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Briefly New admin THE Congress on Wednesday proclaimed former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as the country's new president and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as vice president following the fastest canvassing in the country's election history. The House and Senate, acting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), approved the joint canvassing committee report and adopted the accompanying resolution of both chambers on the proclamation of the duly elected winners in the May 9 presidential and vice presidential elections. The joint congressional canvassing committee, confirmed that Marcos had won the presidency by a landslide 31,629,783 votes, or more than 16 million votes ahead of second placer presidential candidate Leni Robredo.

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BUTUAN City– With the completion of the flood control project here, the flood problem along the downstream of this region’s fastest growing frontier and capital city of Butuan in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) is now believed to be a ‘thing of the past.’ “Everybody is enjoying now following the completion of this flood control project,” Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH 13) Regional Director Engr. Pol M. Delos Santos told The Manila Bulletin on Monday. He said that upon the directive of DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado, the agency has completed this flood control structure towards the downstream area of the Taligaman-Antongalon-Mahay Creek in Butuan City.

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Showdown over return of open-pit mining looms

GREEN watchdog, t h e C e n t e r fo r Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED), has warned that the return of open-pit mining is expected to cause “grave environmental destruction.”

This the group said is contrary to what some analysts believe it will result in more investment that will boost the economy. In a statement, the environmental think tank said that resuming openpit mining projects will ruin forest cover in mining areas, damage natural watersheds, and expose residents to pollution. “It will cost the local government greatly in the long run when it comes to addressing the health and livelihood impacts the projects will bring to their constituents,” it added. On Monday, the South Cotabato provincial government reversed its MINING/PAGE 11

DAVAO City – The Department of Trade and Industry in Davao Region (DTI-11) advised consumers to be aware of the new suggested retail price (SPR) amid a surge in the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs). "We are keeping tabs on different establishments to check if their prices are still within the SRPs issued by the agency," DTI-11 regional director Maria Belenda Ambi said in a statement on Monday. The latest SRP list covers the 218 stock-keeping units ( SKUs ) o f B N P C s u n d e r DTI’s jurisdiction with 136 or 62 percent of them having retained their prices based on the SRP bulletin issued on Jan. 27, 2021.

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SPECIAL ELECTIONS.Policemen and soldiers help ensure peaceful special elections at a school in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur. mindanews photo by ferdinandh b. cabrera

PNP: Lanao Sur special elections ‘successful’ amid tight security By DIVINA SUSON, Correspondent and EDWIN FERNANDEZ, PNA

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

Marawi ‘bakwits’ demand to be allowed to go home By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews

MARAWI City -- Desperate internally displaced Meranaws said presumptive president Ferdi nand “B ong b ong” Marcos Jr. will have to clean up the mess in the rehabilitation of Marawi City and allow them to go home before December ends this year or else they would be forced to take direct action. At least 200 “bakwits” living in temporary shelters

in the outskirts of Marawi staged a rally and forum on Monday, marking the fifth year they were displaced by months of intense street fighting between government forces and the IS-inspired Maute group who laid siege on Marawi after government forces attempted to arrest Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon, believed to have been anointed Emir of the

CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao -- Amid heavy security, police said Tuesday's special elections in 12 villages in the Lanao del Sur town of Tubaran went smoothly without any incident. Lt. Col. Ajid Manalumpong, L anao del Sur police provincial spokesperson, said voters “peacefully” cast their votes as early as 6 a.m. Tuesday in 15 clustered precincts scattered in Tubaran's 12 villages. “Everything is going on smoothly, we are only waiting

for the closure of voting at 7 p.m. then we transport election materials to Marawi City,” Manalumpong said in a phone interview Tuesday afternoon. As of 4 p.m., at least 3,848 individuals have cast their votes out of 6,921 registered voters in three clustered precincts, according to the special elections monitoring team of the combined police and militar y task force overseeing the polls. Manalumpong said more ELECTIONS/PAGE 11

IS in Southeast Asia. Several students also joined the rally and mounted a street play at Kilometer Zero, venue of the rally. Amenodin “Ding” Cali, dire c tor of Re claiming Marawi Movement (RMM), said that many internally displaced persons (IDPs) or “bakwits” he talked to are “contemplating of occupying government structures” inside the “Ground Zero” or Most DEMAND/PAGE 10

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Local Mayor bullish on Davao-Samal bridge construction D AVAO City – Mayor Al David Uy of the Island Garden City of Samal hopes the construction of the P23 billion SamalDavao connector bridge will finally start under the new administration. “(It’s) possible, (I’m) praying,” Uy said in a text message Friday. Uy noted that bidding for the project was completed last year, and that winning bidder China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) is just waiting for the signing of the loan agreement. On January 14, 2021, the Department of Public Works and

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Highways (DPWH) and the contracting firm signed the Design and Build Contract Agreement after CRBC won the bidding. “"It is one of the most important projects, and we are hoping for its construction. The ball now is with the Department of Finance and the Office of the President,” Uy said. Earlier, Uy assured the local government will focus on the realization of the Davao-Samal connector, which he said would be vital for the island-city's tourism industry. With a length of 3.98 kilometers, the

bridge will provide a vital link for trade and tourism for both areas through reduced transport costs and

faster flow of people, goods, and resources. Conceptualized 40 years ago, the bridge project has

been identified as among the bigticket infrastructure initiatives under the administration of

A voter looks for her name on the precinct certified voter's list (PCVL) outside a polling precinct during special elections in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur, May 24. (Divina M. Suson)

President Rodrigo Duterte. Meanwhile, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) also vowed to push for the big-ticket projects for Mindanao, including the DavaoSamal connector project to the new administration come July this year. "We don't want Mindanao to be left behind when it comes to infrastructure. We need the connectivity within Mindanao with other areas in the Philippines and BIMP-EAGA,” MinDA Secretary Mabel Sunga-Acosta said in a recent interview. (PNA)

Army unearths NPA arms cache in Bukidnon DAVAO City – The Army's 10th Infantry Division (10ID) reported Sunday that its troops unearthed an arms cache containing high-powered firearms and war materiel in Barangay Sinaysayan, Kitaotao, Bukidnon on May 20. In a statement, the 10ID said two M16 A1rifles, two M4 carbines, one M653 rifle, one M14 rifle, four M16 magazines, and four bandoliers were recovered by members of the 72nd Infantry Battalion (72IB) stationed in Arakan, North Cotabato. Lt. Col. Jose Regonay Jr., commander of the 72IB, said the location of the arms cache was

revealed by Mayunie Maninday Sayad (alias King), 31, a former full-time member of Guerrilla Front 57 of the New People's Army (NPA). Sayad surrendered to the 72IB on May 19 because of hunger caused

by sustained military operations. Regonay said that based on the accounts of Sayad, the firearms were buried due to exhaustion of constantly carrying them around when they ARMS/PAGE 10

TFBM chief cites gains of Marawi rehab

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur—The government, through the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) has made great strides in its rehabilitation efforts to ensure that Marawi will rise again from the devastation it experienced

five years ago. TFBM chief Sec. Eduardo Del Rosario announced the gains of the recovery efforts during the Marawi Week of Peace Culmination Program on May 21 stressing that about 72 percent (%) of the rehabilitation projects have been completed. These projects include key public infrastructure facilities inside the most affected area of the city. Del Rosario said an additional 17% are ongoing and will be completed by the third quarter of this year. “We have completed 164 projects worth P17 billion. Thirty-five (35) projects worth P3.92 billion are ongoing and will be completed by the third quarter of this year, and that includes the Sports Complex, the Convention Center, and the Grand Padian which will be completed by August or September,” he said. The remaining 11% are still undergoing procurement and will be finished by the first quarter of 2023. These consist of 32 projects worth P2.4 billion which are in different stages of procurement. GAINS/PAGE 11

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LOCAL court in Marinduque ruled in favor of at least 30 plaintiffs against Marcopper Mining Corp. for a mine spill incident in 1993. In December 1993, parts of the structure of Marcopper’s Maguilaguila tailings dam broke, flooding the Mogpog

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River with toxic waste. In a decision dated May 16, the regional trial court granted P200,000 in temperate damages and P100,000 in moral damages to each of at least 30 plaintiffs. An additional P1 million as exemplary damages was awarded to all the plaintiffs.

Impression of teachers regarding limited face to face classes By Sittie HAIMA R. PANANDIGAN City Central School

WE are very optimistic that we can already transition to the new normal phase starting 2022-2023. Deped expressed optimism that all schools in the country would eventually transition to limited face to face classes in SY 2022-23. The pilot run of limited face to face classes which initially started with 100 schools on November 15. On December 6, more public and private schools in different provinces joined the pilot run, totaling to 287. This, however is just a fraction of some 60,000 public and private schools in the country. DepEd earlier scheduled the end of the pilot run

on Jnauar y 31. When we conclude the pilot implementation, we will be consolidating the data that we gathered for the four weeks. The education official said that the pilot run of face to face classes would determine the best practices to be adopted in the new normal of classroom learning in the country. DepEd prioritized kindergarten and Grades 1 to 3 because students in these levels are in their formative years and they need more guidance from their teachers. Senior high school students were also chosen because some of their subjects require handson training.

Marcopper is also known for the 1996 Mt. Taipan pit mining incident, where the drainage tunnels of the company’s open-pit mines broke and caused toxic mine tailings to spill into Boac River. The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines said that it welcomed the ruling on the Marcopper mine spill case. “We are relieved that

the court has finally rendered a decision in favor of the plaintiffs in the Marcopper mine spill incident. Marcopper operated under the old mining law,” the chamber said in a statement. “The incident is a constant reminder to miners all over the world that the safety of all stakeholders in host mining communities is paramount. It

underscores extreme consequences to people and the environment from catastrophic tailings facility failures are unacceptable,” it added. The group said that since the incident, new mandatory environmental laws have been put in place to ensure just and timely compensation for damages and for progressive and sustainable rehabilitation

for any adverse effect a mining operation or activity may cause. It also said that mining operators must use specified measures to prevent the catastrophic failure of tailings facilities and to implement best practices in planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, monitoring, closure, and post-closure activities.

COCA-COLA Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) has recently partnered with the Small Business Corp. (SBCorp.) to help the recovery of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the country by expanding the access to loan programs. The CCBPI said in a statement on Monday that the partnership will allow SBCorp. to expand the reach of its RISE UP Tindahan loan program to CCBPI’s partner retail stores, dealers, distributors, and other MSMEs.

Loans under the RISE UP Tindahan project seek to help businesses adjust to the realities of doing business in the new normal. The project offers loans ranging from P300,000 for microtindahan loans to P5 million for SME loans, with three years repayment term inclusive of a grace period of up to 12 months and no collateral required. “The process in RISE UP Tindahan is simple, which is key to reaching more MSMEs. We need to overcome the challenge of inaccessibility, and part of this is making

sure that procedures aren’t overly complicated — that MSMEs don’t feel intimidated or overwhelmed,” CCBPI General Trade Director Chris Pesigan said. “The partnership with SBCorp. manifests the collective, urgent goal of helping the MSME sector recover, stabilize, and progress,” he added. SBCorp. Chief Operating Officer Santiago S. Lim said the project allows the project to reach more entrepreneurs in the metro and the rest of the country. “Reaching out to

the far ends can be a daunting task, but since we have Coca-Cola now as our partner, with your seasoned experience on the ground, we are confident that this project will be successful,” Mr. Lim said. Those that will be eligible for the loans are micro, small, and medium businesses such as sarisari stores or family-run convenience stores, retail stores, distributors that are under the partner, which is CCBPI. “Applicants must also be ready with documents TEAN/PAGE 10

Coca-Cola teams up with SBCorp. to offer MSME loans

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Heal the Blighted Land Back to Life

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Kneeling before the statue of a Crucified Christ, can’t you not hear the painful cries of billions of species being crucified to the altar of greed and profit by the oligarchs in advancing corporate globalization? Nature is the manifestation of the Creator and is therefore sacred; oneness therefore with all of God’s creation is the essence of divinity which is true love. Let our consciousness therefore touch b as e w it h GAIA (Mother Earth} to be aware of the present state of ecosystems and that awareness should propel us to action, thus, the adage, “ Think

Globally, Act Locally.” In the light of the present ecological disasters we are now experiencing as the Philippines is the 4th hardest hit in the world by Climate Change, it behooves upon all of us, the sons and daughters o f G A IA t o d o s o m e reflections. Let us take heed of the ecological warning that the current degradation of the environment and the massive loss of species are evidences that we are facing our own extinction. Indeed, we are now in the 22nd year of the 21st century but we do not know any more if we can reach the 22nd century which is only78 years from now. In the next 30 years, the ocean level will riseup by at least 16 meters or the height of a 3-storey building that will mean some 35 million Filipinos will be homeless especially those living in the nearby coastal communities. By that time, the City of Cagayan de Oro will be erased from the face of the earth. The Jesuits know this truism that’s why they

are selling the land where Xavier University is now. A well-known e nv i ron m e nt a l i s t f rom Canada whom I had the privilege of meeting has even a more horrible prediction that, “at the rate we are destroying the ozone layer and the world’s resource base and subjecting to extinction some 100 species of flora and fauna every day, what seems unimaginable may become possible, which is, the end of life on Earth.” It is predicted by environmental experts that in the absence of a major change, the world system will collapse in less than a hundred years due to unsustainability in ecology man i fe ste d by C l i mate Change, the rising of the oceans, the melting of the iceberg, the massive loss of species and the destruction of the eco-systems. As we do some reflections, let us examine the present st ate of t he Phi lippine environment by asking some relevant questions: Why have we allowed the

powerful loggers to decimate our forests, reducing the 17 million of dipterocarp forest to less than a million hectares now after just a century of massive logging? Don’t you know that the six logging companies, i.e., TIPI, Vicmar, Remedios Fortich, Valderama & Sons, Roa & Sons, 1st Lt. Desty Eleazar, etc. were earning some 360 million pesos in just one shipment of logs? But such raking went also to the pockets of law enforcers as logging activities were done in gross violation of existing forestry laws- the reason why we in Task Force Macajalar staged a 10-year direct actions against logging through human barricades. After losing our natural resources, our vast agricultural lands and watershed are contaminated with toxicity. Why are we allowing v a st pl ant at i ons to d o unsustainable farming practices causing tremendous soil erosion, using herbicides, HEAL/PAGE 11

WHAT do we have here? VP Leni Robredo has flown to New York City to attend her daughter’s graduation. We should not deprive her of that. She too will have the opportunity to be in a community where she won in the overseas elections. She will find comfort there with Loida Lewis as her host. The Northeastern USA gave Leni and Kiko their win. In the rest of America, however, they lost miserably. O n t he ot he r hand, p r e s u mp t i v e p r e s i d e nt Bongbong Marcos has hied off to Melbourne, Australia for a breather and to check on his s on’s enrolment in the local university. Melbourne and Sydney are where overseas Filipinos gave

Leni and Kiko a slight edge over BBM and Sara. Less than a dozen “pinklawans” staged a demo in front of the apartment where BBM’s family stayed but a large community of Pinoys gave BBM a warm welcome. After all Australian Prime Minister Scott Morison was among the first world leaders that congratulated the presumptive president. While the victor and the vanquished are off to distant hideaways, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is packing the last of his denims and slip-on shoes. Knowing his frugal lifestyle, all his personal belongings can be contained in just two pieces of luggage. He is not going elsewhere but to his hometown - Davao City. A

black D-Max pick-up will fetch him and take him to his simple home in what used to be a teachers’ village. While Leni would relish NYC’s famous bagels, pizzas, and burgers, maybe BBM would partake of Angus beef. On the other hand citizen Digong will have his favorite delight - “inun-unan nga bolinao”. That is anchovies stewed in a brew of vinegar, water, ginger, garlic, and other spices and cooked wrapped in banana leaf. Then maybe after lunch or dinner summons the longmissed grandkids Stingray, Sharky, and Stonefish by Inday Sara. If that happens and the VP will be there, the scene would best exemplify “unity”.

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Workplace checkup (Pt. 2) Think a minute… Since we spend so much of our life at our workplace, it is important to see what unhealthy conditions we can start changing to improve our daily lives on the job. Let’s complete our checkup we started yesterday. A fifth symptom of an unhealthy workplace is “sleep-working,” similar to sleepwalking. Your body is there, but your heart is not. Your enthusiasm and expectation of a good career that you first had when you started this job is gone. Now you spend more of your time daydreaming at work, escaping through personal phone calls, the Internet, the coffee/tea room, or other non-work activities. You may have lost all hope of ever moving up in your job and career. Another symptom of an unhealthy workplace is where hardworking, honest go-getters and innovators are criticized, mo cked, even punished. Your ideas for improving things are rejected and put down, not only by your fellow-workers, but also by your boss and

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Flying out and coming home

JUN LEDESMA What a distinction among the famous. President Duterte is not used to living a life of lethargy. If I knew him well, he will still prowl the streets of Davao City on his bike looking for shady characters peddling shabu or disturbing the peace and quiet of the most peaceful and livable place in the Philippines.

Christ reveals how Trinitarian mystery works JHAN TIAFAU HURST manager. This can become the crippling, crushing effect of the “tall poppy syndrome” that wants to keep everyone down at the same level. Even if the employee who wants to improve is not going to hinder his fellow workers, they still do not want him to succeed at helping the business grow, simply because of their petty jealousy. So every day you are surrounded by insecure, lazy, small thinkers who hold you down from achieving the career you could have. Sadly, because they do not want to have the discipline and drive for a better career, they do not want anyone else to have it either. CHECKUP/PAGE 11

Somehow the gospel of Wednesday of the 6th Week of Easter, taken from the Gospel of St. John 16,12-15, shows us how Christ talks about the Trinitarian mystery that has the most important relevance in our lives. And that’s because Christ is made alive and present in us through the Holy Spirit and that what Christ does to us is entirely what the Father wants for us. In other words, it is the whole Blessed Trinity, the three persons in one God, who is intervening in our lives. This is how the gospel goes: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has

is mine; for this reason, I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.” As we can easily glean from this gospel, we are given how the Trinitarian God works in relation to us and how there is complete unity and harmony among the three persons. We should never doubt a b o u t G o d’s c o n s t a n t interventions in our lives. We should never doubt that Christ continues to be with us through the Holy Spirit and what he does is to bring to us the will of the Father, which is that of making us to be God’s “image and likeness.” On our part, we just have to learn how to deal with the three persons. The unity among the three persons is due to the eternal knowing and loving that drives the very being of God. The Father cannot be without the Son and the Holy Spirit. The same with the Son and the Holy Spirit --they cannot be without the other

persons. Trying to fathom this mystery will obviously be overwhelming, but let’s hope that the unfathomability of this mystery draws us closer to it rather than drives us away from it. We should try to move on with our life, always being in awe of this mystery. Let’s make this mystery the abiding impetus to our endless knowing and loving in this world that involves our relation with God and with everybody else. It’s the mystery of the Blessed Trinity that shows us how to know and love. Like the Father, we should be full of goodness, doing things with total gratuity. Like the Son, we should try to do good perfectly in the truth, since he provides us with the best pattern of the things we do, including the way of restoring them in case they get damaged. Like the Holy Spirit, we should persevere in doing good all the

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ROY CIMAGALA way to the end, sanctifying everything that we touch. There can be many other considerations we can derive from considering the mystery of the Blessed Trinity. We have to spend time meditating on it, always asking for God’s grace so we can be enlightened and enabled to pursue what we can realize. We need to realize more deeply that by dealing with each person of the Blessed Trinity, we would have a more complete understanding of how our life ought to be.

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GDP growth BSP opens currency exchange 8.3% to bolster biz confidence facility for Pinoys from Ukraine despite admin shift

S part of the BSP’s initiative to help overseas Filipinos (OFs) affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Monetary Board approved the opening of a Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) currency exchange facility (CEF). The facility allows

returning OFs from Ukraine and their families to exchange their UAH holdings equivalent to not more than P20,000 per eligible person, except for highly meritorious reasons and subject to approval of the BSP. To avail of the facility, OFs and their family

members shall present documentary proofs of the OFs’ travel from Ukraine, such as original passport or original/ certified true copy of the travel document issued by the Philippine Embassy in Poland with exit stamp by Ukrainian authorities and/ or authorities from other

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is proposing guidelines for banks’ integration of sustainability principles in their investment activities. “These guidelines are being issued to set expectations on the prudent conduct of investment activities and the minimum practices that a BSP-supervised financial institutions should establish for the management and control of risks associated with investments,” according to the draft circular posted by the central bank on Thursday. Under the proposed rules, the central bank recommended strategies to help banks assess the sustainability of their prospective investments. Among these methods is integration, or for banks to explicitly include environmental and social (E&S) risks in their investment

analysis for better risk management and improving returns. Under the screening strategy, banks may actively avoid investing in securities that belong to companies they believe “counter moral values… or standards and norms.” This means not investing in firms that are part of gambling or military weapons industries or entities that don’t respect human rights and environmental protection. Conversely, via screening, banks may prefer companies that are known for relatively better E&S risks compared with their peers. By screening, lenders may also opt for “impact investing” with the goal to “generate and measure social and environmental benefits alongside a financial return.” The BSP will also allow control mechanisms to help

financial institutions prevent falling into the “greenwashing” trap when investing. “Greenwashing refers to the deceptive marketing used to persuade the public that an organization’s products, aims, and policies are environmentally friendly,” the BSP said. Under the proposed guidelines, a bank’s board of directors is responsible for ensuring that sustainability principles are integrated into their investment activities. Stakeholders are given until June 1 to give their feedback on the proposed circular. The central bank launched the second phase of its sustainable finance framework in November that directed banks to monitor environmental and social risks in their credit exposures and business operations.

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countries that served as exit points for repatriation. The exchange may be done through the BSP Greater Manila Regional Office, BSP Regional Offices and branches, as well as authorized agent banks. The facility is open to returning OFs from 18 February 2022 onwards and will be available for four months starting from the effectivity date of the Circular covering its implementation. The implementing Circular will take effect five banking days after its publication. (PR)

AN economist of Juwai IQI Global has seen the country’s 8.3-percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter of the year as a good launch pad for the next administration to pursue its economic agenda. The chief economist of the Kuala Lumpur-based Juwai IQI Global, Shan Saeed, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that the strong GDP growth from January to March this year would keep market confidence afloat despite a transition in administration. “This would bolster

the confidence of the government to expand the fiscal side of the balance sheet to maintain economic momentum in the country. Government strategic intent would be for the next 12 to 17 months to have macroeconomic stability to attract FDI (foreign direct investments) and buttress the GDP outlook,” he said. Saeed added that the presumptive president is expected to continue the economic reforms of the Duterte administration. “We at IQI Global expect the government to GROWTH/PAGE 10

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Cebu Pacific invites everyJuan to fly more across its widest Philippine network DIRECTORY

Ensures there is a CEB flight available and made affordable for all

HE Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), continues to pave the way for the recovery of the local travel and tourism industry by ramping up its domestic route network, enabling more Juans to safely, affordably, and easily fly across its widest Philippine network. CEB has restored 100% of its pre-pandemic capacity right in time for the summer season as it added more flights across its seven hubs in the Philippines – Manila, Cebu, Clark, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo and Kalibo – providing passengers with more direct connectivity across the country. Just last month, the airline resumed more direct flights from its VisMin hubs, specifically to Calbayog, Surigao, Puerto Princesa, and Legazpi from Cebu; and to Bohol, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, and Zamboanga from Davao. The increase in flights not only boosts passenger operations but also CEB’s cargo business, which benefits local enterprises.

“We take pride in operating the most flights across our largest Philippine network and we are happy to keep providing more convenient options for our passengers. We recently resumed more flights from our hubs in the Visayas and Mindanao, so locals there will no longer need to connect to Manila to fly to their favorite domestic destinations,” said Xander Lao, Chief Commercial Officer at Cebu Pacific. CEB now flies close to 350 flights per day which include multiple flights to and from key Philippine destinations, such as Boracay, Bohol, Cebu, Davao, and General Santos. Its widest domestic network has over 50 routes spanning Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. “We are confident that our continuous ramp-up, coupled with our lowest fares, will ensure there is a CEB flight for every Juan, for whatever purpose they may have for travel – be it for vacation, business, or to visit family and friends,” added Lao. CEB continues to offer its guaranteed low fares to stimulate travel

across its widest domestic network in the Philippines, covering 34 destinations. It continues to implement a multi-layered approach to safety, while it operates with a 100% fully vaccinated crew, 91% of whom have been boosted – all to ensure its every Juan flies safely and conveniently on Cebu Pacific.

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APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s. This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on June 8, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 24th day of May 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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Modular distance learning By LUISA E. HALLAZGO City Central School

A PUBLIC SERVICE BY:

DUE to one of the longest and strictest lockdowns in the world, limited inperson teaching in the Philippines only resumed in late 2021, 20 months since the start of pandemic restrictions in March 2020. More than 27 million children have been out of school. DepEd was only able to allow 100 public schools to take part in its pilot run of face to face classes in November 2021. Only 5,000 students went back to the physical classroom. However,

with the current wave of Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant still being managed, in-person classes have been disrupted again. The Philippine national government has no choice but to continue to rely on remote learning. This has set the Philippines back in attaining SDG 4 (quality education) which aims to achieve inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong educational

opportunities for all. Past injustices must be repaired and digital inclusion and equity in response to an educational crisis exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan has been DepEd’s flagship response since the beginning of the pandemic. Aiming to deliver quality education in the new normal setting, the BE-LCP involves the distribution of self-learning modules.

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Ayala ignites investor confidence with 12.12x oversubscribed bond

ANILA -- Ayala Corporation successfully listed the second tranche of the company's P30 billion debt securities program on the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation on Thursday. This issuance successfully raised P15 billion to refinance a P10 billion bond with an original maturity in May 2027. The remainder of the proceeds will be used to support Ayala's investment program for 2022. Amidst market volatility, the bond offering was met with high investor demand, raking total bids of

P121.2 billion or 12.12 times oversubscription over the base issuance of P10 billion. This is the largest book a non-bank and non-government deal has seen in recent years. "We are honored to have received positive investor response to this issuance that supports our liability management in a rising interest rate environment. It also validates the market’s confidence in Ayala’s

Covid has changed international travel By NEO ALFE ANTHONY L. AMAO ALS Mobile Teacher I City Central School

AFTER more than two years of being grounded in the pandemic, how would it feel to be out there in foreign lands with Covid-19 still in the air (albeit at a much scaled down presence)? How would it be like to be tourists once again? We t h o u g h t a vacation especially after a presidential election would help us reboot. Overall, we had a wonderful time. But Covid has brought new anxieties to international travel as countries figure out what works best to stem the entry of the virus into their shores. T h e RT- P C R t e s t ,

online entry forms and additional costs. Here, you have to upload the results of your RT-PCR, proof of vaccination and passport while figuring out replies to questions which are not crystal clear. The most stressful part was waiting for the Covid test results with the what if question lurking in our minds. I assume that in the near future, this will just be part of the international travel routine like filling up immigration forms. But for now and for the firsttime pandemic travelers, it can be an anxiety-inducing moment.

Covid-19 pandemic By MARY DAN GRACE REMON Teacher I Luyong Bonbon Elementary School

WHILE the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic affected the whole world in many ways, hitting community-based social interactions, economic activity and health status simultaneously, the impact produced different levels of distress in different individuals. S ome for instance drifted far into depression while others showed a high degree of resilience. A new paper looks at the genetic contribution to individual well-being during the pandemic, seeking to find support for the hypothesis that this is an important factor interacting with the pandemic, a potentially traumatic event, and thus helping to shape the outcome. The study explained how genetics affected the

physical and mental health and behavioral patterns related to lifestyle. The researchers looked at the risk of various outcomes including the body mass index, susceptibility to and severity of Covid-19, educational levels, personality and behavioural traits, psychiatric illness a n d l i f e s at i s f a c t i on . T h e y a l s o l o o k e d at heritability estimates and the proportion to which the environmental component could explain the variability of the scores. For example, the illness caused a higher likelihood of tiredness, exhaustion, he a lt h sy mptoms and personality traits like nervousness. Over time, there was a decline in the well-being of patients such as life satisfaction, neuroticism and depression.

credit quality, while solidifying our balance sheet under volatile markets," said Fernando Zobel de Ayala, President & CEO of Ayala Corporation. "This is the largest Peso-denominated issuance by volume that we have seen from Ayala Corp," said Antonino Nakpil, President & CEO of Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. "The size of the issuance has

not fazed investors, whose demand for AC instruments triggered the oversubscription from the initial issue size of P10 billion." The Ayala group remains committed to helping ensure the vibrancy of the Philippine capital markets. Ayala Corporation, Ayala Land, and BPI have raised an aggregate of over P75 billion over the past two years. Ayala group bonds currently account for around 15% of the total tradeable value of corporate debt instruments in the country. "We are thankful for the market’s continued

trust in the Ayala group as the funds that we have raised will be helpful in enhancing our core value drivers, expanding our emerging businesses, and further unlocking value through our portfolio investments," Zobel added. "We are optimistic that Ayala Corporation will continue to be at the forefront as a reliable partner of government towards nation-building," said Securities and Exchange Commissioner Kelvin Lester Lee. "With a diverse portfolio spanning from banking, real estate, telecommunication, renewable energy, water infrastructure, and

electronics technology, Ayala is certainly in every aspect of our lives. It is truly one of the country's oldest and most revered organizations that have stood the tests of time," Lee added. For 2022, Ayala group allocated up to P285 billion in combined capital expenditure and investments to execute on the growth initiatives across its businesses. The group commits to support the continued expansion of its core value drivers Ayala Land, BPI, Globe, and ACEN. It will also scale up emerging businesses AC Health and AC Logistics to create new sources of growth and value.

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Best practices for effective classroom management By MERY JANE M. DAAYATA Teacher III Luyong Bonbon Elementary School

CLASSROOM management is beyond making lesson p l a n s . It i s b e y o n d interac t ing wit h e ach s t u d e nt i n t h e ro om individually. It is the holistic actions that you do in managing your class as the room adviser. It can be as trivial as establishing procedures on when should a student speaks. Many teachers establish these rules at the beginning of the school year. In short, classroom management is the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly, implying the prevention of disruptive behavior. Classroom management is closely linked to issues of motivation, discipline and resp ec t. Students

will inherit positive consequences when rules are followed. One example is making the students see how their effort pays off in the classroom. By creating this kind of environment, students will be motivated to do well. Ideally this transforms a classroom into a community of wellbehaved and self-directed students. Classroom management is essential for students to learn their lessons well. The following are some tips for newbie teachers to follow so they can be successful as teachers who will impart lessons to the students in any subject. Of course, the most basic rule of teachers is to follow is taking charge of the class.

CAMPING AMIDST COVID 19, IS IT POSSIBLE? By MARGIE M. ANTIGA Master Teacher I Opol Central School

As young women, and adults of Opol Central School, Opol West District who believe in Girl Scouting and accepted the principles embodied in the Girls Scout Promise and Law, Is Camping Possible? Yes...It’s possible! Girl Scout of the Philippines is voluntary in nature. As an advocate of girl scouts, it sounds difficult on how to keep up, sustain our membership from different schools, of Opol West District, serving the GSP as District Field Adviser I shall discharge my duties and responsibilities to the best of my ability considering the present situation of the COVID 19 threats. As Troop Leaders/ Adult Leaders it casts up on how will continue our GS movement. In addition to our Modules, WHLP, Thinking Log, PT, Ass essments, and other related works as teachers as well. That enough preparation is given to teachers, besides everybody is groping in the dark as how to begin with. The untimely and ferocious advent of COVID pandemic has shaken the entire humanity and the world in general. The social aspect, many were forced to stay home as national and local leaders deemed it necessary to contained people at home to avoid being inflicted with the virus, the spiritual aspect, and of course the school life was likewise drastically affected. For the first time in our country, the Department of Education must begin a ver y late opening of school for the year S.Y. 2020 – 2021. There were varied and conflicting issues as to

open the school year how, when, and why during the COVID 19 threat. Despite of COVID 19 threats, it doesn’t affect the willingness, resiliency as Girl Scouts. “Yes, the Girl Scouts Can.” Opol Central School, Opol West District had made it. As young women, and adults we believe in girl scouting and accepted the challenge, together with our parents and stakeholders Opol Central School has conducted the first ever GSP VIRTUAL HOMEBASED SCOUTING with t he T he me : “Wa l k i ng Together, Walking Far.” A 5-Day Online Activity through Google Meet on December 1-7, 2021, the only school in the Division of M i s a m i s O r i e nt a l , Misamis Oriental Council first in the conduct of this scouting activity. Participated by 39 active, resilient Troop Leaders and 150 registered Girls from Twinkler, Star and Junior Scouts. Wherein parents stood as Troop Leaders to their girls. There are suggested activities depending on their membership category as to Twinklers, Star and Junior Scouts. Having fun, fun, fun that provides quality time to bond with their children matters the most. A worth remembering activities that cater adventures and prepare every Girl Scouts for life. Development of positive values, leadership, friendliness, and willingness to serve that every girl should possess, as embodied in the Girl Scout’s Promise and Law. “Once a girl Scout Always a Girl Scouts”.

SSS offers faster and more convenient online pension loan application for first time borrowers Social Security System (SSS) President and CEO Michael G. Regino on Wednesday announces that retirement pensioners who are first time borrowers under the SSS Pension Loan Program (PLP) may file their applications online starting May 30, 2022 in the My.SSS Portal.

Previously, first time pension loan borrowers needed to visit the nearest SSS branch to file their initial applications since online filing is available only for renewal of loan applications. “We recognize the challenges faced by our retirement pensioners in going to SSS branch

FACE TO FACE 2022 By: MARICHU R. REYES Teacher I- Cugman Elementary School

We are now facing a ne w-nor mal af ter t he p a n d e m i c c r i s i s t h at started last 2019. At first, we were bewildered on how to combat COVID-19 widespread and implement education through distance learning. Innovative minds of Filipinos crafted ways to pursue education despite of this pandemic. It was a very nice learning experience on how to make things happened with limited time and resources just to carry out the programs and projects in DepEd. After a long period of time, educators and parents wanted to have a face-to-face classes. With the immunity of the people through massive vaccination, DepEd designed a face to face mode of learning using a pilot classes in every school for the opening of classes. Learners are very excited while parents were worried about the said classes. But we should be pessimistic

that we can get through to this phenomenon. The basic health protocols like the washing of hands, social distancing, wearing of mask are still implemented to prevent the spread of virus and for the safety of our children inside the school premises. Learners are divided into two (2) groups, first group will report to school every Monday and Tuesday, the other group will report e ver y Wednes day and Thursday to ensure social distancing and proper ventilation inside the classroom. Schools and teachers are now getting ready for the opening of the face-to-face classes. Lets be mindful that the immunity will last only a for few months, and for this, school personnel encourage the public to take a booster shot and follow the safety protocols in order for the face to face classes to be successful.

Importance of Social Interaction in School By: JOSELITO L. LEGASPI Teacher III Barra Elementary School

Social interaction entails the means through which people act and also react to others. Social interaction, therefore, is a daily affair that involves people who have different roles as well as statuses and it can take the form of verbal as well as non-verbal communication. S ocial interaction plays an important role in learning. Interacting with other people has proven to be quite effective in assisting learners to organize their thoughts, reflect on their understanding, and find faps in their reasoning. The communication in which two or more people correctly communicate face-to-face is known as verbal communication, and it includes elements such as language and speaking. As a result of vocal communication, m i s c om mu n i c at i on i s eliminated. N o n v e r b a l communication is a type of social contact that involves the use of signals, body movements, and other

nonverbal cues. In social interactions, the acts of the group have an effect on an individual, i.e., one obtains knowledge or develops a habit as a result of social interaction. Social interaction helps to improve the learning strategies. Social interaction enables the learner to discover the situations that are distressing to him or her. This thus enables one to modify his or her behaviors so as t realize positive outcomes. Students can improve their individual efforts by interacting with one another, resulting in better group grades. Students can be involved in the school community through social engagement, which increases their ability to maintain trust and manage conflict. When students work together in a group, they exchange their thoughts and perspectives in order to solve a problem. On the other side, the teachers push pupils to continue working in groups in order to achieve more.

to avail of the Pension Loan Program. With the pandemic still around, pensioners prefer to have their transactions done online in their respective homes. This online facility makes it easier for them to avail of said program as it also guarantees a faster approval process,” Regino explains. Regino also urges retirement pensioners to take advantage of this low-interest loan offering from the SSS. He ensures that SSS will not require them to surrender their ATM cards as pawn collateral, unlike some private loan institutions.

The PLP was launched to assist retirement pensioners in their shortterm financial needs by offering a loan at a low-interest rate of 10% per annum. Qualified retirement pensioners can apply for a loan equivalent to 3, 6, 9, or 12 times of their basic monthly pension plus the P1,000.00 additional benefit, but not exceeding the maximum amount of P200,000.00. Further information on the pension loan program and its terms and conditions can be accessed through this link https://bit.ly/3sKV1HA.

Technology By CHARISSE ANN G. JARIOLNE Teacher I Iponan Elementary School

WHILE digital technologies have offered boundless opportunities for sustainable development, education and inclusion, there is also a clear downside. We h ave a c r it i c a l opportunity to build consensus on how digital technologies can be used for the good of people an d t h e p l an e t w h i l e addressing their risks. But collective action by countries remains essential towards this goal. Social media has transformed human rights and humanitarian advocacy, making it possible to mobilize people around the world quickly and efficiently around issues requiring urgent action. In maintaining peace and security, technical developments have improved the ability to detect crises, better preposition humanitarian aid and create

data-driven peacebuilding tools. And in conflict prevention, new digital tools have strengthened peacemaking and peacebuilding, providing better information and early warning data. Furthermore, new technology can support political processes particularly in promoting i n clu s i on . In v ar i ou s negotiations, the UN has used AI-assisted digital dialogues to reach out to households of interlocutors to hear their views and priorities. This has been a particularly useful way to reach traditionally excluded groups including women. They can also improve the safety and security of peacekeepers and civilian staff on the ground. These tools also help visualize information and convey data-rich analysis to inform countries’ decisions.

The wish of a learner in the hinterland By JASMIN B. BENEDICTO Teacher III Tawantawan Integrated School

Work i ng w it h s e ve r a l schools on curriculum development over the last couple of years, a regular challenge has b een to resolve the tensions that arise from having finite time and the inherent need to make a selection of material to teach from all the possibilities that swirl around. What to cover? What to leave out? How much detail to go into? What level of contextual background to include? The hinterland is as important as the core, especially if we view it as providing essential context to support the overall nar r at ive of ou r c ore curriculum, rather than additional clutter. It’s a powerful set of ideas to frame the choices we have

to make in curriculum design. I see hinterland as occupying two dimensions beyond the core: increasing depth: niche details about a particular area of study that deepen and enrich the core; increasing breath: wider surveys across the domain of any curriculum area that help to locate any specific core element within a wider frame. I of ten fe el t hat it i s h e lpf u l t o prov i d e orientating frameworks for a l l asp e c t s of t he curriculum where you present information that says ‘here is the a whole set of knowledge and ideas we might explore… we are going to focus here and here but the rest is out there to think about too.’

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Affected Area (MAA). “I’m not sure if they can actually do it or not. But apparently it would be an action out of desperation,” he said. “One ‘bakwit’ told me they will be forced to just enter the MAA and transfer there for good because they have nothing to lose anyway,” Cali told MindaNews. He stressed that after staying in temporary shelters in the outskirts of the city in the last five years, many of the “bakwits” are fed up that their pleas to go home have not been heeded by the government. “The IDPs are fed up with the unreliable livelihood they have in the temporary shelters. They have enough of it. They want to go home to rebuild their homes,” he said. Cali said the IDPs are adopting “a wait and see stance” on who Marcos will appoint in the Marawi Compensation Board. President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11696 or the Marawi Siege Compensation Act of 2022 last April 13, providing for the creation of a nine-member Marawi Compensation Board. The United Nations High 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:

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Commissioner for Refugees said in its May 2020 report that more than 120,000 residents in Marawi have been displaced because of the siege. “The IDPs do not want the board to be politicized. They want the board to help them,” Cali said. “Until when will we remain to be a bakwit? We did not wish this thing to happen. We left our homes without money or clothes,” said Aisha Radia, a mother of 10 children. R a d i a s ai d s h e an d her family spent the early months at the Lumbacatoros Saguiaran shelter begging for food and money. She broke into tears as she narrated her experience, eliciting cries from the students of “Allahu Akbar!” and “Makibaka, huwag matakot!” Radia said she would not hesitate to join her fellow IDPs if they would call for more protest actions by December. Assistant Secretary Felix Castro Jr., Task Force Bangon Maraw i f ield manager, dismissed the rally of the IDPs. He said it is not true that “Ground Zero” residents are not allowed to return home. He said there is a process to follow and at least a thousand residents have been able to secure permits to rebuild their homes in “Ground Zero,” or the Most Affected Area (MAA), as 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

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.

these are required under the National Building Code. He encouraged the IDPs to proceed to City Hall to secure permits. He acknowledged there are some problems on land ownership, that some buildings were constructed without permits or on lands that are not theirs. Castro said many are apparently waiting for the money they could get from the Marawi compensation law to rebuild their homes. He said the board has yet to decide how to compensate for the businesses and homes that were destroyed in the five-month fighting. Castro said the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative has already energized the three sectors of Barangays Tolali, Daguduban and Moncado Kadingilan and that the streets are now lit with solar lights. Ta s k Fo r c e B a n g o n Marawi, tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to rebuild the city, presented a new sports stadium, a convention center, and newly reconstructed mosques and parks as part of the reconstruction efforts. “A l l t h e s e n e w l y constructed government buildings and mosques are nothing without the residents returning to their homes. The residents did not ask for them,” said Tirmizy Abdullah, national coordinator of the Inte r f ait h C o op e rat ion Forum.

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f l e e f rom gove r n m e nt operations. The village is inhabited by about 920, according to the latest population data. Maj. Gen. Nolasco Mempin, 10ID commander, lauded the 72IB for its relentless effort to end the communist insurgency

in their area of operations. He also thanked the community, especially local leaders, for supporting government forces. “ To t h e r e m a i n i n g communist NPA terrorists, we again call for your surrender. Just like Sayad, you can choose to peacefully surrender and avail of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-Clip)," Mempin said in a statement, while warning NPA remnants that the 10ID will use its might to end their atrocities. E-Clip helps former rebels and their non-armed supp or te rs , Mi l it i a ng Bayan, restore allegiance to government and be reintegrated back to the community, be with their families, and start normal lives again with various livelihood assistance and financial aid. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Philippines. The Anti-Terrorism Council also formally designated the National Democratic Front as a terrorist organization on June 23, 2021, citing it as “an integral and inseparable part” of the CPP-NPA that was created in April 1973. (PNA)

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such as their barangay business permit, and governmentissued IDs among others. The loan application will undergo credit, business, and financial assessments. Applicants will then be contacted via e-mail regarding the results of each stage,” CCBPI said. The CCBPI is the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late JOSELITO SALMO who died somtime last December 30, 2016 at Muco St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, that during his lifetime he left a MOTOR VEHICLE with Make: KIA; Model: 2013; Type: SEDAN; Color: Signal Red; Serial No.: KNADN412BD6270067;Motor No.: G4FADS542222; Plate No.: 100810; File No.: 1008-00000127979; and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE, filed by the heirs of JOSELITO SALMO, per DOC #405; PAGE #81; BOOK #XIX; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO.

That the late WILLIAM C. MAAGAD, SR. who died intestate on March 01, 2014 at Mialen, Clarin Misamis Occidental, Philippines, leaving real property, with Original Certificate of Title No. 137-P-1614 situated in the Barrio of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR square meters (774 sq.m.), more or less and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of WILLIAM C. MAAGAD, SR., per DOC #318; PAGE #65; BOOK #IV; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JAYSIE T. MICABALOMAHUSAY, CPA.

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maintain macroeconomic stability and to have economic confidence for local and global investors,” he said. President Rodrigo Duterte, whose term ends in June, has enacted into law three major economic reforms – the Retail Trade Liberalization Act, Foreign Investments Act, and Public Service Act. “The government will continue to follow the economic policies of President Duterte to achieve macroeconomic stability and to attract investments in key areas as the laws are relaxed for foreigners,” Saeed said. He a d d e d t h a t t h e monetary tools of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas would also support the growth outlook and manage the rapid increase in commodity prices. “The next government is expected to maintain the progress and to have economic reforms in the country. Financial markets and g lob a l pl ayers are watching the Philippines' economic outlook with great interest as a new government takes the lead in shaping and in devising a strategy for the growth landscape,” Saeed said. (PNA) from page 6

model refinement for several luxur y resort chains. He has valuable work experience in global locations including USA, China, Hong Kong & Macau, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Viet nam, Ma l aysi a and North America. From his deep exposure in dealing with diverse hospitality EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE HEIRS OF THE LATE ROBERTO BALISCO KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

CCE-0008-2022

DATE: 16 MAY 2022

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048/RA 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that IRISH REDOBLE PARAGOSO has filed with this office a petition for correction of GENDER from MALE to FEMALE in the birth certificate of IRISH REDOBLE PARAGOSO who was born on 12 AUGUST 1980 at Tu-od, Manticao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are DEMOCRITO REDOBLE & RHELNA PARAGOSO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 20 JUNE 2022. BWM: May 20 & 27, 2022

(SGD) DOROTHEO O. LACBAIN, JR. Municipal Civil Registrar

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE 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.

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c ultures, Paul has then cultivated a cross-cultural perspective in hospitality management. Now overseeing a ne w 5-st ar hotel brand in the Philippines, Paul’s direction is deeply rooted in the Philippine cultural heritage. “Fili embraces the core traits of Filipino culture. The Philippines is globally known for its people’s warmth and friendliness and we want to harness that atmosphere w he n g u e st s c ome and visit”. St r i v i n g t o f o s t e r a uniquely Filipino service culture that’s founded on show i ng t he pr i d e and joy of Filipino hospitality, the hotel is positioned as a paragon of the iconic Fi lipino war mt h w here distinct Filipino luxury is experienced through Fili’s service, spaces, and senses. Fili boasts of over 300 rooms and suites ranging from deluxe kings to presidential suites, and villas that are hinged on elegant comfort. All rooms are spacious, characterized by contemporary Filipino décor, and have a stunning view of the sea, C ebu’s magnificent mountains, and the brimming city skyline. The Fili experience extends to the restaurants of the hotel and the property. Gu e s t s are t a ke n on a Filipino culinary journey by l o c a l che f s and are serviced by amiable Filipino associates in the Fili Lobby Lounge and Fili Cafe. The dining spaces are adorned with accents and elements celebrating Filipino craftsmanship. Management and staff of Fili invite everyone to celebrate the finest leisure experience in the Philippines by visiting and discovering the pride and joy of a truly worldclass Filipino hotel.

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Medina 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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The final test in your workplace checkup is to ask yourself: Do I make a difference or do I just make a dollar? At the end of my life, what difference will my life’s work have made? Will I have used my abilities and personality to help improve my family and community? Today, why don’t you ask the One Who gave you all your abilities to take charge, so you can maximize them for His honor and other people’s good, including your own? Jesus may guide you to a different job; or He may want you to stay at your present workplace. Remember, only He can give you His true wisdom, strength, and love to influence your fellow workers to start changing your work environment into a healthy, happy one for everyone. Just think a minute.

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insecticides and chemical fertilizers which are banned already in other countries for causing cancer and deformities of new born b abi e s ? Many of t he s e plantations, i.e., DOLE & Del Monte, are banned to enter Puerto Rico and Costa Rica, that’s the reason why they are here in Mindanao because our country has been described as a “nation of coward people.” Have indust r i es not treated the bays as their “waste pits? Why are costly agricultural technologies tied-up to heavy usage of chemicals being promoted by t h e D e p a r t m e nt of Agriculture when there are more sustainable ways? Must we eat sweet fruits but first, our land and water-table be bombarded with toxic chemicals? And isn’t it that all of these are being done in the name of development? Let us now awaken to these fallacies of life! Shall we not now subject such kind of development to an in-depth analysis? For me, that kind of development can be likened to the workings of an auto-immune disease syndrome {AIDS} where no less than the body’s defense mechanisms are attacking vital organs. That is why it behooves upon us now to examine the dominant development paradigm, in whose name and for whose cause, advancing the common good has been pursued, yet, has only been successful in inf licting massive dest r uc t ion to the eco-systems, our very means to life. Yes, in the guise of development, it is actually a “Pacman-like” diabolical monster gulping up everything it sees – the forest, mega-diversity, the ozone layer and even all forms of life now becoming extinct. That kind of development fol lows a t r ick le-dow n approach described that as if, we allow sparrows to pick on something that has already passed the digestive tracts of cattle. Such is anchored

on GNPs (Gross National Projects), claiming high annual economic growth yet remains trapped at the tip of the social pyramidal order, that goes down to the people after passing “the digestive tracts of cattle.” Let us now be conscienticized on the truest essence of development which must pass a three-way test. First, is it ecologically sustainable? (meaning,it does now harm the environment); second, does it benefit the people in whose name and for whose cause it is there for? And third, does it have people’s participation. I believe that unless people participate in development process, all the outpourings of development programs will be for naught, at best, just palliatives. Let the words of Mahatma Gandhi now reverberate: “If man has to be saved from doom, development must be in harmony with nature and not at its own expense.” Indeed. there is enough for everyone’s need but not for a few oligarchs’ greed. Kneel down to pray but first listen to the painful cries of billions of species now becoming extinct. Such is the essence of divinity as protecting God’s vanishing creation is the highest form of worship- all for God’s greater glory!

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12-year-old ban on openpit mining, paving the way for the continuation of the contested Tampakan coppergold project. Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) is the developer of Tampakan, being in possession of a Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement. According to SMI, the mine is one of the “largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the world.” In 2021, the government lifted the four-year ban on open-pit mining as well as the nine-year moratorium on granting mining permits. “Tampakan has been the subject of opposition from locals and other concerned groups for over a decade for good reason. It makes no sense that the (provincial council) now brings all that to nought at a time when climate change impacts are also intensifying. Open-pit mining and largescale extractive industries in general exacerbate climate vulnerabilities of host communities, and we

have long seen proof that Mindanao is not exempt from catastrophic disas-ters,” CEED added. Environmental group Alyansa Tigil Mina said the South Cotabato process for lifting the ban was flawed. “The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members railroaded the process of amending the Environmental Code of the province as they hastily approved in regular session a motion to adopt prop os e d amendments, without any dis-cussion or vote,” the group said in a statement. “It is worth noting that the proposed amendments carried changes that were not originally part of the proposal presented to the public. These additional amendments were also fast-tracked (with) no benefit of any discussion whatsoever,” it added. Advocates of Science a n d Te c h n o l o g y f o r t h e Pe opl e ( AG HA M ) , a nongovernmental organization, added that t he amendment of t he environmental code was hasty and timed to coincide with the national elections. “The lifting… took place immediately after the national and local elections. It was contrived such a manner obviously to prevent public re pro a ch , out r a ge an d condemnation,” the group said. AGHAM said that if the Tampakan project goes head, thousands of residents could be displaced, five major rivers or tributaries face contamination, and at least 33,000 hectares planted to rice in the Koronadal Valley will be af-fected. An economist said that the return of open-pit mining in the region will attract more investment and generate more jobs and other business opportunities for the area. “For as long as global best practices are observed in the mining activities, as well as effectively managing the impact on the environment, to make economic gains sustainable over the longterm and for the coming generations,” RCBC Head Economist Michael L. Ricafort said in a text message. The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) also expressed its support for the recent decision, noting that open-pit mining could be performed safely and sustainably. “Open-pit mines can be operated safely, according to globally accepted standards,

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and can be rehabilitated properly in a manner that provides alternative and productive land use after the life of mine,” COMP said in an e-mail. The chamber said that the reopening of the Tamp a kan mine wou ld achieve a “vibrant, multifaceted local and regional economy that provides sustainable employment, business opportunities, and access to education, health, and other social development programs that will improve and enhance the quality of life of those living in these projects’ host communities, including their children.” “The Tampakan project will be an essential postpandemic economic recovery tool whose actual and potential benefits far outweig h the p otential negative impacts. We believe no other sector is likely to provide a more respon-sible and sustainable alternative,” it added.

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than 12,000 police and soldiers secured the voting in the villages of Malaganding, Metadicop, Datumanong, Tangcal 3, Guiarong, Tangcal 1, Tangcal 2, Paigoay 2, Baguiangun, Paigoay 1, Mindamudag, Wago, Pagalamatan, Riantaran, and Gadongan. Hig h-ranking p olice officials also inspected polling precincts, led by Lt. Gen. Chiquito Malayo, commander of Area Police CommandWestern Mindanao, together with Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, director for operations, and Br ig. G en. Ar t hur Cabalona, BARMM police director. Malayo said their presence aims to "boost the morale of the troops to have a peaceful, orderly, and SAFE conduct of the special elections 2022." The Volunteer for National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) corroborated the police's security assessment, saying the election has been "generally peaceful." A NAMFREL volunteer who asked not to be named noted that the number of military and police personnel guarding the elections has outnumbered actual voters. Meanwhile, the military said two MG520 helicopters

and Super Tucano planes performed persuasion flights above Tubaran an hour before the start of voting. Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo, commander of the Army's 103rd Infantry Brigade, said persuasion flights were needed to ensure no lawless group would attempt to disrupt the voting. " We s t re n g t h e n t h e security to preempt the evil plans of the terrorist group. We want to keep the peace so that the voters can vote without fear and coercion," Cuerpo said in an interview Tuesday. Tubaran's special elections came about after tensions between rival political camps arose amid allegations of irregularities. D ur ing t he ele c t ion day itself, supporters of reelectionist Mayor Yassin Papandayan barricaded the municipal hall to prevent the transport of election materials to protest what they viewed as the "sudden" re-clustering of polling precincts. The Comelec declared a failure of elections after thousands were prevented f rom voting in cer tain barangays. Success due to early planning PNP director for o p e r at i on s , Maj . G e n . Valeriano De Leon, attributed the success of special elections to early planning and strategic deployment in collaboration with the Commission on Elections, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and other government agencies such as the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. " It w as ge ne r a l ly peaceful—from the casting of votes to canvassing and the transmission of election results. Talagang binantayan namin upang matiyak na hindi na mauulit ang failure of elections at upang matiyak na walang anumang anomalya ang eleksyon na isinagawa ditto (We really monitored to make sure failure of elections will not happen again and no anomalies will occur)," De Leon said in a statement on Wednesday. De Leon arrived in Lanao del Sur one day prior to the special elections and immediately met with top military and PNP officials to discuss the special elections'

preparations. A total of 600 police officers and 400 troops, supported by Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and Bureau of Fire Protection personnel, were deployed to ensure the security of the special elections. " B a s e d on w h at w e observed and experienced when the failure of elections was declared on May 9, we accounted for all potential threats, such as the presence of armed organizations and the use of flying voters, and so we really planned this carefully.We are grateful that everything went according to plan," De Leon said. (with reports of Lloyd Caliwan/ Priam Nepomuceno/PNA)

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“Dif ferent st ages of procurement because our budget that is being given by the national government is by tranches. In fact, for this year, we are given P1 billion and not a single project has started yet because of the local and national elections,” he further said. It can be recalled that the construction of public facilities went on full blast only in July 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this and the daily heavy downpours, TFBM and its implementing agencies including the city government held their ground to keep the recovery efforts on track. Before the full blast construction, the rehabilitation underwent initial phases - the first phase was undertaken from November 2017 to October 2018 consisting of emergency assistance and provision of water, food, clothing, and other basic necessities to displaced families in different evacuation centers. The construction of temporary shelters as well as the provision of financial and livelihood support, health services, hygiene and sanitation, and biometric profiling of legitimate Marawi residents also took place in the first phase. The second phase, on the other hand, was when the government removed millions of tons of debris, and recovered and detonated thousands of improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnances. (APB/PIA-10 Lanao del Sur)

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