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BIR-10 to agencies, biz: Be responsible taxpayers

CAGAYAN DE ORO

CITY -Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)-10 Regional Director Emir U. Abutazil urges partner agencies and businesses to join the crusade on being responsible taxpayers with the campaign theme, "Tulong-tulong sa Pagbangon, Kapit Kamay sa Pag-ahon, Buwis na Wasto, Alay Para sa Pilipino," held at BIR Covered Court, Bulua, here, February 23.

"This tax campaign is conducted every year to encourage individuals and businesses to comply with tax laws and regulations as well as to raise awareness about tax obligations," he said.

VALLEY VIEW TOWNSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE.. Atty. Chembelyn Balucan President of RGJ (Romeo G. Jalosjos) Realty Corp presents the soon to rise Valley View Township at Sta. Ana, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. It consists of 25 towers at 13 storeys each for a total of 10,400 condo units in a 14-hectare property. With Atty. Balucan are Richie Salloman Vice President RGJ Realty Corp. Ian Pabatao, Operations Manager and Dante Sudaria as Promotions and Publicity partner.

EMB 10 alarmed on Opol beaches quality

By MARK FRANCISCO

THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 10 has sounded alarm on the high content of fecal matter in Macajalar bay, particularly in the beaches of Opol, Misamis Oriental.

In an interview with this writer, EMB 10 director Reynaldo Digamo said that high fecal coliform content in that part of the bay has remained consistently high for the past five years and has not subsided in the latest test conducted only this year.

“The allowable coliform content as determined by our health authorities is

only 50 mg/100 liters. But in the bathing beaches in Opol, the coliform is 1,000 mg/100 liters. That’s as high as before Boracay was rehabilitated in 2018,” Digamo said, referring to the famous

island resort in Luzon that was shut down by then President Rodrigo Duterte that year and totally cleaned for seven months before being allowed to reopen.

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Cagayan de Oro, and Misamis Oriental LGUs also participated in the event by signing a pledge of support for the Bureau’s

programs and initiatives for 2023.

"The business sector is very supportive of BIR, we appreciate the programs of the BIR especially on digitalization," President of CDO Chamber and Commerce Industry Foundation Inc. Raymundo Talimio Jr. stated. BIR’s utilization of online platforms such as eRegistration (eReg), the Electronic Bureau of Internal Revenue Forms (eFPS), Electronic One-Time Transaction (eONNET), and ePayment Channels (ePAY) has the goal of making transactions easier and more efficient for the public.

The campaign focused on the different plans and programs that the bureau had to stop fraud and tax evasion. This included trade enforcement operations against people who sold illegal and unregistered cigarettes in the country. (GKND/PIA-10)

Tribal groups in Agusan town declare Aussie firm persona non grata

BUNAWAN, Agusan del Sur--- Major tribal groups of this town have declared an Australian mining firm and its trading arm as persona non grata for failing to pay proceeds of the payment of gold and silver dore bars shipped to Hongkong that were produced and processed by its Philippine partner Philsaga Mining Corp (PMC).

Rolito Peñaloga, chieftain of Bunawan Ancestral Domain Management Council, Inc. (BMADMCI), said this is the first time that the Australian firm Ten

Sixty Four Limited (ASX: X64) which they allowed to partner with PMC to betray the trust and confidence of the tribal groups.

X64 used to be named Medusa Mining Limited (ASX: MML).

“What they did is economic sabotage and must be held criminally liable,” Peñaloga said after he learned that the foreign mining partner and its trading arm Komo Diti owe PMC at least US $4,837,221 intended to pay the royalties of indigenous peoples groups as well as the company’s

operations cost

Engr. Ferdinand A. Cortes, PMC Vice President for Operations, said the company had shipped gold and silver dore bars last February 3 to Hongkong. Under the Sales and Purchase Agreement, Komo Diti should pay the proceeds within three working days from receipt or until February 15.

But Cortes disclosed the intended payment was not remitted and later discovered X64 and KomoDiti deliberately did not pay.

PNP eyes integration of marine units with PH Navy, Coast Guard

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan

MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is looking at the possibility of integrating its maritime units with the Philippine Navy (PN) and the Philippine Coast Guard in a bid to strengthen the government’s maritime law enforcement capability.

PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said their maritime units' patrols will focus near the shorelines and help in the ongoing campaign against smuggling, human trafficking and other transnational crimes.

“We wanted to have a memorandum of understanding with them (PCG and Philippine Navy) to

secure our waters against contrabands and including the campaign against human trafficking,” he told reporters on the sidelines after the presentation and

blessing of newly procured PNP equipment at the PNP Grandstand in Camp Crame Monday.

He said the focus would be on the Philippine bound-

PBBM to meet with Malaysian PM at Malacañan on March 1

aries with Malaysia and Indonesia.

The borders in the southern part of the Philippines are considered as porous

PH contingent from quake-hit

Türkiye to arrive in

By Priam Nepomuceno

MANILA – The 82-member Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) in Türkiye will be arriving around 10 p.m. Tuesday.

"The PIAHC will be arriving on 28 February 2023, at around 10 p.m., at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3," the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said in an advisory.

Before its departure from

Manila Tuesday

the quake-battered nation, the Philippine Emergency Medical Assistance Team (PEMAT), which is attached to the PIAHC aided 1,022 patients in Türkiye's southeastern city of Adiyaman from Feb. 11 to 24.

The PIAHC left the Philippines for Istanbul on Feb. 8 and arrived there the next day.

Meanwhile, PIAHC's urban search and rescue (USAR) team retrieved six bodies and assessed 36 build-

ings from Feb. 10 to 15.

The OCD earlier said Ankara will no longer accept a second contingent from Manila to help in operations in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked the country last February as the chances of finding live survivors dim as days go by.

The Turkish government, however, said the Philippines can send or donate non-food items, he added. (PNA)

I, MARIA TERESA BASCO CABUNOC, of legal age, Filipino, widow of the decedent, and a resident of #6166 Reyes Village Subd., Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law do hereby depose and say: That I am the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and voluntarily, independently and lawfully adjudicate myself as heretofore declare: That I am a legitimate sole and only surviving compulsory heir of my deceased husband: LORIMER GREGORIO CABUNOC who died intestate on March 20, 2021 in Cagayan de Oro City; That during the existence of our marriage, we were endowed with no child and both of us had also no issue outside our marriage; That during the existence of our marriage, we were able to acquire a parcel of land located in Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; Hence during the death of my husband he left a conjugal real property, a real property situated in Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, more particularly described as follows:

Land Title: Transfer Certificate of Title No. 133-2016001219 Location: Alae, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon Owner: SPS. LORIMER GREGORIO CABUNOC AND MARIA TERESA BASCO CABUNOC Lot No. LOT 17, BLOCK 2 OF THE CONSOLIDATION-SUBD.

PLAN (LRC) PCS-12767 Classification: RESIDENTIAL Area: TWO HUNDRED FORTY (240) SQUARE METERS is the subject of AFFIDAVIT OF SELFADJUDICATION AS SOLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF LORIMER GREGORIO CABUNOC. That my deceased husband died intestate leaving no debts and obligations due against the aforesaid real property as per Doc. No. 199; Page No. 30; Book No. 62; Series of 2022. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JUVY IND V. ARUBIO.

MDN: Feb 23, Mar 2 & 9, 2023

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos

MANILA – President

Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is scheduled to meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Wednesday. Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil made the announcement after Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Anwar will embark on an official visit to the Philippines from March 1 to 2.

In a statement, Garafil said Marcos will lead the official welcome ceremony for Anwar at Malacañan Palace on Wednesday.

After the welcome rites, Marcos and Anwar will hold a bilateral meeting to discuss areas of mutual concern, as well as regional and international issues, Garafil said.

“The two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting to discuss areas of mutual

concern such as political, security and economic cooperation, as well as peopleto-people ties. They are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues,” she said.

In a separate statement, Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Marcos and Anwar are also set to tackle halal industry collaboration and digital economy cooperation.

Marcos, Garafil said, will also host a dinner banquet for Anwar.

Marcos and Anwar already met in 2018.

In November last year, Marcos had a phone call with Anwar to congratulate the latter with his election win and express his commitment to work with Malaysia as the Southeast Asian region tackles various challenges.

Anwar’s official visit to Manila will be his first

REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES JOHNNY WILL VICENTE MAMALES AND JONEVEIVE C. ESCOBAL-MAMALES, JOHNNY WILL VICENTE MAMALES AND JONEVEIVE C. ESCOBAL-MAMALES, Petitioners.

PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-024

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on August 31, 2007 at Palompon, Leyte, 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 Sitio Buaya, Brgy. Sabang, Palompon, Leyte, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than four (4) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on August 31, 2007 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Shari’a

BILATERAL MEET. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. shares on Twitter an undated photo of himself with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Nov. 25, 2022. Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil on Tuesday (Feb. 28, 2023) said Marcos and Anwar will be holding a bilateral meeting at Malacañan Palace in Manila on March 1. (Photo courtesy of PCO)

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF LUGAIT -oOoOFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR R.A 9048/10172 Form No. 10.11 (LCRO)

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with the publication requirements and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular no. 2013-1, Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR of RA 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that RAZELL LANDERO ROMANO has filed with this office, a petition for Change of GENDER from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of RAZELL LANDERO ROMANO and whose parents are HENRY ADAZA ROMANO and LORETA VILLOTES LANDERO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 03, 2023.

City

RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-021 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES ARTURO RAGAY TAMAYO SR. AND ELVIRA ANTOLO RAMIREZ, ARTURO RAGAY TAMAYO SR. AND ELVIRA ANTOLO RAMIREZ, Petitioners.

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on September 10, 1978 at Cagayan de Oro City, 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 Zone 5, Kalye Apike, Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for thirty-seven (37), they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on September 10, 1978 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 March 3, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at which time,

(SGD) JOSEPHINE M. BANLUTA Registration Officer II-OIC

MDN: Feb 23 & Mar 2, 2023

R.A.10172/R.A.9048(Form No.LCRO)

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registery Office Province of Camiguin Municipality of Catarman

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Date : February 20, 2023

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 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that MARILOU A.LAURITO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in Sex from” MALE ” to “ FEMALE ” and Change of First Name from “ MARLON ” to “ MARILOU ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARILOU SALAMANES ANOC She was born on July 9, 1985 at Mainit, Catarman, Camiguin and whose parents are MARGARITO I. ANOC and LEONCIA A. SALAMANES Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than March 10,2023.

(Screengrab from PNP Facebook live video)

(Photo courtesy of Maj. Erwen Diploma)

AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION AS SOLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF LORIMER GREGORIO CABUNOC

Luzon Former Bucor security officer linked to Lapid slay denies accusation

BY JOEL CALAMBA ESCOL, Managing Editor MANILA, Philippines

- A former security officer of the Bureau of Corrections has denied any involvement in the killing of hard-hitting radio broadcaster Percival "Percy Lapid" Mabasa.

In his counter affidavit, former Bucor security of -

Angeles City opens humane, automated slaughterhouse

By Marna Dagumboy Del Rosario

ANGELES CITY, Pam -

panga – The city government on Tuesday formally inaugurated its first automatic and humane slaughterhouse accredited by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) in Barangay Sta. Trinidad here.

The meat processed at the newly-renovated Angeles City Slaughterhouse can be distributed outside this city.

“We will ensure that under our watch, there will be no more inhumane, animal torture, and abuse involved in treating of animals,” May-

AUTOMATED SLAUGHTERHOUSE. Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. (in black shirt) inspects the city's first humane and automated slaughterhouse accredited by the National Meat Inspection Service in Barangay Sta. Trinidad, Angeles City, Pampanga. Lazatin, together with some provincial and city officials, led the inauguration of the state-of-the-art slaughterhouse on Tuesday (Feb. 28, 2023). (Photo courtesy of the Angeles City Government)

ficer Ricardo Zulueta said he has no involvement in the murder of the broadcaster. This, as he also denied receiving orders from suspended Bucor chief Gerald Bantag of the murder.

Zulueta also added that even in the killing of alleged middleman Jun Villamor, he has no knowledge

about it.

Zulueta said in his statement: "DG (DirectorGeneral) Bantag never ordered me to commit or facilitate the commission of a crime on his behalf."

The security officer and General Bantag were both tagged as the alleged masterminds in the murder of the veteran radio

broadcaster.

It can be recalled that on October 3, 2022, while Percy Lapid was going to his office onboard his selfdriven vehicle, an assassin on board a motorcycle alighted near the driver seat, and without provocation, peppered him with bullets, which caused his untimely demise.

Weeklong police ops in C. Luzon net 422 suspects, P3.4-M drugs

By Zorayda Tecson

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A total of 422 individuals who committed various offenses were arrested and illegal drugs with an estimated street value of PHP3.4 million were confiscated in weeklong anti-crime operations in Central Luzon.

Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 (Central Luzon) chief Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. said Tuesday the anti-criminality operations from Feb. 19 to 25 were part of their continuing efforts to rid the region of all forms of criminality.

Of the arrested individuals, 122 have standing warrants of arrest, 159 were nabbed over illegal drugs, 135 for illegal gambling, and six for

violation of other special laws.

Of the 122 suspects with warrants of arrest, 17 were wanted for crimes ranging from murder and frustrated murder to rape.

Operatives also seized PHP3.4 million worth of illegal drugs, PHP101,499 worth of bet money, and three loose firearms.

Hidalgo attributed the accomplishments to the timely coordination, intelligencedriven operations of different police units, and strong support of local officials, as well as those in the private sector in the region.

“The PRO-3 remains steadfast in mobilizing its resources along with its continuous efforts to address

lawlessness in the region," he said in a statement. Meanwhile, two suspected drug peddlers were arrested and nearly PHP400,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized in Angeles City, this province on Monday.

Hidalgo said the anti-illegal drug operation conducted in Barangay Pandan, Angeles City resulted in the arrest of

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There is now an evolving consciousness that Darwin’s theory of Survival of the Fittest is flawed and must be debunked, a wrong concept that has given way to a roadmap of paradigm that has justified the gross inequities and social injustices in a world where a few oligarchs are in control, that is, if “fittest” is equated to the strongest, the most aggressive who will defeat anyone who dare to challenge to dominate. That dictum only applies to a jungle-like existence like hungry wolves competing who is the one who will eat a cornered prey.

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That mindset of the strongest controlling everything has worked for the beasts in a world where the name of the game is survival. It should not be the case now where the name of the game should be sharing, cooperation and service.

It is horrible even to contemplate the present economic order in a world where only eight families have a total wealth equivalent to the total assets of more than 3.6 billion earthlings based on a study by Oxfam. I can only surmise that these billionaires with their tremendous financial raking at the expense of the people and the environment are justifying such economic domination because after

No sir! Enough is enough of so much unbridled materialism and consumerism through commercialism.. That theory has reduced man who is an embodied spirit created by God in His image and likeness to being just a beast. That flawed theory has spawned a wrong development paradigm called Neo-Liberal Capitalism, a growth-at-allcost development strategy that has sacrificed Mother Earth and the people to the altar of greed and profit. History tells us how man has become so dominating that wars have to be resorted every time threats to one’s domain loom.

There is no need to live in that jungle-like world anymore. The universe is unfolding so fast that there are so many things to do, to know, to discover and to explore. No need to prove who is the best but the only path is to cooperate, to work together, to be one so that humanity can journey to a higher level towards spirituality. Each one of us is a stream of consciousness that must be connected to each other to gain strength towards that Ocean of Consciousness called Love, called God! As consciousness, we must

The works of mercy

“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Mt 25,40) These are words of Christ that are worthy of engraving in our mind and heart. They spell out our duty to take care of the works of mercy, both spiritual and corporal, for these are a sure path to enter heaven.

And who are these “least brothers of mine,” the least brothers of Christ? These are the hungry and the thirsty, the naked, the imprisoned, the stranger, etc. In other words, these are those who are suffering some difficulties and misfortune in life --the sick, the poor, the beggars, the ignorant. We have to be ready to offer them some help, convinced that by doing so, we are helping Christ himself. This duty will obviously require effort and sacrifice. We have to train ourselves to see Christ in them, and to regard them as our brothers and sisters. We can expect to be inconvenienced or even disadvantaged, and we should be ready for that condition. We can say that the more effort and sacrifice involved, the closer would we be to identifying ourselves with the spirit of Christ who even went to the extent of telling

be rooted with the Unseen Supreme Being, the Formless by feeling life force deep within in the vast spaciousness and stillness.

So the meaning now of the “fittest” is the most cooperative, the most loving, the most service-oriented. Man has ceased to be Homo Sapiens, as such is a failed specie who caused the deaths of more than 150 million of his kindred during the last one hundred years. That specie now has evolved to be Homo Pacem or Espiritus Luminus, men and women for peace and enlightened spirits as they are now connected to that Ocean of Love called God! Indeed, man is more spiritual than being a body so we must not “live by bread alone.” Even King Solomon in the Ecclesiastes said that power, wealth, titles – these are meaningless, utterly meaningless. What is important is what is in our hearts and how we live to advance what is good, what is true and

us to love our enemies.

This is what true love is all about, one that is fully given gratuitously, without expecting any return or counting the cost. This is how we would be approaching our human perfection as image and likeness of God, children of his, sharers of his divine life and nature.

We have to be wary of our tendency to make rash judgments against those who are suffering certain difficulties and misfortune in life. We tend to think that they deserve their condition because they are lazy, or that they are suffering from some “karma” or whatever.

We have to remember that only God knows the whole story of everyone’s life and condition, and ours is simply to help the way Christ told us to do so. We have to be wary of the tempting thought that by helping them, we would be enabling their dependence on us.

Rather, let us just reach out to them and help them all the way. We obviously are limited in helping them materially, but definitely there is no limit in the help we can give them spiritually, through our prayers, mortifications, and sacrifices. We can offer whatever work we are doing

at the moment for them. It’s really just a matter of expanding our heart to accommodate what Christ told us about helping the least of our brethren.

We also have to be wary of our tendency to simply pursue our own interests while treating the works of mercy as a peripheral duty to be attended to only when the occasion arises. Especially these days when we are egged to be self-indulgent, we need to make extra effort to be able to follow what Christ told us.

We have to learn how to give ourselves to others gratuitously the way God gives himself to us gratuitously. To start developing this basic attitude, we need to consider what God has gifted us in the first place. He has given us the ‘gift of life’, and together with it, the gifts of faith, hope, and charity. He has given us the seven-fold gifts of the Holy Spirit, and many other, endless things.

As is often said, “we are gifted to give!”

LAYER CHICKEN. Four former rebels of the New People's Army (NPA) in Negros Oriental province become beneficiaries of the chicken egg-laying livelihood assistance program of the Department of Labor and Employment. Each package is worth around PHP30,000, consisting of 24 heads of chicken, feeds, and an egg-laying machine. (PNA file photo by JFP)

By Edwin Fernandez

DUMAGUETE CITY – Four former rebels (FRs) of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Oriental province are the first recipients of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) chicken egg-laying project

for this year.

DOLE-Negros Oriental provincial officer-in-charge Maria Theresa Tanquiamco told the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday that the FRs were granted livelihood package, valued at around PHP30,000 each.

“Aside from being the first

recipients for this year, this is also the first time that the DOLE will be giving out this particular livelihood assistance to FRs, as part of our mandate to support the government’s whole-of-nation approach under the ELCAC (End Local Communist Armed Conflict) program,” Tanquiamco said in

mixed English and Cebuano. Each package includes 24 heads of chicken that are ready to lay, chicken feeds, and a mechanized egg-laying machine, she said.

The counterpart from the beneficiaries would be a shed to house these chickens

Resumption of direct int’l flights from Iloilo airport urged

By Perla Lena

ILOILO CITY – Iloilo

City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has requested the resumption of Cebu Pacific Air direct flights from Iloilo to Singapore and Hong Kong

EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE OF THE LATE COUPLE MARY FLOR E. CABANDAY AND MARTIN D. CABANDAY, JR., WITH DEED OF DONATION OF TWO (2) PARCELS OF LAND

Notice is hereby given that the late couple Mary Flor E. Cabanday , who died widow on December 12, 2021 at BPH, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon and Martin D. Cabanday, Jr. , who died on May 10, 2006 at Bliss, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, respectively. That said deceased died intestate and without leaving any Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor or any person or entity. That the deceased left two (2) parcels of land identified as follows: PARCEL I

A parcel known as Lot 228-B-3 part of Lot 228-B, Psd-10-025872 being a portion of Lot 228, Cad-867, Manolo Fortich Cadastre, with a remaining area of One Thousand Thirty (1,030) square meters as surveyed on December 3, 1999 by Geodetic Engineer Calvin C. Fernandez, situated in Poblacion, Municipality of Manolo Fortich, Province of Bukidnon part of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-55254 dated April 16, 1996. PARCEL II That the late MARY FLOR E. CABANDAY left a parcel of land by virtue only of a CONTRACT TO SELL executed between LBC DEVELOPMENT BANK, a closed bank under liquidation by Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) on November 22, 2019 evidenced by Doc. No. 297, Page No. 60, Book No V, Series of 2019 before Notary Public Luisito Z. Mendoza, attached herewith as Annexes “A” to “A-4” but the Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-I23448 known as Lot No. 226-B3-G-12, Psd-10-015408, situated in Lingi-on, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon with an area of Two Hundred Eighty Four (284) square meters is still in the name of LBC DEVELOPMENT BANK are the subject of EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE OF THE LATE COUPLE MARY FLOR E. CABANDAY AND MARTIN D. CABANDAY, JR., WITH DEED OF DONATION OF TWO (2) PARCELS OF LAND. That in consideration of the HEIR/DONEE’s trust, fidelity, love, affection and assistance shown by their brother, HEIRS/DONORS hereby transfers, conveys and donates unto said DONEE, their successors in interest and assigns the above two (2) parcels of land, together with all the improvements found thereon, free from all liens except for PARCEL I which was mortgaged with Cooperative Bank of Misamis Oriental but already fully paid and was issued a Cancellation and Discharge Mortgage and charges of whatever kind as an act of liberality on their part. Made and entered into by and between: We, JANNETTE C. DE GUZMAN, JETHRO E. CABANDAY, FROILAN E. CABANDAY, JENNYVIEVE C. MACHETE, JAZMIN E. CABANDAY, JURY E. CABANDAY and JAKE E. CABANDAY, Filipinos, of all legal ages, and all residents of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; hereinafter referred to as HEIRS/DONORS; and JEFFREY E. CABANDAY, Filipino, of legal age, single, and a resident of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, hereinafter referred to as the HEIR/DONEE as per Doc. No. 430; Page No. 86; Book No. 142; Series of 2022. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIO N. C. ALBARECE, C.P.A.

and vice-versa to cater to overseas Filipino workers and traveling Ilonggos.

In his letter dated Feb. 28, addressed to Kirk Warren E. Patricio, the airport performance manager of the Cebu Pacific Iloilo Ground Operations Department, Treñas said he was prompted to write due to the ”influx of requests from overseas Filipino workers and constituents with outbound flights to Singapore and Hong Kong.”

He said their travel needs are unmet due to the “long queues at the immigration and exorbitant travel expenses associated with multiple bookings on connecting flights.”

“While tourism continues to be one of the sectors hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic landscape here in Iloilo City

perceives a continuing travel boom to the Asia-Pacific region. It would seemingly show that the demand for travel has not dampened consumers looking to make up for time lost to Covid-19 pandemic,” Treñas said.

He added that amid the health crisis, local OFWs have rebounded strongly and have increased the demand for international travel.

International flights from the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo to Hong Kong and Singapore were suspended since March 2022 due to the pandemic.

On Feb. 27, Cebu Pacific Air informed the mayor that it would resume its domestic flight from Iloilo to Clark on April 21, 2023, allowing tourists from northern Luzon and the National Capital Region to spend their summer in Iloilo. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE CIVIL CASE NO.2023-022 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES CALMER MAGNO BALMOCENA AND LEALOU BENIGA BALMOCENA, CALMER MAGNO BALMOCENA AND LEALOU BENIGA BALMOCENA, Petitioners.

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on March 28, 2009 at Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, 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 Cayawan, Lantapan, Bukidnon and Block 15, Lot 20, Pinewood Phase II, San Jose, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than ten (10) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on March 28, 2009so 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 March 3, 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 13th of February 2023.

MDN: Feb 16, 23 & Mar 2, 2023

RESUME FLIGHTS. The Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas on Feb. 28, 2023 requested for the resumption of Cebu Pacific Air direct international flights to Hong Kong and Singapore to cater to overseas Filipino workers and traveling Ilonggos. (PNA file photo)

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Br. 14 – FAMILY COURT 11th Judicial Region Bislig City, Surigao del Sur

IN THE MATTER OF CANCELLATION

SPEC. PROC. NO. 2022-4-2407-B OF THE LEGITIMATION OF RENEBOY REDOCKETED AS SPEC. PROC. NP. 02-FC-B OLVIDA CABRERA AND FOR HIM TO USE THE SURNAME OF HIS FATHER JESUS D. VILLARUZ, RENEBOY OLVIDA CABRERA & JESUS DOMINGUITO VILLARUZ, Petitioners, - v e r s u s -

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BISLIG CITY SURIGAO DEL SUR, Public Respondent. x-------------------------------------------------/

ORDER

(SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Petitioner RENEBOY OLBIDA CABRERA and JESUS DOMINGUITO VILLARUZ , through counsel, filed a verified petiton praying before this Honorable Court, after due notice, publication and hearing, issue an ORDER directing the Local Civil Registrar of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur and the Philippine Statistics Authority to effect the cancellation of annotation of legitimation of the petitioner in his Certificate of Live Birth and to further order that petitioner’s name changed from RENEBOY OLBIDA CABRERA VILLARUZ , using the surname of his biological father. Other reliefs just equitable are likewise prayed for.

Finding the verified petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearing of this case on August 23, 2022 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at which time and place any interested party/parents may appear and show cause why said petition should not be granted.

Let this order be published at the expense of the petitioner in any newspaper of general circulation in the province of Surigao del Sur, once a week for three (3) consecutives weeks before the scheduled heraing.

Let likewise a copy of this order be furnished to the office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippine Statistic Authority, Ramon Magsaysay Avenue, Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippine Statistic Authority, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, tha Office of the City Prosecutor, Bislig City, petitioner and counsel.

at their resident at Pilapa, Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte and Purok 7, Poblacion, Linamon, Lanao del Norte, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than fifteen (15) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on February 27, 1999 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 March 10, 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 21st of February 2023.

(SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

SO ORDERED.

GIVEN IN CHAMBERS, this 19th day of May, 2022, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.

(SGD) KIM E. ORTIZ-LIQUIDO

Presiding Judge

The 2023 Officers, Board of Directors and Trustees of the Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA) and its Foundation

2023-2024 PANA/ PANAF

Board of Officers, Directors and Trustees, who were just inducted at Ascott Hotel Makati to a full house of brand builders and industry partners, vows to continue PANA’s commitment of championing responsible brand building. According to the incoming PANA President, Adi Timbol-Hernandez of McDonald’s Philippines, the goal is to continue to elevate the standards of competence, ethical foundation and cooperation among brand builders. She elaborated on the 3c’s as her game plan for the year. This consists of connection, collaboration and champion.

On the other hand, Blen Fernado, Chairperson for the Foundation emphasized that the organization’s thrust this year is to curb proliferation of fake news among the youth through its flagship programs whose emphasis will be on developing creativity through responsible content creation and consumption.

The induction coincided with the 2nd general member-

ship meeting (GMM) whose theme was Brand Recovery to Growth: Anchored on Values, Accelerated by Purpose. Here, the brand builders were treated to lively discussions on elaborate, innovative and implementable sustainability programs from Neogin Evangelista, President and general Manager of PHILUSA who also served as the inducting officer and Chito Maniago, Head for Government Affairs, Communications and Sustainability of ZUELLIG Pharma. Angel Guerrero of adobo magazine who kept the conversation engaging and interesting was the moderator.

Here is the official list of the PANA/PANA Foundation board and officers for the year 2023

PANA President is ADI TIMBOL-HERNANDEZ (McDonald’s Philippines), Vice-President is MICK ATIENZA (SMART Communications, Inc.), Secretary is MAYE YAO CO SAY(Richwell Philippines, Inc.), Treasurer is REY MARC SAN JUAN (Julie’s Franchise

DND, PVAO push for Disability Pension increase during house Committee meeting

Department of National Defense (DND) Undersecretary for Civil, Veterans, and Reserve Affairs, USec. Franco Nemesio M. Gacal, together with Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) Administrator, USec. Reynaldo B Mapagu, attended the House Committee on Appropriations meeting on 22 February 2023 held via Zoom Teleconferencing, to discuss House Bill No. 2490 or an Act Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans, Amending for the Purpose

Republic Act No. 6948, Entitled, “An Act Standardizing and Upgrading the Benefits for Military Veterans and Their Beneficiaries,” as amended. House Bill 2490, filed by Representative Geraldine Roman, Rep. Lani MercadoRevilla, Rep. Jorge "Patrol" Bustos, Rep. Elizaldy Co, Rep. Milagros Aquino Magsaysay, Rep. Romeo Acop, Rep. Felimon Espares, Rep. Sergio Dagooc, Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano, Rep. Ciriaco Gato, Rep. Reynante Arrogancia, Rep. Eddiebong Plaza, Rep.

Edgardo Salvame, Rep. Noel Rivera, and Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes, aims to increase the disability pension rates of veterans to Php 4,500 for the lowest disability rating (10%30%) and up to Php 10,000 for the highest disability rating (91%-100%). This is a 488% increase from the current rates ranging from PhP1,000.00 to PhP1,700.00 which has first been enacted through RA No. 6948 in 1990.

During the House committee meeting, USec. Mapagu expressed PVAO's full support to the bill pointing that it will help uplift the lives of disabled veterans who incurred disability in defense of our country's freedom and democracy. He also noted that

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

R.A. Form No. 10.1 (MCRO)

Corp.), Auditor is CATHY SANTAMARIA (Bank of the Philippine Islands), P.R.O. is MONDAY GONZALEZ (GLOBE Telecom, Inc.). Directors are CHRISSY ROA (Ayala Land, Inc.), BEA ATIENZA (Colgate-Palmolive Phils., Inc.), MARY JULIE BALARBAR (De La Salle University), RON MOLINA (Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.), and JONION SAN AGUSTIN (SM Supermalls).

PANAF Chairperson is BLEN M. FERNANDO (Magna Anima Teachers College, Inc.)

Vice-Chairperson is ALAN FONTANILLA (Packworks), Secretary is ERIC SAMUEL P. JOVEN (Marie France Group of Companies), Treasurer is ANDREW AHORRO (Kolin Phils. Int’l Inc.).

Trustees are MARK LOUIE NAPOLES (Asian Hospital and Medical Center), WENDELL LABRE (CIS Bayad Center, Inc.), AJI SANTIAGO (Moldex Land), MIKE VILLAREAL(Philippine Veterans Bank), LEN POZON (Pioneer Life, Inc.), ALBETTE BUDDAHIM (Primer Group of Companies) and GIGI TIBI (RadManila Communications, Inc.).

City, Davao del Sur, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for twelve years (12) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on August 26, 2008 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 March 3, 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

Publication Notice

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur

Municipality of Santa Cruz

OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

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 ALTANE M. TULAWI has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in the child’s sex from “ FEMALE ” to “ MALE ” in the Certificate of Live

with

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Just My Opinion by Susan Naelga Palmes-Dennis

Veteran Kagay-anon Journalist launches book on her CDO-MISOR media journey

By Mike Baños

Veteran Kagay-anon and Misamisnon

Journalist Susan Naelga Palmes-Dennis will be launching her book Just My Opinion which marks a personal and professional milestone in her life and career in media.

The book launch is scheduled on March 1st, 2:30PM at Marco Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.

Her guest of honor will be 16 year old Senior High School student Gellian R. Gaabucayan, who is taking a journalism track in one of the city’s public schools.

Also attending will be her former MassCom students from Liceo de Cagayan University, deans of colleges

of mass communication in local universities, her family and friends.

“The book encapsulates most of my professional journey as a multi-media practitioner and my insights into that journey that spanned two decades in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental; a journey

that continues on to this day, albeit in a new chapter (read: semi-retired) in the US,” the author said.

The first part of her memoir spans the newsmakers or the persons and events that she covered as a trimedia practitioner (radio, TV and print) in Cagayan

Discrimination gains appreciation: The Subanen Ethnohistory

BY MARJOREY C. CABIGAS

Assistant Professor III, J.H. Cerilles State College

DOCTOR OF ARTS IN LITERATURE AND COMMUNICATION (DALC)

CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY

As a native Mindanaoan, I have lived with Subanen people as my neighbors. I heard stories about them which are mostly negative, terrifying, and most of all, heartbreaking. I never got the chance to dwell on their literature, culture and history not until I chose ten published Subanen folk narratives written by Nida Gandasan Sangca-on, a renowned Subanen author, translator and entrepreneur for my dissertation because I believe that they deserve to be heard and appreciated. Luckily, I was able to lounge with the writer and she is very happy to give me the glimpse of their ethnohistory that catches my attention for writing. I believe, I could share relevant and timely information about the indigenous group we owe our history to.

I venture on the idea that culturally the Subanen people experienced discrimination, prejudice and misjudgment but they were able to surpass the challenges and gains appreciation. However, the Subanen culture is diminishing slowly which is heartbreaking to note as generation unfolds due to linguistic contact and mixed marriages and in order to preserve the cultural identities, to foster patriotism and nationalism and sympathize with the Subanen people, I believe, there is a need to determine the Subanen people’s heritage and local cultural traditions as resources to be honored, explored, safeguarded, acquainted with and appreciated. It is my

advocacy to frame for a balanced, contented and respected ethnohistory of the Subanen people. Subanen folk narratives are important because of the depth of knowledge it conveys, the moral principles it holds, and the pleasure it provides.

The folk narratives of the Subanen people show the social mores and ways of thinking that are prevalent in their community which provide an illustration of the different facets in culture and history of Subanen existence. Subanen culture has beauty and ugliness according to history. Folk narratives are significantly relevant and have a noble connection to their ethnohistory as Subanen people. They are true stories of the Subanen and experienced by real people in the past, the symbols and things that are used are part of their identity as a way to obey orders and as instruments to achieve the things they dream of in life. The themes of each story are life learned feelings and lived by in daily lives and are a guide to living every day and the true to life events really happened as seen in the testimonies of the old people in the lives of the Subanen ancestors.

In the realm of ecological significance, nature provides all the needs but they must also be respected because there are also spirits in-charge that live and support them. They believe that all creatures in the world have a spirit. They are not the only ones living in this world but there are those

that they cannot see that they must also respect. In the light of cultural relevance, Subanen has a beautiful and ugly culture according to history. The beautiful ones are for keeps while the bad ones will be forgotten and will only be kept as a treasure along with history.

After studying the Subanen folk narratives, I empathize with the Subanen and appreciated them for who and what they are. I am extremely happy that I emerged myself into a worthy and noble cause while completing my degree. I am humbly honored and I will always look back with a grateful heart of all the things I heard, learned, experienced and appreciated of the Subanen ethnohistory. Let me reiterate the wishes of the writer, Nida Gandasan Sangca-on, and let me quote, “My request is not to write if you are not sure of the information and details. It is necessary to do research and approach the reliable person as a source of information. Because instead of recognizing, understanding and appreciating our culture, we are hurt because what is written about us is not correct and distorts our ethnohistory. The more people write about us, the more we were judged and we felt the prejudice that should not be given to us and we do not deserve. I hope that we will be understood and given the opportunity to live in peace so that we can also achieve our goals in life like others.”

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Susan joins one of the COPC Marches defending Press Freedom in the Philippines

Susan with COPC colleagues on another protest march to defend Press Freedom.

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Susan Naelga PalmesDennis and husband Ronnie

Resolution on Nat’l Hijab Day approved in Bangsamoro parliament

COTABATO CITY – A resolution seeking to support Senator Robinhood

Padilla’s Senate Bill No. 1272 and its counterpart House Bill No. 5693 in the House of Representatives, which declares Feb. 1 of every year as National Hijab Day, was approved by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (Parliament).

Principally authored by Member of Parliament (MP) Diamila Disimban-Ramos, Proposed Resolution No. 162 or "Resolution Expressing The Unequivocal Support Of The Bangsamoro Parliament To Senate Bill No. 1272 And House Bill No. 5693, Both Declaring The First Day Of February Of Every Year As National Hijab Day And Promoting An Understanding Of The Muslim Tradition Of Wearing A Hijab" has been passed by the BTA during its 19th plenary session.

The legitimate intent of these bills in both chambers of Congress is to resolve discrimination, oppression, misunderstanding, and misinformation regarding women wearing the hijab, to promote equality and empowerment, education,

(Photo courtesy of Office of MP Diamila Disimban-Ramos) and protection, as well as to cultivate a culture of peace, inclusivity, and unity amidst diversity.

"As a Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority - Parliament that earnestly promotes the rights, development, protection, representation, and opportunities for women, I strongly believe that the enactment of these is a significant expression of our solidarity and collective support for the National Government to remain faithful to its mandate to ensure the equality of women and men before the law as well as the free enjoyment of religious

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10TH Judicial Region Branch 1

Hall of Justice

Libertad, Butuan City email: rtc1but001@judiciary.gov.ph hotline: 0951-387-7361

profession and worship without discrimination," Ramos said in her authorship speech.

"The enactment of "National Hijab Day" is a legislation for peace, unity, and understanding. However, "National Hijab Day" is not just a piece of legislation but an affirmation and acceptance of the way of life of Muslims," she further stated.

The said resolution was also principally authored by MPs Baintan Ampatuan, Laisa Alamia, Dr. Susana Anayatin, Eddie Alih, Nurredha Misuari, and Khalid Hadji Abdullah, and

EDWINA ELLEVERA BANSE, Petitioner, CIVIL CASE NO. 2022-0129 -versus- Declaration of Nullity of Marriage

TOMAS O. BANSE

Respondent

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O R D E R

Before the court is a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage filed by petitioner through counsel Atty. Louie Leister I. Rosales.

Records check, the petition seeks leave of court to effect summons by publication pursuant to A.M No. 02-11-10-SC and Section 16 of Rule 14 of the Amended Rules of Civil Procedure. Moreover, the petition briefly states the following:

That petitioner and respondent are of legal age, Filipinos, married to each other; petitioner is a resident of P-1 Brgy. Malapong, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte; while respondent’s last known address was Agay-ayan, Misamis Oriental; the marriage was not blessed with issue; no real properties were acquired during the marriage; petitioner suffers extreme anxiety and depression caused by her torturous marital life, petitioner would eventually succumb to even worse health conditions, such as toxic goiter complications, kidney problems, weak heart, urinary tract infection, multiple myoma, nabothian cyst, insomnia, and anemia, but still respondent did not show the slightest care, and did not even bother to contribute any financial support for her medication; just as petitioner appeared to be on the verge of death, respondent abandoned her permanently, leaving her with no support (whether financial, emotional or physical), as he opted to live with his mother in Misamis Oriental; aggravating his effrontery, respondent committed infidelity with plans of contracting a bigamous marriage with the latter; respondent’s frequent emotional abuse, sexual brutality, promiscuity, infidelity, abandonment of petitioner when she was dying, and the continuous neglect of petitioner’s well-being, altogether manifest a psychological incapacity to fulfill essential marital obligations.

Whereof, finding merit in the motion, leave of court to serve summons by publication is hereby granted. Petitioner is hereby ordered to cause the publication of this summons once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines at the expense of the petitioner. In addition, a copy of the summons shall be served on the respondent at his last known address by registered mail. Respondent, is hereby ordered to answer herein petition within thirty (30) days from the last date of publication.

SO ORDERED.

Butuan City, Philippines, February 16, 2023

only in our homeland but throughout the world,” he added.

The passage of Resolution 162 is an expression of the full support of the Bangsamoro Parliament in the ongoing hearing of the legislation of "National Hijab Day," a symbol to show the Filipino people that "we are united with the National Government in continuing to find a solution to have social inclusion and true and lasting peace throughout the country." It was approved before the commemoration of "World Hijab Day."

co-authored by MPs Bai Maleiha B. Candao, Atty. Fahanie Uy-Oyod, Ali B. Solaiman, Abdulwahab Pak, Atty. Lanang Ali Jr., Sha Elijah Dumama Alba, Ali Montaha Babao, Michael Midtimbang, Rasul Ismael, Hussein Munoz, and Faizal Karon.

Further, on his manifestation of support, MP Randolph Parcasio said that "this resolution is a manifestation of a continuing evolution of what was started by our heroes in the past who did all their best for the recognition of our rights of self-determination.

“Whether we say that this is a non-religious-related move by the Senate and the House, deep down it is truly a recognition not only of the cultural rights of the Bangsamoro people, who are Muslims, but as well as the religion that they are exercising. This then is part of the process of evolution of bringing about genuine unity not

Earlier in February, the office of MP Ramos, in partnership with Jum-eyatul Mar-ah Almuslimah Lilhaymanah, Inc., successfully commemorated this year’s World Hijab Day through the conduct of the #HijabWithFriends activity, dubbed "Promoting Peace and Understanding Through Sharing the Hijab Experience with Friends from Other Faiths," at Cotabato City Plaza, where free hijabs are given to non-Muslim women as well as a hijab tutorial, a hijab donation drive, and hijab orientation and its significance.

Meanwhile, during the filing of SB 1272, Senator Padilla emphasized in the bill that it also aims to counter the "colonial mentality" where the hijab symbolizes the oppression of women.

"It is our aim to declare the first day of February of every year as National Hijab Day to recognize the millions of Muslim women

around the world, and in the Philippines especially, who choose to wear the hijab and embody a life of modesty. It likewise aims to foster cultural understanding and inclusivity in our country." (PNA)

pension... from page 6

the current Disability Pension rates, which still remains unchanged, were enacted nearly three decades ago. USec. Gacal, on his part, conveyed that the Department of National Defense, under the leadership of its Officerin-Charge, Senior Undersecretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., fully backs the efforts of the House of Representatives in rationalizing the disability pension. Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Party-List Representative Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza sponsored the bill during the committee hearing.

Presided by Representative Stella Luz A. Quimbo, the House Committee on Appropriations adopted the amendments introduced by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Welfare on House Bill No. 2490. The House Committee on Appropriations will now be preparing its Committee Report on House Bill No. 2490 which will then be submitted for the Second Reading at the Plenary of the House of Representatives.

In an earlier Organizational Meeting conducted on 23 November 2022, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Veterans Affairs and Welfare conducted the deliberation for the said bill where the members of the committee discussed the budgetary requirements, qualifications of the beneficiaries and other provisions of the bill to review its timeliness and responsiveness to the actual needs of the veterans.

Previously, the House Bill 2490 was approved on the third reading and was transmitted to the Senate during the 18th Congress. However, the bill was not acted upon for lack of material time. Senator Jinggoy Estrada and Senator Sonny Angara refiled the bill in the19th Congress of the Senate as Senate Bill No. 1480, or an Act Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans, which underwent its First Reading on 31 August 2022. During his sponsorship speech on 22 November 2023, Senator Estrada presented their committee proposal for the increase in the monthly disability pension of Filipino veterans, noting that “it is a simple gesture of gratitude and appreciation for the invaluable service, loyalty and gallantry of our military veterans, to whom we owe the freedom, democracy and peace we all enjoy today.”

DOST, LGU Mambajao signs MOA to intensify disaster Prevention

To intensify disaster risk reduction, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Local Government Unit of Mambajao signs Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to install early warning devices in strategic locations of the municipality. The MOA provisions the deployment of the DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) developed Automatic Rain Gauge and Water Level Monitoring System as well as the installation of a communication system. The Automated Rain Gauge Station is a standalone system that can gather and gauge the amount of rainfall and automatically send data via text message to a central database server on a predetermined interval.

Susan... from page 7

and member of the Board of Trustees of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club, serving as Vice-President (Broadcast), Corporate Secretary , and remains an active member to this day.

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de Oro—dubbed the City of Golden Friendship--and Misamis Oriental province like political leaders and news figures.

The second part covers her insights into these news makers and the events that shaped them and the areas they are based; and the third being her own personal career path in the local media industry.

“I wish to invite friends and readers alike to join me on a trip back through time, back when the city and province were far simpler, when they were still being shaped by their leaders, and the people that played a part in shaping their course in the coming years,” she noted.

Palmes-Dennis is a veteran journalist from Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. She has been elected several times as an officer

She was one of the star reporters and hosts of the Radio Mindanao Network Flagship Station DXCC where she anchored the Follow-Up Report from 5-8AM daily, hosted Bantay Lungsod over RMN TV-8 and was Station Manager of COC Broadcasting TV-39.

She currently hosts her multi-media program SUSAN LIVE aired every Tuesday 10-11AM and Friday 7PM-8pm over RPN DXKO 1368Khz, Parasat Cable TV, Facebook and YouTube.

She also continues to write her weekly opinion column Susan’s Notes in Mindanao Daily News and her personal blog Straight from the Carolinas which she contributes to the eMagazine Asian Carolinas.

She used to work as a teacher assistant in one of the school systems in the Carolinas but retired in 2017 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, she beat the Big C and is currently on a sabbatical in her hometown in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental with husband where she continues her advocacy for early cancer detection.

what is just. These are what really matter so that when we die, we will end up in God’s loving embrace. That is how to be Homo Pacem or espiritus luminous, the new consciousness.

That new consciousness is now gaining headways in a materialistic world shifting towards spirituality as manifested by the growth of cooperativism that is founded on time-honored and universally-accepted cooperative principles and practices. There are now more than one billion cooperative members on earth who are exemplifying to the highest degree that biblical line, “serve the least of your brethren and you serve the Lord.” That is also clearly announced in the Holy Scripture and manifested in the song, to quote: “… walang sinuman ang nabubuhay para sa sarili lamang, walang sinuman ang namamatay, para sa sarili lamang. Tayong lahat ay ginawa ng Panginoon, para sa isa’t isa.”

The shift now is from self-aggrandizement to collective power. That talent given to you by God should not be used for self-aggrandizement but to serve one another to propel humanity to greater heights for God’s greater glory.

All these years, it is so amazing that Xavier University has been harnessing the collective power of the poor and the vulnerable through cooperativism not only in the Philippines but in South East Asia through the Southeast Asia Rural Leadership Institute (SEARSOLIN) in Manresa.

The Jesuit-run University has molded thousands of graduates through “cura personalis” to serve the least of our brethren in the

It also records duration, and intensity. ARGs also measure the air pressure and temperature, and use solar panels. The collected rainfall data may be seen through a visualization portal or can also be retrieved through manual means such as USB retrieval.

The WLMS measures water level in rivers through an ultrasonic sensor. It can be used as a source of data to signal potential danger and evacuation to communities. Like the ARG, its data may be seen through a portal or through USB retrieval.

The portal mentioned is accessible through this link: http://philsensors.asti.dost. gov.ph/. The same website allows you to access the hydrometeorological devices’ status installed across the country.

repeater, including the parameter fence of the WLMS and ARG. They will also be funding all maintenance expenses of the project.

Training activities included in the MOA are the orientation by DOST-PAGASA, seminars on Restricted Land Mobile (RLM) Government Radio Operators Certificate (GROC), and Basic Maintenance of Radio Equipment will also be conducted with the National Telecommunications Commission. These technologies and activities are envisioned to reduce the risk of natural disasters that may affect the 10,746 households in Mambajao.

spirit of love and service. Never must the University sacrifice its living cultural heritage to an image of commercialism Thus, the Concerned Parents, Teachers, Alumni & Communities (COPTAC) chaired by Dr. Anselmo Mercado expresses its firm collective stand against the Xavier University – Cebu Landmasters Inc.’s Campus of the Future. Xavier will be, as Ms. Raquel Polestico writes, “working with businesses and the very rich to develop students for the rich and for their businesses. It will be a different kind of education, different from the “cura peronalis” that formed us and the mentorship that took us to various meaningful engagements.” Furthermore, it will cause the destruction of the miniforest in Manresa that will, in turn, cause the extinction of 40 bird species and the destruction of their habitat.

Never shall nature be sacrificed to the altar of commercialism. One of the most important messages in the field of sustainable development is that humanity has become a serious threat to its own future well-being and perhaps for its own survival as the result of unprecedented human cause harm to the natural environment.

Xavier, please cancel the contract with the Cebu Landmasters, Inc. We in the environmental movement, have been taking direct actions through human barricades to protect God’s vanishing creation which we believe is the highest form of worship. Never will we allow the destruction of the mini-forest in Manresa. We will again take direct actions as we are pitifully hearing the cry of the birds in consonance with Pope Francis message to hear the cry of the poor and of the earth.

This project also includes provision of radio communication technologies and the formulation of a contingency plan in case of a volcanic eruption in the province of Camiguin. Stakeholders involved in the contingency planning activity are Provincial DRRM office, Municipal DRRM Office, Office of the Congressman, Office of Civil Defense, and the Department of Health.

The DOST assistance amounting to three million was funded under the Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST). The LGU has committed to provide support in the infrastructure, specifically on the installation of pole mast for the

Mayor Yñigo Jesus D. Romualdo warmly welcomed DOST’s planned intervention and committed to providing all the necessary support for the successful implementation of the project. “A big thanks to DOST for strengthening Mambajao’s disaster preparedness through this new CEST project”, he said.

Present at the MOA signing were Mayor Romualdo, Provincial S&T Director Joanne Katherine R. Banaag, LDRRMO Raquel B. Ranara, and Municipal Accountant Gilbert L. Grado during the Joint Municipal Development and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 1st Quarter 2023 Full Council Meeting last February 17, 2023. This was held at the municipal building of Mambajao, Camiguin. (Nice Nerjay Callo/DOST10)

Publication Notice R.A. 10172 Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur 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 SHARON DABAN BIRONDO has filed with this Office, a correction of entry in sex from “ M ” to “ FEMALE ” in the certificate of live birth of SHARON DABAN BIRONDO at Malita, Davao del Sur and whose parents are EDGARDO BAZARTE BIRONDO and PASTELA DABAN BIROND0

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 25, 2023.

(SGD) JOSEPHINE A. MARQUEZ Municipal Civil Registrar

MDN: Mar 2 & 9, 2023

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.0172, a notice is hereby served to the public that RUTH TALIPAN ESPAÑOLA – POLIGRATES has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error in the entry of DATE OF BIRTH from “ DECEMBER 9, 1960 ” to “ DECEMBER 10, 1960 ” in the Certificate of Live Birth of RUTH TALIPAN ESPAÑOLA who was born on DECEMBER 10, 1960 at CLAVERIA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL and whose parents are FRANCISCO ESPAÑOLA and NARCISA TALIPAN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than FEBRUARY 27, 2023.

(SGD) ANNA VICTORIA

mambajao-cest.jpeg: DOST Camiguin Provincial Director Joanne Katherine R. Banaag and LGU Mambajao Mayor Yñigo Jesus D. Romualdo and DOST signs Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to strengthen local disaster preparedness on February 17, 2023, held at the municipal building of Mambajao, Camiguin.

Hosting Bantay Lungsod with then Sen. and now Pres. Bongbong Marcos, former councilor Maia Enteria and other RMN personalities.

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN Province of Camiguin Provincial Capitol, Mambajao, Camiguin

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF CAMIGUIN HELD

ON DECEMBER 28, 2022 AT THE SP SESSION HALL, NEW PROVINCIAL CAPITOL, MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN.

PRESENT:

Hon. Rodin M. Romualdo - Provincial Vice Governor; Presiding

Hon. Ma. Victoria Japuz Jansol - Provincial Board Member

Hon. Louis Sagrado Bollozos - Provincial Board Member

Hon. Stanley Kalaw Planco - Provincial Board Member

Hon. Christina Tadlas Loquias - Provincial Board Member

Hon. Webb Itum Bajenio - Provincial Board Member

Hon. Jose Rufino Babael Ladao - Provincial Board Member; PCL President

Hon. Jaime Abrea Maestrado - Provincial Board Member; LnB President

Hon. Lucile Dagondon Salvani - Provincial Board Member; SKPP President

ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS:

Hon. Shella Galope Babanto - Provincial Board Member

ABSENT: None

Author: Hon. Jose Rufino B. Ladao

PROVINCIAL ORDINANCE NO. 2022-72

“AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE CAMIGUIN PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE AND ITS FUNCTIONS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Camiguin, in Regular Session:

SECTION 1. TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known as the “ CAMIGUIN PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE (PENRO) CREATION ORDINANCE ”.

SECTION 2. POLICY. In line with the national policy as provided for under Section 17 (3), Paragraph (iii) of Republic Act 7160 subject to supervision, control and review of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, it is the policy of the Provincial Government of Camiguin to adopt measures and guidelines for the protection and conservation of the environment, proper waste management and introduction of technologies ideal and beneficial to its constituents, and the proper utilization of mineral resources applying a well-balanced approach and mechanism without detriment to the ecosystem.

SECTION 3. OBJECTIVES. This Ordinance is enacted to create an office which the primary function is for the implementation of existing laws on environmental protection and conservation, and regulation with regard to the proper utilization of mineral resources in the province.

SECTION 4. SCOPE. This Ordinance shall cover the functions of the office created, its organizational structures, and the corresponding duties and responsibilities of all personnel under therein.

SECTION 5. DEFINITION OF TERMS. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms/words used are defined as follows:

The Province. The Provincial Government of Camiguin.

The Governor. The Provincial Governor of Camiguin.

PENRO. The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office.

CEC. The Camiguin Environmental Code of 2011. An environmental ordinance of the province which was enacted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Camiguin aiming to conserve, protect the environment and natural resources of the province.

DENR. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources which is a national government agency tasked under the law to monitor, regulate, and implement environmental laws and regulate the utilization of natural resources and minerals in the country.

PDS. Preliminary Disinfection Storage. A disinfection storage owned and possessed by the Provincial Government of Camiguin intended primarily for infectious and hazardous waste generated by health care facilities in the province.

PMRB. The Provincial Mining Regulatory Board.

SECTION 6. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE (PENRO).

To carry out its mandate, the Office shall:

a. Formulate and adopt an effective measure in the protection of the environment and the conservation of lands within the territorial jurisdiction of the province;

b. Enforce national laws, provincial ordinances, national issuances and regulations, and issuances from the Governor on environment and natural resources;

c. Implement the Camiguin Environmental Code (CEC) of 2011 and all existing environment-related laws, ordinances, resolutions, agreement and issuances relative thereto;

d. Implement the environmental programs and projects as mandated by the national government and the Office of the Provincial Governor;

e. Make some recommendations to the Office of the Governor, through the Provincial Legal Office, to revisit/ amend existing environmental ordinances or draft an environmental ordinance to address the current environmental issues in the province and outside, that would tend to affect the island in general;

f. Make recommendation to the Office of the Governor to reactivate and reconstitute the Provincial Solid Waste Management Board;

g. Serve as Secretariat and Member of the Solid Waste Management Board;

h. Manage, supervise, and oversee the over-all operation and maintenance of the sanitary landfills, Preliminary Disinfection Storage, and waste facilities possessed or owned by the province;

i. Conduct research and studies in coordination with the Provincial Planning and Development Office of the emerging local and global environmental issues like solid waste management, water treatment and the like, and provide mechanism to anticipate the same that would be beneficial to the constituents in general;

j. Collaborate with other local government units, non-government environmental organizations, civic groups, national agencies, foreign entities, local communities on conservation of the environment and effective implementation of all related laws;

k. Formulate and assist in the planning of a long-term, sustainable, and well-balanced utilization of natural resources and minerals;

l. Investigate and make recommendations to the Governor for the approval/disapproval of the renewal of existing quarry permits;

m. Investigate and make appropriate recommendations to the Governor for the regulations and suspension of quarry operations to any or all of permit holders due to; alleged violations of existing national laws, ordinances, national environmental guidelines, environmental issuances by the Governor, violation of terms and conditions of any permits which are integral to its operation, actual/immediate threat to lives and limbs of the residents, or to impose revocation of the same, if the grounds so warrant, within the bounds of the law.

n. Prepare and submit monthly reports to the Governor and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan as to the status, developments, and implementation of the existing local or national environmental programs;

o. Prepare and submit monthly reports to the Provincial Governor a comprehensive itemized monthly report of the actual volume of extraction of quarry materials regardless of its classification made by every quarry permit holder/operator including its outstanding balance of allowable volume to extract as provided in the quarry permit;

p. Perform such other duties and responsibilities that any statute, ordinance, or directive from the Governor that may give, vest, or assign.

SECTION 7. COMPOSITION. The Office shall consist of the Office Proper to be headed by the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer or Provincial ENRO which has an equivalent to a department head of the province. The next lower in rank is the Supervising Environmental Management Specialist that would assist the Provincial ENRO with the functions of the office and coordinate with the Office of the Governor. The Office shall have 2 divisions under.

1. Environmental Services Division

2. Natural Resource Management Services Division

1. Environmental Services Division which shall be headed by a Senior Environmental Management Specialist. Under the same are:

a. Ecological Solid Waste Management Unit which shall be headed by an Environmental Management Specialist Il, Environmental Management Specialist I, and Administrative Assistant II personnel;

b. Camiguin Sanitary Landfill and PDS Operation Management Unit which shall be headed by an Environmental Management Specialist Il, Environmental Management Specialist I, and Administrative Assistant II personnel;

c. Pollution Control Management Unit which shall be headed by an Environmental Management Specialist II, Environmental Management Specialist I, and Administrative Assistant II personnel;

2. Natural Resource Management Services Division which shall be headed by a Senior Environmental Management Specialist. Under the same are:

a. Forestry Management Unit which shall be headed by an Environmental Management

Specialist Il, Environmental Specialist I, and Administrative Assistant II personnel;

b. Small Scale Mining Management Unit which shall be headed by an Environmental Management Specialist Il, Environmental Management Specialist I, and Administrative Assistant II personnel; and

c. Coastal Management Unit shall be headed by an Environmental Management Specialist Il, Environmental Management Specialist I, and Administrative Assistant II personnel.

The aforementioned positions shall have the corresponding salary grades

The Provincial ENRO shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the confirmation by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Likewise, all the Civil Service qualifications and requirements including all pertinent documents relative thereto must be fully complied with and accomplished prior to its confirmation.

For this purpose, the PENRO shall have the following Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern:

SECTION 8. QUALIFICATIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER (PENRO). As provided for under Section 484, Article XIV of Republic Act 7160, no person shall be appointed as provincial environment and natural resources officer unless:

a. He/She is a citizen of the Philippines;

b. A resident of the local government unit concerned, and of good moral character;

c. A holder of a college degree preferably in environment, forestry, agriculture or any related course from a recognized college or university;

d. A first grade civil service eligible or its equivalents;

e. He/She must have acquired experience in environmental and natural resources management, conservation and utilization of at least (5) years.

The Provincial ENRO shall take charge of the office in coordination with the Office of the Provincial Governor and perform the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and provide technical assistance and support to the Governor in carrying out measures to ensure delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to environment and natural resources services;

2. Develop plans and upon approval of the Governor implement the same, particularly those which have to do with environment and natural resources programs and projects which the Governor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlalawigan is empowered to provide for under the law;

3. Establish, maintain, protect and preserve communal forests, watersheds, tree parks, mangroves, greenbelts, and similar forest projects and commercial forest, like industrial tree farms and agro-forestry projects;

4. Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development projects and technical, financial and infrastructure assistance;

5. Manage and maintain seed banks and produce seedlings for forest and tree parks;

6. Provide extension services to beneficiaries of forest development projects and render assistance for natural resources-related conservation and utilization activities consistent with ecological balance;

7. Promote the small-scale mining and utilization of mineral resources;

8. Coordinate with government agencies and non-governmental organizations in the implementation of measures to prevent and control land, air, noise, and water pollution with the assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources;

9. Be in the frontline of the delivery of services concerning the environment and natural resources, particularly in the renewal and rehabilitation of the environment during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural calamities and disasters;

10. Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and advise the Governor on all matters relative to the protection, conservation, maximum utilization, application of appropriate technology and other matters related to environment and natural resources; and

11. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and responsibilities as may be prescribed by statutes, this ordinance, issuances from the national government, and directives from the Governor.

SECTION 9. THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT. Within 30 days from the passage of this Ordinance, the Human Resource Department (HRD) of the province shall provide for a definite qualifications, duties and responsibilities of each position as abovementioned except the position of Provincial ENRO. The said qualifications, duties and responsibilities shall be in accordance to the existing applicable statutes like the Administrative Code of the Philippines, Civil Service Law in relation to Qualification Standards (as Amended 2017), Department of Budget and Management Circulars, and Commission on Audit regulations. The Office of the Provincial Governor and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan shall be furnished with the said documents in compliance of this Section.

SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION. The amount necessary to implement the provisions of this Ordinance shall be included in the province’ annual budget.

SECTION 11. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provisions of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 12. REPEALING CLAUSE. All existing Provincial Ordinances, Executive Orders and issuances made by the Provincial Governor, or portions thereof which are inconsistent are hereby repealed and modified accordingly.

SECTION 13. EFFECTIVITY. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the publication in a newspaper of local circulation or posting in a conspicuous place in 5 municipal halls of all the municipalities under the territorial jurisdiction of the Provincial Government of Camiguin.

ENACTED: DECEMBER 28, 2022.”

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I HEREBY CERTIFY TO THE CORRECTNESS OF THE FOREGOING:

CAROLYN L. LAGUMBAY, MPA

ATTESTED: Secretary to the Sanggunian

RODIN M. ROMUALDO Provincial Vice Governor Presiding Officer

APPROVED:

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Despite the demand, he added, neither X64 nor its trading arm has not made any payment.

Peñaloga recalled directors of X64 were accorded customary welcome and hospitality during their meetings with different tribal groups.

Other tribal groups leaders who signed a resolution declaring full support to the management and employees of PMC and consequently declaring the two foreign firms persona non grata included Jerry D. Cabriadas a.k.a. Hawodon Makapoo II, chairman of Consuelo Tribal Agroforestry MutiPurpose Cooperative (COTAMPCO), Leonardo A. Barrios Sr. a.k.a. Hawodon Mamakaw, chairman of Bunawan Tribal Council of Baes and Datus, Inc. (BTCDBI) and Michael G. Oliver, Hawodon Hagnaya II, Barangay Tribal Chieftain of Consuelo Katibuan Tribal Council Org. (COKATRICO).

In their resolution, the Manobo tribal leaders declared they will rally behind PMC management who have been instrumental in improving production and improving the lives and livelihood not only of the indigenous peoples but also residents of the host communities where PMC has been operating.

By declaring the Aus -

tralian firm and its trading arm persona non grata will authorize their tribal groups, with the help of local government units, to prevent directors, executives, officers, and staff to enter the province and if they have entered, they will be removed from the site.

Copies of the resolution were sent to CAMMPACCAM and other major tribal groups in neighboring Rosario town, the local government units of Bunawan and Rosario, and the provincial government of Agusan del Sur.

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Digamo said that the rest of Macajalar bay registered a low coliform content including the coastline in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental where EMB personnel caught a wastewater treatment plant ejecting their wastes into the sea and immediately intervened on the matter.

In Opol, Digamo surmised that backyard piggeries from upland residents are causing the unusually high fecal content of the shore.

“It must be the local government nga mangusog ana. They are the ones who have the direct power to police their own constituents,” he said.

Opol, the nearest town west of the regional capital Cagayan de Oro, is home to dozens of beaches where domestic and foreign tour-

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ists alike flock year long, even on weekdays.

Along this line, Digamo is calling on the municipal government of Opol led by Mayor Jay Francis Bago to institute measures to lower the coliform content in their beaches.

“We have the technical capability to assist them. We as a regional line agency can work hand in hand with the LGU on this matter,” he said.

partnership, coordination and collaboration with the stakeholders and other government agencies. It is our firm belief that by working together we achieve great things, that of enforcing the law and addressing lawless activities in the community and in achieving this end, we both believe that the whole is far more than the sum of its parts,” said Abu.

portunity for both sides to advance the partnership for progress, guided by shared interest, increased political and economic cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges,” the ministry said.

In 2022, Malaysia was the Philippines’ 5th top trading partner among ASEAN member-states and 15th largest trading partner globally.

Agro-ventures, on the other hand, shouldered the construction, including the financing, operation, and maintenance, of the PHP80 million slaughterhouse.

After 25 years, the slaughterhouse will be turned over to the city government. (PNA)

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and are usually the routes of smuggling and human trafficking activities.

In the past, the Philippines' southern border is the usual route for international terrorists seeking refuge in the Philippines and has been the favorite route of the Abu Sayyaf Group in its kidnapping activities in Malaysia and Indonesia.

The PNP’s procurement of sea vessels, which is part of its modernization program, is currently focused on the western part of Mindanao.

Two high-speed watercraft were among the newlyprocured equipment of the PNP that were blessed and presented on Monday.

PCG commandant Adm. Artemio Abu, who served as guest of honor and speaker of the event, vowed to work with the PNP in law enforcement activities.

“As the commandant of the PCG, it has been my advocacy to strengthen our

RESOLUTION DECLARING THE FULL SUPPORT OF BUNAWAN MANOBO TRIBAL GROUPS TO THE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF PHILSAGA MINING CORPORATION

WHEREAS, the PMC Vice President for Operations(VP-O),Engr. Ferdinand A.Cortes,disclosed that the royalty payment for the gold dore shipment made last February 3,2023 has not been remitted by Ten Sixty Four Limited and its trading arm,Komo Diti Trading Limited,despite demands.The amount involved is US$ 4,837,221.

WHEREAS, the VP-O informed the body that PMC was forced to advance the royalty payments from its reserve funds,and that the non-remittance of the money will affect its cash flow and operations.

WHEREAS, PMC has been instrumental in uplifting the lives of the indigenous people as well as the residents of the host and neighboring communities. The economic conditions have further improved during the incumbency of the President, Atty.Raul C. Villanueva.

WHEREAS, the indigenous people of Bunawan,Agusan del Sur,where the Co-O Mine operates,rallies behind its President, Atty.Raul C.Villanueva, and VP-O, Engr. Ferdinand A. Cortes,and condemns the blatant act of Ten Sixty Four Limited and its trading arm, Komo Diti Trading Limited.

THEREFORE, RESOLVED,AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED,That the major Manobo Tribal groups in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, namely: Bunawan Tribal Council of Baes and Datus,Inc. (BTCDBI),Bunawan Manobo Ancestral Domain Management Council Inc.(BMADMCI),Consuelo Tribal Agroforestry& Multi-Purpose Cooporative(COTAMPCO),and Consuelo Katibuan Tribal Council Org.(COKATRICO), hereby unanimously agree and decree declaring TEN SIXTY FOUR LIMITED and its trading arm, KOMO DITI TRADING LIMITED, and all its directors, executives, officers and staff ,PERSONA NON GRATA, and therefore prohibited, banned, and any effort to enter Agusan del Sur will be treated with contempt.

RESOLVED,FURTHER,That any further act or acts by TEN SIXTY FOUR LIMITED and its trading arm,KOMO DITI TRADING LIMITED,and all its directors, executives, officers and staff,t o disrupt operations of PHILSAGA MINING CORPORATION, including the milling operations in Rosario, Agusan del Sur, will be treated with contempt and all effort necessary to remove these people from the premises will be executed in accordance with Manobo laws, customs and traditions.

RESOLVED,FURTHER,That any act or acts of PMC President, Atty.Raul C.Villanueva, to remove TEN SIXTY FOUR LIMITED and its trading arm, KOMO DITI TRADING LIMITED, and all its directors, executives, officers and staff, from its mining operations has the full support of the major tribal groups.

RESOLVED, FURTHER, That the major tribal groups of Bunawan,Agusan del Sur,declares its full trust and confidence in PMC President, Atty.Raul C.Villanueva ,as well as its VP-O, Engr.Ferdinand A.Cortes,a nd will protect them at all costs, in accordance with Manobo laws, customs and traditions.

RESOLVED,FINALLY, That copies of this resolution will be send to CAMMPACCAM and other major tribal groups in Rosario, Agusan del Sur, municipal local government units of Bunawan and Rosario, Agusan del Sur, and, provincial government of Agusan del Sur.

PH Navy welcomes foreign armed forces attachés

Meanwhile, members of the Foreign Armed Forces Attachés (FAFA) Corps paid a visit to PN chief Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci at the PN headquarters in Naval Station Jose Andrada, Roxas Boulevard, Manila Monday.

The visiting delegation was headed by the Defense Attaché of Spain, Vice Dean Col. Javier Martin Gil, together with other defense and assistant defense attachés from China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States, and Vietnam.

“We are working together to promote security and defense as we are also here to help strengthen the Armed Forces,” Gil said as he underscored the Corps' contribution in maintaining and enhancing diplomatic ties among countries.

Adaci acknowledged the PN's successful staff-to-staff engagements with FAFA Corps in the past, including proposals for exercises that materialized.

“These are the types of engagements that we are open to. It is nice to see you and also listen to all of you. I know you also have your message to us in the Navy and we hope to reciprocate suggestions from the Corps," he added.

Adaci also expressed his gratitude to the defense attachés for "protecting, developing and promoting the defense interest of your respective nations here in the Philippines."

"That is why I have continued to emphasize my command guidance in the importance of strengthening our partnerships with allies, in particular to the members of the FAFA Corps. May we continue to be committed to maintaining a stable and peaceful Indo-Pacific region," he added. (with Priam Nepomuceno/PNA)

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as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister.

He is also the first head of government to visit the Philippines under the Marcos administration.

Anwar will be accompanied by officials from Malaysia’s relevant ministries and agencies.

His visit to the Philippines reflects the two nations’ good relations as close neighbors and partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

“It (Anwar’s visit) will provide an excellent op -

Since 2001, Malaysia has played an important role also the third party facilitator in the peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. (PNA)

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or Carmelo Lazatin Jr. said during the event.

A known champion of animal welfare who provided programs for the city’s feline and canine pets, Lazatin said he aims to eradicate the inhumane treatment of animals in slaughterhouses, which is why he actively pushed for its renovation.

“Kaya sinikap po natin na maisagawa ang renovation ng (We tried to do the renovation) of the slaughterhouse, we want to promote a more humane treatment and handling of livestock and poultry,” he said.

“We have always advocated for animal welfare ever since. Dito sa Angeles City, hindi lang kapakanan ng mga residente ang pinangangalagaan natin, kundi pati na rin ang mga hayop dito (Here in Angeles City, we look after the welfare not only of our residents but also of animals).”

An automated poultry dressing plant, wastewater treatment facility, and ice plant have been installed in the new slaughterhouse.

The environment-friendly slaughterhouse can process 4,000 to 5,000 chickens per hour, 700 to 1,000 hogs per 12-hour operation, and 100 to 200 cattle and carabaos per 12-hour operation.

In terms of treating the animals, the new facility will employ a humane strategy where animals will be stunned before they are processed.

Meanwhile, Lazatin’s political chief adviser Irish Calaguas said the construction of the new slaughterhouse transpired through a Build-Operate-Transfer partnership with Cabanatuan EACA Agro-ventures, Inc.

Under the agreement, Calaguas said, the city government leased its land for 25 years to the private partner, with the latter paying a monthly rent until the end of the contract.

The Cabanatuan EACA

Noraida Pacasum and Marvin Guevarra.

He said seized from the two suspects were 11 plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, weighing about 55 grams, with a Dangerous Drugs Board value of PHP374,000, and PHP1,000 in marked money.

“All police units are working together to eradicate all forms of lawlessness, especially on illegal drugs as we continue to have no let-up in stopping its proliferation within the region,” he added. (PNA)

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and the equipment, and the maintenance and feeding, she added.

The FRs were identified and endorsed by the Philippine Army and after a thorough review of their application, Tanquiamco said they chose this particular livelihood package over other options as this would bring “immediate results.”

The chickens, when delivered, are ready to lay eggs, and would take just a few weeks before the FRs can start selling them.

The Philippine Army will be their first client, buying the eggs from the FRs at a reasonable price, the DOLE provincial OIC said.

The delivery of the livelihood grants for the FRs, whose identities were withheld for security reasons, is expected this week or early next week.

Meanwhile, records at the DOLE-Negros Oriental office showed that four associations also availed of the livelihood grant during the height of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

These are the Dauin Vegetable Grower’s Association in Barangay Tunga-tunga, Dauin, with 96 beneficiaries; Cluster Level Association in Barangay Bagtic, Mabinay (73 beneficiaries); (Tolong Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Barangay Villareal, Bayawan City (52 beneficiaries); and Sta. Laguna Mato-bato Livelihood Association in Barangay Matobato, Bindoy (42 beneficiaries).

Some PHP3.5 million worth of the livelihood package was released to these groups between 2020 and 2022. (PNA)

Top Governance Executive, Military Leaders and LGU Officials lead the Awardees of the 4th Mindanao Governance and Leadership Excellence Awards