Mindanao Daily News (January 7, 2023)

CdO Mayor Klarex orders status quo of JOs, casuals

By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy ordered a status quo of the job orders (JOs) and casual employees at the City Hall.

The contract of these employees ended on December 31, 2022, but Mayor Klarex ordered the extension of their services until they are deemed needed by the

City Government.

Earlier, the mayor claimed there would be renewal of business permits and other vital activities that would take place especially in the first quarter of the year.

The mayor said the City needs these casual and job order employees to augment the workforce especially in the renewal of businesses.

PROTECT THEIR

FAMILIES

The mayor also reiterated that he wants to protect the families of these temporary workers of the City Government.

He said he does not want their families to suffer from hunger if the ‘JOs and casuals’ are terminated because their contracts expired last December 31.

But the mayor also challenged these workers to Mayor

Bantag accuses DOJ Sec Remulla of ordering the assassination of radioman, files murder charges

By JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor on October 3.

MANILA, Philippines - Now it becomes a very puzzling turn of events, as the beleaguered and suspended Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) chief Gerald Bantag filed murder raps and other complaints against Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla.

In a 15-page complaint filed before the Ombudsman’s Office, Bantag accused the DOJ chief as the alleged ‘mastermind’ behind the murder of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa

The suspended Bucor chief in the same complaint also filed grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service and conduct unbecoming of a public official.

“Complainant, assisted by counsel, unto this Honorable Office, accuses the respondents for the crime of MURDER and administrative cases of Grave Misconduct, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service and conduct unbecoming of a public official

AFP sees more rebel surrenderers in NorMin

By NEF LUCZON

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

– The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has expressed confidence that more communist rebels will give up arms and surrender in Northern Mindanao in the coming weeks.

In a statement Thursday, Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol,

work hard if they are given the opportunity that the City Government would continue to hire them and renew their contracts for another year.

“Ato usab nga hagit kanila nga dili magbinulakbol sa ilang trabaho, ilabina kung mahatagan sila sa oportunidad nga i-renew sa City Government ang ilang kontrata,” the mayor said in vernacular.

Arrest warrant served on jailed NPA leader in Surigao del Sur

By ALEXANDER LOPEZ

BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel leader was served with another arrest warrant on Wednesday night while detained at the Lianga District Jail in Surigao del Sur.

In a report Thursday, the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) said police personnel from San Agustin, Surigao del Sur served the arrest warrant for attempted murder on Ronald Enriquez Galdiano, 40.

“The arrest warrant, dated November 21, 2019, was issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch

28 in Lianga,” SDSPPO said.

Galdiano is the alleged commanding officer of the NPA Guerrilla Front 19, Sub-Regional Committee Southland, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee.

He was arrested by the operatives of Lianga police on Dec. 8, 2022 in Malolos City, Bulacan for three counts of murder without bail issued on Feb. 23, 2021.

Galdiano is listed as an “NPA priority target” and considered the sixth most wanted person in the Caraga last year.

In the latest arrest

Rolando “Klarex” Uy

MORE ARREST WARRANT. Ronald Enriquez Galdiano, 40, an alleged New People’s Army leader, is served with an additional arrest warrant for attempted murder on Dec. 4, 2023, while detained at the Lianga District Jail in Surigao del Sur. Galdiano was arrested on Dec. 8, 2022 in Malolos City, Bulacan for three murder charges. ( P hoto courtesy of s D s PP o )

PNP top brass heeds DILG’s call, submits courtesy resignation

By CHRISTOPHER LLOYD CALIWAN

MANILA – Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) led by chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. on Thursday tendered their courtesy resignation.

The move came after Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. appealed to police colonels and generals to do the same to rid the police force of those linked to illegal drugs.

Aside from Azurin, other ranking officials who submitted a courtesy resignation are deputy chief for administration Lt. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia; deputy

Tacloban, CDO ports distribute balikbayan boxes to recipients

By FERDINAND PATINIO

MANILA – Two ports of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have released balikbayan boxes to their rightful recipients in Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao.

In separate statements issued on Thursday, the Port of Tacloban (POT) and Port of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) reported the release of balikbayan boxes to the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

POT District Collector Francis Tolibas said they started releasing 70 balikbayan boxes to recipients which arrived on Dec. 27, 2022.

Of the delivered boxes, 39 were claimed by its consignees.

The boxes were part of the abandoned pack -

ages consigned to ALL Win Cargo LLC and Cargoflex Haulers Corporation.

Meanwhile, the Port of CDO reported that the cargo arrived on Dec. 29, 2022, with 99 balikbayan boxes for consignees in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Surigao, Davao and Zamboanga del Sur.

Port of CDO District Collector Alexandra YapLumontad said the delivery is part of the 4,625 packages consolidated by All Win Cargo LLC but abandoned by its deconsolidator, Cargoflex Haulers Corporation.

She said as of Jan. 4, 52 balikbayan boxes have been claimed by consignees.

The port intends to deliver all 99 balikbayan

chief for operations Lt. Gen. Benjamin Santos Jr. and chief of the directorial staff Maj. Gen. Michael John Dubria, among others.

“This call of SILG (Secretary of the Interior and Local Government) is a test of individual character. And as an answer, I am taking the lead to submit myself to such evaluation, assessment, and scrutiny by the committee. We, in the uniformed service, are trained and prepared and are expected to prioritize public service over personal interests. Similarly, I support and uphold the guidance of our beloved President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to

every policeman to keep our integrity untainted and to do our best to uphold the moral ascendancy of the PNP and to ensure the continuity of public rapport,” Azurin said in a press conference at Camp Crame.

He said PNP Internal Affairs Service director Alfegar Triambulo, a civilian, will also submit a courtesy resignation.

“The appeal for courtesy resignation particularly addressed to our senior officers is a wakeup call to all PNP members, to reflect on how and what has happened in our respective careers. We must contemplate among

PH, China agree to resume oil, gas talks at an ‘early date’

By JOYCE ANN L. ROCAMORA

MANILA – The Philippine and Chinese governments have agreed to resume talks on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea at an “early date” following the bilateral summit between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Jan. 4.

In a joint statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Foreign Ministry said discussions would build upon the outcomes of the previous negotiations during the Duterte administration, “with a view of benefiting the two countries and their

Firecracker cases now 291, 55% higher than 2021

By MA. TERESA MONTEMAYOR

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) logged 14 more injuries related to fireworks, bringing the overall tally to 291, or 55 percent higher than the cases for the same period in 2021.

In its case bulletin on Thursday, the DOH noted that the figure is 8 percent lower compared to the fiveyear average of cases during the same period.

By FILANE MIKEE CERVANTES and MARITA MOAJE

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday increased fruit export opportunities for the Philippines by securing a USD2 billion deal with China to step up imports of high-value Philippine agricultural products.

Marcos highlighted the country’s agriculture sector’s vast economic potential, which is seen “at the forefront” of the post-pandemic economic recovery strategy.

About 162 of the cases occurred on the streets while 121 occurred at home.

There were 80 eye injuries while there were 18 cases of blast injuries that required amputation.

Forty-nine cases or 17 percent of the tally were allegedly intoxicated with alcohol at the time of injury.

“Two hundred thirtyone or 80 percent of the cases were male ages one

PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. ( PNA P hoto by J oey r A zo N )

( P hoto courtesy of boc P ort of t A clob AN )

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ( file Photo courtesy of b o N gbo N g M A rcos f A cebook PA ge )

Fireworks illuminate the night sky. ( PNA P hoto by o liver M A rquez )

FRUIT EXPORT DEAL The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) and China General Administration of Customs sign Thursday (Jan.5, 2023) an agreement for the protocol of phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh durians from the Philippines to China. The deal was one of the highlights of President Ferdinand R. Marcos’ state visit to China. ( PNA file P hoto )

C. Luzon cops support call to cleanse PNP ranks

By ZORAYDA TECSON CITY OF SAN FERNANDO,

Pampanga – The police force in Central Luzon has expressed its full support to the move to cleanse the ranks of the Philippine National Police (PNP) of those involved in illegal drugs.

Brig. Gen. Cesar Pasiwen, Police Regional OfficeCentral Luzon (PRO-3) chief, said on Thursday the more than 12,000 police personnel in the region are supporting Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos’ call for police officials involved in the illegal drugs trade to submit their courtesy resignation. .

In a press conference at Camp Crame, Quezon City on Wednesday, Abalos asked PNP officials – from colonels to generals – to submit courtesy resignations amid the concerns that some members of the

police force were involved in illegal drug activities.

Pasiwen said they are willing to undergo a thorough evaluation process to be cleared of all doubts, insinuations or perceptions as to their service integrity and reputation.

“Over the years, the PNP has been seriously enforcing its intensified cleansing program to weed out misfits and scalawags and it has zero tolerance from any form of misdemeanors,” he said in a statement.

He added that the PRO-3 will continuously support Abalos and PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. to cleanse the ranks of the police and rid the organization of the rogue cops.

Based on records of the PRO-3’s Discipline Law and Order Section, from Jan. 1, 2021 to Aug. 18, 2022, there were 65 personnel dismissed from the police service while

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Sagada resumes ‘Etag’ festival to boost tourist arrivals

By LIZA AGOOT

BAGUIO CITY –The municipality of Sagada will again hold the Etag festival in February after a two-year hiatus as an added attraction for tourists.

“After its two-year recession, the annual Sagada Etag Festival is set to be celebrated in full blast from February 2 to 5. We will also be launching the Sagada tourism tagline aside from the institutional activities we used to have,” Mayor Felicito Dula said in a phone interview on Thursday.

Dula said tourism plays an important factor in their town’s economy, with most of the residents engaged in the tourism industry.

Town officials earlier said about 70 percent of establishments in Sagada’s central business district are engaged in tourism,

DPWH builds seawall, slope protection in Region 1 tourist spots

By HILDA AUSTRIA

BANI, Pangasinan – The construction of a PHP91.7million slope protection structure in Barangay Tiep here is ongoing while a seawall structure in Barangay Taboc in San Juan town, La Union has been completed, both projects aim to benefit residents and tourists.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Region information officer Esperanza Tinaza said the slope protection in Bani town is being built to reduce the occurrence of landslides and will ensure safety of motorists.

Republic of the Philippines)

Cagayan de Oro City )S.S

AFFIDAVIT OF OWNERSHIP

I, NELSON CARBALLO TALA JR., of legal age, Filipino, single/ married, resident of Zone 9, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, jointly deposed and say;

1. I am the lawful owner, actual occupant, claimant and possessor of a certain parcel of unregistered residential land located in Zone 9, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, identified as LOT 23 , Portion of LOT 4351-D , CSD-10-003870-D , comprising an area/portion of 20 square meters, more or less;

2. That I am in open and continuous occupation and cultivation the above-described residential land since childhood/birth without being interviewed by any persons;

3. That the above described residential land is bounded as follows:

ON THE SOUTH DIONISIO SALABAS ON THE EAST CLOTILDE RAMOS ON THE SOUTH ________________ ON THE WEST ________________

4. That I hereby declare and manifest that I am the lawful owner of aforementioned residential land and for all legal intents or purposes this may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , we have hereunto set our hands this __________ in Cagayan de Oro City.

AFFIANT

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this DEC 13 2022 , Cagayan de Oro City, affiant exhibiting to me her competent proof of identification.

The ongoing project is to make the critical slope along Alaminos-Bolinao road, which leads to tourist spots in the Western Pangasinan, more stable as heavy rains and natural calamities can trigger erosio, Tinaza said.

The project construction started on March 28, 2022, and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023, she said.

“It is funded under the General Appropriations Act of 2022. The project includes the construction of stone masonry, laying out of additional active wire mesh and erosion control mat,” she added.

Meanwhile, the DPWH

has completed the construction of a 155-linear meter seawall structure in Barangay Taboc that helps protect residents from high waves during the rainy season.

“The seawall structure is protecting the residents and their properties from possible flooding and water surge during rainy days. The seawalls are to alleviate further shoreline erosion caused by the wave impacts leading to the protection from damaging of coastal roads in the area,” Tinaza said.

She said waves at San Juan can reach up to eight to 10 feet during the rainy

TAGDUMALA

BOOMING TOURISM. Tourists register at the tourist information office in Poblacion Sagada in time for the All Saints’ day commemoration in 2022 to witness the “panagapoy” (lighting) that makes the town look like it is on fire. Mayor Felicito Dula said the town is celebrating the Etag festival in the first week of February as an add-on feature to attract more tourists with the town’s economy relying on tourism. ( PNA P hoto by l iz A t . A goot )

with around 1,300 residents working as tour guides and 300 inns and restaurants operating. Around 100 souvenir

PROTECTION. The 155-linear meter seawall structure at San Juan town, La Union which is known as the Surfing Capital of Northern Luzon. It aims to protect residents from high waves during the rainy season. ( P hoto courtesy of DPW h i locos regio NA l office )

“MABUTI PANG MAMATAY NA MAY PANININDIGAN KAYSA MAMATAY LANG SA GUTOM! PANAHON NA UPANG MANINDIGAN KAMI SA AMING MGA KARAPATAN, SA HUSTISYA AT SA KATOTOHANAN!”

No less than the highest law of the land categorically declared that a public office is a public trust and it is the primary duty of government to serve the people with the highest degree of professionalism and commitment.

The Philippines is an agricultural country, any short or long-term development can be won or lost through agriculture as 75% of the people are living in the rural areas who are directly or indirectly subsisting on farming as their livelihood. But it is so painful to note that based on the Study of the United Nations-Food & Agricultural Organization (UN-FAO), Philippine Agriculture has only contributed .02% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last decade. In fact, of the 4 young farmers, 3 have already left farming and have gone to the urban areas to work as janitors, drivers, waiters or what

have you.

In fact, everyone is profiting from farming, i.e., the fertilizer and seed dealers, the compradors, the usurers, but not those who are doing the back-breaking job of farming – the poor farmers. This is so because everything sold in this country passes at least 5 marketing layers, that a bag of fertilizer bought in Ukraine at only P100 per bag is sold in Mindanao at about P2,000. While their crops such as rice and corn are bought cheaply by compradors (middle-men) but sold much higher when such reaches the consumers. That’s how flawed our marketing system is to the detriment of our poor farmers. Farming in our country is so much tied-up to Conventional Agriculture, the reason why the peasantry is wallowing in poverty.

Who controls? Who profits? Who decides? Not the farmers but the oligarchs who control everything, i.e., seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, marketing, etc.

It is only in our country where before the farmers were in control of seeds such as the indigenous native rice varieties like Azucena, Denorado which can be

The calling of Nathanael

I always get amused everytime I read about the calling of Nathanael, one of the apostles who later became known as Bartholomew. (cfr. Jn 1,43-51) His friend, Philip, already an apostle, excitedly told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”

And what was his response? With words dripping with a provincial and prejudiced frame of mind, he said, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” That was when Philip invited him to “come and see.” And from this rather casual encounter, a great thing took place. Nathanael became an apostle himself!

The story of Nathanael’s calling somehow tells us that there are things in our life that we should not take too seriously nor judge too definitively. Because even if a person, like Nathanael, would at first show some kind of doubt about Christ, about God and about religion in general, we know that things can change for the better.

There is always hope, since there will always be some reason for everything, good or bad, humanly speaking, to happen. The providence of God knows

how to deal with every case properly. And if the person concerned corresponds properly also, then what may be considered bad at the beginning would turn out to be good.

Nathanael embodies the ordinary person who, in spite of his warts and all, still has that basic, irreducible trait of exposing his heart, no matter how defective, to the truth. He does not run away nor hide from it.

He is truly a man with no guile, no pretensions, no need for covering. Except for the normal need for discretion and modesty, he is completely transparent. What you see is what you get.

More, he is willing and eager to know the truth, and to make the necessary changes and adjustments that such truth would require of him. He is humble enough to accept things as they are, never bending them to make the pieces fit his own ideas. Rather, the contrary.

That’s why we would immediately feel good every time we meet such persons. They always exude such welcome and wholesome aura about themselves in spite of their imperfections. They contribute in making society more at peace and in harmony.

grown organically and were very healthy but these were replaced by so-called High Yielding Varieties (HIVs) that cannot be grown without the use of chemicals.

That’s how oppressed our farmers are. But the farmers’ oppression is even much worse in Sitio Kibaritan, Malinao, Kalilangan, Bukidnon as they are now living in extreme poverty and oppressed by men in uniform. Their farms planted with different crops, i.e., corn, root-crops, sugar cane, vegetables, etc. are being buck-hoed, tructored and griddered. As documented by their Cooperative, the Kibaritan Farmers Higaonon Tribe Agriculture Cooperative, some 160 farming families are the victims and the total damage to them amounted to some two million pesos

Children are such persons, though their being guileless is due to their innocence and lack of exposure to the world. When you see such quality in a person who is already exposed to the world, then you really would feel good.

I consider this point most relevant these days, since this quality is getting very rare, even approaching the point of extinction. The other day, CNN reported that among the most hated expressions nowadays is the word “Absolutely.”

That’s because that term is now used “ad infinitum,” “ad nauseam,” even by people who are caught lying “in flagrante delicto,” that is, in the act. Everyone now seems to use that word, such that it has been strained to the limits, drained and made to bleed to death, emptied of its true meaning.

Especially in the media, in the exchanges of opinions, the truth has been warped and deformed into different shapes, stretched or shrunk depending on

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Rains trigger landslides, floods in Eastern Visayas

By SARWELL MENIANO

TACLOBAN CITY – Nonstop rains in Eastern Visayas over the past few days have triggered landslides and floods, authorities reported on Thursday.

In Salcedo, Eastern Samar, several houses in a resettlement site in Tagbacan village were slightly damaged due to a landslide due to days of heavy rains.

The incident damaged the access road and material recovery facility inside the Salcedo Ville, Salcedo Mayor Rochelle Mergal said in a Facebook post.

The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) said floods were reported in Baybay City, Ormoc City, Palo, Dulag, San Miguel, Tabontabon, Matag-ob and Albuera in Leyte province.

Similar incidents were also reported in the towns of Catarman, Northern Samar; Catbalogan City, Calbiga, Motiong and Pinabacdao in Samar province.

Floods also rendered some roads in Tanauan, Sta. Fe, Dulag, and Ormoc City in Leyte impassable for several hours, according to

RDRRMC.

A minor landslide blocked half of a lane of the road on Wednesday in Tadoc village in Abuyog, Leyte, the Department of Public Works and Highways said.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said 719 families or 3,769 individuals have been affected by floods in 12 villages in Eastern Samar and Leyte provinces as of January 4.

Red and orange rainfall warnings raised by the state

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Sinulog 2023 opening draws 300K Sto. Niño devotees

By JOHN REY SAAVEDRA

CEBU CITY – After two years of strict protocols amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of devotees who participated in the opening activities of Sinulog 2023 on Thursday doubled, the police and the Augustinian Friars said.

Col. Ireneo Dalogdog, Cebu City police director, said based on their assessment together with the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the number of devotees

The High Importance of Vegetation in School

ROSEMARIE GAVIOLA-TOLENTINO Head Teacher I

Pigsag-an Elementary School

Southwest I District, Division of Cagayan de Oro City

Pertaining to DepEd Memorandum 095, s. 2018 re: Sustaining the Implementation of the Gulayan sa Paaralan Program in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools Nationwide to address malnutrition and promote vegetable production and consumption among schoolchildren. The memorandum itself reiterates and encourages both public elementary and secondary schools to create school gardens to ensure continuous supply of vegetables for school feeding, specifically the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP)

Pigsag-an Elementary School vegetation program through gardens can make an unswerving and instant improvement in children’s diet and nutrition. They can provide vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals, add nutritional worth to school meals, upsurge the variety that is so important for health and development, and help children to appreciate and enjoy this variability.

The above undertaking also helps promote gardening for good nutrition and nutrition education and gardening and market gardening for learning.

1. School vegetation is worthy for children’s well-being and learning.

Ideal diet is vital to education. It is a domino effect. Children who do not eat well do not grow and learn well. They are often gruesome, failure to grasp lessons and may drop out of school quickly. They have poor chance of getting a good job in the future. School vegetation through gardens are not just for food, but for better eating habits. They can also intensify the foods availability when the season of famine strikes. Enhancing nourishment in this method can create long-term

changes in practices and outlooks, and it does not rely on outside sources.

Apparently, schoolchildren must not only eat better, they urge to know how to eat healthier.

Pigsag-an Elementary School is an important venue for learning about food and nutrition. It is in close connection with families who really provide maximum variety of what children really eat. If it delivers school mealtimes, it is helping to launch nutritional practices. It can offer and accentuate clean water, cleanliness and good disinfection and other nutrition-related health interferences such as deworming, vitamin A provision, and other healthrelated duties. Our school gardening or vegetation completes this portrait by teaching our schoolchildren to produce crop, harvest it, store it, process it, and make it a food.

2. School gardens or vegetation are good for education.

Vegetable gardens are good for learning. They are a highly practical, useful, and direct form of instruction, where schoolchildren can see the results of their decisions and actions as they relate to life. Learning how to grow worthy food not only increases health, nor enhances physical development, it can also provide a livelihood or an income, and increase self-sufficiency. And these informative realities are ought to help our schoolchildren become more aware on high importance of good nutrition through vegetation; school gardens and vegetation help to give children the agricultural skills, abilities, and values which parents do not have the assurance to pass on to them. Vegetation is a living laboratory for the study of environmental matters and different life skills.

AWESOME BENEFITS OF RUNNING

PATRICK F. MINERALES TEACHER – II CAMAMAN-AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A GOOD RUN

Running can make dramatic changes in your life: it improves your health and can have a transformative effect on the way you live. However, these effects may feel like such a long way off when you’re a novice runner.

Running is an instant mood-booster. Running can instantly improve your mood. If you are feeling down and out, try going out for a run. Just 15 to 20 minutes is all it takes to boost your energy and lift your mood.

Running supports longterm positive thinking. Many of us struggle with negative thoughts that take over our minds and leave us feeling drained and unproductive. Running can help you manage anxiety by providing a physical outlet for stress and a tangible motivator. Focusing on your progress can help you develop a positive, forward-looking mindset.

Running helps you cope with adversity. The physical stress you experience on a run can help make you more resilient and impact the way you cope with adversity. Studies have proven that physically active people are less likely to panic even if they have anxiety sensitivity.

Running will spark your creativity. Running is a moving meditation. It clears your mind in a way that can open you up to new ideas and mental paths as it reduces the activity in the frontal cortex. Oftentimes

you will feel more calm after a run, allowing you to reach a more thoughtful state.

Running improves your health and confidence. Aerobic exercise has countless health benefits including maintaining healthy blood pressure, reducing stress, managing blood sugar levels, and improving your metabolic rate. Running has also been shown to boost confidence, body image, and self-esteem.

Running improves your learning skills. Running and aerobic exercise cause your natural cortisol levels to increase. This helps aid in information retention. Running is also known to boost your brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) which is necessary for memorization.

Running improves your self-discipline. Getting up early and going out to run is the epitome of discipline, which is often a key factor in success. The self-discipline you cultivate by setting an intentional routine like running could blend into the rest of your life!

You’ll rest more easily. Physical activity, especially in the morning, can help make it easier to fall asleep at night. It is also proven to improve the quality and duration of sleep.

These are just some of the benefits of running, but there are many more that you could notice after you spend months or even years with a regular running routine. So what are you waiting for?

who showed up for the religious event was estimated at around 300,000.

The Penitential Walk with Jesus and the first-day Novena Mass were held at

dawn in honor of the Sr. Sto. Ni ñ o to mark the start of the 458th Fiesta Se ñor. Dalogdog said there is no untoward incident reported

Successful Teachers, Successful Students

By: REY J. TACASTACAS Head Teacher II

Cagawasan Elementary School Kibawe East District Kibawe, Bukidnon

The main objective of a teacher is to give a pupil the skills necessary to achieve long-term goals as an adult. Each teacher is specifically tasked with the duty of providing a student with the knowledge and abilities that will support his or her overall educational objectives. Students far too frequently do not have an unwavering passion for learning when they enter the classroom. Therefore, the daunting responsibility of educating, inspiring, and mentoring the frequently uninterested young person falls to the educators. The top instructors are frequently those that manage to establish connections with their pupils.

As a result, they look for strategies to promote links to the students’ short- and long-term objectives.

Students frequently struggle to define their aims. Younger children frequently

aim to please their parents or teachers, but as they get older and mature, their objectives shift. In later grades, many students place a great deal more value on pleasing their classmates. Teachers must recognize that preteens and younger teenagers need to have a motivation to learn and succeed in every topic. The best teachers support their students in developing meaningful relationships that inspire them to personalize their drive to excel as active learners.

Successful students don’t merely get good scores because they were born with certain knowledge or skills. Instead, he or she is a student who is motivated by a desire for success to perform at their highest level in any circumstance. That is to say, even facing challenging classes that would overwhelm other students, this student will not give up in despair.

Addressing the learning needs of the students after the pandemic

By CONSESA D. EBDAO Teacher III Esperanza National High School

A global education opportunity goes a long way in enhancing an aspirant’s chances of securing a better quality of life, career prospects and in acquiring skills required to ace the international job market. It also allows students to gain an edge over the talent pool in their home country.

Financial sponsorships are awarded to students on merit, these are especially for students who excel academically or in a sport. These are offered by a university, government or an institution. All of these organizations have a set goal to enroll a certain number of international students under

their scholarship programs.

The pandemic has accelerated the demand for hybrid pathway programs and fully online course programs. These categories of programs are fast emerging as lateral and more accessible routes to global education.

With possibilities aplenty for overseas education, the world is now flat for study abroad aspirants, and global education has become more democratic. With the availability of resources at a single click, students now are more informed and better prepared to take the right decisions and make choices that suit their needs.

DEVOTION. Photo shows a sea of devotees who flocked to the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño after joining the two-kilometer Penitential Walk with Jesus from the Fuente Osmeña Rotunda on Thursday dawn (Jan. 5, 2023). Cebu City Police chief Col. Ireneo Dalogdog and Augustinian Friar Fr. John Ion Miranda said the number of devotees who showed up for the opening has doubled compared to the last two years or during the height of the pandemic. ( PNA P hoto by J oh N r ey s AA ve D r A )

LANDSLIDE. A minor landslide closed half a lane of the road on Wednesday (Jan. 4, 2023) in Tadoc village in Abuyog, Leyte. Non-stop rains in Eastern Visayas over the past few days have triggered landslides and floods, authorities reported on Thursday (Jan. 5). ( P hoto courtesy of D e PA rt M e N t of P ublic W orks AND h igh WA ys )

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BOC-Cebu reports P5-B surplus in 2022 duties, tax collection

By JOHN REY SAAVEDRA

CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Customs–Port of Cebu on Thursday reported a PHP5-billion surplus collection for 2022.

BOC-Cebu Collector Elvira Cruz said the district port collected a total of PHP42.8 billion as against the target of PHP37.8 billion, which shows a 13-percent surplus.

Cruz said based on the data submitted by Cash Division chief Conrado Abarintos, the Cebu port logged a positive collection record from January to December, with the second and third quarters posting higher excess.

“In the second quarter,

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BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank, celebrated Christmas with thousands of underserved Filipinos as it provided food assistance in line with its gift-giving program dubbed Handog sa ‘Yo ng BDO Foundation.

A total of 25,000 families all over the country received bags containing food items that beneficiaries could use for noche buena.

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BOC-Davao to release abandoned ‘balikbayan’ boxes

By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Custom – Port of Davao (BOC-Davao) is releasing some 404 “balikbayan” boxes to their respective claimants through the city port here and the sub-port of Dadiangas, an official said Thursday.

In a press briefing, Erastus Sandino Austria, BOCDavao district collector, said the move aims to help overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families victimized by unscrupulous consolidators.

This came after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the expedited release of abandoned “balikbayan” boxes to their consignees nationwide.

At least 124 and 466 boxes have been claimed by consignees while 404 remain unclaimed, Austria said.

At least 16 containers arrived at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) from a consolidator

in June and July last year, and were abandoned on Aug. 11 of the same year.

“The abandoned boxes were sent by the OFWs

through unscrupulous consolidators or forwarding companies who agreed to deliver the packages to the consignee’s address in the

Philippines

to BOC,” Austria said.

He said balikbayan boxes neglected at Davao port can be claimed at their warehouse on Panabo Bypass Road in Barangay Cagangohan, Panabo City; and at the JJM Warehouse in Barangay Tambler, General Santos City for the sub-port of Dadiangas.

“No fees will be charged, but claimants will need to present two valid government-issued identification cards, proof of shipping documents, a photocopy of the sender’s passport, and an authorization letter if boxes are received by their representatives,” Austria said.

For consignees who cannot personally claim their boxes, Austria said BOC will have them delivered for free.

Criminal cases

Meanwhile, Austria noted that the BOC had filed criminal cases against the forwarding companies which allegedly abandoned balikbayan box deliveries.

He said balikbayan boxes sent by qualified OFWs are exempted from payment provided that the boxes are coursed through freight forwarders.

Austria added that qualified Filipinos while abroad can send up to three times with a total declared value not exceeding PHP150,000 of all three balikbayan boxes in a year, provided it contains only personal and household effects, and not in commercial quantity.

The forwarded items should not also be regulated and restricted, and should be authorized by the regulating agency, he said.

Luxury items that are excluded in the privilege exemption shall be subject to payment of duties and taxes and should have complied with the law and undergone proper customs clearance.

Austria said boxes kept in the warehouses can be claimed Mondays to Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PNA)

‘Tired’ NPA rebel yields to Sarangani police

By EDWIN FERNANDEZ

TACURONG CITY – A communist rebel surrendered to the police in Sarangani province, telling the authorities that more of his comrades are about to return to the fold of the law.

Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, police regional director for the Soccsksargen region, said Thursday that New People’s Army (NPA) rebel Marito Manang denounced the atrocities of his comrades operating in Kiamba, Sarangani province.

Manang, 45, who turned over a rifle gre -

nade and propaganda materials, underwent debriefing after his surrender to the Kiamba police Wednesday afternoon.

“Many are willing to come down, I decided to go ahead by escaping from the group because I am tired of fighting for a meaningless struggle,” Manang was quoted by the police in the vernacular.

Manang is now under the custody of the police’s 1204th company of Regional Mobile Force Battalion 12 and is set to avail the government’s reintegration program.

When this case was called for hearing on the Jurisdictional Facts, petitioner as well as his counsel was not present in Court.

Perusal of the records shows that the Solicitor General has yet to appear and/or deputize a public prosecutor to appear in this case. Thus, the Court cannot proceed with today’s hearing. to give time for the Solicitor General to appear, let the hearing of this case be reset to March 1, 2023 at 8:30 in the morning. Petitioner is warned that non-appearance in the next hearing without any appropriate pleading filed for resetting and/or postponement will entail sanctions from this Court.

In the meantime, let a copy of this Order be served to the Office of the Solicitor General both via registered mail and electronic service through efile@osg.gov.ph

SO ORDERED

Dictated in open Court.

December 13, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.

(Sgd.) SAMINA S. MACABANDO-USMAN

Presiding Judge

Copy Furnished:

AFFIDAVIT OF SELF ADJUDICATION

I, JAMES JOSEPH A. DONAIRE, of legal age, Filipino citizen, single, and a resident of Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state:

1. That I am the sole surviving legal heir to my late biological father, JAIME Z. DONAIRE, who died sometime on June 24, 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City;

2. That JAIME Z. DONAIRE died intestate without leaving any known debt which has remained unpaid or unsettled up to the present, and all the obligations incurred during her death were all paid and/or settled;

3. That at the time of his death, he left a parcel of land situated at Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, covered under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-70008, more particularly described as follows:

TCT No. T-70008

“A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 19, Block 4, Psd-104305-016467, being a portion of Lot 4178-A, Psd-10-009139), situated in the Barrio of Iponan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 20 of Block 4; on the SW., along line 2-3 by Road Lot 4; on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 18; on the NE., along line 4-1 by Lot 2; also both of Block 4, all of the subdivision plan Psd-104305-016467.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being S. 11 deg. 879.01 m. from BLLM No. 12, Cad-237, Cagayan Cadastre. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) square meters, more or less.”

4. That the said deceased died single but had sired me, James Joseph A. Donaire, his only biological son;

5. WHEREFORE, and invoking the provision of Section 1, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, I do hereby ADJUDICATE unto myself the above-described property, subject only to contingent liabilities to creditors, heirs and other persons who might have been deprived of lawful participation therein, for a period of two years from and after the settlement and distribution of the said estate, in accordance with Section 4, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 05th day of January 2023, at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me, a notary public for and in the City of Cagayan de Oro this 05th day of January 2023. Affiant exhibited to me his UMID No. CRN-0111-9129453-3 as competent proof of his identity. Doc. No. 27; Page No. 7; Book No. 1; Series of 2023

Macaraeg appealed to remaining rebels to “start building a better future free from the control of anti-government leaders teaching false ideologies.”

“As law enforcers, one of our priorities is to provide a community where everyone is free to live and work, which can only be achieved once we can end terrorism and insurgency in the region,” he said.

At least 150 NPA rebels surrendered to the police last year as the government intensified its reconciliation and unification program. ( PNA )

Davao Norte floods leave 2 dead, 12K families affected

By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – Two residents in Davao del Norte died after the rampaging floodwaters hit the province on Wednesday following bad weather caused by a low pressure area (LPA), the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said.

In a report Thursday, the PDRRMC identified the fatalities as Enting Layao, 57, of Tagum City; and a five-year-old from Asuncion town, who both drowned in the floods.

The PDRRMC said the floods affected 12,633 families or 52,712 individuals from the municipalities of Kapalong, Asuncion, New Corella, Sto. Tomas, Carmen and Tagum City.

Some 204 hectares of various high-value commodities amounting to PHP4.9 million were damaged in New Corella and Kapalong towns.

Governor Edwin Jubahib said aid was provided to the

affected families, especially those living in low-lying portions of Asuncion town and Tagum City.

Jubahib also ordered the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) to distribute food packs to the affected families.

He said the provincial government is in constant coordination with the local government units (LGUs) to deliver essential goods and services to the families affected by the floods.

Meanwhile, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Davao Region (DSWD-11) has provided PHP123,348 worth of assistance to the affected families in Davao del Norte.

The DSWD, through its field offices, continues to coordinate with the local authorities to ensure that appropriate interventions are provided to the affected population promptly. ( PNA )

Republic of the Philippines) City of Cagayan de Oro.......) S.S.

BALIKBAYAN BOXES. Erastus Sandino Austria, Bureau of Customs-Davao district collector, assures in a press briefing in Davao City Thursday (Jan. 5, 2023) that they will continue to distribute some 404 balikbayan boxes abandoned by an unscrupulous consolidator. The boxes can be claimed at BOC warehouses in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, and the JJM Warehouse in Barangay Tambler, General Santos City. ( PNA P hoto by r obi N so N N iñ A l J r )

but no payment was made to local forwarders which have resulted in the non-settlement of duties, taxes, and other charges due

New People’s Army surrenderer Marito Manang, who turned himself in on Wednesday (Jan. 4, 2023) in Kiamba town, Sarangani province. ( P hoto courtesy of P olice r egio NA l o ffice – s occsks A rge N )

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Republic of the Philippines

Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City Publication Notice R.A 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-320-2022 (R.A. 10172)

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 the R.A 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that RIZALINA PAG-ONG DELA PEÑA has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RIZALINA HEPONIA PAG-ONG , who was born on April 20,1968 at Santos Clinic & Hospital, Butuan City,Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are MONICO EYOG PAG-ONG AND MERCEDES TUPAZ HEPONIA

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 7 January 2023 (Sgd.) AMALIA T. QUE Acting City Civil Registrar MDN: Jan 7 & 14, 2023

Registry Office City of Iligan

FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JUVELLE C. RAZO has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JUVELLE CABIGKIS RAZO who was born on 29 OCTOBER 1989 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are JULIETA B. CABIGKIS and JOEL CODERA RAZO

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

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

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Republic of the Philippines

Local Civil Registry Office

Province: Agusan del Norte

City/Municipality: Butuan City

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NOTICE

NOTICE IS hereby given that the intestate estate of the late CARLOS D. PARAGUA which left a Savings Deposit at Veterans Bank that at the time of his death , he left no will, testament and have not incurrec any debt whatsoever and that there are no other properties are involved in the Extra-Judicial Settlement Among Heirs with Special Power of Attorney under the notarial registry of Atty. Leon O. Montilla, Jr. per Doc. No. 380, Page No. 76, Book No. 236 Series of 2022 MDN: Dec 31, 2022,Jan 7 & 14, 2023

NOTICE

NOTICE IS hereby given that e late JAIME L. BERNAT SR. who died intestate and left no debt sometime on March 27, 2022 at Davao Doctors Hospital, Davao City leaving personal bank deposits which are conjugal to wit : Land Bank of the Philippines, San Francisco Branch, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur in the name of Jaime T. Bernat, Sr. S.A. no. 0971-2133-45 P583,977.50 as of April 8, 2022 and DBP San Francisco Branch, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur S.A. 00-522228-845-1 P191,761.48 in the name of Jaime Bernat, Sr. as of april 22, 2022 is the subject of Extra-Judicial Settlement of Estate of Engr. Jaime T. Bernat, Sr under the notarial registry of Atty. Alfredo J. Carmelo per Doc. No. 378, Page No. 76, Book No. 85, Series of 2022

MDN: Dec 31, 2022,Jan 7 & 14, 2023

Publication Notice

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MARY JEAN A. LINARES has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ ROSABIL ” to “ MARY JEAN ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROSABIL BO-OK ALVORNOS who was born on March 30,1958 at Butuan Old Davao Road,Butuan,Agusan,Philippines and whose parents are SATURNINO GERARDO ALVORNOS AND BARCEMIA HERMOSA BO-OK Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 7 January 2023

(Sgd.) AMALIA T. QUE

Acting City Civil Registrar MDN: Jan 7 & 14, 2023

R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MARIA LAGRINDA F. YLAYA has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “ LAURENDA ” to “ MARIA LAGRINDA ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of LAURENDA CADAMPOG FERNANDEZ who was born on SEPTEMBER 12, 1964 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are MAGDALENA M. CADAMPOG and GREGORIO S. FERNANDEZ

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than FEBRUARY 2023

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

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on July 20, 2010 at Quezon City, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Block 23, Lot 28, Narcissus St., Gardens of Mala Alta, Brgy. Dalig, Antipolo City, Rizal respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for years, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 20, 2010 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on January 31, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 5th of January, 2022.

(Sgd.) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge MDN: Jan 7, 14 & 21, 2023

Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar MUNICIPALITY OF MAGSAYSAY Province of Davao del Sur OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE- 0028-2022 R.A. 10172 January 5, 2023

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 MILA U. RAMIREZ-LAIDA has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in the GENDER from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MELA URBANEZ RAMEREZ at Tacul, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur and whose parents are PONCIANO P. RAMEREZ and MARGARITA U. RAMEREZ

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file their written opposition with this Office not later than January 30, 2023

(Sgd.) JONIEPEL BING N. AMBAYAN Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Jan 7 & 14, 2023

MDN: Jan 7 & 14, 2023

MDN: Jan 7 & 14, 2023

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on October 30, 2014 at Iligan City, both petitioners had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 8, Tipanoy, Iligan City and Fuentes, Maria Cristina, Iligan City respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for years, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on October 30, 2014 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on January 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 21st of December, 2022.

(SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge MDN: Dec 24, 31, 2022, & Jan. 7, 2023

and Jamille St., Brgy., San Miguel, Iligan City, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for years, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 18, 2012 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on January 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 23rd of December, 2022.

MDN: Dec 24, 31, 2022 &

That

did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for eighteen (18) years now, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on July 27, 1996 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on January 27, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDRED.

Iligan City, Philippines, this 29th day of December, 2022.

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The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) and China General Administration of Customs signed an agreement for the protocol of phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh durians from the Philippines to China.

The new deal secured by the Marcos administration also covers coconut and bananas, among others.

“As the protocol for the export of fresh Philippine durian was signed yesterday, the market for this fruit is now open to Philippine exporters and Chinese importers,” Marcos said in his remarks at a roundtable discussion with chief executive officers (CEOs) from the agriculture sector in Beijing.

At least four companies had expressed their intention to buy more Philippine tropical fruit products, especially durian, he said.

Among the top drivers for Philippine agricultural exports to China are fresh fruits, dominated by Cavendish bananas, followed by fresh pineapples, Lady Finger bananas, Solo papayas, Hass avocados and young green coconuts.

Marcos assured business leaders that durian growers, represented in the meeting by the Davao Durian Industry Association, are prepared to meet the “demands of the Chinese market.”

The Davao region covers 78 percent of the total durian production in the country.

In 2021, total durian imports from Thailand amounted to USD4 billion, more than triple the total Philippine agricultural exports to China in the same period.

President Marcos also welcomed the intention of several Chinese companies to invest in coconut, the livestock sector and develop durian as a plantation crop.

“These will generate much-needed employment, enrich the sector’s research and development activities and capabilities, enhance domestic and international trade, and ensure food security at affordable prices,” he said.

The Philippines’ Coconut Farmers Industry Development Plan, Marcos said, is expected to facilitate the rehabilitation and modernization of the Philippine coconut industry.

It aims to provide the catalyst needed to enable more coconut products from the Philippines to enter the Chinese market.

In the same meeting, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual touted the Philippines as a “highly promising production base for agribusiness, a source also of products for export to China.”

“We invite you to firm up your interest to make [an] investment destination in the Philippines for plantation development

and building of processing facilities,” he told businessmen. ( PNA )

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packages by the end of January 2023.

The BOC-CDO is also coordinating with other BOC offices to deliver the balikbayan boxes in their area of responsibility to expedite its release.

Consignees can claim their packages by presenting documents such as the valid ID of the receiver, a photocopy of the sender’s passport and proof of shipping.

The ports distributed the packages upon the order of Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz to deliver them free of charge to the families of OFWs, following the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to protect the interest of migrant workers. ( PNA )

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10 80 years old,” the DOH said. “Thirty-eight sentinel hospitals submitted an injury or zero case report before the cut-off time and this was 25 percent lower compared to same period last year”.

The National Capital Region logged the highest number with 135 cases.

Western Visayas also reported 33 cases; Ilocos Region, 29; Central Luzon, 24; Region 4-A (Calabarzon), 15; and Bicol Region, 13.

The top five fireworks which caused injury include “kwitis,” a skyrocket type of firework that is legal, with 57 cases; “boga” (improvised cannon), 33 cases; triangle-shaped firecracker 5-star, 23 cases; and fountain fireworks, 17 cases.

There were no reported cases of fireworks or firecrackers ingestion nor fireworks-related deaths. ( PNA )

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shops are also employing locals.

Dula said the municipality is likely to earn an annual average revenue of PHP10 million from tourism once arrivals pick up.

“We have fully opened our borders without any requirement and we will have it (Etag festival) again this year for tourists to look forward to,” he added.

“Etag” is the Igorot’s traditional way to preserve the meat of a wild pig ready for the next rainy season.

Sagada’s etag is black due to the smoking process observed by the locals. A common way of cooking is with the charred chicken for the traditional “pinikpikan” aside from that flavored with soy sauce topped with onion bulb slices and onion leeks.

This year’s festival carries the theme “napigsa ay Kultura ya pammati, wed-weday I-Gabay ya isikan di umili” means “Strong culture and

faith is the foundation and progress of the community.”

It will again feature the etag as a delicacy in its agro-gastro fair and will include a civic parade and celebrations connected to the feast of the purification of the blessed virgin Mary and the presentation of the Lord Jesus Christ.

A cultural day will also be held featuring traditional games and other cultural activities.

Dula also said a different Sagada will be presented with the opening of the “Southern Sagada nature treat, tour and adventure” allowing tourists to destinations that used to be exclusive to the community.

Southern Sagada has the Obwa Canyon waterfalls, Takkong traditional burial grounds, Balangagan cave, and the Pinumdeng skyline sunrise, among others.

Dula said with their town’s closure to non-residents during the pandemic, the natural beauty of the attractions that they are famous for has also been rejuvenated.

“We are recovering slowly and we hope that the festival will further increase the tourist arrivals of our town so that the losses incurred by the residents will also be recouped,” he added. ( PNA )

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service while 102 were suspended, seven were meted with demotion, one was forfeited of salary, 15 were reprimanded and 842 were exonerated from their administrative cases.

The DLOS is the primary unit tasked to impose disciplinary action against erring police personnel. ( PNA )

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season or with weather disturbances.

The project construction started on March 28 and was completed on Oct. 15, 2022.

The PHP29.4-million project was funded under the GAA of 2022, she said.

San Juan is one of the most popular destinations in La Union and is known as the “Surfing Capital of Northern Philippines”. ( PNA )

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weather bureau prompted 17 cities and towns in Leyte and Samar provinces to order the suspension of work and classes.

“The weather has improved today, but our monitoring is ongoing as we craft situational reports. We are also conducting needs assessments to affected local government units,” Office of Civil Defense Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion said in a phone interview.

Since the holidays last Eastern Visayas has been experiencing rains due to a shear line. Heavy downpour this week is triggered

by a low pressure area and northeast monsoon.

The DSWD said they are ready for the impact of nonstop rains with the prepositioning of 32,069 family food packs for families badly affected by weather disturbances.

The stock of food supplies worth PHP21.52 million will ensure faster delivery of relief goods in case of severe floods and other disasters. ( PNA )

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during the opening, praising the police personnel who secured the penitential walk from the Fuente Osme ñ a Rotunda to the Basilica Minore del Sto. Ni ño.

Fr. John Ion Miranda, the secretariat of the 2023 Fiesta Se ñ or, also said he observed that the number of devotees who went inside the 457-year-old Basilica Minore del Sto. Ni ño also doubled to 35,000.

“Tan-aw namo ni-doble o ni-triple gyud ang mga tawo karon. Wala kitay estimate sa kadto nangapil sa penitential walk. Apan diri lang sulod ug sa gawas, ni-triple gyud as compared to last Fiesta Señor (We observed the number of people has doubled or tripled. We do not have an exact estimate for those who participated in the penitential walk. But just inside and outside the church, it really tripled as compared to the last Fiesta Señor),” Miranda said.

At the height of the pandemic, the Augustinian Friars strictly implemented the protocols such as limiting the number of churchgoers that could get in to ensure distancing.

While wearing a face mask has been optional in this capital city, many of the devotees are opting to use it, even as the Augustinian Friars emphasized in their announcements the observance of the health protocols.

Security measures

Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis, regional director of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), said during a forum the police have established strict security measures to ensure a peaceful Sinulog 2023.

This year’s celebration has two components – the Grand Parade organized by the city government of Cebu through the Sinulog Foundation and the Fiesta Se ñ or that comprises the nine-day novena Masses and the fiesta concelebrated Masses on Jan. 15 (Sunday), the fluvial procession, and the solemn foot procession on the “visperas” Saturday.

Bearis said they deployed about 2,000 police personnel while other law enforcement agencies such as the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Armed Forces of the Philippines will be sending their contingents to help secure the Sinulog.

“We have precautionary measures purposely crafted for this occasion. We are very happy that other agen-

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cies that we are coordinating with are well-versed in doing the tasks that are assigned to them,” Bearis said.

Dalogdog said the city police received an augmentation force from the city police of Mandaue, LapuLapu and Cebu province.

He said devotees are prohibited from carrying bladed weapons, alcoholic drinks, backpacks, illegal drugs, unauthorized pyrotechnics, explosives, combustible substances and lighters while in the venue.

He said of the 1,200 city police personnel, only 60 percent were deployed for the Sinulog while the remaining force was charged to continue the anti-criminality campaign.

Signal jam, gun ban

Bearis told reporters that they are recommending to the National Telecommunications Commission jamming the cell phone signal but it will be up to the agency whether to implement the network interference only on Sinulog day or during every major event.

Dalogdog said the cops are also instructed to clear the roads of four-wheel vehicles and motorcycles parked near the venue of Sinulog events.

Bearis said the Philippine National Police has approved his request to impose a ban on bringing guns “within the jurisdiction of the Central Visayas”.

He said the gun ban that includes suspension of permit to carry outside residence, which started on Jan. 5 and will end on Jan. 20. ( PNA )

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The third quarter collection, she added, amounted to PHP12.3 billion which showed a PHP2.7 billion or 28.5 percent surplus from the target of PHP9.6 billion.

In the last quarter of the year, BOC-Cebu posted a PHP22.6-billion collection which is 7.5 percent higher or PHP3.4 billion more than the PHP19.2-billion target.

Based on the report, April and May logged a surplus collection performance of over 20 percent while July and September had an accomplishment of over 30 percent over-collection.

January to March reflected an almost flat collection performance while August and December had over 10 percent surplus with June, October and November having less than 10 percent more duties and taxes collected.

Cruz lauded the collectors in the sub-ports of Mactan and Dumaguete for contributing to the Port of Cebu’s overall collection performance.

In his collection report, Sub-port of Mactan Collector Gerardo Campo said his jurisdiction which covers the Mactan-Cebu International Airport posted a 21.5 percent surplus from the PHP1.3 billion target.

Meanwhile, the Sub-port of Dumaguete collected PHP8.9 million which is 38.7 percent higher than the PHP6.4-million target.

In previous years, BOCCebu reported that imported oil was the top commodity that contributed to the collection of duties and taxes. ( PNA )

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The foundation started the annual initiative back in 2020 as part of efforts to aid economically disadvantaged communities during the Christmas season.

Now on its third year, Handog sa ‘Yo ng BDO Foundation was implemented in partnership with Caritas Philippines, the social arm of the Catholic Church in the country, as well as Tanging Yaman Foundation, a non-profit organization that links donors with beneficiaries. Conducted simultaneously over two days in various locations, the program was also made possible by BDO and BDO Network Bank volunteers from head offices and branches.

Volunteers distributed food packs in Caloocan City, Quezon City, Malabon, Manila, Muntinlupa, Novaliches, Pasay City, Pasig City and Taguig City.

Handog sa ‘Yo also reached communities in Aurora, Biliran, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cotabato, Davao, Eastern Samar, Ifugao, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, La Union, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Mountain Province, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Northern Samar, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Romblon, Sorsogon, Sulu, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac and Tawi-Tawi.

Writing on behalf of the San Antonio de Padua Parish in Quezon City, Parish Pastoral Council secretary Charles Mercado thanked BDO Foundation, saying, “Christmas is truly a season of joy, happiness and charity. It was a fulfilling and meaningful experience to see the smiles of our parish volunteers and neighbors after receiving these gifts.”

“We thank our sponsors, who served as instruments of God this Christmas season,” he added.

already in just the past two years. Their crops which were about to be harvested which is the source of their livelihood and food were totally damaged. Such horrible oppression is a great violation of their LABOR RIGHT as well as their human right. Such horrendous act runs counter to the Constitutional provision that “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty and property without due process of law.” Such is also a great social injustice which is contrary to another Constitutional provision that “The state shall promote social justice in all phases of national development.” Their cooperative is now shouting for social justice and seeking assistance with sense of urgency from agencies of government which are mandated to help the peasantry, i.e., DENR, DA, DAR, CHR, etc. But until now, no assistance came. In fact, these agencies, instead of helping them, sided in favor of the oppressors.

In the case of DENR, it signed a Memorandum of Agreement with DND paying three geodetic firms as narrated by Atty. Ban Micheal Pacuribot Chief Legal Officer DENR Region X some 20 million pesos for the conduct of a Relocation Survey that surrendered the farmers’ land as part of the military reservation which became the basis of the destruction of their farms. In the case of the DAR, while documents have shown that their farms belong to what has been described as Alienable and Disposable (A&D) which is under the jurisdiction of the DAR, yet, no comment or protest that has been raised on the conduct of the Relocation Survey. In the case of the DA, it has released P299,650 fund to the Mindanao Army Training Group (MATG) in Kibaritan adhering to ELCAC initiative based on the false allegation that there are some 100 FR (former rebels) in Kibaritan. In the case of the Commission of Human Rights (CHR), such office is inutile in protecting the human rights not only of the oppressed farmers but of the five innocent children who on March 25, 2016 were victims of the blasting of an UXO (Unidentified Explosive Ordnance), killing outrightly three children and seriously wounding two children. Glaringly, the horrible incident happened because of the gross negligence of the men in uniform who did not even give a danger warning of the presence of explosives about 50 meters away from the Elementary School which was transformed into a “firing range.” CHR, your office is not only inutile but insensitive!

The glaring apathy and inaction of the above-mentioned government agencies run contrary to the Consti-

tutional provision in Art. XI, Sec. 1, which categorically stated that, “Public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees, must at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, loyalty and effectivity, act with patriotism and justice and lead modest lives.” Mesdames and Sirs, your lives of service must be a light amidst the darkness as the present issues of corruption continue to affect the civil service. Several reasons for these issues still exist because of the deeply rooted problems like nepotism, cronyism, militarization, political patronage as well as lack of transparency and accountability. Pity the poor and oppressed farmers in Sitio Kibaritan, Malinao, Bukidnon who are in dire need of your services as mandated by no less than the highest law of the land. Firmly believing that sovereignty resides with the people and all government powers emanate from them. It is in this context that the poor and oppressed farmers in Kibaritan have decided to harness their collective power to be liberated from hunger and oppression – All for God’s greater glory – the Unseen, the Supreme Being who created us with dignity and freedom!

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circumstances by people who have become unreliable experts in opinion-making.

Let’s remember and imitate St. Bartholomew in his simplicity of heart and sincerity. His story shows that before we look for the truth, it is God first, Truth himself, who looks for us. We should just follow God first before anything else.

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against respondents Sec. Jesus Crispin C. Remulla and Acting Dir. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, Jr.,” the complaint said. It was filed recently but made public on January 5, this year.

Other respondents included in the cases were Persons deprived of liberty (PDL): German Agojo, Alfie Peñaredondo, Aldrin Galicia, Mario Alvarez, and Alvin Labra.

In an interview with the media, DOJ secretary only responded saying: “Ano ‘yan eh, he’s trying to exhaust all possible remedies, which is to go against me personally but it will not change

anything. The cases will continue,” Remulla claimed.

REMULLA’S ALLEGED CONNECTION

To collaborate his alleged claims, Bantag, in his complaint presented Remulla’s alleged connection into the killing of the broadcaster.

It can be recalled that on October 3, 2022, while Percy Lapid was going to his office onboard his self-driven vehicle, an assassin on board a motorcycle alighted near the driver seat, and without provocation, peppered him with bullets, which caused his untimely demise.

Bantag also showed the DOJ chief’s connection with Jun Villamor, known as the alleged middleman who reportedly contacted inmates who would implement the killing of the radioman.

Bantag claimed in his complaint that Lapid has been attacking him even after his designation as chief of the Department of Justice.

“On September 29, 2022, just four days before Percy Lapid was killed, he hit and attacked Secretary Remulla in his Lapid Fire program. Percy Lapid described Sec. Remulla as a person who will destroy the image of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and that President Marcos should know this,” Bantag allegedly said in a media interview.

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Eastmincom commander, said the death of Jose Maria Sison, co-founder of Communist Party of the Philippines, has affected the morale of its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA).

“With this situation, we expect more of their comrades to surface and lay down their arms,” Almerol said.

Almerol also called on remaining NPA combatants “to surrender without hesitation as the freedom and benefits of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) are waiting upon their return.”

Almerol’s statement came after the surrender of eight NPA leaders on Jan. 3 in Lantapan and Pangantucan towns, Bukidnon.

The following day, the surrenderers led the government troops to the location of three arms caches in Barangay Tikalaan and Barangay Miarayon in Talakag, Bukidnon, resulting in the recovery of several firearms and medical supplies.

Meanwhile, the Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office presented five former rebels who surrendered early this week.

“It was a good decision I surrendered, because I want my children to continue going to school,” a former rebel was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the police. ( PNA )

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warrant for attempted murder, the local court in Lianga set the rebel’s bail at PHP120,000.

“He (Galdiano) will remain under the custody of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Lianga for proper disposition,” SDSPPO said. ( PNA )

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ourselves if our contributions to the PNP have made it better or worse in the eyes of the public we oath to serve,” he added.

Azurin said all colonels and generals of the police force have until Jan. 31 to submit their courtesy resignation.

A five-member committee which is independent of both PNP and DILG will be handling the assessment and evaluation process.

“We respectfully demand the members of the said committee to maintain their reputation of impeccable character, probity, fairness, and unquestionable integrity throughout the process. At least they are reminded of the careers, reputations, families and even lives of these third-level officers, built for 30 years or more, depending on their hands,” Azurin said.

Azurin, meanwhile, said “less than 10” officials are on the “list” of those who are allegedly involved in illegal drugs. He did not name them.

He said police officials who would be cleared after the vetting process would be made public.

“Definitely we will inform the public so that nobody will tell us, ‘it’s only you and your colleagues inside the organization who conducted the probe’,” Azurin noted, adding that he already discussed the matter with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Azurin also said the process will not affect the benefits of officials who are already due for retirement.

“They get their commutation of leaves accumulated through the years, they will receive their pension, until

the trial is not over until they are convicted and that conviction will reach up to the SC (Supreme Court) for finality,” he said.

IAS, IMEG, PDEG restructuring

Azurin also ordered a restructuring of IAS, Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group and the PNP Drug Enforcement Group whose functions are mainly focused on internal cleansing and the anti-drug drive.

“And to give more teeth to our disciplinary machinery, our processes in IAS must be further improved to pave the way to a speedier disposition of cases,” he said.

Azurin said a stronger vetting process among personnel of these units and among all key positions in the PNP will be implemented with strong resolve.

“Similarly, our counterintelligence efforts must step up to protect the integrity of all police undertakings,” he added.

Support from units

Meanwhile, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) expressed support for Abalos’ call.

“We believe that the said radical approach to fullfledged colonels and generals will greatly affect the organization in cleansing the ranks and will further improve the operations on the grounds,” NCRPO chief Gen. Jonnel Estomo said in a statement, adding that he has already tendered his courtesy resignation.

CIDG chief Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said CIDG officers who have an untarnished reputation and integrity should heed the call of the DILG chief.

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The two parties also agreed to explore cooperation in areas of solar power, wind energy, electric vehicles and nuclear energy for electricity generation, among others.

Talks on a possible oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea were terminated during the time of former President Rodrigo Duterte over constitutional constraints.

After repeated requests from China, both sides eventually held an “initial discussion” in July and August for the possible revival of negotiations.

The public is assured that any agreement that would come out from the discussions would be “in accordance with the Philippine Constitution”.

The 1987 Constitution states that the exploration, development, and use of natural resources should be under the “full control and supervision” of the Philippine government.

‘Not the sum total’

Meanwhile, Marcos and Xi agreed to appropriately manage the South China Sea row through peaceful means as they emphasized that maritime issues “do not comprise the sum total of relations” between Manila and Beijing.

Both sides reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the region and the freedom of navigation in and overflight above the South China Sea.

The two leaders, the joint statement said, had also “reached consensus on the peaceful resolution of disputes” on the basis of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, the United Nations Charter and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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“Our reputation reflects who we are. As an officer and a gentleman, I accept the challenge of SILG. As a member of the PNP, I support whatever the decision of the PNP Chief,” he said. (PNA) peoples.”

“On oil and gas cooperation, both sides agreed to bear in mind the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on Oil and Gas Development between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Philippines signed in 2018, and agreed to resume discussions on oil and gas development at an early date,” the statement

Stronger maritime cooperation between Manila and Beijing is also expected as both parties agreed to collaborate closely on the mitigation of marine debris and microplastics and towards the establishment of a partnership between coastal model cities of the two countries.

During the summit, Marcos and Xi made a commitment to further strengthen the China-Philippines relationship of Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation under new circumstances, “as close neighbors, kin and partners that help and understand each other towards win-win results”. (PNA)

The man behind Kiko’s Catering Services

FRANCISCO “Kiko” Consolacion, 34, is both chef and owner of Kiko’s Catering Services based in Cagayan de Oro City.

Chef Kiko, as he is fondly called by students, colleagues and peers in the services industry, has always loved food ever since he was a child. And his love for cooking grew during his ten years. This can be attributed seeing his

parents love cooking and to his family’s roots.

His tatay is from Ilocos and his nanay from Pangasinan – regions known for their unique and delicious delicacies.

Chef Kiko initially took a job as a waiter in a restaurant in Cagayan de Oro City. To enhance his skills, he took up Hotel and Restaurant Management and entered several training programs in Tesda and got his NC II certificates

during his time.

After he graduyated, Chef Kiko worked in several restaurants and hotels locally and in abroad. He decided to start a catering business because it does not require too much capital since clients pay ion advance. For six years now, Chef Kiko has both managed his catering business and being a full time faculty in Phinma-COC teaching culinary and other

hospitality and tourism subjects.

Today, Kiko’s Catering Services delivers its services up to five events daily and offers food to go deliveries and orders per tray within Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City. It is currently expanding its menu and services offered. They also offer a grazing buffet, box and boards; mobile bar; tray orders; packed meals; buffet

or plate-in service for weddings, debuts, corporate events and other special occasions.

In 2022, Kiko’s Catering Services was awarded the Most Outstanding Catering Services in Northern Mindanao and one of the Top Ten Best Catering Services in

the Philippines by the Wedding Suppliers Association of the Philippines. That prestige is definitely worth patronizing so if you wish to avail of their offerings, drop by a message on their Facebook account and they’ll get back to you promptly.