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Mambajao records over P1.6-M collection increase in 2022 CAMIGUIN -- With the ease of health safety protocols and opening of tourism in the province, the Local Government of Mambajao’s total collection for the first quarter of 2022 amounted to P22,529,729, which is P1.69 million higher than the first quarter of 2021. “Sa tuig 2021, ang atong koleksyon medyo nihinay gayud, nius-os kay ang atong Ardent Hibok-Hibok Spring Resort ato man gyud to gi-close unya ang ato pong White Island na-close gihapon, ug ang atong merkado pila ka bulan nga wala gyu’y operation busa nga sa pagkakaron sa atong 2022, medyo nisaka na gyud ang atong koleksyon,” Cristita Abastas, municipal treasurer, said during the Deeds not Words radio program, May 3.

P15.00 All systems go for May 9 polls: Comelec By FERDINAND PATINIO

IT’s all systems go for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections (NLE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday. “We are all systems go. We are just waiting for the date of the elections. We have conducted final testing and sealing (FTS) and the problems we have already addressed,” Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said in a press briefing. “We are 100 percent all set for May 9,” he added. Casquejo said there are some 1,100 contingency vote counting machines (VCMs) and have established several repair hubs all over the country in the event that VCMs need to be replaced See GO, page 11

See RECORDS, page 11

BOC-Zambo destroys P110-M worth of smuggled cigarettes By TEOFILO GARCIA, JR.

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) led the destruction of some PHP110 million worth of confiscated smuggled cigarettes Thursday here. Segundo Barte Jr., the BOC-Zamboanga district collector, said the cigarettes consisting of 3,110 master cases and 1,372 reams were destroyed in front of the BOC warehouse in Barangay San Jose Gusu. “These cigarettes were seized in separate antismuggling operations together with partner agencies from December 2021 to March 2022,” Barte said. He vowed BOC-Zamboanga will continue to intensify its campaign to put a stop to the smuggling of cigarettes. “The destruction of these cigarettes is a warning that

DESTRUCTION. The Bureau of Customs leads the destruction Thursday (May 5, 2022) of some PHP110 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City. The cigarettes were drenched with water and crushed with heavy equipment before their disposal at the city sanitary landfill. (PNA photo by Teofilo Garcia Jr.)

we are serious in our cam- the cigarettes been legally for the government. He noted the smugglers paign against smuggling,” shipped, the products would he said, adding that had have been a revenue source See DESTROYS, page 11

TEAM UNITY. The local bets for Team Unity in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental has mustered a huge crowd of around 20,000 supporters during its Miting de Avance and proclamation rally held at the Phividec Industrial Estate ground on Wednesday evening, May 4, 2022. Photo shows (from left) Team Unity titular head and congressional bet for the 2nd district Atty. Julio T. Uy, party chair and standard bearer for governor Juliette T. Uy, incumbent and reelectionist Tagoloan mayor Gomer “Enan” Sabio, and Provincial Board member candidate Atty. Angel Lim (2nd district). photos by gerry lee gorit

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PRO-BAR simultaneous send-off troops to guard May 9 polls By ASANGAN T. MADALE Contributor

PA R A N G , M AG U I N DANAO -More than 6,347 trained PNP personnel is being simultaneously sending off by the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO BAR) together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Department of Education (DepEd), and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) who will secure the polls this May 9, 2022 held at the PRO BAR Grandstand in Camp Salipada K Pendatun, Parang, Maguindanao recently, Top Officials said. The COMELEC BARMM spearheaded the send-off ceremony in collaboration with the PRO BAR and AFP who are deputized agencies

(WE ARE READY to secure the May 9 polls of the 5 provinces of BARMM) COMELECBARMM director Atty Ray F. Sumalipao and PBGEN Arthur R. Cabalona of PRO BAR led the sending-off of troops in a simple ceremony held at PRO BAR Grandstand in Camp Salipada K. Pendatun, Parang Maguindanao.(Contributed photo)

Davao’s rice processing center aims to ensure food security By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council has approved the Rice Processing Center Ordinance aimed at improving the production of palay, as well as in milling and marketing milled rice.

Councilor Ralph Abella, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and author of the ordinance, said Thursday the measure also covers post-harvest facilities, provision of incentives and subsidies, and other

support for rice farmers. “I thank all of my colleagues as well as the line agencies who took part in crafting this ordinance,” Abella said in a statement. Abella said the ordinance See RICE, page 10

that will perform various tasks to ensure the peaceful and successful 2022 elections. Present during the event were Atty. Ray F. Sumalipao, Regional Election Director, COMELEC BARMM; PMGen Eden T Ugale, Deputy Commander, Area Police Command - Western Mindanao; BGen Eduardo B Gubat, Deputy Division Commander, 6th Infantry Division, Philippine Army; Colonel Eric A Macaambac, Brigade Commander, 1st Marine Brigade; CG Capt Rejard V Marfe, Commander, Coast Guard Division BARMM; and Deputy Minister Haron Meling, Ministry of Basic Higher and Technical Education. PBGEN Arthur R. Cabalona said the PRO BAR deployment of these

6,347 PNP Personnel that will secure the 1,195 Polling Centers; five (5) Provincial Treasurer’s Office; 119 city and municipal treasurer’s office; 120 COMELEC Offices; and 86 canvassing areas enhancing to ensure peaceful, clean and honest electoral process during the synchronized national and local elections. Said deployment includes 706 Reactionary Standby Support Force (RSSF) personnel to be deployed in Lanao Del Sur and Maguindanao. There are also 405 Quick Reactionary Force (QRF) personnel on standby, ready to be deployed anytime in case of emergency cases. The RMFB 14 personnel will also reinforce Lanao Del Sur, Maguindanao, and

Remedios T. Romualdez, Santiago, and Tubay, according to RA 11714. Currently, the First District is composed of Butuan City and the municipality of Las Nieves, while the Second District comprises Cabadbaran City and the rest of the municipalities of the Agusan del Norte. The reapportionment of Agusan del Norte province takes effect in the 2025 national elections. “The incumbent Representatives of the First and Second Legislative Districts of the Province of Agusan del Norte shall continue to represent their respective legislative districts until the expiration

of their term of office,” RA 11714 read. The law mandates the Commission on Elections to issue the necessary rules and regulations. Butuan City serves as the capital of Agusan del Norte until it was reclassified into a highly urbanized city and became separate and independent of the province in 1985. To date, Cabadbaran City serves as the capital of Agusan del Norte. Palace released a copy of RA 11714 on Wednesday. The law takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. (PNA)

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PRRD inks law creating lone district of Butuan By RUTH ABBEY GITA-CARLOS

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law a measure transforming Butuan City in Agusan del Norte province into a single congressional district. Under Republic Act (RA) 11714 inked by Duterte on April 27, Agusan del Norte is reapportioned into the lone legislative district of Butuan City and the legislative district of the province of Agusan del Norte. The legislative district of the province of Agusan del Norte will be composed of the city of Cabadbaran and the municipalities of Las Nieves, Buenavista, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Magallanes, Nasipit,

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The Couple’s Amazing Life Service

“FROM time to time, there appear on the face of the earth, men and women of consummate excellence who dazzle us by their virtue, and whose outstanding qualities shed a stupendous light. Like those extra-ordinary stars whose origins we are ignorant and whose fate, once they have vanished we know even less, such men and women have neither forebears nor descendants, they are the whole of their race.” In a world that is buried in unbridled materialism and consumerism that is giving so much veneration to the profit motive that has already captured the mindset of all governments, all institutions, all universities and even of religious groups, there is no grandeur sight on earth than a compassionate couple, fired with a great purpose, dominated by one unwavering aim – to serve the people especially the poor, to protect their health and the environment, and for the rule of law to prevail. That is the amazing life of service of Dr. Jesus Guiab who married Atty, Remedios Galutera when they were in their twenties, then in the early sixties decided

to leave Nueva Vizcaya to practice their profession in the far-flung areas of Mindanao in Wao Lanao del Sur. Two young amazing professionals, a charismatic good-looking medical doctor and a beautiful brilliant lawyer at that, opting to serve in the troubled “war zone” at the height of the Muslim and Christian conflict called the “ILAGA offensives.” Yes, not to earn for more raking to be rich but to serve the marginalized sectors, especially the sick and the downtrodden! How can they earn when their clientele were the poor farmers who were mostly settlers coming from different parts of the country who were recipients of Resettlement Program of President Ramon Magsaysay then? I know that very well as I was then a grade one pupil in Wao Elementary School when I met them, seeing Dr. Guiab curing the sick for free and hearing Atty. Guiab giving legal services without legal fees. I was not surprise at all when Atty. Remedios Guiab ran as the Mayor of Wao in the eighties, she easily won and got re-elected, serving three full terms. Her

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pro-people leadership had catapulted Wao to greater heights not only in bringing peace and order to a distressed and troubled Wao but in numerous developmental aspects. To quote my close relative, the former Councilor Artemio Ray, “because of her outstanding leadership, Wao has become a developmental show window where other local officials in nearby municipalities would visit now and then to emulate.” During her 9-year mayorship, Wao has proved equal to its moniker of being a Wonderful Agricultural Opportunity (WAO) where farming has become very productive and became a liberating force against hunger and poverty of the peasantry. In fact, the poor farming families had somehow scaled the heights of productivity and were able to have their children fully educated and became professionals, many of whom are now working abroad. As former councilor Artemio Ray can attest, ‘the nine-year mayorship of Atty. Guiab had become See SERVICE, page 11

MINDFUL

Are we ready for our new leaders?

NEXT Monday, we will be electing to office our new set of National and local leaders. Some will be leading us in the next 3 years while some for 6 years. Depending on how and what they will be doing or not doing, it can be the longest or the shortest 6 years for us Filipinos. More often than not, the leaders are the ones asked about their readiness to assume their roles and duties as newly elected officials. While it is very important for any elected leader, regardless of the level, to be 101% ready to do his/her job and carry the responsibilities that come with it, it is equally important for the Filipino citizens to ask ourselves the exact same question: Are We Ready for Our New Leaders? Because whether we like them or not, whether we voted for them or not, they will be our leaders for the next 3-6 years. Are we ready to see those campaign promises delivered or be fooled again? All the beautiful and nice to hear promises, pledges, and grand plans and programs have all been professed and declared during the campaign sorties. All the candidates made declarations of their missions, even the

most mission impossible, just to win those votes. Based on all those assurances, all candidates will make excellent leaders. But we know that’s only 5% of what makes a politician...95% is what they do when the actual work starts. We want to be optimistic and believe that all the elected officials will deliver their campaign promises and that they will lead us and our country to a better tomorrow. For a great leader, 3-6 years are not enough but they believe that so many good things can already be done. On the other hand, there is the possibility that again, we see ourselves being fooled into voting for those who put 95% effort into making those commitments and guarantees and 5% into the actual work. When this happens, it will be another wasted 6 years for the Filipinos. Are you sure that you’re electing someone who will truly deliver? Are we ready to be led with clarity or with confusion? Amidst all the uncertainties and confusion around us, all the misinformation and fake news flooding the social media, we look forward to having our leaders provide us with a clear direction as to where

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we are going and why and what will be the benefits when we achieve what we hope to achieve. We expect our leaders to communicate with us in simple, plain, and honest manners. Filipinos deserve to know the truth. We don’t need rhetorics, flowery but empty speeches from our leaders. Neither do we want our leaders giving vague and confusing messages. As we are still reeling from the aftermath of the pandemic, we need, more than ever, clear, and on-point communications coming from the top. Are you sure that you’re electing someone who is crystal clear about what needs to be done? Are we ready to be inspired or get frustrated? We vote for candidates because they inspire and excite us about the bright prospects of the future. We feel motivated, energetic, and passionate each time we elect new leaders because we strongly believe that they can bring us to a better tomorrow. That they are the answers to our prayers for a better See LEADERS, page 11

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Press freedom still better under Duterte: WPFI

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MANILA – Despite the new methodology used in this year’s World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released on May 4, 2022, the Philippine press remains freer and “extremely vibrant” under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte compared to the previous administrations of former Presidents Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Jr. and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “Even with the new method used by the Parisbased RSF in determining each nation’s rankings in the 2022 World Press Freedom

Index, the present administration still fared way better than past administrations, a testament to President Rodrigo Duterte’s unwavering commitment to media freedom,” Undersecretary Joel M. Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), said in a statement. Once again, Egco said that RSF’s index proves beyond doubt the media environment in the country has greatly improved after President Duterte came to office in 2016. According to Egco, RSF’s

index is unbiased proof that the state of press freedom is better under President Duterte. He pointed out that the index showed that President Duterte has a better average of 135.8 points counted from 2017 to 2022 with a high of 147, compared to the presidency of the late President Aquino which averaged 142.5 points during his term, reckoned from 2011 to 2016, with a high of 149. Although the Philippines ranked 147 in this year’s index, RSF has acknowledged that the “Philippine media See BETTER, page 10

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AC Health, largest private administrator of COVID-19 vax in PH, bags major award from Healthcare Asia MANILA -- Healthcare Asia Awards has given the COVID Management Initiative of the Year (Philippines) award to Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AC Health) for the latter’s integrated ecosystem approach in responding to COVID-19. In a feature published on the leading healthcare magazine, AC Health was hailed for helping strengthen the Philippines’ COVID-19 response by leveraging its unique ecosystem to address the gaps and fulfill its mandate of providing quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare to Filipinos. “To effectively manage Ayala Corporation Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and AC Health President the spread of the virus, AC & CEO Paolo Borromeo with medical frontliners in one of AC Health’s 30 COVIDShield Health launched a multi- vaccination sites.

pronged approach, establishing a strong presence across all patient touch points and providing endto-end services to Filipinos,” the article reads. Healthcare Asia Awards aims to honor hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers that have “risen above the challenges and made a remarkable impact to their patients most especially amidst the massive disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” AC Health President & CEO Paolo Borromeo, meanwhile, thanked Healthcare Asia for recognizing the company’s holistic approach to COVID management. “Thank you to Healthcare

Asia for this amazing recognition. This is a testament to the dedication and commitment of all our frontliners at AC Health, and it fuels our commitment to improve healthcare for all Filipinos.” Borromeo added, “This recognition would not have been possible without the trust and support of our partners from the national government, the DOH, IATF and various local government units. While the pandemic did expose gaps in our healthcare system, it also uncovered opportunities for stronger collaborations between private and public sectors to build and scale up solutions faster and more See BAGS, page 9

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Electric coops urged to establish own renewable energy sources By WILNARD BACELONIA

MANILA – Reelectionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged electric cooperatives (ECs) to roll out their own microgrid system to accelerate total electrification and ensure the provision of quality, reliable, and secure electricity service at reasonable rates in unserved and underserved areas. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on EnerRepublic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City FELY BACULIO TRUCKING SERVICES, INC CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH Rep. by : FELY E. BACULIO 2022-03-0343

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City ROLLEN TRUCKING SERVICES Rep. by : ROLANDO D. DUITES

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City TYPE – R TRANSPORT SERVICES CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH Rep. by : EUGENE UTLANG RESMA 2022-04-0806

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City RICHANN TRUCKING SERVICES Rep. by : RICHARD C. CLAVACIO

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City GMC GENERAL MERCHANDISE CASE NO. R10-EV-MR-TH Rep. by : GENEVIEVE CALUGAY 2022-04-0805

gy, authored and sponsored the upper chamber’s version of Republic Act 11646 or the Microgrid Systems Act which was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte last January. The law mandates the Department of Energ y (DOE) to pave the way for the entry of private sector accredited as Microgrid Service Providers (MSPs) since they won’t be required See URGED, page 9 Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City FLORANTE L. EMPERIO

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APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X 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 May 17, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 5th day of May 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION X 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 May 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 FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 5th day of May 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of Certificate of Public Convenience with Amendment of Route 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 May 25, 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 documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 5th day of May 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity 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 May 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 documentary evidence and/or his/her/ its oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 5th day of May 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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SOCIAL Security System (SSS) President and CEO Michael G. Regino said the pension fund added security measures in its My.SSS Portal to protect the accounts of its members, employers, and pensioners. Among the new security measures being implemented are the stricter guidelines when enrolling a disbursement account in the Disbursement Account Enrollment Module (DAEM) which require members to upload a proof of disbursement account, a valid government-issued identification card or document, and chest-level selfie/photo holding the uploaded proof of disbursement account and ID card/document. Additional internal procedures are also in place to further improve the evaluation and approval process of disbursement accounts. “We are continuously monitoring our systems to make necessary improvements to protect the accounts of our stakeholders and ensure that benefit and loan proceeds are disbursed to the rightful recipients. Within this month, the Online Member Data Change Request – Updating of Contact Information will also be resumed through the My.SSS Portal with enhanced security features,” Regino said. “We encourage our stakeholders to refrain

from sharing their login credentials and regularly change their passwords so that their accounts will not be compromised. Like we said before, these are like your ATM PIN, anyone with this information could use

your account without your authorization,” he added. Should members, employers, and pensioners encounter any unauthorized transaction in their My.SSS account, or online fraud See REMINDS, page 8

Republic of the Philippines Province of Bukidnon CITY OF MALAYBALAY * * * Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 103rd REGULAR SESSION OF THE 8TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD FOR CY 2021 OF THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY, BUKIDNON HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL ON OCTOBER 12, 2021. PRESENT:

Hon. Vice Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran – Presiding Officer Hon. Councilor Niko P. Aldeguer Hon. Councilor Rendon P. Sangalang Hon. Councilor Hollis C. Monsanto Hon. Councilor Erwin A. Damasco Hon. Councilor Cromwell Kiril D. Dinlayan Hon. Councilor Louel M. Tortola Hon. Councilor Victor M. Barroso Hon. Councilor Christopher B. Soria Hon. Councilor Kathleen Cecille C. Pagaling Hon. Councilor Bonifacio G. Valiente Hon. Councilor Dave Julian A. Balore (On Line)

ABSENT:

Hon. Councilor Estelito R. Marabe (Official Business) Hon. Councilor Renato S. Sumbongan (Official Business) ----------------------------------------ORDINANCE NO. 981 Series of 2021 (103rd Regular Session) Authored by: Erwin A. Damasco Niko P. Aldeguer Victor M. Barroso

AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING “PAG-AMUMA HU APU HA MAAMA DAW APU HA BAHI”, ENHANCING THE SUPPORT MECHANISM IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT 9994 OR THE EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZEN ACT OF 2010, GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS OF MALAYBALAY CITY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Explanatory Note The “Pag-amuma Hu Apu Ha Maama Daw Apu Ha Bahi” shall be institutionalized, supplementing the benefits and special privileges provided for in Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizen Act of 2010 and further enhancing the existing support mechanism of the City Government of Malaybalay in implementing the same. “Pag-amuma Hu Apu Ha Maama Daw Apu Ha Bahi” is the binukid translation of the practiced ‘Kalinga Para kay Lolo at Lola” welfare program that directly delivers various services for the elderly in the barangays of Malaybalay City. The ordinance aims to provide a more sustainable support mechanism in the delivery of the program and services for the elderly, thru strategic planning, coordination and establishment of an organic organizational structure from the city level to the barangays. NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the 8th Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, regular assembled, that:

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Section 1. Title. This ordinance shall be known as the “Pag-amuma Hu Apu Ha Maama Daw Apu Ha Bahi” Ordinance of the City of Malaybalay. Section 2. Adoption of Policies and Objectives. The City of Malaybalay hereby adopts the declared policies and objectives in Section 2 of R.A. 9994, otherwise known as “An Act Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens, Further Amending Republic Act No. 7432, as Amended, Otherwise Known, as ‘An Act to the Contribution of Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grants Benefits and Special Privileges and for Other Purposes”’, more specifically: a. To establish mechanisms whereby the contributions of the senior citizens may be maximized; b. To adopt measures whereby our senior citizens are assisted and appreciated by the community as a whole; c. To establish a program beneficial to senior citizens, their families, and the rest of the community they serve; d. To establish community-based health and rehabilitation program for senior citizens in every political unit of society. Section 3. Additional Benefits, Privileges and Responsibilities. In addition to the benefits and privileges enumerated in Section 4 of R.A. 9994, the City Government of Malaybalay shall provide the following: a. All senior citizens registered with the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs shall be entitled to the following benefits and privileges: 1. Comfortable seats in local public conveyances; 2. Twenty percent (20%) discount in all local public conveyances; 3. Priority in services in drug stores, restaurants, groceries, markets, etc. 4. Free health care and dental services, diagnostic and laboratory fees at the City Health Office; 5. Auxiliary support services (provision of wheelchair, prosthetics and other mobility devices) to senior citizens with disability; 6. Quarterly financial/medical assistance in the amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos (P 20,000) to those senior citizens undergoing cancer treatment and dialysis; 7. Additional financial assistance of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) to the family for the death of the affiliated senior citizen; and 8. Support for the availment of educational opportunities for formal or non-formal (Alternative Learning System, Technical/Vocational Schools) education. b. In this regard, the management of establishments and operators of public conveyances shall assume the following responsibilities: 1. Where customers must queue for service, like fast food centers or payment counters, concerned establishments must provide marked lanes that shall give priority to senior citizens; 2. ln restaurants and on motorelas, tricycles, multi-cabs, jeepneys and other PUVs, to reserve seats most convenient for entrance and exit or for embarking and disembarking; 3. In dealing with senior citizens, to extend the utmost patience and due respect. c. Senior Citizen registered with the OSCA, upon reaching the age of seventy (70) years old shall be entitled to a monthly lifetime pension as per Ordinance No. 936, s. 2020, as amended or “An Ordinance Granting Monthly Pension to Senior Citizens of Seventy Years Old and Above; d. Abandoned and neglected Senior Citizens registered with OSCA shall be granted monthly financial assistance for food subsidy; e. Beginning January 2022, after their ninetieth (90th) birthday, all indigent Senior Citizens registered in the OSCA shall be provided with lifetime monthly health /food supplement in the amount of One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) as care for qualified near centenarians and the City of Malaybalay shall grant one time incentive of Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) during his/her birthday; (a)* f. Supplementary to the One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) Centenarian Gift from the National Government as provided by R.A. 10868 of the “Centenarians Act of 2016”, the City of Malaybalay shall grant One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) as one time incentive to each qualified Senior Citizen registered in the OSCA on the occasion of his/ her 100th birthday. A plaque of recognition shall be awarded to him/ her or to his/her nearest surviving relative in an appropriate ceremony on the National Respect for centenarians Day in October.” (a)* g. The grant of financial assistance and/or monetary benefits shall be subject to the guidelines and standard qualification requirements of the City Social Welfare and Development Office, subject to the availability of funds and the existing accounting and auditing rules and regulations. Section 4. Institutionalizing “Pag-amuma Hu Apu Ha Maama Daw Apu Ha Bahi” Program. Within the first month of the beginning of a new Administration, the Chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Senior Citizens shall conduct a planning workshop covering the next three (3) years and submit its plan for approval to the Federation of Associations of Senior Citizens of the City of Malaybalay, Inc. a. The workshop output shall include: (1) the 3-year general objectives;(2) 3-year specific objectives with their corresponding strategies/activities and budgetary requirements; and (3) provisions for evaluation. b. The planning workshop shall involve: (1) the Chair and the SP members of the SP Committee on Senior Citizens; (2) the City Social Welfare and Development Officer (CSWDO); (3) the Office of the City Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) Head; and the (4) Federation of Associations of Senior Citizens of the City of Malaybalay, Inc., President. c. The Senior Citizens Stakeholders Assembly (SCSA) shall be composed of the Chair of the SP Committee on Senior Citizens as Convenor and Chair, and as members: (1) All members of the planning workshop; (2) All 46 Presidents of the Barangay Senior Citizens Association; (3) the President of the Liga ng mga Barangay. d. The SP Chair, CSWDO, OSCA Head, Federation of Associations of Senior Citizens of the City of Malaybalay, Inc., President shall consolidate the 3-year plan and recommendations approved by the SCSA for inclusion in the Executive -Legislative Agenda (ELA) and the eventual approval by the SP and the City Mayor. Section 5. Creation of the “Pag-amuma Hu Apu Ha Maama Daw Apu Ha Bahi” Coordinating and Monitoring Board. Per Rule VIII, Section 5 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A. 9994, there shall be a mechanism for the implementation of R. A. 9994 to be known as the “Pag-amuma Hu Apu Ha Maama Daw Apu Ha Bahi” Coordinating and Monitoring Board. a. The Board shall be composed of the City Mayor as Chair and the CSWDO as Co-chair, and as members: (1) OSCA Head; (2) Federation of Associations of Senior Citizens of the City of Malaybalay, Inc., President; (3) the Chair of the SP Committee on Senior Citizens; and the 4) the Community Affairs Division Head of Office of the City Mayor. The OSCA shall serve as Secretariat to the Board. b. The Board shall have the following duties and functions: 1. To monitor the efficient and uniform implementation of RA 9994 and other issuances and ordinances on senior citizens; 2. To recommend effective and innovative approaches and methods to address the emerging concerns of the senior citizens, through “Pag-amuma Hu Apu Ha Maama Daw Apu Ha Bahi” program that intends to consolidate programs and services for the senior citizens in support of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act to the forty-six (46) barangays of the City of Malaybalay: 3. To monitor the timely implementation of the 3-year senior citizen plan; 4. To assist the Barangay Association of Senior Citizens Affairs in their synchronized elections; c. In the performance of its functions, the Board shall meet at least quarterly and also to resolve issues complaints and other concerns, if any related to senior citizens’ affairs. d. The Board may use part of the special purpose appropriation for the senior citizens allocated for operation and implementation of its functions.

Section 6. Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs. Pursuant to Rule 6 of R.A. 9994, there shall be the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA). a. The OSCA Head shall be a senior citizen chosen from a list of three (3) nominees of the general assembly of the accredited senior citizens association of the City of Malaybalay. He/She shall be selected and appointed by the City Mayor for a single term of 3 years without prejudice to an extension if exigency so requires. During his/her term, he may not be removed except for reason of death, permanent disability or ineffective performance of his/her duties to the detriment of fellow senior citizens. b. The senior citizen to be appointed by the City Mayor as OSCA Head shall have the following qualifications: 1. A Filipino citizen and resident of Malaybalay City for at least one (1) year; 2. A registered voter of the City of Malaybalay; 3. Able to read and write; 4. Must be physically and mentally capable of performing the tasks of OSCA Head; 5. A bonafide member of a duly registered senior citizens organization which has a track record of at least three consecutive years; 6. Good moral character; and 7. At least a high school graduate. c. Remuneration for Services Rendered. - The head of the OSCA shall be entitled to receive an honorarium of an amount equivalent to at least Salary Grade 10. d. The Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs shall have the following functions: 1. To prepare the working draft of the 3-year senior citizen plan for the planning workshop; 2. To act as the lead and main implementor of the 3-year senior citizen plan; 3. Facilitate and coordinate with other city government offices and other agencies, and act as lead in the delivery of “Pag-amuma Hu Apu Ha Maama Daw Apu Ha Bahi” program to the barangays; 4. To draw up a list of available and required services which can be provided by the senior citizens; 5. To maintain and regularly update on a quarterly basis the list of senior citizens and to issue, free of charge for the first instance, the OSCA identification card and purchase booklet, free of charge, which shall be valid anywhere in the country. 6. To serve as a general information and liaison center to serve the needs of the senior citizens; 7. To monitor compliance of the provision of this ordinance and relative laws and issuances, particularly the granting of special discounts and privileges to senior citizens; 8. To report to the City Mayor, individuals and establishments found violating any provisions of this ordinance and relative laws and issuances; 9. To assist senior citizens in filing complaints or charges against any person, natural or juridical; establishment, institution, or agency refusing to comply with the privileges under Republic Act 9257 before the Department of Justice or the provincial, city or regional trial courts; 10. To act or coordinate with concerned individual, establishment, institution or agency in investigating fraudulent practices and abuses of the discount and privileges exclusively granted to senior citizens; and 11. To establish linkages and work together with accredited NGOs, POs, and the barangays. Section 7. Barangay Associations of Senior Citizens (BASCA). With the exception of Barangay Casisang which shall have two (2) Barangay Associations of Senior Citizens (BASCA), there shall be one (1) association in each of the other forty-five (45) Barangays of the City of Malaybalay and shall hold office in their respective barangay hall. The Federation of Associations of Senior Citizens of the City of Malaybalay Inc. shall be recognized as the official umbrella organization of all the BASCA in the city. Each BASCA shall submit to its respective Punong Barangay its annual plans and requests for budgetary assistance from the barangay. The Federation shall collate its own as well as all BASCA annual plans and requests for budgetary assistance from the City Government and submit the same to OSCA for consideration and accommodation in time for the annual budgeting process of the City Government beginning in August of its year. The President of BASCA shall be entitled to receive a monthly honorarium in the amount of One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00). Section 8. Penalties and Other Sanctions. a. The following acts concerning drug and medicine purchases are considered violations of the ordinance; 1. A senior citizen or his/her representative or a person misusing the privileges by: a) Using several purchase booklets; b) Availing of the discount to buy medicines, drugs, medical accessories and supplies not for the use of the senior citizen; and c) Unauthorized use of the identification card of the senior citizen. 2. A medical practitioner giving prescription to other persons in the name of the senior citizen or giving anomalous prescription. 3. Retailers and establishments dispensing medicines; a) Refusing to grant the full 20% discount and VAT exemption on drug and medicine purchases via credit card; b) Making distinction between branded and generic drugs and medicines in giving the 20% discount; c) Posting notices and signages telling customers that availment of the 20% discount is limited to cash purchases only; d) Limiting of discountable drug and medicine purchases to certain weekdays only, such as that senior citizens cannot avail of the 20% discount on other days, and: e) Restricting the purchase time or period for senior citizens to a particular hour each day only. b. The following acts concerning food purchases are considered violations of the provisions of the ordinance: 1. Pegging a maximum amount of food purchase subject to 20% discount and VAT exemption, and/or posting of notice to that effect; 2. Refusal to grant a discount for credit card payments; and 3. Refusal to grant a 20% discount and VAT exemption on delivery orders it appearing that the purchase is for the exclusive use and consumption of a senior citizen. c. Any person who refuses to honor the senior citizen card or any government issued identification documents indicating a senior citizen’s birthdate and age violates any provision of the ordinance shall be fined with the following penalties: One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P1,500.00) - for the First Offense Three Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P3,500.00) - for the Second Offense, and Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) - for the Third Offense and every succeeding offense thereafter. Provided, that the offender is given five (5) days to pay the fine imposed herein, otherwise the appropriate criminal complaint shall be instituted before the proper court. d. If the offender is a corporation, partnership, organization or any similar entity, the officials directly involved thereof such as its President, Manager, Managing Partner, or such other officer charged with the management of the business shall be liable for the violations stated herein; e. The City Mayor, upon the filing of an appropriate complaint, and after due notice and hearing shall impose the following: i. 1st Offense – Reprimand ii. 2nd Offense – Suspension of Business Permit/License iii. 3rd Offense – Revocation or cancellation of Business Permit Section 9. OSCA Trust Fund. There shall be an OSCA Trust Fund created and maintained in the Office of the City Treasurer to provide additional financial and/ or material aid to senior citizens for health care and rehabilitation for disabled senior citizens and extend assistance to the needs of the underprivileged, sick, and incapacitated elderly and give full support to the improvement of the well-being of the elderly. All donations from individuals or institutions, earnings from income generating activities and projects undertaken by the OSCA, savings from externally-funded activities and the fines/penalties for the violations of this ordinance shall be treated as an OSCA trust fund. Disposal of funds from donations, earnings, savings with unspecified purpose, including the fines/penalties from violations of this ordinance shall be considered contingency fund of OSCA for its maintenance and operations, and is subject only to the approval of the Trust Fund Trustees. The Trust fund shall be managed by the Trustees composed of the following: (1) City Mayor-Chairman; (2) Chair of the SP Committee on Senior Citizens-Vice Chair; (3) OSCA Head- Member; (4) City Treasurer- Member; (5) Federation President- Member. Section 10. Appropriation. The amount necessary to carry out the provision of this ordinance shall be subject to the availability of funds and shall be included in the Annual Budget of the following year of its enactment. Section 11. Separability Clause. If for whatever reason, any provision of the Ordinance is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions hereof not so affected shall continue in full force and effect. Section 12. Repealing Clause. Ordinances, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent or in in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 13. Effectivity. This ordinance shall become effective fifteen days after publication. ENACTED. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance which was duly adopted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during its 103rd Regular Session held at the Old Municipal Building People’s Hall on October 12, 2021.

PHOEBE CORAZON C. HIDALGO Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretary

APPROVED, October 12, 2021:

JAY WARREN R. PABILLARAN City Vice Mayor Presiding Officer

FLORENCIO T. FLORES, JR. City Mayor

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Magnitude 5.1 quake hits Davao Oriental By MA. CRISTINA ARAYATA

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Davao Oriental Friday morning. In its earthquake bulletin issued at 8:15 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said

the tectonic quake struck 118 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Tarragona at 8:02 a.m. It was 60 kilometers deep. Phivolcs has logged instrumental intensity 2 in Malungon, Sarangani; and instrumental

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR Publication Notice R.A. 10172

intensity 1 in Nabunturan, Davao de Oro; Alabel, Sarangani; Koronadal City and Santo Niño, South Cotabato. Instrumental intensity is measured using an intensity meter that measures ground acceleration. R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

May 04, 2022

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JIONEMORE G. CRESCENCIO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in child’s sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JIONEMORE GORNES CRESCENCIO at Digos, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Carlos A. Crescencio and Remedios C. Gornes. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than May 24, 2022.

(Sgd) MARISSA C. NEBRADA City Civil Registrar

MDN: May 7 & 14, 2022

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that SAHARODEN M. TAWANO has files with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “AIMER QUATLEY” to “AAMIR WAJIH” in the Certificate of Live Birth of AIMER QUATLEY ALIBASHER TAWANO who was born on 26 June 2009 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are JOHAIRA S. ALIBASHER and SAHARODEN M. TAWANO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than May 2022.

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172 & Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MOHAMMAD O. MACARIMBANG has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly DATE OF BIRTH from “09 SEPTEMBER 1988” to “08 SEPTEMBER 1988” and CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from “NASSER JR.” to “MOHAMMAD” in the Certificate of Live Birth of NASSER OMAR MACARIMBANG JR. who was born on 08 September 1988 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are SOPHIA M. OMAR and NASSER A. MACARIMBANG SR. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than May 2022.

(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

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CFN-0007-2022

MARIO R. GALISTE AND PRISCY ANN D. TAGALOG,

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on April 15, 1984 at Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Tipanoy, Iligan City and Del Carmen, Iligan City, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more thirty (30) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on April 15, 1984 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on May 31, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 5th of May, 2022. HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that MARLOU S. MERANO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in the child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARLOU SALICA MERANO at Astorga, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur and whose parents are MYRA SALICA and LOLITO MERANO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 23d day of May 2022.

(Sgd) ESTELA N. SALDIA Municipal Civil Registrar

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF THE SPOUSES HERLEY O. GOLEZ-SANGASIN, JR AND FRETZY A. GOLEZ- SANGASIN,

CIVIL CASE NO.2022-039

ORIELLE S. MIRANDA AND SHIELA ANN T. LOPEZ-MIRANDA, Petitioners. x----------------------------------/

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on April 16, 2010 at Hermosa, Bataan, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Hermosa Heights, Culis, Hermosa, Bataan and 2162 Green Residence, Taft Avenue, Manila, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on April 16, 2010 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on May 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 21st of April, 2022.

MDN: April 23, 30 & May 7, 2022

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

CIVIL CASE NO.2022-046

(Sgd) MARIO M. TIZON Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Apr 30 & May 7, 2022

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF THE SPOUSES LOREZO D. MACAPUNDAG JR. AND JOHSA N. PELAEZ-MACAPUNDAG,

CIVIL CASE NO.2022-042

HERLEY O. GOLEZ-SANGASIN, JR AND FRETZY A. GOLEZ- SANGASIN, Petitioners. x----------------------------/ ORDER

LOREZO D. MACAPUNDAG JR. AND JOHSA N. PELAEZ-MACAPUNDAG, Petitioners. x----------------------------------/

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on September 9, 2010 at Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Banilad, Dumaguete City and 2nd East, Tubod, Iligan City, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than ten (10) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on September 9, 2010 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on May 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 21st of April, 2022.

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on June 6, 1995 at Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at P-8 Barangay 1, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than nineteen (19) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on June 6, 1995 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on May 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 21st of April, 2022.

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

MDN: April 23, 30 & May 7, 2022

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF THE SPOUSES ORIELLE S. MIRANDA AND SHIELA ANN T. LOPEZ-MIRANDA,

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2022-050

MDN: May 7, 14 & 21, 2022

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANGELES CATIAN AGGALUT has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “MARIA” to “ANGELES” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARIA MILA CATIAN who was born on MAY 31, 1958 at Mauswagon, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are CANDIDO MICABALO CATIAN and TOMASA P. MILA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than MAY 8, 2022.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

Petitioners. x----------------------------/

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of Santa Cruz

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

MDN: Apr 30 & May 7, 2022

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF THE SPOUSES MARIO R. GALISTE AND PRISCY ANN D. TAGALOG,

(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

R.A. Form No. 10.1 (MCRO)

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Alubijid

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

(Sgd) MARISSA C. NEBRADA City Civil Registrar

MDN: May 7 & 14, 2022

OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

activity, they are advised to report to the nearest SSS branch or send an e-mail to SSS’ Special Investigation Department at fid@sss.gov.ph or call (02) 8924-7370. SSS is prepared to file the necessary charges against individuals who defraud its members.

R.A. 10172 & R.A. 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Publication Notice

In Compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public the ALMA TERESA E. PAGDALIAN has filed with this Office, a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME (CFN) from “ALMA” to “ALMA TERESA” in the Birth Certificate of ALMA CAPUTOLAN ENCABO who was born Dec. 16, 1966 at Bansalan, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Alberto Encabo and Magdalena Caputolan. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than May 17, 2022.

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Aftershocks are likely, while damage is not expected from the quake. On Thursday, magnitudes 5.2, 5.7, and 6 (earlier reported by Phivolcs as magnitude 5.8) also jolted Davao Oriental. The epicenters of these

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CIVIL CASE NO.2022-043

MANUEL F. OCAMPO AND JENNYLIND P. QUIJANO-OCAMPO, Petitioners. x----------------------------------/

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on February 22, 1997 at Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at #25 Ilang-Ilang St., Las Piñas City, Metro Manila and Brgy. Suarez, Iligan City, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on February 22, 1997 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on May 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 21st of April, 2022.

MDN: April 23, 30 & May 7, 2022

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

ORDER

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURT 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City SARAH N. MAHEROLNAGHSH, CIVIL CASE NO. 2022-041 Petitioner, Versus - FOR: DIVORCE BY FASKH and CUSTODY. SAMAD EMAMDAD, Respondent. X------------------------- / S U M M O N S BY PUBLICATION TO: SAMAD EMAMDAD 49 Truman St. Parkwood Village, Maybunga Pasig City G R E E T I N G S: By virtue of the Court Order dated April 18, 2022, You are hereby required to appear or file with this court within ten (10) days from the date of the last publication of this summons, either personally, through counsel or with the assistance of the Clerk of Court at 2nd Floor, Nancy Bldg., Camague Hi-way, Tomas Cabili, Iligan City (in front of Shell Station), your answer to the petition filed by your wife (SARAH N. MAHEROLNAGHSH), which substance she prays for a grant of Divorce by faskh. Your are hereby required to serve a copy of your answer upon petitioner at her residence at 2nd East, Tubod Rosario Heights Iligan City. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe or restraint in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the answers. Should you fail to come personally or through a representative or file your answer to the petition within the aforesaid period, the Court shall proceed to receive the evidence ex-parte upon which judgment shall be rendered. Iligan City, Philippines, April 19, 2022.

MDN: April 23, 30 & May 7, 2022

NASRODING A. ALI Clerk of Court

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effectively. We look forward to this continued partnership with the government.” In the early months of the pandemic, AC Health led a consortium to invest in and scale up national RT-PCR testing capacities, which included 7 BSL-2 laboratories across the country, equivalent to an additional capacity for 5,500 RT-PCR tests per day. As the pandemic continued, demand for inpatient COVID care rose and hospitals were overwhelmed. AC Health’s Healthway clinics continued operations to triage and service non-COVID related concerns and thus decongest hospitals. AC Health also converted its four QualiMed hospitals into COVID-19 referral facilities. More than half of QualiMed’s beds were dedicated to COVID cases, including ICUs. AC Health also augmented the existing team of medical professionals with more staffing to help manage the increased demand. In addition, its pharma businesses, Generika and IE Medica/MedEthix, also continued to ensure adequate supply of medicines. MedEthix was also the first to bring in MolnuEXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE BY THE HEIRS Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late HADJI IBRAHIM MACARAMBON, who died on year 2004 at Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. That the deceased left the following real property covered under TCT No. T-4058, TCT No. T-4059 and TCT No. T-4060, particularly described as follows: (A) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4058 Plan No. F-XII-3-6250 Beginning at a point marked “1” of Plan No. F-XII-3-6250, being S. 23-43 E., 1,563.92 m. from BLLM No. 2, C-124, Dansalan Cadastre. Containing an area of THIRTY NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY (39,580) Sq. meters. (B) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4059 Plan No. F-XII-3-6249 Beginning at a point marked “1’ of Plan No. F-XII-3-6249, being S. 20-28 E., 1,511.90 m. from BLLM NO. 2, C-124, Dansalan Cadastre. Containing an area of FORTY THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR (43,454) Sq. meters. (C) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4060 Plan No. F-XII-3-6251 Beginning at a point marked “1” of Plan No. F-XII-3-62451 being S. 2028 E., 1,511.90 m. from BLLM NO. 2, C-124, Dansalan Cadastre. Containing an area of remaining TWENTY NINE THOUSAND FIFTY NINE (29,059) Square Meters. Are the Subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE BY THE HEIRS, that 1. Hadja Aminah M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 2. Heirs of Hadja Yasmin M. Guro, represented by Allan M. Guro (Address: Perez st., Marawi City); 3. Tatao M. Pontanan (Add: Osmeña st., Marawi City); 4. Norma M. Umpar (Add: Perez st., Marawi City); 5. Hadja Jaliah M. Macarambon (Add: Osmeña st., Marawi City); 6. Moner M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 7. Mulok M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 8. Norhata M. Yusoph (Add: Perez st., Marawi City), of legal ages, Filipinos; hereby voluntarily: and the only surviving heirs are above-mentioned voluntary heirs. That to implement this extra-judicial settlement, the parties herein have authorized, ALIHASSAN M. UMPAR, as attorney-in-fact to PAY THE REAL ESTATE TAX, to REQUEST and RECEIVE the corresponding TAX DECLARATION, and do all acts that may be required to implement this extra-judicial settlement. As Per Doc. No. 424; Page No. 85; Book No. XXII; Series of 2017; under Notary public of ATTY. JOANAH C. ALINOG-DISOCOR. MDN: April 23, 30, & May 7, 2022

piravir, an oral antiviral treatment for mild cases of COVID-19, into the country under a Compassionate Special Permit. This was then made available to patients across the network via Healthway, QualiMed, and the HealthNow super app. With the arrival of COVID vaccines in 2021, AC Health launched COVIDShield, enabling it to administer over 770,000 doses of COVID vaccines (as of May 2022) for its partners within and outside of the Ayala group across 30+ sites nationwide. AC Health is currently building the Philippines’ first dedicated cancer specialty hospital, which is expected to be completed by 2023. The 100-bed Healthway Cancer Care Center will offer a complete range of services from screening, diagnosis, treatment to postcancer care. This facility will be equipped with 20 chemotherapy chairs, 4 operating theaters, and state of the art EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This DEED, made and entered into in the City of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines, by and between: 1. GERRY GRAFIL CAINTOY, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to VIRGINIA CANILLO CAINTOY, residing in Kalagangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon; 2. JIMMY GRAFIL CAINTOY, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to PONCIANA ADECER-CAINTOY, residing in Purok 18, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; 3. JULITO GRAFIL CAINTOY, of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to LORNA MACATWAL-CAINTOY, residing in Kalagangan, San Fernando, Bukidnon; WITNESSETH: THATWHEREAS, RAQUEL GRAFIL CAINTOY died intestate on 30 JANUARY 2017 at KALAGANGAN, SAN FERNANDO, BUKIDNON and EUGENIO LIGASPI CAINTOY died intestate on 09 JANUARY 2021 at P-4, KALAGANGAN, SAN FERNANDO, BUKIDNON without leaving any will. WHEREAS, at the time of the demise of said spouses RAQUEL GRAFIL CAINTOY and EUGENIO LIGASPI CAINTOY, they left as their intestate estate three (3) parcels of land described as follows: PARCEL NO. 1 KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO Blg. CARP2014000452 LOT NO. 593, Csd-10-017305 Iden. To Lot No. 6266, Cad-542-D A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot No. 593, Csd-10-017305 iden. To lot no. 6266, Cad-542-D situated at Barangay Kalagangan, Municipality of San Fernando, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN (21,277) square meters. PARCEL NO. 2 KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO Blg. P-54040 LOT NO. 95, Csd-10-017305 Iden. To Lot No. 5770, Cad-542-D A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot No. 95, Csd-10-017305 iden. To lot no. 5770, Cad-542-D situated at Barangay Kalagangan, Municipality of San Fernando, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ONE (1,801) square meters. PARCEL NO. 3 KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO Blg. P-54030 LOY NO. 5030-60, Csd-10-017678 Iden. To lot 6359, Cad-542-D A PARCEL OF LAND, Lot No. 5030-60, Csd-10-017678 iden. To lot 6359, Cad. 542-D situated at Barangay Kalagangan, Municipality of San Fernando, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE (1,973) square meters. WHEREAS, the parties hereto are the sole and only heirs of the decedents

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to obtain waivers from incumbent distribution utilities. “Maganda ho itong batas na ito (This law is good) and I have to give credit to the four congressmen representing the ECs because they really made sure that provisions in the law will enable ECs to roll out their own micro-grid systems and take advantage of the subsidies,” he said during a virtual dialogue with ECs. See URGED, page 10 ERRATUM In connection with the publication of the Notice of Petition for Change of First name filed by LAURO WAMINAL QUITALIG thru the Local Civil Registrar Office of Guinsilaban, Camiguin last April 7 & 14 2022, the correct spelling of the parent name should be ISMAEL QUITALIG, NOT as been published.

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late ABRAHAM SAJOR MILLAN who died on September 04, 1993 at Howard Hubbard Memorial Hospital, Polomolok South Cotabato, left a Residential House and lot, known as parcel of land (Lot 8, Blk. 2 of the Subdivision plan, PSD-11-008257, being a portion of Lot 36, PLS-247-D, Polomolok South Cotabato, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN THOUSAND (297) SQUARE METERS, more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-37140, is the subject of Deed of extrajudicial settlement of the estate of the late ABRAHAM SAJOR MILLAN, under the notarial registry of ATTY. ERMANDO E. MAGALONG per Doc. No. 847, Page No. 70, Book No. 226, Series of 2022. MDN: May 7, 14 & 21, 2022

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE LATE TERESITA T. DAGOHOY WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

entitled to succeed to their estate, they being their surviving children; WHEREAS, there are no known debts or obligations due against the estate of said decedents; and WHEREAS, it is to the best interest of the parties hereto to divide, partition and adjudicate among themselves the entire estate particularly the real properties above-described extrajudicially in the manner and form hereinafter set forth; PARCEL NO. 1 KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO Blg. CARP2014000452 LOT NO. 593, Csd-10-017305 Iden. To lot no. 6266, Cad-542-D 1. LOT 6266-A, PSD-10, CONTAINING AN AREA OS SEVEN THOUSAND NINETY-TWO (7,092) SQUARE METERS, more or less- GERRY GRAFIL CAINTOY; 2. LOT 6266-B, PSD-10, CONTAINING AN RAEA OF SEVEN THOUSAND NINETY-TWO (7,902) SQUARE METERS, more or less- JULITO GRAFIL CAINTOY; 3. LOT 6266-C, PSD-10, CONTAINING AN AREA OF SEVEN THOUSAND NINETY-THREE (7,093) SQUARE METERS, more or less- JIMMY GRAFIL CAINTOY; PARCEL NO. 2 KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO Blg. P-54040 LOT NO. 95, Csd-10-017305 Ident. To Lot No. 5770, Cad-542-D 1. LOT 5770-A, PSD-10, CONTAINING AN AREA OF SIX HUNDRED (600) SQUARE METERS, more or less- GERRY GRAFIL CAINTOY; 2. LOT 5770-B, PSD-10, CONTAINING AN AREA OF SIX HUNDRED ONE (601) SQUARE METERS, more or less- JULITO GRAFIL CAINTOY; 3. LOT 5770-C, PSD-10, CONTAINING AN AREA OF SIX HUNDRED (600) SQUARE METERS, more or less- JIMMY GRAFIL CAINTOY; PARCEL NO. 3 KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO Blg. P-54030 LOT NO. 5030-60, Csd-10-017678 Iden. To lot 6359, Cad-542-D COMMON PROPERTY OF GERRY GRAFIL CAINTOY; JIMMY GRAFIL CAINTOY and JULITO GRAFIL CAINTOY However, to contingent liabilities to creditors, heirs or other persons who might have been deprived of lawful participation in the estate of the decedents, for a period of two years from and after the settlement and distribution thereof, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4, Rule 74 pf the Rules of Court; and That in the remote event that any other property of the decedents should ever be found which is not included hereinabove, the parties hereto further agree as they do they so agree to settle and distribute the same in like manner and proportion as herein established and disposed. Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ANTHONY L. HELLO, Notary Public per Doc No. 848; Page No. 60; Book No. XXIII; Series of 2021.

This DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE< made and executed by and between: ANGELITA L. DAGOHOY, of legal age, single, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Purok 11, San Miguel, Maramag, Bukidnon, Philippines, herein referred to as the “HEIRVENDOR”. ANECITA D. BOLIVAR, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Paglaum Village, Maramag, Bukidnon, Philippines, herein referred to as the ‘HEIR-VENDOR”. JOCELYN D. ESCLARES, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Purok 11, San Miguel, Maramag, Bukidnon, Philippines, herein referred to as “HEIR-VENDOR”. AMELITA D. GALICHA, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Paglaum Village, Maramag, Bukidnon, Philippines, herein referred to as “HEIR-VENDOR”. MA. ALITA D. DAG-UM, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Natid-asan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines, herein referred to as “HEIR-VENDOR”. -in favor ofTRISHA LHYNNE R. PLANAS, of legal age, single, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Purok 2-A, San Miguel, Maramag, Bukidnon, Philippines, hereinafter referred as the “VENDEE”. WITNESSETH: That the above-named Vendors, are the surviving heirs being the legitimate children and the sole heirs of TERESITA T. DAGOHOY, who died last December 18, 2017 without any will and with no debts. That the said deceased, at the time of her death, left a parcel of land covered under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-38210 DESCRIBED AS Lot No. 1684, Cad-868, Case-8, Maramag, Cadastre, situated in the Barrio of San Miguel, Municipality of Maramag, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS. That no other personal or real properties are involved in this Extrajudicial Settlement. That to the best knowledge and information of the parties hereto, the said deceased left no debts. That the HEIR-VENDORS hereto being all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract, hereby by these presents agree to adjudicate among themselves the said parcel of land pro-indiviso. WITNESSETH FURTHER: That for and in consideration of the sum of PESOS: EIGHTY THOUSAND (Php80, 0000.00) only, Philippines Currency, the HEIR-VENDORS hereby unconditionally and irrevocably sell, cede, transfer, and convey unto the VENDEE, her heirs, assigns, successors the above-described property, including the improvements thereon. That the HEIR-VENDORS hereby warrant the above-described property to be free from liens and encumbrances and shall defend the title over the same from any claims whatsoever. Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG THE HEIRS OF THE LATE TERESITA T. DAGOHOY WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. WELAN C. CALAG, Notary Public per Doc No. 438; Page No. 88; Book No. XL; Series of 2021.

MDN: April 23, 30, & May 7, 2022

OUR APOLOGY

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE BY THE HEIRS

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late DIMAR MACARAMBON, who died without compulsory heirs, on year 2004 at Bohol Province. That the deceased left the following real property covered under Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-1003, particularly described as follows: Plan No. (XII-6)-004280 Beginning at a point marked “1” of Plan No. (XII-6)-004280 (Isolated Survey) being S. 34-42 E., 1052 m. from BLLM NO. 2, Q-124, Dansalan Cadastre. Containing an area of Forty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety (49,990) Square Meters. Is the Subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE BY THE HEIRS, that 1. Hadja Aminah M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 2. Heirs of Hadja Yasmin M. Guro, represented by Allan M. Guro (Address: Perez st., Marawi City); 3. Tatao M. Pontanan (Add: Osmeña st., Marawi City); 4. Norma M. Umpar (Add: Perez st., Marawi City); 5. Hadja Jaliah M. Macarambon (Add: Osmeña st., Marawi City); 6. Moner M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 7. Mulok M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 8. Norhata M. Yusoph (Add: Perez st., Marawi City), of legal ages, Filipinos; hereby voluntarily: and the only surviving heirs are above-mentioned voluntary heirs. That to implement this extra-judicial settlement, the parties herein have authorized, ALIHASSAN M. UMPAR, as attorney-in-fact to PAY THE REAL ESTATE TAX, to REQUEST and RECEIVE the corresponding TAX DECLARATION, and do all acts that may be required to implement this extra-judicial settlement. As Per Doc. No. 423; Page No. 85; Book No. XXII; Series of 2017; under Notary public of ATTY. JOANAH C. ALINOG-DISOCOR.

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the Late MASCARA MACARAMBON, who died on year 2004 at MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR. That the deceased left the following real property covered under OCT No. P-386, particularly described as follows: Lot No. 1 Plan Sgs-12-000087 Beginning at a point marked “1” of Plan Sgs-12-000087, being S. 34-48 E., 1058.12 m. from BLLM NO. 2, Q-124, Dansalan Cadastre. Containing an area of FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHT (48,108) Square Meters. Is the Subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE BY THE HEIRS, that 1. Hadja Aminah M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 2. Heirs of Hadja Yasmin M. Guro, represented by Allan M. Guro (Address: Perez st., Marawi City); 3. Tatao M. Pontanan (Add: Osmeña st., Marawi City); 4. Norma M. Umpar (Add: Perez st., Marawi City); 5. Hadja Jaliah M. Macarambon (Add: Osmeña st., Marawi City); 6. Moner M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 7. Mulok M. Macarambon (Add: Mipantao Gadongan, Marawi City); 8. Norhata M. Yusoph (Add: Perez st., Marawi City), of legal ages, Filipinos; hereby voluntarily: and the only surviving heirs are above-mentioned compulsory heirs. That to implement this extra-judicial settlement, the parties herein have authorized, ALIHASSAN M. UMPAR, as attorney-in-fact to PAY THE REAL ESTATE TAX, to REQUEST and RECEIVE the corresponding TAX DECLARATION, and do all acts that may be required to implement this extra-judicial settlement. As Per Doc. No. 422; Page No. 85; Book No. XXII; Series of 2017; under Notary public of ATTY. JOANAH C. ALINOG-DISOCOR.

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEEMNT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS is made and entered into this 10th day of March, 2021, in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines, by and among: EMMA PADLA MERENCILLO, Filipino, of legal age, widow and a resident of Barangay Crossing, Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines; FARAH MERENCILLO FABELA, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident Riverside, Poblacion Oriental, Consolation, Cebu thru her Attorneyin-fact KENT FRANCIS M. FABELA of Barangay Crossing Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines; PAOLO PADLA MERENCILLO, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Camp Phillips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Philippines; MAYA MERENCILLO-GENABE, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Barangay Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines; JEFF RAY PADLA MERENCILLO, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Barangay Crossing, Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines; MICHEAL IAN PADLA MERENCILLO, Filipino, of legal age, single and a resident of Barangay Crossing, Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines; CID ANGELI MERENCILLO VISTO, Filipino, of legal age, married and a resident of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Philippines. WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, EMMA P. MERENCILLO, FARAH MERENCILLO FABELA, PAOLO PADLA MERENCILLO, MAYA MERENCILLO-GENABE, JEFF RAY PADLA MERENCILLO, MICHEAL IAN PADLA MERENCILLO, and CID ANGELI MERENCILLO VISTO are the surviving heirs of ZOSIMO NACALABAN MERENCILLO, JR., married to EMMA PADLA MERENCILLO, who died intestate and without debts on December 25, 2017; WHEREAS, upon his death, ZOSIMO NACALABAN MERENCILLO, JR., left the following parcels of land registered in his name, more particularly described as follows: A parcel of land lot No. 1745, Pls229, situated Sta. Fe, Municipality of Libona, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE (595) square meters, more or less, registered as KOT P-53981 in the Register of Deeds, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. WHEREAS, there are no personal properties involved in this extrajudicial settlement;

WHEREAS, in view of the above facts and circumstances, the parties herein have agreed to be co-owners of the above stated properties and title of which be registered in their names. Parties hereby adjudicate the same in pro-indiviso sharing pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court of the Philippines, subject to the liabilities imposed by Section 4, of the same Rule; and NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and invoking the provisions of Section 1 subject to the conditions imposed by Section 4, of Rule 74, of the Rules of Court of the Philippines, the parties hereto, do by these presents agree to adjudicate the above-mentioned property in equal and proportionate shares but subsequent title thereof shall register all names of heirs as coowners subject to limitations provided in Art. 493 of the New Civil Code. BY WAY OF WAIVER OF RIGHTS WITNESSETH THAT, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the foregoing premises; A. That the heirs- FARAH MERENCILLO FABELA, PAOLO PADLA MERENCILLO, MAYA MERENCILLO-GENABE, JEFF RAY PADLA MERENCILLO, MICHEAL IAN PADLA MERENCILLO, and CID ANGELI MERENCILLO VISTO have agreed and covenanted to WAIVE, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto EMMA PADLA MERENCILLO, co-heirs, and assigns the full ownership and possession of their shares of the following parcels of land (technical description are already stated above) free from all liens and encumbrances, to wit; WITNESS FURTHER THAT heir EMMA PADLA MERENCILLO have agreed and covenanted to WAIVE, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto FARRAH MERENCILLO FABELA, PAOLO PADLA MERENCILLO, MAYA MERENCILLO-GENABE, JEFF RAY PADLA MERENCILLO, MICHEAL IAN PADLA MERENCILLO, and CID ANGELI MERENCILLO- VISTO coheirs, and assigns the full ownership and possession of her share of the following property; KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO (KOT) P-53981 with TD NO. 12-003-00434 and Property Identification No. 059-12-003-17-005, LOT NO. 1745, Pls-229 (Technical Description is already stated above). Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. APOLLO A. MAGUALE, Notary Public per Doc No. 032; Page No. 578; Book No. XIX; Series of 2021. MDN: April 23, 30, & May 7, 2022

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Cotabato City, while Personnel from RMFB BASULTA will be deployed in the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. To supplement the 1,166 trained Electoral Board of Inspectors requested by COMELEC, PRO BAR trained a total of 2,516 Special Electoral Board of Inspectors ready to serve as replacement for the teachers who will back out on the day of election. Also, through series of meeting with the AFP counterparts, 19 companies with 2,846 AFP personnel will be deployed region wide. The deployment may increase depending on the security situation on the ground. Police Brigadier General Arthur R Cabalona, Regional Director, PRO BAR, gave emphasis to the important and crucial role of the security forces in the conduct of the upcoming elections. Cabalona in his Guiding Principles for PRO BAR Personnel said as political intramural is ahead of us, it will be our mandate and prime responsibility to ensure a safe, accurate, free and fair 2022 national and local election, “We need to ensure that the registered voters will be free to vote for their candidates that during the process, they feel safe, secure, and protected”, PBGen Cabalona said. According to Atty. Ray F. Sumalipao, Regional Election Director, COMELEC BARMM , emphasized the two vital roles of the PNP during the elections, one of which is to act as security personnel and the other one is to act as special members of the electoral board. Meantime, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued

Proclamation No. 1357 declaring non-working holiday on May 9 throughout the country to enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote, subject to the public health measure of the national government.

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is to reduce the importation of rice from local and foreign producers, provide incentives and support to rice farmers, and ensure a fair buying price for farmers on their palay. He said the ordinance aims to contribute to food sustainability and security in the city, and reduce the price of rice. Incentives and support will include assistance for expansion of existing areas planted with palay as well as new areas for palay production, Abella said. He said the local government will provide the necessary tools and equipment in the cultivation of the land and providing good seedlings of rice varieties. Also, farmers or entities who are into palay production will be provided farm inputs such as chemical and fertilizers, granted real property tax reduction, and access to credit or grants. As to palay production and establishment of a rice mill, the ordinance mandates the City Agriculturist Office (CAO) in coordination with the City Planning Office to identify new areas in the lowlands and uplands for palay production. CAO, in coordination with the City Cooperative Office, is mandated to organize palay farmers into associations or cooperatives while the rice mill and other facilities to be established will be managed and operated by the City Economic Enterprise (CEE). “Farmers’ palay produce

will be picked up by either the CAO or CEE and shall be paid based on the agreed farm-gate contract price between the city government and the farmers,” Abella said. He said the milled rice will be sold to the barangays, and will serve in part as buffer stock for the city’s staple food requirement during calamities or disasters that may occur. “Revenues from the rice mill operations shall form part of the general fund and an annual budget shall be included in the CEE budget for its operation,” he said. (PNA)

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freedom situations. The Philippines is also not included in RSF ’s “world’s 10 worst countries for press freedom.” Among the countries red-tagged by RSF “include Myanmar (176th), where the February 2021 coup d’état set press freedom back by 10 years, as well as China, Turkmenistan (177th), Iran (178th), Eritrea (179th) and North Korea (180th).” Unlike in the past, there was also no country-specific report regarding the Philippines in “RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index: A New Era Of Polarization.” RSF explained that “In the 180 countries and territories ranked by RSF, indicators are assessed based on a quantitative survey of press freedom violations and abuses against journalists and media, and a qualitative study based on the responses of hundreds of press freedom experts selected by RSF.” Some writers have openly criticized RSF’s index as untrustworthy and lacking in transparency. Meanwhile, in observance of World Press Freedom Day, the PTFoMS held several consultative meetings with local journalists in various regions in the past week for the promotion of the safety and security of media workers, in collaboration with the regional offices of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Culminating the weeklong event is the signing into

law by President Duterte declaring August 30 as National Press Freedom (NPF) Day in honor of National Hero Marcelo H. del Pilar, the father of Philippine Journalism. Egco said this historic, landmark measure is one of the Philippines’ biggest contributions to the international community in the promotion of media freedom and safety, along with the creation of the PTFoMS, as the law seeks to raise the consciousness of Filipinos on the importance of the press, their rights and social responsibilities, and the elimination of all forms of violence against the press. The PTFoMS was created by President Duterte in 2016 as a task force directly under his office to combat the perceived impunity in killings of journalists that transpired during past administrations, a first in the world. The United Nations proclaimed May 3 as World Press Freedom Day through the efforts of the UNESCO to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights In the recent 2021-2022 “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report” released by UNESCO, it highlighted the Philippines as among a very few countries in the world that have undertaken “good practices and positive measures” in the safety of journalists. The UNESCO report also cited the establishment by the Duterte Administration of “a special task force for the safety of journalists,” now being copied in other parts of the world.

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Gatchalian admitted that micro-grids need a certain level of subsidies since these are quite expensive for now for the consumers. “The electric coops can participate in rolling out of microgrids in the whole country and be allowed to

receive subsidies. This is one law the electric coops can participate in. Dito sa batas na ito (In this law), we give preference to renewable energy because when we say microgrid, it has to be stand alone. Hindi siya nakakabit sa main grid (It is not attached to the main grid). So, one of the ways to decentralize it is to use renewable energy which also depends on the area,” he explained. Hindrance for investment During the dialogue, Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) board member Mary Ann Gertos Santos discussed Memorandum Circular 2022-12 issued

by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) that limits the possibility of doing a joint venture to only categorized Triple-A ECs. “In our case, nasa Double A po kami (we are under Double A). We have 14 identified contacts already, all renewable. If we will be prevented from doing it because we are category Double-A, can we have some sort of consideration? Or is there a chance for that memorandum to be inclusive?” she said. The memorandum provides that all investments of ECs sourced from internal generating fund/cash See URGED, page 11

The digital skills among teachers in the new normal By: CATHERINE L. ENCABO Teacher II Pestañas Elementary School

Te a ch e rs need to understand their new responsibility to facilitate the use of technology in the classroom. No matter your personal preference, learners will use variety of devices, including smartphones, laptops, and iPads. I, for one, am usually at home using the PC platform. Some of you may be using Macs or mobile devices. Yet, now we all have to work with learners using all of the above. When teachers are learning about new software that they will be implementing in their classrooms, they should also learn basic digital problem-solving techniques and how these will differ from device to device, depending on what device is used in the classroom. Going paperless is perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of the shift to technology. For many, losing a physical textbook isn’t appealing. However, with the proper digital resources, teachers can learn how to use digital tools to provide even better learning support for their learners. Content software can provide ways for teachers to have ongoing exchanges with learners and give feedback about their work. Digital assessments and grading tools are often built-in. It is a matter of practice for teachers to become comfortable and knowledgeable about how to use these resources. In doing so, papers no longer get lost in the shuffle and

both teachers and learners have a digital record of all correspondence. The digital skills that teachers need have long moved on from just being able to use word processing and spreadsheets software. Digital skills that 21st Century teachers should have included cloud storage and sharing solutions, social media, web editing, image editing, presentation software, and general multimedia. Classroom education is increasingly moving away from lecturing at learners to a more collaborative project based model and digital technology plays a fundamental role in this. Despite the many benefits of using the Internet and other digital technologies there are also a number of dangers that pupils face. Cyberbullying, IT security and identity theft are all areas which teachers should have a good knowledge of in order to be able to help learners deal with issues if they arise – and to encourage them to be responsible Web users. The overall aim is that pupils become responsible and resilient users of technology, able to make confident and safe use of the web and of other internet-based services, and able to detect and deal with issues when they arise. Whether one is a pupil, a teacher, an employee or simply a citizen, we should all have the right – and the means – to be resilient users of technology.

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the chance to choose the rightful leaders who will from page 4 make it happen for you. Let life. We look forward to the your choice be heard. Do needed reforms and changes not throw away the chance as well as the continuity of to change! the existing programs that are working. New leadership should always be an from page 4 improvement of the previ- the turning point to give ous. But there is always that way to a socially-inclusive possibility of a choice gone and ecologically sustainable wrong. Instead of being an agricultural development in inspiration, our leaders can the land of the brave and also be the source of our the free -Wao.” biggest disappointment. Such is not true now Their behaviors, actions, based on the Study of the decisions, and principles can United Nations-Food and turn our excitement and ea- Agricultural Organization gerness into frustration and (UN-FAO) that concluded embarrassment. When we that “in the last decade, realized that everything that Philippine agriculture had was said was mere campaign only contributed .02% to the propaganda, it can turn Gross Domestic Product hopefuls into pessimists. (GDP) and that farming has Are you sure that you’re become non-economically electing someone who can viable as 3 of 4 young farmreally be an inspiration to ers have already left farming many? to work in the urban centers Are we ready to move as janitors, waiter, drivers forward and support the or what have you; that the new administration or stay rural people are the number in opposition? Unity is the one victims of the on-going central theme of all the can- protracted war and climate didates’ campaign messages. change.” They are all calling for uniAtty. Guiab, where are fication, collaboration, and you? Wao needs you! That’s cooperation from everyone, how amazing Atty. Remeregardless of political color. dious Guiab is! But Dr. Jesus The objective is to unite Guiab is equally amazing. every Filipino into support- Don’t you know that a numing whoever will be elected, ber of patients from nearby towards the achievement of municipalities are travelling the common goal of making far to Wao because they our country a better place choose Dr. Guiab to be the to live in. We may have not one to provide them medivoted and like the elected cal services. Well, am not leaders but we still have surprise. The good doctor the responsibility to help, is oozing with charisma and in our own ways, uplift our positive energy, so compascountry. It’s okay to be criti- sionate and caring, manical of the new leadership. festing the truism that one We need to be alert and ‘s sickness can’t be cured by vigilant on potential wrong medicine alone but through decisions, misdeeds, abuses, the outpourings of positive and injustices that the new energies called true love. If leadership may commit. disease is darkness, it cannot We need to shout out the defeat the light. To quote names of the officials who those whom he has cured, are “sleeping” on their jobs. “Dr. Jesus Guiab is the best But while doing this, we also doctor.” Am not surprised need to acknowledge and why he is named Jesus as support the programs that God is love and he is living are proving to be beneficial. true to that name. There’s a big difference beAmidst morale collapse, tween criticizing, where we religious apathy and denionly see and say all negative gration of spirituality, let things, and critiquing, where the amazing life of service we see both the positive and of Atty. Remedios G. Guiab negative sides of things. It’s and Dr. Jesus Guiab unfetter also different to be a blind humanity from the life of loyalist, who justifies even form exemplified by unthe wrongdoings. Are you bridled materialism. We are ready to be a supporter more than form (body); we and a critique of the new are consciousness (spirit). leadership? Remember the biblical line: Picture which of the “What would profit a man, if above are you most likely he gains the whole world but prepared and ready to ex- suffer the loss of his soul.” perience in the next 6 years, Indeed, wealth, fame and under the leadership of power won’t be the bases our newly elected officials. on how we will be judged Come May 9, we are given when we die but on how we

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Saturday, May 7, 2022 have served the least of our brethren. The life of service of the couple is in truth the exemplification of consciousness that is now pervading in the universe, to unfetter humanity from collective insanity brought about by egoic mindset and compulsive thinking. The collective insanity of humanity that has sacrificed the people and Mother Earth to the altar of greed and profit should now be countered otherwise the unimaginable will become imaginable: the end of life on earth. That consciousness that gives way to compassion and oneness with all of God’s creation is what will bring the evolutionary leap forward in human development. Unless that happens, humanity’s era on earth will soon be over as what happened to the Dinosaurs being erased from existence during the earth’s 6th extinction 63 million years ago. The amazing life of service of the couple should serve notice to one and all the continuing denigration of spirituality by the homo sapiens through self-aggrandizement and instant pursuit of wealth should now be debunked. We are all interconnected, be a simple flower or a distant galaxy. Oneness of all of God’s creation that is being exemplified through service to one and another which in fact is true love.

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(There was a collection decrease in 2021 because we really closed the Ardent Hibok-Hibok Spring Resort as well as the White Island. Our markets did not operate for several months. Thus in 2022, we really noted an increase in our collection) In details, Abastas cited the P176,891 increase in real property collections where the local government unit (LGU) got over P1.69 million for the first quarter of 2022 while only recording P1.51 million. For businesses and other taxes, P11.7 million was collected in 2022 as compared to the P10.4 million collection in 2021. For the fees and other charges, the LGU collected P6.9 million in 2022, noting a P250,655 increase from 2021’s P6.7 million collection. In terms of economic enterprise, Mambajao got a P31,941 increase in 2022 with P2.1 million collection as compared to the P2 million collection in 2021.

Boosting Mambajao’s econ Noting the significant increase of collections in Mambajao, Abastas still urged individuals, business owners and other stakeholders to settle their obligations, especially the habal-habal or motorcycle drivers or operators to renew their franchise. To entice the said sectors in doing business with the LGU, Business Permits and Licensing Officer Iris Sanchez said they have fully implemented the Electronic Billing Payment Payment System (eBPS) in Mambajao. With the said system, the processing and the scheduling of business permit renewal are made easy. Documents are also secured as they are uploaded in the system and processed right away. Observing the minimum public health standards, Sanchez said the business renewal is done by appointment, specifically, 7-10 clients per hour. As of the first quarter of 2022, LGU Mambajao has recorded 2,135 business renewals while there were only less than 2,000 renewals in the same period of 2021. On monitoring businesses, Mambajao has initiated the ‘flying squad’ since 2007 where business permits are checked on the spot twice or thrice a year. (RTP/PIA-10/Camiguin)

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or repaired. “Regarding our VCMs, we have eight repair hubs. If there are defective machines in Mindanao, they don’t have to bring them to Sta. Rosa, Laguna since we have three repair hubs in Mindanao located in Davao City, Cagayan de Oro City and Zamboanga; Visayas, we have two repair hubs in Cebu and Tacloban; in Luzon we have Sta. Rosa, we have Region 1 and National Capital Region (NCR),” Casquejo said. Meanwhile, Commissioner George Garcia said the forthcoming polls are going to be historic. “We have high expectations because of what we’ve seen in absentee voting. It’s going to be historic and a very memorable election. In a pandemic situation, we will elect a president,” he said. “We are actually expecting a high voter turnout on election day. We are asking for your patience on May 9, the queue will

THIRST QUENCHER. A fruit vendor sells watermelons in Barangay Santiago, General Trias, Cavite on Thursday (May 5, 2022). Watermelons are popular during summer as they are juicy enough to quench a person’s thirst. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)

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be longer because of the health protocols. We hope from page 12 that the number of voters will increase as the voting collection. time will also be longer,” he Not the least, we have added. (PNA) Charlene Panutat-Carlos or who know better as Mama Botanika. from page 1 I asked her how she’s able adopted several schemes to take good care of herself to slip past smuggled items alongside taking good care from port authorities, such of her kids and plant babies: as concealing contraband I am a mom to 4 kids and in sacks and fish ice cases, hundreds of plants. Being in among others. the garden most of the day, The destruction was I work with my hands and done together with rep- abuse them very much. I resentatives from the city indulge in self-care by using government, law enforce- the super yummy smelling ment agencies, as well as the CND Almond Hydrating Commission on Audit, and Lotion and the CND Solar the Department of Health. Oil for my cuticles! (PNA) Truly, Mama Botanika’s brief answer made us realize that there’s still time to take from page 9 care of yourself even if your general fund, loan proceeds, hands are tied to work and and utilization of existing kids; indeed, an inspiring real properties and infra- Unstoppable woman. structure facilities shall Such inspiring stories only be allowed for Green from three different Unstopand categorized as Triple-A pable women whose lives for three consecutive years. embody the true strength Gatchalian vowed to of a Filipina Mom, loving, look at the memorandum nurturing, and most of all a circular and determine the FIGHTER. Happy Mother’s logic why it is only limited Day to all mothers out there! to Triple-A ECs. CND’s Colors of You “As a principle, utilities Collection is available in all including ECs, should be Nail Addik branches, Cait encouraged to go into re- & Ping Nail Salon, and The newable and use whatever Nail Lounge Laoag City. feasible arrangement as long as our member-consumerRepublic of the Philippines Department of Transportation owners will be protected,” LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING he said. & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Gatchalian said electric Cagayan de Oro City coops are created to manTRUCKING SERVICES CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH age themselves and vested ROLLEN Rep. by: ROLANDO D. DUITES 2022-04-0628 with powers given by their NOTICE OF HEARING member-consumer-owners APPLICANT(s)/ PETITIONER(s) request/s so that the national governfor the Issuance of Certificate of Public ment will not be burdened authority Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY with the operations of 121 AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN electric cooperatives. REGION X ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE AND VICE VERSA and with the total “Let the coops manage TRAFFIC use of ONE (1) unit/s. themselves,” he said. (PNA) This application/petition shall be considered

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by this Board on May 17, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence. The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation. Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with the supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s). WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 05th day of May 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

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Three Unstoppable Women who illustrates the Power of Motherhood By ARVIN AMARO

FOR this Mother’s Day, I am sharing the stories of three moms who captured the CND SHELLAC® Brand’s winning proposition, helping women (especially mothers) live unstoppable lives by keeping their nails beautiful and strong while being fully taken care of. Meet three outstanding & #Unstoppable Moms who were able to juggle between work (business), personal life, and being the best mom there is. First is Wedding Essentials; Publisher Kitten Zapata: I asked

her about her journey and how it shaped her to become the best version of herself: “My journey has treated me well. Time and trials had shaped me to be a better person. The fight for equality is no longer my fight song. I have learned to seek balance in life, my work, and my relationships by making sure I am aligned spiritually and mentally. I make sure to take a break whenever I need one. The version of me now makes me feel good about my being a mother, a friend, a daughter, a career person, and a child of God. I am a woman, and I am unstoppable”.

Ailene Chua-Co

Just like CND’s shade, Self-Lover from The Colors of You Collection, Kitten inspires us to keep a strong balance in our lives and include loving ourselves in the process. Next is Ailene ChuaCo, Publisher for Trend Hotspot and Business Owner for A-List & Partners Consulting Group Inc. and ALC &

Partners Real Estate: I asked her how her typical day starts and what fuels her to keep moving. “I wake up every day at 7 am. Have a 15 minute meditation before starting my day. Being a publisher and running two more companies is quite a lot to handle. But whenever I think of my

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Twin Daughters and how their future would be, I cannot stop. My passion to make this world a better place for them is what keeps me alive, to help contribute to the world”. Ailene’s capacity to effectively juggle her businesses and take care of her daughters makes her a Mover & Shaker

of this generation; her strength and stamina well reflect the perspective of this beautiful shade from The Colors of You collection. Ailene also shared her passion to make this world a better place, reminding us with the empowering light grey of Change Sparker, also from the same See ILLUSTRATES, page 11

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