Mindanao Daily News (March 28, 2023)

DHSUD-Davao meets with NBI on illegal real estate practices

by Mindanao Daily News Network

DAVAO CITY - The Human Settlements and Urban Development Region XI (DHSUD-Davao) recently met with the National Bureau of Investigation in Region XI (NBI-XI) and discussed very important matters about illegal real estate practices.

Regional Director Atty. Roberto Mauro Miguel T. Palma Gil of DHSUD-Davao said in a statement that together with the NBI, they are exploring strategies addressing the prevalent selling of illegally subdivided lots or what is also known as "raw lots."

Aside from raw lots, Palma Gil said, they also discussed about the operations of flyby-night real estate developers and sellers in Davao Region, in pursuant to the creation of the “Anti-Illegal Real Estate Practices InterAgency Task Force” (JMC No. 01, S. 2021).

The aim of the discussion was to see how both agencies of the government can better assist the complainants in going against illegal sellers and fraudulent agencies.

The meeting was also attended by Assistant Regional Director Atty. Hazel Ivory Laud-Begyan, Attorney IV Atty. Darryl June Luigi Tape, OIC-Head of the Housing and Real Estate Development Regulation Division (HREDRD) Engr. Surita J. Pedrozo and HHRO II Amin M. Lakim, Jr.

The President's Ramadahan 1414/2023 Greeting

A Tribute And Personal Impressions

Antonio J. Ledesma S.J. D.D., Archbishop Emeritus

By Anselmo B. Mercado

It was on August 31, 2020 that a celebration was held for the 24th Episcopal Ordination Anniversary of Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ DD - first with a Holy Mass, with a gathering of friends, and followed by a dinner and a short program. Today, we are happy to celebrate with him his 80th birthday. Let me repeat this tribute to our dear Archbishop Tony.

Unassuming, Profound Leadership

Many of us do evaluate and have impressions of leaders, their personalities, and how they impact on people and communities. We relate them to some concepts about Leadership Effectiveness. Let me mention five (5).

1st -- Some great leaders are made of unusual stuff that makes them most effective. Some are born a leader, so they say. Others say, leaders are made, not born. In Archbishop Tony, I have no reservation and no hesitation to say that Divine Hands and Providence have made, molded and chose him to be the

Archbishop Emeritus Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ, DD kind of a leader he is, in the situations, contexts and places he has served.

2nd -- Effective leaders get things done, yes, they get GOOD things done, for the benefit of others. They sow the GOOD seeds, the seeds grow and produce GOOD fruits. Their actions produce GOOD results.

During his first assignment as Bishop of Ipil Prelature in Zamboanga del Sur from June 13, 1996-Year 2006, Archbishop Tony, in collaboration with the parish priests and parishioners, working and serving in the "vineyards of the Lord”,

MMDA to set up multi-agency command center for Holy Week

MANILA – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and other agencies will set up a multi-agency command center at the Metrobase starting April 3 to ensure a peaceful observance of Lent this year.

The command center will monitor actual status of major transport hubs, particularly bus terminals in the metropolis, from Holy Monday until April 6, Maundy Thursday, when influx of passengers who will travel outside Metro

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OSG: Let PH respond to alleged victims’ complaints before ICC

By Benjamin Pulta

MANILA -- The Philippines should be allowed to respond to comments made by a group of ‘victims’ in the case against the previous administration’s campaign against illegal drugs before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said Thursday.

The so-called victims’ comments are being raised for the first time on appeal before the ICC’s Appeals Chamber without giving the Philippines an opportunity to respond or to look into the complaints, Guevarra pointed out.

“For as long as the state will be given a fair opportunity to respond to the victims' submissions during

the appeals stage, the OSG will not make any further comment on their involvement. We want to make it of record that at no time during the initial stages of this case was the state ever confronted with the complaints of the alleged victims, much less given an opportunity to address the same,” the SolGen said.

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

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In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that LIZA CRUZADA ALIMA has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ GARDIOPATRA ” to “ SUPATRA ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of GARDIOPATRA ALIMA ,who was born on Nov 9, 1951 at Ampayon,Butuan City, Agusan,Philippines and whose parents are FRANCISCO ALIMA AND CONCEJO ADORMIO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 4 APRIL 2023.

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“We do not know who the 90 anonymous victim applicants are and where they are coming from,” Guevarra noted.

In a decision dated March 21, the ICC Appeals chamber directed its Victims Participation and Reparations Section to collect and transmit any representations from any interested

PH, China bat to resolve South China Sea row; fishing tie-up eyed

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora

MANILA – The Philippines proposed to exhaust “all diplomatic means” in addressing Manila and Beijing’s maritime row over the West Philippine Sea as its bilateral talks on the vital sea lane formally started Friday.

coercion and intimidation”.

“The meeting today is an attempt to follow through on that decision,” she said. As the two countries identify “mutually acceptable approaches towards addressing” concerns over the South China Sea, Lazaro said both sides would look at possible cooperation on fisheries.

victims and victim groups and prepare a report by May 22.

The body has rejected the Philippines’ initial request to be notified of all filings concerning victims citing the Rome Statute’s provision empowering the ICC “to take appropriate measures to protect the safety, physical and psychological wellbeing, dignity and privacy of victims and witnesses.”

Earlier, Guevarra said the decision to hire a foreign lawyer to handle the government’s case before the ICC is needed to make sure the country’s interest is represented in the tribunal.

British barrister Sara Bafadel, who practices before the ICC at the Hague, was

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

Publication Notice NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that EFREN APDOHAN MORDEN has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ ELEUTERIO ” to “ EFREN ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ELEUTERIO APDOHAN MORDEN ,who was born on March 21,1963 at M AGALLANES,Butuan City, Agusan,Philippines and whose parents are RUFINO MONING MORDEN AND ANATALIA POLIGA APDOHAN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 4 APRIL 2023.

(SGD) AMALIA T. QUE Acting City Civil Registrar

At the opening session of the 7th Bilateral Consultations Mechanism (BCM) on the South China Sea in Manila, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro highlighted the existing diplomatic channels, including the recently established communication line between the two states’ foreign ministries.

“The Philippines and China are in agreement that maritime issues do not comprise the totality of bilateral relations between our two countries. However, maritime issues continue to remain a serious concern to the Filipino people,” Lazaro said in her remarks.

She reiterated that no less than Marcos and Xi “agreed that maritime issues should be addressed through diplomacy and dialogue and never through

R.A 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)

“Both sides will also look at positive cooperation and activities in the relevant subareas of the BCM, including on fisheries cooperation and marine environment protection, among others,” she said.

To recall, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Department of Agriculture signed an action plan on Agricultural and Fisheries Cooperation for 2023 to 2025 in Marcos’ China state visit last January.

“In this iteration of the BCM, it is the Philippines’ fervent hope that the discussions will have a good complement to existing bilateral and regional dialogue platforms,” Lazaro said.

China’s Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, for his part, said Beijing stands

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Five more NPA rebels neutralized, 46 firearms seized - says AFP

By Priam Nepomuceno

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that five New People's Army (NPA) insurgents have been neutralized by government security forces from March 17 to 22 in various military operations all over the country.

AFP public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor, in a statement Sunday, said 46 assorted firearms were either recovered or captured by military units in the same period.

Baclor said this is part of "ramped-up efforts to end armed violence in various parts of the country."

"The intensified effort against the threat groups was also one of the direct orders of General Andres Centino, the AFP Chief of Staff, as he continues to visit remote military camps all over the country to personally deliver his command guidance and assess the capability, morale, and welfare of the troops," he added.

Three firearms were recovered during focused military operations on March 17 when members of the 38th Infantry Battalion fought around 20 NPAs in Kiamba,

Sarangani.

Meanwhile, one NPA member was killed in an encounter with the Special Forces in Talakag, Bukidnon, on March 19. Two firearms were also seized from around 30 communist rebels.

"That same day, an arms cache containing three firearms and over 350 rounds of ammunition was unearthed by members of the 22nd Infantry Battalion with information from a former CNT (Communist NPA Terrorist)," Baclor said.

He also added that a test mission for the Scout Ranger Course Class 21922 resulted in an encounter with around seven communist NPA terrorists in Silvino Lobos, Northern

Samar, on March 20.

"It yielded one killed enemy and one gained firearm. Later that day, the same group of CNTs was met by the 4th Scout Ranger Battalion elements that caused the enemies to lose one more firearm, two anti-personnel mines, and assorted ammunition. Unfortunately, one soldier was killed in action in the earlier incident," Baclor said.

Meanwhile, the 2nd Infantry Battalion chased around 12 NPAs away from a school on March 20 in Cawayan, Masbate.

Baclor said the firefight that ensued resulted in the capture of one NPA member and the capture of one firearm. One soldier was also

PH, US troops in Salaknib' drills donate

435 bags of blood

killed during the encounter, he added.

On March 21, joint military and police elements also encountered around five NPA members in Barcelona, Sorsogon and this resulted in the capture of one firearm.

Meanwhile, another NPA rebel surrendered without a firearm to the 84th Infantry Battalion and local police in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, on March 22.

"Also, the 4th Special Forces Battalion, with help from the Lantawan municipal government in Basilan province, facilitated the turnover of 34 assorted loose firearms to the Joint Task Force-Basilan and Basilan provincial officials," Baclor

MANILA – Filipino and American troops participating in this year's "Salaknib" military exercises took a break from their war training and donated some 435 bags of blood on March 25.

"The bloodletting drive, spearheaded by the Philippine Army in partnership with the GMA Kapuso Foundation, yielded a total of 435 blood bags from 687 registered donors. Philippine Army and US Army soldiers, who took time off from their training exercises, as well as civilian donors and aspiring soldiers participated in 'Dugong Alay Ko, Dugtong Sa Buhay Mo, Sagip Dugtong Buhay'," PA spokesperson Col. Xerxes

Trinidad said in a statement late Sunday.

The bloodletting drive was held at the Army Artillery Regiment’s (AAR) headquarters in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.

"The collected life-saving fluid will be turned over to the Philippine Red Cross and will be used to help patients who might need immediate blood transfusion due to illness, medical emergencies or even accidents," Trinidad said.

"Salaknib,” is an Armyto-Army bilateral training exercise aimed at enhancing the interoperability of Filipino and American soldiers in a spectrum of military operations.

By Priam Nepomuceno

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On June 18, 2015, Pope Francis published his nowfamous Encyclical Letter of “care for our common home.” It began with the words, “Now face as we are with global environmental deterioration, I wish to address every person living in this planet.” Central to the message is the world’s need for “an integrated approach to combating poverty restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature.” His Holiness message had indeed come of age. Very glaring is the current state of the earth’s planetary emergency described by thousands of concerned scientists world-wide as “one minute before midnight.” Indeed, we are now on the 22nd year of the 21st century but we are not anymore sure if we can reach the 22nd century which is only 78 years from now. Every day, one thousand hectares of the 386-meter high iceberg are melting in the Arctic and the Antarctic including the Mekong Delta. Hundreds of species of flora and fauna are becoming extinct. What was before impossible is now becoming possible which is the end of life on earth now facing its 6th extinction. The 5th extinction happened 65 million years ago when asteroids hit the

earth causing the demise of dinosaurs. The earth of course will continue to exist, only ours will end due to anthropogenic (man-made) climate change.

After finding time to hear the cry of the earth, let us now hear the cry of the poor. Let us pause for a while and reflect on the issues of poverty and hunger not only nationally but also globally. As embodied in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, all the nations of the world have targeted the eradication of poverty as their number one priority. This is because out of the 4.4 billion people in the developing countries, 1.3 billion live on less than $1/day, 2.8 billion on less than $2/day. Close to 790 million people struggle to meet their basic food need requirements on daily basis. Each year, 18 million people die of poverty related causes, most are children.

In the Philippines, poverty continues to afflict our country such that is has become a second skin to more than a third of our people. The poverty scenario is paradoxically worse in the ecologically rich island of Mindanao as its six regions are suffering from high poverty-gap ratios compared to other regions. In fact, the poor in

Mindanao are the poorest throughout the nation, a painful reality in the land of plenty.

It has become imperative for the people to be informed of these painful realities besetting the environment and the people, to stop the unsustainable pattern of the contemporaneous development paradigm controlled by corporate globalization under the regime of one percent, the powerful oligarchs who continue to sacrifice the people and the environment to the altar of greed and profit.

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Scientific ethics in universities is a crucial issue nowadays. All university faculties must not break the ethics in research writing. In a common discussion, it deals with plagiarism. It can be due to being unconscious. They do not realize that they have plagiarized. For example, according to research by Bakhtiyari et al., (2014), there are some factors and one of them is accidental similarity. However, it is still considered plagiarism.

The accidental similarity is the similar sentences or words which we write but they might be still similar to another author’s ideas by chance. Or, Carver et al., (2011) called it unintentional plagiarism. Unfortunately, it remains to be considered plagiarism. So, it is really difficult to have our research writing free from plagiarism. Even though all the sentences are original expressions by ourselves, when being checked by a plagiarism machine, it remains to be plagiarism. This is the problem. We are dictated by the machine. Fortunately today, we have Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can help us to

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Global major PETRONAS partners with homegrown oil firm Phoenix Petroleum to explore opportunity in the Philippines

PETRONAS and Phoenix

Petroleum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore a partnership in the Philippines, which includes downstream marketing business and associated technology solutions.

This will see the two companies come together to create a unique experience, capitalizing on high-quality fuels and innovative digital solutions. If materialized, the collaboration will give Phoenix access to PETRONAS’ branded marketing offerings, including its fuel and fluid technologies, while allowing PETRONAS to expand its footprint into the Philippines.

PETRONAS Vice President of Refining, Marketing, and Trading Downstream Business Ahmad Adly Alias said, “PETRONAS is excited at the prospect of delivering an elevated fuel experience to customers in the Philippines. From our winning fuels derived from the Fluid

Technology Solutions™ to our state-of-the-art digital and sustainable solutions, we will continue to innovate

our range of offerings to deliver a seamless experience to more road users around the world.”

Under the MOU, PETRONAS and Phoenix Petroleum will conduct a joint feasibility study to

take the collaboration to the next phase of execution.

Phoenix Petroleum President, Henry Albert

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Fadullon commented, “Partnerships and collaborations between brands have been in fashion for some time now, and we’ve seen several that are especially effective in bringing together the best of two worlds. That’s what we’re doing with PETRONAS. With the technology and expertise of PETRONAS as the largest fuel retail network operator in Malaysia, combined with the deep knowledge and experience of Phoenix in terms of the local market, this synergy promises to be a new experience for our customers.”

This marks the second collaboration between the two companies that entered into their first agreement in 2017 when Phoenix Petroleum acquired the entire LPG business of PETRONAS in the Philippines, now owned by the company’s subsidiary, Phoenix LPG Philippines, Inc.

PETRONAS has presence in over 90 countries,

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IN RE: PETITION FOR LAND REGISTRATION

THE CENTINARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, EAST MINDANAO PHIL. ANNUAL CONFERENCE NORTH EAST DISTRICT SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR,

Represented by HENRY B. NACARIO Petitioner, X------------------------------------------------------/

LRC CASE NO. 2020-2014

ORDER

In a verified petition, petitioner, The Centenary United Methodist Church, East Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference, North East District, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, a duly established non-stock and non profit corporation being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a religious organization herein represented by Henry B. Nacario , member of the Board of Trustees and a resident of barangay 1, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, seeks an order directing the Register of Deeds to issue the corresponding land title. Petitioner alleges that they purchased a residential lot known as, Lot No. 3465, Pls-67 consisting of 600 square meters on November 9, 1963 from Mauro Bravo. That the land involved in this petition is bounded on the South by a Municipal Road; on the East by another Municipal Road: on the West by Lot No. 3464 owned by Dominador Encomienda and on the North by Lot No. 3466 owned by Georgia Colon

For being sufficient in form and substance, this petition is set for hearing on May 12, 2023 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, before this court, on which date, time and place, all interested persons are enjoined to appear and show cause why the same should not be granted.

Let this order be published once in the Official Gazette and once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines at the expense of the petitioner.

Moreover, let a copy of this order together with the petition and annexes thereto be served upon the Land Registration Authority at East Avenue corner NIA Road, Diliman, Quezon City, the Register of Deeds of Agusan del Sur and the Office of the Solicitor General, Manila. Likewise furnish the same to the owner of the adjoining property namely: Dominador Encomienda and Georgia Colon of Purok 2-B, Barangay 1, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. The Municipal Roads belong to the Municipality of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur with the Offices of the Municipal Hall of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur.

Further, let a copy of this order be posted at petitioner’s expense, in the bulletin boards of the Hall of Justice, of the Municipal Hall of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur and the Provincial Capitol of Agusan del Sur at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of hearing Serve a copy of this order upon the petitioner and his counsel.

SO ORDERED.

IN CHAMBERS, this 10th day of March, 2023, at the Judiciary Building,

D.OP.

Governor

Plaza Government Center, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.

Phoenix Petroleum Chairman Dennis Uy (3rd from left) and PETRONAS Vice President of Refining, Marketing, and Trading Ahmad Adly Alias (2nd from left) seal the Memorandum of Understanding between the two companies. With them are PETRONAS Head of Retail Brand and Licensing Solutions Ben Mahmud and Phoenix President Henry Albert Fadullon.

ROTC is more than just military training

Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada underscores the significance of his Senate Bill No. 468 or the proposed Revitalized Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Act. Prior to the press conference Saturday evening, March 25, 2023, in Davao City where he inducted the newly-elected officers of Kawal Atenista Association Inc. (KAAAI), Estrada emphasized that ROTC training provides the youth with the necessary skills not only in the military aspect but more importantly in disaster preparedness and response to calamities. “The discipline and proper attitude that the training imbibes in the students are also part of the life skills that will be helpful to them in all aspects of their lives,” Estrada said in his speech. KAAAI is an advocacy group pushing to revive mandatory ROTC for all college students. In the photo are (from L to R) Rostum Sinfuego, Tagum City Vice Mayor Allan Rellon, Dinagat Island Gov. Nilo Demerey Jr., Kawal Atenista chairperson Jose Agduma II, Sen. Estrada, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, Gen. (ret.) Leoncio Cirunay Jr. and Ateneo de Davao University Alumni Affairs head Butch Samante. (Office of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada/ Rey Javelosa)

How can we improve inclusive education

By: BRENT RAULLY A. OLACO Teacher III Luz Banzon Integrated School

GENERAL education teachers and special education teachers alike are recognizing the benefits of inclusive education. This approach to learning aims to cultivate learning environments that are equitable and nurturing to every student.

Inclusive learning provides all students with access to flexible learning choices and effective paths for achieving educational goals in spaces where they experience a sense of belonging. In an inclusive education environment, all children, regardless of ability or dis -

Universal, Inclusive Education Non-negotiable

By: AMIE L. EMPHASIS Teacher ll GRADE TWO ACACIA BONGBONGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MORE than ever, we have a collective responsibility to support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, helping to reduce long-lasting societal breaches that threaten our shared humanity. Inclusive education means equal access for all learners – notwithstanding identity, background or ability.

Learner diversity must be a strength to be celebrated as a force for social cohesion. There will be specific practices on governance, curricula, teacher education school infrastructure and relations among students, parents and local government units (LGUs) aimed at increasing access to the classroom. It is a call to action that we must heed, paving the way for more

VALUING THE INVALUABLES

By: Lea C. Tancinco Teacher 1 Bayabas Elementary School

Can you recall the last time that you participated in building invaluable human connections and truly enjoyed it?

That you contributed in promoting a culture of appreciation by showing interest in people?

Do you miss being a part of making someone’s day light up because of your approving pat in the back? Do you smile when you remember you used to “high-five” your friends and even strangers when you’re feeling good?

Admit it, you greatly miss it. You miss seeing people’s friendly smiles because now they’re being covered by masks. An eye contact loses its appeal as it becomes blurry because of the face shields. Even speaking now requires more effort than you used to do.

can now be considered an act of disrespect. And what used to be frowned-upon snobby conduct is now indirectly promoted and knowingly practiced.

So you miss it, because you are a Christian who wants to promote a culture of appreciation and strengthen human connections. Being surrounded by friends and unafraid to interact, you appreciate it. You miss it. You miss the invaluable human connections that inspire a closer bond.

The good news is, this “new normal” is but temporary. This wide-spread inconvenience will soon end. And you can then, once more, freely participate and promote these priceless human contacts you so value.

ability, learn together in the same age-appropriate classroom. It is based on the understanding that all children and families are valued equally and deserve access to the same opportunities.

Inclusive learning goes hand in hand with universal design for learning, a set of principles for curriculum development that gives all students an equal opportunity to learn. Universal design for learning provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone —

not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs. Universal design learning shares many commonalities with the theory of multiple intelligences.

Studies have shown the benefits that inclusive classrooms offer for children with disabilities and their peers. Instead of pulling children out of the classroom to offer them specialized instruction, in an inclusive classroom special education teachers come into the classroom.

Physical fitness

By: LIZEL E. SAJULGA Teacher III

resilient and equal societies in the future.

Inclusion is not just an economic but also a moral imperative. To rise to the challenges of our time, a move towards more inclusive education is non-negotiable.

Inclusive education is when all students, regardless of any challenges they may have, are placed in age-appropriate curricula that are in their own neighborhood schools to receive high quality instruction, interventions and supports that enable them to meet success in the core curriculum. Inclusion in education refers to a model wherein students with special needs spend most or all of their time with non-special needs students.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position

EXECUTIVE DORMITORY CONSULTANT SALARY RANGE IS Php 35,000

Qualification:

• GRADUATE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COURSE.

• STRONG WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS- ABLE TO LISTEN, ANALYZE.

• ABLE TO USE DIFFERENT STYLE OF LEADERSHIP FOR INDIAN STUDENT IN DORMITORY.

• HAS THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARE OF THE INDIAN STUDENT IN THIER NATIVE LANGUAGE.

Interested person should submit resume to MARY JANE U. SAMSON DAVAO MEDICAL EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD. CO. DR 7A ALCREJ BLDG. GAHOL AVE. BRGY.19-B DAVAO CITY

Email Add: Dmemsltd.co@gmail.com

PHTSICAL fitness involves the performance of the heart and lungs, and the muscles of the body. And, since what we do with our bodies also affects what we can do with our minds, fitness influences to some degree qualities such as mental alertness and emotional stability. Benefits of exercise: What is in it for you?

There are five components of physical fitness: (1) body composition, (2) flexibility, (3) muscular strength, (4) muscular endurance, and (5) cardiorespiratory endurance.

Regular physical activity is one of the easiest ways to reduce your risk for chronic disease and to improve your quality of life. But most Americans do not move enough. No matter your age or ability, you can choose to

move more for better health. And if pain, a chronic condition, or limited mobility keep you from living a more active lifestyle, a physical therapist can help you overcome barriers to physical activity.

Choose more movement. Choose better health. Examples include brisk walking, jogging, swimming, and biking. Strength, or resistance training, exercises make your muscles stronger.

Regular exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health. It has many benefits, including improving your overall health and fitness, and reducing your risk for many chronic diseases. There are many different types of exercise; it is important that you pick the right types for you. Most people benefit from a combination of them.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER SALARY RANGE IS Php 30,000

Job Descriptions:

• BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS OR RELATED FIELD.

• ABILITY TO INFLUENCE AND NEGATIVE WITH OTHERS.

• DEVELOP STRONG RELATION W/THE PERSONAL MANAGEMENT.

• SELF-MOTIVATION AND THE ABILITY TO BE MOTIVATED BY TARGETS.

Interested person should submit resume to MARY JANE U. SAMSON INDIAN SWEET TRADING CORPORATION DR 7A ALCREJ BLDG. GAHOL AVE. BRGY.19-B DAVAO CITY Email Add: plusfactorservices@yahoo.com.ph

You used to extend your arms and were met the same way when you greeted others. But that’s ‘almost’ a thing in the past now. You can’t exactly practice the same invaluable gesture as you have no idea how people will respond.

For what used to be a display of social appreciation and a display of interest is now interpreted as an act of negligence. What used to be a loving gesture

Let’s embrace the lesson this new normal tries to instill in us. That we shouldn’t take for granted the little things that keep us going. That we should always appreciate all the good that we have before they’re gone. And that we should value the favors we receive daily no matter how trivial they may seem.

Remember, you are highly invaluable to God. Can you reciprocate and make Him invaluable to you too?

The Return of Face to Face Competitions among Learners

By: Araceli B. Melliza SST-III

Our education system necessitates a range of abilities, including mental toughness, both academic and extracurricular activities. With this, learning is not only limited to classroom activities but also in the open. Taking on responsibility and participating in competitions help learners learn more effectively.

Healthy competition motivates students to strive for excellence rather than mediocrity. When students compete, they develop more curiosity, independent research skills, and teamwork abilities. They will try to go above and beyond what is necessary. These skills equip students to deal with a variety of future circumstances.

Through contest and competitions, it allows learners to extend themselves, explore their real competencies, and maximize their potential.

During the pandemic, learners faced some challenges in their studies and were greatly affected both mentally and emotionally. Every learning activity has to

be done at home and hooked up to technology for years. Face-to-face competitions have died down for years. For the sake of the learners’ safety, the Department of Education prohibits any form of face-to-face competition or contest and restricts it to online or virtual activity.

At the start of the faceto-face classes, learners are facing another set of serious challenges, such as learning losses, reduced academic skills, and overexposure to and dependence on the internet and gadgets. Despite these challenges, learners remain hopeful about overcoming them with the help of their teachers.

With this, teachers have not lost hope that learners may pick up a pen and paper once more. And make every effort to bring the entire system back to normal again. Furthermore, rekindle learners’ eagerness and enthusiasm in participating in-person academic and extracurricular competitions and maximize their potentials.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position

MARKETING ANALYST

SALARY RANGE IS Php 30,000

Job Descriptions:

• MINUMUM OF THREE YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MARKETING ADMISSIONS, OR RELATED FIELD.

• STRONG QUALITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYLICS SKILLS, INCLUDING A BACKGROUND IN STATISTICS.

• EXPERIENCE CREATING AND DELIVERING MARKETING METRICS-RELATED REPORTS.

Interested person should submit resume to MARY JANE U. SAMSON INDAIN SWEET TRADING

MINDANAO DAILY FEATURE

TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Kaamulan Festival 2023 opens

BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, Managing Editor

MALAYBALAY CITY -

This year's "Kaamulan Festival" in Bukidnon is now open with lots of funfares and activities for visitors and guests to enjoy the month-long commemoration.

And yes as usual, the yearly opening of the festival of the authentic tribal natives showcasing diverse cultures of the province was held in Malaybalay City, the heart of the province of Bukidnon, on March 25, 2023, and it will also end in April.

The provincial government, according to reports, has allocated a multi-million budget for a lot of scheduled events. As for the most-awaited street dancing on April 22, there will only be 3 contingents but organizers say that all Bukidnon 7 hill tribes will

accordingly be represented via street dancers from other municipalities who will be present that day.

This is the start of the month-long celebration of the most authentic tribal festival in the Philippines!

The opening of the Kaamulan Festival 2023 was participated in by no less than Governor Oneil Roque , Vice Gov Clive Quino, Cong Joeman Alba and LGU Bukidnon Mayors, Tribal Datus and

Role of technology in education

By: SHARON A. REGULAR Teacher III Vicente N. Chavez Memorial Central School

YOU can indeed personalize education without the use of tech. But technology can help you leverage personalization way more efficiently than non-tech strategies. In this brief article, I want to point out and discuss some of the roles that tech plays in the personalization of education for students.

Technology can provide an efficient way to create, share, and track student objectives and outcomes

BARLISAN JR. CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-THApplicant 2023-03-266 NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request/s for the Issuance of the Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TRUCK FOR HIRE (TH) SERVICE on the route: WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN MINDANAO, accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application shall be considered by this Board on April 11, 2023 at 2 :00

as well as connect them back to performance on learning outcomes. Without the use of edtech, a school would need a team of data analysts to achieve the same results, making the process way less efficient. With the meager budgets that today’s school districts receive, hiring a team of data analysts to crunch numbers would be cost-prohibitive. Technology allows students to work independently while

teachers are working 1-1 and in small group teaching sessions; technology can support students working on different tasks at different times where a teacher can only be one place at a time. For example, a lot of schools use apps powered by artificial intelligence to not only tutor students who need extra help but also provide enrichment activities for students who quickly master the week’s objectives.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation

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

JOSEPH D. MURING CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-THApplicant 2022-12-2297 NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT request/s 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 said place to ANY POINT IN REGION 10, accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit/s.

This application shall be considered by this Board on April 11, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its evidence.

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

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

officials.

How to go to Bukidnon via plane?

Actually, if you thought of going to the main venue in Malaybalay City via plane, there are no commercial flights going di -

rectly to Malaybalay City, and the province of Bukidnon. The nearest airport is Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan de Oro City, catering to domestic flights from Manila and Cebu. From Cagayan de Oro City, you need to take a bus to take you to Malaybalay City in Bukidnon.

NOTICE

Deed of Extrajudicial Partition with Deed of Absolute Sale of Real Property

This Deed of Extrajudicial Partition is made and entered into by and among the heirs of VICENTE M.BULAWIN namely:

D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 21st day of March 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 21st day of March 2023 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that an Extra-judicial Partition/Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale is made and entered into by and between: We; HEIRS OF NESTOR DUNAY, (DECEASED) ,namely; BETTY Z.DUNAY, ARCHER Z.DUNAY, ALMERA Z.DUNAY, ANILYN D.BANAAG, and MICHELLE Z.DUNAY all of legal age, Filipino citizen, all residents of Catarman, Camiguin, hereinafter refered to as HEIRS/VENDOR; -IN FAVOR OF-

RICHARD V.TEE , of legal age,Filipino citizen,single and resident of Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin, hereinafter known and referred to as the VENDEE

Whereas, that the above-mentioned persons are the only surviving heirs of the late NESTOR DUNAY ,

That at the time of his death was the absolute owner of a parcel of land known as T.D.No.01000605889 , denominated as Lot No.1643 Part , with an area of 1,800 Sq.M. situated at Compol, Catarman, Camiguin,

That at the time of his demise, left no will nor any debts, Now Therefore, for an in consideration of the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (Php.150,000.00) in Phil.currency, in hand paid by RICHARD V.TEE , (the VENDEE), unto the HEIRS/VENDORS reciept is hereby acknowledged with full satisfaction, ND by these presents hereby SELL, TRANSFER, CEDE AND CONVEY Absolutely and Irrevocably the above described parcel of land unto the VENDEE , it’s Successors and Assigns, together with all the improvements found thereon. That the above-mentioned parcel of land is not tenanted,nor covered by any agricultural Lease Agreement and is subject to any dispute or litigation or whatever nature, further, is from all liens and enxmbrances. Under the Notarial Registry of Atty.LEO O.M. GAN, JR. Per Doc. No.158, Page No.32;Book No.LVII; SERIES OF 2020.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF CAYETANO EXCELESE WITH ADJUDICATION OF OWNERSHIP

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: We,ELISA LLANASA OPINALDO and FELIPA LLANASA CAÑETE , all of legal age,married,Filipino citizens and residents of Bug-ong, Mambajao Camiguin, are the surviving heirs of CAYETANO EXCELESE , who begot his illegitimate daughter Juanita Balistoy and who begot one child Felisa Sumile-Llanasa who both died without leaving a Will nor incurred indebtedness during their lifetime who owned a parcel of land which remain declared in the name of CAYETANO EXCELESE which is herein described: Lot No.4771; T.D.No.0710859; Area 306 Sq. Mts. & Lot No. 4769; T.D.No.0710790; Area 448 Sq. ; all located at Bug-ong, Mambajao Camiguin.

That the original owner CAYETANO EXCELESE died single but had only one illegitimate daughter JUANITA BALISTOY-SUMILE;

That our mother Felisa SumileLlanasa from whom we derive ownership of the subject properties derived her right from her mother Juanita BalistoySumile;

That being the only children of Felisa Sumile-Llanasa we hereby extrajudicially settle the above-described for payment of estate tax and adjudicate the above two properties unto ourselves in common ownership by right of heridetary succession;

That the properties not being embraced with a title this instrument shall be registered under the provisions of P.D.1529 as Registered property.

In Witness whereof, we hereunto affix our signatures this 20th day of November 2020 at Mambajao Camiguin.

Sgd.ELIZA LLANASA-OPINALDO

Heir

Sgd.FELIPA LLANASA- CAÑETE

Heir

Under the Notarial Registry of

ISABELITA B.MOSQUEDA, ERMITA B.CARLOS, NILA B.BERENGUER all resident of Cagayan de Oro City, and RUEL BULAWIN , a resident of Mambajao Camiguin, all Filipinos of legal ages, and Capacity, hereafter referred as the 1st party, represented by RUEL BULAWIN , and The Heirs of BIENVENIDO B.ADLAON , namely; CRISTITA A. ABAO , resident of Naasag, Mambajao, Camiguin, and WIFREDO ADLAON , a resident of Vulcan, Mambajao Camiguin,hereafter the 2nd party, all Filipinos, of legal ages and Capacity, both 1st party and 2nd party are among the heirs of EUSTACIO BULAWIN who is the registered owner of the of the following real property; A parcel of Land Lot No.8084; with T.D. ARP No.0509971 , under the KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BILANG P-13288 ; with an area of 5,504 Sq.Mts .; situated at Sitio Abu, Mambajao, Camiguin.

That both parties agree to subdivide and partition the property among themselves into two (2) making Lot No.8084-A with an area of 3, 569 Sq.mts . belong to the first party, and Lot No.8084-B , with an area of 1,935 Sq.mts. belong to the 2nd party.

Whereas, the 1st party the heirs of VICENTE BULAWIN hereafter referred as the VENDORS intend to Sell Lot No.8084-A to AVT LEBENSTRAUM CORPORATION, (with SEC REGISTERED No.CS 201821004 , represented by ADRIAN BLANK and SONIA SCHLENTHER ). referred hereafter as the VENDEE , That for and in consideration of the sum of EIGHT HUNDRED NINETYTWO THOUSAND PESOS (892,000.00 Php) in hand paid by the the Vendee to the Vendors with their full satisfaction, the Vendors hereby Absolutely and Irrevocably SELL,TRANSFER and CONVEY Lot.No.8084-A to the VENDEE it’s heirs and assigns, with all the improvements found therein,

That the Vendors hereby warrant the Vendee the absolute right to Transfer the ownership of the subject parcel of land.

That the said real property is free from any liens and encumbrances.

That the Vendors warrant to protect the rights of the Vendee from any claims of a third party. Executed by the parties. Under the Notarial Registry of Atty.CARLO C.BORROMEO per Doc.No.466;

engaged by the Philippine government to represent its case before the tribunal.

Following the decision of the ICC to issue a warrant of arrest on Russian president Vladimir Putin in connection with the Ukraine-Russia War, Guevarra also said

that while issuing a warrant in the case against the Philippines is within the powers of the ICC, “whether the same could be enforced is another thing altogether.” (PNA)

The obstacle of distance learning than face to face teaching

After two years of hiatus due to pandemic of COVID-19, student learning is at stake when they experienced sacrifices on modular and distance education, adopted a dual mode of learning; the modular way of teaching and the technology based distance education in using gadgets such as tablets, desktop computer, laptop or even a mobile phone wherein weak internet signal is the mortal enemy.At first, it was uncomfortable to students learning lesson without a teacher behind them specially on modular learning but later; slowly adopted the method but multi challenge is at stake that aside from weaker internet access, social media and games that entice them not to focused on their study.

A huge challenge as well to teachers and school heads is in modifying teaching process from a traditional face to face into a most likely self sufficient scheme, learning a lesson without a teacher guiding you in actual, a big burden to school leaders to carry specially on strategizing the acceptance and adoption both from parents and students for the said way of learning without a teacher

By: Bituin Hermoso

face to face.

Now that the face to face classes is back to normal, there’s still challenges that school heads and teachers facing and that’s on how the students will get away the immunity from gadgets that they were able to inculcate in their learning process for the past two years,the addiction of using these electronic equipment. The challenge is ,most of the students divert their attention to gadgets even in a normal face to face classes although they will be prevented in using it inside the classes but they are out of çontrol and inculcating not to focused on their classes because of the said gadget addiction use for social media, games and others.

But slowly;students starts to adopt what was the traditional process of learning in school,forgetting that immunity to gadgets during those trying times of distance learning.

Many are are asking: What was the real challenge in Philippine education? the answer is, there’s still some part of the country specially in the far flung areas that has inadequate classrooms, facilities such as chairs,desks and even black-

CEBUANA LHUILLIER PAWNSHOP SUBASTA

Sa Ika- 3 ng Abril 2023, ang lahat ng hindi natubos na sangla na ALAHAS sa buwan ng Nobyembre 2022, at lahat ng hindi natubos na sangla na GADGET sa buwan ng Pebrero 2023 sa mga sumusunod na sangay ng CEBUANA LHUILLIER PAWNSHOP ay ipagbibili sa isang Public Auction sa National Highway, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental (8:00 am)

o National Highway, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o Cruz Taal Cor. Rizal St., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o Capistrano St., Cagayan de oro City, Misamis Oriental

o PJLI Bldg., Osmeña St., Cogon, Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental

boards, education tools such as computers,lack of teachers were some are teaching 50 students or more in a classroom,and most importantly, the intervention from our government for quality education. K to 12 program can be a key but there’s also a negative factor the reason why Philippine Vice President and Education Secretary Sarah Duterte want it to be abolished.

Now that we already seen the difference between face to face and distance learning, School leaders consistently aim for a good and quality education of the country in order for Filipinos to be competitive worldwide coupled with ample facilities, more competitive teachers, adequate classrooms with complete education tools and consistent intervention from the government and from our legislators as well, whatever process either distance or face to face learning approach; persistently, teachers and School leaders will ask good facilities and education tools, more teachers to cope up the ratio of at least 20 students per classroom and full support from the government for our education system in order to achieve good and quality education.

101 shoes to fit: Pintabang gives shoes to CCS learners

By: Rosalia L. Rabanes City Central School, Central District, Cagayan de Oro City

“Pintabang”, an art for a cause organized by Ms. Lilibeth “Gaga” Lazaga-Bulala gave out more than 100 new pairs of school shoes to deprived, depressed and underserved learners of City Central School, this city, March 15, 2023.

Ms. Bulala came up with a fundraising called “PINTABANG”, a blended word from pinta (painting) and tabang (to help). PINTABANG is a passion and a mission which sole intention is to raise funds through artworks to help impoverished children, cancer patients and sick elderly abandoned and children in difficult circumstances in the Philippines.

Pintabang has been instituting social responsibility programs and initiatives to drive change in society and touch people’s lives. Amidst the challenge of the pandemic that gives a big blow to the lives

of many worldwide, the joy to give back and spread true essence of humanity is the sole desire of Ms. “Gaga” Bulala. On her 50th birthday she has an ultimate dream to give out 100 brand new school shoes to the poorest school children in the Philippines.

With the support of good friends and the Filipino-American Community in Carolinas, Inc., Ms. Bulala’s ultimate dream charity came true. More than one hundred shoes were given to select school children including the senior Bookworm Club members of City Central School this city, March 15, 2023.

“Seeing their innocent smiles as they wear their shoes is beyond measure,” shared Ms. Carmen Lazaga- Ku (the aunt of Ms. Bulala) and who personally gave out the new shoes during the “Shoe” Us the

Love, A Day of Thanksgiving Program participated in by Ms. Ku and her Law and accounting firm representatives, school administrators, teachers and recipients and parents in this school.

“Why 101? We simply cannot leave out the most in need so we ended up catering more than 100 recipients, “ Jane Nambatac, the contact person and a staunch community volunteer in the CCS Bookworm Club.

“May these lucky learners find inspiration from the generosity and humble people behind Pintabang. May the new shoes bring them to greater heights as they pursue their dreams,” said Mr. Duque Caguindang, lead principal.

The school is looking forward to the next collaboration project with Ma’am Carmen and her team of philanthropists.

o Yacapin Ext., Guillermo St., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis

Oriental

o Hayes-Daumar Sts., Brgy. 39, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o Unit 9, Premiere Bldg., Kauswagan Cor. Carmen Rd., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o 48 Vamenta Blvd. Cor. Everlasting St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o Ipil St., Carmen, Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o V. Neri St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o Puerto Public Market, Puerto, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o National Highway, Zone 5, Bulua, Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o 1st Level Service Arcade, Limketkai Mall, Lapasan, Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o Tirso Neri cor Pabayo Sts., Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro

City, Misamis Oriental

o Velez Cor.,Gomez St., Divisoria, Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental

o GF T-28A CityMall Commeciall Center, Brgy Bulua, Cagayan De Oro City

o Mortola - JR Borja Sts, 39, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis

Oriental, 9000

o Zone 3 National Highway, Bugo, Cagayan De Oro, Misamis

Oriental, 9000.

o Zone 1, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis

Oriental

o Brgy Poblacion, Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis

Oriental

o Zone 1, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis

Oriental

sa National Highway, Brgy. 17, Gingoog City, Misamis

Oriental (8:30 am)

o National Highway, Brgy. 17, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental

o Brgy. 20, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental

sa Roa cor. Bonifacio Olano Sts., Brgy. 5, Balingasag, Misamis

Oriental (8:30 am)

o Roa cor. Bonifacio Olano Sts., Brgy. 5, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental

o National Highway, Zone 2, Linggangao, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental sa National Highway, Bauk-Bauk, Balingoan, Misamis

Oriental (8:30 am)

sa Door #10, Zone 4 Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental (8:30 am)

o Door #10, Zone 4 Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental

o 017 S. Vacalares , Poblacion, Opol, Misamis Oriental

sa PJLI Bldg., Plaridel Street, Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin (8:30 am)

o PJLI Bldg., Plaridel Street, Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin

o Rizal St., Poblacion,Mambajao,Camiguin

o Lot No. 4460, Baranggay Poblacion, Catarman, Camiguin sa Agusan Canyon, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

o Agusan Canyon, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon o National Highway, Tankulan Poblacion, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon o National Highway, Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon 8703

sa Door #5 Rañises Bldg., National Highway, Poblacion, Salay, Misamis Oriental (8:30 am)

sa Lot #219, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental (8:30 am)

sa M Fortich Street, National Highway, Brgy. 4, Poblacion Talakag, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa National Highway, Brgy. Poblacion, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental (8:30 am)

sa Brgy. Lower Poblacion, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental (8:30 am)

sa Brgy. Kisolon, Sumilao, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa Door #1, Centrum Bldg., Zone 5, Brgy. Poblacion, Claveria, Mis. Oriental (8:30 am)

sa National Highway, Kibungsod, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental (8:30 am)

sa Brgy. Poblacion, Alubijid , MISAMIS ORIENTAL , 9018 (8:30 am)

sa Brgy. Poblacion, Laguindingan , MISAMIS ORIENTAL , 9019 (8:30 am)

sa National Highway, Poblacion, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental (8:30 am)

sa Purok 3 A, Crossing, Libona, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa Purok1, Aglayan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

o Purok1, Aglayan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

o Fortich Street, National Highway, Brgy 7, Poblacion, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

o Fortich st. Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

o Ground Floor DAB Bldg Sayre Highway, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

o Sayre Highway, Sumpong, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

sa North Poblacion, Maramag Bukidnon (8:30 am)

o North Poblacion, Maramag Bukidnon

o Purok 1, South Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon

sa Laviña St, Valencia City Bukidnon (8:30 am)

o Laviña St, Valencia City Bukidnon

o Magsaysay Street, Brgy Poblacion, Valencia City Bukidnon

o L3-321 Robinsons Place, Guillermo Laviña Ave., Brgy.

Bagontaas, Valencia City, Bukidnon

o Purok 3, Poblacion, Valencia, Bukidnon

sa Brgy Western, Wao, Lanao Del Sur (8:30 am)

o Brgy Western, Wao, Lanao Del Sur

o Eastern Wao, Lanao Del Sur

sa Poblacion Sur, Don Carlos, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

o Poblacion Sur, Don Carlos, Bukidnon

o Emilio Aguinaldo St. Purok 1, Poblacion Sur, Don Carlos, Bukidnon 8712

sa Pob. Kalilangan Bukidnon (8:00 am)

sa Purok 2,Fronting Public Terminal,Barangay Poblacion West, Kibawe, Bukidnon (8:00 am)

sa Bal 2, Poblacion, Quezon, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

o Bal 2, Poblacion, Quezon, Bukidnon o P2, Libertad, Quezon, Bukidnon

sa ACG Bldg. National Highway, Poblacion, Pangantucan, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa 6 Purok, Halapitan, 2nd District, San Fernando, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa Poblacion, Dangcagan, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa Purok 6, Poblacion, Damulog, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa Poblacion, Poblacion, Kitaotao, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa Zone 2, Poblacion, Lantapan, Bukidnon (8:30 am)

sa Sabayle St., Brgy. Saray, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am)

o Sabayle St., Brgy. Saray, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte o 3rd level Gaisano Citi Supermall Roxas Ave., Villaverde,

Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte. o Chere Bldg., Del Pilar St., Poblacion, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte o Mercado St., Poblacion, Iligan City o G/F Angelina Superable Bldg., Quezon Avenue, Poblacion, Iligan City o G/F Deleste Bldg., Badelles St., cor. B.S. Ong, Mahayahay, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte o Cabili Avenue , Aguinaldo Street, Poblacion, Iligan City o PJ Lhuillier Bldg., Cabile Ave., Poblacion, Iligan City o 72 Roxas Avenue., Poblacion, Iligan City o Corner Aguinaldo & Lluch Sts., Poblacion, Iligan City o Permites Road, San Miguel, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte o Zone Virgo, Suarez, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte o #40 Badelles St. Brgy. Poblacion Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte o Macapagal Avenue, Tubod, Iligan, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, 9200 o Purok 6-A Tambo, Hinaplanon, Iligan City, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte o Gumalo Building, Purok 5 National Highway, Dalipuga, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte o Palao, Iligan City, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte

sa National Highway, Brgy. Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am) o National Highway, Brgy. Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte o Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte o Purok Santol, Maranding, Lala, Lanao del Norte

sa Poblacion,Bacolod, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am)

sa Veterans St. Poblacion, Initao Misamis Oriental (8:30 am)

sa Poblacion, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am) o Poblacion, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte o Purok II, Brgy. Poblacion, Kapatagan, Lanao Del Norte

sa Poblacion Kolambugan, Lanao Del Norte (8:30 am)

sa Purok 4 National Highway, Poblacion Linamon, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am)

sa National Highway, Brgy Poblacion, Maigo, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am)

sa National Highway, Crossing, Tubod, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am)

sa Mantohac’s Family Building,National Highway Purok 5 Poblacion, Baroy, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am)

sa Bacolod Ave., Curahab, Malabang, Lanao Del Sur (8:30 am) o Bacolod Ave., Curahab, Malabang, Lanao Del Sur o Co Building, China Town (Poblacion), Malabang, Lanao del Sur 9300

sa Poblacion, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte (8:30 am)

sa National Highway,Brgy Poblacion, Lugait, Misamis Oriental (8:00 am)

sa Barangay Datu, Saber, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur (8:00 am)

sa West, Poblacion, Baloi, Lanao del Norte (8:00 am)

sa Zone 4, Poblacion, Nat’l Highway, Manticao, Misamis Oriental (8:00 am)

sa Purok 6, Poblacion, Naawan, Misamis Oriental (8:00 am)

sa ‘Door 6, H&J Building #3, Sinsuat Avenue, Brgy. Rosary Heights 7, Cotabato City, Maguindanao (8:30 am) o Door 6, H&J Building #3, Sinsuat Avenue, Brgy. Rosary Heights 7, Cotabato City, Maguindanao o Sinsuat Avenue,Rosary Heights 7, Cotabato City o Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City o Don Rufino Alonzo Ave., Poblacion 5, Cotabato City o 125-131 Quezon Avenue, Poblacion, Cotabato City o Mabini St., Brgy. Piansa H. Ali, Cotabato City, Maguindanao o Tugbo Building, Quezon Ave., Poblacion V, Cotabato City, Maguindanao sa National Highway, Brgy Poblacion, Kabacan, North Cotabato (8:30 am) o National Highway, Brgy Poblacion, Kabacan, North Cotabato o Aglipay St., cor Mapanaw, Poblacion, Kabacan, North Cotabato sa Perez St., Poblacion, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato (8:30 am) o Perez St., Poblacion, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato o Jose Abad Santos St., Poblacion, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato o Ground Floor GL-17B Gaisano Grand Mall, National Highway, Brgy. Lanao, Kidapawan, North Cotabato o Stall no. 135 & 136 Perimeter area Mega Market, Dayao St., Brgy. Poblacion, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato sa F. Cajelo St., Brgy Poblacion, Antipas, North Cotabato (8:30 am) sa Mega Market, Poblacion, Carmen, North Cotabato (8:30 am) o Mega Market, Poblacion, Carmen, North Cotabato o Sampaguita Ave., Poblacion, Carmen, North Cotabato sa Narra St., In Front of Public Market, Poblacion, Makilala, North Cotabato (8:30 am) sa Door #4 , Tejada Building, Roxas St., Brgy. Poblacion, Matalam, North Cotabato (8:30 am) sa Pioneer St., Midsayap, North Cotabato (8:30 am) o Pioneer St., Midsayap, North Cotabato o National Highway, Brgy. Poblacion 8, Midsayap, North Cotabato sa M.H. del Pilar St.,Poblacion, Mlang, North Cotabato (8:30 am) o M.H. del Pilar St.,Poblacion, Mlang, North Cotabato o Bagontapay, M’lang, North Cotabato sa Mangga St., Poblacion 1, Parang, Maguindanao (8:30 am) o Mangga St., Poblacion 1, Parang, Maguindanao o DNK Commercial Bldg. Hiway2, Landasan (Sarmiento), Parang, Maguindanao sa Vegafria Bldg., National Highway, Poblacion 1, Pigcawayan, North Cotabato (8:30 am)

sa National Highway, Poblacion, Pikit, North Cotabato (8:30 am) o National Highway, Poblacion, Pikit, North Cotabato o Poblacion, Pikit, North Cotabato

sa National Highway,Sibsib Tulunan, North Cotabato (8:30 am)

sa Brgy. Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao (8:00 am) o Brgy. Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao o Guiamalon St., Entrance of Mega Market, Poblacion, Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao o Broce Zone 1, Tamontaka, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao

sa 262 Palelio St., Brgy. Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao (8:00 am)

sa Poblacion 2, Banisilan, North Cotabato (8:00 am)

sa Greenfield, Poblacion, Arakan, North Cotabato (8:00 am)

sa Magsaysay St., Poblacion, Libungan, North Cotabato (8:00 am)

sa Poblacion, Pres. Roxas, North Cotabato (8:00 am)

sa National Highway, Kanguan, Datu Piang, Maguindanao (8:00 am)

sa Galakit, Pagalungan, Maguindanao (8:00 am)

sa Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao (8:00 am)

sa National Highway, San Mateo, Aleosan, North Cotabato (8:00 am)

sa JP Laurel St., Kitacubong, Alamada, North Cotabato (8:00 am)

sa Poblacion, Romangaob, South Upi, Maguindanao (8:00 am)

sa Crossing Matas, Poblacion, Magpet, North Cotabato (8:00 am)

NPA...

from page 3

said.

He added that these accomplishments of various AFP units translate to improving the country's security situation, with armed threat groups losing the capability to conduct atrocities against the government and civilians.

(PNA)

Global...

from page 3

including the largest retail footprint in Malaysia with more than 1,000 stations, while Phoenix Petroleum is a homegrown company

Publication Notice

R.A. 10172

with close to 700 retail stations across the Philippines and has expanded its business to Singapore and Vietnam.

Troops...

from page 3

"Salaknib" means shield in Ilocano. Around 3,000 Filipino and American troops are participating in these exercises which started on March 13 and will end on April 4.

In a related development, the Tanay-based 2nd Infantry Division also teamed up with the GMA Kapuso Foundation and Philippine

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao Occidental Municipality of Malita

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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 LINDA MERCAMPO LAGINAN has filed with this Office, a correction of entry in sex from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RENA MAE MERCAMPO LAGINAN at Malita, Davao del Sur and whose parents are RENATO SAQUILAN LAGINAN and LINDA ESTABILLO MERCAMPO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 15, 2023.

(SGD) JOSEPHINE A. MARQUEZ Municipal Civil Registrar

Red Cross for a bloodletting drive at Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal on March 25 for another bloodletting drive.

The "Sagip Dugtong Buhay" bloodletting drive yielded 100 blood bags from 100 donors, including soldiers and Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from the University of Rizal System-Morong campus.

The activity is part of the series of activities lined up for the PA's 126th founding anniversary, Trinidad said. (PNA)

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Publication Notice

R.A. 10172

ERRATUM

In connection with the publication SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE filed by the HDMF (Pag-ibig Fund) as represented by REYNALDO P. CUE; Department Manager III, CDO Housing Business Center, mortgagee, against EMERSON M. BERNALDEZ , mortgagor published last February 28, March 7, & 14, 2023 the correct should be FOR: Extrajudicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage Under Act 3135, As Amended by Act 4118 , not as published.

Our Apology

Petitioners.

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 April 4, 2009 at Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, both petitioners 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 Paradise, Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur and San Francisco Dist., Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur respectively;

MDN: Mar 28, 2023

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao Occidental Municipality of Malita

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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 LEONILEY LARENO has filed with this Office, a correction of entry in sex from “ MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of LEONILEY LARENO at Malita, Davao del Sur and whose parents are LEONARDO TRIBUNALO BANATE and NORIVIC MANOBO LARENO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than April 15, 2023.

(SGD) JOSEPHINE A. MARQUEZ Municipal Civil Registrar

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for years, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on April 4, 2009 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 April 21, 2023 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 22nd of March, 2022. (SGD) HON. OSOP

ALI Presiding Judge MDN: Mar 28, Apr 4 & 11, 2023

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation

MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY Regional Office No. XI

2”° Floor, DCPI Building, Lakandula St. cor. Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF CASE NO. MROXI 2023-013-ST THE SALE/TRANSFER/CONVEYANCE/ASSIGNMENT OF THE VESSEL, M/BCA “SILVER STAR 1” AND “SILVER STAR3” (PURSUANT TO SECTION 20(G) OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT AND SECTION III.1 AND 2 OF THE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 177, SERIES OF 2002, SARAH LILIS CASCABEL, Applicants. X - - - - -

NOTICE OF HEARING

Before us is the above-titled PETITION which was filed on 17 March 2023 before this Authority. The herein petitioner is the VENDEE of the vessels, MBCA “SILVER STAR 1” and “SILVER STAR 3” which was bought from ROSALIE T. CARBALLO on March 15, 2023.

MDN: Mar 21 & 28, 2023

PRA Form No. 10.1 (LCR)

MDN: Mar 21 & 28, 2023

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

1F South Wing Administrative Bldg. City Hall, Capistrano-Hayes Sts Cagayan de Oro City

Email Address: civilregistrycagayandeoro@yahoo.com & ccrcdo@gmail.com

Cell No. 0906-8288219/0906-828-8187

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048 & 10172, a NOTICE is hereby served to the public that JOCIEL ACERO ANDO has filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error in the entry of CHILD’S SEX from “ FEMALE ” to “ MALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JOCIE ACERO ANDO who was born on NOVEMBER 18, 1990 at STA. CRUZ, PUNTOD, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are RODOLFO ANDO and JOYCE OLANDRA ACERO. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than APRIL 03, 2023.

MDN: Mar 28 & Apr 4, 2023

(SGD) EVANGELINE C. TAPANGAN City Civil Registrar

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation

MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY

Regional Office No. XI

2”° Floor, DCPI Building, Lakandula St. cor. Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR CASE NO. 2023-012-CPC

RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE (CPC) FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS ONLY PURSUANT TO R.A. 9295 MBCA “IVY JUN-3” AND THE 2014 AMENDMENTS TO THE MBCA “IVY JUN-4” REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS

IMPLEMENTING R.A. 9295.

ANALIZA B. ESTEBAN, Applicants. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

NOTICE OF HEARING

Before us is an application for the renewal of the Certificate of Public Convenience, of the above-named applicant to operate the vesselsMBCA “IVY JUN-3”and

MBCA “IVY JUN-4” in an island tour operation for the carriage of passengers only on a daily deregulated sailing schedule under daytime navigation only, in the following routes and rates:

VESSEL Links / routes Rates

MBCA "IVY JUN3" From Sta. Ana Wharf, Davao City around Talikud Island, IGACOS and vice versa Php 11,000.00/ trip

MBCA "IVY JUN4" From Brgy. Adecor to Taclobo Sanctuary to Wishing Island to Punta del Sol to Angel's Cove All in Island Garden City of Samal and vice versa

Php7,500.00/ trip

Notice is hereby given that the said application will be heard by this Authority on 04 April 2023 at 10:00 AM at the MARINA RO XI Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City.

The Applicant shall publish this Order once in a newspaper of general circulation or shall post this Order in the MARINA website at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of hearing.

The Applicant shall submit a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE) during the hearing or five (5) days thereafter.

Done this 17th day of March 2023 at Davao City, Philippines.

By Authority of the Administrator (Per S.O. No. 800-22 dated 23 August 2022)

Republic of the Philippines

Local Civil Registry Office

Province: Agusan del Norte City/Municipality: Butuan City

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-320-2022 (R.A. 10172)

In compliance with the publication requirement and Pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013- 1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on the R.A 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JELMAR COTMAYA GADIR has filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error of the child’s sex from “ FEMALE ” to “ MALE ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JELMAR COTMAYA GADIR , who was born on 28 Feb. 1994 at De Oro,Butuan City,Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are JULITO MASON GADIR AND LIZA GEROSA COTMAYA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 11 APRIL 2023.

(SGD) AMALIA T. QUE Acting City Civil Registrar MDN: Mar 28 & Apr 4, 2023

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY Regional Office No. XI

2”° Floor, DCPI Building, Lakandula St. cor. Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR CASE NO. 20213-011-CPC ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE (CPC) FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS ONLY PURSUANT TO R.A. 9295 MBCA “PRINCESS LI” AND THE 2014 AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING R.A. 9295.

PEPE Q. MEJARES, Applicants.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Before us is an application under pro-poor registration for the issuance of the Certificate of Public Convenience, of the above-named applicant to operate the vessels MBCA “PRINCESS LI” and to operate the vessel in an island tour operation on daily deregulated sailing schedule under daytime navigation only, in the following routes and rates:

Links / routes Rates

From Daliao Port to Dumoy, Toril, Davao City and vice versa Php 30.00/pax

Notice is hereby given that the said application will be heard by this Authority on 03 April 2023 at 10:00 AM at the MARINA RO XI Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City. The Applicant shall publish this Order once in a newspaper of general circulation or shall post this Order in the MARINA website at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of hearing. The Applicant shall submit a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE) during the hearing or five (5) days thereafter

Done this 17th day of March 2023 at Davao City, Philippines.

By Authority of the Administrator (Per S.O. No. 800-22 dated 23 August 2022)

FELISA N. ORONGAN Regional Director

Notice is hereby given that the said application will be heard by this Authority on 04 April 2023 at 10:00 AM at the MARINA RO XI Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City.

The Applicant shall publish this Order once in a newspaper of general or regional circulation at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of hearing.

The Applicant shall submit a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE) during the hearing or five (5) days thereafter.

In view of the pandemic, applicant or interested third parties may file his Formal Offer of Exhibit (FOE) or other documents through the office email at mro11@marina. gov.ph.

Done this 21st day of March 2023 at Davao City, Philippines

By Authority of the Administrator (Per S.O. No. 800-22 dated 23 August 2022)

FELISA N. ORONGAN Regional Director

MDN: Mar 28, 2023

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation

MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY Regional Office No. XI 2”° Floor, DCPI Building, Lakandula St. cor. Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR CASE NO. 20213-010-CPC ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE (CPC) FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS ONLY PURSUANT TO R.A. 9295 MBCA “BOSS PRINCESS” AND THE 2014 AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING R.A. 9295.

SONNY T. KILLOPAS, Applicants. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

NOTICE OF HEARING

Before us is an application under pro-poor registration for the issuance of the Certificate of Public Convenience, of the above-named applicant to operate the vessels MBCA “BOSS PRINCESS” and to operate the vessel in an island tour operation on daily deregulated sailing schedule under daytime navigation only, in the following routes and rates:

Links / routes Rates

From Daliao Port to Dumoy, Toril, Davao City and vice versa Php 30.00/pax

Notice is hereby given that the said application will be heard by this Authority on 03 April 2023 at 10:00 AM at the MARINA RO XI Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Davao Ching Printers, Inc. Bldg., Lakandula St. corner Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City.

The Applicant shall publish this Order once in a newspaper of general circulation or shall post this Order in the MARINA website at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of hearing.

The Applicant shall submit a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE) during the hearing or five (5) days thereafter.

Done this 17th day of March 2023 at Davao City, Philippines.

By Authority of the Administrator (Per S.O. No. 800-22 dated 23 August 2022)

FELISA N. ORONGAN Regional Director

28, 2023

28, 2023

from page 4

lies and subversion causes inaction at all level. Even we Filipinos are still in deep slumber. With the death of our ecosystem that is causing the ecological people to live in extreme poverty, still there is this move to allow open-pit mining that has already destroyed our watersheds, our bays and our rivers. Don’t you know that of the 13 major bays in the country, 10 are already biologically dead? That of the 15 major rivers, 15 have already dried-up?

Indeed, our country is the 4th hardest hit country in the world by climate change as tens of thousands are being erased from the face of the earth in just one night of flooding. The victims are the poor who are living in the vulnerable areas while the millionaire loggers and miners are well ensconced in the mansion.

Let us now contemplate of His Holiness, Pope Francis, Hear the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. Let us debunk unbridled materialism and consumerism that is giving high veneration to the profit-motive that has already captured the mindset of all governments, all institutions, all universities and even of religions.

Let us now connect with the Unseen Being, the Source of all life and feel the oneness of life. Only then can we go to the sublime, our very nature as consciousness! Can you not feel that?

ChatGPT...

from page 4

the help of ChatGPT is legally and scientifically ethical. How about if one product of research is totally paraphrased, becoming totally new then it is claimed to be our own?

Dr. Djuwari is an Associate Professor at Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya (UNUSA), Indonesia, the editor of some research journals in the Philippines and Indonesia, also a journalist in Indonesia Post; the President of the International Association of Scholarly Publishers, Editors, and Reviewers (IASPER).

MMDA...

from page 2

Manila is expected.

MMDA acting chair Don Artes said the command center would give way to a faster and more coordinated traffic management response as the inter-agency task force monitors the status of key transport hubs and major roads through closed-circuit television cameras.

“Through this interagency action center, we can monitor real-time updates on bus terminals across Metro Manila to ensure safer travel of the commuting public and orderly traffic flow in our roads as we observe the Holy Week,” he said.

An inter-agency terminal

inspection is also set to be conducted days before the Holy Week. Ambulances and tow trucks will be prepositioned along key areas in the metropolis. The MMDA and the local government units are also preparing for any eventualities in case there will be stranded passengers.

Artes also announced the suspension of the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program or the number coding scheme in the National Capital Region starting April 6 (Maundy Thursday) until April 10 (Monday), which are declared holidays.

The MMDA will activate its Oplan Metro Alalay Semana Santa 2023 from Holy Wednesday until April 10 and will deploy a total of 2,104 personnel on major thoroughfares, major transport hubs, and key areas in the metropolis.

"MMDA traffic personnel will be assigned to roads leading to bus terminals, seaports, airports, and major churches across the metropolis, to guide the commuters taking advantage of the Lenten season and to ensure unimpeded traffic flow," Artes said.

Focus of the operations will also be on entry and exit points to and from Metro Manila such as the North Luzon Expressway, South Luzon Expressway, Coastal Road, McArthur Highway, Marcos Highway, Mindanao Avenue, and A. Bonifacio.

Likewise, the agency will also assign traffic enforcers to frequently-visited churches like the Redemptorist Church (Parañaque), Sto. Domingo (Quezon City), San Agustin (Intramuros), and Quiapo (Manila), among others.

Help desks will also be put up in select areas in Quezon City, Caloocan, Manila, and Pasay City where bus terminals and other key transportation hubs are located.

The command center will consist of representatives from the MMDA, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works and Highways, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, InterAgency Council for Traffic, Land Transportation Office, Philippine National Police, and local government units. (PNA)

Ledesma...

from page 1

produced the good fruits, among the most significant were: 1) the establishment of "KRISKA" (ang Kalihokan Kristohanon'g Katilingban) or the Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC); 2) the promotion of the Natural Family Planning methods; 3) the pursuance of his personally chosen twin-themes of Peace and Development by promoting several programs even amidst troubled times of terrorism, banditry, NPA and Abu Sayyaf activities, poverty, etc.; and 4) the advocacy for political education to establish the

culture of Good Governance, by organizing the so-called "Managsilingan Ta" (We are all neighbors).

Since March 24, 2006, as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro (comprising the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Camiguin and the Municipality of Malitbog, Bukidnon), up to his retirement sometime in the Year 2022, he replicated many of the Ipil Prelature ministries and programs, and expanded on them with the establishment of the Archdiocesan Ad-Intra and Ad-Extra Ministries, with multi-faceted social, economic and spiritual dimensions. On his initiative, the Birhen sa Kota Foundation was formed to further enhance various development programs, which has reached out to the lumad communities.

Abp. Tony works in his usual ways -- simple, humble, from-the-heart, honest, meaningful and appropriate. His actions speak louder than words.

3rd -- Ability and Willingness to lead is another trait of effective leadership. This is so true of Archbishop Tony. But more than this, he inspires others by passing on the same traits to others by working with and through them. In a sense, with Personal and Position Power in his hands, his style has been one, not of using or abusing Power to boss or overpower others, but using Power in the most appropriate way to “influence and inspire” others to achieve desirable good results. He listens, consults, evaluates and discerns, then he acts.

This influencing act -- establishing partnerships, networking, interfaith dialogues, building meaningful relationships with government, business, cooperatives and other civil society groups (local, national and international) -- is a kind of leadership that works effectively in a complex society confronted with very challenging multidimensional problems and issues. In a sense, Archbishop Tony’s leadership is a winner, producing other leaders who have somehow developed to become winners themselves.

4th -- This 4th trait relates to the previous one -- genuine leaders Build-up Trust through their own personal trustworthiness, through interpersonal trustworthiness among their co-workers and a managerial trustworthiness in their organizations. Indeed, Credibility is a much valued trait, which not only nurtures good relationships among friends and allies, but also wins respect from others including enemies. Archbishop Tony is NOT in any way short of this wonderful quality.

5th -- This 5th trait is perhaps the most apt description of Archbishop Tony’s leadership -- Servant Leadership. Robert K. Greenleaf says, a servant-

leader is a “servant first ... It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve first …then a conscious choice to lead.” A servant leader offers his whole being to serve the best he can, not for his own interest, but to fulfill a vision for the greater good. For Archbishop Tony, the greater good has always been to help out in the development of the 4 Ls: the Last, the Lost, the Least, and the Lowest, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (AMDG-For the Greater Glory of God). This reminds me of St. John the Baptist, who clearly understood who he was in his relation to Jesus and the pursuance of his mission to spread the good news. When he got things done and became more popular, he acknowledged with great humility: "I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him. … My joy is now full. It is necessary that He (Jesus) increase, but that I decrease. The one who is coming will do much more: he will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire. As for me, I am not worthy to untie his sandal. Archbishop Tony somehow personifies that kind of a leader.

Scholar and Academician

Prior to his becoming a Bishop, he was "Father Tony", with a Jesuit credential. Add to that are his other impressive educational, professional and scholarship credentials -- a Master’s Degree in Political Science and Doctoral Degree in Development. Many do not know this -- his doctoral dissertation was awarded as the Best Dissertation in Asia at that time.

He was assigned first as a faculty member of Xavier University teaching Sociology, Economics and Theology, then becoming the Vice President for Academic Affairs of Xavier U. When the visionary Fr. Masterson SJ, the sower of “The Tree”, the Xavier U. College of Agriculture Complex, passed away in 1984, many wondered about the future of the “Xavier Aggies” and his “Impossible Dream” -to “get agriculture moving”, to bring about development of farmers and the farming sector. Would the “dream” ever come true?

Divine Providence responded when Father Tony was appointed as the new Dean and Director of the Xavier U. College of Agriculture Complex. Under his tutelage, “The Tree”, with its three interrelated branches (Academic, Research and Agriculture Extension Services), continued to grow and bear good fruits.

Archbishop Tony’s passion for rural development is indicated in the booklet he wrote in 1991, “A Tree Grows in Village Asia”. The books shares some experiences of development works with small farmers in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,

Sri Lanka and Thailand, carried out by the FAO’s Small Farmers Development Programme, the People’s Participation Program (FAO SFDP-PPP). In the publication, he describes the programme’s accomplishments and the guiding principles in the development of the participatory and sustainable groups.

Archbishop Tony points out: “Like a young tree that has started to spread its branches despite various kinds of inclement weather, the Small Farmers Development Programme will require further nurturing, and perhaps some pruning and grafting, for it to grow vigorously and provide more of its protective shade for the rural poor of Village Asia.”

Conclusion: Born Free

I write this tribute with a chummy mood, and as I recall the song, Born Free. Someone has said that the song is one of the honoree’s favorite songs. I am not sure whether the lyrics and tune somehow depict some of our impressions and characterization of Archbishop and Father Tony -- unassuming, approachable, amiable, a man and leader who lives and serves, as FREE as he

can be, to fulfill a full and abundant life, AMDG. We are happy and privileged to be his friends, associates, and followers. Salamat Archbishop Tony for somehow touching our lives, freely and meaningfully … with our prayers.

(August 31, 2020; Rewritten, March 28, 2023, on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Archbishop Emeritus Antonio J. Ledesma, SJ)

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ready to work with Manila to deepen communication and cooperation on maritime areas.

“I stand ready to work with Madame Undersecretary to continue to carry forward our fine traditions under this mechanism and also make innovative efforts to make good use of the BCM to try to enhance the two sides’ dialogue, communication, and cooperation on maritime affairs,” he said.

The BCM was established and first convened in 2017 to serve as the primary platform for “confidence building and promoting maritime cooperation” between the two countries. (PNA)

Learners’ Resiliency after Pandemic

By: Araceli B. Melliza SST-III

The pandemic had changed the world. It has an impact on the lives of many people, including students, parents, workers, children, the elderly, and everyone else. One’s resilience was tested in many ways and in more complicated encounters. Everyone struggles to survive. Amidst survival, many die protecting themselves, and many have offered their lives in order to protect mankind.

It was the time where one had to adapt and accept changes to survive. It has a huge impact on everybody’s lives, especially the lives of the young ones—particularly the learners, who were compelled to study and learn by themselves in the comfort of their own rooms, struggling with the went down, anxiety attacks, messed up body clocks, bungled schedules, to name

just a few struggles to tackle and relatively the thought of giving up as well. Some of them reflected that during those times, education was not about learning; it was about passing the subjects and filling the requirements for academic justification.

On the other hand, the pandemic had helped them in many ways. From their experiences, they were able to adapt to changes easily, became more creative in many ways, became more resourceful and independent in their studies, and strengthened their resilience, especially during difficult times.

In conclusion, the pandemic had brought them lots of challenges, but it gave them the opportunity to adapt and develop resilience in their lives. They continue to thrive and strive for excellence.

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PWDs hail COMET EVs in CDO as an answered prayer

By Mike Baños Motoring Editor

Leaders of organizations of differently abled persons in Cagayan de Oro City recently hailed the advent of the COMET (Community Optimized Electric Transport ) e-Vehicle as an “answered prayer” for their sector.

Touted as The First Sustainable Transport Ecosystem in the World, GET President Sigfrido Freddie R. Tiñga said, “Our business model has made GET a significant First Mover in electric mobility as a service (eMaas).”

The COMET e-Vehicle system is anchored on a “WorldClass, Zero-Emission, 30-pasenger electric minibus developed by Formula-E racing engineers; a smart app-based fleet management and fare collection system that improves the customer experience and makes transport more intelligent and efficient; and a fast charger network which allows COMET vehicles to operate on a near 24/7 basis and service clients day and night.”

“This can be a tool especially for those PWDs who are in remote areas to enable them to join the mainstream of our activities here in the city,” said Cagayan de Oro Federation

ramp for PWDs is a bit steep, and needs another person to push the wheelchair up as it is elevated. Ideally, the PWD would be able to embark and disembark on his own power. With the present state of our sidewalks and waiting stations with no provision for PWDs with wheelchairs, the driver has to go down to push them up.

“However, despite this, we are blessed that this will soon be available. Hopefully as time goes by, more PWD friendly features would be introduced such as body straps to anchor our wheelchairs, since PWDs could be thrown around the vehicle as these were not present in the demo EV.”

Following their first ride in the COMET, she perceived it was still not wide enough to move about freely, and hopefully future units would provide for spaces for one or two PWDs near the ramp. Not the least, she hopes queues at PUV terminals will be policed to prioritize PWDs, Seniors and pregnant women.

“Government should also be more proactive in making public transport more accessible for these sectors,” she stressed.

Ms. Maquiling is also the Vice Chair of the Social Development Committee of the Regional Development Council Region X (RDC-X) and member of local council

their wheelchairs.”

Based on international standards of UNECE Regulation M2, the PNS2126:2017 requires a floor to ceiling height of 1.75 meters to allow for additional standing passengers for Class 2 and Class 3 PUVs, which the COMET exceeds by a wide margin with its 2.8 meter floor

facilities not limited to toilets, ticketing counters, waiting lounge, parking /drop off space for persons with disabilities; directional tactile in appropriate areas; and visible signages.

He stressed LTFRB should also require sensitivity training for PUV drivers, operators and frontline to better empathize

with the special needs of the sectors.

At present, he said that the only accessible bus operating around the metropolis and nearby provinces are the point to point shuttle services.

Modern PUV should have seats that conform to international standards of 40 centimeters per passenger, (seated or standing). Even the width, depth, height, armrest and distances between seats are determined and standardized to ensure the comfort and safety of the passengers.

The doors, windows, gangways, hand rails, stepboards, external protrusions all around and the driver’s line of sight are all specified based on international standards as well.

Despite all these, the Cagayan de Oro Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO) still welcomes the COMET’s advent as a step in the right

direction.

“COMET offers solutions to the challenges people with mobility concerns face every day,” said Maria Liza Corpuz, PDAO Head. With COMET they can go to places they wish with minimal inconvenience and do away with the high cost of taxi fare,” she noted.

With no provision for PWD access in traditional jeepneys and Euro 4 Modern PUVs, taxis are the only albeit expensive mobility option open to PWDs within the city at present.

“COMET also has this app that enables the passenger to monitor when the bus is coming, so they need not wait too long on sidewalks. COMET’s vision is aligned with the city government’s goal of bringing its services closer to the people and better lives for all. COMET indeed is such a relief and another milestone for the PWD sector.”

of Persons with Disabilities Associations (CAFEDPA Inc)

President Shirley P. Tabigne.

“With the availability of this kind of transportation, they can be productive and employ their skills for gainful employment, now they have the means to come and go when and where they are needed,” she added.

“Grabe kaayo kaanindot, it’s an answered prayer,” said Ms. Melagros M. Maquiling, Differently-Abled Women Network (DAWN) President. “For the longest time we have been waiting for such transports where we could freely move.”

However, she noted that the

of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC).

Mr. Tiñga concurred with their observations and likewise noted that despite the mandate of the LTFRB, the COMET is still the only Modern PUV/ EV with PWD access with its slide out ramp.

We have a reserve slot for PWDs, but if there are more, they can park their wheelchairs in the aisle, he said.

“We wanted a narrower vehicle but our European partners said no, we have to follow international standards for PUV access which provides enough room for them to maneuver

to ceiling height.

Abner Manlapaz, president of the Life Haven Independent Living Center, earlier urged the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said designs for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program should ensure accessibility for all PWDs.

Besides a ramp or lift, Manlapaz said Modern PUVs should have spaces for wheelchairs with safety accessories like belts, clamps, grab bar; audio announcement system; and visual announcement system.

Terminals should also be PWD-friendly, with accessible

DAWN President Melagros Maquiling being helped up the ramp provided for PWDs in the COMET EV Modern PUV. (photo courtesy of Inday Audrey Zubiri)

PWD Leaders welcome COMET EVs to CDO (L-R) CAFEDPA VP Rolando Damaolao, DAWN President Melagros Maquiling, CAFEDPA President Shirley Tabigne & PDAO Chief Maria Liza Corpuz (RMB)

Environmentalist Inday Audrey Zubiri (center) with PDAO Chief Ma. Liza Corpuz, CAFEDPA VP Rolando Damaolao, DAWN Pres. Melagros Maquilling & CAFEDPA Pres. Shirley Tabigne share a moment during the COMET CDO Launch on March 21. (photo courtesy of Inday Audrey Zubiri)