Mindanao VP Sara hails Davao City's peacebuilding initiatives

By Che Palicte

DAVAO CITY – Vice Presi- dent Sara Z. Duterte hailed Wednesday the local peacebuilding initiatives here that have been credited in dislodging the influence of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the city’s far-flung areas.

“Our story in the Paquibato District is one for the books. It is a shining example of a successful anti-terrorism campaign made possible by the collaboration of various sectors through the program Peace 911 by the local government of Davao,” Duterte said during a speech commemorating the first year anniversary of the city’s declaration as an insurgency-free area.

Duterte was referring to the upland Paquibato District, which for decades has been a haven for NPA guerrillas.

Peace 911, which was conceived when Duterte was mayor, is a suite of economic and peace and order initiatives for NPA-influenced areas in the mountainous parts of the city.

The civilian-led program, Duterte said, has won the hearts of the people of Paquibato through the implementation of projects and programs and providing opportunities for the residents to become productive.

Under Peace 911, the former mayor said Paquibato residents have benefited from livelihood projects, skills trainings, capacitated women, and

SIGN OF PEACE. Vice President Sara Z. Duterte (4th from left), together with local and Armed Forces of the Philippines officials, release doves on Wednesday (May 24, 2023) to commemorate the first anniversary of the declaration of Davao City as insurgency-free. Davao City was declared as insurgency-free on March 24, 2022 after decades of fighting communist rebels in the hinterland villages. (PNA

Robinson Niñal) built their confidence as individuals and as a community.

“Peace 911 is an empowering tool. An education tool. This allowed the people of Paquibato to unmask their enemies. Peace 911 ushered in the development of Paquibato while addressing the fundamental issue of poverty,” Duterte said.

For years, the Vice President recounted that the NPA had taken advantage of poverty in far-flung areas, “feeding on their misery as they advance their violent cause.”

“Let us look back at Paquibato when it was still under the shadows of the NPA. Most children were not getting enough nutrition, and many were out of school — a vulnerability exploited by the NPA for recruitment,” Duterte said.

With the success of the peace efforts, Duterte thanked Irene Santiago, the creator of Peace 911, as well as the local leaders and the people in the communities “who finally saw the light and exorcised themselves of the influence of the NPA.”

Meanwhile, the Vice President thanked the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police “for successfully ending the insurgency in this city.”

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Davao City was declared insurgency-free on March 24, 2022.

“One year ago today, we, Dabawenyos claimed our freedom. Freedom from the shackles of a group that has, for decades, through a bloody armed struggle, perpetuated a cycle of violence that trapped many poor Filipino families, especially those living in the countryside such as our Lumad (indigenous people) brothers and sisters,” Duterte said.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT

4th Shari’a Circuit Court

4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND CIVIL CASE N0. 2023-078

REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES JUNDREL SILAWAN MEDALLA AND SHEILA LAE VELOSO CAPUNO-MEDALLA, JUNDREL SILAWAN MEDALLA AND SHEILA LAE VELOSO CAPUNO-MEDALLA, Petitioners.

She said the peace attained has presented “limitless possibilities” for Paquibato and the entire city.

She also urged the former rebels and their families to ensure that the children “will reach a point where they don’t suffer, for them to reach their dreams. Let us guide our children to become catalysts of solidarity, progress, and lasting peace in our respective communities.”

“As we move forward, I hope that one day soon, we wake up to the news that the entire Philippines is already NPA terrorist-free,” Duterte said. (PNA)

Reaching education goals

By: SUELA S. ABO-ABO, Teacher III Maningcol Central School Division of Ozamiz City

THE purpose of education is to help you to reach your potential. To make sure this occurs, it’s important to set educational goals. Determining what you should learn and how to accomplish your objectives helps create the foundation for reaching your educational goals.

Education goals put into words what you’d like to achieve after a certain amount of time, such as after completing a course or a program. It explains the skills, competencies and qualities you hope to possess by that time.

This process usually involves identifying objectives, choosing attainable shortterm goals and then creating a plan for achieving those goals. Positive thinking can make it easier for you to focus on tasks that need to be done and learn new information. For instance, if you approach learning better writing skills with a positive mindset, you may be more likely to stay focused since you’re open to the experience.

Resiliency refers to the ability to adapt after encountering a challenge. It’s important to acknowledge the challenge or difficulty in order to find a way to overcome it. Resiliency helps you accept the issue and find steps to move past it while staying positive.

Reading can help you to develop critical thinking skills, which are important to make well-reasoned decisions. Reading requires you to think and process information in ways you may not experience in other forms of entertainment.

You can read fiction, autobiographies or journals on any topic that interests you. While you read, take notes to keep your mind focused on the text.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT

4th Shari’a Circuit Court

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 16, 2013 at Iligan 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 Tubod, Manuang, Iligan City and Tambo, Hinaplanon, Iligan 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 seven (7) 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 16, 2013 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 June 9, 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 15th of May, 2023.

MDN: May 20, 27 & Jun 3, 2023

(SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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.2023-066 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES EDWIN Y. RAMOS AND DIANA G. SORIANO, EDWIN Y. RAMOS AND DIANA G. SORIANO, 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 October 7, 1998 at Caloocan City, Metro Manila, 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 28 Jose Sheker St., San Miguel, Iligan City, respectively;

That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibilityandsustainedmisunderstandingbetweenpetitionersandreachedthepointofirreconcilabilityand they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for thirteen (13) years, they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executedMemorandumofAgreementinordertoformalizetheirseparation.Sincetheirseparation,theyhadnever 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 October 7, 1998 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 June 2, 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 11th of May, 2023.

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 January 8, 2011 at Danao City, Cebu, 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 Carmen, Cebu, 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 January 8, 2011 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 June 23, 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 25th of May, 2023.

MDN: May 27, Jun 3 & 10, 2023

(SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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.2023-062 AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES ALAIN JON C. CAMELLO AND ANGELIE A. JALAGAT-CAMELLO, ALAIN JON C. CAMELLO AND ANGELIE A. JALAGAT-CAMELLO, x

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 October 18, 2008 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 7th East Rosario Heights,Tubod , Iligan City and Lawesbra Agora, Lapasan, 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 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 October 18, 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 June 2, 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 11th of May, 2023.

4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR JDICIAL CONFIRMATION OF DIVORCE (TALAQ) CYRUS S. VERZANO AND MARIEBETH T. VERZANO Petitioners. -VERSUSOFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF DAUIN, NEGROS ORIENTAL, Public Respondent. x - -

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 April 10, 2010 at Dauin, Negros Oriental, 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 Tubod, Bacong Negros Oriental and Tambo, Iligan 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 eight (8) 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 April 10, 2010 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 June 23, 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 25th of May, 2023.

(SGD) HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge MDN: May 27, Jun 3 & 10, 2023

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 N0. 2023-070

AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN ARMRACH C. RACHO AND ELLAGIN C. FAMA-RACHO, ARMRACH C. RACHO AND ELLAGIN C. FAMA-RACHO, Petitioners. x - - - - - - - - -

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 May 26, 2019 at Surigao 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 Tubod, Manuang, Iligan City and Tambo, Hinaplanon, Iligan City, respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibilityandsustainedmisunderstandingbetweenpetitionersandreachedthepointofirreconcilabilityand 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 three (3) 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 hadneverbeencommunicatingorsupportingeitherfinanciallyoremotionallytoeachother,neithermindingeach other affair’s;petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on May 26, 2019 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 June 12, 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 17th of May, 2023.