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Surge of cases in Bukidnon blamed on “Anti-covid vaxxers” P4.8 Million ancestral homes, hardware store gutted down in North Cotabato By SONY SUDARIA and OSCAR LEDESMA MDNN News Bureau
MAGPET, North Cotabato - A total of P4.8 million houses and a hardware store were gutted down Tuesday in Barangay Poblacion, Magpet town, this province, the fire bureau reported. Fire Officer Joshua Reyes, case investigator, said the origin of the fire is still to be known but it started at around 1:15 before dawn on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. It was later declared a fire out after an hour. Based on witnesses’ account, Reyes said, the
GUTTED DOWN. A fire of still unknown origin razes to the ground a hardware store and six other ancestral homes in Magpet town, North Cotabato before dawn Tuesday (September 7). The fire bureau says the estimated damage to properties was initially listed as P4.8 million.
New Lanao Sur police director to continue predecessor’s projects By MARK FRANCISCO and JESSIE MONGCAL
THE newly assumed director of the Lanao del Sur Provincial Police Office vowed to continue the accomplishments and projects
See GUTTED, page 15
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BUKIDNON PROVINCE - A top official in Valencia City has put the blame on “anti-covid-19 vaxxers,” as regards to the surge of coronavirus cases in Bukidnon province. Genaro Cadigal, Valencia City administrator said many people in the province were banking on their false beliefs that the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 is not true, and they don’t support the vaccination program of the national government. “Marami kasing mga “anti-vaxxers” at saka yung hindi naniniwala sa covid. Ang iba, ano pa, nakapa arogante. Hindi ko maintindihan sa mga kababayan nating iba bakit hanggang ngayon, yong isipan, ay ano, scam ang covid, magiging zombies tayo. Ayan na nagiging zombie na nga. Tingnan nyo, daming nama-
matay,” Cadigal lamented. He said these false beliefs contributed to the rise of covid19 cases in the province. See BLAMED, page 15
BARMM execs welcome passage of Senate bill resetting reg’l polls
of his predecessor. PLtCol. Christopher Panapan isn’t new to Lanao del Sur. He has been the police chief of Marawi City in the 2010s when police officers back then still call themselves in non-military ranks. After a lengthy assignment in Basilan, Panapan is now at the helm of the Lanao del Sur Provincial Police Office, overseeing a province of almost two million people at 3,872 square kilometers wide that borders Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Maguindanao, Cotabato and the Moro Gulf. Panapan said the focus Senators Francis Tolentino and Juan Miguel Zubiri (left side) fist-bumped with BARMM of his leadership will be to delegates Members of Parliament Mohagher Iqbal, Omar Yasser Crisostomo Sema, continue the efforts of the and Eddie Alih (right side) after the Senate passed SB 2214 on Monday, September 6, See CONTINUE, page 15
FALSE BELIEFS. Valencia City Administrator Genaro Cadigal says many people in the province are banking on their false beliefs and wrong notion about the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The province has recently registered 530 cases in a single day, the biggest in Northern Mindanao, as far as the daily recorded cases of those contracted by the deadly virus.
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COTABATO CITY – Officials and parliamentarians of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have welcomed the Senate’s move to pass on third and final reading the bill resetting the region’s elections from 2022 to 2025 and extending the life of its transition period. BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said extending the term of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) gave the region a “better chance” in setting the future of the Bangsamoro people. “By extending the transition period -- the BTA gets ample time to finish the job and make sure that the next See WELCOME, page 15
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Amai Pakpak Hospital declares full capacity By SONY SUDARIA and OSCAR LEDESMA MDNN News Bureau
MARAWI CITY - As the deadly coronavirus disease continues to wreak havoc in Mindanao, many of the biggest hospitals in the region have announced full capacity and they could no longer accept additional Covid-19 patients. This is now the scenario with the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in this city. The management of said hospital, the biggest hospital located in Marawi City, announced they could no longer attend to additional Covid-19 patients, considering that they have reached full capacity. The hospital’s covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) and its wards have reached its maximum capacity following the reported surge of coronavirus disease 2019 in Lanao del Sur, as well as in nearby cities and provinces that send their patients in said hospital in Marawi City. As this developed, the APMC issued an advisory for those people experiencing the symptoms of the deadly virus to seek medical help in other medical facilities in their respective areas, or to the nearest rural health centers. See DECLARES, page 13
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FULL CAPACITY. The Amai Pakpak Medical Center (APMC) in Marawi City declares full capacity and announces it could no longer accept more covid-18 patients.
Doc wants MECQ in Zambo Sur to effectively contain the deadly virus By MDNN Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR - A top official of the National Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), based in this city, is seeking for modified enhance community quarantine (MECQ) for Zamboanga del Sur to effectively contain coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in
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the province. Currently, the City of Cagayan de Oro is the only city in Mindanao classified under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). Dr Anatalio Cagampang, Jr., the province’s IATFEID chairperson said the imposition of MECQ will See WANTS, page 13
Sectoral groups forge deal for ‘micro-farm project’ in CDO By NEF LUCZON
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A multi-sectoral agreement was forged on Tuesday to pave the way for the development of urban agriculture production by establishing urban community school micro-farms. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed via Zoom and is aimed at training communities on the benefits of vegetable production and processing, agro-enterprise
development, and financial literacy in the communities in barangays Pagatpat and Tablon. Signatories to the MOU were representatives of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP), Kids Who Farm (KWF), JCI Kagayhaan Gold (KG), and the barangay chairpersons of Pagatpat and Tablon. Angelie Collera, head of USTP’s Center for Human Development, said the
project stemmed from the “Gulayan sa Kabalayan” that she co-founded, an initiative that started last year at the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. “It started out as (a) way to help those affected during quarantine and encourage them to do urban farming by giving them seeds to grow,” she said. With the coming of partners, such as KWF and JCI, the project expanded to become a full-blown extension project that would capacitate partner communities. See FORGE, page 13
FOOD SECURITY. The Urban Community MicroFarm Project expands with several government and non-government partners. The initiative started with the “Gulayan sa Kabalayan”, a project of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines’ Center for Human Development, as a Covid-19 pandemic initiative in 2020 that would encourage residents in Cagayan de Oro City to do urban farming. (Screengrab)
Andanar underscores Duterte Legacy to Misamisnons
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental -- “It is important to report the accomplishments of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in order for the Filipino people to know the new projects, policies nga pwede mapahimuslan sa atong mga kababayan (that our constituents can take advantage of ),” Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar highlights the accomplish Andanar discussed in ments of President Rodrigo Duterte Legacy, September 3. (Network Briefing News)
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CDO Filipino-Chinese Community donates medical supplies to JR Borja General Hospital
THERE seems to be no end to the well of generosity and compassion outpouring from the Cagayan de Oro Filipino-Chinese Community for Cagayan de Oro City’s frontliners. O n S e pte mb e r 3 , 2021, select officials from the group turned over to Dr. Maria Magdalena Juan, Officer-inCharge Chief of Hospital, JR Borja General Hospital (JRBGH) various medical appliances and supplies including 450 sets of PPEs in 15 cartons, 22 boxes of N-95 medical grade face masks, 30 boxes KN95 face masks, 80 boxes of disposable face masks, 190 pcs. face shields, 10 units Sharp Air Purifiers, 20 Astron electric stand fans, 50 mosquito lamps, 6 Daimaru Insect killers, 3 Daimaru Swat insect killers, six pails of alcohol and 2 pcs. UV lamps. The Filipino-Chinese Community of Cagayan de Oro includes 21 community organizations,
including family associations, chambers of commerce, schools, martial arts, civic and religious fraternities. These including the following: Misamis Oriental Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc.; Mindanao Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China in the Philippines; Cagayan de Oro Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc.; Cagayan de Oro You We Tong Civic & Religious Fraternity, Inc.; Oro C hr ist i an Grace School; Misamis Oriental Liong Tek Fraternity Association, Inc.; Sejo-Lim Family Association-Northern Mi n d an a o C h apte r ; Cagayan de Oro Bell Church Foundation, Inc.; Kong Hua School; Cagayan de Oro Volunteer Fire Brigade, Inc.; Phil. Wushu Federation-Cagayan de Oro C h apte r ; P h i l. Ki m Mun Association-Misamis Oriental Chap-
Select officers and members of the Oro Filipino-Chinese Community turned over the medical supplies to JRBGH.
ter ; Cagayan Gospel Church ; Cagayan de Oro Filipino-Chinese Amity Club; Cagayan de Oro San Lorenzo Filipino-Chinese Catholic Community; Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industr y, Inc.-Misamis Oriental Chapter; Phil-
ippine Chinese High School Alumni Association-Cagayan de Oro Chapter; Misamis Oriental Progressive Mason Temple, Inc.; Kong Hua School, Inc.; and the Chee Kung Tong Chinese Free Mason Misamis Oriental Branch. (RMB)
JRBGH OIC Chief of Hospital Dr Ma. Magdalena Juan receives the donated medical supplies donation from the CDO Filipino-Chinese Community.
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“SA bawat henerasyon, may rebolusyon, rebolusyong pagbabago, ngayon na!” As thousands are sick, hungry and dying, the onslaught of the pandemic has put the country is so much disarray against the backdrop of puzzling issues that zero-in on the questionable use of gargantuan funds during these most critical times when millions have lost their jobs amidst the cries of the multitude to a decent life. Now let us listen to the clamor of the people for social change. Seven score years or so ago, our forefathers had waged a revolution to dismantle the oppressive colonial rule then. Today, we need another revolution with the same intensity to be unfettered from the state of horrible scenario to urgently respond to the urgent call of the times. We need a revolution that counts on the strength of the human spirit to prevail against the onslaught not only against the pandemic but that of greed, social injustice, gross inequities and poverty that dehumanizes the dignity of a person. One that reinforces the democratic structure than dismantling them. Do not be deceived by the forthcoming political exercise, that “big circus” called Philippine Elections that saw politicians doing gimmick of opening-up the “floodgates” of their fund reservoir to finance campaign shows
that would include movie stars and assembling their political machineries for massive propaganda and vote-buying. No problem! Such outpouring of funds is easily recovered once they are back in power. We must now discard all illusions that such exercise of our right of suffrage will make a difference in effecting the much-needed social transformation. This is so because after every election in this country and despite 14 years of Martial Law and two-people powered revolutions, the structure that breeds so much poverty, powerlessness and corruption has remained as formidable as ever. Those elected, financed by vested interest groups including cartels, monopolies and conglomerates, always make sure that the status quo continues through transactions as these leaders are transactional and never transformational. Yes, monopoly is not just in the economy; it is also in politics as concretely manifested by political dynasties. In this country, economic power begets political power and vice versa. So much outpourings of funds and energy, not to mention the wasted time, yet, the ugly head of poverty continues to roar, engulfing our people as the Philippines has the most prevalent incidence of poverty in East
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Asia. Yes, there may be “changing of the guards” after elections, yet, the culture of powerlessness continues to create despair and out of hopelessness, many have to leave their families to find jobs in other countries. Like a sinking ship, some 6,000 Filipino workers during the pre-pandemic period were jumping in droves every month to seek greener pastures abroad. The culture of corruption has impoverished our people, perpetuated by politicians who cannot moderate their greed, portraying themselves as full of integrity and decency but behind their masks are nothing but vultures who suck the country dry of resources. The oppressive structures that spawn these negative culture must now be countervailed upon by the collective power of the people not through bloody revolution but through an awakening processes through conscientization. That collectivist counter culture must be the people’s response to break monopolies and cartels in a country where only 50 families control the economy. This collectivist counter culture is the one to rectify social wrongs and legal flaws in a country that portrays itself as following the rule of law, yet, we have See CHANGE, page 15
Unruffled
Art of winning the war “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. ..”— Art of War WE are sending this special message to the honorable members of Congress: can we set aside political bickerings, even for a while, and pass with a sense of urgency a bill making the wearing of face masks as national mandate? And yes, Sen. Richard Gordon, you can continue on the Senate inquiry about the alleged involvement of the President’s men (read: allies in business) particularly the reported overnight transactions of Pharmally’s billion peso deal on mask purchases, but please heed this cry: pass a bill on the mandatory use of face masks. These days of the pandemic, now with the deadly Delta variant, the wearing of masks is the new norm, chic and trendy you can’t simply do without. No doubt about it, masks has become man’s ‘best friend’ next only to mobile phones.
It has gained a ‘vogue’ status as the newest outfit never imagined to become an instant hit, beating the latest fashion in town. Practically all levels of economic strata, you maybe rich or poor, the wearing of masks has become mandatory, and there are no exemptions whatsoever. The wearing of masks is such a simple and easy way to demonstrate respect to yourself and more to others. Those who refuse to wear masks are those who are not willing to lift one finger to help others. And this could be translated to their political ideology, apathetic, Ignorance, arrogance, and defiance all wrapped up in one ugly package. The newest chapter of quarantine directive has just been out and as expected, a large portion of the country is still on restrictions — Cagayan de Oro included — had remained GCQ and MGCQ. As part of health protocol, the wearing of face masks amid the coronavirus
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pandemic must have no stigma when we leave our homes and come near other people. Wearing simple face coverings is not about protecting ourselves, it is about protecting everyone we encounter,simple as that. And the wearing of masks is the best option to keep our economy open, keep us working, keep us safe and help us as we wait for the vaccine to come to the rescue. There are no battles that took humanity too long to endure. This pandemic is one battle we can beat if we follow the art of winning the war. Wear masks, practice social distancing. Stay safe and healthy. Stay home (ruffy44_ph2000@yahoo. com)
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Iligan City IP farmer associations receive cacao seedlings from DA NorMin to boost farm productivity, in support to EO 70 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Aiming to boost farmers’ productivity and income, the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 (DARFO 10) turned over 5,000 pieces of cacao seedlings to six Indigenous Peoples (IPs) farmer associations of barangay Rogongon, Iligan City. Said intervention is also in support of Executive Order No. 70 or institutionalizing the whole-of-nation approach to end local communist armed conflict. The P175K worth of project will benefit the 710 members of barangay Rogongon IP which include the -Malumpayad Tribal Farmer’s Association; Dungoan Indigenous People Farmers Association; Gabunan Farmers
Association; Tawagon Bridge Tribal Farmers Association; Binasan Tribal Farmers Association; and Higaonon Tribal Community. The IPs of Brgy. Rogongon is the beneficiary of DA’s ‘Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubong’ program, otherwise known as the 4Ks program which is intended to help in the development of tribal communities in the country. The Rogongon IPs have around 6,700 hectares of farmland suitable for cacao production aside from growing abaca as their primary source of income and living. Early in May this year, the community has also received Banana Cardava planting materials thru DA-
10’s High-Value Crops Development Program. Leading the turnover on behalf of DA-RFO 10 Regional Executive Director
Carlene C. Collado is LDN Provincial Operations Center Chief Abdulharis P. Paporo. “With this aid, Rogongon IPs will
be more interested to engage in entrepreneurial farming and become an active catalyst for change towards peace and development,”
said Paporo. Also present during the turnover was Iligan City Agriculturist Jose Desiderio D. Oyo-a.# (EMBentulan)
Iligan IP farmer associations receive cacao seedlings to boost their farm productivity and income.
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URC marks 65th year with hope amid challenges UNIVERSAL Robina Corp. (URC) is marking its 65th year in business, still focused on its customers while taking stock of new challenges and opportunities ahead. “As we celebrate our 65th anniversary, we are also acutely aware that millions of people have had to navigate a very difficult period shadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic. This strengthens our commitment to marshal on, so that we can help our nation, as well as our other markets across the globe, come out of this darkness better and stronger,” said URC president and CEO Irwin Lee. Built from a humble trading business that John Consumers can find some of Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) products outside of Gokongwei ran on his bi- the Philippines as the company exports to areas in North America, Europe, the Middle cycle, URC has grown into East, Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, North Asia, Oceania and the Pacific Islands.
one of the largest food and beverage companies today, with market-leading shares in the Philippines in snacks, candies, chocolates, and ready-to-drink tea. It also has a strong market position in instant noodles and powdered coffee. It now has presence in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Laos and Cambodia. URC traces its roots to 1956, when Universal Corn Products, a company Gokongwei put up through a loan from China Bank chairman Albino Sycip, introduced Panda Corn Syrup. With his eyes always on the future, Gokongwei quickly expanded to other
segments of the food business to ensure his company would flourish and later have a presence abroad. In 1961, he and his brothers put up Consolidated Food Corp. (CFC). Two years later, CFC introduced Blend 45, which became the best-selling coffee brand at the time. After Blend 45, CFC diversified into candies, wafers and other food products. URC was officially born in 1966. It quickly dominated the snack food business, rolling out products that have become staples to this day – Chiz Curls, Chippy, Nips, Jack ‘n Jill Potato Chips, among others. Later best-sellers were Nova, Pretzels, Piattos, Maxx and
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inoculation of the population,” the country’s largest business group said in statement Tuesday. PCCI acting president Edgardo Lacson has welcomed the government’s move to implement granular lockdowns in Metro Manila, instead of wider-scope community quarantine measures. Lacson said the granular lockdown now removes the discrimination between essential and non-essential
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Youth, MSMEs, envi orgs demand Shopee, PCCI hopes full reopening of economy Lazada to reveal, reduce and redesign QUEZON CITY, Philippines, 8 September 2021 -- Over 14,000 individuals, including youth organizations and online sellers, are demanding e-commerce giants Lazada and Shopee to adopt a zero-waste approach to enable a better normal in the industry. The demand, part of a petition launched by Youth Strike for Climate Philippines last Nov 2020 in the web platform Bataris[1], was presented today in an online press conference in
Quezon City. Youth Strike for Climate Philippines, Greenpeace Philippines, and returnable and reusable packaging provider JuanBag are challenging Lazada and Shopee to: (1) reveal data on waste estimates; (2) reduce current waste production by introducing reduction targets; and (3) redesign current systems by exploring reusable and returnable packaging and incentives for both buyers and sellers. Youth Strike for Climate initiated the petition to call
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on Lazada and Shopee to integrate zero-waste systems into their businesses. While both companies have publicized efforts to implement more ‘eco-friendly’ practices, their plastic packaging spree continues. Globally, the e-commerce industry has been growing at an exponential rate, and is now worth $4.89 trillion.[2] In the Philippines, usage of e-commerce doubled during the pandemic, reflecting a 55% growth in 2020.[3] Analysts further predict that
the number of Filipinos using e-commerce will reach 55.8 million users by 2025. [4] However, the industry’s windfall in profits has not been matched by substantial efforts to ensure the business model doesn’t harm the environment. “During the Philippines 12.12 sale in 2020, Lazada doubled its sales figures compared to 2019, and Shopee sold 12 million items in the first 24 minutes,”[5] said Chua. “These figures See DEMAND, page 11
MANILA – As more Filipinos are getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Philippine Chamber of Commerce Industry (PCCI) hopes for a full reopening of the economy once the country achieves population protection. “PCCI wishes for the full opening of the economy even if the herd immunity threshold is unmet due to the moving and elusive target of 50 to 100 percent
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PH strengthens interventions to ease food prices, curb inflation MANILA – The government will continue to ensure a stable food supply to ease prices of fish, vegetables, and pork, and address the recent uptick in inflation, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Tuesday. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the headline inflation rate increased to 4.9 percent in August this year from 4.0 percent in July. This is at the upper-end of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ forecast range of 4.1 to 4.9 percent for August 2021. Despite this increase, the year-to-date inflation remained at 4.4 percent. Food inflation continued its uptrend at 6.9 percent in August from 5.1 percent in July. In particular, fish inflation accelerated to 12.4
percent from 9.3 percent, while vegetable inflation rose to 15.7 percent from 5.0 percent due to the impact of the southwest monsoon and onset of the rainy season. Meat inflation slightly increased to 16.4 percent
in August from 16 percent in July. However, on a monthon-month basis, meat inflation slowed down to -0.4 percent suggesting some price stabilization. In particular, retail
prices of frozen and fresh pork have fallen by around PHP19 to PHP38 per kilo from their peak, following the issuance of Executive Order Nos. 133 and 134. Rice inflation also See STRENGTHENS, page 11
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PCOO CHIEF: DUTERTE LEGACY A NORM IN REPORTING GOV’T ACTIONS TO PEOPLE MANILA – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin M. Andanar said on Monday, September 6, that the Duterte Legacy campaign is now a norm in informing the public of what the government is doing for the people. “Duterte Legacy will become the norm of the government, kumbaga dapat nagrereport tayo sa ating mga kababayan [we should report to our countrymen],” the PCOO chief said in radio interviews with Radyo Bandera 95.7 FM Antique and 88.7 Oragon News FM. “Noong mga nakaraang administrasyon, wala naman talagang legacy campaign. Obvious po na under the Duterte admin-
istration, hindi lang kapag mayroong SONA, hindi lang pagrereport ng isang accomplishment ng isang ahensya. [During previous administrations, there was really no legacy campaign. It is obvious that under the Duterte administration, we don’t only have the SONA and it is not just reporting the accomplishments of one agency],” he added. He mentioned that the Presidential Communications Operations Office and its attached agencies are in full force in setting the standard on how things should be done in communications campaigns. “Para makita rin ng ating mga kababayan na pwede See REPORTING, page 10
SECRETARY ANDANAR: PCOO ENGAGEMENT ESPERANZA, AGUSAN DEL SUR SUSTAINS LOCAL ECONOMY IN POLICYMAKING EXPANDED AMID PANDEMIC PROMOTION OF PH DEMOCRACY MANILA – The local chief rubber, fruits, coffee, and
MANILA - Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday said that the agency’s engagement in policy development is their responsibility and another means of further promoting democracy in the country. “We dipped our finger in policymaking because we believe that it is our responsibility to fight for our advocacy as a communication department. And for me, as a technocrat, that is my advocacy to leave something that is worthy for the Filipino people,” he said in an interview, hopeful that the lawmakers will approve PCOO’s budget proposal for the next year.
He said that there is no reason for the legislative body not to approve their budget, noting that they are undertaking various
SSS enhances its online application of SS number
THE Social Security System (SSS) announces the enhancement of the online application of Social Security (SS) number which now offers uploading of supporting documents, also via online. “Instead of visiting our branch offices, members can now upload supporting documents online such as copy of their birth certificate from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), marriage contract if married, or baptismal certificate if with children. They don’t have to submit the supporting documents via the dropbox system to make their SS Number application status permanent,” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said. The complete list of primary and secondary requirements like ID cards and documents can be accessed through this link https:// bit.ly/2WKiuvK. The SSS Chief empha-
sized that uploading of basic supporting documents is necessary to obtain a permanent status of their issued SS Number and apply for SSS benefits and privileges. “Considering the current quarantine protocols, new applicants and SSS members can visit the website at their preferred time and day to avoid experiencing long queues in our offices,” added Ignacio. This process serves as a double purpose for SS Number application and My.SSS Registration. Upon receiving the email for a successful SS Number online application, the applicant will also receive another email containing the credentials for My.SSS Account, for activation within thirty (30) calendar days. The complete step-bystep guide can be accessed through the following links http://bit.ly/3fkqWsE and http://bitly.ws/g3Am. To See ENHANCES, page 12
projects alongside other government agencies. Secretary Andanar highlighted the policies and reforms that the PCOO has
implemented that transformed the way information is delivered to the public, likewise policies that put See PROMOTION, page 12
executive of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur said on Friday, September 3, that the local economy of the town is alive amid the global health crisis, mainly engaging in farming and agriculture. In an interview during the Network Briefing News, today hosted by Presidential Communications Sec. Martin M. Andanar, Mayor Leonida Manpatilan said that farming and agriculture keep them on track in sustaining the local economy as the entire nation is still grappling against COVID-19. “Esperanza is engaged in farming and cultivated agriculture and forest land considering that their major crops are rice and corn. We also have a plantation of
there is also livestock,” she shared. Among major agricultural crops being cultivated there are bananas, rice, and corn which are being delivered to Davao City, Cagayan De Oro City, and even in Metro Manila via vessels. There are also direct buyers who visit the town during harvest time. Established in 1521, Esperanza is one of the oldest towns in the province. It is a first-class municipality known as the “Tilapia Capital of the Province” and “The Home of Cultural Diversity”. ‘Culture of Indigenous Tribe’ During the interview, See SUSTAINS, page 10
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remained negative at -0.4 percent year-on-year following the issuance of EO No. 135. “We are beginning to see
the impact of our proactive interventions to ease food prices, especially pork and rice. The government will continue to adjust and strengthen its policies to ensure that the people have access to affordable
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION By JAYSAMAE M. AWITIN Lumbia Central School, T-I
Teachers and students inside the classroom can be regard as a place of a great cultural diversity. One cannot just overlook the diversities that exist in the classroom especially the teacher who teaches and who is in-charge of the various learners inside the classroom. It is the teacher’s sense of duty and accountability to be aware of this diversity to make sure that the teacher is providing the needs of all the learners. Teaching a diverse group of learners means teaching themselves also to learn to see and know the various educational strategies. This is when multicultural education is best considered since it is designed to support and encompass the concepts of culture, diversity, equality, social justice , and democracy in any school setting. Multicultural education has been defined by James A. Banks (1984), who is considered the father of multicultural education, as “a general concept used to refer to a wide variety of school practices, programs, and material designed to help children from diverse groups to experience educational equality”. Multicultural education has mistakenly been perceived as simply curriculum reform that includes the addition of content concerning diverse groups. It is, in fact, more inclusive than this limited conception and is characterized by five dimensions: content integration which is refers to educators’ use of content and examples from an collection of cultures to illustrate key concepts, generalizations, principles, and theories in the subject that they are teaching (Banks, 1993a).; the knowledge construction process which entail that students should be taught to identify the writer’s purposes and point of view, as well as how to think for themselves and “formulate their own interpretations of reality” (Banks, 2004, p. 14).; prejudice reduction which ultimately aimed to “help students develop democratic attitudes, values, and behaviors” (Banks, 2004, p. 16).; equity pedagogy which involves strategies and environments that “help students from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural groups attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to function effectively within, and help create and perpetuate, a just, humane, and democratic society” (Banks & Banks,1995, p. 152), and an empowering school culture and social structure which occurs when the structure of the school is transformed allowing students from diverse racial, ethnic, gender, and social-class groups to experience equality and a sense of empowerment (Banks, 1993b). (Banks, 2004). Thus, Banks (2004) added that multicultural education was created to provide educators with a platform for working with such diverse school populations and achieving justice within societies marked by inequalities based on language, gender, socioeconomic status, and religion. According to a study of Nieto (2000), multicultural education is a pervasive pedagogical process that is antiracist, egalitarian, and inclusive. Furthermore, it permeates the curriculum and instructional strategies used in schools, as well as the interactions among teachers, students, and parents, and the very way that schools conceptualize the nature of teaching and learning. A large body of educational research by Ladson-Billings (1994); Sleeter (2005); Gorski (2009); Krummel (2013) argues that preservice teachers should learn more about multicultural education and different aspects of diversity to acquire the appropriate awareness, knowledge and skills that support their understanding
and teaching strategies in the classrooms. Teachers’ preparation programs help preservice teachers to implement the approaches of multiculturalism into a school curriculum as well as find a way to move their students toward a critical philosophical framework for a just and democratic society were found in the study of Gorski (2009). Sharma (2005) suggests teacher preparation programs incorporating a balance of multicultural theory and practices are more comprehensive. These concepts is rooted on the study of Venter, Woodbridge & Lebeloane (1997), resulted that multicultural education must therefore be regarded as a process that guides the entire education enterprise. Multicultural education is predicated on the principle of educational equity for all students, regardless of culture, and it strives to remove barriers to educational opportunities and success for students from different cultural backgrounds. In practice of multicultural education, educators may modify or eliminate educational policies, programs, materials, lessons, and instructional practices that are either discriminatory toward or insufficiently inclusive of diverse cultural perspectives. Multicultural education also assumes that the ways in which students learn and think are deeply influenced by their cultural identity and heritage, and that to teach culturally diverse students effectively requires educational approaches that value and recognize their cultural backgrounds. In this way, multicultural education aims to improve the learning and success of all students, particularly students from cultural groups that have been historically underrepresented or that suffer from lower educational achievement and attainment. Instructionally, multicultural education may entail the use of texts, materials, references, and historical examples that are understandable to students from different cultural backgrounds or that reflect their cultural experience. Consequently, some students—such as recently arrived immigrants or students of color, for example may be placed at an educational disadvantage due to cultural or linguistic obstacles that have been overlooked or ignored. The kind of education that one must consider is the education that considers the values of diversity. This should not be seen as a burden but an opportunity and a challenge to provide a multicultural environment to the students. It is the educator’s role and responsibility to help the students to contribute and benefit from a democratic society. The classroom is the perfect example of a culturally diverse setting. It presents and shows assorted children and it presents the teacher with a number of challenges. The goal of the multicultural education is to use a multicultural classroom to enhance the educational experience of all the students while avoiding the risk of stereotyping students or thinking in terms of cultural clichés. The teacher has a vital role to play. The teacher must be self- aware of self’s background assumptions, biases, and prejudices. All teaching should be multicultural and all classrooms should be models of democracy, equity and social justice. The teacher must be effective in teaching. One can be effective when one considers the different backgrounds of the learners. One of the other challenges in multicultural education is that of providing a fair education for students with the purpose of achieving social justice (Gordon, 1999). A fair education considers the perspectives of many groups.
food amid the pandemic,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said. The Depar tment of Agriculture (DA) is also intensifying its hog repopulation program to address the supply gap in domestic production and address the elevated pork inflation. Meanwhile, to ensure stable fish supply, the DA issued Administrative Order No. 22, approving a Certificate of Necessity to Import (CNI) fish of 60,000 metric tons up to Dec. 31, 2021. The DA is also preparing to increase the CNI should the initial imports not be sufficient to curb fish inflation. This is part of the government’s proactive monitoring to ensure sufficient supply and stable prices during the closed fishing season. To support vegetable production, the government will further promote urban agriculture and backyard gardening. Under these initiatives, the government will provide raw material resources, machinery and equipment, training and technical assistance, resiliency projects, and funding support. Chua said that as granular lockdowns are implemented to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) due to the Delta variant, the country should keep enabling key sectors of the economy to operate and ensure essential goods and services reach consumers.
“Keeping transportation available and affordable, while still following minimum public health standards, will help facilitate the movement of people, goods, and services. All these will allow people to safely earn income and keep prices stable,” he added. (PR)
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palang gumawa ng legacy sa kanilang lugar. Hindi ito pagmamayabang kundi isang reporting system na kailangan talagang gawin natin sa gobyerno. [So that our countrymen can see that a legacy can be done in their area. This is not about bragging but a reporting system that we really need to be doing in government],” Sec. Andanar pointed out. Laging Handa and Duterte Legacy Campaigns According to Sec. Andanar, the good relationship of the PCOO and Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) helped a lot in airing the Laging Handa Crisis Communications through TV and radio stations who are KBP members. He also expressed his confidence in the streamlined government communications instrumentalities through a much-improved social media presence of the government at present. The PCOO chief emphasized that these communications campaigns were able to successfully inform the public
of what the government is doing and its response in this time of the pandemic. The Laging Handa campaign has been implemented since July 2016 until now. Under the Duterte administration, the Build-BuildBuild Program has been one of the biggest projects, having generated 6.5 million jobs for Filipinos and contributed almost 5 percent of GDP spending is allocated for infrastructures. This is why the Duterte administration has been called the Golden Age of Infrastructure. As of August 30, 2021, this flagship infrastructure program has constructed 29,000 kilometers of roads, over 4,900 bridges, more than 450 seaports, over 214 airports, and more than 150,000 classrooms nationwide. Appeal to the public The remaining 10 months of the Duterte administration is important and crucial to all Filipinos, according to Sec. Andanar. “Suportahan po natin si Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte for the remaining 10 months. One of the most important months of our lives dahil gumawa na po ng roadmap si Presidente on how the country will recover from the damage of the onslaught of COVID-19. [Let us support President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for the remaining 10 months. One of the most important months of our lives because the President has already made a roadmap on how the
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region Branch 26 Medina, Misamis Oriental -o0oMUNICIPALITY OF SUGBONGCOGON, REPRESENTED BY HON. MAYOR MILDRED LAGBAS-MONDIGO, Plaintiff,
CIVIL CASE NO. 1175-M(2020)
-versus- JANICE ALCANTARA, Defendant. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/
FOR: ACTION FOR ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE WITH DAMAGES
ORDER Records show that Summons was issued by the Acting Branch Clerk of Court of this court on May 26, 2020 to the defendant Janice Alcantara. On June 8, 2020, the Process Server executed a Return of Service, stating that he went to the address of the defendant on June 1, 2020 but Summons and the copy of the Complaint were not served because defendant cannot be contacted in her given address and that, according to information, defendant has been living in the United States of America for a long time, and she comes to Gingoog City only to spend her vacation and visit her relatives. According to the Process Server, he went back to the residence of the defendant in 412 Altrade C.V. Lugod St., Gingoog City, on June 3 and 5, 2020 but defendant cannot be contacted in said address. Considering the circumstances and in accordance with Rule 14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, and since Summons and Complaint were not served to the defendant, the Court hereby orders the plantiff, through counsel, to cause the service of summons by other means available under the rules. Failure on the part of plantiff to comply with this Order within fifteen days from receipt of the same shall cause the dismissal of the Complaint without prejudice.
SO ORDERED.
DONE in Chambers on December 17, 2020 in Medina, Misamis Oriental.
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WILFRED R. YACAPIN Presiding Judge
country will recover from the damage of the onslaught of COVID-19],” he said. He appealed to the public to work together hand in hand with the President in the remaining 10 months so that he can build a strong foundation for the country to recover quickly after the pandemic.
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Sec. Andanar also expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to talk with fellow government workers about the indigenous cultural communities, wherein Esperanza town has three tribal groups: Higaunon, Manobo, and Banuaon. “Sa ating diskusyon sa LGU officials kung saan naroon ang ating indigenous cultural communities ay nakikita ko na napakarami pang matututunan ng mga Pilipino sa inyong mga katutubo. [And in some of our discussions with LGU officials where the indigenous cultural communities are located, I see that Filipinos can learn a lot more from indigenous people,” the PCOO chief said. Mayor Manpatilan shared that Esperanza is rich in culture as she is advocating to promote and conserve the culture of indigenous tribes in her jurisdiction. “Before the pandemic, we have the Nalangdang Festival wherein all the three tribes will meet together to have festivities where they can show their talents and the culture of their individual tribes,” she said. COVID-19 Response As of now, 37% of the target priority group of the town have been vaccinated, and the municipal health team will begin vaccination for the A4 group or economic frontliners this week, according to Mayor Manpatilan. The local chief executive expressed her thanks to the national government for its continuing assistance to Esperanza LGU, most especially in its COVID-19 response. “Nagpapasalamat ako sa malaking tulong ng ating Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte. In the midst of the pandemic, makikita natin ang kanyang support, sa kabila ng buong bansa ay naghihirap pero mararamdaman natin kung ano nga ba iyong tulong galing sa nasyonal, [I am grateful for the great help of our President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. In the midst of the pandemic, we can see his support, despite the fact that the whole country is suffering, we can feel the assistance of the national government],” she said. She hopes that the Malaybalay Bukidnon Road will be finished before the end of President Duterte’s term. “Sana matapos na yung access roads para magaan yung biyahe at paglalakbay, lalo na sa pag-transport ng farm products namin, [Hopefully, the access roads will be finished to make trips easier, especially for the transportation of our farm products],” she concluded.
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Payless. In the 1970s, URC entered the agro-industrial and commodities business, with its foray into hog farming and flour milling, as well as sugar milling in the 1980s. These were vertically integrated with existing businesses and allowed URC to weather volatility in the commodities market. URC expanded its beverage lineup with its C2 ready-to-drink tea in 2004, a pivot that happened after Gokongwei saw brewed tea being sold widely in China and Japan in PET bottles. URC sold 100,000 bottles a month after it introduced C2. Three years later, it was selling over 30 million bottles a month. URC’s first foray abroad was via a small factory it set up in Hong Kong to produce Jack ‘n Jill Potato Chips. The company eventually set up operations in six countries, with presence in 10 markets in the region. It’s Fun-O and Tivoli brands are currently the market leaders in Thailand’s biscuit and wafer categories, while C2 is a strong player in the ready-to-drink segment in Vietnam. It also exports to areas in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, North Asia, Oceania and the Pacific Islands. URC remains a cornerstone of the Gokongwei group of companies, with a market capitalization of over P300 billion. “Thanks to Mr John’s constant innovation, entrepreneurial zeal and strong desire to please the customer, URC has risen to become one of the largest branded consumer food and beverage companies in the Philippines, with a significant and growing presence in the ASEAN markets,” said Lee. URC’s people-first approach has helped the company weather the difficult period shadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the past year, the company has
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pushed boundaries to ensure the well-being of employees, customers and communities. It has kept its factories and mills up and running despite the rolling lockdowns and quarantine restrictions to make sure millions of Filipinos can stock their pantries with essential food items they need while working or sheltering at home.
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point to an astounding--and unsustainable--rise in plastic packaging. And yet, there’s no public data of exactly how much waste these companies produce. Neither are there any commitments whatsoever to reduce this. Filipino taxpayers--not Lazada or Shopee--pay for the cost of managing e-commerce waste. These companies need to come clean, take responsibility, and do their part to ensure their businesses do not continue to create pollution.” The rise of online shop-
environment.” Alongside the petition, the groups will transmit letters to the country offices of the two companies to initiate discussions on how both companies can reveal, reduce and redesign. The petition is still open and the groups are calling on all Filipinos, particularly e-commerce users, to add their voice to the growing demand to change e-commerce for the better.
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DEALING WITH ONLINE SOURCES By JOHN MICHAEL A. CUYAG Teacher I Cugman National High School
The pursuit of knowledge acquisition has become a vital threshold when the beginning of the 21st century commences. The longing for advancement both in terms of technology and resources take turn in making an offshoot of this knowledge acquisition. Man’s queries have become intensively part of his survival. Since the start of the 21st century not only brings massive changes, but information could also not only be padlocked among books and printed materials. There are many ways wherein one can fully enjoy and have access to the euphoria brought by information--- and one of these is through online sources. Online sources, as what they call these, are very essential of today’s generation where man can conveniently surf the internet and hassles on his part will be lessened. As by definition, these online sources operate by means of a computer network— where internet connection is its lifeline. Together with a big leap advancement of man, so does his way of finding resources that will answer his unending questions. Online sources have never been new to many since their dominance during the 20th century. A lot of popular online sources just popped-out in the pursuit of
Role of an administrative school assistant By MARY GRACE B. MACAS Administrative Assistant II
THE role of an school administrative assistant is to greet and assist parents, guests, students and staff with their questions and/or needs in a timely, cooperative, caring and safe environment. He or she must also be able to answer phones and emails from parents and students alike in a professional and timely manner. He or she then performs office work that supports the school operations and exercises discretion and judgement in relation to the general administration in and over those duties as assigned. The administrative assistant also collects, processes and maintains student paperwork and cumulative files to be in compliance
ping during the pandemic shows that e-commerce is now part of the new normal. But while this may be the case, the groups maintain that companies need to do their part to ensure more sustainable business practices post-pandemic. By heeding the people’s call to reveal, reduce, and redesign, Lazada and Shopee can lead the way to providing Filipinos with a better normal e-commerce experience. Aside from reducing plastic at the source, the groups also called on Lazada and Shopee to improve its delivery systems by adopting sustainable alternatives instead. “Reusable packaging is not only doable but is good for business as well,” said Rachelle Lacanlale, Founder of JuanBag. “If businesses shift their thinking from focusing on profit alone to prioritizing the needs of people and the planet, we can design and innovate new systems that don’t sacrifice the wellbeing of communities and the
with DepEd regulations as directed by the school principal. He or she also maintains electronic student date, initiate parent/guardian communication as directed by the principal, maintains and creates teacher files, creates and maintains parent email list for the school staff, the PTA, and extra-curricular groups. For that, he or she functions as liaison for parent volunteer coordinators, maintains scheduling of building and equipment and event calendars, maintains school lost and found items and deliveries to students, maintains the general cleanliness and orderly area of the whole school premises. He or she also types letters of correspondence.
finding simpler ways in terms of researching. As of the moment, their population grew in number where from simple to complex contents can now be given ample, relevant and timely information. Although I can consider myself not a computer newbie, I was still amazed of the latest online sources that are suitably essential and beneficial to one’s daily task. There are online sources that help in the areas of Mathematics, Science, Language etc. What enticed me the most are the mushrooming existence of various online sources where one can just enjoy a single idea or information with just one click. Moreover, the idea as well that it can blow away internal biases and mishaps can really be heightened. With the online sources present today, I may say that I am way behind of these online sources’ advancement. There is a need to freshen-up and scroll more of these from now on. With online sources’ beneficial, timely and easy to access processes, it is highly recommended to be used and studied to fully explore their capabilities. As online sources are one of the results of technological advancements, their integration to daily interactions in acquisition of knowledge and
ideas must not be left idle. Since it is free and easy to use, it must really be utilized and explored with as a reference in one’s daily teaching and learning processes in traditional classroom. This is not to solely replaced the roles of paper-back readings, this will just add-up to the list of resources just in case books, magazines and other printed materials may fail to provide satisfying answers. Even with the ups and downs of online sources, it is still highly recommended to be used for both teachers and students everywhere. Since teaching should be in the 21st century, supplements should be given a limelight. These sources, if utilized properly, can give holistic and wonderful results. Since a man’s pursuit if knowledge of infinite, the way through this is exploring the depths of his capacities. With the integration of technology to teaching and learning, many various forms of improvements to such process are developed. Certain traditional barriers are removed such as problems in information access and availability are diminished. With the ideas presented above, it is catapulted that online sources offer an array of limitless opportunities with just one click.
Improving Reading Comprehension Among Struggling Readers in the New Normal By MARIE JUNE G. ESPINOSA, Teacher III Esperanza Elementary School Division of Lanao del Norte
LONG before they enter kindergarten, most kids can read the words they encounter in their favorite books or around their home, on street signs and anywhere else they go. Establishing routines that involve reading can help such as reading them books – whether they are printed on paper or accessed through digital devices – and letting them watch others read. Kids typically learn to read books through a series of phases which often overlap. Initially, they “read” pictures in their storybooks rather than the words, often in books others have read to them before. Then, they pretend to read words they’ve memorized.
Making reading fun can also develop a love of reading. Eventually in kindergarten and first grade, kids begin to read the words but only the most basic and simple ones. Finally by third grade, they start to read fluently i.e. the technical term for being able to read quickly while comprehending the text. Social distancing can pose real challenges. This is because learning to read in an inherently social activity. Also when children attend school in person, most reading instruction happens between teachers and other students. Social distancing can be overcome if families and educators work together during this time.
Covid-19 virus and its variants will be here forever but it can be contained by simply observing prescribed health protocols of masking, handwashing, and social distancing,” he said. The PCCI chief also underscored the need to accelerate vaccination efforts throughout the country to achieve popula-
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tion protection and avoid further lockdowns in the future. “We must remove our overblown fear of this virus and the even greater fear of another lockdown,” he said. As of Sept. 5, the country administered over 35.8 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. (PNA)
‘New normal education’: Leadership amidst the pandemic By NELSON G. ABELO Principal I/PSDS Designate Mambajao District Division of Camiguin
The news suddenly broke out announcing travel bans, lockdowns, and imposed health safety protocols that the whole world was unprepared. Economy is greatly affected and the people suffered excessive consequences. Many questions popped up on how the education system would adjust to the new normal. Social media made a trend with #AcademicFreeze for they cannot bear the pressure on not having face-to-face classes. However, the leaders within the Department of Education did not sit on the current circumstance. They thought of alternatives to continue with effective educational system that would fit the new normal. Options are available for learners: online classes and modules. Both students and teachers had the hard time to adjust with these new learning systems. Despite the difficulty, leaders took the upper hand to manage new questions on the table. The administrative body conducted various seminars that would help the teachers improve their teaching styles that would cater the needs of students learning online. They also made sure that budget allocations would be available to schools adopting modular learning. Modules go through quality checks to make sure its content accommodates the learners’ needs. School visitations are also consistent in order to monitor each of the school’s activities. Students’ feedback are in consideration to pro-
vide room for improvement. Online communication played a huge role among leaders. Before the pandemic, administrators travel from one place to another to have meetings and conferences, but in the new normal, this practice is truly inconvenient. Leaders were pushed to do every discussion online and came up with effective decisions. It is a struggle to some, especially those who just learned how to deal with the innovating technology. Nevertheless, they did not make it as an excuse to settle with mediocre leadership, but instead, they managed to make the best out of the technology we have today. No one would e ver thought of having this new normal education unexpectedly. However, leaders stood in frontline to respond to the crisis immediately. It has been a year since the pandemic struck, and the education system seemed to have change overnight. Leaders are continuously improving the new education system to cater the needs of all learners as much as possible. No one knows if this pandemic will end, but one thing is for sure, leaders are on standby to face the battle of unending uncertainties that the future holds. As a prime mover of education, I will always make it sure that education continues amidst pandemic and if other challenges may come along the way, that I am always reminded that we should be bigger than any struggles.
A Student-Centered Model of Blended Learning By LOURDES C. LAURETE SST III CDONHS-JH
A blended-learning model is naturally student-centered, by introducing technology and allowing for flexibility in time, place, and pace of learning, students have more opportunities to influence the way learning happens. But when tackling the challenges that come with introducing new technology, it can be easy to let students-centered learning slip out of focus. Blended classrooms are about giving students the instructions that they need at the moment they need it, and in such a way that keeps them engaged and motivated. In short, they’re all about student-centered learning. The best way to bring student-centered learning to your blended classroom is simple: give your students a platform to share their voice, and listen carefully to what they have to say. Online learning gives students who don’t feel comfortable speaking up in class an al-
ternative channel to share their thoughts, and gives all students time to contribute their voices to a larger conversation in a productive way. As an educator, you can continually check in with your students to gather feedback about your chosen model for blended learning. During these dire straits, there’s nothing more we can do than to practice safety measures such as social distancing. Hence, this school year might not be your typical classroom type of learning, for it will mainly adopt online teaching modes. Through this, students can browse their modules at home without risking their health and safety. Since students don’t have the same learning styles, teachers often find it hard to sustain their interest, especially if they’re enclosed in a classroom’s four walls. But this change when blended learning took part in the usual learning setup.
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stress on protecting the welfare of media workers. Among institutional reforms made during this administration is the creation of the national communications policy, which harmonized the content and messaging of government media. The said policy also gave birth to PCOO’s crisis communications plan Laging Handa. More government media facilities are also being built outside of Metro Manila, as part of its efforts to strengthen regional reporting. These projects include the Mindanao Media hub, Visayas Media Hub, Government Communication Academy,
and the construction of new regional offices of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). The PCOO is also spearheading the implementation of the Freedom of Information Program and the promotion of transparency among offices in the Executive Branch. They are also pushing for the FOI Law that will expand its reach to all branches of government. “These are ideas we thought about, we fought for because we are seeing these as strategies that will improve our communications channels,” he said. Secretary Andanar also highlighted the creation of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS),
which greatly helped in facilitating the decision on the infamous Maguindanao Massacre case that killed over 30 journalists and media workers. The said decision was even pointed out by the UN as significant progress of the Philippines in protecting journalists. UNESCO’s 2020 DirectorGeneral Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity showed that “significant progress was made” by the country in the case of the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre, where the court convicted 43 individuals behind the attack. According to Secretary Andanar, there is also a pending bill filed on the creation
of a People’s Broadcasting Corporation that will encompass radio and television broadcasting. Aside from these, the Media Workers Bill is already pending in the Senate. The Bill aims to ensure that media workers shall be paid the basic compensation package that will include adequate compensation for hazardous media coverages and guarantees the security of tenure. “When we exit this [office], I believe that PCOO will be standing up, will be rising, and will be walking with their heads high because this administration made so much improvement for our department and our way of working,” he added.
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Importance of digital skills among teachers in the new normal By BABY JEAN S. FRANCISCO Tingalan Intergrated School
Teachers need to understand their new responsibility to facilitate the use of technology in the classroom. No matter your personal preference, learners will use variety of devices, including smartphones, laptops, and iPads. I, for one, am usually at home using the PC platform. Some of you may be using Macs or mobile devices. Yet, now we all have to work with learners using all of the above. When teachers are learning about new software that they will be implementing in their classrooms, they should also learn basic digital problemsolving techniques and how these will differ from device to device, depending on what device is used in the classroom. Going paperless is perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of the shift to technology. For many, losing a physical textbook isn’t appealing. However, with the proper digital resources, teachers can learn how to use digital tools to provide even better learning support for their learners. Content software can provide ways for teachers to have ongoing exchanges with learners and give feedback about their work. Digital assessments and grading tools are often built-in. It is a matter of practice for teachers to become comfortable and knowledgeable about how to use these resources. In doing so, papers no longer get lost in the shuffle and both teachers and learners have a digital record of all correspondence. The digital skills that teachers need have long moved on from just being able to use word processing and spreadsheets software. Digital skills that 21st Century teachers should have included cloud storage and sharing solutions, social media, web editing, image editing, presentation software, and general multimedia. Classroom education is increasingly moving away from
lecturing at learners to a more collaborative project based model and digital technology plays a fundamental role in this. Despite the many benefits of using the Internet and other digital technologies there are also a number of dangers that pupils face. Cyberbullying, IT security and identity theft are all areas which teachers should have a good knowledge of in order to be able to help learners deal with issues if they arise – and to encourage them to be responsible Web users. The overall aim is that pupils become responsible and resilient users of technology, able to make confident and safe use of the web and of other internet-based services, and able to detect and deal with issues when they arise. Whether one is a pupil, a teacher, an employee or simply a citizen, we should all have the right – and the means – to be resilient users of technology. This is a situation mirrored throughout the world as the rapid development in digital technologies has left many educators struggling to keep up. Technology has made it easy to connect with people spread across the globe, birthing what communication experts term a global village. Beyond bridging the gap of distance, digital skills also make available to the teacher a plethora of resources that he or she can harness for improving the quality of course/teaching materials and access to a network that equips teachers with tools of the trade. And yes, it is also safe to say that when schools are re-opened, hopefully soon, the introduction of digital tools in the classroom would make learning an immersive experience for the student, with options of virtual reality. This way, learners will not only be learning about ICT but it will actually be something they relate with on a daily basis.
Adjusting to the new normal By VENUS MAGALLANES RANILE Teacher I Dullan Elementary School
ALL this started almost two years ago. However, now we talk less of shock and more about how to find a reliable rhythms inside more uncertainty. Until just this week, many of us were imagining we were nearing the end of the pandemic. Alas, with the unvaccinated population holding fast and the delta variant on the rise, we can see with weary eyes what’s likely to come. So once more, we are stymied by this crisis and that raises the specter of a truly hard question and an almost unbearable one. Are we ever going to get back to something we can call normal again?
Our psyches adjust to massive pattern shifts, a trend we are beginning to painfully recognize will not end anytime soon. Many people are noticing just you have that they are experiencing severe swings in their personal economies of mood or behavior. Prioritize agility, innovation and resourcefulness. Covid-19 taught us that the way things have always worked does not matter in the case of a global pandemic. Perhaps it’s wise now to resume life as if this continues to hold true. This may look like a more creative approach to work, home life and daily schedules.
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lessen the number of people from going out of their houses. Doing this, Cagampang said, will contribute to controlling the surge of the deadly virus now disturbing the peace and order in the province. The doctor said if the surge continues, the healthcare system of the province might collapse. Dr Cagampang is also currently the chief Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center (ZDSMC). Cagampang said the hospital started only with 50 beds dedicated for patients contracted with the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Later, it was increased to 100 beds last month due to the increased rate of covid19 cases. The hospital management has also set up 20 emergency tents at the parking lot since there were 152 added admissions of cases last MOnday, September 6. “We put up emergency room tents since we cannot just see them leave the hospital unattended,” adding tha many patients seeking medical attention started to arrive by midnight.” The doctor also said most of the patients were unvaccinated and already had severe to critical symptoms when admitted to the hospital. Based on DOH Zamboanga regional office, the province has 1,806 active cases of Covid-19, the highest in the region, it was learned. The province, however, has a total confirmed Co-
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vid-19 cases of 8,168; with 6,113 recoveries and 249 fatalities. The hospital, the doctor said, now lacks oxygen and is also running out of medicines to continuously treat Covid-19 patients. They also said the hospital lacks personnel as 53 of the healthcare workers, including physicians, nurses, and nursing attendants have contracted Covid-19 as of Monday September 6.
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a radio interview with y96 FM Ozamiz City’s morning program the achievements of the Duterte administration, which aim to provide a comfortable life for all. He added that the campaign centers on the accomplishments of the key three pillars of the president’s legacy, which are peace and order, infrastructure and development, and poverty alleviation. The secretary also highlighted policies that greatly favored indigent Filipino families and vulnerable sectors in the country. “This included the government’s Malasakit Center, which has already served more than two million indigent Filipinos seeking medical and financial assistance, since it was passed into law in 2019. The Universal Healthcare covers all the Filipinos for their insurance, and the government also works on the free tuition of the students in state colleges and universities,” Andanar said. He further enumerated some major accomplishments of the current ad-
Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES JOSE ELMAR C. PALMMA AND SHERYL C. BORROMEO,
CIVIL CASE NO.2021-092
JOSE ELMAR C. PALMMA AND SHERYL C. BORROMEO, Petitioners. X---------------------------------/ ORDER Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alleging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on February 18, 2006 at Malaybalay City, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Del Carmen, Iligan City and Malaybalay, Bukidnon, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for fifteen (15) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; Petitioner’s seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on February 18, 2006 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile. WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on September 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners. SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 24th day of August, 2021. MDN: Aug. 26, Sept 2 & 9, 2021
HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge
ministration such as the signing of the Bangsamoro Organic law, the Build Build Build program, assistance of 18,433 rebel returnees through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed-Conflict (NTFELCAC), strengthening of anti-illegal drug campaign where two million have surrendered, Rice Tariffication Law benefitting 2.4 million farmers, and the provisions of the Free Irrigation Service Act. Andanar also mentioned the P500 billion assistance given to the marginalized sector or a total of 4.2 million Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries, the 9.8 million graduates of of Technical Education, Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and the two million Alternative Learning System (ALS) completers and 6.4 million assisted overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Before the start of the pandemic, six million Filipinos were lifted out of poverty as poverty incidence decreased from 24% to about 13% before the pandemic, he added. In Region 10, Andanar shared the projects accomplished by the president through the Build, Build, Build program including the 2,900 km roads completed, 413 bridges, 396 flood control projects and 9,000 classrooms. “The Cagayan de Oro coastal road, flood risk management project, Cagayan de Oro-Marawi central
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The hospital said they are operating in a reduced capacity and it would be hard for their hospital to accommodate more patients. They also said they need to prioritize the medical needs and treatment of admitted patients. The hospital right now is experiencing a shortage of medical oxygen supply
Notice is hereby given that Ms.LOVELIA M. ABREGANA, of legal age, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Lawigan, Catarman, Camiguin, Province, declared that she is the owner of a fishing boat which is herein described; DESCRIPTION MACHINE : MITSUBISHI SERIAL NUMBER : 319575 YEAR BUILT : 2009 KW : 141 BUILDER : QUIBAN BOATBUILDER NAME OF SHIP : FBca JAS 2 SEA SUN That for the consideration of the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (PHP. 30,000.00) Philippine currency, in hand paid to LOVELIA M.ABREGANA (Vendor) by ZENAIDA OPAON GULTIANO (VENDEE) of legal age, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Lawigan, Catarman, Camiguin, receipt is hereby acknowledge to her full satisfaction by these presents, do hereby absolutely SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto herein Vendee; That the above-described FISHING BOAT is free from all liens and encumbrances, hence I have the right to dispose of the same to the herein Vendee; That do hereby warrant the peaceful possession and enjoyment by the herein Vendee of the above-described FISHING BOAT; In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this Aug.31,2021 at Mambajao, Camiguin, Province, Philippines. Sgd. LOVELIA M. ABREGANA Vendor Sgd. ZENAIDA OPAON GULTIANO Vendee SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF: Sgd. GLENN SABACAJAN & Sgd. IRA WONG Executed under the Notarial Registry of Atty.EDUARDO E.CHAN per Doc. No.82; Page No. 12; Book No. IX; Series of 2021. MDN: Sept 2, 9 & 16, 2021
since its suppliers could no longer help in providing the needed oxygen. As of September 6, the hospital has already admitted 191 covid-19 contracted patients. On that same day, it was learned, 21 patients were admitted in one day alone. Based on hospital record, 59 patients were from Iligan City, 44 from the different towns of Lanao del Sur, 37 from Marawi City, and 22 from Lanao del Norte, 2 each from Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental, and 1 from Davao City and Zamboanga del Sur.- with PIA reports
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Under the MOU, the USTP, KWF, and JCI KG will take the lead in the oversight and facilitation to ensure the continuity of processes and inclusivity in terms of reaching out to project partners, and will conduct due diligence and know-your-future-farmers baseline data gathering activities to validate and confirm the viability of the
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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 ELBE DE LA RIVA CARALOS has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of child’s sex/gender from “Male” to “Female”; in the certificate of Live birth of ELBE DE LA RIVA CARALOS who was born on March 8, 1973 at Guihing, Hagonoy, Davao del Sur and whose parents are SAMUEL E. CARALOS and NENITA G. DE LA RIVA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than September 24, 2021.
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NOTICE is hereby given that The estate of the late ALBERTA GETALLA who died on October 5, 2018 at South Davao Medical Specialists Hospital, Inc. Padada, Davao del Sur and SILVERIO MOMO who died on February 7, 1996 at Lower Apokon, Tagum City, left a parcel of land (Lot 5580-8-5, Psd-11-023548 being a portion of Lot 5580-B, (LRC) Pad-139047), in the Barrio of Palili, Municipality of Sulop, Province of Davao del Sur, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIX THOUSAND THIRTY-SIX (6,036) square meters more or less covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-25557 duly issued before the Office of the Registry OF Deeds, for the Province of Davao del Sur; is the subject of AFFIDAVIT OF SELF ADJUDICATION, among the legitimate. surviving heir, by means of Public Documents Before ATTY. ANNA MARGARITA A. RAZONABLEMAMUAD, Notary Public, in as per Doc. No. 484; Page No. 101; Book No. LXXIX; Series of 2021. MDN: Aug. 26, Sept 2 & 9, 2021
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R. A 10172 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 ROSITA T. CABILI has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate live of birth ANGELOU TANGIAN CABILI who was born 12, October 2008 at ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte whose parents are Rose T, CABILI and Unknown. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than October 2021.
(Sgd.) ATTY.YUSSIP DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL Acting City Civil Registrar
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Republic of the Philippine AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Lanao del Sur MUNICIPALITY OF MULONDO OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0026-2021 R.A. 10172
urban community microfarms in identified urban communities. The three groups will facilitate the conduct of capacity development interventions related to urban farming, agro-enterprise development, and financial literacy with the support of project partners in identified urban communities where the urban community micro-farms will be established, including volunteering opportunities for interested youth and youth-led organizations. Roel Gabo, the chairperson of Barangay Pagatpat, said the community looks forward to being one of the pilot barangays. “This is a good help for the farmer sector, despite the pandemic, and for this to become a continuing program,” Gabo said. (PNA)
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased ALCES K. BRAGAT who died last November 10, 2012. That the deceased left among others, a SAVINGS ACCOUNT represented by SAVINGS ACCOUNT NUMBER 003110035183 with BANCO DE ORO (Osmena Branch) in the amount of Php 475,159.25 is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS namely; IMELDA H. BRAGAT of legal age, widow, Filipino Citizen and a resident of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental; AIZEL B. TOLEDO of legal age, married, Filipino Citizen and a resident of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental; AIME H. BRAGAT of legal age, single, Filipino Citizen and a resident of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental; AIBY H. BRAGAT minor, single, Filipino Citizen and a resident of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental; ACE H. BRAGAT minor, single, Filipino Citizen and a resident of Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental; herein after referred to as the PARTITIONERS. As per Doc. No. 416; Page No. 084; Book No. CLVI; Series of 2021; under Notary public of ATTY. CRISTINA TERESA A. MORENO-OCIONES.
Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Davao del Sur Municipality of Hagonoy
Republic of the Philippine’s Local Civil Registry Office Province; Lanao Del Norte Municipality of iligan city
In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172 , a notice is hereby served to the public that JUSTINE DALIGDIG has filed with this Office a petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate live of birth JUSTINE DALIGDIG who was born 03, October 1995 at Lanao del Norte whose parents are Rosita Maliksi Daligdig and Unknown. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than October 2021.
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road, Panguil Bay project, CDO new western diversion road, Valencia bypass road, Bukidnon-North Cotabato connector, Malaybalay bypass road, Iligan City coastal road, Iligan-CDO connector, Government Communications Academy, and Marawi rehabilitation project, these are the projects of the build build build program of the President that our Region 10 has benefited,” Andanar said. The Duterte Legacy is a communications campaign of the government to remind the Filipino people of the legacies that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has made in his five years in office. “Let us continue to support the President in the remaining 10 months because we are battling a serious and unusual disease. As we recover as one, let us help the President so that we can set the foundation for the next administration when they pick up from what we have left then to continue our rehabilitation and rebuilding our great nation,” Andanar added. (SMRN/PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)
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Publication Notice R.A. No. 9048
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Date: 27 August 2021 In compliance with the publication requirement under Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, notice is hereby served to the public that BASHER D. MACABANTOG has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name of his daughter from “JOHANA” to “SITTIE JOHANA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JOHANA MAMA MACABANTOG who was born on 07 OCTOBER 2001 at Mulondo, Lanao del Sur and whose parents are ROHANISAH ABBAS MAMA and BASHER DIMAKUTA MACABANTOG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than 13 SEPTEMBER 2021.
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Cavite, Dumaguete, Lapu-Lapu City Schools top 4th imake.wemake Awarding Rites SCHOOLS from Cavite, Dumaguete and Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu topped the 4th imake.wemake. awarding rites hosted online by the Department of Science and Technology Science and Technology Institute (DOST-STI) on August 27, 2021. Following are the Youth Innovation Prize (YIP) Awardees and their respective team members who received P200,000 per team plus a trophy: Cavite Science Integrated School (Jimuel Clarence Z. Malimban, John Kenneth V. Sanchez, Aira Gayle A. Pugeda and Elain E. Malones (Coach). Ramon Teves Pastor Memorial – Dumaguete Science High School (Ericka Elaine Diputado, Anjeli L. Merecido, Shauna E. Tifora and Ryan Nove C. Huang (Coach).
Gokongwei Brothers Foundation Exec Dir Grace Colet addresses the awarding rites for the 4th imake.wemake.
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Science and Technology City, Cebu (Johann Emir Institute (DOST-SEI) signed a partnership deal with the Gokongwei Brothers FoundaEducation Center - Senior G. Margallo, Kate Ashley P. tion (GBF) for the 4th imake.wemake project via a virtual ceremony held on July 30. High School, Lapu-Lapu See TOP, page 15 In the photo are GBF Executive Director, Grace Colet; GBF Program Head, Graciela Mendoza; SEI Director, Dr. Josette Biyo; and SEI Division Chief, Dr. Ruby Cristobal.
Donate-a-Book, Share the Joy of Learning at the SM Store SM shoppers can continue to share the joys of learning with children who need them most through The SM Store’s Donate a Book campaign, which is now ongoing at select branches nationwide until September 30, 2021. While face to face classes still have to resume, schooling certainly extends beyond the campus. And your donations will go a long way as these will be very helpful
to distributed topartner public schools and libraries around the country. Here’s how you can share your gift of knowledge: • Visit the Donate a Book booths at participating branches of the SM Store at Metro Manila, North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. • Donate new or preloved books. All books are very much welcome, especially storybooks, edu-
cational, and hobby books that can help spark a child’s curiosity, imagination, and knowledge. • Donate and match with Learning Is Fun (LIF) books that are available at The SM Store. LIF offers a wide range of books from toddlers to adult categories such as activity books, early learning educational books, cookbooks, reference books, storybooks, Inspirational See SHARE, page 15
Since 2015, The SM Store has collected and distributed over 800,000 books to public schools and libraries through the Donate-A-Book campaign. Pre-pandemic photo shows the turnover of the books and school supplies to the students of Balanga Elementary School in Balanga, Bataan. Here, Elena Almario and Marlyn Gerio of Dep Ed EPS 1, and Balanga Elementary School Principal IV Amelia Inieto receive the books from (from left) SM Foundation Head of School Building Team Juris Soliman, The SM Store North Luzon Zone Head Joseph Rosal, SM Retail SAVP Gilda Maquilan, and The SM Store Olongapo Branch Manager Rosemarie Chua-Labrador
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from page 1 Cadigal has earlier admitted that all the hospitals are now full of covid-19 patients, and a lot of these patients have died in their houses. “Na-overwhelm tayo sa dami ng patay everyday. Kaya, we have no other option kundi gamitin na talaga. Hindi pa sana dapat ito gamitin kasi dapat dito mayron pang nakabaon na parang pantheon type. Pero dahil sa talagang kelangan na, ginamit nalang natin,” Cadigal pointed out. (We are overwhelmed by the many deaths every day. But we have no other options but to use the new cemetery. We are not supposed to use this yet but there is an emergency to bury the dead, we are using this new cemetery now.) Based on OCTA research, the province of Bukidnon is one of the covid-19 hotspot areas in Mindanao. Almost 16,000 are now confirmed covid cases, with 223 deaths. “Pagdating sa ospital walang mapasukan. So, afterwards sa bahay nalang. Doon na namamatay. kaya napakaraming namamatay sa bahay. Kaya hindi na tayo dapat magtaka bakit maraming namamatay sa bahay dahil walang ospital na mapasukan.” the city administrator lamented. Based on a Youtube video, the local government unit (LGU) in Valencia City was doing an overtime job, such as burying the dead bodies of covid19 victims, using a heavy equipment extractor.
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from page 1 Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council in monitoring all declared drug-free barangays in the province. “We will see to it that these drug-free barangays will no longer be penetrated by unsavory elements of society. In order to do that, I am asking the cooperation of all stakeholders across the community because this is for the good of everybody, for the good of our children,” Panapan said. Panapan said that thanks to his predecessor’s close ties with various sectors, it is already easy for him to secure the cooperation of the residents in tipping police to barangay drug clearing operations. Another project that the Lanao del Sur Provincial Police Office is supporting is the Adopt A Toril. In the province, there are toril focusing on Qu’ran memorization and supplementary religious teaching. Most of their students are orphans of shaheed and the toril is considered a reform school where imams and ustadz often help educate the orphans. These toril are heavily dependent on financial aid from other Muslim countries. Lastly, Panapan is looking forward to continue the tree growing project of the provincial police office. “It used ERRATUM In the Notice for Publication dated August 5, 12, 19, 2021, the transaction should be read as spouses, ANTONIA J. OLANO and TEODULO F. OLANO. OUR APOLOGY MDN: Sept 9, 2021
ERRATUM In the Notice of Publication dated June 14, 22, 29, 2021 the transaction should be read as TITO M. MILLENA and not as published. OUR APOLOGY MDN: Sept 9, 2021
to be called tree planting. But that was not sustainable so we innovate it as tree growing,” he said. As a rejoinder, Panapan is calling on the community in Lanao del Sur to report alleged police scalawags in the vicinity so his leadership could discipline them if ever there are such ones.
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from page 1 fire started at a hardware store reportedly owned by a certain Roderick Josue and the conflagration quickly spread to nearby houses. Fire investigators listed the owners of those houses as Relan Bosano, Restita Uy, Bayong Isugon, Rosabel Omandac, James Osenia, and Julius Montero. But the list, report said, has to be verified officially by the local city social welfare and development office. Reyes said: “The neighboring houses are ancestral homes mostly made of old wood materials that is why the fire engulfed them quickly.” The blaze was contained with the help of firetrucks that immediately responded such as that from Kidapawan City and other local firefighters. The police report reported no casualties to human lives, it was learned.
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from page 1 regional officials will work under a system that befits the realities of the Bangsamoro and responds to the changing times,” Ebrahim said in a statement Tuesday. The Senate voted to pass Monday on third and final reading Senate Bill 2214 resetting the BARMM elections and thereby extending the BTA and the transition period to 2025. Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo, the BARMM regional spokesperson, said comprehensive peace and development is within reach now with the passage of the bill. “This bill will ensure that we set the course for the newly established Bangsamoro region towards an irreversible course of peace and development,” Sinarimbo, also BARMM interior minister, said in a separate statement. He thanked the leadership of the Senate and specifically lauded Senator Francis Tolentino, author of Senate Bill 2214 and Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri “for this historic move.” Members of the BTA parliament expressed their gratitude to the Senate for “shepherding the process” of the bill’s passage, saying senators who participated and raised concerns during the deliberation of the proposal had made a substantial impact on the bill’s enactment. “We are grateful to the senators who have chosen to provide ample time and space for the transition authority to fulfill its mandate and in effect
Thu-Fri, September 9-10, 2021 secure the hard-earned gains of the peace process rather than to subject our people yet again to a routinary political exercise which often creates disunity in our region,” BTA Deputy Speaker Zia Adiong said. Maguindanao Rep. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu, who authored a similar bill in the House of Representatives, also lauded the senators for taking into consideration the welfare of the Mindanao peace process than their personal political interest. The 15 senators who voted “yes” on the third reading include Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Pia Cayetano, Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa, Sherwin Gatchalian, Richard Gordon, Risa Hontiveros, Francis Pangilinan, Grace Poe, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., Cynthia Villar, Francis Tolentino, Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon, Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, and Senate President Vicente Sotto III. Senators Ralph Recto, Emmanuel Pacquiao and Panfilo Lacson voted against the bill, while Senator Imee Marcos abstained. If enacted into law, the country’s next president will be given authority to appoint the 80 members of the BTA. The term of the current BTA members will end on June 30, 2022. In the past months, several caravans and calls were held by civilians both in Mindanao and in Manila to persuade both the House of Representatives and the Senate to pass the bill. Several leaders and personalities have also shared similar calls, saying the bill will help save the gains of the peace process. (PNA)
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from page 4 lost our ecological integrity and are now facing ecological disasters simply because the loggers and miners have been allowed to exploit our natural resources with utter disregard to the rule of law. Elections seem to center on personalities rather than on issues, thus, social injustices and inequities go on without let-up. Where the farmers do not own they land they till, or if they do, they do not control the mode of production and marketing; where the Filipino consumers are tied-up to the oppressive marketing system that makes the country just dumping ground of finished products and source of cheap raw materials following an extractive economy; where a country is not producing what it is consuming that is why it is always poor; where everything sold in this country passes at least five marketing layers that a pill of Lipitor bought in New Delhi at 35 centavos is sold in Philippine pharmacies at fifty pesos, a bag of fertilizer (Ammonium Sulfate) bought
in Ukraine at fifty pesos is being sold in Mindanao at One Thousand pesos at the expense of the poor farmers; where a few cartels and oligarchs perpetuate their stranglehold of multi-billion utilities like the so-called electric cooperatives which should be rightfully owned and managed by the 13 million MCO (memberconsumer-owners); and where the Indigenous Peoples have been deprived of the access and control over their ancestral domains and if they resisted, they are being killed as what happened to some 63 IP leaders who were killed in the last five years. Corporate globalization in cohort with these politicians seem to be the culprit! Indeed, corporate globalization continue their gargantuan raking at the expense of our resources and cheap labor, bombarding our ecosystems and water-tables of toxic chemicals. In fact, seven out of eight herbicides and pesticides being used by these Trans-National Corporation in in the 200,000 thousand hectares plantations in Mindanao are already banned in other countries. In fact, many of these corporations operating in Mindanao are already banned to enter Puerto Rico and other developing countries. Why are they here? Because they said that the Philippine is a nation of coward people! Not anymore as the Filipinos are now in the awakening stage, now undergoing the conscientization process to wage a peaceful revolution for social change!
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from page 14 P. Liao, Ron Marc L. Cañete and Bryant C. Acar (Coach). The following students from their respective high schools were also recognized as GBF Young Scientist Awardees and will receive a conditional scholarship amounting to P85,000 per annum: Malimban, Jimuel Clarence, Z. (Cavite Science Integrated School); Sanchez, John Kenneth, V. – (Cavite Science Integrated School), and Merecido, Anjeli, L. (Ramon Teves Pastor Memorial – Dumaguete Science High School). The imake.wemake: create. innovate. collaborate. competition has previously exalted nine (and soon to be 12!) Youth Innovation Prize (YIP) Awardees from some 200 promising idea pitches since 2016. But the DOST-SEI believes the competition is bound to get even bigger and better with the entry of Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF) as a partner for the youth competition. The GBF, an affiliate of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., advocates the advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, in the same manner of the DOST-SEI, the S&T hu-
man resources development arm of the government. GBF Executive Director Grace Colet expressed her excitement over the partnership with how “there’s so much shared” in what both parties want to achieve during the virtual Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing last July 30, 2021. “One of the unique and powerful statements of our Foundation is our sole focus on one advocacy, which is education, particularly STEM education. We are putting all stakes in education with the firm conviction that this is the best way for us to develop as a nation,” Ms. Colet said. She added that GBF aims to prepare Filipino learners to be digitally-adept workers, critical thinkers, and innovative problem-solvers who can contribute to the growth of their communities. “When we learned about the goals of the competition, it became evident to us how there was so much shared in what we want to achieve. Knowing these goals, the nationwide reach of this competition, and the rigorous selection undertaken to choose the final winners, it is indeed a privilege that with this partnership, we have the honor to select the 2021 GBF Young Scientist Awardees (YSA) from them,” Ms. Colet added. “We aim to fully support our young scientists’ passion for applied scientific research and innovation, and their drive to serve our communities through a college scholarship grant for their chosen STEM courses. We will also be providing mentoring, training, and other immersion opportunities to enhance and elevate their STEM expertise with the help of our academic partners and business unit partners,” Colet
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said. DOST-SEI Director Dr. Josette Biyo thanked GBF for its generous support for the project. “We are very happy with GBF’s desire to partner with us because of our shared vision of improving Filipino lives through STEM. We look forward to more collaborations not just with imake.wemake project but in our many other line-up of programs. We highly appreciate your help,” said Biyo. The 4th imake.wemake conducted the Final Project Presentations on Aug. 25-26, and the Awarding Ceremony on Aug. 27 virtually.
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from page 14 books, and game and toy books. Being the participating partner of the said campaign, the company will donate the same number of books sold during the program period. • School supplies are welcome. you can also donate notebook packs of 6 and school sets that include a backpack, notebooks, rulers, and pens that are4 available at The SM Stationery section. In exchange, shoppers will receive 100 pesos discount coupon for every donation made. The Donate-a-Book campaign began in 1998 as one of SM Foundation’s groundbreaking mall-based programs. It has since been part of the SM Store’s community programs since 2015, collecting and distributing almost 800,000 books and learning materials through the generosity of The SM Store customers. Share the Joy of Learning and visit the Donate-a-Book kiosks at the participating branches of The SM Store nationwide.
How budgeting in Philippine public schools is done By JANREY M. ARABEJO Administrative Assistant I Tangub City Division
BU D G ET i n publ i c schools here in the Philippines is one of the most powerful tools to promote and strengthen the school-based management and accountability. That is why apart from curricular reforms and capacity building programs, DepEd continues to make more resources available to public schools to support them in enabling students to perform better. With the adoption of a new formula in maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE), DepEd moves closer to rationalizing the programming of public school budgets. With the new formula, other factors affecting school operations are considered such as the number of teachers and classrooms managed
by the school, the number of graduating or completing students and a fixed amount corresponding to the basic needs of the school. In addition to this, financial assistance previously released separately for special programs or activities are now incorporated in the budget for the operations of the schools. The funds that will no longer be downloaded from the DepEd central office are now part of the regular school MOOE budget include financial assistance to support special curricular programs in science (special science elementary schools, regional science high schools and science, technology and engineering program in high schools), etc.
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FEATURE
Thu-Fri, September 9-10, 2021
Real estate investment hotspots in CdO uncovered during exclusive webinar “CAGAYAN de Oro is a very promising real estate investment hotspot”. This was the ultimate conclusion during the overall exciting and well attended webinar that was held on Friday the 3rd of September with the name of “SOAR 2021 Conference” where SOAR stands for Sustainable Opportunities and Advocacies in Region X and CdO. It was a conference with the aim to discover the region’s growth and investment hotspots and especially where to invest in real estate. To answer these questions there were the main government agency and the major industry stakeholders. A must watch for every businessman and real estate investor in the region. The event was organised by Olacon with exclusive speakers from the National Economic Development Authority, the banking sector and the private sector with Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) partnering this special event. NEDA Regional Director Ms Mylah Faye Aurora Carino, businessman and local tycoon Elpidio Paras, the tech-savvy licensed real estate broker Alex Zeta, Italpinas Development Corporation’s Chairman and CEO Architect Romolo Nati and BPI’s Vice President and Retail Mortgage Head of BPI Family Savings Bank,
Herbert Tuason gathered in a round of presentations and talks moderated by Lorens Ziller, the host and at the same time the Vice President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines. The general focus was definitely on real estate but NEDA’s regional director Ms. Carino underlined all contributing factors to the economic growth of the region. With the infrastructure developments playing a major role in the economic development of the whole region much progress has been achieved over the past 10 years in alleviating poverty and increasing livelihoods with an increase in growth in most sectors. Director Carino also mentioned the many investment opportunities there presently are like in agriculture, food processing, logistics, services and of course real estate development. NEDA gave a brilliant picture of the situation in Northern Mindanao, analysing its strategic position and growth drivers while underlining the various future development prospects. Elpidio Paras took the opportunity to discuss the severely hit tourism and leisure sector for which he is a major regional stakeholder as he is the president of renowned attractions such as the Seven Seas Waterpark and the Dahilayan Adventure Park. He lamented how the pandemic forced these attractions to temporarily close to the public and how on the other side, farm-tourism and rural land speculations have increased dramatically. With people and children being forced to stay home, his other business, Parasat Cable TV, has had a major boost with this new situation where home entertainment services have had great increase in demand. Alex Zeta, a well known real estate broker from Cagayan de Oro, explained the various investment trends of the region with the many subdivisions rising all over the city but with Uptown CdO being the real investment hotspot. Uptown earns the top place also because of the road infrastructure, the malls, the dining areas, the golf course, the upcoming hospital and the overall quality of life of the area. The ideal place to live and work. This was further under-
lined by Architect Romolo Nati, Chairman and CEO of Italpinas Development Corporation, who have their two landmark projects in Pueblo de Oro Business Park, just besides SM City Mall. Primavera Residences and Primavera City, whose first phase is soon for turnover, are the real jewels of the city when we talk about condo-living. These mixed-use buildings have a very distinct Italian design and also progressive passive green design features to enhance shading, natural light and ventilation as well as energy savings thanks to solar panels on the roof-tops. The modern condo-living lifestyle, especially with the newly gained post-pandemic awareness where personal spaces have gained more importance primarily for those who really value a safe and healthy environment and sustainable lifestyle. As a special event partner, IDC also launched a special zero-reservation payment
promotion for their condounits of Primavera City. BPI’s Herbert Tuason explained how customers can avail of privileged home loans and mortgages with a lower interest rate if they buy a unit with IDC. He also explained the several banking services that are available for clients wishing to request a loan with BPI. The following Q&A session was able to give an answer. to some questions of the many attendees with Lorens Ziller underlining how migration from Metro Manila and the returning OFWs are contributing to an enhanced growth of the city with influx of new workforce and also new ideas for business. All factors indicate that Metro Cagayan de Oro has everything to attract investments in all areas and especially in real estate development as the city grows at a fast pace. What better place to live with the sea, beach, tropical forests and the mountains just within short reach?