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Briefly Biz registration up TANGUB City - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday said the increase of new incorporations and registrations in Northern Mindanao is an indication that business remains promising in the region in the last two years despite the pandemic.

In a statement, lawyer Frederick A. Enopia, officerin-charge of the SEC-Cagayan de Oro (CDO) extension office, said for 2021, their office received a total of 1,505 registrations from 726 stock corporations; 67 partnerships; and 712 nonstock corporations.

The total number constitutes a 27.56-percent increase from its 2020 figure, which the DTI said was an indicator of a higher filing of new incorporations and applications for expansion in capital.

Tax incentives THE Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) has approved tax incentives for a P10billion cement manufacturing project in Davao del Sur set to supply infrastructure projects in Mindanao, the Department of Finance (DoF) said.

The Oro Cemento Industries Corp. project’s estimated output is 50 million bags of cement each year, the DoF said in a statement on Monday.

The FIRB granted the cement project a two-year income tax holiday, after which it will receive five years of enhanced deductions and duty exemption on capital equipment and raw materials imports.

Preemptive measures PROVINCIAL governors in the Northern Mindanao region have called on their constituents to remain vigilant and take preemptive steps ahead of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) alert levels beginning Sunday, January 16.

In a response to queries on Facebook, Misamis Occidental Gov. Philip Tan on Saturday said those travelers coming to the province, and residents entering establishments, should bring their vaccination cards especially those among the qualified population.

In the absence of vaccination cards, Tan said an antigen test with a negative result can be an alternative.

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By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, MindaNews

AGUM City — A sudden declaration of Alert Level 3 by local officials cut short the “Black Friday” protest rally in front of the provincial capitol here against the grant of the congressional franchise to the Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Company (Davao Light).

BLACK FRIDAY PROTEST. Rallyists from different parts of Davao del Norte attend the “Black Friday” protest action in front of the provincial capitol n Tagum City, Davao del Norte on January 14, 2022, against privatizing the distribution of electric power to consumers presently served by an electric cooperative. mindanews photo by chris v. panganiban

Some 3,000 residents from several towns in Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro gathered in front of the capitol to step up their campaign against privatization.

The Coalition Against Privatization of Electric Cooperatives (CAPECs)

which spearheaded the protest action, was granted a permit until 2 p.m. by Tagum City Mayor All n Rellon. Organizers, however, opted to cancel the motorcade that would have been the culmination of the mass PROTEST/PAGE 7

Relief goods for Siargao stuck for two days in Surigao

By ROEL CATOTO, MindaNews

GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island — Relief goods and construction materials for survivors of super typhoon ‘Odette’ is Siargao were stuck in Surigao City for two days due to inclement weather.

A ‘no sail’ order was issued by the Philippine Coast Guard in Surigao del Norte on January 13 because of the weather. As a result, government agencies and humanitarian agencies could not bring goods from the mainland to Siargao Island.

Dapa Councillor Gerry Abejo told MindaNews that the order has been lifted and travel has resumed starting Saturday.

King Mordeno of Junior Chamber International Surigao said the medicines RELIEF/PAGE 5

BARGE OF AID. Due to sea traffic at the Dapa Port in Siargao Island, humanitarian aid to the island is unloaded using other on-going government International seaport projects in Barangay Jubang in Dapa. Photo taken Sunday, 16 January 2022. mindanews photo by roel catoto

Pichay: SC decision not yet final

By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, MindaNews

TANDAG CITY--- Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Prospero Pichay has clarified the Supreme Court decision to uphold his graft case at the Ombudsman in 2011 is not yet final and executory.

Pichay posted a press statement in social media to refute reports circulated in several news outlets in the country that he is now disqualified to run for public office after the Suprema Court upheld the decision of the Ombudsman indicting him for graft over the P780million deal when he was still chair of the Local Water Utilities Administration.

“The recent Supreme

Court decision only resolved the complaints filed against me before the Office of the Ombudsman. It must be emphasized that this Supreme Court decision is not a petition for disqualification of my candidacy as congressman,” Pichay pointed out in his statement.

He added the decision has no relation to his fitness to run and hold any elective public position since it did not specifically and categorically rule on his qualification or disqualification to seek another term in Congress.

In a 40-page notice, the Supreme Court First Division rejected Pichay’s claim that he was not given due process

when the antigraft body found him guilty of grave misconduct for pushing for LWUA’s acquisition of an insolvent thrift bank without the required clearances from the state financial regulators It a l s o re j e c t e d h i s consolidated petitions to void the two resolutions of the Court of Appeals in 2013 and 2014, and the two subsequent orders of the Sandiganbayan in 2016 and 2017, that affirmed the Ombudsman’s decision to indict him for graft.

As correctly held by the Ombudsman, the tribunal said the penalties imposed on Pichay for committing an administrative offense included perpetual DECISION/PAGE 5

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PUV drivers, operators urged to use quality GPS devices

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HE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Region 10 (LTFRB-10) has reminded drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs), especially modernized ones, to use quality global positioning system (GPS) devices for effective monitoring of their units.

The GPS is one of the requirements set by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to ensure that PUVs are safe for the riding public, according to LTFRB-10 Director Aminoden Guro during a phone interview by the Philippine News Agency on Sunday.

Besides, he said these devices are compliant with the DOTr’s Omnibus Franchising Guidelines

(OFG).

“As early as 2017, through a department order, PUVs are required to install WiFi connection, closedcircuit security camera, dashboard camera, and GPS,” Guro said.

These gadgets, he said, have been very helpful not only in monitoring the movement of the PUVs and their drivers but also in solving crimes inside and outside the vehicle.

The regional director also narrated the concerns of some operators who do not see their units operating but, with the help of the GPS, were able to track whether their units are being driven or not.

Guro has also cautioned operators to buy only quality-made GPS devices for their

PUVs and not to settle for inexpensive but not durable ones.

“Some buy GPS gadgets from non-LTFRB accredited stores for cheap ones, but these break down easily, plus these have no warranty,” he said.

Guro was reacting to complaints from some drivers that the GPS device that was required of them was quite expensive and unaffordable on their part.

A quality GPS device, he said, may cost from PHP6,000 to PHP7,000, but it is of good quality and has a warranty.

“If you divide the cost into days, you can only spend for the GPS for PHP20 or so a day, and that’s affordable,” he said.

Guro explained that his office has been lenient with operators, giving them consideration on the

non-installation of GPS devices.

He said it is high time that these operators comply with the requirements by the LTFRB-10.

In a recent online meeting with transport groups, Guro discussed the “no vaccination, no ride" policy to be implemented in the National Capital Region (NCR), explaining that such strategy may also be implemented in the region if coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases continue to rise.

In the same meeting, Luzminda Lalaine Escobidal, general manager of a transport cooperative, said they once implemented such policy in their modernized PUVs but some traditional PUVs take in non-vaccinated individuals and so it defeated the purpose of helping contain the spread of the virus.

Guro responded that in so far as the current guidelines in the NCR are concerned, the DOTr memorandum circular does not discern such

matter at the moment, and therefore the implementation of the “no vaccination, no ride” policy is required to all PUVs. He requested the meeting participants to get vaccinated, and strictly observe that only vaccinated drivers shall be allowed to drive their PUVs. A list of vaccinated individuals in each transport cooperative and corporation was also requested by LTFRB-10.

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Glimpse of a Teacher

By LAURA L. OMAS-AS

A teacher is a person who can help an individual become successful. A teacher can help discover the learner’s gift of wisdom and make a difference to that learner’s life by imparting more knowledge and skills for the learner to achieve his goal. A teacher can help make the learner becomes a well-developed individual, a model and useful citizen of our country.

Hence, a teacher is an instrument to make the learner’s desire turns into reality and give strength to the learner to say ‘this is the real life I wanted to have”. A teacher is a listener, a father or a mother, a brother or a sister, a friend whom the learner can lean on.

B eing a teacher, my experience has taught me that mutual respect between teacher and learner is very important where both learn from each other and discover one’s capacity to give what he/she has as a social being.

The exciting aspect is that teaching involves a process of discovering what is common between him/her and those whom he/she serves, their

values, interests, and even goals. Therefore, active interaction between me as a teacher and the learner is so vital to cope the desired goals and it is also necessary to face difficult situations and unexpected changes in my life or in the life of my learners. .

Learner’s development in all aspects is teacher’s priority. Lots of works must be done to achieve the desired development.

Aside from teaching, there are other important things to be done such as; meeting w it h p a re nt s , c on du c t guidance and counselling among learners, giving remedial instruction, seeking assistance from stakeholders, providing seminar for parents a n d l e a r n e r s , c on du c t action research on learner’s achievement and many more.

To achieve all these, I have to be dexterous.

Millennial as the youth are called today have the knowledge of emerging t e c h n o l o g y. T h e y a r e more technologically knowledgeable than their parents and some of their

teachers. So as a teacher, I have to be technologically updated to keep face with what is trending. I must always have the ability to generate energy and commitment which is essential for effective and sustainable delivery of service to the young generation.

Teaching is burdensome but as I understand the te aching profession by heart, I should show an exemplar p er for mance, develop patience, endurance, perseverance and commitment to the so called noble profession.

Last March 2020, Lugait, Misamis Oriental was placed in enhance community quarantine or ECQ. Classes were suspended, teachers and personnel were placed, under the work from home status and activities were put into hold. In spite of the problem, still there is a continuous learning for the learners, our children amidst the COVID-19. Education continue, learning continue, in collaboration with the government and private agencies, governmental and nongovernmental institutions and stakeholders including the parents joined hand in hand to reach the goal.

Teacher adopted the new system of education, the Big Change, the New Normal way of achieving the quality education for our school children, ensuring good health by following the health protocols given by the designated authorities.

Teacher conducted classes and participated meetings, conferences, and seminars virtually, depending on the situation of the place where the school is located. Blended learning was introduced.

Modular distance learning was adopted. The reality is; teacher accepted and embraced the new normal way of teaching despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Over 90% of biz establishments in MM comply with health protocols THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported Monday that more than 90 percent of monitored establishments in Metro Manila followed the minimum public health protocols in 2021.

According to the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), 4,925 out of 5,267 inspected business establishments have observed and followed minimum health standards to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

The agency already issued requests for corrective action (RCA) to enterprises that did not comply with the implementation of public health standards.

“However, 292 firms did not reply to the RCA within the prescribed

time and were endorsed to local government units (LGUs) for further action and investigation. The remaining 50 firms will be subjected for endorsement to their concerned LGUs when compliance is deemed unsatisfactory within the prescribed time,” the DTI said.

It added the lack of mandatory contact tracing or health declaration forms, thermal scanners, floor markings, and regular service maintenance schedules for air condition units are the most common violation of establishments to the minimum health protocols.

DTI Consumer Protection Group Undersecretary Ruth Castelo has reminded PROTOCOLS/PAGE 5

Gov’t programs assist biz startups, MSME digitalization

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HE government is offering various programs to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) transform their businesses digitally to sustain operations even during the pandemic and promote youth entrepreneurship development.

Edwin Pasahol, chief of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Bureau of SME Development Program Development Division, said the agency is promoting an intensive shift to digitalization as physical stores have lost clients since the global health crisis began in March 2020.

“We highly advocate digitalization and

promoting digital operations in partnering with service providers that are into platforms, so they can continuously operate their businesses and not eventually shut down,” he said in mixed English and Filipino during a recent webinar.

Pasahol said the “DTI Ctrl+Biz Reboot Now!” program offers a series of free webinars that targets MSMEs which need to transform their operations digitally.

“Enablers across the entire e-commerce ecosystem will provide their expertise and experiences on how to take advantage of the digital space. We are also coordinating and partnering with service providers like Grab,

High School and University Students Adapting to Remote Online Learning During a Global Health Crisis By: ARNIEL MORENO HALINA Teacher II – Tingalan Integrated School

While the Philippine Department of Education has resorted to a Modular Distance Learning Approach (MDLA) using a Self-Learning Module (SLM), most private schools however, have adopted online classes by utilizing user-friendly online learning platforms that are available.

Online learning activity can be delivered via synchronous real-time instruction or asynchronous instruction via a pre-recorded or standalone self-paced video (Thalheimer, 2017; Collie, Martin & Nagy, 2021). However, there is a mixed evidence base when it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of online learning.

One reason for such conflicting findings is that many factors are involved in the success of online modes. Factors such as technology access, technology skills, instructional and resource quality, parent/ home support, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and learning support needs have

all been identified as having an impact on whether or not online learning is effective (AITSL, 2020; Australian Academy of Science, 2020).

In 2021, a research that was conducted by Collie, Martin & Nagy from the University of New South Wales, they have investigated that adaptability was crucial to the success of the high school students’ online learning experiences in the midst of a pandemic.

Adaptability is defined as the ability to modify one's behaviors, thoughts, and feelings in response to novel, variable, uncertain, and unexpected situations and circumstances (Martin et al., 2012, 2013).

To name a few of the most common difficulties that most Filipino students have encountered while learning remotely during a pandemic: adjusting to new learning styles and new teaching strategies suitable for online learning, unreliable

source of internet access, unstable internet connectivity, inability to purchase a facilitative electronic device for learning like computers, laptops and cellphones, power interruptions, limited teacher scaffolds, overloaded lesson activities and conflict to home responsibilities (Cahapay & Rotas, 2020).

Meanwhile, how did the Filipino students manage to survive, adapt, and cope up academically despite the challenges of remote online learning? How did they confront and overcome those challenges? Students used a variety of strategies to overcome the difficulties they encountered while learning online. Example is to address the home learning environment

problems by talking it out to their family, transferring to a more quiet working space, studying late at night where all family members are already asleep, and consulting with classmates and teachers for any academic related problems.

In overcoming challenges related to learning resources, students utilized the advantage of internet technology, they created chat groups and joined Facebook groups to share free learning resources.

They also developed a strong peer support system among their classmates in order to help one another. Things like self-discipline, time management, goal setting, focus and concentration are also very essential to p ossess in ove rc om i ng academic challenges in an event like remote online learning (Barrot, Llenares & del Rosario, 2021. Finally, I believe that the unwavering and unconditional support of the entire family is the foundation for any student to overcome all of those challenges.

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Shopee, and Lazada, the most popular platforms now, so that they will guide our MSMEs on how to partner with them, how to avail of their services, and of course, how to be part of their operations,” he added.

Pasahol said the agency also provides information to MSMEs on the different technology tools, applications, platforms, and resources available to reinvent businesses amid the crisis.

The tools or solutions specified in https://sites. google.com/view/techresources-for-msmes/ home are categorized based on functionality across multiple categories such as e-commerce, e-payment, digital marketing, logistics, work-

from-home collaboration tools, productivity tools, webinars, finding an expert, and government resources. “(We) combine or consolidate different technology tools, application platforms, and resources so that they can cope with the challenges of community quarantine,” he said.

Apart from programs assisting the MSMEs, Pasahol said the government has come up with the Youth Entrepreneurship Program to support the business ideas of the younger set and help them become productive.

“It will help young Filipinos develop their entrepreneurial skills ASSIST/PAGE 5

“All-Digital Literacy Check in 2021” By: STEPHANIE I. AMPER, Teacher I Bayabas National High School

I believe that this current period of the 21st century marks an indisputable time of people finding themselves in deep relevance to the digital age. We significantly realize ourselves delving into efforts to put the primary initiatives to make digital skills a “musthave” in each and every one of us. Regardless of age, but to all beings who consider themselves part of this swift modernization at our feet is hereby necessitated to equip these kinds of capacities to them. As this note ensues, we cannot deny the reality of the idea of “technology dependence”. Here, we see that it’s a far matter from leisure and miscellaneous; and that it’s a factful force of sine qua non, it’s a do or die essential that maybe you can choose the contrast which is to live on the outskirts of the society so that you can classify yourself as non-part of that mega cluster which demands you so to be digitally literate. It’s long overdue to not realize that we’re already in a fast-paced, overhauled, new world.

21st-century learning sees to it that students, educators, and the likes equip those skills needed to navigate an open-wide digital platform. Of course, the biggest challenges and lessons regarding the matter have been brought forth in an incontrovertible spotlight during the pandemic.

We have observed a huge gap between expectations and reality towards the onset of full-force digital literacy. And throughout this course, every sector responsible has been rising to prominence, thereby majorly fulfilling those gaps.

Nevertheless, we are labeled as digital natives, and by this moniker, we realize that we are capable of competency

attainment in an online environment, interacting with a wider world.

Now, is it safe to say that we all already have what it takes to be digitally literate?

Speaking of awareness, the answer is no. Despite the socalled fortress of the digital age upon us and a bygone era of traditional learning set-ups, not all of us have the confidence of being able to handle a literacy degree in the digitization aspect. It will take a long time, to say that all will be full-time natives, not until the past generations will all pass by and the generation of tomorrow overtakes. that’s when we can say we have the full potential of it. We are, but not fully there yet. As long as we acknowledge the gravity of our maturity and of the elderly; and as long as they are still in action and bear the functions of the past, we are not all digitally literate. The younger generation may be excluded from this idea; but this, in all summary, will not be the case.

The fruition of the past is still alive, even as of today’s writing. It is unfair to say that we’ll forsake to look after those who do not excel in this part. We are experiencing an evolution unfolding right in front of us. Our world is ever-changing, and so are our ways of living. In no time, modernization may or may not engulf the entirety of our nations, stretching as far as civilization seems hard to reach. Then again, my point lies in the idea that in a few years’ time, we will reach that resiliency, and that we, from the latest to the oldest generations alive can then be called natives of the digital age. But for now, 2021 is still traceable with the legacies of non-digital.

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA How oppressed are the Indigenous Peoples is well analyzed in a study that concluded: “Indigenous lands have become battlegrounds of conflict pitting communities against powerful forces that aim to grab the lands and resources to advance the political and economic interest in support of agenda that is driven by corporate greed. Dispossession and displacement of IP communities from their own ancestral lands continue unabated despite t h e re c o g n i t i o n o f I P rights in national as well as international human rights laws.” Mr. Ceasar Soriano & staff of PTV4 stayed for two weeks in Mindanao early last year and documented the issues besetting the IPs which was shown in three episodes in MAGANDANG GABI PILIPINAS entitled AGAW LUPA, AGAW BUHAY. Here is the summary based on the

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Make someone happy Think a minute… There were two sick men who shared a room in a hospital. The man whose bed was by the window was allowed to sit up for an hour each day to help drain the fluid from his lungs. But the other man had to spend all of his time lying flat on his back.

These two sick men talked for hours every day. They talked about their wives and families, their jobs, and their many life experiences.

Each day when the man by the window sat up in his bed for an hour, he told his roommate all the things he could see outside the window, especially the park with its lovely pond and gardens. This made the other man so happy that he eagerly looked forward to that one hour every day as he listened to his roommate talk about the people and beauty of the world outside their hospital window.

One night the man by the window died in his sleep. The other man who shared his room was deeply saddened.

He g re at l y m i s s e d h i s roommate who had shared with him about the beautiful

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST world outside their window.

The other man asked if his bed could be moved to the window where his friend had been, so he himself could see the beauty outside. But when he turned his head to look out the window, he was shocked to see nothing but a dirty blank wall!

When he told the nurse all the things outside their window that his roommate had described to him, the nurse said to him: “Your friend who sat by the window was blind. He could not see anything. I think he wanted to make your life happier.”

Jesus teaches that we are much more blessed and satisfied when we give to HAPPY/PAGE 7

IP narratives: “Since 2016, a total of 92 individuals have fallen victims to extra judicial killings with around 160 victims frustrated EJKs; 227 IPs have been illegally ar reste d, det aine d and abducted and 27 reported being subjected to torture.”

In a virtual meeting with top government officials last year, two chairpersons of IP cooperatives Datu Modesdo Pucol and Sultan Abdul Amoran narrated the issues and oppression the IPs are subjected to and they passionately asked, “Mr. Secretary Isidro la Pena, “kami po ba ay tao o basura?”

Indeed, all of their narratives were concrete proofs that all these years, the IPs have been treated as disposable wastes.

Well it is not surprising In a world that is giving so much veneration to the profitmotive that has already captured the mindset of all governments, all institutions, all universities and even of religious groups against the backdrop of so much denigration of spirituality, buried in so much materialism and consumerism that has sacrificed mother earth to the altar of greed and profit, how do we now awaken humanity from deep slumber?

The mainstream media is controlled by those who

are in control and continue disseminating gospel of advertisements to perpetuate unconsciousness to hide the truth. This is especially true in the discounting of the climate crisis in pursuit of short-term profit by the 19 Fossil Companies that will not allow the discontinuance of their massive raking of some16 trillion dollars annually or 10 million dollars every minute. The truth about climate change that is putting civilization in the state of planetary emergency is being hidden. Such is a crime against humanity. In this process of subversion, there are three kinds of actors: those who tell the lies, those who repeat the lies and those who allow themselves to be seduced by the lies.

We should not allow these lies to continue. While we are now in the state of planetar y emergency as climate change indicators have escalated so quickly that an emergency response is imperative if civilization is to avoid breakdown and eventual collapse, it is already too late to organize a robust movement. What we can do is to create awareness among the 12 million cooperative members nation-wide and the 1 billion members worldwide to awaken and transform the

cooperative movement to be true to its DNA of being value-based and philosophy driven and above all, of being sustainable.

The Philippines is the 4th in the world worst hit by climate change according to the UN’s Risk Disaster Index. The most affected are the rural ecological people aggravated by the on-going protracted war. This is the conclusion of the Study by the World Bank as reported by the Food and Agricultural Organization. This is the reason why 4 of 5 farmers especially the young ones are now leaving farming and going to the urban centers to work as janitors, waiters or drivers that are now highly congesting the cities. This is also the reasons why the rural people are going abroad as 6,000 Filipinos were leaving daily during the pre-covid time, leaving their families behind to work in other countries.

Not only shall we address climate change; let us also bring peace especially in the resource-rich Mindanao where the second longest war in the world – the Mindanao War – must now be stopped.

But how? By uprooting the root causes of war – poverty, gross inequity and social injustice. No less than Pope LIBERATE/PAGE 7

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Negativity or pessimism is a tendency to be downbeat, disagreeable, and skeptical.

It's a pessimistic attitude that always expects the worst.

Negative outcomes are bad outcomes, like losing a game, getting a disease, suffering an injury, or getting something stolen.

Especially nowadays, we feel our life is turning miserably.

Our negativity doesn't allow us to keep our eyes, ears - and, most important! - our minds, hearts and souls opened. We're reaching our breaking point.

As I said several months ago here: this breaking point can be the prelude to our strongest moment. It is when we reach our breaking point, that we discover our real strength.

Allow me to ask you, my dear readers, "What happens to you or with you when you reach your breaking point?" Do you face it or do you run away?

I'll be giving you a very simple answer: If you face it - you break it. If you run away (and/or close your ears, eyes and mouth) - it surely breaks you!

Everyday - a dull reality!

Many of us will answer this question with a big YES! Actually we do like to cover a newborn's day already with a gray veil? Each day has a new face, but sometimes we don't have the strength to watch its countenance. Of course, not every day has adventures and highlights.

But we enjoy quarreling

and arguing. With other people and even with ourselves.

Contrary to what might be expected, I look back on experiences that, at the same time, seemed especially desolating and painful with a particular satisfaction. Indeed, everything I have learned, everything that has truly enhanced and enlightened my existence, has been through affliction and not through happiness.

If it ever were to be possible to eliminate affliction from your earthly existence, the result would not be to make life delectable, but to make it too banal and trivial to be endurable.

By observation, we can feel that many of us need help to manage our everyday life. We need something that would keep us going as we journey through life. Many times we can also learn from other people and their experiences.

I feel much better in the circle of my Pinoy family.

And here is one more thing: Affection is the humblest love - it gives itself no airs.

It lives with humble and private things: soft slippers, old clothes, old jokes, and the thump of a sleepy dog's tail on the kitchen floor. The glory of affection, the disposition of mind, the good will and tender attachment, is that it can unite those who are not "made for one and another", people. Who, if not out down by fate in the same household

or community, would have nothing to do with one and another.

For me life has been a thing of ups and downs in approximately equal measure.

I don't have something sensational to report every day about my progress. Often, I wonder if fulfillment in life is necessarily tied to change for the better.

Since this pandemic changed my life dramatically, I start my day with a positive outlook. Don’t start your day guessing that something will go wrong, instead go out with a positive mindset and convince yourself you’ll succeed.

Sad and depressing stories filled the newscasts and tabloids these days. If you’re struggling to be optimistic, avoid gloomy stories because they will only worsen your mood.

Positive thinking doesn’t mean you should wipe out negativity. Learn from your mistakes by reflecting on how you should have handled the circumstance in a different way and, thus, changing its outcome.

Very important: avoid cynical people because they may increase your stress level and make you doubt your ability to manage stress in healthy ways. In addition, be with people who are positive, supportive, and willing to give you useful feedback and advice.

My "friend lists" in Social Media are getting smaller and

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One simple rule—say nothing to yourself that you won’t say to anyone else. If a negative thought enters your mind, assess it and respond with affirmations (positive views you say aloud to boost yourself). Change your “I’ve never done this” statement with “I’ll tackle it from a different angle.”

Seek humor in your daily life’s happenings. When you laugh at life, you’ll sense less strain.

Sing. It doesn’t matter if the entire tune is off-key. It will make you better!

Wr i t e d o w n y o u r achievements. Once you stop being pessimistic, you’ll realize tons of good things happen in your life more than you thought. +++ You can email me: doringklaus@gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter or visit one of my websites www. germanexpatinthephilippines. blogspot.com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com.

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OneDA unifies food security, logistics plan for Normin THE Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agencies, bureaus, and corporations in northern Mindanao met, January 12, to craft a unified Regional Food Security and Logistics Plan for the year 2022.

DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado called on the said gathering in response to the identified action areas to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, African Swine Fever (ASF), and Typhoon Odette on the region’s food production and movement of basic food commodities.

The plan is guided by the region’s supply and demand situation with the ultimate goal of food availability and affordability.

The key activities of the said plan include the continuation of the issuance of food passes, improvement and mobilization of Kadiwa, close monitoring of planting and production areas, ascertaining NFA buffer stocks, availability of buffer seeds stocks (rice, corn, and vegetables) for the wet season.

Further, fast-tracking of Typhoon Odette rehabilitation programs and projects, minimizing impediments to free flow of goods especially to 'Odette'-affected areas, strategic campaigns for urban, vertical, and backyard gardening, and coordination with concerned stakeholders to augment cargo allocation for hogs from the region to Luzon.

DA-RFO 10 Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga said the services of the OneDA agencies should remain unhampered despite the challenges faced by the agriculture sector.

“The pandemic is not ending any soon. We need to learn to live with the virus. We need to be resilient,” she said.

Madriaga emphasized that to be resilient, there is a need to come up with a Food Security Plan that will direct the collective actions in achieving the goals of uplifting the lives of the region’s farmers and fisherfolk in the new normal era. (DA-10/ PIA-10)

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establishments to strictly follow the health standards prescribed by the InterAgency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to manage the safe operation of businesses amid the pandemic.

“This 2022, let us continue to be proactive and adhere to our health protocols to ensure the utmost protection of the health of the Filipino consumers, traders, and workers,” Castelo said.

She added the department will continue to monitor the compliance of business establishments to minimum health standards by conducting on-the-spot checking regularly. (PNA)

by offering them a comprehensive package of interventions and efficient initiatives intended to harness public and private resources and direct these resources to the development of youth entrepreneurship,” Pasahol said.

Director Noel Catibog of the Technology Transfer and Promotion Division of the Philippine Council of Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), an agency under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), also bared support mechanisms for startups and MSMEs. Catibog said these include the National Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubation

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disqualification from holding public office, cancellation of eligibility and forfeiture of retirement benefits.

But Pichay maintained the Ombudsman has no authority to discipline the members of Congress.

He cited S ection 21 o f R e p u b l i c Ac t 6 7 7 0 which provides that the Ombudsman shall have disciplinary authority over all elective and appointive officials of the government and its subdivisions, instrumentalities and agencies, including cabinet members, local government, government- owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries.

He however cited lawmakers in Congress and members of the judiciary can be removed from office only by impeachment process.

“I respect the decision of the Supreme Court; however, I am determined to exhaust all possible legal remedies accorded to me by law, Pichay said.

Pichay has lambasted his political opponents in Surigao del Sur of which he believed were behind the malicious filing of what he called nuisance petitions.

“Digging of my old cases has become part of their political tools. Clearly, my opponents fear the voice of the people in Surigao del Sur come election day,” he said.

they are donating to S i a r g a o h o s p i t a l s w e re am ong t h o s e t h at we re st r and e d b e c aus e of t he we at h e r.

“Bad weather has been causing delays to our e f for t s on t h e g rou n d ,” said Richard Sharpe, who has been helping in relief efforts in Siargao. His GI sheets, ply wo o d, among

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(ATBI) program, the agri-aqua business hub under the DOSTPCAARRD Innovation and Technology Center, DOST startup grant fund program, Regional Agri-Aqua Innovation System Enhancement program, and the agri-aqua innovation challenge comprising startup pitching competition and startup mentorship.

The ATBI program is one of the strategies identified

by DOST-PCAARRD to commercialize the technologies and outputs of local agri-aqua research and development inputs.

It encourages, supports, and nurtures the development of mature agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources-based technologies into viable commercial agribusiness ventures for economic development. (PR) other construction items were stranded in Surigao. “ S i n c e N e w Ye a r , i t’s b e e n b a d w e a t h e r, causing logistical problems to our relief e f for t s ,” h e s ai d .

Er i k R einner mann, a Filipino-German who is involved in humanitarian work in Siargao said b a d we at h e r “ h a s b e e n dampening our relief and rehabi lit at ion work,” he s ai d .

Handling anxiety as an educator in time of pandemic

By ANNALY F. MICABALO

It's normal to be anxious from time to time. Whether it's something tangible such as waiting to go into a job interview, or an undefined fe ar ab out s omet hing unknown coming around the corner, anxious thoughts and feelings are a predictable and appropriate response.

When anxiety is taking a toll, your body knows it.

You have trouble sleeping, eating, and concentrating.

You get headaches; your stomach is upset. You might even have a panic attack -- the pounding heart, a feeling of lightheadedness, most especially now in this time of pandemic.

A great way to keep our minds off the worry track is to focus our thoughts on things that are good, beautiful, and positive.

Appre ciate t he sma l l, everyday blessings. Allow yourself to dream, wish, and imagine the best that could happen.

More so, spend time with friends or family. Organized activities are great, but just hanging out works too.

Doing things with those we feel close to deepens our bonds, allowing us to feel supported and secure.

And the fun and sharing that go with it allow us to feel happier and less upset about things. If you feel worried or nervous about something, talking about it with someone who listens and cares can help you feel more understood and better able to cope. You'll be reminded that everyone has these feelings sometimes.

You're not alone.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Regional Trial Court 12TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte

IN RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF LEGITIMATION OF MINOR HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO WITH REGISTRY NO. 2018-85 SPECIAL PROC. NO. 343-07-2019 DULY REGISTERED AT THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE, REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER AZINATE NARVASA BACO. For: AZINATE NARVASA BACO, Cancellation of Legitimation and Cancellation Petitioner, of the Second Birth Certificate -versusARTHEZEL ARCILLA BACO, Private Respondent.

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE; AND THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA), East Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila,

Public Respondents X----------------------------------------------------------X AMENDED PETITION

COMES NOW the Petitioner, through the PUBLIC ATTORNEY’S OFFICE and by the undersigned counsel, unto this Honorable Court, most respectfully states, that: NATURE OF THE CASE 1. This petition seeks to cancel the Legitimation with Registry No. 2018-85 and the Second Birth Certificate of the minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO (hereinafter referred as “minor Hezel Ann” for brevity) with Registry No. 2008-1061 duly registered at the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte pursuant to Rule 108 of the Rules of Court. The fact of legitimation is shown in the LCR Form No. 1A and in the Certificate of Live Birth of minor Hezel Ann being annotated thereat. Copies of which are enclosed herein as EXHIBITS “A” and “B”, respectively; PARTIES 2. The petitioner is the mother of the minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO. She is a Filipino Citizen, married to the private respondent ARTHEZEL A. BACO, and a resident of Purok 1, Barangay Tibanga, Iligan City, where summons and other processes of the Honorable Court may be served; 3. The private respondent ARTHEZEL A. BACO is the father of the minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO. He is a Filipino citizen, married to the petitioner AZINATE NARVASA BACO and a resident of Purok 1, Barangay Tibanga, Iligan City, where summons and other processes of this Honorable Court; 4. The public respondents are public officials tasked to make and keep records of (1) Births; (2) marriages; (3) deaths; (4) legal separations; (5) annulments of marriage; (6) judgments declaring marriages void from the beginning; (7) Legitimations; and others (See Art. 408, Civil Code of the Philippines) for the Municipality of Tubod, Lanao del Norte, and for the country, as for the Respondent Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA); 5. The said public respondents may be served with summons and other processes of the Honorable Court in the following addresses: Local Civil Registrar of Tubod at the Municipal Hall, Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, while the Administrator and Civil Registrar General at the Philippine Statistics Authority, East Avenue, Quezon City, Manila; STATEMENT OF FACTS 6. The petitioner’s daughter named HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO was born on March 23, 2007 at Cangomantong, Lazi, Siquijor. Her birth was duly reported and recorded in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Lazi, Siquijor on April 18, 2007 with Registry No. 2007-110 without the knowledge of petitioner. At the time when minor Hezel Ann was born, the latter’s parents were not yet married. Attached and made as an integral part of this Petition are copies of the Certificate of Birth issued by the Local Civil Registrar of Lazi, Siquijor as EXHIBIT “C” and the copy issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority as EXHIBIT “D”; 7. On February 13, 2008, the petitioner and the private respondent got married before the Office of the Municipal Mayor of Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. Attached and made as an integral part of this Petition is their Marriage Certificate as EXHIBIT “E”; 8. Thereafter, on August 15, 2008, the petitioner, without any knowledge of the prior registration of the certificate of live birth of her daughter in Siquijor, decided to have the facts of birth of her daughter Hezel Ann recorded as “Late Registration” before the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Accordingly, the same was record thereat. A copy of the PSA Certificate of Live Birth of minor Hezel Ann under Registry No. 2008-1061 is hereto attached and marked as EXHIBIT “F”; 9. On July 18, 2018, the petitioner submitted before the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte a Joint Affidavit of Legitimation to elevate the status of the child from illegitimate to legitimated child pursuant to their subsequent marriage with Arthezel Baco which was celebrated after the birth of the minor Hezel Ann. The said fact of legitimation was then duly registered with the LCR of Tubod, Lanao del Norte with Registry No. 2018-85. A copy of the Joint Affidavit of Legitimation is hereto attached and marked as EXHIBIT “G”; 10. Sometime in August 2018, the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte called the attention of the herein petitioner informing her to report to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod and when she was already in the Office, she was furnished with a Feed Back Form (attached and marked as EXHIBIT “H”) issued by the PSA (Philippine Statistics Authority). In the said Feedback Form, the petitioner was advised to file a Petition for cancellation of the registration of legitimation in the second registered Certificate of Live Birth (See EXHIBIT “F”) of minor Hezel Ann, and once the document has been cancelled, the parents will submit a new Joint Affidavit of Legitimation for annotation using the timely registered Certificate of Live Birth of the minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO at Lazi, Siquijor; 11. However, there is a need to not only cancel the registration of the legitimation of the minor Hezel Ann in her Second Certificate of Live Birth but also to cancel altogether the Second Certificate of Live Birth registered before the LCR of Tubod, Lanao del Norte as there are currently two existing birth certificates of the minor Hezel Ann (the first is registered before the LCR of Lazi, Siquijor, and the second is registered before the LCR of Tubod, Lanao del Norte). Therafter, in order for the minor Hezel Ann’s status to be elevated from Illegitimate Child to Legitimated Child, an Affidavit of Legitimation shall be filed at the LCR of Lazi, Siquijor, after the cancellation of her second birth certificate duly registered with the LCR of Tubod, Lanao del Norte; 12. Hence, this petition filed by the herein petitioner praying that the legitimation of the minor Hezel Ann and her second birth certificate duly registered with the LCR of Tubod, Lanao del Norte be altogether cancelled; 13. That this petition is made in absolute good faith and without any intention of defrauding any person or entity but solely for the purpose of correcting the record of birth of the minor Hezel Ann to conform to the true and correct status of birth of the minor as well as the marital status of her parents.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court, that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment shall issue, by ordering the LCR of Tubod, Lanao del Norte and the PSA, to: 1. CANCEL the Legitimation of the minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO which is duly registered at the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte with Registry No. 2018-85; 2. CANCEL the Second Certificate of Live Birth of the minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO which is duly registered at the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte with Registry No. 2008-1061; 3. FURNISH a copy of the Order of Cancellation of Legitimation with Registry No. 2018-85 and cancellation of the Second Certificate of Live Birth of the minor HEZEL ANN NARVASA BACO which is duly registered at the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte with Registry No. 2008-1061 to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), East Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila;

Other reliefs and remedies, which are deemed just and equitable under the foregoing premises are likewise prayed for.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines,

24 May 2021.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PUBLIC ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TUBOD DISTRICT OFFICE 1st Floor, Farmer’s Training Center Tubod, Lanao del Norte by: LARIZA AIDIE R. UGSOD Public Attorney I Roll No. 70787 IBP O.R. No. 062659; January 4, 2019 PTR No. 4073658, December 27, 2018 (for 2019) MCLE VI-0016388 dated January 11, 2019 Issued at Pasig City Countersigned by: ATTY. JOHN DALE A. CANTALEJO OIC-District Public Attorney

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‘Corrupt politicians must be held accountable, not idolized’—Lacson Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson is not convinced that corrupt politicians who plundered public funds should be given a redemption arc, insisting that they must be held accountable for their crimes instead of being idolized.

In an interview with ‘The Chiefs’ aired on ONE News PH, Monday evening, Lacson lamented common observations that some Filipinos have already been desensitized by corruption issues involving public officials, who, in turn, feel emboldened that they keep getting themselves back in power. “’Yan ang nawala sa atin, ang accountability.

Over time, nakasanayan natin na kibit-balikat tayo.

Parang iniidolo pa natin ‘pag isang public official

yumaman sa questionable na pinanggalingan,” Lacson said.

(We seem to have lost that sense of accountability.

Over time, we have learned to shrug our shoulders over issues of corruption. Some of us even idolize the supposed public servants who got rich through questionable means.)

The veteran lawmaker and presidential aspirant has a long history of running after corrupt public officials and their cohorts who either end up in jail or in exile because of strong evidence gathered against them upon investigation.

Lacson reiterated that the first major step toward fighting the never-ending problem of corruption is to implement a standard policy against erring government officials and restore a culture of accountability that we seem to have lost over the past six

years. “’Yan ang masakit ‘pag tinatawanan natin ang excesses ng government officials. Sa akin masamang indication ‘yan (It hurts to see us laugh off the excesses by some government officials.

To me, this is a bad sign)," he noted.

Such loss of accountability has emboldened corrupt officials as well as contractors to engage in shady deals, especially involving multibillion-peso infrastructure projects. "Kung walang accountability sa ganoon, mamimihasa sila (If there is no accountability, they will get bolder)," he said.

Lacson has vowed to fight corruption as it robs the people of a chance at a better life. He said he has maintained a very strong anticorruption advocacy ("Ubusin ang Magnanakaw") from his

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 25 Cagayan de Oro City DARYL JAMES L. BALANGIGUE, Applicant/Assignee, -versus- MARILOU E. PAGLINAWAN & ELMER E. PAGLINAWAN, Mortgagors. x-------------------------------------------------/

EJF FILE NO. 2021-979 For: EXTRA JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT NO. 3135 as amended by Act 4118

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, filed by DARYL JAMES E. BALANGIGUE, MORTGAGEE-ASSIGNEE and a resident of Block 35, Lot 7, Youngsville, Igpit, Opol, Misamis Oriental, against MARILOU E. PAGLINAWAN & ELMER E. PAGLINAWAN, MORGAGORS, with postal address at 12th Street Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of October 11, 2021, amounted to FIVE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR PESOS (P 504,134.00) Philippine Currency, embracing the principal, interest and other charges, excluding foreclosure expenses, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on February 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 25, Hall of Justice, Goldridge Building, Masterson Avenue, cor. P.N Roa Sr. Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-17064 A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 1 Block 33, of the Cons. Subd. Plan, PCS-10-001039, being a portion of Lots 3507-B, 3507-C, 3507-D, & 3507-E (LRC) PSD-211999 situated in the Barangay of Igpit, Municipality of Opol, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.) Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 59 of Block 33 of the Cons. Subd. Plan; on the NW., along lines 2-3-45 by Road Lot 7 of the Cons. Subd. Plan;, thence XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIX (206) SQUARE METERS more or less. Registered in the name of MARILOU ESCARDA PAGLINAWAN married to ELMER ENDRIGA PAGLINAWAN. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event auction sale cannot take place for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on February 18, 2022, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above described property and encumbrance thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, December 27, 2021.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF (SGD) LOVE M. VERDADERO Sheriff IV

days as Chief of the Philippine National Police to his stint as Senator.

He said that if the issue of corruption among our government officials is solved, as much as 50 percent of the nation's problems are solved.

Lacson reiterated that if he wins the presidency, he will send a clear message to the bureaucracy and the people that he is serious in fighting corruption and establishing transparency by signing a waiver of his rights under the Bank Secrecy Act as his first official act.

"I will lead the way by signing a waiver of my rights under the Bank Secrecy Act," he said, adding he will encourage all Cabinet members and bureau directors down the line to do the same.

Complementing this will be actions to ensure

discipline in the bureaucracy, fiscal discipline, judicious spending of the budget, and digitalization and automation of government systems, among other measures to curb corruption.

"Kailangan palitan natin

ang mindset. Ang mindset manggagaling sa government, hindi pwede manggaling sa society at large (We need to change our mindset on accountability and only the government can lead the way)," Lacson emphasized.

Keeping healthy habits in the ‘new normal’

By BOBBY G. MORAL

Even the most challenging of times can have silver linings. While we adjust to the new normal, we should remember some of the good health behaviors that recent events have taught us. The slower pace of life in the past few months has provided several opportunities for enriching our changed lifestyles. While we slowly return to normality, remembering some of the lessons learnt over this time will help make our lives better.

The new normal has managed to disprove assumptions that relationships are difficult to maintain over long distances. With lockdowns still in place in many parts of the world, video chatting and conferencing apps are often the best alternatives for faceto-face interactions for many people.

In addition to, having healthy eating habits is crucial, but can be especially difficult

when the refrigerator is only a few steps away.

Try to stay on a normal eating schedule and avoid unnecessary snacking. You might be someone that is used to constantly being on the go, so now is a great time to slow down, try that new recipe, and get creative. Don’t forget about getting adequate hydration throughout the day.

Many of us are in situations where you find your work life and home life have morphed into one. It’s important to create or continue work life balance and create boundaries. This includes both physical and mental boundaries. Your workspace should not be in the same place you sleep.

You should try to adhere to clear set start and stop work times (as much as you can control) to allow yourself time to refresh, reboot and separate yourself from your work day.

Teachers` Pandemic Related Stress LESLEY G. GAMUTIN Teacher 1, Bugo Central School

Many mental stressors to teachers at the moment are problems that are of the government`s doing and in turn well within the governments capacity to resolve, if only it would give due consideration to the objective situation of our teachers and learners. The lack of health protection at work, too heavy workload and mounting teaching expenses bring anxiety among teachers.

Te a c h e r s ` p hy s i c a l and mental thresholds are stretched to the hilt, grappling with the new modes of teaching while

printing and distributing modules under vulnerable conditions, working until the wee hours making reports and addressing students` and parents` concerns, all while stretching the family budget to accommodate teaching expenses, doing household chores and guiding their own children in distance learning.

Psycho-social inter vent ions wi l l not suffice if the causes of mental stress are not really addressed. There must be a more accountable, realistic, humane and compassionate

framework in education continuity. If only the government would fulfil the duty of sufficiently funding the modules, devices and internet needs of teachers and poor learners, if only the government would take the responsibility of delivering these needs, ensuring the health protection of teachers, and devising a less strenuous work and study load program, our teachers and learners would be spared of a lot of mental burdens and could have a relevant learning experience during the pandemic.

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others rather than receive for ourselves. The only way to be truly and fully happy is to make others happy. The only way to find a real life of meaning and purpose is to give your life away by loving and helping others. This is how our Creator Himself lives. He loves us so much that He became a human being to die for all of our wrong living and sins, so He can give us His forgiveness and new life. Won’t you ask Jesus to forgive and start changing you today? He will give you His power to start loving and living for others the way He does, and designed you to also. Just think a minute.

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Francis said when he visited Malacañang a decade or so ago that “it bids us all to break the bonds of social injustice and oppression that give rise to glaring and scandalous inequities.” Yes, in a highly skewed societal order where only 50 oligarchs control the economy, let us now advance cooperativism as the great equalizer.

Our vision/mission is to strengthen IP cooperatives to become a countervailing force against climate change and violent extremism. This has become so inspiring, manifesting a p e acef ul approach to end protracted war. The urgent call now is to organize the 15 million Indigenous Peoples in their 1,200 Ancestral Domains.

Why the imperative need?

Know that the poorest of the poor now are the Indigenous Peoples whose land and water rights are being violated. In Mindanao alone, some 63 IP leaders have been killed in the last 5 years? For what?

For resisting massive land grabbing by Trans-National Corporations in cohort with powers-that-be. Look at the EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE LATE DIONICIO D. SALAMANCA K N O W A LL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late DIONICIO D. SALAMANCA who died on April 07, 2021 at Capisnon Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City who died without will and no debts; that the deceased died intestate, without will or testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; that the deceased left three (3) parcels of land with Parcel I TCT No. 1332019000023 situated at Danilag, Manolo Fortich containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE (123) Square Meters, Parcel II TCT No. T-51801 situated in the Barrio of Kauswagan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO (172) Square Meters, Parcel III TCT No. 137-2020005554 situated at Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of SIXTY THREE (63) Square Meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE LATE DIONICIO D. SALAMANCA, filed by the heirs of DIONICIO D. SALAMANCA, per DOC #497; PAGE #100; BOOK #51;Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. PERSEVERANDO L. ARAÑA, JR. BWM: January 12, 19 & 26, 2022

very resource rich Mindanao.

Who controls? Who profits?

Who benefits? Some two hundred thousand hectares – the choicest of land – which were before owned by the Indigenous Peoples have been transformed into massive plantations to satisfy the consumerist lifestyle of the people in advanced countries while the Filipinos cannot even produce enough staples for its hungry and malnourished people like rice and milk. Isn’t paradoxical that our country is the biggest importer of rice? Don’t you know that 99% of the milk that we consume is imported?

Indeed, the culprit is what you call corporate globalization!

We are n ow i n t h e frontline on documenting the issues confronting the IPs to resolve the issues not through armed struggle but through cooperativism. Our approach is to help the IPs include massive planting of giant bamboo in hundreds of thousands of hectares that have been denuded through massive logging and mining in the last 7 decades. We will also capacitate the IPs to transform their Ancestral Domain into massive abaca, coffee and cacao plantations and in raising livestock especially cattle for dairy projects. EMPOWER THE IPS THROUGH C O O P E R AT I V I S M t o counter poverty and to end the second longest war in the world. And most importantly, counter climate change as bamboo is a good carbon sink, water holder and most importantly, an alternative to fossil fuel.

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action after Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib warned rallyists that the police will disperse them in 10 minutes for not observing physical distancing.

Surrounded by antiriot policemen in full gear, Jubahib conf ronted the rallyists right after the last speaker finished his speech at the makeshift stage to order the dispersal citing a report from the City Health Office that COVID-19 cases surged to 149 on January 14 from only 23 cases on New Year’s Day. Jubahib issued Executive Order 2 on Januar y 13, placing his province under Alert Level 3. The Alert Level 3 notice was posted on social media at One D avNor Net work p age, an hour before the mass

at the Queen of Apostles College Seminary officiated

by Bishop Medel Aseo, to kick off the day-long protest.

Policemen were deployed at the church where the mass was held.

Jubahib told protesters t hat lo cal of f icials had submitted resolutions to support the bills to expand the franchise area of Davao Light.

According to its website, Davao Light is the third largest privately-owned electric distribution utility in the country in terms of customer size and annual kWh sales.

Its franchise area covers Davao City, areas of Panabo City, and the municipalities of Carmen, Dujali, and Santo Tomas in Davao del Norte, with a population of approximately 1.8 million and a total area of 3,561 square kilometers.

Higher, lower Jubahib claimed that under Davao Light, consumers in the province would enjoy a lower price per kilowatt hour monthly, at two to three pesos lower than Nordeco’s P11 to P17 per kilowatt hour monthly.

A Nordeco presentation admitted its electricity rates could be slightly higher compared to Davao Light but the distribution, supply and metering charges will make the difference between profit and services.

The presentation noted about 27 percent of the m ont h l y bi l l f rom t h e consumers will directly go to t he D av a o L i g ht owners while Nordeco will retain only 15 per cent for the continued services to member-consumers as the rest of the charges are passed through generation companies, transmission providers and government dues.

Spreader For his p ar t, Rel lon aske d t he crowd to go home as the protest action could be a spreader for COVID-19. “We respect your constitutional rights but we cannot compromise the lives of our people,” he said.

A mont h e arlier, on December 15, a huge crowd pushed its way towards the stage of the Tagum City Hall where Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao was speaking, eagerly awaiting the P1,000 giveaway for each of them.

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“It’s sad. It seems no pandemic took place that they disregard the Covid or the new variant,” said one netizen. “Because of the money, the people were no longer scared of Covid,” said another.

Pressured Ariel Perote, CAPECs Secretary representing the faculty members of Briz Elementary School in Tagum City, said local officials may have been pressured to support House Bill 10554 considering that co-sponsor of this legislation is former Hous e Sp e aker and 1st District of Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez.

Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Alf redo Garbin is the principal author of HB 10554 which seeks to expand the franchise of Davao Light to several towns of Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro. Filed on November 29, 2021, the bill seeks to expand the franchise area of DLPC to include Tagum City, the Island Garden City of Samal and the municipalities of Asuncion, Kapalong, New C orella, San Isidro and Talaingod in Davao del Norte, and the municipality of Maco in Davao de Oro. Davao Light is the third largest privately-owned electric distribution utility in the country in terms of customer size and annual kWh sales, according to its website.

Davao Light’s franchise area covers Davao City, areas of Panabo City, and the municipalities of Carmen, Dujali, and Santo Tomas in Davao del Norte, with a population of approximately 1.8 million and a total area of 3,561 sq. kms. As of Decemb er 2019, Davao L ig ht s er ve d a tot a l of 420,666 customers, with a recorded peak demand of 454 MW. Before HB 10554 was filed, Davao Light’s franchise over the areas mentioned was extended for another 25 years through HB 6836 authored by Davao City Representatives Paolo Duter te, Isidero Ungab and Vincent Garcia and Repres entatives Sandro

Gonzalez and Franz Alvarez in 2020 and passed in the same year into what is now Republic Act 11515. According to the website of the House of Repres ent at ives, t he bill “lapsed into law” on December 26, 2020.

HB 10554 was filed on November 29, 2021 as a substitute bill to HB 9978.

Authored by Representatives Alfredo Garbin, Franz Alvarez, Pantaleon Alvarez, Jericho Jonas Nograles, Xavier Jesus Romualdo and Edward Vera Perez Maceda, it had its first reading on the same day and was approved on second reading two days later, on December 1, 2021.

The Committee on Legislative Franchises in its Committee Report No. 150 dated November 29, 2021 endorsed the substitute bill HB 10554 which provides for the expansion of Davao Light’s franchise area to include Tagum City, the Island Garden City of Samal, and the municipalities of Asuncion, Kapalong, New C orella, San Isidro and Talaingod in Davao Del Norte, and Maco town in Davao de Oro. These areas are presently covered by the franchise of Nordeco, according to Marilou Impuesto, Manager of its Institutional Services Department. Impuesto said Nordeco’s franchise in the mainland is until 2028 while the franchise in Samal is until 2033.

“Even from national to local officials, it’s quite obvious that they supported (HB 10554). But since it’s ele c t ion t ime, many of them would not play with this because the number of people who came here can be translated into votes,” Perote said in an interview at the rally.

He said CAPECs comprises 30 organizations from the different sectors who united to oppose the privatization of Nordeco.

If privatized, he said, “there will be no more voice and representation from the member-consumersowners of Nordeco and Davao Light can increase their bills anytime they want without consulting us.”

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were part of the manifesto signed by 94,000 Nordeco memb ers, who stressed that privatization over the areas covered by Davao Light’s franchise application would adversely affect the national government’s Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) and deprive more than 600 still-to-be-energized sitios under Nordeco operation.

The Davao del Norte chapter of the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. also supported Nordeco’s move, saying the SEP would no longer be given subsidies by the national government once it is operated by a “privatecapitalist distribution utility firm like DLPC.” Rep. Godofredo Guya of Rural Electric Cooperatives Board of Directors Association (Recoboda) party-list who spoke at the rally, said this is not only the fight of Nordeco but a fight of over 14 million consumers in the country.

“We do not want this to be business-oriented, we want this to be service-oriented,” he said.

Lawyer Janeene DepayColingan, general manager of the Philippine Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (Philreca), said HB 10554 was hastily passed both in the Committee on Legislative Franchises and during the second reading in early December.

“Philreac and Nordeco submitted our position p ap e rs a d d re ss i ng and debun k ing e ver y p oint mentioned in the bill’s Explanatory Note but these were not even discussed.

They simply insisted that the LGU (local government unit) officials of the franchise area being considered have already spoken – which does not matter because as a cooperative, the voice that we should listen to are those of the memberowner-consumers, not of the politicians’,” she said in an earlier press statement.

“It would constitute an unwarranted monopoly of distribution services, not just in the (country’s) largest city, but also in the two provinces of this huge (Davao) region,” added Philreca Rep. Presley De Jesus in another statement.

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Globe waives data charges on UNICEF’s SaferKidsPH platform to boost fight against online child exploitation GLOBE is giving its customers free access to UNICEF’s SaferKidsPH platform, in line with efforts to democratize information on proper data protection and reporting cases, when witnessed, as well as curb online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC).

When visiting the SaferKidsPH online platform, Globe and TM customers will not incur any data charges. The website offers plenty of information about OSAEC -- what it is, ways to fight it, and the different channels to report such cases.

“As a strong advocate of child online safety, we want to keep Filipino children safe even as they are constantly exposed to the internet.

Our partnership with UNICEF for SaferKidsPH is not only a commitment, but also a call for our customers to join us in fighting OSAEC together,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP for Corporate Communications.

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Likewise, Globe collaborates with local and international organizations like the UK-based Internet Watch Foundation to take down webpages, keywords, hash lists, and digital fingerprints containing child abuse materials. Another partner is the Canadian Center for Child Protection (CCCP) which helps Globe identify illegal websites and block them out of its network. The CCCP is known for its capabilities to constantly search the web for harmful platforms.

Globe is also supporting UNICEF’s Child Protection and Child Rights and Business Programs in the Philippines as part of its #MakeITSafe campaign.

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