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PRRD asks Malaysia to help Pinoys in Sabah despite territorial dispute

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President Rodrigo Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on Monday evening. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

resident Rodrigo Duterte is requesting Malaysia’s government to assist Filipinos stranded in Sabah, over which the two countries have a territorial dispute.

He expressed hope his plea will be heeded, in the same way the Philippine government is willing to assist Malaysia’s citizens amid the pandemic. He made the statement after being briefed by officials late Monday on the repatriation of Filipinos abroad, including from Sabah.

“Now, I am happy to hear from Secretary Galvez that they are coming home, some of them are from Sabah. Iyon, malamang doon din even the issue of hospital care. That has been a very ticklish issue between our government,” Duterte said. [Translation: Most likely there is even the issue of hospital care there] “And we are — we are trying our best to appeal to the humanitarian sense of the Malaysian government to please help our citizens in your country, as we would — as we would do for your citizens if they are in our country,” he added.

It was not clear what kind of assistance he wanted from Malaysia, and if he was referring to the territorial row over Sabah as the “ticklish issue” between the two govern-

ments.

“A human being should never, never be a commodity that is just left behind to rot,” he said about stranded Filipinos, before talking specifically about those in Sabah.

Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, the chairman of the National Task Force against COVID-19, said around 3,000 Filipinos are stuck in Sabah awaiting repatriation. The fifth batch of Filipinos will be sent back to the Philippines next week, bringing the total number of repatriates to over 2,000.

The two regional allies have long kept the decades-old dispute in the back burner, but a tweet from Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., saying “Sabah is not in Malaysia,” recently triggered a public spat. This led to Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein summoning Philippine envoy Charles Jose in July over the post, while Locsin also threatened to invite the other country’s envoy.

Malaysia has considered Sabah its territory since it became part of the Malaysian federation in 1963. Kuala Lumpur maintains that the United Nations and the international community have recognized Sabah as part of Malaysia.

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Dabawenya ‘Coffee for Peace’ exec wins Oslo-based ‘Nobel Prize of Business’

By MAYA M. PADILLO mid the life-changing times whipped by the pandemic, a Dabawenya entrepreneur is shining bright in the global business community.

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Felicitas “Joji” Pantoja, CEO and co-founder of Coffee for Peace, was named to the elite list of winners in the 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award otherwise known as the “Nobel Prize of Business” for her outstanding businessworthy accomplishments.

Pantoja joins executives from cloud computing giant Salesforce CEO

and founder Marc Benioff and Equity Group Holdings Chairman and CEO James Mwangi.

Pantoja will be formally conferred the prestigious award in a ceremony during the Business for Peace Summit in May 2021 in Oslo, Norway.

Initiated by the United Nations Global Compact and the Business for Peace

Mati’s Pandemya Ordinance implementation continues

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t around 9:00 in the morning of Sept.15, 2020, Public Safety personnel proceeded to Mati Cultural Center in Brgy. Sainz to check implementation of minimum health standard protocol during the releasing of unconditional cash fund for senior citizens of Brgy.

Sainz and Matiao facilitated by the office of the City Social Welfare and Development.

All beneficiaries were wearing their facemask but unfortunately no social distancing was observed.

The Public Safety personnel with the help of PNP and Philippine Army personnel organized all bene-

ficiaries in their respective lines to be able to observe the minimum health standard protocol.

Ater Cultural Center, the Public Safety personnel proceeded to Madang Public Market to check health standard protocol inside the market with the assistance of CSU personnel and market personnel.

Twenty one (21) individuals from different barangays were cited for not wearing their facemask.

The Public Safety personnel oriented every individuals who are not wearing facemask of the consequences and advised them to wear facemask at all times.

Foundation, the Oslo Business for Peace Award is given annually to business leaders, as individuals who apply their business energy ethically and responsibly, creating stronger economic and societal value.

“This award is just a stamp mark na ang Coffee for Peace is doing its part as a business to contribute to the social issues of our society. Pag narinig mo yung ‘why there is no peace in our land, why is there conflict in our land’, pagka-ininterview mo yung mga tao on the ground, sasabihin nila ‘kasi po gu-

tom kami, kasi po nawalan kami ng lupa’. If you are talking about peace, then you will address the economic issues and that is how Coffee for Peace is conceptualized,” Pantoja said in a phone interview.

Pantoja believes that the recognition not only brings hope but also affirms the dreams and aspirations of the small farming partners, micro-enterprise partners, impact investors, and employees that there are respected people in the business world who believe in and serve as ‘cheerleaders’ for them who struggle

for economic justice.

Established on April 15, 2008, Coffee for Peace (CFP) is a café in Davao City and a social enterprise that uses coffee production as a tool to address the economic, environmental and peace issues prevalent in conflict-affected communities.

“When I started the business Coffee for Peace, ang tanong ko nun, profit lang ba ang measurement ng success for a business?

Paano mami-measure yung influence o impact mo?

Then I was invited by Asian Development Bank (ADB)

dun sa unang time when they started what other measurement can use for a business to measure na successful nga sila kasi nakita nila na hindi lang pala profit at hindi lang pala ang bottomline is yung pera.

Doon ko na coin ang word na inclusive business and inclusive growth,” she said.

What makes Coffee for Peace unique among other businesses is, it addresses peace through a common drink served and consumed by majority of the people, whether Muslim, Indigenous People or

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Roxas Night Market vendors install transparent plastic barrier as part of the city government of Davao’s strict health protocols to prevent the spread of Covid-19. MindaNews photos by GREGORIO C. BUENO

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Rep. Duterte’s office distributes 1, 200 food packs to fisherfolks

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bout 1,200 fisherfolks received food packs from the Office of the First District on September 10, Thursday afternoon, at the seaside of Purok 8, Barangay 76-A Bucana of this city.

Representative Paolo Duterte’s office distributed the food packs containing three kilos of rice, six canned goods and three noodles to fisherfolks who were also affected by the

global crisis.

Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began to spread across the globe, several Filipinos were having difficulty in coping with the challenges

PRRD OKs filing of criminal charges against key PhilHealth executives

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resident Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night approved the recommendation of an inter-agency task force that looked into alleged corruption activities in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to file criminal and administrative charges against resigned PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Morales and other key corporate senior officials.

Duterte read the recommendations of the Task Force PhilHealth during his talk to the people after holding a meeting with core members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on Monday night.

“I have to read this because first, the issue of PhilHealth corruption was really an important issue to the Filipinos and everybody,” Duterte said. “I’m sorry for them, but they will have to undergo trial, although they can always prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The presumption of innocence is still attached.”

In its 177-page report and recommendation submitted to Duterte on Monday, the Task Force PhilHealth said the totality of the evidence presented before the task force supports the conclusion that wrongful acts or omission on the parts of certain key

corporate officers of the PhilHealth have been committed.

Others recommended to be charged are Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Information Officer Jovita V. Aragona, senior Information and Communication Technology officer Calixto Gabuya Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Arnel De Jesus, SVP Ernesto Limiasco Jr., SVP Israel Pargas, and Division Chief Bobby Crisostomo.

The task force said the officers of the PhilHealth Executive Committee exhibited negligence and administratively and criminally liable under Republic Act (RA) 1319 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Law and Revised Penal Code.

The task force also recommended that the concerned PhilHealth corporate officers be held liable for certain violations of national internal revenue code “in connection to their failure to withhold taxes on IRM (Interim Reimbursement Mechanism) releases".

The task force also recommended that Duterte “strongly admonish and remind the chairman (Health Secretary Francisco Duque III) and members of the PhilHealth board of the grave consequence of their actions or inactions to PhilHealth fund, to the government and its coffers, and to the interest of the ordinary

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and changes, among them are the fisherfolks.

Duterte’s office said that the beneficiaries were residents of the first district and are members of the fisherfolks associations in the above-mentioned barangay.

The fisherfolks associations are namely: Aroma, Riverside, Purok Pasil, Purok 22A, Badjao, Kisada, Seaside, Dapsa 1 and Dapsa 2, Muslim-Christian, Bucana sa Kalambuan,

and Bolton Riverside.

Rep. Duterte’s office earlier mentioned that the distribution of food packs focused on the “poorest of the poor” from all 54 barangays in the first district.

The district office has been giving food packs to those in need, especially its constituents, since the quarantine. Even other local governments in Davao also received assistance from Duterte’s office.

Erring vendors will be blacklisted: Sara

By MAYA M. PADILLO

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ayor Sara Duterte-Carpio issued a stern warning to Roxas Night Market vendors who will be found to have violated health measures imposed by the city government of Davao.

“Importante sa atoa nga makita sa mga tao, makita sa uban kung unsa ang strikto nga pag implement sa strict health protocols.

We should set as an exam-

ple,” Mayor Sara said in an interview with Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) 87.5 on Monday.

Violators, she said, will be blacklisted.

All vendors at the newly-reopened Roxas Night Market are reminded to strictly follow health protocols set in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. All vendors are also required to wear a hairnet,

face mask, and face shield at all times while working.

The reminder also goes for all Dabawenyos going to the Roxas Night Market. Patrons are asked to prepare their IDs for contact tracing purposes, wear facemasks and face shields, observe social distancing and to use foot bath and handwashing and sanitation stations.

Additional security measures are also in place.

Backpacks, non-transparent water bottles, and jackets are not allowed inside the night market.

The mayor also bared that during the baseline swabbing of all vendors conducted three days before the reopening of the Roxas Night Market, two vendors and one security personnel tested positive of Covid-19.

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Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio talks to some of the relatives of the Roxas Night Market bombing victims. The mayor has announced that vendors of the Roxas Night Market found violating the standard health measures imposed by the city government of Davao will be blacklisted. Edge Davao

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KEY HAND-OVER. (Left photo) ALPI Vice President for Operation hands over the key of the finished unit to condo owner representative during the turnover ceremonies. (Right) A unit owner enjoying the breathtaking views of the city and Samal Island by her window during the turnover ceremony.

Bayanihan 2 has enough funding: Nat’l Treasure T

DOE clears bidders for oil exploration in WPS

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he government’s additional stimulus program, the Bayanihan to Recovery as One Act which was signed into law on Sept. 11, has sufficient funding, National Treasurer Rosalia de Leon said.

“Bayanihan 2 (is) adequately covered by debt service, savings, and additional income,” she told journalists in a Viber message Monday.

Aside from borrowings and additional income, Bayanihan 2 authorizes the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) “to make additional direct provisional advanc-

es with or without interest to the national government to finance expenditures authorized by law that will address and respond to the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) situation”.

It said the additional funding can be accessed “provided that such additional direct provisional advances shall not, in their

aggregate, exceed ten percent (10%) of the average income of the national government for FY (fiscal year) 2017 to 2019”.

The cash advance from the BSP should be tapped within two years from the effectivity of Bayanihan 2 and “shall be repaid before the end of one year” when it was availed.

“We proposed (a) higher (borrowing) cap to enable NG (national government) to avail of BSP facility to fund requirements against Covid and pursuing quick recovery,” de Leon added.

BSP has already ex-

tended a PHP300-billion funding to the NG through a repurchase agreement.

Under the deal, the funding would be used to purchase government securities, which can be repaid within three months.

The repayment period was given a leeway of another three months.

The New Central Bank Act, or Republic Act (RA) No. 7653, authorizes the BSP to lend to the NG an amount that is equivalent to 20 percent of the latter’s average revenues in the past three years, which to date is about PHP540 billion. (PNA)

But, down downside risks next year include a slower than expected global recovery that could weigh heavily on trade, investment, and overseas Filipino worker remittances.

“We believe the worst is now over and that the contraction in GDP bottomed out in May or June this year,” ADB country director for the Philippines Kelly Bird said.

“The package of measures the government rolled out such as income support to families, relief for small businesses, and support to agriculture in the second quarter all helped the economy to bottom out,” Bird said.

“We expect the recovery to be slow and fragile for the rest of this year, and growth to accelerate in 2021 on the back of additional fiscal support and an accommodative monetary policy stance,” he said.

Following a contraction of 9.0% in the first half of 2020, a slow economic recovery is expected to start in the second half of 2020, as the government’s fiscal response gains traction and

household consumption slowly picks up on a jobs rebound, according to the ADB. The lender noted that following the relaxation of community quarantines in June, twwhe employment situation in July improved markedly from April.

Unemployment rate eased to 10% equivalent to 4.6 million adult Filipinos jobless in July from record-high of 17.7% or 7.3 unemployed individuals in April, due to the gradual reopening of businesses following months of strict lockdowns against COVID19’s spread.

The services sector was the main job creator with 3.4 million jobs added between April and July, followed by the agricultural and industrial sectors, with 2.1 million and 2 million, respectively.

The ADB also noted that government is preparing an additional fiscal support package to be implemented in September which is expected to include cash subsidies to poor households; support for displaced workers and critically affected

sectors such as agriculture, tourism, and transportation; and relief to the health care system, among other measures.

“Such measures will have high multiplier effects and keep the economy on track to recovery next year,” it said.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday signed the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act which provides a COVID-19 relief package worth P165.5 billion.

“ADB has thrown its full support to the government’s COVID-19 response, delivering a combination of loans and grants to help finance measures aimed at lessening the pandemic’s impact on lives and livelihoods,” Bird said.

The ADB has so far provided about $2.3 billion in loans and grants to support the Philippine government’s urgent COVID-19 response, including social protection and livelihood support to help mitigate the impacts on livelihoods and employment and assistance to further scale up the government’s health response against the pandemic.

ADB: PH economy to dive deeper by 7.3% this year

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hilippine economic growth is seen to contract further by as much as 7.3% this year, but a dramatic recovery is expected next year as the economy is already opened and the COVID-19 contained, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday.

In its Asian Development Outlooks 2020 Update, the ADB now sees a deeper decline in the country’s economy than its April forecast of -3.8%.

The greater economic slump forecast is attributed to subdued private consumption and investment expected for the rest of the year and uncertainties about the global economic recovery.

The Philippine economy, however, is seen to grow by 6.5% in 2021, according to the multilateral lender.

The ADB said the country’s economy is expected to rebound in 2021 as the outbreak is contained, the economy is further opened, and more government stimulus measures are implemented.

he Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the bids submitted by parties interested to explore untapped energy resources in the West Philippine Sea under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP).

During the opening of bids Monday, DOE said the bidders for the four nominated areas under the PCECP have passed the agency’s requirements.

DOE evaluated the bidders for their work program and technical, financial, and legal qualifications.

Troika Giant Power Corp. submitted a bid for Nominated Area No. 5 or the Mindoro-Cuyo basin, while Manny Pangilinan’s PXP Energy Corporation eyes exploration deal in Nominated Area No. 6 and Dennis Uy’s Udenna Energy Corp. targets Nominated Area Nos. 7 and 8 all in the West Philippine Sea. DOE launched the PCECP in 2018 to invite stakeholders to invest, explore, develop, and produce Philippine indigenous energy resources.

DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi has been promoting

to boost drilling activities in the country as the Philippines lags behind among its Southeast Asian neighbors in terms of oil exploration activities.

Cusi earlier said the Philippines only had five drillings per year for 10 years compared to the annual exploration activities of Vietnam at 24, Myanmar at 29, Thailand at 594, and Indonesia at 900.

Bolstering the oil and gas exploration will help the country to meet its power requirement of 43,765 megawatts by 2040, he said.

The outlook of Fitch Solutions, a provider of credit, debt market, and macro intelligence solutions, for power demand between 2020 and 2029 is at 4.9 percent despite the near-term headwinds due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We expect a surge in the Philippines’ power demand over the coming years, driven by strong macroeconomic and demographic growth, and government’s goal to achieve a 100 percent electrification rate by 2022 under the Total Electrification Program,” it said. (PNA)

G20 economies see unprecedented shrinkage in GDP in Q2 of 2020

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20 economies saw an unprecedented falls in the gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2020, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday.

For the G20 area as a whole, GDP dropped by a record 6.9 percent, significantly larger than the 1.6 percent recorded in the first quarter of 2009 at the height of the financial crisis, it said.

"China was the only G20 country posting growth with 11.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020, reflecting the earlier onset of the pandemic in this country

and subsequent recovery," it noted.

GDP fell most dramatically -- by 25.2 percent in India, followed by the UK with 20.4 percent, while the contraction was less pronounced in South Korea and Russia with 3.2 percent in both countries.

Meanwhile, year-onyear GDP in the G20 area fell by 9.1 percent in the second quarter of 2020, following a contraction of 1.7 percent in the previous quarter.

Among G20 economies, China recorded the highest annual growth (3.2 percent), while India recorded the largest annual fall (minus 23.5 percent). (Anadolu)

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Cervical cancer: Deadlier than breast cancer

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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ervical cancer is the second leading cancer site among women in the Philippines. Every year, an estimated 7,277 new cases with about 3,807 deaths “are expected to occur,” according to the Department of Health (DOH).

Most women who have had sexual intercourse are at risk of cervical cancer, the health department pointed out. But even those who have never experienced sex in their life may have rare types of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer may be the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women but it is deadlier than breast cancer, which is the number one cause of cancer deaths. Rina Jimenez-David, a recognized advocate in reproductive health, puts it this way: “While breast cancer is the most common form of cancer for women in the country, it is not the deadliest. The death toll from cervical cancer is higher than for breast cancer, and this is mainly because by the time its victims come for treatment, it is already too late.”

Such was the case of Rosanna. Born out of wedlock, she had her first sexual intercourse at the age of 13 with her first boyfriend. By the time she was 18, she had already sex with seven men, who were older than her.

Rosanna was already 25, working in an office, when she met Jonathan, a church pastor. She was smitten by his charm and good look. She attended church and before long, he courted her. She never told her past though.

A year later, Jonathan

proposed marriage. Two months before the wedding, she went to see a doctor after reading an article about women having multiple sexual partners. She wanted to find out if there was something wrong with her.

She was totally shocked when the doctor diagnosed her with cervical cancer. After all, she’s fine, healthy and without an illness and then all of a sudden, she has cancer.

What devastated her most was the fact when the doctor told her she may never have a baby of her own.

Rosanna is still lucky.

She discovered her cancer early and can still be treated. Every eight minutes, a Filipina dies of cervical cancer, pointed out Dr. Cecillia Llave of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital’s Cancer Institute.

The cervix is the lower part of the womb (uterus). It connects the body of the uterus to the vagina or the birth canal. Cervical cancer starts in the lining of the cervix. In its early stages, cervical cancer causes no pain or other symptoms.

“Abnormal bleeding from the vagina or bleeding after sexual intercourse are the most common symptoms,” says Dr. Zarihan Zain, a cancer epidemiologist with the Malaysian Ministry of Health.

If the cancer has spread to nearby tissues,

symptoms may include difficult and painful urination, dull backache or swelling in the legs, fatigue, loss of weight and appetite, and general feeling of illness.

“Cervical cancer results from the uncontrolled growth of severely abnormal cells in the cervix,” reports the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau (PRB). The primary underlying cause is human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide.

In fact, HPV is so common that Alex Ferenczy, Canadian professor of pathology and obstetrics and gynecology at McGill University, calls it the “genital flu.” This simply means that if you don’t practice safe sex, or have had more than one sexual partner, you’re definitely at risk.

The PRB reports: “HPV affects an estimated 50-80 percent of sexually active

women at least once in their lifetimes.”

More than 50 known types of HPV can affect the genital area – of which six types account for almost 80 percent of cervical cancer cases. “Certain types can cause abnormal cell changes (called dysplasia),” the PRB states.

“When the abnormalities persist over time and become severe, the cells develop into cancer cells.”

Cervical cancer does not form suddenly. Generally, women contract HPV in their teens, 20s or 30s, and cervical cancer can develop 20 years or more after HPV infection. “While all women with cervical cancer have had HPV, less than 5 percent of women with HPV ultimately develop cervical cancer,” the PRB report says.

Several factors may influence whether a woman with pre-cancer is likely to develop cervical cancer.

These include an impaired immune system, particularly related to HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection; and hormonal factors, including early age at first birth, use of hormonal contraceptives, and having many births.

Other factors, such as early age at first intercourse and multiple sex partners, can indirectly heighten the risk of cervical cancer by increasing a woman’s likelihood of contracting an HPV infection.

Women who have HPV are also most likely to develop cervical cancer if she smokes. “Women who smoke more than 15 cigarettes a day double their risk of developing cervi-

cal cancer,” says Prof. Ferenczy.

Monogamy and safe sex are the best ways to avoid contracting HPV, points out Prof. Ferenczy.

However, the PRB warns that “condoms do not fully protect against infection because the virus can exist throughout the genital area and around the anus.”

However, using condoms regularly and having fewer sexual partners, “women can protect themselves from HPV infection to some degree.”

However, women can prevent cervical cancer by undergoing a laboratory test called a Pap smear and destroying or removing pre-cancerous cell tissue. Developed in the 1940s and named for inventor Dr. George Papanicolaou, Pap smear screening – followed by timely treatment when necessary – has achieved impressive results in reducing cervical cancer in developed countries (where women are advised to have their first Pap smear soon after becoming sexually active).

“Pap smear is a safe, noninvasive, cost-effective medical procedure,” assures Dr Yutuc. “It is composed of a cellular material obtained from the uterine cervix and is placed on a slide. The cells are then specially preserved and sent to a laboratory for evaluation.”

Results of the analysis usually are communicated to women within several weeks. Women with low-grade abnormalities are told to return for periodic follow-up smears.

For women with severe abnormalities, clinicians may examine the cervix with a special magnifying scope, obtain a tissue sample so a diagnosis can be made, and then remove or destroy abnormal tissue on the cervix.

How often should a woman undergo Pap smear?

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends annual tests for the following groups: women who smoke or who have a weakened immune system; those who have more than one sexual partner or whose partner had had multiple partners; and women who have had genital warts or genital herpes or who began having intercourse at an early age.

Other women are advised to have Pap smear once every three years after they have had three consecutive normal tests.

“Talk to your personal physician about the appropriate testing schedule for you,” doctors advise.

For accurate results, women are advised not to schedule their Pap smear when they are or will be menstruating. They must avoid using a douche or any vaginal medication or lubricant for three days before the test and should abstain from sex 24 hours before the schedule time.

“Reschedule if you think you have a yeast infection,” doctors recommend.

“Inflammation of the cervix can cloud the results.”

Another method of preventing cervical cancer is taking HPV vaccines.

The Geneva-based World Health Organization recommends vaccinating all girls aged 9-14 against HPV to reduce the risk of cervical cancer.

“As early as nine years old, you can have HPV vaccination because it is prophylactic, meaning it could be given before you’re exposed to infection; it is best to be given at that time because the response of your immune system is better when you are younger,” Dr. Llave said.

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On being named to the elite list of winners in the 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award otherwise known as the “Nobel Prize of Business” for her outstanding businessworthy accomplishments: This award is just a stamp mark na ang Coffee for Peace is doing its part as a business to contribute to the social issues of our society. Pag narinig mo yung ‘why there is no peace in our land, why is there conflict in our land’, pagka-ininterview mo yung mga tao on the ground, sasabihin nila ‘kasi po gutom kami, kasi po nawalan kami ng lupa’. If you are talking about peace, then you will address the economic issues and that is how Coffee for Peace is conceptualized.”

Felicitas “Joji” Pantoja

CEO and co-founder of Coffee for Peace

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FRED C. LUMBA SPECKS OF LIFE

WE CAN - DESPITE UNBELIEVABLE TIMES As Filipinos reel and stagger in their battle against the much-ballyhooed CoVid 19, they also struggle to clear the smog and haze that dim their view of the future.

The specter of a broken and bleak economy stares us in the face as six months of quarantine and lockdown – in obedience to the UN WHO orders and instructions - did little to alleviate the confusion.

The contemporary age we live in today is unbelievably chaotic.

It is good that the innate resiliency of this nation and its people - tested to the hilt – has come to the fore.

Without this, widespread restlessness, rioting and looting might have erupted, similar to those occurring in various cities of the US that have resulted in unwarranted deaths and destruction to property.

This is about a good time as any for all Filipinos to realize that a collective and positive action aimed at achieving meaningful

reforms for this Third World country has come.

Possessing the sovereign mandate embedded in the fundamental laws of the land, people must assert their rights, rise up to demand significant changes in their socio-economic and political life.

It is a sad commentary that Filipinos have, for many decades, allowed good- for-nothing politicians to rule and dictate the kind of life they live today.

The onerous status quo exploited the millions of the grassroots to stay glued to poverty – not only materially but also in the mind.

The pandemic hoax is an issue the Filipinos must confront because reports from the US Center for Disease Control I picked up from reliable YouTube news sources said it (CDC) had corrected erroneous CoVid 19 data, stating that only 6% of the 160,000 total US deaths - meaning, just 9,000 plus actually perished due to the Wuhan virus.

In the fifties and early six-

ties, as far as this 72-year old scribbler remembers, the outbreaks of cholera, malaria, influenza, measles and chicken pox did more damaging effects than this well-trumpeted Covid19 virus had.

Yet, I also distinctly recollect that neither the face mask or shield was required of citizens even if these contagions were more infectious and transmitted air-borne than CoVid19.

Nor were citizens sternly told to stay locked inside their homes.

During the fearful cholera crisis, the government did not employ these intensified quarantine measures except for a house to house vaccination campaign.

When I caught the pox, I did not even know it until itchy reddish spots started appearing in my body. We just applied a creamy anti-itch ointment and stayed isolated, cleansing myself with herbal treatments, like taking a warm bath with boiled guava leaves.

As I had written before, the

well-publicized Wuhan virus is a hoax designed to strike fear by architects of the One World Order designed to establish a One World Government, a One World Religion and a One World Economy.

I keep harping on the above to warn people and realize that global developments – particularly in the highly volatile MidEast area - are conspiring to fulfill Bible prophecies.

No – pardon me - but I do not mean to scare you. I mean to inform, educate and enlighten you.

My intensive researches lead me to write this information for you to be guided and to be provoked to think profoundly as well. Why are we allowing foreigners and foreign governments to tell us what to do and dictate our fate?

I would like us all to take the bull by its horns. We have a president who is determined to lead us towards a common goal.

Through the years, we have been severely domesticated and

tamed by the exploitative clique that is the oligarchy who makes kings and presidents and prime ministers.

This has got to come to a screeching halt, if you know what I mean.

PRRD was elected on a campaign to bring constitutional change – in the social, economic and political platforms.

Peace, stability and progress. These, he cannot effect alone. His vision of change cannot be achieved without us – the people – cooperating and actively supporting him.

That is why I said let us “take the bull by its horns.”

These are really unbelievable times, right?

Agreeing together – you and I, the Filipino people and the president – is the beginning.

Moving together towards one direction, we could make progress.

And working together – hand in hand - we can attain success.

(Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo.com.) GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES!

HENRYLITO D. TACIO THINK ON THESE!

HAVE FRIENDS AND KEEP THEM A couple of years ago, an English publication offered a prize for the best definition of a friend, and among the thousands of answers received were the following: “One who multiplies joys, divides grief.”

“One who understands our silence.”

“A volume of sympathy bound in cloth.”

“A watch which beats true for all time and never runs down.”

But here is the definition that won the coveted prize: “A friend - the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.”

Charles Spurgeon, a noted American commentator, once said: “Friend­ship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend.”

What fun would life be if we had no friend to share it with? No one with whom to celebrate our successes, share our laughter, confess our disappoint­ments?

Friends, indeed, are an essential ingredient for a full, happy life. Following are some tips to help you make and keep them.

Make friendship a priority.

The people who always seem to have good friends are those who deliberately place friendship high on their list of priorities.

Be a friend. Ralph Waldo Emerson had said it right when he wrote: “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” Oftentimes, that means taking the first step and initiating deeper contact with another person.

Practice the art of self-disclosure. Nothing bonds two people more closely than self-revelation. When you take the risk of sharing with another person, things that bring you joy and pain, the friendship deepens consider­ably. K. Alvin Pitt once said: “A true friend is one in whom we have confidence and to whom we will listen.”

Celebrate differences. Often the closest friends have as many differences as they do similarities. The finest friendships often cross religious, political and social boundaries as people discover there can be great unity within diversity.

Robert Weiss, a social psychologist at the University of Massachusetts, explains it in this manner: “One recipe for friendship is the right mixture of commonality and difference.

You’ve got to have enough in common so that you understand each other and enough difference so that there is something to exchange.”

Give love and support. A good friend is always someone whom you can count on when life gets rough. In difficult and depressing times, a real friend suspends judgements and pro-

vides a continuous flow of love and support so that the other person can heal and recover.

C. Neil Strait, a well-known American author, said: “The greatest service one can perform is to be a friend to someone. Friendship is not only doing something for someone, but it is caring for someone, which is what every person needs.”

Be loyal. A survey published in Psychology Today, an American publication, revealed that loyalty is one of the most desired qualities in a friend.

Loyalty, someone once defined, is “faithfulness, and effort, and enthusiasm. It is common decency plus common sense.”

Franklin Owen offers these words about loyalty: “Friendship is loyal. A real friend is loyal through thick and thin.

He will stand by you in the hour of need. He will help you when you are down. He will celebrate with you when you are up. Friend-ship is patience with one’s friend when he is right, patience with him even when he is wrong.”

Don’t expect perfection. A friend’s moods may change.

A friend may make decisions you do not feel are wise. And a friend may act in ways that you would not. Nevertheless, strong and true friendship does not have a high perfectionist impulse attached to them.

Forgive and forget. Sometimes friends hurt us through

words and deeds or by neglect. If the friendship is real that person will sense the hurt caused and will give us an explanation or an apology. Rather than crossing the person of your list of friends, forgiving and forgetting is in order.

Listen to the advice of American journalist Judith Viorst: “When a friend fails to come through for us, but acknowledges it and regrets it and apologizes for it, we should - for the sake of friendship forgive and forget. And when a friend explains how he or she honestly thought he/she was doing the right thing when he/ she did something we think is really wrong, we may disagree but we also ought to - in order to save the friendship - forgive and forget.”

Forgiveness, after all, saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.

Listen with your heart.

More than anything else, so many people need others to hear them when they are hurting. This means hearing beyond the words and withholding judgement. Poet Marian Evans, writing under the male pseudonym George Eliot, had a friend who was able to listen this way. Evans wrote: “Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words but to pour them all out, just as it is, chaff

and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keeping what is worth keeping and then, with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.” -- ### Friendship should not be threatened by honest criticism.

Dr. Jose Rizal once remarked that “we need criticism to keep us awake.” And what does the Bible say about criticism and friendship? Proverbs 27:5-6 offers: “Better is open rebuke than love that is concealed.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.”

Be affirmative. Look for ways to make the other people feel good about themselves.

Be sincere and generous with praise and compliments.

Friendships thrive and people grow in an atmosphere that is positive. Dr. McGinnis writes: “If you train your mind to search for the positive things about other people, you will be surprised how many good things you can observe in them and comment upon.”

Finally, friendship takes time, energy and commitment.

Yet it is always worth the effort.

Goethe said it all when he declared: “The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth an inhabited garden.”

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Republic of the Philippines City of Davao Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod 19th City Council 12th Regular Session Series of 2020 PRESENT:

Councilor Vice Mayor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor

Edgar P. Ibuyan Jr. -Temporary Presiding Officer Sebastian Z. Duterte Nilo D. Abellera Maria Belen S. Acosta Bai Hundra Cassandra Dominique N. Advincula Dante L. Apostol Sr. Jessica M. Bonguyan Louie John J. Bonguyan Augusto Javier G. Campos III Danilo C. Dayanghirang Jonard C. Dayap Diosdado Angelo Junior R. Mahipus Jaffar U. Marohomsalic Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz Antoinette G. Principe-Castrodes J. Melchor B. Quitain Jr. Alberto T. Ungab Jesus Joseph P. Zozobrado III

ABSENT:

Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor

Ralph O. Abella

Wilberto E. Al-ag Conrado C. Baluran Pilar C. Braga Edgar R. Ibuyan Sr.

Richlyn N. Justol-Baguilod

Pamela A. Librado-Morata Bonifacio E. Militar Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte

- On Domestic Emergency Leave - On Domestic Emergency Leave - On Domestic Emergency Leave - OB- Attended to an important matter in the barangay - On Domestic Emergency Leave - On Sick Leave - On Domestic Emergency Leave

ORDINANCE NO. 0247-20 Series of 2020 AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTING THE DAVAO CITY COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICIES Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City in session assembled, that:

SECTION 1. TITLE – This Ordinance shall be known as “AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTING THE DAVAO CITY COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICIES.” SECTION 2. COVERAGE – This Ordinance shall be imposed upon all persons, entities and establishments within the City of Davao, until the existing Community Quarantine or State of Public Health Emergency is lifted, or unless any part therein is earlier modified, withdrawn or extended.

SECTION 3. COMMUNITY QUARANTINE – The entire City of Davao is placed under Community Quarantine which shall have the following effects: 1. No person can go out of their residence, dwelling, and its immediate surroundings except those who will buy food or medicine, go to the hospital or in an emergency situation, and except as herein provided; 2. Imposing a social distancing measure of at least two meters between all persons in public areas; 3. Face masks are mandatory when going out in public; 4. Suspension of all mass gatherings including those which are religious, educational, or recreational in nature; 5. The implementation of a flexible work plan or a work from home system for all public and private employment; 6. All public and private educational institutions should prepare for online enrollment procedures and the possibility of online classes for the months of April to July 2020; 7. All private hospitals in Davao City are not allowed to admit Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) and COVID-19 positive patients. The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) shall be the primary hospital for severe and critical COVID-19 PUI and positive patients.

Other centers available for mild PUIs shall receive patients referred to them by SPMC. SECTION 4. LAND TRAVEL – A. Non-essential travel – All non-essential travel to, from and in Davao City is suspended.

Travel into, out of and within Davao City is allowed only for the following: 1. Going to and from work; 2. Delivery of essential goods and services; 3. Buying food, medicines and other essential goods, or availing of essential services; 4. Going to the hospital, dentist, pharmacy or for medical emergencies; 5. Law enforcement officers and those officially assisting in the fight against Covid 19; 6. Other analogous humanitarian considerations.

Anyone can leave the city at any time but cannot come back during the quarantine period.

B. Public Transportation – 1. Jeepney drivers shall continue to work for the government by providing public transportation service, sanitation of jeepney units, implementation of social distancing and wearing of masks in public; 2. Taxis shall accommodate a maximum of two (2) passengers only per trip. Tricycles and trisikads shall carry one (1) passenger only per trip; 3. There shall be a “no-mask, no ride” policy in the use of all kinds of public transportation; C. Truck Ban – The schedule of the ban of trucks along the highways is hereby lifted, until later restored.

D. Cargo – No person or vehicle shall be allowed to enter Davao City except for vehicles with cargo and one (1) driver with no assistant. “Cargo” shall include animals, vegetables, and all other non-living things but not dead human bodies. The following are additional rules for cargoes: 1. The driver cannot disembark from the truck; 2. Cargo vehicles assistants may disembark at the checkpoint and wait for the truck to come back and leave Davao City; 3. Cargo vehicle final destination must be within Davao City;

4. Empty cargo vehicles may come in to pick up cargo inside Davao City with one (1) driver only and no assistant.

SECTION 5. SEA TRAVEL – All sea travel into Davao City is hereby suspended, except for sea cargo and government vessels. Vessels can unload cargo in any port in the City but all personnel and crew of the vessels are prohibited from disembarking from the vessels.

SECTION 6. AIR TRAVEL – Domestic and Foreign Air travel to and from Davao City at the Davao International Airport shall be suspended until the same is lifted by the City Government.

The following are exempted from suspension: 1. Cargo flights 2. Medical Evacuations 3. Weather Mitigation flights 4. Maintenance flights 5. Government and Military flights 6. Flights specifically allowed by the City Government; 7. Emergency landings: a. As much as possible, no crew or passenger may disembark without prior notice; b. Passengers or crew who disembark must be placed under isolation upon landing; 8. Recovery flights for expatriates, subject to prior clearance with the City Government; SECTION 7. CLOSURE OF ESTABLISHMENTS – All establishments and offices must be closed for the duration of the Community Quarantine; 1. Exemptions: The following are allowed to remain open, but, whenever possible, a skeletal workforce arrangement must be implemented to create distancing between employees: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p.

government offices, groceries, supermarkets, and wet markets/palengkes, food commissaries, food manufacturing and food delivery services, wholesale stores, convenience stores and sari-sari stores, hospitals, medical laboratories, and the like pharmacies, drugstores, and the like banks and ATMs, savings and credit cooperatives, money-transfer services and bayad centers, courier services, other delivery services, manufacturing, fabrication, construction companies and hardware stores, doctors and dentists’ clinics, gas stations, water refilling stations, LPG stations, and business process outsourcing/call centers

provided that: a. All open business establishments and private offices should hire augmentation security personnel for their facilities; b. All restaurants, cafes, bakeries and other similar food establishments should close down their dining area and open only for take-out, in-house delivery or food delivery services; c. All wet markets/palengkes must have an entrance, exit and one way direction for people to go through. People cannot turn around and go back and cannot roam around the wet markets/palengkes; d. Sari-sari stores must not allow people to stay and loiter, and must be closed during the curfew hours of 9:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M. of the next day; e. Ambulant food and non-food vendors are prohibited from selling anywhere; f. Manufacturing, fabrication, construction, agri-business and other similar sectors should reduce workload and extend their deadlines to significantly reduce laborers in the job site and to create a two meter distance between laborers; g. All backyard cockfighting/sabong shall be prosecuted under pertinent laws and regulations; 2. All other business establishments and private offices not mentioned are required to close, shift to online work and implement a work at home scheme.

SECTION 8. BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING (BPO) OFFICES – BPOs/Call Centers, per mandate of Department of Trade and Industry Memorandum Circular No. 20-08, Series 2020, have two (2) options only: 1. Skeleton workforce with social distancing and appropriate temporary accommodation arrangements within the vicinity and with shuttle service; 2. Work from home arrangements; If BPOs/Call Centers cannot comply with either of the two options, it shall be closed down immediately.

SECTION 9. CURFEW – A daily curfew from 9:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M. of the next day shall be imposed upon all persons within the City of Davao, until the existing Community Quarantine is lifted.

Exemptions from the curfew are: 1. Employees of establishments providing basic necessities, i.e. those employed in: a. public markets, supermarkets, groceries, convenience stores, b. hospitals, medical and dental clinics, pharmacies and drug stores, c. food preparation and delivery services, water-refilling stations, manufacturing and processing plants of basic food products and medicines, d. banks, couriers, money transfer services, e. power, energy, water and telecommunications supplies; f. media personnel; g. public transportation or the transportation of goods and services; h. persons transiting to and from work; provided those persons enumerated above shall present their necessary identification and certificate of employment; 2. Persons accessing basic necessities and emergency services such as: a. Those buying food or medicines; b. Those requiring immediate health services; c. Those doing other essential activities covered by analogous medical and humanitarian reasons.

3. Authorized government officials and personnel of law enforcement agencies; 4. Persons officially assisting in the fight against COVID-19.

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Any person not covered by the exemption who are outside their residences during the curfew hours are in violation of this Ordinance and shall be reprimanded and sanctioned accordingly.

SECTION 10. SPECIAL CURFEW FOR VULNERABLE SECTORS – All senior citizens, minors, pregnant women, sick and immune-compromised individuals within the City of Davao are mandated to remain in their homes under a twenty-four (24) hour curfew or home quarantine.

Those covered under this Ordinance may leave their households in case they are the sole head of the family capable of accessing necessary goods and services, to answer to medical emergencies, or to undergo routine medical procedures for chronic illnesses.

SECTION 11. LIQUOR BAN – A liquor ban from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. of the next day shall be imposed upon all persons within the City of Davao, until the existing Community Quarantine is lifted.

No person or entity shall sell or serve liquor, alcoholic beverages, coconut wine and other nature wines and the like that causes intoxication within the period provided.

SECTION 12. FUNERALS – Funeral parlors and private and public cemeteries are mandated to impose a “family members only” wake and burial and at all times demand compliance and observance of two (2) meter distance between family members and frequent handwashing with soap and water.

SECTION 13. PATIENT UNDER MONITORING (PUMs) – Asymptomatic patients who within 14 days prior, have recent travel history to identified areas with local Covid-19 transmissions, or have been exposed to other PUMs, must be quarantined at home or at barangay isolation units for 14 days to monitor the development of symptoms.

Any PUM who: 1. Refuses to comply with the home quarantine or isolation; 2. Fails to fully comply with the terms of the home quarantine or isolation; 3. Escapes or avoids home quarantine or isolation after being defined as a PUM; shall be in violation of this Ordinance and shall be subject to government intervention, without prejudice to other criminal actions.

SECTION 14. PATIENT UNDER INVESTIGATION (PUIs) – Patients who are exhibiting symptoms and who within 14 days prior, have recent travel history to identified areas with local COVID-19 transmissions or have been in close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case, or have been in close contact with other PUIs must refer themselves or the affected patient to the proper authorities.

Refuses to comply with the home quarantine or isolation; Fails to fully comply with the terms of the home quarantine or isolation; Escapes or avoids home quarantine or isolation after being defined as a PUI;

shall be in violation of this Ordinance and shall be subject to government intervention, without prejudice to other criminal actions.

SECTION 15. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE – Any person, who fails to immediately disclose the fact of their recent travel history to Covid-19 areas with local transmission, or exposure to known PUMs or PUIs, shall be in violation of this ordinance and shall be subject to government intervention, without prejudice to other criminal actions.

SECTION 16. PENALTY CLAUSE – A. Any violation of Sections 2 to 12 of this Ordinance shall be punished by: • 1st Offense – a Fine of P3,000 • 2nd Offense – a Fine of P5,000 and/or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, at the discretion of the court without prejudice to the prosecution of other criminal actions.

B. Any violation of Sections 13, 14 and 15 of this Ordinance shall be punished by a Fine of P5,000 and imprisonment of not more than 1 year, at the discretion of the court, without prejudice to the prosecution of other criminal actions.

Provided, that if the offender is a minor, the laws and regulations of the Philippines concerning minors shall apply, but the parent or guardian of such minor shall pay the stated fines.

SECTION 17. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE – If, for any reason, any Section of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby, shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 18. REPEALING CLAUSE – Any Ordinance, local issuances or rules inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed or modified, accordingly.

SECTION 19. EFFECTIVITY — This Ordinance shall take effect 15 days upon approval and publication in a newspaper of local circulation in the City of Davao.

ENACTED, March 24, 2020, by a unanimous vote of all Members of the Sanggunian, there being a quorum.

CERTIFIED CORRECT: ATTESTED:

EDGAR P. IBUYAN JR. President Pro Tempore Temporary Presiding Officer cns/ray

for CFP to develop. Most of the espresso-based drink uses Arabica beans while Robusta are used for soluble drinks or for blending.

Arabica grow on higher elevation and requires forest trees around it. This would address our problem of denuded forest and keep our watershed source for good clean water. While Robusta grows on lowland. Most of its farmers are into Robusta farming and only 25 percent farms Arabica.

Today, Coffee for Peace provides sustainable livelihoods for Indigenous and migrant groups in rural areas, enabling over 880 farmers to escape poverty and build their coffee production capacity. The company’s focus is on sustainable agriculture, peace and reconciliation between religious groups, environmental protection and entrepreneurship.

“The award is stamping the mark that there are businesses that promote

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

LYR LENDING CORPORATION,

Mortgagee,

- versus - EJF-REM CASE NO. 17, 746-20 Sps. EDGARDO L. JUMILLA and MARIA AMERICA A. JUMILLA, as Atty-in-fact of Sps. NILO L. OCTURA and MILDRED S. OCTURA Mortgagor/s.

Any PUI who: 1.

2.

3.

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Christian.

“Napili nila ako as one of the honorees (Oslo) because of our work for peace in Mindanao during the height of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (GRP-MILF) conflict and I witnessed a lot of displaced people.

There was a third generation na pinanganak sa tent, na touch talaga ang puso ko and I thought we really have to do something about this, so yung coffee ang nag-inspired sa akin and we use coffee for two conflicting parties to sit down para mag dialogue and sa observation as long as they talk and drink coffee over an issue then walang barilan, yun ang inspiration ng Coffee for Peace as a business,” she said.

Coffee for Peace is producing different varieties of coffee but its made products are Arabica and Robusta. Arabica coffee is the primary concentration

06 APR APPROVED : ________________, 2020

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NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended ,filed by the mortgagee LYR Lending Corporationagainst the mortgagors/s Sps. Edgardo L. Jumilla and Maria America A. Jumilla with residence and postal address at Blk. 38, Lot 29,Durian St. Ciudad Esperanza Subd., Cabantian, Davao City as attorney – in-fact of Sps. Nilo L. Octura and Mildred S. Octura, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 30 2020, amounted to SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOSO (Php 750,000.00), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on OCTOBER 08, 2020 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies mentioned and described below together will the improvements found thereon, to wit; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-246918 “A parcel of land of the cons. & subd. project (Lot 29,BLK. 38 of the cons. & subd. plan Pcs-112402-001753,xxx,xxx), situated in the Barangay of Cabantian City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of EIGHTY SIX (86) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on NOVEMBER 05, 2020 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, September 07, 2020.

For ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (sgd.) ORLANDO S. ACOSTA Sheriff IV

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peace and there are businesses that support the sustainable development goals of the United Nations (UN). Ibig sabihin talagang helping the poorest of the poor at talagang pino-promote para maging fair and just ang businesses practices mo. You are not just doing business but you are doing good for the people through your business,” Pantoja said.

For Pantoja, the recognition would strengthen as well as encourages other social entrepreneurs or other businesses that are doing corporate social responsibility (CSR) not just for profit but also to address social issues in the society.

“Coffee for Peace is setting an example of a business that can contribute to our society by making the farmers rich, hindi lang sila nagbebenta but by making them confident as a farmers, by amplifying their voices na hindi naririnig.

Huwag CSR na for photo ops lang but because we wanted to change our society and contribute to the change in our society. Huwag lang enterprise, kundi social enterprise,” she said.

She said the award will teach businessmen to share their profit to the farmers and employees.

“Kung meron tayong MSMEs contributing to our economy how much more yung social entrepreneurs.

Yun ang magiging impact ng award na ito because other people would say puwede palang mag-business and yet huwag masyadong greedy so that you can share your profit to the farmers, employees, and continue with the business,” she said.

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The three individuals were already brought in the temporary treatment and monitoring facility.

According to the mayor, there was no problem encountered during the reopening of Roxas Night Market on September 12, 2020.

“Walay na-encounter problema sa opening. Wellplanned to siya and pagka-second day medyo nidaghan na ang tao na wala kaayo sa first day,” she said.

WE ARE HIRING!!!

Motormall Davao Corporation (HINO Davao), a leading Dealer of Brand new Trucks and Buses here in Mindanao needs a qualified candidate for HR and Admin Head position.

Minimum experience required: 1. Must be a graduate in Business Administration major in Human Resource Management.

2. At least three (3) years Supervisory experience.

3. With knowledge of Administrative practices and interpersonal relations techniques necessary in the discharge of functions; and 4. With knowledge on laws, rules and principles governing Human Resource and Administrative management.

Interested individuals should send their updated resumes to mncmalaki@hinodavao.ph

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important player off the bench, House was averaging 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds in the playoffs but missed the team’s last three games after violating the NBA’s health protocols by allowing an unauthorized guest in his hotel room “over multiple hours.”

Harden called House’s actions disappointing and said it hurt the team against the Lakers.

“It affected us because obviously just the distraction and he was a huge part of our rotation,” Harden said.

But the Rockets can’t worry about what might have been, and Harden is already looking ahead. The 31-year-old is focused on trying to lead the Rockets to their first championship since they won back-toback titles in 1994-95.

“We’re headed in the right direction,” he said before a long pause, “headed in the right direction.”

The question for Harden and the Rockets is how long until they actually get to their destination instead of just going the right way?

the first one on which he’s coached an NBA game. The numbers are remarkably even in this series in some respects, the Clippers have 227 field goals to Denver’s 226, the Nuggets have 47 steals to the Clippers’ 46, the Nuggets have 26 blocks to the Clippers’ 25.

KEEP AN EYE ON Michael Porter Jr. The star duos — Jokic and Murray for Denver, Leonard and Paul George for the Clippers — kind of cancel the other out. Porter has had some brilliant moments in these playoffs, and if he adds to that in Game 7 Denver’s chances could soar.

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INJURY WATCH Murray took a bad fall on a hit from George in Game Six, but he was checked out Sunday postgame and is good to go for Game Seven.

PRESSURE IS ON The Clippers. They were the offseason champions in the summer of 2019, getting Leonard and George.

They had a 3-1 lead in this series. They could set up a made-for-TV Lakers-Clippers showdown for a spot in the NBA Finals. If the Nuggets go home Wednesday, the perception will be that they had a good year and have a bright future. If the Clippers go home Wednesday, the perception will be that a disaster happened.

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people who rely on PhilHealth”.

Among the specific recommendations of the task force are: The filing of criminal charges against the following persons is hereby recommended in relation to various ICT procurement including the concealment of important information in relation thereto, violation of Section 3A, RA 1319 against Aragona, Gabuya, and Crisostomo; The filing of charges over violation of Section 3A, Republic Act 1319 against Morales, Aragona,

and Gabuya; The filing of charges over violation of Section 3G, Republic Act 1319 against Morales, Aragona, Gabuya, and PRO-NCR personnel; The filing of charges over violation of Article 213 of the Revised Penal Code against Morales, Aragona, and Gabuya; The filing of charges in relation to the disbursement of Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM) funds prior to the effectivity of the pertinent circular and malversation of public funds of property

DEED OF SELF-ADJUDICATION Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late JOSE ANDALIS GUEVARRA who died on November 11, 2019 at Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries, Inc., Brokenshire Heights, Madapo, Davao City and the late ROSITA PAGAORA GUEVARRA who died on January 20, 2020 at HomeSub-Urban, Bago Aplaya, Davao City has been the subject of DEED OF SELFADJUDICATION executed among their heirs, per Doc. No.294; PageNo.60; Book No.186 Series of 2020, of the NOTARY PUBLIC ATTY.FATIMA IRENE T. ADIN. 9/09,16,23,2020

under 217 of the Revised Penal Code against Morales and Limsiaco Jr. The filing of charges over violation of Section 3A, RA 1319 against Morales, De Jesus, Limsiaco, and Pargas; and The filing of charges in relation to the release of IRM funds despite the lack of sufficient standards of implementation against Pargas in relation to the non-withholding taxes of the IRM funds disbursement.

“The filing of administrative charges against the following persons in

relation to the above described actions or omission is likewise recommended. Dishonesty, gross neglect of duty, grave misconduct, falsification of official document, disloyalty to the Republic of the Philippines, and to the Filipinos, inefficiency, and incompetence in the performance of official duties and of conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the people against Morales, de Jesus, Aragona, Limsiaco, Gabuya, and Crisostomo,” Duterte read from the task force’s report and recommendation. (PNA)

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED ABSOLUTE SALE Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late LOURDES S. ALBOROTO who died on June 5, 2007 at Davao City, Philippines has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED ABSOLUTE SALE executed among her heirs, per Doc. No.310; PageNo.63; Book No.186 Series of 2020, of the NOTARY PUBLIC ATTY.FATIMA IRENE T. ADIN 9/09,16,23,2020

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Bucks willing to spend more to improve Giannis crew

James Harden and the Houston Rockets believed the addition of Russell Westbrook and their unorthodox small lineup would be what they needed to win their first title in 25 years.

Harden: ‘We’re just a piece away’

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OUSTON — For James Harden and the Houston Rockets, the addition of Russell Westbrook and their unorthodox small lineup would be what they needed to win their first title in 25 years.

Instead, they suffered another early playoff exit and must find a coach after Mike D’Antoni told them he wouldn’t return after he and management couldn’t agree on a new contract.

The Rockets beat Oklahoma City in seven games in the first round and won Game One against the Lakers before losing the next four games to be eliminated in the Western Conference semifinals for the second straight year.

“It’s very, very frustrating,” Harden said. “Especially with the amount of work individually that I put in. But I’m going to keep chipping away, I’m going to keep going and going until I can’t go anymore.”

Harden had another splendid regular season, averaging 34.3 points to lead the league in scoring for the third straight year.

He was also first in the

NBA in 3-pointers (299) and free throws (692) and ranked fifth in steals (1.84) and seventh in assists (7.5).

He continued that elite play in the postseason where he averaged 29.6 points a game. But the Rockets struggled to find other players to step up and help him carry to load.

Westbrook missed the first four games of the Thunder series with a quadriceps strain. He returned for Game Five of the opening round and played every game after that, but never looked quite right.

He was widely panned for his terrible performance in Game Two against Los Angeles when he made just 4 of 15 shots and finished with 10 points and seven turnovers in Houston’s 117-109 loss.

Westbrook said after Game Five that he was never 100% after his injury.

He also said he felt behind after arriving in the NBA bubble late following a coronavirus diagnosis that kept him from working out for three weeks.

“It’s just very frustrating honestly for me, man, and knowing that the postseason is where you’re supposed to elevate your game and I was just trying to catch rhythm and there’s not time for that,” he said.

Despite Westbrook’s playoff woes, Harden said he was pleased with how his friend’s first season in Houston went and is looking forward to seeing what they can do in the future.

But he believes they can’t do it alone and that the team needs to make a move this offseason to get to the next level.

“I feel like we’re a piece away and we’ve just got to keep trying to figure it out, keep trying to grow and put the right pieces around me and Russ to get to where we need to go,” Harden said.

The Rockets went all in on their small lineup when they traded center Clint Capela to Atlanta in February. They believed that lineup was more conducive to

success in D’Antoni’s fastpaced offense that relies on a high number of 3-point attempts. Houston led the league this season by averaging 45.3 attempts per game in D’Antoni’s fourth season.

Now that D’Antoni is gone, it’s unclear if the Rockets will stick with their small lineup or if they will revert to a more traditional starting five with a true center.

While some questioned whether Houston’s unconventional lineup contributed to its playoff ouster, Harden thinks they would have been fine using that configuration had they executed better.

“We never really gave ourselves a chance,” he said.

“And that’s talking about rebounding, that’s talking about our switches, that’s talking about offensively our movement, things that we’re trying to attack on the offensive end that we never really got to consistently. So that’s on us.”

Along with Westbrook’s struggles, the Rockets were also slowed against the Lakers because of the absence of Danuel House. An

FHARDEN, P10

FRED C. LUMBA

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HE Milwaukee Bucks are looking to improve the team around Giannis Antetokounmpo and are willing to spend much more to boost their title chances.

Amid speculation Antetokounmpo may decide to seek a new team, the NBA MVP met with team executives a few days ago to ask about the Bucks plans.

He got some sort of assurance the team is willing to exceed the $132.7 million luxury tax threshold to build a stronger team, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Bucks went 56-17 to top the regular season, but wound up exiting at the second round of the playoffs, with the Heat winning the semifinal series 4-1.

Antetokounmpo, set to be offered a super-max contract extension that could amount to $233 million when free agency officially opens, said after the exit that he would not ask for a trade but he expects the team to make moves in the offseason.

“We just have to get better as a team, individually and get right back at it next season,” said Antetokounmpo.

When free agency opened last year, the Bucks gave Khris Middleton a five-year $178 million deal.

The Bucks also extended the contract of Eric Bledsoe, who is in his first year of a reported $70 four-year deal.

Brook Lopez is on a four-year, $52 million deal.

Muay Thai group backs GAB

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he Muaythai Association of the Philippines (MAP) reaffirmed its support to the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) amid the possible creation of a new sports commission specifically catering combat sports.

"After careful reconsideration of the proposed [Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission Act of 2018], the Muaythai Association of the Philippines expresses its continuous support to the Games and Amusements Board as the only governing body for professional sports in the country," MAP said on Monday.

The bill, also known as Senate Bill 1306, was penned by eight-division world boxing champion Senator Manny Pacquiao and got a unanimous affirmative vote from the Senate in its third reading on Sept. 10, 2018.

The bill, once it becomes a law, will create a new sports body that will regulate professional fight sports locally.

However, MAP said the proposed Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission (PBCSC) will

be "redundant in its mandate with GAB and will overlap with the existing powers, duties, and functions performed by GAB, thus deeming it irrelevant and unnecessary."

"MAP sees no benefit in the proposed commission," the statement added.

While it still considers itself as "amateur," MAP has been allowing some of its athletes to compete in the professional level.

"We secure the necessary licenses from GAB, and they provide us with adequate support to ensure the protection of our athletes," MAP further said.

For his part, GAB chairman Baham Mitra believes there is no need for the PBCSC at this moment.

"We at GAB feel that we have already improved our services and applied the many advices that the good senator has instructed us to do," Mitra said, citing the commendations his office got from the World Boxing Council and the Commission on Audit.

Despite already getting the Senate nod, the PBCSC bill has been stalled ever since. (PNA)

SPORTS KEN

AMNESTY FOR ALDIN AYO I commiserate with Aldin Ayo who recently resigned as UST men’s basketball coach.

In his intense desire to fulfill a mission – to capture the 2020 UAAP men’s crown – Ayo brought his stewards to faraway Sorsogon in Bicol for a team bonding and build-up.

Unfortunately, he overlooked – his UST superiors likewise – that there was a recently enacted law banning such travel and activities in relation to the CoVid19 pandemic.

His two assistant coaches also tendered their resignation and that leaves the Glowing Tigers with no one to handle their training for the upcoming sea-

son.

A big loss, you can say. A huge error too but not exactly unforgivable.

Ayo, the 2015 NCAA winner for the Letran Knights, committed a faux pas that is a record first in the UAAP tourney.

I am not taking the cudgels for this young bench strategist but I thought his omission does not merit such a severe disciplinary action.

True, the law may be harsh… but it is the law, as we often proclaim.

But the law can also be lenient in a particular mitigating circumstance, would you agree?

Ayo is not a recidivist nor a

criminally-minded individual.

His record is impressive if not sterling.

For a relatively new coach in the collegiate circuit, he has produced two championships, one for the Intramuros-based squad and another for the mighty La Salle Green Archers in the 2016 UAAP edition, one impressively coming after the other. He also had two runners-up finish.

My thinking is that the school authorities – his direct superiors – should also carry the burden.

Why? Because I believe that as head coach, Ayo asked the permission of his bosses before embarking on that “errant” expedition.

Am I right?

Of course, if I were Ayo himself, I would also seek the permission of the higher authority so that all administrative expenses and requirements are taken care of.

So, why did not the IATF and the UAAP board impose sanctions on the school FIRST instead of having Ayo admit all the guilt and the punishment?

Aldin was just doing his job to the letter, trying to better his past performance.

UST superiors should have brought upon themselves the responsibility to seek clearance and permission from the proper authorities – the IATF and UAAP

board.

Trabaho ng eskwela yun…administrative function, di ba?

So, now UST has no coaching staff.

I suppose, they should file a motion for reconsideration.

Although this may appear moot and academic – if UST still need Ayo’s services and if the latter reconsiders – the school should seek amnesty on the basic grounds that the violation was not willful, deliberate and intentional.

UST should look at this as a positive move.

Amnesty for Aldin Ayo. (Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo.com.)

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DO OR DIE It will be a match up between Denver’s high-scoring guard Jamal Murray and Los Angeles’two-way player Kawhi Leonard.

It’s win or go home for Clippers, Nuggets

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AKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Denver started its season by talking about winning a championship way back in training camp, knowing very well that few would believe in the Nuggets’ chances.

The doubters fueled them then.

The doubters still fuel them now — even though they’re one win from the Western Conference finals.

Game Seven awaits the Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night (Wednesday, Manila time), with the winner headed to the West title series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

“Everybody can’t wait for the L.A. Western Conference finals,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said on Monday. “But there’s a little city in Colorado called Denver, and we’re trying to do our part to make some noise and kind of further cement our position in the Western Conference and NBA hierarchy because we feel we belong there.”

It’s tough to argue. The Nuggets were down 3-1 to Utah in the first round and advanced; they were down 3-1 to the Clippers this series and are still at Walt Disney World, now 5-0 in elimination games so far this season. Win Tuesday, and they’ll become the first team in NBA history to successfully erase a pair of 3-1 deficits in the same season — or the same decade, even.

And they rallied from 16 points down to win Game Five, then 19 points down to win Game Six. Nikola Jokic controlled the game at both ends in the second half, and Denver has plenty of life headed into its fourth consecutive Game Seven — two last year, two this year.

“When I see Nikola emotional and yelling and screaming and pounding his chest, I know we’re in a good place,” Malone said.

The Clippers have never been to the conference finals; they’ve had seven chances to get there in their franchise history, going 0-7 in those games.

A year ago, Kawhi Leonard hit the first buzzer-beating, game-winning Game Seven shot in NBA history, lifting Toronto past Philadelphia and into the East finals — on its way to winning the title. The Clippers hope history repeats itself, starting on Tuesday.

“Oh, he’s unshakable,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “Kawhi, you can’t guarantee he’ll play well or not because he’s human and all players are. But you know the moment won’t be too big. That’s the one thing — with him, you just know that. So, that’s comforting to know that.”

There are two games on Tuesday; the Miami Heat take on the Boston Celtics in Game One of the Eastern Conference finals.

A look at Tuesday’s final second-round game: NUGGETS VS. CLIPPERS Series tied 3-3. Game 7 NEED TO KNOW Malone says he’s turning 38 on Tuesday, when in actually it is his 49th birthday — and, obviously,

FDO OR DIE, P10