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City opens new Covid-19 vaccination hub to accelerate vaccination activities

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Senator Bong Go confers with President Rodrigo Duterte during the Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Thursday (April 15, 2021). The meeting tackled, among others, further measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic and the vaccine rollout. (Photo courtesy of SBG)

City opens new Covid-19 vaccination hub to accelerate vaccination activities

By MAYA M. PADILLO

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he city government of Davao speeds up vaccination activities by opening Buhangin Elementary School as additional vaccination center to cater to Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTS) starting on Tuesday (April 20, 2021).

Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, head of the City’s Vaccination Cluster, said on the first two days, the hub will be catering BHERTS assigned in District Health Centers from the First and

Second Congressional Districts.

Villafuerte also said that the district health officers have been instructed to inform the barangays from the first and second congressio-

nal districts to send eight actively working BHERTs at the vaccination hub.

She said BHERTs from the second congressional district are scheduled to receive their anti-Covid jabs on April 20, while those belonging from the first congressional district are scheduled on April 21.

BHERTs are part of the Priority Group A1 for Covid-19 vaccination, under Letter F under government-owned primary care based facilities such as Ur-

Up to 100,000 individuals have already registered for Step 2 of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) in Davao City and Davao del Sur as of March 31, data from the Philippines Statistics Office (PSA) in Davao del Sur showed.

PSA-Davao del Sur data showed that at least 82,680 residents have already completed the Step 2 registra-

tion in Davao City alone. In the province's municipalities, Bansalan had 4,974 registrants, 293 in Hagonoy, 3,522 in Magsaysay, 3,021 in Matanao, and 5,274 in Sta. Cruz.

The agency said the numbers are expected to increase as more teams submit their daily monitoring results.

PSA said the PhilID –

unlike most government-issued IDs – seeks to promote inclusivity and better service delivery.

“The digital ID or PhilID is free for all Filipino citizens and is valid until death,” PSA said on its website, even as it noted that having a single ID would be economical because it frees the people from spending for renewals.

ban Health Centers, Rural Health Units and Barangay Health Stations, birthing homes, and Local Health Offices to include members of BHERTS, contact tracers, and social workers.

Buhangin Elementary School will be the third vaccination hub set up by the city as vaccination hub. The other two are the Apolinario Mabini Elementary School (AMES) in Bangkal and Magallanes Elementary School (MES).

“PhilID will protect Filipinos from identity theft and other scams of the same nature with the application of biometric capturing and tokenization of the ID number,” PSA added.

Dong Edong, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) based in Saudi Arabia, noted that PhilID is safe and “incorruptible” that should

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Almost 100K register for PhilID in Davao City, Davao del Sur

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Media workers in vax list due to vital roles: PTFoMS

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he Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) lauded on Friday the decision of the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) to include frontline media workers in the government’s priority list for Covid-19 vaccination.

In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the IATF approved the final group of persons in the Priority Group A4 of the National Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan, which now includes “frontline workers in private and government

news media.”

“The inclusion of media workers in the A4 priority group highlights President Rodrigo Duterte’s policy of safeguarding press freedom by protecting the life, liberty, and security of our media workers,” PTFoMS Executive Director Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco said.

He recognized the support of the IATF, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr, testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon, Senator Bong Go and Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar who pushed to include media workers in

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BARMM to distribute lifesaving vehicles to LGUs

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o boost responses to calamities and disasters, the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILG-BARMM) is set to provide emergency vehicles to selected local government units (LGUs) in the region.

Before its scheduled dispersal on Friday afternoon, BARMM Chief Minister Ahod B. Ebrahim, together with MILG Minister Naguib Sinarimbo, inspected the five fire trucks, five police cars, and four ambulances that will be given to the different priori-

ty LGUs in the region.

Two ambulances are for the Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (READi), the emergency response unit of BARMM, and the other two are for the provincial government of Tawi-Tawi, said Sinarimbo, who is also BARMM spokesperson.

He said the emergency vehicles would supplement the ministry's preparedness and response program under the internal security services.

"Regarding the fire trucks, the MILG has a deployment agreement with

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Dads okay Ungab ordinance on equitable access to water

By MAYA M. PADILLO he City Council has recently approved last Tuesday (April 13) an ordinance creating the City Water Resource Office (CWRO), which will promote equitable access to safe drinking water in Davao City.

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Proposed by Councilor Alberto T. Ungab, to ordinance aims to promote safe drinking water as an essential human right and consistency of water resource management.

Among the powers and duties of the CWRO are to plan, develop, and administer policies to promote access of the city to safe, adequate and sustainable drinking water consistent with the national and local laws; to coordinate and assist other local offices and national agencies on tasks involving water sources; and to manage water resources of the city.

Ungab stated that the amount needed to implement the ordinance shall be sourced from any available funds of the city or from any national agency and that the maintenance

shall be appropriated annually by the city.

The ordinance was crafted based on the city’s existing laws and ordinances that include Ordinance No. 117-01 on providing for a Water Resource Management and Protection Code of Davao City; Ordinance No. 036110 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management; and Ordinance No. 0310-07 Watershed Code of 2007 that identifies the recharge zones, aquifers, and conservation areas for protection.

The drafting was also drawn on the Integrated Water Resource Management Guidelines for Davao City and Davao Region prepared by the Hydrology for Environment, Life, and Policy organization that states “a review of the im-

Local government workers install tarpaulins bearing tips on how to prevent COVID-19 infections along MacArthur Highway in Matina, Davao City on Friday, 16 April 2021. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO plementation in Davao City reveals that while there has been much documentation of outputs such as trees planted and training activities, there is very

Creation of inventions center to help startups, innovators in Davao City

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he recent approval of the creation of an inventions center in Davao City by the City Council is expected to help startups, innovators, and technopreneurs.

Proposed by Councilor Pilar Braga, the Davao City Inventions and Innovations Center (DCIIC) will function as “startup enabler” that will provide technical expertise in the areas of prototype building, feasibility, and financial analysis, drafting of project proposals for funding, and Intellectual Property

Rights (IPR) of patent assistance, applications and protections.

The center will give inventors, innovators, and creative researchers in Davao City a venue to come together in a collective effort and for their ideas and inventions can be fully developed, promoted, and qualified for the purpose of IPR. Braga stated that the center will help promote and showcase the fully developed innovative products as well as create networks and linkages not

only among inventors but also with financing institutions, investors, and market.

It is also stated that the center will also have a capacity building program for inventors, innovators, and startup entrepreneurs through trainings and mentoring in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology 11 (DOST 11) and the Department of Trade and Industry 11 (DTI 11).

Braga also stated that in line with the creation of

as of yesterday, the biggest apprehension at a TF Davao checkpoint took place on December 4,2020 when the unit caught an individual carrying around 255 grams of shabu worth P4 million.

He said no violence happened during the arrests done in coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP).

“All of these were accomplished with zero fatality and zero allegation of Human Rights Violation (HRV),” he said.

Legarde also revealed some major accomplishments of TF Davao during its 18th Founding Anniversary last Thursday (April 15).

TF Davao was able to conduct two city-wide community exercises(COMMEX) to test the capability of Dabawenyos to report suspicious individuals.

COMMEX was first conducted on October 14, 2020 focusing on how the public will cooperate with author-

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TF Davao collars 61 persons, seizes P 11-M of drugs in 1 year

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ask Force Davao arrested and seized 61 individuals involved in illegal drugs and confiscated P11 million worth of illegal drugs in its checkpoints from April 2020 up to the present.

According to TF Davao spokesperson Major Ronel Legarde, the suspects were collared while being frisked at the TF border checkpoints located in Lasang, Calinan, and Toril, Davao City.

He however said that

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little detailed monitoring to indicate the actual outcomes such as improved ecosystem health or better economic well-being”.

Section 9 of the ordinance states that the CWRO shall be composed of five divisions: Office of the Department Head; Op-

erations Division; Business Development Division; Science, Technology and Laboratory Division; and

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PH’s gross int’l reserves D for March hit $104.82B

Covid-19 vax producer eyes $40-M facility in Bulacan

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n economist forecasts a positive turn-out for the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) this year despite a slide last March given the positive outlook on structural flows like inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday reported a 0.3-percent month-on-month drop in the country’s foreign reserves to USD104.82 billion.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ri-

cafort said the decline is a four-month low.

“Continued inflows of the country's structural US dollar inflows, even with year-on-year declines for some of them, such as OFW remittances, BPO (business process outsourcing) rev-

enues, POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operators) revenues, foreign investments may still be added to the country's balance of payments (BOP) surplus, as well as to the country's GIR, new record highs for which still possible in the coming months,” he said.

Ricafort attributed the drop in foreign reserves last March partly to the decline in foreign investments due to the sell-off in the US and global bond markets, and the wider trade deficit.

These factors, however, are countered by the pro-

ceeds of foreign loans by both the government and the private sector, he said.

Ricafort said factors that will drive the foreign reserves in the coming months include the impact of the tighter quarantine standards in the NCR Plus, which covers the National Capital Region (NCR) and four nearly provinces namely Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna, which “could lead to slower recovery in imports and the demand for US dollars to pay for imports, resulting to relatively

filed with and approved by the commission, it said in a statement on Friday.

Rule 10.1 of the SRC IRR enumerates the list of qualified buyers. SRC Sections 8 and 12 shall not apply to securities issued and sold to the expanded list of qualified buyers.

Under the proposed amendment, the commission shall consider as qualified buyers registered securities dealers, accounts managed by a registered broker under a discretion-

ary arrangement, and registered investment companies, such as mutual fund companies.

This is in addition to the current list of qualified buyers, which includes banks, registered investment houses, insurance companies, and pension funds or retirement plans maintained by the government.

The list of qualified buyers shall also include provident funds or pension funds maintained by a government agency or by a govern-

ment or private corporation and managed by an entity authorized accordingly by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) or SEC, as well as a trust corporation that is authorized by the BSP to perform the acts of a trustee, among others.

Additionally, the following entities will be deemed qualified buyers: pre-need company authorized by the Insurance Commission; authorized collective investment schemes; a listed

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SEC expanding list of qualified buyers

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he Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking to expand the list of entities deemed as qualified buyers in proposed amendments to the 2015 implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 8799, or the Securities Regulation Code (SRC).

Section 8 of the SRC provides that securities shall not be sold or offered for sale or distribution in the Philippines without a registration statement duly

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r. Zen Biotech, Inc., one of the vaccine manufacturer leads of the Board of Investments (BOI), is constructing a facility for production of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid--19) jabs at the First Bulacan Industrial Estate in Malolos City.

In his presentation to President Rodrigo Duterte Thursday night, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the pharmaceutical company’s project will have a total project cost of USD40 million (PHP1.9 billion) --USD20 million each for Phase 1 and Phase 2.

To be operational by 2022, the Dr. Zen’s facility is located in the economic zone in Bulacan that is eyed

to be the Philippine first pharmaceutical economic zone.

The pharmaceutical firm will produce second-generation recombinant vaccines for Covid-19 that uses more advanced or different technology compared to the original vaccines.

Current technology providers for Dr. Zen are from India and China.

The company is also looking into possible partnership with United Statesbased vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

Lopez also presented to Duterte that IG Biotech, Inc. and IP Biotech want to produce Covid-19 vaccines,

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DOLE says 250K displaced tourism workers get cash aid

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ver 250,000 formal workers in the tourism sector have received their cash assistance under the Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), an official said on Friday.

In a Laging Handa presser, Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay of the Employment and General Administration Cluster of the DOLE reported that some 250,000

workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic have benefitted from CAMP translating to PHP1.26 billion as of April 15.

“We also have processed more than 151,000 workers from tourism-related sector to the tune of PHP758 million that are being processed for payment within the month of April,” Tutay said.

She added that there are still available funds

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Pag-IBIG: Released home loans hit P20.94B in Q1 despite pandemic

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t least 20,712 members were able to acquire their own homes as home loan releases reached P20.94 billion in the first quarter of 2021 despite the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, PagIBIG Fund said.

The total is P5.77 billion or 33 percent higher compared to the P15.77 billion released during the same period last year, Pag-IBIG Fund said in a statement.

"We are happy to re-

port that our home loan releases in the first three months of 2021 have increased compared to the same period last year," said Secretary Eduardo D. del Rosario, who heads the Department of

Human Settlements and Urban Development and the 11-member Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees.

This means "more Filipino workers are being helped by Pag-IBIG Fund to secure their own homes, which is very important at this time of pandemic," Del Rosario added.

Out of the total amount, P2.2 billion were released as socialized home loans for the benefit of 5,074 Pag-IBIG Fund

members in the minimum-wage and low-income categories, the statement said.

Releases still increased compared to the period before the pandemic quarantine measures were imposed, said Pag-IBIG FUnd CEO Acmad Rizaldy Moti.

The agency released P15.49 billion in home loans from January 1 to March 15 this year, up 3.7 percent or by P546.97 million compared to

P14.94 billion in the same period last year, he said.

Moti added that last December, loan releases reached P12 billion, the highest amount released for a single month in the fund's history.

The number is likely to rise further as the economy continues to reopen, he said.

"We are glad that our momentum in the last quarter of 2020 carried over to first quarter of 2021,

despite the challenges caused by the pandemic," Moti said.

"We anticipate that our momentum will continue in the succeeding quarters, barring any major catastrophic event, so we help more members become homeowners,” he added.

Filipinos working and studying from homes also now have more time to renovate and fix their homes.

Sales of home im-

especially during this difficult time of the pandemic while observing the fasting month.

“As we face the challenges brought about by the pandemic, we call upon the business sectors to help our local businesses and services to remain viable in terms of maintaining their reasonable and fair pricing of basic goods,” MTITBARMM Minister Abuamri Taddik said in a statement.

Taddik said the fielding

of price monitoring teams intends to suppress the usual abuse of some local businessmen who take advantage of important occasions to increase their basic commodity prices, including this month of Ramadan.

“This call for reasonable and fair pricing is guided by the Islamic principles of justice and compassion and the symbiosis between consumers and producers that may help keep the wheels of our economy turning,” he said.

DOLE to hold online job fair, BARMM deploys teams to monitor prices of goods during Ramadan job summit on Labor Day

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he Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will hold a nationwide online job fair and job summit on May 1, Labor Day. “We are preparing for an extensive job fair on May 1, and all of our regional offices and Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) as well the employers who will participate are gathering different job vacancies for the event,” said

Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay in a Laging Handa briefing on Friday.

She added that a job summit will also be held which aims to "recover the employment that has been lost due to the pandemic" and for the business groups, labor groups, and the government to present the employment recovery agenda.

She said the public may

visit the Trabaho Negosyo Kabuhayan (TNK) web page under the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) which can be accessed at ble.dole.gov.ph.

“They can also visit our official social media pages particularly our Facebook account. They can also ask the Public Employment Service Offices of the local government units (LGUs) in every municipality, city,

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rice monitoring teams from the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MTITBARMM) have been deployed to ensure fair consumer prices of goods, particularly food, during Ramadan.

This was after the MTITBARMM urged the regional business sector on Saturday to be socially responsible in implementing fair pricing,

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On employers’ responsibility to implement alternative work arrangements and strictly enforce necessary health and safety protocols in the workplace to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 while ensuring that essential business operations are unhampered:

We must live with the realities of the pandemic.

Crucial sa new normal ang pagkakaroon ng sapat na safeguards laban sa sakit sa pang-araw araw nating pamumuhay.”

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go

EDITORIAL

An innovation center, at last

At long last, Davao City will soon have an all-important inventions and innovations center with the approval of an appropriate ordinance authored by First District Councilor Pilar C. Braga.

The landmark ordinance’s approval came on April 13, 2021, during the 14th regular session of the 19th City Council of Davao.

The ordinance establishes the Davao City Inventions and Innovators Center or DCIIC. Dr. Braga, who is chairperson of the committee of education, science and technology, arts and culture, said the ordinance “provides a venue where Davao City-based inventors, innovators and startups can access goods, services and capital so that their inventions and innovations can be fully developed, promoted and funded.”

She said “the DCIIC is envisioned to serve as startup enabler wherein a package of assistance such as prototype building, feasibility study and financial analysis, drafting of project proposals for funding, and intellectual property protection through its inhouse experts or tapping into its network of experts of existing research facilities, technology, business incubators and innovations centers will be made available for the local innovators, inventors,

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startups and technopreneurs.

The ordinance also creates the Dava City Invention and Innovation Board (DCIIB), to be headed by the city mayor. The board will be tasked to develop the city’s innovation goals, priorities and longterm strategies. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the Davao Region will sit in the board as a member along with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao and Deppartment of Information and Communication Technology (DICT)-Davao, Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Davao, ICT-Davao Inc., Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Davao City’s Inventors and Innovators Group, Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP)Davao City and the academe.

In reaction, Dr. Anthony C. Sales, DOST-Davao regional director sees the establishment of the center “as trailblazing development as crucial to fostering and sustaining a supportive ecosystem for the inventors and innovators.”

Simply stated, the creation of the center is a defining moment for Davao City as a leader in innovations in many fields of development and progress.

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ATTY. EMILY ZEN CHUA IBP DAVAO CORNER

SEPARATED BY LAW Dear IBP Davao, Ang sister ko ay nagkaroon ng 2 anak sa isang lalake na separated sa wife. Ang naging ama ng 2 kong pamangkin ay may mga anak sa legal wife nya. Dala ng mga pamangkin ko ang apelyido ng ama nila na makikita naman sa birth cert nila.

Just recently namatay na ang ama ng mga pamangkin ko and just recently nalaman ng sister ko na hindi pinamanahan ang ama ng kanyang mga anak dahil nga separated sya sa legal wife and nagsama ang sister ko at ang ama ng mga pamangkin ko. my question is, may makukuha ba na share ang mga pamangkin ko?

(My sister has two children from a married man already separated from his wife. My nieces’ father also has children from his legal wife. My nieces carry the surname

of their father and this is shown on their birth certificates. My nieces’ father already died but my sister recently learned that my nieces’ father inherited some property. Will my nieces have a share on the property inherited by their father?)

Grand Tita Dear Grand Tita, The right of your nieces to inherit will depend on what is the basis for their father’s inheritance, e.g., whether a will was left by your nieces’ father or not; whether your nieces’ father is a legitimate or illegitimate child himself; what is the basis of your nieces’ father’s inheritance. Let us assume that your nieces’ father inherited from his own parents – or the grandparents of your nieces – and left no last will and testament.

If their father is an illegitimate child, then

your nieces who are also illegitimate children can inherit from their grandparents as provided under Article 990 of the Civil Code which states, “The hereditary rights granted by the two preceding articles to illegitimate children shall be transmitted upon their death to their descendants, who shall inherit by right of representation from their deceased grandparent.”

On the other hand, if the father of your nieces is a legitimate child, then your nieces cannot inherit from their grandparents as provided under Article 992 of the Civil Code which stipulates that, “An illegitimate child has no right to inherit ab intestato from the legitimate children and relatives of his father or mother; nor shall such children or relatives inherit in the same manner from the illegiti-

mate child.”

Diaz v. Intermediate Appellate Court, a 1987 case, explained the basis of the prohibition under Art 992 as follows: “They may have a natural tie of blood, but this is not recognized by law for the purposes of Art. 992.

Between the legitimate family and the illegitimate family there is presumed to be an intervening antagonism and incompatibility. The illegitimate child is disgracefully looked down upon by the legitimate family; the family is in turn, hated by the illegitimate child; the latter considers the privileged condition of the former, and the resources of which it is thereby deprived; the former, in turn, sees in the illegitimate child nothing but the product of sin, palpable evidence of a blemish broken in life; the law does no

more than recognize this truth, by avoiding further grounds of resentment.”

Whether the presumption of law regarding Article 992 of the Civil Code is true or not is of no moment. For intestate succession, the prohibition under Article 992 applies whether or not there is antagonism between the “legitimate” and “illegitimate” family. The better option is always to discuss estate planning with your lawyer as early as possible.

The above legal opinion is based solely on the appreciation of the facts and problem given and stated above. The opinion may vary when other facts, circumstances, and situations are stated. Please email your questions regarding legal rights and issues to IBP Davao Corner at ibpdavao@gmail. com.

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PTFoMS, through Egco and Andanar, also the PTFoMS Co-Chair, sent a letter to Galvez petitioning the IATF for the inclusion of media workers among the A4 beneficiaries.

Egco pointed out that “much like the work being done by our health workers in saving the lives of our countrymen, the Philippine media have been indispensable in the fight by bringing important and life-saving

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VACC... FROM2 information to the people regarding the virus and the measures put in place to stop the disease pursuant to the guidelines and advisories issued by the IATF.” “Media workers have risked their lives in order to bring the latest news and information to the Filipino people about the virus and its effects. However, as part of the so-called front-liners, they are inevitably exposed to health risks and hazards while they are fulfilling

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

PHILIPPINE SAVING BANK (PSBank)

Mortgagee, -Versus -

CHURLETTE GUERRERO CHU AND SPS. ARLENE G. CHU & RULLITE T. CHU, Borrowers/Mortgagors X------------------------------------------------/

EJF-REM CASE NO. 17,894-2021

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by mortgagee PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK ( PSBank) against CHURLETTE GUERRERO CHU AND SPS. ARLENE G. CHU AND RULLITE T.CHU, with postal address at No. 15-B, Quimpo Boulevard, Ecoland, Matina, Davao city and collateral address at Unit 5201 One Oasis Davao Condominium Building 5, Eco-West Drive, Ecoland, davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of March 16, 2021 amounted to PHP 3, 130, 555.81 plus accruing interest, penalty and other charges thereon from said date up to the date of foreclosure sale, publication, plus other legal expenses incident to the foreclosure sale; the undersigned Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Davao city will sell at public auction on May 13, 2021 at 10:00 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 mentioned and described below together with all improvements found thereon, to wit: CONDOMINIUM CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2018001420 “ SECOND FLOOR LEVEL: UNIT 5201- A RESIDENTIAL TYPE CONDOMINIUM UNIT AT ONE OASIS DAVAO BUILDING 5, SITUATED IN ECO-WEST DRIVE, ECOLAND DAVAO CITY, CONTAINING AN AREA OF FORTY TWO POINT EIGHTY ( 42.80) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL AND A BALCONY AREA OF TWO POINT EIGHTY ( 2.80 ) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS., AND A LEDGE AREA OF ONE POINT FIFTY SIX ( 1.56) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. XXX” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event that the public auction should not take place on the said date it shall be held on June 3, 2021 without further notice.

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

Davao City Philipines, April 12, 2021.

For Atty. Francisco M. Campaner The OIC Clerk of Court/Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff

SUNNY D. MAURILLO

Sheriff IV

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH Judicial Region Branch 12- Family Court Davao City

R-DVO-20-03396-SP FOR: ADOPTION OF MINOR

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR ALSTON SEAN DOMINIC MANTUA SY,

DEOLINO CHIU SY, Petitioner x----------------------------------------------------------------x

ORDER

Petitioner filed a verified petition praying that he be allowed to adopt as his own child, ALSTON SEAN DOMINIC MANTUA SY, minor, who was born on March 7, 2006 in Cebu City, that the proposed adoptee is the biological child of Sarah Jane Mantua-Sy, the wife of herein petitioner, before their marriage on August 8, 2015; Petitioner further prays that Alston Sean Dominic Mantua Sy be declared as his legitimate son.

In the Manifestation filed by Social Welfare Officer II, Joel Paulino C. Caturan dated February 24, 2021, he favorably recommended the adoption of the said child by the petitioner.

Wherefore, let the petition be set for hearing on June 29, 2021 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon at which date and time, all persons concerned may appear to show cause, if any, why the prayer in thepetition shall not be granted.

The Preliminary Conference for the marking of exhibits on May 5, 2021 at 3:30 in the afternoon before the Branch Clerk of Court.

Let this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in Edge Davao, a newspaper of general circulation in the City and three (3) provinces of Davao, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

Notify all parties concerned and the Solicitor General through this Order.

SO ORDERED Davao City, Philippines, February 24, 2021.

DANTE A. BAGUIO Presiding Judge

Meawhile, the city is currently inoculating Priority Group A1 or all workers in a health facility. The city will proceed to Priority

their duty to bring the news to the people,” he added.

Andanar and Egco said they backed the previous call of Go that “the media should also be given priority once the safe and effective vaccines are available so that (they) can continue

Group A2 or Senior Citizens aged 60 years old and above, right after the Priority Group A1 is completed. with (their) work of covering and bringing news to our countrymen.”

President Duterte created PTFoMS through Administrative Order No. 1 in 2016 with a mandate of promoting the welfare of media workers. (PR)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 4 PANABO CITY

SHERRY MAE PARROT

CIVIL CASE NO. CC 06 -2020

REP. BY LUZVIMINDA G. PARROT

FOR: ACCION REINVIDICATORIA

Plaintiff AND QUIETING OF TITLE WITH PRAYER FOR PRELIMINARY MANDATORY

-VERSUSINJUNCTION AND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER VANESSA A. SITOY AND THE REGISTERED OF DEEDS OF DAVAO DEL NORTE, TAGUM CITY Respondent x-----------------------------------------x

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

You, Vanessa A. Sitoy of new Washington Village, Maa, Davao City, are hereby required within Sixty (60) days from the last publication of this summons to file with this Court and serve on the petitioner your answer to the petition, a copy of which is attached together with the annexes. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA. Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observed restraint in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the answer. If you fail to file your answer within the time fixed, the petitioner will take judgment by default and maybe granted the relief applied for in the petition.

WITNESS THE HON. CARMEL GIL GRADO, Judge of this Court, this 13th day of October 2020 at Panabo City.

ATTY. ELMA A. TORMON Clerk of Court V

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH Judicial Region Branch 17, Davao City

SP. PROC.NO.R-DVO-16-01638-SP FOR: NATURALIZATION

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF DANIEL CAI GANG SHI A.K.A. DANIEL CHUA

Petitioner X---------------------------------------------------------X

ORDER Petitioner Cai Gang Shi a.k.a Daniel Chua, through legal counsel, filed a petition to be admitted as a citizen of the Philippines.

The Petition, inter alia, alleges. That the petitioner is of legal age, single and has no child; his full name in Chinese is Cai Gang Shi but is known here in the Philippines as Daniel Chua and a resident of No. 41 Juan dela Cruz St., Davao city; that he was born on March 31, 1970 in Fujian, China; he is single and has no child;he arrived by plane on board Philippine Airlines in Manila, Philippines on January 26, 1985; has been residing continuously in the Philippines for more than thirty one (31) years; he gainfully employed and engaged in business from which he derives an annual income of one hundred ninety – one thousand seven hundred eighty-eight (191,788.00) pesos, Philippine Currency and that he intends to present as his witness the persons of James A. Lao and Fe Dominque G. Zafra to substantiate the allegations in the Petition.

Finding the Petitioner in form and substance, it is hereby given due course.

The Petitioner is directed to Publish the petition for three (3) consecutive weeks in the Official Gazette and in newspaper of general circulation, as his expense.

Set the Petition for hearing on September 22, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. ordering all interested persons to appear on the said date and show cause, why this petition should not be granted.

Let this Oeder setting forth the hearing of the Petition be posted at the Bulletin Board of the hall of Justice, Davao City.

SO ORDERED Davao City Philippines, February 3, 2021.

EMMANUEL C. CARPIO Acting Presiding Judge

SSS ranks fifth highest in resolution rate among government agencies

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he Social Security System (SSS) achieved a 92.03 percent resolution rate for queries, complaints, and requests, said the Civil Service Commission (CSC), attaining the fifth-highest rank among government agencies in the country.

In its Contact Center ng Bayan (CCB) January to December 2020 Report, CSC said the pension fund resolved 1,166 queries, complaints, and requests out of 1,267 calls endorsed through the CCB from the said period.

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said: “As of January 28, 2021, 100% of the endorsed cases in the previous year were settled with an average turnaround time of four working days. We want to commend our employees in all concerned units for their dedication and strict monitoring of each referred case,

despite resorting to alternative work arrangements due to lockdowns imposed last year.”

Among the top three concerns referred to SSS involve maternity benefits, loans, and unemployment benefit/involuntary separation applications.

Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) earned the top spots with a 100 percent resolution rate. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) placed second with 98.81 percent, while the Land Transportation Office ranked third with 92.74 percent.

CCB is a government feedback mechanism established by the CSC and the Communications Technology Office-National Computer Center (ICTO-NCC) to support the implementation of Republic Act No. 9845 or the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) of 2007.

fully ensure the holder's protection.

“I hope that information will be streamlined with the banks, LTO/LTFRB registrations, and all government agencies, SIM card registration, and other entities.

An incorruptible/secured main database is needed for this to work just like here in KSA,” Edong said in a recent Facebook post.

Signed into law by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in August 2018, Republic Act 11055, or the Philippine

Identification System Act, aims to establish a single national ID for all Filipinos and resident aliens.

The national ID shall be a valid proof of identity that shall be a means of simplifying public and private transactions, enrollment in schools, and the opening of bank accounts.

It will also boost efficiency, especially in dealing with government services where people will only need to present one ID during transactions. (PNA)

the Bureau of Fire Protection on who among the priority LGUs will receive the emergency vehicles," he said.

Sinarimbo said the BARMM government would continue its mandate to

strengthen the region’s emergency response capability, particularly in attending to the immediate needs of calamity-affected communities. (PNA)

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION Branch 15, Davao city rtc1dav015@judiciary.gov.ph (082)298-3336 / 09236095058

SP. PROC. NO. R-DVO-20-03737-SP

IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MARY JOY MALADI TANUTAN, PARTICULARLY UNDER COLUMN 16 (DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE OF PARENTS) BY STRIKING OUT THE WORDS “MARCH 23, 1988-MARBEL, SOUTH COTABATO” AND REPLACING THE SAME WITH THE WORDS “NOT MARRIED”; AND, UNDER COLUMN 13 ( MIDDLE NAME OF FATHER)

BY STRIKING OUT THE WORD “COMBATER” AND REPLACING THE SAME WITH THE WORD, “COMBOCAR”, THE CORRECT ONE. MARY JOY MALADI TANUTAN Petitioner

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LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, DAVAO CITY PHILIPPINES Respondent. x-------------------------------------------x

ORDER

This is a verified petition to correct the entries in the Certficate of Live Birth of Mary Joy Maladi Tanutan bearing Registry No. 200217128.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the petition shall be heard on June 9, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. at the session hall of this Court , which date, hour and place, all interested persons are hereby cited to appear and show cause if they have any, why the petition should not be granted.

Let copy of this Order be published before the hearing date at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Davao once a week for (3) consecutive weeks. Furnish the Davao city Civil Registrar and the Solicitor General copies of this Order and Petition.

SO ORDERED Davao City Philippines, March 25, 2021.

MARIO C. DUAVES Presiding Judge

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More housing projects soon to rise in Mindanao

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he Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) signed deals with three local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao as part of its mandate to provide sustainable, resilient, and affordable housing units to all Filipinos.

DHSUD Secretary Eduardo del Rosario signed three memoranda of agreement (MOA) with the local chief executives of Kidapawan City, M’Lang, North Cotabato and Magsaysay, Davao del Sur on April 15 for the development of "socialized housing projects" under the Duterte administration’s flagship program Building Adequate, Livable, Affordable and Inclusive Filipino communities (BALAI).

“These MOAs are testament to the Duterte administration’s commitment to continue providing decent and affordable housing and sustainable communities to underprivileged Filipinos in rural areas through a whole-of-nation approach and close coordination with LGUs,” he said in a statement Friday.

DHSUD 11 (Davao region) Officer in Charge Director Miguel Palma Gil, mayors Joseph Evangelista of Kidapawan, Arthur Davin of Magsaysay in Davao del Sur, and Russel Abonado of M’Lang in North Cotabato were among the signatories.

“By establishing an effective partnership with LGUs, DHSUD will be able to reach out and assist more Filipinos who wish to have a house of their own,” del Rosario added.

Through the agreements, the DSHUD will extend assistance to the LGUs for their BALAI-certified socialized housing programs using the "incentivized compliance of private developers to balanced housing" funds.

Under the pacts, relocation sites will be projected in the villages of Ilomavis and Indangan to cater to victims of the October 2019 earthquake in Kidapawan City.

It will also pave the way for the construction of five multi-purpose facilities in selected socialized relocation sites in Magsaysay while other relocation projects will be built in barangays Lepaga and New Esperanza in M'lang.

On Friday, del Rosario also graced the groundbreaking ceremony of a BALAI Filipino project in Calinan, Davao City.

The DHSUD, in partnership with Vista Land and Bria Homes, will develop a housing project on a 121,378-square meter land.

This housing project will benefit those residing in high-risk areas, nearby communication towers, riverbanks, and those occupying either private- or government-owned properties.

(PNA)

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ities and react to reports on the presence of terrorists in converging areas such as malls, terminals, parks, public markets, government offices, restaurants and hotels.

Last Month, TF Davao also spearheaded the first-ever community simulation exercise in the country in countering the New People’s Army (NPA) special partisan unit (SPARU) by testing their capability to report suspicious persons especially individuals

tasked to conduct assasination in the barangay-level.

These exercises, according to Legarde, affirms that the city has developed a robust security system based on the support and cooperation of the citizens.

TF Davao Commander Colonel Consolito P Yecla said, “We reaffirm our commitment to be always a step or steps ahead of our adversary and be more responsive and relevant to the needs of Davaoeños.” (AMA) Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No.11 Libby Road, Bago Gallera, Davao City Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TH FREIGHT TRUCK Service.

Case No. R11-NCTH-2020-12-063 BENEDICT E. TOGONON,

Petitioner. x----------------------------------------------x

SECOND NOTICE OF HEARING

October 01-31, 2020

April 21, 2021 (Wed.) 9:00 AM VGM Pawnshop, Inc. Quezon Branch, Tagum City

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late VENANCIO SAAVEDRA BANGOY and VENERANDA ABRIO BANGOY who died on JANUARY 15, 1998 and May 16, 2019 , leaving a parcel of land with TCT No. T-9042 has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE executed among their heirs, per Doc. No.11; PageNo.4; Book No.VII Series of 2021, of the NOTARY PUBLIC ATTY. JOCELYN ARRO-VALENCIA

In the application filed on December 17, 2020, applicant requests authority for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGH TRUCK SERVICE for the transportation of freight on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit.

NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on JUNE 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date applicant shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

Davao City, Philippines, April 13, 2021.

Dir. NONITO A. LLANOS III Regional Director Petitioner, Fernando Y. Mandanas Counsel, Atty. Marvin G. Camino

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Section 11 states that the operations division of CWRO shall be composed of specialists, engineers, technicians, assistants, community extension workers and other related field personnel while all data and activities shall be

reviewed by the Science, Technology and Laboratory Division.

The proposed ordinance was crafted with the assistance of a volunteer technical working group according to Cristy Garsuta Gallano, a chemical engineer and urban and regional planner.

the center, there is a need to create a Davao City Inventions and Innovations Council to set policies and directions of the center.

The council will also supervise the implementation of the policies and appropriate the annual budget of the center.

The council will be composed of the city mayor as chair and SP Committee on Education as vice chair

and members that include the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO), Davao Investment and Promotions Center (DCIPC), DOST 11, DTI 11, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc (DCCCII), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Davao Inventors Group, and Business Incubators-Public Academe Institution. Maya Padillo

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB Ordinary Regular Service.

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TH FREIGHT TRUCK Service.

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Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No.11 Libby Road, Bago Gallera, Davao City

Case No. R11-EV-FC-2021-3-1569 (2001-XI-01569) FE M. PERONO,

Petitioner. x----------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a FILCAB Ordinary Regular service on the route: CIRCULATION ROUTE 2 with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on June 11, 2021.

In the petition filed on March 29, 2021, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same units previously authorized.

NOTICE is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on JUNE 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

Davao City, Philippines, April 13, 2021.

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Regional Franchising and Regulatory Office No.11 Libby Road, Bago Gallera, Davao City

Case No. R11-NCTH-2020-12-064 BENEDICT E. TOGONON,

Applicant. x----------------------------------------------x

SECOND NOTICE OF HEARING In the application filed on December 17, 2020, applicant requests authority for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGH TRUCK SERVICE for the transportation of freight on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit.

NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on JUNE 22, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date applicant shall publish this Notice once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Parties opposed to the granting of the application must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

Davao City, Philippines, April 13, 2021.

Dir. NONITO A. LLANOS III Regional Director

Dir. NONITO A. LLANOS III Regional Director Petitioner, Fe M. Perono Counsel, Atty. Placido A. Garde, Jr.

Petitioner, Benedict E. Togonon Counsel, Atty. Bai Hundra Cassandra Dominique N. Advincula

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This factor is expected to be boosted by the structural flows, he said.

Ricafort added the still

high GIR level is expected to continue to support the Philippine peso against speculative attacks. (PNA)

influenza multivalent vaccines, and pneumococcal polyvalent vaccines in the country.

IG Biotech is a pharmaceutical trader while IP Biotech is engaged in manufacturing activities, he said.

The two companies will sign a memorandum of understanding with BOI and the National Development Company (NDC), which are both chaired by the DTI chief.

“With all this indication, interest to produce in the

Philippines, of course they need our support,” Lopez said.

Among the requests of the pharmaceutical firms to the national government is the fast processing of their applications, and for the government to buy vaccines from these potential Covid-19 local manufacturers.

Duterte vowed that the government will support the potential Covid-19 manufacturers in the country.

(PNA)

entity that engages the service of a professional fund manager; and a foreign entity that, if established or incorporated in the Philippines, would be covered by the enumeration.

The commission may also determine as qualified buyers, by rule or order, such other persons on the basis of such factors as financial sophistication, net worth, knowledge, and experience in financial and business matters, or amount of assets under management.

The proposed amendments also aim to reflect in SRC IRR Rule 9 provisions pertaining to the list of securities exempted from registration, as stated in SRC Section 9.

Furthermore, the proposed amendments will allow the commission to add

to the list of exempt securities through the issuance of an order, in addition to the implementation of a rule or regulation after public hearing.

The SEC released the proposed amendments to SRC Rules 9 and 10 on the commission’s website on April 14 for public comment.

All interested parties may submit their comments on the proposed amendments not later than April 20 to the Markets and Securities Regulation Department located on the ground floor, Secretariat Building, PICC Complex, Pasay City.

Comments may likewise be emailed at msrd_ covid19@sec.gov.ph, gjflagman@sec.gov.ph, and gclagonoy@sec.gov.ph. (PR)

from the allocation, where they expect to accommodate some 200,000 more workers.

“There is still PHP1 billion left from the tourism budget that can accommodate around 200,000 workers and hopefully, we will be able to finish this

before the month of June,” she said.

The government has allocated a PHP3.1 billion budget under CAMP for tourism workers.

The CAMP is a onetime cash assistance worth PHP5,000. (PNA)

provement products have also seen a surge this year, with items such as storage solutions and 3D wallpapers among the top items purchased during the last 4.4 sale event, according to an e-commerce

platform.

The work-from-home set-up also prompted home renovations as early as last year, a home improvement center has said.

and province near them,” Tutay added.

The events will be held online as mass gatherings remain prohibited amid the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.

“Our job fair will be different this year because of the pandemic, gather-

ings are not allowed so the DOLE in coordination with the PESO will be holding a job fair online,” she added.

Before the pandemic, the annual event is held simultaneously in big venues where the main celebration is happening in Metro Manila. (PNA)

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The Medina Family, led by Mr. Armando Calvo Medina, shared to the public their research on the Battle of Ising in the Katigaman Lecture Series of the

Tagum City Historical and Cultural Center last April 16, 2021 at the Tagumpay Theatre.

Battle of Ising remembered in LGU-led pilot lecture series

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AGUM CITY—Tagumenyos are urged to remember the Battle of Ising which happened in May 1945 as a “paragon of Filipino patriotism in Davao” during World War II. Local Historian Armando Calvo Medina, who led the family-initiated historical inquiry of this battle in the late 2000s, expressed admiration for a group of ragtag Filipino guerillas, many of whom are Tagumenyos, who fought hard against the superior Japanese soldiers in a valiant move to stall their bid to occupy northern Davao and parts of Agusan.

“We won that war without any single American fighting on the field,” said Medina, who is among the inaugural lecturers of the newly-launched 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹

𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 on Friday, April 16, 2021.

This heroism led not only to the eventual freeing of Davao from Japanese occupation, but was also instrumental in the liberation of the whole of Mindanao.

Citing primary sources from war veterans themselves, the Medinas linked this battle’s success to the gallantry of the Dabaonons, many of whom are Tagumenyos.

“The guerilla movement prevented more Japanese atrocities that could have happened if they occupied the Free Davao Area,” said Cyrus Medina, one of the lecturers during

the lecture series, a regular monthly programming held at the Center’s Tagumpay Theatre.

While Ising is practically a part of Carmen town, the Medinas shared that Tagumenyos need to remember the Battle of Ising as the place was formerly under Tagum municipality’s jurisdiction when the battle happened.

“Ising was then a sitio of Tuganay, and Tuganay was once a barrio of Tagum.

So by history, we could not deny that the Battle of Ising belongs to this place,” said the Medina patriarch.

Tagum is also host to the first and longest airfield in Mindanao during World War II located in a long strip along Farm 7 in what is now the National Highway in Barangay Magdum.

Adds Armando: “The war cannot sustain without the provision of food. The

Lumads of Tagum were the ones providing food for the guerilla members,” citing Tipanud participation in the eight-day battle, aside from helping build the airfield in Magdum.

These historical discoveries on Tagum’s role in the Battle of Ising, publicized for the first time, are among the salient points presented during the Katigaman Lecture Series which is a monthly event organized by the Tagum City Historical and Cultural Office, with talks focusing on heritage, history, culture and the arts.

The inaugural lecture entitled Frontlines also featured the plight of medical frontliners at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic as presented by Dr. Adela Lhuz Caya, the chief resident of the Department of Anesthesiology of the Davao Regional Medical Center. Louie Lapat/CHCO

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John Riel Casimero is set to meet Cuban counter-punching specialist Guillermo Rigondeaux.

Casimero set for August 14 title fight with Rigondeaux

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ilipino boxing champion John Riel Casimero has secured his fight date with Cuban counter-punching specialist Guillermo Rigondeaux.

The two are set to collide for Casimero's

WBO bantamweight title in the main event of a

“Showtime championship boxing” card on August 14, according to Boxing Scene.

Also at stake is Rigondeaux's WBA "regular" bantamweight crown.

A victory over the

highly technical Cuban fighter is likely to boost Casimero's chances of getting a title unification bout with Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue.

Inoue is the WBA's "super" champion.

Casimero is already eager to meet Rigondeaux in the ring, saying the Cuban is likely to be knocked out when he gets a direct hit.

"Alam naman natin na tinalo niya si (Nonito)

Donaire. Two-time Olympian din 'yan. 'Di natin minamaliit," said the outspoken native of Ormoc in a previous YouTube post.

"Pero 'pag matamaan 'yan sa atin isang beses lang tulog 'yan."

PSC asks NSAs, athletes to keep guard vs. Covid-19

With the number of monitored infected cases rising in the past weeks, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez reminded everyone to “never put your guard down when it comes to Covid-19.”

After imposing a 10-workday lockdown on the two complexes of the agency starting Tuesday, Ramirez informed that disinfection of facilities was being carried out and a revision of health-security protocols has been done.

He expressed his concern over the alarming number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases that were monitored in the last round of testing.

“We sent all athletes home even before the imposition of the first lockdown last year,” Ramirez said in a news release on Friday.

He said there are no more athletes training or staying in any of the agency’s facilities.

Both the Rizal Memorial Sports Com-

plex in Manila and PhilSports in Pasig are being used as “we-heal-as-one centers.”

Among the many assistance given to athletes and National Sports Associations (NSAs), the PSC also assists in getting them reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing when requested or required for their training or competitions.

Ramirez urged all NSAs to be more cautious and to actively remind their athletes to follow basic protocols saying, “in this case, it is better to be safe than sorry.”

Some sports are training under their NSAs in venues outside PSC facilities.

Assistance and Coordination Division Chief and head of the PSC Emergency Response Team, Manuel Bitog, has been designated head of the Risk Management Team.

Executive Director Guillermo Iroy Jr. has given instructions to implement stricter protocols and roll out a QR code-based monitoring system within the agency to aid interaction tracing. (PR)

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PSC continues support for Olympic hopefuls

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pril will see atleast two national teams in different international meets in their pursuit for a shot at an Olympic slot and a gold.

The weightlifting team led by 2016 Summer Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz left for Tashkent, Uzbekistan to participate in the Asian Weightlifting Championships, an Olympic qualifying event.

The PSC backed the national weightlifters with over Php 4.9 million pesos covering airfare, hotel accommodation, allowances, and other travel expenses from April 11-25. This includes support of almost P1 million for Diaz and her personal team composed of Chinese weightlifting coach Kaiwen Gao and strength and conditioning coach Julius Irvin Naranjo for this qualifying competition alone.

PSC Chairman William Ramirez said the agency may be going through some difficulties in resources given the crisis but its priorities are clear adding that “it was never a question of supporting them or not because we will, as much as we can.”

Diaz is joined by eight Filipino weightlifting hopefuls in the Asian tilt. They are 2020 IWF Online Youth World Cup gold medalist Vanessa Sarno, Roma World Cup podium finisher John Fabuar Ceniza, 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Kristel Macrohon, Elreen Ann Ando, Mary Flor Diaz, Margaret Colonia, John Dexter Tabique, and Elien Rose Perez.

The said tournament will complete the six Olympics qualifying events required for Diaz to formally seal her Tokyo Olympics berth and become the seventh Philippine qualifier to the games.

The triathlon team will also get nearly a million in financial assistance for their participation to the 2021 Asia Triathlon Championships in Hatsukaichi, Japan from April 23-25.

2016 Summer Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz left for Tashkent, Uzbekistan to participate in the Asian Weightlifting Championships.