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Briefly Roads for eco-tourism BUTUAN City – This fastgrowing Northeastern Mindanao city is hoping more and more tourists would be attracted to visit its Zoological and Botanical Park in the northeastern part with the construction of an access road leading to the park.

“A big help to our tourism and expected more tourists will visit this area,” said Butuan City Mayor Engr.

Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) paved a road to provide better access to Sumile Zoological and Botanical Park in Barangay Sumile, Butuan City.

'Mandanas' THE Regional Development Council in Northern Mindanao (RDC-10) on Tuesday approved the communications plan for the “Mandanas-Garcia” devolution setup for local government units (LGUs) in the region.

The approval by the RDC10 Regional Communications and Advocacy Committee included information and education activities for LGUs and other public sectors so that they are better apprised of the devolution's advantages and the changes it brings.

“We will organize town hall meetings and information caravans; we can have that in a faceto-face setting if Covid-19 protocols allow us,” Franklin Gumapon, the committee chair, said.

'Gun for rice' THE police's “Armas Baylo Bugas” (gun for rice) initiative here has resulted in the surrender of 42 illegal firearms this month alone.

Maj. Evan Viñas, Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO) spokesperson, said 18 different types of undocumented firearms were turned over to the 10 police stations here from May 22 to May 29.

In an interview Tuesday, Viñas said the campaign aims to convince gun holders to surrender their illegal firearms in exchange for 25 kilos of rice.

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By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor

N LY f o u r o f the 73 projects approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) as qualified bidders for the 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy (RE) c ap acities were from Mindanao.

INDIGNATION RALLY FOR 'BAKWITS'. Students stage a protest on the streets of Marawi City during the fifth anniversary of the start of the Marawi siege, to dramatize the plight of thousands of residents still living in temporary shelters. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

No open pit-mining in DavOr protected areas, says DENR D AVA O C i t y – T h e Department of Environment and Natura l Res ources (DENR-11) and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-11) clarified Tuesday that not a single open-pit mining exists within Davao Oriental's protected areas.

The agencies issue d the clarification after an environmental advocacy g roup c a l l e d on l o c a l authorities to move toward the full closure of an openpit mining project in Davao Oriental located near the prote c te d are as of Mt. Hamiguitan and Pujada Bay. Davao City-based Interfacing Development

Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) said it was alarmed over reports that the Pujada Nickel Open-Pit Mining Project straddles the Mount Hamiguitan Wildlife Range, a UNESCO Heritage Site and protected by the Republic Act 9303, and the Pujada Bay Protected Seascape and Landscape.

However, DENR and MGB said the Austral-Asia Link Mining Corporation a n d Ha l l m a r k M i n i n g Corporation (ALMC/HMC), both in Barangays Cabuaya and Macambol in Mati City, are nickel mines with valid and existing Mineral Production Sharing Agreements (MPSA).

They also don't employ the open-pit mining method, according to DENR and MGB, as they use “strip or contour mining method only.”

DENR and MGB's joint statement also clarified that an environmental compliance certificate was issued to ALMC/HMC, based on the study of the environmental climate of the area.

In addition, they said both ALMC/HMC are under care and maintenance status and have not operated since 2016 and that their locations fall outside the MINING/PAGE 11

The bidding process, to be administered by DOE in compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) policy of the government, is slated to be held on June 17.

In a statement, the DOE said that the RE capacity tendering for Mindanao grid attracted four qualified bidders for 50MW biomass capacity; five bidders for 50MW hydropower capacity; and two bidders for 100MW solar capacity.

For Luzon grid, 32 projects being undertaken by various companies had been qualified to join the bidding AUCTION/PAGE 11

DAR extends 'ConVerge' to help more NorMin farmers THE Department of Agrarian Reform in Northern Mindanao (DAR-10) said Tuesday it has been given a one-year extension in implementing the agency's Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Empowerment (ConVerge).

“They (national government and the Inter national Fund for Agricultural Development or IFAD) gave us until December 2022 for the completion (of the projects); it was extended because of the (Covid-19) pandemic,” DAR-10 Director Zoraida Macadindang said

during a press forum.

Macadindang said ConVerge was implemented in 2015 as a poverty-alleviation program for farmers who are agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the region.

She said the program is funded by IFAD for P2.3 billion, which also includes the ARBs in Regions 9 and 11.

Six sustainability plans have been prepared after the termination of the project that will continue to support ARBs in the program areas of Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, and Bukidnon provinces, she HELP/PAGE 11

SUN DRYER. A farmer dries yellow corn along the highway in Barangay San Rafael, Talakag, Bukidnon. mindanews photo by gregorio c . bueno

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AVAO City – The city government said it has intensified its information education campaign to help address the high number of teen pregnancy cases here amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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City Health Office (CHO) and the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) showed that the city ranks fifth nationwide in teenage pregnancy incidence.

“For two consecutive years, it may be sad to note, Davao City was among

the top five with the high number of teen pregnancy cases in the country,” Jerrielyn Lewis, acting chief of the CHO population division, said in a statement Wednesday.

In 2021, Lewis said the city logged 2,925 teen pregnancies among the 15 to

19-year-old age group, which dropped from 3,464 in 2020.

In comparison, she said the pregnancy cases for teens aged 13 have been relatively fewer in the same period.

“This is why we are striving to provide the right service to address this problem. The number

Parents can't choose child to adopt: DSWD-10 THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 10 (DSWD) reminded parents Tuesday that discriminating against a particular child over the other is not allowed by the country's adoption laws.

During the virtual Alternative Parental Care Forum, Christine Escudero, Social Welfare Officer II, said adoption laws in the Philippines

prohibit actions that may deem disadvantageous to a prospective child adoptee.

“You can't choose a (particular) child for adoption; however, you can express the child's preferred age and sex whom you wish to adopt,” Escudero said.

Escudero led the orientation for at least 25 prospective adoptive parents in the region, as part of the requirements

in adopting under Republic Act (RA) 11642 or the “Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act.” Under the said law, she noted that the adoption process has become easier with lesser processing fees.

Also discussed were provisions of RA 10165 or the “Foster Care Act,” and RA 11222 or

the “Rectification of Simulated Birth Records.”

DSWD-10 has urged prospective adopting parents to go through the legal adoption process as the agency is willing to facilitate it.

The agency's hotline number for the adoption process is 09267939942.

(PNA)

may be a small part of our population but this has a great effect on our youth,” said Lewis, also the CHO pre-marriage counseling coordinator.

Lewis said they have intensified education campaigns through forums in schools during the pre-pandemic period, and community classes covering values formation, human sexuality, and family planning.

She said the common reasons for teenage pregnancy include the lack of information on sexual health, dysfunctional family that could not guide a growing teen, peer pressure from friends, and social media influence.

Meanwhile, Mark Timbang, the CSWDO

children welfare focal person, underscored the importance of values formation among children and not just during the teenage years.

“It is a great concern that our children are facing this challenge. Parents teaching values to their children is a big factor,” he said.

Timbang said they focus on strengthening the values of the youth and helping them realize that they should instead think of their future and give importance to finishing their studies and fulfilling their dreams.

“Teen girls should also be educated about the consequences of early pregnancy, such as dropping out of school, health risks during pregnancy, and an uncertain future,” he added.

(PNA)

DILG-10 PDMU evaluates Camiguin's local road mgmt

The Department of the Interior and Local Government-10, through its Project Development Management Unit (PDMU) office, conducted the LRM Performance Assessment (LRMPA) to the Provincial Government of Camiguin, May 27. (DILG Camiguin)

CAMIGUIN --To monitor and evaluate the capacity and performance of local government units (LGUs) on Local Road Management (LRM), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-10, through its Project Development Management Unit (PDMU) office, conducted the LRM Performance Assessment (LRMPA) to the Provincial Government of Camiguin, May 27.

The Province of Camiguin partially garnered a total percentage score of 45% both from its LRM capacity and performance elements.

The province was evaluated based on the updated 16 indicators of the Local Road Management Performance Assessment Tool (LRMPAT). The said indicators are given points between zero to four; zero, being the lowest, and four being the ideal scenario. Scores per indicator can be compared over time to see how the LGU progressed in each indicator from one period to another.

The conduct of the LRMPA is essential to more accurately identify the level of assistance on Local Road Management that shall be provided to an LGU. Percentage scores garnered by the LGU will help the department and stakeholders identify specific areas in LRM where LGUs need support and will serve as the basis for formulating a capacity development strategy to improve its LRM capacity and performance. (DILGCamiguin/PIA-10/ Camiguin)

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France assists Guimaras prepare mango products for EU market ILOILO City – The French government is helping the province of Guimaras develop the geographic indication (GI) for its sweet mango products in preparation for export to markets in the European Union (EU).

“The French government is helping the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and those applicants like us in terms of technical assistance for us to be able to get the geographic indication.

When we have that it is easy for our products from the Philippines like

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the Guimaras mangoes to enter the European market,” Guimaras Provincial Economic Development Officer Elena V. Quezon said in an interview on Monday.

The IPO, with the help of the French government, EU and the Food and Agriculture Office (FAO), is in the final stages of polishing the guidelines for the issuance of the permit for the GI, she said.

Quezon added that the representative from the French government is waiting for the proposal of MANGO/PAGE 11

PH factories grow for 4 consecutive months THE performance of the country's manufacturing sector continued to improve in May, posting four months of consecutive growth.

The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reported Wednesday that the domestic sector posted a score of 54.1 last month.

However, manufacturing PMI slightly eased from its 54.3 index in April.

Scores above 50 translate to an improvement in the sector, while below the neutral score reflects deterioration.

"The latest survey data signaled a further expansion across the Philippines manufacturing sector. Growth remained strong despite output and new orders increasing at slightly softer rates,” S&P Global Market Intelligence economist Maryam Baluch said.

The report added that output volume and intake of new orders grew at a solid pace, but the growth was slowed down by the

contraction in foreign demands, mainly due to lockdowns in China brought by the coronavirus FACTORIES/PAGE 11

PCCI to push for bills improving connectivity in PH THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said it will support the passage of bills in the 19th Congress that will improve internet connectivity in the country.

In a statement Monday, PCCI said legislations that will push for better internet services include the Open Access in Data Transmission Act, Rural Wired Development Act, Satellite Liberalization Act, and Spectrum

Management Act. PCCI has partnered with Better Internet PH to advocate the Philippine Internet Agenda in the next administration.

The Philippine Internet Agenda aims to improve access to the internet, make internet services reliable and affordable, and have a secured digital infrastructure.

“We have been lagging behind our Asean neighbors for the longest time in terms of better

internet and we should prioritize legislation that will improve our overall connectivity,” PCCI president George Barcelon said.

He added that improving digital connectivity in the country will attract more foreign direct investments and will create an impact on government, economy, tourism, and education among other sectors.

Better Internet PH Lead ICT Policy Analyst Grace Mirandilla-

Santos also bats for reviewing the need for a congressional franchise for prospective internet service providers (ISPs), adding that the Philippines is the lone country in the world that requires a franchise for this service.

“We want to update policies to make it easier for ISPs to build digital infrastructure.

Technology will overtake regulation, therefore our policies should be futureproof,” Mirandilla-Santos said. (PNA)

Andrea Mea Brito shines as one of the candidates of Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022. Led by local and dynamic entrepreneur Mags Cue, Miss Cagayan de Oro 2022 comes back as an in-person event after two years of hiatus due to the pandemic. photo by kim zaldivar

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Field of gold Think a minute… This is the true story of an Australian man named Jack Smythe.

During the mid-1800’s Jack worked as a carpenter until he heard about the Gold Rush in the state of Victoria, southeastern Australia. Soon Jack left the tools of his trade and set out to find his own field of gold.

He worked long and hard, searching in streams and digging holes in hillsides, yet he found nothing. Finally, he was so tired and discouraged that he gave up. But Jack was too proud and embarrassed to go home with nothing, so he picked the most remote place he could find to settle down and simply live off the land.

Yambuk, Victoria was a little abandoned town built over an old empty gold mine.

The Gold Rush was finished both for Jack and this tiny town he now called home.

Yambuk had no trees or wood, so the final shame of Jack Smythe's failure was that he, a skilled carpenter, had to build his last house out of mud.

Tragically, Jack Smythe never knew that the land

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST on which he staked his last claim was rich, fertile farmland. This was only discovered years later after Jack was gone. When his neighbor took over Jack's land, he decided to tear down Jack’s mud house so he could plant crops there. As the mud bricks crumbled into dust, the neighbor noticed a shiny substance in it. They were specks of gold! The clay that Jack had dug out of the old mine shaft was actually part of a huge gold deposit.

Suddenly the empty little town of Yambuk came alive again. In fact, for years it became one of the most prosperous gold-mining GOLD/PAGE 11

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'Let My People Awake!'

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA Amidst the gospel of lies disseminated by the mainst re am me dia t hat has already captured the mindset of humanity that is giving high veneration to the profit motive, buried in so much unbridled materialism and consumerism and so much denigration of spirituality, let us go back to history a century or so ago, when the Indian struggle was raging against British Colonialism. All eyes were focused then on Mahatma Gandhi as he led in freeing his people against British Imperial rule, using not the firepower of guns but by the strength of the human spirit called “Satyagraha,” or love-force. The most p owerful empire in the world then which bragged that under its domain, “the sun does not set,” because as the sun sets in one of its colonies, it would rise in another country in the world which was also under its colonial rule.

Never would the Indian p e opl e su c c u mb to t he might of an empire with all the outpourings of lies to c ont rol t he m i nds e t of a conquered people as the success of the Indian

struggle which was championed by a Mahatma Gandhi, the epitome of a brave freedom fighter, came about because the spir it of Ind i an Pe ople was mobilized not only to dream of freedom but to fight for it. Unknown to many was an Indian poet laureate by the name of R abindranath Tagore whose poems and writings d i d aw a ke n t h e p e opl e to struggle for freedom.

One of his poems which reverberated through-out the land and until now is found relevant goes this w ay, “Wh e re t h e m i n d is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free, Where the world is not broken down by narrow domestic wa l ls, In t he he aven of freedom, my Father, Let my people awake!”

As Filipinos are buried in the fallacies of life whose mindset is focused on quest for fame, power and wealth, let us zero-in on the social, political, environmental an d e c on om i c re a l it i e s b e s e t t i n g ou r c ou nt r y.

These poetic lines should now come across the public imagination to reflect on why the people must be awakened.

Let our people awake on why we are now suffering t he br unt of e colog ica l degradation, in fact our country is the 4th hardest hit country in the world

by Climate Change.

Ind e e d, ou r c ou nt r y is facing e colog ic a l cr isis that unless soon averted will lead to an impending socio-economic collapse.

Let us awakened to the fact that the sins of a few loggers and miners are now visited upon our people.

From 17 million hectares of natural forest a century ago, an archipelago of 7,100 islands that need some 10 million hectares of forest cover to have ecological integrity, has barely half a million hectares left.

Let our people awake that while we are supplying the consumerist lifestyle of the people in advanced countries as some 200,000 hectares in Mindanao, the choicest of lands have been transformed massively to high value crops pl ant at i ons , we c an not even produce enough basic staples, i.e., rice and milk amidst so much hunger and malnutrition as 85% of the Filipino children are malnourished.

Let our people awake t h at a f t e r t w o p e o p l e powered revolutions and 14 years of Martial Law, s o ci a l change has b e en so elusive all these years.

True, there were “changing of t he g u ards,” but t he structure that breeds oppression and poverty is still as formidable as ever.

Let our people aw a ke t h at d e s pite t h e constitutional provision of dismantling political dynasties, no legislation has been enacted all these years as glaringly economic p ow e r b e g e t s p o l i t i c a l power and no way will the oligarchs, conglomerates and cartels stop elitist rule.

Let our people awake that even social legislation

such as agrarian reform that should have liberated our poor farmers from the bondage of land and from the quagmire of poverty is being put to mockery by hidden forces whose lust for land can only be equated by their limitless greed for profit and power.

Let our people awake that while we glorify in the thought that in this country no one is above the law and all must bow down to the majesty of the law, yet this is not so with regards to massive exploitation of our natural resources done by those who have utterly disregarded environmental laws and the future of the coming generations.

My 30 years of environment a l st r ug g le that included mobilizing the people to barricade log g ing t r ucks, to stop industrial pollution and hydrau lic op en pit mining operations have brou g ht for t h c onc re te evidence and proof that the flagrant violations of e nv i ron m e nt a l l aw s i n shameless connivance with those whose sworn duty is to enforce such laws.

Let our people awake that the only way to effect social change is for the people to be empowered to put the future into their own hands, to establish a more just, human and sustainable society., The Indian people did it when they woke up to the call to advance Satyagraha. Our awakened people must now debunk the fallacies of life and religions! VERITAS LIBERABIT VOS!

God, the world and the cross WE have to learn to be with God as we ought while we are in the world. We know very well how we can easily get entangled and attached to the world at the expense of our need to be with God always. No doubt this is a very challenging duty.

This was the ardent prayer of Christ to the Father before his passion and death. “I pray not that you should take them out of the world,” he said, “but that you should keep them from evil. They are not of the world, as I also am not of the world. Sanctify them in truth. Your word is truth.” (Jn 17,15-17) We have to understand that while the world is also a creation of God and is therefore good, we should not be naïve to think that the world is our ultimate end and that everything in it is just fine. The world has been created by God and given to us so we can be tested to see if what God wants us to be, i.e., to be his

image and likeness, is also what we want to be. The world is a testing ground for us.

To be sure, the world has been created by God with its nature and laws that not only can lead us to God but also to enable us through it to give glory to God. We just have to discover the true God-given nature and laws of the world so that we can we can live in it properly, pursuing the true purpose of our life.

But given our sinfulness, we have to be wary that the world is now full of the effects of our sin, such that it can also be a formidable source of temptation to us.

Thus, St. John warned us: “Everything in the world— the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”

(1 Jn 2,16) So, we have to be always on guard against thes e dangers, especially when

we use our sciences, arts and technologies, our ideologies, our business and politics, etc. Especially in the social sciences, we cannot be too sure about what we say or conclude after some study or research, because in them we are dealing with some contingent realities.

It’s amazing that in the area of politics, for example, many people consider their suspicions as facts already, and the hearsays, ideologies, fads, biases as some kind of infallible doctrine or even absolute dogmas.

To be with God in these contingent aspects of our life, we need to be like Christ who while preaching the truth— and as St. Paul would put it, preaching it in season and out of season—ultimately was willing to offer his life for all of us for the sake of our salvation. In other words, what we have to preach, again as St. Paul would put it, should be Christ crucified, and not just some earthly

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ROY CIMAGALA doctrine. (cfr. 1 Cor 1,23) Un l e s s t h e c ro s s i s involved in our studies, in our temporal affairs, in our sciences, arts and technologies, and especially in the social sciences like economics and politics, we would actually be out on a limb, prone to such dangers as imprudence, lack of charity, triumphalism, etc.

We need to see to it that for us to live in the world properly, we need the cross of Christ always!

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NGCP energizes 6-Bn Mariveles-Hermosa transmission line

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N ITS continued thrust to cater to the growing power needs of the Luzon grid, NGCP completes and successfully energizes its Mariveles-Hermosa 500kV Transmission Line on 30 March 2022.

The project involves the construction of a 49.2-kilometer transmission line connecting Mariveles to Hermosa, Bataan, and the construction of substations in Alas-Asin, Mariveles and Balsik, Hermosa.

The transmission line will expand the existing capacity of the transmission facilities to accommodate more than 2,500MW of incoming generation from the Bataan Peninsula, including the GN

Power Dinginin CoalFired Power Plant and the Mariveles Power Generation Corporation.

“NGCP’s mandate is to ensure that all capacities are capable of being delivered to load centers across the Philippines.

It is important that we remain ahead of the curve by ensuring that lines are more than capable of delivering incoming power. NGCP is dedicated to doing its part in ensuring energy stability and resiliency, by making sure the power highways are always ready,” NGCP stated.

The new Hermosa (Balsik) Substation will house 2000 MegaVolt Ampere (MVA), the largest MVA capacity of any NGCP transformer

The transmission line will expand the existing capacity of the transmission facilities to accommodate more than 2,500MW of incoming generation from the Bataan Peninsula, including the GN Power Dinginin Coal-Fired Power Plant and the Mariveles Power Generation Corporation.

bank to date, with the capability to expand to up to 4000MVA with the

Promoting Literacy to Students: The Challenges and the Solutions By: VEINOS B. IGCALINOS Iponan Elementary School

In t he age of mo der n literacy and its emphasis on having students take on more challenging text, independent reading and student choice can easily take a back seat to the demands of increased rigor.

Motivation and choice play key roles in reading.

St rong and c ap able readers are those who read widely and diversely in a wide variety of genres and text types. In the quest to build capable readers, promoting independent, self-selected reading remains key. Creating ravenous, l i fe l ong re a d e r s d on’t happen, it takes a schoolwide

culture to help reach that goal.

We want children to read more books. We want children to find reading enjoyable. Reading increases vocabulary, fluency, and background knowledge, as we all know. A literacyrich environment is full of print, word walls, books, and reading resources that not only assist academic advancement, but also create an environment that fosters and supports authentic speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Print and digital media are used. Make it a goal for every K-12 school to be a welcoming, print-rich

atmosphere that encourages independent reading and learning.

Students are given the ability to communicate clearly and effectively when they are taught literacy, which is the foundation of modern life. Students who are unable to read well struggle to grasp crucial concepts, do badly on tests, and, as a result, fall short of their educational goals.

Students can use literacy skills to find information, dig further into topics, and get a better grasp of the world around them. Students are engaged in learning when they are engaged in literacy.

CCS SPED Center Conducts Outreach Program to Barangay Iponan

By ROMEO V. BALANDRA II, Master Teacher – I, City Central School

In response to the call of outgoing DEPED Secretary Leonor M. Briones encouraging all schools in the country to return to 100% face to face classes next school year, the teachers of City Central School SPED Center reached out to the families of children with disabilities in Barangay Iponan to encourage them to enroll their children in special education classes. As incentive for participating in this advocacy project, each family was given food packs containing rice and assorted canned goods donated by the teachers.

Barangay Iponan was selected due to the presence of a high number of cases of different disabilities in the community which includes autism, intellectual disabilities, and various orthopedic disabilities, among others. Furthermore, Iponan is one of the barangays in the city with an active PWD organization and one of the most supportive.

One of the recipients, Emmanuel Espila, is born with cerebral palsy affecting his ability to move around. Despite being confined in a wheelchair due to overall weakness of all his extremities, he is renowned for his extra-ordinary talent in drawing and sketching. He gamely posed with the SPED teachers of City Central School and proudly shared some of his artworks.

Also present during the outreach program was the president of the PWD organization of Barangay Iponan, Dulcilita Rosaluna, an empowered PWD and a budding entrepreneur. “Daghang salamat sa mga SPED teachers sa City Central School sa pahalipay sa mga PWDs sa among barangay.

Kini maka dugang sa among ka dasig para maningkamot nga maka tindog sa among kaugalingon,” Rosaluna related as she gave a message on behalf of the parents of the children with disabilities.

entry of bulk generation in the coming years.

“The capacity of the new Balsik Substation will ensure that more power can be dispatched by the transmission system, and will greatly improve the overall grid reliability and stability of the 500kV network,” said NGCP. The MarivelesHermosa 500kV Transmission Line project was certified as an Energy Project of National Significance by the Department of Energy on 16 January 2019, and has a cost of PhP 6 Billion as applied with the ERC.

“The completion of these high voltage facilities affirms NGCP’s commitment to its mandate of expanding the country’s transmission system. We continue to ask for the support of all our stakeholders to fasttrack the completion of our other critical projects as we create a better and more resilient grid across the country,” said the company.

Other critical projects in NGCP’s pipeline include the Hermosa-San Jose 500kV Transmission Backbone Project in Luzon, the Cebu-Negros-

Panay and Cebu-Bohol Interconnection Projects, and the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project, which aims to realize power sharing between the 3 main grids.

NGCP is a Filipino-led, privately owned company in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid, led by majority shareholders and Vice Chairman of the Board Henry Sy, Jr. and Co-Vice Chairman Robert Coyiuto, Jr. It is the sole operating asset of Synergy Grid and Development Philippines, Inc.

GCash teams up with Parlon for convenient, safe salon appointments via GLife Booking salon and wellness appointments on the GCash app is now possible, thanks to Parlon.

The Philippines’ number one lifestyle e-wallet makes booking salon appointments easy and convenient as it partners with Parlon, the go-to platform for beauty and wellness services.

Through this partnership, beauty and wellness enthusiasts can prepay and book their salon and wellness appointments by simply finding Parlon partners in the “services” category of GLife. Over 20 partner establishments are currently live in GLife with more salons and beauty clinics expected to come in the future.

Consequently, this also allows the salons to have their very own app page within GCash—providing more accessible and convenient venues to sell their services and reach at least 60 million registered GCash users.

“We're thrilled to partner with Parlon to provide easy and convenient payment solutions for customers from its partner salons. This way, customers can completely enjoy their me-time, knowing that they've already booked and paid their salon appointment beforehand,” said Martha Sazon, President and CEO of GCash.

Global and homegrown salon favorites like Browhaus, Strip, Emphasis Salon, The Smile Bar, Benibana, Azta Urban Salon, O2 Skin Lab, Lay Bare, Vine Aesthetics, Marqed Salon, and The Secret Lounge, are just some of the Parlon partners that are available in GLife.

“The beauty and wellness industry has faced unprecedented challenges for the past two years. In Parlon, our thrust for 2022 is to help our partners accept

bookings and payments everywhere.

We are honored to have partnered with GCash in playing our part in reviving the economy as we help the country and this beautiful industry bounce back higher,” said Claire Ongcangco, Chief Executive Officer of Parlon.

To get started, users who are inside the GCash app just need to go to the GLife section and find the services category to browse through Parlon’s partner establishments and their respective deals. Once customers have finished selecting deals and services to their carts, they may also choose to book a date for their appointment.

Users just need to confirm transactions and the total will be seamlessly charged to their GCash wallet. All these steps are guaranteed to be user-friendly and hassle-free, which is what Parlon and GCash have always been committed to doing.

Aside from having an established presence in GLife, merchants who partner with Parlon are given more digital channels to connect with their customers. Under Parlon, they get to have their own profile and URL where they can showcase their services and pricelist, offer enticing deals, manage bookings, and access other solutions that are all housed at the Merchant Partner Hub in Parlon’s easy-to-use ecosystem.

For more information about Parlon and its partnership with GCash, visit www.parlon.ph and follow Parlon on Facebook and Instagram.

The GCash app is available for free on Google Play or App Store.

For more information, visit www. gcash.com.

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AboitizPower and SOCOTECO II partner with Malungon LGU to strengthen disaster resilience in the region IN AN effort to help build resilient communities, AboitizPower together with Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (AFI), collaborated with the South Cotabato Electric Cooperative II (SOCOTECO II) to organize a training program that is designed to enhance the skills of their employees in preparing and responding to natural calamities.

The local government unit (LGU) of Malungon and Aboitiz Foundation were tapped to conduct a

two-day Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Training to help instill a culture of foresighting every time a calamity is underway.

SOCOTECO II emphasizes the critical role of Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) program in preserving their resources, ensuring continuity of their operations as well as giving support to the community in times of calamity.

“This training program taught our personnel the

DEVELOPING MULTIMEDIA SKILLS ELLEN MAE D. OLASIMAN,PhD Iponan Elementary School

Media sources such feature f i l ms , mu sic v ideos , visualizations, and news stories have ver y high production quality capable of showcasing complex ideas in a short period of time.

Media such as text, f i l m s , mu sic , i ma ge s , audio, animation are the multimedia content that can helps the learners gain attention and maintain learners interest in the theories and concepts under discussion. In addition, learners can see the theories and concepts in action. In more than a figurative sense, theories and concepts leap from the screen. Learners can hone their analytical skills by analyzing media using the t heories and concepts they are studying.

The use of media in the classroom enables learners to see concepts and new exa mples when t hey are watching television, listening to music, or are at the movies with friends.

They can aslo experience worlds beyond their own, especially if the media is

sharply different from their local environment.

In my insights, the effect of mu ltimedia assisted instruction on learners’ academic achievement plays a vital role in motivating the learnerss to make teaching – learning engagement productive. According to Wolfgang (2013) stated that the primary goal of technology into classroom is to support student learning.

Therefore, the golden rule for technology – the multimedia integration in any classroom is that you do not need to re – invent the wheel but focus on identifying centers of expertise where existing resources are available to adapt and build one.

More over, it prov ide s positive account of making the teaching – learning process effective in various aspects of learning.

Multimedia, then, is what we are now that I myself cannot escape with the global need for the learners in attaining the quality education.

Why Do Filipino Teachers Leave Job and Work Abroad?

By HERMIE ISRAEL JACQUEZ

Teachers in the Philippines are being lured by leaving the teaching career in the Philippines and work as teachers abroad. Just in our school, West City Central School, some teachers have landed already a teaching job particularly in Arizona and Alaska in United States of America. Teaching overseas can be an opportunity for academic socio-economic development. Many teachers in our school have applied and have already landed job in USA for reasons that greener pasture could embrace them once they get the job. In the Philippines, teachers could not really keep the salary intact for there are expenses needed by a teacher in the classroom that could not be shouldered by the department. Sad

reality. Some of our best and brilliant educators and even administrators leave the country to work abroad because it becomes attractive due to the offered salary and many incentives and monetary reason. Some said that promotion is easier abroad rather than in our own country. Some teachers wanted to be globally competent and wanted to develop skills and become curious of cultures and experiences living abroad.

It is really disheartening that we lost some of our e d u c at o r s t h at c o u l d be of great help for our educational system. But on the other hand these Filipino teachers could present an image of Filipinos as intellectuals and academics in the world stage.

AboitizPower Vice President for Wholesale Sales Catherine Pasilaban with the Mindanao Sales team, joined by representatives of partner organizations - Aboitiz Foundation’s Welfredo Dalumpines, Malungon LGU’s Meralyn Fernando, and SOCOTECO II’s Geronimo D. Desesto.

value of creating foolproof DRRM programs. We hope that our personnel will use the knowledge they’ve gained and translate it into programs that will ensure the continuity of our operations, as well as be of help to others during calamities,” MBA - General Manager of SOCOTECO II Geronimo D. Desesto shared.

AboitizPower reiterates how partnerships like the one they built with SOCOTECO II contribute

to nation-building and hopes to lead by example.

“We are thankful for this opportunity to partner with SOCOTECO II in creating a program that empowers individuals to be of service to their fellow citizens in times of calamity.

We plan to collaborate with SOCOTECO II and other partner organizations more in the future, on programs that would upraise communities.

Our plan to help is simple - implementing projects

Teachers’ Challenge in School Re-opening By: ELLEN C. CABASAN Teacher III Barra Elementary School

D u e to C ov i d - 1 9 , a l l schools were lockdown, not allowing learners to come to school to have health security and safety, but teachers are there continue reporting for module printing and other perform important things to make education continue despite of the pandemic that affected us. Early this year, our division declared that limited face-to-face is allowed so we applied for it and complied all the necessary requirements so that we can let our learners come to school.

Our school is one of the of the school that can operate face-to-face classes.

Opening our classroom is one of the big challenged that the teacher must face.

We knew that it’s been two years already that we did not encounter the learners.

High percentage of teachers suffered from symptoms of anxiety, stress, and other psychological and physical symptoms, depression when the school reopened.

Members of the teaching profession experienced psychological discomfort at the beginning of the classes.

Symptomatology has been found to be higher in women than in men, b u t , c o nt r a r y t o o u r expectations, was found

be higher in older people and in teachers of infant and primary education. As expected, people with job instability are those who have suffered the most psychological symptoms.

The imp or t ance of safeguarding the mental health of teachers to ensure both the well-being of students and high- quality teaching. Therefore, special psychological care should be given to those teachers that are most vulnerable to t he imp ac t of t his pandemic, so that they could better cope with this crisis, and consequently perform better in their teaching role. In short, we must bear in mind that the education received by young people in this current time of crisis will shape the society of the future.

Therefore, if we want this education to be of a high standard, then we must protect the psychological well-being of the people who provide it.

that have a lasting impact, one community at a time,” said Catherine Del VillarPasilaban, Vice President of Wholesale Sales from AboitizPower’s Commercial Operations Business Unit.

Further, Aboitiz Foundation Program Manager for Disaster Risk Reduction, Welfredo Dalumpines, underscores this training as means to help SOCOTECO II Member-Consumer-Owners in future-proofing disaster preparedness in the area.

“The level of engagement we have received from our participants gives us confidence that they were able to learn a lot and are now better prepared not just to respond, but to anticipate and prepare for future calamities. We also thank the local government of Malungon, most especially Meralyn Fernando, Louie Castro, Klea Dionisio, and John Dayanan for helping us conduct this training. We support the communities in taking a proactive stance toward

disaster preparedness and hope that this becomes a sustainable model that other communities can adopt,” Dalumpines added.

Board President of SOCOTECO II, Ricardo A. Padernal also expresses his appreciation for the program.

“We thank all the organizations behind this Disaster Risk and Reduction Management training.

Programs like these expand our personnels’ skill set, and help them meet the needs of changing times.

We are fortunate to have AboitizPower as our partner in striving for societal development through simple projects implemented at the grassroots level,” Padernal said.

The culmination of the training allowed the participants to create a communitybased DRRM program integrating the pillars of DRRM: Prevention and Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery & Rehabilitation.

Promoting healthy lifestyle: community concern

By ROCHELLE J. BESIN Teacher II Gusa Regional Science High School

START being healthy at school. Encourage the students to take charge of their healthy by joining you in a lunchtime workout or walking group. You may be surprised at the number of students who adopt healthier habits when given the right encouragement.

Encourage carpooling and the use of public transit.

People who live, work or go to school near a major road appear to have an increased risk and severity of health problems caused by exposure to air pollution.

Do your part to improve outdoor air quality by encouraging people you know to carpool and use public transportation. Set an example by taking the

bus to work or starting a carpool group with students who live in your area.

Why is health promotion important? Health promotion improves the health status of individuals, families, communities and the nation. Health promotion enhances the quality of life for all people.

Health promotion reduces premature deaths.

Health promotion is a behavioral social science t h at d r aw s f r o m t h e biological, environmental, psychological, physical and medical sciences to promote health and prevent disease, disability and premature death through educationdriven voluntary behavior change activities.

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Camiguin OFWs now work in PH, get P30K OWWA-NRCO livelihood aid

MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN--The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO) and the Public Employment Service Office Managers Association of the Philippines (PESOMAP)-10, in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-)10 Camiguin Provincial Field Office (Cam PFO), turned over two livelihood projects worth P30,000 to two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), May 12.

DOLE-10 Cam PFO Chief Arlyn Z. Bael said

the livelihood aid is an OFW reintegration convergence project of DOLE, Department of Education (DepEd), and other government agencies such as Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Philippine Normal University among others.

This provides opportunities for OFW Licensure Examination for

OWWA, NRCO, PESO in coordination with DOLE-10, turn over the livelihood assistance to two former OFWs, May 12, during the PESO Camiguin Federation (PCAF) meeting hosted by PESO Catarman at its Conference Hall, Camiguin. (DOLE-10)

Teachers (LET) passers to return, find employment and practice their profession as teachers and reverse out migration by enhancing their skills and providing them the option to stay in the Philippines to work as teachers.

Benoni, Mahinog beneficiary Grace Popera, 44, teacher for 12 years in Thailand received P20,000 livelihood grant on teaching kits. She is currently employed at DepEd under the program, “Sa Pinas, Ikaw ang AID/PAGE 11

Nurturing diversity, equality in workplace ensure no one's left behind—AboitizGroup MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon—Diversity, inclusion, and workplace gender equality pervade throughout the Aboitiz Group of companies.

Consistent with its core values, the Aboitiz Group provides equal opportunity to all its team members.

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION

BY SOLE HEIR OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY That the late DIANA NATINDIM RESMA who died on September 05, 2015 in Cagayan de Oro City; she left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-15908 situated in the Dist. Of Mambuaya, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIXTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT (16,848) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION

BY SOLE HEIR OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of DIANA NATINDIM RESMA, per DOC #219; PAGE #44; BOOK #110; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JAMES KIUNISALA JUDITH-II. BWM: May 20, 27 & June 3, 2022

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FELIX W. FONTANOSA, JR. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

The organization ensures to nurture and create a workplace where all employees are treated with dignity and respect.

In Aboitiz, no one is left behind. Team members are given opportunities and are treated with fairness regardless of age, gender identity, or diverse preferences and backgrounds. Aboitiz’s non-discrimination policies apply to all aspects of employment,

including recruitment, talent management, and employee integration.

Workforce at the Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), the holding company of the Aboitiz Group, perfectly illustrates it—with 50.18% of its employees being women and 49.82% men. About 42% of the executive-level positions are occupied by women holding strategic roles in various business EQUALITY/PAGE 10

My Professional Development Plan for my Weak Leadership Skills

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS; That the late COSME L. FERNANDEZ, who died intestate on March 11, 2012 that the deceased at the time of his death left a certain real property with Transfer Certificate of Title No. (TCT) No. EP762 situated at Purok 1 Lapinig Kapatagan Lanao del Norte, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of COSME L. FERNANDEZ, per DOC #289; PAGE #58; BOOK #XXVI; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. GLENICE JOY D. JORNALES. FER BWM: May 20, 27 & June 3, 2022

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF A DECEASED PERSON AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS OVER A PORTION THEREOF

That the late FELIX W. FONTANOSA, JR., who died on July 17, 2017 in Cagayan de Oro City, the heirs of the late FELIX W. FONTANOSA, JR., namely KATHARYN A. FONTANOSA, KARLOFF CHRISTOPHER A. FONTANOSA, MARK RYAN A. FONTANOSA, SHERIDAN LOU A. FANTANOSA, MYRA GAZELLE FONTANOSA ALMONTE, KAREN MELISSA A. FONTANOSA and FELIX GRYMYKO A. FONTANOSA, III, one-fourth (1/4) portion with an area of 202.5 square meters (which area shall be the portion adjacent to the share of [C] which portion is covered

by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-122933 (portion of Lot undivided one-fourth (1/4) portion of the land and building described in paragraph [D] thereof and is covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-46686, Tax Declaration No. G-308635 (land) and Tax Declaration No. G-308644 (building)”and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FELIX W. FONTANOSA, JR., filed by the heirs of FELIX W. FONTANOSA, JR., per DOC #400; PAGE #080; BOOK #153; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ANGELES ROA ACHAS.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

BWM: May 27, June 3 & 10, 2022

BWM: May 27, June 3 & 10, 2022

That the late ERENEO PALER, who died intestate on April 30, 1972, in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, at the time of his death the said decedent ERENEO PALER, left a certain parcel of land with Tax Declaration No. F-017736 situatred in Barangay Lunotan, Gingoog City, containing an area of 3.4674 hectares (34, 674 square meters), a parcel of land identified as Lot No. 4288-A, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre, located in Lunotan, Gingoog City, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao.

Bounded on the W., and NW., points 2-3-4-5-6, by National Highway (30.07 meters wide); on the S.E., pints 6-78 by Lot 4287, Cad-295, Gingoog Cadastre; on the S.E., points 8-9-10

by Lot 4288-B (Remaining Portion); on the S.E. and S.W., points 10-1-2, by Lot 295, containing an area of 8,240 square meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF A DECEASED PERSON AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS OVER A PORTION THEREOF, filed by the heirs of ERENEO PALER, per DOC #275; PAGE #55; BOOK #XIII; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ISIDRO L. REVELO.

The Opol-based dance group Sognare perform a dance number during the recent Summer 2022 kickoff party at Apple Tree Resort & Hotel in Misamis Oriental. alvin curay photography / the explorer ' s channel

by JENNIFER S. EGUIA Master Teacher I City Central School

If you think you’re leading and no one is following you, you’re only taking a walk.

– Afghan Proverb. Whoever aspires to leadership should be aware of the skills possessed by influential leaders and how they might be cultivated—the sub-skills of technical, conceptual, and interpersonal competencies. Let me Identify three skills that I feel I am weak in and what my professional development plan would like; First, my weak leadership skill is strategic planning skills. Leaders in this area think strategically, take a holistic view and develop risk-taking and innovative approaches to meet the challenges of the environment and system. For the intervention, leaders should be able to draft plans and anticipate changes. All leaders must be involved in strategic planning.

Its barrier entails much hard work, time, and energy. While planning, they should be able to forecast and manage their time effectively.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE HEIRS OF THE LATE ROBERTO BALISCO KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

in leadership development and is helpful in sophisticated mental representations of strategic issues. In this case, leadership training programs are widely used to develop leadership skills in organizations. Whether small or large, almost every organization has a leadership program to expand its staff. However, despite the benefits of formal mentoring, it may not always be successful. One of the drawbacks of the process is identifying the right mentor and ensuring a fit between the mentor and the mentee.

By showing that you have what it takes to be a leader, you can fast-track your career. There are many different types of leaders, but very few people are natural, born leaders. Most of us need to learn, develop, and improve on being good leaders. Leadership development involves identifying and mastering the essential skills and characteristics required to become a great leader in the 21st century.

My second weak leadership skill is entrepreneurial, in which leaders are ‘aggressive; this skill set consists of opportunity identification, exploitation, and risk management.

Leaders in this area constantly seek growth opportunities. Potential barriers are in entrepreneurial leaders' recognizer, seeing roles others do not see. Where other people see problems, entrepreneurial leaders see opportunities. Success for an entrepreneurial leader is not based on intellect; instead, it is attributed to their ability to recognize and exploit opportunities.

Lastly, my weak leadership skill is leadership skill development; emphasizing leadership skills in today’s world has become paramount that all individuals who aspire to be leaders must know how to develop the required skill set. Its intervention is that several studies have provided evidence that mentoring is essential

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Medina

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late ROBERTO BALISCO who died intestate on July 04, 2012, left a certain real property with Transfer Certificate of Title No. 4,171 lot #2 (IRC) PSD-144814 and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE HEIRS OF THE LATE ROBERTO BALISCO, filed by the heirs of ROBERTO BALISCO, per DOC #62; PAGE #13; BOOK #LII; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JONATHAN M. PUNO.

That the late MARCELINA SIMBRANO-HONDRADA who died intestate Oct. 9, 2000 that the deceased at the time of his death left a certain real property with Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 10,478 Situated at Purok 1 Lapinig Kapatagan Lanao del Norte, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of MARCELINA SIMBRANO-HONDRADA, per DOC #577; PAGE #93; BOOK #LI; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JONATHAN M. PUNO.

BWM: May 20, 27 & June 3, 2022

BWM: May 20, 27 & June 3, 2022

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that MICHAEL BUGARSO MANGUBAT has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from MICHEL to MICHAEL in the birth certificate of MICHEL BUGARSO MANGUBAT who was born on JUNE 20, 1977 at Medina, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are ERNESTO MANGUBAT and CARMELITA BUGARSO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than JUNE 06, 2022.

BWM: May 27 & June 3, 2022

(SGD) FRIETCHIE V. REYES Municipal Civil Registrar

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Moral Values: Far Gone Among Learners BLESSEL M. MATOS

Nowadays we cannot deny the fact that moral values among learners are slowly declining. It is a sad reality that new generations don’t have the moral value that they should have first-hand at home.

More and more youth are becoming juvenile delinquency in our society. They tend to commit crimes and give problems not just to their family but to the whole nation as well.

There are a lot of factors why moral values is off no values at all in this time for some youth. These factors include lack of parental guidance and the environment where youth is situated.

In school, it is an everyday scenario that learners / children often display no respect towards the teachers. Not respecting alone is already an act of losing one’s moral values. Every other day we hear whine coming from the teachers and other members of the society complaining immoral acts of youths. Again, immorality is a result of diminishing moral

values.

With the decline of moral values among young ones, the humanity should be alarmed with it. Parents should cooperate with teachers in bringing back moral values among youth. The society should also make ways in stressing the importance of moral values as well as its impact to the family, school, community and entire country as well.

Discerning between right and wrong is the essence of moral values. Thus, it is imperative to teach moral values to children and youth be it at home, school and community because it will prepare our children about realities of life, about their future roles in the society. It is vital to not just gain knowledge/ information but teaching moral values too is a must and should be done. These are the children’s keys towards becoming good citizens of the nation. Parents on the other hand should do their parental roles that include disciplining their children and at the same time teaching them what is right and wrong. The

problem with today’s society is that parents are too bombarded with works that they forget to give time and value their kids, thus leaving it all up to the teachers when their kids are at school. If we look at the other side of a coin, such is not acceptable, because no matter how busy you are working for the brighter and greener pasture for your families, if you intend to set time with your children, then you will always look for ways and means. Parents should always remember that they are the first teacher of their kids and teachers are just second on the list. Now a days too, bad examples influences the society which at the end, it is always the children who embraces its negative effects.

Such bad examples include sexual promiscuity, dishonesty as a road to success, violence and gender inequality.

Moreover, GMRC is not included anymore in the curriculum. Learners were more focus to learn on academic subjects and a less on values.

PUBLIC OFFICE PUBLIC TRUST By: MICHELLE H. GALGO Teacher I - Camp Evangelista Elementary School

It was been stated on RA 6713 - Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees that says "Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall dis charge t heir dut ies with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence, and loyalty, act with patriotism andjustice, lead modest lives, and uphold public interest over p ers ona l interest."The key word their is at all times. Public officials should served as a model, lead by example and perform tasks as madated to them to perform as public

offcials. It is not an easy task considering that you will observe lawful things at all times. We should embed the us the love for God, love for country and love our fellow citizens.

Our newly proclaimed President elect Ferndinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. calls for unity to address s ome problems in t he count r y. Hes c abinet members are composed of personalities coming from different parties. They possesses rigth knowledge and integrity to carry out the programs and projects for the betterment of the country and the Filipinoes

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in general. With this new administration hope and pray that governtment employees will perform their duties and responsibilities at all times and discharge it effectively and efficiently. “ Bagong Plipinas, Bagong Mukha May Prinsipyo May isang Salita” With this line of chant popularized

by Adrew E should be transcribed into action not just merely a campaign chant. With the 31 Millions votes as a back up supporter and implementer of the programs and projects of the unity team will bring glory and success to our new administration.

Perhaps, the Department of Education should somehow slowly bring back the GMRC subject to further put more values and strengthen the good characters of the learners.

Hence, our nation would probably be served well if moral values are inculcated in the hearts and minds of the youth. What a wonderful world would it be if the hopes of our nation know how to love unconditionally, know the act of kindness, honesty, hard work, respect, camaraderie, compassion, and forgiveness.

Thus, parents, teachers, and the whole community must move mountains to restore the moral values among youths. For it is only through moral values that we can survive, improve our nation’s status and live in peace with success at hands.

Teachers' SMART LOAD IS REAL! By: GENNO CAYHAO, PH.D

Bugo Central School with its vibrant and dynamic s c h o o l p r i n c i p a l D r.

HImaya Q. Cu, received the teachers Smart load necessary for an online class and teacher’s use in downloading their forms and even sending reports to key persons i n t he Department of Education.

Teachers are very grateful a s it he lp e d t hem to fastrack the downloading of forms and be able to submit them on or before

deadline of submission with the extended collaboration of the ICT team/coordinators. They find it easy to generate consolidated reports of t hei r re spec t ive cla s s advisory most especially in the Learner Information System. Keep the heat!

While making teachers, Administrators and sta keholders become proactive in dealing the schools’ improvement. To God be the Glory!

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units leading the Aboitiz Group.

When it comes to the health insurance polic y o f t h e c o m p a ny, A E V together with the Group’s business units adopted the inclusion of the LGBTQ+ and common-law partners as medical dependents of its team members. They are entitled to the same medical coverage as the spouse of a legally married team member.

Also, AEV has a standing policy on AntiS exual Harassment and Safe Space Act. Employees should be able to work in an environment that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, the company expects that all relationships among persons in the workplace will be professional and free of bias, harassment,

or violence.

T h e G roup’s e n e r g y arm AboitizPower (AP) is likewise an equal opportunity employer. As part of its Human Rights commitment, AP welcomes and celebrates diversity in its organization, ensures inclusivity, and has zero tolerance for any form of discrimination.

Like AEV, AboitizPower has publicly disclosed its anti-sexual harassment and safe spaces act in 2021.

A l s o, A P h a s s e e n a n increase in the percentage of female employees in t h e o r g a n i z at i o n f ro m 2019, 2020 and 2021 at 27.60%, 27.93%, and 29.03% respectively.

AboitizPower’s diverse workforce shows that about 29.01% account for team members who are more than 30 years old, 57.82% are those within the 30 to 50-year-old range, while 13.16% account for employees more than 50 years old.

T he Group’s

Changes in Classroom Practice ALOHA U. AGOT Manticao Central School

We know the world is changing. Today’s learners spend more time looking at screens than talking to each other. They read an d w r it e m ore t h an any past generation, yet the bulk of their written communication is on social media.

In order to serve our learners, we too must change. As teachers, we need to improve the core of our craft as best practices.

Soliciting feedback from learners and then reflecting on the information they provide can be a catalyst for change. Giving learners a formal way to offer their suggestions, can be a powerful tool in shaping how educator approaches change. When change is driven by learner’s input, educators may find

deeper engagement and motivation. By simply gathering feedback and being open to listening, teachers would have experienced moments of change that had a lasting impact on practices.

At a common sense level we are aware that change is not simply commanded, we can act in accordance with this understanding, so it is not generally expected that legislation or other direction is sufficient to cause change in classroom practice. Instead, changes are mediated through a wide range of support system and in-ser vice provision. The question of interest is not so much whether these support mechanisms deliver what is expected as how they be made work most effectively.

Teaching performance

By ANAMARY L. DELA PIÑA Teacher III West City Central School

A PUBLIC SERVICE BY:

A teaching performance assessment is a tool used to assess the practical skills and knowledge of preservice teachers. Pre-service teachers collect evidence of practice to complete an assessment in the final year of their initial teacher education program.

Te a c h e r s p l a y t h e most important role in the education system of enhancing student learning t h at m atte rs to t h e i r future success. Teacher performance has a direct i n f lu e n c e on s t u d e nt l e ar n i n g an d s tu d e nt progress is the standard by which teacher performance must be assessed.

Teacher performance is a complex term and has been defined by different researchers differently

but he main theme is the accomplishment or execution of a given task.

Teacher performance is their duty in a particular period for achieving o r g a n i z at i o n a l g o a l s .

Teacher’s performance is determine by the worker’s level of participation in the day to day running of the organization.

As teachers cannot make change to school culture alone, there is vast literature on effective schools showing that even in very difficult circumstances, teachers can perform effectively and their students can learn if the schools provide clear mission, high expectations for success, instructional leadership, and frequent monitoring of student progress.

infrastructure arm Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) is also serious in implementing its Business Code of Ethics for Anti-Sexual Harassment.

In addition, AIC together with AEV is committed to championing women empowerment as they joined the Philippine Business C o a l i t i o n f o r Wo m e n Empowerment. Through the partnership, the company held an Unconscious Bias webinar for team members and w i l l s o on undergo the Gender Equality Assessment, Results, and St r at e g i e s p r o g r a m . It also ensures its Human Resources (HR) initiatives are gender-neutral, such as its Mentoring Partnership, 3 6 0 D e g r e e Fe e d b a c k , and Talent Management Program.

Meantime in AboitizLand, fair treatment and psychological safety are highlighted to everyone.

Te a m m e m b e r s a r e encouraged to express their true sentiments at work via pre-and onboarding experience surveys. Thus, Ab oit izL and prov ides multiple channels where team members can freely express their concerns, sentiments, and inquiries.

Externally, the Group has also spearheaded several corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives that promote i n clu s i on an d e qu a l it y through education pro g r ams . T he Ab oit i z Foundation for instance, has initiated TecVoc for

Wome n i n p ar t ne rsh ip with Banilad Center for Professional Development; Apprenticeship to Employment Program for SPED Class in Pagbilao; continued support extended to the Benguet Thanksgiving Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MPC) by conducting capability-building training and financial workshops for its women members and officers; and the Mindanawon Program, a college education subsidy for Indigenous Youth in Davao Region.

The Mindanawon Program supports the Lu m a d s i n D av a o w ho are under the scholarship project of the Mindanawon In i t i at i v e f o r Cu l t u r a l Dialogue (MICD) of the Ateneo de Davao University.

Davao Light and Power Company together with the Aboitiz Foundation have been supporting this program for the last 17 years. Likewise, Hedcor helps some Lumad students in Manolo Fortich, which serves as the host town for its run-of-river hydropower project in Bukidnon.

The Aboitiz Group is resolute in its commitment to continue championing diversity, inclusion, and workplace gender equality within its business units as part of its adherence to Goal 5 (Gender Equality) and G o a l 1 0 ( R e du c e d Inequality) of the Sustainable Development Goals.

(Hedcor-Ab oitizGroup/ PIA-10/Bukidnon)

Financial management

By DAISY L. NIESE DepEd Division of Oroquieta City

FINANCIAL management refers to the efficient and effective management of money in such a manner as to accomplish the objectives of the organization. It is the specialized function directly associated with the top management. It also means planning, organizing, directing and controlling the financial activities such as procurement and utilization of funds of the enterprise.

It means applying general management principles to f inancial resources of the enterprise. It is st rateg ic a l ly pl anning how a business must earn and spend money. This includes decisions about raising capital, borrowing money and budgeting.

Financial management also involves setting financial goals and analyzing data.

It encompasses numerous business and governmental activities.

In the most basic sense, the term finance can be used to describe the activities of a firm attempting to raise capital through the sale of stocks, bonds or other promissory notes.

Similarly, public finance is a term used to describe government capital raising activities through the issuance of bonds or the imposition of taxes.

Financial management can be defined as those business activities undertaken with the goal of maximizing shareholder wealth, utilizing the principles of the time value of money, leverage, diversification and an investment’s expected rate of return versus its risk.

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Tragically and ironically he had a lre ady die d of starvation in a valley that could grow an abundance of food, and in a house that was worth its weight in gold!

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Mount Hamiguitan wildlife sanctuary.

“This office acknowledges the concerns raised by various environmental groups and advocates. Rest assured that you are heard and that the DENR is likewise putting its best foot for ward to keep our environment and natural resources sustainably managed,” the statement said.

The DENR and MGB also underscored the importance of “responsible mining.”

“Metallic minerals, such as Nickel is an essential metal used as an alloy in the production of our mobile phones, buildings, t ransp or t at ions, p ower generation, electric battery for a new generation of electric cars to name a few,” the agencies said.

Last week, the city of Mati assured the public that the mining site of ALMC/HMC comprising a total area of 17,215.49 hectares is outside the protected areas.

When the Duterte administration imposed a nationwide ban on openpit mining in 2017, both companies halted their operation. (PNA)

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EXTRAJUDICIAL WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF REGISTERED LAND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ROBERTO M. GALIA, SR., died intestate without Will or Testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; who is the absolute and registered owner of a parcel of land with Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-5836 situated at Bayanga, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY ONE (3,721) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF REGISTERED LAND, filed by the heirs of ROBERTO M. GALIA, SR., in favor of CARLO MIGUEL V. CHAN, per DOC #41; PAGE #9; BOOK #2; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ALYANNA R. CHANG. BWM: June 3, 10 & 17, 2022

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABOSLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ERICSON ILISAN who died intestate on May 16, 2012 at Cagayan de Oro City, at the time of his death left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-141897 situated in District of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED EIGHT (308) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABOSLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of ERICSON ILISAN, in favor of JERRY MARTIN M. TAMSE & EMELIE J. TAMSE, per DOC #356; PAGE #72; BOOK #XXXI; Series of 2018 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CONCHITO J. OCLARIT. BWM: June 3, 10 & 17, 2022

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ECHEVERIA and FEDENCIANO ECHEVERIA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That that ELIZABETH ECHEVERIA and FEDENCIANO ECHEVERIA who died intestate without leaving a will at the time of their death left the property with Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-28977 situated in the Barrio of San Isidro, Municipality of Balingasag, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN (6,177) Square Meters, More or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ECHEVERIA and FEDENCIANO ECHEVERIA, filed by the heirs of ELIZABETH ECHEVERIA and FEDENCIANO ECHEVERIA, per DOC #457; PAGE #92; BOOK #XI; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ISACIO A. PELAEZ. BWM: June 3, 10 & 17, 2022

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for the 900MW of solar capacities; 12 companies for the auction of 360MW wind capacities; three (3) project developers can slug each other out in 60MW biomass capacities on offer; and four bidders will be in competition for 80MW runof-river hydro capacities.

In the Visayas grid, six project-companies are qualified in the 260MW solar capacity bidding; three (3) companies for 120MW biomass capacity; and two (2) companies for 20MW wind capacity.

Across RE technologies, the aggregate solar capacities to be offered will be 1,260MW for all grids; 380MW for wind farm installations; 230MW for biomass; and 130MW for hydropower developments.

The green energy auction res er ve (GEAR) pr ices prescribed by the Energy Regulator y Commission (ERC) for each of the RE technology on tender had been: P3.6248 per kilowatt hou r ( k Wh ) for s ol ar ; P5.2887 per kWh for wind; P5.5480 per kWh for biomass; and P5.8705 per kWh for hydropower.

The GEAR prices will

serve as the cost ceiling for financial offers that RE developers will be submitting per technology – and the winners are those with lower price tenders vis-à-vis the reserve price. In addition, the qualified bidders will need to meet the technical as well as legal qualifications warranted in the terms of reference (TOR) of the Green Energy Auction Program.

In a notice issued by Energy Senior Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella, he directed all qualified bidders to join the pre-bid conference slated this June 1, so the relevant parties can raise all questions and concerns relating to the scheduled RE auction process this month.

The energy department is scheduling the award of 20-year power supply contracts to the winning RE bidders -wherein their generated electric capacities shall be slated for deliveries from December 26, 2022 to December 25, 2025.

The qualified bidders for solar capacities are: SolarAce1 Energy Corp, Greencore Power Solutions 3 Inc., Citicore Solar Tarlac 1, Greentech Solar Energy Inc., PetroGreen Energy Corp., CleanTech Global Rene wables Inc., S olar Philippines Commercial R o of top Proj e c t s In c . , Solar Philippines Tagoloan Corporation, Gigasol 3 Inc., PV Sinag Power Inc., PAVI Green Renewable Energy Inc., Metro Solar Power Solutions Inc., Raslag Corp., TeaM (Philippines) Renewable Energy Corp., Santa Cruz Solar Energy Inc., Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation, Sapang Balen Solar Sustainable Energy Corp., Greenergy Solutions Inc., PetroSolar Corporation, Sinocalan Solar Power Corp., 4 Barracuda Energy Corp., 5 Barracuda Energy Corp., AP Renewables Energy Corp., and Trustpower Corp. for Luzon grid; then Aboitiz Solar Power Inc., Solar Philippines Visayas Corporation, Solar Philippines Commercial Rooftop Projects Inc., San Carlos Sun Power Inc., C i t i c o r e S o l a r Ne g r o s Occidental Inc. and Citicore Solar Cebu Inc. for Visayas grid; and Solar Philippines Commercial Rooftop Projects Inc. and Solar Philippines Tagoloan Corporation for Mindanao grid.

The qualified bidders for wind capacities are: Amihan Power Inc., Bayog Wind Power Corp., Northwind Power Development Corp.,

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Solar Philippines Calatagan Corp., Amihan Renewable Energy Corp., CleanTech Global Renewables Inc., Quezon Wind Energy Corp., Alternergy Sembrano Wind Corporation, Island Wind Energy Corp., and Energy Logics Philippines Inc. for Luzon grid; and then Triconti ECC Renewables Corp and PetroEnergy Inc. for Visayas grid.

In the realm of hydropower technolog y, the bidders would be: Hydrocore Corp., Cordillera Hydroelectric Po w e r C o r p. , H e d c o r Benguet Inc., and Hedcor Inc. for Luzon grid; as well as Philnew Hydro Power Corp., Philnewriver Power Corporation and Maramag Hy d r o p ow e r C o r p f o r Mindanao grid.

The RE auc t ion for bi om a s s w i l l h ave t h e following as qualified bidders: Hypergreen Energy Corp., Tr u s tp owe r C or p. an d Isabela La Suerte Ricemill Corporation for Luzon grid; North Negros Biopower Inc., San Carlos Biopower Inc. and South Negros Biopower Inc. for Visayas grid; and then Cotabato Sugar Central Company Inc., Davao Sugar Central Company Inc., Green Aces Renewable Energy Corp. and Lumino Biomass Power Inc. for Mindanao grid.

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said.

“I'm proud to say that the ARBs who are under this program have increased their household income to 40 percent (maximum),” Macadindang said, adding that it was 10 percent more than the initial 30 percent target for ConVerge.

One of the program recipients is the Maraymaray Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative in Don Carlos, Bukidnon, which benefited from farm-to-market roads.

The group also received a muscovado sugar processing facility and equipment last year.

Tribal beneficiaries In Bukidnon, most ARBs come from indigenous people (IP) communities.

Milagros Cambari, an IP beneficiary from the Manobo tribe, said the newly-built roads are a great help in delivering their products to the urban centers.

Madiluz Cabelis, a Talaanding IP member of the same cooperative, also said the project has provided them a “voice” in terms of the decision-making process in the value-chain business model.

Meanwhile, Mauro Alcemar, a farmer and manager of the Linamo Agrarian Reform Multipurpose Cooperative in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, said despite the pandemic, they managed to survive because of the ConVerge project.

Even if the project comes to an end, Alcemar said the next generation of farmers and traders can continue their agricultural production because the program has made their business sustainable.

(PNA)

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disease 2019 (Covid-19).

On the other hand, for the first time since February 2020, factories recorded an increase in their workforce.

“At the same time, while rates of inflation slowed, both average cost burdens and output charges rose markedly during May. Exacerbating increases in expenses, May data also signaled a further deterioration in vendor performance, as lead times lengthened to a greater extent than in April," the report added.

Baluch said firms continue to be optimistic for the next 12 months, but remain cautious amid the geopolitical conflicts across the world affecting global supply and demand for goods. “(T)he downside risks to the sector come in the form of persistent inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions, which have been further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and China's zero-Covid policy,” she added.

(PNA)

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Guimaras as to the extent of the technical assistance that it needs.

The technical assistance is expected to focus on strengthening the Guimaras Mango Producers on Marketing Cooperative that handles the collective mark stickers for their mango

products.

The collective mark, which is similar to a trademark, was issued to Guimaras mango producers back in 2017.

Quezon said that the GI is a kind of branding that is attached to a certain location, such as Guimaras mangoes.

It is pro of t hat t he product follows the desired standard of the target market while it also observes good agricultural practices during the production process.

“We police our own pro du c t s i f we have a geographic indication,” Quezon added.

She said once the EU market is realized, they have to make sure that at least 50 percent of their current 27,000 fruit trees will bear fruit annually. “ We re a l l y n e e d t o continue developing new farms since most of our fruit trees were affected by the road widening and irrigation projects,” she said. (PNA)

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Ma’am/Sir” (SPIMS).

Likewise, OFW beneficiar y Jierene Arquita received P10,000 livelihood grant thru “Balik Pinas Balik Hanapbuhay” (BPBH) program of OWWA-NRCO as a liveliho o d supp or t package and assistance for returning OFWs who are distressed or displaced.

Bael said BPBH is given to enable OFWs, and their families start or manage a livelihood undertaking through self-employment.

Arquita was working as a domestic worker in Dubai for six months and w a s m a l t r e at e d by h e r employer, thus having no plans of returning aboard.

“I will start a new life here and use the livelihood financial aid for my piggery business,” Arquita said.

The OFW grantees were thankful to OWWA-NRCO livelihood programs because they can still earn without leaving the countr y.

Camiguin Province PESO Managers committed to advocate the programs an d s e r v i c e s of D OL E , OW WA an d N RC O for the workers in need. ( D OL E - C am i g u i n / P IA10/Camiguin)

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Summit Hotels Extends Summer Deals in Greenhills and Tagaytay W HO says summer ends in May? Summit Hotels is inviting travelers to head to Tagaytay or Greenhills as it extends its ‘Summit Summer Stay’ deals.

Aiming to further entice friends and families to travel and create memorable experiences before the rainy season, Summit Hotels, under the hospitality arm

of Robinsons Land Corporation, is still offering its special Summit Summer Stay promo for its properties in Tagaytay and Greenhills until June 30.

For those planning to visit and experience the spectacular sight of Taal, take advantage of Summit Ridge Tagaytay’s discounted rate of Php4,122 for an overnight stay in their premium deluxe rooms inclusive

of breakfast for two. All 108 rooms in the property offer a stunning view of the Taal volcano while also catering to the guests’ daily needs. Guests will find their home away from home as they enjoy the inhouse gym, sports centers, the spa, and a gorgeous infinity pool at the hotel.

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Hotel Greenhills is easily accessible through these business districts which means guests have plenty of time to get some work done at a coffee shop, do some much needed retail

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