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Briefly Vaccination spread through hinterland ILIGAN City – While many people living in urban areas across the Philippines have been inoculated against Covid-19, there remains a significant number of those living in the hinterland of Mindanao who are yet to be vaccinated.

T h i s i s pr i m ar i l y because many are unable to bear the cost of traveling to a vaccine center in the main city while others fear getting the vaccination owing to misinformation and lack of awareness. As a result, their families and communities remain vulnerable to the threat of Covid-19.

Oliver Baton, a resident of Barangay Digkilaan, which is a 45-minute drive from Iligan City, said transport is expensive, and taking a day off from work is a luxury they cannot afford.

House probe on Ka Leody shooting A RESOLUTION was filed at the House of Representatives calling for an investigation on the shooting in an ancestral land of the Manobo tribe in Bukidnon visited by presidential aspirant Leody de Guzman.

Bayan Muna Reps.

Eufemia Cullamat, Carlos Zarate, and Ferdinand Gaite filed on Monday House Resolution 2561, which urges the House committee on human rights to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation on the incident. “ The violence and the attacks against the indigenous peoples (IP) have been ongoing with impunity for quite some time now without resolution and proper i nt e r v e nt i o n by t h e government,” the House lawmakers said in the resolution.

Poll security THE Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday security measures are all set as more than 40,000

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'Mega' job, livelihood fair to boost NorMin recovery T

HE “mega” Job Fair and Livelihood Showcase on T hu r s d ay ( Apr i l 2 8 , 2022) signals the start of Northern Mindanao's economic recovery, over two years after the crippling lockdowns brought by the pandemic.

HUGYAW SA KADAGATAN. One of the entries in the Hugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte on 23 April 2022. mindanews photo by richel v. umel

This was according to Albert Gutib, Department of Labor and Employment in Region 10 (DOLE10) director, who noted that it will be the first time the agency has organized a physical job fair since the coronavirus disease-19 (Covid-19) health crisis emerged in early 2020.

"We are expecting thousands of jobseekers to attend this event. This is part of the National Employment RECOVERY/PAGE 11

Kauswagan: From “all-out war” in 2000 to tourist destination

By RICHEL V. UMEL, MindaNews

KAUSWAGAN,Lanao del Norte — This coastal town where President Joseph Estrada launched his “allout war” against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front

(MILF) in March 2000 has transformed over the years into a tourist destination and is now accepting visitors after two years of COVID-19 KAUSWAGAN/PAGE 11

TUCP seeks P418 minimum wage hike in Davao Region THE Philippines’ largest labor federation said on Thursday that it filed a petition for a P418 pay increase in Davao, which would bring the region’s daily minimum wage to P814.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) cited in its petition that the last wage hike in Region 11 took effect in February 2019.

“Wages were set to the HIKE/PAGE 11 TEAM UNITY BETS FOR INITAO. The Team Unity in Misamis Oriental led by gubernatorial

candidate Juliette Uy (center) and second district congressional bet Atty. Julio Uy (first from left) officially proclaimed former provincial board member Grace "Gagay" Acain (second from right) as Team Unity's standard bearer for mayor in the municipality of Initao during the party's Proclaimation Rally held Saturday, April 23, held at the newly inaugurated Initao Municipal Hall ground. Also declared official bet for vice mayor is outgoing 3-termer mayor Enerito "Gogoy" Acain (second from left). At extreme right is vice gubernatorial candidate Joey Pelaez. photo by gerry lee gorit

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Agusan del Sur goes pink and green for Robredo-Sara

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, Contributing Editor

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The unopposed National Unity Party (NUP) candidates led by Governor Santiago Cane, Jr. and Representatives Adolph Edward Plaza and Alex Bascug announced on Sunday

that they are for RoSa – Vice President Leni Robredo for President and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for Vice President.

“It’s a collegial decision.

Unanimous choice sa NUP Agusan del Sur,” Cane told

MindaNews.

The decision to support RoSa was announced at the NUP provincial headquarters here by Team Eddiebong.

Eddiebong is the nickname of Rep. Plaza.

In 2016, Agusan del Sur voted for Mar Roxas and AGUSAN/PAGE 11

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Comelec assures counting machines' integrity intact THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has remained firm on the integrity of the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) in the upcoming May 9 polls.

Lawyer Aleli Abamonga-Dayo, Comelec Supervisor in Misamis Oriental, in a workshop demonstration on Saturday, said that while there were reports of alleged technical discrepancies in the previous elections, there were no actual cases prospered that proved there was election fraud.

"For the fifth time we have been using VCMs, and still there was no proof (of election fraud),

all remained (just) allegations," she said.

Dayo provided detailed information on the voting process and functions of the VCM to participants during the event organized by the Cagayan de Oro Press Club in partnership with Hanns Seidel Foundation.

"We also have Random Manual Audits after the precincts will be closed, which will count manually the ballots cast by voters and compare them to the (digitally-printed) election returns," she said.

Dayo also said there are protocols set by Comelec that would ensure a secured transmission of ASSURES/PAGE 10

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Wage board holds public consultation on wage hike M ALAYBALAY City -Retail gasoline and diesel prices soared to record highs across Northern Mindanao provinces, prompting the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-10 to hold a consultation with Bukidnon’s industry and labor sectors about the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines’ (TUCP) petition to increase the daily minimum wage.

“This virtual wage consultation for Bukidnon’s Private Sector and Domestic Workers or 'Kasambahay' is very important. We laud the RTWPB in Northern Mindanao for discussing with us—along with the province’s sector representatives— our appeal for a wage increase from P365 to P413 per day,” Lawyer Proculo Sarmen, TUCP regional vice president, said Tuesday.

The move he said reflects the

value of health, safety, and life when the epidemic struck workers with diseases, deaths, griefs, anxieties, fears, depressions, and the current energy spike.

Sarmen explained that the petitioned increase is based on DOST's Pinggang Pinoy Model showing that if computed on a daily basis, a family of five needs P358.52 food requirement; P36.79 for price increases; and P18.62 for Central Bank's projected 2022 inflation rate.

He emphasized that this proposed wage hike covers only half the gap between the governmentprescribed nutritional needs of a family of five and the survival meal per day that a minimum wage earner can afford.

“If approved, this petition will apply to workers in Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental,"

Sarmen said.

Likewise, RTWPB-10 Labor Representative Engr. Milbert Macarambon emphasized that this public consultation in Bukidnon is the second phase in Northern Mindanao that aims to extract useful facts, details, and new insights to address contentions about the petition.

While the labor sector seeks to raise wages, Bukidnon’s industry and business sector representatives suggest a ‘win-win solution’ as they argued that the RTWPB and TUCP should weigh up the petition because this would place their companies at a competitive disadvantage in the market place citing the implications on the cost of doing business, which could result in pushing prices upward, exacerbate unemployment, and loss of productive workers WAGE/PAGE 10

The Department of Labor and Employment partners with various agencies through signing a memorandum of understanding to ensure implementation of the celebration at SM Downtown Premier, April 25. (RDM/PIA-10)

DOLE-10 invites job seekers to join mega job fair on April 28 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Celebrating the 120th Labor Day, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)10 graced the Talakayan sa PIA, April 25 at SM Downtown Premier, to

highlight the conduct of the face-to-face job fair on local job vacancies and overseas job postings, April 28 at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP), here.

As of April 24, a total of 97 local companies have 2,445 vacancies and 4 overseas companies have 463 vacancies. For this year, there are 1o1 companies in total that will join the job fair with a total of 2,908 vacancies.

Noting the limited number of vacancies in the region, DOLE Regional Director Albert Gutib said, "We limit the participation of the employers because although naa na ta (we are under) Alert Level 1, but still, we have to strictly observe the health safety protocols of the government. We still observe the vaccination requirement kay closed nga (because it is a closed setting) venue."

He added that based on the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) guidelines, if venues are in a closed setting, all that will enter the premises should be fully vaccinated.

Thus, they require the participating employers and job seekers to present their vaccination card before they enter the venue.

For interested applicants, Gutib said the 'no age limit' will be observed during the job FAIR/PAGE 9

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CorporateWorld PH business mission to woo Singapore investors WED-THU|APRIL 27-28, 2022

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HE Philippines targets to lure more Singapore-based businesses to put up their operations here.

This, as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Embassy of the Philippines in Singapore will be holding the 3rd PhilippineSingapore Business and Investment Summit on April 27.

Cabinet officials, including DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno will discuss business opportunities in the

country for Singaporean firms.

The government officials will also discuss the monetary policy, business climate, economic growth prospects, and economic reforms achieved by the Duterte administration.

Before President Rodrigo Duterte steps down on June 30, his administration was able to pass key economic bills, such as amendments to the Retail Trade and Liberalization Act (RTLA), Foreign Investments Act, and the Public Service Act. These legislations are expected to make the Philippines become a more attractive investment destination for

foreign firms, including Singaporean companies.

Even though these amendments were not yet passed last year, except for the RTLA which was enacted in December 2021, the country’s net foreign direct investments reached a record-high of USD10.52 billion.

Some 400 participants, including Singapore-based executives from the manufacturing sector; multinational corporations; micro, small and medium enterprises; and business groups as well as members of the diplomatic corps will attend the business and investment summit.

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Vista Land to shift to vertical housing in cities future and we should have done this five years ago.

For the next five years, this will be our shift. Our percentage of vertical [housing] will go up,” he said.

“To be fair, the per capita of Filipinos have come up significantly.

We are close to moving up [as] an upper middleincome country,” he added.

Mr. Villar said Vista Land will continue to develop horizontal housing in provinces, while cities will be shifting towards vertical real estate.

“We will remain the leader in housing… horizontal is my bread

and butter. Inevitably, the vertical will exceed the horizontal. As to when, we don’t know,” he added.

Vista Land is the holding company of the Vista Group, which is engaged in the development of residential subdivisions and construction of housing and condominium units.

It has six whollyowned subsidiaries, namely: Brittany Corporation; Crown Asia Properties, Inc.; Vista Residences, Inc.; Camella Homes, Inc.; Communities Philippines, Inc.; and VLL International, Inc. The company also has an 88.34%-owned subsidiary, Vistamalls, Inc.

VISTA LAND & Landscapes, Inc. will be focusing on vertical housing in cities with the launch of their new Vista Estates development and slowly leave the mass housing business, its chairman Manuel B. Villar, Jr. said.

“We want to launch a major shift in Vista Land. We are leaving mass housing. No more socialized housing. We are changing to vertical.

That is the ball game,” Mr. Villar said in a press conference on Thursday.

“These areas are so expensive it doesn’t make sense to not make it vertical, in fact, some are nearby existing malls,” he

said in a mix of English and Filipino.

Vista Land is launching its Vista Estates program, an integrated, mixed-use urban development for commercial, residential, or office spaces.

Under the program, some 44 estates are expected to be developed in the span of a year across 23 cities nationwide. Each estate spans approximately 100 hectares and will cost around P136 billion to develop.

“I was supposed to launch this two years ago, but the pandemic happened. We can put so many buildings nationwide in key cities.

This is the way of the

PayMaya partners with bus company for digital payments

More US firms eyeing to expand in PH

PAYMAYA Philippines, Inc. announced on Wednesday its partnership with a bus company that services Northern and Central Luzon.

Victory Liner tapped PayMaya for digital payments, particularly for buying tickets and paying for cargo deliveries, the digital payments firm said in an e-mailed statement.

“Filipinos deserve a better commuting experience. One way to improve it is by making it easier for people to buy tickets and pay for package deliveries safely with digital payments technology,” said Shailesh Baidwan, president of PayMaya.

Passengers can now book and pay for their bus tickets at Victory Liner’s official website using their PayMaya account, any debit, credit, or prepaid card, or via other e-wallets.

“Commuters buying their bus tickets at Victory Liner stations in Baguio, Caloocan, Cubao, Dagupan, Olongapo, Pasay, Sampaloc, Santiago, and Tuguegarao can scan PAYMAYA/PAGE 9

AT least two companies based in the United States have expressed their plans to expand in the Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

In a statement Thursday, the DTI said its officials led by Secretary Ramon Lopez, Presidential Adviser on Flagship Programs and Projects Vivencio Dizon, and FedEx vice president Ralph Carter met early this week in Washington D.C. to discuss the logistics firm’s expansion plans in the Philippines.

Carter disclosed that the company targets to commence its expansion plan in Clark, Pampanga soon, expanding its current capacity by five times.

The expansion plan aims to make the facility a transhipment point for packages, which DTI said “all arriving packages are sorted and reloaded back to designated planes flying to various destinations

and will not pass through the Customs area”.

In 2020, FedEx announced its return to the Philippines with its USD30-million gateway facility in Central Luzon.

Carter said the company also sought to have clear and flexible transshipment rules as it calls for Board of Investments’ (BOI) assistance to have an agreement with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) while the BOI is coordinating with BOC for the drafting of a Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) on transshipment rules.

The DTI said the CMO on transshipment rules is an “important prerequisite to finalizing FedEx’s investment plan”.

Meanwhile, the DTI chief also discussed the investment plan of ENDECGROUP, Inc. and Black and Veatch (B&V), through its subsidiary Diode Ventures, LLC (USA), for an integrated

data center and renewable energy facility in the Philippines.

Lopez told reporters in a Viber message that the companies are still finalizing their investment amount for the data center and renewable energy facility. “(T)he partnership between ENDEC and Black & Veatch through Diode Ventures is looking at investing initially in two hyperscaler data centers and solar energy projects.

Based on BOI estimates, a 150 to 180-megawatt hyperscaler integrated with a renewable energy power source would typically require over USD1.5 billion,” he said, adding this is the typical size of the firms’ first phase of project.

The government's economic team is in the US to strengthen economic ties and attract more US investments here. (PNA)

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Exposed to the excruciating heat of the sun at daytime and when it rains, wet and trembling in the cold at night time and sleepless with empty stomach. That’s how to live under shattered tents along the hi-way being experienced by the more than 1,000 families of the Indigenous Peoples of the Manobo Pulangiyon Tribe in Butong, Quezon, Bukidnon.

They could not bear it any longer after being ousted from their ancestral domain for more than five years now, living in hunger and in extreme poverty, eating only kamote once a day or nothing at all and drinking in a nearby river where they are swimming . All of the children are malnourished and sickly and have to be tied up inside their tents when their parents are asleep as four children have already been hit by running cars.

The feast of St. Mark, the Evangelist, on April 25, reminds us that we have the duty to preach the Good News about Christ to the whole world. Christ said it very clearly: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.

Wh o e v e r b e l i e v e s a n d is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.” (Mk 16,15-16) And that mandate was a c c omp a n i e d by s om e privileges and benefits: “In my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them.

They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

(Mk 16,17-18) We should take this mandate from Christ

seriously and do whatever we can to carry it out. We have to realize that preaching the living Word of God is a task entrusted to his apostles and shared by all of us in different ways. The clergy, of course, takes a leading role in this affair, but this task is incumbent on everyone.

It’s a serious business that involves our whole being, and not just our talents and powers.

First, we need to examine our understanding and attitude toward God’s word, especially the Gospel. On this basic understanding would depend what we do with the Gospel and how we handle it.

Do we really know the true nature of the Gospel? Or do we take it as just one more book, perhaps with certain importance, but definitely not as the living word of

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Mothers and sons Think a minute… Thomas Edison is one of history’s greatest inventors with more than 1,000 inventions and patents to his name. It is interesting that he gives much of the credit to his mother. Edison wrote: “I did not have my mother long, but her influence on me lasted all my life. If not for her encouragement and faith in me, I would never have become an inventor. I was a careless boy, and with a mother of less wisdom and sensitivity I would have turned out badly. But her strength, sweetness, and goodness kept me on the right path. My mother was the one who made me the man that I am.”

It is so important that we tell our son how much we love and believe in him, and show him how important he is in our eyes. Ask yourself: “Will my son have many memories and feelings of how much I loved him?” Mom, and Dad, we must let our son know that we discipline him for the things he does and not for the person he is.

“Correction does much, but encouragement does much

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humans are probably the only beings capable of creating and listening to music. The ability to hear is one of the specific gifts that our Creator gave us. Our fragile blue planet is surrounded by a thin layer of gases only a few kilometers high. Only this atmosphere is the reason why sound waves can spread through the air. Everything behind this atmosphere is ruled by the sheer endless vacuum of outer space, where galaxies and stars explode and implode in impenetrable silence.

Where in the world can you find these Indigenous Peoples who were once the masters of the land which they used in the spirit of service and sharing, now living in so much nightmare and turmoil because a powerful corporation, the Kiantig Development Corporation which is owned and managed by the incumbent mayor of Quezon, Bukldnon, has transformed their 1,111 hectares ancestral domain into massive plantations.

Enough is enough. That land transformed into massive plantation that is supplying the consumerist needs of the people in advanced countries is their land and must be reclaimed. The chieftains have given notice to one and all that there is nothing to worry. They will just enter the adjacent four-hectare vacant area and no standing crop will be destroyed.

That trailblazing move to courageously enter loomed a week before when a fourth child had been hit by running car, who was in a very critical condition and almost died.

The chieftains, in a meeting, were sort of puzzled why it is the children who must suffer or die because their parents are not brave enough to claim their land right which in 2019 was already legally decided

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Fish of ocean According to the biblical narrative, the world began when God broke through thies deadly quiet: "And God said: Let there be light!"

(Genesis 1:1). God spoke and light and life resulted from his audible voice.

Because life was created by the word. That is why it is in the nature of every person to listen. Like a parabolic mirror, our souls are created to listen to the eternal space of the hereafter, to try and sense whether a word, a sound or a voice is trying to reach us from there, in order

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as their ancestral domain by concerned government agencies, i.e. NCIP, DENR & DAR. In fact, there was already an attempt as early as 2019 for the tribe to enter their ancestral domain accompanied by no less than an official from the 88th Infantry Battalion by the name of General de Leon.

But the corporation did not allow them using armed guards to bar their entry.

Surprisingly, the rule of law then was subordinated to the interest of the corporation and General de Leon was reassigned somewhere.

The cry for help of the world’s most oppressed reverberated and several cooperatives not only in Northern Mindanao (MASSSPECC, OIC, FICCO) but even from far regions (PERA MPC, PAFCFIC, PLDT Credit Coop, etc.) provided outpourings of assistance especially food and water (tens of trucks) and medicine including cash. The compassion of the cooperatives proves that wealth, fame or power are nothing but on how we have helped the least of our brethren that really matters.

But the liberation of the poor and the oppressed tribe is not only through provision of assistance but

on how to bring back the tribe’s dignity. SILA PO AY TAO HINDI BASURA. Thus, the amazing Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, S.J. and several priests in Bukidnon conducted series of meetings with well-known lawyers (i.e., IBP National President Atty.

Bart Estrada who is a tribal member himself, Atty. Albert Lagamon, the Provincial Legal Officer, among others) and different agencies of government (NCIP, DENR, DAR) to issue certification attesting to the legitimacy of the tribal ownership of their ancestral domain. And finally on Oct. 6, 2021, a Certificate signed by no less than the Chairman of the National Commission of Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Sec. Allen Capuyan and six NCIP National Commissioners categorically certified that the 1,111 hectare-area turned massive plantation is the tribe’s ancestral domain.

Out of joy, the chieftains had decided to inform the Kiantig Development Corporation of the longawaited Certification which was printed in a tarpaulin and bannered fronting the corporation’s well-guarded gate. That very night, the guards torn the tarpaulin into shreds as ordered allegedly RAVANERA/PAGE 11

Preaching the gospel to the whole world

JHAN TIAFAU HURST more. Encouragement after correction is like the sun after the rain.”

In fact, the early relationship between a boy and his mother affects his physical and psychological health for the rest of his life. A study by Harvard University showed that men who when they were babies and young boys did not have close, loving care from their mothers, had more than twice as many serious illnesses as men who did have a secure, loving relationship with their mother when they were small. A baby should be born with a sign around his neck that warns: “Caution!

Handle with Care! Love me!

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God, in spite of its human dimensions?

The Gospel is actually the proclamation of Christ as the Emmanuel, that is, God with us. This is an ongoing affair that did not stop with the death of Christ. Christ lives with us up to now, and continues to do things with us.

All these affirmations are captured in the last lines of the Gospel of St. Matthew where our Lord said: “G o, t h e re fore , an d teach all nations, baptizing them…. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.” (28,19-20) Our Catechism tells us that “We must continue to accomplish in ourselves the stages of Jesus’ life and his mysteries and often to beg him to perfect and realize them in us and in his whole

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ROY CIMAGALA Church” (521) Obviously, to carry out this mission, we need to know our Lord and his teachings.

We have to go to him and read the Gospel. Reading and meditating on it should be a regular practice for us, a habit meant to keep us in touch with him.

Thus, ever y time we read the Gospel, we have to understand by our faith that we are engaging with our GOSPEL/PAGE 11

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HE Philippine economy needs to grow faster than its pre-pandemic level of around 6 percent for the government to reduce debt incurred because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

In an interview over Bloomberg television on Thursday, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said there is no issue regarding the repayment of the debt incurred during the pandemic since

these have favorable interest rates and terms, which is around 40 years.

“We’re not worried about the repayment. We have to really grow out of the debt. In other words, expand our economy by better than 6 percent per year, over the next five or six years,” he said.

The Department of Finance (DOF) earlier said it has raised around USD22.55 billion in budgetary support financing from the Asian Development

Bank (ADB), the World Bank (WB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), among others, and USD3.25 billion in grants and loans financing for projects and programs targeted to address the virus-induced crisis.

The inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has set the gross domestic product (GDP) target for this year to between 7 to 9 percent, while it is between 6 to

7 percent for 2023-2024.

Dominguez said the volume of borrowings accumulated due to the pandemic is understandable given the need to boost financing amidst the drop in revenues because of the lockdowns.

“So the next administration will have to design policies and stick to very strict fiscal discipline to grow out of debt,” he said.

Dominguez, however, said “everything is in place in the

Digital payments growth seen to remain robust post-pandemic GROWTH of digital payments post-pandemic is expected to remain strong as more people realize the convenience it brings as well as the introduction of more innovative services.

In a virtual briefing on Tuesday, Visa Country Manager for the Philippines and Guam Dan Wolbert said importance of cashless transactions and digital payments was appreciated during the pandemic, following the

movement restrictions imposed to address the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Initially, people used it to buy necessities following the lockdowns but later on utilized it for convenience, he said during the launch of the 2021 Visa Consumer Payments Attitudes Study.

“And so, we anticipate this trend to continue.

And consumer behavior not only will continue but

will accelerate as more and more services and capabilities will bring and will make this type of transactions simpler and easier and more functional,” he said.

Results of Visa’s annual online Consumer Payments Attitudes Study last year showed that 60 percent of the 1,000 respondents from Manila, Cebu, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan, carried less cash in their wallets and

84 percent tried going cashless.

Wolbert said respondents prefer using mobile wallets, 64 percent; card payment online, 52 percent; card payment at physical merchants, 44 percent; and quick response (QR) payments, 31 percent.

“While cash is still commonplace in the Philippines, the preference for cashless payments DIGITAL/PAGE 8

Philippines to achieve that”, citing the recovery of the domestic economy, which beat the government’s 5.5-percent target for 2021 after it expanded by 5.7 percent.

He said risks for this year include the impact of the Ukraine-Russia war.

Dominguez said that while the Philippines is not directly affected by the war, it is affected by the rise in the prices of oil and commodities in the international market. (PNA)

Landbank launches payments solutions product STATE-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) launched on Friday its all-inone payments solution, LandbankPay, aimed at providing additional digital banking channels to its account holders.

During the virtual launch of LandbankPay streamed through the bank’s Facebook page, Landbank digital banking sector senior vice president Randolf Montesa said LandbankPay uses the latest technological innovations to provide

convenient and reliable financial services to the bank’s clients and account holders in line with the government’s bid to include more people in the formal banking sector.

“Through LandbankPay, we are expanding access to responsive and affordable financial products and services for our customers, especially those in unbanked and underserved areas of the country,” he said.

Montesa said the LANDBANK/PAGE 10

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SM Prime, DOST launch mall exhibit series focused on sustainability, disaster resilience

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY--SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have partnered to raise awareness about sustainability and disaster resilience through an exhibit, which comes to Cagayan de Oro, April 25.

The installation, which showcases the initiatives of the two organizations, especially those related to addressing climate change, will be at SM CDO Downtown Premier until May 22, 2022.

Climate change is the biggest environmental problem the world is facing today, with drastic increases in global temperatures recorded in recent years.

According to the 2020 Annual Climate Report by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the combined land and ocean temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.8°C per

decade since 1880. The average rate of increase, however, has been more than twice that rate since 1981, at 0.18°C. This phenomenon has been affecting the planet's natural systems in many ways. For instance, there is strong scientific consensus supporting the idea that climate change causes typhoons to occur more frequently and contributes to stronger storms.

Being a responsible and trusted member of the community, SM Prime knows the importance of sustainability and disaster resilience in mitigating the impact of climate change and other environmental problems on the planet.

As a trusted integrated property developer and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia, SM Prime is committed to promoting these two advocacies in all its properties, and the exhibit is the latest to be implemented as part of this commitment.

Joining SM Prime are its numerous business

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and the Department of Science and Technology have partnered to raise awareness about sustainability and disaster resilience through an exhibit, which comes to Cagayan de Oro, April 25. (JAKA/PIA-10)

units, each with its own sustainability and disaster resilience initiatives. These include SM Supermalls, SMDC Residences, the Commercial Property Group, engaged in the development and leasing of office spaces; Leisure

Resorts (Tagaytay Highlands and Pico de Loro) and the Hotels and Convention Centers business unit, which develops and manages hotels and convention centers across the country.

Sustainability and disaster resilience are at the core of SM Prime's business. In line with this, the company continuously allocates 10 percent of its capital expenses in features in its properties supporting these two advocacies, from rain catchment facilities to renewable energy sources and everything in between.

Aside from this, the company also employs a multistakeholder approach to sustainability and disaster resilience, working together with partners in the public and private sectors,

and one of these is the DOST. "DOST and SM Prime have enjoyed a longstanding partnership in promoting sustainability and disaster resilience in the country. In recent years, working together with visionaries like Undersecretary Dr. Renato Solidum, we have made great strides in facilitating discussions and creating long-term solutions in line with these two advocacies, and we hope to continue building on these achievements toward a more sustainable and disaster-resilient Philippines," said SM Supermalls President Steven Tan. Speaking about the exhibit, Tan cited the leadership of Hans Sy which has inspired the company to "always look at ways on how we can make it better for

the people and for the planet."

SM Prime, one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, remains committed to its role as a catalyst for economic growth, delivering innovative and sustainable lifestyle cities, thereby enriching the quality of life of millions of people.

Sustainability and Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience form part of SM Prime’s core business strategies. It ensures that its riskinformed investments catalyze sustainable development and positive change in the communities where it operates. To learn more about SM Prime’s Sustainability and Resilience, one may visit www.smprime.com/ sustainability-overview.

(SM CDO/PIA-10)

Fostering careful and strategic planning in the organization

By LEONIESES J. KILATON

Similar to time management, employees need the skill of b eing able to pl an strategically. This means prioritizing your tasks in order of importance or planning out processes for the entire office to follow.

Planning skills also come into play when arranging employee and executive calendars when unexpected cancellations or changes arise.

Pe o p l e w o r k i n g i n strategic planning need to be able to analyze and evaluate the organization's goals and plans. Only through an analytical eye can strategic planners decide what steps

an organization needs to take.

A large part of a strategic planner’s job is communic at ing t he organization's plan to the team. They have to explain (by both speaking and writing) the steps employees need to take to achieve oragnization's goals. Strategic planners also need to be active listeners.

They have to listen to the needs of the employees before devising a plan of action. They also need to listen to the concerns and ideas of their peers and subordinates.

Mo r e s o, s t r at e g i c

planning involves frequent decision making. Strategic planners must select a course of action to help the organization achieve its goals without constant doubts and overthought. They need to be able to examine all of the information available to them and then confidently make a thoughtful decision.

Thus, as a member of any organization, specifically in the school, it is very significant that we shall plan strategically at all times so that any action or undertaking will then merit success as it has been planned consciously and logically.

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LSONS Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev), together with the municipal government of Alabel, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the

construction of an 877.5-meter bypass road valued at P30 million that will connect Libertad Road in Barangay Maribulan, Alabel to the SaranganiDavao del Sur Coastal Road.

A 630-meter property that forms a significant portion of the road was donated by the Alcantara Family, founder and owner of a diversified conglomerate comprised of more than 20 corporations, which

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MIASAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2022-1097 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ( SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST OF BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK, INC), as mortgagee, against SPS. JAMES BRACERO AND MARINELA BRACERO REPRESENTED

BY MARINELA P. BRACERO AS ATTY-IN-FACT, as mortgagor, to which the indebtedness as March 2, 2022, amount of FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE &22/100 (P5,504,563.22) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned will SELL TO PUBLIC AUCTION on MAY 17, 2022 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at the entrance door Regional Trial Court Branch-23, Goldbridge Bldg., Mastersons-Macapagal, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s checks and in Philippine Currency, the following described properties, to wit; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE TITLE NO. 137-2012002850 A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 14, block 6, Pcs-10-003908 consolidation Subd Lot: 18076-A, Lot 18076-B & Lot 18076-d all of (LRC) Psd-201690 as surveyed for: Robinsons Homes Inc. (RICHMOND HILLS SUBDIVISION) LAND USE: (RESIDENTIAL) LOCATION: COGON (NOW CAMAMAN-AN), CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, ISLAND OF MINDANAO. BOUNDARIES: S 1-2 BY LOT 2063, CAD 237, CAGAYAN CADASTRE W 2-3 BY LOT 13, BLOCK 6, PCS-10-003908 N 3-4 BY ROAD LOT 8, PCS-10-003908 E 4-1 BY LOT 15, BLOCK 6, PCS-10-003908 BEGINNING FROM A POINT MARKED “1”ON PLAN, BEING S.74 DEG. 39’E., 751.35 M. FROM BBM NO. 1 CAD-237, CAGAYAN CADASTRE,THENCE: 1-2 S. 88 DEG. 04’W., 10.00 M. 2-3 N. 01 DEG. 56’W., 15.04 M. 3-4 N.88 DEG. 04’E., 10.00 M. 4-1S.01 DEG.56’E., 15.04M. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) sq. meters more or less.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date, time and place.

In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on the following working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyer/bidders may investigate for themselves the title herein above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Done April 1, 2022, in the City of Cagayan de Oro Philippines.

BWM: April 13, 20 & 27, 2022

(SGD) ATTY. DICK CARLO J. CABANLAS Clerk of Court VI

include Alsons Dev, a leading real estate developer in Davao City, and Alsons Aquaculture Corporation, the Philippine’s largest processor and exporter of premium quality bangus and many other processed seafood products based in Sarangani. The donation was made to the Municipality of Alabel on July 28, 2021, in time for the town’s 50th founding anniversary.

“We are grateful to have donors like the Alcantara Family, who are committed to working with the local government to improve our infrastructure for the betterment of the province and its people,” said Alabel Mayor Vic Paul Salarda.

Scheduled to be completed in August 2022, the Alabel Bypass Road will boost land value and socioeconomic development for Alabel, as it will allow a more seamless travel for commuters in Barangays Maribulan, Libertad, Bagacay and Poblacion heading to and

coming back from Davao del Sur. Easier access to Davao del Sur, which, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority, had a total population of 680,481 in 2020, will increase foot traffic to Alabel. In turn, this will increase the zonal values in Alabel.

“We are honored to be part of this project. Our family has always been supportive of the growth of Alabel. Resolute to our founder’s vision of uplifting the people’s quality of life, Alsons Dev will continue to be a catalyst of growth and development, especially in places where our business operates,” said Miguel A. Dominguez,

Director of Alsons Dev. Later this year, Alsons Dev is set to expand its real estate business to Alabel with the launch of a major mixed-use development that integrates prime residential communities, first-class leisure amenities, wide retail and commercial offerings, reputable educational institutions, and government support facilities in one address.

The new project will be Alsons Dev’s first major project outside of Davao City.

For more information on Alsons Development and Investment Corporation projects, visit https://alsonsdev. com/.

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SSS asks members, employers to keep online login details to themselves DIRECTORY

Social Security System (SSS) President and CEO Michael G. Regino today urged members, pensioners, and employers of the statepension fund to secure their login credentials on the My.SSS portal and other personal information to protect their accounts from fraudulent transactions.

Regino issued the reminder following several complaints from SSS members that their accounts with the My.SSS were being subjected to fraudulent transactions perpetuated by scammers and other unscrupulous persons.

One of the reasons why such fraudulent transactions occur, SSS insiders noted, was the tendency of some members to share their login credentials with unauthorized persons.

These login information, Regino noted, should be kept confidential by accountholders to protect themselves from scammers.

Regino likened the SSS login credentials to the Personal Identification Number (PIN) that bank depositors use to access their accounts at the Automated Teller Machines EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF BENNY AVES TAN WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SELL OR MORTGAGE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

A PUBLIC SERVICE BY:

That the late BENNY AVES TAN, who died on August 12, 2020 at Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, that the deceased left the following real and personal properties with Parcel I- T-85134 situated in the Barrio of Kauswagan, and Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE (365) square meters, more or less, Parcel II- Tax Declaration No. G-112883 situated at Dadiangason, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR (1,334) Square meters, more or less, Parcel III- Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1372013004098 situated in the Barrio of Kauswagan & Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTYSIX (286) square meters, more or less, Parcel IV- Transfer Certificate of Title No. 121639 situated in the Barangay Lamac, Municipality of Consolacion, Province of Cebu, Island of Cebu, containing an area of SEVENTY-TWO (72) Square Meters, more or less, Parcel V- Condominium Certificate of Title No. 0062013009295 Thirtieth Floor residential level- Residential unit3003A with total floor area of Twentyfour square meters, more or less, Parcel VI- Condominium Certificate of Title No. 006-2013009296 Thirtieth Floor residential level- Residential unit- 3003B with total floor area of Twenty-four square meters, more or less, Parcel VII- Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-156483 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SEVENTY-FIVE (75) square meters, more or less, Parcel VIII- Sunlife Financial Stock Certificate No. C224623 One Hundred (100) shares of Sunlife Financial Stocks with stock certificate number C224623, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF BENNY AVES TAN WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SELL OR MORTGAGE, filed by the heirs of BENNY AVES TAN, per DOC #302; PAGE #61; BOOK #39; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIA LEONITA Q. GO. BWM: April 20, 27 & May 4, 2022

(ATM). An ATM card PIN is a multi-digit number required at bank ATMs for carrying out transactions and is initially provided by the banks. This PIN can be reset or changed to a new PIN by the card owner but is kept as a strictly confidential information by the user.

“We have asked our stakeholders not to share their usernames, passwords, and other login details on their My.SSS accounts to unauthorized individuals.

Giving your username and password to another person is like sharing your ATM PIN,” Regino said. “Anyone with this information could use your My.SSS account to avail of monetary benefits without your authorization.”

The SSS chief cited a case wherein a member sought the assistance of another person while trying to create and access his My.SSS account on the Internet. It turned out that the person from whom the SSS member sought for help is a fixer and scammer who later drew a salary loan from the account without his knowledge.

Regino also advised members not to entertain unofficial online groups in various platforms, like Facebook, that allegedly offer easier access to SSS online accounts and provided technical EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late GAUDIOSO CABERTO who died intestate sometime on May 10, 2019 at Jasaan Misamis Oriental, Leaving without any will and any debt; that the said decedent, at the time of his death left PORTION of certain real property being a coowner of the Lot as evidenced by the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. E-1843, situated at Barrio of Apsokahoy, Municipality of Claveria, Province of Misamis Oriental Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY (25,950) Square Meters, that for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (150,000.00), Philippine Currency, in hand paid by the herein Vendee JEFFREY RYAN VILLAFLOR NGO, receipts of which is hereby acknowledge by the herein HEIRS-VENDORS, and to their complete satisfaction, the VENDORS hereby sell, transfer and convey to the herein VENDEE, to his heirs assigns and successor-ininterest, portion of Lot-F-16-6120-D, (the technical description is herein attached as ANNEX A) containing an area of TWELVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY (12,920) Square meters, as particularly described above, including all the improvements found thereon, free from all liens and encumbrances and further the VENDORS warrants their title and right over the above-decsribed real property, and shall defend the right of the VENDEE over the same against any claim of any third party and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND, filed by the heirs of GAUDIOSO CABERTO, per DOC #296; PAGE #60; BOOK #XXIX; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ANNE MARGARETTE JUSTINE M. CRUZ. BWM: April 27, May 4 & 11, 2022

assistance for a fee to loanseekers.

“We do not recognize these unofficial online groups, even those found on Facebook. We consider them illegal, and they cannot facilitate SSS transactions on behalf of our members,” Regino said.

He added that online transactions and services offered by the SSS portals are free, except when a member is requesting for a replacement of the Unified Multi-purpose ID Card (UMID), which carries a minimal fee.

Regino said members may visit the E-center in local branches and they will be assisted by SSS employees in their online transactions.

“All our branches have an E-center containing several computers connected to the Internet. We have employees stationed there who are ready to help our members in creating and accessing their My.SSS account as well as guide them navigating and using the online portal for their transactions.”

Regino said the SSS management also regularly update its online facilities, such as the My.SSS Portal and SSS Mobile App, to

better serve its members. In 2021, the Mobile App was redesigned to make it more user-friendly and easier for members to navigate and conduct their online transactions through mobile phone facilities.

He also reminded members, pensioners, and employers that SSS cannot be held accountable for fraudulent transactions once a member connives with a fixer.

Under Republic Act No. 11032, or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, and Republic Act 11199, or the Social Security Act of 2018, make it illegal for members to engage the services of fixers.

SSS works closely with law enforcement agencies to curb the illegal activities of fixers. “We are determined to file charges against them who are taking advantage of our members and employers,” Regino concluded.

They may report these fixers or scammers to the Special Investigation Department (SID) through e-mail at fid@sss.gov.ph or at (02) 8924-7370.

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payment options grow,” he said.

Wolbert said the rise of cashless payments in Asia is at varying levels and what is important in the Philippines, among other countries, is that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is pushing for further rise in digital payments transactions.

He dubbed the private sector’s partnership with the central bank towards digital payments as “unifying and north star for the Philippines and stakeholders”.

“So, we’re really focused on growing and aiming to achieve and we’re really fo cus ed on driving for more electronification of payments,” he said.

Wolbert said financial l ite r a c y an d c onsu m e r education are important factors that will enhance people’s acceptance of this payment mode even after the pandemic.

“The trend in e-commerce (electronic commerce) will continue to be sustained and face-to-face (transactions) will complement (it). We see continued opportunity for digital payments and f ur thering acceleration of a d opt i on of d i g it a l payments,” he added. (PNA)

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is clearly gaining momentum.

Our study showed more Filipinos are confident to get by without cash and for longer periods of time -with more than half feeling confident to get by for a week or longer, as cashless EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late GUILLERMO BOLOY JR. who died intestate sometime on December 25, 2021 at Cugman Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, leaving without any will and any debt; that the said decedent at the time of his death, left PORTION of certain real property being a co-owner of the lot as evidenced by the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. E-1985, situated in the Barrio of Aposkahoy, Municipality of Claveria, Provinced of Misamis Oriental, island of Mindanao, containing an area of TEN THOUSAND (10,000) Square Meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND, filed by the heirs of GUILLERMO BOLOY JR., in favor of NIÑO AGUILLON HERNANDEZ, per DOC #401; PAGE #81; BOOK #XXIX; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ANNE MARGARETTE JUSTINE M. CRUZ. BWM: April 27, May 4 & 11, 2022

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fair as they are enforcing as well the Republic Act No. 10911 or the Antia ge D i s c r i m i n at i on i n Employment Act. Applicants who have not completed their college education are also welcome in the event. "Sa atong mga kaigsuonan nga gusto mag-apply nga high school g raduate or vo cat iona l graduate or elementar y graduate, naa ta'y offered nga jobs or vacancies during the job fair nga haum pud sa ilang nahuman haum pud sa ilang nahuman," Gutib added.

(To those high school, vocational or elementary graduates who would want to apply, we have jobs or vacancies during the job fair that may be suitable for

them) For her part, CDO Public Employment Services Office (PESO) Manager Kathleen Kate Sorilla said they empower applicants, especially those who have not earned a college degree through their in-house interviews.

"Para ang amoang mga k l i y e nt e n g a e v e r y d ay halos gaatang sa among job placement bureau page, ug gaatang sa mga gipang-post diha sa gawas, tagaan namo sila sa chance nga mafeel nila unsa ang pagpang-apply, unsaon ang pagpang-apply ug unsa'y feeling sa pagpangapply," she said.

(So our clients, who are monitoring our job placement bureau page on a daily basis along with our job posting outside the office, will be given the chance to feel how it is to apply for a job) For those who opt to open

Parents-teacher partnership in facilitating learning among learners

By XERXES JUNE B. WAGA

In order to achieve a system of integrated support for their children, schools need to build partnership with parents and develop mutual responsibility for childrens’ success in the educational system. In this way, parental involvement are increased, parents’ effort to support schools are encouraged, and t he y are dire c t ly making a positive impact to a successful educational system.

Parents sometimes make the mistake of investing all of their time and energy into the school as the primary solution for their child’s learning disability. It is better to recognize that the school situation for your child will probably never be perfect.

Too many regulations and limited funding mean t hat t he s er vices and accommodations your child receives may not be exactly what you envision for them, and this will probably cause Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City PABAMA TRANSPORT Rep. by: ESMERALDO L. PANIS

CASE NO. R10-EV-PUB 2022-03-0568 (2017-10-654)

you frustration, anger and stress.

Parents must recognize that the school system is not perfect that's why in facilitating learning among children with special needs, it is always an able partnership between the parents and the teachers. Parents must not rely solely with the teachers.

Parents should always keep in mind that the school will be only one part of the solution for your child and leave some of the stress behind. Your attitude of support, encouragement and optimism will have the most lasting impact on your child.

More so, parents must always remember that when they are engaged in their children’s school lives, students have the home support and knowledge they need to not only finish their assignments, but also develop a lifelong love of learning.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City PABAMA TRANSPORT Rep. by: ESMERALDO L. PANIS

CASE NO. R10-EV-PUB 2022-04-0569 (2017-10-658)

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of the Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUB SERVICE on the line: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO KIBAWE (BUKIDNON) and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This ap pli c ation /petition shall be considered by the Board on May 18, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on whice date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their 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/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/ her/their oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 21st day of April, 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of the Certificate of Public Convenience to operate PUB SERVICE on the line: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO KIBAWE (BUKIDNON) and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by the Board on May 18, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on whice date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their 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/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 21st day of April, 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

BWM: April 27, 2022

BWM: April 27, 2022

a business instead of being employed, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-10 offers business counseling through their Negosyo Center and entrepreneurial skills training.

Partnering with other agencies DOLE has also partnered with various agencies through signing a memorandum of understanding to ensure i mpl e me nt at i on of t he celebration.

The stakeholders include USTP as the official venue of the job fair; the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)1 0 a s t h e gove r n m e nt communication arm to advocate to jobseekers and workers the corresponding activities; DTI-10 for the Livelihood

and Business Fair; Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-10 for the skills training opportunities; and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Regional Extension Unit-10 for the overseas job posts.

Other partners also include the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), Department of Tourism (DOT), Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) Northern Mindanao Federation of Family Welfare Committees (NMFFWC); Local Government of Cagayan de Oro City, Job Placement Bureau-PESO CDO, Philippine National Police (PNP), SM Downtown

P r e m i e r, a n d C a r e e r Counselors and Advocates (CCA)-10.

These partner agencies will also take part in the proposed 'One-Stop Desk' during the job fair, 8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m., which the job seekers can tap for assistance.

(RTP/PIA-10)

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to pay via PayMaya QR or any debit, credit, or prepaid card,” PayMaya noted.

Voyager Innovations, Inc., owner of PayMaya,

announced on Tuesday that it raised an additional $210 million in funding, boosting its total valuation to nearly $1.4 billion.

The new funds will be used to launch Maya Bank (dig it a l b an k) s er v ices such as savings and credit, according to Voyager, the digital arm of the PLDT group.

The added funds will also be used for PayMaya’s venture into new products such as cr yptocurrency, micro-investments, and insurance, among others.

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especially that the province’s industries continue to face strong headwinds with the fierce impacts of increased fuel prices while recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Me a nw h i l e , L a w y e r Gretchen L amayan of RTWPB-10 explained that the criteria for determining minimum wage for the private sector include Comparable wages and income; Needs of workers; Capacity to pay; and Requirements for economic and social development. For Domestic Workers, she said the criteria include Workers'

needs; Wage adjustments vis-a-vis the consumer price index; Poverty threshold; Household income; and Average wage of domestic workers.

Lamayan further said based on Wage Order No. RBXDW-02, effective 01 January 2020, the minimum wage for a Domestic Worker in cities and first-class towns is P4,000 per month, while it is P3,000 in other municipalities.

Impact of COVID-19 to firms and workers On the same occasion, Regional Director Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño of the National Economic and Development Authority

(NEDA)-10 reported that nearly 2,000 workers lost jobs as of February 2022 when 155 firms and 152 micro and small enterprises permanently closed down.

However, she indicated that the region has some lessons learned from COVID-19 like the emerging industries in Online food delivery, Bike industry, Digital financial transactions, ICT support s er vices, and L ogist ics digitalization.

"Data showed that during COVID-19 pandemic, the resilient industries are Ag r i c u ltu re, Fo o d, Manufacturing, Electricity, Financial, and ICT; while those that need assistance are Tourism, Wholesale/Retail, Health, Social Work, and AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

Republic of the Philippines AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Lanao del Sur Municipality of Wao OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR RA 10172/9048 Form No. (LCRO) NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of RA No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that AVEJELL HEPOLITO OCOY has filed with this office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly on GENDER from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of Live birth of AVEJELL HEPOLITO OCOY who was born on June 19, 1991 at Wao, Lanao del Sur and whose parents area BENVINIDO B. OCOY and ARLENE S. HEPOLITO. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than April 21, 2022.

(SGD) PERLA A. INIEGO Municipal Civil Registrar

BWM: April 20 & 27, 2022

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-006-2022

April 18, 2022

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 SYREL NAHIAL has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE” to “ MALE” in the certificate of live birth of SYREL NAHIAL at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are _________________ and LETECIA GALANO NAHIAL. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than MAY 04, 2022.

FRIETCHIE VIRTUDAZO-REYES Municipal Civil Registrar I

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That the late RODRIGO L. POLICARPIO and ANA PATES POLICARPIO who died intestate on March 20, 2012 and May 20, 2021 all in the city of Cagayan de Oro, that at the time of their death left certain real properties with Condominium Certificate of Title No. 137-2016000171 situated at Corrales St., Brgy. 24, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX (3936) square meters, TCT No. T-125863 situated in the City of Cagayan de Oro containing an area of TWO HUNDRED AND TEN (210) square meters, TCT No. T-45954 situated in the Barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY (350) Square Meters, more or less and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of RODRIGO L. POLICARPIO and ANA PATES POLICARPIO, per DOC #272; PAGE #55; BOOK #XVIII; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCO P. ESPINO. BWM: April 20, 27 & May 4, 2022

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION AMONG HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late RODRIGO L. POLICARPIO who died intestate on March 20, 2012 at Capitol University Medical City, Gusa Highway, Cagayan de Oro City, leaving the following real properties with Parcel I Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-125863 situated in the City of Cagayan de Oro containing an area of TWO HUNDRED AND TEN (210) square meters, Parcel II Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-45954 situated in the Barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY (350) square meters, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of RODRIGO L. POLICARPIO, per DOC #347; PAGE #70; BOOK #89; Series of 2012 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGAR S. CABANLAS. BWM: April 20, 27 & May 4, 2022

government units (LGUs) requirements for domestic travel and local tourism, as well as to relax requirements for international travel.

EO 166 orders all government departments and offices to formulate and propose legislation to ensure the implementation of “enhanced and flexible” emergency measures during pandemics.

“NEDA shall monitor compliance of concerned agencies on adopting this 10-point agenda to accelerate and sustain economic recovery,” NEDA-10’s regional director said.

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data that carries the votes from the precincts to the national databases.

Meanwhile, Iligan City Acting City Election Officer, lawyer Joel Dexter Nagtalon, s aid t he abundance of campaign materials does not guarantee a win for candidates.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late EMMANUEL V. AKUT who died intestate in Cagayan de Oro City on August 26, 2021 leaving a parcel of land with Tax Declaration No. G-075347 situated at Consolacion, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 75 square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE, filed by the heirs of EMMANUEL V. AKUT, in favor of CHONA A. BATOBALONOS, per DOC #112; PAGE #23; PAGE #40; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. REYNALDO A. VITORILLO. BWM: April 20, 27 & May 4, 2022

DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

K N O W A LL M E N B Y T H E S E PRESENTS:

K N O W A LL M E N B Y T H E S E PRESENTS:

That the late PETRONIO ZAMBRANO who died intestate on December 20, 1960 without leaving any Last Will and Testament, at Salay, Misamis Oriental, the said decedent at the time of his demise, left behind personal properties and real properties with Tax Declaration No. 0808000803956 situated in the Barrio of Inobulan Salay Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO (272) square meters more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE, filed by the heirs of PETRONIO ZAMBRANO, in favor of ABNER P. ZAMBRANO AND VIRGINIA R. ZAMBRANO, per DOC #456; PAGE #92; BOOK #XXXVII; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CONCHITO J. OCLARIT.

That the late PETRONIO ZAMBRANO who died intestate on December 20, 1960 without leaving any Last Will and Testament, at Salay, Misamis Oriental, the said decedent at the time of his demise, left behind personal properties and real properties with Tax Declaration No. 0808000808604 situated in the Barrio of Inobulan Salay Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE (1,265) square meters more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE, filed by the heirs of PETRONIO ZAMBRANO, in favor of ABNER P. ZAMBRANO AND VIRGINIA R. ZAMBRANO, per DOC #454; PAGE #91; BOOK #XXXVII; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CONCHITO J. OCLARIT.

That the late MAYONITA ZAMBRANO who died intestate on September 19, 1994 at J.R Borja Memorial City Hospital, Cagayan de Oro City; without leaving any Last Will and Testament the said decdent at the time of her demise, left behind personal properties and real properties with all the structures and improvements thereon registered under her name with Tax Declaration No. 0808000803943 situated in the Barrio of Inobulan Salay Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO (1362) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE, filed by the heirs of MAYONITA ZAMBRANO, in favor of ABNER P. ZAMBRANO AND VIRGINIA R. ZAMBRANO, per DOC #455; PAGE #91; BOOK #XXXVII; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CONCHITO J. OCLARIT.

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Initao -o0oCCE-0018-2022 R.A 10172

Construction,” she added.

A path to economic recovery With President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 166, NEDA cited the g ov e r n m e nt’s 1 0 - p oi nt agenda that directs all government departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, a n d i n s t r u m e nt a l i t i e s , including government-owned or controlled corporations and state universities and colleges to ensure that all related policies, measures, and programs are aligned with the adopted policy agenda.

They are told to further reopen the economy, expand public transport capacity and resume face-to-face learning.

They are also directed to strengthen healthcare capacity and speed up the C OVID-19 vaccinat ion program.

State agencies are likewise instructed to standardize local

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" For m e, s i g ns an d campaign paraphernalia will not make them win over other candidates. What can make them win is their platform that they can convince the voters that they should be chosen to serve the city of Iligan," he said in vernacular.

Earlier this week, Iligan City's Task Force Baklas composed of Comelec and other government agencies conducted another "Operation Baklas" or the removal of “unlawful” election materials posted in prohibited areas.

(PNA)

Landbank... from page 5

bank has helped reduce the number of unbanked Filipino adults through its partnership with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) or the national ID program.

Under the tie-up, Landbank provides PhilSys applicants transaction accounts and automated teller machine (ATM) cards sans placing the initial deposit requirements.

Montesa said the bank also offers PhilSys applicants who have smartphones the LandbankPay. “With our launch today, the LandbankPay will join our roster of major digital banking channels,” he said.

Among the bank’s banking channels are the mobile banking app iAccess, weAccess, LinkBiz portal, and the electronic modified disbursement system (EMDS).

He said these channels have facilitated about 136.3 million transactions amounting to PHP2.45 trillion in 2021. (PNA) DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE K NOW A LL ME N B Y THE S E PRESENTS: That the late ALEXES DOMO QUIÑONEZ, who died intestate sometime on April 10, 2021 at Polymedic Plaza Hospital, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, that during his lifetime, the late ALEXES DOMO QUIÑONEZ was the registered owner of (1) one-unit motor vehicle and more particularly described as follows; Make: ISUZU; MV File No.: 038600000096356; Plate No.: RCD-491; Chassis No.: UBS69GW-7101032; Engine No.: 4JG2-575176; Body Type: WAGON, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, in favor of ANTONIO C. ESTRERA, per DOC #275; PAGE #55; BOOK #31; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ROLAND E. COLLADO. BWM: April 13, 20 & 27, 2022

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Initao -o0oApril 12, 2022

CCE-0018-2022 R.A 10172

April 5, 2022

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 ROSEL N. DUMDUM has filed with this Office a petition for change of First name from “ “ to “ “ and correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “ “ to “ “ in the certificate of live birth of CHASSY MAE DUMDUM BAQUERO at Initao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are MURPHY T. BAQUERO and CRISSEL MAE N. DUMDUM. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 27, 2022.

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 REZEL TAER ACUT has filed with this Office a petition for change of First name from “ “ to “ “ and correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “ “ to “ “ in the certificate of live birth of REZEL TAER ACUT at Initao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are ESCOLASTICO O. ACUT and LOTIS R. TAER. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than May 03, 2022.

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 JEREMY H. PADERANGA has filed with this Office a petition for change of First name from “ “ to “ “ and correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “ “ to “ “ in the certificate of live birth of JEREMY HAMBRE PADERANGA at Initao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are ANDRES S. PADERANGA and MARTHA T. HAMBRE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 26, 2022.

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Protect me! Your heart is my home!”

The mother is also the gatekeeper between the children and their father.

She can either build the father-son relationship or she can destroy it. Boys are born with a natural desire to be like their dad. But they will not respect and follow him if their mother criticizes him and makes him look like a weak or failing father. However, if she shows respect to their dad, his sons will also. So mother, are you using your influence and power to love, teach and help build your son into the man God created him to be? Won’t you ask the Lord to forgive you for your mistakes and failures, and to help you become the mother He created you to be? Just think a minute.

Gospel... from page 4

Lord in an actual and living way. We are listening to him, and somehow seeing him.

We can use our imagination to make ourselves as one more character in any scene depicted by the Gospel.

For this, we need to look for the appropriate time and place. We have to be wary of our tendency to be dominated by a lifestyle of activism and pragmatism that would blunt our need for recollection and immersion in the life of Christ.

The drama of Christ’s life here on earth has to continue in our own life.

Thus, we need to continually conform our mind and heart to the Gospel, an affair that demands everything from us.

Ravanera... from page 4

by the mayor himself.

This painful truism was one of the agenda during the April 18 meeting-dialogue presided by no less than NCIP Chairman, Sec. Allen Capuyan and attended by no less than Mayor Pablo Lorenzo, III, NCIP Regional Director Ann Burgos, NCIP provincial, municipal and legal officers, several agencies of government, PNP and military officials and some 50 chieftains from five different tribes of Bukidnon. Arch.

Tony Ledesma and yours truly also attended that 4-hr. meeting in the municipal hall in Quezon, Bukidnon.

The highlight of the meeting was the categorical statement expressed by the two chieftain spokespersons, Datu Rolando Anglao and Datu Maalamon that on April 19, the displaced Manobo Pulangiyon families have finally decided to enter the adjacent 4-hectare vacant area that is not being used as a plantation, thus, the corporation especially the mayor should not worry as nothing will be destroyed upon their entry. All they want is to abandon their shattered tents along the hi-way to live in a more secured area as living under

shattered tents has become unbearable. No less than Sec. Capuyan declared that such is a “win-win situation,” as no crop will be destroyed as they would just enter the adjacent 4-ha. vacant area.

The mayor himself did not oppose such plan. Thus, the two chieftains beg the NCIP, the CHR, the PNP and the military for their presence as a pre-emptive move against untoward incidence, more so, of violence.

The military came at about 11 am and the PNP at about 12 noon I went to see the soldiers from the 88th Infantry Battalion at the gate and invited them for lunch at the IP’s hall (about 300 meters away) as I was telling them that the IPs will enter the vacant area near their hall.

But the military and the PNP opted just to stay near the gate which is not far from the entry point and is very visible from where they were. After the ritual, about 2pm, the hundreds of IP families (with children) started marching toward the 4-ha. vacant area bannering a white flag, shouting that “gutom na po kami, tataniman namin ang bakanting lugar at tatayuan namin ng munting tirahan dahil kawawa na aming mga anak!” I, together with Ka Leody de Guzman, Hernanne Abella, Roy Cabonegro and David D’angelo were among those in front and shouting “kapayapaan at kaunlaran” para sa tribo. But we heard the first gun shot and we were shouting HUWAG MAGPAPUTOK, MAGUSAP TAYO. We thought that such was a warning shot but the first shot hit then and there Mr. Hernanne Abella, standing one foot away from Ka Leody de Guzman.

Then for 15 more minutes, series of gunfire followed not only from shotguns but from several type of guns as the shooters were shouting LABAS, then followed by several gun shots, then LABAS, series of gunshots.

Everyone was “shooed” away with bullets! We were like rats being driven away through indiscriminate shootings.

The military and the PNP did nothing to intervene. Nanood lang po sila. Afterwards, they just drove away! WHY? You Sirs were there to maintain peace and order, as respectfully requested by us, not only during the meeting a day before but a week before that as the chieftains went to visit you personally in your respective offices/camps. After hearing

series of gun fires as helpless Indigenous Peoples were running to escape death including innocent women and children, you were just there, doing nothing! Why? You know that it is election period and carrying firearms is against the law, more so if innocent people who are just claiming their very own land are being wounded and shot upon.

Sirs and gentlemen, you as law enforcers know very well that in this country, no one is above the law, that all must bow down to the majesty of the law because we follow the rule of law and not of men and never the rule of power or money. Well, apparently, the enrichment of the rich and powerful corporation owned and managed by an incumbent mayor means the dispossession of the poor Indigenous Peoples.

Indeed, enough is enough of oligarchical control under an elitist rule. A few days later, the investigation of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SO C O), re ve a le d t hat those armed men who were shooting us do not belong to any registered security group. Apparently, they belong to a private army.

Indeed, criminal offences have been committed. Will they be arrested? Let us see, and we hope so!

Recovery... from page 1

Recovery strategy of the government," Gutib said in an interview Monday.

Gutib said the job fair, to be held at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines-CDO Campus, has already secured the commitments of 97 local companies seeking to fill at least 2,445 vacancies.

At least four overseas companies with 463 vacancies have also confirmed participation.

Gutib said the agency has also partnered with different agencies and institutions such as the Department of Trade and Industry Region 10 for the showcasing of local products and introducing livelihood and entrepreneurship potential.

Despite being an inperson event, Gutib also said existing health protocols will remain in effect.

Meanwhile, Public Employment Services Office manager Kathleen Kate Sorilla said most of the participating employers in the job fair are based, or have operations, in the city.

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Sorilla said job vacancies are also open even for those who have not yet earned college degrees.

L ast we ek, Nat iona l Economic and Development Aut h or it y – R e g i on 1 0 Director Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño reported that nearly 2,000 workers lost jobs as of February 2022.

At least 155 firms and 152 micro and small enterprises have also permanently closed down due to the pandemic.

However, Cariño said Covid-19 has also facilitated the appearance of emerging industries in online food delivery, the bike industry, digital financial transactions, Information Communication Technology support services, and logistics digitalization.

(PNA)

Kauswagan... from page 1

pandemic lockdowns.

Mayor Rommel Arnado welcomed visitors to the 74th Charter Day and 21st Hugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival on Saturday, April 23, to celebrate the feast of San Vicente Ferrer.

Arnado said the Hugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival which includes dancing on decorated bamboo rafts started on April 24, 2001, a year after the “all-out war” declaration

by Estrada, and became an annual tourist attraction until 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

“Kauswagan does not only showcase its produce from organic farming initiatives but also as a thanksgiving for abundant harvest from the sea through Hugyaw sa Kadagatan Festival” which can be viewed from what is referred to here as “the longest boardwalk,” the mayor said.

“We strongly implement the sustainable environment prote c t ion , he a lt h and security measures in Kauswagan for safe and healthy environment. Those persons who will be caught violating the environment like smoking in public places, throwing garbage elsewhere will be penalized and banned from entering public places like the longest board walk,” he said.

The coastal village of Libertad cluster No. 5 bagged the major award as Best in Street Dancing (P70,000), Best

in Sea Dancing (P100,000) and Best in Gakit (bamboo raft) competition (P150,000) with the total cash award amounting to P320,000.

Libertad also received three championship trophies.

Those who attended the festival were instructed to observe health protocols such as wearing a face mask.

“With collective efforts and cooperation of the residents, with the support from national, regional and provincial government Kauswagan achieved its herd immunity while the province still at the Alert Level 2 status.”

The mayor said Kauswagan has achieved herd immunity and zero COVID-19 infections due t o t h e c o op e r at i on of residents and support from the provincial, regional and national governments.

Residents were also encouraged to get booster vaccination.

Agusan...

from page 1 Leni Robredo for President and Vice President.

The Governor, Vice Governor, two congressional representatives and 10 provincial board members are all running unopposed in the May 9 election.

Agusan del Sur has a voting population of 442,628, according to the December 2021 data from the Commission on Elections.

Youth groups here are united behind Robredo but not on the vice presidential bet. On Saturday, the Youth for LeniKiko (Robredo and running mate Francis Pangilinan) gave away pink ice cream in front of the bus terminal while the Youth for RoSa gave away arroz caldo and boiled egg.

Emmanuel Galarse, General Manager of the Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO), said the cooperative which is campaigning for another term for the Ako Padayon Pilipino (APP) party list group is supporting the RoSa tandem.

He said the APP gave each electric cooperative freedom to decide which of the two tandems they choose – Leni-Kiko or RoSa. “In our case who choose RoSa,” he said.

He also said the management of ASELCO did not donate funds for the arroz caldo and boiled egg but some employees chipped in for it.

In November last year, four party-list groups from the “power bloc” in Congress declared their support for the presidential bid of Robredo after she made a covenant with them that she will oppose moves to privatize electric cooperatives when she becomes president.

The “power bloc” comprises APP, Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Rural Electric Cooperatives Board of Directors Association (Recoboda) and Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (Apec).

The group had consistently fought moves in Congress to privatize several electric cooperatives in the country, including the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (Nordeco), the Iloilo Electric Cooperative (Ileco) I, Ileco II and Ileco III, and the Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative (Casureco) III.

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cost of living three years ago.

The wages are no longer able to cope with current cost of living,” TUCP President Raymond Democrito Mendoza said, citing increases in fuel and food prices.

The TUCP also noted that poverty incidence in the region was high based on 2021 first half data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Of the five provinces in the region, Davao Occidental’s poverty rate was 31.7%, while Davao Oriental’s was 24.5%.

Davao de Oro’s poverty rate was 21.8%; Davao del Norte 13.6%; and Davao del Sur, which geographically includes Davao City, 7.9%.

The TUCP said that according to 2021 government estimates, monthly incomes in the region should be P13,619 to stay above the poverty threshold. Monthly income is P10,296 at the current minimum wage of P396.

“Our minimum wage earners and their families fell below the poverty level even before the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the succeeding oil price hikes that are now pushing up the prices of basic goods and services,” Mr. Mendoza said.

The TUCP last week filed a wage hike petition of P430 in the Central Visayas or Region VII, which includes Cebu City.

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AboitizPower calls for collaboration toward climate action on Earth Day IN CELEBRATION of Earth Day 2022, Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) highlighted during a virtual forum the need for collaboration among stakeholders to address the global climate crisis.

The activity on Friday, April 22, is part of the company’s #BetterTogether series launched in October last year to improve its team members’ knowledge and appreciation of sustainability concepts.

It is also in line with this year’s Earth Day theme, “Invest In Our Planet.”

The guest speakers were Fr. Jose Ramon “Jett” T. Villarin, S.J., executive director of the Manila Observatory, and former Climate Change Commission Secretary Emmanuel M.

de Guzman, MNSA, who respectively talked about how the Philippines can become more resilient against climate change as well as the National Framework Strategy on Climate Change.

Both speakers called for cooperation among all stakeholders in the midst of the climate emergency, emphasizing that addressing it is everyone’s responsibility.

“We are not without hope. We have this decade to set things right. And we know we are not alone in heeding the call for all hands to be on deck, to batten down the hatches, so to speak, for the big storm that is about to define who we are for generations to come,” Fr. Villarin said.

Villarin said the time to act is now, adding that extreme

climate-related risks are projected to occur in the next few years and that the Philippines needs to adapt to these challenges by securing food, water, and energy lifelines as well as dealing with disasters from a vulnerability lens.

“We lessen vulnerability by reeducating persons, cultures, and institutions, and strengthening good governance and leadership,” Villarin explained.

While the issue is far bigger than any single person or organization can handle, Villarin said individuals can also help address climate change on a personal level by simplifying their lifestyles. “The more we progress, the more we contribute to climate change, whether

(TOP, L-R) Panel moderator Ronald Francis A. Suarez, AboitizPower Vice President for Reputation Management, former Climate Change Commission Secretary Emmanuel M. de Guzman, (BOTTOM, L-R) AboitizPower President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel V. Rubio, and Manila Observatory Executive Director Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, SJ address climate change-related questions during the Q&A portion of AboitizPower’s virtual #BetterTogether forum on April 22, 2022.

with what we eat, the appliances we use, or the modes of transportation we take,” he said.

For De Guzman, collaborative action is

crucial in advancing the cause and delivering the progress desired for the country. “As we emerge in these trying times, we should inspire each other. We should spread hope and belief in the human capacity to change our environment for the better for the sake of future generations,” he added.

De Guzman said the National Framework Strategy on Climate Change 2010-2022 is already in place to ensure and strengthen the adaptation of the country’s natural ecosystems and human communities to climate change.

“All sectors and stakeholders need to be aware of existing climate and environmental laws and policies and the role each plays, including the government,” he said.

He concurred with Villarin on the need for lifestyle changes at an individual level, adding that finding solutions will also require broader consultation and more active engagement of all sectors.

AboitizPower is not short of efforts when it comes to environmental protection and climate change mitigation, its President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel V. Rubio said.

From an operations perspective, AboitizPower, together with its partners, is the country’s largest

owner and operator of renewable energy (RE) sources. The company has set aside P190 billion to further expand its renewables portfolio, aspiring for a 50:50 balance between its RE and thermal capacities by 2030 in support of the global movement for clean energy.

“Apart from an operations perspective, we also have many other initiatives across 1AP that aim to nurture a sustainable environment for all of us and for many generations to come,” added Rubio.

In 2021 alone, the company mobilized close to 900 team-member volunteers to plant close to 300,000 trees all over the country. Around 15,000 kilograms of waste have also been collected during coastal and river cleanup activities organized by various AboitizPower business units. To date, the Aboitiz Group has planted more than 12 million trees across the Philippines as part of its A-Park program.

“This conversation is very timely and important so we can have a better understanding of what we’re currently doing as far as climate action is concerned, and what else needs to be done to make a positive impact – not just for the business, but most importantly, for all of us, our future and the future of our children,” Rubio said.