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MALAYBALAY CITY – Severe tropical storm “Florita” (international name: Ma-on) won’t af fect Mindanao and the Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysi cal and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) said in an advisory issued at 5 a.m. Tuesday.

1,834 teens in Oro gave birth in 2021

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Paddler teams try to outdo each other during the 3rd Kagay-an Dragon Boat Fiesta Race held at the Cagayan de Oro River on Aug. 21, 2022. (Photo courtesy of DOT-10)

SOME 1,834 teenage girls in Cagayan de Oro, in cluding 50 who were 10 to 14 years old, gave birth last year, the City Health Office reported Monday, August 22. City Health Officer Ra chel Dilla, in a weekly press briefing at City Hall, said that although last year’s data was lower than the 2,252 teenage moms in 2020, still pregnancy among 10 to 14 age-group is alarming.“They are just Grade 4, 5 or 6 students and had to stop schooling due to pregnancy,” said Dilla and that the 1,784 who at 15 to 18 years old had to stay home to take care of their babies, instead of being in school.Based on data the CHO chief presented, incidence of teenage pregnancy in the city has tapered from 2,995 in 2019 and 2,859 in 2018. Also, there were corresponding Grade 2 pupils listen to their teacher at the City Central School in Cagayan de Oro as classes opened nationwide Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (Jigger Jerusalem | MT)

By Franck Dick CorrespondentRosete WITH the start of the opening of limited face-to-face classes on Monday, August 22, one of the challenges faced by some of the schools here was the shortage of classrooms, a high-ranking official of the Cagayan de Oro City Schools DivisionLorebinasaid. Carasco, the assistant superintendent of Cagayan de Oro City Schools Division, said in a phone interview Monday, August 22, that some of schools here that experienced shortage of classrooms are the central schools, where huge numbers of students However,enrolled.despite the shortage, the schools, with the guidance of the City Schools Division, have made a strategy to cater the students and con ducted the first day of classes. “Kulang man ta sa class rooms, so ang nahitabo adu nay shifting nga gihimo.

By Alexander Lopez BUTUAN CITY – Ba rangay Doongan here was conferred winner of the Lupong Tagapamayapa (Lu pon) Incentives Awards – City Level given by the Department of the Interior and Local Government in the Caraga region. The village was recog nized for registering 99 per cent efficiency and effectiv ity rates in the extrajudicial settlement of minor cases between barangay residents.

By Alexander Lopez BUTUAN CITY – A secu rity agency in Surigao del Norte is facing charges for failing to present pertinent documents on the firearms and ammunition seized by authorities from its posses sion.In a statement Tuesday, the provincial police said charges were being prepared against the Phela Eagles Se curity Agency for violation of Republic Act (RA) 10591 or the Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammuni tion.“I commend the troops for the successful police operation in line with our campaign against illegal possession of firearms,” pro vincial police director, Col. Renato Mercado, said. At least 28 12-gauge shot guns, two 9mm. pistols, 295 pieces of shotgun ammuni tion, and five pieces of 9mm. ammunition were seized on August 5 from person nel of the security agency at a checkpoint manned by members of the provincial police and the 30th Infantry Battalion at the border of Su rigao del Norte and Surigao del AlsoSur. confiscated from the group were 15 units of handheld radios. The firearms and ammu nition were loaded in three vehicles driven by persons who identified themselves with the security agency. (PNA) Members of the Surigao del Norte Police and the Army’s 30th Infantry Battalion seize 14 undocumented firearms. (Photo courtesy of SDNPPO)

In an interview on Fri day, Doongan village chief Gilberto Enriquez said the high efficiency and effectiv ity rates of the barangay's Lupong Tagapamayapa were recorded within a pe riod of three years from 2019 to 2021.Doongan village offi cials received the award Thursday, along with a PHP150,000 cash prize. In 2019, Enriquez said 193 cases filed at their Lu pon were all settled while in 2020, a total of 157 of the 159 cases filed in the settlement body were also resolved.“Thetwo cases of the 159 in 2020 were issued a cer tification by the Lupon for filing of cases in the regular courts,” he said. Last year, he said 139 cases were also filed in the Lupon and all were settled effectively.

Butuan village ‘Lupon’ feted for efficient settling of cases

The Davao City government is organizing a mass vaccination drive for the remaining Saturdays of August. (Photo courtesy of the Davao City government)

COTABATO CITY – Cit ing exhaustion, a member of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) surrendered to mili tary authorities in Maguin danao Friday. Lt. Col. Ferdinand dela Cruz, commander of the Army’s 6th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (6MIB), only identified the BIFF sur renderer as “Rosbil” due to security reasons. Dela Cruz said Rasbil, 40, is a BIFF affiliate and member of the Private Armed Group under a certain Jun Barang.Rasbil turned in his Ulti max 100 5.56mm light ma chinegun to dela Cruz before he was presented to Lt. Col. Johnny Bayog, the chief of staff of the 1st Brigade Com bat Team, at the command post of the 6MIB in Barangay Pigcalagan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.SultanBanjo Mampon, Sultan Kudarat town admin istrator, and other local of ficials witnessed the turnover ceremony.Thelocal government unit assured financial assistance to the surrenderer as part of the military’s Balik Baril program.Rasbil will also undergo documentation for the issu ance of appropriate clearance and documents for his enroll ment in the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program, dela Cruz said. (Edwin Fer nandez | PNA) A gunner of the outlawed BIFF, identified only as “Rasbil” (4th from left), surrendered to the military. (Photo courtesy of 6MIB)

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vaccinationtanceunderscoredmzamrepresentativeVaccination13.ClusterDr.ZaZailononFridaytheimporofsustainedmassafterthesuc cess of the pre-Kaday awan special vaccination drive from July 26 to 30. “During the special mass vaccination, the city was able to inoculate 1,125 Dabawenyos. We aim for a bigger result for the Bakuna Saturdays,” Zailon said. He said the Bakuna Saturdays would offer first and second doses, as well as booster Boostershots.shots, how ever, will not be given to individuals.immunocompromised

By Che Palicte DAVAO CITY – The 37th Kadayawan sa Davao Festi val celebration was generally peaceful, the Police Region al Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) said Monday. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Silo Jr., the PRO-11 director, attributed the festival's suc cess to the partnership of the city police, military, security force multipliers, city gov ernment and the community

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By Edwin Fernandez MAKILALA, North Cota bato – Authorities are on a manhunt against a detainee who escaped from his guard at the municipal police sta tion here, an official said Friday.Lt. Col. Jojet Nicolas, municipal police chief, iden tified the escapee as Bryan Louie Jayson Sanoy, who is facing rape and carnapping charges at a Davao City court.Sanoy was detained at the Makilala police custodial facility since July 8 this year following his arrest. He escaped his guard on Thursday after he and 11 oth ers were allowed brief exer cises at the police compound. “This usual activity every morning is being done to maintain the good physical condition of the detainees while strict supervision is implemented,” Nicolas said. (PNA) Prisoner who fled in NoCot is hunted

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Davao City’s ‘Bakuna Saturdays’ seeks hike in vax rate

Kadayawan festivities, at least 11,459 law enforcement personnel were deployed in the region to ensure public Davao PNP lauds successful celebration of Kadayawan festivities

Data from the Depart ment of Health showed that the city has 99.9 per cent coverage as of August 8. However, this city and several provinces in the Davao region have low collective turnouts for booster vaccinations, data from the regional health office showed. In the whole region, only 540,462 individuals have acquired the first booster shots while only 64,980 got the second booster jabs. (PNA)

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By Christine Cudis DAVAO CITY – To fur ther raise the number of vaccinated Dabawenyos, the City Government of Davao will conduct a mass vaccination drive dubbed “Bakuna Saturdays” for children five years and above at the People's Park starting August

as a“Thewhole.activation of the Multi-Agency Coordinat ing Center that was used in real-time monitoring and assessment was also useful and necessary in the event's successful outcome,” Silo said in a Duringstatement.theAug. 15-21

“In three years, the Lu pon in Doongan received 491 cases, 489 of which were all resolved at our level,” Enriquez said. (PNA) Village chief Gilberto Enriquez of Doongan, Butuan City, receives the recognition. (Photo contributed by Daisiree Enriquez-Makilan)

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RVP Delio Aseron II and LHIO-Bukidnon Chief Romulo Lapuz with their wives, while sharing a light moment with the IP leaders in Bukidnon. (PhilHealth-10)

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The Northern Mindanao Regional Convergence Initiative is poised to launch the Muleta Watershed as the fourth convergence area in the region. (DA-10)

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WHEREAS, the Professional Regulation Commission (Commission) has the mandate under Republic Act No. 8981, known as the “PRC Modernization Act of 2000”, to administer, implement, and enforce the regulatory policies of the national government with respect to the regulation and licensing of the various professions and occupations under its jurisdiction, xxx; perform any and all acts, enter into contracts, make such rules and regulations and issue such orders and other administrative issuance as may be necessary in the execution and implementation of its functions and the improvement of its services; and adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectively implement policies with respect to the regulation and practice of the professions; WHEREAS, the Commission issued Resolution No. 1089 (s 2018) on the “Revised Rules on the Accreditation of Professional Organizations and Integrated Professional Organizations”. Section 21, Rule 8 thereof provides that the non renewal and expiration of accreditation shall automatically result in the loss or forfeiture of all the rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of the Accredited Professional Organization (APO)/AIPO. The expiration or non renewal of accreditation shall carry the same effects as that of cancellation/suspension as stipulated in Section 20 of the said Resolution; WHEREAS, in view of the difficulties encountered by some applicants in complying with the requirements of Commission Resolution No. 1089 (s 2018) due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the Commission issued Resolution 1504 (s. 2022)1 allowing temporary or provisional APO/AIPO accreditation to qualified applicants during the State of Calamity brought about by the pandemic; WHEREAS, Section 2 (1), Rule II of Commission Resolution No. 1504 states that the professional organization shall submit a letter to the concerned Professional Regulatory Board (PRB), through the Commission’s Accreditation and Compliance Division, requesting for the grant of a Provisional Accreditation (PA). The request must indicate the specific documentary requirement/s that it failed to submit or comply with and the reason or justification for its non submission or non compliance. The requesting professional organization must have filed an application for APO/AIPO accreditation (new or renewal) before the concerned PRB and the Commission can proceed to act on the request for the grant of a PA. Section 2 (2), Rule II of the same Resolution likewise states that the concerned PRB shall evaluate the merits of the request, and on the basis thereof, decide whether or not to grant the PA. In case of request for a PA as AIPO, the concerned PRB if it finds the request in order, shall issue a Resolution recommending to the Commission for approval the grant of a PA; 1 “Rules on the Issuance of Provisional Accreditation to Professional Organizations and Integrated Professional Organizations During the State of Calamity Brought About by the Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19)” 11

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TRUE to its mandate to provide responsive health insurance coverage for all citizens of Philippines,the the Phil Health Regional Office 10 (PhilHealth-10) has recently forged a partnership with the seven tribes of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the province of Bukidnon.Thepartnership was high lighted by the “Pagdang-ul Panablay” rites, a solemn ceremony where IP leaders officially accept and welcome outsiders with good inten tions into their community. As part of this cultural tradition and to show grati tude, the IP leaders ordained Regional Vice President Delio A. Aseron II and Lo cal Health Insurance OfficeBukidnon Chief Romulo M. Lapuz Jr. as a bona fide Datus and were given lumad names: RVP Aseron as “Datu Sa limbangon” which means an instrument connecting life; and Chief Lapuz as “Datu Kilala” recognizing his effort in bridging the seven tribal communities to the different programs of ofrinoAccordingPhilHealth.toDatuVicto“Migketay”Saway,onetheIPleaders,thepartner ship is a “big opportunity” for the lumad communities, noting that a lot of the lumads in the province are not aware of the various programs of PhilHealth and still rely on traditional methods in treat ing diseases instead of avail ing their readily available benefits, be preventive or curative medical interven tion. (PhilHealth-10)

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By Azbie Talib BUKIDNONPANGANTUCAN, – Following the successful launching of the Mt. Balatukan Range Local Convergence AgroEnterprise Cluster (LCAEC) in Misamis Oriental, and the Royale and Mt. InayawanIllana clusters in Lanao del Norte, the Northern Mind anao Regional Convergence Initiative (RCI-10) is poised to launch the Muleta Water shed as the fourth conver gence area in the region. The RCI-Technical Working Group (RCI-TWG) composed of the regional offices of DA, DILG, DAR, and DENR convened key personnel of the local gov ernment (LGU) of Pangantu can planning, agriculture, and environment and natural re sources offices and chairman of 13 barangays in the town for a two-day Stakeholders' Consultation and Workshop on August 11-12. The consultation primar ily aims to gather ground data needed in drafting the Muleta Watershed Conver gence Area Development PlanThe(CADP).Muleta Watershed is located in the southwest ern part of Bukidnon. Its headwaters emanate from Mt. Kalatungan. The wa tershed covers a total area of 83,884.89 hectares and traverses 123 barangays in 9 towns and 1 city in Bukidnon province - Pangantucan, Tal akag, Maramag, Don Carlos, Dangcagan, Kitaotao, Kadin gilan, Kibawe, Damulog and Valencia City. Of the said localities, the town of Pangantucan has the largest political jurisdiction within the Muleta ofthefocusedprongedCADPshop,future.tricshedvisiontowns,”waterityaddresstoMuletaweMuletafortheadministrationMiguelPangantucanWatershed.MayorA.Silva,Jr.said,hisfullysupportscreationofamasterplanthedevelopmentoftheWatershed.“Withthelongtermplan,canbuildaturbineintogenerateelectricityhelpthePangantucanontherisingelectriccost.Wecanalsosupplytoourneighboringhesaid,sharinghistodevelopthewaterassourceofhydroelecandwatersupplyintheIntheconsultation-worktheproposedMuletatranspiredasatwo-developmentalplanontheprotectionofwatershedandproductionagriculturalproducts.Intermediateprograms and projects were specifically identified through needs as sessment and issues raised by the Thestakeholders.proposed Muleta Watershed CADP will be harmonized with the LGU’s existing development plans - CLUP, ARC Development Plan, FLUP, ICRM Plans, CDP, AFMP, NCIP Plan, PCIPs, before endorsement to the RCI in November this year, and thereafter for endorsement of the RCI to the National Convergence Initiative for approval. The development of lo cal convergence areas is premised on the principle of enabling inclusive rural development by address ing fragmented delivery of rural development services through improved gover nance and optimized use of available government resources.Complementation of ef forts and resources among the LGU, DA, DENR, DILG and DAR is seen as capacitating mechanism for the imple mentation of sustainable agrifishery and forestry programs to spark sustainable local economies focused on the smallholder farmers, small fisherfolk, upland dwellers, and the IPs in identified convergence areas. (ATT | DA-10)

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IN our podcast today, we discussed the situation of female ex-combatants in Aceh with Dr. Arifah Rahmawati. I started the conversation on “She Talks Peace” with my cohost, Dr. Ayesah Abubakar, dreaming of what we would do, if we had hundreds of millions of pesos from the Sabah Claim. Dear readers, I thought that you might wish to know a little more about the Claim, as the French Arbitration Court has ruled in favor of the claimants. I have always been personally inter ested in the claim and have written about it in the past since my father, the late Ambassador Abraham Rasul Sr. was the wazir or prime minister of Sultan Esmail Kiram (who authorized the Philippine Government to pursue the claim) and his son Sultan Mahakuttah. As well, my mother, Senator San tanina T. Rasul, was requested by both

Presidents Corazon C. Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos to bring the Sabah heirs together to discuss the claim. In 1878, Sultan Jamalul Alam, the Sultan of Sulu, signed an agreement to lease Sabah to Baron Von Overbeck of the British East India Trading Company. The company paid an annual rent of 5,300 Mexican Pesos. This company was later absorbed by the British North Borneo Company which, in 1946, transferred sovereign rights over Sabah to Britain.Whenthe Federation of Malaya won its independence from Britain, Sabah was one of the territories turned over to it. The rental money was later converted to 5,300 Malaysian Ringgits. Malaysia dutifully paid the heirs of Sultan Jamalul annually until the Phil ippine Government filed its case in the International Court of Justice. 5,300 ringgits per year for Sabah? That’s P66,000. Rent for a dilapidated house in a slum area would cost more than that. Well, the French Arbitration CourtLastagreed.Feb28, it ruled on the case, “Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v. Ma laysia.”The court decided in favor of the Sultan Jamalul’s heirs, based on the Ma caskie Decision, and ordered Malaysia to pay to Claimants the amount of USD 14.92 billion plus interest and reimburse ment of their legal fees. In 1939, Chief Justice C. F. C. Macaskie of the High Court of North Borneo ruled and recognized Sultan Ja malul’s heirs to Sabah and their shares: Dayang-dayang Hadja Piandao Kiram (3/8), Princess Tarhata Kiram (3/16), Princess Sakinurin Kiram (3/16), Mora Napsa (1/24), Esmail Kiram (1/24), Punjungan Kiram (1/24), Mariam Kiram (1/24), Rada Kiram (1/24) and Jahara KiramThus,(1/24).my father, the late Ambas sador Abraham Rasul, and his siblings are heirs. This was recognized by the late Princess Denchurain (daughter of Princess Tarhata).

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CONSUMERS are cry ing over onions. They have none to peel, as the white variety has become scarce.Retail price has soared to P400 per kilogram (seven to nine bulbs), from only P120 lastDepartmentmonth. of Agricul ture (DA) bureaucrats claim it just so happened that North and Central Luzon farmers planted red onions instead of white.Butdon’t worry, Under secretary Kristine Evange lista told Ted Failon and DJ Chacha’s radio show Mon day. Things will normalize with white onion harvest comeWrong,November.interjected Pan gasinan grower Ronnie Ringor in the same program. November is not the Philip pines’ harvest season for white onions. It’s JanuaryFebruary.Planting starts only in November when the rainy season begins to wane. That coincides with winter nocropping in China, Korea andThoseEurope.bureaucrats should tell the public and the Pres ident-cum-DA Secretary the truth. A cartel controls onion, garlic, ginger and pepper supply. Congressio nal hearings since 2008 have identified the cartel queen.

The cartel controls the DA. Through fake farmer cooperatives, the queen corners bulk of the import permits. Though also smug gling spices, she has managed to evade prison.An interview with an Agriculture sec retary years ago re vealed the extent of the queen’s influence. “She is the good cartel,” he toldTheme.Constitution orders government to dismantle monopolies and cartels. Ag ri-smuggling, food hoarding and price gouging comprise economic sabotage, a nonbailable heinous crime that fetches life terms. The cartel brings in white onion March-October and stuffs them in cold stor ages. Evangelista and Ringor agreed that those stocks should be flushed out pronto. Otherwise, come domes tic harvest, the queen will again flood the market with imports.Farmers, with little cold storage space left and des perate to recover even just part of the PhP300,000-perhectare input, will be forced anew to accept her low buy ingThat’sprice. if the usual white onion growers will plant at all this season. Climate change and the past admin’s all-out food import policy have discouraged cash crop ping.Even red onions can soon become rare. Unprecedented since the birth of the Re public, the previous DA Secretary allowed red onion imports in the first half of 2022.

WHILE the decadechroniclesbooktheof20112020, one gets to understand the roots of this centuriesold conflict across Maguin danao, Basilan and the Sulu archipelago.Stillthe book’s focus is this decade. In Judy Gu lane’s “Shifts in Conflict Dynamics,” there is a com prehensive information as to the occurrences of the outbreak of violence, where these took place, its causes and impact on people’s lives. The graphs and illustra tions make it clear even for Grade School students. Within the same decade, Melissa Monsod writes about the human develop ment outcomes and violent conflict within the same timeframe.Horizontal (armed chal lenges between and among families, clans and tribes) and vertical (rebellion-re lated) conflicts are also ex plained.Inthe Chapter – “Un tangling Conflict Strings,” Nikki dela Rosa and Kloe Carvajal-Yap assert the need for a deeper understanding of how identity, values and socially prescribed norms converge to shape behavioral outcomes, including the use of violence as reprisal for transgressions.In“Patterns of Violence,” Ever Abasolo deals with the seven conflict types, namely: common crimes, govern ment issues, identity issues, political issues, resource issues, shadow economy is sues and However,undetermined.thereare also those caused by rebellion, land disputes, rido or clan feuds, identity-based vio lence, illicit drugs and illicit weapons.Intwo Chapters, namely Eddie Quitoriano’s “Vio lence in Borderlands,” and Jilliane Oria, Rey Palabon and Ruel Punongbayan’s “In Search of Peaceful So lutions: Land Conflicts and the Plight of the Non-Moro IPs,” violent land conflicts are discussed in the context of the interface of various clan formations and ethnolinguistic groups across the BARMM.Intheformer, the author traces tensions within the borders of the BARMM ter ritory, showing the causal links between violence and geography, and management of collective identities and identity claims influence violence intensity per unit of time.Inthe latter, the authors deal with the long and hard struggle for the recognition of the Tedurary and Lam bagan ancestral domain and how this issue could trigger another cycle of violence if leftTheunresolved.politics of identity is also dealt with in Phoebe Dominique Adorable and Nicole Angelie Policarpio and Saba Hussain’s “Women and Conflict: A Gendered Analysis.”

BFAR CO’s Capture Fisheries Division chief, Rafael Ramiscal, talk ed about the importance of dialogue with the local government units and other stakeholders regarding the enactment of the BBSB part nership.Heexpounded, “This is to assess opportunities to optimize production from capture fisheries to address fish supply deficit and its neg ative impact on the country’s economy and food security.” Ramiscal’s presentation of marine capture fisheries production trends dated from the year 2011 to 2022 minus the seaweed products, reflect ed that the annual average of captured fish produced in the last ten years throughout the region was 3.02 million metricOuttons.ofthe 3.02 million metric tons, 34% of it was captured by the commercial sector, 33% by the municipal sector, 27% by aquaculture, and 6% by inland capture comprised of 31% small pelagic fishes, 26% oceanic tuna, 23% other species and 20% demersal reef species. Elaborating on the BBSB partnership, the scheme will allow small and medium commercial fishing vessels to catch within 10.1-15-ki lometer municipal waters provided that there is an enabling municipal fisheries ordinance allowing these vessels to catch as long as their municipal waters were already delineated as certi fied by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA). In return, the revenues of the small and medium commercial fishing vessels will then be imposed by the LGU, as well as employment priorities for the local fisher folks will also be prioritized to boost the area’s economy. To date, out of the 67 coastal municipalities from the provinces of Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, and Misamis Oc cidental, 14 were already NAMRIA certified, 18 are on the revision status, and 23 are on the preliminary status. Meanwhile, a workshop on the processes and ap proach of the BBSB part nership between the BFAR, LGU, and other stakeholders took place after the extensive orientation which will soon yield customized fishing regulations in careful consid eration of the different fishing sectors in specific munici pal waters in accordance to Republic Act 10654 or the Act to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. (CLViajante | BFAR10)

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By CL Viajante CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To create inclusive, cost-effective, suitable, and sustainable fisheries pro grams in the region, the Bu reau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-10 (BFAR-10) carried out an in-depth orien tation on the implementation of the Big Brother-Small Brother (BBSB) Partnership scheme this city on Aug. 16, 2022.Through BFAR-10’s Fisheries Productions and Support Services Division (FPSSD) and Fisheries Management Regulatory and Enforcement Division (FMRED), two experts from BFAR central office (BFAR CO) were invited to discuss crucial points on the BBSB partnership together with the bureau’s four provincial fishery officers in the region and their alternates. Atty. Benjamin Tabios from the office of special concerns (OSC) of BFAR

“Although we are still coping with the financial crisis brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, business owners are still expected to fulfill their statutory obliga tions to secure the welfare and interests of their work ers,” said Edwin M. Alo, SSS Senior Vice President for Mindanao Operations Group. He also said this time, they are giving non-com pliant employers the option to settle their delinquencies through the Pandemic Relief and Restructuring Programs (PRRPs), which provides more amicable and flexible payment terms.

By Lou Ellen Antonio ILIGAN CITY – The De partment of Trade Industry Lanao del Norte (DTI - LDN) together with the local gov ernment of Iligan rolled out the two-day Balik Eskwela Diskwento (Back to School Discount) Caravan to sell affordable school supplies and basic goods to the public amidst the andSixteenpandemic.manufacturersdistributorsofbasic necessities and prime com modities joined in the cara van including the National Food Authority and City Agriculturist Office. “They are giving at least 10 percent discount on their products,” Luz Galda, offi cer-in-charge of DTI LDN. Meanwhile, Joy Gordo of Barangay Buruun is happy because she was able to buy cheap school supplies for her“Thischild. was really good because I was able to buy cheaper products here than at their store. I'm grateful that I was able to avail a lesser price,” she said. The caravan was held at the Iligan City Public Plaza until August 19. DTI LDN also partnered with Mr. P Express Iligan for free delivery in the first three kilometers from the public plaza. (LELA | PIA-10 | Lanao del Norte) Officials lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the kick-off of Balik Eskwela Diskwento Caravan in Iligan City recently. (Angelo Dologmandin | PIA Lanao del Norte)

For his part, Simon Jude Obut, Oroquieta City branch head, said the “Run After Contribution Evad ers (RACE) is a program launched by the manage ment to raise the awareness of employers, especially the delinquent ones, of their obligations under the Social Security Law, by person ally visiting them and giving them chance to settle their de linquencies to avoid adverse legal“Weaction.”urge delinquent em ployers to voluntarily fulfill their obligations under the Social Security Law. They should be our partners in providing meaningful so cial security protection to our private-sector workers,” ObutUndersaid. RA 11199, em ployers are mandated to reg ister their businesses with the SSS by accomplishing the Employer Registration Form (SS Form R-1) and to report all their employees for SSS coverage using the Employ ment Report Form (SS Form R-1A) within 30 days from actual employment date. (SMRN | | Misamis

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SSS Oroquieta urges employers to comply with proper remittance

The BFAR-10 carries out an in-depth orientation on the implementation of the BBSB Partnership scheme. (BFAR-10)

DTI holds Balik Eskwela Diskwento Caravan in Iligan city

CO discussed salient points on the legal basis of the implementation of BBSB and presented a municipal fisheries ordinance template anchored by the scientific recommendations of the Na tional Stock Assessment Program (NSAP) under the fisheries management area 9 (FMA-9).“When we are imple menting a certain scheme that could greatly affect the fisheries market, all of us involved from fisherfolk, the local government, to us, implementors, should be guided and tied by the Phil ippine constitution so that in every step of the way we are in accordance with the law,” saidMoreover,Tabios.

OROQUIETA CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) Oroquieta Branch reminded all employers, registered and unregistered, to be compliant with their legal obligations to their employees, regardless of employment status, to avoid criminal prosecution under the provisions of Re public Act No. 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018.

“With the multi-platform refresh and upgrades under the IT modernization pro gram, Globe aims to sig nificantly decrease issues that customers confront in loading, promo or offer regis trations and usage, improving the experience of both our retailer partners and subscrib ers,” Macatangay said. The modernization will also ensure that glitches will be addressed quickly through redundancies, fixing prob lems linked to single points of failure.Thisensures that issues will be resolved with mini mal to no impact on custom ers, even during times of ca lamities and disasters, when telco service interruptions usuallyGlobe’soccur.enduring com mitment to innovate and build up infrastructure is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and its push to foster economic growth and devel opment.“This modernization de mands a lot of hard work from our teams. Once com pletely finished, we hope that our customers feel the benefits of this upgrade. This is part of #AlagangGlobe and our goal to deliver a #1st WorldNetwork to Filipinos,” added Macatangay. To learn more about Globe, visit www.globe. com.ph. (PR)

GLOBE has embarked on a major IT modernization ef fort meant to reduce service outages, recently passing a significant milestone on billing system infrastructure refresh, and with succeeding phases of platform upgrades still to Withcome.aP4.1-billion to tal investment to date, this multi-year effort is meant to improve user access to various company products and services by address ing glitches that customers encounter, such as issues in loading and registering for promos, to benefit an esti mated 87.4 million mobile customers.TheIT modernization runs parallel to Globe’s net work modernization pro gram, which involves up grading cell sites to 4G/LTE and ramping up fiberization of Filipino homes. With both IT platforms and its network enhanced, Globe aims to provide bestin-class service and connec tivity for its over 92 million mobile, broadband and fixed line voice customers.

“We are proud to have passed this phase of our massive IT modernization program, which aims to sig nificantly reduce service in terruptions. This is part of our commitment to continuously provide consistent and reli able service to our custom ers,” said Raul Macatangay, Globe’s Chief Information Officer, adding that this is just one of many other pro grams lined up. Under the recent mile stone, changes were made to Globe’s Business Support System (BSS). BSS is necessary for con solidated business processes across Globe’s prepaid and postpaid wireless, wireline, and broadband operations. It enables Globe to man age its customer relationships better across various product offerings and provide a new level of personalized cus tomerTheexperience.moveextends the health of the BSS for another five to seven years.

AboitizPower in FTSE4Good Index Series for fifth straight year

NEIGHBOR OF CHOICE. AboitizPower’s dedication to people, particularly the communities it serves, is among the key drivers of its corporate sustainability practices. This photo shows AboitizPower team members engaging with members of an IP group in Davao del Sur. (Photo supplied) cooperative assistance pro grams, and environmental campaigns.Firmly believing that good corporate governance is integral to sustainable business, the company is determined to deliver busi ness practices that positively impact society and remain relevant to future genera tions. (PR)

Globe embarks on IT modernization, hurdles first milestone in platform refresh

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ABOITIZ Power Corpo ration (AboitizPower) has maintained its spot in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the fifth year, underscoring its drive to uphold corporate sustainability practices. The company maintained its overall rating of 3.1 out of a rating scale of 5.0, mainly due to its performance in the social and governance themes, highlighting its dedi cation to people and integrity as a partner in good gover nance.“We are honored to be recognized again in this in dex. This external recogni tion affirms progress in our continuing sustainability journey. Our inclusion in the index over the past five years provides us insights on how we as a company can do better and deliver more value to society and the planet,” AboitizPower President and Chief Executive Officer Em manuel V. Rubio said. Created by global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index Series measures the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, So cial, and Governance (ESG) practices.Awide variety of market participants use these indices to create and assess respon sible investment funds and otherAboitizPowerproducts. has been independently assessed ac cording to the FTSE4Good criteria and has satisfied the requirements to become a FTSE4Good Index Series constituent, keeping its place on the list since 2018. The company gathered maximum ratings of 5.0 in Anti-Corruption and Risk Management, bringing the aggregate Governance theme score to 4.7. In 2021, the company re vised its Code of Ethics and Business Conduct to reflect its adherence to sustainable business practices, preven tion of bribery, corruption, and money laundering, and compliance with relevant international trade and data privacyAboitizPower’slaws. social theme score increased, driven by improvements in the com pany’s labor standards. Early last year, the com pany released its Human Rights principles on its web site to strengthen its position on addressing its operations' potential impact on various stakeholders'Furthermore,rights.the compa ny formally institutionalized the Anti-Sexual Harassment and Safe Spaces Acts to pre vent all forms of harassment in the“Moreworkplace.than the desti nation, sustainability is all about the journey. We are thankful for the valuable les sons and guidance we have received. These will aid us as we continue on this path to a sustainable future for our business and the communi ties we serve,” Rubio said. AboitizPower’s support for environmental conserva tion runs in parallel with the company's mission of provid ing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy through a balanced portfolio mix of renewable and thermal power facilities.Thecompany is eyeing to spend around P190 billion over the next decade for an additional 3,700 megawatts (MW) under its Cleanergy portfolio, resulting in a 50:50 balance between its renew able and thermal capacities by 2030.Over the years, Aboitiz Power has also built strong partnerships with its host communities and local gov ernment units. These partnerships have paved the way for sustained corporate social responsibil ity initiatives for the commu nities hosting AboitizPower facilities.Asa partner in nationbuilding, AboitizPower fulfills its role of driving positive social change pri marily through educational scholarships, CSR activities,

The IT modernization runs parallel to Globe’s network modernization program, which involves upgrading cell sites to 4G/LTE and ramping up fiberization of Filipino homes. (Photo supplied)

FLORITA, from p1... As of 2 a.m. Tuesday, “Florita” was spotted around 120 km east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora and was moving north northwest at 10 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph, Pagasa said. It was heading towards the Cagayan-Isabela area, it said.The state weather agency has raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 over the northern and eastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Praxedes, Claveria, SanchezMira, Pamplona, Abulug, Ballesteros, Lal-Lo, Baggao, Peñablanca, Gattaran, Ap arri, Camalaniugan, Buguey, Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita) and the eastern por tion of Isabela (Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan). Signal No. 2 was raised over the rest of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the rest of Isabela, Quiri no, the eastern and central portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Kayapa, Ambaguio, Solano, Villaverde, Bagabag, Diadi, Quezon, Bayombong, Bam bang, Aritao, Dupax del Sur, Dupax del Norte, Kasibu, Alfonso Castaneda), Apa yao, Abra, Kalinga, Moun tain Province, Ifugao, the northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Kibungan, Buguias, Kabayan, Mankayan, Bo kod, Atok), Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and the northern and central portions of Au rora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Di nalungan, Dipaculao, Baler, MariaSignalAurora).No. 1 was raised over Batanes, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Benguet, La Union, Panga sinan, the eastern portion of Tarlac (San Clemente, Camiling, Moncada, San Manuel, Anao, Santa Ignacia, Gerona, Paniqui, Ramos, Pura, Victoria, La Paz, City of Tarlac, Concepcion), Nue va Ecija, the rest of Aurora, the eastern portion of Pam panga (Magalang, Arayat, Candaba), the eastern portion of Bulacan (San Ildefonso, San Miguel, Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Rafael, Angat, Norzagaray, City of San Jose del Monte), the eastern portion of Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo, City of Antipolo, Tanay, Baras), the northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Mau ban, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Calauag) including Polillo Islands, the northern por tion of Laguna (Santa Ma ria, Famy, Siniloan, Pangil, Pakil, Paete), and Camarines Norte.Pagasa said strong winds are expected to prevail in ar eas under Signal No. 1 within 36 hours. (MindaNews)

CLASSROOM, from p1... So set A and set B. So ang usa ka lawak-saringan, duha ang magklase niini ([Since we have] lack of classrooms, what happened was there is a shifting. So, set A and set B. So in one classroom, there are two classes),” Carasco said. The City Schools Division has continuously coordinated with city government, through the Local School Board to ad dress the said concern.

The PRO-11 suspended the permit to carry firearms outside residences in the region from Aug. 14 un til midnight of Aug. 22 in connection with the annual festivities.Onlymembers of the po lice, military, and other law enforcement agencies per forming official duties and in agency-prescribed uniforms were allowed to carry fire arms. (PNA)

RASUL, from p4... Dayang-Dayang Hadji Piandao Kiram, wife of the Sultan, was childless. There fore, her cousins, nieces and nephews will divide her 3/8 share.Among her cousins was my grandmother, Hadja Salma, wife of Senator (Note: Hadji Butu, Wazir or Prime Minster to Sultans Bada ruddin, Jamalul Kiram and Harun. Hadji Butu was a descendant of Mantiri Asip, prime minister of Raja Bag inda, a Sumatran prince who conquered Jolo in 1390. Traditionally, the wazirs come from the line of Mantiri Asip. When Hadji Butu died in 1938, Dayang-Dayang Jadji Piandao was by his bedside with Hadji Salma, according to the New York Times.)The Malaysian Govern ment has rejected the deci sion of the French court. What will our govern ment do? Will our govern ment support the claim of its citizens?Atthe very least, the mon etary award – at least P850 billion – would be a welcome resource for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, and thus the Philippines. The claimants are Tausug from Sulu. We can assume that they would invest some of that in their home prov ince.That is if we can persuade Malaysia to finally settle the proprietary claim of the heirs.

President Ferdinand Mar cos, Jr. vowed not to “aban don even one square inch” of Philippine territory in his State of the Nation Address. However, the sovereign claim over Sabah is very complicated. But the propri etary claim of the heirs is not as complex.Considering the size of the award, shouldn’t our government move to protect the rights of its citizens? Especially since an in ternational court has already ruled in our favor. And there are at least P850 billion rea sonsMeanwhile,why. do listen to our conversation with Dr. Arifah Rahmawati on “She Talks Peace” and find out why the female ex-com batants of Aceh joined the armed struggle and what has happened to them since. It is a tragic story. (MindaNews)

On July 12, during the management committee meeting of the Department of Education (DepEd) region 10-Cagayan de Oro City Schools Division, city mayor Rolando Uy presented his priority projects this year to help the education sector. These include the build ing of 86 more classrooms – 48 classrooms for the first district, 38 classrooms for the second district and laborato ries for the East Gusa Na tional High School and Agu san National High School respectively.Amongthe schools in the first district that will have new classrooms are the Manai Elementary School, Paga lungan Elementary School, West City Central School, Bulua National High School, Iba Integrated School and Magayad Integrated School. Meanwhile, the Palalan Integrated School, Cama man-an Elementary School, East City Central School and FS Catanico Elementary School are the schools that will have new classrooms for the second district. As of 4:45 p.m of August 22, the DepEd-10 has already tallied 128,893 enrolled stu dents (from kindergarten to senior high school) in all public schools in Cagayan de Oro for this school year.

Wed-Thu, August 24-25, 2022 7AS IT HAPPENS, WHERE IT HAPPENS MINDANAO TODAY GAVE, from p1... reductions in teenage birth rates: 33.37 for every 1,000 population in 2021 from highs of 47.37 and 46.26 in 2018 and 2019, respectively.Butthenumber of preg nancies among 10 to 14 girls has not changed much in the last four years with last year’s 50, 48 in 2020, 50 in 2019, and 51 in 2018. Dilla said the city suc ceeded in bringing down the teenage birth rate last year to 33.37 which was below the national objective of 37.00 per 1,000 population of those aged 18 to 10 years old. It was 38.57 in 2020. But Dilla’s presentation showed teenage birth rates in nearby areas like Misa mis Oriental and Bukidnon remained above the targeted national birth rates: 48.11 in 2021, 60.30 in 2020, 80.90 in 2019, and 79.85 in 2018. These data, she said, were generated because of Infor mation and Service Delivery Network (ISDN) for adoles cent health and development which has been in place in the city due to The Challenge Initiative (TCI).

Dilla said they know how many teenage girls had given birth because of manda tory reporting for hospitals, including the submission of birth certificates. Birthing facilities are prohibited to attend to pregnant girls 18 years old and below. Aside from the ISDN, TCI boosted the operations of the Oro Youth Center, and facilitated the establishments of 24 teen centers in various public high school campuses. TCI is a package of inter ventions for adolescent and youth sexual and reproduc tive health (AYSRH) that was piloted in Cagayan de Oro, along with Dipolog and Puerto Princesa cities that year. It is backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health which is based at the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland, USA. In the Philippines, TCI is co-managed by Zuellig Family Foundation in coop eration with the Population Commission. PNP, from p2... safety, particularly during the Pamulak Festival and Indak-indak sa Kadalanan. “We thank the public for their relentless support. Their participation and cooperation play a great effort in making sure that the celebration of Kadayawan is safe, secured, and successful,” Silo said.

BONDOC, from p4... As the imported red va riety retailed for only P3.50 per kilo in the country’s eastern seaboard, traders shunned domestic harvests in the western coast. With no government help and cold storage, farmers in Mindoro had to burn nine million har vestedSugarkilograms.pricesalso soured consumer tastes. Refined stocks now retail at P108 a kilo, 42 percent more than the P72.50 in June, said Steven Cua, supermarkets associa tionIt’spresident.milling season yet prices are being manipu lated. Even cane planters are groaning, remarked Manuel Lamata, United Sugar Pro ducers Federation president. There’s an artificial shortage, Evangelista declared in July. A trade cartel also rules the industry, allegedly through the Sugar Regulatory Administration, as it controls the yearly export of stocks to America.Creating a shortfall, it then commands remedial imports, Steven Chan (now deceased) exposed as far back as 2019, as president of Central Azucarera de Bais. Last week the SRA ap proved imports of 300,000 tons. “Illegal,” Press Secre tary Trixie Angeles snapped. As DA Secretary and therefore SRA chairman, President Bongbong Marcos has not even convened the board.Yet DA Operations Un dersecretary Leocadio Se bastian signed on his behalf, along with SRA vice chair man Hermenegildo Serafica, and board members Roland Beltran representing millers, and Aurelio Valderrama Jr. representing“Investigationplanters.isongoing of any act for the president to lose trust and confidence in his officials, or malice and negligence,” Angeles said. “In such case, the only de termination left will be how many heads will roll.” Then, a July 15 memo circulated online that Execu tive Secretary Vic Rodriguez had granted Sebastian au thority to “serve as the DA Secretary’s Chief of Staff … sign contracts, agreements, administrative issuances [like imports] … sit as ex-officio chairman or member of (DA agencies) … and head pro curement.”Atonce Angeles cleared Rodriguez, purporting that unnamed forces were gang ing up on him. But Sebastian, who re signed last weekend, “is not yet off the hook.” Beltran re signed Monday and Serafica yesterday. All disavowed any wrongdoing.Lastmonth, the SRA had sent word that Marcos Jr. wanted the 300,000-ton im port and sought their com ments, Lamata said. Fellow planters proposed that only refined sugar be brought in to benefit consum ers. Yet SRA split the import into half refined and half raw sugar.The latter would have cut into their bulk sales of sweeteners to soda and juice makers, he said. “Only one miller in Bukidnon would have ben efited. Then we find out from Malacañang that the total import was illegal.” Marcos Jr. said he might allow a 150,000-ton sugar import in October if condi tionsLastwarrant.Maythe previous ad min approved a 200,000-ton import supposedly to bring down retail prices. Yet the SRA let in only industrial-grade for big buy ers, not households. The president’s sister Senator Imee Marcos denounced the “midnight deal.” Has the cartel’s tentacles reached Malacañang? Most likely, planters lament, given that it has re-operated six weeks into the new admin. Ironically in this archi pelago of 7,641 islands, salt shortage also looms. The Philippines imports 93 per cent of its salt and makes only seven percent. One snafu among foreign suppliers and domestic food processing willKabayancollapse.party-list Rep. Ron Salo proposes a policymaking inter-agency body to revitalize salt-making and incentivize farmers and exporters.Lowtech, climate change and lack of government sup port ruined the country’s salt self-sufficiency a decade ago. Makers depended only on sun for salt-bed evaporation unlike in other lands where modern means are used to remove salt from seawater. Unpredictable rains melt ed and contaminated fields of salt crystals. Fines for failure to iodize the produce discour aged investors. They moved into new business lines; salt fields converted into beach frontShortresidences.ofsugar, sibuyas and salt, Filipinos will have no pampatamis, pampa-ang hang, pampa-alat. (LiCAS. news) (Editor’s note: This opin ion piece, written by awardwinning Filipino journalist and author Jarius Bondoc, was first published in the LiCAS.news website on Aug. 17, 2022. We are republish ing it with permission from the LiCAS.news editors.)

Carasco said they are still expecting to increase the number of students for this school year since public schools are still accepting lateWithenrollees.thestart of classes, the City Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro has directed the school heads as well as the teachers to instill to the students the importance of minimum public health stan dards against Covid-19. This is to ensure that the resumption of limited faceto-face classes in the country would not be a super-spread er event of the virus. (MT)

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By Apipa Bagumbaran MARAWI CITY – Recog nizing the vital contribution of research to the develop ment of cultural tourism, the Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH) Lanao del Sur Provincial Office turned over Monday, August 15, a study on cultural and histori cal assets of the province to the Ministry of Trade, Invest ment and Tourism (MTIT). The research project dubbed “Collection and Veri fication of Data on Cultural and Historical Assets as the Basis for the Development of Cultural Tourism in La nao del Sur,” is the product of the memorandum of un derstanding between MTIT and BCPCH to advance the promotion of cultural tourism in the“Thisprovince.isajoint project of MTIT and the Bangsamoro Commission on the Preserva tion of Cultural Heritage. It is about documenting and gath ering data about 29 historical and cultural sites in Lanao del Sur. This will be used for the promotion of cultural tourism in the province of Lanao del Sur para yung mga visitors coming from outside the province and the BARMM makita nila na we have these cultural and historical sites that are worth visiting,” said BCPCH Lanao del Sur Com missioner Robert M. Alonto. Alonto said the project will not only strengthen the promotion of cultural tourism in the province but it will also further inform and educate tourists on what Bangsamoro is all about, especially the people of Lanao del Sur. The project output was received by MTIT Direc tor General Rosslaini A. Sinarimbo who explained that under the collabora tion MTIT will manage the promotion of cultural desti nations while BCPCH will provide the content.

BCPCH research project to boost cultural tourism in Lanao del Sur

“In the promotion of tour ist destinations, it is impor tant that we have a tour guide and that we train our tour guides on the significance of a place, food, or something to the Meranaw people. But we found that deep research is needed so that we can verify if what our tourist guides will say is true or correct. So we thought to have some thing like this, let MTIT and BCPCH collaborate so that we can verify what is the true story of a place, a destination, and the foods that we are promoting to our tourists,” sheSincesaid. the project requires the expertise of historians and researchers, Sinarimbo said the BCPCH also part nered with the academe in collecting and verifying the cultural and historical data.

COLORFUL floats adorned with flowers joining the Pamulak sa Kadayawan, a flower floatparade, were the crowd-drawers on Sunday (21 August 2022), capping the month-long celebration of the 2022 Kadayawan Festival of Davao City. (Manman Dejeto | MindaNews)

DOT trains Virgin Island vendors on Filipino brand of service excellence

VIRGIN ISLAND, Pan glao, Bohol – As commit ted by Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco, the De partment of Tourism on Wednesday (August 10) commenced training on the Filipino Brand of Service Excellence (FBSE) to ven dors and service providers in Virgin Island in Panglao, Bohol through the Region 7 (Central Visayas) Office in coordination with the Bohol Tourism Office and the Mu nicipality of Panglao.

The turnover of the doc ument was witnessed by MTIT- Provincial Direc tor Mohammad Aquil A. Mamainte, Project History Consultant Tirmizy Abdul lah, and Mindanao State University-Meranaw Cul tural Heritage Center Direc tor Sorhaila Yusoph-Latiph. (APB | PIA-10 | Lanao del Sur) Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH)-Lanao del Sur Commissioner Robert M. Alonto (left). (BCPCH)

The training was attended by a total of thirty-four (34) participants comprised of food stall owners and their staff, as well as representa tives of the Panglao Island Protected Seascape Protected Area Management Board. It can be recalled that Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced plans to facilitate an interagency technical working group that aims to strengthen the capacity of micro entre preneurs to provide quality tourism services. The Excel lence Service training has been conducted for individu als, small and medium enter prises and soprovewillingnessparticipantsthetouristestablishmentsworld-recognizedservingthemarket,accordingtotourismchief.“Wearegratefultoourforshowingthetolearnhelpimourtourismindustryitsustainableandfocused on an enhanced tourist ex perience. We also thank our partners from the pub lic sector, particularly the Bohol Tourism Office and the Municipality of Pan glao for partnering with the DOT in order to uplift the service delivery of our tour ism workers. Through this program, we hope to develop a service excellence culture among tourism stakeholders in the island,” said Secretary Frasco.

“Grounded on the princi ple of making tourism activi ties sustainable for the long haul, we wish to equip our graduates with a deliberate inclination towards service that is centered on ensuring due care for our tourists and a positive experience overall,” added Secretary Frasco. The modular course fo cused on the foundations of Filipino values – Makamaylikha, Makatao, Makaka likasan, Makabansa, Masaya hin, May Bayanihan and May Pag-asa, with said course translated to the local dialect spoken in “TheseBohol.arebasic values that we, Filipinos, live in our daily lives. By bringing it into our encounters with cli ents, we help enable respect for the Creator, environ ment-awareness, cordiality, helpfulness and politeness, love of country and hope fulness,” Secretary Frasco added. (DOT)

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