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‘Sometimes in our lives, we need to stand beside another leader’ D

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

Pa kills son over heated argument

AVAO CITY — “Sometimes in our lives, we find ourselves to be a leader but sometimes in our lives, we need to stand beside another leader,” Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said as she explained to the crowd of supporters in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, on Sunday, why she opted to run for Vice President and why she chose former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. as her Presidential candidate. The mayor said Marcos is qualified having served as Governor, Congressman and Senator. Marcos led the crowd in chanting “Bongbong-Sara, Bongbong-Sara” during the “UniTeam” caravan of Bongbong Sara, declaring that the

BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor

JASAAN, Misamis Oriental - A father accidentally killed his own son yesterday evening in Barangay San Isidro, Jasaan town, this province, police authorities reported. Police investigators at Jasaan Municipal Police Station identified the suspect as Enerio Hallazgo, Jr, 62, and resident of Sitio Tampod, Barangay San Isidro, Jasaan own, while the victim, who

caravans across the country are “naiiba” (different) because “dito nagsimula ang pagbabago, dito nagsimula ang pagkakaisang muli ng Pilipians” (this is where change begins, this is where the Philippines will unite See SARA, page 12

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Photo from Mayor Inday Sara Duterte official Facebook page

Partylist bet says current political landscape ‘disturbing’ By GERRY LEE GORIT, Correspondent

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Former National Bureau of Investigation director and San Miguel, Bohol town mayor Virgilio Mendez has called the current political scenario in the country a “Chop Suey and Sari-sari” or a mixture of everything

Cagayan de Oro mayoralty aspirant and 1st district Cong. Klarex Uy (left) takes a final look at the remains of his son Roland Sherwin (“Tawee”) before being buried at the Cagayan de Oro Memorial Garden. Cong. Uy comforts Rhea, the wife of his slain son. photo by gerry lee gorit

AkoBisDak partylist nominee Atty. Virgilio ‘Dodong” Mendez interacts with local reporters during a presscon at Dynasty Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. photo by gerry lee gorit

and it disturbs him that politicians are jumping parties for their own convenience. Mendez, a neophyte mayor is also a nominee of the AkoBisdak party list. Having spent 39 years in law enforcement before entering politics after his retirement, said that he is disturbed at the state of politics especially at the national level where politicians change parties like they are changing clothes. At the national level, Senator Christopher Lawrence Go, a PDPLaban Vice President candidate withdrew his candidacy and filed for presidency under Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS) on November 15. Davao City Mayor See DISTURBING, page 12

CWS Party List – Gains support in Bulacan, Batangas, and Bohol The representatives and nominees of the Construction Workers Solidarity Party List (CWS Party List) kicked-off their visit to the three provinces in recent days. Support poured in for the Construction Workers Solidarity Party List in Bulacan province when they headed to San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan to hold a meeting with various

sectors and construction workers with Mayor Arthur Robes, Congresswoman Rida Robes, and DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello about the TUPAD Program. The Construction Workers Solidarity Party List also graced the Christmas Tree Lighting event greet and to introduce the CWS Party List to the people of Bulacan.

The Construction Workers Solidarity Party List were pleased to thank the Bulakenyos for their warm welcome. In Batangas, construction co-workers headed to Tanauan with the coordinators of Mayoralty aspirant Mark Halili. The coordinators of Mayoralty aspirant Mark Halili gathered with representaSee SUPPORT, page 12

A warm welcome to the CWS Party List from supporters of Tanuan City Mayoralty aspirant Mark Anthony Halili

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In Photo (L-R): Meny Hernandez, JackPharma Inc. President; Monaliza B. Salian, MedEthix Incorporated President and CEO; Norsalem Raymond M. Mama-o, OIC PAIR CARGO Assessment Composite Division; Paolo F. Borromeo, AC Health President and CEO; Michael P. Narvaez, People’s Air Cargo & Warehousing Co. Inc. Chief Operating Officer; Ma. Victoria P. Sugapong, MedEthix Chief Operating Officer; Ruby Chiong AC Health Chief Finance Officer; Corazon Kalinga, Quickflo Forwarders Inc. President and CEO.

Molnupiravir arrives in the Philippines, the first in Southeast Asia, through MedEthix, JackPharma

ANILA - On November 17, 2021, the first shipment of Molnupiravir, an oral anti-viral treatment for mild COVID-19, arrived in the country through a partnership between MedEthix, one of the country’s major pharmaceutical importers and distributors, and JackPharma, a pharmaceutical distribution company. MedEthix is a member of the Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (AC Health), the healthcare arm of the Ayala Group.

Present to receive the first shipment of Molnupiravir at the PAIR Cargo Terminal, Pasay City were Monaliza B. Salian, MedEthix Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer; Meny Hernandez, JackPharma Inc. President; Ma. Victoria P. Sugapong, MedEthix Chief Operating Officer; Paolo F. Borromeo, AC Health President and CEO; Ruby P. Chiong AC Health Chief Finance Officer; Dr. Rizzy A. Alejandro, AC Health Chief Public Health Officer; Michael P.

Narvaez, People’s Air Cargo & Warehousing Co. Inc. Chief Operating Officer and Norsalem Raymond M. Mama-o, OIC of PAIR CARGO Assessment Composite Division. The event was facilitated by QuickFlo Forwarders, Inc., the customs brokerage partner of MedEthix and JackPharma. Molnupiravir, brand name Molnaflu, is being imported into the country via Compassionate Special Permits (CSPs) issued by the Philippine FDA to several hospitals in the country,

including AC Health’s QualiMed hospitals, as well as 30 other hospitals all over the country. The newlyarrived Molnupiravir treatment courses are supplied by Aurobindo Pharma, an Indian pharma manufacturer licensed by Merck to supply this drug to low and middle-income countries. The Philippines is the first country in Southeast Asia to receive their supply of Molnupiravir and will be available to the public as of today. “We are delighted to an-

nounce that MedEthix has leveraged its core strength of forging alliances, with the likes of JackPharma who is its appointed national distributor of Molnupiravir, and of QuickFlo Forwarders, which has represented MedEthix before the Bureau of Customs, that, in turn, enabled MedEthix to be recognized as a Super Green Lane holder” shared Monaliza B. Salian, President and CEO of MedEthix. “Indeed, today is a celebration also of AC Health’s lead role in the

entire Ayala Corporation’s group of companies, to put its share towards contributing to national recovery. #AyalaForPH and AC Health will pledge to ensure the continued availability of Molnupiravir (Molnaflu) treatment courses in all its CSP grantees-hospitals, to our underprivileged countrymen, via all AC Health patient touch points” shared Ma. Victoria P. Sugapong, Chief Operating Officer of MedEthix. The drug, developed See ARRIVES, page 13

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A G AYA N D E ORO CITY The agriculture department in Northern M i n d a n a o ( DA - 1 0 ) through its Livestock Program has turned over feed mixer units to the Swine Multiplier Project (SMP)-beneficiaries on November 19, 2021 at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC), in Dalwangan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Funded under the current funds of the agency under its Production Support

Services, said units are for the SMP implementers, including the three stations (Research Center for Upland Development in Dangcagan, Bukidnon; R e s e arch C e nte r for Hillyland Development in Claveria, Misamis Oriental; and NMACLRC) of DA-10, and academic institutions through Central Mindanao University in Maramag, Bukidnon; and Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology in Tangub City, Misamis Occidental. Each unit costs P340K, w hich is one of t he

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components of the SMP, along with the provision of stocks, drugs and biologics, feeds and a pig pen, with the latter still for delivery. Overall, the SMP will act as breeding farms where the offspring will be the source of quality breeding stocks to qualified livestock raisers. On the same day, an operational demonstration was also conducted before the representatives of the project-recipients to ensure the proper operations, maintenance, and management of said units. # (JLO)

DA-NorMin turns over feed mixer units, one of the components under the SMP, to its beneficiaries. (Photo credit: Livestock Program)

Agri NorMin continues urban gardening promotion thru veggie seeds distribution CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - To ensure food accessibility and sufficiency, the Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) continues its promotion of urban gardening through its distribution of vegetable seeds to various stakeholders. On November 16, Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations Carmelita T. Bajarla turned over packets of sinigang, squash, cabbage, DA-NorMin continues to promote urban gardening through and garden salad vegetable seeds to the the distribution of veggie seeds to BUKTRAMCO and BNHS. Bukidnon Transport Multi-Purpose

Cooperative (50 packets) and Bulua National High School (40 packets). BUKTRAMCO Branch Chairperson Melvin L. Erederos said, that the intervention may provide additional income to the members of their cooperative. On the other hand, BNHS Gulayan sa Paaralan Coordinator Grace M. Maghuyop shared, “Our goal is to cultivate the importance of gardening and push for a healthier lifestyle.” Recently, DA-10 represented by Senior Agriculturist Wilson V. Lag-

damin also turned over 200 packets of 5-in-1 Pinakbet vegetable seeds to the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office – Field Service Extension Office X. “We have a proposed two-hectare lot in Opol, Misamis Oriental for which our veterans can plant these seeds to serve as their farm-based vegetable pantry. The remaining seeds will then be divided so that they can grow vegetables in their own backyards,” PVAO FSEO Head Luisa P. Revecho said. # (AMBManto)

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Oneness and Stillness with Nature

Look at a flower or a tree and feel the stillness that it emanates without any mental conceptualization. As you feel oneness with nature and all of God’s creation and unfettered from controlling voice in mind on how to exploit these resources for instant wealth and power as dictated by an extractive economic and marketing system, then, a higher intelligence sets-in, presenting a higher dimension of life that you are not just a separate fragment in the vast universe but one with that spacious awareness of oneness. Oneness in all of God’s creation. This is foremost in the hierarchy of the laws of nature as everything is inter-connected. No sun, no air, no water, no life. No forest, no river, no crops, no food. It is that simple. Exploit and kill the forest ecosystem and all other ecosystems will perish with all the billions of flora and fauna that have been there for billions of years even before the homo sapiens came into being. By seniority, these plants and animals that constitute the megadiversity have more rights than the humans to exist. In just one hundred years, these life forms per-

ish because they have been sacrificed to the altar of greed and profit by adhering to the growth-at-all cost development paradigm that has given way to unbridled materialism and consumerism in utter disregard to life’s spirituality. Well, am not surprised. The last century saw humans killing each other reaching more than 150 million deaths because of two world wars and the so-called cleansing of Hitler and Pol Pot. Such brutality of the homo sapiens to their own kindred has manifested the diabolic nature of man unseen in other species. If humans can do that to their own kind, more so to those they described as lower forms of life notwithstanding the truism that all life is sacred. Even Gaia (mother earth) is now dying because of the diabolic acts committed by the new comer specie called man whose existence came about 700 million years ago while plants and animals existed for more than three billion years. Now that 17 million hectares of our dipterocarp forests gone in our country, the rest of the eco-systems are dying if not yet dead. Twenty major rivers in the

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country are now biologically dead. As you travel from Cagayan de Oro to Butuan City, look below the bridges. Either no water or the water is polluted, going to the sea that are polluting the bays. Where are our coral reefs, the homes to fishery and marine life? About 75% totally damaged and only 5% is in excellent condition. Where are our mangroves, the spawning grounds of the fish? Almost gone having been converted into residential or commercial centers. According to studies, the poorest of the poor are our fisherfolks and coastal communities as 10 out of the 13 major bays in the country are biologically dead. This is very painful in an archipelago which was once described as “the center of the center of marine life on earth.” This is in addition to the fact that by unit area, the Phillipines has been tagged as the richest on earth in terms of endemicity. As we lost our ecological wealth, poverty is now glaring in the rural areas where three out of four See NATURE, page 13

Speaking Out

Dramatic decline in Covid cases in Muntinlupa City Good news from Muntinlupa City. The city continues to record a steady decline in the local COVID-19 active cases. From October 1 to November 18, the number of active cases dropped by 93% from 988 to 68. To date, there have been 27,554 confirmed cases in Muntinlupa City with 26,909 recoveries, 577 reported deaths, 65 suspect cases, and 484 probable cases. Last week, the city government started the vaccination of minors. As of Nov 17, 14,924 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given to minors aged 12 to 17 years old in Muntinlupa. Of the total, 14,624 minors received their first dose and while 300 got their second dose, making them fully vaccinated. The first-dose recipients are equivalent to 26 percent of the total population of 55,391 of minors 12 to 17 years old in Muntinlupa. 31,124 minors, ages 12 to 17 have registered with MunCoVac. They represent 56 percent of the total population for the age group in the city. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has

approved Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for use in people 12 years old and above. Last Friday, the city government also started administering booster shots. However, due to the limited availability of vaccines, the boosters were initially limited to frontline health workers. Despite the decline in Covid cases, Mayor Jaime R. Fresnedi reminded residents not to let their guards down and to continue to observe basic health protocols – like frequent washing of hands, wearing face masks and observing physical distancing. Emergency employment opportunities Labor Secretary Bello III recently turned over to the Muntinlupa city government personal protective equipment and tools to reduce work-related hazards during the conduct of various community-based projects. The donated items consisted of 50 wheel barrows , 250 pick mattocks, 250 shovels and 500 hard hats. The donations were in line with DOLE’s Tulong Pangkabuhayan para sa mga Displaced/Disadvantaged Persons (TUPAD) – a

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community-based program which provides emergency employment for vulnerable individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The employment usually lasts for a minimum period of ten days. Pre s e nt du r i ng t he turnover were Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, Congressman Ruffy Biazon; Muntinlupa City Administrator, Engr. Allan A. Cachuela; Muntinlupa City PESO Manager Glenda Zamora-Aniñon, DOLEBureau of Workers with Special Concerns Director, Atty. Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla; DOLE-NCR Regional Director, Atty. Sarah Buena S. Mirasol; and DOLE-NCR MUNTAPARLAS Field Office Director Leonides P. Castillon, Jr., NPU Director Ramon Navarra from the Office of Senator Risa Hontiveros, and other local officials. Simultaneous with the ceremony, an orientation for the 45 beneficiaries of the Special Program for See CASES, page 13

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ALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon— Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin M. Andanar said adopting the rules on Freedom of Information (FOI) will increase reportage of corruption as it will facilitate the right of access to governmental information. “Transparency is our most powerful weapon in the fight against corruption. Fostering the Freedom of Information is a big step toward strengthening President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against corruption as this boosts information sharing meant to enhance accountability in government’s acts, transactions, and decisions,” the Communications Secretary said during the Bukidnon leg of the 2021 Transparency Roadshow, Tuesday.

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PCOO Secretary Martin M. Andanar explains the pivotal role that the Freedom of Information (FOI) plays in demanding honesty in public service. (BGE/PIA-10/Bukidnon)

Andanar emphasized that FOI is the President’s Executive Order No. 2 signed in 2016 during his 1st month in office. In essence, he said, a major obstacle to good governance is the entrenched lack of accountability within the government. “Thus, the FOI initiative not

only prevents corruption by showing where people's taxes go but also empowers all Filipinos to participate in government affairs,” the Secretary briefly said. He cited FOI’s help in strengthening the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Presidential Anti-Corruption

Commission’s goal of reducing government red tape and corruption. “Transparency and accountability, particularly in government, have never been more alive in the Philippines, and it is only under the Duterte Administration that we have put forward such a cause, as part of our

fight against all forms of corruption,” he added. To highlight the FOI program’s progress, Secretary Andanar, Krizia Casey Avejar of the FOI Project Management Office, and Bukidnon State University President Dr. Oscar Cabañelez signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate FOI into the university’s curriculum. PCOO also provided library materials designed to aid librarians and faculty in influencing, networking, and leading the campuswide use of FOI as a tool for academic research. “May all of you continue to support the PCOO and the Duterte Administration in our activities, such as this Roadshow, as we continue the drive to end corruption,” Andanar said. The Transparency Roadshow primarily discussed the Task Force on Zero Hunger,

FOI, Duterte Legacy, and the government's responses to COVID-19 with the local chief executives, national government agencies, academe, information officers, multi-sectoral representatives, and the media. It also focused on the all-encompassing campaign of the President's achievements on the key three pillars of peace and order, infrastructure, and poverty alleviation. Northern Mindanao executives who joined in the event were National Housing Authority Regional Manager Engr. Rolando Teves, Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Director Mari-Flor Dollaga, the Mayors, 403rd Infantry 'Peacemaker' Brigade Commander BGen. Ferdinand Barandon, and Bukidnon Police Director Col. Jun Mark Lagare. (RLRB/PIA-10/ Bukidnon)

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Andanar is Outstanding Filipino Luminary awardee

The EspiCom Group congratulates SEC. MARTIN ANDANAR as a recipient of Outstanding Filipino Luminary Awards 2021 for NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE! Secretary Martin Andanar completed his Bachelor of Social and Political Studies and Film and Media Studies at the Federation University in Australia and continued on as Senior Executive Fellow in Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.

These were subsequently followed with different stints at Georgetown University, taking up an Executive Course in Public and Non-Profit Management; at Northern Illinois University for an International Visitors Leadership Program; the National University of Singapore for Communications in Public Policy Delivery and Countering Violent Extremism; and finally a Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship from

the Asian Institute of Management. He has—at various times—been a TV News Anchor, radio commentator, podcaster, video & audio blogger and a voice-over artist. None of which compares to his present position as the head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and the duties attendant to it which include his

groundbreaking projects and policies like the Freedom of Information, Presidential Task Force on Media Security, the Mindanao Media Hub, Government Strategic Communications Academy & others. He has been commissioned in the Reserve Force, Armed Forces of the Philippines with the rank of COMMANDER in the

Philippine Navy. He has also been recently recognized as Media Hero of the Year by the world’s premiere business awardgiving body, the Stevie Awards. But more than the academic and professional achievements, he has remained a probinsyano at heart, a boy from the islands who—to these days—speaks Bisaya like he never left.

The award is given to Secretary Martin Andanar for being the catalyst of effective media through his current undertaking as the Head of Presidential Communications Operation Office. His clear-cut approach in communicating the real status of the wholeof-government programs and efforts have bridged the information gap between the Filipino people and its civil servants.

Megaworld to develop P6-B shophouse, commercial district inside Northwin Global City The 16-hectare Northwin Main Street will offer prime commercial and shophouse lots surrounded by parks and gardens for businesses, multinational companies MANILA, Philippines – Just a month after it announced its 28th township, the 85-hectare Northwin Global City in Marilao and Bocaue in Bulacan, Megaworld is developing around 16 hectares of land to become the township’s central business district (CBD), which will be aptly called the Northwin Main Street. The Northwin Main Street will be masterplanned like New York City’s Fifth Avenue where corporate buildings, shophouses, hotels, and commercial towers abound while keeping the walkability of the district. It will offer 145 prime shophouse and commercial lots lined up in pedestrianfriendly streets surrounded with well-curated gardens

and parks. Shophouse lot sizes range from 250 square meters to 550 square meters while commercial lot sizes range from 450 square meters to

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750 square meters. Due for turnover in 2026, the company’s projected sales from this project will reach around P6-billion. With designs inspired by French architecture, shophouses may be built up to three-storeys high for retail, food and beverage outlets such as cafes, restaurants and bars, boutique hotels, and even outpatient clinics. The topmost floor of shophouses may be used for residential or office purposes. Commercial buildings, on the other hand, may be built up to five-storeys high exclusively for commercial purposes only such as office or boutique hotels. “Since the township is just conveniently located along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), and just 20 kilometers away from

Metro Manila, this will be the nearest business district outside of the capital where companies and businesses can build their shops and offices. We also encourage entrepreneurs to become part of this global business district, which will soon be just 20 minutes away from the much-anticipated New Manila International Airport in Bulacan,” says Noli D. Hernandez, executive vice president for sales and marketing, Megaworld. The Northwin Main Street will be carefully masterplanned for connectivity and mobility with promenades and walking parks to be integrated between blocks of the district. Around 44% of the district will be allocated for green and open spaces. Leading to See MEGAWORLD, page 13

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DAVAO CITY – The City movement of minors afGovernment of Davao is ter local authorities here pondering to restrict the noticed that many parents are bringing to the malls ADDENDUM TO THE EXTRAJUDItheir children who have not CIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE been vaccinated against the OF OLIVER Y. NERI & BELINDA Q. NERI WITH PARTITION & DEED OF 2019 coronavirus disease ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION (COVID-19), Mayor Sara OF LAND Duterte said. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES Duterte told Davao City ENT: Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that authorities took up WITNESSETH THAT: this matter during the CO WHEREAS, this addendum is in reference to duly notarized Extra VID-19 Task Force meeting Judicial Settlement of Estate of the on Monday, but no decision Late OLIVER Y NERI and BELINDA has been reached yet. Q. NERI executed by MAIDA N. SANCHEZ and GLENDA N. MAJORENOS, She added that the readjudicating their real properties sponse cluster will draft covered by TCT No. T-22923, OCT some recommendations, no. P-16620 and OCT no. P-16621 which will be discussed in equal share; WHEREAS, the said Extra-Judicial again at the level of the Settlement under Docket No. 79, Page No. 16, Book No. 51, Series of 2021, before ATTY. FARRAH L. YONGCO-INIHAO, a Notary Public for and in the Municipality of Manolo Fortich, Province of Bukidnon, was insufficient of Information as to the names and number of heirs including the partition of shares and the SALE of a PORTION of lot covered by OCT No. O-16621: WHEREAS, the deceased spouses has other four (4) surviving heirs namely: OLIVER Q. NERI, JR., and MARGGIE N. DAGATAN, both of legal age, married, Filipinos and with residence and postal address at Brgy. San Jose, Libona, Bukidnon, JONAR Q. NERI and RAYMOND Q. NERI, both of legal age, married, Filipinos and with residence and postal address at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines; NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the undersigned parties, for good consideration, do hereby agree to make the following changes and/ or additions that area outlined below, in order to rectify and supplant the material information sought by the undersigned parties to reflect in the said Extra-Judicial Settlement, are as follows, to wit: 1. Considering that a PORTION of the above-described parcel of land designated as Lot No. 3096-G measuring an area of Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-One (4,431) Square meters is also subject of DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, between OLIVER Q. NERI JR., MARGGIE N. DAGATAN, MAIDA N. SANCHEZ, GLENDA N. MAJORENOS, JONAR Q. NERI and RAYMOND Q. NERI, hereinafter the SELLERS and EDGAR B. BAUTISTA, likewise of legal age, married, Filipino and with residence and postal address at Brgy. Agusan Canyon, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, hereinafter the BUYER, wherein the consideration amount of such sale is FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P500,00.00); 2. That the SELLERS do hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY by way of ABSOLUTE SALE unto the said buyer the said PORTION of land and all the improvements found thereon, is free from all liens and encumbrances. 3. That the remaining portion of the above parcel of land was adjudicated and equally divided among the following: Lot No. 3096-A: 1,035 Square Meters = OLIVER Q. NERI JR. Lot No. 3096-B: 1,035 Square Meters = JONAR Q. NERI; Lot No. 3096-C: 1,035 Square Meters = RAYMOND Q. NERI; Lot No. 3096-D: 1,035 Square Meters = NAIDA N. SANCHEZ; Lot No. 3096-E: 1,035 Square Meters = GLENDA N. MAJORENOS; and Lot No. 3096-F: 1,035 Square Meters = MARGGIE N. DAGATAN

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF DECEASED DIOSDADO T. ALO SR. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

Is subject for ADDENDUM TO THE EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF OLIVER Y. NERI & BELINDA Q. NERI WITH PARTITION & DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FARRAH L. YONGCO-INIHAO, Notary Public. Per Doc. No. 23; Page No. 5; Book No. LVII; Series of 2021.

This Extrajudicial Settlement of Intestate Estate among heirs of deceased DIOSDAO T. ALO made and executed by and among: BASILIA T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, widow and a resident of Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; EUGENIO T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; LORETO T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Purok-13, Poblacion, Valencia, Bukidnon; ROBERTO T. ALO, SR., of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; DANILO T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; REY AMTHONY T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Bonacao, San Fernando, Bukidnon as representative of Esterlita Alo Drilon who died on May 13, 2017 at Butong, Quezon, Bukidnon; DIOSDADO T. ALO, SR., of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; EDDIE T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Kiburiao, Quezon, Bukidnon; ROGER T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; LEONIE T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; JOSEPHINE A. FUENTES, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; CLAIRE T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; EVELYN T. ALO, of legal age, Filipino, single and with postal address at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon; -WITNESSETH That the above-names are legitimate heirs of Late DIOSDADO T. ALO who died on January 26, 2003 at Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon and died without will. That the deceased, at the time of his death left a parcel of land situated at previously Mibantang but now Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon and more particularly describe as follows: A parcel of land covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-2696 with Tax Declaration No. G-005186, Cad lot no. 993 Pls-444, situated at previously Mibantang but now Cebole, Quezon, Bukidnon with a total area of SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY EVEN (67,887.0) square meters more or less. Is subject for EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF DECEASED DIOSDADO T. ALO SR. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ABUNDIO UR. GAITERA, NOTARY PUBLIC. Per Doc. No. 412; Page No. 82; Book No. 1; Series of 2021.

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task force. The mayor said that the local government is currently following the guidelines of the InterAgency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Diseases (IATF-MEID) for areas placed under Alert Level 2. She said the local authorities are particularly concerned about children aged 11 and below, who are being brought by their parents to enclosed establishments like shopping malls. Duterte noted that children belonging to such age group do not have protection against coronavirus disease because they are not yet vaccinated. The national government allows COVID-19 vaccine to be administered only to minors aged 12 to 17 years old. Comirnaty of PfizerBioNTech and Moderna have been given the emergency use authorization by the government for 12 to 17 years old. But Task force spokesperEXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This deed of Extrajudicial Settlement made and entered into by and between the HEIRS of SPOUSES OLIVER Y. NERI and BELINDA Q. NERI namely: MAIDA NERI SANCHEZ, of legal age, Filipino, married, with residence and postal address at Purok 1, San Jose, Libona, Bukidnon, and GLENDA NERI MAJORENOS, of legal age, Filipino, married, with residence and postal address at Purok 6, Gango, Libona, Bukidnon; WITNESETH THAT: WHEREAS, we are the surviving heirs of OLIVER Y. NERI who died on January 23, 1993 and BELINDA Q. NERI who died on December 6, 1972. WHEREAS, the deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land particularly described as follows:

Parcel 1 Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-22923 Tax Declaration No. 12-012-00597 Lot No : 11 Survey No. : Pcs-10-000398 Area : 1,490 Square meters Location : San Jose, Libona, Bukidnon Owner : OLIVER Y. NERI Parcel 2 Original Certificate of Title No. P-16621 Tax Declaration No. 12-012-00605 Lot No : 1476-3096 Survey No. : Csd-10-004123-D Area : 10,641 Square meters Location : San Jose, Libona, Bukidnon Owner : OLIVER Y. NERI Parcel 3 Original Certificate of title No. D-16620 Tax Declaration No. 12-012000603 Lot No : 1476-E-(3098) Survey No. : Csd-10-0004123-D Area : 6370 Square meters Location : San Jose, Libona, Bukidnon Owner : OLIVER Y. NERI WHEREAS, no personal are involved in this extrajudicial settlement, and that to the best knowledge and information the parties, the deceased left no debts. Is subject for EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FARRAH L. YONGCO-INIHAO, Notary Public. Per Doc. No. 79; Page No. 16; Book No. LI; Series of 2021. MDN: Nov. 23, 30 & Dec. 7, 2021

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A mother takes a selfie with her kids inside a mall in Davao City on Monday, 22 November 2021. Minors are now allowed inside shopping malls after the government eases the quarantine restrictions. MindaNews Photo

son Dr. Michelle Schlosser said that Alert Level 2 does not impose restrictions on the movement of people across all age groups. Last week, she reminded parents that children can become potential spreaders of the virus. She stressed that the threat of the pandemic continues even after the city noted a dramatic decrease in the number of confirmed

COVID-19 cases. Schlosser said that there is no assurance that the children could properly wear their face masks and observe physical distancing while inside the malls. As of November 19, Duterte said the city has reached a total of 1,010,811 individuals jabbed with the first dose and 908,101 with the second dose or 75.7% of the target of 1.2 million

to attain herd immunity. Out of this total, 39,505 children aged 12 to 17 received the first dose and 70 for the second dose. According to the Department of Health-Davao, Davao City reported three new COVID-19 cases as of November 21, bringing the total cases to 53,714 with 302 active, 51,637 recovered and 1,775 dead. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

Davao City bypass road starts excavation for PH longest tunnel

Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa attended the joint site inspection organized by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on November 19, 2021, in Davao City to witness the start of tunnel boring activity for the 2.3-kilometer twin tunnels of the Davao City Bypass Road. DPWH Secretary Roger Mercado and Build, Build, Build (BBB) Chief Implementer Undersecretary Emil Sadain joined Amb. Koshikawa and representatives of Japan’s leading tunnel construction companies in surveying the site, as the drill machines began excavation for the country’s first-ever long-distance mountain tunnel. The twin tunnels are a key component of the 45.5-kilometer Davao City Bypass Construction Project in Southern Mindanao, which will begin in Barangay Sirawan, Toril, Davao City and end in Barangay J.P. Laurel, Panabo City. Once completed, the tunnels will help reduce travel time from

almost two hours via the Pan-Philippine Highway to just 49 minutes. The project’s tunneling activity will use specialized equipment such as drill jumbo, concrete spraying machine and articulated dump hauler, which will work simultaneously at the north and south portals to construct the 2 tunnels with a height of 8 meters and a width of 10 meters. The tunnel is part of Contract Package 1-1 covering 10.7-kilometer of a four-lane highway, which also includes the construction of 3 pairs of bridges, 2 underpasses, 2 overpasses, 4 at-grade intersections, and 12 box-culverts for drainage. The Davao City Bypass Road is another quality infrastructure project financed by Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the Government of Japan with Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) Loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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DPWH turns-over 2-storey Health Center to Barangay Poblacion in Iligan ILIGAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways Poblacion Punong Barangay Anthony Pacaña raises the key of responsibility in jubilation during the turn-over rites of their newly completed multi-purpose building. Also in the picture (left to right) are Ryan Sarip of Jamray Builders (leftmost), Congressman Frederick Siao (center), DPWH Assistant District Engineer (ADE) Saidale Mitmug and Project Engineer Aldyn Quinto (rightmost).

Alienation in Education Due to the Pandemic By: LOVENELA R. SIMBAJON Teacher I Bulua National High School

In times of crisis, a comprehensive approach to education that covers children’ learning, social, and emotional needs is critical. Due to school closures caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic, kids from a variety of backgrounds who are more vulnerable are less likely to receive the support and additional resources they require, and the gap between students who face additional challenges and those who do not may deepen. Closures can also affect students’ feelings of belonging to schools and

self-worth, both of which are critical for inclusion in education. Beyond school closures, it explores the topic of school re-openings by outlining countries’ current policies and proposing policy pointers intended at ensuring that the epidemic does not further obstruct vulnerable pupils’ inclusion in educational systems. Not only is the current coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic affecting people’s health, but it’s also affecting how they learn, work, and live. One of the most significant issues posed by COVID-19 is how to

modify an educational system based on physical schooling. Although the majority of governments are making significant efforts to assure access to continuing education, their capability for high-quality learning, particularly for the most disadvantaged, varies greatly. The importance of teachers in education cannot be overstated. Teachers are the most significant school-side component in student learning, according to research. As a result, how governments support teachers during

school closures will almost certainly have an impact on student learning. The global pandemic is anticipated to produce the greatest significant disruption in educational opportunities in at least a century. Students’ academics and lifestyles will be influenced in a variety of ways, some of which are still unknown. In the short term, because necessary physical separation measures will interrupt or have already disrupted their ability to attend school, they will learn less than they would have otherwise.

“The New Normal Series: Is There an Uncertainty for This Year’s School Opening?” JOEMAR GOMEZ Teacher III Villanueva National High School

Over the past few months, the Department of Education has been very adamant about the opening of classes for S. Y. 2020-2021. From August 24, the school opening has been moved to October 5, the year of 2020. As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been overwhelming our everyday aspect of living, DepEd has been also facing all-inclusive actions to fully prepare for the incoming academic semesters. Although private, standalone schools and universities have already started their online classes, the agency is planning more comprehensively to counterbalance and regard all the challenges students may face once their classes start. In the Memorandum issued by the Office of the President of the Philippines to Sec.

Leonor Briones, it hereby instructed that all preparations for the virtual opening of classes for the academic year 2020-2021, must be made smooth and successful, as the constant commitment to the implementation of the Learning Continuity Plan. To acknowledge everyone’s incertitude, I believe that the school opening for this year’s school opening will set to sail successfully. By realizing the efforts and commitment in part by DepEd, the teachers, partnered organizations, community groups, stakeholders both civil and in position, the continuity learning will be effective and guaranteed to uphold its essence throughout the entire year. The agency has been clear to the interdiction of face-to-face classes,

R.A 10172 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

and have been preparing for the different learning modalities, relative and fit for all students’ accessibilities. All modes are ensured with the absence of sustained face-to-face interaction--this then aims for a flexible type of learning. Furthermore, with the main barriers, we face due to the pandemic are now in address, with all join efforts, we all must understand and support this learning continuity plan to stabilize the new normal where face-to-face is nearly impossible and social distancing is a must. Despite the crisis we face, the valuableness of education must remain on the daily basis, so to kickstart for the upcoming school opening, all must set aside differences and establish cooperation.

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(DPWH) particularly its Lanao del Norte 2nd District Engineering Office recently turnedover the newlycompleted two-storey multi-purpose building to the barangay council of Poblacion, this city. In a simple turnover ceremony, DPWH Assistant District Engineer (ADE) Saidale Mitmug handed over the key of responsibility to Poblacion Punong Barangay Anthony Pacaña. “We are thankful to Congressman Frederick Siao for this beautiful building. We intend to use this as our Barangay Health Center so our residents can have a bigger and better facility for immunizations and other health related

activities”, revealed Pacaña. The two-storey building was built by Jamray Builders and Enterprises for the contract amount of P3.9-million. “With this new building, we hope barangay Poblacion will be able to deliver better health services to its constituents which is very important now especially during this pandemic”, expressed ADE Mitmug. The ribbon-cutting rites was also attended by members of the barangay council, DPWH personnel, staff from the lone congressional district of Iligan City and barangay health workers. (VNL/DPWHPIO)

Teachers’ Task in the New Normal By: ALEX ABEJERO VENTERO Teacher III Agusan Elementary School

It is true that the current pandemic and concern over a potential second outbreak have disrupted traditional s cho oling practices, but the why of creating the new normal should go beyond the current pandemic and delve deeper than fear of illness. Reimagining education in a new way could pave the way for more equal and high-quality education for all young people. The disruption caused by the epidemic has raised awareness of fresh opportunities for revitalizing our educational system and ushering young learners into the future on a fairer playing field. The school disruption has forced all education stakeholders to acknowledge that what matters is the recognition of children’ different needs and the discovery of ways to address those needs using resources other than the instructors themselves. The teacher’s primary task is now to guide stu-

dents to seek those possibilities. This new normal will hopefully drive education authorities to design a sustainable framework for a needs-based curriculum and provide a repertoire of learning modules. Lesson learned during the current school disruption should drive educators to change their perspectives and practices. Reshaping schooling perspective and practices should deliberate on the why, who, what and how of education. The abrupt disappearance of the traditional classroom stage, as well as the isolation of each learner in his or her own space, should motivate teachers to relearn old habits and gain new abilities for alternative types of learning interactions. Teachers were forced to realize that they needed to reach out to each student individually and assess their teaching performance as a result of the pandemic.

R.A 9048 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippine’s Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte Municipality of Iligan City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172 , a notice is hereby served to the public that RIZALINO C. PAPA has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate live of birth RIZALINA CASEPLE PAPA who was born APRIL 16,1961 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte whose parents are ANGELES L. CASIPLE and VICENTE A. PAPA. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than DECEMBER 2021.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that RASID B. SALIC has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from HASOBAH to MUHAMMAD HASOBAH in the Certificate of live birth of HASOBAH MACASASA SALIC who was born on 08 August, 1999 at Iligan, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are RASID B. SALIC and DAEMA D. MACASASA. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than DECEMBER 2021.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that CONSUELO B. TAGARDA has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from CONSUELITO to CONSUELO in the Certificate of live birth of CONSUELITO BORJA who was born on MAY 9, 1951 at Iligan, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are LOURDES MASLOG and CLEMENTE BORJA. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than DECEMBER 2021.

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(SGD) ATTY.YUSSIP DON JUSTIN F.MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

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(SGD) ATTY.YUSSIP DON JUSTIN F.MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

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(SGD) ATTY.YUSSIP DON JUSTIN F.MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar

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The Philippines’ open finance policy By HERVIVONIE B. OLING Administrative Assistant II Division of Tangub City

IN an interconnected world which even hyperdigitized due to the constraints of the pandemic, open finance allows everyday Filipinos to perform their financial transactions in their various financial accounts across different platforms in a seamless, convenient and safe manner. These can be seen through inter-bank transactions, faster account creation processes, access to wider financial products like insurance and investments and many more. Open finance therefore is a necessary step to fully digitize and revitalize the financial industry, taking into consideration that customers now expect interoperability of all financial products and platforms. The country aims to promote an enabling environment that fosters innovation, encourages competition and advances financial

inclusion w hi le s afeguarding the integrity and stability of the financial system. Open finance is guaranteed to safeguard of information, actual fees and charges related to the access of information and performance of transactions, fair and equitable terms and conditions and products and ser vices appropriate to the capacity and risk appetite of the client and problem resolution procedures. With respect to data privacy, open finance relies on two key data privacy rights: the right to access and the right to data portability with the former being the right to reasonable access of one’s personal information upon demand and the latter being the right to obtain one’s personal information stored with another data processor and be transferred to another data processor.

Chasing Changes: Creative Adaptability through Innovation by: CYDEL P. VALMORES

The novelty of crafting varied innovations in response to the dynamic needs and welfare of the learners in the new normal has been the center of emphasis in every school since we are facing the verge of the pandemic and schools should be responsive and adaptive to the educational setbacks. Jasaan District has the profound vision to innovate through seeing the need to develop the leadership and governance skills of the school heads in unifying internal and external stakeholders, to innovate through assessing the needs of the teaching personnel on how to effectively deliver the teaching learning process and developing learner’ individuality, to innovate through considering the need of the learners in honing their knowledge, skills, attitude and apply it in the real setting, to innovate through evaluating the need of the parents in adapting in the new normal as partners of the teachers in assisting learning. Innovativeness requires thorough planning and series of resilient envisioning as it marks a vital impact not only to the learners but to the education in entirety. This unprecedented crisis challenged everyone in the educational sector, thus, the need for innovation is a necessity. The use of technological advancement has been the contrivance in promoting

and delivering teaching and learning now a days, however, being innovative does not end in using these technology alone but empowering students to grasp lifelong learning and to become an agent of change through utilizing technology. Innovation is very much vital in education because it empowers the presence of the teachers and learners to look for opportunities beyond the walls, to go beyond what is seen by the eyes, thus, encourages us to research, to explore to unveil new things, to solve problems that entail creativity and are resultoriented. Creating innovations can broaden the network of the school in terms of partnership with stakeholders that convey positive and engaging activities that can lead to a greater impact towards our learners. Innovation is the key in bridging educational gaps created by this pandemic. It deepens our understanding to the situation and challenges our minds to brainstorm varied solutions to the identified problems and to organize approaches, strategies, and processes that is updated, timely and responsive to the needs of time. Thus, school personnel must possess a flexible mindset to come up with a fresh viewpoint and a clear vision to innovate to have a tangible result in educational progress.

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Lacson Presidency to Prioritize Tough Stance vs WPS Bullying A tough stance against bullying in the West Philippine Sea, anchored on maintaining the balance of power in the area, will be prioritized under a Lacson presidency, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said Monday. Lacson said that while the Philippines should maintain trade relations with countries like China, it cannot sacrifice its sovereignty and sovereign rights for this. "Tinuturing nating kaibigan ang China pero ang turing ba nila sa atin kaibigan? Dapat equal footing, hindi one way (We treat China as a friend, but does China treat us that way? Friendship should be on equal footing, not one-way)," he said in an interview on Radyo 5. "Meron tayong sovereign rights sa EEZ natin kaya dapat i-assure natin na lahat ng nations that freedom of navigation will be observed and upheld. Ang China wala sa kanila ang freedom of navigation (We have sovereign rights on our exclusive economic zone, we can assure all nations that we will observe and uphold that freedom of navigation, something China does not do)," he added. When asked if he will treat the West Philippine Sea situation as a priority issue if he wins the 2022 presidential race, Lacson said he has always done so. "Maski di pa ako kandi-

dato, ito ang gusto ko mangyari, ma-enhance ang ating alliance hindi lang sa US kundi sa ibang (Even when I was not yet a candidate, I had always pushed for enhancing our alliances with our allies including the US, to maintain the balance of power)," he said. "Records will bear this out: Maski di pa ako kandidato, ito ang gusto ko mangyari, ma-enhance ang ating alliance hindi lang sa US kundi sa ibang (Records will bear this out: Even when I was not yet a candidate, I had always pushed for enhancing our alliances with our allies including the US, to maintain the balance of power)," he said. He said the balance of power would discourage countries like China from making incursions and from bullying smaller nations' ships in the area. Lacson cited information reaching him that China once "challenged" a US warship passing in the area. When the US vessel's captain invoked the right of innocent passage, the Chinese vessel did not even block or attack the vessel with water cannons like it did two Philippine vessels headed for Ayungin Shoal last Nov. 16. "Doon natin nakikita na pag may balance of power sa WPS, hindi talaga magkakagiyera at mapapangalagaan natin ang ating sovereign

rights and territorial integrity (From this episode, we see that if there is balance of power in the WPS, there would be no war and we can maintain our sovereign rights and territorial integrity)," Lacson said. Meanwhile, Lacson said the timing is now right to revisit the PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty, after the US expressed willingness to enhance efforts toward an international law-based maritime order, including freedom of navigation. Lacson also reiterated he is not favoring the US or any other country, stressing that the Philippines' foreign policy is always anchored on national interest. "Malinaw sa West Philip-

pine Sea, ang national interest natin ma-exercise ang sovereign rights within the EEZ at sovereignty natin within 12 nautical miles (It is clear that in the West Philippine Sea, our national interest dictates that we exercise our sovereign rights within the EEZ and sovereignty within 12 nautical miles)," he said. Lacson, who is running for President under Partido Reporma, has long pushed for a balance of power in the West Philippine Sea, with the Philippines strengthening its ties with its allies that are militarily strong and have an interest in maintaining the balance of power as they value the freedom of navigation in the area.

“Shedding Light on Sidelining Professional Teachers” JOEMAR GOMEZ Teacher III Villanueva National High School

'Moonlighting' is the term coined that refers to an individual obtaining a second job whilst having regular employment. It’s getting two fulltime jobs at the same time, which it becomes an ultimate juggle between hard work, effort, and especially time becomes a double, arduous battle for the person. The teaching profession alone requires long periods and work, so the percentage of moonlighting teachers doesn’t even contend in numbers in all parts of the world. Nevertheless, it will never be an issue in the Philippines since DepEd has already established a memorandum on the absolute prohibition of the Moonlighting and Private Practice of the Teaching Job. Anyone caught moonlighting shall be dealt with the law and rules. Second full-time jobs may not then Publication Notice RA 10172

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be the case but many professional teachers have ‘part-time’ sidelines, these are minor jobs in which they can easily flex the schedules under their main profession; where they can do it on their free and vacant times without much hassle. Examples of these jobs include online jobs such as tutoring, teaching, translating, writing and editing, or even online selling. These sidelines majorly are done via online platforms which can be easy and attainable to perform amid the demanding prior profession, yet these can also be done without the use of online connectivity. The reason for having extra sidelines may point out their cause of finding another means to make extra income since most teacher populations face salary deductions, loan payments, and other endless financial subtraction

from their original salary. Then again, these educators who still have another job aside from their profession display great diligence just to provide and earn for their families and themselves. We should think of the extra hours they add to their workloads just to stabilize their income. Moreover, their health and sacrifices just to equate their obligations. As long as it doesn’t cause any conflict of interest, does not violate the ‘double compensation’ policy upon their respective guideline employments, with the job not hindering to the official rendered office hours by the particular sector and does not become the reason for the disadvantage of their oaths and duties, then they need the support they deserve for being outstanding servicemen for their country.

Publication Notice RA 10172

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of MATANAO OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: COTABATO City/Municipality: CARMEN

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0021-2021 R.A. 10172

Date: November 19, 2021

In compliance with the publication Requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that EUGENE MAURING BADONG has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of EUGENE MAURING BADONG at Carmen, Cotabato and whose parents are Elias, Jr. N. Badong and Gina B. Mauring. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 03, December 2021.

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that NELJEN VILLAFUERTE LIBATON has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of NELJEN VILLAFUERTE LIBATON who was born on 08 DECEMBER 1996 at MATANAO, DAVAO DEL SUR and whose parents are AVELINO GUEMAN LIBATON and ELISA GEVEROLA VILLAFUERTE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 13 DECEMBER 2021.

MDN: November 23 & 30, 2021

(SGD) ROSIE A. TOMELDEN Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: November 23 & 30, 2021

(SGD) HELEN JAO-PANES Municipal Civil Registrar

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Globe took home three awards at the recently held 18th Annual Int e r n at i o n a l Bu s i n e s s Awards. The company bagged a Gold Stevie for Most Valuable Corporate Response for keeping its employees and customers #SafeAtHome during the pandemic. Adjudged as outstanding, Globe’s “COVID response was communication-based and peoplebased which met many needs that suddenly hit the social and work scene. There was a clearly stated and straightforward vision. The response was broad and swift and made an important difference to people who were isolated.“ Among some of Globe’s award-winning programs were the Globe Labs, its own PCR testing facility, Thursdays By The Desk, which discouraged meetings every Thursday to give way to productive, uninterrupted work, and HopeChat, which connects

employees to mental health experts via Messenger. Globe also won a Silver Stevie for Achievement in Human Resources for its various initiatives on employee engagement, digital support, holistic wellness, and learning and development that have improved the organization’s relationship with its employees. Based on the 2020 iSpeak Employee Engagement Survey from Willis Towers Watson, Employee Engagement was at 93% — the highest in five years, despite the challenges of the pandemic. Globe is the only Filipino Company to be part of the WTW High Performing Organizations. For its numerous milestones since 2019, which had a p ositive impac t on both the telecommunications industr y and the country, Globe also received a Silver Stevie under Company of the Year, Telecommunications division.

Republic of the Philippines ) Cagayan de Oro City ) S.S.

discounts on productivity items that will help them create their best work at home. We made them feel our presence through programs that care,” said Ato Jiao, Globe Chief Human

“During the pandemic, we stood by our employee’s side, supporting them with mental health programs, digital podcasts to keep them connected, wellness seminars, and exclusive

Resource Officer. Globe aligns its actions with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals No. 3 on good health and well-being, UN SDG No. 8 on decent work and

economic growth and UN SDG No. 9 on industry, innovation, and infrastructure. To know more about Globe, visit www.globe. com.ph.

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Regional Office No. 10 5F and 6F Trinidad Building, Corner Capistrano-Yacapin Streets, Cagayan de Oro City

NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT If you have any information / objection to mentioned applications, Please communicate with the Regional Director.

AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION I, LISA AGNES A. ZABLAN, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of, 182 Tomas Saco corner Maris de Lara Street, Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City hereby depose and say:

1. That I am the only daughter and heir of FLORENDO F. ZABLAN who died intestate in Cagayan de Oro City, last July 27, 2021 as evidenced by Death Certificate hereto attached as ANNEX “A” and made an integral part of this Affidavit; 2. That my late father has an account at Philippine National Bank (PNB) Main Branch-Corrales-Chaves, Cagayan de Oro City, with account no. 410110175758 under account name – Zablan, Lisa Agnes A. ITF Zablan, Florendo F.; 3. That I am also the trustee of the said account since I was the one who transacted with the bank due to my late father’s old age and ailments; 4. That my late father left no debts, liabilities or obligations to any persons, agency or institution; 5. That pursuant to Rule 74, Sec. 1 of the Rules of Court, I hereby adjudicate unto myself the above described PNB bank account by means of this Affidavit and hereby request that the said adjudication be made effective without judicial proceeding as prescribed by the aforementioned Rules of Court.

November 22, 2021 SGD. ALBERT E. GUTIB OIC - Regional Director R.A. Form No.10.1(LCRO)

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this OCT. 25, 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City. Affiant exhibited to me her valid ID as above written. Doc. No. 135; Page No. 27; Book No. 69; Series of 2021 MDN: Nov 9, 16, & 23, 2021

A 10172 Form No 10.1 (LCRO)

RA Form 10.1(LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Camiguin Municipality of Mambajao

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality Magsaysay

N O T I C E OF P U B LI C A TI O N

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that LUISITA RAGO TORRECAMPO has filed with this Office PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME in her husband’s Certificate of Live Birth, ROY CAHARIAN TORRECAMPO from “ROY VICTOR” to “ROY”. He was born on 21 MARCH 1967 at CAMIGUIN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN SUBPROVINCE, PHILIPPINES whose parents are: VISMIN HONRADO TORRECAMPO and ROSITA VELOSO CAHARIAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than DECEMBER 7, 2021.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No.10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that Jona Caño Cumawas has filed with this Office a petition for Change of Gender from “Male” to “Female” in the Certificate of Live Birth of Jona Caño Cumawas who was born on June 24, 2001 at Sta Cruz, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are Joseph Badajos Cumawas and Terna Buntag Caño. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than November 25, 2021.

IN WITNESS I have set my hand this OCT. 25, 2021 at Cagayan de Oro City. LISA AGNES A. ZABLAN Affiant SSS I.D. No. 08-0578144-3

MDN: November 23, 2021

(Sgd) EDITHA B.MOOSREINER, MBA Municipal Civil Registrar

(Sgd) SHIRLEY FE S. RATILLA Municipal Civil Registrar

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MDN: Nov. 16 & 23, 2021

PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte Municipality of iligan city

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE 1F South Wing Administrative Bldg. City Hall, Capistrano-Hayes Sts Cagayan de Oro City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIO

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANGELOU P. ESTORCO has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate live of birth ANGELOU PALAE ESTORCO who was born 02 AUGUST 2003 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte whose parents are MERYLYN M. PALAE and JIMBOY L. ESTORCO Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than DECEMBER 2021.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that MA.LEAH BAJUYO LINCUNA has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “MARIA LEA” to “MA. LEAH” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARIA LEA BAJUYO LINCUNA who was born on SEPTEMBER 03, 1973 in CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and whose parents are ADRIANO VIRTUDAZO LINCUNA and LORNA SARIN BAJUYO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than NOVEMBER 22, 2021.

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048 & 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that JUNABE DUMALAG PARO has filed with this Office a petition for the correction of Clerical Error of the CHILD’S SEX from “M” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JUNABE GAGUAN DUMALAG who was born on FEBRUARY 08, 1973 at LAPASAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are BERNABE DUMALAG T. and N. GAGUAN JUDITHA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than NOVEMBER 22, 2021.

MDN: Nov. 16 & 23, 2021

(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIP DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting city Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov. 16 & 23, 2021

(Sgd) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

MDN: Nov. 16 & 23, 2021

(Sgd) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

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Globe in advanced discussions with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres to form a joint venture on Globe’s data center in the Philippines Globe (PSE:GLO), a leading digital platform in the Philippines, with major interests in telecommunications, financial technology, digital marketing solutions, venture capital funding for startups, entertainment, and virtual healthcare, has signed an exclusivity agreement with Singapore-headquartered ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (“STT GDC”), one of the fastestgrowing data center providers globally, on the carve-out of Globe’s data center business in Philippines (“Globe DC”). Under the exclusivity agreement, Globe and STT GDC will enter into discussions and aim to sign definitive agreements related to Globe DC. Globe, through its whollyowned subsidiary Innove Communications, Inc., has been operating data centers since 2001, and has since expanded its portfolio nationwide, serving both its internal needs and corporate clients across various industries. Globe data centers are globally competitive, advanced, standardcompliant and highly secure facilities offering world-class data, network, telecommunication and IT services ranging from carrier-neutral colocation space, managed security, mission-critical applications and cloud solutions. The portfolio is expected to grow as Globe continues to expand its footprint in anticipation of large demand requirements in the future. Globe data center facilities have midterm expansion potential of up to 45MW power. Globe believes a partnership with STT GDC is the next important step that will accelerate Globe’s data center growth strategy and market

share position in the Philippines, enabling them to take advantage of the structural growth trends in the region and creating value for key stakeholders in the longer term. The transaction is expected to take the form of a joint venture, in which Globe will remain a significant shareholder. The investment into Globe DC is fully consistent with Globe’s long-term strategy of its data center business through partnering with a leading data center operator to create a top tier data center business in the Philippines and regionally. More importantly, this transaction reinforces Globe’s efforts to innovate into a leading digital solutions group that provides connectivity and solutions to power and enable a robust digital ecosystem for the Filipino. “The Philippines is strategically positioned to capture the booming global demand for data centers. Our strong track record and extensive customer reach, together with STT GDC’s deep operational expertise, position us well to be a leading data center company in the Philippines.” Ernest L. Cu, President and CEO of Globe commented. “Our potential joint venture with

STT GDC will therefore be a significant multi-year growth driver for Globe and will further drive our transformation into a digital platform, this time into B2B space, after success of B2C with GCash.” Discussions on such opportunities are ongoing and there is no certainty that such discussions will lead to definitive transactions. Globe will make relevant announcements in accordance with the rules of the Philippines Stock Exchange as and when appropriate.

DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late DIONISIO T. FORNOLLES who died on January 18, 2017 in Digos City, left certain motor vehicle with Certificate of Registration 180483796 describes as follows: Make: YAMAHA, Series : RS110F2JC1, Body Type: TC HIRE, Engine No. 2JC1008866, Chasis No. 2JC1008010, Plate No. 1116-65020 is subject DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE among to the legitimate surviving heirs Before ATTY. MARC DOMINIC R. FERNANDEZ, Notary Public, in as per Doc. No. 46; Page No. 10; Book No. XLVI; Series of 2021. MDN: Nov 9, 16 & 23, 2021

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late FRANCISCO OLIVEROS JR., who died intestate on November 22, 2001, in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, and who were entitled to succeed to his estate; that the deceased died intestate, without WILL and TESTAMENT, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; that the deceased left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. 137-2017009344, situated in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED (200) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, that, FURTHER FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND (P150,000.00) PESOS, Philippines Currency, to us in hand paid to my great satisfaction from LEONILO B. PACATANG and EUGENE ANTHONY C. TABALBA, do by these presents hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY by way of DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE unto the said, LEONILO B. PACATANG and EUGENE ANTHONY C. TABALBA, theirs heirs and assigns, all our Rights Shares, and successors in Interest, of a parcel of land above-described, and now in their possession. That, we hereby warrant our title unto the said LEONILO B. PACATANG and EUGENE ANTHONY C. TABALBA, and that henceforth the shall have exclusive right of ownership and possession over of said parcel of land, and the same is free all liens and encumbrances, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of FRANCISCO OLIVEROS JR., per DOC #379; PAGE #76; BOOK #106; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JAMES KIUNISALA JUDITH II.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED LILIA G. LEMORAN WITH SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE DECEASED LILIA G. LEMORAN WITH DEED OF SALE OF PORTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: We, RODULFO P. LAWAS, of legal age, widower, Filipino, a resident of Minsalaga, Don Carlos, Bukidnon, Philippines; MAREBETH L. TIMTIM, ROXAN L. PIANA and GLENDA MAY L. DURA, all of legal age, married, Filipino, a resident of Misalagan, Don Carlos, Bukidnon, Phlippines, do hereby freely and spontaneously declare and make mistake; DECLARE AND MAKE MANIFEST That we are the surviving legitimate heirs of the late spouses MARINA L. BAGASBAS, who died on February 14, 2020 at Minsalagan, Don Carlos, Bukidnon; That the deceased died without any will and the surviving heirs are as follows; RODULFO P. LAWAS, MAREBETH L. TIMTIM, ROXAN L. PIANA and GLENDA MAY L. DURA, all legitimate heirs; That the deceased left no debts; That the deceased left a parcel of land located at Sinangguyan, Don Carlos, Bukidnon, Philippines and more particularly described as follows: “A parcel of land containing ana area of TWENTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT (20,458) square meters. Identified as Lot No. 178-B, PSD-101304-018469 (AR). Covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No AT-13173.” That the parties herein have agreed as they hereby agree to divide and settle among themselves the above-described property; That for in and in consideration of the sum FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (50,000.00) Philippine currency, to us in hand paid by SAMMY TILAR, of legal age, Filipino, married to EMILY PANGA TILAR and a resident of Poblacion, Kitaotao, Bukidnon, Philippines, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby SELL, TRANSFER, AND CONVEY, absolutely and unconditionally his/her heirs and assigns a portion of the above-described parcel of land including all improvement found therein described as follows: “A portion of land containing an area of of EIGHTEEN THOUSAND (18,000) square meters more or less is the subject of Deed of Absolute Sale.” That the same is free from all liens and encumbrances whatsoever, hat the above-described property is not tenanted or leased to anybody. Is the subject of EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE OF THE DECEASED MARINA L. BAGASBAS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE MARINA L. BAGASBAS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. LORDINO P. SALVAÑA, Notary Public, per Doc No. 337; Page No. 68; Book No. CXXII; Series of 2021.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That this document is made and entered into by and among; The heirs of the late MATEO LUMINTAD GUMALING (deceased) died on September 18, 1966 married to CECILIA SINONTAO GUMALING (deceased) died on July 4, 1970 and children; CONCHITA GUMALING SEPULVEDA, of legal age, and a resident of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; JESUS SINONTAO GUMALING (deceased) died on May 15, 2007 married to EVA DADOLE GUMALING with children, ROBERT PINGOL GUMALING, JOEL PINGOL GUMALING, JOSE DADOLE GUMALING, JOCELYN GUMALING. DEMETRIO SINONTAO GUMALING (deceased) died on February 7, 2007 marries to ADELA AJAN GUMALING with children: ELIZABETH AJAN GUMALING, ELIZER AJAN GUMALING, EVELYN GUMALING LUMANGGAY, ESTHER AJAN GUMALING, EDMUND AJAN GUMALING, EARLY GRACE AJAN GUMALING, ENERSON AJAN GUMALING. MARIA DOLORES GUMALING VILLANUEVA (deceased) died on January 29, 2009 with children GRACE VILLANUEVA VILLAMOR, GREGG GUMALING VILLANUEVA, GRAY GUMALING VILLANUEVA; FAUSTINO SINONTAO GUMALING, (deceased) died on February 10, 2012 married to ELIZA DADOLE GUMALING (widow) with children CRISOLOGO D. GUMALING and CHERRIE DADOLE GUMALING (herein referred to as the HEIR/VENDEE). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, herein parties are the surviving heirs to late MATEO L. GUMALING and CECILIA S. GUMALING who died on September 1966 and July 04, 1970 respectively, WHEREAS, the deceased left no debts and no will or testament, but left a parcel of land more particularly described as follows: “A PARCEL OF LAND, known as Lot 13-009 located at Poblacion, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. Containing an area of Twenty Three Thousand Four Hundred (23,400) square meters, more or less, and covered under Tax Declaration No. 02-1623 in the name of MATEO GUMALING.” WHEREAS, hewrein parties hereby partition the above described parcel of land equally among themselves; WITNESSETH FURTHER: WHEREAS the HEIRS/VENDORS offered to sell and the HEIR/VENDEE CHERRIE DADOLE GUMALING agreed to buy the HEIRS/VENDORS SHARE, RIGHTS AND OWNERSHIP of the above described property for the amount of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100,000.00) Philippine Currency; WHEREAS for and in consideration of the amount of ONE HUNDED THOUSAND PESOS (P100,000.00) Philippine Currency, and paid by the HEIR/VENDEE and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, The Absolute Sale unto the said HEIR/VENDEE, her heirs and assigns, all the HEIR/VENDORS rights title and interest of the certain real property above-described together with all the improvements found thereon if any, free from all liens and encumbrances of whatever nature including real estate taxes as the date of this instrument; Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE WITH DEED SALE, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. BENBER B. APEPE, Notary Public, per Doc No. 58; Page No. 12; Book No. 18, Series of 2020.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THSES PRESENTS: This Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate of Deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN, with Sale of Parcel of Land (the “instrument”) is made and entered into this ___________, at Maramag, Bukidnon, by and between: Heirs of the Deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN, who died intestate on August 03, 2011 to wit: ANONSACION GUTANG LEMORAN, of legal age, widow, Filipino and with residence address at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon MARIA GUTANG GONZAGA, of legal age, Filipino, and with residence at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon; hereinafter referred as HEIRS-VENDORS; - And JOFECAR BANGGAY GALVAN, of legal age, single, Filipino, and with residence at Anhawon, Maramag, BuKkidnon; hereinafter referred as VENDEE; (The HEIRS-VENDORS and the VENDEE shall likewise be referred singly as “the party” or collectively referred to as “the Parties”, as the case may be.) WITNESSETH: For and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, the Parties hereto have mutually agreed as follows, THAT: 1. The deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN died intestate on AUGUST 3, 2011 as a resident of ANAHAWON, MARAMAG, BUKIDNON, leaving a parcel of land located at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon, which he possesses in concept of an owner during his lifetime and more particularly described by virtue of Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-115017, known as Lot No. 7-A, PSD-10-057978 PORTION OF LOT 7-PSD-10-007343 (OLT ), containing a total area of SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY -NINE SQUARE METERS (7,749 SQ. M.), more or less; 2. At the time of the death of deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN, she left no known dets and no will; and this instrument does not involve personal property as none was left by the decedent at the time of his death; 3. The HEIRS-VENDORS hereto being all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contact and being the surviving heirs of the deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN are the only forced heirs of the herein decedent; 4. It is to the best interest of the HEIRSVENDORS and of the estate of the above-named decedent , that the above-described parcel of land be adjudicated by and among themselves; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, subject to the limitations imposed under Section 4 thereof, the HEIRS-VENDORS herein, do hereby adjudicate unto themselves, as by these ADJUDUCATED unto themselves the herein above-described parcel of land in pro indiviso equal share. 5. For and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (150,000.00), to the HEIRS-VENDORS counted and paid by the VENDEE and receipt of which is hereby acknowledge by the former to their entire satisfaction, do hereby sell, cede, transfer and convey as by these presents have SOLD, CEDED, TRANSFERRED AND CONVEYED their share, rights, and/or interest over the said property unto said VENDEE, its heirs, assigns, executors or administrators, a portion of the subject parcel of land known as LOT 7-A-2, PSD10-077380 with an equivalent area of SIX HUNDRED THREE SQUARE METERS (603 SQ. M.) only,. The VENDEE hereby acknowledge that it shall be responsible for the subdivision and partition of the subject property to segregate the portion being sold and conveyed to the VENDEE under this Instrument and shall shoulder any and all expenses arising therefrom. 6. The expenses for the notarization of this Instrument, relocation survey and other incidental expenses for the titling of the subject land in the name of the VENDEE, shall be at the expenses for the titling of the subject land in the name of the VENDEE including the expenses for ESTATE Tax, Capital Gains Taxes, Documentary Taxes, transfer tax, registration fees, and such other expenses, excluding however, real estate taxes that have accrued as of the signing of this Instrument which shall be for the account of the HEIRS-VENDORS 7. That the HEIRS-VENDORS do hereby warrant valid title to, and peaceful possession of, the property herein sold and conveyed, and further declares that the same is free and clear of all lines and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever. Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED LILIA G. LEMORAN WITH SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. DAUGHNILEN S. JADAP-JAMILA, Notary Public, per Doc No. 422; Page No. 86; Book No. I; Series of 2021.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This Extra-Judicial Settlement of Estate of Deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN with Sale of Parcel Land (the “Instrument”) is made and entered into this 10 March 2021, at Maramag, Bukidnon, by and between: Heirs of the Deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN, who died intestate on August 03, 2011 to wit: ANONSACION GUTANG LIMORAN, of legal age, widow, Filipino and with residence address at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon MARIA GUTANG GONZAGA, of legal age, Filipino and with residence at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon, hereinafter referred as HEIRS-VENDORS; - AND – RAFINO L. LIBA, JULIETA L. LIBA, SEGUNDO L. LIBA, CELESTINA L. LIBA and MAXIMO LIBA, all of legal age, Filipino and with residence address at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon; hereinafter referred as VENDEE; (The HEIRS-VENDORS and the VENDEE shall likewise be referred singly as “the Party” or collectively referred to as “the Parties”,as the case may be.) WITNESSETH For and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, the Parties hereto have mutually agreed as follows, THAT: 1. The deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN died intestate on AUGUST 3, 2011 as a resident of ANAHAWON, MARAMAG, BUKIDNON, leaving a parcel of land located at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon, which he possesses in concept of an owner during his lifetime and more particularly described by virtue of Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-115017, known as Lot No. 7-A, PSD-10-057978 PORTION OF LOT 7-PSD-10-007343 (OLT ), containing a total area of SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY -NINE SQUARE METERS (7,749 SQ. M.), more or less; 2. At the time of the death of deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN, she left no known debts and no will; and this instrument does not involve personal property as none was left by the decedent at the time of his death; 3. The HEIRS-VENDORS hereto being all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract and being the surviving heirs of the deceased LILIA G. LEMORAN are the only forced heirs of the herein decedent; 4. It is to the best interest of the HEIRSVENDORS and of the estate of the above-named decedent, that the abovedescribed parcel of land be adjudicated by and among themselves; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, subject to the limitations imposed under Section 4 thereof, the HEIRS-VENDORS herein, do hereby adjudicate unto themselves, as by these ADJUDUCATED unto themselves the herein above-described parcel of land in pro indiviso equal share. 5. For and in consideration of the sum of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (300,000.00), to the HEIRS-VENDORS counted and paid by the VENDEE and receipt of which is hereby acknowledge by the former to their entire satisfaction, do hereby sell, cede,transfer and convey as by these presents have SOLD, CEDED, TRANSFERRED AND CONVEYED their share, rights, and/or interest over the said property unto said VENDEE, its heirs, assigns, executors or administrators, a portion of the subject parcel of land known as LOT 7-A, PSD-10-057978 with an equivalent area of FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR SQUARE METERS (4,954 SQ. M.) only,. The VENDEE hereby acknowledge that it shall be responsible for the subdivision and partition of the subject property to segregate the portion being sold and conveyed to the VENDEE under this Instrument and shall shoulder any and all expenses arising therefrom. 6. The expenses for the notarization of this Instrument, relocation survey and other incidental expenses for the titling of the subject land in the name of the VENDEE, shall be at the expenses for the titling of the subject land in the name of the VENDEE including the expenses for ESTATE Tax, Capital Gains Taxes, Documentary Taxes, transfer tax, registration fees, and such other expenses, excluding however, real estate taxes that have accrued as of the signing of this Instrument which shall be for the account of the HEIRS-VENDORS 7. That the HEIRS-VENDORS do hereby warrant valid title to, and peaceful possession of, the property herein sold and conveyed, and further declares that the same is free and clear of all lines and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever. Is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE DECEASED LILIA G. LEMORAN WITH DEED OF SALE OF PORTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. DAUGHNILEN S. JADAP-JAMILA, Notary Public, per Doc No. 421; Page No. 86; Book No. I; Series of 2021.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This Extra-Judicial Settlement of Intestate Estate Among Heirs of Deceased Lilia G. Lemoran with Sale of Portin of Agricultural Land, made executed among their heirs: ANONSACION G. LIMORAN, of legal age, widow, Filipino a resident of Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon, hereinafter known as HEIR-VENDOR; MARIA L. GONZAGA, of legal age married, Filipino a resident of Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon, hereinafter known as HEIR-VENDOR; BERNARD A. HANGINAN, of legal age, married to DONNAH V. HANGINAN, Filipino, a resident of Purok-1, Bonifacio St. South Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon, hereinafter known as the VENDEE; WITNESSETH: That the above-name parties, of legal ages, the mother and only sister of the late Lilia G. Lemoran who died on August 3, 2011 at Polymedic Hospital, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, who died without any will: That the said deceased at the time of their death left a personal property and more particularly described to wit: “A parcel of Agricultural land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-115017 known as lot No. 7-A, Psd-10-057978 being a portion of lot 7, Psd-10-007343 (OLT) situated at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon. Containing an area of SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY NINE (7,749) SQUARE METERS more or less.” That no personal properties are involved in this extra-judicial settlement; That the above-described parcel of Agricultural land is not tenanted and therefore does not come within the purview of Republic Act Nos. 3844, 6657 or Presidential Decree on Land Reform and that the provisions of Art.1621-1623 of Civil Code have been duly complied with; That by virtue of the provisions of Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, we, the heirs of the late Lilia G. Lemoran hereby extra-judicially adjudicates unto themselves the entire abovedescribed parcel of Agricultural land, being the surviving heirs of the deceased DEED OF SALE OD A PORTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND (EXTRA JUDICIALLY ADJUDICATED) That for and in consideration of the amount THREE JUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P 300,000.00) Philippine currency, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to their entire and complete satisfaction of the HEIT-VENDORS by these presents WE do hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER, and CONVEY unto the said VENDEE, their/hid/ her heirs, assigns and successors in interest, a portion of the above-described Portion of Agricultural land and more particularly described to wit: “A portion pf Agricultural land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title NO. T-115017 known as lot No. 7-A-1, Psd-10-077380 being a portion of Lot 7-A, Psd-10-057978 located at Anahawon, Maramag, Bukidnon. Containing an area if SIX HUNDRED FOUR (604) SQUARE METERS more or less.” That we hereby warrant our title/ declaration unto the said VENDEE and that henceforth, he/she shall have exclusive right of ownership and possession over said portion of Agricultural land and free from all liens or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever. Is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE DECEASED LILIA G. LEMORAN WITH DEED OF SALE OF PORTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY ABUNDIO UR. GAITERA, Notary Public, per Doc No. 170; Page 34; Book I; Series of 2021.

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EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE OF THE DECEASED MARINA L. BAGASBAS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE MARINA L. BAGASBAS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE DECEASED LILIA G. LEMORAN WITH DEED OF SALE OF PORTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE CARMENCITA M. TORTOLA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This Extra Judicial Settlement of the Estate of the late Carmencita M. Tortola is executed and entered into by and between and among: DEAN GEORGE M. TORTOLA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of P-18 Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon, Philippines; JUSTICE GEORGE M. TORTOLA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of P-18, Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon, Phillipines; MASTER GEORGE M. TORTOLA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Basag, Ampayon, Butuan City, Philippines; FAITH CHRISTINE MARIE T. PIO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Baybay, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, Philippines; MARJORIE ANN T. TORTOLA, of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident pf P-9 Pinatilan, Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines; WITNESSETH WHEREAS, on MARCH 23, 2020, Carmencita M. Tortola, widower, died intestate in Purok 7, Poblacion, Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines leaving certain parcel of land, which is more particularly described as follows: Transfer Certificate of Title No. 133-2020002354 Registered in the name of Jorge P. Tortola Lot No. 523-A-2-H, Psd-10-072522 A parcel of land (Lot No. 523-A-2-H, Psd-10-072522), being a portion of Lot No. 523-A-2, Psd-10-039393 situated at Dologon, Maramag, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINE (4,409) SQUARE METERS more or less. Corners 6-7 are old points and the rest are marked PS cyl. conc. mon. 15x50 cm. Bearings true, date of original survey July 14, 1955 and that of the subdivision May 30, 2016, executed by Alex P. Ramigoso, Geodetic Engineer and approved on September 22, 2016. WHEREAS, the HEIRS hereto are the sole only heirs of the decedent entitled to succeed to her estate, they being her surviving legitimate children; WHEREAS, the decedent has no known debts and obligations due against the estate prior to her demise; Is the subject EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE CARMENCITA M. TORTOLA , under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO L. VASIG, JR., Notary Public, per Doc No. 385; Page No. 78; Book No. 337; Series of 2021. MDN: Nov 16, 23 & 30, 2021

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE SIXTO P. SANTAN KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This Extrajudicial Settlement of the Estate made and entered into this__________ day of ________, 2021 in Lantapan, Bukidnon, by the following persons, all heirs of the late SIXTO P. SANTAN: RITA B. SANTAN, widow, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon; ARNOLD B. SANTAN, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon; RAMCIE B. SANTAN, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon; JENETH B. SANTAN, of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon; BEVERLY S. LINGIAN, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon; MARIAFE S. OBEMIO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon; WITNESSETH; That; WHEREAS, the late SIXTO P. SANTAN died on December 29, 2014, at Calamba, Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon, without leaving any will. WHEREAS, the deceased died without any debts or outstanding obligations; WHEREAS, the residence and postal address of the deceased at the time of his death is Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon; WHEREAS, at the time of her death, the decedent was the registered owner of a parcel of lad covered by an Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo No. P-31783, Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo No. P-31784 Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo No. P- 55868 and more particularly described as follows: Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo No. P-31783 “A parcel of land known as Lot 3155, Cad-653 Case 11; Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon. Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX (1,276) SQUARE METERS, more or less.” Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo No. P-31784 “A parcel of land known as Lot 3233, Cad-653 Case 11; Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon. Containing an area of TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX (22,856) SQUARE METERS, more or less.” Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo No. P-55868 “A parcel of land known as Lot 3202, Cad-653 Case 11; Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon. Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND NINE (1,009) SQUARE METERS, more or less.” Is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE SIXO P. SANTAN, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RENDON P. SANGGALANG, Notary Public, per Doc No. 345; Page No. 069; Book No. LXV; Series of 2021. MDN: Nov 16, 23 & 30, 2021

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once again. Marcos and running mate Sara Duterte spoke before a crowd during their “Red Day UniTeam Caravan” in Tagum City. Davao de Oro governor Jayvee Tyron Uy, who is a co-founder of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) posted on social media a selfie, showing Marcos and Duterte standing on the stage together before a crowd of supporters. “It is my great pride and honor to give the introduction of our next Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines, Mayor Inday Sara Duterte during their first #UniTeam visitation in Tagum City, Davao del Norte! I take pride as one of the witnesses of this historic event,” Uy said. Marcos, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., is running under Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), which adopted Duterte as his running mate shortly after the presidential daughter filed her candidacy for Vice President under Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as a substitute candidate. President Rodrigo Duterte, who filed his candidacy for senator instead of Vice President on November 15, the last day for filing of certificates of candidacy for substitution, wondered why his daughter filed her COC for Vice President when she is the frontrunner in surveys on Presidential candidates. He said this was likely the

decision of Marcos, whom he criticized to be a “weak leader.” The President is supporting the candidacy of his long-time aide, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go who withdrew from the Vice Presidential race after Sara Duterte filed her COC for the same post. Go, however, filed his COC for President under the Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS). Davao del Norte is the province of Anthony del Rosario, Secretary-General of the regional party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago which was headed by Mayor Duterte until she resigned to join Lakas-CMD to run for Vice President. She, however, rejoined HnP a few days later. It is also the province of Marcos’ ally, Antonio Floirendo, whose father Antonio Sr., was referred ot as among the cronies of Marcos’ father, Ferdinand, who was ousted by People Power in 1986. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

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happened to be his own son was a certain Marjun Hallazgo, also of the same barangay. The victim died a few hours later at the hospital due to the fatal hacking that he sustained. Police Major Marstar Lorenzo, chief of Jasaan Municipal Police Station, in an interview with Magnum Radio said that based on their initial investigation, the suspect and his son were having a drinking spree with some friends

when suddenly the suspect and his son figured into a heated argument. It was not clear, however, at this time the main discussion they had started that resulted in a heated argument that also later ended into the killing of the father of his own son. Investigation also disclosed that after a heated argument the son disappeared from the crime scene. But a few minutes later he came back bringing with him a jungle knife and he hit his father, wounding his leg. The father, investigation continued, reportedly retaliated and also hacked his son to the fatal points which resulted in his son’s untimely demise. Major Lorenzo said a case of Parricide is now filed in court against the father. If found guilty, the father will suffer from a life imprisonment that will be meted against him.

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Sara Duterte resigned from her local party Hugpong ng Pagbabago, swore an oath to Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, and filed her candidacy for Vice president last week. In Cagayan de Oro, f o r m e r P h i v i d e c Ad ministrator Jose Gabriel “Pompee” La Viña filed his C oC on November 15, after substituting for lawyer Florentino Dumlao III of Lakas-CMD. Another lawyer Gil Banaag of PDP-Laban withdrew his COC. Just last week, in a press conference at the Cagayan de Oro Press

Club, Banaag said that he will withdraw his COC awaiting a replacement from La Viña. Mendez laments that the countr y’s p olitical party system is in such bad shape due to the lack of respect for the party system. “Partylist is no longer the practice now, so this is now the result,” Mendez said. Mendez attributed these political turncoats to the country’s departure from a two-party system. “It’s a sari-sari, there are parties that are a mixture of everything- they have different line-ups with different presidents,” Mendez said. “There is really a difficulty now of knowing to which party or their loyalty belongs,” Mendez said. Senatorial candidates from different parties are also “guest” or “adopted” candidates from various presidential aspirants who also belong to different political parties. Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s senate candidates include guest candidates Raffy Tulfo, former vice president Jejomar Binay, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, and Senator Joel Villanueva, former senators Francis Escudero and Loren Legarda, and former Senate Secretary Lutgardo Barbo. Escudero, Zubiri, Villanueva, Legarda, Binay are also guest candidates of Senators Panfilo Lacson and Tito Sotto tandem. “We have to look at this is happening, this is quite different from the previous administrations. You can file and move to another position. The short description of this is “Chop Suey or Sari-sari,” Mendez said.

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tives of the CWS Party List as they made their presence felt to the hundreds of attendees. The CWS Party List held a meeting with Tanuan City Mayoralty candidate Mark Anthony Halili and his allies to introduce themselves and provide support for their candidacy in the 2022 Elections. CWS was in turn very grateful for the warm welcome from the people of Tanauan City. “You can expect help to flow to our countrymen not only in Tanuan but throughout the Philippines. From then until now, the Construction Workers Solidarity Party List has been with the Filipino people in facing life’s challenges.” said Earel Gardiola, nominee of Construction Workers Solidarity. The CWS Party List team also went to Bohol to hold a meeting with Congw. Kristine Alexie B. Tutor and her staff to introduce the CWS Nominees to the Boholanos. The CWS team was grateful for the support of the Boholanos in their mission to help the Filipino people in whatever way it can. The people of Bulacan, Batangas, and Bohol warmly welcomed the visit of the representatives and nominees of the Construction Workers Solidarity Party List. In gratitude for the sincere attention, CWS has pledged continued support to construction workers and their families, as well as to unfortunate countrymen through current employment programs, scholarships and assistance. They vow to pursue their legislative goals and craft appropriate and timely laws for the sector they represent.

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Province: COTABATO Municipality: MAGPET OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR Date: September 22, 2021 RA 9048/RA 10172 CCE-0029-2021

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In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that MARIA ANTHONY JEMORA BERONDO has filed with this Office a petition for correction in the entry of sex from “F” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARK ANTHONY JEMORA BERONDO who was born on November 7, 1982 at Magpet, Cotabato and whose parents are Librado E. BERONDO and Crisenciano Jimora. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than October 11, 2021. MDN: November 23 & 30, 2021

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DOH-10 to give booster jab, 3-day ‘Bayanihan, Bakunahan’ CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --The Department of HealthCenter for Health Development Northern Mindanao (DOHCHDNM) will inoculate booster jabs to A1 priority group and will facilitate a three-day 'Bayanihan, Bakunahan 2021,' November 29 to December 1, 2021. "The three-day simultaneous national COVID-19 vaccination campaign dubbed “Bayanihan, Bakunahan 2021” would be the culmination of our targets to have 70% first dosers so that by the end of December we will attain also 70% percent herd immunity in our region and nation," said DOH-10 Regional Director Dr. Jose Llacuna, Jr. in a press briefing. The event is aimed to vaccinate a total of 15 million Filipinos or five million Filipinos per day nationwide, as announced by vaccine Czar Sec. Carlito Galvez, Jr. Meanwhile, the DOH central office released Department Memorandum No. 0484 that directs the administration of booster doses for priority group A1. “The priority group A1.1 to A1.7 will be given a single dose of COVID 19 vaccine as booster dose either of the same brand or another brand six months after the completion of his primary dose series of either Sinovac, Moderna, Astrazeneca, or Pfizer and at least three months after completion of his single primary dose of Janssen or Johnson & Johnson vaccine," said DOHCHDNM Assistant Regional Director Dr. Ellenieta Gamolo. Gamolo also added that unlike the first implementation of the vaccination rollout, priority group A1 shall be given the option to choose whether he/she shall receive a homologous (same brand) or a heterologous (another brand) booster dose, depending on their availability at the vaccination sites. As of November 16, the region has reached 32.38% herd immunity. Further, a total of 2,468,569 doses has been administered, meanwhile, 1,098,989 individuals have been fully vaccinated. The provinces' herd immunity include Bukidnon at 30%; Camiguin 39.86%; Lanao del Norte 19.17%; Misamis Occidental 36.43%; Misamis Oriental 29.28%; Cagayan de Oro City 53.48%; and Iligan City 29.22%. (JAKA/PIA-10)

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largest Healthcare Service Providers of COVID-19 vacfrom page 2 cines, and has administered by Emory University and close to 600,000 doses in Merck, was shown in clinical over 25 vaccination sites trials to reduce the risk of across the country. hospitalization and death by 50% for patients with mild COVID-19. Molnu- from page 4 piravir could potentially are wallowing in poverty. help reduce the burden of The farmers are producers COVID-19 to the health- of food, yet, their dining care system by providing tables fall short of it. The a much-needed option for workers are the makers of outpatient treatment to pre- wealth, yet, they live below vent progression to severe poverty line. In fact, acdisease and death. cording to the data of the Under a CSP, patients Food and Nutrition Instidiagnosed with mild CO- tute, 28% of our children VID-19 can be prescribed are malnourished, 27% are Molnupiravir, and can avail underweight and 30% are of the drug from a hospital stunted in growth. granted a CSP. Molnupiravir The sins of a few loggers comes in a 200mg capsule are now visited upon our with a recommended regi- people. Typhoon Sendong men of 800mg (4 capsules) that hit Cagayan de Oro and to be taken twice a day for Iligan City in December 17, 5 days or as prescribed by a 2011 has left a clear warning physician. It will be available that put in clear category all in a bottle of 40 capsules to term that we have grossly cover the entire treatment violated the laws of nature regimen. and are now suffering the “We are delighted that consequences. Yes, another MedEthix and JackPharma law of nature says that there have made it possible to is no free meal in nature. bring Molnupiravir into What we do to nature will the country. This drug is surely come back to us. We a game-changer, and we have killed nature, nature look forward to offering is now killing us. There is this life-saving medicine to now an increasing belief that our patients at QualiMed. the other name for God is Moreover, we are extremely nature. Thus, be one with proud that, through the nature and you are one with efforts of MedEthix and the Unmanifested Supreme JackPharma, Molnupiravir Being called God, the source will be available nationwide of all life. for our countrymen at an Mother Earth is now dyaffordable price. This is ing: global warming, melting very much in line with the of the iceberg at the tune of commitment of AC Health 1,000 hectares per day of and the Ayala Group to iceberg 386 meters high, support the country’s CO- rising of the oceans and VID-19 response efforts,” extinction of the species. said Paolo Borromeo, AC Yes, the unimaginable is Health President & CEO. becoming imaginable: the Earlier in the pandemic, end of life on earth. AC Health, with the help Who controls? Who of its partners, built and decides? Who benefits? capacitated 8 RT-PCR labs From the so-called confor COVID-19 testing, and temporaneous development converted its 4 QualiMed paradigm? Only big busihospitals in Sta Rosa, La- ness, the oligarchs and the guna; San Jose Del Monte, cartels highly adhering to a Bulacan; Tanauan, Batangas, flawed development paraand Iloilo City into CO- digm which can be likened VID-19 referral hospitals. to a giant that is now dying, More recently, AC Health now off-balance. So as not has become one of the to fall, the giant must run and in running it steps on communities, the fragile ecosystems , the ozone layer, and Gaia herself. We must now all unite Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of to form a countervailing Public Convenience to operate A FILCAB Ordinary force through cooperativRegular Service. ism whose DNA is that of JOEL J. MEBRANO, Case No: R11-EV-FC-2021-10-316 Petitioner. (2011-XI-00316) members-owned, valuebased and sustainable , for NOTICE OF HEARING nature and for all the people, Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizall for the greater glory of ing the operation of a FILCAB Ordinary Regular service on the route: CIRCULATION ROUTE NO. our Creator – otherwise, 11 with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on October 23, 2021. In the petition we will all fall in demise! filed on October 20, 2021, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said Certificate Thus, reflect for while, feel

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Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No. 11 Balusong Ave., McArthur Highway, Matina, Davao City

to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized. NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on DECEMBER 14, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation. Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence. Davao City, Philippines, October 21, 2021.

(Sgd.) Dir. NONITO A. LLANOS III Regional Director

MDN: November 23, 2021

Mon-Tue, November 22-23, 2021 life within then connect that sense of life inside to the essence of life of all life forms externally – then, you connect with the formless, the vast spaciousness described as the “awareness, the spiritual, the eternal” by my sister, Atty. Marilou Ravanera Ares in her book “Nothingness.”

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Employment of Students (SPES) and 236 beneficiaries of TUPAD was facilitated by PESO Manager Glenda Z. Aniñon. The activity was part of the pre-employment requirement to prepare the program recipients for eventual deployment. In aid of the country’s economic recovery In a determined effort to boost social enterprises (SEs), the Ayala group recently inaugurated the Alagang Ayala Land Center at the Trinoma. The center will showcase the “Sinag Sari-Sari Social Enterprise Store”. This joint project of Alagang Ayala Land and BPI Foundation, together with Bayan Academy, aims to support the growth of social enterprises, create livelihood and jobs and aid in the country’s recovery. BPI Foundation and Bayan Academy organized the participating BPI Sinag merchants, who are social entrepreneurs helping local and marginalized communities. Alagang Ayala Land provides market access in rent-free spaces in more than 30 Ayala malls across the country. Ayala Malls President Chris Maglanoc, ALI Board Director Tony Aquino, ALI President/CEO Bobby Dy, Ayala Corporation Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, BPI President/ CEO TG Limcaoco, Bayan Academy Chairman/President Prof. Jay Bernardo, BPI Chief Customer and Marketing Officer Cathy Santamaria, and BPI Vice President and Deputy Head of Marketing Mariana Zobel de Ayala graced the center’s opening last Nov. 11. SSS unemployment benefits The Social Security System (SSS) has granted P869.99 million worth of unemployment benefits to 67,937 members for the period January to September 2021. This was announced by SSS President and CEO Aurora C. Ignacio. The benefit is in addition to the SSS-administered programs as mandated under

Republic Act No. 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018. This covers employees including kasambahays and OFW members who were separated from their respective employments. Members affected by involuntary separation due to the installation of laborsaving devices, redundancy, retrenchment or downsizing, business closure or cessation of operations , and disease/illness of the employee whose continued employment is prohibited by law or is prejudicial to his or his co-employee’s healthy may apply for this benefit. Economic downturn and natural or human-induced calamities/disasters such as the Covid-19 pandemic are also considered as involuntary separation. A member must have paid at least 36 monthly contributions, 12 months of which should be within the 18-month period preceding the involuntary separation. A member should not be over 60 years at the time of involuntary separation. A lower age limit is provided for mineworkers (50) and racehorse jockeys (55). Note: You may wish to share the foregoing article via Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In or Viber.

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the district are main roads and avenues that will be as wide as 30 meters or eight lanes for both sides. One of the main stations of the Manila-Clark Railway project will also be located inside the township, offering convenient accessibility to the future workers and residents of Northwin Global City. Positioned as Bulacan’s global business district, the P98-billion township will also host residential condominiums, hotels, malls, mixed-use commercial buildings, educational institutions, and stateof-the-art office towers for BPOs and corporate headquarters. It will also feature green innovations and sustainable ‘iTownship’ facilities such as storm water detention facility for flood prevention, fiber optic and underground cabling system for utilities, LED and solar-powered streetlights, sewage treatment plant, central material recovery facility for waste recycling, as well its own Intermodal Transport Terminal and biking network facilities.

Sharing toys is sharing joys. All glammed with their adorable face paints, these girls happily display their pastel colored plush toys from The SM Store during the Share A Toy campaign.

SHARE- A- TOY AT THE SM STORE S

M shoppers can play Santa to less fortunate kids this Christmas in The SM Store and Toy Kingdom’s Share a Toy project, from November 1 to December 31, 2021. Share a Toy booths with bag of toys, play sets, educational board games and novelty will be set up in all The SM Store and Toy Kingdom branches nationwide. Here, shoppers will have the chance to bring and donate pre-loved or brand new toys that they can purchase from The SM Store’s Toy Express and Toy Kingdom. They will be entitled to a P100 discount coupon for every item donated which can be redeemed on a minimum single-receipt purchase worth P1000. These toys will be donated to thousands of less fortunate children from The SM Store and SM Foundation’s partner organization within the branch vicinities. These include organizations

catering to kids 10 years old and below, schools, socio civic and government organizations, and NGOs in a simple turnover ceremony that can be also be done online. Through the Share A Toy campaign under the SM Share Movement, The SM Store and its loyal customers join together to celebrate this joyous season of giving and hope with a generous heart as a way of bringing smiles to children and sharing the happiness and hope to them even amid pandemic. Other SM Store also campaigns like Donate a Book and Share a Gift have received overwhelming support from customers. Share A Toy purchases and donations are also valid in-store and Call To Deliver transactions. For more updates about the SM Share Movement and ways on how you could donate, visit www. thesmstore.com and follow its social media pages @ thesmstore on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Shoppers at The SM Store and Toy Kingdom can play Santa to less fortunate children this Christmas through its Share A Toy campaign from November 1 to December 31.

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Mon-Tue, November 22-23, 2021

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

keeps chill in pandemic as Zoomer UwU brew

By TITO MIKE

N LESS than two years, startup TEASCAPE weathered the global pandemic which cast millions of small businesses by the wayside, to emerge as one of the success stories for freshmen entrepreneurs in Cagayan de Oro City. “I started Teascape in March 2020, just about when the global pandemic lockdown started,” said budding businesswoman Danica Sudaria, 23, who admits to having a hankering for milk tea and savory snacks, on top of a passion for business. Danica is the eldest daughter of Dante M. Sudaria, president and CEO of the Sudaria Group of Publications (BusinessWeek Mindanao, Mindanao Daily and Metro Cagayan de Oro Times) and Rose Mary D. Sudaria, Ph.D., vice president for finance of the publications group. She graduated with a B.S. Tourism degree

TEASCAPE Bugo Branch

from Liceo de Cagayan University in 2019. Did her parents approve of her going into business? “Full paternal support for a rising beloved daughter for her to stand alone amidst the pandemic,” her father replied, recalling the couple’s struggles not quite 12 years ago when he dared to venture into his own business with BusinessWeek Mindanao, which eventually spawned two more publications, including

The indefatigable Danica promotes TEASCAPE near a local school.

Danica’s most ardent supporter promoting TEASCAPE.

Mindanao Daily, now Cagayan de Oro City and Northern Mindanao’s biggest newspaper that is nearing 350,000 followers in its social media page. “I trained in Manila on how to prepare milk tea in September 2019, but didn’t start my business until

January 2020 when I earned enough to have my branded milk tea included in my cousin’s café,” she said. Two months later she set up her first standalone Teascape Café in Barangay Tablon, followed by another in Barangay Bugo four months later.

To ramp up business further, Danica came up with an affordable franchising scheme to share and multiply her success with other similarly minded entrepreneurs. “I offered a franchise that was very affordable, with quality milk tea, instagrammable design, and reusable cups to keep costs down and help preserve our environment,” she said. “Now we have 12 Teascape Cafes with more coming up. Soon we will expand our milk tea menu with five other varieties of snacks.” Next on the schedule is joining a mall expo, soon after her wedding

this December. Danica attributes the success of Teascape despite the onset of the pandemic and the crippling lockdowns even if it’s not an essential product, because people develop a hankering for their milk tea which has made it a regular feature of millennials and Gen Zs go-to menus whatever the time or season. “I thought of the name Teascape from tea and escape, so that it represents something we run to for comfort during sad times, or celebration during happy ones, so Teascape is your go-to drink and place whatever, whenever the weather.”

Danica during her high school graduation in 2014 with parents Rose and Dante.

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OFW from Kuwait wins house and lot in the Villar SIPAG 10th OFW and Family Summit

N overseas Filipino worker (OFW), whose contract was terminated in Kuwait in August 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, won a Lessandra House and Lot, the grand prize during the 10th OFW and Family Summit. "This is a beautiful Christmas gift. We pray for this," related Rodrigo Pido as he thanked Senator Cynthia Villar and her family membersformer Sen. Manny Villar, former DPWH Sec. Mark Villar, House Deputy Speaker Congw. Camille Villar and Vista Land President Paolo Villar. Pido, a resident of Pasig City, described the annual summit as a huge help to our OFWs and their families. More than 5,000 OFWs coming from different countries all over the world participated in this year's summit. "Thank you po sa inyo, sa pamilya Villar! Maraming Salamat po sa Villar SIPAG," repeatedly said a a jubilant Pido who noted he was very much "overwhelmed as he for winning the grand prize from Vista Land Holdings. Due to the global health crisis, the father of four related that his employer opted to end his contract where he worked as coordinator of ground equipment in an airport. The name of Pido was drawn by Sen. Villar who told him that an OFW was the first buyer of the house being sold by her husband, ex-Sen. Manny. "Fifty percent of our buyers are OFWs," she added. The participants in the summit also got prizes consisting of appliances, sari-sari store packages and 2 motorcycles. Ex- Sec. Villar, who likewise served as congressman of Las Pinas lone district, assured that their family will continuously support our migrant workers. The former DPWH chief acknowledged the OFWs as the real heroes of our country. He considered the summit as their family's "small

way" of helping our OFWs and their families to embark on businesses under the new normal. "We will all recover from this pandemic," noted the former DPWH secretary who is seeking a Senate seat in next year's election. Congw. Villar said the summit is held annually to pay tribute to our OFWs, "modernday heroes." "You all deserved to reap the fruits of your hard work; you also deserved to be honored for your sscrifices." For his part, ex-Sen. Manny Villar cited the need to continue the OFW Summit, saying our OFWs are facing more and more challenges nowadays. "We started this (summit) 10 years ago with the goal of helping our countrymen who are ut of the country. Ad House Speaker and Senate President, I saw the many problems of our OFWs," also said the Founding chairman of Villar SIPAG. In her inspirational message, Sen. Villar said this year's theme "Masiglang Kabuhayan sa Bagong Panahon” is very timely and relevant as we are all struggling to go back to our normal lives. "This year, we really committed to push through with the summit so we can celebrate a decade of togetherness and new learnings. Puwede naman pala tayong magsama maski online. Nakakatuwa dahil nararamdaman ko kung gaano kayo ka-excited sa muling pagtatanghal ng ating OFW Summit," related Villar. "We brought the best experts from the business sector and also friends from government to teach the migrant workers how to handle your finances, and provide them with information about business and livelihood opportunities and government reintegration programs for OFWs," she further stated. The 10th summit, Sen. Villar said, comes at a time when overseas employment is down, and more than

a hundred thousand OFWs were repatriated by government from January to October of this year. From the 2 million OFWs deployed in 2019 before the Covid-19, it dropped to 612,542 from January to October 2021. For the month of October, only 66,545 OFWs went abroad.

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Medical, health experts upbeat on a healthier, safer Christmas for Filipinos this year M

Urge families and kids to get their COVID-19 shots on National Vaccination Day

EDICAL and health experts are optimistic that the country may enjoy a healthier, safer Christmas this year with an opportunity to get the whole family vaccinated in the upcoming 3-day National Vaccination Day on November 29-30 and December 1. The Philippine Medical Association’s (PMA) campaign, themed “Masaya ang Pasko ng Bakunadong Pamilyang Pilipino,” is in line with the government’s drive to get 15 million more Filipinos inoculated during the three-day nationwide event. With the long Christmas holiday’s tradition of gathering entire clans together, PMA President Dr. Benny Atienza remarked that their younger members should also receive protection against COVID-19. He expressed his “hope that children be vaccinated and we encourage parents, barangays, and LGUs to join us in our

National Vaccination Day. Public and private entities are working as one to disseminate benefits of vaccination.” Dr. Atienza added that vaccine hesitancy can be overcome by continuous dissemination of correct medical information to all demographics, young and old: “The PMA believes in teaching empowerment. We will continue implementing innovative activities that will raise standard health education among young children and their respective communities.” Dr. Lulu Bravo, Executive Director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV), agreed about teaching children about vaccination at an early age because “they can lead us to the end of this pandemic.” She further urged the adult members of society, especially the parents, to “be a hero, by saving your lives and your loved ones through vaccination.” Reason for children vaccination

There are pressing, if little-known, medical reasons to include children and teens in COVID-19 vaccination. Although perceived as “more low risk, they can get very sick with COVID-19. They can also get short and long-term complications,” explained Dr. Nina G. Gloriani, Chairperson of the Vaccine Expert Panel, Technical Working Group for COVID-19 Vaccines, Department of Science and Technology. “Children can spread COVID-19 via droplets. We have to underscore the fact that unvaccinated children can be asymptomatic.” Dr. Gloriani added that COVID-19 children vaccination had already started with those who have comorbidities, focusing first on the 16-17-yearolds, and then proceeding to the 12-to-14-year-old demographic. She also acknowledged that “almost 50% of the targeted Filipino individuals have received their first doses, 74

Upper row, from L-R: Business journalist Mimi Ong; Dr Lulu Bravo, Executive Director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination; and Dr. Maria Corazon Dumlao, Chief of the Department of Education’s Bureau of Learner Support Services – School Health Division. Middle row, from L-R: Dr Nina Gloriani, Chairperson of the Vaccine Expert Panel, Technical Working Group for COVID-19 Vaccines, Department of Science and Technology; Dr Benny Atienza, President of the Philippine Medical Association; and Enrique Gonzalez, Founder and Chairman of IPB/Family Vaccines Specialty Clinics. Bottom row, from L-R: Journalist and entrepreneur Niña Corpuz; Dr Eric Tayag, Director of the National Epidemiology Center, Department of Health; and Miguel Bermundo, Senior Manager of Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Globe Telecom.

million doses in total. The most recent is 103 million jabs. The number of jabs a day is a million in the NCR. “ Dr. Eric Tayag, Director of the National Epidemiology Center in the Department of Health (DOH), added that the vaccination of children should be ongoing, not just against COVID-19 but also “preventable diseases. We are having catchup vaccinations on measles, diphtheria, and hemophilia. We protect the children when we vaccinate them.” National recovery Enrique Gonzalez, Founder and Chairman of IPB/Family Vaccines Specialty Clinics (FVSC), affirmed that “Ensuring the safety of vaccines to children is of prime importance.” He also pointed out that SinoVac, the vaccine his company distributes, is doing a global trial on children’s COVID-19 vaccination in several countries. The more agile regulators in nations like Malaysia, Hong

Kong, and Chile have been using SinoVac under the Emergency Use Agreement, acting “quickly in ensuring that kids are protected when they go back to school.” Gonzalez gave another insight on the importance of quick mass vaccination, saying: “It is critical to helping the country recover and get back on its feet. Vaccines prevent severe symptoms and hospitalization. It is important that the public continue to have access to vaccines so we can achieve and maintain herd immunity.” Prior to the pandemic, FVSC has been at the forefront of inoculation against infectious diseases to the marginalized, subsidizing 50,000 vaccinations for the rural poor across more than 18 provinces. Accomplished journalist Niña Corpuz gave her perspective on vaccination as a mother of three kids. Addressing the understandable fears of parents, she said that

“webinars and access to experts and research show that there is no reason to be hesitant. If vaccines come out for younglings, I would be among the first to give vaccines to my children.” Education vs. fake news Finally, amidst the gradual reopening of onsite classes in the country, Dr. Maria Corazon C. Dumlao, Chief of the Department of Education’s Bureau of Learner Support Services – School Health Division, affirmed their support for “pediatric vaccinations against COVID-19. Immunization activities are being conducted with learners continuing during the pandemic.” Other initiatives include allowing schools to become vaccination sites and coming up with strategies related to vaccination campaigns. Miguel Bermundo, Senior Manager of Sustainability and Social Responsibility of Globe Telecom, agreed that education and fighting vaccine disinformation are vital to increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Through their many platforms, programs, and partnerships with groups like UNICEF, “we use our digital resources and network to fight harm against kids online and the proliferation of fake news.” As the National Vaccination Day approaches, Dr. Bravo exhorted the public to be wellinformed and join a health advocacy which can provide a better life for themselves and their families: “We should prepare for a pandemic preparedness plan---this will not be the last. We should value experts’ opinions. Be a vaccine advocate, someone who can lead us to restore vaccine confidence and fight vaccine hesitancy.”