BusinessWeek Mindanao (October12-13, 2022)

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Safeguarding journalists

SAFEGUARDING journalists

was among the key topics Manila and the European Union (EU) discussed in a meeting on human rights this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs Affairs (DFA) said Friday night.

"Both sides underlined the importance of a strong independent media environment, including by strengthening prosecution for crimes against journalists," the two parties' joint statement read.

The statement was made following the second EUPhilippines sub-committee meeting on good governance, rule of law, and human rights in Manila on Thursday.

Konsulta providers

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp.-Region 10 (PhilHealth-10) is targeting to increase the number of PhilHealth-accredited Konsulta providers in Northern Mindanao as part of the full implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) system and policies in 2024.

Delio Aseron II, PhilHealth-10 regional vice president, said they are targeting to accredit a total of 64 Konsulta providers at the end of this year and 128 Konsulta providers at the end of 2023.

“We will do that because if we have many Konsulta providers, our members can choose the nearby facilities or which they think that has a better service,” Aseron said in his opening remarks during the Social Health Insurance Education Series (SHInES) on Friday, Oct. 7.

Printable national IDs

FOR those who are still waiting for their national identification cards, the Philippine Statistics Authority Region 10 (PSA-10) has started releasing the printable electronic Philippine Identification (ePhilID) in Northern Mindanao.

In a PSA public advisory on October 5, the said development will make the registrants PhilSys-registered and enjoy better access to more financial and social protection services pursuant to Republic Act No. 11055 (Philippine Identification System Act of 2018).

Jose Tuason Jr., the PSA-10 Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) focal person, said in a phone interview on Friday, Oct. 7, that the people can get their printable ePhilIDs by setting an online appointment through this link (https://trn-verifier.philsys. gov.ph) using their transaction slip that had been given by the PSA during the step 2 of PhilSys registration.

Oro’s Klarex highlights 'pro-poor' governance

By ERCEL MAANDIG Reporter

FOR his first 100 days in office, Mayor Rolando Uy here reported Monday that the city government has implemented sustainable "pro-poor" policies, especially to stave off the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

Going forward into his three-year terms, Uy said his administration will set a solid roadmap for economic recovery that will define his first term in office. "My (development) roadmap is clear, 'Rise CDO' is not only a list of programs, not just a framework, but it is needed to be attained through actual work," he said. Other than economic recovery, Uy said the local government is also moving forward with regional leadership with metropolization, accessibility, and connectivity under the 'Rise' agenda. During the past three months, the mayor said his POOR/PAGE 7

Construction of Davao’s water supply project now at full blast

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews

DAVAO City – Construction of the Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) commenced at full capacity beginning this month as the firm hopes to deliver to this city an additional source of water early next year after delays in the timeline of the project due to internal conflict with its former partner.

May Che Capili, external relations officer of the Apo Agua Infrastructura, told MindaNews on Tuesday that multiple contractors have been tapped by the company to finish the bulk water supply project after taking over the civil works from J.V. Angeles Construction Corporation (JVACC) due to the ongoing “internal” issues.

Davao City has been

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Alignment of Davao-Samal Bridge ‘shortest and most cost-effective’

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews

DAVAO City – The current alignment of the multibillion Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) is the “shortest and most cost-effective,” Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Davao information officer Dean Ortiz said.

During the AFP-PNP press conference at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao on Wednesday, Ortiz said

it took the government two years to complete the feasibility study, contrary to the claims of the Rodriguez family, a resort owner, that it was hastily undertaken by government’s Hong-Kongbased consultant, Ove Arup.

The landing point of the SIDC project, also known as the Davao City-Samal Bridge, is situated on the coast of Costa Marina Beach Resort, which is adjacent to Paradise Island Park & Beach Resort in Barangay

Caliclic, Babak District of the Island Garden City of Samal.

The 300-meter Paradise Reef lies on the coast of the two adjacent resorts operated by the Rodriguez and Lucas families.

Ortiz said the negotiations between the government and the Rodriguez family are ongoing but added the agency would resort to expropriation if both parties fail to arrive at a final deal.

WORKING TOGETHER. Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia (right) attends the first 100 days report of Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando Uy on Monday (Oct. 10, 2022). Uy said there is still more to be done in economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of CIO)

CLOUD 9. Local surfers show off their skills in an early morning competition in Cloud 9, General Luna town, in Siargao Island, Surigao Del Norte on Saturday morning, as part of Mayor Sol Matugas’ national surfing competition. An international surfing competition is set for October 15. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH B. CABRERA

settles P173-M worth of labor issues

DAVAO City – The Department of Labor and Employment in Davao Region (DOLE-11) has settled PHP173 million worth of monetary claims by 2,081 workers with labor issues in the region last month.

In a statement Tuesday, DOLE-11 Regional Director Randolf Pensoy said they settled 97.05 percent out of the 2,099 Request for Assistance (RFA) as of September 2022.

Pensoy said their achievement is in adherence to their mandate to protect workers’ welfare and maintain industrial peace.

“Among the common labor disputes were claims for final pay, underpayment of minimum wage, and illegal dismissal,” Pensoy said.

He said most requests for assistance were handled by the DOLE-11 field offices of Davao City with 976 cases;

Davao del Norte, 592; and Davao de Oro, 332.

“We enjoin employers in Davao Region to be (mindful) of the General Labor Standards that is enshrined in the Labor Code of the Philippines to protect the rights and welfare of the workers,” Pensoy said.

Under Republic Act 10396, he said DOLE governs the conduct of a Single-Entry Approach (SEnA), a form of conciliation-mediation intervention for all labor issues arising from labor and employment to prevent them from turning into full-blown labor cases.

“Through an RFA, SEnA extends a speedy, impartial, inexpensive, and accessible settlement procedure within 30 calendar days,” Pensoy said.

He said any aggrieved worker, union, and even an

employer may file a request for assistance in the field offices where the employer principally operates.

The mediationconciliation is administered by a SEnA desk officer who acts as the neutral party to assist the differing parties by giving recommendations and laying out solutions and alternatives to the issues.

“The settlement agreements reached are definitive and immediately executory,” Pensoy saId.

Labor disputes settled through SEnA include termination or suspension of employment, claims for any sum of money regardless of amount, intra-union and interunion issues after exhaustion of administrative remedies, closures, retrenchments, redundancies, and temporary layoffs, among others. (PNA)

Zambo City festival showcases ‘tastiest, crispiest’ lechon

ZAMBOANGA City –

The Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVet) hosted Monday the “Asao Lechon Festival” to promote that the products of the local hog industry are safe for consumption amid the spread of African swine fever (ASF). The festival, done in partnership with the Lechoneros de Zamboanga, is part of the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival 2022. “This is to prove that our hogs are safe for consumption,”

Dr. Mario Arriola, city veterinarian, said in an interview. The Department of Agriculture has placed Zamboanga City in a red zone due to the

increasing cases of ASF in this city. Data from the OCVet showed that hog mortalities due to ASF has reached 4,146 with 1,013 hog raisers affected ever since ASF infection hit this city in May this year. A total of 34 barangays spread out in the seven veterinary districts in this city have been affected by ASF. Reynald Bucoy, owner of Kuya’s Lechon de Cebu, said the ASF cases has affected the supply of hogs. OCVet should ease the border restriction so that hog raisers from places not affected by ASF can supply them live pigs, Bucoy said. “Our supply is limited since it come from barangays

in this city that are unaffected by ASF,” he added. Meanwhile, the Rading’s Lechon was chosen as the tastiest roasted pig and the crispiest is the Gozo’s Lechon. Each received PHP10,000 cash prize and a certificate. The Prince Tasty Lechon won as the best float and won as the people’s choice roasted pig and received the prize of PHP10,000 in each special award or for a total of P20,000. Each of the non-winners received P5,000 consolation prize. The roasted pig of the participating lechoneros were given for free to spectators after the winners have been chosen. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines 10th Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Branch 24 Cagayan de Oro City -oOoBr24.rtc10.cagayandeorocity@gmail.com/0909-2475-935 SPS. CESAR/AURELA BOLOTAOLO CIVIL CASE NO. 2007-234 ANDRES BERING, ET. AL., Plaintiffs, -versus-

FOR: ANNULMENT OF MORTGAGE, WITH PRAYER THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF, FOR PRELIMINARY MISAMIS ORIENTAL, MELBA INJUNCTION AND BOLIGOR SUZUKI, ET. AL., TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER

CIVIL CASE NO. 2007-235

SPS. DR. ANDRES M. BERING, JR.,

JONASA M. BERING, herein represented by February M. Bering, January Bering Serrano, herein represented By February M. Bering, CARLITO J. BESIN, Herein represented by Cherry J. Besin, TERESITA B. DELICANA, herein represented By FEBRUARY M. BERIING, SPS. RENATO M. CHIU & MARIE FE M. CHIU, SPS. ROMEL R. IGNALIG, LIZA P. IGNALIG, SPS. ROMIL J. MANGUBAT AND JOYLEN C. MANGUBAT, MERCY T. JAYME, herein represented by CHERRY J. BESIN, Plaintiffs, -versus-

FOR: ANNULMENT OF MORTGAGE, WITH PRAYER SPS. PEDRO A. ESTONILLO, and FOR PRELIMINARY ANATALIA ESTONILLO, AND INJUNCTION AND MELBA BOLIGOR SUZUKI, TEMPORARY

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NG debt hits P13-T in end-August

TOTAL liabilities of the national government (NG) rose by a percent to P13.02 trillion as of end-August 2022 due to domestic securities issuance and currency adjustments, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported on Friday. In a statement Friday, the BTr said the latest debt level of the government is higher by 11 percent or P1.29 trillion compared to the end-2021 level. Bulk or 68.7 percent of the liabilities is accounted for by those sourced from domestic creditors while the balance of 31.3 percent was sourced from overseas. Total domestic debt as of the eighth month this year reached P8.94

trillion, which is P111.21 billion higher than at the end of the previous month. The BTr traced the jump in the domestic liabilities last August to net issuance of P109.43 billion worth of government securities and the P1.78 billion impact of weakening of the peso against the US dollar. “Since the beginning of the year, domestic debt portfolio has increased by P772.98 billion or 9.5 percent due to continued reliance on domestic borrowing to lessen the impact of currency fluctuations,” it said. The external debt as of endAugust this year reached P4.08 trillion, up by P22.43 billion

compared to the end-July 2022 level. The BTr attributed the increase in foreign currencydenominated liabilities to the impact of weaker peso, which amounted to P62.24 billion. “This offsets the P26.59 billion effect of thirdcurrency depreciation against the USD and net repayment amounting to P13.22 billion,” it said. Since the start of the year, external liabilities rose by P520.03 billion compared to the end-2021 level “primarily due to local- and third-currency fluctuations that increase the peso value of foreign-denominated obligations.” Similarly, total NG guaranteed obligations

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Regional Office No. X Northern Mindanao

as of end-August this year reached P392.76 billion, lower by P15.24 billion compared to the end-July 2022 level. “For August, the decrease in guaranteed debt was primarily due to the net repayment of both domestic and external guarantees amounting to P4.43 billion and P10.81 billion, respectively,” BTr said. Impact of net appreciation on third currency-denominated guarantees went down by P3.65 billion “offsetting the P3.40 billion effect of local currency depreciation.” Compared to the end-2021 level, NG guaranteed debt slipped by P31.16 billion or 7.4 percent, BTr added. (PNA)

BSP issues add’l regulations for digital banks

DIGITAL banks are required to heed prudential requirements and policies, such as those imposed on universal and commercial banks (U/KBs), given their classification as complex banks.

Under Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Circular No. 1154 issued on Sept. 14, digital banks are required to have corporate governance framework, risk management system such as on information technology (IT) and cyber security, outsourcing, consumer protection and antimoney laundering (AML) and countering terrorist financing.

should meet the minimum capital requirement excludes funds being infused by new investors and transfer of the converting bank’s shares of stocks or similar arrangements.

The digital banks were required to have the needed capital before they were issued Certificate of Authority (COA), which is a requirement for registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it added.

Trinidad Building, Corrales-Yacapin Street, Cagayan de Oro City

Tel: (088) 858-1658 * E-mail: dole10.imsd@gmail.com

NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT (AEP)

Notice is hereby given that the following employers have filed with this Regional Office application/s for AEPs

The additional rules were issued following its approval by the policymaking Monetary Board (MB) and the issuance of the digital bank framework in December 2020.

Digital banks are required to have a minimum capital of PHP1 billion.

The Circular said banks converting to digital banks shall be given a period of three years from approval of the MB within which to “meet the minimum capital requirement and implement the transition plan, including divestment or closure of branches, sub-branches or branch lite units.”

ALBERT E. GUTIB Regional Director

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Office of the Clerk of Court 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE EJF FILE No. 2022-1222

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, filed by METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY with office address at Metrobank Plaza, Sen Gil. Puyat Ave., Makati City or at Metrobank, Corrales Branch, Cagayan de Oro City, against SPS. GERONIMA and MARINO TAGARDA with residence at Purok 3, Poblacion, Damulog, Bukidnon to satisfy the mortgaged indebtedness which as of May 16, 2022, amounts to ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN PESOS & 91/100 (1,686,237.91), inclusive of principal, interest and penalties. This amount is exclusive of other charges and attorney’s fees in the sum of Php 150,000.00 (inclusive of 12% vat). The undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on November 4, 2022, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning to 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon or soon thereafter at the Hall of Justice, Goldridge Building, Macapagal Drive, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the herein described property, to wit:

TCT-No. 137-2014002627

“A PARCEL OF LAND, (Lot 14, Block 25 PSD-10-058579, being a portion of Lot 1, PCS-10-004054) situated in Brgy. Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR (154) square meters, more or less.”

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the herein described property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date.

In the event the auction date falls on a HOLIDAY, it shall be on the next working day without further notice and publication.

September 26, 2022, City of Cagayan de Oro.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED VIOLETA MASANDAAN WITH SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late VIOLETA MASANDAAN who died intestate without leaving any will on February 7, 2018 in Maigtang Barangay 5, Talakag; at the time of death left a certain real property with Original Certificate of Title No. CARP2017-000234 containing an area of SEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE (7,143) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED VIOLETA MASANDAAN WITH SALE, filed by the Heirs of VIOLETA MASANDAAN, in favor of BUKIDNON HYDRO ENERGY CORPORATION, per DOC #444; PAGE #90; BOOK #116; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO T. DEL CASTILLO.

BWM: Oct. 5,12, & 19, 2022

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPOUSES FRANCISCO HAGTOS AND MODESTA HAGTOS WITH SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late FRANCISCO HAGTOS AND MODESTA HAGTOS who both died intestate on July 22, 1990 and October 08, 2008 at the time of their death left certain real properties with Original Certificate of Title No. P-19510 situated at Barangay Basak, Talakag, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWENTY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT (20,348) square meters and Original Certificate of Title No. P-25113 containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX (5,326) square meters and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPOUSES FRANCISCO HAGTOS AND MODESTA HAGTOS WITH SALE, filed by the Heirs of FRANCISCO HAGTOS AND MODESTA HAGTOS, in favor of SAN MARIANO DSS POWER CORPORATION, per DOC #251; PAGE #51; BOOK #113; Series of 2017 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO T. DEL CASTILLO.

It said the three-year period wherein digital banks

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE ALFREDO Q. TAN AND BENJAMIN Q. TAN

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ALFREDO Q. TAN and BENJAMIN Q. TAN who died on June 24, 2016 and November 21,2014 both deceased died intestate without any Last Will or Testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; at the time of their death, left a property inherited from their deceased father MARIANO TAN as evidenced by an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate duly notarized by Atty. Emmanuel A. Akut with Doc No. 236, Page No. 93, Book No. 49, Series of 2010, and covered by Tax Declaration No. 02-021219 with Lot No. 9941-D situated in Cogon, El Salvador, Province of Misamis Oriental containing an area of TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT (24,148) square meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE ALFREDO Q. TAN AND BENJAMIN Q. TAN, filed by the heirs of ALFREDO Q. TAN and BENJAMIN Q. TAN, per DOC #455; PAGE #91; BOOK #12; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RUFELIZ ANN S. ABBU-DAILO.

BWM: Oct. 5,12, & 19, 2022

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED CARLOS B. LUPIAHAN WITH SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late CARLOS B. LUPIAHAN who died intestate without leaving any will on September 19, 2013 in Barangay Dagumbaan, Talakag Bukidnon, at the time of his death left a certain real property with Original Certificate of Title No. P-1186 situated at Basak, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THIRTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO (30,552) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED CARLOS B. LUPIAHAN WITH SALE, filed by the Heirs of CARLOS B. LUPIAHAN, in favor of SAN MARIANO DSS POWER CORPORATION, per DOC #123; PAGE #25; BOOK #III; Series of 2016 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO T. DEL CASTILLO.

The BSP has approved the operations of only six digital banks to date, a number deemed enough for now for the regulator to assess the importance and necessity for this new bank classification.

These banks are the GoTyme Bank Corporation, Maya Bank Inc. Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank), Tonik Digital Bank Inc., UnionDigital Bank, and UNOBank, Inc.

In a statement Wednesday, BSP Governor Felipe Medalla said the central bank “remains committed to providing Filipinos with access to a range of innovative products and services supported by sound governance framework and secure and reliable digital infrastructure.”

This, as the digital financial ecosystem in the country starts to take shape, he said.

Medalla said “the prudential requirements for digital banks will strengthen the resilience of this new bank category to better absorb financial shocks and promote financial stability.”

“We are proud to take a leap forward towards a digital economy with the full operation of digital banks this year since this is seen to usher to a technologydriven and inclusive financial ecosystem that is resilient and capable of promoting a customer-centric banking experience,” he added. (PNA)

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED LEONCIO SUCLATAN

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LEONCIO SUCLATAN who died intestate without leaving any will on September 05, 2010 at Northern Mindanao Medical Center, Cagayan de Oro City; at the time of death left certain real properties with Original Certificate of Title No. P-20650 situated in the Barrio of Sto. Nino, Municipality of Talakag Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX (37, 676) square meters and Original Certificate of Title No. CARP2015000621 situated in Barangay of Sto. Nino, Municipality of Talakag Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FIFTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-THREE (50,693) square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED LEONCIO SUCLATAN filed by the heirs of LEONCIO SUCLATAN, per DOC #334; PAGE #68; BOOK #116; Series of 2020 and Doc #34; Page # 8; Book # 117; Series of 2021, both under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO T. DEL CASTILLO.

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DIANNE KRISTINE ACHARON

Name and Address of Employer: GNPOWER KAUSWAGAN LTD. CO., Libertad, Kasuwagan, Lanao del norte

JOE PALABAO

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Ecological Wealth Should Be Controlled by the People

KIM'S DREAM

home to billions of life forms that had lived in the 17 million hectares of dipterocarp forest for thousands if not millions of years but disappeared in just several decades of plunder?

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA

Some well-known environ mentalists from the United Stated visited the Philippines in the 1980s and lived near Mt. Kitanglad Range for three months to study the environ mental scenario in the country. They were so amazed to see monkey-eating eagles hover ing above the radiating trees and Tarsiers jumping from one tree to another. Their report concluded that the number of flora and fauna found in the 5,000-ha. Mt. Kitanglad eco system is far greater in number compared to those found in one billion-hectare continent of North America. Wow, so amazing!

The natural ecological wealth was not just confined above the ground; under the ground oozed with 72 kinds of minerals, i.e., gold, silver, copper and what have you? The natural wealth did not stop at the shorelines as the archipelago had been described by no less than Dr. Kent Carpenter of the United Nations-Food and Agricultural Organization (UN-FAO) as the “center of the center of marine life on earth.”

So rich but so poor! What a paradox as our ecological people, the Indigenous Peoples, the peasantry, the fisherfolk are now the poorest. Who controls? Who decides? Who benefits?

try, commanding gargantuan profit tor the colonizers then and continued by the loggers after the colonial rule. Each shipment of logs would earn a logger some three hundred sixty million pesos, money that they used to bribe govern ment officials to continue their heavy raking and even used to buy votes as many loggers were voted as mayors, congressmen, governors and even as senators. Thus, from 17 million hectares of natural forest, only half a million hectares remain. As the natural forest vanished from the face of the earth, thus the billions of flora and fauna which had been living in the forest ecosystems for millions of years. The forests are the “invisible water dam,” that supply water to the rivers.

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Such environmental report had served notice to one and all then how ecologically rich the Philippines before as there were species of flora and fauna found only in our country, thus endemic only in the Philippines But that was before. Ecologically, our country has gone down the drain in the last century and has lost millions if not billions of biodiversity species. We have even lost our ecological security, even becoming now the 4th hardest hit country in the world on climate change. What happened? Why and how did we lose our ecological wealth described as the richest on earth,

Environmental experts and social scientists have concluded that the root cause of the plunder is because our country has been subjected by powerful oligarchs to the economic paradigm called “EXTRACTIVISM,” a term originally used to describe economies based on removing ever more raw materials from the earth, usually for export to traditional colonial powers, where “value” was added.

During the American Oc cupation, there was a big debate in the US Senate on whether to continue colonizing the Philip pines, a country which is located in the other side of the earth. The statement of Sen. Larry Heaney did convince everyone not to leave the Philippines then as the “forest of that country is so rich that it can supply the timber needs of the world for centuries to come!”

Yes, we have the finest tim ber in the world which is only found endemically in our coun

After the plunder of the forest ecosystem, tremendous mining operations loomed as the culprit to extract minerals that had caused so much havoc in killing our bays and rivers due to massive siltation and destruction of our mangroves and coral reefs as only five percent remain is in excellent condition. Of the 25 major rivers in the country, 15 have already dried up. The millions of tons of top soil carried then by the rivers to the sea have killed the bays as 10 of the 13 major bays in the country are already biologically dead. This is the reason why the coastal communities are now living in hunger and becoming the poorest of the poor.

What is so horrible is what we have discovered when we were implementing the “Writ of Kalikasan,” issued by the Court of Appeals in 2013. As the Presiding Officer of the “Task Force Kinaiyahan,” we had arrested three Chinese nationals doing illegal open,

God always cares

Stick Out Your Tongue

Think a minute… Has your doctor asked you to stick out your tongue? Often that is one of the first things doctors examine in a patient, because sometimes they can know what is wrong with you simply by looking at your tongue.

Our tongue also gives away other things about us. For example, our accent and way of speaking shows what country and region we come from, as well as the kind of family in which we were raised. But most importantly, our tongue shows what is inside our heart and mind. We usually talk about the things we enjoy and care most about—whether it is money, family, friends, hobbies, sports, parties, gossip, politics, religion or other things.

A wise man said: ”Don’t let your tongue cut your throat.”

If that small, two-ounce piece of flesh in your mouth is not controlled, it can actually destroy your relationships and life.

Most of the time, we act well and control our tongue. We choose our words carefully so we can impress other people with our kind, polite manner and way of speaking. But then if somebody wrongs or hurts us, watch out! It’s then that we quickly react out of pride and anger to lash out and hurt them in return.

It is in those unexpected pressure times that what is really in our heart comes out in our words. In that moment, the real you comes shining through. Your reactions reveal your true feelings of anger, pride, prejudice, pain or bitterness. It is then that we show

THINK A MINUTE

That gospel episode about 10 lepers who begged Christ to cure them teaches us the lesson that we should always go to God especially when we find ourselves in difficul ties. It also reminds us that we should always be thankful to him because he always cares for us. (cfr. Lk 17,11-19) These two attitudes should be kind of instinctive to us.

the Holy Spirit who can make the impossible pos sible. In all our affairs and situations in life, we should always go to God to ask for his help and guidance, and to trust his ways and his providence, even our prayers and petitions appear unanswered, if not, contradicted.

to be so dominant and pervasive that we shut off Christ’s many and often mysterious ways of help ing us. If we do not pose a deliberate impediment to Christ’s ways, there is always hope. In our darkest moments, some light will always come piercing and dispelling the darkness away.

hydraulic mining in a camp site in the uplands of Cagayan de Oro where we found hand grenades, AK-47 and Armalites. These Chinese nationals were just carrying papers as tourists. We were so puzzled why after their arrest, they were allowed to go back to China, even escorted by a local elected official. A month later, our colleague in the environmental movement by the name of Fausto Orasan whom we called Datu Sandigan, the Chieftain of the Higaonon Tribe in Cagayan de Oro, was murdered by whom we believe were the armed men of the miners. That was in 2014 but until now, the killers are still scot-free. For firmly standing against EXTRACTIVISM, a brave environmental warrior was murdered by those who cannot moderate their greed! Now, do you understand why “Sendong” happened? Pang-gising po sa mga Pilipinong natutulog!

Extractivism is still continu ing in another form. It is seen in the 200,000 hectare-plantations in Mindanao owned by TransNational Corporations and Oligarchs using toxic chemicals heavily that as if some 2,000 dump-trucks of poison are be ing dumped to our water tables every day. Of the 8 chemicals used, 7 are already banned in other countries. In fact, you can “google,” showing the tru ism that many of these TNCs are not allowed to enter Puerto Rico and Costa Rica anymore as these corporations have caused deaths due to cancer. As they were disallowed to enter these countries, these TNCs have gone to Mindanao as we have earned now and tagged as “the land of coward people!” Are you still wondering why many are dying of cancer and there are many deformed babies?

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what we really are—underneath the nice, controlled person we act like in front of others. It is our “re-actions” that show our real pride, insecurity, envy or greed inside.

Obviously you cannot get clean water out of a dirty cup, so “Clean words can only come from a pure heart,” since they must consistently come from a clean source. Our problem is that we often are blind to our own character faults and unclean heart inside.

The good news is Jesus can help us see clearly what we truly are. But then most importantly He also can start cleaning us from the inside out and give us the power to start changing in our heart. Right now, won’t you ask Him to forgive you for your wrong way of living and start changing your heart with His love and truth? Then, the words that come out of your mouth will start becoming truly pure, honest and kind. Just think a minute…

We have to learn how to deal with the diffi cult and the impossible things in our life. Let’s remember that as long as we are here on earth, we have to contend with all sorts of difficulties, trials, and temptations.

And as if these are not enough, we also have to contend with the truth of our faith that tells us that we are meant to pursue a supernatural goal that definitely can not be achieved simply with our own human powers alone, no matter how excellent they are.

The secret is always to go and to be with God through Christ in

This should be the attitude to have. It’s an attitude that can only indicate our uncondi tional faith and love for God who is always in control of things, and at the same time can also leave us in peace and joy even at the worst of the possibilities.

We just have to re member that Christ never abandons us and is, in fact, all ready and prompt to come to our aid, albeit in ways that we may not realize, at first, just like what happened in that story of the two disciples who were on their way to Emmaus. (cfr. Lk 24,13-25)

We should not allow our feelings of sadness

At the same time, we should always keep in mind that we need to be thankful to God for whatever gift, blessing, and favor he gives. We have to be wary of our tendency to take this duty for granted. As shown in that gospel about the 10 lepers who were cured, only one came to thank Christ who showed con cern that the other nine did not bother to thank him.

We need to do every thing to cultivate this abiding mentality of thanksgiving. We have to deliberately do this task, given the desensi tizing effect of the flurry of activities and other concerns our modern

world is bombarding us with.

Gratitude forms an essential part of our rela tion with God. It is the adequate response we give upon seeing the continuous attention and care God gives us. It makes us stick to the reality of our life. It keeps us from inventing a world unhinged from its Cre ator and from others.

When we are thank ful, we open our heart to the workings of grace and the innate goodness that comes with our nature, at least that part that is still unaffected by sin. In a way, gratitude is a main language of the heart. It’s a major expression of love.

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BOI approves P126-B investments during PBBM’s first 100 days

TRANSITION in leadership in the government usually slows down investment approvals as investors have this wait-andsee mindset until the new administration has come in, but the Board of Investments (BOI) has more than doubled its approved investments quarteron-quarter during the first 100 days in office of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) accomplishment report during the first 100 days of the Marcos administration showed that BOI has approved P125.7 billion worth of investments from July 1 to Sept. 14 this year -- the first 75 days of the administration.

This is 160 percent higher than the investment promotion agency’s (IPA) approvals in April to June 2022 period of P48.4 billion, based on figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

“The top industries during the period are administrative and support; real estate activities; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; financial and insurance; and manufacturing,” DTI said in its report obtained by the Philippine News Agency.

It added that the P125.7billion investment approvals during the first three months of the new administration are expected to generate 9,000 fresh jobs.

Investment pledges in BOI from July to September 14, 2022 grew more than double

from P62.3 billion worth of approvals for the entire third quarter of last year.

But, the new administration has to work harder during the last quarter of the year to achieve the agency’s P995.59-billion target investment approvals for 2022 as reflected in the latest National Expenditure Program (NEP).

Combined with the performance of the BOI in the last two quarters of the Duterte administration, the IPA has registered a total of P355.7 billion worth of projects. This means that the BOI has to attract and approve P639.89 billion investment pledges from September 15 until end-2022.

Foreign trips

“The recently concluded

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED AURELIO MAGAY WITH SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late AURELIO MAGAY who died intestate without leaving any will on January 14, 1995, in Barangay Besigan, Cagayan de Oro City, at the time of death left a certain real property with Original Certificate Title No. P-3923 situated at Barangay Besigan city of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ELEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (11,944) and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED AURELIO MAGAY WITH SALE, filed by the heirs of AURELIO MAGAY, in favor of SAN MARIANO DSS POWER CORPORATION, per DOC #171; PAGE #35; BOOK #114; Series of 2018 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO T. DEL CASTILLO.

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state visits of President Marcos Jr. to Indonesia and Singapore have sought to attract investments to the country,” the DTI said.

It noted that Marcos and his Cabinet members were able to attract $7.82 billion worth of investments, of which $7 billion were unsolicited construction projects, during the visit to Indonesia.

“Conservative estimates for the potential jobs that these investments could generate is at 7,100 jobs,” DTI added.

In his visit to Singapore, Marcos was able to bag letters of intent (LOIs) worth $6.54 billion. These came from $5-billion LOI of a consortium to develop e-trikes, $1.2-billion

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE ARTEMIO L. BANUAG

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late ARTEMIO L. BANUAG, who died intestate on _______, that the deceased at the time of his death left and owned a conjugal property, a Parcel of Land, identified Lot No. Lot 6086 C-4, situated in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, comprising an area of 1,258 SQUARE METERS, more or less, covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-4952 and Tax Declaration No. G-151385, certified true copy of Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg.P-4952 and Tax Declaration No. G-151385 is hereto attached as Annex B, and has been a subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE ARTEMIO L. BANUAG filed by the heirs of ARTEMIO L. BANUAG, per DOC#163; PAGE#33; BOOK#131; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FELIX D. LACUBTAN.

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Construction activities in Q1 2022 rise at slower pace

CONSTRUCTION activities continued to rise in the first quarter of the year but at a slower pace, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday.

The number of approved building permits from January to March increased by 1.8 percent to 37,270 from

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late CARMEN M. VELEZ died without a will in Cagayan de Oro City, at the time of her death she left a parcel of land with TCT No. T-26282 located at Cogon, Cagayan de Oro City, denominated as Lot 8; Block 9 of Subdivision Plan (LRC) Psd-138672, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE (489) square meters, A parcel of land with TCT No. T-26281 located at Cogon, Cagayan de Oro City, denominated as Lot 12; Block 9 of Subdivision Plan (LRC) Psd-138672, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX (466) square meters, and A parcel of land with TCT No. 137-2016000425 located in the Poblacion, Cagayan de Oro City, denominated as Lot 18372B-2, Psd-10-067989, being a portion of Lot 18372-B, PSD-104305-020435, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FIFTY-TWO (1,052) square meters, and has been subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of CARMEN M. VELEZ, per DOC #089; PAGE#19; BOOK#XXXIX; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of PATRIFLOR R. ROA-TURTOGO.

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36,621 approved construction permits in the same period last year.

These construction permits were equivalent to 7.7 million square meters of floor area with a total value of P86.78 billion.

However, the number of approved construction permits in the first quarter of the year was lower than the 39,513 approvals in the previous quarter.

Growth also slowed

Don’t be afraid of artificial intelligence

By GAY B. PUNDAY, Teacher III Labo Central School Division of Ozamiz City

DON’t be afraid of artificial intelligence. The thing to remember is that we the humans are in control. We decide how far it goes. Recently, major names in the technology industry have been talking about why the potential applications of artificial intelligence can be something we must be worried about.

Their argument comes from two places. On the one hand, they see AI as one of the most fundamental transformative technologies that we have ever seen in the history of mankind and on the other hand, that transformative power is something that we must be scared of and be wary

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about.

If AI is transformative, then it has the power to be transformative both for good reasons as well as bad.

However, fear of the unknown has always been the case with technology from the wheel to the Internet. So, is AI something we must be scared of?

The fears of AI seem to stem from a few common causes: general anxiety about machine intelligence, the fear of mass unemployment, concerns about super intelligence, putting the power of AI into the wrong people’s hands and general concern and caution when it comes to new technology.

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CIVIL CASE NO. (R) C14-MAR-028 Plaintiff, -versus- For: STEWART LEONARDO and DAMAGES RUBEN E. PRESORES and SILVINO G. ROSALES, JR., Defendants, X--------------------------------------------------------/ SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

GORGONIO F. BUAQUINA

WHEREAS, by virtue of the Writ of Execution, issued in the above-entitled case by the Hon. CAROLYN N. CASINO-DAMASING, MTCC Judge Branch 3, Cagayan de Oro City, in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants, to satisfy the amount of Fifty Eight Thousand Pesos (Php58,000.00) as actual damages for the cost of repairs of the subject vehicle; One Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Pesos (Php157,560.00) as actual damages for the loss of income; Thirty Thousand Pesos (Php30,000.00) as attorney’s fees; Four Thousand Six Hundred Forty Pesos (Php4,640.00) by way of litigation expenses, in the total amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED PESOS (P250,200.00), all in Philippine currency, and other lawful fees in the service of the execution. The undersigned announces that on November 9, 2022, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the entrance of the Municipal Hall of Quezon, Bukidnon, he will SELL at public auction to the highest buyer/bidders in CASH the real property described to wit:

Certificate of Title No. 133-2016001099

A PARCEL OF LAND situated in BARRIO OF BUTONG, Municipality of Quezon, Province of Bukidnon, more particularly bounded and described as follows: Lot No. 86, GSS-10-0012

CIVIL CASE NO. (R) C14-MAR-029 Plaintiff, -versus-

For: CARLOVIC LEONARDO and DAMAGES ALVIN BATUCAN, JR., Defendants, X--------------------------------------------------------------/

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE

WHEREAS, by virtue of the Writ of Execution, issued in the above-entitled case by the Hon. CAROLYN N. CASINO-DAMASING, MTCC Judge Branch 3, Cagayan de Oro City, in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants, to satisfy the amount of Forty Seven Thousand Pesos (Php47,000) as actual damages for the cost of repairs of the subject vehicle; One Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Pesos (Php 185, 900.00) as actual damages for the loss of income; Thirty Thousand Pesos (Php30,000) as attorney’s fees; Four Thousand Six Hundred Forty Pesos (Php4,640.00) by way of litigation expenses, in the total amount of TWO HUNDRED SIXTYSEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY PESOS (P267,540.00), all in Philippine currency, and other lawful fees; Four thousand Six Hundred Forty Pesos (Php4,640.00) by way of litigation expenses, in the total amount amount of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY PESOS (267,540.00), all in Philippine currency, and other lawful fees in the service of the execution. The undersigned announces that on November 8, 2022, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the entrance of the Municipal Hall of Maramag, Bukidnon, he will SELL at public auction to the highest buyer/bidders in CASH the real property described to wit:

DESCRIPTIONS:

Original Certificate of Title No. A0-4726

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 1791, SCW-42001, C-17 Bukidnon Settlement Project) situated in Barangay Kuya, Municipality of Maramag, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE. along lines 6-7 by lot 1806, along lines 7-8-9-10 by Road (10.00 m. wide), along line 10-1 by Lot 22992 (Ocaya Ranch); on the S. along line 3-4 bylot 1792; and on the W. along lines 4-5-6 by

THE E., ALONG LINE 1-2,

LOT 51. GSS-10-0012; ON THE S., ALONG LINE 2-3, BY LOT 61, GSS-10-0012; ALONG LINE 3-4, BY LOT 62, GSS-10-0012; ON THE W., & N., ALONG LINES 4-5-6-7-8, BY ROAD; ON THE E., ALONG 8-9-10, BY LOT 87, GSS-10-0012; ALONG LINE 10-11, BY LOT 90, GSS-10-0012; AND ALONG LINE 11-1, BY LOT 88, GSS-10-0012. Is registered in the name of Stewart G. Leonardo a resident of Quezon, Bukidnon Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the condition and/or encumbrances of the above-described property if any there be.

Let this notice auction sale be published in a local newspaper in the City of Malaybalay, Bukidnon and/or Cagayan de Oro City and be posted in conspicuous places in said the Cities and in the place where the auction takes place.

Cagayan de Oro City, October 4, 2022.

(SGD) DREYFUS G. ACENAS

Sheriff III

OCCT-MTCC, Cagayan de Oro City

Reaching out to the poor; Laying down the foundation for economic recovery-Mayor Uy Statement on his 100 days

By Ercel Maandig

In his first 100 days as Cagayan de Oro City Local Executive,Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy rolled out a propoor administration at City Hall and a solid roadmap for economic recovery.

In a Press Statement, Mayor Uy spent his first 100 days reaching out to the poor -- bringing City Hall services to the barangays, with his Klarex nga Serbisyo sa Barangay (KSB) while leading the local bureaucracy to craft the city’s roadmap to bring back Northern Mindanao’s biggest economy that has taken a beating from the Covid-19 pandemic.

In an interview,Bonbon Barangay Captain Allan P.Mabalacad said that he saw the present administration in no political color and that he feel equality in his service whether you are in an opposing team in the last election. The reason I became confident in attending the first 100 days report of the mayor" Mabalacad said.

Mayor Uy laid down RISE CDO slogan, which stands for Regional leadership, metropolization and connectivity, Institutional development and participatory governance, Security and safety, social services, and Economic recovery.

Economic restart, employment

To address the problem of unemployment, the city’s

employment office under Mayor Klarex Uy already facilitated the job placement of 5,131 residents. This substantially dents the almost double-digit unemployment rate in 2021 which reached 9.3% or around 30,000 unemployed persons according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Mayor Klarex Uy had approved the P8.289 billion Annual Investment Plan proposed by the City Development Council for 2023.

Of this, P3.5 billion or 43% will be for the pump-priming of the local economy; 38% for social services, and 18% for general services.

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Making education inclusive

By PSYCHE B. CAMBO SST-I

A major gap identified is the lack of byte-sized content in early learning that can ignite a child’s interest as well as engage parents who may not be educated. Storytelling, read aloud and interactive content, flip books and the use of digital tools can address these challenges.

Foundational literacy and numeracy solutions are centered around the following criteria: the capability of the solution to engage the home environment and the relevant actors (parents, caregivers and community), the adaptability of the solution whether the solution is multimodal in nature (hybrid or physical) so as to reach parents and communities in the remotest and most resource-challenged locations.

Enhancing teachers’ capacity to deliver education in newer formats is essential as is their buy in and involvement in creating and providing techenabled curricula. To this end, the report suggests ways to strengthen teachers’ capacity building for instance by improving the quality of teachers’ training, linking training with career progression and involving teachers in designing a holistic teachers’ capacity building program.

The third priority area – school to work transition – focuses on making students job-ready in a rapidly evolving employment landscape. Interventions using digital and hybrid models to upskill student are a good fit with available and emerging jobs.

underscored the need for very sound fiscal and financial management to fund the AnualbInvestment Plan(AIP). The Local Finance Committee is set to submit to the City Council the 2023 budget later this month.

The City Council has already started committee deliberations on the proposed fiscal incentives and economic reforms package, which the mayor had certified as urgent. The measures include the granting of a 20% discount to advance payers of 2023 and

2024 real property taxes and a 10% discount for those who will file their business and other local taxes on time.

To further improve the ease of doing business and spur back-to-life infrastructure, Mayor Klarex Uy has asked the City Council to pass ordinances to streamline the processing of Business Permits and Building Permits.

“Gusto nako nga daghan nga Kagay-anon ang makakuha ug mabulukon nga trabaho. Mahitabo kini kung makabalik-bakud ang mga

Linking arts to cognitive skills

By MERCY B. ARSENAL Master Teacher I Tangub City National High School Tangub City Division

COGNITIVE abil i ties are the brain-based skills and thinking processes that you use to carry out any task — from the simplest to the most complex.

Firstly to understand how art can strengthen your cognitive skills we need to briefly understand what they are and why they are important.

Next we look at a list of some specific cognitive skills. After that it's easy to understand why learing to draw can strengthen particular cognitive skills.

New research reveals that the arts may prime our neural circuitry for a broad range of activities, boosting crucial cognitive and social skills like spoken and written language, focus, self control and empathy. Babies exposed

Teens relationships to cell phones

By GAY B. PUNDAY, Teacher III Labo Central School Division of Ozamiz City

IF you’ve got a teen in the house, you probably know that their cell phone is the best way to contact them even if they’re right down the hall. At times, this attachment to social media, electronics and online spaces can feel like too much to parents.

The issue can seem especially tricky when we start thinking about love and relationships.

Parents may feel unsure or anxious about teens meeting or flirting online or worry about things like

cyberbullying and sexting.

They may also be mystified by romances that seem to take place mostly through texting!

Most teen relationships still start in real life.

Only about a quarter of the romantically active teens had met a dating or hookup partner online.

But social media is definitely a place to flirt.

About half of the teens surveyed said they use social media to somehow signal to someone that

they are romantically interested in them whether through friending, messaging, commenting or whatever.

Teens still talk to and spend time with their significant others but texting is number one. Ninety two percent of romantically involved teens text each other while 87 percent talk on the phone and 86 percent spend time together outside of school. Seventy percent spend time on social media together.

to simple melodies in a social setting will develop a greater sensitivity to the rhythms of spoken language. More surprisingly, it was noted that the processing of music was traced not just to the auditory cortex of the infants but to the prefrontal cortex as well (the seat of higher order cognitive faculties like attention and self-regulation.

We can see that the babies who have been through the music experience have greater abilities to hold attention when that’s important and to switch attention when it’s appropriate to switch. In other words,music is affecting executive function.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED FRANCISCO ALUNAN WITH SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late FRANCISCO ALUNAN who died intestate on January 16, 2015 at Cagayan de Oro City; at the time of his death left a certain real property with ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. AO-10713 situated in the Barangay Dagumbaan, Municipality of Talakag, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of NINE THOUSAND ONE FOURTEEN (9, 114) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED FRANCISCO ALUNAN WITH SALE, filed by the heirs of FRANCISCO ALUNAN, in favor of SAN MARIANO DSS POWER CORPORATION, per DOC #120; PAGE #24; BOOK #110; Series of 2016 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO T. DEL CASTILLO.

negosyo nga naapektuhan sa pandemya, matukod pa ang daghan nga mga bag-o nga negosyo, ug madugangan ang mga tigpapatigayon o mga investors nga mosulod dinhi sa atong syudad,” (I want more jobs for Kagay-anons.

This will only happen if our businesses affected by the pandemic restart; and more businesses open with investors coming in to the city.), Uysaid.

Aside from discounts, his non-fiscal incentives package includes:

Relief on penalties for delinquent payers of Real Property Tax and Transfer Tax;

Relief on penalties for businesses operating without Mayor’s Permit, those who failed to retire their business

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED AKING DATAHAN TUNGAO WITH SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE

PRESENTS: That the late AKING DATAHAN TUNGAO who died intestate without leaving any will on June 8, 1985 in Barangay Dagumbaan, Talakag Bukidnon, at the time of his death left a certain real property with Original Certificate of Title No. P-15685 situated in the Barangay Basak, Municipality of Talakag, province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FORTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN (42,667) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED AKING DATAHAN TUNGAO WITH SALE, filed by the heirs of AKING DATAHAN TUNGAO, in favor of SAN MARIANO DSS POWER CORPORATION, per DOC #20; PAGE #4; BOOK #112; Series of 2017 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO T. DEL CASTILLO.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE ARTEMIO L. BANUAG

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late ARTEMIO L. BANUAG, who died intestate on ________, that the deceased at the time of his death left an owned a conjugal property, a parcel of land, identified Lot No. 1734, Pls 923, situated in Looc, Villanueva Misamis Oriental, comprising an area of 32,264 SQUARE METERS, more or less, covered by Tax Declaration No. 0813000907367, certified true copy of Tax DECLARATION No. 0813000907367 and has been a subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE ARTEMIO L. BANUAG filed by the heirs of ARTEMIO L. BANUAG, per DOC#162; PAGE#33; BOOK#131; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FELIX D. LACUBTAN.

permits, and those delinquent in paying business taxes;

Relief on the penalties imposed by Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA); and

Relief on lease payments by public market vendors.

Peace and order, traffic

To attract more investors and reinvigorate the economy, Mayor Klarex Uy worked to enhance the city’s peace and order situation. The city government is constructing prime real estate in the Divisoria area, the building of the Police Precinct 1 of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) in the City Hall-owned Post Office compound. He also ordered the speedy release of 10 Toyota Fortuner patrol cars from the 2022 budget. His family donated eight units of patrol big bikes.

In his speech, he asked the City Council to study and pass the necessary ordinances for the creation of the Oro Police Auxiliary and Special Cafgu Auxiliary Army to augment the city police and enhance the border security of the city.

He lauded the Cocpo for

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE DEED OF PARTITION, SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, WITH REQUEST FOR SEGREGATION OF TITLE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late Valentina Jacanin Gabo died a WIDOW in Baikingon, Cagayan de Oro City on October 24, 2009 and Juan Jacanin died in Cagayan de Oro City on 1949 without leaving any will; both the deceased, at the time of their death, left a co-owned property with Original Certificate of Title No. 9155 located in Iponan, (now Bukidnon), Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 98, 010 square meters, that the said parties have caused the subdivision of the aforesaid parcel of land into seven (7) lots in the approved subdivision plan known as PSD-10-036010 which was duly approved on November 29, 1999 with LOT 3699-A- containing an area of 9,465 square meters; LOT 3699-B- containing an area of 40,440 square meters; LOT 3699-Ccontaining an area of 17,605 square meters; LOT 3699-D- containing an area of 22,979 square meters; LOT 3699-E- containing an area of 513 square meters (legal easement); LOT 3699-F- containing an area of 3,598 square meters (legal easement); LOT 3699G- containing an area of 3,430 square meters (legal easement), NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises and upon agreement by all the CO-OWNERS hereto being all of legal ages and with full civil capacity to contract, have agreed as they hereby do agreed by these presents, to divide and partition among themselves the said real property, based on the subdivision plan approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on November 29, 1999, known as PSD-10-036010, as follows; Lot 3699-C, Lot 3699-D and Lot 3699-G are adjudicated and shall belong to the HEIRS OF JUAN JACANIN namely; ELISALDO J. GABO, ROLIN J, GABO, ROEL J. GABO, NEVAH J. GABO-CAUDOR, ADEZA J. GABO- ABRATIGUIN, JOSEPHINE J. GABO-BARBAC; Lot 3699-B and Lot 3699-F are adjudicated and shall belong to the HEIRS OF VALENTINA JANIN-GABO, namely: SEGUNDO J. GABO, MELBA GABO ENERIO, JOSEPHINE GABO ESMEÑA, RUDY J. GABO, ELLEN J. GABO, ELISE GABO JALAGAT, MERLY O. GABO, ANALIE GABO EDURIA, RIZA JEAN O. GABO, SONNY BOY O. GABO, CLAUDINE HOPE O. GABO, DORY GABO JAMIS. Lot 3699A and Lot 3699-E are adjudicated and shall commonly belong to the HEIRS OF JUAN JACANIN and VALENTINA JACANINGABO; SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY FURTHER, WE, the above-mentioned HEIRS OF JUAN JACANIN, have named, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do name, constitute and appoint our co-heir NEVAH J. GABO-CAUDOR; and WE, THE HEIRS OF VALENTINA JACANIN, have named, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do name, constitute and appoint our co-heir DORY J. GABOJAMIS, as our attorney-in-fact, for us and in our name, place and stead, for our own use and benefit; and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE DEED OF PARTITION, SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, WITH REQUEST FOR SEGREGATION OF TITLE, filed by the heirs of Valentina Jacanin Gabo and Juan Jacanin, per DOC #413; PAGE #83; BOOK #XXXIII; Series of 2016 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIA NORA L. GONZALES-CAGANG.

Yes, high value fruits are being extracted from our lands to feed the consumerist lifestyle of the people in rich countries while we cannot even sufficiently supply our hungry people with basic staples like rice and milk as these staples are heavily imported.

As concluded by development experts, “extractvism is directly connected to the notion of sacrifice zone-places that, to their extractors, somehow don’t count and therefore are poisoned, drained or otherwise destroyed.” Indeed, the mindset of the colonizers and now that our country is a neo-colony by the super rich businessmen and oligarchs, it seems that such conclusion has some bearings. Ang mga Pilipino po ay TAO HINIDI BASURA!

Who will be the countervailing force to correct such oppressive economic paradigm? Well, social transformation must now be the call of the times and in a Democratic and Republican State,it is only through people empowerment that social change can be had. Indeed, social change has been so elusive all these years despite 14 years of Martial Law and two-people powered revolutions. the systems and structure breeding poverty are still as formidable as ever.

Enough is enough of extractivism thru oligarchical control that has oppressed our people and drained our natural resources. We must heal the blighted land back to life – for people, planet, prosper ity and peace - all for the greater glory of our Creator, the Unseen Being, now calling to us in the face of the cataclysmic anthropogenic (made-made) Climate Change. HOY GISING!!!

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its 95.8 crime resolution rate.

On traffic, the mayor stopped the Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA) from collecting excessive fines, and to work for the implementation of the newly approved Local Public Transportation Route Plan which increased public utility transportation routes around the city from 53 to 78.

Dedicated local bureaucracy

To ensure the quality of City Hall services, Mayor Klarex Uy authorized the release of five months worth of salary differentials under the third tranche of the Salary Standardization Law, for regular, casual, and co-terminus employees.

Job orders were also given a reprieve as he retained job orders whose contracts ended on June 30, 2022. pending performance evaluation by department managers.

“Daghan nga mga empleyado ang nabalaka nga mapulihan ubos sa ako’ng administration. Apan wala ko dayon kini gihimo kay sakit sa ako’ng dughan nga adunay mawad-an ug trabaho nga mao ra gyud ang gisaligan para sa ila’ng pamilya. Apan naghatag ako ug pasidaan nga kinahanglan tarungon nato

ang ato’ng mga trabaho sa paghatud sa serbisyo sa katawhan,” (Many employees were anxious they would be replaced by my administration. But I did not do it because it pains me to see people losing the jobs their families are dependent on. But I have given fair warning for them to do good and sincere in delivering services to the people.)

Mayor Klarex Uy said in his 100-days address today at the City Hall Quadrangle.

Education, health, resilience

Mayor Klarex Uy also delivered on his campaign promise of continuity. In his first 100 days, he approved the construction of 50 classrooms and two technical learning education laboratories.

The city government-owned JR Borja General Hospital has also been on track in its quest to gain Level 2 classification from the Dept. of Health. Last month. Mayor Klarex Uy inaugurated the hospital’s dialysis center, CT scan facility, and molecular/ RT PCR laboratory. The Lumbia hospital is already open and the Tablon hospital set to open before the year ends.

On Covid 19 response, the city government is ramping up its vaccination drive to reach 90% vaccination of senior citizens and 50% of the population 12 years old and above.

Work has also started for the modern five-story building of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department.

Housing, social services

The City Housing and Urban Development Dept. has also unloaded backlogs in the distribution of houses to informal settler families with the distribution of 451 new dwellings and 57 home lot titles.

To ensure the efficient delivery of social services, the City Social Welfare and Development Dept has opened five district offices around the city.

Moving forward

Finally, Mayor Klarex Uy enjoins the City Council and agencies in the local bureaucracy to ensure the accomplishment of the ExecutiveLegislative Agenda that focuses on flood mitigation, modernization of public markets, more infrastructure, grassroots tourism development, and water sanitation and environment.

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down from 9.2 percent in the October to December 2021 period.

The bulk of the construction activities in the first quarter of 2022 were residential types, with 26,546 approved permits and projects amounting to P45 billion.

This was followed by nonresidential constructions with 6,145 approved permits valued at P35.4 billion.

“Addition, which refers to any new construction that increases the height or area of an existing building/ structure, and alteration and repair of existing structures, had shares of 3 percent and 9.3 percent to the total number of constructions, respectively,” the PSA said.

A big chunk of the construction activities in the first three months of the year was recorded in Calabarzon with 9,725 approved building permits, amounting to P20.22 billion.

This was followed by the

Good Manners and Right Conduct

By: ELIZABETH ACERON – CLAM Teacher I West City Central School

As he interacts with others in society, man is God's most intelligent creature on the planet. He is also capable of thinking, speaking, and acting appropriately. He must therefore understand proper behavior and manners. Children must be taught by their parents how to act around their relatives, neighbors, friends, teachers, and other adults. Some people act well and speak nicely solely to those they are in front of. This is improper behavior. In order to conduct successfully in society, good manners are highly important in life. We can win the hearts of people in public areas by using good manners. Therefore, using good manners helps one develop a distinctive personality. Children need to learn the value of good manners from a young age. It is the responsibility of parents and instructors to make sure that manners are instilled in the students.

In essence, manners are a mirror of a person's character. They are a form of nonverbal interaction with the environment that we are interacting with.

Every setting necessitates a unique set of manners; thus, it is crucial to act in accordance with it. Manners refer to how we interact with other people. It is the precise behavior that is morally and socially correct. It's a means of demonstrating your regard for their emotions.

One should always endeavor to instill excellent manners in his daily life while keeping in mind their significance and rewards. By doing this, he will not only benefit himself but also help to create a society that is more sophisticated and balanced. Above all, it is our moral obligation to treat everyone fairly. One thing to keep in mind is those good manners are not obligations, social conventions, or laws that must be followed in order to escape punishment. However, it is something that is most naturally generated from the inside and should not be forced or falsified. The way in which we want others to behave with us is also how they want us to behave to them, it can be the simplest way to understand good manners.

National Capital Region with a total construction value of P14.79 billion and Central Luzon with P10.26 billion. (PNA)

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LOI for a floating solar project, up to $100-million LOI by 2030 in the blue economy, $200-million LOI to set up data centers, $20-million LOI in startup development, and another $20-million LOI on innovation platform and investments.

Apart from these LOIs, other government agencies and the local government unit of Tarlac were able to secure partnerships with the private sector in Singapore.

On the sidelines of Marcos’ visit to the US for the United Nations General Assembly last month, DTI said the business program that was held in New York was able to generate $3.9 billion worth of investments and business interests for the Philippines that could create over 112,000 jobs.

“The above estimates do not reflect the full potential of future investments from the several companies whom the President and the Trade and Industry Secretary met during the Presidential Visit to New York City, US. Some of these companies have expressed interest to consider new or further investments in the country but their plans have yet to be firmed up,” it added.

WFH rules cleared

Last Sept.14, the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) finally cleared rules on work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector.

The FIRB, co-chaired by the DTI chief, has allowed 100-percent WFH setup for the IT-BPM industry without losing their incentives by transferring registration from Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to BOI.

“The issue pertaining to workfrom-home arrangements with tax perks given to IT-BPM companies had been resolved. Now, firms with 100 percent WFH set-up will still be able to enjoy the same incentives by simply transferring their registration from one government agency to another (PEZA to BOI),” DTI said.

It added that this policy response ensures the competitiveness of the country in normalizing hybrid work, especially for the IT-BPM sector.

“WFH/hybrid work is a gamechanger for the Philippines and the sustainability of the IT-BPM industry, and it will be a contributing factor to our ability to create 1.1 million new direct jobs for Filipinos, generate billions more in revenue, and significantly increase our countryside footprint by 2028,” the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) said in its previous statement.

During the recent International Innovation Summit, IBPAP president and chief executive officer Jack Madrid shared that the industry targets to hit $59 billion in revenues and 2.5 million full-time employees in six years. (PNA)

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months, the mayor said his administration has carried out programs to promote participatory governance, as well as instituted policies on security, safety, and human resource development. Most of the time, however, Uy said his time and attention to the poor in his first 100 days by bringing basic services to the city’s 80 villages with his "Klarex

nga Serbisyo sa Barangay (KSB)," a program reaching out directly to the people with "Kasalan ng Bayan" as an added attraction. Every Wednesday and Thursday, Uy also entertains the community from different walks of life, dubbed "People's Day." To address the unemployment problem, the city's employment office has facilitated a job placement of 5,131 residents, he said. Uy said the initiative reduced the almost double-digit unemployment rate here in 2021, which reached 9.3 percent or around 30,000 unemployed persons, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. Meanwhile, Uy said he approved a PHP8.2-billion Annual Investment Plan proposed by the City Development Council for 2023. The local finance committee is set to submit to the City Council the 2023 budget later this month. The City Council, meanwhile, has started committee deliberations on the proposed fiscal incentives and economic reforms package, which the mayor had certified as urgent. The measures include the granting of a 20 percent discount to advance payers of 2023 and 2024 real property taxes and a 10 percent discount for those who will file their business and other local taxes on time. Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia was present during Uy's report, showing his support amid calls for unity between the provincial government and the city. "My presence signifies my unity to the city government and always to support whatever programs of the city, because surely it will also benefit my constituents in the province," the governor said in a media interview. (PNA)

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plagued with water interruptions lately, and some areas are suffering from low to no water pressure.

The issue has caused a heated exchange between Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte and a resident online, forcing the mayor to apologize for his outburst.

“Works by various contractors have commenced. We’re aiming to supply water to the first offtake point (OTP) of DCWD by first quarter of 2023 with progressive ramp-up by second quarter of 2023,” she said.

The DCBWSP is a P12-billion water supply project of the Apo Agua, a joint venture between Aboitiz Equity Ventures and JVACC.

Capili did not divulge when the internal issues between the Apo Agua and its former engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor JVACC started but added that “negotiations and deliberations” are ongoing at the senior management level.

“I cannot divulge specific dates since it’s an ongoing internal matter between Apo Agua and our former EPC contractor. Apo Agua top management made the decision to take over the construction works so that we could really ramp up construction works and deliver water to DCWD off-take points ASAP,” she said.

During the Kapehan sa Dabaw last September 26, Capili said the completion of the water supply project encountered setbacks due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the ongoing “internal” issues with its contractor.

Capili reiterated its commitment to supplying around 300 million liters of treated water to DCWD.

“The target delivery for the first optic point to the water district (DCWD) in Tugbok is the first quarter of 2023,” she said.

SPED parents

By CHRISTOPHER ANDREW M. ALDA SPED Teacher

Balulang National High School

PARENTS and guardians have a more complete understanding of a child’s physical, social, developmental and family history. Parent and guardian participation in the special education decision making process is vitally important. The most important thing parents of disabled kids can do is take an active role that determines a student’s path. They are the only adults in the educational process who have been and will be deeply involved throughout a child’s school career. That continuity is very valuable.

Parents may not be educators themselves but they bring their years of experience in other

professions and aspects of life to the process along with their experience with their own child. While kids attend school about six hours a day, they may only have a few minutes of a teacher’s undivided attention in a class. Many guardians and parents have the opportunity to sit side by side with their children working through homework and other learning activities for extended periods.

They may be the only adults who closely observe students’ work and get feedback from their children. Consequently, no one else has the perspective of a guardian or parent in a meeting.

She added that target supply delivery from other optic points or water reservoirs such as Calinan, Talandang, Mandug, Indagan, Cabantian, Panacan, and Dumoy is expected by the second quarter of next year.

Based on the joint venture agreement, Apo Agua will take charge of water extraction and treatment and DCWD the water distribution.

The target completion of the project was moved from 2021 to 2022 due to the pandemic. It was postponed further to 2023 due to issues with the contractor, according to Capili.

She said that the new contractors tapped to complete the construction have experience in hydropower and water treatment.

To ensure that it delivers water to DCWD within the “new” timeline, Capili said the firm’s new contractors would undertake 24/7 construction activities on the various components of the DCBWSP.

“When we started this visionary project with the Water District, we had one goal, which was to find an alternative source in conjunction with ground water sources, and we found that the more sustainable source would be the surface water that will go through a treatment process to increase the supply of water,” she said.

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He maintained that it is the “safest and most feasible alignment” compared with the other alignments previously explored.

“It’s the shortest route. Usually what happens with government projects, especially infrastructure, is that we take the shortest and most economical route,” he added.

He assured the construction work would not destroy the Paradise Reef because the government contractor would do “controlled excavation,” put up floating geotubes to contain the spread of silts and other debris, and deploy a barge to immediately recover the debris from the site.

The state-owned China Road and Bridge Corporation has been selected as

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. 10,Apovel,Bulua,Cagayan de Oro City WINIFREDO N. YU CASE NO. R10-EV-TH 2022-10-1868 (2007-10-1735)

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of FOUR (4) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 26, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/ its evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao.

Party(s) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documents evidence and/or his//her/its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB –Region X, this 4th day of October 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

ATTY.MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

the contractor for the project.

“What we will do is what we call… controlled excavation. To simply illustrate, if this is the bored pile, the excavation will just be limited around it. We will excavate around the area where we put the post,” he said.

The Rodriguez family expressed concern that the project will cause “irreversible and irreparable destruction” on the healthy coral garden and marine life if it pushes through.

“The resort owners Rodriguez-Lucas Family supports the SIDC Project. But they have called for its realignment and in fact have offered to donate to DPWH its Lumos beach property as an alternative landing site in Samal Island to save the Paradise Reef, which the family has preserved for almost a century,” the Rodriguez family said in a statement released on Wednesday.

The family questioned the lack of prior consultation, alleging that the present alignment was chosen in a workshop in Manila without the participation of local landowners and stakeholders.

They said the Environmental Compliance Certificate for the SIDC Project was issued without a prior Protected Area Management Board clearance.

Contrary to DPWH’s claim that the Samal landing site is outside a protected area, the entire Samal Island remains a protected area, according to the family.

They said it was established as a Mangrove Swamp Forest Reserve under Proclamation No. 2152, S. 1981, an initial component of the National Integrated Protected Areas System.

“The law requires an act of Congress to disestablish a protected area or modify its boundary. The DPWH has not come forward with any such evidence insofar as Samal Island is concerned,” they said.

Ortiz admitted that the operation might have some “inevitable” impact on the coral reefs but assured them that the government would manage it to minimize damage.

“The DPWH and other agencies commit to restore the reef. Although not in its original state, there are other certain measures that we can adopt to somehow lessen the impact on marine life or, in that case, sustain marine life in that area, through putting up artificial reefs or other technology we can introduce for that,” he said.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. 10,Apovel,Bulua,Cagayan de Oro City

ONIN TRUCKING SERVICES CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH Rep. by : JUNGIE C. UNDAG 2022-09-1853

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on October 18, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao.

Party(s) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documents evidence and/or his//her/its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB –Region X, this 4th day of October 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

ATTY.MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

Equity in the classroom

By JANICE B. TULBA Teacher III Tangub City National High School Tangub City Division

WHAT does equity in the classroom mean? Equity in the classroom means making sure every student has the resources and support they need to be successful.

In an equitable classroom, individual factors don’t hold back students from reaching their full learning potential – factors like race, culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, immigration status, individual experiences and socio-economic status.

Every student in my classroom deserves an equal chance. Agree or disagree? Responding to the level of diversity in your classroom is more important than ever. But all too often, our education system

reinforces the same inequalities it was designed to overcome.

Actively promoting equity in the classroom helps remove barriers so all of our students can succeed. And when every student has the resources they need, the entire classroom thrives.

I talk to my students and establish what the difference is between equality and equity. Equality is everyone being treated the same whereas equity is everyone getting what they need to succeed. After addressing that with my students and reinforcing it, I’m able to meet my student’s needs. Students and teachers all bring unique perspectives to the classroom.

Conversations for our Future Builders with UAPGA

Last October 2, 2022, IDC's Chairman and CEO Arch. Romolo V. Nati joined the United Architects of the Philippines Graduate Auxiliary to celebrate the recent World Architecture Day 2022 together with Arch. William Ti Jr. of WTA Architecture and Design Studio, a company that seeks to redefine the role of architecture in our society and focus on the creation of positive social impacts.

Held at Teatro Arkitekto, UAP Headquarters in Manila, the event gave the opportunity to Arch. Nati and Arch. Ti, during the "Arch-Talks Prism: Sit-Down Interview", to share their knowledge and achievements with the numerous participants at the WAD 22 to raise awareness on the impact of architecture on society.

Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC), formed from the encounter of a multiawarded Italian architect and a Filipino lawyer, both passionate promoters of sustainable development, is a real estate development firm dedicated to developing highperformance properties in growing cities in the Philippines. With its unique design philosophy, IDC™ is committed to develop top-

quality properties that are in harmony with the environment, and to bringing value to investors, end-users, and the community. "In my journey as an architect, I was an advocate of sustainability even before green development became trendy. I was aware of the consequences of human development and consumption in general, pollution and waste of human beings. I feel real pain when I see how we have been ruining our natural environment, when I see how we treat animals and forests and when I see people acting like natural resources are infinite.." said Arch. Romolo V. Nati.

According to Arch. Nati, “the real challenge is to be able to deliver green properties within the same price range as regular or non-green developments and Italpinas

Development Corporation can run through innovative ways of building and designing projects. One way is through the use of passive green design strategies, which are solutions implemented at the early stage of design. These strategies allow the building to maximize the use of some natural resources.

These features, along with creative design, are some

of the things that make us and our products stand out in the market. This also puts to rest the misconception that living in a green development is an expensive decision. Our point of view is that many people out there have not decided to enjoy the green lifestyle because of the misconception that it will be expensive. When more people discover that living green is a moneysaving decision that also allows one

to have a healthier lifestyle and a better environment, I’m sure they will embrace this new and sustainable lifestyle.”

World Architecture Day has a significant meaning to every architect, aspiring architect as well as architecture enthusiast all over the world. Every year, WAD is observed to raise awareness of the importance of architecture in our rapidly changing society. With

this year's theme "Architecture for well-being", the event has been an opportunity to underline how architects can reform spaces into a livable one for their users.

The UAP Graduate Auxiliary (UAPGA) was pioneered by people who focused their eyes on the road to professionalism, without losing the vision of service to fellow architectsin-the-making.