BusinessWeek Mindanao (November 9-10, 2022)

Cebu-Cotabato flights

PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) starts direct flights between Cebu and Cotabato City next month, December 1, 2022.

The service is the latest addition to the flag carrier’s expanding network of inter-island flights from the airline’s Cebu hub in support of the revival of domestic tourism and business activities.

“We hope to contribute positively to the economic development of Cotabato City and the Bangsamoro region by launching this new link to progressive Cotabato City,” according to PAL Vice President for Sales Bud Britanico.

Drive vs poker

THE top official of the National Bureau of Investigation Northern Mindanao (NBI-10) has assured to continue their intensive surveillance and monitoring of illegal gambling activities in the region.

NBI-10 director Atty. Patricio Bernales made the statement following their recent operation where the NBI-10 operatives raided an alleged Poker House in Tomas Saco Street, Barangay Nazareth in this city on Thursday, Nov. 3.

Bernales said there might be possible gambling activities that operate within the region without necessary documents.

Calamity loan

TOP executives of Pag-IBIG Fund announced on Friday (04 November) that the agency has allocated P5 billion in calamity loan funds to help members affected by Typhoon Paeng.

“We are ready to help our members affected by Typhoon Paeng with our Calamity Loan program.

We have initially identified a total of 344,000 affected members in Regions IV-A (CALABARZON), V (Bicol Region), VI (Western Visayas), the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and other areas where a state of a calamity has been declared by the local government unit, who are eligible to borrow under the program.,” said Secretary Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and Chairperson of the 11-member Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees.

“That is why we have set aside P5 billion in calamity loan funds to help them recover from the damages caused by the typhoon. This is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to provide Filipinos in affected areas with immediate relief and all the necessary assistance,” he said.

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CDO gives discounts for real estate taxes

THE Cagayan de Oro city government started Monday a 20 percent discount for its taxpayers this year. Mayor Rolando Uy said the discount for local taxes is mandated

under Ordinance No. 143892022 and applies to those who pay in full before January 1, 2023. The discount covers real property taxes as well as additional taxes accruing

to the Special Education Fund that will be due next year. However, the ordinance said the discount "will only be granted to properties without

Migz: Senate to tackle disaster response system

By FRENCIE CARREON MindaNews

ZAMBOANGA

Zubiri, whose Operation Tabang

Mindanao donated 600 bags of rice containing 25-kilos each for families affected by “Paeng” in the city, said that “Mindanao will be needing sustained aid.”

“Paeng really battered Mindanao. The storm left a wreck across the country, but the damage and the loss here in Mindanao is especially devastating,” he said.

He said that as a Mindanawon

DAVAO City — Former

BusinessWeek and Mindanao Daily publisher Mr. Dante Sudaria (above phioto) takes pride in announcing this year’s awardees following a three years of hiatus due to the pandemic. Photos by Gerry L. Gorit.

City — The Senate budget hearings next week will tackle the need for local governments to streamline the nation’s disaster response system, and additional aid for areas hit by Typhoon Paeng, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said during his visit here Thursday.

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AWARDS. ANAKCIANO, Inc., a homegrown agro-industrial company, represented here by (from right) Erlinda Unabia, Vangie Sario and Aisa Zulita, is this year’s recipient of the award in the agriculture and agro-industry category in the 9th Mindanao Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs Awards held November 8 at Ayala Mall Centrio in Cagayan de Oro City. Photos by Gerry L. Gorit.

Davao City named UN Habitat PH's champ vs. marine litter

DAVAO City – This city has earned the Local Champion for Marine Litter Action Award for pioneering the country’s program against marine waste. In a statement Tuesday, Ancillary Services Unit (ASU) officer-in-charge Paul Bermejo

said the city won the award for having implemented a localized Philippine action plan for marine litter among other local government units in the country. Bermejo said the award was presented by the UN Habitat of the Philippines, in partnership

Republic

with the League of Cities of the Philippines, during the World Cities Day Celebration held on Oct. 28 in Quezon City. "We attributed the citation to the city's Bantay Dagat program, which began in 2017 during the administration of former Mayor

Inday Sara Duterte and was continued to this day by Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte," he said. Bermejo cited Executive Order (EO) No. 41, series of 2017, that mandates Bantay Dagat volunteers to conduct coastal and riverbank cleanup every first and

third Saturday morning of the month. Some 350 Bantay Dagat volunteers dutifully hold cleanup activities every Saturday morning in seven riverbanks and 26 coastal barangays here. "Even though the UN Habitat's Save the Oceans and Rivers has not been organized

yet, we already have a program to clean our coastline," Bermejo said. Bermejo invited other non-government organizations and other representatives from establishments or institutions wanting to participate in the weekly cleanup drive. (PNA)

Davao's underground cabling system seeks wire-free streets

IN RE: MATTER OF CANCELLATION R-CDO-22-03536-SP AND DECLARING NULL AND VOID SOME ENTRIES OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF HARRY LARCEN VALDEO,

FLORENCE L. VALDEO, HERMILA V. DELOS ANGELES, DOLORES V, DANDASAN, Petitioners, -versusHARRY LARSEN VALDEO AND THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY,

ORDER

Let this case be heard on February 6, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., at this court sitting at the Goldridge Building, Masterson Avenue-P.N. Roa Avenue, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. The Civil Registrar concerned and any person having or claiming any interest under the certificate of birth whose cancellations/corrections are sought may, within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition, file his or her opposition thereto.

At the expense of the petitioner, let a copy of this Order be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental and in the City of Cagayan de Oro.

Further, let a copy of this Order and the petition be posted at the bulletin boards of the entrance door of this court, City Hall, and Barangay 12, all in Cagayan de Oro City.

Finally, let a copy of the petition and this Order be furnished to the Office of the Solicitor General and the Offices of the Civil Registrar concerned.

SO ORDERED.

Cagayan de Oro City, October 24, 2022.

(SGD) JEOFFRE W. ACEBIDO Presiding Judge

DAVAO City – The Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. (DLPC) is now targeting another major thoroughfare in the city to be wire-free through its underground cabling system. This came after the near completion of the electrical works for underground cabling activities on San Pedro Street, where civil works

on the first part of the R. Magsaysay area are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2023. “After that, the electrical works will commence and are expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2024,” Leo Remulta, the DLPC project head, said in a statement Monday. The underground cabling plan is mandated

under a city ordinance passed in 2017, under which all telecommunication companies and Davao Light are required to convert overhead lines to an underground system. The system aims to make attract more investors and tourists, as only a few cities in the country have underground cabling system. Remulta

said the first part of the underground cabling project in R. Magsaysay covers the Philippine Post Office up to the corner of Suazo Street. “The civil works of DLPC are now 23.5 percent complete. It includes the excavation and installation of conduits and manholes to lay the pipes where the primary lines will go through,” he said. With the innovation of DLPC engineers, he said the manholes that originally took 4-6 weeks to install will now only take 48 hours using pre-fabricated ones. “The pre-fabricated manhole is DLPC’s innovation to minimize public inconvenience and (the cost and timeframe) of the project implementation. We construct the manhole, where the primary lines will go through, in a separate, controlled area and then deliver them to the site for construction to make the process considerably faster,” he said. (PNA)

Banking & finance

BSP defaces unfit, mutilated coins

AROUND 519.93 metric tons of unfit, demonetized, mutilated, and counterfeit coins have been defaced from October 2021 until September 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Wednesday.

The BSP said the process was done by altering the surfaces of the coins using a machine “to prevent them from being recirculated”.

“The defaced coins may then be recycled into different

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. TEODOMERO G. ALOMBRO, SR. and RICARDA LADIO ALOMBRO , died intestate at Cagayan de Oro City on March 8, 1990 and at Dicklum, Manolo Fortich on April 20, 1998, respectively, leaving parcels of land in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, more particularly described herein below:

1. OCT P-27572 – A parcel of land, Lot No.1506, Cad-867, Case-3 identical to Lot 488, Gss-549, situated atDicklum,ManoloFortich,Bukidnon, containing an area of 271 square meters, more or less;

2. OCT P-25926 – A parcel of land, Lot No.1438, Cad-867, Case-3, situated at Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, containing an area of 567 square meters, more or less;

3. OCT P-27571 – A parcel of land, Lot No.1438, Cad-867, Case-3, situated at Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, containing an area of 575 square meters, more or less;

4. OCT P-18520 – A parcel of land,LotNo.117,Cad-867,situatedat Poblacion,ManoloFortich,Bukidnon, containing an area of 6,407 square meters, more or less;

5. TCT T-23751 – A parcel of land, Lot No. 163, Gss-549, situated atDicklum,ManoloFortich,Bukidnon, containing an area of 26,879 square meters, more or less;

6. Tax Declaration Nos. 15-01126626 and 15-011-26627 – A parcel of land, Lot No. 165 part, Gss-549, situated at Lingi-on, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon,containinganareaof20,000 square meters, more or less;

7. OCT No. 77642 – A parcel of land,LotNo.3168,Gss-07-02-000021, Case No. 8, situated at Cabulijan, Tubigon, Bohol, containing an area of 9,940 square meters, more or less; and

8. OCT No. 47751 – A parcel of land,LotNo.3175,Gss-07-02-000021, Case No. 8, situated at Cabulijan, Tubigon, Bohol, containing an area of 8,413 square meters, more or less; Are the subject of Deed of ExtraJudicial Settlement of Estate, under the Notarial Registry of Atty. Asis G. Cubillan, per Doc. No. 462, Page No. 94, Book No. LXIV, Series of 2022.

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items based on their metallic content,” it said.

The BSP said around 70 percent, or about 364 metric tons, of the coins were unfit, 25 percent were mutilated, 4 percent were counterfeit, and 1 percent were demonetized. It said the destruction of the coins as well as banknotes

is mandated under Republic Act (RA) 7653, as amended by RA 11211.

RA 11211 amended the New Central Bank Act.

“This will ensure that only fit and legal tender banknotes and coins are circulated and used to purchase goods and services,” it added.

The BSP said it hopes for the “enactment of a law defining and penalizing the excessive and unnecessary hoarding of coins.”

This reinforces the BSP’s “continuing efforts to maintain and protect the integrity of Philippine currency”, it added. (PNA)

Bank lending up, domestic liquidity slows in Sept.

BANK lending of universal and commercial banks (U/ KBs) posted higher expansion but domestic liquidity grew at a slower rate in September 2022.

Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday showed that U/KBs’ outstanding loans, excluding those placed in the central bank’s reverse repurchase (RRP) facility, posted higher annual

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF GONZALA LIM CHAVES WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

That the deceased GONZALO LIM CHAVES who died on February 7, 1998 in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, the said deceased died intestate, without a LastWill andTestament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity, that deceased left the following real property with TCT-No.T-6088, located in Katipunan, Villanueva,MisamisOriental,containing an area of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE (1,281) SQUAREMETERS,andhasbeenthe subjectofDEEDOFEXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF GONZALA LIM CHAVES WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, That for and in consideration of the sum of FIVE HUNDREDFIFTYTHOUSANDPESOS ONLY (Php550,000.00), Philippine Currency,thereceiptwhereofishereby acknowledge from the BUYER to the entire satisfaction of the HEIRSSELLERS,thesaidHEIRS-SELLERS hereby sell, transfer, and convey, in a manner absolute an irrevocable, in favor of the BUYER and assigns the parcels of land above-described, together with all the improvements existing thereon, filed by the heirs of GONZALOLIMCHAVES,perDOC#108; PAGE#22;BOOK#45;Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIA LEONITA Q. GO.

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expansion last month at 13.4 percent from 12.2 percent in August.

On a month-on-month basis, the BSP said bank lending grew by 1.7 percent.

Funds, net of RRPs, extended by U/KBs’ to residents during that month increased by 13 percent from month-ago’s 12.1.

Production loans during the said period went up by 12.3 percent from the previous month’s 11.5 percent expansion.

This was attributed to expansion in lending to information and communication, 25.5 percent; real estate activities, 16.3

percent; manufacturing, 16.2 percent; and wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 10.8 percent.

Consumer loans to residents during the same month also posted higher growth of 2 0.5 percent from month-ago’s 18.3 percent due mainly to credit card loans, motor vehicle loans, and salary-based general purpose consumption loans.

Bank lending to nonresidents jumped by 26.6 percent last month, faster than its 16.3 percent print last August.

The BSP said “continued

New fiscal measures vs. rise in debt needed: economist

NEW fiscal reform measures are needed to help address the rise in government liabilities, the recent of which are mostly due to pandemic-related financing, an economist said.

On Thursday, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported the rise in the national government’s outstanding debt to recordhigh PHP13.517 trillion as of September 2022.

In a report, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort attributed the jump in government debt partly to the issuance of around PHP118 billion worth of United States dollar-denominated bonds and the impact of weakening of the local currency against the greenback.

Ricafort said with the rise in government debt since 2020 due mainly to the pandemic, the current government “may still need to further intensify tax revenue collections based on existing tax laws, come up with new taxes/tax reform measures, increase tax rates,

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among others, to further boost structural sources of government revenues.”

He said new taxes such as those for digital transactions “are based on principles of fairness.”

“New taxes and higher tax rates need to be fair, equitable, and progressive, especially targeted to those that can afford them or those from the higher income brackets or at least prevent adding burden to the poor, most vulnerable sectors, and/or those hit hard by the pandemic,” he added.

Aside from new measures that are targeted to increase government revenues, Ricafort said the administration also needs to “adopt more disciplined spending through fiscal reform measures such as right-sizing the government, anti-corruption/anti-leakage/ anti-wastage measures” to help lessen the government’s budget gap and address its liabilities.

He said the intensified tax collections from existing tax laws may not be enough and would inevitably require new

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MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY as Senior High School Teacher and

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Jesien N. Dadios Instructional Manager Alternative Learning System Naawan District

School should give senior high school students significant experience and equip them to be better human beings, and senior high school assigned teachers must facilitate the cultivation of healthy thoughts and groom their cognitive abilities. With this, the learning process is very important in imparting knowledge, skills, and meaningful experiences to students.

As a senior high school teacher and at the same time an ALS instructional manager, I prepare my students for the next stage in their education path, which is tertiary education. I want them to have a meaningful and engaging learning experience that can foster their interest in learning and promote wisdom, knowledge, and vital skills that would be helpful in their everyday lives. In addition, I will teach

my students how to learn by preparing active, hands-on, and engaging activities that are relevant to their lives and experiences. This will help them to become active and interested in the learning process that promotes better understanding and real-life experience. Practical learning is a form of education in which learners learn by doing.

My philosophy of teaching was greatly influenced by the American philosopher John Dewey, who thoroughly explained that students must interact with their environment and play an active role in the subject matter to learn and experience reality in life. I firmly believe that learning occurs when a student is deeply engaged in the process, makes a personal connection with the information taught, and applies his/her knowledge. In my class,

I involve my students in actual learning. Aside from practical experience, I let my students be involved in my lessons by doing collaborative concept mapping, which is a great way to share their ideas and learning and also develop camaraderie and social skills. This gives them a meaningful and active learning experience that can be applied in real-life situations.

Creating an inclusive, active, and meaningful learning environment promotes students' learning and stimulates the development of compassionate, active, and open-minded individuals, which enables them to learn more and experience reality in life. Teachers will facilitate and let students engage, be active and learn more. Learning by doing is a fun learning experience.

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Think a minute...The famous blind woman, Helen Keller, said: “It is better to be blind and see with your heart than to have two good eyes and not see yourself as you truly are.” Remember: “No one is as blind as those who refuse to see.”

A man told me that in nearly 40 years of marriage his wife has never once said, “I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

And on the rare occasion that she does recognize a possible weakness in her character or personality, her answer is always: “I can’t help it. That’s just the kind of person I am.” In her mind, she is never wrong or responsible to change anything in her character, because “that’s just the kind of person she is.”

A counselor who met with a man I know suggested some areas the man needed to improve and grow in, but he replied: “I don’t want to change anything! I like the way I am.” Only a couple of years after, that this man’s wife divorced him and took their children leaving him all alone. Both he and his family paid a high price for his selfish pride and blindness to his own character faults that everyone could see but him.

Many of us go through our entire lifetime hurting ourselves and others by the way we handle our marriage, raise our children, and treat the people around us, yet never seeing ourselves as we really are. So we never change and correct our wrong, hurtful attitudes, thinking and behavior. Remember: “Character building begins when we are babies and continues to the

day we die.”

The famous philosopher Socrates said: “Know yourself...The unexamined life is not worth living.” When we are blind to ourselves, we cannot see what we need to change in our character and life. Our blindness blocks us from ever reaching our potential and living our life to the fullest.

“Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change himself.” The fact is the only person in the world you can change is yourself. So won’t you start today? Ask the One Who created you and all of your potential to help you start seeing your blind spots: your character faults, wrong thinking, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, words, habits, and relationships that you need to change. Jesus will forgive you for your sinful heart and way of living. Then, He will free you with His power to start seeing and being all He created you to be. Just think a minute…

One of the trending topics this morning is the punching spree that occurred during the NCAA basketball game yesterday between College of Saint Benilde (CSB) and Jose Rizal University (JRU). Apparently, one of the JRU players lost his cool, ran towards the CSB bench and punched three players and violently pushed a fourth one. Although basketball brawls are normal in this country, this incident is notable because it had one player going against the entire opposing team and coming out physically unscathed.

A lot of people have already chimed in and given their opinions on the matter. Most people’s comments centered on sports violence, unsportsmanlike behavior (ironically the JRU player is a 2018 NCAA Sportsmanship awardee), systemic problems, and even breeding. As usual, this piece would like to look at the incident from an oblique or different angle and use the incident to start a discussion on situational awareness and how that player from JRU, to a certain degree, displayed momentary situational awareness.

Situational awareness is knowing what is happening around you in terms of where you are, where you are supposed to be, and knowing

whether anyone or anything around you, is a threat to you. This is an extremely useful skill for everyone.

I would like to stress that I do not condone his actions. I would like, however, to use the incident to illustrate a skill that can be used for other situations. Try and watch the videos and take note. First, no one from his own JRU side was able to stop him because he ran through the back aisle using the chairs to block them. Second, as he ran towards the opposing bench alone, he was able to deftly avoid all the punches thrown at him. Third, among those confronting him, he was able to identify the person he could reach first and decked him with a single punch then use his arms to defend himself from the blows of the other players. Fourth, by using the inevitable peace makers as screens, he was able to punch and floor two more players and then push a fourth one. During all this time, no one was able to land a significant blow on him despite the fact that he was in the opposing bench surrounded by the opposing team.

There are several concepts, theories, and models surrounding situational awareness. There is a general consensus, however, on the basics of situational awareness.

First one must be able to perceive and gather information around you or your organization. This might seem simple but people rarely pay attention to their environment nor read news that do not interest them. Information is a very important asset and everyone must take efforts to scan their environment. Information gathering can be done methodically or

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through quick glances. The JRU player clearly has the unique ability to quickly scan his surrounding and instantly or instinctively (probably through experience in similar incidents) and see the threats around him. For most people gathering information is a skill developed. In politics or competitive business, some political operators or business operators maintain war rooms or situational boards where they post information about the environment such as past data, present news, and opinions of key source persons. These information bits are the starting point for developing situational awareness. Other people call this mindfulness or simply paying attention.

The second aspect of situational awareness is assessing the information. One must understand which information is relevant and from there identify the threats. The JRU player was able to assess which of the persons around him were immediate threats and possible inadvertent allies (people trying to pacify the situation were in effect inadvertent allies). Also, flashback a few months ago, this same player was involved with a scuffle with a player from Letran. This time, he stopped himself from escalating the confrontation. What was the difference? The Letran player was bigger and stronger than him and he was aware that a physical confrontation would end badly. In politics and business, gaming and scenario-making exercises are ways in which one can assess the information gathered and identify the threats. This step can also include anticipating specific threats.

Finally, after gathering information and assessing them, one must now adapt, adjust and utilize the information and act. The action can be either fight or flight. In the said NCAA game, the JRU player was able to attack the apparent threat which was one of the CSB players who was readying to punch him and punch him first. After that, he punched two players who were unprepared and ran behind so called cooler heads trying to diffuse the situation and escape the scene with two opposing players down on the ground. In business and politics, one can either use the information to evade confrontation or initiate actions against potential threats.

These skills can be either natural or learned. Through experience and practice, people and organizations can develop quick situational awareness and response.

It must be remembered, however, that in certain instances, situational awareness alone cannot guarantee eventual success. With the JRU player, his situational awareness might have enabled him to escape immediate physical consequences but his lack of forward thinking decision making abilities and longterm consequences projection will undoubtedly cause him negative long term career ending consequences.

In sports, business, politics or life in general, several skills are needed to succeed. One must just look at current events with an oblique filter and learn.

This is my oblique observation.

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Division of Iligan City crafts plan for VHF Radio network

Engr. Elsa S. Dechos

Iligan City Schools

Division compose of more than one hundred twenty-five schools where most of these are from a remote area in hinterland Barangays. Some of these are relatively poor communities which are not considered commercially viable within the current business and technology model of commercial operators. Since most of them are isolated areas, where cellular connections do not normally reach, the Division office plan to use VHF Radio network.

The City of Iligan, is composed of mountainous and uneven terrains, having areas that can go as low as 100 meters below sea level to as high as 900 meters. This imposes topographic restrictions on the viability of commercial telecommunications

services in most parts of the city in which the education sector is heavily dependent on.

Having the proposal of migrating existing radio network to amateur and digital network to expand its coverage and capability, this innovation will make the school, teachers, and learners have easier communication with each other without risking their health. The goal of Amateur Radio Service is to provide and establish a practical mode of communication between schools and remote areas in the city to support the delivery of quality basic education. This kind of technology has the characteristics of robustness and reliability and is a good and practical way to ease the existing problem that the Division of Iligan City has.

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Cacao Congress set in Davao City

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews

DAVAO City – The National Cacao Congress 2022 will be staged at the SMX Convention Center

24 to 25, highlighting the growing chocolate industry of the Philippines.

Dante Muyco, co-chair of the National Cacao Congress, told Kapehan sa Dabaw on Monday that the event seeks

to strengthen the position of the country, particularly Davao as the national cacao capital, in the global chocolate map.

He added that the event would be a good venue to discuss with the industry’s

Collaboration of Teachers: Vital for Students Success

Jesien N. Dadios Instructional Manager

Alternative Learning System Naawan District

For students to succeed, teachers must work together. Every educational institution wants to improve teacher collaboration among instructors and learn more about how they see it by doing qualitative research. It is crucial that teachers who are currently specializing in the same subject during the academic year and whose area of expertise aligns with the particular subject matter of each quarter's classes.

It is necessary to profile teachers in order to learn more about their educational background, professional experiences, and trainings. The peer-to-peer classroom visit on their chosen topic must be organized together as part of

the partnership, which is also demonstrated by the pairing of cooperating instructors with practicing students.

Just a few of the benefits of teacher collaboration are listed above. In the sphere of education, teacher collaboration is beneficial to the teaching and learning process. There are advantages and disadvantages to teachers who value teamwork. The best way to improve pupils' subpar performance is by teamwork, just like in a problem study.

It provides a wide range of teaching alternatives and promotes teamwork and camaraderie. But it takes a lot of preparation, time, and work. Because they worry about being rejected or failing,

some educators are reluctant to share and trade practices. Teachers advise having more discussions and planning in order for their teamwork to be successful.

There is a need for teachers to openly collaborate with one another on how to enhance their methods of instruction in order to solve learning challenges and gaps. This is similar to a problem-solving exercise in which a teacher openly solicits feedback from peers on his or her instructional approach or areas for development. However, the primary responsibility of the school's principal is to offer these teachers the technical support they need to deal with their particular teaching challenges.

domestic and foreign development partners on how the local stakeholders, particularly farmers, can further improve the industry.

Muyco said that plant nutrition expert Bruce Pearse, of Soil Mates based in West Australia, would discuss “Regenerative Agriculture: Concepts and Best Practices, and its Implication to Cacao Production” with emphasis on the measures that can be taken to bring nutrition back to the soil.

The congress is organized by the Philippine Cacao Industry Association, Inc. (PCIA) in partnership with Philippine Cacao Industry Council, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Interior and Local Government.

In a briefer released by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao, the country envisions having a globally competitive and sustainable Philippine cacao and chocolate industry “built on a strong Philippine Brand of quality cacao.”

It also targets to produce 50,000 metric tons of quality fermented beans by 2026 to

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PEZA bags P3.88-B investment pledges from Taiwan mission

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it has secured investment pledges from its recent investment mission in Taiwan amounting to $65 million or around P3.88 billion.

In a statement Tuesday, PEZA said these investment commitments came from seven Taiwanese firms, including the $40-million expansion project of YFCBonEagle International Inc. and the investment

plan of Neotek and Accton Technology Corp. amounting to $6 million to $8 million.

Other investment pledges from Taiwan also include the expansion projects of artificial intelligence-based solutions and LCD monitors Chimei, solar energy project of Budget Energy Corp., AcBel Polytech, Inc., and Yeng Hsing Philippine branch.

"We aim to attract more investments in hightechnology industries

The Reading Challenge In The Post Pandemic

Jessica C. Hornejas, HT l Taguanao Integrated School, Misamis Occidental

Everyone in the DepEd family when asked about the most challenging issue that confronts the teachers and learners after the pandemic will surely answers Reading which tops the most.

There is truth in it based on the reports submitted by teachers, specifically the Reading progress report. Whatever tools are used by teachers to determine the reading levels of learners, the fact remains that many of the learners fall under frustration level.

In the school, just like any other school in the country, the classroom scenario displays learners having difficulty in reading. Grade 3 learner who is expected to read already at one’s grade level could even hardly recognize letters that compose a word. Much is even felt in terms of frustration when already at grade 7 but stammers when shown a sight of a word.

It is sad to leave the learners in this status. Hence, in the school, teachers design initiatives that range from teaching beginning reading following the 14 domains. It was difficult at first, especially when teachers in the junior high school had frustrated readers and they had not been trained yet in teaching reading. The good thing in the integrated school is the presence of teachers in the elementary who were trained and who became trainers for their co-teachers at the secondary level. With this, the problem in the school made not so much difficult to handle.

As part of the initiatives and interventions, the school prepares learning resources which can be used in teaching beginning reading. The school’s best strategy for this is through Learning Action Cell (LAC) which I will write about in the next issue. (jch)

DepEd, Division of Iligan City Schools conducts Orientation Seminar and Amateur Radio Class Examination

Elsa S. Dechos

Iligan City Schools Division Office, in collaboration with National Telecommunication Commission conducted an orientation seminar for amateur radio class examination. In its quest to establish an effective and efficient communication linkage through VHF Radio, by way of reaching hinterland schools.

The program is initiated by Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Roy Angelo E. Gazo and Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Shambaeh A. Usman, with the support of the local government unit who purchased the VHF Radio unit for all school heads.

The training is anchored on the compliance National Telecommunication Commission Memorandum Circular No. 6-7 series

1997, Orientation Seminar for Amateur Radio Class Examination. An applicant for the class “C” or “D” amateur radio examinations must first attend an orientation seminar conducted by a duly recognized Radio Club or a “Class A” amateur license holder who shall issue the corresponding endorsement before allowed to take the examination.

A standard seminar curriculum is formulated by the Amateur Radio Consultative Panel and approved by the commission. There are 52 personnel compose of Public Schools District Supervisors and School Heads in the different schools of the Division of Iligan city attended the training seminar, who eventually take the examination on the following day.

as Taiwan’s economy is driven by a competitive manufacturing sector in the fields of electronics, machinery, petrochemicals, energy, and information and communications technology (ICT) products," PEZA officer-in-charge Tereso

Panga said. Aside from these investment pledges, PEZA said there were serious interests from Asia Optical Co. Inc. to develop a fivehectare agro-industrial park with an initial cost of P1 billion, and personal

protective equipment maker Medtecs International Corp. Ltd. looking for a 100-hectare land.

Machinery Co., Ltd. and Giyu Industrial Co., Ltd., are also looking into investing in the country.

Alternergy partners with Exeter for hydro project

RENEWABLE energy firm

Alternergy is partnering with Exeter Portofino Holdings for the former’s run-of-river hydropower project in Lamut and Asipulo in Ifugao.

In a statement Thursday, Alternergy said it signed an investment framework agreement with Exeter as copartner for the development of the Lamut-Asipulo Hydro Power Project.

The company said its tieup with Exeter is expected to expedite the construction of the hydropower plant.

“With the entry of Exeter as co-partner, the LamutAsipulo Hydro Power Project is in (an) advanced stage of development and is expected to issue notice to proceed to early construction works in the coming months,” Alternergy said.

Exeter said the partnership with Alternergy is aligned with its commitment to ensuring that the project is sustainable and would

preserve the heritage of the local communities.

Exeter is a holding company of civil society leader Sara Soliven-de Guzman whose family has been actively promoting the preservation of Ifugao heritage sites and has rolled out educational programs in Ifugao through its Operation Brotherhood Community Foundation.

Car battery manufacturer Cyberpower, green energy firm Haoyung International, as well as hydroponics companies Huang Lin

“The Lamut-Asipulo Hydro Power Project is also an opportunity for us to continue and expand the work our family has started in Ifugao,” Exeter chairperson Soliven-de Guzman said.

“Our family has deep ties in Ifugao and we look forward to strengthening this together with Alternergy in harnessing renewable energy and helping uplift the lives of the Ifugaos.”

The run-of-river hydropower project will use the flow of water from the Cawayan River that will be converted into clean and renewable power.

As the project is located within the ancestral domains of the Kalanguya, Ayangan, and Tuwali Indigenous Cultural Communities, a memorandum of agreement

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Energy companies told to deliver projects on time

THE Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday urged companies to complete their generation and transmission projects on time to ensure adequate supply and delivery of power to consumers.

During the Virtual Energy Investment Forum, DOE Director Irma Exconde said delays in the completion of

liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and transmission projects, as well as noncompliance with the agency’s policy on the maintenance schedule of power plants, remain a challenge to the country’s power supply.

These challenges are on top of the depleting reserves of the Malampaya gas field

and the continued high fuel prices in the global market, especially coal, which has the largest share in power capacity and generation mix.

For instance, Exconde said, the Luzon grid may experience 17 yellow alerts and three red alerts next year if the 1,200-megawatt (MW) ENERGY/PAGE 7

A Teacher's Box

"PEZA shall attract and target strategic and hightech industries from Taiwan that will provide for ecozone MISSION/PAGE 7 ` JOB OPENINGS! POWERCHINA

Rachile Ann P. Bautizado Teacher I Mambuaya Elementary School

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COMMISSIONING SUPERVISOR

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-Commissioning work allocate and site commission arrangement.

-Commissioning equipment inspection and material preparation.

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persons– GENERAL MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

-Must know how to speak Mandarin

-Supervise the equipment coming to site

-Check and maintain the equipments.

-Make a daily report regarding equipment monitoring.

-Make a checklist on when the equipment needs to test base on Philippine Code.

5 persons– BOILER SUPERVISOR

-Must know how to speak Mandarin

-Must know how to interpret Chinese technical drawings

-Ensure safety by monitoring safety equipment, identifying potential issues and taking appropriate steps to suspend operations and repair the problem

-Supervise team of assistant operators and mechanics by delegating repair, maintenance and monitoring tasks, scheduling jobs, providing appropriate instruction and giving constructive feedback on performance

Interested applicant my contact Shanyne Cantere – 0909 700 5177

As one author said, "If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn".

(Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Estrada)

Going to school after two years of staying at home due to Covid-19 is the most challenging part not just to the life of a student but most especially to the teachers. Being a Grade Three teachers is not an easy job for me especially in terms of reading ang writing. They are already Grade Three but I have to go back to the basics of writing. Furthermore, I have to sound it out all the letters in the alphabet just to make them read the things I've written on the board. I used to teach in the higher grades before and only this time that I teach pupils in the lower grade. Moreover, this grade three pupils now are the last person having face to face classes before

the Covid-19 strikes the Philippines. Some of the pupils have higher age now because they stop for two years due to Covid-19 because they don't want to answer their modules or yet, there is no available learning facilitators at home. It was said that the foundation of learning must start in the lower grades. But how could they have this foundation if they've stayed at home for two years? Good for those pupils with can afford parents and gadgets in their homes like laptops, computers and smart phones because they can really learn from it if they want to. But how about those who have below income wages? Therefore, teachers must not rely on one strategy but must try all the applicable strategies for their students to learn. Indeed, this year is very challenging.

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without any tax delinquency." Uy said the tax discount is one of the proposed fiscal incentives and economic reforms package that he had certified as urgent to the City Council, which was later passed into an ordinance. Street vendors Meanwhile, Uy apologized to street vendors who will be displaced in one of the major streets in the city as the local government intensifies the enforcement of local laws relating to public order. "Four months and a half passed, and some (vendors) did not help themselves (in following the agreement), that is why I ask for an apology that I have to enforce the law," he said. Uy was referring to vendors who went beyond the specified selling area, which is only within the premises outside the Cogon public market. He said some vendors extended to other streets such as JR Borja Extension, which caused heavy traffic in the late afternoon until evening during rush hours. Over the weekend, Uy led an inspection and monitoring team in the marketplace where he interacted with some of the vendors. (PNA)

chosen funeral parlor or for a burial space at the Zamboanga City Public Cemetery, while the remaining P4,000 shall be given to the immediate family of the deceased.

Muslim beneficiaries shall receive the entire amount of P12,000.

It said claims on the private sector rose by 10.1 percent last September from the previous month’s 8.9 percent “with the sustained expansion in bank lending to non-financial private corporations and households.”

projects – the 4.6MW Dupinga Project in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija and the 17.4-MW Kiangan Project in Kiangan, Ifugao. (PNA)

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Puentespina added that they noticed a change of fruiting pattern of their cacao trees while the strong rains in the city could potentially affect the yield at their farms in Davao.

coming up with upscaling strategies on the ways forward to address cacao industry and suitability and sustainability.

he also felt what the local residents went through. Zubiri also visited Cotabato City, the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, and Sultan Kudarat.

He expressed appreciation to nongovernment organizations and individuals that also extended assistance, including the Southern Philippine Deep Sea Fishing Association, which gave donations and allowed the use of some of their facilities in partnership with some contractors.

Meanwhile, Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe approved today Ordinance No. 586 which provides for the increase of burial assistance from six to twelve thousand pesos per indigent beneficiary in the city.

The ordinance says that P8,000 shall be paid directly either to the

tax/fiscal reform measures to curb additional borrowings by the government.

“Thus, tax reform and other fiscal reform measures, alongside faster economic growth, for the coming months/ years would help ease the national government’s debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio to below the international threshold of 60 percent in the coming years and would help maintain/support the country’s relatively favorable credit ratings of 1-3 notched above the minimum investment grade rating,” he said.

The share of the government’s debt to total output of the country is around 62.1 percent as of end-June this year, already lower after hitting a 17-year high of 63.5 percent in the previous quarter. (PNA)

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expansion in lending activity and ample liquidity will support the recovery of economic activity and domestic demand.”

“Looking ahead, the BSP will ensure that liquidity and lending conditions remain consistent with its price and financial stability mandates,” it added.

Meanwhile, the annual growth of domestic liquidity (M3) in the ninth month this year slowed to 5 percent to P15.4 trillion from the revised 6.7 percent rise last August.

On a month-on-month basis, M3 declined by 0.2 percent, the BSP said.

The central bank said domestic claims slowed to 10.8 percent last September from month-ago’s revised 11.4 percent growth “due to the improvement in bank lending to the private sector.”

On the other hand, net claims on the national government rose by 15.3 percent, down from last August’s 21.2 percent, “owing to the sustained borrowing by the national government.”

During the same period, net foreign assets (NFA) in peso terms slipped by 1.7 percent, higher than the 0.8 percent decline last August.

The BSP said NFA of banks slipped “mainly on account of higher bills payable” while that of the central bank “was broadly steady year-on-year.”

“Looking ahead, the BSP will continue to ensure that domestic liquidity conditions remain in line with the BSP’s price and financial stability objectives,” it said. (PNA)

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ecozone product sophistication, export diversification, laborintensive and high-skilled jobs, knowledge transfer, enhanced local supply chain, and creation of industry clusters," Panga added.

The investment mission in Taiwan was held last week of October.

As of July 2022, PEZA registered a total of 108 Taiwanese firms with investments amounting to P32.87 billion. (PNA)

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has been signed with indigenous peoples.

The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) en banc has also issued the certification precondition.

“We are happy to bring in Exeter as we create transformative partnerships in promoting clean energy and impacting the lives of the people. While the development of hydropower projects could be long gestation, the benefits of clean and renewable power are long-term and significant,” LamutAsipulo Mini Hydro Corp. (LAMHC) president Eduardo Martinez said.

The hydropower project in Ifugao is part of Alternergy’s goal of adding 1,370 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy capacity in the next five years.

Alternergy is also building two hydropower

Ilijan gas power plant would not resume its operation in time for the summer period.

A yellow alert is declared when reserves fall below ideal levels, while a red alert is when reserves breach their maintaining level of 4 percent of peak demand. Rotational brownouts are implemented during red alerts.

Earlier, the power generation unit of San Miguel Corp. said the company targets to run the Ilijan power plant by February 2023.

“I wish to highlight the importance of having strict compliance to the DOE policy on the scheduled maintenance of the power plants, the synchronized and timely completion of generation projects and transmission projects, and the consideration of the natural limitations of the hydro plants during the summer period,” Exconde said.

To date, the country has 8,935 MW of committed power capacity, the biggest of which is in coal at 4,488 MW, followed by natural gas at 3,500 MW, renewable energy at 905 MW, and oil-based at 42 MW.

These committed power projects are expected to be online in the medium term. (PNA)

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meet the demand of the export and domestic markets.

Out of the 15,000 metric tons of annual cacao production in the Philippines, Muyco said the region’s share accounts for at least 12,000 MT.

Charita Puentespina, founder of Puentespina Farms and Malagos Chocolates who is also a trustee of PCIA, added that around 1,800 stakeholders from all over the Philippines will be joining the congress where successful chocolate processors and their products will be showcased.

“We hope that being the host, we should go and see what we really have and what the industry has done to help our processors and our young farmers who have done very well in cacao growing and chocolate making,” she said.

She added that there will be discussions on the best practices, including the problem of climate change.

Delia Ayano, assistant regional director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao, said the theme of this year’s congress is “Cacao is Gold,” which suggests “profitable” opportunities for those who are engaged in the business of cacao growing and processing.

She said that among the objectives of the congress include ascertaining the global and local supply and market conditions of cacao, assessing cacao suitability in different geographic locations, and

Under Republic Act 11547 of 2021, the entire Davao Region has been declared as the cacao capital and Davao City as the chocolate capital of the country.

The law recognizes the “importance of cacao as a driver of rural development not only because of its singular potential as a raw material that can increase the country’s export earnings tremendously, and put the name of the country in the map for producing the finest chocolate beans, but for having provided livelihood to many small farmers in the countryside.”

City of Iligan proposes annual budget SEF CY 2023 appropriations

Engr. Elsa S. Dechos

In its quest to improve the quality of education, the Division of Iligan City crafted a strategic plan align with the direction from DepEd Central office on its Learning Recovery and Continuity Plan (LRCP). To communicate the plan to the stakeholders, and address the learning loss due the pandemic, the Schools Division Office through the leadership of Dr. Roy Angelo E. Gazo and Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Shambaeh A. Usman, propose a significant programs and projects to hasten the recovery of schools on the learning gaps to immediately improve learners’ proficiency and performance.

The utilization of Special Education Fund (SEF) will significantly benefit the schools and learners in the implementation of programs and projects. Hon. Mayor Frederick W. Siao, manifest His support through the

immediate implementation of those identified programs and projects which will directly benefit the learners’. Given the support from Local Government Unit, Iligan City Division will truly improve from teaching personnel with the training of teachers, whether upskilling and reskilling to effectively impact the performance in the teaching and learning activity in the classroom.

With almost, three thousand teaching and nonteaching personnel in Iligan City Division, the SEF will surely give advantage in the development of its human resource through trainings and other schools programs and projects. Achieving the long and short term goals of education, through quality, access, and governance by producing graduates with the acquisition of knowledge and skills and readily employable is very doable.

Full blast face to face class

By LORNA D. OGAO-OGAO Teacher III Sacred Heart Village Elementary School

DEPED has been preparing for the implementation of the five-day in-person classes since SY 2022-23 opened in August. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte explained that many public schools were allowed to implement various learning options from August to November 2. These options include five days of inperson classes, blended learning or full distance learning.

However, she noted that some public schools may still be allowed to continue blended or distance learning. We allow exceptions subject to the approval of our regional directors.

While public schools are mandated to implement five

days of in-person classes starting today, Duterte confirmed that private schools have been allowed by DepEd to continue with the implementation of blended learning aside from five days of in-person classes and full distance learning.

On the side of the private sector institutions, we allowed them the options of blended learning, online classes and five days inperson classes so that they can recoup their investments from their online technologies because they bought so much online resources. Allowing them to continue with blended learning will also help prevent the closures of small private schools.

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