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Briefly 35% power share THE Philippines' proposed National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) 2020-2040 is setting a target of 35 percent share of renewable energy (RE) in the power generation mix by 2030 and 50 percent share by 2040. This was bared by Director Mylene C. Capongcol, OIC of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Renewable Energy Management Bureau, who in a recent online presentation acknowledged that instead of growing, the share of RE in the power generation mix has actually declined. She noted that in 2008, the year the Renewable Energy Act was passed, the share of RE was about 34 percent. Now it is down to 21 percent, or 21,609 gigawatt-hours (GWh), out of a total 101,756 GWh of power generated.
Sokor agri market DAVAO DE ORO agricultural commodities could do well in South Korea market if producers bolster their research and development and ensure stable supply and delivery, a trade official said. “I challenge MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) to look into R&D… Unless we have a strong R&D, we will continue to be dependent on foreign investors, and foreign investors are also more attracted to countries with strong R&D,” Jose Ma. S. Dinsay, commercial counsellor of the Philippine Trade and Investment CenterSeoul, said during the two-day hybrid Davao de Oro Investment Conference 2021 last week. He cited coconut and cacao as among the province’s products that can be developed for further export.
High corn tariff THE PROPOSED lowering of the tariff on yellow corn imports will be detrimental to both producers and consumers by ultimately increasing import dependency, because such a measure would force many domestic producers out, the corn industry said. Roger V. Navarro, president of the Philippine Maize Federation, Inc., said domestic producers will be “slaughtered” by the lower tariffs. “What is important is to motivate our farmers and to encourage their planting intentions so as to stabilize production. The worst thing to do is for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to announce imports,” Mr. Navarro said via mobile phone.
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OTABATO City – The Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has found a strong ally in the European Union (EU) in terms of strengthening the region’s governance through the five-year P1.5-billion Support to Bangsamoro Transition (SUBATRA) Program. “(The) SUBATRA helps boost the capacity of our regional government in crafting transitional policies and strengthening our parliament’s ability to exercise its legislative, oversight, and representation functions during this transition period,” BARMM Chief Minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim said in a statement Tuesday. The program, launched on Monday afternoon at the BARMM government center here, intends to help BARMM lay the foundation for lasting peace and development by strengthening its institutions' democratic governance capacities during the transition period. It is co-funded by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development that started in July 2020 and will run until June 2025. SUPPORT/PAGE 6
SPRING ONIONS. A farmer in Brgy. Lupiagan, Sumilao town in Bukidnon prepares newly harvested spring onions for delivery to buyers. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno
Colony of bats find sunctuary in Camiguin town amid pandemic By GERRY LEE GORIT, Reporter
BATS COLONY. A colony of bats have made two giant trees their home in Brgy. Poblacion, Catarman in Camiguin province. Both the provincial and municipal governments want to protect the bats and add make them a tourist attraction at the same time. photo by gerry lee gorit
CATARMAN, Camiguin -- A colony of bats, numbering about more than 500, was found by authorities in the middle of Barangay Poblacion of this town as local government officials are now putting up measures to save these flying mammals. Camiguin is known far and wide for its white beaches, resorts, islands, springs, waterfalls, dive sites, Cemetery, among others. Local executives believe that the presence of the more than 500 golden crown flying fox or “kabug” in Poblacion will become an added attraction in Camiguin. Its scientific name is Acerodon
Communal ARB lands still covered for individual titling By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN, MindaNews
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Communal lands that are still being maintained by cooperatives of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) who are former farmworkers of an oil palm plantation company are still covered by individual titling of lands, a top official of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Office here clarified. Allan Mundala, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer
I, explained during the orientation on the Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Project of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Friday that several hectares of land planted to oil palm and other produce that splintered ARB groups still maintain will be raffled off for the survey of individual titles. He, however, clarified that these parcels of communal
lands up for individual titling to ARBs through the SPLIT Project should be agreed upon by their respective cooperatives or associations. The issue on communal lands that are still maintained by ARB groups came after an ARB stood up to disclose that there are still 63 hectares of land for SPLIT implementation which are managed by the group led by Emmanuel Sustino who used these parcels to avail LANDS/PAGE 6
jubatus and the environment department has classified as critically endangered. According to the locals, the colony of bats has started to settle on two tall trees around eight years ago. The trees stand near the barangay road in the center of the village where clusters of houses, public market, grocery stores and dining establishments are located. Don Quililan, forest technician at the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in Camiguin, said the kind of bats BATS/PAGE 6
Agri thrives under Duterte administration ex-DA chief DAVAO City -- He may have had differences with some Cabinet members but Emmanuel Piñol, a former Secretar y of the Department of Agriculture (DA), remembers that the agriculture sector achieved its highest growth within the first year of the Duterte administration. “For the record, the Philippines achieved its highest growth in agriculture in over half a century in
2017, the first full year of the Duterte presidency, with 3.9 percent followed by a positive 1 percent growth in 2018,” Piñol shared in a public post on Saturday. He noted that the country posted its highest rice harvest in history in 2017 with 19.28 million metric tons (MT), followed by 19.05 MT in 2018. The fisheries sector, he added, also posted its first AGRI/PAGE 6
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UINSILIBAN, Camiguin--The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 through Camiguin Provincial Field Office (Cam PFO) conducted an orientation on Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced workers (TUPAD) program to 137 worker-beneficiaries in the informal sector, November 2 at Cabuan, Guinsiliban, here. The Barangay Local Government of Cabuan, Guinsiliban and Accredited Co-Partner (ACP) of the project, through Barangay Captain Rando Waminal said, “Dako akong pasalamat sa DOLE kay nahatagan ang barangay Cabuan ug proyekto. Swerte kaayo me kay dili tanan barangay sa probinsya ang nahatagan niini nga project. Malipayon me kay dako kini nga tabang labina sa
panahon sa pandemya.” (My big thanks to DOLE for granting our barangay Cabuan of this project. We are lucky since not all barangays of the province were given this opportunity of emergency employment to our constituents, which helped us financially in this time of pandemic) Moreover, DOLE-10 Cam PFO OIC-Chief Arlyn Z. Bael said, “Mapasalamaton kami sa BLGU-Cabuan through Kapitan Waminal nga makugihon nga muduol sa gobyerno aron makakuha og projects para sa mga katawhan. Ang TUPAD is a flagship program of Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III, isa kini nga immediate nga tabang ilabina sa panahon sa pandemya.” (We are grateful to BLGU-Cabuan through Barangay Captain Waminal for his efforts to approach and inquire on the projects of the government for
his constituents. TUPAD is a flagship program of Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III as an immediate response in this time of pandemic) In line with the precautionary measures of the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus, the orientation also highlighted the basic safety and health measures to the beneficiaries. TUPAD is a community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed and seasonal workers, for a minimum period of 10 days, but not to exceed a maximum of 30 days, depending on the nature of work to be performed. Social community projects, such as repair, maintenance, and/or improvement of common public facilities and infrastructure such as schools and health centers,
DOLE-10 Cam PFO OIC-Chief Arlyn Z. Bael (center) says TUPAD is a flagship program of Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III as an immediate response in this time of pandemic, November 2. (DOLE CamPFO)
debris clearing, declogging of canals, debris segregation and materials recovery, stockpiling and clearing. Moreover, the works also include economic community projects like
repair, maintenance and/ or rehabilitation of farmto-market roads, bridges, post-harvest facilities, public markets and common service facilities such as production and display centers, fish ports, and agro-forestry community projects, such as tree planting, seedling preparation, and reforestation. Prior to the actual engagement
in employment, the beneficiaries are provided with basic orientation on safety and health; personal protective equipment (PPE) in the form of longsleeved shirts, hats, and face masks; enrollment in group micro-insurance, to be included in the total project cost or as counterpart of the ACP/ LGU; and official TUPAD ID. (DOLE Camiguin/PIA10/Camiguin)
Normin, Caraga empower SK officials, LYDO via youth forum CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Two hundred nine SK officials and Local Youth Development Officers (LYDOs) from Regions 10 and 13 participate in a youth forum and learning
exchange activity, hosted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Northern Mindanao and CARAGA, October 29 via Zoom VTC channeled through Facebook live. Dubbed as, “SK Standing Strong: Exchange of Adaptation and Coping Mechanisms amid Covid-19 Pandemic,” the activity highlighted and recognized LGU’s efforts on meaningful youth participation in peacebuilding and nationbuilding. This became an avenue for the participants to connect with each other and learn from each other's experiences, approaches, and practices, especially on coping and adaptation mechanisms of SKs while delivering their responsibilities at the local level. The sharers for the activity include Cagayan de Oro City LYDO James Patrick R. Santos, Talisayan, Misamis Oriental SK Federation President North P. Maceda, Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte LYDO Jay L. Pagulong, and Barangay Cahayagan, Carmen, Agusan del Norte SK Chairperson Jaymark A. Malinao. “Amid this pandemic, we are placing our full trust to the young leaders of Northern Mindanao and CARAGA to continue to strive on being matitino, FORUM/PAGE 7
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THE Small Business Corp. (SBCorp) said some 8,000 micro and small enterprises are eligible to tap its interest-free 13th Month Pay Loan Facility. SBCorp, the financing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) officially launched Friday the loan facility that aims to help smallscale businesses pay their employees’ 13th month pay. Eligible small-scale enterprises are those with headcount of 40 and below and have listed with DOLE’s flexible work arrangement between January 4 to October 5 this year. SBCorp allotted P500 million for this program. To date, SBCorp has received only 77 applications from 8,000 eligible firms identified by the DOLE since it opened the loan application last November 2. SBCorp has approved 25 enterprises that applied for this program. SBCorp spokesperson Robert Bastillo said the period of loan application is until December 7.
“We encourage interested companies to apply now… so we can complete the processing before Christmas,” he added. Eligible micro and small enterprises can apply online by creating an account on SBCorp borrower registration system. Documents needed in the online application include governmentissued identification (ID), 2021 barangay or mayor’s permit, bank account or electronic money account, certificate of business name registration from DTI, and Secretary’s certificate for partnership and corporation. Bastillo added the loan program has no collateral requirement, and if the borrower will have a hard time paying for the loan, SBCorp is open to provide loan relief such as restructuring of loan and giving grace period. “Those who borrow from us, don’t hide. We are willing to help you to make payment easier,” he said in Filipino. SBCorp president and chief executive officer LOAN/PAGE 7
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ENERAL Santos City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) is targeting to generate around P10 million in sales in the week-long grand trade expo and products showcase here that will open on November 15. Robert Orfrecio, chief of DTI-Region 12’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) development division, said at least 24 MSMEs from parts of Region 12 have confirmed as of Thursday to join the exposition, which is considered the “biggest and grandest” in
the region this year. Dubbed “Yaman Dose Trade Expo: The Best of Soccsksargen,” he said it will feature over 500 new and improved products of MSMEs in the region, especially those assisted by various support programs of the agency. Orfrecio said these include the “best of the best” processed food, arts and crafts, furniture, wearable items, and other top-quality products from various localities in the area. Yaman Dose, which will be held at the SM Mall atrium until November 21, took off from the annual “Treasures of Region 12” trade fair that last held a
physical event in 2018. The scheduled fairs in November 2019 and 2020 were scrapped due to the series of earthquakes that hit the region and the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Orfrecio said they rebranded this year’s edition to better showcase the region’s MSME sector, which continues to thrive despite the Covid-19 situation. “This was organized to help MSMEs recover and (cope with) the losses that they incurred due to pandemic,” he said in a press conference in Koronadal City. He said their main goal
is to assist the exhibitors, which comprise 16 food processors and eight homestyle and wearable manufacturers, to generate PHP10 million in sales from more than 5,000 buyers, or a target of at least 1,000 daily. Seven of them are from this city, five each from South Cotabato and North Cotabato, four from Sultan Kudarat, and three from Sarangani. The products that will be featured include fashion bags and accessories, banana chips, coffee, various processed fruits, processed aquamarine, face masks, face mask holder, embroidered TRADE/PAGE 7
Auto industry expands 23.8% in Jan.-Oct. THE automotive industry in the country continues to grow as sales in the first 10 months of 2021 increased by 23.8 percent compared to the same period last year. In a joint report Thursday, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers in the Philippines, Inc.
(CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) recorded a total of 214,186 unit sales from January to October this year. This is higher than the 173,035 units in the same period in 2020. Both passenger car and commercial vehicle
segments continue to recover as year-to-date sales improved by 29.3 percent and 21.3 percent, respectively. With the easing of restrictions and mobility in October, month-onmonth sales of the local automotive industry grew by 5.1 percent to 22,581
units from 21,493 units in September. Monthly growth was led by the passenger car segment, which rose 15.9 percent, while sales growth of commercial vehicle cars was almost flat at 0.3 percent. “Based on the October EXPANDS/PAGE 7
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Climate-controlled family Think a minute . . . What is your dream climate to live in? A warm one or a cold one? A sunny one or a rainy one? Did you know that you can live in the climate you have always wanted? I’m not talking about the weather climate, but the far more important climate of your home. The daily mood of your marriage and family. Just like a garden lives and grows best in the right kind of climate, so does your family. Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? Do you let your environment control your home’s emot iona l temperature, or do you c o nt ro l t h e e m o t i o n a l temperature of your home? It is we ourselves who actually set and control the emotional climate in our family by the way we choose to talk and treat each other. We choose to be either hothe a d e d, i mp at i e nt and angry, or we choose to be cold-hearted, distant and inexpressive to each other. The way we choose to react to our everyday problems, mistakes, and disagreements will determine the daily
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JHAN TIAFAU HURST mood and feeling in our home. Do you wish your family was more peaceful and happy? That you and your spouse did not argue as much? That your kids were happier and more confident? Remember, no one is forcing you to live in that kind of unhappy atmosphere. It is your choice. You must decide to be the first one to change and control your own heart, moods, anger, impatience, conflict, worry, fear, etc. We need to remember that “A man is only as big as the things that make him angry.” There are only a few things in life truly worth getting upset about. Most FAMILY/PAGE 7
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COP26 is nothing but blah, blah, blah
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ORLAN R. RAVANERA The recently concluded 2-week 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) held in Glasgow, Scotland attended by some 200 world leaders worldwide is nothing but BLAH, BLAH, BLAH! No less than the President of the COP26 was in tears when he gave his closing remarks questioning why the Assembly’s decision on the usage of coal is NOT PHASE OUT BUT ONLY PHASE DOWN! Burning coal is the number cause of climate change that has poisoned GAIA (Mother Earth), the reason why the earth is now nearing the precipice as the doomsday clock is now set “one minute before midnight.” China and India are the two countries in the world which are the top users of coal. Their contention was that phasing out the usage of coal to generate energy means millions will lose their jobs and poverty will worsen.
Environmentalists worldwide are questioning why the COP16 bowed down to that kind of reasoning. Yes, in a world that is now in abundance, why is there so much poverty amidst plenty? Based on an Oxfam Study, the total wealth of one percent of the world’s population is far greater compared the combined assets of the ninety-nine percent? In fact, the combined wealth of the eight richest families in the United States is far greater than the total assets of 3.5 billion people on earth. Why is this so? The culprit is the contemporaneous development paradigm called the Neo-Liberal Capitalism aggressively advanced through corporate globalization. WHO CONTROLS? WHO DICIDES? WHO PROFITS? Only a few oligarchs and Trans-National Corporations? Such is very apparent in agriculture in this country. Based on the Research Study by the UN-FAO, agriculture in the Philippines has only 0.2% growth in them Gross Domestic Products (GDP) in the last decade. The rural people are the number one victims of climate change and the continuing protracted war. Because of this truism, for every 4 farmers, 3 have already left farming especially the young ones migrating to
the cities to work as janitors, drivers, waiters or dancers that has already congested the urban centers. May I ask the world leaders attending the COP26, why did you allow yourselves to be fooled by China and India. In the book, “Justice, Peace and Sustainability,” Dr. Vandannah Shiva has put in clear categorical term that poverty, be in China or India or anywhere else in the world, is caused by corporate globalization that is already in control of the economy of the developing countries. I need not go far to prove that. Look at our country, through corporate control of the economy, Rice Tarrification Law was passed two years ago that has killed rice farming in the Philippines that has impoverished some five (5) million rice Filipino farmers. Why did we allow cheaply grown rice in other Asian countries to enter our country when rice is produced in these countries especially in Thailand and Vietnam at only P5 per kilo? Why is this so? As you know, after the signing of the Asian Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) in Cebu, Philippines in 1997, no less than the King of Thailand took off his robe and crown and worked with the Thai farmers. He told them never to use chemical fertilizers as
such destroy the integrity of the soil. He ordered them not to use tractors because the carbon dioxide emissions from tractors deplete the ozone layer. He ordered them to use carabaos because the wastes of the carabaos will fertilize the soil. Thus, the Thai farmers have lowered down the production of rice to only P5 per kilo. In the Philippines, it is still P15 per kilo as our farming is tied up to Conventional Agriculture where every one is profiting from farming -i.e., seed and fertilizer dealers, the compradors, the usurers- but not those who are working so hard exposed to the excruciating heat of the sun – the poor farmers. No less than the Department of Agriculture has been promoting Conventional Agriculture that has buried our peasantry to so much poverty. I know this. I was once the Regional Information Officer of DA in Region 10 and I resigned. Are you not wondering why an agricultural country cannot satisfy its basic staples like rice and milk when our country is the one supplying high value crops to satisfy the consumerist needs of the people in advanced countries? Enough is enough of oligarchical control in COAL/PAGE 7
A narrative to a political destiny FOR those not familiar with how politicians indulge in the vagaries of the electoral contest, the unfolding of events, starting with the withdrawal of Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte for her re-election bid, is an enigma. This, after she made an announcement each time she is asked or prodded to run for President, that a decision had been reached as early as September that she will not run for the highest elective post if her father will run for Vice President. We learned that the September encounter with her father had doused cold water in her political quest. She was sought after by political leaders who pledged their support, others offering to be her running mate and political parties subordinating their interest and submit to a coalition with Hugpong ng Pagbabago if only to make her run. No one is privy to the father-and-daughter meeting but the perception remains that it was too serious for her to have lost steam and interest. Maybe. Came October 8 she filed her COC for Mayor. It was a big letdown for many who expected her to run for President. Prior to the filing of her COC, however, she was to fly to Singapore for a medical consultation. That was canceled. City Hall was mum about it but hospital walls have ears. Her little children were tested positive
for Covid-19, her hubby and she eventually. It was the most excruciating moment for the City Mayor known for her courage and true grit. Above all else moreover, she is a mother. But God was kind to her and her family, what they had were mild cases and in no time at all, they all recovered in time for the October 8 deadline of filing of COCs. In time, too she made it to Singapore and came home with the doctor’s verdict -- she is well and hale. Meantime, her followers from across the country have not given up on her. On November 5, convenors brushed aside her counsel not to pursue their grand caravan repeating anew that a decision had been reached in that September eve. And t he n c ame t he breaking news Tuesday. In the morning her younger brother, Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Z. Duterte withdrew his COC for Vice Mayor. The media went gaga. The social media heated up with the developing story which was interrupted only by Inday Sara’s announcement that the City Information Officer had been terminated for her involvement in a drug raid of a coastal resort Davao de Oro where 19 party-goers were rounded up while indulging in a brew of shabu, marijuana, ecstasy, and other party drugs. Towards the afternoon, Mayor Inday Sara with her signature green t-shirt arrived at the Comelec office
to withdraw her COC for City Mayor. Having done so, she told the crowd that “that is it for now”. It was an emotion-packed event. Inday wiping her tears now and then. The day ended later with Baste showing up in the Comelec office again this time to file his COC for City Mayor and the announcement that Melchor Quitain Jr., the City Council Majority Floor Leader has been nominated to substitute for Baste as Vice Mayor. There are only three paths to follow after Mayor Inday made a crucial decision of withdrawing her certificate of candidacy for mayor: to run for President, to run for Vice President, or gather her growing up kids and hubby Mans and hie off to a quiet and isolated resort away from the prying eyes of media hunting for a scoop. As if the withdrawal of her COC for mayor was not enough, on November 11 she quietly flew to Manila and proceeded to Silang, Cavite to be one of the sponsors in the wedding of the daughter of Lakas-CMD Chairman Bong Revilla. Bongbong Marcos and Sen. Bato dela Rosa, both presidential aspirants and Rep. Martin Romualdez, President of Lakas-CMD were there too. I do not know which came first but in the same event and venue, Mayor Inday Sara did another unexpected act. She resigned as a member of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HnP), a regional
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JUN LEDESMA party she formed and chair, and then took her oath as a member of Lakas-CMD. Her resignation from HnP elicited mixed emotions and may have caused heart attacks to some. Facebook, which had become a virtual arena of whose got the longest caravan contest, suddenly become muted. In the Davao region, it sparked a new ray of hope Inday Sara will possibly run for president. In Davao de Oro and Davao del Norte, HnP and Lakas-CMD started to organize coalitions to support her. It stirred speculations she will stay in Manila until November 15 the day appointed for substitution. Little is known for it must have been ignored that Lakas-CMD, the party that had produced two presidents for the country -- Fidel Valdez Ramos and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo -fielded an innocuous member, Ana Capella Velasco, to run for President, and Lyle Uy for Vice President. The eagle from Mindanao who had been described by DESTINY/PAGE 7
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LACSON SOTTO TO TAKE PH OUT OF CRISES Partido Reporma presidential bet Senator Panfilo Lacson and his running-mate Senate President Vicente Sotto have vowed to lead the Philippines out of the crises it is in. In an ad released on national TV, Lacson and Sotto said the nation is facing the crises of poverty, the absence of health services, lack of government support, surging criminality and a crisis in leadership, all of which were highlighted when the country underwent the Covid pandemic. “Kung gusto nating magbago ang ating buhay, ito ay nasa ating mga kamay. Kung tayo ay pipili ng lider ng hinog sa kakayahan, sanay sa labanan at subok sa karanasan,” the ad said.
It further distinguished the Lacson-Sotto tandem from other candidates as “mga lider na may utak ang tapang at tapang ang utak.” “Wakasan ang lagim at yakapin ang liwanag” the ad ended, as it implored on voters to choose Lacson and Sotto during the May 2022 elections. Lacson in previous speeches likens the Philippines to a man sent to an intensive care unit for treatment. “Kapag kayo po ba ay nasa ICU, sino po ang pipiliin ninyo: yung isang guwapo na kaga-graduate lang ng medisina, o yung isang may karanasan na at marami nang napagaling?” Lacson asked. Among the candidates, it
TESDA NCII A NEED OR A MUST FOR TLE TEACHER By: JOVIE M. CENTENO Teacher I OPOL NATIONAL SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL
K to 12 Curriculum was created to produce S econdar y Education students that will fit to work after graduation. Teaching of skills is one of the most important aspects that need to be offered in the Secondary Schools today, Public and Private schools of fer ing t his prog ram chiefly intend to improve the quality of education to accelerate economic status of the home, family, and community impetus to the development of an individual's potential. To d a y, i n s d u s t r y, a g r i c u lt u re , bu s i n e s s , homemaking, fisheries and technology are brought into the schools. The rationale is that students should
learn skills that are readily needed for employment. TESDA NC II is A MUST for TLE teachers in order for them to be able to greatly influence the development of the individual in the acquition of knowledge and skills relevant to the needs of the community. Teachers who have acquired the TESDA NC II are fit to give the students the actual training of the theories being tackled down during lectures, and make them master on their field of specialization. Well trained graduates are surely competitve and ready to acquire jobs locally or abroad or could start a livelihood of their own.
is only Lacson-Sotto who’ve been actively presenting to the people a clear platform of governance, which they seek to further improve through consultations during the weekly Online-Kumustahan. The tandem wanted to empower local government units in charting their progress through the Budget Reform Advocacy for Village Empowerment (BRAVE) program. They also promised more money for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) but would want the program retooled so the financial assistance program would be more than “pantawid” but “pang-ahon sa
kahirapan.” Lacson-Sotto also promised that citizens seeking medical assistance in government hospitals will not shell out a single centavo. Farmers, fisherfolk and other food producers on the other hand will be given assistance – from seeds, fertilizers, farm to market roads as well technical and marketing assistance. Lacson is the author of the Free Irrigation Law which has benefitted farmers. They also advocate financial assistance for medium, small and micro enterprises, which have been crippled by the pandemic.
FDC Misamis leads the race to 100% population protection for the rest of the year following the successful rollout of its employee vaccination program FilVax at its power plant
THE Gotianun-led FDC Misamis Power Corporation (FDC Misamis) is optimistic about its prospects
site in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. More than 400 regular and project-based employees, contract workers, third-service providers, including drivers, messengers, utility workers, security guards, and community partners, are now fully vaccinated after receiving their second jab of the companyprocured AstraZeneca vaccines. FilVax also accommodated the family members of employees, some staff of PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority, and scholars from the Andrew L. Gotianun Sr. Center for
Integrated Technologies of Xavier University. "With the 100% inoculation of our workforce, we further strengthen our capabilities to deliver reliable electricity continuously, which our customers require the most. Our power facility is ready to take on the surge in demand as Mindanao revives its economy. We foresee closing 2021 with robust performance," said Juan Eugenio L. Roxas, FDC Misamis President and CEO. FDC Misamis is a subsidiary of FDC PROTECTION/PAGE 7
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Teaching during a Pandemic: The Path Ahead By: ALEX ABEJERO VENTERO Teacher III Agusan Elementary School
Teachers are the original gatherers. They're in charge of bringing people together and thinking about how to make every day a memorable experience. Teachers are used to filling a variety of responsibilities, but this year they are confronted with some of the most difficult difficulties of their lives. They've been asked to be experts on public health. Experts in technical support. Families suffering from the effects of layoffs and illness are helped by a social worker. To do so, educators must be equipped with the most up-to-date science, data, and evidence, not only about the operational issues of reopening that have dominated the news cycle, but also about how to satisfy children' and their families' increasingly complex socialemotional and academic demands. Educators pledge to be accountable to and for one another, their students, and their families. This
is achieved by setting clear high expectations and displaying care via both actions and words. Educators who regard their pupils as completely human and children create rich and meaningful learning opportunities. Teaching is inherently a social vocation, requiring interaction with students and their families. The epidemic, on the other hand, has created communication difficulties, particularly among students from lowincome families who may have restricted access to technology and broadband. Teachers, on the other hand, have proven to be resilient and adaptable. The lack of face-to-face interactions, as well a s t h e l i m it at i on s of communicating via digital gadgets. The desire to organize oneself can make it more difficult for learners to assimilate new knowledge and maintain track of their progress.
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Wi t h s u p p o r t f r o m SUBATRA, the BARMM executive, the parliament, judiciary, and civil society, will bolster capacities to drive and coordinate key transitional policies, exercise lawmaking, and oversight functions, adjudicate litigations, improve access to justice, and contribute to a peaceful transition of the region. The BARMM transition period includes the passage of priority legislation and the setting up of a firm BARMM system of government to ensure uninterrupted delivery AFFIDAVIT OF SELF ADJUDICATION AS SOLE HEIR OF ESTATES OF THE LATE VIOLETA DAROY MONTES And GUALBERTO BOMBEO MONTES That the late VIOLETA DAROY MONTES and GUALBERTO BOMBEO MONTES who died on October 28, 2016, October 25, 2010 both in Cagayan de Oro City, upon their death, they left four (4) parcels of land with Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. 2014000100 situated at Sitio Taguanao, barrio of Indahag, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR (2,374) square meters, more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title No. No. T-24578 situated in Bonbon, Opol, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE (773) square meters, more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-24579 situated in the Barrio of Ibabao, Mun. of Opol, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX (1,786) square meters, more or less, Tax Declaration No. 02006859 situated in Molugan El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 1.4618 hectares, and has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF SELF ADJUDICATION AS SOLE HEIR OF ESTATESOF THE LATE VIOLETA DAROY MONTES And GUALBERTO BOMBEO MONTES, filed by the heirs of VIOLETA DAROY MONTES and GUALBERTO BOMBEO MONTES, per DOC #401; PAGE #81; BOOK #115; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JAMES KIUNISALA JUDITH-II. BWM: November 10, 17 & 24, 2021
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of basic services. “In short, the SUBATRA helps the young regional government provide regulatory standards while taking a facilitative and riskproportionate approach in all levels of its new bureaucracy,” Ebrahim said. Meanwhile, EU Ambassador Luc Véron reaffirmed their commitment to support and sustain the gains of the Mindanao peace process. “With the help of the SUBATRA Program, the BARMM w i l l est ablish an autonomous regional government that will address the many forms of injustices in the region over the years,” Veron said. The envoy noted that the Bangsamoro transition period is a timely opportunity for stakeholders in the BARMM to heed the lessons of the past and journey towards a bright future for the region, “leaving no one behind.” Through partner civil society organizations, the EU is also working on coronavirus disease 2019 DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF THE ESTATE OF CARLOS and CONCEPCION ARANCANA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late HEIRS OF CARLOS and CONCEPCION ARANCANA, who died on July 4, 2021 in Diclum, Manolo Fortich, and November 7, 2002, in Cagayan de Oro City, both without any will, the said deceased left the following real properties with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-38701 situated in the Barrio of Dicklum, Mun. of Manolo Fortich, Prov. Of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ONE (151) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF THE ESTATE OF CARLOS and CONCEPCION ARANCANA, filed by the heirs OF CARLOS and CONCEPCION ARANCANA, per DOC #390; PAGE #78; BOOK #61; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JAY S. ALBARECE. BWM: November 10, 17 & 24, 2021
information campaigns, which include the promotion of advocacy materials to inform communities on how to prevent spreading the virus and cope with the pandemic. The United Nations Office for Project Services, the Bangsamoro Development Agency, and the Consortium of the Bangsamoro Civil Society are the implementing partners of the program. (PNA)
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from page 1 in that live in Catarman are considered as the largest in the Philippines. Quililan said that killing a critically endangered animal such as “kabug” is punishable by law, with penalty of up to P2 million. Catarman Mayor Kiterio Antonion Palarca II said the bat colony has the potential to become a rare tourist attraction in his town. The mayor s aid t he municipal legislative council has crafted an ordinance that would declare the colony’s h abit at a s a prote c te d sanctuary. To ensure that the bats will stay put, Palarca said they have to see to it that aside from prohibiting loud EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE HEIRS OF DAMASO DACULA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late DAMASO DACULA who died on August 10, 1998 at Pagatpat, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and died without any issue/will, that the deceased DAMASO DACULA at the time of his death leave the following described parcels of land with Tax Declaration No. G-289177 situated in the Barrio of Pagatpat, Municipality of Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ELEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE (11,789) SQUARE METERS, more or less, that Articles 1621/23 of the New Civil Code have Been Complied with containing an area of NINE HUNDRED FIVE (905) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, that for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (Php100,000.00) PESOS, Philippine Currency, that the herein VENDORS received in their full satisfaction, herein VENDORS, do hereby absolutely and completely SELL, TRANSFER, and CONVEY, as he actually SOLD, TRANSFERRED and CONVEYED the above-describes PORTION OF LAND including all other improvements found thereon unto and in favor of the VENDEE CHRIST PAOLO B. AGAD, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Zone-1B, Pagatpat, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE HEIRS OF DAMASO DACULA, filed by the heirs of DAMASO DACULA, per DOC #391; PAGE #79; BOOK #119; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JAMES KIUNISALA JUDITH-II. BWM: November 10, 17 & 24, 2021
noises, the trees that they live in must never be cut down or their branches trimmed. He said the bats’ food of choice are mango, nuts from talisay or tropical almond trees, lanzones, which are abundant in the island, and other wild fruits. Palarca said that the residents have been aware of the bats’ presence that whenever they fly out in the middle of the day, he sends in the police to check if someone has disturbed them. The bats’ presence in Poblacion is a living proof that we are protecting our environment. Imagine, they chose to live among people than in the wilderness, he added. Quililan said the PENRO has been conducting information drive to inform the residents that the golden crown flying fox is “critically endangered” due to its low population. In a statement, Camiguin Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo said Camiguin is blessed with a diverse flora and fauna, thanks to its people’s vigilance and care for the environment. “These bats will become an added attraction to our island’s tourism industry. Now, our guests, especially e nv i ro n m e nt a l i s t s a n d wildlife lovers, will have more reason to visit Camiguin,” Romualdo added.
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of loans from the Philippine Coconut Authority. Another ARB who belongs to NGPI Multi Purpose Cooperative (NGPI MPC) led by Nestor Alcular revealed that some of them were subjected to sign a waiver of rights to allow their group’s management to keep the Collective Certificate of Land DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SELF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late CECELIA C. ABARCA, who died intestate and without leaving a Will on 09-21-1988 at Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, at the time of his death is the owner and possessor of the herein described properties to wit: Tax Declaration No. 14-0001-00122 situated at Poblacion, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, containing an rea of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THREE (153) Square Meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SELF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR, filed by the heirs of CECELIA C. ABARCA, per DOC #147; PAGE #38; BOOK #13; Series of 2011 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AUDIE G. PADUGANAN. BWM: Nov. 17, 24 & Dec. 1, 2021
Ownership Award (CCLOA) documents to maintain the operation of their parcels. Ja m i l Ja m a n t o d i n g , Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II, said the waiver documents will not be honored by DAR. The awarding of individual CLOAs is set on June 30 next year in time for the anniversary of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. Members of the NGPI MPC had just been given 40 percent of their profit share while the 60 percent was intended for the day-to-day operations and salaries of office and field workers. The Alcular group operated their farmlands through clusters and their produce would depend on how productive each cluster is. This scheme however, led to dissatisfaction of members who get measly shares and reportedly led to the killing of cluster leader Dionisio Cabatuan on September 25. Leaders of NGPI ARBs MPC have opposed the SPLIT project since it was implemented early this year. Raul Batiao, manager of the cooperative, said collective ownership of ARB lands is favorable for the cooperative to operate and improve the lives of its members. The ARB group of Metodio Abalayan, belonging to Maligaya Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (MAARBCO), considered as the most productive among five groups, has agreed to the individual titling of CLOAs. But Ab a l ayan s aid members have agreed that their lands will still be handled by the management until they fully replant their areas with oil palm trees and will fully pay Filipinas Palm Oil Plantation, Inc. EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the VENUS OBSIOMA ZAMBAS who died in Davao City, on May 28, 2011, without any Will, that the said deceased, at the time of her death with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-28993 containing an area of 150 square meters, more or less, and Transfer Certificate of Title No. C-9245 containing an area of 5,071 square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of VENUS OBSIOMA ZAMBAS, per DOC #301; PAGE #61; BOOK #I; Series of 2011 under the Notarial Registry of DENNIS A. SANDIEGO. BWM: November 10, 17 & 24, 2021
the development cost in planting oil palm on some 300 hectares out of MAARBECO’s 447 hectares. There are some 1,143 ARBs who are owners of the collective CLOAs involving 3,800 hectares. In 2016, the company, NDC Guthrie Plantations, Inc., returned the land to the ARBs due to internal conflict within the cooperative. Amatonding said DAR -Agusan del Sur has targeted to complete the field validation activities by the end of this year, a requisite for delineating the collective CLOAs. Throughout its four-year implementation, the SPLIT Project will cover around 54,000 hectares with 3,174 collective CLOAs that will benefit some 25,000 ARBs in Agusan del Sur.
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positive growth in 2018 and 2019 after decades of negative performance. “But this was not appreciated by the Cabinet because I oppose their pro-importation policies, especially on rice liberalization. Maybe now, you understand why I chose a smaller agency like the Mindanao Development Aut hor ity (MinDA) after I resigned from the Department of Agriculture,” Piñol added. He said he would have wanted to finish his sixyear term as MinDA chair until August 2025 and see through the programs that “I personally designed and initiated.” “Honestly, I dreaded the thought of being stereotyped as a politician running for an elective position with eyes twinkling with the peso sign. Good works are overshadowed by prop ag and a c re ate d by g roup s w it h v e s t e d interests,” the senatorial aspirant added. He said he is seeking a Senate seat to institute reforms to promote and protect the agriculture and fisheries sectors. “So, even if I knew from the very start that I lack the resources to run a national campaign and I may have a hard time squeezing into the list of 12 senators who most likely would include bigname political personalities, I decided to throw my hat into the arena,” Piñol said. (PNA)
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Ma. Luna Cacanando said the financial institution expects that the rate of loan default may be higher during a pandemic. She said most default is within 12 to 15-percent rate, but due to the economic conditions amid the pandemic, debt repayment failure may reach up to 30 percent. (PNA)
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shirts, personal protective e q u i p m e nt , t o t e b a g s , Tnalak bags and fashion accessories, mangosteen food supplements, dairy-based food items, and souvenirs and novelty items. As part of the innovations, Orfrecio said they will hold online live selling events via Facebook to complement the face-to-face fair. It will be conducted per province through the DTI12 Facebook page starting 6 p.m. from November 16 to 20, he said. Aside from the trade fair, he said they will come up with a special setup display for over 50 products made by MSMEs that were supported by their business development programs. EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LINO CRUZ CHAVES, who died on November 5, 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, that said decedent died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; that said decedent, at the time of his death left certain real property, exclusive and conjugal, which are more particularly described as follows, to Parcel 1 TCT No. T-31309 situated at Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 990 square meters, more or less, that the decedent also left certain personal properties, as follows; a. China Bank, CDO-Lapasan Branch, Foreign Currency Savings with Bank Account No. 183-7024915; and b. PNB Bank, Limketkai Branch, RBU Foreign Currency Checking Bank Account No. 325726000015 and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of LINO CRUZ CHAVES, per DOC #304; PAGE #61; BOOK #7; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. LEA AURORA P. SAMACO. BWM: Nov. 17, 24 & Dec. 1, 2021
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF SPOUSES CARLO MAGNO B. DIEZ AND RAMONA H. DIEZ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late SPOUSES CARLO MAGNO B. DIEZ AND RAMONA H. DIEZ, SERVANDO H. DIEZ, PILAR D. LA-AB, CESAR H. DIEZ, at the time of their death left a certain parcel of land with Original Certificate of Title No. (OP-18948) 102-2018000105 situated in the Barrio of Bagakay, Municipality of Sibonga, Province of Cebu, Island of Cebu, containing an area of TWENTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (20,233) SQUARE METERS, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF SPOUSES CARLO MAGNO B. DIEZ AND RAMONA H. DIEZ, filed by the heirs of SPOUSES CARLO MAGNO B. DIEZ AND RAMONA H. DIEZ, SERVANDO H. DIEZ, PILAR D. LAAB, CESAR H. DIEZ, per DOC #253; PAGE #51; BOOK #51; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS. BWM: Nov. 3, 10 & 17, 2021
He cited the OTOP or “One Town, One Product” NextGen, DTI Cart, Great Women Project 2, Rapid Growt h Proj e c t, Yout h Entrepreneurship Program, and the Shared Ser vice Facility. Under the “Negosyo sa Dose” component, he said there will be various side activities and webinars that are aimed to develop and improve the entrepreneurial mindset, technical capacity and promote the exchange of ideas by the participants. Jude Constantine Jaugan, director of DTI-Region 12, said they organized Yaman Dose Trade Expo to help sell the region and its products to more buyers as well as investors. He said it is also aimed to encourage the creation of more MSMEs and the development of more worldclass products from the region. The official said the trade fair will help widen the market base of local products and make them more competitive in the domestic and global markets. “We hope that this year’s Yaman Dose will be able to achieve its main objective to help make our MSMEs stronger, better, and able to deal with the challenges posed by the pandemic,” he said. (PNA)
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2021 sales performance, the auto industry remains strong and will certainly surpass last year’s overall performance,” CAMPI president Rommel Gutierrez said in a statement. However, industry sales year-on-year declined by 9.8 percent from 25,023 units in October 2020. “Likewise, we continue to discuss relevant issues with the government aimed at ensuring full recovery of the industry as the country’s economic growth outlook is upgraded,” Gutierrez added. The entire industr y, including importers, aims to end the year with 295,400 unit sales. The group of vehicle importers reported 43,957 units sold from January to September this year. (PNA)
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mahuhusay at maasahan,” said DILG-10 Regional Director Arnel Agabe. He reminded the participants, being part of the SK, that they must take
the challenge of initiating more meaningful activities for the youth. Further, Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion of DILG CARAGA emphasized that the said forum is “an opportunity that encourages youth participation by sharing what they know and what they can do to help resolve or find ways to address the prevailing problems of the country and even in the locality.” GIZ Mindanao Peace and Development Cluster Coordinator Gunhild Schwitalla-Ruf said, “The local government code clearly marks the empowerment of the LGUs on the ground and with that, it also means that the empowerment of the young leaders is strengthened through the SKs and LYDOs.” Fu r t h e r m ore , A l e x a Danielle Dayanghirang, National Youth Commission ( N YC ) c o m m i s s i o n e r representing Mindanao added that the theme of the activity goes very well, noting that the SKs that stand together, stand stronger. This pilot learning exchange activity is initiated in celebration of the Local Government Code Anniversary Celebration, which is made possible through the partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Officer of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), and NYC. (DILG10/PIA-10)
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a h i g h ly i mp ove r ishe d country where 85% of the children are malnourished! I don’t understand why the one who authored the Rice Tariffication Law got the highest vote in the Senate? Tama na po ang panloloko! Iyan ang eleksyon, puro lukohan. Pasayawan ka lang, panalo na! What is so painful is that the Philippine Elections follow business managed electoral system, so personality-oriented and all ads are just illusions and body languages. Indeed, big businesses have opened up the floodgates of their vast funds to finance the candidacy of so-called poor candidates who are on TV every day and every hour, paid by these oligarchs and after winning support the interest of these financiers and not the welfare of the Filipinos. Gising na po! Yes, b e elec tions or COP26, all BLAH, BLAH, BLAH! Perhaps these world
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leaders should know that we can never maintain a 1.5 degree Celsius temperature rate unless the world phase out the usage of coal being the number one polluter. What China and India are so concerned of is that millions will lose their jobs in their countries? They must be informed that according to the International Federation of Red Cross, some 30.7 million people on earth will be displaced by climate disasters if we cannot maintain the 1.5 degree Celsius. Not only that. Many studies have been done over time. To cite a few: “Climate change is increasing the global burden of disease and in the year 2000 was responsible for more than 150,000 deaths worldwide. Of his disease burden,88% fell upon children. “ A global estimate was supplied by an independent report commissioned by 20 countries in 2012 to study the human and economic cost of climate change. The DARA study wrote that it: “linked 400 deaths worldwide to climate change each year, projecting deaths to increase to over 600,000 per year by 2030. Heat waves kill many but global warming devastates food security, nutrition, and water safety. When the report looked at the added health consequences from burning coal and fossil fuels, the number of deaths jumps from 400,000 to almost 5 million per year.” Thus, continuing the usage of coal, as alleged, may prevent worsening poverty or loss of jobs. But eradicating poverty can never be had unless a transformational change is trailblazed during these most critical times when the earth and the people are being sacrificed to the altar of greed and profit by NeoLiberal Capitalism through corporate globalization. That is the core of the problem! If there is anything that the COP26 has done in that wellpublicized G20 Summit with no less than Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth gave the opening remarks is just to reinforce the conclusion of an Oxfam Study that: “In a world buried in so much consumerism and materialism, high veneration to the profit-motive has already captured the mindset
of all governments, all institutions, all universities and of religious groups while there is so much denigration of spirituality.” Love for GAIA? Belief in the oneness and sacredness of life? Stopping the doomsday clock? That’s not in the COP26 vocabulary! Because it was all blah, blah, blah. GAYA NG NGAYONG ELEKSYON – P U RO LOKOHA N ! WALANG PANININDIGAN ANG MGA TUMATAKBO. HOY GISING!
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many who knew her as an iron lady flew quietly back to Davao City without fanfare to personally look after families displaced by a flash flood the night before. She issued a statement on her Facebook saying: “Sa lahat ng aking mga taga-suporta, pati na po sa mga miyembro ng media -- nakikiusap po ako sa inyo na sana ay huwag na kayong mag-camp-out sa labas ng Comelec. Nakikiusap din ako sa mga nasa probinsiya na huwag kayo bumiyahe papunta Manila nandito lang po ako sa Davao City dahil sa sunod-sunod na pag-ulan at pagbaha." After the last evacuee was resettled, the Alpha in the family, as President Rodrigo Duterte would ascribe to his daughter, starts to track the route where destiny leads her. Saturday, when everybody was out enjoying the relaxed restrictions against Covid-19, Inday, through her representative and lawyer, filed her COC for Vice President.
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of the little things we get angry about are not nearly as important as our family’s feelings that we hurt. So take a lesson from rocket science and “Count down before you blast off.” Studies show that most of the tension in a family comes from using the wrong tone of voice. “More than what you say is how you say it.” It’s the way we talk and treat each other that determines how much peace, joy, and love that your family experiences each day. But you cannot have a peaceful,
happy marriage and family until you yourself have inner peace, joy, and self-control in your own heart. Won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for your past anger, lack of self-control, and impatience with your family? Then ask Him to take full control of your heart and character, so you can start enjoying the happy, peaceful climate you want in your home every day of the year, regardless of the weather outside. Just think a minute.
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Utilities, Inc. (FDCUI), the Filinvest Group's utilities and infrastructure arm. The firm runs a 405-megawatt thermal power plant within PHIVIDEC, making it a long-time and notable partner of local communities, not only within Misamis Oriental but also to neighboring provinces. Through the facilitation of the company, the Filinvest Group was able to extend assistance to various LGUs by donating 1700 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. Beneficiaries include the municipality of Villanueva, the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Camiguin, and the city of Dumaguete. Apart from the vaccine donation, the power firm provided medical equipment and supplies, hygiene and disinfection materials, food packs, and installed handwashing facilities in strategic areas within its host barangays. "FDC Misamis understands the importance of enhancing the capabilities of its stakeholders. Its numerous collaborations with the various local government units gave added coverage, protection, and assurance which ultimately helped keep the number of cases at bay in these areas," noted Roxas. The company’s partnerships with the LGUs effectively demonstrate that cooperation and coordination between private and government sectors pave the way to overcome challenges and achieve common integrated goals. "This pandemic may linger on for a while, but a solution pinned on unity and action-driven approach is a guaranteed way to get through it," said Roxas. Last August, the Filinvest Group officially launched the FilVax program in Metro Manila and was eventually extended to various subsidiaries nationwide. Filinvest assures that as the country recovers from the pandemic, it will continue to look for ways to keep stakeholders safe and healthy.
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