Mindanao Daily News (November 19, 2022)

CIDG 10, Iponan create brgy intelligence network

By MARK FRANCISCO

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By NEF LUCZON

City council pushes for regulation of gun replica sale

By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

DE ORO CITY

– Citing the safety of chil dren, this city’s legislative body want to craft a local law that will control the sale of toy gun replicas in Cagayan de Oro.

Among those who are pushing for the creation of a new legislation were Councilor Girlie Balaba and Councilor Romeo Calizo.

In a recent session at the city council, Calizo showed to his fellow councilors a replica of a toy gun is similar to the real firearms.

A new ordinance, said Balaba, must be crafted to address this concern that was brought up during the recent city council session

Davao welcomes 4 new sister city ties for dev’t

By CHE PALICTE

DAVAO CITY – The city government welcomed an other four sister cities after the International Relations Board (IRB) here approved ties with them to advance trading relations, economic growth, and other bilateral exchanges.

In a public post Thurs day, April Marie Dayap, the Davao City Investment Promotion Center (DCIPC) officer-in-charge, enumer ated the cities as those of Mati in Davao Oriental; Sennan in Osaka, Japan; Herzliya in Israel; and Po hang City in the Republic of Korea.

THE Criminal Investiga tion and Detection Group (CIDG) 10 led by regional chief PCol. Agosto Daskeo and the barangay council of Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City led by chairman

CRIMINAL Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) 10 regional chief PCol. Agosto Daskeo gives a pep talk to members of the newly created barangay intelligence network of Iponan in Cagayan de Oro City. Seated at the presi dential table are other police officers and members of the CIDG 10 advisory council headed by Iponan barangay chairman Maximo Allorin. BRGY IPONAN FACEBOOK PAGE

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Maximo Allorin launched on Wednesday (November 16) their barangay intel ligence network, a first in this part of the country.

barangay intelligence network of Iponan is the brainchild of the CIDG 10

advisory council which is incidentally also chaired by Allorin, who is himself a former police officer.

said that after brainstorming the idea, the advisory council proposed to implement it in Iponan

since Allorin is also the barangay chairman there.

Even though the mandate of crime prevention belongs to the regular units of the Philippine National Police (PNP) while the mandate

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City Councilor Girlie Balaba explains tp reporters the importance of regulating the sale of toy guns like airsoft and other replicas especially to minors. P hoto by gerry L ee gorit

PBBM calls for stronger public-private partnerships

By RUTH ABBEY GITA-CARLOS

MANILA – Stronger publicprivate partnerships (PPPs) are vital in revitalizing the economy amid the coronavi rus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and other global challenges, President Fer dinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Thursday.

Marcos issued the state ment during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, as he stressed that strengthening the partnerships between the government and the private sector is the “cen terpiece” of the Philippines’ economic transformation bid.

“Let us continue to build on APEC’s long-running partnership with the private sector and be increasingly in lockstep with the APEC Business Advisory Council which is the voice of the business community in the Asia-Pacific,” he said in his opening remarks.

“APEC’s value and rel evance are its ability to work with business. There

is no other organization or forum that actively seeks the concerns of business the way APEC does. And this tight engagement is what makes APEC unique, functional and important. And therefore, it is an en gagement that must not only be preserved but it must be strengthened,” he added.

Marcos said balancing the “very healthy” competi

tion and cooperation among APEC member economies will bring prosperity and progress to the Asia-Pacific region.

He added that agility is the “key to the future in the long term” for the region, as well as all the countries in the world.

“We must have our sights set high for APEC and for all member countries. But,

whatever plans we may have for our countries for our economies, those will come to naught unless they are within the context of peace in the region and in the world,” he said.

Marcos said public and private sectors must work together to develop more infrastructure, energy and agriculture projects to

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DND supports indigenous peoples’ nation-building initiatives

By PRIAM NEPOMUCENO

MANILA – The Depart ment of National Defense (DND) strongly supports the efforts of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in ensuring that IPs are together with the government’s nationbuilding.

This as the NCIP con ducted an event titled “In digenous Cultural Com munities (ICC)/Indigenous Peoples (IP) Unification with the Government Na tion-Building”, with the theme “Building Families, Building Ancestral Domain (AD)/Ancestral Land Com munities and Building the Nation” last Nov. 16 at the AFP Commissioned Of ficers’ Clubhouse, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

“This activity highlight ed the gains, challenges, strategic directions, and ways forward of ICCs/IPs through the very first State of the Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples Address (SIIPA) de livered by Allen A. Capuyan, Chairperson of the NCIP,” DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a state ment Wednesday night.

In his first SIIPA, Capuy an spoke about the vulner

ability of IP communities to the infiltration of revo lutionary ideologies and leaders and its impact on the smooth implementation of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act.

“The entry of migrants and front organizations disrupted their exercise of self-governance which consequently affected their stability, peace, tranquility, and unity,” he said.

Capuyan expressed, how ever, that NCIP shall provide various opportunities for their way ahead, and this process of nation-building shall ensure their food, land and labor security.

To concretize the pro ponents’ commitment to NCIP’s initiatives, NGAs (national government agen cies) and private sectors signed a pledge of support and manifesto of peace, unity and development for IPs and their ADs.

The DND, through Ex ecutive Order No. 70 which created the National Task Force to End Local Com munist Armed Conflict, has been actively collaborating with its lead and partner agencies to eradicate in surgency in the country. ( PNA )

PBBM bats for energy diversification to address climate change

By RUTH ABBEY GITA-CARLOS MANILA –

President Fer dinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday emphasized the importance of diversifying energy sources to sustain global economic growth and avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

In his opening remarks during the Asia-Pacific Eco nomic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Marcos lamented that the progress made to address climate crisis is “not enough,” despite the imple mentation of global climate pacts such as the United Nations Framework Con vention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.

Marcos said a “stronger” action is needed, considering that climate change is “the most pressing existential challenge of our time” that may cause adverse impact on the global economy.

geopolitical crises, as part of a “delicate” global food ecosystem that affects the entire world.

Marcos said the Philip pine government is now focused on using renew able energy sources such as hydropower, geothermal power, solar and other lowemission energy sources.

He said his administra tion is particularly setting a target of a 35 percent share of renewable energy in the power generation mix by 2030 and 50 percent by 2040.

He issued the statement, as he cited the findings of the Asian Development Bank’s study which showed that the Philippines is one of the countries that are at “great risk” from the climate crisis, as it stands to lose over six percent of gross domestic product (GDP) annually by 2100.

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All unredeemed jewelries and articles pledges loan from December 02, 2021 to April 23, 2022 will be sold at public auction on November 23, 2022 at 9:00 o’ clock in the morning.

Ang lahat na prenda na hindi natubus mula Disyembre 02, 2021 hanggang Abril 23, 2022 ay isusubasta sa publiko sa Nobyembre 23, 2022 sa ganap na ika-9:00 ng umaga.

“The Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 27) is in full swing, but stronger climate action is required. As the energy demands of the modern global economy continue to expand rapidly, diversifica tion into renewables and other sources is imperative,” he said during the forum.

APEC member econo mies, Marcos said, should step up efforts to address “structural and policy” is sues to counter the effects of several global challenges, including the climate crisis.

Marcos made the call, as he noted that climate change is “interconnect ed” with high inflation and

Marcos earlier approved the Department of Energy’s plan to explore and develop the country’s offshore wind (OSW) potential as a source of clean and sustainable energy.

Marcos is currently in Thailand for his first par ticipation in the APEC Eco nomic Leaders’ Meeting.

The APEC is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the grow ing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.

APEC’s 21 member econ omies seek greater prosperity in the region by promoting balanced, inclusive, sustain able, innovative, and secure growth and by accelerating regional economic integra tion. ( PNA)

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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ( P hoto courtesy of the o ffice of the P ress s ecretA ry )

ASEAN CEO SUMMIT. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) poses for photo opportunity with fellow partici pants of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday (Nov. 17, 2022). Marcos emphasized the importance of diversifying energy sources to sustain global economic growth and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. ( P hoto courtesy of the o ffice of the P ress s ecretA ry )

DA distributes farm machinery to N. Ecija farmers’ groups

By ZORAYDA TECSON CITY OF SAN FERNAN

DO, Pampanga – The De partment of AgricultureCentral Luzon (DA-3) has distributed farm machinery to various farmers’ coop eratives and associations (FCAs) in Nueva Ecija.

The move is part of the DA’s farm mechanization program that aims to ad vance rice and corn produc tion in the province.

Farmer-beneficiaries from the towns of Zara goza, Llanera, Bongabon and San Isidro last week received four four-wheel drive tractors while those from the towns of Talavera, Rizal, Gabaldon and San Isidro got four combine harvesters.

Meanwhile, the recipi ents from the towns of Ta lavera, Cuyapo, Carranglan, Talugtug, Sta. Rosa, Cabiao, Peñaranda and Gapan City were given 20 shallow tube wells.

Under the DA’s corn mechanization program, the Canaan West Farmers Association in Canaan West, Rizal and Anak Farmers

Association in Malacañang, Sta. Rosa each received a shallow tube well.

A four-wheel drive trac tor for corn was received by Binhing Butil Agricultural Maker Association in Las Piñas, Peñaranda, while the Simimbaan Communal Irrigators Association Inc. in Simimbaan, Cuyapo got a four-while drive tractor for cassava.

Nueva Ecija provincial agriculturist Bernardo Val dez said on Thursday their office was instructed by Governor Aurelio Umali and Vice Governor Anthony Umali to help the FCAs in preparing the documents required by the DA for faster response to their requests.

“This is less expenses to the farmers in the process ing of the papers because it is the Office of the Pro vincial Agriculturist which goes to the DA Regional Office to make sure that all the needed requirements are submitted and for them to receive the machinery,” Valdez said in Filipino in a local television interview.

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Baguio to spend P472-M for socialized housing

By LIZA AGOOT

BAGUIO CITY – The city government is looking to spend PHP472 million on a housing project for city hall employees and residents which it expects to com mence upon the purchase

of the property.

In an interview Wednes day, architect Donna Taban gin, city planning and de velopment officer (CPDO), said PHP108 million will be used for the purchase of 1.4-hectare property and its

access, PHP110 million for the site development and PHP254 million for the construction of about 13 low to medium-rise con dominium type buildings.

the realization of the hous ing project for government workers, the local govern ment will try to refer the matter to the Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development

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SOCIALIZED HOUSING. The Baguio City government will provide more housing for residents like these 270 units in Luna Terraces in Barangay Irisan. Negotiations are up for the purchase of another 1.4-hectare property in Barangay Pinsao Proper where 13 low and medium-rise condominium type housing units will be constructed for the city hall employees and informal settlers. ( s cree N shot of the P ers P ective of the housi N g P roject )

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YOU HAVE THREE WISHES

BE careful what you wish for—it could reveal who you are, says Laura King, of Southern Methodist Univer sity. In a study published in the Journal of Personality, King administered a per sonality test to 405 college students, then asked them a simple question: “If you could have three wishes, what would you ask for?” Responses ran the gamut, from the obvious (“to be healthy and happy”) to the impossible (“to have sex with Marilyn Monroe”) to the pe culiar (“to eat Chinese food at every meal every day for the rest of my life”). When examining these wishes and the people who made them, King discovered some interesting connections:

The most common wishes were for friends, happiness, health, mar riage, money, success, selfimprovement, and to help other people.

Although men’s and women’s wishes were gen erally similar, men were more likely to wish for sex and power, while women were more likely to wish for happiness, a better ap pearance, and better health.

Extroverted people of ten wished for happiness and positive feelings, and

frequently included other people in their wishes. Neu rotic people wished to be more sociable and more emotionally stable—in other words, to be less neurotic.

“The chances of that wish coming true are practically zero,” says King, noting that personality traits are notoriously hard to change.

Those who were already satisfied with their lives were the most likely to believe that their wishes would come true.

When I was still a young boy, I was taught that there might be fairy creatures offering us those three free wishes. We should always be wise enough to think it over very well and select the best wishes for our very own. Sure, there will always be classic stupidities regard ing fairy-wishes. We are all human beings and don’t belong to the fairy category.

Your wish is my com mand! And, there is some one who wishes at first a strong health, and - sure, he or she receives it, because good fairies never hesitate. And now and then? Here he is, for example, the healthy man is like a boulder in the surf, but surrounded by a world of war, flames and so-called military conflicts.

But this man is still alive and as fit as a fiddler. Why should he wish for a strong health...?

Well, maybe we have to formulate our wishes for something more improved. But what? Discretion is the better part of valor. Let’s try it like a fairy-tale and ask for wealth, riches and abundance. These are the one and only things on earth, right?

With money we can travel around the globe, find friends, even in far away distances, and we can do charities. Well, and if we might become sick, maybe seriously sick, we must not worry. We can afford and finance the most affordable doctors and most updated hospitals to give us back our good health. And if not?

In many fairy tales, we can also find the one with unassuming man ners, inconspicuous, poorly dressed-up, a little bit silly, mostly disregarded and eas ily to be overlooked. This guy has only one wish, such as eternal salvation and bliss

WHAT greater pain there is than a 51-yr old husband, Mr. Armando Besin, losing his beloved wife, leaping to the Great Beyond unexpect edly due to a morbidity case in a hospital while his 21-yr. old son, Kim Louie Besin, a week before was surpris ingly arrested for allegedly raping a co-drinker friend, ‘ang taga-tagay daw” entic ing her co-drinkers to drink “Tanduay” while flirting as testified by those present. What was even more pain ful was the mauling done to Louie by PNP officers when he was being arrested, even buck-stroking him and shouting that if the family will protect him, all of them will be shot and arrested too.

Upon knowing the pains being undergone by Arman do, I visited him during the wake of his wife, Alejandrita Besin, in Danao, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental . Armando has been a friend since the nineties when he together with his co-fisherfolk in Alo, El Salvador were among those who were with me for ten years in conducting nightly-seaborne patrol to stop the entry of 100-tonner commercial fishing boats in the municipal waters of Macajalar Bay. In fact, Armando and colleagues

were the ones who built the Coastal Guard House in the seaside in Alo to guard the bay from all illegal fishing activities.

But our alliance and friendship went as far as in taking direct actions against massive illegal log ging and illegal mining. We have seen then how the massive siltation was killing the mangroves and coral reefs which are the spawning ground of fish.

Thousands of tons if not millions of top soil were then being carried by the rivers to the bay that were diminishing the grandeur of this wonderful ecosys tem to the detriment of the coastal communities that are becoming hungry and buried in extreme poverty. We also took measure to stop massive pollution as the surrounding industries are just treating the bay as their “waste pit.”

I can still clearly recall those years when in the presence of Armando and my dear allies from El Salva dor, an M2K2 grenade was thrown to us at dawn but mi raculously did not explode as a toothpick-like bamboo was found in between the “striker” and the “primer” of the grenade. We were so amazed as we believe that

it was the intervention of the Divine, the Universal Intelligence who is with us as we firmly believe that protecting God’s vanishing creation is the highest form of worship.

My friendship with Armando and colleagues continue without let-up as we passionately were giving a strong statement that no greater love there is than these environmental ists willing to give-up their lives upon hearing the cry of the earth, the millions if not billions of flora and fauna which are becoming extinct.

What was so unbeliev able was what happened in year 2000 when no less than then President Joseph Estrada came to meet us when he came to Cagayan de Oro upon the invitation of the late Mayor Vicente Emano. When informed that Pres. Estrada was in a red car together with the Mayor, I together with the barricaders ran after the car not minding the risk of being shot upon by the Presidential Security Guards (PSG). Surprisingly, the red car stopped and no less

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Visayas

NegOcc city turns Covid-19 app into all-around e-services app

By NANETTE GUADALQUIVER

BACOLOD CITY – San Carlos City in Negros Oc cidental has turned its coro navirus disease 2019 (Co vid-19) mobile application into an all-around e-services app that allows users to get news updates and track the status of requested docu ments and business-related transactions.

The local government unit (LGU)-developed Va mos Cares community mo bile app was initially rolled out as a Covid-19 contact tracing tool called Vamos or Viral Assessment and Monitoring System at the height of the pandemic in 2020.

The name reflects the “Vamos, San Carlos!” tagline

of the province’s northern most locality.

Almost a year later, the app has been upgraded to become the Vamos Cares or Community App for reliable e-Services.

“Being a performing city, the LGU of San Carlos must continue to develop, adjust, change and create new capabilities that aligns sustainability with better service. Vamos significantly aided in growing our ef forts, particularly (when) the Covid-19 pandemic struck,” Joseph Binghay, officer-in-charge of the In formation Technology and Computer Services Office (ITCSO), said in a video message to mark the second year of Vamos Cares.

As of Thursday, the app’s newest update, Vamos Newsfeed, has now been made available and provides daily news articles, updates, and announcements from around the city, and allows users to also like and post a comment on articles.

“We are encouraging other government offices, agencies and organizations to also announce and share news that’s relevant and related to the city. We can provide a link where you can share your announcements and news,” the ITCSO said.

A feature called Docu ment Tracking (DocTrack), a tool which monitors the status and whereabouts of relevant documents, is now See TURNS , page 10

DBM eyes P28.9-B support for local governments in 2023

By SARWELL MENIANO

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is pro posing a PHP28.9 billion Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) to raise the capability of local govern ment units in assuming de volved functions under the Mandanas-Garcia ruling.

Budget Secretary Ame nah Pangandaman said in a press briefing at the re gional DBM office here late Wednesday that the pro posed 2023 LGSF is higher than the PHP17.96 billion actual allocation this year.

“To facilitate this transi tion towards full devolution, our proposed budget next year provides allocations to empower the local gov ernment in delivering the services that have been de volved to them, including the PHP28.9 billion LGSF,” said Pangandaman, who was in the city to grace the Visayas area conference of local budget officers.

Of the proposed budget, PHP10 billion is intended for the Support to Baran gay Development Program (SBDP) under the National Task Force to End Local

Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), PHP13.87 billion for the growth equity fund (GEF), and PHP5 bil lion for financial assistance (FA) to local government units and support for capital outlay and programs.

The SBDP is a hallmark program of the NTF-ELCAC created to bring progress to former conflict-prone communities. Among its projects are the construction of farm-to-market roads, health stations, rural elec trification, school buildings, and water and sanitation

WHEREAS the HEIRS-VENDOR hereby acknowledge and affirm the Loan and Mortgage Agreement registered under Entry No. 245957 dated October 1, 1996, in the titles of the above-mentioned properties.

WHEREAS the HEIRS-VENDOR have offered to pay the housing loan of CHERRY A. JUANICO thru a Dacion en pago over the above-mentioned properties which they owned pro indiviso, in favor of the ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE–VENDEE , which the latter accepts.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the HEIRS-VENDOR and ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE–VENDEE hereby agree and bind themselves as follows:

referred to as the HEIRS-VENDOR - andHOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND , a government financial institution duly organized and existing under Republic Act No. 9679 or the Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009 , with principal office at 29th Petron Mega Plaza, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, represented in this act by Mr. Reynaldo P. Cue, Department Manager III, HDMF Cagayan de Oro Housing Business Center, herein referred to as the ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE Witnesseth, that:

WHEREAS the HEIRS-VENDOR are the wife, and children of the deceased BARTOLOME L. JUANICO , who died on 18 June 2005 at Manuel J. Santos Hospital, Montilla Blvd.,Butuan City, a copy of his Certificate of Death is hereto attached as Annex “A”.

WHEREAS BARTOLOME L. JUANICO died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity, except the mortgage lien on the above-mentioned properties in favor of ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE

WHEREAS I ( CHERRY A. JUANICO ) and the decedent BARTOLOME L. JUANICO are the absolute and registered owners of two parcels of land, including the improvements found thereon, located at Lot Nos. 21 & 22, Block 20, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title Nos. T-113057 and T-113058, of the Registry of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City, and more particularly described as follows:

Parcel 1: Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-113057

Parcel 2:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-113058

WHEREAS the above–described parcels of land are not tenanted and do not come within the operation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.

WHEREAS the above-mentioned properties are collateral to my ( CHERRY A. JUANICO ) housing loan with the ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE , in the form of a real estate mortgage in favor of Capitol Development Bank as the Originating Institution, which was subsequently assigned to the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation, and finally to the ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE pursuant to the Home Lending Program of the Government. The said mortgage was a security of CHERRY A. JUANICO’s housing loan in the amount of Three Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand, Four Hundred Fifty Pesos (P366,450.00) Philippine Currency.

WHEREAS pursuant to Section 1 of Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, and being with full capacity to contract, the HEIRS-VENDOR do hereby adjudicate unto themselves the land described above, in equal shares pro indiviso

1) In full payment and satisfaction of CHERRY A. JUANICO’S outstanding obligation with ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN Pesos and 08/100 (P509,119.08), Philippine Currency, the HEIRS-VENDOR hereby ASSIGN, TRANSFER and CONVEY by way of DACION EN PAGO in favor of the ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE that certain house and lot units located at Lot 21 & 22, Block 20, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, covered by TCT Nos. T-113057 and T-113058 of the Registry of Deeds of Cagayan de Oro City.

2) The HEIRS-VENDOR warrant, that: (2.a) They are the absolute owners of the above-described properties.

(2.b) The aforesaid properties are free and clear from any liens and encumbrances and without any tenants, squatter, or whatsoever occupants, and they have legal and valid title to the properties herein transferred and conveyed. (2.c) No third-party creditor/s will be affected by the transfer of their properties in favor of the ASSIGNEE / MORT GAGEE – VENDEE (2.d) The ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE shall have absolute title to the said properties upon delivery thereof to ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE or upon registration of this Deed of Transfer and the issuance of new title over the above-described real properties in its name; and (2.e) They shall protect and defend the ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE against any claims by third persons regarding the subject properties. 3) The ASSIGNEE / MORTGAGEE – VENDEE does hereby accept this transfer and assignment in full payment of the above-mentioned obligation.

witnesses. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on this 12 OCT 2022 day of 12 OCT 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines Doc. No. 217; (Sgd.) JOANNE MARIE D. PACURIBOT Page No. 45; Book No. 1 Series of 2022.

MORE SUPPORT. Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (center) answers questions during a press briefing at the regional DBM office in Tacloban City on Wednesday night (Nov. 16, 2022). With her are DBM 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Imelda Laceras (left) and Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan. (PNA P hoto by s A rwe LL M e N i AN o )

PHINMA Corporation’s (PHN) consolidated revenue grew to P13.43 billion in the first 9 months of 2022. This is an 11.49-percent increase over the same period last year. PHINMA is a holding company focused on mak ing lives better by providing the essentials of a dignified life through investments in the education, cement, gal vanized steel, solar panels, property development, and hospitality sectors.

“Our strong top line growth is testament to the capability of PHINMA and our businesses to absorb difficult economic circum stances and still serve our customers. We will continue to build on the competitive advantages of our business units for us to be able to ad dress gaps in our society and help build a stronger, better country,” said Dr. Chito B. Salazar, President and COO of PHINMA Corp.

Consolidated net income declined to P1.27 billion from P1.45 billion in the first 3 quarters of last year, primarily due to higher

costs driven by continued abnormal supply conditions and the return of face-toface classes. The increase in costs was partially offset by mark-to-market and other gains of the parent company in the amount of P286.02 million on PHN’s invest ment in Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Corporation.

PHINMA Education posted a 30% increase in total enrollment for school year 2022-23. With over 124,000 students, PHINMA Education is now the Philip pines’ largest education net work. The total enrollment contributed to an increase in consolidated revenue for the nine-month period to P2.86 billion, higher by 8.37% compared to the same period in 2021. The increase in enrollment offset the impact of the change in the class opening schedule, necessitated by delays in the academic calendars of public high schools.

The growing student population shows the in creasing trust PHINMA

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MUFG Bank eyes 6.7% growth for PH economy this year

By JOANN VILLANUEVA

MANILA – MUFG Bank Ltd. forecasts a 6.7 percent growth for the Philippine economy this year driven by strong domestic con sumption and increase in investments.

In a virtual briefing on Wednesday, MUFG senior currency analyst for Global Markets Research Jeff Ng said domestic expansion, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), is projected to slow to 6 percent next year due to base effects.

“Growth has been sup ported by domestic driv ers like consumption and investments have been very strong since the pandemic hit,” he said.

Ng said domestic spend ing is supported by, among others, the robust inflows from overseas Filipino work ers (OFWs).

He said infrastructure investments are also sup porting the expansion of the domestic economy.

Ng added risks to the

projected growth this and next year are on the up side “given the strong mo mentum in the economic growth we’ve seen in the past quarters, especially in the positive third quarter

numbers.”

GDP growth in the third quarter this year surpassed expectations after it expand ed by 7.6 percent, higher than the upwardly revised 7.5 percent in the previous

quarter.

Domestic growth as of end-September this year stood at 7.7 percent, higher than the 6.5 to 7.5 percent assumption of the

LANDBANK, GCG strengthen partnership towards good governance

THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) expressed its continued support to the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) in ensuring the de livery of responsive and efficient service of Govern ment-Owned or-Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) to Filipinos.

LANDBANK President and CEO Cecilia C. Borro meo met with GCG Chair person Alex L. Quiroz on 08 November 2022 to

organizational structure.

Likewise, GCG com mended LANDBANK for consistently garnering a high rating on the Corpo rate Governance Scorecard (CGS) among GOCCs over the years, demonstrating the state-run Bank’s adherence to the highest standards of excellence in public service.

Also present in the meet ing from GCG were Com missioners Atty. Gideon Mortel and Atty. Geraldine Marie Berberabe-Martinez, Directors Atty. Lovely Joy Avisado and Atty. Johann

Economist eyes inflation peak in Q4

By JOANN VILLANUEVA

MANILA – Upward adjust ments in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) average inflation for this and next year are expected as another sign for the possibility for further hikes in the central bank’s key rates, an econo mist said.

On Thursday, the BSP adjusted to 5.8 percent from 5.4 percent its average infla tion forecast for this year and to 4.3 percent from 4 percent the 2023 forecast, after noting that risks to inflation remain on the upside.

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ECONOMIC GROWTH. The Philippine economy is projected to grow by 6.7 percent this year and 6 percent next year, an economist of MUFG Bank Ltd. said, citing the robust domestic consumption and improvement in investments. Inflation is expected to remain elevated, thus the projection for continued increase in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ key rates. ( PNA fi L e P hoto )

LANDBANK President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo (seated, 2nd from right) pays a courtesy visit to the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) led by Chairperson Alex L. Quiroz (seated, 3rd from right) on 08 November 2022 to express support for GCG’s plans and programs towards the effective management of GOCCs in the country.

PHINMA Corp retains strong top line growth in Q3, posts P13.43-B revenue in 2022 YTD

ELEVATED INFLATION. In flation rate in the country is expected to peak in the last quarter of the year, with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation chief economist Michael Ricafort eyeing it to accelerate to as much as 8 percent. Inflation rate in the country is expected to start decelerating starting in the first half of 2023.

DILG 10 to host BIDA Anti-Drug Advocacy Program launching

GEARING towards its commitment to supporting the National Government’s campaign against illegal drugs, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) – 10 is set to launch the “Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA)” program at the Xavier Ateneo Sports Centre, Cagayan de Oro, on November 26, 2022, Saturday

The BIDA program is a nationwide advocacy program of the Marcos Administration that aims to raise awareness and encourage community participation in drug demand reduction.

Participants from the local government units, partner national government agencies, and key stakeholders will be joining the said launching

which will include festive hours through a Zumba, followed by the formal launching of the program.

This will also be simultaneously be launched in the different Regions in the country, including the National Capital Region (NCR), Central Visayas, and Davao Region.

The BIDA Program continues to highlight an intensified and more holistic campaign against illegal drugs to reduce drug demand in the communities underscoring the Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and other agencies of government’s continued mission in the war against drugs.

GO GRIDLESS to install solar light at Tamparan District Hospital

By ASANGAN T. MADALE Contributor

GO GRIDLESS Philippine Corporation Manila-Based inspects the site of Tam paran District Hospital to install solar light ready to utilize renewable energy in the operations of the hospital in said town. Gov ernor Mamintal “Bombit’ Adiong Jr, ordered the employees of the Provincial Engineer’s Office , General Services & Information Office to accompany the representatives of the of said company to facilitate the immediate installation

of the solar electrification project, LDS- Information Officer said.

Adiong said this project is under the Development for Renewable Energy Ap plications Mainstreaming and Market Sustainability (DREAMS), Project imple mented by the Department of of Energy (DOE), the Global Environment Facil ity (GEF) and the United Nations Development Ppro gramme (UNDP) which the Provincial Government of Lanao del sur is a beneficiary

Adiong said as a pro tocol, the Regional Police

Security and Protection Unit 9 PSPG of the Philip pine National Police ac companied the team to the Municipality of Tamparan After much deliberation by the UNDP Philippines, DOE, and the PLGU-LDS, the Tamparan District Hos pital was chosen to be the recipient of the solar elec trification project because of its need for continuous electric power supply in order to properly serve and provide quality healthcare to its patients coming from 15 nearby municipalities.

In photo GO GRIDLESS technician inspect preliminary the wiring connection of solar electrification project (left) while LDS Provincial Engr director looks on (right) ( c o N tributed P hoto )

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Bestfriend Goodies: Manufacturing locally developed technologies

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Republic of the Philippines Province of Camiguin MUNICIPALITY OF CATARMAN OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No.9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that EVANGELINE Y. YATOL has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ VILMA LAURA ” to “ VILMA ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of VILMA LAURA YATOL who was born on September 10, 1967 at Centro, Catarman, Camiguin and whose parents are JACINTO YATOL and LEONIDA QUIBLAT

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file her written opposition with this Office not later than November 30, 2022

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T.LIBAGO Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov 19 & 26, 2022

RE: Petition for Judicial Declaration SPL. PROC.NO. 63-2022

of Legal Beneficiary/Lone Surviving Wife of Deceased Mama Saribabae Daco, Panotolan Mangotara Macauyag-Daco Petitioner, x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - / ORDER

Filed with this Court is a petition for judicial declaration of legal beneficiary/Lone surviving wife of deceased Mama Saribabae Daco. The petitioner, Panotolan Mangotara Macauyag-Daco alleged: That she is of age, widow, housewife and resident of Sigayan, Taraka, Lanao Del Sur; That she was wedded to Mama Saribabae Daco on January 15,1980 at Marawi City, in accordance with Islamic rites, customs and traditions; That Mama S. Daco was first married to deceased Simbaiyan Batara who died on February 1, 2020 who was survived by her son, Salem Daco; That Mr. Daco got married also to his second wife Pinoki Makabangkit whose marriage lasted for one month as they divorced each other and said Pinoki Makabangkit was already married to another man; That the petitioner and Mr. Daco were childless but Salem Daco has been treated by the petitioner like her own son; That the latter secure certificate of marriage from the PSA where it ap peared that the petitioner and Mama Daco were married on January 15,1980 in Taraka , Lanao Del Sur; That Mr. Daco during his life time was a member of the PNP from January 2,1972 until his death on October 8, 2021; That he enjoy his retirement on April 14, 2003 until his death; That petitioner was required by PRBS , PNP, Camp Crame to get Court Order, declaring her as the lone surviving spouse of the late Mama Daco.

The court reading the petition, finds the same sufficient in form and substance.

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant case is set for hearing on November 9, 2022 at 8:30 in the morning. The petitioner is directed to cause the publication of this order in a newspaper of general circulation, once a week in three consecutive weeks. Anyone who may be prejudiced by this petition may file his opposition thereto or appeared on the said hearing and show cause why this petition should not be granted. Send copy of this Order to the Honorable Solicitor General for information and representation.

That attached motion to litigate as pauper is GRANTED after showing that the petitioner is indeed a pauper litigant. SO ORDER

Marawi City, Philippines, August 6, 2022.

RASAD S. LAGUINDAB Presiding Judge

Publication Notice R.A 10172

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Alubijid, Misamis Oriental -o0o-

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of Admin istrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on RA 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that JAY MARIE ASOK OMPOC has filed with this office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error/s in the entry of the child’s sex from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JAY MARIE ASOK OMPOC who was born on OCTOBER 27, 2002 at Sampatulog, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are GINO JO OMPOC and MARITES MAMBAYLA ASOK

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than November 27, 202 2.

(Sgd) ESTELA N. SALDIA

Municipal Civil Registrar

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

1978 at POLOMOLOK SOUTH COTABATO and whose parents are (complete date of birth) (place of birth)

ROLANDO SELVIDO and VORIGINIA LAYOG (name of father) (name of mother)

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than NOVEMBER 18, 2022

(Sgd) JANE F. BARRIENTOS Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov 19 & 26, 2022

R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOSE REY N. PATRIARCA has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “ RAMONITO ” to “ JOSE REY ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RAMONITO NAVIDAD PATRIARCA who was born on 26 OCTOBER 1962 at Iligan City and whose parents are EPIFANIA T. NAVIDAD and LOPE A. PATRIARCA

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

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

ment with DOST Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) on Ready to Eat (RTE) Arroz Caldo and with the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines on four RTE food products: mixed fruit with coconut milk, sweet chocolate rice porridge in a pouch, chicken soup with coconut milk,

and mung bean-based food with coconut milk.

Each serving of En hanced Nutribun weighing 160-165 grams per piece, has 504 calories, 17.8 grams protein, 6.08 milligrams iron and 244 micrograms vitamin A.

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Republic of the Philippines SECOND SHARIA’H CIRCUIT COURT Fourth Sharia’h Judicial District Hall Of Justice, City Hall Compound, Marawi City scc1msl000@judiciary.gov.ph. / 2ndshariamarawi@gmail.com Cel Nos. 09055023269/ 09196439106/ 09777161794 ALMA TOLING GONZALES, Petitoner, Civil case no. 2022-484 FOR: Divorce by Fask -versusARMAN AHMADI Respondent, x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

a period of more that eighteen years; that despite diligent inquiry, respondent’s whereabouts could not be located; and the last time she saw him was in Cagayan De Oro City.

Finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, let it be heard on January 11, 2023, WEDNESDAY at 8:30 o’ clock in the morning in the Shari’ah Court Room, Hall of Justice City Hall Compound, Bangon Marawi City. The petitioner is directed to cause the publication of this Order once a week for three (3) consecutive week in a newspaper of general circulation covering the city of Cagayan de Oro where the respondent was last seen at her own expense. Further, let copy of this order be sent to the last known address of the respondent, together with a copy of the summons and the petition.

SO ORDERED

Islamic City of Marawi, this 12th day of September 2022.

MDN: Nov 5, 12 & 19, 2022

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

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ICA VINCENT T. AGAN has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ICA VINCENT TAMALA AGAN who was born on 25 APRIL 1997 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are EDNA B. TAMALA and INOCENCIO R. AGAN Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than DECEMBER 2022

(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL City Civil Registrar MDN: Nov 19 & 26, 2022

MDN: Nov 19 & 26, 2022

Republic of the Philippines

SHARI’A DISTRICT COURT Fourth Shari;A Judicial District Marawi City

HON. ABOALI J. CALI Presiding Judge

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empower and strengthen the economy.

In a meeting with Thai conglomerate CP Group on Wednesday, Marcos said his administration seeks partnerships with the pri vate sector, admitting that his government cannot transform the Philippine economy alone.

Marcos’ meeting with CP Group bore fruit after Thailand’s biggest private firm pledged to make ad ditional investments in the Philippines in aquaculture, rice, and swine production.

To date, CP Group has a total of USD2 billion invest ment in the Philippines.

Marcos thanked the CP Group for its continuing interest in the Philippines and stressed that there is still so much potential and space for growth that could be explored with the Thai company’s engagement and cooperation.

Marcos earlier reported that as of August 2022, the Philippine government has recorded a total of 74 PPP projects in the pipeline, with a combined estimated cost of PHP2.25 trillion. (PNA )

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(DHSUD) for funding sup port,” she said.

Tabangin said the hous ing units will be offered to qualified city hall employees under a proposed 20-year payment period depending on their capacity to pay that will be coursed through the National Housing Authority (NHA).

Once finalized, the hous ing project in Barangay Pinsao Proper will be the city’s second socialized

housing project.

A housing project at the Luna Terraces in Barangay Irisan is being completed.

The city government has come up with a list of informal settlers after map ping about 60 percent of those residing in protected areas and identified city properties which are now being recovered for its use.

medical information, utility bills and payments, business permits and taxes, e-tickets, events and reservations, and tourism and marketing.

The Vamos Cares app can be downloaded from the Apple Store and Google Play Store. ( PNA )

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some functions is extended up to 2027 instead of 2024.

Last year, then president Rodrigo Duterte issued a directive to boost the local government’s preparation for more responsibilities with the implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia ruling in 2022.

The affected residents will be prioritized as benefi ciaries of future socialized housing projects. ( PNA )

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Through DocTrack, the user can search, view and access the information re lated to a certain document.

Government employees can track the status of their documents such as payrolls, letters, travel order and application for leave, while business owners and suppli ers can also track the status of their business applica tions, renewal, purchase orders and payments.

Using the feature, na tional government offices, non-government organiza tions and private companies can monitor the status of their letter requests and other pertinent documents, while citizens may also track their documents pertain ing to certain government transactions.

“With this new update, users can easily track their documents by entering their document number into the search bar or by simply scanning the supplied QR (quick response) code,” the ITCSO said.

Aside from news and an nouncements and document tracking, Vamos Cares also has features on emergency response, law enforcement,

Echoing Quotes Intervention Program (EQuIP): Interactive Approach to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension

By: ARACELI B. MELLIZA SST-III

One of the fundamental abilities that pupils need to develop during their early years of school is reading comprehension. It is an aca demic prerequisite skill that individuals must learn before they may learn any other skills as they advance. The poor result of the Year-Start Reading Inventory creates a big challenge for the English teachers of Lumbia National High School. To address the problem on the reading competency of the learners, the reading interventionEchoing Quotes Intervention Program (EQuIP): Interac tive Approach to Improve Students’ Reading Compre hension was introduced. Its objective is to improve the reading comprehension skills of learners by using short quotations on the lessons of life and Hugot lines.

Learners are tasked to present a quote for a day or Hugot lines. This quotes/ saying must be in connection to DepEd month celebration or on some lessons of life. The learner has to read and understand the chosen quota tion. After reading, they shall draw artistically the message or meaning of the said quotes

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in a legal-size bond paper and add colors and use the art work as background of their quotation. For some students they can also inter pret the chosen quote in the learner’s point of view and present it with artistic design as background. Two learners are assigned to present their chosen quotation for the day. This includes showing their art work, reading perfectly the full short quotation and explaining its meaning in class focusing on the lessons of life. This activity will be part of the class preliminar ies and be given grades as part of their performance task. EQuIP shows a positive results based from their Yearstart and Mid-Year Reading Inventory result.

The intervention resulted an improvement of the read ing competency among the High students of Lumbia Na tional High School. Through this reading intervention learners will be able love read ing, improve their speaking skills, arts skills and learn some lessons of life. “EQuIP” is very helpful, useful and ef fective for the improvement of the reading comprehension skills of learners.

systems.

The LGSF-GEF, on the other hand, was formed to provide additional funding to local governments that are identified as poor, dis advantaged, and lagging to support the implementation of their priority projects and services to be allocated to provinces (10 percent), cities (10 percent), municipalities (70 percent), and barangays (10 percent).

The PHP5 billion for LGSF-FA will be used by local governments to fund the eligible programs and projects, such as infrastruc ture; purchase of ambu lances and other vehicles; purchase of medical, rescue, and disaster-related equip ment; street lighting or rural electrification; installation of closed-circuit television surveillance system; and as sistance to poor individuals or families.

Samar Governor Sha ree Ann Tan thanked the national government for setting aside a higher LGSF in 2023 that would help underdeveloped areas in the country.

“It augments what the local government cannot provide since we only have PHP400 million local de velopment fund this year. The amount is divided by 24 towns, two cities, and 951 villages,” Tan said.

Pangandaman said Presi dent Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. directed the review of functions that should be devolved to local govern ments vis-a-vis those that should remain with the national government. The period for the devolution of

The Supreme Court Mandanas-Garcia ruling resulted from the petition made by Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas and former Bataan governor Enrique Garcia Jr. before the Supreme Court on lo cal government shares on internal revenue allotment (IRA).

With the increased bud get share, the LGUs are expected to be responsible for the funding and delivery of the activities, which have been devolved to them un der Republic Act 7160, the Local Government Code of 1991, and other subsequent laws.

Among the functions assigned to local govern ments based on the Local Government Code are agri culture programs, local in frastructures, environmental services, revenue mobiliza tion, health services, main tenance of peace and order, employment facilitation, transportation, tourism, and housing. ( PNA )

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Education receives from the public, as its schools deliver on the promise of excel lence and employability. Just recently, Southwestern University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA) was recognized as the Best Performing School in the October 2022 Optometrist Licensure Ex amination. Five topnotch ers were graduates of the university. In the November 2022 Pharmacist Licensure Exam, SWU PHINMA also landed in the list of best performing schools, rank ing 7th overall.

The PHINMA Con

Effects of Attitudes of Elementary School Students

By: OLIVE SYCHELLE G. PARA-ON Teacher III

One of the difficulties instructors face in the class room is attitudes. An in dividual student’s attitude is their propensity to react in a particular manner to anything. The student’s re sponse can, of course, range from positive to negative or from good to awful. When a teacher criticizes a pupil for having a bad attitude, they are referring to the student’s negative response to a re quest. On the other hand, a student with a positive attitude is probably someone who has a cooperative spirit and complies with what the teacher asks of them.

The fact that attitude is regarded as a psychological construct must be mentioned. This indicates that while you may see the effects of your attitude, you cannot perceive the attitude itself. In other words, the attitude is inferred from the behavior. For instance, a child who de fies authority shows that they

don’t have a good attitude.

Every aspect of a person’s life, including their edu cation, can be affected by their attitude. The attitudes students have toward learning determine their aptitude and desire to study. A student may be hesitant to pursue further study if negative attitudes are not changed.

Typically, students will work to keep their attitudes and behavior consistent. If you don’t, you can try to use justifications to cover up contradictory behavior. This occurs when pupils act in an improper manner while blaming someone or something else. Cognitive dissonance is the term used to describe this mismatch between attitude and behav ior. Though attitudes are a part of life, how we react is entirely up to us. The teacher must figure out how to work with each pupil, regardless of whether they have a positive or negative attitude.

struction Materials Group (CMG), composed of Union Galvasteel Corporation, Philcement Corporation, and PHINMA Solar Cor poration, posted consoli dated revenues of P10.29 billion for the nine months ended September 2022, up by 10.9% from the same period last year. Net income of CMG for the period was lower at P467.30 million due to higher input costs amidst global supply chain issues and a weak peso. In a recent interview with ANC, Chairman and CEO Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr. mentioned that he believes the group is “still very well situated” because of its facilities that allow for efficient national operations.

In its affiliate, PHINMA Property Holdings Corp. (PHINMA Properties), PHN equitized net income was P12.27 million during the nine-month period. Eq uitized net income was P7.80 million during the same period last year. PHINMA Properties, which brought home numerous awards and citations from industry leaders and homeowners last month, remains on track to launch its horizontal proj ects, including a township in Western Visayas.

Equitized net loss in Coral Way City Hotel Corporation (Coral Way) amounted to P5.35 million. Cash from operations nev ertheless remained positive, as the company continued to maximize bookings from the leisure and corporate market segments given the gradual resumption of lei sure and business travel. Apart from the P50-million investment approved by PHINMA Corp for the expansion of Microtel by Wyndham in the Mall of Asia Complex, del Rosario said the company is also exploring venturing into a condotel. He said in the ANC interview that it may be launched in the first half of 2023.

Consolidated net income attributable to equity hold ers of the parent amounted to P821.68 million for the first nine months of 2022, which represented a 7.50% decline from the same pe riod last year.

PHINMA Corporation ended the period with cash and cash equivalents of P3.72 billion. As of Septem ber 30, 2022, consolidated total assets and total stock holders’ equity amounted to P31.85 billion and P10.99 billion, respectively.

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Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation chief economist Michael Ricafort forecasts inflation to peak in the last quarter of this year at around 8 percent.

“Thus, further local policy rate hikes could still be pos sible for the coming months, as supported by generally strong economic data; also as a function of future Fed rate hikes as well as the behavior of the peso exchange rate, going forward,” he said.

On Thursday, the BSP’s policy-making Monetary Board (MB) hiked by another 75 basis points the central bank’s key rates, mirroring the adjustment in the Federal Reserve’s key rates earlier this month.

BSP Governor Felipe Medalla cited the importance of maintaining interest rate differential between the United States and the Philippines to cushion the impact of the stronger dollar on the peso and ensure price stability, among others.

Ricafort said the projec tion for another hike in the BSP rates next month “could also be again a pre-emptive move on a possible further Fed rate hike of about +0.50 to 4.50% (upper range of the Fed target) on the next Fed/ FOMC (Federal Open Mar ket Committee) rate-setting meeting on Dec.14, 2022.

“Thus, for the coming months, more local policy rate hikes are still possible, if needed, as a function of any further Fed rate hikes in the quest to bring down elevated US inflation/CPI (consumer price index),” he added.

The Bank of the Philip pine Island (BPI) forecasts price pressures to remain up and prevent the rate of price increases from decelerating to within the government’s target band in the next nine months.

“With the absence of struc tural reforms in the agriculture industry, supply constraints will likely persist,” it said in a report on Thursday.

The report said “importa tion of food products may not provide enough relief since global prices of food are also high.”

It forecasts inflation for November and December this year between 7.5 to 7.6 percent, and decelerates starting in the first half of next year “if oil prices stay at current levels.”

“We expect full year average inflation to remain above the 4 percent target of the BSP in 2023,” it added. (PNA)

Mga Magulang Sa Paaralan

ELLEN MAE D. OLASIMAN ,PhD

Iponan Elementary School

Bawat isa ay may kani - kanilang pananaw

Ngunit naroon sa mga panahon na kailangan HIndi mag-aatubili na siyang ating laging tinatanaw Walang duda sila at ang kapamilya nasa likuran

Mga magulang mahalaga sa bawat programa Ang mga adhikain kailangan ang suporta bawat isa Maitataguyod lahat ang mga dapat na ginagawa Upang masisiyahan ang mga bata na nasa kanila

Kailangan sa paaralan ang kanilang presensya Ang mga proyektong ibibigay maitatamasa Na tungkol sa mga kaunlaran ng mga bata Dahil sa huli nasa kanila nakasalalay ang tagumpay

with a little stool in heaven besides God. And guys, be sure, that he will get it, and, he is happy and very thankful. So far so good, it seems the simpleton has been the brightest.

It’s all right: three wishes and no one more. A differ ent thing, isn’t it?

If all human beings on this entire globe could be all around happy, which means to say: nobody must go hungry any more, nobody must be despairing, nobody must be worried about wars and catastrophes, and ev erybody could be able to enjoy health and happiness without bearing trials ... yes, if ... Then we wouldn’t need fairy-wishes...

Real life looks differ ent. Real life is not a fairy tale. We need prayers and should be more respectful and friendly to each other. Each one of us has his or her own three wishes. Me too.

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than Pres. Estrado opened up the car’s window and talked to us. We presented all the evidences, documents and pictures of all the illegal logging activities which were being done in the prohibited zones, i.e., more than 1000 meters above sea level or in slope with more than 50% gradient. President Estrada then and there called-up the Secretary of DENR, Sec. Cereles and ordered the stoppage of all logging activities in this part of the country. Wow! So amazing. Thank you Armando for your courage. But now you are persecuted by what’s happening to your beloved son who was not even al lowed by the BJMP to visit the corpse of his beloved mother as Louie was in fact “mama’s boy.” Where is the humanitarian treatment BJMP? Ha? Kailangan pa ng Court Order? Kahit na one minute lang? Don’t you know the statement that those who have less in life should have more in law?

ANG SAKIT TALAGA, DI BA ARMANDO? Don’t be distressed, we in Task Force Macajalar will be forever with you after all those years that we together stood up to protect the poor, the oppressed and Mother Earth. Only those who have the consciousness who pas sionately feel oneness with all of God’s creation as what you have shown has that TRUE LOVE, free from the unbridled materialism and consumerism, can under stand that truism that as the form diminishes, the spirit rejoices.

Buddha Himself said

that when he underscored that EMPTINESS is the path towards ending all sufferings. New spiritual leaders like Eckhart Tolle and Jason Shurka have em phasized the relevance of CONSCIOUSNESS as the essence of the divine, the vast spaciousness which is the transcendental dimen sion as a means to liberate those in the mundane to go the sublime. Even Jesus Himself pronounced this when he said, “The Kingdom of heaven is within you.”

Losing your beloved wife, Alejandrita and the suffering being experienced by Louie inside the prison manifest that truism that all forms are transient, or “lumala bay lamang.” Let therefore the diminishment of form strengthen consciousness towards spiritual awakening and enlightenment. When we were barricading logging trucks, we were awakened then in the essence of the inter-connectedness of all creation. Today, be spiritu ally awakened that losing your beloved wife and the imprisonment of Louie are just illusions in the fallacies of life. Be CONSCIOUS and be spiritually enlightened, be rooted with the Unseem Being, then know who truly you – CONSCIOUSNESS !

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of CIDG is more focused on running after fugitives, Daskeo immediately wel comed the idea.

“Kung ma-minimize ang krimen, mas peaceful ang society natin. And that is the ultimate goal of law enforcement,” Daskeo said.

Members of the barangay intelligence network will report the presence of suspi cious persons and activities in their assigned areas to the CIDG hotline. (They are assigned in Iponan’s 18 subdivisions and 11 zones.)

If the report is verified to be true, Allorin said he will reward the person with his own money.

Iponan’s 6.5 square kilo meter area is populated with 33,000 people. The initial batch of barangay intel ligence network members of 70 persons is ideal to the 1:500 ratio of law enforcer per resident.

“We will sustain this and we will make this structured. It is my hope that this will be replicated in other ba rangays in the city and even regionwide. Perhaps we can lobby to the DILG to make this as a best practice,” Al lorin said.

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DOLE-10 Director Albert Gutib said during Tuesday’s Advocacy and Communications Commit tee (AdCom) meeting that the cumulative figure was based on their 2018-2022 data.

“The region has the high est recorded child labor cas es (in the Philippines), with 68,195 (from 2018-2022),” he said in the assembly organized by the Regional Development Council-10.

This year alone, Gutib said the agency recorded 20,335 cases of child labor, 11,208 of which resulted in the victims’ freedom.

Gutib underscored the importance of Informa tion Education Campaigns (EDCs) in curbing cases of child labor, even as he urged AdCom to support “DOLEkula,” a film targeted for schools and communi ties.

Meanwhile, the Army’s 4th Infantry Division also suggested a collaboration with DOLE-10 as it pro posed the screening of the Philippine Army-produced documentaries about chil dren recruited in communist rebellion.

DOLE-10, with the help of local government units, has earlier initiated pro grams aimed at reducing child labor cases.

In September this year, 14 parents of child labor ers of Barangay Sebucal, in Oroquieta City, Misa mis Occidental, received their livelihood starter kits amounting to PHP189,000 from DOLE-10.

DOLE Misamis Occiden tal chief Ebba Acosta said the assistance to parents of child laborers is a strategic response to prevent and eliminate child labor.

She said parents of child laborers are among the pri ority beneficiaries of DOLE’s Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program. ( PNA )

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by Councilor Romeo Calizo.

The old ordinance was passed in 2010 and since then toy guns have become more realistic and more sophisticated, Balaba said.

Balaba was referring to Ordinance 11716-2010, which prohibits the public display of airsoft guns, air or pellet guns and water guns.

She said that 2010 local law must be implemented

but at the same time, another ordinance must be crafted to keep in tune with the times.

The concern for the welfare and well-being of children was what prompted Balaba to support any mea sure that would ban the sale of toy guns.

The lady councilor added parents and business owners must not encourage children to play with toy guns but rather on wholesome games.

For his part, Calizo said the 2010 ordinance must be implemented already as there are reports of people who sustained injuries from playing toy guns specifi cally those that use pellets as ammunition.

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“They have initiated proposals to partner with Davao City in several areas of cooperation,” Dayap said. For one, Dayap cited that adjacent Mati City looks forward to ecotourism and heritage preservation, in cluding cultural exchange.

“Its proximity to Davao is its advantage, both (Davao and Mati) cities are known for resorts, marine conser vation efforts, and a longstanding relationship in the areas of agro-industrial trade and agriculture,” she said.

Dayap also noted that Sennan City in Osaka is Davao’s second sister city from Japan.

“After Kitakyushu, hope fully, it (Sennan) will usher more people exchange in the field of education and student exchange programs, job provision, as well as research and development,” she said.

Dayap also said Herzliya City, described as the largest and most innovative marina in the Middle East, will pro

pel agri-economy and trade relations with Davao via its thriving industrial zone and high-tech companies, including tourism.

Meanwhile, Pohang City, being the center of the Ko rean steel industry, is known for its various linkages in the academe.

Dayap said the sisterhood has the potential to power Davao’s future start-up/ business incubation efforts particularly in research, science, and technology.

The IRB, composed of different government offices and private organizations in the city, is tasked to delib erate and act on sister-city proposals.

Closely coordinating and working with the IRB is the DCIPC, which serves as the secretariat. ( PNA )

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The CADT 210 covers nine sitios in Barangay Ra jah Cabungsuan, and three sitios in Barangay Bogak, all in Lingig town.

Datu Reynal Gay-od, one of the leaders in CADT 210 and the Municipal Indig enous People Mandatory Representative of Lingig, lauded the NCIP-SDS for the

The granting of FPIC is mandated under Republic Act No. 8371 or the Indig enous People’s Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA Law).

Under the law, the FPIC expresses the consensus of all members of the IP com munity determined by their respective customary laws and practices, and free from any external manipulation, interference, and coercion.

The TS-RGB Agri-Ven tures Corporation based in Tagum, Davao del Norte, intends not only to establish a coconut plantation in the area, but also formations needed to fully develop the farm.

The establishments in clude harvesting and pro cessing facilities, equipment, batching plant, laydown area, soil disposal area, engi neer’s office, subcontractors camp and assembly areas. ( PNA )

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Sidewalk vendors display their wares at the Cogon Market Cagayan de Oro without any regard for the law, despite the presence of RTA enforcers. P hoto by gerry L ee gorit

technical support provided during the issuance of the FPIC.

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

Congratulations Awardees of the 9th Mindanao Business Leaders & Entrepreneur Awards Thank you Judges and Sponsors

MR. RUBEN VEGAFRIA, Regional Governor of PCCI receives his awards plaque as Outstanding Business Organization Leader from Mr. Dante Sudaria.

MS. AGNES ADVIENTOChina Bank Areas Head receives her awards plaque as Outstanding Business Organization Leader from Dr. Rosemary D. Sidaria, MDN VP Finance

The WATERFRONT INSULAR HOTEL of Davao City, represented by Mr. Alo Banting, Mr. Julius Vinuya and Mr. Paulo Rosello was awarded the Outstanding Hotel & Restaurant Leader by DSWD 10 Info officer MS. CHARMAINE TADLAS and ATTY. RHODELYN MAE BRIOSO ROA, President of Soroptimist Int’l.

Congratulations Awardees

The Bukidnon Gov’t Employees Cooperative (BUGEMCO) represented by its chairman CPA RICHEL R. OKIT and co-officers received teh awards plaque as Outstanding Gov’t Business Enterprise Leader, from MBLEA jurors Ruffy Magbanua, BWM VP for Business Dev’t; and Ms. Tessie Brioso, past president of CDO Soroptimist Int’l.

Note: pictures of the other awardees, sponsors and board of judges will be published in the succeeding issues. (MDN)