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Mindanao coffee DAVAO City – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DAPRDP) reiterated Friday its continuing support for the “Up the Mindanao Cup” initiative through enterprise subprojects and technical support for coffee production and marketing in the island region.

This came about as farmers from the provinces of Davao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat, and Bukidnon gained recognition and awards as among the best coffee producers in the country recently at the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition 2022.

“They are the star of Mindanao’s coffee. Mindanao coffee farmers continue to have high hopes that soon their beans will eventually reach the international market,” DA-PRDP said in a statement.

Food security SEVERAL senatorial candidates in the May 9 elections have offered perspectives on how the Northern Mindanao region–and Mindanao as a whole–can move forward in terms of food security and the agriculture industry in general.

In an interview Thursday evening, senate aspirant Herbert Bautista said he saw two aspects that can be prioritized: invest more in the agriculture sector and empower cooperatives.

"As what BBM (Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.) and Inday Sara (Duterte-Carpio) said, the agriculture sector can provide 30 to 40 percent jobs (in the national labor industry), that is why investing in agriculture is important," Bautista said.

Micro-farm upgrade THE University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) on Wednesday proposed P1.2million worth of funding as an upgrade to its existing Urban Community MicroFarm (UCM) project.

In an interview, Angeli Collera, head of USTP's Center for Human Development (CHD), said the proposal targets to improve the current UCM setup of vegetable or crop grow houses with a hybrid water supply system for hydroponics, the art of gardening without soil.

Collera said the proposal was tackled last year with the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) nonresearch and development projects division.

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AMBOANGA City -- Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME s) a l l over the country need to bounce back to fast-track every region’s economic recovery, according to the regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).

“We are aiming to bounce back and fast-track our economic recovery here in Zamboanga Peninsula as we go through the adverse effects of the pandemic in the past two years, and even up to now,” said Pedro Rufo “Pocholo” Soliven, head of PCCI-ZamPen. This, following the recent second general membership meeting of PCCI-Mindanao RECOVER/PAGE 10

CANDYMAN. A cotton candy vendor makes use of the chance to earn more during the rally of the UniTeam in Malaybalay City on Thursday, 31 March 2022. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno

Isko vows to address high cost of power in Mindanao

By MARIVIC OMANDAM DAVIS, MindaNews

ILIGAN City – Presidential candidate Francisco “Isko” More n o D om ago s o, i n his campaign sortie here Wednesday, said he would address the issue of high electricity cost in Mindanao despite the presence of several hydroelectric plants.

He also promised to look into Iligan’s perennial problem of potable water, saying “your water is false.”

Ab out 2 , 0 0 0 p e opl e listened to his speech at the city public plaza.

Before that, Domagoso and Dr. Willie Ong, his

running mate in the Aksyon Demokratiko party, and supporters staged a motorcade of 200 cars around the city’s major thoroughfares.

With them were senatorial candidates lawyer Jopet Sison, Carl Balita, Samira Gutoc and John Castriciones.

Domagoso said that if change is possible in Manila, where he is mayor, it is also possible in the country as a whole.

“I’ve seen it sa pag ikotikot namin ni Doc Willie sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng Mindanao. Sad to say na it’s

ironic, you have your own electricity but it’s almost the same cost sa Metro Manila,” he said, referring to Mindanao’s several hydroelectric plants.

Earlier this month, the Mindanao Development Agency (MinDA) reported that majority of the island’s electricity now come from fuel sources, particularly diesel and coal. MinDA Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro said these are easily affected by external factors such as market volatility, especially with the war in Ukraine, and fluctuation in foreign exchange.

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Presidential candidate Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso campaigning at the public plaza in Iligan City. mindanews photo by marivic omandam mavis

Housing readied for families along rail lines in Mindanao A RESETTLEMENT AREA for families affected by the Mindanao Railway Project in Tagum City, Davao del Norte has been offered to bidders, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said.

The project is funded by the National Government through the DoTr. The Tagum City government, the procuring entity for the project, invited interested bidders or suppliers to bid

for the P114.48-million design and build contract.

The deadline to submit bids was March 29, according to the invitation to bid posted on the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System.

The housing project will be known as Tagumpay Train Village and will consist of 62 quadruplex housing units for families affected by the HOUSING/PAGE 11

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DOLE-10 pays-out P800K to 241 Plaridel marginalized workers

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ROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental-- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)10 through its Misamis Occidental Provincial Field Office (Mis. Occ. PFO) paid-out 241 marginalized workers of Plaridel municipality worth P879,600 under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD).

DOLE-10 Mis. Occ. PFO Chief Ebba B. Acosta said the underprivileged beneficiaries engaged in a 10-day community disinfection and sanitation

project and were compensated with PhP 3,650.00 salary, each.

They ensured that the public places in their barangay like the market and park were cleaned in order to prevent the virus from spreading, especially in this time of pandemic.

Tricycle driver beneficiary Julito Haguen said, “Panalagsa ra gyud ko makadawat ug hinabang ug nalipay kaayo ko kay kulang kaayo akong kita sa pamasahero hilabina ug maglockdown, perting lisoda gyud. Malibog ko aha magkuha ug kwarta para ipalit pagkaon sa balay."

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 through its Misamis Occidental Provincial Field Office (Mis. Occ. PFO) paid-out 241 marginalized workers of Plaridel municipality worth P879,600 under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD), March 2 at Plaridel town, Misamis Occidental. (DOLE MisOcc)

(It is not often that I get help like this, and I am much grateful because my earnings from driving are insufficient, especially during lockdowns. I cannot think of ways to make ends meet to buy food for the family) Acosta said TUPAD may not be a permanent solution, but it has touched thousands of

lives and assisted them in whatever way imaginable.

TUPAD is a component of the Department of Labor's Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP), which assists displaced and underprivileged workers in obtaining temporary employment.

It is a community-

based package of assistance that gives emergency employment to displaced employees, underemployed workers, and seasonal workers for a minimum of 10 days and a maximum of 90 days, depending on the nature of the activity to be done. (DOLE-Misamis Occidental/PIA-10/ Misamis Occidental)

POPCOM improves family planning accessibility in Normin CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Commission on Population (POPCOM)-10 remains committed to strengthen its promotion of reproductive health and family planning (FP) services in the region,

particularly in its far-flung communities.

POPCOM-10 Regional Director Neil Aldrin Omega said the fertility rate of women in the region is high because of the growing number of women already at their reproductive age who are not practicing family

planning. He added that in 2020, the maternal death rate of region 10 grew to 83 deaths per 100,000 live births, due to COVID-19 delaying the delivery of health services in many communities here.

That said, POPCOM-10 has partnered with the Department of Health (DOH)-10 and local government units (LGUs) to monitor and strengthen their efforts to provide maternal, neonatal, and child health and nutrition services throughout northern Mindanao, Omega said. He added that through their outreach programs, POPCOM-10 is able to strengthen their FP campaigns in Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Misamis Occidental.

“Kami sa Commission on Population and Development, particularly here in our region, our office formed [an] ‘itinerant team’ nga gahatag aning mga family planning services all throughout the region.

Every week we are conducting FP outreach programs didto gyud sa pinakalayo nga mga areas,” Omega said.

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AboitizPower, SFELAPCO inaugurate new school building in Pampanga AboitizPower (led by Juan Alejandro Aboitiz, Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations) and San Fernando Electric Light and Power Company (led by Jose T. Lazatin, Senior Vice President and General Manager) spearhead the inauguration and ceremonial turnover of a two-storey school building to the San Agustin Integrated School-Annex (represented by Marie Grace S. Ramos, School Principal).

Though the education sector has suffered significant setbacks from the ongoing pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has recently expressed its confidence and optimism in learning with the reopening of some schools for faceto-face classes.

In solidarity with the resumption of inperson learning in the province of Pampanga, AboitizPower, in partnership with San Fernando Electric

Light and Power Company (SFELAPCO), formalized the turnover of the newly built twostorey school building to the San Agustin Integrated SchoolAnnex.

The school broke ground in late 2019 but the construction efforts were put on hold when the pandemic unexpectedly hit in March 2020.

In a ceremony held last March 4, the school administrators welcomed the representatives from the local government of San Fernando headed by Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin, as well as the executives from SFELAPCO and AboitizPower as they conducted a ribboncutting and ceremonial signing of the school’s Deed of Donation.

This event symbolizes a fresh start for over 400 enrollees who will be using the new classrooms and facilities should there be plans to conduct classes

AboitizPower (led by Juan Alejandro Aboitiz, Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations) and San Fernando Electric Light and Power Company (led by Jose T. Lazatin, Senior Vice President and General Manager) spearhead the inauguration and ceremonial turnover of a two-storey school building to the San Agustin Integrated School-Annex (represented by Marie Grace S. Ramos, School Principal).

in person. This is a significant shift from the challenging ways of online learning at home.

SFELAPCO’s Senior Vice President and General Manager Jose T. Lazatin expressed his enthusiasm in seeing the school finally erected, “The pandemic may have slightly held us back from opening the school, but now we are excited to welcome

the students back in a safe and refreshing environment of learning where they can absorb their lessons and be in the company of their friends and teachers.

As with the rest of the households, businesses, and families in San Fernando, we are here to support the San Agustin Integrated School-Annex in elevating the quality of education in the

province and fulfill the learning aspirations of their students.”

AboitizPower’s Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations, Juan Alejandro Aboitiz, also shared his thoughts on seeing the new school building to fruition, “On behalf of AboitizPower and the Aboitiz Foundation, we thank our partners from SFELAPCO and the

school administrators for staying the course of this two-year journey of building new school facilities despite the pandemic.

Education is a key pillar in the Corporate Social Responsibility roadmap of the group.

We are committed to partnering with different stakeholders to boost the quality of education and create a conducive atmosphere of learning in communities that need them the most.”

The school principal was all smiles throughout the turnover program. Marie Grace S. Ramos expressed her gratitude and relief for having finally made it to the finish line. “The long wait is over. The structure is eagerly awaiting the noise and cheerful sounds of the students. We’re very excited for the kids.

On behalf of the entire school, we are very thankful to have been chosen as a beneficiary of this school building project,” she added.

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Like father, like son (Pt.1) Think a minute...Not long ago a famous movie star and his son were put in jail for doing illegal drugs together. Being busted for drugs together is quite a tragic father-son bonding activity! But proves yet once again: “Like father, like son.”

Ask yourself: “Do I want my son to be like me?”

Our sons learn to follow our example both by our words and by our ways.

The things that we tell our children are important will become the things that are important to them.

Wa lte r R e ut he r, t he labor leader of the United Auto Workers in the U.S., was deeply influenced by his father who was a union organizer. Reuther’s father taught his sons at home how to debate major issues.

Their father said: “It was no accident that three of my sons became leaders of labor unions.”

However, we fathers teach our sons far more by our daily ways of living than by our words. Our son watches, listens and learns from the way we work, the way we play, and the way we treat

THINK A MINUTE

JHAN TIAFAU HURST people every day. “Actions speak louder than words,” so our sons learn mostly from our daily example.

“More is caught than taught.”

Someone said: “Till a boy is 15 he does what his father says; after that, he does what his father does.”

A young man told his father: “When I was young I usually did not listen when you were telling me about right and wrong. But what influenced me most was watching you every day. I imitated what you were, not what you said.”

A major study was done of wealthy families with teenage sons in trouble with the law. Though the fathers LIKE/PAGE 11

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Corporate Globalization: A Giant Off-Balance

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA It behooves upon us now to examine the dominant d e vel opme nt p ar a d i g m aptly known as Neo-Liberal Capitalism or Corporate Globalization, in whose name and for whose cause, advancing the common good has been pursued but has only been successful in inflicting massive destruction to the ecosystems, our very means to life, and allowed the reign of the one percent amidst gross inequities where the wealth of the one percent is greater than the combined wealth of the ninety-nine percent of the world’s population.

That kind of development is anchored on growth-atall-cost strategies as it is extractive and consumerist, based on the “money-mustgrow” principle.

That paradigm is now described as a “giant-offbalance.” So as not to fall, it has to run and in running, it destroys everything it finds in its path, i.e. rivers, bays, forests, agricultural lands, communities, indigenous cultures, etc. It continues building military arsenals capable of killing mankind forty times over. Because of it, we are now losing Mother

Earth, that is, if we have not yet lost Her already.

T hat e c onom i c s y ste m oftentimes follows trickledown approach described that as if, we allow sparrows to pick on something that has already passed the digestive tracts of cattle. We cannot continue on pursuing the unsustainable pattern of resource exploitation that only survives by whetting the consumerist appetite that has produced s throw-away materialistic and consumerist society.

That giant off-balance economic paradigm has now mutated into climate change denial that has already put humanity in the doomsday clock of “one-minute before midnight.” As we all know, the United States of America, the one advancing this flawed economic paradigm, while just having 5% of the world’s population, is responsible for 40% of the CO2 global emissions because of this flawed paradigm that is heavily dependent on fossil fuel and coal. The 19 USAbased fossil companies led

by ExxonMobil are earning 10 trillion dollars every year or 15 million dollars every minute! Such gargantuan raking is used to finance candidacy of politicians and the mainstream media to hide the horrors of climate change which has been described as an unprecedented crime against humanity. Apparent is the moral collapse and apathy as exemplified by religious groups.

P r o f e s s o r L aw r e n c e Torcello of the Rochester

Institute of Technology in New York specializes in moral and political philosophy. In April 2019, he wrote that “there can be no greater crime against humanity than the foreseeable and methodical destruction of conditions that make human life possible,” adding that “if any nation were to enact policies calculated to systemically destroy cultural lands and displace native people as climate change will, it would rightly raise international debates over geno cide. It ma kes no difference to populations forced off their homelands whether the resource exploitation responsible in West Virginia or Philippines.

The climate policies of Trump administration, backed by many Republican leaders, are rooted in culpable ignorance and transparent corruption.

And they place us all at risk on a scale that previous crimes against humanity ever have.”

How far has climate change put the earth in the state of cataclysmic emergency? A global estimate was supplied by an independent report commissioned by 20 countries in 2012 to study the human and economic cost of climate change. The DARA study wrote that is “linked 400,000 deaths worldwide to climate change each year, projecting deaths to increase to over 600,000 per year by 2030 . . . Heat waves kill many, to be sure, but global warming also devastates food security, nutrition and water safety.

Since mosquitoes and other pests thrive in hot humid weather, scientists expect

diseases like malaria and dengue fever to rise. Floods threaten to contaminate drinking water with bacteria and pollution. When the report looks at the added health consequences from burning fossil fuels – aside from climate change – the number of deaths jumps from 400,000 to almost 5 million per year. Carbonintensive economies see deaths linked to outdoor air pollution, indoor smoke from ventilation, occupational hazards and skin cancer.”

Despite such truism, climate change denialism remains rampant. Even the mainstream media is disseminating wealth of false information on critical issues particularly on climate change. The rise of religious fundamentalism is also in connivance with climate change deniers stating that if that is the will of God, no man can counter that. We must now advocate attention to the “web of denial,” a network of think tanks and from groups that had executed “a colossal political scheme” to deceive the public about climate change, and to halt climate action. That insane ideology called corporate globalization that has put the earth in the state of planetary emergency and conniving with the mainstream media and religious groups to hide the truth must now be debunked if we have to stop our accelerating drive towards the earth’s 6th extinction which is Anthropocene (manmade).

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The road to cityhood (2) (Last March 1, Muntinlupa City celebrated its 27th anniversary as a city. The auth or, w h o s e r v e d a s Muntinlupa mayor from 1986 to 1998, relives Muntinlupa’s journey to cityhood in this 3-part article.)

With the significant inflow of money into the municipality’s coffers, I made it a point to make a public accounting yearly of how much we earned and where we spent them. This was the start of the annual State of the Municipality Address, which is now the annual State of the City Address.

The minimum requirements having been complied with, Muntinlupa was now ready to seek an upgrade and to aim for the status of a Highly Urbanized City (HUC).

Why did we need to become a city in the first place, and a Highly Urbanized City (HUC) in particular? There are many advantages. As a Highly Urbanized City, Munt in lup a wou ld b e entitled to more autonomy.

Muntinlupa would have its own city charter and would also be entitled to its own congressional district.

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Urbanized City has other advantages, not the least of which is added prestige. It is an accepted fact that mas mabigat talaga ang dating ng isang siyudad kaysa sa isang ordinariyong munisipalidad.

And here is the most important advantage.

Muntinlupa would be entitled to a bigger share of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). If memory serves, by the simple act of becoming a city, Muntinlupa’s share of the IRA immediately increased

by P100 million yearly.

But preparing for cityhood really entails much more than just having a bigger yearly income or meeting the minimum 150,000 population re qu i re me nt . It me ans strengthening Muntinlupa’s bureaucracy and preparing them to meet the challenges and responsibilities that lie ahead. It means energizing them, by instilling in them, first and foremost, pride in serving the public.

Thus, as soon as we earned enough, we started to adjust the salaries of municipal employees. We motivated them by involving them – together with the other stakeholders of Muntinlupa - in the formulation of Muntinlupa’s Vision and

Mission. We involved them in bottoms-up budget planning.

Batch by batch, we sent them through various in-service training programs. The results were encouraging.

The employees became so reenergized that they founded a group called MEHPS or Movement for Efficient and Honest Public Service. One group even composed a song to celebrate their rebirth and renewal as public servants.

As the lyrics of their song proclaimed, this batch of trainees wanted to become Mga Alagad ng Pagbabago or Agents of Change.

Preparing for cityhood also means engaging the whole community so that they do not just watch from the sidelines but instead become active participants in the local government’s activities and undertakings.

We engaged the private sector, the NGOs, the civic clubs and invited them to sit in bodies like the Bids and Awards Committee, the School Board, and the AntiGraft Board. Former prison chaplain, Monsignor Ernesto Espiridion, chaired the AntiGraft Board. One group – the People’s Economic Council, headed by newspaper publisher Joe Leuterio, even

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IGNACIO BUNYE came up with a proposal which led to the founding of the Muntinlupa Polytechnic College – forerunner of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa.

We worked with the Muntinlupa Development Found at ion w hich was active in community affairs especially in the i mpl e me nt at i on of t he C o m m u n i t y Mo r t g a g e Program – which facilitated on s it e re s e tt l e m e nt of informal settlers.

We worked with Zonta in helping combat domestic violence against women and children.

We l l - m e an i ng n e w residents of Ayala Alabang began to offer to help Muntinlupa one way or the other. Among them was the renowned architect – Felino CITYHOOD/PAGE 11

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MANILA – Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Friday the impressive growth of the insurance industry in 2021 mirrors the efficiency and swift action of the Insurance Commission (IC) in maximizing the use of digital tools and other measures to ensure the resilience of this sector amid the pandemic.

On the occasion of its 73rd anniversary, Dominguez thanked the IC led by Commissioner Dennis Funa for this accomplishment as well as for its key role in the audit of government insurance institutions to assist the Department of Finance (DOF) in assessing their strengths and weaknesses.

“By effectively discharging its role as regulator, the Commission ensured the protection of the consumers and the reliability of insurance coverage. By ensuring best practices, the credibility of the industry remains very, very high,” said Dominguez during the event marking IC’s anniversary held at the Philippine International

Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.

“In turn, a credible insurance industry encourages more people to avail themselves of financial protection.

That is important to strengthening our community’s resilience in the face of so much uncertainty,” he added.

Dominguez said the IC’s findings and recommendations following its audit of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.

(PhilHealth) will be helpful in charting a stable future for these financial entities.

Under Funa’s leadership, Dominguez said the IC was able to optimize the power of digital technology so that it could provide the necessary support to enable industry stakeholders to operate as effectively as possible for the Filipino people.

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IL prices dropped on Thursday as the United States announced a record release from the nation's crude reserves.

The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery lost USD7.54, or 7 percent, to settle at USD100.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Brent crude for May delivery decreased USD5.54, or 4.9 percent, to close at USD107.91 a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.

The administration of US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that RESERVE/PAGE 11

Oil derricks operate in Three Rivers, Texas, the United States on Feb. 24, 2022. (Photo

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BOI, PEZA approve P12.8-B investments in Jan-Feb

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MANILA – The Board of Investments (BOI) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), the country’s major investment promotion agencies, have approved PHP12.82 billion worth of investments for the first two months of the year.

Government data

show that PHP7.55 billion investment approvals were from BOI, while PEZA registered PHP5.27 billion worth of projects.

However, these investment approvals were lower by 90.4 percent from January to February 2021 figures amounting to PHP133.24 billion –

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch 38 Cagayan de Oro City IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF HIND MARIE LABORTE DARWEESH UNDER REGISTRY NO. 2004-11,719

SPEC. PROC. NO. R-CDO-2200667-SP

PHP121.93 billion was approved by BOI and PHP11.31 billion was approved by PEZA. In terms of employment, registered projects for January to February this year are expected to create 4,847 jobs.

The biggest share was committed to real estate activities at PHP5.12

billion (39.9 percent).

This was followed by electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply with PHP5.09 billion (39.7 percent), manufacturing with PHP1.50 billion (11.7 percent), administrative and support service activities with PHP1.04 billion (8.1 percent), and agriculture, forestry and APPROVE/PAGE 11

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 41 Cagayan de Oro City IN RE: PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME FROM ALLEN GO TO ALLEN GO FLORES AND ALMER GO TO ALMER GO FLORES.

R-CDO-22-00868-SP

ALLEN GO FLORES AND ALMER GO FLORES, Petitioners,

MARIFE A. LABORTE REP. BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ESTRELLA J. LEONO Petitioner, -versus-

-versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondent x--------------------------------------------------------/

THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondent.

--------------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Finding the Petition for Cancellation of birth certificate of Hind Marie Laborte Darweesh to be sufficient in form and in substance, the same is hereby given due course and set for initial hearing on May 11, 2022 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court on which date, time and place, all persons who may have any opposition to the petition herein sought, may appear to show cause why said petition should not be granted.

ORDER Let this case be heard on May 16, 2022 at 8:30 a.m., at this court sitting at the Goldridge Building, Masterson Avenue-P.N. Roa Avenue, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. The Civil Registrar concerned and any person having or claiming any interest under the certificate of birth whose cancellations/corrections are sought may, within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition, file his or her opposition thereto.

Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing.

At the expenses of the petitioners, let a copy of this Order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental and in the City of Cagayan de Oro.

Likewise, let copies of this Order, with Petition attached, be posted by the petitioner on the bulletin boards of the Court, the City Hall of Cagayan de Oro City and Barangay Hall of Bulua of the city for at least ten (10) days prior to date of hearing.

Further, let a copy of this Order and the petition be posted at the bulletin boards of the entrance door of this court, City Hall, and Barangay Hall of Macabalan, all in Cagayan de Oro City.

Furnish copies of this and the Petition to the Offices of the Solicitor General, City Prosecutor of Cagayan de Oro City and the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City.

Finally, let a copy of the petition and this Order be furnished to the Office of the Solicitor General and the Offices of the Civil Registrar concerned.

SO ORDERED. March 11, 2022, at Cagayan de Oro City.

SO ORDERED. Cagayan de Oro City, March 17, 2022 (SGD) JEOFFRE W. ACEBIDO Presiding Judge

(SGD) EMMANUEL P. PASAL Judge BWM: Mar 28, Apr. 4 & 11, 2022

BWM: April 4, 11 & 18, 2022

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A sensual vacation on Island of Desire

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ELCOME to the island that hides a mystery. Once you’re in, there’s no going back.

This summer, a new slice of paradise is about to be explored. Let’s run to the Island of Desire, streaming on Vivamax this April.

Adding to the list of Vivamax Original Movies for 2022, Island of Desire is a sexy drama starring Vivamax’s rising stars, Christine Bermas, Sean de Guzman, Jela Cuenca and Rash Flores.

A young woman named Martha (Christine Bermas) is assigned to work remotely on an island called “Isla Bato.” She becomes a nurse at its Regional Health office, and she also befriends some of the residents, Tess (Jela Cuenca), a midwife on the island, and Leloy (Sean de Guzman), a Habal rider. Being a constant companion, Leloy becomes closer to Martha, and they end up

falling for each other.

As she stays longer on the island, she begins to discover the strange things about the place and its secrets, including a cult with fanatic followers and an abusive leader. Here is where she also reunites with her long-lost sister, who warns her and tells her to escape the place while she can.

Witness how the mysteries of this enchanting island filled with passion, lust, and love unfold before Martha’s eyes.

Fresh from the success of her other Vivamax Original Movies - Siklo and Moonlight Butterfly, Christine Bermas will once again leave the viewers in awe in Island of Desire. It also stars Vivamax’s most indemand actor, Sean de Guzman, who caught the crowd’s attention from his Vivamax Originals Nerisa, Taya, Bekis on the Run, Mahjong Night, and Hugas.

Joining them is Vivamax’s crush, Jela Cuenca, who starred in Silip sa Apoy, Palitan, and Boy Bastos. The star of Palitan, Rash Flores, plays a very crucial role in this film.

Island of Desire is by the multi-awarded and

highly regarded director in the Philippines, Joel Lamangan.

From Viva films, be enchanted by its beauty and find yourselves lost in the Island of Desire, streaming on Vivamax starting April 1, 2022. .

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in the third and fourth quarters of 2021.

To compute the video score of the different mobile networks, Ookla weighed the sum of multiple video metrics. It includes the proportion of tests that failed to start, time to load the first frame of video playback, quality of video loaded, the proportion of users who experienced at least one stall in video loading

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Early registration By: JENELYN NANDONG JADAP T-III Madaguing ES Claveria West District

Globe wins Ookla® ’s Best 5G Video Experience Award in PH GLOBE has bagged Ookla® ’s Best 5G Video Experience Award[1] in the Philippines, proving that its customers are already reaping the fruits of the company’s massive network investment.

The Video Awards was launched by the network intelligence and connectivity insights global leader early this year based on local mobile networks' performance

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or playback, and the rebuffering ratio of users who experienced a stall.

“This award shows the superior quality of experience for Globe’s 5G customers as we continue to build 5G where it matters. We are excited to harness the full potential of 5G. We believe that it will open many new opportunities to consumers, businesses, and the country as a

whole as the technology matures,” said Ernest Cu, Globe President and CEO. At present, 5G is best known for providing higher-quality streaming experiences on mobile screens and better video streaming delivery due to faster connectivity speeds, ultra-low latency, and greater bandwidth. In the future, it is expected to enhance people’s experience as well as transform industries.

As of end-2021, Globe 5G is present in over 2,000 outdoor and in-building locations nationwide. It has outdoor coverage of 96% in the National Capital Region and 84% in key cities in Visayas and Mindanao.

This year, Globe commits to expanding its 5G footprint across the country while further improving the quality and consistency of experience.

Globe strongly supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly UN SDG No. 9, highlighting the roles of infrastructure and innovation as crucial drivers of economic growth and development.

It is committed to upholding the UN Global Compact principles and contributing to 10 UN SDGs. To know more about Globe, visit www.globe. com.ph.

D e s pit e t h e d e v e l opi n g Covid-19 situation in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) has urged everyone not to be complacent and follow the guidelines and minimum health and safety standards issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH). “ In t h e c o nt e x t o f t h e prevailing Covid-19 public health emergency, the conduct of the early registration shall be done remotely in areas under Alert Levels 3-5,” Briones said.

“In - p e r s o n r e g i s t r at i o n through parents or guardians may be allowed in areas under Alert Levels 1-2 provided physic a l dist ancing and health and safety protocols are strictly observed,” she added.

In 2021, DepEd implemented a hybrid setup for the early registration, remote for areas under General Community Q u a r a nt i n e ( G C Q ) a n d in-person for areas under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ).

Last school year, more than four million learners signed

up for the early registration for SY 2021-2022, showing the continued support of parents for learning continuity.

Introduced to help DepEd anticipate the number of enrollees for the coming school year, the early registration also ensures the right of all school-aged learners to enroll and be equally provided with quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating basic education.

Moreover, it also seeks to locate, identify, and register out-of-school youth and children, who are in conflict with the law, homeless, living with disabilities, living in off-grid communities and geographically isolated areas and displaced due to natural disasters and armed conflicts.

Planning out for healthy meals among learners By: PHILYN PACOT TAGLE T-III Opol Central School Opol, Misamis Oriental Opol West District

Most learners who are lucky enough to have access to a kitchen still operate on a tight budget. Even the fanciest kitchens in new residences lack the extra equipment that makes cooking easy, things like mixers, toasters, blenders, or electric skillets. That said, you can still keep some food on hand that you can quickly prepare into a healthy meal.

More so, planning meals in advance can help you save time and money. You can use more expensive or esoteric ingredients more than once, and plan to use all of the fresh produce you buy before it spoils.

Consider your schedule as you plan, and select a mix of very simple and, if you like to cook, more complex recipes for when you have time. Some cooks prepare larger dishes and plan to eat the leftovers at another time; others do all of the cooking during a free time period, such as on the weekend, and reheat food as necessary.

Other strategies for shopping

on a budget include shopping around the edges of the grocery store. Essentials like fresh produce, dairy, and meats are always against the walls, and interior aisles are filled with processed food. For the more expensive items you want to keep on hand, like spices and salad dressings, purchase one during each shopping trip until you have a variety to choose from.

In addition to your planned meals, keep salad greens and cheeses on hand; most leftover meats or fish can be made into a salad with some crumbled cheese and fresh vegetables.

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40,000 Bukidnon people Welcomes Uniteam

By ERCEL MAANDIG

Malaybalay City Even when we saw a haggard Bongbong Marcos entered on its way to the Provincial Capitol ground stage here,still he manage to meet and wave and render message to the estimated 40,000 crowd who waited for him almost two hours before he arrived at the stage on Thursday evening.

Bukidnon Governor Jose Ma.Zubiri introduced Marcos to the thousands enthusiastic crowd chanting BBM BBM Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City ROMULO & SEVERINO EROY

CASE NO. R10-EV-TH 2022-03-0474 (2014-10-2478)

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s to Extend the Validity of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of TWO (2) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on April 20, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao.

Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 31st day of March 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER BWM: April 4, 2022

while making the famous victory sign and waving Philippine flag and Red/Green flaglets.

Marcos explained to the crowd that his running mate Mayor Sara Duterte was not around in the Mindanao sorties because they divide their campaign into two because days is running so fast to roam around the country.He said that while he is in Mindanao,Sara Duterte is campaigning the Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City CHERRIE MAE CAGASAN MEJOS CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH 2021-12-3053

NOTICE OF HEARING

Uniteam in Luzon.

"Sa lahat ng mga Presidentiable sa halalang ito,ako na Ang pinkamapalad dahil Ang naging

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City FNL TAXI Rep. by: ELNAIRAH LUCMAN

CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-TX 2022-03-0447

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APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on April 20, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 31st day of March 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Cases to operate AIRCON TAXI SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION X and vice versa with the use of TWELVE (12) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on April 13, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this board on which 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 31st day of March 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

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

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running mate ko ay Ang pinaka magaling,pinaka mahusay,pinaka matapang,at higit sa lahat Ang may

pinakamalalim na may pagmamahal sa Pilipinas"(Of all the presidential candidates on this year's election, I am the most lucky

because I have a running mate who is the most capable, very brave and most of all the one who has the deepest love for the country) Marcos referring to his tandem Vice Presidential Candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

The Bukidnon Grand rally was also graced by Senatorial candidates Juan Miguel Zubiri who is a native of the province,Mayor Herbert Bautista,Senator Jinggoy Estrada,Senator Win Gatchalian and guest candidate JV Ejercito.

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PhilHealth-10 raises awareness on benefits for women

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --In line with the observance of the National Women’s Month this March, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) remains committed to the health and well-being of Filipino women through the various benefit packages it offers in partnership with accredited and contracted healthcare providers nationwide.

Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority wherein a total of 1,975 or over five maternal deaths per day had been recorded in the country in CY 2020, PhilHealth said this should not be the case if women are given proper care during their pregnancy.

Under its Maternity Care Package, expecting mothers are entitled to essential health services during antenatal period, labor, normal delivery and immediate postpartum period. Packages

are set at P6,500 and P8,000 if availed of in accredited hospitals, and in infirmaries/ dispensaries and birthing homes/maternity clinics, respectively, anywhere in the country. The state agency requires at least four pre-natal visits during the course of pregnancy to detect and manage possible danger signs and complications, and to reduce risks of perinatal deaths.

If without the recommended pre-natal services, members are still entitled to packages for normal spontaneous delivery inclusive of postpartum care ranging from P5,000 to P6.500.

Meanwhile, it pays P19,000 for caesarian section deliveries done in levels 1 to 3 hospitals.

For some gynecologic conditions, PhilHealth has introduced Z Benefit packages to provide relevant financial risk protection against BENEFITS/PAGE 11

Popcom-10 urges men to uphold women's right via KATROPA CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --Highlighting the National Women's Month celebration in the Talakayan sa PIA, March 31, Philippine Commission on Population (Popcom)-10 Regional Director Neil Aldrin Omega said they intensify their strategy to foster women's rights by involving men in reproductive health and family planning with their 'Kalalakihang Tapat sa Obligasyon para sa Pamilya' (KATROPA) program.

"Number one gyud nga responsibilidad sa mga bana, sa mga kalalakihan is ang panglawas sa matag miyembro sa pamilya (The number one responsibility of husbands, men, is the health of the members of the family)," Omega added.

KATROPA program, launched in 1999, targets an increase in family planning use especially in nonscalpel vasectomy

Philippine Commission on Population (Popcom)-10 Regional Director Neil Aldrin Omega (rightmost) and Breastfeeding Coordinator of Cagayan de Oro City Nutrition Committee Caroline Cabunoc (center) grace the Talakayan sa PIA, March 31 to highlight government programs for women. (RLT/PIA-10)

(NSV), improved healthseeking behavior among men, and decreased incidence of gender-based violence (GBV).

The program also aims for the improved equality

in fertility decisions between husband and wife, and participation of husband in household management and rearing of children, as well as for the decreased incidence

of STI and HIV/AIDS infections among men.

To further encourage participation of men in reproductive health and family planning, Popcom-10 has scheduled a family planning service provision on vasectomy at JR Borja General Hospital (JRBGH), April 19.

The team of doctors, nurses and midwives will also conduct the same in Bukidnon, April 19-20, and in Lanao del Norte, April 21-22.

"Ang pamilyang planado, protektado.

Ang pagplano sa pamilya timailhan sa tinuod nga gugma labi na sa kalalakihan (A planned family is protected. Family planning is a manifestation of real love, especially from the men)," Omega said.

To date, 444,543 women are using family POPCOM/PAGE 11 AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION AS SOLE HEIR WITH DEED OF DONATION KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late SPOUSES PERFECTO S. BONGGO and EUSEBIA T. BONGGO, who both died without last will and testament, on May 2, 2005 and July 15, 1993 that at the time of their death, they left parcels of land with Tax Declaration No. 02-04007 situated in Barangay Cogon, El Salvador City, Province of Misamis Oriental and Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE (5,183) SQUARE METERS, more or less and Tax Declaration No. 02-04006 situated in Barangay Cogon, El Salvador City, Province of Misamis Oriental and Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTEEN (3,513) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF SELFADJUDICATION AS SOLE HEIR WITH DEED OF DONATION, filed by the heirs of SPOUSES PERFECTO S. BONGGO and EUSEBIA T. BONGGO, in favor of SHAUN REY B. ASEQUIA and SHERLOCK RAUL B. ASEQUIA, per DOC #282; PAGE #57; BOOK #XI; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JAN ELSON G. ORQUILLAS. BWM: April 4, 11 & 18, 2022

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AboitizPower, Connected Women team up to teach AI skills to 60 Cebuanas AboitizPower, through its coal business unit Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI), will sponsor a series of Connected Women workshops on future-proofing the skills of women in disadvantaged communities

TOLEDO CITY, Cebu — Staying true to their mission of creating sustainable communities and in celebration of Women’s Month, AboitizPower has partnered with Connected Women to train 60 women from Toledo City in Cebu on artificial intelligence data annotation and other important computer skills to get them ready for the future of work.

This initiative is part of the Elevate AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Data Annotation) program that Connected Women runs, which was launched in June 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Elevate AIDA was created in partnership with UN Women and WeEmpowerAsia and aims to provide women in rural areas in the Philippines with remote work skills, basic professional and computer skills, and AI data labeling skills so they can become active contributors in the digital economy and artificial intelligence industry.

TVI, together with the Aboitiz Foundation, entered into a memorandum of agreement with Connected Women in a signing ceremony in Barangay Bato in Toledo City on March 23, 2022 to train unemployed women, particularly mothers, from its partner communities in barangays Bato, Cabitoonan, and Awihao in Toledo. At the end of their training program, these women will be able to do basic data annotation tasks such as image identification and categorization.

“Community development is at the core of how we do business at TVI. Sustainable growth is only possible when our communities grow with us. Through projects such as this, not only do we create longterm partnerships and relationships with our neighbors, we also help build a better future for them,” said AboitizPower Coal Business Unit Vice President for Corporate Services Ginger Tanchi.

Tanchi shared that many women in TVI’s host communities,

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(L-R) Toledo City Mayor Marjorie "Joie" Perales, AboitizPower Coal Business Unit Vice President for Corporate Services Ginger Tanchi and Connected Women co-founder Ruth Yu- Owen at the MOA signing in Barangay Bato in Toledo City last March 23, 2022

those who are living in rural areas, are often overburdened with household economic struggles, which have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Through our partnership with Connected Women, we would be able to provide the women in our host communities what they need most— an opportunity to learn new skills and provide additional income for their household, without having to leave their homes and families,” Tanchi said.

More than providing these women an opportunity to support their families, the Elevate AIDA program of Connected Women would also empower them with the skills that drive the growth of the digital economy.

“This closely aligns with one of the important core values of the Aboitiz Group—Innovation.

We embrace the role of digital transformation and data analytics in thriving in the ever changing world today.

The training and work opportunities provided to these women would further drive our commitment to instill the value of Innovation not just within the company, but also our host communities,” she added.

Proof of potential AboitizPower decided to sponsor an Elevate AIDA program in Cebu after seeing the success of the pilot program. During the first iteration of this course, graduates were given on-the-job training and they were also placed in client

projects wherein they can work 100% online from anywhere in the country, even remote areas or places affected by conflict. After undergoing training, these women can potentially earn up to P10,000 a month once employed.

It was important that the pilot program provided the necessary proof of concept that technology skills training can be efficiently delivered remotely on a national scale, enabling Connected Women to present a viable, scalable solution to potential partners and collaborators.

Ruth Yu-Owen, Connected Women’s Co-Founder said, "The success of the pilot program, launched in partnership with UN Women's

WeEmpowerAsia, was critical to proving the viability of the program.”

“Partnering with big companies like AboitizPower who are committed to creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for Filipinos is essential to ensuring that women are not left behind in the future of work," she added.

Since Elevate AIDA’s launch, around 500 ladies have been trained and participated in the course. After finalizing the deal with Connected Women, the 60 Cebuanas sponsored by AboitizPower, through TVI, will be part of the twentieth batch of graduates who will follow in the footsteps of other empowered Pinays who have found employment in the field of artificial intelligence.

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: We, RODOLFO A CLAPERO, RUDY A. CLAPERO, CESAR A. CLAPERO, TEDDY A. CLAPERO, LODENIA C. DOMINGUEZ, LUDENIDO CLAPERO & FLORA RABUYA, all of legal age, married, residents of Cogon, El Salvador City, Mis. Or hereby freely and voluntarily declare and state that: 1.

We are the legal and sole heirs of the deceased FERNANDO CLAPERO who died on FEBRUARY 16, 2022 at LUMBIA, CDO (the deceased) 2.

The deceased left the following property/ies, to wit: 3.

The Deceased left the following property/ies, to wit: a.

Bank account maintained with BDO branch of Cagayan de Oro Carmen (Bank): Saving Account Nos 332208016332/ and _________________ /and P_______________ plus interest, respectively.

4.

Pursuant to Section 1 of Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, we do hereby adjudicate unto ourselves the above described property/ies, have agreed to waive our share in the aforementioned property/ ies in favor of LODENIA C. DOMINGUEZ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this day of __________________ at ______ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) EL SAVADOR CITY) s.s.

Before me, a Notary Public and in the above jurisdiction, personally appeared the following:

Name CTC No. Date and Place Issued NAMES: All known to me and me known to be the same person who executed and signed the foregoing Deed of Extra-judicial Settlement of the Estate of the deceased (name of the Deceased), which deed consist of ( ) pages, including this page where on the Acknowledgement appears, signed by the parties and the instrumental witnesses at the bottom of the last page and the left hand margin of each and every page thereof, and the partial acknowledged to me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed NOTARY PUBLIC BWM: April 4, 11 & 18, 2022

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and the induction ceremony of regional governors over the weekend.

Soliven was among seven regional governors who were virtually inducted to office, along with businessmen Ruben Vegafria (Northern Mindanao), Nenita Malbas (Davao de Oro in Southern M i n d a n a o ) , L o r e t a Sy (Soccsksargen), Julie Senense (Eastern Mindanao), Dan Zambrano (Davao), and Elian Macala (Central Mindanao).

“As regional governor, we co-chair the micro, smalland medium development council,” he elaborated.

“Wit h t h e M SM E s consisting of 99.5% of the total economy, we provide policy inter vention and business continuity plan and bounce-back strategy to meet the challenges ahead,” Soliven said, adding that a regional governor likewise gets a seat in the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Brunei-Indonesia-MalaysiaPhilippines (BIMP-EAGA), among others.

S enator Chr istopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, as guest of PCCI-Mindanao during said meeting, vowed “continued suppor t for Mindanaoan businessmen, particularly MSMEs,” while highlighting his advocacy on

Republic of the Philippines Region X Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Kapatagan R.A. 10172 (Gender) NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Compliance with Rule of R.A. 101723.A notice is hereby served to the public that EJE SHAINE BOLANDO BALANAY has filed with this Office, a petition for Correction of Clerical Error-Change of Gender from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of EJE SHAINE BOLANDO BALANAY who was born JULY 1, 2003 at KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are ERNIE ABNE BALANAY and JESSIE NAVARRO BOLANDO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 15 days.

SGD. IVY REYES TONGCO Municipal Civil Registrar

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO X --------------------------------------------------/ AFFIDAVIT OF SOLE ADJUDICATION That I, ANGUSTIA CADIZ TANTICO, of legal age, Filipino citizen, residing at B31 L22 Xavier Heights Subd., Upper Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state: 1. That I am the surviving legal spouse and sole heir of the late, OSCAR M. TANTICO, who died last FEBRUARY 23, 2022 in (at home) Xavier Heights Subd., Upper Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City; Attached hereto is a copy of the Certificate of Death of my deceased husband as ANNEX “A” and made an integral part hereof; 2. That my afore-named deceased husband left a personal saving account with BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (BPI) – Cagayan de Oro Ayala Branch with the Account no. 002013-02353-92; 3. That said deceased left no debts, no children, and no surviving ascendants; 4. That pursuant to Rule 74, Sec. 1 of the Rules of Court, I hereby adjudicate unto myself the said BPI Savings Account with Account no.

002013-02353-92 and the money deposited on it, which represents my lawful inheritance/share spouse, and hereby files the same with the Registry of Deed of Cagayan de Oro City, with the request that said adjudication be made effective without judicial proceedings as prescribed by the aforementioned Rules of Court; 5. That I am executing this affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing facts for all legal intents and purposes and I further certify that the contents of this affidavit has been duly explained to me in the dialect that I understand and speak, that is, in the Visayan dialect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto affixed our hands and signatures below this 24th day of March 2022 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines ANGUSTIA CADIZ TANTICO Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 24th day of March 2022 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, personally appeared the abovenamed affiant, exhibiting to me her UMID: CRN-0111-227646-5 known to me to be same person who personally signed before me the foregoing Affidavit and acknowledged that she executed the same.

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the Malasakit Centers which has been his government project.

Government support has been through the promotion of local products and the businesses that produce them, organizing exhibits that provide space for these MSMEs to display their products, hosting trainings and providing speakers to capacitate the Mindanaoan businessman, among others.

“We have done a bounce back strategy as a business continuity particularly for MSMEs which comprise 99.5% of the total economy,” Soliven said.

This may be done “through making available a lending

window in partnership with small business corporation,” he explained, adding that “it’s zero interest and amortized in easy installment spread.”

Soliven, also the President of the Z amboanga City Chamber of Commerce, Inc., stated further that they have been urging commercial pr iv ate b an ks to rel a x “stringent bank requirements” in helping MSMEs. “These will help pump prime the economy, an onpoint strategy to restart the local economy and encourage them (MSMEs) to continue as well as to stimulate consumption in the economy,” he said.

Considering the transition,

Soliven emphasized, “We also provide policy recommendation in the preparation of the exit plan as the COVID pandemic becomes endemic.”

Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco, as chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council 9, said that this has been part of the five-year Regional Development Plan of Zamboanga Peninsula, its long term view that took off from the economic gains and poverty reduction efforts of government, but has just been delayed because of the pandemic.

S oliven, as business chamber regional governor, is representing the region on April 5 during the Philippine economic briefing and Sulong Pilipinas 2022.

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Domagoso said he will push for lower taxes so prices of gasoline and other fuel will go down, and thus electricity, too.

The Manila mayor also cited Iligan being advertised as “The City of Waterfalls.”

“Wala kayong tubig, your water is false. It does not make sense,” he pointed out.

Domagoso was apparently referring to Iligan’s local g ov e r n m e nt - r u n w at e r

system, a subject of perennial complaint by residents for decades.

Addressing his Maranao supporters, he questioned why the government cannot make the temporary shelters in Marawi City permanent, especially that these sit on government land.

Domagoso said that it is his intention to make the lives of the Filipinos better.

He aims to avoid poverty, provide free health care and education, more job opportunities, and to lower the prices of commodities, as well as electricity and gas.

Ong, meanwhile, vowed to focus on healthcare, especially in the Visayas and Mindanao.

He noted that Mindanao has a high infant mortality rate and people lose their lives due to the lack of attention by the healthcare system.

Ong promised an increase in budget for hospitals in the area.

“Pwedeng ipagpatuloy ang herbal medicine na inumpisahan ni Senator Juan Flavier of DOH noong 1994, at magkaroon ng libreng gamot na ibinibigay sa mga health center, kagaya ng first aid, gamot ng high blood at diabetes, yung sa hika inhaler, yung mga pang karaniwan na gamot,” Ong said.

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told their sons to be honest, hardworking and respectful of others, those same fathers would cheat, lie, and make dishonest business deals. No wonder their sons were in trouble with the law! They followed their dad’s bad example and ways, not his words and speeches.

So Dad, ask yourself: “What is there about me I do not want my son to copy?

Do I have character worth copying?” Won’t you ask Jesus right now to forgive you for not living the way you know you should, and to help you start changing, so you can begin to truly walk your talk? That is the only way to get a confident and clear conscience, so you will want your son to be like you. Just think a minute

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“Jun” Palafox - who offered to draw for free the architectural plan of the future Ospital ng Muntinlupa.

Others helped even under extra-ordinary circumstances.

At the height of the 1989 coup attempts against the Cory government, several residents with ROTC training, formed the “Alabang militia”.

Among them were the brothers Elo and Ted Javier, Migz Zubiri (now a senator) and Nonoy Andaya – (former congressman and budget secretary). Together with the local police, firemen, b ar angay of f ici a ls, t he “Alabang militia” blocked suspected rebel forces from accessing government targets in Manila and Quezon City.

Jimmy Fresnedi, then Vice Mayor, was also the Presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan. Under his able leadership, the Sangguniang Bayan passed important ordinances on health, education, welfare and public safety. Altogether, they created an enabling environment which paved the road for Muntinlupa’s c i t y h o o d . Mu n t i n l u p a EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DONATION/WAIVER KNOW ALL MEN BY THE PRESENTS: That the late ENG HUA UY CHIU who died on 9 January 2011 at Cagayan de Oro City; that the deceased left the following real properties with T-48482 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (325) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS, T-48483 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (344) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, T-48484 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (344) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, T-48485 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED AND TWO (302) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DONATION/WAIVER, filed by the heirs of ENG HUA UY CHIU, per DOC #445; PAGE #89; BOOK #37; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIA LEONITA Q. GO. BWM: Mar 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2022

steadily began to earn the reputation as a safe, clean, caring and business-friendly community.

Realizing the importance of music and symbols in awakening pride and love of the community, I commissioned songwriter Renato Dilig, more popularly known as “Atong Balatong”, to compose the Muntinlupa hymn. The hymn which exhorts Muntinlupeños to offer “Lakas, Talino at Buhay” is now sung in all official city functions, especially in public schools.

I also commissioned Manuel Amorsolo, son of our national artist Fernando Amorsolo, to design the city seal. The seal features the Philippine Eagle, the biggest , strongest and highest flying bird of the Philippines. We chose the Philippine Eagle not only for its majesty but also for its known quality as a caring mother of its young.

The political opposition expectedly did not like the eagle. They claimed that the eagle was a symbol of my college alma mater – the Ateneo de Manila – and that the eagle in effect represented me.

(To be concluded next week)

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As has been said by a worldrenown environmentalist, Dr. Vandana Shiva, “Corporate globalization is in effect the death of economic democracy. Such gives rise to corporate control and economic dictatorship.”

Indeed, “when economic dictatorship is grafted onto representative, electoral democracy, a toxic growth of religious fundamentalism and right-wing extremism is the result. Thus, corporate globalization leads not just to the death of democracy, but to the democracy of death, in which exclusion, hate and fear become the means to mobilize votes and power,” as what is happening now.

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and their partners are hesitant to consider it, Omega said.

However, he reassured them that POPCOM conducts counseling sessions for married couples and women to explain how these FP methods work and what their advantages and disadvantages are, before they are given or administered.

“Dili angayan mabalaka ang atong mga kababayenhan because all methods [had] undergone thorough research and study, and we have found out that based on these studies, atong nasiguro that all methods are effective, safe, reliable,” Omega said.

(Women do not need to worry because all methods [had] undergone thorough research and study, and we have found that based on these studies, all these methods are sure to be effective, safe, reliable). (GDA/PIA-10)

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restrictions imposed during the pandemic, all insurance companies were able to digitally submit their reportorial requirements through the IC’s rating online submission system.

T h e IC a l s o i s s u e d guidelines on the electronic f i l i ng of compla i nts, pleadings, and other motions, Dominguez said.

As a resu lt of t hese guidelines and other timely measures, the insurance sector managed to thrive even during the pandemic, as shown by its continued growth in terms of assets, prem iu m s e a r ne d , a nd investments.

I n 2 0 21, t h e t o t a l premiums collected by the insurance industry reached PHP374.7 billion, up by almost 22 percent from the PHP308.3 billion worth of premiums it collected in the previous year, Dominguez said.

By t he end of 2021, the industry’s total assets reached an all-time high of PHP2.1 trillion, which was

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8.4 percent higher than the PHP1.9 trillion recorded in 2020.

The total net income and net worth of the industry also increased by 18.6 percent and 8.1 percent, respectively, he said.

“A l l t h e s e nu m b e r s underscore the resilience of the industries under the Commission. In addition, this impressive performance reflects the efficiency of the regulatory and supervisory measures that the Insurance Commission issued and implemented, during and even prior to the pandemic,” he added.

In times of calamity, the IC was also able to act quickly, Dominguez said, citing the instance when Typhoon Odette struck and the Commission swif tly enjoined all its regulated entities to streamline their company procedures and mechanisms to facilitate the immediate processing and payment of claims related to the disaster.

“There is much more work to be done to broaden insurance coverage in our society. As we move forward to a new normal, I trust that the Insurance Commission will continue to invigorate t he i ndust r y a nd ma ke it a key player in helping fulfill President Duterte’s goal of financial inclusion,” Dominguez said. (PR)

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fishing with PHP0.06 billion (0.5 percent).

In terms of approved foreign invest ments, Singapore was the biggest sou rce w it h approved investments amounting to PHP1.32 billion.

This was followed by Japan with PHP310 million; British Virgin Islands, PHP220 m i l l ion; L ie chten s tei n, PHP140 million; and the Un ited St ate s , PH P12 0 million. (PNA)

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1 million barrels of oil per day will be released for the next six months from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

"The scale of this release is unprecedented: the world has never had a release of oil reserves at this 1 million per day rate for this length of time," the White House

said.

Meanwhile, the Organization of the Pet roleu m E x por t i ng Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, on Thursday decided to stick to existing plans for modest oil production increases in May despite surging crude prices.

The oil alliance reconfirmed "the decision to adjust upward the monthly overall production by 432,000 barrels per day for the month of May 2022," according to a statement released after the 27th OPEC and nonOPEC Ministerial Meeting.

(Xinhua)

criteria have been set to ensure high survival rates and better health outcomes. To date, PhilHealth has contracted 19 hospitals for its Z package for breast cancer, and another six hospitals for the cervical cancer package. Patients are adviced to coordinate with the Z Benefit Coordinator of these contracted facilities for guidance.

The state health insurer also reminded women of the other benefits it offers such as treatment for gynecological disorders such as ovarian cystectomy for P23,300, vaginal hysterectomy for P30,300, dilatation and curettage for P11,000 and mastectomy for P22,000. (PhilHealth/PIA-10)

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planning methods. Omega said among the available family planning methods that they have are the artificial and natural family planning methods.

He added that pills is the most popular method and this is followed by the intrauterine device (IUD) and the progestin sub-dermal implant (PSI)-- the new method.

"We cannot deny that our available nga mga family planning methods have what we call side effects and that's why during the provision of these methods, before we give this method to a woman, naa gyud ta'y counseling nga pagahimuon (we conduct a counseling first," Omega said. (RTP/PIA-10)

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certain medically and economically catastrophic conditions especially to those who belong to the marginalized sectors of the society.

Currently it offers Z Benefits for early stage breast cancer (stage 0 to III-A) amounting P100,000 which is inclusive of surgery and chemotherapy, among others.

PhilHealth also has a package for women with cervical cancer depending on the treatment modality required.

Those needing primary surgery or pelvic cobalt radiation with low dose brachytherapy are entitled to P125,000, while those requiring pelvic radiation using linear accelerator and high dose brachytherapy are covered for P175,000.

To qualify for the Z Benefit packages, certain selection

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railway project.

Un d e r t h e s p e c i a l conditions of the contract, completion of the project must be within 270 days upon receipt of the notice to proceed.

Implementation of site development work is expected to start next month.

The Mindanao Railway Project is a 1,544-kilometer railway system connecting Davao, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Cotabato, Zamboanga, Butuan, Surigao, and Malaybalay. It is financed through official development assistance from the Chinese government.

The government awarded the P3.08-billion project management consultancy contract of the Mindanao Railway Project Phase 1 to a Chinese consortium composed of China Railway Design Corp. and Guangzhou Wanan Construction Supervision Co., Ltd. The project management consultant will assist in the preparation and management of t h e ove r a l l proj e c t implementation program, including land acquisition activities, coordination with government offices, review of the project’s detailed design, and supervision of construction activities.

The first phase covers a 100-kilometer railway connecting Tagum in Davao del Norte, Davao City, and Digos in Davao del Sur, featuring eight stations. It is expected to accommodate 122,000 passengers per day and cut travel time between Tagum and Digos from three hours to one.

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Teacher Anafel is the first-ever Gabay Guro Grand Gathering winner hailing from Mindanao

ABAY Guro, the flagship education program of PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) under its Gabay Karunungan advocacy, recently turned over the Chery Tiggo Grand Prize to 38-year-old teacher Anafel from Misamis Occidental. A first-time attendee of Gabay Guro’s virtual Grand Gathering last October 2021 which gained more than 500,000 live viewers, Anafel is also the first-ever Grand Gathering winner from Mindanao.

“It is our commitment to provide equal and better educational opportunities for our teachers as they strengthen their efforts to adapt to the new normal of teaching and learning. Through Gabay Guro, we pursue our aspirations of having inclusive and sustainable education initiatives that uplift the lives of Filipino teachers,” said Chairman Manuel V Pangilinan.

Gabay Guro is a 15-year-old program that has been empowering Filipino teachers through its seven key pillars – scholarships, trainings, classroom donations, livelihood programs, connectivity and computerization, teachers’ tribute, and digital innovations. It reinforces PLDT and Smart’s commitment to the UN Sustainability Development Goals #4, Quality Education.

Anafel is a junior high school and mathematics teacher from Sta. Maria National High School. There, she ensures

that she provides a safe space for her students. “I want my students to know that they are safe emotionally and physically.

I ask them to keep an online journal to document what they are going through during this pandemic,” Anafel shared.

“Gabay Guro has helped teachers like me to become more positive and resilient as we encounter difficulties, especially with no face-to-face interaction. Through this initiative, educators will be digitally competent to adapt better amid the new normal,” she added.

“Through Gabay Guro, we equip our teachers to become resilient in the face of changes and challenges, especially with the growing need for digital and technological innovations in education. It is our greatest pleasure to provide these opportunities under Gabay Guro’s digital innovations pillar, and to give back to our teachers who are instruments of positive change, for a better future for our children and youth,” said Gabay Guro Chairperson Chaye CabalRevilla.

“We are grateful to Gabay Guro for our shared advocacy for the last 10 years, on equal and quality educational opportunities for teachers, as we enable them to become further adept amid the new normal. We hope that we are able to give the best platform for teachers to continuously thrive,” said Chery Auto Philippines President Erroll Dueñas.