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Drive vs cigar smuggling

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed before Department of Justice (DOJ) 69 tax evasion charges against illicit traders who were caught selling untaxed, fake and smuggled cigarettes.

In an interview, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said the cases stemmed from the first ever nationwide raids conducted by the agency last January 25 in different parts of the country. “The total exposure we have filed today, including the penalties and fines, amounts to PHP1.8 billion based on the result of our nationwide raids against illegal cigarette [traders]. Again, it was the first ever nationwide operation in the BI history,” he said.

Vaccination target

BUTUAN City – Five municipalities in Agusan del Sur have achieved over 100 percent of their targets in the ongoing Measles-Rubella bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine Supplementary Immunization Activity (MR-bOPV SIA) in the province. In a report Tuesday, the provincial health office (PHO) said their health teams have successfully carried out the immunization activity in the different towns since May 1 and attained a 96.2 percent vaccination rate for MR and 78.9 percent for bOP. The province has a total target of 62,647 children aged nine to 59 months, and 17,819 children aged zero to 59 months for MR and bOP immunization, respectively.

Upscale bamboo industry

DAVAO City – The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) has recently turned over a P20- million Bamboo Rural Enterprise and Development (BREAD) project to the Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) in Matanao town, Davao del Sur province. In a Facebook post Monday, DA-11 Director Abel James Monteagudo said the BREAD project intends to upscale the bamboo industry by increasing productivity in the region. This can be done, he said, by promoting, producing, and processing engineered bamboo as a substitute to the diminishing wood industry in the country.

IRR FOR COMPENSATION PACKAGE. Lawyer Maisara Dandamub-Latiph, chair of the Marawi Compensation Board (center), shows a copy of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Marawi compensation package. She is flanked by Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (left) and Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra. MindaNews photo by FROILAN

Zambo City emerges as tourism destination in W. Mindanao

ZAMBOANGA City – The city is emerging as a tourism destination in Western Mindanao with the ease of the pandemic restrictions and the reopening of mountain resorts and island beaches. This came as the City Tourism Office (CTO) noted a new influx of tourists coming to the city for leisure and business based on

the data they gathered from different hotels and other local accommodations. Data gathered by the CTO showed that 160,884 tourists have visited Zamboanga City since January. Of the 160,884 visitors, 160,419 are domestic tourists while the remaining 465 are foreigners. “They find Zamboanga City as

an ideal place for fun, leisure, and business,” said CTO chief Sarita Sebastian on Tuesday. Sebastian is optimistic that the number of tourists will build up in the coming months with the easing of pandemic restrictions. Currently, the CTO has lined up activities for

Davao Norte Gov. Jubahib welcomes Senate probe on power crisis

By FROILAN GALLARDO MindaNews

M

ARAWI City– The Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) finally signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the renumeration of the victims of the Marawi Siege here on Tuesday, May 23, exactly six years after the start of the five-month urban warfare between government troops and Islamic State-aligned militants that destroyed the core of the country’s only Islamic city.

The IRR needs to be published first in two papers with national circulation before the P1 billion tax-free reparation can be rolled out to renumerate the residents who lost family members and properties during the siege, Maisara Dandamub-Latiph, MCB chairperson, said.

“Fifteen days (after publication), the real work will begin as the board will start evaluating the claims and schedule the payments,” Latiph, a lawyer, said.

5 dead in Oro fire

By GERRY L. GORIT Reporter

DESPITE the Bureau of Fire

Protection’s intensive campaign dubbed as Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan, the fire that gutted down a two-storey residential house along the busy Osmeña Street in Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday noon has resulted to the death of five family members, city fire district marshal Lt. Sam

Velarde.

“The fire lasted for a few minutes and the total damages were only about P50,000, but unfortunately the five victims were not able to escape and their charrged bodies were found beyond recognition,” Velarde said.

Fire marshalls received the fire alarm at 12:31 noontime and were immediately

DAVAO City — Former Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez has joined the 60-year-old Alsons Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev) as its new director who will oversee the business strategy and operations of the premier property developer and real estate pioneer in Davao City. Alsons Dev is the real estate

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews

DAVAO City – Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib welcomed on Wednesday the Senate inquiry into the power crisis affecting the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) and some parts of the province being served by the Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO).

In a statement, Jubahib said it is high time that the matter be brought to the Senate to investigate the alleged gross negligence and incompetence of the electric cooperative in providing stable power supply in the province.

Senator Raffy Tulfo, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, earlier sought an inquiry over NORDECO’s

alleged failure to address power outages in Samal Island. The public hearing was slated Wednesday, May 24.

Jubahib noted that NORDECO is confronted with various issues, particularly its outdated submarine cables affecting the power of supply of IGACOS, which has been placed last May 16 under a

BAGSAKAN. Laborers prepare cabbages inside the Farmers Trading Center, locally known as Bagsakan, in Bankerohan Market, Davao

City. Mindanews Photo

Sara hails Davao City's peacebuilding initiatives

DAVAO City – Vice

President Sara Z. Duterte hailed Wednesday the local peacebuilding initiatives here that have been credited in dislodging the influence of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the city's far-flung areas. “Our story in the Paquibato District is one for the books. It is a shining example of a successful anti-terrorism campaign made possible by the collaboration of various sectors through the program Peace 911 by the local government of Davao,” Duterte said during a speech commemorating the first year anniversary of the city's declaration as an insurgency-free area. Duterte was referring to the upland Paquibato District, which for decades has been a haven for NPA guerrillas. Peace 911, which was conceived when Duterte was mayor, is a suite of economic and peace and order initiatives for NPA-influenced areas in the mountainous parts of the city. The civilian-led program, Duterte said, has

won the hearts of the people of Paquibato through the implementation of projects and programs and providing opportunities for the residents to become productive. Under Peace 911, the former mayor said Paquibato residents have benefited from livelihood projects, skills trainings, capacitated women, and built their confidence as individuals and as a community. “Peace 911 is an empowering tool. An education tool. This allowed the people of Paquibato to unmask their enemies. Peace 911 ushered in the development of Paquibato while addressing the fundamental issue of poverty,” Duterte said. For years, the Vice President recounted that the NPA had taken advantage of poverty in far-flung areas, "feeding on their misery as they advance their violent cause." “Let us look back at Paquibato when it was still under the shadows of the NPA. Most children were not getting enough nutrition, and many were out of school — a

vulnerability exploited by the NPA for recruitment,” Duterte said. With the success of the peace efforts, Duterte thanked Irene Santiago, the creator of Peace 911, as well as the local leaders and the people in the communities "who finally saw the light and exorcised themselves of the influence of the NPA." Meanwhile, the Vice President thanked the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police "for successfully ending the insurgency in this city." Davao City was declared insurgency-free on March 24, 2022. “One year ago today, we, Dabawenyos claimed our freedom. Freedom from the shackles of a group that has, for decades, through a bloody armed struggle, perpetuated a cycle of violence that trapped many poor Filipino families, especially those living in the countryside such as our Lumad (indigenous people) brothers and sisters,” Duterte said. She said the peace attained has presented

rebels and their families to ensure that the children "will reach a point where they don’t

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1 MONTH taong gulang nung siya ay iniwan/ natagpuan sa NAASAG, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN

noong JULY 11, 2020 dakong 1:00PM. Mangyari po lamang na makipagugnayan kay MS. LYKA SHAYNE B. MONTAÑO sa MSWD MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN o tumawag sa telepono bilang 0995-439-6306”,

suffer, for them to reach their dreams. Let us guide our children to become catalysts of solidarity, progress, and lasting peace in our respective communities." "As we move forward, I hope that one day soon, we wake up to the news that the entire Philippines is already NPA terrorist-free,” Duterte said. (PNA)

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPOUSES NORA SORIANO-LLUCH AND MICHAEL LLUCH WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the deceased spouses Nora Soriano Lluch and Michael Llluch, who died intestate on May 21, 2002 and July 19, 2014, in Cagayan de Oro City and Cagayan de Oro City, respectively; That the said decedents, at the time of their death, left properties they co-owned in equal share with their brother, Virgil S. Soriano, which are more particularly described as follows: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-4156 (Registered in the name of Virgil M. Soriano and Nora Soriano-Lluch) A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 2, of the consolidated-subdivision plan, (LRC) Pcs-2971, being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 555-D, 555-T, 555-U & 555-___ (LRC) Psd-18, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 1562), situated in the City of Cagayan de Oro. Containing an area of SIX HUNDRED FIFTY ONE (651) SQUARE METERS, more or less is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPOUSES NORA SORIANO-LLUCH AND MICHAEL LLUCH WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE. Made and executed by and among: LUIS MARIA EDGARDO S. LLUCH, of legal age, married to Haileen Baranda – Lluch, Filipino, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter called HEIR/VENDOR; JOSE VICTOR MIGUEL S. LLUCH, of legal age, married to Kathrynn Fajardo, Filipino, and a resident of Cebu City, hereinafter called the HEIR/VENDOR; ENRICO RAMON S. LLUCH, of legal age, single, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter called the HEIR/VENDOR; WALDO MARTIN S. LLUCH, of legal age, married to Tanya Miciano, Filipino, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter called the HEIR/VENDOR; GUIDO GERARD S. LLUCH, of legal age, married to Charmaine Esling, Filipino, and a resident of Aguinaldo St., Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter called the HEIR/VENDOR; FELICE MARIE LLUCH - APOLINARIO, of legal age, married to Frederic Apolinario, Filipino, and a resident of Aguinaldo St., Cagayan de Oro hereinafter called the HEIR/VENDOR; That said decedents left no debts and their only surviving Heirs are the above-named HEIRS/ VENDORS; ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 0-944 (Registered in the name of Virgil M. Soriano and Nora Soriano-Lluch) A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 655, Plan Ap-8211, Cad-237, ICagayan Cadastre, LRC Case No. N-889, NALTDRA (LRC) Record No. N-59736), situated in the Poblacion, Municipality of Cagayan, Province of Misamis Oriental. Containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE (455) SQUARE METERS, more or less. That the HEIRS/VENDORS, by these presents, agree to divide and partition the one-half (½) share of their deceased parents, Nora Soriano – Lluch, and Michael Lluch in the above-described parcels of land and in the improvements existing thereon, adjudicating, as they do hereby adjudicate, the same to and among themselves, pro indiviso; That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE MILLION PESOS (P1,000.000.00), Philippine Currency, receipt of which in full is hereby acknowledged by the HEIRS-VENDORS to their full satisfaction, do hereby agree to SELL, TRANSFER, CONVEY and DELIVER, one half (1/2) share of their deceased parents, Nora Soriano – Lluch and Michael Lluch, in the above-described parcels of land and in the improvements existing thereon, unto and in favor of MA. ELOISA S. BRITANICO, ERNEST MARTIN O. SORIANO, ERWIN O. SORIANO, MARIE ELAINE O. SORIANO, ERIK O. SORIANO, EDWARD JOHN ALBERT O. SORIANO AND EDMUND O. SORIANO, all of legal age, married and residents of Aguinaldo St., Cagayan de Oro City, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, free from all liens and encumbrances as per Doc. No. 372; Page No. 75; Book No. 114; Series of 2018. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FRANCISCO T. DEL CASTILLO.

Banking & finance

Finance chief welcomes urgent certification of Maharlika Fund bill

FINANCE Secretary

Benjamin Diokno welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s move to certify as urgent Senate Bill 2020 that seeks to create the Maharlika Investment Fund. "We welcome the certification of urgency of the Maharlika Investment Fund bill," Diokno told reporters in a Viber message late Wednesday. "This is the best possible time to establish the fund." The proposed bill is

currently under the period of interpellations.

Diokno said the Maharlika Investment Fund would strengthen the economy’s resilience through investment-led growth.

"This is especially pertinent now amid a possible slowdown in the world economy, which the IMF (International Monetary Fund) predicts will grow by a mere 2.8 percent this year," he said.

Diokno noted that while the country's macroeconomic fundamentals are intact, the Philippines must take advantage of robust instruments to maintain its growth momentum through investments in strategic, economically viable, and high-impact infrastructure and other development projects.

"And second, this is an opportune time to take advantage of the ample

liquidity of our government financial institutions, which have investible funds," he said.

Diokno earlier explained that the Maharlika Investment Fund is a tool to diversify the country’s financial portfolio, which includes existing institutions pursuing investment activities. The Fund will be used specifically for investments with high returns, and infrastructure development. (PNA)

Ortiz assumes presidency of Landbank

SEASONED banker Lynette Ortiz was sworn in on Wednesday as the new president and chief executive officer of the Land Bank of the Philippines after her recent appointment by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In a statement, Landbank said Ortiz took her oath as the 11th president and CEO of the bank before Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary and Landbank chair Benjamin Diokno at the DOF building in Manila.

She succeeds Cecilia Cayosa Borromeo who held

the post for four years.

Before her appointment in Landbank, Ortiz served as the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Philippines.

She also held various senior posts in risk management, treasury, corporate finance, and capital markets in foreign and local institutions.

“I recognize the highly important role of Landbank in nation-building, and I am keen to contribute and infuse ideas and innovations that will further fortify the Bank in fulfilling its social mandate. I hope to bring in

a fresh perspective drawn from my experience working in global organizations,” she said.

Ortiz has spearheaded several landmark transactions in both domestic and international capital markets for Philippine and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issuers.

She serves as 1st Vice President on the board of the Bankers Association of the Philippines and is a member of its executive committee. Ortiz pledged that Landbank would continue

to support agriculture and other key industries, expand financial inclusion, deliver assistance to marginalized and vulnerable sectors, and support other players in advancing inclusive development agenda.

“With the support of the entire Landbank team, we will work to make our operations more dynamic and responsive to address the changing needs of our highly diverse customers and stakeholders, while remaining viable and competitive,” she said. (PNA)

A verified petition for the adoption of KHLOE TAGANAHAN WASLO filed by the petitioners through the Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO) praying that the after due notice, publication and appearances, a judgement be rendered to the effect that the minor KHLOE TAGANAHAN WASLO be declared for all legal intents and purposes the legitimate child of the petitioners and that the name of the child be change particularly to appear as KHLOE TABOCLAON WASLO.

Finding the said Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, let the same be set for Mandatory Appearance on July 4, 2023, 10:00 am to be held at RACCO X, Masterson Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. Any interested party may appear and may file an opposite/complaint supported by evidence to the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), through the RACCO where the Petition was filed. The complaint will be subjected for verification and further investigation.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the Petitioners once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to Section 31 of R.A. No. 11642 or the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act.

(SGD) Lovely Grace L. De Juan Regional Alternative Child Care Officer

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How Caloocan's Bagong Silang became biggest barangay in PH

Fifty-two years ago, or in 1971, the administration of then president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. created Barrio Bagong Silang from the former Tala Estate in Novaliches, North Caloocan City, bordering with San Jose del Monte, Marilao and Meycauayan, Bulacan, and Montalban, now Rodriguez town in Rizal.

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Father of Orphans

Think a minute ... Tragically, fathers are becoming a vanishing breed. Statistics show that millions of children are growing up like orphans because their fathers simply reproduce themselves and leave, rather than staying home to love and raise their son or daughter. A family expert who has studied modern life says: “The vanishing father is perhaps the number one problem of the changing family today.”

There are also fathers, however, who stay in the same house with their children yet still manage to make them orphans. Someone said, “The hardest job kids face today is learning to be parents without seeing any.” They may see a man living in their home, but they do not see a loving, caring father who is involved with them. So they actually grow up like orphans. “Some fathers bring their children up, while other fathers let them down.” These are fathers who support their children with food, clothing, and an education—nothing more than what an orphanage provides.

Remember: “Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” How much time together with your son or daughter have you put into

The vast Tala Estate was one of the original four estates or haciendas that composed the former town of Novaliches when it was created in 1855, first as a part of Bulacan (18551858), then of the province of Manila (1858-1901) and then of Rizal (1901-1903).

Like any other barrio in Novaliches in the 1950s-1970s, Bagong Silang was sparsely populated. It had very few houses made of nipa and bamboo materials, with the surroundings abounding with tall cogon and talahib (large weeds), grasses, fruit trees, banana, vegetable plants, and other forest growths.

Bagong Silang became a regular barangay after the issuance by Marcos of Presidential Decree No. 557 on Sept. 21, 1974, which amended the Revised Barrio Charter and replaced the name "barrio" with "barangay."

Today, Bagong Silang is considered the biggest in the country in terms of population of over 245,000 and a land area of 574 hectares, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

While the barangay is actually under the administrative jurisdiction

THINK A MINUTE

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their memory bank? How many memories do they have of you listening, talking, and having fun with them? If a man refuses to fulfill his responsibilities as a father, he cannot expect his wife to be a real mother either. Without the leadership and help of her husband, the mother will eventually become discouraged. The tragic result is kids who are left to find their own way growing up without the security, love, and teaching their parents are responsible to give them.

Dad, won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for not fully “being there” for your children? He will help you start changing to become the kind of father your children need and deserve, so they will never again have any reason to feel like an orphan. Just think a minute . . .

and supervision of the city of Caloocan, Bagong Silang belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novaliches (RCDN) as decreed in 2002 by the Vatican through then Pope and now Saint John Paul II.

Taking cognizance of the rapid increase in the population of the barangay, former Caloocan City Mayor and now Rep. Oscar Malapitan of the city's first district filed House Bill No. 5819 in Congress seeking to divide Bagong Silang into six barangays.

Malapitan said the proposed law has passed final approval in the House of Representatives and has been transmitted to the Senate, where the Committee on Local Government chaired by Senator J.V. Ejercito has approved and submitted it for plenary deliberations and corresponding approval.

By the way, very little is known of the fact that sometime in the early part of the 1970s, then-First Lady Imelda R. Marcos proposed to the erstwhile National Housing Corp. (NHC) the full-scale development of a big portion of the Tala Estate into a plantation of various tree species suitable for conversion into logs.

Under the proposal, the timber to be derived from the plantation would be used by the NHC, which was established in Tala by the national government in 1968 to manufacture housing components needed for the construction of lowcost housing for homeless Filipino families in Metro Manila and other developing

regions of the country.

The proposed tree plantation, however, did not prosper beyond the preparation of seedlings to be planted because of a number of intervening events that haunted the second Marcos administration.

The NHC was already producing various housing components like posts, doors, windows, roofing, and flooring materials, etc., when the so-called "First Quarter Storm" of January 1970 broke out.

It was soon followed by numerous rallies and demonstrations, sometimes turning into violence, carried out by militant groups seeking to destabilize and overthrow the government.

Such destabilizing incidents did not stop even after Marcos declared martial law in the entire country in September 1972, saying it was "a final recourse to combat two principal sources of dangers to society and the government – a rebellion mounted by a strange conspiracy of leftist and rightist radicals , and a secessionist movement supported by foreign parties."

The destabilizing events continued to haunt the government, particularly after the assassination of former opposition Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. at the Manila International Airport upon his return from a three-year self-exile in the United States on Aug. 21, 1983.

With the seemingly unending disturbing events, Marcos was forced to call

for a snap presidential and vice presidential elections on Feb. 7, 1986.

The polls proved to be very problematic, ending with both the administration and opposition candidates claiming victories during the vote canvassing.

The escalation of violence caused by such an impasse eventually forced the Marcos family to leave Malacañang after the so-called four-day People Power Revolt that ended on Feb. 25, 1986.

This in turn catapulted the widow of the slain former senator, Mrs. Corazon C, Aquino, to the presidency until June 30, 1992.

During the Cory administration, Barangay Bagong Silang was used by the National Housing Authority (NHA) as a relocation site for numerous informal settlers from Intramuros and other areas in Metro Manila, including those along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.

So that was how Bagong Silang became the largest barangay in terms of population and land area in Metro Manila and the entire country instead of being a tree plantation or logging concession area. (PNA)

God, not us nor the world, defines reality

“I GAVE them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.” (Jn 17,14) These words are part of the priestly prayer Christ said just before his arrest that led to his passion, death and resurrection.

They remind us that it is God, whose word Christ faithfully transmitted to us, who defines reality. It’s neither us nor the world that define reality. Apart from God, the only thing we can accomplish is to distort reality. Apart from God, we would be building up a bubble that sooner or later would just burst.

That is why, Christ asked the Father to “consecrate them in the truth,” since “your word is truth.” (Jn 17,17) May we always be aware of where we can find the truth and how we can go along with the objective reality that is proper to us.

At the same time, Christ already warned us that

because the world has its own ways that do not concur with God’s word, that is, with the truth, those of us who try to follow God’s word and who avoid worldly ways, would meet misunderstanding if not persecution.

In this, we should be ready. We cannot underestimate the pressure and the subtle, deceptive tricks that the world would exert on the followers of God. Nowadays, the mixture of good and evil is such that we are often left confused.

That is why we should just try our best to follow what Christ once said. “Be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.” (Mt 10,16) It’s indeed a most intriguing piece of advice, but we just have to try it out.

Hard and even impossible as it may seem, we just have to try our best to achieve such condition, obviously with God’s grace, because as Christ himself warned us, in this world we would

be like sheep in the midst of wolves. We just have to be clever without compromising our human and Christian integrity.

Definitely this is a combination that will be very challenging for us to develop. But we can always try, like taking one step at a time in pursuing this goal. For this, we may have to spend some time studying on how to develop it, coming out with some plans and resolutions along the way.

Truth is, we cannot deny that we are in an increasingly complicated world. There are now many smart people around, quick to rationalize their actions. This is especially true among our political leaders, who in their quest for power, will do everything— mostly unfair means and reasonings—to gain or keep that power.

But it would be a disaster to us if we respond to this complicated mess with our own version of convoluted

self-justifications. This happens when we start thinking, judging, reasoning and concluding without God or, worse, when we think God’s clear commandments are already obsolete, irrelevant, a drag to our interests, etc.

Definitely, in our effort to apply this piece of advice in our life, we would encounter situations that can dirty us. We cannot avoid having to deal with some forms of evil. It is therefore important that we are clear about the distinction between a morally tolerable cooperation in evil and the immoral and sinful one.

echoes Diokno’s warning on wage hike’s inflationary effect

THE Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) on Monday stood firm on its position that any legislated wage hike will only benefit formal sector workers, who number only about 8 million individuals while leaving the rest to suffer from higher inflation.

ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis told the Philippine News Agency that informal

sector workers, who constitute the vast majority of workers, will not be covered by the P150 per day salary increase being sought by the labor sector.

He emphasized that while the estimated 42 million informal sector workers do not stand to make more money, they will nonetheless be forced to deal with price pressures created by a congressionally-

mandated pay hike.

“It (wage hike) is highly inflationary, but will not help farmers, fishermen, vendors, tricycle drivers, and those engaged in small family businesses,” said the business leader.

Ortiz-Luis said it is doubtful that most microenterprises can afford to pay a steep wage hike in view of the fact that “many of them

can’t even afford to pay their employees’ 13th month pay.

ECOP’s leadership was reacting to Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s recent warning that a P150 per day wage hike could potentially add 1.4 percentage points to the government’s inflation projections this year.

The proposed salary increase can bring the 2023 inflation rate up to 6.9 percent

DA eyes white onion importation this month

ORDERS for the importation of white onion will likely be issued within this month as part of the government's efforts to ensure there's ample supply in the market, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday. In an interview with journalists, DA Assistant Secretary Rex Estoperez said they are currently in talks with stakeholders to finalize the exact figure, but noted that the initial volume will be 8,800 metric tons.

"These are ballpark figures. The consumption is around

4,400 metric tons [per month] so if [we import good for] two months, that's 8,800 metric tons. That's what we are looking at now," he said.

Estoperez explained that the majority of the initial volume that will be imported will be allotted to institutional buyers.

Data from DA's Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance (AMAS) price monitoring showed that the retail price of white onion in the National Capital Region (NCR) is currently at P160 to P200 per kilogram (kg),

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT Cagayan de Oro City

significantly higher than the P90 to P150/kg recorded in April.

Estoperez said DA is doubling its efforts to make sure that prices of onion will not go back to an all-time high of P600 to P700/kg.

"One of the drivers of inflation is the price of onion, therefore, we cannot sacrifice that it will go back to steep prices. We are considering all measures to bring down prices," he said.

Aside from white onion, Estoperez said they are also

BDO UNIBANK, INC., formerly EJF FILE No.: 2023-1331 BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., Mortgagee, -versus-

For: SPS. JENNY C. ABAYON AND EXTRA JUDICIAL REGIE L. ABAYON, FORECLOSURE OF REAL Debtors/Mortgagors. ESTATE MORTGAGE X----------------------------------------------------/ SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE

Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135 as amended, filed by BDO UNIBANK, INC. formerly BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., Mortgagee, with office address at BDO Towers Valero, formerly Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City 1226, Metro Manila, against SPS. JENNY C. ABAYON AND REGIE L. ABAYON, Debtors/Mortgagors, with postal address/es at Block 23, Lot 45, Lessandra Heights, Grand Europa, Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental and Purok Guimbaloron, Brgy. Dagumbaan, Talakag, Bukidnon to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 28, 2023, amounted to TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX PESOS and 96/100 (2,467,466.96) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest, penalties, and expenses incidental thereto, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on June 8, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court, Hall of Justice, Goldridge Building, Masterson Avenue, cor. P.N. Roa Sr. Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the following property described below including all existing improvements found thereon, to wit:

from the 5.5 percent currently being projected, according to Diokno.

On April 19, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, through House Deputy Speaker Raymond

Petition No. CCE – 2023-003

Democrito Mendoza, filed the Wage Recovery Act of 2023 (House Bill 7871) seeking to legislate a P150 across-theboard daily wage hike in a bid to compensate for recent inflation surges. (PNA)

2023

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in implementation of the Administration Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that HANAN ACMAD CAMAL Has filed with this office, a petition for change of correction of entry in sex from “Male” to “Female” in the certificate of live birth of HANAN ACMAD CAMAL at GATA, POONABAYABO LANAO DEL SUR and whose parents are SAADIA SALEM ACMAD and CAMAL PIMBITIKAN ARIMAO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than June 08, 2023.

(SGD) TARHATA M. LANGILAO Municipal Civil Registrar

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event auction sale cannot take place on June 8, 2023 for whatever legal reason, the same will proceed on June 9, 2023, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein above described property and encumbrance thereon, if any there be.

Cagayan de Oro City, May 8, 2023

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

BERNARD BUHISAN, CASE NO. R10-EV-UVApplicant 2023-04-682

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request for the Extension of Validity of the Certificate of Public Convenience to operate UV EXPRESS (UVE) SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO MAGSAYSAY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and Vice Versa and with the use of THREE (03) unit/s.

This application shall be considered by this Board on JUNE 07, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

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

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/ her/its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 24th day of May 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

BWM : May 26, 2023

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

DOUGLAS JOSE B. CALIAT, CASE NO. Applicant R10-NC-PA-TH2023-05-981

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT requests for the Issuance of New Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TRUCK FOR HIRE (TH) SERVICE on the route: WITHIN BUKIDNON TO ANY POINT IN REGION 10, ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and Vice Versa and with the use of ONE (01) unit/s.

This application shall be considered by this Board on JUNE 07, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

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

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/ her/its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 23rd day of May 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation

LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

NESTOR P. MENDOZA, CASE NO. R10-EV-THApplicant 2023-03-377

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request for the Extension of Validity of the Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TRUCK FOR HIRE (TH) SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and from the said place to ANY POINT REGION 10 and Vice Versa and with the use of TWO (02) unit/s.

This application shall be considered by this Board on JUNE 07, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

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

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/ her/its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 24th day of May 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

BWM : May 26, 2023

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

CHRISTOPHER ERA BERNALES, CASE NO. Applicant R10-NC-PA-TH2023-04-874

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT requests for the Issuance of New Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TRUCK FOR HIRE (TH) SERVICE on the route: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO ANY POINT IN MINDANAO, ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC and Vice Versa and with the use of THREE (03) unit/s.

This application shall be considered by this Board on JUNE 07, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

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

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/ her/its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 23rd day of May 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

BWM : May 26, 2023

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation

LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

ANDREW E. CABANEROS, CASE NO.

Applicant R10-EV-SHB2023-05-1132

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request for the Extension of Validity of the Certificate of Public Convenience to operate SHUTTLE SERVICE on the route: MARAMAG BUKIDNON and from the said place to ANY POINT REGION 10 and Vice Versa and with the use of TWO (02) unit/s.

This application shall be considered by this Board on JUNE 07, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

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

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/ her/its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 24th day of May 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

BWM : May 26, 2023

documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/ her/its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 24th day of May 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

studying whether there is a need to import red onion.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation

MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY

Regional Office X 2/F SEJOLIM Bldg., Gemilina St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. No. (088) 856-9105 / Telefax No. (088) 856-8410 / Email: mro10@marina.gov.ph

RE: In the matter of application for

Amendment of Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) for the Permanent Addition of Ship, MV “FRANCISCO NO.

2” in a cargo liner service for the carriage of cargoes and rolling cargoes, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9295 and its 2014

Amendments to the Revised

Implementing Rules and Regulations.

ST. BENEDICT OCEAN SHIPPING LINES CORP.,

CASE NO. MRO10-2023-008 Applicant.

ORDER

This refers to the application for Amendment of Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) for the Permanent Addition, MV "FRANCISCO NO. 2" in a cargo liner service observing the following routes, sailing frequencies, schedule of trips and rates, to wit: FOR CARGO LINER OPERATION:

of Ships Service/s offered / to be offered: MV "FRANCISCO NO. 2" For carriage of cargoes / rolling cargoes only

Rotary...

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This includes organizing and promoting events and activities that are designed to support the Rotary Foundation, increase membership, and raise awareness about Rotary’s mission and values.

The Assistant Governor is also responsible for ensuring that the clubs within their area

are following Rotary’s rules and regulations. This includes monitoring club finances, ensuring compliance with Rotary’s bylaws, and addressing any issues or concerns that may arise.

In addition to these duties, the Assistant Governor also plays a key role in promoting Rotary’s mission and values to the wider community. This includes participating

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE OFFICE

Region X

Masterson Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

Email address: racco10@nacc.gov.ph

IN RE: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF DOMESTIC ADMIN. ADOPTION CASE NO:

SHELGIN SOPHIEL S. SALVADOR TO BE RACCO X-DAA-2023-0013-Rel-008

KNOWN THEREAFTER AS SHELGIN

SOPHIEL S. SALVADOR ERNANIE AND SESAME BANDA Petitioner

in community outreach initiatives, collaborating with other service organizations, and promoting the importance of ethical business practices and responsible citizenship.

Overall, the Assistant Governor is a vital member of the Rotary community who plays a crucial role in supporting and guiding clubs within the district. By working closely with club leadership and district officials, the Assistant Governor helps to ensure that Rotary’s mission and values are upheld and that the organization continues to make a positive impact in the world.

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

DATE: May 15, 2023

x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ x

ORDER

A verified petition for the adoption of SHELGIN SOPHIEL S. SALVADOR filed by the petitioners through the Regional Alternative Child Care Office (RACCO) praying that the after due notice, publication and appearances, a judgement be rendered to the effect that the minor SHELGIN SOPHIEL S. SALVADOR be declared for all legal intents and purposes the legitimate child of the petitioners and that the name of the child be change particularly to appear as SHELGIN SOPHIEL S. SALVADOR.

Finding the said Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, let the same be set for Mandatory Appearance on June 6, 2023, 10:00 am to be held at RACCO X, Masterson Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. Any interested party may appear and may file an opposite/complaint supported by evidence to the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), through the RACCO where the Petition was filed. The complaint will be subjected for verification and further investigation.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the Petitioners once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to Section 31 of R.A. No. 11642 or the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act.

(SGD) Lovely Grace L. De Juan

Regional Alternative Child Care Officer

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VISITACION C. PECHARDO, CASE NO. Applicant R10-EV-TX2023-05-1131

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request for the Extension of Validity of the Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TAXI SERVICE on the route: WITHIN ILIGAN CITY and from the said place to ANY POINT REGION 10 and Vice Versa and with the use of ONE (01) unit/s. This application shall be considered by this Board on JUNE 07, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at this Board on which date Applicant shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

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

Party(ies) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or his/ her/its oral testimony(s).

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 24th day of May 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

BWM : May 26, 2023

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL

10th Judicial Region Branch 17

Cagayan de Oro City

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

EJF-2023-1332

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 filed by BDO UNIBANK, INC., mortgagee, with principal office address at 11th Floor, BDO Towers Valero (formerly Citibank Tower) 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, against RICHCHEL R. YUAYAN, rep. by Attorney-In-Fact, POLICARPIO C. YUAYAN, JR., mortgagor, of legal age, Filipino and residing at (1) Poblacion, Tulusan, Zamboanga Sibugay; and (2) Lot 8, Blk. 22, Lessandra Subd., Gran Europa, Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 28, 2023, amounts to ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY TWO PESOS & 02/100 (Php 1,909,462.02), including interests, penalties and expenses incidental thereto, the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on June 22, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Hall of Justice, Goldridge Bldg., Mastersons Ave., Cor. Pedro N. Roa Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency the following property with all improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 137-2018000166

LOT : Lot 8, Block 22 Plan. No. PCS-10-004619

PORTION OF : Lot 1 to 28, All of Block 22, PSD-10-060565 x x x

LOCATION : Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City

OWNER : Richchel R. Yuayan

BOUNDERIES : Line 1-2 South; Lot 7, Block 22, PCS-10-004619; x x x AREA : Sixty (60) square meters, more or less

The Applicant shall cause the publication of this Order/Notice of Hearing once in a newspaper of regional circulation at least five (5) days before the date of hearing.

The Applicant shall present the qualification, jurisdictional and documentary requirements in a hearing to be held on 01 June 2023 at two (2) o’clock in the afternoon at the MARINA R.O. x Conference Room, 2nd Floor, SEJOLIM bldg.., Gemilina Streeet, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City.

Any opposition or comment to the application shall be filed and ensure its receipt by this Office at least three (3) days before the scheduled hearing. Opposition or comment to the application shall only serve to aid MARINA in the evaluation of the merits of the application and shall not make the filer a party to the proceeding.

The Applicant shall be required to file a Formal Offer of Exhibits (FOE) within five (5) days after the date of hearing.

WITNESS, the Administrator, ATTY. HERNANI N. FABIA, this 24th day of May 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

BY AUTHORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR (Pursuant to A.O. No. 20-21 dated 19 August 2021)

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date, time and place.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date for whatever reason, the public auction will proceed on the next working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein-above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

May 9, 2023, Cagayan de Oro city.

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Marawi...

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier directed the ninemember MCB to facilitate the tax-free reparation payment for victims of the Marawi Siege in 2017.

Latiph said the Department of Budget and Management had already allotted the P1 billion reparation fund.

MCB member Atty. Mabandes Diron Jr. said the government would pay P35,000 per square meter for concrete buildings and P18,000 per square meter for wooden houses destroyed during the war.

Diron said the board is authorize to give a P350,000 compensation package for a family whose member was killed in the crossfire during the fighting.

Another MCB member, Atty. Moslemen Macarambon Sr., said the board, however, would be strict, and will require claimants to provide supporting documents.

“If they say their hardware store was burned down, they must present invoices of their stocks. No document means no pay,” Macarambon said.

After waiting for six years, 47-year-old Jaslia Abbas is elated that she would finally be compensated for her house that was destroyed in the fierce gun battle between government forces and the combined Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups.

The militants seized Marawi in a bid to establish it as a province of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia.

Abbas, a mother of six children, said she could finally rebuild her destroyed home in Barangay Moncado here, which she left in 2017 to live a nomad’s life, transferring from one evacuation camp to another.

“I have waited for six years for this. I pray that the money will bring some closure to the pain of uncertainty I bear all these years,” Abbas said.

Abbas sat on the sidelines at the newly renovated Rizal Park in Marawi City as the nine-member MCB signed the IRR.

Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (1st District, Lanao del Sur) reminded the board that its main job is not only to give financial compensation to the

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Notice is hereby given that Edgar Linaac

Pimentel, who died intestate, on 01 December 2019, left parcels of land situated in Cagayan de Oro City under Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No.

T-39832; TCT No. T-201079; TCT No.

T-201080; TCT No. T-201081; TCT No.

T-201082; TCT No. T-201083; TCT No.

T-201084; TCT No. T-201085; TCT No.

T-201086; TCT No. T-201087; TCT No.

T-201088; TCT No. 137-2010000544;

TCT No. 137-2010000545; TCT No. 1372010000551; TCT No. 137-2010000552;

TCT No. 137-2010000553; TCT No. 1372010000554; TCT No. 137-2010000555;

TCT No. 137-2010000556; TCT No. 1372010000557; TCT No. 137-2010000558;

TCT No. 137-2010000559; TCT No. 1372010000560; TCT No. 137-2010000561;

TCT No. 137-2010000562; TCT No. 1372010000563; TCT No. 137-2010000564;

TCT No. 137-2010000565; TCT No. 1372010000566; TCT No. 137-2010000567;

TCT No. 137-2010000568; TCT No. 1372010000569; TCT No. 137-2010000570;

TCT No. 137-2010000571; TCT No. 1372010000572; TCT No. 137-2010000573;

TCT No. 137-2010000574; TCT No. 1372010000575; TCT No. 137-2010000576; TCT No. 137-201000577; TCT No. 137-2010000578 have been the subject of Extrajudicial Settlement by the heirs of the deceased made and executed before Notary Public Atty. Sulpicio Henry III E. Gasping under Notary Doc. No. 145; Page No. 29; Book No. 1, Series of 2023.

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affected residents.

“The board should see to it that it is just and it should listen to the people who have suffered so much in the past six years,” Adiong said.

Adiong said most Marawi residents are still in shock after seeing their city razed to the ground during the fighting.

“The bullet-riddled and flattened houses that we see is a constant reminder of the cries of the children who lived in evacuation camps,” Adiong said.

Drieza Liningding, chair of the Marawi Consensus Group, said at least 5,000 families are still living in temporary shelters six years after the Marawi siege, and that they are still struggling to get back their lives.

Most of Marawi’s section called the Main Affected Area or MAA, the Ground Zero where the militants made their last stand, is still off-limits to residents although the government has constructed new mosques, buildings and a sprawling sports stadium in the area.

Fire...

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dispatched to the area but the exact location at the Pres. Sergio Osmeña Street, Zone 1, Barangay 34 is inaccessible to the firetrucks thus took firemen precious time to chain their firehoses.

The fire was put under control at around 2p.m.

Firefighters have retrieved five bodies at the second floor of the house which were later identified by house owner Jenafer Cagampang as daughter Charice Cagampang, 25; sonin-law Melvin Subteniente, 26; and her grandchildren Charade Subteniente, 9; Jed Cagampang, 10; and Sims Cagampang Balaba, 2.

Clyde Sas Cagampang, mother of Jed and Sims, was not in their house at that time. She was somewhere else with her two other kids.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS

Notice is hereby given that on 28th day of November 2016, ROQUE CABINGAS EDOROT died intestate in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, leaving certain parcels of property, more particularly described as follows:

A. Tax Declaration No. G-132733 “A residential building erected at Lot No. 094, Block No. 12, located at Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City declared in the name of Roque C. Edorot.” B. Tax Declaration No. G-241026 (Certificate of Title No. 137-2011003324) “A parcel of land known as Cadastral Lot 6102 C-4, Assessor’s Lot No. 349, Block No. 03, located at Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City. Containing an area of Five Hundred Twelve (512) square meters. Declared in the name of Roque C. Edorot.” C. Tax

Declaration No. G-132732 (Certificate of Title No. T-90168) “A parcel of land known as Cadastral Lot 3047 C-5, Assessor’s Lot No. 094, Block No. 12, located at Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City. Containing an area of One Hundred Thirty (130) square meters are the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG

HEIRS. Made and entered into by and between the Heirs of ROQUE

CABINGAS EDOROT, of Xavier Heights Subdivision, Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City; 1. TRACY MAE M. EDOROT, of legal age, single, Filipino citizen and with residence and postal address at Lower Jasaan, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental;

2. ANNABELLE M. EDOROT, of legal, widow, Filipino citizen and with residence and postal address at Lower Jasaan, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental; Hereinafter referred to as Heirs; WHEREAS, the parties hereto are the sole and only heirs of the decedent, they being the legitimate surviving child and spouse of said decedent; WHEREAS, there are no known debts or obligations due against the estate of said decedent as per Doc. No. 126; page No. 26; Book No.CVIII; Series of 2019. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RAMIL G. CARREON.

According to the fire marshall the house location has only one narrow pathway which made it difficult for firefighters to respond promptly.

Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan Program (OLPP) - is the Bureau of Fire Protection’s response to the ever growing demand for a more adoptive, comprehensive and immersive fire protection program for the communities, rural and urban villages and barangays.

Zambo...

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for the ongoing April 29-May 31 Zamboanga Verano Festival (Summer Festival) 2023 to attract more tourists. On Sunday, dozens of athletes and visitors gathered for the first-ever fiesta “na Once Islas” (in 11 Islands) Aquathlon here in celebration of the festival. Organized jointly by the CTO and the Zamboanga Runners Club, the event was a two-stage race for running and swimming and was participated by athletes of all ages. On May 31, the festival will culminate with the Summer Wood Party at the Butterfly Garden in Pasonanca Park here. (PNA)

Senate...

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state of calamity due to the power crisis.

Jubahib criticized the electric cooperative for its “continued silence and blatant

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ PARTITION OVER A HOUSE AND LOT AMONG HEIRS WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the late DOMINGA C. HUBER, who died on August 25, 2012 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and died without a will. That the said deceased August 25, 2012 died intestate without leaving any known debts which has remained unpaid or unsettled up to the present, and all the obligations incurred during her death were all paid and/or settled; That the said deceased at the time of her death, left real property registered in her name being the owner thereof which HOUSE and LOT is more particularly described as follows, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-150632

A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 10, Block 27, of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-131075, being a portion of Lot 1-D-2-F-1, Psd-9223, LRC (GLRO) Rec. No. 10003) situated in the District of Bugo, City of Cagayan de Oro, island of Mindanao. Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) SQUARE METERS, more Or less is the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ PARTITION OVER A HOUSE AND LOT AMONG HEIRS WITH SALE. Made and entered into by and between the HRS. OF LATE DOMINGA C. HUBER, namely: WALTER H. HUBER and MARCO KARL C. HUBER, all of legal age, Filipinos, married and single and all residents of Reyes Subd., Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, herein after called as the HEIRS-VENDORS, do hereby… That by these presents, herein HEIRS and CO-OWNERS, do hereby EXTRAJUDICIALLY SETTLE and PARTITION, as they actually EXTRAJUDICIALLY SETTLED, PARTITIONED and SEGREGATED among CO-OWNERS the above-described Parcel of land in accordance with the provisions of Rule 74 of the Rules of Court. That for and in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (Ph1000,000.00) PESOS, Philippine Currency to us in had received, or entire receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to have been received from the VENDEE, GEMMA BAISA HUBER, likewise of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Reyes Subd., Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, herein HEIRS-VENDORS do hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY as they actually SOLD, DISPOSED and CONVEYED the above mentioned HOUSE and LOT unto and in favor of the VENDEE absolutely and completely, her heirs, assignees and executor in interest, free from liens and encumbrances whatsoever nature. As per Doc No. 325; Page No. 65; Book No. 48; series of 2019. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS.

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refusal to acknowledge their own inutility to resolve the persistent power woes” faced by the people of IGACOS and others in the province.

“It is a blatant disregard for the well-being of the community they are supposed to serve. Their refusal to acknowledge their own ineptitude is not only an insult to the people of IGACOS but also a testament to their incompetence,” he said.

He added that its “silence speaks volumes about their lack of accountability and commitment to finding a solution.”

The governor said the people “have suffered enough, and it’s about time they receive the reliable and uninterrupted power supply they deserve.”

In a statement, the local government of IGACOS said the declaration of a state of calamity over the entire island was meant to mitigate the adverse “impacts of the power crisis and ensure the welfare of our residents” as well as enable “our government and relevant agencies to employ necessary measures swiftly.”

The local government also called on Congress to revoke the franchise of NORDECO in Samal Island, which will pave the way for a new power utility to provide electric services to

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the late BETERVO N. FABELA died intestate on September 10, 2010 at Villanueva, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental and COMPOSA T. FABELA died intestate on May 12, 2017 at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental left a property, specifically known as Blk 21, Lot 1 containing an area of Eighty Five (85) square meters (Psd-10-060454) and Blk 13, Lot 1 containing an area of Two Hundred One (201) square meters (Psd-10-004186), Nabacaan Resettlment/Relocation Project located at Imelda, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental are the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS. Made and entered into by and between the Heirs of BETERVO N. FABELA and COMPOSA T. FABELA of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; 1. VIC TORRES FABELA, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; 2. ELDE TORRES FABELA, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; 3. REYNALDO TORRES FABELA, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; 4. HEIRS OF MERIAM FABELA SUMUHID (deceased) herein represented by ALMIE FABELA SUMUHID, of legal age, single, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; 5. FERDINAND TORRES FABELA, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; 6. NENA TORRES FABELAPALAMINE, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Villanueva, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental; 7. LETECIA FABELA GONZALES, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Villanueva, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental; Hereinafter referred to as HEIRS-WAIVANT; WHEREAS, there are no known debts or obligations due against the estate of said decedent; and That after serious consideration of our possession and claim over the aforesaid described Lot, we hereby WAIVE, QUITCLAIM, RENOUNCE and ABANDON our rights, interests and participation that we have over said parcel of land in favor to Spouses GINA DELOY MAULA and NEDHART AL ALMONTE MAULA, both of legal age, married to each other, Filipino citizen, with residence and postal address at Imelda, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, being the true owner, possessing all of the qualifications to own and possess real property under the law; That we execute this instrument to attest to the truth of the forgoing facts and for the purpose of relinquishing/transferring/ waiving our claim, rights, participation and interest over said parcel of land as particularly described above as per Doc. No. 457; Page No. 92; Book No. CXXXIV; Series of 2023. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RAMIL G. CARREON.

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the people of the island.

Jubahib earlier said he is supporting the proposed measures in Congress that seek to expand the franchise of the Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) to IGACOS. These measures are House Bill (HB) 5077 filed by Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon D. Alvarez, HB 6740 of Rep. Margarita Ignacia B. Nograles of PBA Partylist, and HB 7047 of Rep. Sandro L. Gonzales of MARINO Partylist.

These bills were filed after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed HB 10554, which sought to amend Republic Act 11515, extending for another 25 years the franchise granted to DLPC.

HB 10554 would have placed Tagum City, IGACOS and the municipalities of Asuncion, Kapalong, New Corella, San Isidro and Talaingod under the franchise area of DLPC.

These areas are being serviced by NORDECO, which has an existing franchise for the mainland until 2028 and IGACOS until 2033.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the late MACARIO MAGDALE and MENARDA M. MAGDALE who died intestate on January 18, 1986 and July 29, 2016 respectively in Quibonbon, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental; That to the best of our knowledge and information the deceased left no will and no known debts which remain unpaid whatsoever; That the deceased at the time of his death left certain real properties in Quibonbon, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, and more particularly described as follows, to wit:

OCT no. P-1263 of the Registry of Deeds of Misamis Oriental, a parcel of land (Lot No. 11703, Cad-237) situated in Quibonbon, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. Containing an area of 4,395 square meters is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE. That no personal properties are involved in their extra-judicial settlement; That We, Heirs of MACARIO OMPOC MAGDALE and MENARDA MAGLANGIT MAGDALE namely:

MATIAS M. MAGDALE (Deceased) represented by Mackly Magdale –of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Quibonbon, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental; EVELYN M. CONDE (Deceased) represented by Jerelyn B. Medalla – of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Silver Creek Subd., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City; MELANIO M. MAGDALE (Deceased) represented by Melanie Q. Magdale - of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Zone 4, Quibonbon, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental; MARCELINA M. PALANGPANGAN - of legal age, Filipino, married to Jimmy Palangpangan and a resident of Zone 4, Quibonbon, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental; and MARTILLANO M. MAGDALE- of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of Zone 2, Casa, Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City hereinafter referred to as the HEIRSVENDORS, and GEROMIE SOCAYRE SANG-AN, of legal age, single, Filipino and a resident of B29, L41 NHA Phase 2, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, represented by MARIA FE S. GRUESO as per attached SPA hereinafter referred to as the VENDEE, after being duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby, that for and in consideration of the sum of EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND (P850,000.00) PESOS ONLY, Philippine Currency, receipt is hereby acknowledged from the Vendee, in full and entire satisfaction of the Heirs-Vendors, we hereby CEDE, SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY as by these presents, do hereby CEDED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED and CONVEYED the portion of above-described parcel of land, and more particularly described as follows, to wit: A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. 11703, Cad 237 situated in Quibonbon, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao covered by OCT NO. P-1263. Containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE (4,395) square meters, more or less, delineated by a competent surveyor unto and in favor to the aforementioned Vendee, her heirs, assigns, and successor-in-interest, free from all liens and encumbrances, whatsoever as per Doc. No. 263; Page No. 53; Book No. 107; Series of 2021. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDDIE C. CUARESMA.

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He said the government will also coordinate with managers of cold storage to oblige them to release their stocks.

"We are considering all strategies to compel them to sell their onion. Let's see if they will cooperate," he added. (PNA)

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF ANTONIO ABADILLA PIZARRO, JR. AND RESURRECCION CASTRO-PIZARRO

Notice is hereby given that the late ANTONIO ABADILLA PIZARRO, JR. AND RESURRECCION CASTRO PIZARRO (hereinafter referred to as “DECEASED” for brevity) who respectively died without any will on November 26, 2019 and May 26, 2014 at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines; THAT, the DECEASED, at the time of their death, left the following parcels of land with their respective improvements: TD/TCT NO. 1. TCT No. N-149010; LOCATION OF PROPERTY Quezon City; TYPE OF PROPERTY Residential; LAND AREA 496 sq.m.; REGISTERED OWNER Resurreccion Castro Pizarro; TD/TCT NO. 2. TCT No. T-6604; LOCATION OF PROPERTY Lunocan, Manolo Fortich Bukidnon; TYPE OF PROPERTY Agricultural Land; LAND AREA 7.7592 has.; REGISTERED OWNER Antonio A. Pizarro, Jr.; TD/TCT NO. 3. TCT No. T-7932; LOCATION OF PROPERTY Lunocan, Manolo Fortich Bukidnon; TYPE OF PROPERTY Agricultural Land; LAND AREA 7.2901 has.; REGISTERED OWNER Antonio A. Pizarro, Jr.; TD/TCT NO. 4. OCT No. P-5630; LOCATION OF PROPERTY Cawayan, Lantapan Bukidnon; TYPE OF PROPERTY Agricultural Land; LAND AREA 15.5405 has.; REGISTERED OWNER Antonio A. Pizarro, Jr.; TD/ TCT NO. 5. TD No. 16-01-18774 & TD No. 16-01-18775 LOCATION OF PROPERTY North Poblacion, Maramag Bukidnon; TYPE OF PROPERTY Plants and Building; LAND AREA ; REGISTERED OWNER Antonio A. Pizarro, Jr.; TD/TCT NO. OCT No. P-4595; LOCATION OF PROPERTY North Poblacion, Maramag Bukidnon; TYPE OF PROPERTY Agricultural Land; LAND AREA 2.7797 has.; REGISTERED OWNER Antonio A. Pizarro, Jr.; TD/ TCT NO. OCT No. 5895; LOCATION OF PROPERTY Alae Manolo Fortich Bukidnon; TYPE OF PROPERTY Agricultural land; LAND AREA 3195 sqm.; REGISTERED OWNER Antonio A. Pizarro, Jr. are the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF ANTONIO ABADILLA PIZARRO, JR. AND RESURRECCION CASTROPIZARRO. Made and entered into in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, by and between the following:

1. SOLITA CASIÑO-PIZARRO, of legal age, Filipino, widow, and a resident of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental;

2. EPENITO ANTONIO GUERRERO CASIÑO PIZARRO, of legal age, married and a resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia;

3. MARIA KATRINA PIZARROTATTRIE, of legal age, married, and a resident of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia;

4. JULALEE PIZARRO-CANO, of legal age, Filipino, widow, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City;

5. ROSAMUND ELEANOR PIZARRO-MORADAS, of legal age, married, and a resident of Mississauga, Ontario;

6. ANTONIO CASTRO PIZARRO, III, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Don Carlos Bukidnon;

7. FARADIVA FRANCISCA PIZARRO-BOLONIA, of legal age, married, and a resident of Basildon Essex, United Kingdom;

8. TROY FRANCIS CASTRO PIZARRO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City;

9. OMARADJI CASTRO PIZARRO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City;

10. RENEE ELlZABETH PIZARRO-SANTIAGO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City;

11. ROSEMARIE ZAMORA-PIZARRO, of legal age, Filipino, widow, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City;

12. LYZA MARIE IZABEL PIZARRO-MANIGSACA, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City;

13. CASSANDRA JESSICA ZAMORA PIZARRO, of legal age, Filipino, single, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City;

14. FATIMA RESURRECCION CASTRO PIZARRO, of legal age Filipino, single/ annulled, and a resident of Malaybalay City Bukidnon;

15. PAUL ANTHONY CASTRO PIZARRO, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a resident of Cagayan de Oro City; THAT to the best knowledge and information of the abovenamed HEIRS, the said DECEASED , at the time of their death, left no debts whatsoever; as per Doc. No.395; Page No. 79; Book No. 5; Series of 2022. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ARMEN RASHID O. MALAWANI.

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Rotary Governor Go appoints Gurrea, Jr as Assistant Governor for Zone 1, RI District 3870

BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL Managing Editor

“Meet ASSISTANT GOVERNOR ROLAND KONRAD C. GURREA

JR. AG Macky served as President for the Rotary Club of Kalayaan Cagayan de Oro in 2020. He is the Owner/ Proprietor of RAMTRADE

CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLY. He will be serving as Assistant Governor for Zone 1, RI District 3870,” DGE Go said. She thanked the past president of the Rotary Club of Kalayaan, Cagayan de Oro.

“Thank you AG Mack for accepting the appointment,” she adds.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Assistant Governor is an important role in Rotary

and acts as a liaison between the district governor and the individual clubs within the district. The primary responsibility of the Assistant Governor is to assist and support the clubs in achieving their goals and objectives while upholding the principles and values of Rotary.

One of the key duties of an Assistant Governor is to provide guidance and support to the clubs within their assigned area. This includes visiting each club at least twice a year, attending club meetings and events, and providing feedback and advice on club activities and projects. The Assistant Governor also works closely with the club leadership to develop strategies and plans that will help the club grow and improve.

Another important responsibility of the Assistant Governor is to help the district governor with the implementation of districtwide programs and initiatives.

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District Governor-Elect Gilda “Gigi” Go

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Rotary International District 3870 Governor-elect Gilda “Gigi” Go has appointed Roland Conrad C. Gurrea, Jr as new Assistant Governor for Zone 1 for RY 2023-2024.

Roland Conrad C. Gurrea, Jr