Mindanao Daily News (November 15, 2022)

IDC Homes launches Verona Green Apartments

By MARK FRANCISCO

CAGAYAN de Oro’s pio neering condominium developer Italpinas De velopment Corporation has created a subsidiary IDC Homes to penetrate more the middle class market in Northern Mindanao who have joined the housing boom both as a residence and as an investment.

IDC Homes was launched in a ceremony well attended by hundreds of realty agents and brokers last Sunday at Pearlmont Hotel here in Cagayan de Oro City with guests of honor, Italpinas Development Corporation chairman and chief execu tive officer Romolo Nati and

president Jose Leviste III.

Leviste, who is the scion of a known family in Batan gas but has called Cagayan de Oro his home, said creat ing IDC Homes will be the next step in their contribu tion to the economy here in Northern Mindanao.

“It reminds me of how far we’ve come. We started here in CDO and that is why we’re pouring in another huge investment here in the city,” he said.

Italpinas Development Corporation’s first project here was Primavera Resi dences which was estab lished in 2009 as a mixed use building combining retail,

Xavier Ateneo among Top 10 of 16 PH universities listed

Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) ranks among the top 10 of 16 universities in the Philippines which made it to the QS Asia University Rankings for 2023.

CDO to provide scholarship grants to 10K college students

By NEF LUCZON

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

– The local government here is eyeing to provide 10,000 scholarship grants to qualified college students as its plan to construct a city college gains ground.

City Councilor Suzette Magtajas-Daba said the plan to increase the scholarship slots was part of the cam paign promise of Mayor Rolando Uy.

not only for students who have high grades but there are also (slots) for those who have average grades as long as they did not fail any subjects,” she said as a guest during Friday’s celebration of the 71st anniversary of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club Inc.

Daba, who chairs the city council’s committee on education, authored the Scholarship Code in 2018,

“The scholarships are See

The QS Asia University Rankings shows the top universities in Asia each year using these indicators: Academic reputation (30%), Employer reputation (20%), Faculty/student ratio (10%), International Research net work (10%), Citations per paper (10%) and papers per faculty (5%), Staff with a PhD (5%), Proportion of international faculty (2.5%) and proportion of inter national students (2.5%), Proportion of inbound ex change students (2.5%) and proportion of outbound exchange students (2.5%).

“I am very pleased to inform the community that

Xavier University is one of the top sixteen (16) uni versities in the Philippines that made it to the QS Asia University Rankings for 2023, released by Londonbased education and career consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS),” said Xavier Ateneo President Mars P. Tan SJ in a memo circulated to the Xavier Ateneo Com munity.

“Xavier University is Ranked 9-10. The QS World University Rankings is re garded as one of the most influential university rank ings in the world,” he added.

Of the 16 institutions, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan is ranked 9-10, and belongs to the 651-700 in Asia. The University of the Philippines is ranked one in the Philippines and 87th in Asia, while Peking

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EDUCATION PLANS. Cagayan de Oro City Councilor Su zzete Magtajas-Daba (center) discusses plans at the Local School Board in this file photo. The city government is eyeing to provide 10,000 scholarship grants to qualified college students, the councilor said on Friday (Nov. 11, 2022). ( P hoto courtesy of c ouncilor D aba ’ s fb P age )

Italpinas subsidiary IDC Homes launched, kicks off with Verona Green Apartments project

PH road to economic recovery relies on Filipino workforce: PBBM

By AZER PARROCHA

MANILA – The Filipino workforce plays a crucial role in helping boost postpandemic economic recov ery in the Philippines, Presi dent Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Sunday.

He made this remark during his meeting with the Filipino community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia after his participation in the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits and Re lated Summits.

In his speech, he de scribed the meeting with overseas Filipino workers as a “breath of fresh air” after the four-day biannual meetings.

He praised them for their dedication and hard work, citing their significant contribution towards the growth of the Philippine economy.

“OFW ngayon ang bu mubuhay pa sa ekonomiya. Napakahalaga ng inyong

ginagawa, napakahalaga ng inyong ginagawang trabaho (Overseas Filipino workers are keeping the economy afloat. The job you’re doing is very important),” he said.

Marcos likewise cited the importance of investing in human capital development, adding that it will return tenfold.

“Malakas ang loob ko magsabi na magre-recover

tayo dahil yang mga Pilipi no, lahat ‘yan ay maaasahan natin na kapag binigyan natin ng magandang pag kakataon, ng tulong. Hin di tayo mapapahiya (I am confident we will recover because Filipinos are reli able especially if we give them good opportunities, and support. We won’t get embarrassed),” he said.

‘Ayuda’ expansion to boost domestic output, curb inflation

MANILA – The govern ment’s planned expansion of ayuda (subsidy) programs would further aid the coun try’s economic turnaround following the remarkable gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter.

The administration of President Ferdinand R. Mar

cos Jr. is eyeing the provision of PHP206.50 billion worth of subsidies and cash aid under the proposed 2023 national budget to support vulnerable sectors amid surging commodity prices brought about by global inflation.

“We welcome these de velopments. Despite high

inflation in the third quarter of 2022, we saw growth in output in the same quarter. On the supply side, all sec tors grew. At the same time, domestic demand remained robust,” Marikina City Rep. Stella Quimbo said in a news release on Sunday.

The country posted a

PH, SoKor agree to elevate security, infra, energy cooperation

By RUTH ABBEY GITA-CARLOS MANILA – President Ferdi

nand R. Marcos Jr. and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol agreed on Saturday to step up the Philippines and South Korea’s cooperation in various areas, including security, infrastructure, and energy.

The commitment to a stronger partnership was made when Marcos and Yoon held a bilateral meet ing at the Sokha Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Re lated Summits.

“I do believe that it is time that we start to work to elevate our bilateral relations to a strategic partnership,” Marcos told Yoon.

“Our newly launched bi lateral platforms on science and technology, fisheries, cooperation and maritime cooperation, all contribute to the deepening of this engagement,” he added.

By PRIAM NEPOMUCENO

MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN)’s Norman-Brit ten Islander may be old but its performance is still at par with other modern assets in the ongoing “DAGIT-PA” exercises.

Western Command (Wescom) chief Vice Adm. Alberto B. Carlos made this remark as he personally flew an Islander aircraft with tail number (NV-314) last Nov. 11.

“The PN Islander may be the oldest aircraft par ticipating in the exercise,

Denuclearization thrust

Meanwhile, Marcos also backed South Korea’s efforts on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as he expressed concern over North Korea’s continuous missile testing.

“This is of great concern and we are fully supportive of the Republic of Korea in all your efforts to denucle arize North Korea,” Marcos said.

“The Philippines is one with you on that and we will do what we can to assist South Korea in that effort,” he added.

Both sides agreed to elevate their relations to a new level that will enhance security, infrastructure, en ergy, as well as people-topeople exchanges.

This is the first time Marcos and Yoon met in person.

Diplomatic ties between the Philippines and South Korea were established on March 3, 1949.

FILIPINO COMMUNITY. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with the Filipino community in Cambodia at the Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh in Cambodia on Sunday (Nov. 13, 2022). In his speech, Marcos said the Filipino workforce plays a crucial role in helping boost post-pandemic eco nomic recovery in the Philippines. (screengrab from rtVm)

PH-SOKOR TIES. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and South Korea

President Yoo Suk-yeol shake hands after they held their bilateral meeting at the Sokha Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits on Saturday (Nov. 12, 2022). The two leaders agreed to step up cooperation on various areas, including security, infrastructure, and energy. (P hoto courtesy of o ffice of the P resi D ent )

Multi-purpose evacuation hub in Pangasinan inaugurated

By LIWAYWAY YPARRAGUIRRE

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan –

A two-story multi-purpose evacuation center (MPEC) complete with facilities that can accommodate a thousand evacuees during flooding or holding events has been inaugurated here.

In an interview Saturday, Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil said they have requested the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to fund the MPEC due to the need of the locality.

Bataoil said the town suffers flooding every year as it is a catch-basin of flood water coming from other districts of Pangasinan and as far as Tarlac.

“Flood water flows at the Agno River and exits towards the Lingayen Gulf,” he said.

Bataoil said they are considering converting the second floor of the building into a temporary session hall of the Sangguniang Bayan while they are waiting for the funds for the construction of a legislative building.

“It’s complete with fa cilities such as a comfort room and bathroom, kitch en, dining areas, laundry room, lactating room, and rooms that can be used as classrooms or that can be converted as government offices,” he added.

During the PHP50million center’s turnover to the municipality and inauguration on Friday, PAGCOR vice president Ramon Stephen Villaflor said the town can use the facilities for other purposes.

“When there is no

DSWD releases P7.76-M aid for 2K Abra students

By LIZA AGOOT

BANGUED, Abra – Some 1,942 col lege students in this province have received education aid worth a total of PHP7,768,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during a two-day distribution that ended on Friday.

Amelyn Cabrera, assistant regional director for operations of the DSWD in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), in a follow-up phone interview on Saturday, said there were 1,369 stu dents in the capital town of Bangued, where most of the colleges are located, who received the financial assistance, and more than 573 were provided aid in the town of Lagangilang.

The official said each college studentbeneficiary received PHP4,000.

She added that the fund was through the initiative of Lone District Repre sentative Menchie “Ching” Bernos and is being implemented by the DSWDCAR.

Cabrera said the two-day distri bution of assistance to individuals in crisis situation-education support (AICS-Educ) that started on Nov. 10 was only for Abra.

“Si Congresswoman Bernos ang naghanap ng pondo na idinaan sa DSWD ang distribution kasi maraming nag ap ply noon na hindi inabot ng pondo na nai-allot ng DSWD (Congresswoman Bernos looked for funds because there were still many who applied for as sistance and were not accommodated due to lack of funds),” Cabrera said.

The four colleges in Abra include the Divine World College, Abra Valley, Data Center, and the newly renamed Abra State University. (PNA)

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PAYOUT. Personnel from the Depart ment of Social Welfare and Development and the Office of Abra Representative Menchie “Ching” Bernos release educa tion assistance to over 1,300 studentbeneficiaries in Bangued town, Abra province on Nov. 10, 2022. More than 500 student-beneficiaries in the town of Lagangilang also received their assistance on Friday (Nov. 11). ( P na

MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING. The multi-purpose evacuation center in Lingayen town, Pangasinan inaugurated on Nov. 11, 2022. It was funded by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. ( P hoto by l i Way Way y Parrraguirre )

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Balancing business and consumer welfare this Christmas

THE fourth quarter of the year is what most Filipinos usually look forward to espe cially since the Philippines has the longest Christmas season, the most important holiday to many Filipinos.

However, what we an ticipate as a joyful Christ mas will hopefully not be a bleak one, following the destruction caused by Se vere Tropical Storm Paeng that claimed hundreds of lives and displaced almost a million Filipinos.

It doesn’t help as well that manufacturing companies are asking the government to raise prices on a variety of products prior to the Christmas holidays.

Earlier last month, the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAM PI) asked the Department of Trade and Industry for an increase in the suggested retail price (SRP) of meat products after production costs went up by over 20 percent this year as a result of the higher cost of import ed mechanically deboned meat, peso depreciation, and higher oil prices.

The group said it was hoping to recover merely 10 percent of the additional production cost through the new SRP. If approved, this will affect the prices of hotdogs, sausages, and other

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processed meat products sold in the market.

Local bakers, too, have requested a price increase for two of its bread products -- Pinoy Tasty and Pinoy Pandesal -- by up to PHP4 due to the rising cost of raw materials. According to a news report quoting Philippine Baking Industry Group (PhilBaking) Presi dent Jerry Lao, there was no more incentive for the bakers group to keep mak ing the two bread products amid the rising production costs, thus the petition.

Asosasyon ng Panaderong Pilipino President Lucito Chavez supported the peti tion. With Pinoy Tasty and Pinoy Pandesal prices the barometer of consumers, if prices of these products can increase, then local com munity bakers will most likely follow suit.

According to the DTI, even manufacturers of sar dines, canned meat, cof fee, and evaporated milk also requested between 50 centavos to five pesos in price increases as per news reports.

These increases in various commodities may dampen the Christmas cel ebration but the spirit of having a festive and joyful one will always prevail over the challenges we face.

TO ANGER?

ANGER . A day rarely goes by without us feeling angry. It is not necessary to cite examples. Sometimes, it’s just a minor reason like we hate the fly at the wall. Sometimes anger has im portant reasons.

Anger seems to become the main part of our daily life. That’s why it is really important to talk (again?) about this phenomenon. As I said, anger is one of the most basic emotions. Everyone can really get angry. If someone told you, he won’t get angry, better don’t believe him.

Anger is a terrible feel ing of being against some thing or someone. It can be my neighbor, because he is still (!) burning poisonous plastic and rubber garbage. Many of us get angry observ ing some politicians during those days worldwide.

Anger at the workplace is becoming very common nowadays.

One of my good friends works as a stewardess. Imag ine yourself 35,000 feet up, pushing a trolley down a narrow aisle surrounded by restless passengers. A toddler is blocking your path, his parents not im mediately visible. A pas senger is irritated that he can no longer pay cash for an in-flight meal, another is demanding to be allowed past to use the toilet. And your job is to meet all of their needs with the same show of friendly willingness. For a cabin crew member, this is when emotional labor kicks in at work.

Tough decisions will have to be made in the coming weeks, as the government weighs in on the petition of these manufacturers who were severely affected by macroeconomic factors while also safeguarding consumers from the impact of food inflation.

With the recent destruc tion in many parts of the country by Paeng, higher prices for the holiday season do not seem to bode well for the poor families and those that were displaced by the typhoon, not to mention it may contribute to further increase in inflation.

However, balancing con sumer welfare with business sustainability should also be considered, after all, businesses are the lifeblood of the economy. This is the reason why the DTI must come up with a decision that balances both the interest of businesses and consumers.

Moving forward, the country can also benefit from the Marcos Jr. ad ministration’s mandate on boosting domestic pro duction while managing importation. It is precisely

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Anger is a hostile emo tion that sets people against one and another, or even against themselves. By its nature, anger involves op position, hostility, hatred and dislike. Anger, how ever, is simpler to define than to identify. Emotions of antagonism can take a wider variety of faces. Expressions of anger range from the overt, in-your-face brand of open hostility to the cold indifference of a silent individual.

A term first coined by sociologist Arlie Hochs child, it’s the work we do to regulate our emotions to create “a publicly visible facial and bodily display within the workplace”.

At times, anger can be felt like an inner fire. It hits you in the gut. You see red and feel hot and maybe sweaty. Your stomach gives you problems, our blood pressure rises, and breath ing rate increases. Not only neighbors or politicians are the reason for anger. The silent withdrawal and lack of understanding and innumerable shortcomings of a partner or in the family

are often an indication that one is angrily punishing the other for not doing things his or her way.

Back to the workplace: unhelpful attitudes such as ‘I’m not good enough’ may lead to thinking patterns in the workplace such as ‘No-one else is working as hard as I seem to be’ or ‘I must do a perfect job’, and can initiate and maintain high levels of workplace anxiety.

When research into emo tional labor first began, it focused on the service industry with the underly ing presumption that the more client or customer interaction you had, the more emotional labor was needed.

However, more recently psychologists have expanded their focus to other profes sions and found burnout can relate more closely to how employees manage their emotions during interac tions, rather than the volume of interactions themselves. Perhaps just only today you turned to a colleague to convey interest in what

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Samar farmers learn how to become entrepreneurs

CALBIGA, Samar – Thir ty-three farmer-members of the Calbiga Vegetable Growers Association (CVGA) were able to gain learnings on effi cient, modern farming and marketing techniques to efficiently market and increase their production and income.

This was after they graduated from the Farm Business School (FBS) funded by the Depart ment of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

Thelma Alfaro, Pro gram Beneficiaries De velopment chief of DARSamar, said the FBS aims to develop agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) to become agricultural en trepreneurs by instilling in their minds that farming is a business.

“Training farmers to become experts in scientific farming and transforming them into entrepreneurs are among the major objectives of Secretary Conrado Estrella III. All ARBs are encour aged to join this training for them to produce more from their awarded lands and ultimately manage their agri-business enter prise like a pro,” Alfaro said in a news release on Saturday.

Farmers used to sell their harvests without knowing if they have prof

ited or not, she said, add ing that they also lack a sustainable marketplace.

“The training re-framed the farmers’ productionfocused practices towards more entrepreneurial and market-oriented farm ing operations. They will now definitely earn more

income from these learn ings,” Alfaro said.

The farmer-members of CVGA completed the 25 sessions of learning in seven months.

Hands-on tutoring was conducted on basic farm recording, bookkeeping, and accounting, as well as

new farming techniques, starting from land prepa ration and planting to harvesting and marketing.

Ricky Antony Carde no, one of the graduates from Barangay Macaalan, thanked the DAR for the opportunity to learn the different aspects of mar

keting their products.

For his active par ticipation, dedication to his craft, and ability to provide solutions when problems arise, Cardeno was presented with the Mountain Mover Award during the graduation rites. ( PNA )

Lechon Festival to spare hog growers from ASF

By PERLA LENA

ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government will launch its Lechon Festi val in the municipality of Sta. Barbara on Nov. 20 to encourage hog growers in areas adjacent to places with confirmed African swine fever (ASF) cases to earn rather than take the risk of infection.

Sta. Barbara tourism officer Irene Magallon, in an interview on Friday, said the event was an idea of Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. and was relayed to them by Provincial Tourism Of ficer Gilbert Marin.

“There might be a lot who would give up their hogs, so it might as well be a festival,” she said.

Aside from lechon (roast pig), other pork menus will be available for sale.

Joining the festival is voluntary since they could not be obliged to give up their hogs considering that they have various reasons why they raise the farm animal, Magallon added.

Currently, they are work ing with the local agriculture office which will determine if the hogs are safe to be culled.

“We are still coming up with the mechanics; we are still in the preparation

FROM FARMERS TO ENTREPRENEURS. Thirty-three agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from Calbiga, Samar graduate from the Farm Business School (FBS). The FBS aims to develop ARBs to become agricultural entrepre neurs by instilling in their minds that farming is a business. (P hoto courtesy of D ar -P ublic a ssistance an D m e D ia r elations s erV ice )

Marcos, Trudeau discuss ways to manage climate change, MSMEs

By AZER PARROCHA

MANILA – President Fer dinand R. Marcos Jr. and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sun day met to discuss ways to manage climate change and assist Filipino micro, small and medium enter prises (MSMEs) grow their business.

In a bilateral meeting at the Sokha Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Marcos cited the Philippines’ ex perience in dealing with Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name Nalgae) as among the direct effects of climate change.

“It was a very strange one because it was the very first one in our history where every single part of the country was affected by one typhoon. From up in the northern part, the northern island of Luzon, all the way down to the southern part of the Philippines. Everybody felt it and felt it badly,” he told Trudeau.

Marcos explained that the consequences of cli mate change greatly affect the Philippines, which is very vulnerable due to its geography.

He described the Philip pines as a sink that absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2).

“...This is how it de veloped and this is how it has evolved. We have to manage it and we have to deal with it so… these are the consequences of that neglect,” Marcos said.

Trudeau, for his part, said Canada had the same experience after the country was hit by recent hurricanes on the East Coast, forest fires, droughts and floods.

“Unfortunately over the past decade as we -as people still talk about global warming, rather than climate change, there are

Fitch Solutions revises 2022 GDP projection for PH

By JOANN VILLANUEVA

– Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research Friday revised its 2022 gross domestic prod uct (GDP) projection for the Philippines following the higher-than-expected output in the third quarter.

Fitch estimated a 7.4 percent output for the do mestic economy this year, higher than the 6.6 percent it previously projected.

However, it slashed its 2023 growth forecast to 5.9 percent from 6.2 percent due to base effects and rising risks such as the continued monetary policy rate hikes and the prospects for slower global growth.

On Thursday, the Phil ippine Statistics Author ity (PSA) reported the 7.6 percent growth print of the

LANDBANK AgriSenso underscores gov’t support for ARBs, ARBOs

THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) gathered small farmers and fishers, agrarian reform ben eficiaries (ARBs), and their organizations to discuss the National Government’s development plan towards building sustainable and resilient agrarian reform communities.

Department of Agrar ian Reform (DAR) Bureau of Agrarian Reform Ben eficiaries Development (BARBD) Director Dr. Ron ald M. Gareza, CESO IV and LANDBANK Program Management Department I

Head, Assistant Vice Presi dent Edgardo S. Luzano led the discussions during the fourth run of the LAND BANK AgriSenso Virtual Forum on 24 October 2022.

They were joined by ag riculture partners and loan availers, namely Mauanan Baluncanag Gaddangao Farmers Irrigators Credit Cooperative Treasurer Sha ron B. Eugenio, Southern Isabela ARB Charibel Fran cesca, and Batangas Egg Producers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Director Cecille A. Virtucio, who shared how LANDBANK and DAR have assisted to enhance their productivity and income.

Director Gareza dis cussed the various interven tions that DAR has been carrying out to help address the challenges facing ARBs in land tenure and disputes. He also underscored the importance of support ser vices, including capacity development and credit and marketing assistance, to support and ease the burden of ARBs.

Meanwhile, AVP Luzano, together with Program Of ficers Glecy Angeles and Crisso Pernito, presented the

features of the various credit programs being offered by LANDBANK for ARBs and their organizations.

Accessible financing for ARBs, ARBOs

LANDBANK and DAR have been working closely to extend affordable financ ing and support services for ARBs and their organiza tions.

Under the Accessible Funds for Delivery to Agrar ian Reform Beneficiaries (AFFORD-ARBs) Program, LANDBANK provides direct credit assistance to indi vidual ARBs who are not yet members of Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Orga nizations (ARBOs). The loans can be used for the production of rice, corn

and high-value crops, and acquisition of small farm implements, such as hand tractors and power tillers.

The Bank has released a total of P506.1 million to 2,200 borrowers under the AFFORD-ARBs Program as of 30 September 2022.

LANDBANK, in partner ship with DAR, also imple

(clockwise from upper left) Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development (BARBD) Director Dr. Ronald M. Gareza, CESO IV and LANDBANK Program Management Department I Head, Assistant Vice President Edgardo S. Luzano lead the fourth run of the LANDBANK AgriSenso Virtual Forum on 24 October 2022. Joining them are Mauanan Baluncanag Gaddangao Farmers Irriga tors Credit Cooperative Treasurer Sharon B. Eugenio, Southern Isabela ARB Charibel Francesca, and Batangas Egg Producers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Director Cecille A. Virtucio.

BILATERAL MEETING. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) hold a bilateral meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on Sunday (Nov. 13, 2022). The two leaders discussed ways to manage climate change and assist Filipino micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) grow their business. (P hoto courtesy of the o ffice of the

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DILG 10 continuously takes part in the 4th Quarter NSED

AS one of the safety precau tionary measures in times of an earthquake emergency, The Department of the Inte rior and Local Government 10, as the Vice-Chairperson for Disaster Preparedness, together with its field op erating units, continuously took part in the conduct of the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill today, November 10, 2022.

103rd Infantry HARIBON has new Commander

By ASANGAN T. MADALE Contributor

KAMPO RANAO, Marawi City,BGen Antoinio G. Nafarrete PA, Commander of the 11D installs Col Billy Dela Rosa as the Acting Commander of the 103rd Infantry (HARIBON) dur ing the Change of Command in a simple ceremony held at Kampo Ranao, this city on November `6, 2022. Top Officials said.

In a document furnished to the Manila Times stated that Colonel Dela Rosa took over the leadership to assume his post from BGen Jose Maria R. Cuerpo 11 PA , who is currently designated as the new Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel, J1, AFP effective October 17

, who served the brigade as Commander for more than 3 years.

Manila Times also learned that the new Act ing Commander served as Deputy Brigade Com mander prior to his new designation and was not new to Lanao del Sur area serving as Commanding Officer of 51IB from 2014 to 2016 and JITF Commander during the later part of Marawi Siege Campaign.

In a message posted in official facebook account of 103rd Brigade (HARI BON) , BGEN CUERPO II have expressed his sincerest gratitude to the Haribon troopers which he consid ered as his second family

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The drill commenced at exactly 9am, prompting all personnel to readily perform the “duck, cover, and hold” procedure.

DILG 10 Regional Di rector Wilhelm M. Suyko highlighted that active par ticipation in the quarterly NSED aims to continu ously educate the personnel and the public on disaster preparedness during an earthquake.

Moreover, he urged all staff of DILG 10 to continue participating in the conduct of NSED as a tool to ensure the survival of each person nel against the threat of an earthquake.

“The drill will not only capacitate the students and faculty members but also evaluate the efficiency of the Department’s emergency plan,” he said.

The objectives of the

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region Branch 1, Butuan City Email: rtc1but001@judiciary.gov.ph Hotline Number: 09513877361

LERMA L. MONROY-SIDAYEN ,

Civil Case No. 2019193 Petitioner, Declaration of Nullity of Marriage -versusBIENVENIDO T. SIDAYEN , Respondent.

JUDGMENT

WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the herein petition is hereby granted, and the Court hereby orders the following:

1. DECLARING null and void ab initio as pursuant to Article 36 of the Family Code the marriage between LERMA L. MONROY-SIDAYEN and BIEN VENIDO T. SIDAYEN on March 11, 1992 in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte;

2. As a necessary consequence of this pronouncement, petitioner shall cease using the surname of her husband having lost the right over the same and to avoid the misconception that she is still the legal wife of respondent;

3. ORDERING the Local Civil Registrars of Butuan City and Buenavista, Agusan del Norte to cancel the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent as appearing in the Registry of Marriage; and

Let copies of this Decision be furnished to the Local Civil Registrars of Butuan City and Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Civil Register General (now Philippine Statistics Authority), and Office of the City Prosecutor of Butuan City.

Since summons was served thru publication, let the judgment be served by publication in addition to service by registered mail to the respondent’s last known address

SO, ORDERED.

Butuan City, Philippines, June 2, 2022

(Sgd) EMMANUEL E. ESCATRON Acting Presiding Judge

JESSICA MARIE B. RAMOS-ICAT , Civil Case No. 2019192 Petitioner, Declaration of Nullity of Marriage -versusSANTOS S. ICAT , Respondent.

JUDGMENT

WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, the herein petition is hereby granted, and the Court hereby orders the following:

1. DECLARING null and void ab initio as pursuant to Article 36 of the Family Code the marriage between SANTOS S. ICAT and JESSICA MARIE B. RAMOS on February 14, 2012 in El Salvador City; 2. As a necessary consequence of this pronouncement, petitioner shall cease using the surname of her husband having lost the right over the same and to avoid the misconception that she is still the legal wife of respondent; 3. Parties’ child, Sanica Nieval Ramos Icat shall remain legitimate;

4. Parties are directed to continue providing financial support to their child as required by law; and

5. ORDERING the Local Civil Registrars of Butuan City and El Salvador City to cancel the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent as ap pearing in the Registry of Marriage; and

Let copies of this Decision be furnished to the Local Civil Registrars of Butuan City and El Salvador City, the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Civil Register General (now Philippine Statistics Authority), and Office of the City Prosecutor of Butuan City.

SO, ORDERED.

Butuan City, Philippines, June 24, 2022

(Sgd) EMMANUEL E. ESCATRON Acting Presiding Judge

(In photo Bgen Antono G. Nafarrete PA, Commander I1D (center) led the Change of Command Ceremony with outgoing Brig Commander of 103rd Brigade Bgen Jose Maria Jose R. 11 PA( Ist-r) and Col Billy O. Dela Rosa INF (GSC), PA (3rd-r)assumed as new Acting Commander of said Brigade held yesterday at Kampo Ramao, Marawi City ( c ontribute D P hoto )

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a number of Canadians who went around saying, ‘Oh global warming that will be good for us…,’” the Canadian leader said.

Although some failed to realize the unpredictability and consequences of climate change in the past, Trudeau said it was a “big step” that more people are now aware of the reality of the effects of climate change. However, he said there is still “a lot of work” to do.

Trudeau likewise ex tended his sympathies to the Philippines following the devastation caused by Paeng which resulted in casualties and damage to agriculture, properties and infrastructure.

Doing business, MSMEs

Meanwhile, Marcos wel comed Trudeau’s offer to collaborate to simplify the process of allowing Cana dian infrastructure builders to secure projects in the country and help Filipino micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) de velop.

He said that one of the thrusts of his administration is to assist MSMEs in recov ering from the pandemic.

“They are 99.8 percent of our businesses, our MSMEs. They are 62.63 percent of our employment. [They] are employed in MSMEs. And it took a big hit in the pandemic. And so that’s what we’ve been trying to do -- is to try to support them, and it has a very large multiplier effect,” he said.

Trudeau said there were “a number of things” that can be done to make it easier for Canadian investors to establish infrastructure in the Philippines.

“We should make sure we’re accelerating our works so that we can be much more active partners on that,” he said.

He said there were a number of programs he could share that would help MSMEs, particularly those that are women-owned and run, succeed. (PNA)

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the domestic economy from July to September this year, higher than the upwardly revised 7.5 percent in the previous quarter.

End-September GDP stood at 7.76 percent, higher than the government as sumption of 6.5 to 7.5 per cent.

Fitch Solutions noted that the strong domestic output in the third quarter is due to the continued normalization of economic activities, buoyed by the rise in fixed investments that rose by 21.7 percent year-on-year.

It said private consump tion decelerated a bit to 8 percent from the previous quarter’s 8.6 percent but accounted for around 5.9 percentage points to the quarter’s output.

These factors are coun tered by the faster rise of net exports over net imports, after rising by 17 percent and 13.1 percent, respec tively, for the quarter.

Even with the robust growth in the third quarter, Fitch Solutions forecasts growth to slow due to the impact of the elevated rate of price increases.

“We expect pent-up demand to wane, while elevated inflation will con tinue to erode household purchasing power and weigh on private consumption,” it said.

The inflation rate in the country further accelerated to 7.7 percent last October, the highest since December 2008.

Average inflation in the first 10 months of the year stood at 5.4 percent, way above the government’s 2-4 percent target band until 2024.

Also, Fitch Solutions said the higher inflation rate is expected to make the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) tighten further its key policy rates, “which would, in turn, weigh on investment prospects, and, to an extent, household spending.”

“Last(ly), the outlook

for the global economy has softened considerably, and this will further dampen external demand for Phil ippine exports,” it added. (PNA)

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implements the Credit As sistance Program for Pro gram Beneficiaries Develop ment (CAP-PBD), designed for ARBOs that are not yet qualified to borrow under the regular lending window of the Bank.

The Program provides credit assistance and support services to ARBs through their respective organiza tions for crop production, agri-enterprise or liveli hood and other agri-related projects.

LANDBANK and DAR also offer the Expanded Assistance to Restore and Install Sustainable Enter prises for Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries and Small Farm Holders (E-ARISEARBs), designed to assist ARBOs which and whose members were adversely affected by natural calami ties or disasters, pests and diseases, and other viral infections or outbreaks.

As of September 2022, LANDBANK’s combined releases under CAP-PBD and E-ARISE-ARBs have reached P736.4 million, benefitting 219 ARBOs with more than 11,000 ARBs and small farm holder-members nationwide.

Qualified ARBOs can also avail of credit assistance under the Enhanced Part nership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Lending Program of LANDBANK, which can be used to pur chase orders or contract re ceivables from government agencies for the provision of needed food items.

The Program supports the government’s efforts to address hunger, poverty, food security and nutri tion, through community participation in government contracts.

LANDBANK’s total loan releases under the EPAHP Lending Program have

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City 5C TRADING. CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH Rep. by : ALEX T. CHANG 2022-08-1630

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the Extend 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 FIVE(5) unit/s.

reached P9.6 million to seven agri suppliers as of September 2022.

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from page 7 for the undying support, understanding and inspi rations during his term in accomplishing the mission. The unit cannot soar high without your dedication and sacrifices. I am confi dent that under COL DELA ROSA, who is very able and capable Officer, you will continue the good work and will accomplish the mission, he added.

On the other hand, COL DELA ROSA expressed his gratitude for the trust and confidence given to him. “Let us help each other in accomplishing the mission. We will make things hap pen with your support and cooperation. Together, we are strong,” he emphasized.

Meanwhile, BGEN NA FARRETE PA commended and appreciated with high regard the significant ac complishments and dedi cation of BGEN CUERPO II during his stint as the 103rd Brigade Commander. “As you continue to your military career outside the TABAK Division, always bring the true value of an officer and the epitome of being a TABAK trooper.”

Likewise, BGEN NAFAR RETE congratulated COL DELA ROSA and expressed his full trust and confidence that he would deliver his best in leading the Haribon troopers to attain and ac complish the mission.

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from page 3 calamity, the halls can be used for conferences, meet ings, and training. They can also utilize it as an income generating venue for wed dings, and birthdays, among others,” he said.

Bataoil thanked PAGCOR for the center as a response to the town’s request for a multi-purpose evacuation building.

“I have seen that even in the most remote places in the country, your agency

Vintage bombs cache unearthed in DavSur town

By ELDIE AGUIRRE

DIGOS CITY – A pile of vintage bombs was un earthed inside the 1st Davao Joint Venture Company compound in Barangay Guihing, Hagonoy, Davao del Sur, over the weekend, police said Monday.

Maj. Rhuel Barachina, Hagonoy’s acting police chief, said the discovery was reported to them by Elmer Cabuslay, a retired police officer currently heading the security team at the firm’s compound.

Upon receiving the in formation, Barachina called the provincial police’s Ex plosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit for the safe re trieval of the vintage bombs.

Recovered were a rusty 60mm mortar projectile with no fuse; an MK2 frag mentation grenade sans fuse assembly; and eight corroded 20-pounder AN-

has helped. We appreciate this kind gesture of yours to help our people, especially the vulnerable ones,” he said.

The Lingayen MPEC is the 16th PAGCOR-funded evacuation center built in the country this year.

It was built on the town’s

M41 fragmentation bombs without fin stabilizers.

The unexploded bombs, believed to be part of Jap anese weaponry during World War 2, were retrieved by the EOD team for safe keeping and proper dis posal.

“The discovery of any explosive materials must be reported to the police in the soonest possible time due to the danger it poses to inexperienced individuals who might tinker with it,” Barachina said. (PNA)

This

The Applicant shall publish said notice at least Ten (10) Days prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general/ local circulation.

Party(ies) 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.

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 11th day of November 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s)

at least FIVE (5) 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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 25th day of October 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

15, 2022

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on November 23, 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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 9th day of November 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.)

Rep. by JEREMIAS RETUERTO, Applicant.

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT requests the authority for the Consolidation of Cases with Extension of Validity of the Certificate of Public Conveni ence to operate TAXI SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 10 AND VICE VERSA with the use of Thirty (30) unit/s.

This application shall be considered by this Board on November 16, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

The Applicant shall publish said notice at least FIVE (05) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao.

Party(ies) 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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 26th day of October 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

shall publish said notice at least Five (05) Days prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general/ 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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 7th day of September 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

three-hectare government center in barangay Panga pisan North.

Part of the agreement with PAGCOR is the town’s counterpart lot.

The town also allotted PHP5 million which was used in the backfilling the area for the foundation of the building.

The approximate size of the lot occupied by the building is 960 square meters with ample parking space.

( PNA )

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NSED are to understand the command-and-control mechanisms in disaster management operations of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage ment Council (RDRRMC) members and to provide an opportunity for training in an actual disaster environ ment of all stakeholders identifying their specific roles and responsibilities on how to respond to the call of the situation.

MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING

Nov 15, 2022

The activity is a continu ing drill and exercise which aims to raise awareness and heighten the level of preparedness of employees when disaster strikes.

VINTAGE BOMBS. The World War 2 bombs recovered by the personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team of Davao del Sur Police Provincial Office during the re trieval operation at the 1st Davao Joint Venture Company compound in Barangay Guihing, Hagonoy, Davao del Sur, on Saturday (Nov. 12, 2022). Police said vintage bombs are still considered dangerous and could cause severe harm to people who tinker with them. ( P hoto courtesy of h agonoy m P s )

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

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stage. We have to meet up with barangays captains since they will be the one to decide on what they want to happen in their barangays,” she added.

Sta. Barbara will be the first town to launch the project to test the reactions of other farmers.

There will also be similar

Publication Notice

events that will be conducted in selected towns that are adjacent to ASF-affected areas.

She added that their munici pality was able to contain the case of ASF that was monitored in one of their barangays.

Other towns with recorded cases were Oton, San Miguel, Alimodian, and Leganes.

The launching will be done three days after the Nov. 17

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

CFN-00012-2022

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JULIETO O. UGSOD has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from “ HOLITO ” to “ JULIETO ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of “ HOLITO UGSOD ” who was born on MAY 1, 1954 at Matangad, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are ELIAS UGSOD and GUILLERMA OMPOC

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than November 23, 2022

(Sgd) ESTELA N. SALDIA Municipal Civil Registrar MDN: Nov 15 & 22, 2022

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of Hagonoy

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0032-2022 R.A. 10172

November 14, 2022

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Ad ministrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JOSEFINA SARAÑA ABANID NG has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of child’s sex/gender from “ Male ” to “ FEMALE ”; in the certificate of live birth of JOSEFINA SARAÑA ABANID NG who was born on October 17, 1963 at Hagonoy, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Andres Montajes Abanid and Primitiva Daragosa Saraña

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than December 02, 2022

(Sgd) PUREZA S. CABARDO Mun. Gov’t. Dept. Head (MCR) MDN: Nov 15 & 22, 2022

Republic of the Philippines

Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City Publication Notice RA 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-215-2022 (R.A. 10172)

In compliance with the publication requirement and Pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1. Guidelines in the implementation of the Admin istrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (RR on RA 10172) Notice n hereby served to the public that WENIFREDO M. ROCERO has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s date of birth from “ FEBRUARY 11, 1960 ” to “ JANUARY 11, 1940 ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MORAL ROSERO who was born on February 11, 1960 at Tungao, Butuan City, Agusan, Philippines and whose parents are FILEMONA LANDERO MORAL AND TOMAS CUPIN ROSERO Any person adversely affected by said petition may to his written opposition with this Office not later than 29 November 202 2.

(Sgd) AMALIA T. QUE

Acting City Civil Registrar

culmination of the town’s Ka hilwayan Festival that started by hosting the mobile passport processing under the Passport on Wheels (POW) of the Depart

ment of Foreign Affairs Consular Affairs Division conducted on Nov. 3-5 that served 1,520 Ilong gos. “We only started this but who

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

IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION CIVIL CASE NO. 2022-135 TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES CARMELO MARIO W. PADERANGA AND JUDY P. RAUT, CARMELO MARIO W. PADERANGA AND JUDY P. RAUT Petitioners.

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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 August 26, 1995 at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, 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 Mambajao, Camiguin and J. Rizal St., Jimenez, Misamis Occidental 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 and 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 mind ing each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on August 26, 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 December 16, 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 7th day of November, 2022.

MDN: Nov. 8,15, & 22, 2022

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

HON.

OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

knows in the future there might be interested LGUs who also would want to host the Passport on Wheels,” she said, adding that they are doing something different from the usual festival activities they conduct also to have a community service. (PNA)

ERRATUM

INCOMPLIANCE WITH A PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ER ROR. ROMMEL LAWAN BORROMEO OF CHILD’S DATE OF BIRTH WHO WAS PUBLISH ON OCT. 29, 2022.

IN OUR APOLOGY

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF DECEASED PERSON

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS:

We, the heirs of FLORDELINA B. DAIGDIGAN , named ANNA LOU B. DAIGDIGAN , single, resident of Barangay Barongcot, Dangcagan, Bukidnon, RODEL B. DAIGDIGAN , RANDY B. DAIGDIGAN ALAN B. DAIGDIGAN , and MYRALUNA D. SUMAGAYSA Y, all married, of legal age, and all resident of Barangay Barongcot, Dangcagan, Bukidnon.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ENTS:

This Extrajudicial Settlement of the Estate is made and entered into this 03 day of May, 2021 in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; AND

EDGAR LOUIE E. MARTINEZ , of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of P2, Airport Village, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; AND IRISH LOU MATINEZ ARCAYENA , of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of P2, Airport Village, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

(Hereinafter referred to as the HEIRS of the late Spouses ERNESTO P. MARTINEZ and LYNDA E. MATINEZ ) WITNESSETH; That:

WHEREAS, the late spouses

ERNESTO P. MARTINEZ died on May 2, 2019 at Cagayan de Oro City and LYNDA E. MARTINEZ , died on November 3, 2018 at Cagayan de Oro City, without leaving any will. A copy of their Death Certificates is attached herein and made an integral parts hereof as Annexes “A” and Annex “B” hereof;

WHEREAS, the late spouses above-named died without any debts or outstanding obligations;

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of Hagonoy

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0033-2022 R.A. 10172 CFN-0003-2022 R.A. 9048

November 14, 2022

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memo randum 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 JOSIEVE SANIEL EBORDA has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of child’s sex/gender from “ Male ” to “ FEMALE ” and correction of child’s first name from “ Joseph ” to “ JOSIEVE ” in the certificate of live birth of JOSIEVE SANIEL EBORDA who was born on January 09, 1970 at Hagonoy, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Vicente Eborda and Isidra Saniel

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than December 02, 2022

(Sgd) PUREZA S. CABARDO Mun. Gov’t. Dept. Head (MCR) MDN: Nov 15 & 22, 2022

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur

CITY OF DIGOS OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

That the Heirs-Vendors are the surviving Heirs of the Late FLORDE LINA B. DAIGDIGAN widow a resident of Barangay Barongcot, Dangcagan, Bukidnon, who died intestate or without leaving a will at Barangay Barongcot, Dangcagan, Bukidnon.

That the late FLORDELINA B. DAIGDIGAN , widow, a resident of Barangay Barongcot, Dangcagan, Bukidnon, during her lifetime, acquired a parcel of land, particularly described as follows;

“A parcel of land, identified as Lot No. 377-1, Cad-10-020894 situated at Barangay Barongcot, Municipality of Dangcagan, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao.”

That at the time of his death, there are no debts due against the estate of the late FLORDELINA B. DAIGDIGAN;

That pursuant to Rule 74, Sec. 1, of the Revised Rules of Court, we hereby agree to extra-judicially, partition and adjudicate among ourselves, the said property to use for title house and lot loan with our sister ANNA LOU B. DAIGDIGAN , single of legal age and a resident of Barangay Barongcot, Dangcagan, Bukidnon, Philippines.

DEED OF WAIVER OF RIGHTS

WHEREAS, at the time of the de mise of said spouses, they left a certain parcel of land located at Casisang, Malaybalay City, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-122884 and which land is particularly described as follows, to wit:

“A parcel of land known as Lot 20-B, psd-10-0566, being a portion of Lot 20, Pcs-10-0235. Containing an area of SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR (654) Square Meters , more or less.”

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the heirs being all of legal age and with full capacity to contract, hereby voluntarily divide and adjudicate to themselves the said estate pursuant to Section 1 and 4, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, under the following manner:

1.) For EDGAR LOUIE E. MAR TINEZ shall belong to Lot 20B-__, Psd-10-_________, with an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX (326) square meters only

2.) For IRISH LOU MARTINEZ ARCAYENA shall belong to Lot 20-B-__, Psd-10-_______, with an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX (326) Square Meters only

November 09, 2022

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memo randum 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 ELIZA C. OLAYVAR has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in child’s date of birth from “ 10 MARCH 1971 ” to “ 26 FEBRUARY 1971 ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ELIZA CANSANCIO OLAIBAR at Digos, Davao del Sur and whose parents are Rustico O. Olaybar and Juanita C. Cansancio

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than November 29, 2022

(Sgd) MARISSA C. NEBRADA City Civil Registrar MDN: Nov 15 & 22, 2022

MDN: Nov 15 & 22, 2022

shall be considered by this Board on November 29, 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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 11th day of November 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

This

The

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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 11th day of November 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD

Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

BARTOLOME B. QUILAB CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH 2022-10-2027 (2010-10-027)

NOTICE OF HEARING

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 REGION 10, ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND VICE VERSA and with the total use of TWO (2) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on November 29, 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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 11th day of November 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 11th day of November 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

That for valuable consideration, we hereby WAIV E, TRANSFER , and CONVEY , absolutely and irrevocably of the above-described property, in favor of ANNA LOU B. DAIGDIGAN , single, of legal age and a resident of Barangay Barongcot, Dangcagan, Bukidnon, Philippines consisting of TEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE (10,333) square meters , more or less, free from lien and encumbrances;

Is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF DECEASED PERSON , under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MOHAMMAD HUSSIEN B. LUCMAN

Notary Public per Doc No. 84 ; Page No. 18 ; Book No. 4 ; Series of 2022

MDN: Nov 15, 22 & 29, 2022

The parties shall have the Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-122884 CAN CELLED by the Register of Deeds for Malaybalay City, Bukidnon , and in lieu thereof to ISSUE two (2) new certificates of Title for said lots in favor of the parties herein above-mentioned. A true copy of this extrajudicial settlement shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper general circulation in Bukidnon in accordance with Section 1 and 2 of Rule 74 of the Rules of Court.

Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OFSPOUSES ERNESTO MARTINEZ AND LYNDA E. MARTINEZ WITH PARTITION, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RENDON P. SANGALANG Notary Public per Doc No. 329 ; Page No. 66 ; Book No. LXXVI ; Series of 2021

Nov 15, 22 & 29, 2022

APPLICANT(s)/

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on November 29, 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 TEN (10) 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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 11th day of November 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. (Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

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 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, Re gional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 11th day of November 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

OF THE ESTATE OF SPOUSES ERNESTO MARTINEZ AND LYNDA E. MARTINEZ WITH PARTITION

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He described Filipinos as “the best people in the world” for their qualities that foreign employers greatly admire.

“The FilCom in Cam bodia are the ties that bind our deep and growing rela tionship with the Kingdom of Cambodia. Kayo ang dahilan kung bakit ma dali ako lumapit kay Prime Minister Hun Sen at sa hari ng Cambodia [Norodom Sihamoni] (You are the reason why I can easily approach Prime Minsiter Hun Sen and the king of Cambodia),” he said.

”Tumitingkad ang repu tasyon ng Pilipinas dahil sa maganda niyong ginagawa (The reputation of the Phil ippines is being famous because of the good work you do),” he added.

Meanwhile, Marcos as

sured all OFWs of the gov ernment’s commitment to providing enough local jobs for Filipinos so they would no longer seek employment abroad unless they want to.

“Ang ating pangarap ay hindi na kailangang umalis ang Pilipino dahil hindi makahanap ng trabaho sa Pilipinas. Kung may aalis man, hindi ito sapilitan (My dream is that Filipinos no longer need to leave to work abroad because they can’t find jobs in the Philippines. If they want to leave, it won’t be have to be obligatory),” he said.

Marcos participated in the ASEAN Summits and Related Summits from Nov. 10 to 13 to promote and protect the Philippine in terests in ASEAN and seek further cooperation in key priorities.

He will be flying back to Manila on Sunday night.

( PNA )

Back to School, Back to Shaping Students Lives

BY: OLIVE SYCHELLE G. PARA-ON TEACHER III

It is impossible to deny a teacher’s impact on their students’ life. Youths, who are in charge of performing important tasks across many sectors and contributing to society in one way or another, are the country’s future. What motivates them to act hero ically in life? Who else deserves credit, outside the parents, for the future beauty of the young today? The teacher is there!

Over 1.7 billion children, youth, and their families have had their educational process severely disrupted by the CO VID-19 problem, which has led to school closures in 188 nations. To maintain educa tional continuity throughout this time, distance-learning strategies were put in place, and much of the current discussion is on how much children have learned while schools have been closed. While there is a chance that students will experience a temporary loss of learning, other factors that arise from the absence of traditional schooling, such as the reduc tion in educational aspirations

or the disengagement from the educational system, will have a long-term effect on students’ outcomes.

A school can be made or broken by its teachers. Any educational society is thought to be built on its teaching staff. Children pick up positive habits and values from teachers because of their attempts to make learning and understanding fun for children. While some ideas are easy to understand, oth ers require the services of a good teacher to really drive the point home with each student.

Being a teacher is challeng ing, and they face numerous challenges over the course of their career. There are several characteristics that distinguish a great person from a com moner. The situation with instructors is also not unique. The professors must uphold the candidates’ ideals and treat them with the utmost respect. Only then will we be able to ensure that the kids are imitating his teacher’s behavior.

The Call for Digitized – Instruction and learning

GAY C. ISAGAN TEACHER - 3

AURORA REGIONAL PILOT SCHOOL - REGULAR DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

Today’s teachers are faced with a dilemma. Students are exposed to a variety of media on a daily basis. The media exposure presents challenges for teachers striving to engage their students in a traditional classroom setting. Traditional classroom teachers are faced with the challenges of deliver ing instruction that competes with the media-rich and interactive experiences the typical student is exposed to daily.

Excellent education leads to the success of life. Effective teaching is concerned with the students as a person and with his general develop ment. When students are faced with lecture – based instruction and repetitive drill-and-practice, many of them quickly lose interest because they crave to inter activity.

Clearly, educators in the 21st-Century are faced with the challenge of finding new, interactive ways of teaching age-old concepts in new, media-driven and interactive ways. Especially the Philip pines is now craving for its new goal to generate gradu ates which are information, media, and technology skills – driven individual.

Digitized – instruction is designed by teachers and experts to assure authentic knowledge on the part of the pupil. An authentic use of technology is using it as a tool to accomplish a complex task. Digitized - instruction can be more meaningful if one knows how manipulate it. To better prepare students for the 21st century educa tion, it is now the time for the department to introduce the new innovation in classroom.

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7.6 percent GDP growth in the third quarter, the first full quarter of the Marcos administration.

“At this point, the best defense against inflation is domestic output expansion. The government has been providing fuel and fertilizer subsidies to boost agricul tural production. We should consider expanding this program to better support our producers,” she said.

The Department of So cial Welfare and Develop ment (DSWD) will get a big chunk of the budget, with PHP165.40 billion to be allocated for social as sistance programs.

Other agencies like the Department of Health, De partment of Labor and Em ployment, and Development of Agriculture will also get their slice of the ayuda pie.

Quimbo said providing assistance to affected sectors is one way for the govern ment to boost spending.

“This enables greater consumption and well-be ing, especially when target ing the most vulnerable sectors. We see the relevance of providing immediate assistance to qualified Fili pinos through programs such as the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situa tions of DSWD,” she noted.

Quimbo reckoned that in the long run, there is a need to improve the productivity of the domestic agricultural sector and invigorate indus tries to reduce the country’s exposure to volatile global prices and global supply shocks.

“Nevertheless, the most immediate solution is to increase imports to ful fill most urgent domestic needs,” she said.

“While the peso depre ciation has been raised as a concern by some sectors, this can be an opportunity for exporters to boost their sales. In fact, exports grew by 13.1 percent in the third quarter. As the economy slowly reopens, we should exploit the existing advan tage of the sectors that stand to gain from a weakening peso, such as tourism and export industries,” she said. ( PNA )

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South Korea is also among Manila’s largest development partners.

Marcos thanked South Korea for its solidarity ini tiatives that seek to attain maritime security and en tails an “infusion of sig nificant funding in various regional cooperative proj ects.”

One of the initiatives Marcos mentioned was the

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SAFETY:

THE PURPOSE

TEOTILYN JOSEPHINE P. LLANGURIN TEACHER - 3

AURORA REGIONAL PILOT SCHOOL - REGULAR DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

The primary objective of safety in the workplace is to create a safe, healthy, and risk-free environment for all workers. Workplace safety involves the evalua tion, analysis, prevention, and elimination of hazardous and dangerous elements from the workplace. Workplace safety programs evaluate and remove the risks and hazards relevant to the safety, well-being, and health of workers and other relevant individuals.

Organizations develop health and safety standards due to several reasons in cluding laws, regulatory re quirements, organizational policies, and historical oc currences. Certain agencies and their associations bind organizations to work for the benefit of their employees and they force organiza tions to focus on different safety related perspectives. Workplace injuries and ill nesses caused by working conditions or environment can lead to lawsuits, high costs, and deterioration of the corporate image. There

are instances when employees at times die because of sever working conditions.

Safety at the workplace enables organizations to comply with regulatory re quirements and prevent high costs resulting from injuries and illnesses. Several depart ments can consider the fact that these safety measures would save their health and medicinal costs that would arise when employees would hurt him. However, the inef ficiencies in human resources caused by any circumstances, occurrences, and events can hinder the accomplishments of the organization.

They should take proac tive measures earlier through which people can benefit from these perspectives. The management can maintain high levels of productivity and efficiency by creating a safe and healthy working environment. Conversely, the employees work with dedica tion due to their perceptions regarding the commitment of the organization with re spect to the wellbeing of the workers.

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East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Fund of South Korea.

Established in 1994, BIMP-EAGA aims to ac celerate the socioeconomic development of less-devel oped, marginalized and geographically remote areas in the four countries as part of a broader goal to nar row the development gaps. ( with reports from Azer N. Parrocha/PNA )

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and now being flown by the oldest pilot -- but still strong and capable of accomplishing the mission,” he added in a statement over the weekend.

Carlos, a rated pilot from the Naval Air Wing, took off from Antonio Bautista Air Base in Puerto Princesa to simulate a joint air, sea and land operation while conducting security patrols over Palawan.

The flight made him the most senior pilot-incommand in the ongoing “DAGIT-PA”.

“The PN Islander aircraft remains to be a dependable asset we use for our maritime patrols and other security missions, especially in the West Philippine Sea,” Carlos said.

The PN has around four to six Islander aircraft in its inventory and is being used by Wescom in the conduct of maritime domain aware ness activities in its area of responsibility.

The Islander was first produced in 1965 with the Philippines acquiring the aircraft during the late 1970s to early 1980s.

“DAGIT-PA” stands for “Dagat, Langit at Lupa” and entails the participation of the three major services of the Armed Forces of the

Philippines (AFP) -- the Navy, Air Force, and Army as employed in joint opera tions.

This year’s “DAGIT-PA”, which runs from Nov. 7 to 18, is the sixth iteration of the joint exercise unilaterally conducted by the AFP.

There will be four major events that will highlight the exercise, namely: table top exercise (TTX), staff exercise (STAFFEX), cyber defense exercise (CYDEX), and field training exercises (FTX) in various locations in Palawan.

With the exception of the FTX, all of the training events will be conducted in Camp General Artemio Ricarte in Puerto Princesa City. FTX events are the amphibious landing exer cise scheduled on Nov. 14 in Brooke’s Point, and the combined arms and littoral live-fire exercise to be held on Nov. 15 in Rizal, both in Palawan.

Meanwhile, Wescom staff officers have underwent a STAFFEX that aims to pro vide them with realistic train ing on crisis action planning and execution and effective command and control down to the tactical level of the different joint forces.

“This exercise among the staff of Wescom recalibrates our ability to provide com mand and control for our joint forces in the conduct of territorial defense, mari time security, and counterterrorism which require in teroperability of different AFP units,” Carlos said.

He added that they ap preciate that the different scenarios have been made as realistic as possible for them to truly identify the gaps to serve as the basis for the AFP modernization program, training, and craft ing of appropriate policies or plans. (PNA)

THE VIEWS OF PERSONALIZE AND CUSTOMIZE LEARNING

SUSAN V. CABAHUG TEACHER - 3

AURORA REGIONAL PILOT SCHOOL - REGULAR DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

The current education system is fragmented and students’ needs are often obscured as learners shift from one educational level or setting to another. As people learn in a variety of ways and may take multiple pathways to skills acquisition, education must be reorganized around each ‘learner’s journey. Per sonalization occurs through collaboration. It provides for more rapid sharing of innova tion and good practice, and quickly captures information about learners’ aptitudes and progress.

Personalized and cus tomized learning are not an ‘add-on’ but a different way to undertake educa tional endeavors and includes peer-to-peer self-organized learning. With personalized learning, individuals ap proach problems in their own way, grasp ideas at their own pace, and respond differently to multiple forms of feedback.

Effective twenty-first century teachers cultivate students’ individual sense of wonder and inspire them to explore different applications for the

knowledge and skills they have learned.

The purpose of personal ized and customized learning is to get away from the ‘lesson’ by designing project-based forms of learning. Lessons no longer have to adhere to the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach characteristic of traditional education systems. This ap proach helps individuals to invest in their learning and make it a habit, rather than viewing it as an activity forced upon them. Effective twenty-first century teachers create regular opportunities for students to select the types of experiences they want to further their own learning.

The motivation and capac ity to learn independently is crucial to personalization, be cause it reduces dependence on the teacher and traditional class-based styles of instruc tion. Individuals’ innate thirst for learning requires that education reinforce their capacities for self-reflection and motivation. Personalized and customized learning are ideal medium to enable such growth.

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they said, or had to work hard not to rise to criti cism. It may have been that biting your lip rather than expressing feeling hurt was particularly demanding of your inner resource.

But in some cases main taining the façade can be come too much, and the toll is cumulative.

In another friend’s last position, the “customer was king”. She was working in a shopping mall. Many times, she got a tirade of abuse from several customers. “When I explained what happened to my senior, I was told I must have said or done something to war rant this response… I was then told I should go and apologize.” Yes, that’s how it is!

As I stated earlier: Minor things could become the start of anger. Over the years, handling the stress caused by suppressing one’s emotions became much harder. Small things seemed huge, we easily dreaded going to work and anxiety escalated.

Across the globe, em ployees in many professions are expected to embrace a work culture that requires the outward display of par ticular emotions – these can include ambition, aggression and a hunger for success.

The way we handle emo tional labor can be catego rized in two ways – surface acting and deep acting.

A few years ago, the New York Times wrote a “lengthy piece about the “Amazon Way”, describing very specific and exact ing behaviour the retail company required of its employees and the effects, both positive and negative, that this had on some of them. While some appeared to thrive in the environ ment, others struggled with constant pressure to show the correct corporate face.

“How we cope with high levels of emotional labour likely has its origins in childhood experience, which shapes the attitudes we develop about ourselves, others and the world,” says clinical and occupational psychologist Lucy Leonard.

“Unhelpful attitudes such as ‘I’m not good enough’ may lead to thinking patterns in the workplace such as ‘Noone else is working as hard as I seem to be’ or ‘I must do a perfect job”, and can initiate and maintain high levels of workplace anxiety,” says Leonard.

Workers are often ex pected to provide good service to people express ing anger or anxiety – and may have to do this while feeling frustrated, worried or offended themselves.

Take the example of a particularly tough phone call. If you are surface acting you respond to the caller by altering your outward expression, saying the ap propriate things, listening while keeping your actual feelings entirely intact. With

deep acting you make a deliberate effort to change your real feelings to tap in to what the person is say ing – you may not agree with the manner of it but appreciate the aim.

Both could be thought of as just being polite but the latter approach – trying to emotionally connect with another person’s point of view – is associated with a lower risk of burnout.

Good thing: many offices over the last decade have created recreational or rest spaces in a bid to mitigate employee stress.

When things get tough, you might be very lucky talking to colleagues to unload. “It’s the saying it out loud that allows me to test and validate my own reac tion. I can then go back to the person concerned,” one of my former officemates in Germany explained many years ago.

Those who report regu larly having to display emo tions at work that conflict with their own feelings are more likely to experience emotional exhaustion

Remaining true to your feelings appears to be key – numerous studies show those who report regularly having to display emotions at work that conflict with their own feelings are more likely to experience emo tional exhaustion.

Of course, everybody needs to be professional at work and handling difficult clients and colleagues is often just part of the job. But what’s clear is that put ting yourself in their shoes and trying to understand their position is ultimately of greater benefit to your own well-being than voic ing sentiments that, deep down, you don’t believe.

Where it is possible, workers should be truly empathetic, be aware of the impact the interaction is having on them and try to communicate in an au thentic way. Easy to say, yes, I know. But let’s give it a try!

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this balancing act that will spell the difference between languishing further in eco nomic difficulty or recover

ing faster in pushing towards a more sustainable growth agenda.

Editor’s note: The opin ions expressed in the fore going article are solely the author’s and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the Philippine News Agency (PNA) or any other office under the Office of the Press Secretary.

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Bridgeport. Among them is Atty. Ryan Lofranco, who professed admiration for Bridgeport’s marina develop ment. More than the promise of peace and quiet, he shared that he was attracted to Da mosa’s consideration for the environment, as evidenced in its efforts not to crowd the area with structures.

“Hindi masikip,” he said, adding that “Damosa Land is giving a product that has a better return on investment. We do not just look at the money we make, but also the qualitative aspect in terms of health, the serenity of the place, the prestige.”

As investments pour into Davao and Samal Island, LGU officers are now work ing to build a solid founda tion to sustain this growth.

Last October 27, 2022, the Samal Island - Davao City Connector project held a groundbreaking ceremony led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to mark the com mencement of the construc tion of the 3.98km bridge.

“Once completed, this bridge will help us develop the economic potential of the region, as well as enhance its residents’ access to employ ment, education, and other services,” shares President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. He adds, “In 2027, this bridge will ease the convenience of travel and transport, bring ing forth gainful opportuni ties for many of our people by providing a link between far-flung areas and economic centers.”

The region’s growth po tential by enhancing mobil ity, easing access to tour ism activities in Samal, and opening more opportunities for employment. Along side this, “we are working closely with national agen cies in the development of our telecommunications system, our power and water facilities,” said Engr. Mario S. Pacaldo, City Planning & Development Coordinator of IGACOS. Policies are also being put in place to ensure the sustainable development of the island even with the expected increase in eco

nomic activity.

The LGU now welcomes the proposal from inventors and developers to make Sa mal a second home for Davao residents and the rest of the country, welcoming devel opments in coastal tourism and residential development. This includes Bridgeport, which transforms the coast of Samal into a spectacular marina for those who like to live close to the sea.

Finding a second home away from home can be a challenge when you haven’t found the right investment spot. With Samal Island, you are guaranteed to be sur rounded by its lush seascape, Samalenos who are passion ate about keeping the sanctity of the island, and a unique culture that embraces the serenity of nature. Damosa Land’s Bridgeport encap sulates this beauty with its remarkable unique features that offers tourists and inves tors alike a unique seaside opportunity to bask in the exclusive luxurious marina that Samal takes pride of. Through Bridgeport, Samal Island is sure to be the next rising investment destina tion that would propel the economy and tourism of Davao city.

environmental sustainability through elegant architectural solutions and trademark con temporary Italian aesthetic.

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which expanded the number of scholarship grantees in the city.

In 2013, there were only 300 scholars here, and only 700 in 2016.

After the passage of the Code, Daba said the num ber of scholars increased to 8,200, receiving stipends of around PHP1,000 to PHP1,500 monthly.

“We are also planning to expand these scholarships for those who wish to study medicine and law,” she added.

Meanwhile, creating a city college is also part of the current administration’s plans as there is a technical working group already doing a feasibility study.

The plan for a city college has long been proposed by the City Council for decades. (PNA)

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of Asia with a rank of 100.

Among the Philippine Universities that made it to the Top 16 are: (1) University of the Philip pines, (2) Ateneo de Manila University, (3) De La Salle University, (4) University of Santo Tomas, (5-7) Ateneo de Davao University, (5-7) Mapua University, (5-7) Silliman University, (8) Mindanao State Univer sity —Iligan Institute of Technology, (9-10) Saint Louis University, (9-10) Xavier University, (11-16) Adamson University, (1116) The Cebu Technological University, (11-16) Central Luzon State University, (11-16) Central Mindanao University, (11-16) Cen tral Philippine University, and, (11-16) Lyceum of the Philippines University, (Source: QS Asia University Rankings 2023)

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from page 1 commercial spaces, office and hospitality elements with classic residential con dominium units.

Its next project Primavera City is a landmark develop ment comprising of seven separate mixed use living and commercial buildings fusing Italian aesthetics and green features.

Even as construction of the second phase Citta Bella is still ongoing, Italpinas has already created its subsidiary targeting the middle class market, IDC Homes with its first project Verona Green Apartments.

Verona Green Apartments is located right across SM City CDO Uptown at the roadside going to DepEd office. Phase 1 of the project consists of four buildings and 488 units while Phase 2 is composed of seven buildings with 390 units.

Those are the only de tails that the company has released for now but expect more announcements to come as earthworks have already been undergoing in the area in anticipation of the construction phase.

Established in 2009, Ital pinas Development Cor poration’s unique design philosophy is grounded on

University of China took the first spot for the whole

“We are proud of the work that our faculty and staff have done to maintain XU’s ranking for the QS Asia Rankings through the years. This is truly a manifestation that in Xavier-Ateneo, we Experi ence Excellence!” Fr. Mars remarked.

Samal Island: Investing in the future of Mindanao’s hidden gem

families, to adopting envi ronmentally sound practices from the construction up to the management of our properties,” shares Damosa Land President, Ricardo F. Lagdameo.

Mirroring Damosa Land’s optimism, land val ues in neighboring areas are appreciating, said Atty. Rosemarie B. Garde, City Administrator of IGACOS, as she credited the uptick in land prices to the entry of property developers. She singled out the luxury development of Damosa Land for attracting investors while also helping mitigate unemployment within the island.

DAVAO, PHILIPPINES, 14 November 2022 – Samal Island is Mindanao’s hid den gem. A beautiful island garden with lush foliage and amazing views of the sea, it has traditionally been known as a destination for tourists. Over the years, tourists from all over the world have visited to mar vel at its pristine waters, serene environment, and lovely people. Yet only a few have recognized that Samal has also become a perfect investment opportunity, providing luxurious seaside living amidst a fast-growing economy.

Realizing that Samal Island is not just a place for leisure, but is also a haven where one can find success –in one’s career, investments, and personal endeavors, is Mikel Villaverde, General Manager of Pearl Farm, a famous beach resort devel oped by ANFLO Group in Mindanao. He continues to be smitten by the island’s pristine beauty and that of its people. “Those sunsets, the light, the peace, the

personalities of the people, the workers, because the workers are somehow at tached to the land. You cannot think of workers of Pearl Farm if you don’t think of the individuals that are living in the vicinity, and the pride that they take as

Samalenos. It’s something that I never experienced in other places that I’ve been to. It’s different. The beauty of Pearl Farm, the beauty of Samal, and the beauty of the people who live in Samal, is something very unique,” he shares.

Boosting the economy through sustainability

Duplicating its success with Pearl Farm and further expanding its footprint in the island, ANFLO Group’s Damosa Land now aims to build an East Coast Hamp ton-like marina develop

ment that will serve both as a sanctuary for sea lovers, as well as a thriving residential and commercial hub. Called Bridgeport, this 13-hect are low density mixed-use development will feature a condominium, premium open lots, a condotel, com mercial and dining areas, and an exclusive marina.

Damosa Land, through Bridgeport, seeks to fur ther boost Davao’s thriving economy and the tourism industry of Samal Island through its sustainably-built premium township that of fers successful individuals and families a taste of the luxurious marina lifestyle.

Echoing the call for sustainable developments: “We have embraced the importance of engaging in business that has a positive impact on the society and the environment. Therefore, we have integrated sustain ability into our various op erations and development projects. This ranges from ensuring the livelihood and access to better health ser vices of our people and their

Samal Island: Your next investment opportunity

With the local tourism industry bouncing back, DOT RXI Director Tanya Rabat-Tan noted that there has been a rise in interest in ecotourism and naturebased tourism in Samal Island – a welcome de velopment that benefits communities through live lihood and employment opportunities. It helps, of course, that Samal Island is located within Davao, which is easily accessible from many points across the Philippines. “Samal is currently our region’s top tourist destination for sun and beach. However, un known to many, Samal is a complete package. There are eco-adventure, culture and nature-based tourism sites that are worthy to be visited when on the island,” said DOT RXI Director Tanya Rabat-Tan.

Recognizing this poten tial of Samal Island, seri ous Investors have begun to purchase property in

President Bongbong Marcos, Vice President Sara Duterte, along with industry leaders, as they inaugurate the groundbreaking ceremony of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Project

Aerial view of Samal Island at Damosa Land’s Bridgeport

View of the Parola and Boardwalk at Damosa Land’s Bridgeport