Mindanao Daily News (April 15, 2023)

Camiguin Rep,

LCEs update Contingency Plan on Volcanic Eruption with DOST, OCD

The province of Camiguin updates its contingency plan on volcanic eruption in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology and the Office of Civil Defense, through the conduct of a workshop

Arrest warrants out versus Bantag for murder of inmate

BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, Managing Editor

MANILA, Philippines —

The Muntinlupa City court has ordered the arrest of former Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) chief Gerald Bantag and his deputy, Ricardo Zulueta, in connection with the killing of inmate Jun Villamor, reports reaching MDN Digital said yesterday.

Inmate Jun Villamor was the alleged middleman who conspired with the mastermind in the planned murder of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid in October last year.

Villamor died inside the prison cell, the day that self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial was arrested and presented to the media.

on April 12-14, 2023 in Mambajao.

Governor Xavier Jesus Romualdo officially welcomed all 300 participants from various clusters, barangays, and organizations during the opening ceremony at the Camiguin

Convention Center in Mambajao. Camiguin district representative Hon. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo shared in his message the importance of this plan for the benefit of all residents of the islandprovince. DOST Secretary Dr. Re-

nato U. Solidum, Jr graced the opening ceremony as key Resource Speaker giving a lecture on “Understanding and Preparing for Geological Hazards”. During his speech, he emphasized that knowing and understanding various hazards

Cebu Landmasters net income soars to record-high Php 3.17-B in 2022, eyes Luzon expansion

caused by volcanic eruption is vital in the creation of a contingency plan. “In Camiguin, you need to prepare for all hazard… volcanic eruption, earthquakes, and also prepare for landslides and global warming”, he added. Prior

to his appointment, Solidum served as DOST Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) officer-in-charge and DOST undersecretary. He is among the country’s top experts in the field of geology.

CLI hit an all-time high net income of Php 3.17 billion (normalized), up 32% from the previous year

With earnings growth across all revenue sources, CLI stepped up its capital spending by 13% to Php 11 billion for property development and land acquisition

CLI’s flagship economic brand Casa Mira accounted for the largest share of revenues at 47%

By location, CLI’s operations in Cebu drove its

earnings, representing 42% of total revenues

Sales velocity of newlylaunched properties hit peak levels with most developments fully taken up within days, proving strong demand and interest ahead for VisMin real estate development

Leading developer in VisMin Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) reported another record year-end performance with a 32%-growth to Php 3.171 billion in normal -

ized net income to parent shareholders in 2022. The normalized net income took out a one-time tax adjustment due to the CREATE law.

The listed company also registered a double-digit profit growth of 21% from its 2021 NIAT of Php 2.6 billion, even after the adjustment.

Significant milestones, strong sales, and outstanding collections pushed CLI’s

NGCP conducts Substation Operation, Maintenance, and Testing Skills Exhibition

The program gathered more than 100 personnel from NGCP’s Operations and Maintenance (O&M) group for the 3-day event to display skills, exchange best practices, hone technical competencies, and foster camaraderie. foster camaraderie.

NGCP recently conducted the Substation Operation, Maintenance, and Testing Skills Exhibition in its Mexico Substation as part of its ongoing efforts to promote excellence in its operations.

The activity, which was last held in 2015, brought together more than 100 personnel from NGCP’s Operations and Maintenance (O&M) department for the 3-day gathering to display skills, exchange best practices, hone technical competencies, and

The event, themed “Kagalingan sa Pagtupad ng Tungkulin” or Excellence in Task Performance, featured technical presentations on current and power transformer testing, transformer differential relay setting, power circuit breaker testing, and battery bank testing, while exhibitions of different groups include emergency shutdown procedures, inspection, maintenance, testing, and commisSee NGCP , page 11

Around 300 participants from various barangays and municipalities in Camiguin join the opening ceremony of the contingency plan ning workshop in Mambajao, Camiguin, on April 11-13, 2023.

Gerald Bantag former Bucor chief

Casa Mira Towers Palawan

PNP creates 2 new provincial offices in BARMM

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan

MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday announced that it has activated two police provincial offices (PPOs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following a plebiscite which allowed the creation of Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte.

PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the creation of the Maguindanao del Sur PPO and the Maguindanao del Norte was approved by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) based on the ratification of Republic Act 11550 through a plebiscite in September last year.

“The activation of these two new PPOs manifest enduring progress in the Bangsamoro region. The challenge, therefore, is for the new PPOs and their en-

Prisons chief orders overhaul retraining for BuCor personnel

By Benjamin Pulta

MANILA – Prisons chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. has ordered a major overhaul for personnel of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to stamp out misdeeds in the agency’s Muntinlupa New Bilibid Prisons (NBP).

“You will undergo retraining .And you will be assigned with other prison and penal farms,” Capatang said in his address to more than 700 prison officers.

Catapang urged the employees to cooperate and said improvements are yet to be seen on the handling of the Maximum Prison Compound. He said he continues to receive information of misdemeanors and

outright the violation of specific orders.

"I think I have to emphasize that I am really here to reform BuCor," he said. “I was given a new mandate. I am now your permanent director general.”

Among the immediate reforms, Catapang said, are provision of bodycams to BuCor guards and the regulation of lockers to prevent the alleged "trade in" of contraband. (PNA)

tire teams to perform their mandate with discipline, integrity, and professional-

ism,” he added.

Azurin said the creation of the two new provinces could lead to socio-economic development for the two new provinces.

Maguindanao del Sur PPO would be composed of 24 municipal police stations and would be based at Camp Datu Akilan Ampatuan in the capital town of Shariff Aguak. Its police provincial director is Col. Roel R. Sermese.

On the other hand, the Maguindanao Del Norte PPO is temporarily situated at Camp Salipada K Pendatun in Parang and will be composed of 12 municipal police stations.

Col. James Gulmatico was named as officer-incharge of the Maguindano del Norte PPO. (PNA)

52 PH, US 'free fallers' join Balikatan 2023 friendship jump

By Priam Nepomuceno

MANILA – A total of 52 "free fallers" (parachute specialists) from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)'s Special Operations Command and the United States Special Operations Command Pacific took part in the "Bilateral Military Freefall Friendship Jump".

This took place on Tuesday, shortly after the opening rites of the annual military drills.

Signal no. 1 still up as Amang makes landfall over Camarines Sur

By Ma. Cristina Arayata

MANILA – Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over some areas in Luzon as Tropical Depression (TD) Amang makes landfall over Lagonoy, Camarines Sur Wednesday afternoon, the weather bureau said. Amang is slowly moving northwestward, packing

maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph.

Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Catanduanes, Sorsogon (City of Sorsogon, Pilar, Castilla, Donsol, Prieto Diaz), Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Laguna (Cavinti, Lumban, Kalayaan, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Siniloan, Famy, Santa Maria, Mabitac), Aurora, Quezon (Buenavista, Calauag, Infanta, Lopez, Guinayangan, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Sampaloc, Mauban, General Nakar, Perez, Gumaca, Atimonan, Real, Tagkawayan, San Narciso) including Pollilo Islands, Rizal (Tanay, Pililla, Rodriguez, Baras, City of Antipolo), Bulacan (Norzagaray, Doña Remedios Trinidad) and Nueva Ecija (Gabaldon, Bongabon, Laur, General Tinio)

These areas may ex -

"Using two Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft of the US Air Force, the freefall and airborne qualified soldiers jumped at an altitude of 9,000 feet above ground level and parachuted towards the Drop Zone Royce, Barangay Liwayway, Sta Rosa, Nueva Ecija," AFP public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor said in a statement Wednesday night.

The activity was also highlighted by "wing exchange" and meaningful sharing of experiences, he added. "It (activity) aims to enhance interoperability and jointness between the Philippines and US Special Operations Forces," Baclor said.

He added that another free fall and static airborne event is scheduled on April 17 to 18 in the same drop zone.

Filipino, American troops conduct platoon live-fire exercise

Also on Tuesday, Philippine Army (PA) and US Army Pacific soldiers held a platoon live-fire exercise at Range 5, Camp Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Capas, Tarlac.

"Soldiers from the PA’s 99th Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Division and 51st

(Photo courtesy of PNP Public Information Office)

(Photo courtesy of AFP Special Operations Command)

(Image courtesy of PAGASA)

5K government housing units to rise in Pampanga town

By Zorayda Tecson

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 5,000 residents of Candaba town, this province, will benefit from a housing project under the “Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program” (4PH).

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and Candaba Mayor Rene Maglanque signed Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the implementation of the project that will provide decent housing units to qualified beneficiaries.

Maglanque thanked the DHSUD for helping provide decent yet affordable shelters to his constituents.

“Matagumpay pong naisakatuparan ang paglagda ng memorandum of understanding [MOU] sa proyektong Pambansang Pabahay na ipinanukala ng

ating Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (The signing of the memorandum of understanding for the Pambansang Pabahay project proposed by our President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was successfully realized),” the mayor said in an interview on Wednesday.

Acuzar, meanwhile, commended the local government unit of Candaba for the initial housing plan as he assured his all-out support for the realization of the project.

On March 13, the Angeles City government headed by Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. likewise signed an MOU with the DHSUD for the construction of 15,000 housing units.

Under the MOU, the city government of Angeles will provide the land for the project, while the DHSUD will be in charge of its implementation in collaboration with other key agencies.

As of Monday, the DHSUD said a total of 123

HOUSING PROGRAM. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Acuzar (second from left) and Mayor Rene Maglanque of Candaba town, Pampanga province (second from right) sign a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday (April 11, 2023) for the construction of 5,000 housing units in the town. This is under the “Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino” (4PH), the flagship housing program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the municipal government of Candaba)

MOUs have been signed with various local government units throughout the country since the 4PH program was launched in September last year.

The signing of MOU is the initial step in the 4PH program’s process of constructing and dispensing affordable, accessible, safe and resilient homes to targeted beneficiaries, especially the informal settler families and low-income earners.

The 4PH program envisions the construction of 6.15 million housing units nationwide over the next six years. (PNA)

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DISTRIBUTION. Rice farmers in Tarlac receive certified inbred rice seeds during the kickoff seed distribution ceremony at the Diwa ng Tarlac Convention Center in Tarlac City on Thursday (April 13, 2023). Over 78,000 sacks of inbred rice seeds weighing 20 kilos each are set to be distributed to rice farmers in Tarlac this 2023 wet season. (Photo courtesy of DA-PhilRice)

246K bags of inbred rice seeds allotted for 3 C. Luzon provinces

By Zorayda Tecson

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of AgriculturePhilippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) has allotted some 246,000 bags of certified inbred seeds for distribution to rice farmers in the provinces of Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and Zambales this wet planting season.

During the kickoff seed distribution ceremony held at the Diwa ng Tarlac Convention Center in Tarlac City on Thursday, some 300 farmers in the province initially received inbred rice seeds weighing 20 kilos each.

More than 78,000 sacks of certified inbred rice seeds are set to be distributed to rice farmers in Tarlac.

Among the seed varieties for distribution are the NSIC Rc 160 and NSIC Rc 534.

Meanwhile, more than 130,00 bags of inbred rice seeds are allocated for Nueva Ecija.

Reynaldo Dumawan, president of the Barangayan Siete Irrigators Association in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, thanked the government for the three

bags of RCEF certified seeds he received for his 1.2-hectare field.

"Unang beses pa lamang ako nakatanggap ng binhi mula sa RCEF at sabik na ako masubukan ang natanggap na libreng binhi mula sa gobyerno (This is my first time to receive rice seeds from RCEF and I am excited to try the free rice seeds I received from the government),” Dumawan said.

In Zambales, more than 38,000 bags of certified inbred rice seeds are set to be distributed to some 16,000 rice farmers.

Magiting Garcia, RCEF provincial coordinator in Zambales, said the seed varieties for distribution include NSIC Rc 222, Rc 480, Rc 160, Rc 218SR, Rc 436 and Rc 534.

A total of 233,354 bags of certified inbred seeds were distributed to rice farmers in Central Luzon during the 2023 dry crop season which benefited some 74,316 rice farmers in the region.

Jointly funded by the RCEF Seed Program and the DA’s National Rice Program (NRP), the certified inbred

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an internationally acting German publicbenefit enterprise that promotes sustainable development through international development cooperation projects and services. We plan and implement joint bilateral development projects and programs for specific focus areas. Our bilateral partners are the various Philippine agencies / offices / departments that are responsible for these focal areas but also the private sector and several NGOs.

GIZ is a company owned by the Federal Republic of Germany. The GIZ have been active in the Philippines for more than four decades. GIZ operations in the Philippines ranges from crisis prevention, civil peace services program, promotion of environmental protection, school health and economic development to decentralization and support for urban infrastructures – all aiming at improving the living conditions of the people.

GIZ puts high value in providing quality services and just environment, not only to its external stakeholders, but also to its employees in performing its day-to-day operation. To achieve its objective of providing a safe and sound working space to its employees, the GIZ Civil Peace Service (CPS) Program intends to move into a new office.

PROJECT SITE

Ground floor, Office, Units 1 and 2 of the Cybergate Delta 2, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Agdao, Davao City.

SCOPE OF WORKS

The GIZ seeks to engage a suitable construction company for the construction/fit out of its CPS Program office with an approximate floor area of 248 sqm.

The new workspaces shall consist of individual offices to open offices with & without partition walls (cubical offices). Part of the design are the conference/meeting room, with the appropriate technical equipment, reception and waiting area, storage/archive area, pantry.

The construction work is expected to be completed by end of October 2023.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The construction work shall be open for all eligible local construction companies domiciled or has a project office in Davao City and or in adjacent cities and provinces.

GIZ expects to receive the preliminary planning documents from the commissioned architect within the duration of this Call for EOIs - procedure. As soon as the planning documents become available, it will be provided to all interested contractors.

To receive the following documents, please contact the GIZ Office Manila’s contract manager in charge at aileen. fulgar@giz.de

Planning Documents/Drawings

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Form A12 Questionnaire for Contractors

Eligibility Grid

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF EOI & ELIGIBILITY DOCS.

Submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) and Eligibility Documents on or before 28 April 2023 (not later than 5:00 p.m.)

Note: GIZ office hours: 8am to 5pm, Mon – Fri. to the following address:

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

GIZ Office Manila

9F Bank of Makati Building, Ayala Avenue Extension near corner Metropolitan Avenue, 1209 Makati City

All documents must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked as follows:

“EOI and Eligibility Documents for 83434918

Fit Out of GIZ-CPS Davao office”

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. Official Letter of Expression of Interest

2. Legal Documents:

-Valid registration, permit/s and license/s

•SEC Registration or equivalent

•Tax Registry (BIR) Registration

•Mayor’s Permit

•Philippine Contractor’s Accreditation Board (PCAB) License

3. Duly filled-up questionnaire (A12) consisting of the following details:

3.1 Company details:

- Full company name, address, phone, and email/s and contact person/official representative of the company.

- Details/list of construction projects comparable to this tender

o For the last three (3) years

o Recently commissioned and on-going construction projects

Note: comparable projects refer to Fit Out Projects (at least 3 fit out projects with minimum commission value of EUR50.000). See Eligibility Grid for the details/criteria.

3.2 Evidence of financial and economic productive capacity

- Insurance Coverage - Total turnover for each of the last three years

- Number of staff (permanent and temporary), and professional staff/specialists qualified to perform the works in the last three years,

Details of resources and technical equipment

Description of safety and quality assurance measures

Received eligibility documents shall be evaluated based on set criteria.

Only shortlisted construction firms will be invited to submit a bid, subject to the GIZ bidding procedure and conditions.

MDN: April 15, 2023

“Fit Out of the GIZ-CPS new office in Cybergate Delta 2, Davao City”

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It has therefore become imperative to promote social justice. Before we can promote social justice, let us reflect for a while and know the horrible “faces” of social injustice in the life of the workers, famers, indigenous peoples, fisherfolk and the common “tao” in a country that declares in the Fundamental Law (Art. II, Sec.10) that, “The State shall promote social justice in all phases of national development.”

The workers are producers of the wealth of the nation, yet, they live in dire poverty. In fact, they are leaving in droves, as if jumping from a “sinking ship,” to find jobs in foreign lands, leaving their love ones behind at so much social cost.

Food comes from their farms but the dining tables of the farmers fall short of

it, tilling lands not their own and if they do, tied-up to costly seeds and technologies that adhere to conventional agriculture which is beyond their control. They sell their products under the mercy of “compradors,” following an oppressive marketing system that makes their farming non-viable. Aptly described as the “unsung heroes” and the “backbone” of the country, yet, they wallow inside the vicious cycle of poverty. What makes it more painful is that there are agricultural p rograms designed to somehow alleviate their economic difficulties to increase their productivity (i.e. financial assistance for farm inputs and post harvest facilities), yet, could not reach them as these are trapped in the pockets of those who cannot moderate their greed.

Based on a Study of the World Bank as reported by the Food Agriculture Organization of United Nations, “in the Philippines only .02 percent is the growth of the agriculture in the Gross Domestic Product in the last decade.” Poverty is indeed worse in the rural areas which is even aggravated by the Climate Crisis as the ecological people are the victims of ecological degradation. According to the same Study, the rural people are the most affected by protracted war and violent extremism. As farming has become non-

Hints and Traces

Christ’s initiative and our correspondence

Friday in the Octave of Easter has this gospel reading about Christ taking the initiative after his own resurrection to reveal himself to his disciples. (Jn 21,1-14) This kind of behavior is always a given in Christ. We should try our best to be quick to correspond to this reality and do it as best that we can also. Let’s remember that as St. John also said in his First Letter, we can manage to love because God loved us first. (cfr. 4,19)

We should not doubt this basic truth of our faith regarding Christ’s relationship with us. Much less should we ignore it. We need to enliven this truth of our faith and, in fact, make it a constant and driving element in our very consciousness.

That is why it is important that from time to time, we pause and consider this truth so that it would really sink into our consciousness, making it the original and ultimate shaping and directing principle of our thoughts, desires, words, and deeds.

Let’s always remember that God in Christ through the Holy Spirit will always love us, irrespective of how we are toward him. In fact, even when we stray from

viable anymore, 3 out of 4 farmers have already left farming, going to the urban centers to work as janitors, drivers, waiters and what have you.

How about our indigenous peoples? Well, they have become “squatters” in their own native land as the ancestral land which their forefathers had occupied for hundreds of years are now converted into massive plantations. These are the “blessed lands” of our indigenous peoples and these are the choicest of land. According to a Study of the Development Academy of the Philippines, some 63% of Mindanao is now under the control of Trans-National Corporations (TNCs) and our IPs find themselves farming marginalized and highly steep mountainous areas. “Gamay lang nga tulod, ang kabaw moligid na.”

AGAW LUPA. AGAW TUBIG. AGAW BUHAY. That is now the order of the day in the life of the Indigenous Peoples in Mindanao. The hundreds of thousands of hectares of the Ancestral Domain have been land grabbed by powerful corporations in cohort with power-that-be

the path proper to us, God’s concern and love for us increases. This truth has been vividly dramatized in those parables of the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the prodigal son.

We should learn how to react to this tremendous love God has for us. We have to learn how to repay love with love. And that means that we should try our best to identify ourselves as completely as possible with God’s will and ways. That’s how love works.

Because of God’s love for us, he makes himself man in Christ, even going to the extent making himself like sin without committing any sin, just to identify himself with us. He showers us with many good things and ultimately gives us mercy since we cannot avoid falling into sin one way or another.

If we have to repay God’s love with love, then we have to do our best to identify ourselves with him, by getting to know and to live his very own will and ways as revealed to us in full by Christ and made perpetual through the Holy Spirit.

That is why we have to come up with a plan of life that would effectively cap -

ture and put into action this truth about us in our relation with God. We need a time for prayer. We need to study the doctrine of our faith. We need to undertake ascetical struggle, given our weaknesses, limitations, and the enemies of God and our soul as well as the spiritual and supernatural goal that we have to pursue.

We need to become true contemplatives even while immersed in the things of this world. That means that our temporal affairs should be no hindrance in our abiding relationship with God. In fact, they should become the occasion and the means to keep us with God. Even the unavoidable negative things in our life should be a reason to go and to be with God.

That’s how our correspondence to God’s tremendous and abiding love for us should look like. This should be the normal way of life for us. We need to help each other to cultivate this kind of culture in our society and in the world in general!

Orlan R. Ravanera

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DILG eyes P786-M to support 119 remote villages in E. Visayas

By Sarwell Meniano

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) 8 (Eastern Visayas) is eyeing PHP786.21 million in funds to implement the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) in 119 villages under the 2023 allocation.

The funds will be used for the 165 projects in the provinces of Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, and Samar. It is intended for the construction of farm-tomarket roads, health stations, rural electrification, school buildings, and water and sanitation system.

“The allocation this year is PHP6.6 million for each village. This is high -

er compared to the 2022 allocation of only PHP4 million,” DILG-8 Director Arnel Agabe said in a press briefing Wednesday.

Projects have been identified by residents during the retooled community support program, a convergence mechanism for local governments in the village to identify issues and needed government interventions.

Of the 119 villages, 34 are in Northern Samar, 15 in Eastern Samar, 65 in Samar, and five are in Leyte province.

These communities were previously influenced by the New People’s Army, according to Agabe.

The 119 villages belong to the third batch of areas

covered by SBDP.

The first batch, covering six villages in Northern Samar, was awarded a PHP120 million budget in 2021.

In 2022, the region’s 200 villages covered listed as SBDP recipients got PHP800 million.

Last year’s allotment financed 266 projects, of which 48 have been completed, 132 are ongoing, 76 are under procurement, and 10 are still preparing documents. The budget is up for spending until the end of 2023.

The SBDP, a hallmark program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), brings progress to former conflictprone communities. (PNA)

Cebu police taps ‘bystanders’ in combating crimes

By John Rey Saavedra

CEBU CITY – The regional police here will make Cebu a pilot province on a new method of combating criminalities this time utilizing “bystanders” and “street people” in crime reporting and prevention.

Lt. Col. Mark Gifter Sucalit, deputy chief for operations of the Cebu Provincial Police Office, said the director, Col. Rommel Ochave,

has directed municipal and city station commanders to implement Active Bystandership for Effective Response and Intervention (ABERIN) Program of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Central Visayas.

The program aims to maximize the presence of people hanging around the streets to report occurring crimes.

Bystanders, he explained, would have a huge participa-

tion in sustaining peace and order in every community, stressing that they are the

first to witness when crimes unfold and eventually report them to the authorities.

Once become well-organized, Sucalit said drivers of "habal-habal", tricycles and pedicabs, vendors and ordinary people who spend most of their time on the streets could be the best allies of the police in preventing crimes.

“In our daily grind, the police are not even the first to know if a crime happens. The bystanders and even strangers are,” Sucalit said in Cebuano.

Meanwhile, financial institutions in Cebu will also be placed in another anti-crime program that would equip personnel and security guards to detect criminals fast.

“We are giving them ideas to detect the usual behavior of criminals so that they can immediately report their presence. In our early engagement, we learn that they (personnel and

SUPPORT TO VILLAGES. A newly-completed health station in an upland village in Bobon, Northern Samar. The Department of the Interior and Local Government 8 Eastern Visayas) here is eyeing PHP786.21 million to implement the Support to Barangay Development Program in 119 villages this year. (Photo courtesy of DILG)

(PNA file photo)

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Globe deploys G-Climate solution to improve business resilience during disasters

Leading digital solutions

platform Globe will deploy G-Climate, a digital service used to reduce the downtime of cell sites and ensure business continuity during times of disaster, especially typhoons.

Globe collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop G-Climate, a cloud native service, which uses predictive analytics on various data points such as weather information, weather patterns, and cell site outage data to identify potential outages specifically during the typhoon season.

G-Climate was developed to address the impact of severe weather disturbances, which roughly causes 10 to 20 percent of outages at Globe’s cell sites.

This innovation is in line with its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly UN SDG No.

9, highlighting the roles of infrastructure and innovation as crucial drivers of economic growth and development.

“Since communications are vital during disasters, Globe is doing its best to minimize the impact of climate-related risks, particularly the downtime of cell sites in typhoon-prone areas. G-Climate is one of the ways to mitigate the effects of severe weather conditions beyond our con-

trol,” said Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer, Globe Group.

“It is great to see Globe create and use G-Climate App built using AWS Machine Learning services including Amazon SageMaker to drive faster operational decisions in critical situations and natural disasters like typhoons, floods, and earthquakes. More importantly, restoring communication facili -

ties as fast as possible after a disaster strikes allows our citizens to reconnect and stay connected with families, friends, and loved ones and have access to their finances, funds, and other critical support services,” said Stephen Thomas Misa, Country Head of AWS Philippines.

To predict which cell sites may experience an outage, G-Climate uses historical and current weather data and site information. This allows Globe to optimize the location of engineers, supplies and backup power to prevent or reduce customer downtime.

G-Climate aims to improve restoration time by 30 percent to benefit subscribers impacted by typhoons. Other potential benefits include a reduction in revenue loss, infrastructure damage and restoration costs, and time spent submitting insurance claims.

Globe engineers will use G-Climate instead of compiling multiple types of

information to get weather forecasts and daily updates. Engineers assigned to a particular area receive email notifications on outage predictions for the cell sites within their area, allowing them to take precautionary measures. G-Climate’s machine learning automatically analyzes multiple sources of information throughout the day including historic cell site information and updated weather information.

G-Climate will be integrated in the network operation’s ticketing system so that engineers are able to inspect a site prior to a typhoon’s landfall. Restoration efforts, however, may still be impacted by multiple fiber cuts, and road-clearing operations.

To ensure network resiliency and business continuity, Globe equips key sites with relevant access technologies and redundant transport facilities in the event of an area-wide outage, fortifies transport facilities,

and complements backup environment-friendly batteries with higher capacity generator sets to address prolonged commercial power outages. Globe also invested in rapid-deployment solutions for stop-gap approaches and quick fixes in areas that need immediate support in times of disasters. This includes Cell Site On Wheels (COW) and Tower on Wheels (TOW), which are retractable towers that can be deployed quickly to provide temporary coverage and capacity in areas affected by network outage. Other solutions include the Cellsite-on-a-Light Truck (COLT), Genset-ona-Truck (GOAT) mobile generators and Networkin-a-Box (NIB) portable cell sites, which can be set up in strategic locations to provide temporary coverage and capacity in these affected areas.

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

Teaching Children the First Aid Rules is Essential

By: GLYSELL BRAGA JAMINAL Teacher III Sugbongcogon Central School

For their safety and wellbeing, it is crucial to teach youngsters the first aid guidelines. Before emergency medical help arrives, first aid is the temporary and immediate care given to someone who has been hurt or fallen unwell. Children who are familiar with the fundamentals of first aid may react more correctly in an emergency, perhaps saving lives.

Preparing kids for crises is one of the most crucial reasons to teach them first aid procedures. Children are inherently curious and frequently partake in potentially hazardous activi -

ties like climbing trees or playing with sharp things. They will be better prepared to address any incidents that may arise if they are familiar with first aid procedures. To establish a sense of responsibility and confidence in youngsters, first aid instruction is crucial. Children who receive first aid training develop a sense of responsibility for others and feel more capable of handling unforeseen circumstances. Also, it may promote resilience and self-esteem in them.

Teaching kids first aid procedures might benefit in their growth in empathy

and compassion for others.

Children grow to be more compassionate and empathetic toward individuals who are harmed or ill by learning the significance of giving first aid. Also, providing first aid to kids can improve their physical and mental health.

Children grow more aware of their surroundings and learn to foresee potential threats by learning how to react in an emergency. Also, they learn how to solve problems and maintain composure under pressure, both of which can be useful in a variety of circumstances throughout their life.

DOST selects Camiguin as pilot site for volcanic eruption plan

By Nef Luczon MAMBAJAO, Camiguin

– This province has been chosen as a pilot site for the formulation of a contingency plan for a volcanic eruption by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

During the launching of the five-day workshop on Wednesday, DOST Sec. Renato Solidum Jr. said having a comprehensive plan is crucial because, unlike any other forms of disaster, volcanic eruptions have severe implications for health, economics, and public policies.

"We have to prepare for it; the first thing we should plan is to know hazard and risk; second monitor and forecast, then know when to warn and disseminate the information to the public about the hazards," Solidum said.

Solidum said the agency picked Camiguin as a model for a national contingency plan since the island province was formed by volcanic eruptions, and home to seven volcanoes, including Mt. Hibok-Hibok, which is still considered active.

Solidum, a former director at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology under DOST, noted that the last time Mt. Hibok-Hibok

(CONTINGENCY PLAN. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. (right) leads the formulation of a national contingency plan for a volcanic eruption in the island province of Camiguin on Wednesday (April 12, 2023). Joining him are (from left) Dr. David Mendoza, the Department of Health local health systems development chief; Engr. Romela Ratilla, DOST-Northern Mindanao officer-in-charge; and DOST Undersecretary Sancho Mabborang. (PNA photo by Nef Luczon) erupted was between 1948 and 1951.

The effects of a volcanic eruption event are longer and consume more resources, especially in today's scenario, he added.

Once the plan is completed, the DOST chief said it will become part of the disaster risk reduction management mechanism in the country.

Republic of the Philippines

Task Force Camiguin Meanwhile, Camiguin lone district Representative Jurdin Jesus Romualdo on Wednesday also revealed plans to institutionalize the creation of "Task Force (TF) Camiguin" which will be vested with multiple roles in helping communities.

In a speech, Romualdo said while the province is

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF Tubod, Lanao del Norte

NOTICE OF EXTRA – JUDICIAL SALE (EJF No. 230-07-2023)

Upon the Extra Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the FOUNDATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, INCORPORATED (FSSI), 46-E Eugenio Lopez St., corner Samar Avenue, South Triangle, 1103 Quezon City against SPS. LUCAS L.YU AND LIZA L.YU, both of legal age, and a resident of Purok 4, Nat’l. Highway, Bag-ong Dawis, Baroy, Lanao del Norte, to satisfy the indebtedness which as of August 10, 2010, amounting to FIVE MILLION PESOS ( 5,000,000.00) ONLY excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fee and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at Public Auction on 8th day of May, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Provincial Capitol of Lanao del Norte, Pigcarangan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all its improvements, to wit:

LIST OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY

TCT No. T-26,700

Lot No. 1983-A-9, Psd-125503-019553

“A parcel of land Lot 1983-A-9, of the subdivision plan Psd-123503-019453, being a portion of Lot 1983-A, (LRC) Psd-128315, situated in Barrio Santo Niño Village, Municipality of Baroy, Province of Lanao del Norte, Island of Mindanao containing an area ofTENTHOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY (10,440) SQUARE METERS, more and less, including all the improvements found thereon, more par ticularly described and bounded as follows;

Bounded on the North West, along lines 13-14-1-2 by Lot 1983-A-10; on the West, along line 2-3 by Lot 1983-B (LRC) Psd-128315 (INOCENCIO BACALING);on the North, along line 3-4 by Lot 1983-A; along line 4-5 by Lot 1983-A-2; along line 5-6 by Lot 1983-A-3, along line 6-7 by Lot 1983-A-4; along line 7-8 by Lot 1983-A-5; along line 8-9-10 by Lot 1983-A-6 and along line 10-11 by Lot 1983-A-7, both of the subdivision plan Psd-123503-019453; on the South East, along line 11-12 by Road; on the South, along line 12-13 by Lot 1984 Pls-13;on theWest, along line 13-14 by Lot 1983-A-10, Psd-123503-019453.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. In the event that the Public Auction cannot take place on the said date, it shall be held on June 6, 2023 without further notice.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, this March 29, 2023.

(SGD) ATTY. AISA B. MUSA-BARRAT Clerk of Court VI and Ex-Officio Sheriff

By: ROY B. MADRONA Sheriff IV

DOH-11 urges hospitals to prep for possible Covid-19 surge

By Che Palicte

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11) urged hospitals Wednesday to prepare for the possible surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (Coid-19) cases in their areas due to the recent Holy Week observance.

shows that the regional hospital capacity is at 31.1 percent for non-intensive care unit (ICU) bed use and 40.4 percent for ICU bed use.

cleared of any security threat, the TF can also serve as a force multiplier for disaster risk reduction management.

Romualdo said the TF is targeted to take shape by the third week of May this year.

"I told the Navy that we can have fast crafts to transport troops, and since it is suitable in our (island) landscape," he said. (PNA)

“Given the situation, there is a compelling need for hospitals to prepare for the possibility of a surge, especially with the long holiday in observance of the Holy Week, in which family and public gatherings were expected,” DOH-11 said in an advisory.

DOH-11 bared that there has been a notable increase in Covid-19 cases in Davao Region, particularly in this city.

As of April 10, the healthcare utilization rate

The agency reminded health facilities to observe the guidelines for Covid-19 response which mandates that all hospitals allocate at least 20 percent of their current authorized bed capacity for Covid-19 patients.

For level 2 and 3 hospitals, at least 15 percent of all Covid-19 dedicated beds shall be ICU beds or ICU-ready beds. Hospitals will be responsible for the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of policies, guidelines, and procedures related to infection mitigation, DOH-11 said. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12TH Judicial Region Branch 9 Marawi City

IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF TATANDI SP. PROC. NO. 2521-2021

SOLAIMAN BONSALAGAN under LCR Registry No. 98-145

TATANDI SOLAIMAN BONSALAGAN, Petitioner -versus-

THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MAGUING, LANAO DEL SUR, THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, THE MINISTRY OF BASIC, HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONBARMM, GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PAG-IBIG and PHILIPPINE PUBLIC TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION, Respondents x-----------------------------------------------------------x ORDER

Before this court is a petition for correction of entry in the certificate of live birth of Tatandi Solaiman Bonsalagan seeking to correct her year of birth from 1964 to 1963 and the name of her parents from H.AISA M.SOLAIMAN and H.SOCOR M.BONSALAGAN to APPIE DATIMBANG BONSALAGAN and SOLAIMAN MAMUCAO BONSALAGAN.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing on May 23, 2023 before this Court at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at which date, place and time, any interested party may appeal and show cause why the petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Marawi and the Province of Lanao del Sur once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

The Civil Registrar of Maguing, Lanao del Sur, and the Civil Registrar General, Philippines Statistics Authority, Quezon City, or any person or party who has an interest in the petition, may file his/her opposition thereto with in fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition or from the last day of publication of this Order.

Further, let copies of this Order be posted, also at the expense of the petitioner, for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing at the following areas: 1.) Bulletin Board of the City Hall of Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, 2.) Bulletin Board of Civil Registrar of Maguing, Lanao del Sur and 3.) Bulletin Board of this Court.

Furnish copies of this Order the Office of the Solicitor General at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, the Local Civil Registrar of Maguing City, Lanao Del Sur, and the Philippine Statistics Authority, Quezon City.

SO ORDERED

March 15, 2023 at Marawi City, Philippines

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Jumawid is Rotary District 3870 vocational training chairman

By MDNN Network News

Good news to the Rotary Club of Valencia City in Bukidnon!

PAG Evelyn Jumawid was recently chosen by Rotary Club District 3870 as chairperson for the Vocational Training Team for Rotary year 2023-2024.

As such, Chairperson Jumawid is expected to lead a Rotary training team especially in vocational and related matters for the total fulfillment of the mission.

The vocational training team, the MDN learned, usually travels abroad either to teach local professionals about a particular field or to

Project on

learn more on their own. Teams can be funded by district grants and global grants.

VTTs build on the Foundation’s long-

District Governor Elect Gigi Go

standing commitment to vocational training. Activities vary from one

team to the next but may include training medical professionals on cardiac surgery and care, sharing best practices on early childhood education, or explaining new irriga -

tion techniques to farmers. A successful VTT increases the capacity of the host community to solve problems and improve the quality of life.

Couple opens self-liquidating business with Bajaj Three-wheeler

Distinct Diskarte | Innovation is the best term for the couple’s business concept. Both the fried ice cream

latte with a unique mobile store strategy keeps beachgoers at Brgy San Miguel, Zambales, coming back to their Bajaj Maxima Cargo Food Cart.

Inspired by a Madiskarte | Apple Mercado,

the

CM Tea Hub (Queen Scrambie), also a Madiskarteng Entrepreneur, inspired the couple to open Molokai Bowls and Dgat Kape Ikaw, Mobile Food Cart by the beach! Dream Come True |

“You just need to start” says Joane Gojol when asked about making their dream a reality. With passion, diskarte, and Bajaj Maxima Cargo, there is no surprise how self-liquidating the mobile business has be -

come since it opened in 2022.

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Photo shows PAG Evelyn (middle) during the turn over of the RCMV hand washing facility at Magsal Elementary School. Hygiene Kits from the Rotaract Club Of Metro Valencia were also distributed for their

Disease Prevention and Treatment.

Business gimmick like no other? Ice cream store with a twist or mobile coffee shop! That spark of an idea came from the Zambaleno couple named Marco Infante at Joane Gojol, business owners of “Molokai

Bowls” and “Dgat Kape Ikaw” Bajaj Maxima Cargo food cart.

and café

CEO of

Pag-IBIG Fund recognizes top employers and developers, reports record-high accomplishments in Mindanao

Pag-IBIG Fund recognized top employers and developers in Mindanao as it held the first of its series of Stakeholder Accomplishment Reports (StAR) in Davao City on Thursday (13 April 2023).

The Pag-IBIG StAR follows the Pag-IBIG Fund Chairman’s Report held by the agency in Pasay City in March this year, and is conducted by the agency to apprise stakeholders in each of the country’s major regions of its accomplishments and recognize them for their support.

Pag-IBIG Fund awarded its top ten developers, top collection agencies and top government and private employers during the event.

“Pag-IBIG Fund achieved its best-performing year in 2022 as our net income, membership savings, loan releases, and payment collections reached record-highs. These were made possible mainly because of the unwavering support from our partner employers and developers. We conduct the Pag-IBIG StAR to recognize their efforts and to continue building on our good business relationship, so that we can all work together in heeding

the call of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to uplift the lives of every Filipino worker,” said Secretary Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar, who heads the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the 11-member Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees.

Pag-IBIG Fund posted its best performing year in 2022 as the agency’s net income reached a record high P44.50 billion, a 28% increase from the P34.69 billion the year prior. The agency also reported several record high figures for the year, with home loans reaching P117.85 billion; total membership savings collected amounting to P79.90 billion and loan payments amounting to P127.42 billion. Pag-IBIG Fund also assisted the highest number of members with 105,212 securing new homes from its housing loan programs and

CUSTOMER ADVISORY RA 11552

over 2.61 million aided through its short-term loans. The agency ended the year with total assets at its highest, amounting to P827.40 billion.

Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Executive Officer Marilene C. Acosta, meanwhile, noted that the agency continues its strong performance for the first two months of the year, posting year-on-year growths on membership savings collections, housing loan takeout and loan payments.

“We are happy to report that we have sustained the momentum of our banner year in 2022 to begin the year. We thank our stakeholders here in Mindanao, namely the business community for the timely remittance of their employees’ monthly savings and loan payments, our partner developers in building and delivering quality housing projects and accounts, our members who continue to save with us and choose our loan programs, and our borrowers for their prompt payment on their loan obligations. All these enable us to sustain our growth and record-high achievements,” Acosta said.

Salat sa Buhay

By: GELYN P. BENIGA HT III

Dito sa ating mundo ay mapalad na tayo kapag may kasangga o maaasahan at malalapitan ka sa oras ng kagipitan. Mapalad ka kung sa pakiramdam mo ay sobra-sobra ang natatanggap mong biyaya at pagmamahal. Ngunit, paano kung ikaw ay pinagkaitan ng mga bagay na makapagpapasaya sana sa iyo? Hihingi ka pa rin ba ng sobra o sa iyo ay magiging sapat na ang mayroon ka? Nasanay na si Ariel Tupik Pinado sa mga sumbat, pang-aapi ng mga taong nanliliit at nanlalait sa kaniyang kapansanang Polio.

Bata pa man ay kinamulatan na ni Ariel ang pait at lupit ng mundo sa kadahilanang siya ay nag-iisa lamang at walang kinagisnang pamilyang mag-aaruga sa kaniya kaya pakiramdam niya’y pasan-pasan niya ang mundo.

Sa edad na 28 ay namuhay sa karimlan at kalungkutan si Ariel dahil sa kawalan ng pag-asa. Marami sa atin ang biniyayaan ng kumpletong parte ng katawan mula ulo hanggang paa. Bagaman may mga mata, karamihan ay hindi pa rin mulat sa katotohanan hinggil sa kahirapan. Ang pagkakaroon ng kapansanan, bagaman mahirap ay hindi kabawasan upang mawalan ng

pag-asa sa buhay. Isa sa mga Ozamiznon na may kapansanan si Mang Alex

Larraso, 43 taong gulang.

Ipinanganak siyang bulag

kaya bata pa lang ay kinamulatan na niya ang dilim ng

mundo. Nagsusumikap siya

araw-araw upang matustusan ang pangangailangan ng

kaniyang pamilya. Bilang

ama ng kanilang tahanan, maagang gumigising si Mang

Alex kasama ang kaniyang

anak upang pumunta sa

Integrated Bus and Jeepney

Terminal (IBJT) ng Ozamiz City. Bitbit ang kaniyang

lata at kasama ang kaniyang

anak na nagsisilbi niyang

mga mata, namamalimos

sila simula alas kuwatro

nang umaga hanggang alas

sais nang gabi sa IBJT. “So -

brang hirap pero kakayanin ko para sa apat kong mga anak,” pahayag ni Mang

Alex. Nakapanlulumong pagmasdan ang kaniyang mukha na tila ba’y pasan ang mundo. “Wala rin naman akong magagawa dahil ipinanganak na akong ganito kaya tatanggapin ko na lang,” dagdag niya. Bawat bus na nakaparada sa terminal at naghihintay ng mga pasahero ay oportunidad para sa kaniya na makalikom ng barya. Sa tulong ng kaniyang anak Parang isang ibon na nawalan ng pakpak at hindi

What is RA 11552?

An act extending and enhancing the implementation of the lifeline rate. It is the act that ensures fair and equitable implementation of the lifeline subsidy among qualified marginalized electricity end-users as provided by law.

What is Lifeline Rate and its Benefits?

“Lifeline Rate” refers to the subsidized rate given to qualified marginalized end-users defined under the Act, as part of the socialized pricing mechanism that provides for a percentage discount, subject to the guidelines set by the ERC.

Who are the qualified marginalized end-users?

Qualified marginalized end users may be:

• 4Ps beneficiary

• Non-4Ps or those living below the poverty threshold established by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

Who are the unqualified marginalized end-users?

• Living in private condominiums or private subdivisions (except those under government housing projects and programs)

• Those availing of net metering services subject to section 15 of the amended rules enabling the net metering program for renewable energy

• Those whose consumption falls at or below the consumption threshold, but are not considered QME

• Those who are convicted for violating the Anti-Pilferage of Electricity and Theft of Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Act of 1994 in perpetuity

What are the requirements?

makalipad at maabot ang pinapangarap.

Walang ibang magawa kundi laging nakaupo sa itinuturing niyang tahanan sa gilid ng Gaisano Capital Mall ng Ozamiz. Hawak niya palagi ang kaniyang lata at nakaupo buong araw sa gilid at umaasang may isang busilak ang kalooban na magbibigay man lang kahit kapiranggot na barya.

Bagaman nasa ganitong kalagayan, hindi pa rin siya nakaliligtas sa mga taong minamaliit ang kaniyang pagkatao. “Sobrang hirap. Minsan ang kakaunting baryang nalilimos ko ay kinukuha pa ng ibang batang manlilimos,” lumuluhang pagamin ni Ariel.

Naging malupit man kay Ariel ang mundo ay nanatili pa rin siyang matatag at umaasang may makapansin sa kanyang at matulungan man lang ng mga taong may mabuting kalooban.

Kagaya ni Ariel ay sanayin din natin ang ating mga sarili na hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon masaya at matamis ang takbo ng buhay. Dapat tayong maging matatag dahil katulad niya, mas pinapatatag ng panahon ang taong may pangarap kahit pa kulang ang kaniyang ka- kayahan at walang labis ang kaniyang kayamanan.

Other documents are required for the following cases below:

Filing through representative:

Signed Letter of Authority (typewritten or handwritten), citing the reason for the applicant’s inability to personally file the application; and a Valid government-issued ID (with signature) of both representative and the represented

The applicant is not the registered customer:

Proof that they are in actual possession and occupation of the residence.

When is the validity period?

• 4Ps beneficiary

The Certification of Lifeline Coverage shall be valid within the period indicated in the Certified List issued by the DSWD, unless the DSWD, after re-evaluation, delists the said beneficiary earlier than the original period. (Rule 8, Section 3)

• Non-4Ps

The Certification of Lifeline Coverage shall be valid for a period of three (3) years. (Rule 7, Section 2)

Greenergy gives solar to lucky golfer

By Mark Francisco

Greenergy awards a Solar Energy System prize to a golfer who made a holein-one in the Engr. Ariel T. Cayanan Cup Golf & Fellowship held in Pueblo de Oro Golf & Country Club in Cagayan de Oro City last month.

A hole-in-one occurs when a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the hole with one stroke.

“It’s an honor and pleasure to be sharing the gift of renewable energy, our solar energy package,” Greenergy COO & General Manager Andrew Donggay said during the culmination event, congratulating the lucky golfer, Andrew D. Neri, local resident of CDO.

Greenergy is one of the sponsors of the event which gathered golfers and enthusiasts from Northern Mindanao.

The winning solar prize is a 3kW On-Grid System which will give Neri savings from his residential electric bill.

Since 2008, Greenergy is active in the promotion and development of renewable energy power generation in Mindanao. We were the first private company in the region to offer solar rooftop installation services with the launch of Greenergy Solar in 2010. Greenergy is also a DOE-accredited Energy Service Company (ESCO) and an ISO 9001:2015 certified company.

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Engineer Brigade together with three platoons from the US Army conducted various operations during the live-fire exercise which include artillery preparatory fires, helicopter air assault, aerial gunnery, obstacle breaching, knockout bunker, and room clear-

ing," Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said Thursday,

The live-fire exercise is part of the ongoing 38th iteration of "Balikatan" which involves more than 17,000 Filipino and US soldiers training side-by-side in a spectrum of military operations.

"Balikatan" is a testament to the longstanding and enduring friendship between the Philippines and the United States and their shared commitment to regional stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. (PNA)

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The ABERIN program was introduced by Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin dur-

THE 21 st CENTURY TEACHERS

By: SANDRA S. PAGLINAWAN Teacher II Mangga Elementary School

Many of us rely on technology for communication, transportation or for directions. We even purchase online and cannot have one day to update on a social media platform to connect friends and family. We cannot imagine a life without technology.

Children today are literate in using cell phones and other gadgets at young age. In this way, schools are adopting technology in the learning process especially in reading.

Classrooms use technology as a valuable tool to assist with reading instructions. This help pupils achieve the five essential parts of the

reading process: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension and vocabulary. Teachers use video clips and other educational videos in teaching reading. This make the pupils learn more and retain more to read better. Teachers also use video lessons in teaching their lessons. Through technology, the learners are able to comprehend well as they also enjoy learning the lesson. It makes pupils eager to listen attentively making the objectives of the lessons achieved.

This implies that teachers in the 21st century with the learners in the 21st century can compete globally.

ing the Holy Week when they sought the help of bystanders securing churches and religious sights, especially in detecting and reporting suspicious individuals. (PNA)

Rice...

from page 3 rice seed distribution is intended to complement and supplement the hybrid rice production strategy of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. under his food security agenda.

Results of the seasonal monitoring and evaluation of the program showed that the adoption of certified inbred seeds in its covered provinces doubled from more than 40 percent to 84 percent, leading to in -

creased average yields in 2020.

PhilRice also said its monitoring showed that yields improved steadily to 4.2 metric tons per hectare (MT/ha) in the 2022 dry season from 3.63 MT/ha in the 2019 dry season.

For the wet season, the PhilRice said yield increased from 3.69 MT/ha in the 2019 wet season to 4.03 MT/ha in the 2021 wet season.

The RCEF Seed Program is a component of Republic Act 11203 or Rice Tariffication Law, which allocates PHP3 billion in funds every year to develop, propagate and promote high-quality inbred rice seeds to help improve the competitiveness of Filipino rice farmers. (PNA)

Teacher’s Care

By: GLYSELL BRAGA JAMINAL Teacher III Sugbongcogon Central School

In addition to facilitating academic learning, primary school teachers also act as caregivers for their charges. Your pupils’ well-being and academic progress may be significantly impacted by the love and care you show them. We’ll talk about the value of teacher care in elementary school in this piece, as well as some methods you can give it.

Students’ social and emotional abilities as well as their sense of self are still growing in elementary school. They could struggle to express their demands, control their emotions, and build strong bonds with their peers. Here, a teacher’s concern can truly make a difference.

Students are more likely to feel comfortable and supported in the classroom when they perceive that their teacher cares about them. While

students are more likely to take risks and attempt new things when they feel that they are in a supportive environment, this sense of security can result in greater academic performance. Also, pupils are more inclined to act positively and be kind to their classmates when they sense their teacher cares about them.

Your responsibilities as an elementary school teacher go beyond only imparting knowledge of academic subjects. Also, you are in charge of your students’ welfare. You may provide your children the teacher’s care they require to succeed in school and in life by fostering strong relationships, fostering a safe and friendly classroom atmosphere, offering emotional support, encouraging positive behavior, and recognizing accomplishments.

MYTHOSELA Acenas Villanueva was a model and doing pageantry since 2014. She was born in Gingoog City. From one of the country’$ outstanding community and the gateway to Northern MindanaoLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental She is a graduate from Xavier University- Ateneo de Cagayan took up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management, She’s a Philippine Airforce Reservist, a community builder and a disaster responder Active Lector at her parish. She’s working as a unit manager and a life changer A Real estate associate partner. She was a Finalist of Mutya Ng Pilipinas NM in the year 2017 and Miss Kuyamis -Laguindingan 2021 and she made to be an official delegate in this year’s Miss Philippines Earth 2023. She’s an advocate of community building through environmental protection and conservation. She wanted to build communities and empower green hands and wishes to bring back the glory that once owned by mother nature.

Republic of the Philippines SHARI’A DISTRICT COURT Fourth Shari’a Judicial District Marawi City

IN THE NAME OF THE PETITION TO SPL. PROC. NO. 64-2023

DECLARE THE LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF SPO4 AVELINOMABACAL DATUMANONG, LINANG AGAO DATUMANONG Petitioner.

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ORDER

Filed with this Court is a petition to declare the legal beneficiary of SPO4 Avelino Mabacal Datumanong. The petitioner, Linang Agao Datumanong, substantially alleged inter alia:That she and Avelino Mabacal Datumanong got married on March 24, 1976; That the latter during his lifetime was a member of the PNP with a rank of SPO4; That he retired from the service on May 12, 1998 and had enjoyed his pension until his death on August 30,2022;That the petitioner being the legal wife of the decedent whose marriage was solemnized by the late Judge Timoteo A. Ramiro, tried to secure a copy of their marriage contract from the Philippine Statistics Authority but, it turned out that their marriage contract was not registered; That the petitioner was directed by the PRBS to get Court Order, declaring her as the legal beneficiary of the decedent because of the late registration of their Certificate of Marriage where the name of the decedent because of the late registration of their Certificate of Marriage where the name of the decedent was marked “deceased”; And that she asked the Court to declare her as the legal beneficiary of the late SPO4 Avelino M. Datumanong, so that the latter’s pension will be transferred to her.

The Court finds the petition sufficient in form and substance.

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the case is set for hearing on May 25, 2023 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.The petitioner is directed to cause the publication of this Order, once a week for three consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation.Anyone who maybe prejudiced by this petition may file his/ her written opposition thereto or appear on said hearing and show cause why this petition should not be granted. Send copy of this Order to the PNP (PRBS) at Camp Crame, Quezon City and another copy to the Hon. Solicitor General for information and representation.

SO ORDERED.

Marawi City, Philippines, March 22, 2023.

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DOST Undersecretary for Regional Operations Sancho

A. Mabborang and a team from DOST-X were also present during the opening ceremony in full support of this event, as the agency is the vice-chair for prevention and mitigation in the regional disaster risk reduction and management council.

Office of Civil Defense Region 10 Director Antonio Sugarol was also in attendance at the opening ceremonies. He expressed full support for the activity.

The four-day event is a training-workshop according to the module implemented by the Office of the Civil Defense. Among the topics to be discussed are Contingency Plan factors, Hazard plan, Health-related hazard due to Volcanic Activity, Establishment of Incident Command Management Team, and more.

Located along the Pacific ring of fire, the Philippines is highly susceptible to seismic and volcanic risks. The World Risk Index 2022 stated that the country is one of the most at risk and exposed to natural hazards and the adverse effects of climate change.

With the exposure to these hazards, resilience building is a priority concern. The community should be prepared for the possibility of disasters while preventing and mitigating such from happening. The Local Government Units across the country have gradually shifted their approach from reactive to proactive disaster risk management. In this initiative, GeoRiskPH has been utilized by LGUs, and even private entities.

Dr Macario Oclarit, President of Camiguin Polytechnic State College supported the event by allowing teachers to help in the updating of the Contingency Plan for volcanic eruption.

The Mambajao DRRM Officer, Ms. Raquel Ranara in close coordination with Ms.Joanne Katherine Rosales-Banaag, Provincial S&T Director and Mr. Trestan Rey Ebarre, Chief Capacity Building and Training Officer of OCD-10 and Ms. Joan Salcedo of PHIVOLCS were the focal persons who worked for more than two months to prepare the said activity. It was realized upon the request of Congressman JJ Romualdo.

The most active and wellknown volcano on the island is Mount Hibok-Hibok, which has erupted several times in the past. Its last eruption was in 1951, when

boiling lava, poisonous gasses and landslides killed 3000 people. (Nova Belle Calotes/ DOST 10)

Life...

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be and when the IP leaders would stand to resist, they are killed. In fact, in the last 5 years, some 63 IP leaders have been murdered including a lady Datu for fighting for the IP’s water rights. Fear is indeed being used as a means to control the mind and to abuse the rights of the Indigenous People. In all of those killings, no one has been arrested. Thus, the killings continue without let-up.

The “blessed lands” have ceased to be so because these lands, where plantations have loomed, reek with poisons, having been bombarded for several decades with multifarious toxic chemicals, 8 of which are already internationally banned (based on the examined samples of water, air and soil in Davao.) Certainly, these chemicals are carcinogenic, the reason why cancer has become a common disease of the Mindanawons.

As for our fisherfolk, they are the ones catching fish, yet their children are hungry as malnutrition is highest in the coastal communities. This is so because the grandeur of the Philippine bays is now fast disappearing as they undergo progressive state of impairment and with it, the marginalization of the coastal populace. Unlike before when fish would literally jump into their “banca,” fish now can hardly be caught.

Why? What are the fatal blows causing the death of the once mighty marine and fishery ecosystem? Well, the bays are treated as waste pits. First is industrial pollution. Chemical waste from industries and factories are dumped in the bays. Other silent killers are the internationally banned chemical fertilizers and insecticides which are heavily used in surrounding plantations.

These non-biodegradable, petroleum-based agricultural inputs are washed from the soil into rivers and into the sea, entering food chain and polluting the watersheds. I am very certain that these toxic chemicals are already in our water system, in the water that we drink or bath and water we use for cooking. Other countries have banned these chemicals, why are these being used by big plantations?

Are we Filipinos guinea pigs?

It is about time that we stop these plantations? For heavily using these toxic chemicals that have harmed the health of the people, some of these plantations are barred to operate in their own respective countries. That is the reason why they are operating (and expanding at that!) here in the Philippines particularly in

Mindanao. What a tragedy! Gumising na po tayo!

All told, the above-cited realities are some of the horrors of social injustices that have been rammed down the throats of our oppressed but struggling people. Apparently, the victims include the ecosystems that provide the life-support systems to our ecological people in defiance of the Constitutional Principle (Art.II, Sec. 16) that, “The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.”

Unless we rectify such, there can be no genuine development. Only mal-development that sacrifices the people and the environment to the altar of greed and profit!

How can we rectify these social wrongs when these are hidden from us by the mainstream media which beholden to the financial support of the rich powerful. No way can the outpourings of lies and misinformation be stopped. There are those who were brave enough to fight for the truth but they were eliminated as some 187 journalists/broadcasters have been killed in the last five years for exposing the truth. Thus, we have been buried in the fallacies of life and religions. So, GISING NA PO TAYO!

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topline to grow by 40% to Php 15.657 billion in 2022, up from Php 11.162 billion in the previous year. Despite the surge in CLI’s topline, its unrecognized revenue for future recognition still stood at Php 29 billion.

“Our robust 2022 performance is a testament to our growing commitment and leadership in the Vismin region. We have been recording double-digit growth across all segments since our 2017 IPO. We are finally setting our sights on Luzon in the next 2 years,” CLI chairman and CEO Jose R. Soberano III said.

Real estate sales revenue recorded a 40% year-on-year (YoY) growth to Php 15.439 billion in 2022 from Php 10.996 billion in the previous year. This was mainly driven by significant construction progress, as construction hit full swing across all CLI

project sites in 16 key cities in VisMin by end-2022.

CLI launched close to 5,000 units across 16 projects, worth Php 19.36 billion collectively, which was 74%sold by the end of 2022. Sales velocity of these launches hit peak levels with most developments fully taken up within days. CLI’s first project in a new area, Puerto Princesa, for instance, was 85%-sold out in less than a week.

The listed company also posted a 71% growth in hotel revenues to Php 83 million in 2022, while revenues from rental units also improved with a 7%-growth to Php 79.28 million from Php 74.27 million in 2021 on increased lease contracts and new tenants from the recently-completed Latitude Corporate Center.

CLI’s flagship economic brand Casa Mira accounted for the largest share of revenues at 47%, followed by the mid-market Garden Series contributing 27%, and the high-end Premier Masters at 24%. The mix of revenue recorded during the year was brought about by the strong Casa Mira sales during the height of the pandemic in 2020.

After a strong end-2022 performance, CLI has its eyes set on continued expansion for 2023 on the back of optimism for strong economic growth and property demand in the VisMin region. In CLI’s pipeline are Php 29.75 billion worth of projects expected to drive reservations sales during the year. The company is also setting its sights on a Luzon entry with a landbank build up that will begin this year.

CLI will also open three hospitality projects this year: The Pad, lyf Cebu City at Base Line Center, and Citadines Bacolod City. The listed company also targets a substantial growth in its leasing business, with an addition of 4,000 sqm worth of gross leasable area (GLA) largely from Davao Global Township retail pads and convention center.

With a robust performance and bright prospects ahead, the CLI Board earlier declared regular and special cash dividends of Php 0.15 and Php 0.03 per share at a total estimated

amount of Php 624 million, up 20%-increase from the Php 520 million paid to stockholders last year. The recently declared dividends have a record date of April 18, 2023 and will be paid on April 28, 2023.

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sioning of transformers and other substation equipment. Regional groups also set-up booths showcasing technical exhibits.

“We are happy to be able to conduct this activity after years of being constrained to online activities. The talents demonstrated during the Substation Operation, Maintenance, and Testing Skills Exhibition are learning experiences which we can use in effectively and efficiently maintaining the country’s transmission grid,” stated NGCP.

name: Percival Mabasa). Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla advised the two respondents of the murder charges to "face the music."

“If you think you are innocent just come in to face the music. The wheels of justice are turning.” Remulla told reporters

“The law has a protocol on how to handle persons who will be arrested or who have to be arrested. So, we will let the protocol of the law, the way that it runs, run its course. The judges will be able to know if the truth is there. They will know what’s true and what’s not,” the DOJ chief concluded.

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perience strong breeze to near gale strength winds which may cause minimal to minor impacts to life and property, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

TD Amang may bring rains with gusty winds over Bicol Region and the provinces of Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Aurora.

NGCP recently conducted the Substation Operation, Maintenance, and Testing Skills Exhibition in its Mexico Substation as part of its ongoing efforts to promote excellence in its operations.

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During the press conference, Escorial admitted carrying out the assassination of the hard-hitting radio broadcaster on October 3.

Judge Gener Gito of the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 penned down the arrest order on April 12 but it was only presented to the media yesterday, it was learned.

Bantag and Zulueta's non-bailable murder charges at Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 were separate from a murder case filed in Las Piñas City on the killing of Percy Lapid (real

It could also cause scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, the rest of Central Luzon, the rest of Calabarzon, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz and Antique. PAGASA warned residents of these areas against possible flooding or landslides due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains.

Moderate to rough seas may be experienced over the eastern and southern seaboards of Southern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon. PAGASA advised mariners of small seacraft to take precautionary measures when venturing to the sea and to avoid navigating in these conditions if possible.

Meanwhile, in the next 12 hours, the TD is expected to pass over the eastern localities in Camarines Sur, Lamon Bay and Quezon. It is also forecast to weaken into a low pressure area by Thursday. (PNA)

DOST Secretary Hon. Renato u. Solidum during his discussion on “Understanding and Preparing for Geological Hazards”

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