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AVAO City – A business-tobusiness (B2B) matching session will be conducted to link local Halal producers with prospective national and international buyers during the three-day 7th Philippine Halal Trade and Tourism Exposition on May 27 to 29 at the Abreeza Mall of Davao.

THE provincial government of Misamis Oriental has allowed the entry of cooked poultry products in the province from the areas that have been affected by the Avian Influenza virus (Bird flu), the Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet) announced on Monday, April 11. Dr. Benjamin Resma, the provincial veterinarian, during the flag raising in the provincial capitol, said the changes were implemented in accordance to the new executive order issued by provincial Governor Yevgeny Vicente Emano recently. “Right now, we allow cooked, processed cooked poultry and by poultry products. Again, for those cooked only. But fresh, live, especially eggs and fertilized duck eggs (balut), we still prohibit them from entering the province,” Resma said.

New threat to Philippine eagle DAVAO City– Animal keepers at the Philippine Eagle Center have set up traps to catch a reticulated python that’s preying on animals inside their enclosure in Barangay Malagos, Baguio District in Davao City. This is after a juvenile Philippine eagle named ‘Espoir’ was found dead inside its enclosure at around 12:13 a.m. last April 5. Espoir, a French word for “Hope,” was an offspring of eagle parents Ariela and MVP Matatag. Last month, a Philippine subsidiary of global animal health company, Ceva Santé Animale, adopted the chick. The Philippine Eagle Foundation and Ceva signed a Memorandum of Agreement on the adoption of Espoir where the company pledged to provide an annual support of P200,000 to cover the eaglet’s food, keeper care, veterinary care, and shelter maintenance.

Rebel leader nabbed GOVERNMENT forces arrested a leader of the New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) allegedly involved in extortion in a joint operation here Tuesday evening. In a statement Wednesday, the Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) said Aldeem Yañez, of Barangay Iponan, works for the NPA's underground movement and does "ideological, political and organizational" works in parts of Bukidnon province. Yañez also facilitated the NPA's extortion activities in the urban areas of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon, 4ID said.

KUTSETO. A kutsero repairs the wheel of his “tartanilla” (also called “kalesa” in other parts of the country) in Barangay Tubod, Iligan City. Iligan is among few remaining places in the country who still allow the use of tartanillas in city streets as a mode of public transportation, a blessing in these times of skyrocketting fuel prices. mindanews photo by bobby timonera

Speaking during the “Wednesdays at Habi at Kape,” Mar i lou Ampu an, R eg iona l Development-Regional Halal Committee vice chairperson, said 38 exhibitors have confirmed to attend the expo, where sessions will be held both face-to-face and online for participants from all over the Philippines. She said they have invited participants from different regions of Mindanao, including leading and HALAL/PAGE 7

P2.2M worth of crops in Zambo damaged by storm ZAMBOANGA CITY – An estimated P2.203 million worth of agricultural crops were damaged by heavy rains last week in Zamboanga City, according to the Office of the City Agriculturist. City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said vegetables and other agricultural crops in

barangays Vitali and Sibulao were destroyed by flash floods and heavy rains last April 5. Hardest hit was the Vitali District where 28.90 hectares of farmland were inundated. Damage to crops included P373,560 of hybrid corn, P63,000 of rice and P49,500 of hybrid rice. DAMAGED/PAGE 7

LUKAY. A boy sells lukay (palm fronds) to churchgoers early morning on Palm Sunday (April 10) outside the St. Michael’s Cathedral in Iligan City as Christendom starts the Holy Week. mindanews photo by bobby timonera

Small and medium enterprises seek rebound after hiccup By FRANCIE CARREON, MindaNews

ZAMBOANGA City – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) all over the country need to bounce back to fasttrack every region’s economic recovery, according to the regional governor of the Philippine Chamb er of Commerce and Industry

(PCCI). “We are aiming to bounce back and fast-track our economic recovery here in Zamboanga Peninsula as we go through the adverse effects of the pandemic in the past two years, and even up to now,” said Pedro Rufo

“Pocholo” Soliven, head of PCCI-ZamPen. This, following the recent second general membership meeting of PCCI-Mindanao and the induction ceremony of regional governors over the weekend. Soliven was among seven regional governors who were REBOUND/PAGE 7

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PDEA-10, 'Oplan Harabas' ensures safety of passengers for lent

ISAMIS ORIENTAL-The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-10 in collaboration with the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-10, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)-10, Philippine National Police (PNP)-10, and local government units held its "Oplan Harabas" to test public utility drivers at the East and Westbound bus terminals in the province for drug usage and ensure the public's safety for this upcoming

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holy week, April 7. “This Oplan Harabas is a nationwide joint activity, it’s a proactive measure na ginagawa natin (that we do) to ensure the safety of our commuters, we are conducting a surprise drug test on all our public utility drivers,” said PDEA-10 Regional Director Jigger Montallana. If found positive for drug usage, drivers will have their license confiscated by the LTO-10 and be endorsed to their local government unit for proper intervention and community-based rehabilitation or more,

depending on their profile assessment. For their part, LTO-10 Representative Santino Aguilar said the drivers in the province have been cooperative in the operation and that their office is now closely working alongside various stakeholders to ensure that the technical and human factors related to public travel are closely monitored especially with the influx of passengers this Holy week. “Kinahanglan gyud sila i-test para ma likayan ang disgrasya sa dalan, ang kinabuhi sa mga pasahero kay naa sa kamot

HUMANE INTERVENTION. If found positive for drug usage, Drivers will have their license confiscated by the LTO-10 and be endorsed to their local government unit for proper intervention and community-based rehabilitation or more, depending on their profile assessment. (VPSB/PIA-10)

sa mga driver,” Jay-R, a bus conductor from the Agora Eastbound terminal shared.

(They should be tested so we can prevent accidents on the road, the lives of our

passengers are in the hands of our drivers). (VPSB/PIA10/Misamis Oriental)

DA-10 showcases local produce, cuisine in cooking competition by GABRIEL D. ANDRES

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--In celebration of this year’s Filipino Food Month, the Department of Agriculture (DA)-10 showcased local produce and culinary favorites

through an inter-division cooking competition held at the DA-10 Regional Field Office compound, April 11. A total of nine competing teams from

the agency’s divisions participated in the contest. Various dishes inspired by the flavors of Mindanao were prepared such as sinuglaw, beef rendang, adobo, kare-kare, and ginataang dabong LOCAL/PAGE 7

Filipino values among young learners in the new normal By MARIA FE S. BALANCAR

Seriously, learners of today have gone a major change. Their values have pronouncedly changed that you cannot almost see in most of them the Filipino values that the elders have treasured through the years. Indeed, it takes a village to raise children.

But how can the teachers help keep the Filipino values in the minds, hearts and in the actions of today’s learners? T h e v a lu e s of t o d ay ’s youth differ very much from those of the older generation. Nowadays, a lot of youngsters are affected by peer pressure,

is guidance of parents, and family crises, leading to their inappropriate behavior. The youth of older generations were diligent and family- oriented; now, a lot of the old values have been destroyed. Many of today’s problematic youths point to family problems, like families broken due to early marriage, teenage pregnancies, and, sometimes, “home wreckers.” However a lot of these can be prevented if, and only if, we are aware of what’s happening in our society. Their values are slowly sinking in the mud. Information in their generation is rapidly transmitted, unlike during our time. Nowadays, you have to b e stric ter in e ver ything. The youth of today are more aggressive and their morals are much lower because most parents find it easier to submit to their whims than to stand firm and teach values. How we teachers can help the parents? What can we offer in our Values Education classes in particular to help address the issue? When most persons talk about a school curriculum, they think about math, science, social studies, and language courses. Seldom do I hear or read about moral values as being part of the curriculum. The problem is that the neglect of teaching moral values in schools is hurting our students and c au s i ng probl e ms i n society. If a person has never learned any moral values, how is she or he able to discern the difference between right and wrong? That is basically the essence of moral values education.

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Parental involvement in the learners’ early education By MARIA FE S. BALANCAR

Parent involvement typically involves parents’ behaviors in home and school settings meant to support their children's educational progress. Measures of parent involvement commonly include the quality and frequency of communication with teachers as well as participation in school functions and activities. According to Dearing et. al. (2004), parent involvement also characterizes parents’ values and attitudes regarding education and the aspirations they hold for their children. Although values and attitudes may not directly influence academic outcomes, they may enhance academic achievement indirectly by promoting children's motivation and persistence in challenging educational tasks. Parent involvement bridges two key contexts in children's early development, namely the home and school settings. Within an ecological framework, the home and school contexts are characterized as autonomous microsystems

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Coins.ph announces new management under Joffre Capital and Wei Zhou-led consortium Coins.ph, the Philippines’ leading fiat and crypto wallet services provider, announced today it has finalized the acquisition by global technology buyout firm Joffre Capital and received the necessary regulatory approvals. The new shareholders and management team under the helm of Wei Zhou, former chief financial officer of the

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Life with people (Pt. 1) Think a minute… Have you ever thought how easy life would be if you did not have to deal with people? But it would also be very empty! In spite of our problems with people, they are what make our life worth living. Think about it. With no people, we have no love...and what is life without love? It is so true that at the end of our life, all that really matters are the people we shared it with. The sooner we learn how to live happily and successfully with people, the sooner we will have our best life possible. But the first step in learning is to unlearn our unhealthy, bad habits and ways of relating to others. We need to open our mind to new and better attitudes in getting along with people. If we ourselves are not willing to change, we cannot change our life. Fortunately, it’s never too late. I have seen people 80-years-old “turn and learn” how to better love and live with people. One of our bad habits of dealing with people is playing the “blame game”— whether it is a husband and wife blaming each other, a

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST brother blaming his sister, chi ldren blaming t heir parents, or when we blame other races and cultures for our problems. Adolf Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany’s problems. The Roman Empire blamed the Christians for its failures and decline. But until we honestly face the facts, and take responsibility for our wrong attitudes and ways of living, we cannot change our relationships and life for the better. Another bad habit we have is judging people. We think we know what is wrong with everybody else, but we do not see what’s wrong with ourselves. We put labels on PEOPLE/PAGE 7

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA An Oxfam Study has concluded “that humanity has been buried in unbridled consumerism and materialism as there is so much veneration to the profit motive that has already captured the mindset of all governments, all institutions, all universities and all religions while there is so much denigration of spirituality.” This is because the contemporaneous d e vel opme nt p ar a d i g m called neo-liberal capitalism also known as corporate g lob a lizat ion has b e en anchored on the “moneym u s t - g r o w p r i n c i p l e ,” and “growth-at-all-cost development strategy,” that has sacrificed the people and the environment to the altar of greed and profit under the regime of one percent as the wealth of one percent is greater than the combined assets of the ninety-nine percent of the world’s population. In fact, the combined wealth of eight richest families in the world equal the combined assets of 3.6 billion people. Such gross inequities have been justified by the rich and powerful as the offshoot of the principle of the “survival-of-the-fittest.” They are stronger, more powerful, more aggressive -thus, they have more, more, more wealth, more money, more power. But the survivalof-the-fittest principle works

only in a jungle-like existence where a stronger lion eats a cornered prey but not in a civilized society. Let notice be served to one and all that each one of us will be judged not on wealth, fame or power but on how we have served the “least of our brethren.” Development that is based on individual pursuit for self- aggrandizement and wealth, where money is used not to enhance life and the well-being of the people but to make more money is not anymore economically viable and ecologically sustainable. That kind of development (which is really mal-development) makes a few elites have much too much and the many who are poor much too little. In this country, you call that block capitalism where cartels and the oligarchs run the country, owned by only 50 families. To perpetuate their economic control, they must have a hold to political power including that of the media and continuing financial support to the churches. Look at Mindanao, so rich yet so poor where 70% of the land (the choicest) is under the control of big agri-business corporations (based on a study by the Development Academy of the Philippines). Where are the farmers, the so-called backbone of the nation? They are tilling lands not their own, of if they do, they are tiedup to mode of production and marketing that they have no control. They are in marginalized areas, in slopes where their carabaos will roll-over downhill even with a little push. Our country has also become a dumping ground of finished products and source of cheap raw materials which are processed abroad then sold back to us at

a high price. What a tragedy knowing that a country that is consuming what it is not producing will always be poor. The highly iniquitous development paradigm can be likened to the workings of an auto-immune disease syndrome (AIDS), there no less than the body’s defense mechanisms are attacking vital organs. In the absence of a major change, the global system will collapse in less than one hundred years. The unimaginable is becoming imaginable: the end of life on earth. Why is this so? Glaring is unsustainability in ecology manifested by climate change, melting of the iceberg (one thousand hectares of the 386-meter high iceberg in the Arctic and Antarctic melting every day), It is scientifically established that for every one degree Celsius increase in global temperature, there will be a corresponding ten percent reduction in food production. As climate change intensifies, insects’ bites will become fatal and can reach up to higher altitude. It is predicted that there will be at least one billion global refugees in the next 100 years. In the Philippines, 15 years from now, there will be some 35 million homeless Filipinos as it is scientifically established that in the next 15 years, the sea level will increase by 16 meters high (the height of 3-storey building) and the 7,100 islands will just be reduced to 300 islands. The second bitter reality is the unsustainability in the economy as only a few elites are in control of the resources. Who decides? Who controls? Who benefits? These oligarchs are using “trickle-down” approach to the masses as an

alibi. No Sir! No such thing. In so-called trickle-down approach, we just allow all those which have already passed the digestive system of cattle to be eaten by the poor. Today, as election day is fast approaching, let the Filipino people decide to elect those who will not follow elitist rule but to ef fect a paradigm shift from unsustainability to s u s t a i n a bi l it y. Mon e y should not be used to make more money but to improve the quality of life of the people. Enough is enough of economic development that benefits only a few. No less than a national leader of Myanmar by the name of Aung San Suu Kye, leader of the national league for democracy who had been imprisoned as a freedom fighter, had stressed the truism in her speech that “human development must now b e the fo cus and not consumerism and materialism.” Yes, HIGHT SA LAHAT, TAO. Let us now be awakened to liberate humanity, especially the Filipino people from the quagmire of so much u n b r i d l e d m at e r i a l i s m and consumerism and to br i ng b a ck spi r itu a l it y amidst morale collapse and religious apathy. Let the biblical line reverberate: “What would profit a man if he gains the whole world but suffers the loss of his soul.” Indeed, each one of us is consciousness (spirit) prior to becoming a form (body) and that cons ciousness should be connected to the Unseen Being, the Ocean of C onsciousness to be well-rooted with the Being who is Eternal. Feel that Consciousness Presence. Can you not feel that?

God is our all in all “He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief and held the money bag.” (Jn 12,6) These words were said of Judas Iscariot when he complained that the precious ointment that a woman used to anoint Christ’s feet could have been sold and the money given to the poor. That’s when Christ told him to “leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” (Jn 12,7-8) We have to be wary of our tendency to do some virtue signaling that is actually meant to hide some anomaly that we commit. Nowadays, this tendency is getting not only more common in private life, but more so in our public life. It looks like it has become a fixed feature in our world culture. One source defines virtue signaling as “the action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate

one’s good character or the moral correctness of one’s position on a particular issue.” This is meant, of course, to undercut others who differ or contradict their views. Another source puts it as “a pejorative neologism for the conspicuous and disingenuous expression of moral values with the intent to enhance one’s own image.” Still another source describes it as taking “a conspicuous but essentially useless action ostensibly to support a good cause but actually to show off how much more moral one is than everybody else.” We should try our best to stay away from virtue signaling. But even more important than avoiding the vice of virtue signaling is the duty to be most honest in our temporal affairs, especially those involving money and other sources of powers. We have to practice a certain kind of detachment to see to it that our heart is not corrupted by them but is

made pure and whole for loving God and everybody else. This virtue of detachment would definitely require us to have purity of intention and to be most transparent in our transactions and eager to practice total accountability before God and also before everybody else. Without this virtue of detachment, there is no way we can keep ourselves uncorrupted, and that’s when we can be pressured to fall into all forms of cheating, hypocrisy, deception, virtue signaling, etc. Yes, we need to see to it that our intentions in all our earthly affairs are pure. And that means that we are only driven by love of God and neighbor, that what really and would only interest us is to give glory to God and to contribute to the common good. We need to convince ourselves that only by doing so can we attain what is truly good for us. We should avoid falling into the trap of

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ROY CIMAGALA the devil who would always tempt us to work only for our own personal interest, suggesting that that is where our true happiness would lie. And nowad ays, t hat kind of mentality has sadly become common. There is now a great need to dismantle that kind of attitude which definitely would require some self-sacrifice. But again, we have to remember that that is what Christ has told us --that we need to deny ourselves, carry the cross in order to follow him who is our all in all. (cfr. Mt 16,24; 1 Cor 15,28)

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Family Resilience in Time of COVID 19 ALGINA B. CABANA Teacher I Medina Central School Medina North District

The Covid-19 crisis is a time when you should gauge your family’s resilience and bond more of it as possible. The Covid-19 pandemic is a disruptive event that is severely destroying and challenging the whole wide world. People in the society got affected. Many works disrupted and even worst come to an end. Every level of many governments and other sectors was devastated. Even the Education system was affected, business and our economies were all shattered. Families as well were upset. If you do not build resilience within your self you will be found broken pieces and a crisis or prolonged adversity can more likely divide family members, derail family functional and decision making and destroy value. How resilient is your family? How does your family deal with prolonged adversity, setbacks or crisis? What are you doing to help your family learn from this period and grow in capability? Your family’s goal should be not to just cope with the adversity it faces, but to grow stronger as a result of it most especially this pandemic we’ve been through. A family can build and reinforce resilience in good times and also during a crisis by supporting one another toward a common goal EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN HEIRS WITH SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late SPOUSES ANATALIA ELLEVERA who died intestate on July 31, 2000 at Taparak, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and JOSE ESTRADA, who died intestate on April 10, 1942 at Lourdes, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, at the time of their death died without any will but left one (1) parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-5999 136T-5999 situated in the Barrio of Taparac, Municipality of Alubijid, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND NINETY-THREE (12,093) SQUARE METERS, more or less, that the parties hereto with full civil capacity to contract, hereby these presents as HEIRS/VENDORS agree to sell and alienate the TWO (2) LOTS PORTION OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. (T5999) 136-T-5999 and they hereby undertake to convey, cede, sell and transfer the ownership thereof to the following Lot 265-C-2-B-5 with an area of ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY NINE (1,869) square meters are sold to SPOUSES HONORATO ASOK NOB and PABLITA UBAUB NOB, of legal ages, Filipino Citizens and a resident of Taparak, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental in the amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (150,000.00) Philippine Currency; Lot No. 265-C-2-B-2 with an area of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT (1,568) square meters are sold to SPOUSES HONORATO ASOK NOB and PABLITA UBAUB NOB, of legal ages, Filipino Citizens and a residents of Taparak, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental in the amount of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (220,000.00) Philippine Currency; and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN HEIRS WITH SALE, filed by the heirs of SPOUSES ANATALIA ELLEVERA and JOSE ESTRADA, per DOC #443; PAGE # 89; BOOK #20; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ALMIRA B. VALDEZ. BWM: April 8, 15 & 22, 2022

and collaboratively problemsolving through hard times. As much as you need strong performance during this time, emphasize the importance of behaving according to core family values. A family will be proud not just because it survived a crisis but because it survived the crisis while keeping its values. If you are resilient, your mind and heart are open to accept and understand people and situations because you have built up the ability positive coping mechanism, y ou h av e t h e p ow e r t o overcome hardships may come along your way especially during this pandemic. Getting through tough situations together as a family helps build the confidence, trust, pride, relationships, unity, and skills to face the new challenges and rebound from the next crisis. Be a Resilient example and Resilient model to everybody because that is what people need today especially those who suffers. Let’s travel the journey together by not letting anyone be left behind.

Thousands of MisOr kids aged 5-11 get COVID shots MISAMIS ORIENTAL – A total of 5,147 children aged 5-11 received their COVID-19 shots in a two-day vaccination drive in Misamis Oriental's ten towns and one component city. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) held a cluster vaccination drive, March 29 at the GALILEO cluster composed of Gitagum, Alubijid, Laguindingan, Initao, Libertad, El Salvador City, and Opol; and on March 30 at the CLAJAVITA cluster composed of Claveria, Jasaan, DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT ESTATE BETWEEN HEIRS WITH SALE OF A PORTION OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-5114 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: T hat t he lat e L U Z M I N D A ESTRADA LEONO, who died intestate on December 2, 1995 at Iligan City, at the time of her death the said deceased left a certain parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-5114 situated at Barangay of Taparak Municipality of Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR (12,784sqm) SQUARE METERS, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT ESTATE BETWEEN HEIRS WITH SALE OF A PORTION OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-5114, filed by the heirs of LUZMINDA ESTRADA LEONO, in favor of ELEONOR N. BILBAO, per DOC #435; PAGE #84; BOOK #21; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ALMIRA B. VALDEZ. BWM: April 8, 15 & 22, 2022

A total of 5,147 children received their COVID-19 shots as the Misamis Oriental Provincial Government and Provincial Health Office launched a two-day pediatric vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11 in the province's GALILEO and CLAJAVITA clusters. (PHO MisOr)

Villanueva, and Tagoloan, with a target population of 116,000 for the 5–11-yearold population set by the Department of Health (DOH). The vaccination rollout

was a success because the provincial government and PHO collaborated with the Department of Education (DepEd)– Misamis Oriental Division, DOH-10, RHUs, MHUs,

and other agencies who shared Gov. Yevgeny 'Bambi' Emano's desire to expedite the immunization of children in the province. While waiting for their SHOTS/PAGE 6

Early childhood education: Its significance By MARIA FE S. BALANCAR

Most childhood education specialists claim that young children learn best when they're not pushed too hard, they have an opportunity to interact with their peers, and their parents and instructors treat them kindly. Likewise, children learn best when instruction and educational activities are only a small portion of their days. This is especially true of children enrolled in pre-school programs since it's not good for young children to be separated from their parents for extended periods of time. Children usually

do not benefit in programs with inexperienced teachers and large classroom sizes. Children taught at an early age usually benefit in the following ways: improved social skills, less or no need for special education instruction during subsequent school years, better grades, and enhanced attention spans. Likewise, some researchers have concluded that young children enrolled in pre-school programs usually graduate from high school, attend college, have fewer behavioral problems, and do not

become involved with crime in their adolescent and young adult years. No matter the differences in opinion about formal prekindergarten education, children benefit from receiving some type of education during their early developmental years. However, there is not one-size fits all instruction best suited for all children. While some children benefit immensely from pre-school, it may not be the best educational setting for other children. In most cases, children benefit most by receiving educational instruction from their parents. Parents must evaluate a child's unique personality before determining which program is best suited for a child since not all programs benefit children the same way. EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH PARTITION OF THE LATE SPOUSES ADELMO UBAUB GAID and MELCHORA PACAMALAN GAID KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ADELMO UBAUB GAID who died intestate on October 23, 2018 at Lapad, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental and MELCHORA PACAMALAN GAID who died intestate on August 11, 2001 at Cagayan de Oro City, at the time of their death, died without any will but left two (2) parcels of land with ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. OE-125 situated in the Barrio of Lapad, Municipality of Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY SIX (4,466) square meters more or less, and ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. OE-160 situated in the Barrio of Lapad, Municipality of Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWENTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX (21,526) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH PARTITION OF THE LATE SPOUSES ADELMO UBAUB GAID and MELCHORA PACAMALAN GAID, filed by the heirs ADELMO UBAUB GAID and MELCHORA PACAMALAN GAID, per DOC #315; PAGE #63; BOOK #20; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ALMIRA B. VALDEZ. BWM: April 8, 15 & 22, 2022

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CDO enforces health protocols for Holy Week 2022 by REXCELLE L. TOLENTINO

follow designated persons of authority responsible for the safety and well-being of everyone. These designated personnel are the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO), City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (CDRRMD), Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA), and other enforcement groups. The city will also continue to observe the enforced curfew hours from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. in lieu of observing a peaceful and safe Easter week. (CDO Gitagum (330), Liberta (235), CIO/PIA-10) Initao (916), Claveria (483), Jasaan (606), Villanueva (316), and Tagoloan (468). This activity aims to achieve the DOH's recommended target population, protect Misamisnon children, and most importantly, prepare for the full adaptation of the scheduled face-to-face classes for children to be launched by DepEd in the province. (JAKA/PIA-10)

In Malasag, only 12 years old up and vaccinated individuals the health protocols, CAGAYAN DE OROespecially in pilgrimages are allowed to enter. -In observance of the These sites will open that they often visit. Holy Week, April 14only until 3:00 p.m. and Basic protocols to be 15, guidelines for the minimum public health followed include proper are expected to close earlier depending on wearing of masks, standards (MPHS) physical distancing, and weather conditions. are agreed upon and For adults aged 18 implemented in the city, frequent washing or and above, proof of full sanitizing of hands. in coordination with The city government vaccination is required barangay officials, and also beefed up measures for them to join enforcement groups. indoor activities, while to protect the public In the hope of admission to beaches by forbidding minors sustaining CDO’s Alert and resorts will also Level 1 status and safety, to enter the Guadalupe be of limited capacity Catholics and Christians pilgrimage site. Only to ensure physical the vaccinated and are urged to adhere to distancing. adults aged 18 and EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTELEMENT OF The LGU urged above are allowed in the THE INTESTATE ESTATE Kagay-anons to said area. OF SPOUSES BENJAMIN AND ROSTICA GOCHOCO AND PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

That the late BENJAMIN GOCHOCO died on January 22, 1995 and ROSTICA GOCHOCO died on August 7, 2007, both at Salay, Misamis Oriental without a will and debt, that during the lifetime of SPOUSES BENJAMIN AND ROSTICA GOCHOCO, they acquired a real property located at Lanise, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, covered by Tax Declaration No. 0512001004576, for and in consideration of the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php 50,000.00) Philippines, the HEIRS/ VENDORS hereby TRANSFER AND CONVEY unto the VENDEE, JESSICA MARCIAL, her heirs, assigns and successors-in-interest Lot: 1199-C with an area of ONE THOUSAND HUNDRED SQUARE METERS (1,500), Absolute and irrevocable and free from any liens and encumbrances; for and in consideration of the sum of EIGHTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php 80,000.00) the HEIRS/ VENDORS hereby TRANSFER AND CONVEY unto the VENDEE, SPOUSES TEDDY AND CHAI AM AMBA, their heirs, assigns and successors-in-interest Lot 1199-B with an area of SIX HUNDRED (600) SQUARE METERS and Lot 1199-F with an area of ONE THOUSAND (1,000) SQUARE METERS, absolute and irrevocable and free from any liens and encumbrances; For and in consideration of the sum of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php600,000.00) the HEIRS/VENDORS hereby TRANSFER AND CONVEY unto the VENDEE, T86 VENTURE CORPORATION, with business address at Dayawan, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, corporation duly organized and existing under laws of the Philippines, herein represented by SUSAN TONG, Lot 1199-G with an area of THIRTY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN SQUARE METERS (31,113) SQUARE METERS, absolute and irrevocable a n d f r ee f r om an y lien s an d encumbrances; that heirs by agree that LOTS A, D, E, H, and I, shall be adjudicated to JULITA GANAPIN, and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTELEMENT OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF SPOUSES BENJAMIN AND ROSTICA GOCHOCO AND PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of BENJAMIN GOCHOCO and ROSTICA GOCHOCO, per DOC #216; PAGE #44; BOOK #3; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. SYLVAN GERALD L. SABIO. BWM: April 1, 8 & 15, 2022

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turn to be vaccinated, the children were entertained w it h mag ic shows and mascots, and they were also given loot bags, ice cream, and food after receiving their shots. Of the 5,147 vaccinees, 713 kids in Opol were vaccinated, El Salvador (326), Alubijid (307), Laguindingan (447),

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Kapatagan NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that RUBY JANE RAGRAG BUHANGIN, has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error to correct the Date of Birth from 27 JANUARY 1998 to 17 JANUARY 1998 in the Certificate of Live Birth of RUBY JANE BABARAN RAGRAG who was born on JANUARY 17, 1998 at KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are ROBERTO CENAS BUHANGIN and APRIL JOY BABARAN RAGRAG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 15 days.

(SGD) IVY R. TONGCO, LPT,J.D Municipal Civil Registrar

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Initao April 1, 2022 CCE-0015-2022

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No.1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A.10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that NATHANIEL B. PAGALAN has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name from “ “ to “ “and correction of entry in sex from “ “to “ ” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “18 JANUARY 1946” to “16 JANUARY 1946”in the certificate of live birth RUTH BULLECER WILLKOM at Initao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are WILLIAM A. WILLKOM and DAMIANA R. BULLECER. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 25, 2022 BWM: April 8 & 15, 2022

(SGD) ISAIAS A. JARALES Municipal Civil Registrar

Guidelines for the minimum public health standards are agreed upon and implemented in Cagayan de Oro City, in coordination with barangay officials, and enforcement groups. (CDO CIO)

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people just because they are a little different than us, and we do not have to do any real thinking or care enough to truly get to know that person. Even though we hate it when someone labels and judges us like that! Remember, “The soft skills are the hard skills.” Precisely cutting and polishing diamonds takes far greater skill than smashing rocks with a hammer. It takes a bigger heart and mind to truly understand and love people as they really are and need. It takes more wisdom, strength, and social skill to see both the good and bad qualities of people, yet accept them and love them in such a way that they want to change and improve. After all, that is what we need them to do with us! Won’t you ask Jesus to start changing you? He wants to help you grow a bigger, more compassionate heart toward other people? He will also broaden and deepen your mind to start understanding and wisely loving each person, just as He does you. Just think a minute.

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(bamboo shoot with coconut milk). In addition to the agency’s goal to promote agricultural products and local delicacies, DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado said the cooking contest also served as a bonding and recreational activity for its various divisions and officers. “Ang importante nashowcase nato ang Filipino food and maka-promote mi ug camaraderie, closeness within the divisions. This

is the only time na, [since] COVID Alert Level 1, karon l ang m a g t ap ok - t ap ok ,” Collado said. (What is important is we showcased Filipino food and we are able to promote camaraderie and closeness within the divisions. This is the only time, since the declaration of COVID Alert Level 1, that the agency has gathered for an activity like this) Consistent with Presidential Proclamation 469 declaring April as the annual celebration of the Filipino Food Month, DA-10 is also holding a Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita exhibit of agri and fishery products, sugar and coffee products, and local fruit and vegetables, April 11-12. (GDA/PIA-10)

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have seen digital assets and Web3 applicat ions impact everyday life in the Philippines and are honored to have the opportunity to build fully regulated products and services that will enable financial freedom for our users,” said Wei Zhou, CEO of Coins.ph. Existing products and services will remain in the app but will be modernized for a seamless user experience. Coins.ph’s new initiatives will be focused on Web3, with new crypto products and services set for launch within the year. “As a technology-focused buyout investor, Joffre Capital sees tremendous opportunity for value creation in Coins.ph to be innovative and crypto native to serve the digital-first users in the Philippines and other regions in the future. We are excited to be driving this mission with our partners led by Wei Zhou as the new CEO. The new management team’s

technology and operational expertise is world class,” said Ding’an Fei, Managing Partner at Joffre Capital. In a d d it i on t o n e w products and services, Coins. ph plans to be much more active in the local community through online and offline events sponsorships, as well as regular user engagement and financial education initiatives. Coins.ph currently has over 16 million users enjoying access to digital financial services such as e-wallet ser vices, payments, and cryptocurrency trading. The deal was advised by Spartan Group, a leading Asia-based blockchain and cryptocurrency advisory and asset management firm. For more information about Coins.ph, visit https:// coins.ph and follow it on Faceb o ok, Twitter, and Instagram.

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potential Halal industry players in the food business and service trade. Participants are given the chance to showcase their goods and services to the local market and to bag investments during the B2B sessions where the representatives from consular offices of Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Japan are expected to grace the activity. She added that investors from Malaysia and Halal certifying bodies recognized by the Department of Trade and Industry will join the event to give them links to halal certifiers. Saying “Halal is a way of life,” she emphasized that the expo will highlight not on ly pro du c t s but also services, adding that s p e a ke rs f rom v ar i ou s industries, particularly those

Revitalizing education in the 21st century By MARIA FE S. BALANCAR

Education used to be a oneshot game, now it has to be a lifelong game. You don’t just get educated once. You need to go in-between learning and work. You have to bring professionals into the classroom to teach. You have to work on projects for real organizations from the beginning, and you have to go out into the environment, into communities. You have to understand the real problems that people are facing so you can shape your learning around those problems rather than EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

just look at a textbook. We need to completely reimagine education. Instead of learning to memorize facts and figures, students need to “learn how to learn” and how to solve problems. And they should be allowed to learn independently. Changes are needed at every level. You have to infuse things like entrepreneurship into the curriculum because with the disruption that’s going on, many people are going to have to create their own jobs. Moreover, texts regarding this pandemic’s consequences are appearing at an accelerating pace, with constant coverage

by news outlets, as well as philosophical, historical, and sociological reflections by public intellectuals worldwide. R ipples f rom t he c ur rent emergency have spread into t he p e rs ona l, s o c i a l, and economic spheres. But are there continuities as well? Is the pandemic creating a “new normal” in education or simply accenting what has already b ecome normal— an a c c el e r at i ng te nd e nc y toward technologization? This tendency presents an important c h a l l e n g e f o r e d u c at i o n , requiring a critical vision of post-Covid-19 curriculum.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late RAFAEL SEMBRANO, who died intestate on July 19, 2014 that the deceased at the time of his death left a certain real property with Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 10,479 Lot No. 2829 E-psd-12-024861 situated at Purok 1 Lapinig Kapatagan Lanao de Norte, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, made and enter into by and between TITA SEMBRANO, RANDY SEMBRANO, RENALYN S. ALFECHE, RACHEL SEMBRANO, RIZA S. DULAWAN, per DOC #440; PAGE #66; BOOK #LI; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JONATHAN M. PUNO. BWM: April 1, 8 & 15, 2022

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in accommodation and food business that withstood the challenges of the two years of COVID-19 pandemic will be sharing their best practices and experiences,. She said the event will highlight integral topics aimed at developing a new standard for both the local and international Halal economy, including discussions on the local perspectives on Halal trade and tourism to be presented by speakers from the Department of Tourism, Enterprise and Public Sector of International technology provider Fushionex, the International Halal Accreditation Forum of the United Arab Emirates, and the Halal Development C or p oration B erhad of Malaysia. There will also be the launching of the Fushionex Trade Facilitation Platform and Halal Research Ecosystem for Development and Innovation Tourism Program and a discussion over potential market access and opportunities for Halal trade between the Philippines and Malaysia, Dubai, and Brunei.

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from page 1 virtually inducted to office, along with businessmen Ruben Vegafria (Northern Mindanao), Nenita Malbas (Davao de Oro in Southern M i n d a n a o ) , L o r e t a Sy EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE OF THE LATE PASTOR ILOGON, SR. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late PASTOR ILOGON, SR., who died on November 05, 1956 and PILAR B. ILOGON, who died on March 10, 1995 both died at Cagayan de Oro City; that to the best of knowledge and information of the parties hereto, the deceased PASTOR ILOGON, SR. and PILAR B. ILOGON, left no last will and testament and left no known debts to any person, firm or entity; at the time of their death left a certain parcel with Original Certificate of Title No. P-72, Tax Declaration No. 94-7062026465 & 94706102464 situated at Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of 221,408 Square Meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE OF THE LATE PASTOR ILOGON, SR., filed by the heirs of PASTOR ILOGON, SR. and PILAR B. ILOGON, per DOC #465; PAGE #93; BOOK #X; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ALBERT WENCESS C. DABA III. BWM: April 1, 8 & 15, 2022

(Soccsksargen), Julie Senense (Eastern Mindanao), Dan Zambrano (Davao), and E l i an Ma c a l a ( C e nt r a l Mindanao). “As regional governor, we co-chair the micro, smalland medium development council,” he elaborated. “Wit h t h e M SM E s consisting of 99.5% of the total economy, we provide policy inter vention and business continuity plan and bounce-back strategy to meet the challenges ahead,” Soliven said, adding that a regional governor likewise gets a seat in the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Brunei-Indonesia-MalaysiaPhilippines (BIMP-EAGA), among others. S enator C hr istopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, as guest of PCCI-Mindanao during said meeting, vowed “continued supp or t for Mindanaoan businessmen, particularly MSMEs,” while highlighting his advocacy on the Malasakit Centers which has been his government project. Government support has been through the promotion of local products and the businesses that produce them, organizing exhibits that provide space for these MSMEs to display their products, hosting trainings Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City SMPC TRUCKING SERVICES Rep. by: STELLA MARIZ G. ROILO CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH 2011-11-2893

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on April 20, 2022 at 10:00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Boad deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 7th day of April 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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and providing speakers to capacitate the Mindanaoan businessman, among others. “We have done a bounce back strategy as a business continuity particularly for MSMEs which comprise 99.5% of the total economy,” Soliven said. This may be done “through making available a lending window in partnership with small business corporation,” he explained, adding that “it’s zero interest and amortized in easy installment spread.” Soliven, also the President of the Z amboanga City Chamber of Commerce, Inc., stated further that t he y have b e en urg ing commercial private banks to relax “stringent bank requirements” in helping MSMEs. “These will help pump prime the economy, an onpoint strategy to restart the lo cal economy and encourage them (MSMEs) to continue as well as to stimulate consumption in the economy,” he said. Considering the transition, Soliven emphasized, “We also provide policy recommendation in the preparation of the exit plan as the COVID pandemic becomes endemic.” Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco, as chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council 9, said that this has been part of the five-year Regional Development Plan of Zamboanga Peninsula, its long term view that took off from the economic gains and poverty reduction efforts of government, but has just been delayed because of the pandemic. S oliven, as business chamber regional governor, is representing the region on April 5 during the Philippine e conomic br ief ing and Sulong Pilipinas 2022.

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More than P1-million worth of vegetables such as ampalaya, tomatoes, pechay, mustard, raddish, cucumber, cabbage and bell peppers were also destroyed. Some 60 farmers were affected by the calamity. Zamboanga City recorded an Orange Rainfall Warning on April 5 due to a low pressure area affecting provinces in Central Mindanao.

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Andanar backs wife’s bid for Congress party-list seat S URIGAO CITY – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, also acting presidential spokesperson, on Monday announced his support for his wife’s bid for a seat in Congress through party-list. Alelee Aguilar-Andanar is now vying for a seat as the first nominee of the neophyte Bisaya Gyud (BG) Party-list, whose main thrusts are food security, education, shelter, and security. Aguilar-Andanar works as a fulltime entrepreneur in Las Piñas City, while heading a foundation that his father, former Las Piñas mayor Vergel “Nene” Aguilar, initiated. She is also supporting other affiliated non-government organizations, including the Philippine Cancer Society. “Saksi ako kung paano magmahal ng Bisaya si Alelee. Mula nang ikinasal kami, nakatali na rin ang puso niya sa mga Bisaya (I witnessed how Alelee loved Bisayans. Ever since we got married, her heart has been tied to

the Bisayans),” Andanar said as he recalled the pioneer advocacy that his wife has organized for youth in Siargao Islands in early 2000s. The PCOO chief shared that Alelee’s persistence helped build mini-libraries in barrios where there was little to no access to information and books for young Bisayans to learn from. “Dito ko nakita ang kanyang malasakit at pagmamahal sa mga kababayan nating Bisaya. Kaya nang magdesisyon siyang tumakbo, hindi na ako nagdalawang isip na suportahan si Alelee (I saw her concern and love for our fellow Bisayans. So when she decided to run, I did not hesitate to support Alelee),” he said. “Tiwala ako na ang kanyang pagmamahal sa Bisaya ay tutumbasan niya ng de kalidad na paglilingkod sa bayan. Naniniwala ako na may sapat siyang kakayahan at karanasan para iangat ang buhay ng mga Bisaya at disadvantaged sectors sa ating bansa (I am confident that his love for Bisayans

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will be matched by quality service to the people. I believe that he has enough skills and experience to uplift the lives of the Bisayans and disadvantaged sectors in our country),” he added. Andanar is likewise urging the voting population, especially those coming from the Visayas and Mindanao regions, to support Alelee and the BG Party-list this coming May 9. “Suportahan po natin si Alelee. Hindi po masasayang ang boto nating mga Bisaya dahil siya ay may pusong Bisaya na kumakalinga sa lahat, higit pa sa isang Bisaya (Let's support Alelee. Our Bisayan vote will not be wasted because he has a Bisayan heart that cares for everyone, more than one Bisayan,” he said. It can be recalled that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Senator Christopher “Bong'' Go also expressed their support for the group. This was the only party-list of which the chief executive has openly given his support. (PR)

Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Contributed photo)