rescue the children in need… I said the reason we’re surprised is because we’re caught off guard. We need them to tell us the problem) so that we know how to help and for the child to understand that they are being abused, they are exploited and they are a victim of violence,” she said.

Tip of the iceberg

For the education sector alone, Duterte admitted reports of abuse against learners

are continuously coming in.

“When I assumed my role as the DepEd Secretary in June this year, not only did I have to think of solutions to the problems that had hounded the department for years, but I also had to deal with disturbing and painful stories about learners being victims of sexual abuse,” she said.

As of October, the DepEd data showed that almost 2,000 child abuse cases were reported before the global pandemic hit.

Mathalaga sa Mambuaya

By: BEVERLY ANNE E. NICOLASORA , TIII (Mambuaya National High School)

Learning to read, write and count is critical to a child’s success in school and later life, additionally learner’s level of progress on these fundamental skills can be one of the best predictors of school success (DepEd Order Number 12, series of 2015).

In respond to this, the mathematics department of Mambuaya National High School initially launched a numeracy program in school year 2016. The program started with predetermined participants based on the selection process implemented by each math teacher across junior high school. A teacher – made learning materials were developed focusing on strengthening the procedural skills of the learners on the four fundamental operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Since then, the numeracy program has evolved based on the evaluations conducted each school year. In 2019, a universal screening was conducted to all junior high school learners adopting a numeracy test introduced by the Division of Cagayan de Oro – ASER tool. From the 499 learners, 53% were assessed to belong in the subtraction level which means that more than half of the learners during that time has difficulty of performing multiplication and division procedures. This significant number becomes a challenge to math teachers of Mambuaya National High School, as learners’ level of proficiency in performing these four fundamental operations is critical to mathematics learning outcome. This implies that the numeracy program must be sustained to provide intervention to learners at the same time implement a data-driven mechanism that will enable the program help learners’ learning outcome in math improve significantly.

However, in school year 2020 COVID-19 pandemic limits the face-to-face classroom instruction which potentially impedes the continuous implementation of the numeracy program. Thus, to sustain the goal of providing learners an intervention on the

numeracy skills measured, the math teachers conducted action research which used deliberate practice approach and internet supported technology. Unfortunately, this endeavor was limited to learners who has internet connectivity as the approach itself used Internet. Additionally, the participation becomes voluntary since parents will have to shoulder the expenses incurred in the implementation of the program. Thus, there were only 26 learners who were able to complete the program. The main goal of the program is to increase the number of numerates – learners who were assessed to belong in division level after completing the program – the turn-out showed 54% (14) of the 26 participants became numerates. Comparing the mean and standard deviation of pretest and posttest result showed the significant improvement made after conducting the intervention, it must be noted that the disparity between pretest and posttest is significantly different (11.01 vs 2.85) this implies that the intervention can help make the over – all performance more homogeneous. However, this may need further verification by increasing the sample to test the inclusivity of this program.

Numeracy is one of the concerns that Mambuaya National High School intended to address thus, the school plays an important role in providing the necessary resources to achieve the goal. This implies that as online numeracy program has been found to be helpful and appropriate for both students and teachers, school ICT laboratories will be maximized for it to continue. School leaders in support of this endeavor must ensure that school policies give consideration on the results of this research-based numeracy program. While limited resources defines how these resources are to be distributed and allocated data-driven decision making ensures the optimization of these resources which includes provision of maximized resources in the sustainability of the numeracy program.