BusinessWeek Mindanao (October 26-27, 2022)

Diarrhea outbreak

KORONADAL City – The Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Banga, South Cotabato confirmed on Friday, Oct. 21, the death of a senior citizen following a diarrhea outbreak in Barangay Lampari that downed 50 others.

Dr. Ellen Quidilla, MHO-Banga chief, was unable to identify the lone fatality in the outbreak on Thursday, Oct. 20, but noted the patient died from dehydration.

Thirty-eight of the patients are currently admitted at the Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) in General Santos City while eight are at private hospitals in nearby Surallah, South Cotabato.

Davao food hub

DAVAO City – With the opening of the Davao City Food Terminal Complex (DFTC), vegetable producers and traders from remote districts of the city said they no longer worry about middlemen who buy their products and pay them at very unreasonable prices. In a statement Friday, Joseph Laborte, president of the Highland Vegetable Growers Association (HVGA) from Tugbok district, said the DFTC would help provide small farmers a direct market area to sell their products at competitive prices. ”In our area, our product is only bought for P7 to P8 but here in DFTC, it can be sold for as much as P12,” Laborte said, noting that the absence of middlemen has raised their income considerably.

Caraga’s MSMEs

confab bats for food-sufficiency

The Mindanao Food Congress TriEvent starts today at the Limketkai Atrium in Cagayan de Oro with the theme: Transforming Mindanao Agriculture Towards a Food-Secure Future.

Aligning with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s to place agriculture as a top priority in the country’s agenda, this year’s Food Congress seeks to take a deep dive on the gaps in the

Indian biz forum to mark ‘Diwali’ at MFC

With 'India' as a Partner Country for the Mindanao Food Congress, the India Business Forum (IBF) is pleased to organize Indian Cultural and Food Night for Guests and Participants on the first day of the event on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 to mark the celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights.

The event will start at 6:00PM at the Limketkai Center Atrium.

Diwali, India's biggest and most important holiday of the year, is a Festival of Lights that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil and the human ability to overcome.

Diwali is a post-harvest festival celebrating the bounty following the arrival of the monsoon in the subcontinent. It has become a national Indian festival.

Robinsons Mall

BUTUAN City – The Department of Science and Technology in the Caraga Region (DOST-13) has recognized five Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for resiliency and innovations. “The MSMEs, under the SETUP (Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program) of the DOST, have proven their resiliency, productivity, and innovativeness despite the challenges in their business,” the DOST-13 said in a statement Thursday. The recognition coincided with the opening of the weeklong Regional Science and Technology (RSTW) 2022 on Wednesday

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WORLD-CLASS CHOIR. The Choral group from the municipality of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental bested a top field of competitors from different countries all over the world to emerge as overall champion in the Busan Choral Festival and Competition 2022 held October 19-22 in Busan, South Korea. The Villanueva Chorale won the Gold Diploma in Pop and Acapela categories, another Gold in Ethnic category and was runner-up in the Grand Prix. The choral group was accompanied by Villanueva Mayor Jenny Mendez-Uy who proudly expressed elation over the milestone achieved by the town’s homegrown talents. (Photo Supplied)

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5 nabbed as smuggled cigars, fuel seized in Zamboanga, Tawi-Tawi

ZAMBOANGA City – Authorities arrested five people and seized more than P8 million worth of illicit goods in anti-smuggling operations here and in the province of Tawi-Tawi, officials said Monday. The contraband consisted of P5,250,000 smuggled cigarettes and P2,800,000 smuggled petroleum products. Zamboanga City police chief Col. Alexander Lorenzo said the P5.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized around 4 a.m. Sunday in Barangay Sinunuc. Lorenzo said the 150 master cases of cigarettes were seized

after the police received intelligence information on the presence of smuggled cigarettes. No one was arrested as the supposed owner of the contraband, Muhammad Esmali Laudin, was not around when the police officers arrived in the area. Lorenzo said the contraband will be turned over to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for proper disposition. Meanwhile, Col. Richard Verceles, Area Police Command-Western Mindanao operations chief, said the smuggled petroleum products were seized around 10:30 a.m. Sunday in

the waters of Sitangkai, TawiTawi. Verceles said police and BOC personnel intercepted a barge, M/V Masmud 1, with five-man crew after receiving information about shipment of petroleum products allegedly coming from Malaysia. The barge was found to be loaded with 10,000 liters of diesel with P400,000 and 60,000 liters of gasoline with P2.4 million. Authorities nabbed the crew identified as Rome Anung Jr., 45; Zulkifli Bin Baksing, 45; Zulfendy Bin Salim, 21; Zulkifle Bin Akim, 20; and Mohd Shahrulaffandi Bin Yahaya, 36. (PNA)

30 farmers in Jasaan complete DAR MisOr's farm biusiness school

JASAAN, Misamis Oriental — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Misamis Oriental Provincial Office conducted the completion rites for the 30 farmers who successfully attended the Farm Business School (FBS) at Barangay Danao, October 21. The FBS is a joint effort by the DARPO Misamis Oriental and the local government units (LGUs) of Jasaan with the aim of boosting the farmers’ entrepreneurial skills and management of farm produce towards optimal profitability. Leading the event was Provincial Agrarian

Reform Program Officer II Fatima Aniqa T. Macarambon J.D. along with DAR Division Chief Engr. Arsenio G. Ladera, MARPO Claveria Engr. Francis Padilla, Jasaan Municipal Vice-Mayor Jannus Ray Estor, and Barangay Captain-Danao Alexberto B. Ompoc. PARPO Macarambon empowered the farmers by emphasizing the important role they play in the country’s food production. She also reiterated the agency’s goals for the farmers and encouraged them to pass on the knowledge they attained through the FBS. “Our goal here is

to make you farmer-entrepreneurs. Remember that it is not [only] about a bountiful harvest, it is [also] important to go about every detail, ensuring gains, income, profit. Please apply all your learnings and share this learning to your fellow farmers,” Macarambon said. For his part, Jasaan Municipal Vice-Mayor Jannus Ray Estor thanked DAR MisOr for the learning opportunity shared with the farmers of Jasaan. Estor also renewed his commitment to allot a budget for the provision of farm inputs

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 17 Cagayan de Oro City

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2022-1233

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 filed by PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK , mortgagee, with principal office and place of business at PSBank Center, 777 Paseo de Roxas corner Sedeño Street, Makati City, against BONIFACIO T. LUNA , mortgagor, residing at Zone 4, Bayabas Boundary, Cagayan de Oro City, and Block 26, Lot 8, Westwoods Village, Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 6, 2022, amounts to ONE MILLION FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND ELEVEN PESOS & 23/100 (Php 1, 057,011.23), plus accruing interest, penalty and other charges, form the said date up to the date of foreclosure sale, publication, other foreclosure expenses, attorney’s fees and such other additional sums as are due form the mortgagor, the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on November 24, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Hall of Justice, Goldridge Bldg., Mastersons Ave., Cor. PN Roa Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency the following property with all improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 137-2018003453

LOT NO. : 8

BLOCK NO. : 26

PLAN NO. : PCS-10-004587

PORTION OF : BLOCK 27, PSD-10-040101; BLOCK 26, PSD-10-042128 LOT 7-A-1, PSD-10-062039

LOCATION : CANITOAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, ISLAND OF : MINDANAO

AREA : ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS BOUNDARIES :Line 1-2 SW Lot 6, Block 26, PCS-10-004587 x x x . . . .

DESRIPTION OF CORNERS : ALL CORNERS ARE “PS” CYL. CONC. MONS. 15X50 CMS.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date for whatever reason, the public auction will proceed on the next working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein-above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be. October 10, 2022, Cagayan de Oro City.

(SGD) FE O. BONTUYAN-BULARON Sheriff IV

Research Writing among Teachers

by: Rutche May B. Yurong Teacher I - Calumangi Elementary School Dumingag I District-Division of Zamboanga del Sur

The Department of Education issued Order No. 39, s. Adoption of the Basic Education Research Agenda in 2016 to guide DepEd and its stakeholders in conducting education research and utilizing research findings.

The Order presented four study agendas for the teacher to choose from: government, human resource development, child protection, and teaching and learning. There are four more themes to choose from:

inclusive education, gender and development, disaster risk reduction, and management (DRRM).

Given the directive, the teachers are tasked with conducting research. Teachers' responsibilities have expanded from being solely focused on teaching students to becoming teacher-researchers. Teachers are now required to conduct research in order to address issues encountered in the classroom and possibly consider and design interventions to address the quandary.

Teachers are now faced with the challenge of writing research when they believe they lack the necessary knowledge and skills. They also lack the time to write because they are already overburdened with work.

To address the teachers' concerns, the school administrators, as the teachers' direct superiors, are now faced with the same dilemma of what to do to assist the teachers with the new task assigned to them. The benefits of research writing must be communicated to teachers by school administrators. Teachers must be informed that the Basic Education Research Fund provides research incentives to teachers undergoing research (DepEd Order No. 24, s. 2010). They would receive a Certificate of Completion (COC) after completing their research study, which they could use to strengthen their application for promotions.

Truly, there are advantages for teacher-researchers. Some of it includes research incentives, COC for advancement, and the belief that they can solve their own problems. Despite the fact that it is difficult, it can help them improve their educational practices and contribute significantly to the attainment of quality education for Filipino students.

Xavier Ateneo embraces the future with its new Masterson and El Gaucho campuses

Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan takes a big step forward into the future as it prepares for the construction on January 2023 of its new campus in Manresa, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City called the Masterson Campus, and the development of the El Gaucho in Puerto, Cagayan de Oro City as the new farm laboratory site of the College of Agriculture.

As a response to the fast-changing needs of the academic community and of Mindanao as a whole, XU is expanding its learning spaces into the 21-hectare Manresa campus with innovations in the teaching-learning programs, infrastructure, and facility. The Campus of the Future provides a venue for XU to carry on its Jesuit education of excellence and produce graduates who have the skills fitted for the 21st century. It aims to reinvent Xavier Ateneo as a more socially relevant and inclusive learning institution focused on strengthening its colleges and schools such as Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, Business and Management, Computer Studies, Education, Engineering, Nursing, and Medicine.

The new campus is bent on providing state-ofthe-art infrastructure and facilities that will address not only the requirements of the academe but also that of the environment. Hence, the new site will have eco-friendly

landscapes and buildings, green areas, wide roads, dedicated bike lanes, campuswide wireless connectivity, and healthy and adaptable learning facilities for virtual and physical classes. It will also ensure the preservation of the 25 hectares of the surrounding forest areas, which will also serve as a sanctuary for animal and plant species. Adjacent to the campus is the Manresa Town which will provide students and employees with generous open spaces, convenient and safe residential options, and easy access to commercial establishments and futureready offices. The whole project is set to be completed in time for the centennial of XU in 2033.

Meantime, the new Agriculture campus at El Gaucho which spans 64 hectares will serve as an instructional, research, and development hub, showcasing technologies that will develop the skills and expertise of students in the areas of Crop Science, Animal Science, Agriculture and Biosystems

Engineering, Food Technology, Agribusiness, and Development communications. Recognized as CHEDs Center of Excellence in Agriculture Education in 2016, the College through its new and expansive farm lab, will be able to offer a more strategic venue to showcase food production, processing, and Agri systems technologies. It will also allow the conduct of relevant researches and provide avenues for training and community development. Cognizant of the important role of

Agriculture in the economy and the environment, El Gaucho aims to produce leaders molded by Jesuit education who will help address issues on food security and climate change, and who will advance the agricultural sector not only in Mindanao and the country but in the entire ASEAN as well.

Both campuses, which will be developed in phases, serve as an impetus to the future of Cagayan de Oro City and the region of Mindanao. These developments are surely what the city and the entire of Mindanao should be watching out for. (Communication and Promotions Office/ Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan)

DANTE M. SUDARIA

NELSON CONSTANTINO Editor-in-Chief

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It’s the Environment, Stupid!

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Overcoming Obstacles

Think a minute… Jesse Owens was a world-class athlete in track and field in the 1930’s. He was told that because he was a black, African American, there was no way he could win against the white Nazi German athletes at the world Olympics in 1936.

That year the Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler, the Nazi dictator, refused to even look at the African American athletes. The white German athletes were praised and cheered on the field, while Jesse Owens and the other American athletes were insulted and ignored. Yet Jesse did not let Hitler’s cruel prejudice intimidate or stop him. In fact, he was determined more than ever to reach his goal of doing his best. “One of the great joys in life is doing what people say you can’t.”

Jesse made mistakes in his first two long jumps, but he did not let that discourage him. Then, on his last jump, Jesse won! He went on to win all three other events in which he competed. So Jesse Owens came home to America with a record four Olympic Gold Medals!

A Japanese proverb says: “If you fall down seven times, stand up eight times.” We all fail and fall down. That’s OK. But to stay down and not try to get up again, that is sad

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Stop Sacrificing the Earth to the Altar of Greed

factions in the Middle East. War, after-all, is good busi ness whose stocks of powerful weapons can kill the people of the world forty times over. When the ISIS brothers who were then scholars taking PhD in Harvard University knew such truism, they went back to Iraq and formed the Isis combatants describing the US as an “evil empire.”

from farming i.e., fertilizer and chemical dealers, except the farmers.

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and serious because you give up hope. Remember: “We all fail—at least the best of us who are brave enough to try something new.” So just because you may lose sometimes does not mean you are a loser. The famous inventor Thomas Edison said: “Many people who failed in life did not know how close they were to success when they stopped trying.”

When challenges come your way, including when you fail, you still have the choice to keep going and reach your goal. “What you do with a great opportunity depends on what you already are; and what you already are depends on your years of daily choices.”

This is why we need Jesus to develop in each of us His inner strength and perseverance that is greater than any obstacle

In the ‘90’s, a popular candi date for the U.S. presidency coined a campaign cliché which clicked with the voters that catapulted him to the presidency. “It’s the economy stupid!,” a simple hash tag reverberated through-out the land that somehow convinced the voters that what really mat tered then was the economy and all the nitty-gritty of economic development, i.e., employment, income, infra structure and what have you, and discussing other issues was just plain stupidity.

Yes, that kind of mindset thrives well in a country that has to perpetuate its stran glehold of economic power in the world whose top eight billionaires have consolidated wealth which is equivalent to the total combined assets of 3.6 billion people on earth or half of the world’s popu lation (based on an Oxfam Study). With economic power goes with it military might. I wasn’t surprised when I got an information that there was a time in recent history when the U.S. was the one supplying armaments to two warring

Yes, it’s the economy, stu pid! Could this be the mindset of US corporations that have dumped excess production of milk and wheat to the sea every time there is over production so as not to affect the law of supply and demand? I’ve read this in a Canadian Library when I visited my sister teaching in the University of Western Ontario in the ‘90s.

I was not even surprised upon knowing that a US Trans-National Corpora tion, Monsanto, was the one which supplied the US military with “yellow rain” which was used against the Vietnamese guerillas during the Vietnam war. “Yellow rain” was the term used to toxic chemicals poured-out like rains to kill the forests where the guerillas were hiding. The more I was not surprised when I knew that it is Monsanto that invented the genetically-modified or ganisms (GMOs) that have replaced our endemic natural crops (i.e., rice, corn, etc.) to so-called High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) which are subservient to the use of toxic chemicals that have already contaminated our water tables. Yes, everyone has profited

Today, let us reflect deeply on the implication of that mindset that what is impor tant is the economy. That money must be used to make more money is a flawed para digm which is based on the growth-at-all-cost develop ment strategy, also known as the Neo-Liberal Capitalism. That growth-centered para digm may have improved the economy but at the expense of the people and the environ ment.

The truth is, that paradigm is now being debunked world wide especially by concerned citizens in the US who are initiating a world-shift. Even His Holiness, Pope Francis, in his latest Encyclical, Lau datu Si’, has questioned that money-must-grow principle. Yes money must be used not to make more money but to enhance the quality of life of the people.

In fact, no less than the United Nations has issued the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to stop poverty, stop social injustices and inequi ties, protect the environment, etc. underscoring the impor tance of the cooperatives to be transformative for people, planet, prosperity and peace.

It is not the economy, anymore but the environment that is of utmost importance. The truth is, in the absence of a major change, the global system will collapse in less than one hundred years be cause of the unsustainability

in the economy where only a few oligarchs are in control and the unsustainability in the ecology. Yes, global warming, melting of the iceberg, the extinction of the species, the rising of the oceans and the depletion of the ozone layer are concrete proof and evi dence that we are now facing our own extinction.

Don’t you know that for every one Celsius increase in global temperature, there will be a corresponding 10% reduction in food produc tion. As the earth warms, the insects’ bites will become more fatal and can reach high altitude. It has been forecasted by scientists that in the next 50 years, earth will increase its temperature that will em power the insects to reach very high altitude. Example, the inhabitants of Bhopal must leave their country for reason of pestilence to seek refuge in Nepal but Nepal during that time will already be under water.

Yes, the environment must now take precedence over the economy that promotes so much consumerism and un bridled materialism otherwise famine, pestilence, war and death as biblically revealed by John will be the order of the day. Our Indigenous People are in fact correct when they said, “ANG KI NAIYAHAN DILI LAMANG TINUBDAN SA KINABUHI KUNG DILI MAO GAYUD ANG KINABUHI!”

Yes, it is not the economy but the environment, stupid!

A merger to remember

Up to the very last min utes of the BPI board meeting last Septem ber 21, Project Disney had been a very closely guarded secret. In an executive session, BPI President and CEO TG Limcaoco, disclosed for the first time to the board a transaction that the BPI team, led by EVP John-C Syquia and BPI Cap President Rhoda Huang, had been working on.

The terms and condi tions of Project Disney have yet to be finalized, Limcaoco said, but if things do not miscarry he will come back to the board, to seek formal approval to do the transaction. In an off cycle board meet ing, held September 30, the BPI board did approve the term sheet of Project Disney.

Project Disney in volves BPI’s acquisition via merger of Robinsons Bank of the Gokongwei group. BPI will offer 6 percent of its shares in exchange for 100 per

cent of Robinsons Bank. Excluded from the deal is Robinsons interest in an insurance broker age. Three months after close, the Gokongwei group will buy an ad ditional .25 percent of BPI shares, to meet the minimum cut of 6.25 percent needed to qualify the Gokongwei group for one seat in the BPI board. Lance Gokongwei, president and CEO of JG Sum mit which owns Rob insons Bank, intimated to Limcaoco that their group would be willing to eventually go to as high as ten percent. Basically, the Gokon gwei Group intends to use BPI as part of the former’s financial network. Meantime, Lance Gokongwei will be invited to sit in BPI’s advisory council.

BPI and Robinsons Bank are now in the process of obtaining regulatory approv als from the BSP, the SEC and the Philippine Competition Commis

sion and their respec tive shareholders. The merger is expected to be completed within 2023.

Market analyst reac tion had been very posi tive : “very exciting”, “a win for both parties”, “perfect alignment of interest”. Fitch unit de scribes BPI-Robinsons deal as “credit positive for the merged lender”.

The merger of the two entities will boost the standing of BPI from No. 3 to No. 2, in terms of deposits, Limcaoco said. But more than the bank ing numbers, the two parties will benefit via mutual access of each other’s ecosystems.

Gokongwei said:“Banking is a scale game and will continue to require additional capital for growth. We believe that merging Robinsons Bank with BPI, which is one of the strongest and most profitable banks in the country, is the best path forward. This will give

our customers access to a fuller range of bank ing products and ser vices as the combined organization will lever age on ecosystems of both the Gokongwei and Ayala Groups.”

BPI Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala says the merger gives BPI complete access to Gokongwei group and their whole ecosystem - SMEs, their suppli ers, their customers. BPI will be “spread ing our wings a little bit more within the Chinese community that has been a little further away from BPI’s traditional banking business.”

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DTI maintains SRP for candles as 'Undas' nears

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Monday the agency is maintaining the suggested retail price (SRP) for candles amid increasing demand for the product in observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. The

RA Form No. 10. 1 (LCRO)

DTI urged the public to refer to the latest SRP of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPC) issued last August. "According to CPG (Consumer Protection Group), the August 2022 SRP bulletin shall be effective until

Republic of the Philippines

Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Kapatagan

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ZETER ANTIOLA PATALINGHUG , has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error to correct the SEX from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of ZETER ANTIOLA PATALINGHUG who was born on December 29, 1968 at KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are JOSE PATALINGHUG and MAXINA ANTIOLA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 15 days.

(SGD) IVY R. TONGCO, LPT, J.D. Municipal Civil Registrar

DTI issues a new one," the DTI-Public Relations Unit said in a Viber message. Under the August 2022 SRP list, depending on sizes and pieces of candles per pack, prices of candle brand 5-Star Esperma ranges from P49.83 to P137.93; Export Candles, from P29.75 to P99.75; Liwanag Esperma candle, from P46.42 to P177.71; and Manila Wax, from P47.74 to P82.76. Retailers are warned not to increase prices of

unscented candles beyond SRPs as these are considered as basic goods. Consumers are also advised to buy candles in groceries and supermarkets where prices are being monitored. Any incident of overpricing may be reported to DTI through 1-DTI (384) or 0917-8343330. For prices of flowers, DTI said there will be no SRPs that will be released as flowers are not considered as basic goods. (PNA)

E-vehicle roadmap set for 2023

THE Department of Energy (DOE) said the government aims to issue the Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry (CREVI) by first quarter of next year.

In a statement Friday, DOE said it is in close coordination with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Trade and Industry for the development of the blueprint which aims to promote the use of e-vehicles in the country.

“This will provide an annual work plan to accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of EVs in the country,” the DOE said.

Reflection Paper on the Concepts and Value of Strategic Thinking and Innovation

The world is reset in the form of Covid 19 pandemic. Everyone was in a panic mode due to community lock downs, industry shutdowns and closure of the education sectors for fear of infection and out breaks.

BWM:

RA Form No. 10. 1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines

Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Lanao del Norte

Municipality of Kapatagan

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.

FLORIDA

petition for Correction of Clerical Error to correct the Date of Birth from JUNE 18, 1953 to MAY 30, 1953 in the Certificate of Live Birth of FE FLORANTE DAMAYO who was born on MAY 30, 1953 at KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are GENARO DAMAYO and CATALINA NINI.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 15 days.

(SGD) IVY R. TONGCO, LPT, J.D. Municipal Civil Registrar

Indeed, a lot has changed since then and the things we used to do may no longer be allowed or viable. That is why in order to respond to the rigors in life in times of covid, we need to find ways in order to bring our selves or our school in an advantageous position.

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BWM: Oct. 26,

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to defeat. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat,” Sun Tzu. The ability to combine strategy and tactics are essential to navigate the pandemic especially that we are dealing with the unseen enemy which is the ever-mutating virus and whether we like it or not it is real and deadly. As a school head, I can not afford to put everyone—teachers, parents and learners at risk due to poor decisionmaking. I also cannot afford to stall or provide haphazard education. I must think of ways on how to deliver quality education that is accessible to all our learners. I need to think clear and fast using some strategies and tactics to our advantage at all costs!

For this school year, we as a community have decided to offer bichronous (synchronous and asynchronous) modality. This was after we have assessed our capacity in terms of internet connections, devices availability, teachers’ competence in the use of technology and navigating the online platforms, and students and parents’ capacity to enroll under this modality and how we can provide technical assistance and address all their needs in order to meet the requirements of remote learning effectively and efficiently. We also provided for digital copies of SLM through our school’s repository link. Teachers also provide Weekly Home learning Plans to our learners and parents to guide them of the expected activities and tasks and for monitoring purposes of their accomplishments and progress. For parents whose children have no means to join the synchronous sessions due to zilch internet connections or devices may also avail of printed modules, the only difference is they don’t join to online classes. Hence, access to education is still open and possible.

“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” —Theodore Levitt. According to Dr.

Jesus Miranda that each organization must identify its unique needs to be able to prosper. One way of doing that is to get models that are running and reliable. This time, the use of technology is probably one of the best models in the delivery of learning. Because there is vast information available on the internet, teachers are no longer the sole authority of information but has become the facilitator of knowledge so that this information is translated into learning. Hence, teachers have a very big role to play.

On the other hand, we need to innovate from the last year’s decision of purely self-directed learning modules and TV and Radio-based instructions where real-time interactions are limited or absent between their teachers and among the students. However, for those who opted for printed modules may also communicate with their teachers through SMS or messenger or whichever is available. Moreover, we need to contextualize our approach to online class where we require longer time for kumustahan and discussions on competencies which the learners find difficult.

Further, this idea of adding synchronous modality is patterned

During the 10th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City from Oct. 20 to 21, DOE Secretary Raphael Lotilla said the government was putting in place policies that would further develop the local e-vehicle industry.

Lotilla said that aside from the issuance of the CREVI in 2023, the government has released the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act 11697, or the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA).

By: Charlyn S. Baylon Principal II Gusa Regional Science High School

after Xavier University where my children in the Junior High School are attending. The same idea is also taken from my experience with my post-graduate schools where we do synchronous and asynchronous classes. These classes still proved as effective and efficient than we had the normal physical set up or face to face because I still learned according to my pace and complied with the requisites. This opportunity with STI has given me deeper idea on how to do monitoring, provide technical assistance, improve assessment, activate linkages and to think and respond appropriately etc.

Lastly, to better strengthen strategic thinking and innovation is we need to establish partnerships for research studies, experimentations, projects, collaborative teachinglearning and bench marking. There is no silver bullet to answer our current situation which is volatile and fastchanging. We need other school heads or partners for bench marking and seek for coaching, mentoring and technical assistance. The constant desire to be unique yet effective, contextualized yet precise are some of the keys to attain value proposition or what differentiate us from the rest of other schools is still a work in progress.

Oro BEST Expo 2022 highlights focus on MSMEs

Oro BEST Expo is the largest and longest running trade exposition in Northern Mindanao aimed at providing MSMEs with opportunities to showcase their products and services under one roof-in a pavilion or exhibit booths.

The Oro Best Expo will feature the best food and agricultural products and services in the food sector, enabling micro, small and medium-scale enterprises in the region to forge future business partnerships and expand their market reach.

The 5-day trade exposition is set to deliver informative technical sessions, pitching, networking, and business matching activities designed to benefit MSMEs within and beyond Northern Mindanao.

The following exhibitors are joining the expo which is being held in conjunction with the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) sa Amihanang Mindanao of DOST-10: Embassy of India Manila, DOST-10, City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, Province of Lanao del Norte, City of Iligan, Province of Misamis Occidental, Province of Bukidnon, Mindanao Development Authority, Dept. of Trade and Industry, Department of Agriculture, Dept. of Interior and Local Government, MORESCO-1,

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wish to acknowledge their media partners Philippine Information Agency, Philippine News Agency, BusinessWeek Mindanao, Mindanao Daily, Metro Cagayan de Oro Times, GMA Regional TV, 107.9 WIN Radio, 90.3 Strong Radio, Monitor Mindanao Today, and the CDO Bloggers Network.

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A Brown Co. Inc., Parasat HD, Shell Fleet Solutions, Amway, Parasat HD, Seven Seas Waterpark Resort, Dahilayan Adventure Park, F.A.S.T. Laboratories, Del Monte, Landbank,. Converge Business SME Services, SGS Philippines, Smart, Globe, Cebu Pacific, Camella, FMIC, Kalinisan Kersia Group, Agri

Exim, TVS, Gartech Eng’g

Poultry, Bioseed, MX3, Dennis Int’l. Merchandising Inc, AirAsia, GREENERGY Solar, Equilibrium Intertrade Corp., iEminance Inc., San Miguel Foods, Professional Organizers Unltd., PowerHouse Studios, FOPANORMIN, Xavier

is celebrated on the third day coinciding with the darkest night of the lunar month.

Depending on the region, celebrations include prayers before one or more Hindu deities, the most common being Lakshmi.

According to David Kinsley, an Indologist and scholar of Indian religious traditions particularly in relation to goddess worship, Lakshmi symbolizes three virtues: wealth and prosperity, fertility and abundant crops, as well as good fortune.

Merchants seek Lakshmi's blessings in their ventures and will ritually close their accounting year during Diwali.

Fertility motifs appear in

agricultural offerings brought before Lakshmi by farming families, who give thanks for the recent harvests and seek her blessings for prosperous future crops.

A symbolic piece of traditional fertilizer, a dried piece of cow dung, is included in the ensemble in Odisha and Deccan region villages, an agricultural motif according to Kinsley. Another aspect of the festival is remembering the ancestors.

Rituals and preparations for Diwali begin days or weeks in advance, typically after the festival of Dusshera that precedes Diwali by about 20 days. The festival formally begins two days before the night of Diwali, and ends

two days thereafter. Each day has the following rituals and significance:

During the festival, Hindus, Jains and Sikhs illuminate their homes, temples and work spaces with diyas, candles and lanterns Hindus, in particular, have a ritual oil bath at dawn on each day of the festival.

Diwali is also marked with fireworks and the decoration of floors with rangoli designs, and other parts of the house with jhalars.

Food is a major focus with families partaking in feasts and sharing mithai.

The festival is an annual homecoming and bonding period not only for families, but also for communities and

Science Foundation, Phividec Industrial Authority, Isla LPG, DAVIES Paints, Jamaican Training & Assessment Center, Terra Hydrology Corp., GFC, Syntactics, FAST Logistics, Mindanao Container Corp., National Dairy Authority, North-Min Auto Dealership, Inc., and BOWA.

Technical and product presentations will be held daily at the Atrium from 1-5PM on October 26 (including one by GMA Network’s ‘StartUp PH’), 10AM-7PM on October 27, 10AM-8PM on October 28, 10AM-7PM on October 29, and 10AM-3PM on October 30, to be followed by the closing ceremonies immediately after. (please

see Oro Best Program and exhibit layout this page)

Oro Best Expo is sponsored by the following Platinum Sponsors: Globe, Del Monte, Smart, Landbank, USTP, Parasat HD, Seven Seas Waterpark & Resort, Dahilayan Adventure Park, Converge Business, MORESCO-1, and GMA Regional TV.

Also sponsored by the following Gold Sponsors: FAST Logistics, Terra Hydrology Corporation, Phividec Industrial Authority, National Dairy Authority, Davies Paints, Mindanao Container Corp,. SGS Philippines, Universal Robina, and PCCI HRDF.

The organizers would also

associations, particularly those in urban areas, which will organize activities, events and gatherings. Some Hindus, Jains and Sikhs will send Diwali greeting cards to families near and far during the festive season, occasionally with boxes of Indian confectionery.

Many towns organize community parades and fairs with parades or music and dance performances in parks.

Get a glimpse of India through the Diwali Festival of Lights on Wednesday, 26 October 2022, starting at 6PM at the Mindanao Food Congress Tri-Event, Limketkai Center Atrium at Cagayan de Oro City.

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to aid the farmers. DAR Misamis Oriental extends its gratitude to the formidable leadership of DAR Division Chief Arsenio Ladera and the hands-on facilitation of ARPO 1 Marivic Gallamaso, as well as the Barangay and Municipal LGUs for the conduct and success of the FBS. (DAR-10/PIA-10)

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He said the country has around 9,000 registered e-vehicles and 300 charging stations nationwide.

He added the utilization of e-vehicles will be an alternative fuel for the transport sector amid the volatile oil prices in the world market. (PNA)

Mindanao agriculture and food supply chain network and finding alternative options to support diverse distribution with efficient logistics to improve productivity and competitiveness.

The week-long program kicks off with the ceremonial ribbon cutting for the Oro BEST Expo 2022 and the NSTW sa Amihanang Mindanao at the Atrium with DOST Sec. Renato U. Solidum and Indian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Shambhu S. Kumaran leading the host Oro Chambers, regional and LGU chief executives in the ribbon cutting for the two exhibits.

The Lanao del Norte LGU led by Gov. Imelda Q. Dimaporo will host an invitation-only luncheon for stakeholders Pagana Maranao, a traditional Maranao feast afforded to welcome special guests and visitors during special occasions with the highest form of hospitality, symbolizing the host’s level of civility and indicates the degree of the host’s grace.

The Congress officially starts in the afternoon at Limketkai Luxe with guests to be welcomed by the host Oro Chamber and Cagayan de Oro City as the host city with Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy. After briefings by Congress Director Ruben A. Vegafria on the MFC and Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Ma. Belen Acosta, H.E. Shambu S. Kumaran will deliver the keynote address.

DOST Sec. Sulidom will host a business meeting/cocktails for presidents of PCCI Regional Governors, Mindanao’s chambers of commerce, and other chamber officers following the afternoon plenary.

The day’s events will climax with a Welcome Dinner and Fellowship with an Indian Cultural Night to be hosted by the Indian Business Forum Association of

the Philippines, Inc.(IBF) and the Embassy of India Manila featuring Diwali, India’s Festival of Lights. (read the related story on this page)

This Mindanao-wide Congress is an ideal venue for government policymakers, business leaders, farmers and stakeholders to discuss policy issues and recommend measures to help transform Mindanao agriculture towards a resilient and sustainable foodsecure future. The approved resolutions will be turned over to the President who has been invited to grace the closing plenary on October 28.

The Oro BEST Expo, the longest running and biggest trade exposition in Northern Mindanao provides micro, small and medium-scale enterprises the opportunity and venue to showcase their products and services, and expand their network and linkages.

The Mindanao Food Congress will be held on October 26-28 at The Limketai Luxe hotel while the Oro BEST Expo 2022 and NSTW sa Amihanang Mindanao with the Department of Science and Technology – Region 10 will be held simultaneously on October 26-30 at the Atrium, Limketkai Mall.

The 3-in-1 event is an indication of the dynamic and inclusive collaboration of the government, industry, and academic ecosystem in this part of Mindanao.

This will be the first time ever the Mindanao Food Congress (MFC) will have a Partner Country in India, through the Embassy of India in Manila.

As the MFC Partner Country, India will have the largest exhibit at the Oro BEST Expo 2022 where it will showcase its food and agriculture technology innovations and renewable energy applications.

The Embassy of India in Manila has been aggressively establishing linkages with regional business organizations in the Philippines to promote greater participation

and partnership for sustainable agricultural growth and enhanced food security between the two nations.

“We do recognize the Philippines is a very large country, and a lot of business activities in the outreach have to happen at the regional level, and the Oro Chamber is one of the very first chambers that we have engaged and the outcomes have been very, very positive,” said Ambassador Kumaran in a message during the 2nd Quarter General Membership Meeting of the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (Oro Chamber) held July 8th at Upper Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro.

With the Republic of India as Partner Country, the Mindanao Food Congress is hosted by the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (Oro Chamber), City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) with India as Partner Country, and jointly convened by the Embassy of India Manila, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Tourism, City of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan City, and the Provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon and Camiguin, and Cebu Pacific Air.

The organizers would also wish to acknowledge their media partners Philippine Information Agency, Philippine News Agency, BusinessWeek Mindanao, Mindanao Daily, Metro Cagayan de Oro Times, GMA Regional TV, 107.9 WIN Radio, 90.3 Strong Radio, Monitor Mindanao Today, and the CDO Bloggers Network.

Republic of the Philippines MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES Office of the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Sheriff Goldridge Bldg., Mastersons Ave., cor. P. “Oloy” N. Roa, Sr., Ave. Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES

Office of the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Sheriff Goldridge Bldg., Mastersons Ave., cor. P.”Oloy” N. Roa, Sr., Ave. Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

ARSIE A. ENTERONE-BUAQUINA

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:

DESCRIPTIONS:

Transfer 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 BEGINNING AT POINT MARKED “1” of Lot 86, GSS-10-0012, Being N. 17-55W., 4574.87 M. FROM B.L.L.M. #37, PLS-1005, QUEZON PUBLIC LAND SUBDVISION, THENCE S. 06-25 W., TO POINT 2; N. 77-16 W., 94.86 M. TO POINT 3; N. 81-13 W., 66.47 M. TO POINT M. 4; N 05-20 E.,241.54 M. TO POINT 5; N. 42-44 E., 3.93 M. TO POINT 6; S. 84-45 E., 82.35 M. TO POINT 7; S. 67-55 E., 105.10 M. TO POINT 8; S. 18-43 W., 10.03 M. TO POINT 9; S. 62-07 E., 13.86 M. TO POINT 10; 20-55 W., 54.01 M. TO POINT 11; S. 15-10 W., 117.10 M. TO POINT 1; POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING AN AREA OF FORTY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TEN (42,710) square meters. All points are marked on the ground by G.S. Cyl., conc. mons. BOUNDED ON THE E., ALONG LINE 1-2, BY 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

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 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 lot 1804; all of SWO-42001 C17.

Beginning at point a point marked “1” on plan being E. 49’deg. 39’E 6,649.59 m. from BLLM No. 1 of SWO-42001

beginning; containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FOURTEEN (134,514) sq. meters more or less and all other all other improvements containing thereon, is registered in the name of Carlo Vic Leonardo.

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 of 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 OCC-MTCC, Cagayan de Oro City