Mindanao Daily News (October 27, 2022)

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MisOr Guv bridges social divide, poverty alleviation in first 100 Days

By VINCENT PHILIP BAUTISTA

TF Davao to beef up security in cemeteries during Undas

MISAMIS ORIENTAL (PIA) -- In his first 100 days report, Misamis Oriental Governor Peter M. Unabia underscored the importance of bridging the gap of social divide through his “PAGLAUM” strategic direction by strengthening people-centered governance, social services, and security down to the grassroots level.

PAGLAUM, which stands for Participatory Governance (P), Agriculture Development for Poverty Eradication (A), Goal Oriented Tourism Development (G), Livelihood and Employment through Industry Development (L), Aggressive Programs for Youth Welfare and Development (A), Unified effort for Health and Social

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews

Police Office (DCPO) as the local government expects DAVAO CITY – The Task an influx of people visiting Force Davao will beef up their departed loved ones security measures in cem- after it allowed cemeteries eteries here during the to open for Undas since observance of All Saints’ the start of the COVID-19 Day and All Souls’ Day on pandemic more than two November 1 and 2. years ago.

Col. Darren Comia, TF He said he has yet to Davao commander, told meet with Retired Police Lt. Davao City Disaster Radio Colonel Angel Sumagaysay, on Tuesday that the military head of the Public Safety will deploy more security Security Command Center personnel to provide rein- (PSSCC), to thresh out the forcement to the Davao City See SECURITY, page 11

See BRIDGES, page 11

FIRST 100 DAYS. Misamis Oriental Governor Peter M. Unabia underscored the importance of bridging the gap of social divide through his “PAGLAUM” strategic direction by strengthening people-centered governance, social services, and security down to the grassroots level. (JAKA/PIA10)

Bombing of NGCP tower causes blackouts in Western Mindanao

By MARIVIC OMANDAM DAVIS MindaNews

ILIGAN CITY – The toppling of a tower owned by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) by still unidentified terrorists using improvised explosive device (IED) in the municipality of Kauswagan

in Lanao del Norte late Monday afternoon caused power interruptions in many parts of Western Mindanao.

Police said a dead man who sustained fatal wounds was found lying on the ground near the tower and could thus be among the suspects behind the bomb-

ing. But NGCP said “it is unclear if this is related to the bombing.”

The NGCP, in a statement, said its Baloi-Aurora 138kV transmission line tripped at 4:50 p.m., affecting the entire Zamboanga Peninsula and adjacent arSee CAUSES, page 11

14 year old boy killed by rival gang members in CDO road chase

By FROILAN GALLARDO MindaNews

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Nathaniel Ibalang, 14, ran frantically for his life for about 1.7 kilometers from Gaston Park to a shopping mall near the highway Sunday afternoon trying to escape from his pursuers who are rival gang members.

When his pursuers finally caught up with him with no law enforcers at all intervening along this city’s See KILLED, page 11

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May 9 polls transmission PCUP launches 4 banner pro-poor programs logs submitted to mission and the various and eviction. dan said.

MANILA – The Presidential Jordan also expressed The program, Jordan LGUs in developing plans, Commission for the Urban optimism about the pri- said, would open livelihood programs and projects and congressional body Poor (PCUP) has unveiled vate sector’s participation and employment opportuni- formulating policies for

By RUTH ABBEY GITA-CARLOS

By FERDINAND PATINIO

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said transmission logs in connection with the May 9 national and local polls are available before the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System (JCOC-AES).

Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said those who are asking for a copy of such data can secure it with the said committee.

“This is a voluminous document so we cannot just give it to anyone asking for it. It is better if they get it from the JCOC as this has been submitted under oath and are, therefore, considered as official,” he said in a radio interview.

The poll body official noted that the documents were submitted to the JCOC which is required under the law.

On the other hand, he said a request is needed before the Comelec en banc or before the courts with regard to the preservation of the transmission logs beyond six months.

“A request can be made for the Commission en banc to order the further preservation of the data. Interested parties may also go to the Court to seek issuance of precautionary protection order regarding this,” Laudiangco added.

Under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, computer data shall be See LOGS, page 10

its four banner poverty reduction programs to help improve the lives of indigent Filipinos.

The PCUP on Tuesday launched the housing facilitation and linking initiative “Piso Ko, Bahay Mo;” resource mobilization “Lingkod Agapay Maralita” (LAM); urban poor data generation; and collaboration and partnership program that will benefit those who belong from the marginalized and underprivileged sectors.

In a statement, PCUP chairperson Undersecretary Elpidio Jordan Jr. said the “Piso Ko, Bahay Mo” initiative seeks to help urban poor families (UPFs), particularly those affected by court-ordered demolition

by providing lots where houses may be built, “with complete amenities for the benefit of UPFs.” “The program recognizes the increasing role that businesses have been playing in local development by going beyond mere corporate social responsibility.

In addition, there is also growing realization that doing business with social impact is possible which is blurring the gap between conventional territories of development players and businesses,” he said.

LAM, on the other hand, aims to address the economic needs of UPFs by stimulating savings mobilization which would be implemented in partnership with the private sector, Jor-

ties for the intended beneficiaries, as well as address housing and other concerns of select communities all throughout the country.

“The program will serve as the light, so to speak, in building bridges of collaboration,” he said.

Jordan said the PCUP would also partner with local government units (LGUs) for the implementation of the urban poor data generation.

He said PCUP will establish satellite offices in cities and municipalities nationwide to strengthen the commission’s intervention in urban poor communities through the creation of a database.

“That (database) would be useful both for the Com-

advocacy in both the local and national levels that would be beneficial to the urban poor,” Jordan said.

Jordan noted that there will also be collaboration and partnership aimed at institutionalizing the call for Goodwill Ambassadors Program (GAP).

He said business sector, academe, non-government organizations and other stakeholders will help promote the PCUP and its programs for the country’s underprivileged and urban poor.

“With our ambassadors sharing our vision of empowering urban poor communities, they will help generate the support the Commission needs and See LAUNCHES, page 9

Marcos to make indoor face mask use voluntary with few exceptions

Tax court affirms refund ruling for rice importer

quires the use of face masks, in indoor, private or public establishments, including in public transportation by land, air or sea and in outdoor settings where physical distancing cannot be maintained.

Frasco did not mention when Marcos will sign the new EO allowing the voluntary use of face masks in indoor settings.

Economic value Senator Grace Poe supported the latest Palace directive as it would help invigorate the economy.

“Loosening the mask mandate and regulations on the entry of tourists will help generate economic activities, foremost among them is providing jobs to our people,” she said in a statement, also on Tuesday.

However, Poe said the public should still adhere to the minimum health protocols, like frequent hand washing and maintaining good hygiene, even if the

MANILA – The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has affirmed its decision ordering the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to refund an agricultural firm for the proceeds of a public auction of rice that was seized by the government due to supposed irregularities in importation.

The CTA ruled there is “no cogent reason to disturb the findings and conclusions which this court made (in February 2022)” and denied for lack of merit the motion for partial reconsideration filed by the BOC. In its previous decision, the tax court reversed and set aside the BOC findings and ordered it to refund the Sta. Rosa Farm Products Corporation the proceeds of the public auction amounting to PHP103,596,589, less the corresponding customs duties imposable in the subject rice shipments and other applicable expenses and obligations.

In 2018, the BOC’s

See MAKE, page 10

See AFFIRMS, page 9

By RUTH ABBEY GITA-CARLOS and WILNARD BACELONIA

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos will make the use of face masks in indoor settings voluntary “with few exceptions”, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco announced Tuesday.

This developed after Marcos presided over a Cabinet meeting at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Tuesday morning.

During the Cabinet meeting, Marcos approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to issue an executive order (EO) allowing the voluntar y wearing of face masks in indoor places, Frasco said in a Palace press briefing.

“As a result of the Cabinet meeting this morning, it was agreed that the President will be issuing an executive order, per the IATF recommendation, to make indoor mask wearing also voluntary

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco (Screenshot

all over the Philippines, with few exceptions,” she said.

Frasco said the use of face masks will still be required in public transportation, medical transportation and medical facilities.

Unvaccinated individuals, people with comorbidities, and senior citizens are still “highly encouraged”

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to wear face masks, Frasco said.

“But generally, the direction of the Marcos administration is to lift the remainder of travel restrictions into the Philippines, and that includes easing of our mask mandates to allow our country to be at par with our Asean neighbors

[which] have long liberalized the mask mandates,” she said.

In September, Marcos signed EO 3, allowing the voluntary wearing of face masks in outdoor settings, particularly in open spaces and non-crowded areas with good ventilation.

EO 3, however, still re-

By BENJAMIN PULTA

Lifting of mask mandate would lead to higher GDP

By FILANE MIKEE CERVANTES

MANILA – The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos’ decision to make the use of face mask in indoor settings voluntary combined with the economic impact of the 2022 and 2023 national budgets would result in more economic growth.

AKO BICOL Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co said he is expecting the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to further improve See LEAD, page 9

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Displaced transport workers in C. Luzon get gov’t livelihood aid

By ZORAYDA TECSON

READY FOR BAD WEATHER. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has prepared for the possible effects of a low-pressure area (LPA) in the region. It has readied 37,983 family food packs as well as non-food items including family tents, and sleeping and hygiene kits. (Infographic courtesy of DSWD-5)

DSWD-5 readies 38K food packs as LPA threatens Bicol

By CONNIE CALIPAY

LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has prepared 37,983 family food packs (FFPs) as part of the preparations for the possible effects of the low-pressure area (LPA) monitored by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

In an interview on Tuesday, Mar ygizelle Mesa, DSWD-5 information officer, said the agency can release food packs and non-food items available at DSWD warehouses in Legazpi City, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Masbate when needed.

“DSWD-Bicol is all hands on deck when it comes to

weather disturbances or any kind of disasters that may come or happen in our region,” Mesa said.

She said the FFPs were already prepositioned and ready for distribution upon request for augmentation of local government units (LGUs).

Mesa said the agency has put on standby some 37,983 FFPs in different warehouses and another PHP11.2 million worth of stockpile for repacking in anticipation of augmentation.

She said the stockpile is composed of 52,900 kilograms of rice; 77,348 corned beef cans; 105,756 cans of sardines; 172,396 cans of tuna; 314,085 sachets of 3-in-1 coffee; and 134,390 See READIES, page 9

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 33 more displaced transport workers in Central Luzon have received livelihood assistance from the government.

The assistance is under the government’s “EnTSUPERneur” program, which is jointly implemented by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Labor and Employment to provide alternative sources of income for public transport drivers and operators affected by the route rationalization and local public transport route plan of the PUV modernization program.

Nasrudin Talipasan, head of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 3 (Central Luzon), said Tuesday the livelihood packages given to the beneficiaries were rice retailing, sari-sari stores, egg retailing, fried chicken stands, and grocery products.

Ta lip as an s aid t he program is a big help for workers in the transport sector that is affected by the reform in the public land transport industry.

‘ENTSUPERNEUR’ PROGRAM. Displaced transport workers undergo orientation and entrepreneurial development training on Monday (Oct. 24, 2022) before the distribution of a livelihood assistance from the government. The assistance is under the “EnTSUPERneur” program, which is jointly implemented by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Labor and Employment to provide alternative sources of income for public transport drivers and operators affected by the route rationalization and local public transport route plan of the PUV modernization program. (Photo courtesy of the LTFRB-3)

“Ingatan at lalo pang palaguin at pagyamanin ang kaloob na pangkabuhayan sa inyo. Sa ngayon, bukas pa din ang LTFRB sa pagtanggap ng mga aplikante sa naturang programa (Take care of and enrich the livelihood assistance given to you.

The LTFRB is still open to accepting applicants for this program),” he said in a social media post.

Meanwhile, the 33 program beneficiaries underwent orientation and entrepreneurial development training on Monday.

Among the topics discussed were basic entrepreneurship, “5Ps” marketing, and basic bookkeeping.

LTFRB training specialist Aina Mendoza said the training aims to inform beneficiaries that the program would provide

a social safety net and employment opportunities through livelihood assistance packages that are aptly selected, enabling them to have sustainable sources of income outside the public transportation industry.

On October 11, a total of 23 displaced transport workers in the region received livelihood packages.

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Powering adoption of electric vehicles

JUST when mobility began increasing as the country recovers from Covid-19, the war between Ukraine and Russia -- two of the world’s largest oil producers, sent economies tumbling after the massive increases in global crude oil prices that dribbled down to the local fuel industry.

Based on data from Statista, the average retail price of one liter of gas in the Philippines is now up by 36.9 percent in the first half of the year versus the same period in 2021, making it a huge challenge for the transportation sector which is one of the priority sectors for the development of the Marcos administration.

In his first State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand R. Marcos said that one of his priority programs is developing the country’s transportation industry through a better railway system. There were also statements assuring improvements in the mass transport system -- one that is not only efficient but also eco-friendly.

For more than a decade now, the Philippine government has been promoting the use of electric vehicles (EV) with the goal of creating a more sustainable en-

vironment for the country.

In 2006, the government issued Executive Order 488 to support the manufacturing of EVs. This effectively reduced the tariff rate for EV components, consequently allowing EV manufacturers to import at a more affordable price.

This was further supported by Republic Act 11697, or the EV Industry Development Act (EVIDA), which provides a national policy framework to develop the electric vehicle industry in the Philippines.

There is increasing interest in EVs in the country, and the pandemic years were a testament to this when transportation and mobility were limited to keep the virus outbreak at bay.

As compared with conventional vehicles, EVs are more eco-friendly as they do not emit carbon dioxide that is harmful to the environment and are considerably more economical. A report said that the energy consumption cost of using an EV or electric public utility jeepney (EV-PUJ) is roughly 39 percent as against a diesel-fueled conventional PUJ. Many companies have also incorporated EVs into

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their sustainability agenda.

One of which is the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest distribution utility in the Philippines.

Over the last two years, Meralco has launched its Green Mobility Program which aimed to electrify its entire vehicle fleet. As of this writing, Meralco has successfully converted the entire fleet of its Metro Manila Business Centers into EVs. To support the program, Meralco installed five fast chargers in strategic locations across its franchise area and looking to more than double the number over the next three months.

Four more charging stations will be put up at its Power Tech facility at the Meralco Compound which can cater to almost all major commercially available protocols to date. It is also expected to feature a vehicle-to-home bidirectional charging station that will allow customers to use their EVs to supply power to their appliances.

Technology-wise, new models continue to evolve.

See VEHICLES, page 11

Kim’s Dream It’s the Environment, Stupid!

Stop Sacrificing the Earth to the Altar of Greed

IN the ‘90’s, a popular candidate for the U.S. presidency coined a campaign cliché which clicked with the voters that catapulted him to the presidency. “It’s the economy stupid!,” a simple hash tag reverberated through-out the land that somehow convinced the voters that what really mattered then was the economy and all the nitty-gritty of economic development, i.e., employment, income, infrastructure and what have you, and discussing other issues was just plain stupidity.

Yes, that kind of mindset thrives well in a country that has to perpetuate its stranglehold of economic power in the world whose top eight billionaires have consolidated wealth which is equivalent to the total combined assets of 3.6 billion people on earth or half of the world’s population (based on an Oxfam Study).

With economic power goes with it military might. I wasn’t surprised when I got an information that there was a time in recent history when the U.S. was the one supplying armaments to two warring factions in the Middle East. War, after-all, is good business whose stocks

of powerful weapons can kill the people of the world forty times over. When the ISIS brothers who were then scholars taking PhD in Harvard University knew such truism, they went back to Iraq and formed the Isis combatants describing the US as an “evil empire.”

Yes, it’s the economy, stupid! Could this be the mindset of US corporations that have dumped excess production of milk and wheat to the sea every time there is over production so as not to affect the law of supply and demand?

I’ve read this in a Canadian Library when I visited my sister teaching in the University of Western Ontario in the ‘90s.

I was not even surprised upon knowing that a US Trans-National Corporation, Monsanto, was the one which supplied the US military with “yellow rain” which was used against the Vietnamese guerillas during the Vietnam war. “Yellow rain” was the term used to toxic chemicals poured-out like rains to kill the forests where the guerillas were hiding. The more I was not surprised when I knew that it is Monsanto that invented the genetically-modified

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organisms (GMOs) that have replaced our endemic natural crops (i.e., rice, corn, etc.) to so-called High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) which are subservient to the use of toxic chemicals that have already contaminated our water tables. Yes, everyone has profited from farming i.e., fertilizer and chemical dealers, except the farmers.

Today, let us reflect deeply on the implication of that mindset that what is important is the economy.

That money must be used to make more money is a flawed paradigm which is based on the growth-at-allcost development strategy, also known as the NeoLiberal Capitalism. That growth-centered paradigm may have improved the economy but at the expense of the people and the environment.

The truth is, that paradigm is now being debunked worldwide especially by concerned citizens in the US who are initiating a worldshift. Even His Holiness, Pope Francis, in his latest Encyclical, Laudatu Si’, has questioned that See ALTAR, page 11

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PROJECT AID. President Ferdinand R. Marcos (center) turns over the symbolic check of PHP11.05 million to Alfredo Templado (2nd from right), chairman of Kape Primera De La Castellana Coffee Processing and Marketing Enterprise, as financial assistance under the Philippine Rural Development Project of the Department of Agriculture in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday (Oct. 23, 2022). Witnessing were La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Nicor-Manguilimutan (right), Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (2nd from left), and Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares III. (Photo courtesy of A rangka L a C astellana F acebook page )

1.8K farmers benefit from DA-PRDP projects in NegOcc

By NANETTE GUADALQUIVER

BACOLOD CITY – A total of 1,835 members of various farmer organizations in Negros Occidental are expected to benefit from the projects funded under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Tuesday acknowledged the assistance received by the province during the distribution rites

led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos in Talisay City on Sunday.

“I joined the President when he distributed (the) financial assistance. This is under the PRDP,” he said.

The recipients included the Salvanticam Native Chicken Breeding, Production and Marketing Enterprise, which received PHPP7.06 million, for five proponent groups with 444 beneficiaries; Negros Occidental Goat Breeding

and Marketing Enterprise, PHP16.90 million, four proponent groups, 490 beneficiaries; and Negros Occidental Virgin Coconut Oil Production and Marketing Enterprise, PHP11.98 million, two proponent groups, 152 beneficiaries.

Others were the Chicks Area Coffee Processing and Marketing Enterprise, PHP11.94 million, two proponent groups, 379 beneficiaries; Kape Primera See BENEFIT, page 9

W. Visayas introduces garbage bins for proper e-waste disposal

By PERLA LENA

ILOILO CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau in Western Visayas (EMB 6) is out to reduce the volume of electronic waste through a program geared towards proper disposal.

EMB, under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, on Monday launched its e-Waste Collection and Disposal Program to cut down the amount of discarded electrical and electronic products which have met the end of their usefulness.

“They contain hazardous materials such as lead, cadmium and mercury that can damage the environment if not disposed of properly,” said EMB Clearance and Permitting Division chief Engr. Anne Marie Delariarte in an interview on Tuesday.

More or less 20 to 30 kilograms of waste were generated during the launching held at the Robinsons Place Iloilo to mark the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week being celebrated from Oct. 24 to 28.

Disposed of were old laptops, computer keyboards, computer screens, and chargers, among others.

She said all stores of the Robinsons Mall in WestSee INTRODUCES, page 9

DISCARDED ELECTRONICS. A participant drops a damaged laptop in a garbage bin during the regional launching of the e-Waste Collection and Disposal Program of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) held at the Robinsons Place on Monday (Oct 24, 2022). EMB Clearance and Permitting Division chief Engr. Anne Marie Delariarte on Tuesday said through the program they would like to lessen the volume of electrical and electronic equipment or e-wastes being generated. (Photo courtesy of DENR Western Visayas) NEW LIGHT PAWNSHOP Main: Gen. Capistrano Neri St., Cagayan de Oro City Branch: Don S. Osmeña St., Fronting Public Market, Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE OF AUCTION Starting November 4, 2022 (Friday) at 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M., this establishment will set an Auction Sale on all pledges since June 4, 2022. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT PAHIBALO Sa Nobyembre 4, 2022 ang (Byernes) sa may 8:30 A.M. sa buntag paingon sa alas 5:00 sa hapon, ang tanan nga penirenda nga wala ma lukat sa bulan sa Hunyo 4, 2022 maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanan suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

ANG TAGDUMALA MDN: Oct 27, 2022 GREAT VALUE PAWNSHOP V. Castro St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City NOTICE OF AUCTION Starting November 4, 2022 (Friday) at 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M., this establishment will set an Auction Sale on all pledges since June 4, 2022. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT PAHIBALO Sa Nobyembre 4, 2022 ang (Byernes) sa may 8:30 A.M., sa buntag paingon sa alas 5:00 sa hapon, ang tanan nga penirenda nga wala ma lukat sa bulan sa Hunyo 4, 2022 maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanan suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

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First BDO Network Bank opens in Camiguin Island

F E S T I V E c e l e b r at i o n marked the opening of the first BDO Network Bank (BDONB) branch in Mambajao, Camiguin Island, Friday, October 21.

This is good news for Camiguinons because it will be easy for them to get BDONB products and services that will help them advance or promote their business.

According to Mambajao Mayor Yñigo Jesus D. Romualdo, the presence of BDONB in their town is a big help for the continuous development of the local economy. Meanwhile, BDO Network Bank opens in Camiguin Island. Camiguin Gov. Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo and Mambajao Mayor Yñigo Jesus D. Romualdo Camiguin Gov. Xavier Jesus First led the ribbon-cutting ceremony of BDONB Camiguin-Mambajao Branch (left photo). Right photo: BDONB Branch Head El Salvador, Misamis D. Romualdo said that a way Oriental Emerson N. Paras Jr.; BDONB Branch Head Camiguin-Mambajao Christopher G. Rentuma; Camiguin Gov. Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo; See OPENS, page 9

Mambajao Mayor Yñigo Jesus D. Romualdo; BDONB SVP Jaime Talingdan; and BDONB Bukidnon Area Head Maricel S. Toledo.

Integrating climate action into PH exports decline by 2.0% in August, economic plan necessary: NEDA coconut oil exports continue to increase

By KRIS CRISMUNDO

MANILA – Integrating climate action into the country’s development plan now becomes a necessity amid impacts of climate change, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said.

In his keynote speech at the launching of World Bank Group’s Philippine Country Climate and Development report Tuesday, Balisacan said the upcoming Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 will include actionable plans that will help the country pursue a greener economy and more sustainable, affordable and livable residential areas in the next six years.

“Now more than ever, the integration of climate action into our development plans is of absolute necessity,” said Balisacan, also the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief.

He said this is critical for the Philippines as the country is subject to adverse weather conditions compared to other parts of the world.

“The Philippines also has

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (file photo)

a running ecological deficit –wherein our ecological footprint (or the impact created by our population on our environment) goes beyond our area’s natural capacity. If we do not get our acts right soon, more communities will be routinely displaced, more economic activities disrupted, and more agricultural systems devastated due to these extreme, climate changeinduced weather conditions,” he added.

The World Bank report said the Philippines is vulnerable to impacts of climate change that can affect its economic growth in the long run if this will

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Balisacan said among the priority actions integrated in the upcoming PDP 20232028 include mechanisms involving carbon pricing and incentivizing local government units to focus on more climate-friendly projects such as electric vehicles, sustainable tourism, biodiversity protection and energy efficiency. (PNA)

MANILA— For August 2022, the Philippines registered USD6.4 billion in export sales, a decrease of 2.0% from USD6.5 billion in August 2021. Exports were dragged by the yearon-year decline in exports of electronic products, other mineral products, machinery and transport equipment, and chemicals, which comprise 66.5% share of the country’s total exports in August 2022.

For January to August 2022, cumulative export sales reached USD51.2 billion, 4.4% or USD2.2 billion higher than the same period in 2021, based on the preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Further, cumulative export growth was driven by higher sales generated from coconut oil, other mineral products, chemicals, other manufactured products, and electronic products.

Coconut oil ranked as the fastest-growing commodity group, recording a 96.2% year-to-date growth with cumulative export sales reaching USD1.6 billion from January to August this year. Export earnings from coconut oil in August 2022 also increased to USD168.2 million or 26.6% higher as compared to USD132.9 million in the same period in 2021. Overall, coconut oil exports have consistently been increasing at doubledigit growth rates compared to three time periods: 2021, 2020, and the pre-pandemic average from 2017 to 2019.

According to Fortune Business Insights’ Regional Forecast and COVID-19 Impact Analysis on Coconut Derivatives for 2020-2027, several positive outcomes supported the coconut derivative market growth during the COVID-19 outbreak, which includes the rising

awareness of the benefits of coconut oil usage. In the Philippines, scientists have also started studying virgin coconut oil (VCO) as a potential treatment for coronavirus. The rapid spread of veganism globally has also resulted in increased demand for plant-based products, including coconut oil and coconut milk which are becoming considered globally as alternatives to animal fats and animal milk, respectively.

“The DTI has been at the forefront in promoting the coconut sector in international markets. Under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), the Department has been assisting coconut farmer enterprises in entering/growing their presence in global markets through the implementation of extensive market research and See DECLINE, page 8

BSP participates in IMF-WBG meetings in Washington, D.C.

BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe M. Medalla (center, top left photo) led the BSP delegation that participated in the 2022 International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group (IMF-WBG) Annual Meetings held recently in Washington, D.C., USA. With the Governor in Washington were (from left, top left photo) Senior Assistant Governor Edna C. Villa, Monetary Board Member Peter B. Favila, BSP Deputy Governor Francisco G. Dakila, Jr., and Senior Director Maria Teresa S. See PARTICIPATES, page 8

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In photo l-r) former Cong Abdullah D. Dimaporo (2nd-r) 2nd District of Lanao del norte, Mayor Juhary Dimaporo Disomimba municipality of Tamparan, Lanao del sur, (3rdr),former Pres. & Incumbent Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo 2nd Dist. of Pampanga (4th-r), Datu Coco D. Mapupuno MSU System brother Atty Basari Mapupuno (5th-r) and Gov. Imelda “Angging” Quibranza-Dimaporo (6th-r) pose for a souvenir photo. (Contributed photo)

GOVERNOR Imelda “Angging” Quibranza-Dimaporo thanked former President and incumbent Congresswoman of the 2nd District of Pampanga, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for donating 2 hectares of land to the municipality of Balo-i for the construction of new Baloi Provincial Hospital, to better cater to the medical needs of the constituents of the town and nearby areas, Top Officials said.

Former President and incumbent congresswoman Arroyo and her staff recently visited Lanao del Norte at

the residence of Former Congressman Abdullah Dimakuta Dimaporo and Governor Imelda ‘Angging’ Quibranza Dimaporo on October 14, 2022.

Arroyo was warmly welcome by some prominent leaders and top officials led by Dimaporo’s clan, Vice governor Allan Lim of Lanao del Norte and Sangguniang Panlalawigan , municipal mayors of Nunungan, Juhary Dimaporo Disomimba mayor municipality of Tamparan,& Datu Coco Mapupuno brother of MSU System President Atty Basari D. Mapupuno & others were also present to welcome

former president Arroyo It can be recalled that Cong. Arroyo has established a close relationship with the Mindanaons because aside from staying at Iligan City at a young age, Arroyo is a Bai Lawanen of the Province of Lanao del Norte.

P300K bounty up for killers of Maguindanao town councilor

By EDWIN FERNANDEZ

D AT U M O N TAWA L , Maguindanao – The local government has offered a PHP300,000 bounty for anyone who could provide information that would help identify the killers of a town councilor here.

In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Otho Montawal said he hopes the reward money would help speed up the resolution of the killing of Councilor Mubarac Public advisory of Datu Montawal, Maguindanao on the See BOUNTY, page 8

PHP300,000 reward money for the killers of town councilor Mubarac Abubakar. (Photo courtesy of Datu Montawal LGU)

Davao Oro forum promotes investments in coconut sector

By CHE PALICTE

MONTEVISTA, Davao de Oro – In a bid to attract investments in the province, particularly in the coconut industry, the Department of Trade and Industry in Davao Region (DTI-11) organized Tuesday the Davao de Oro investment Conference (DDOiCON) here.

The two-day forum promotes various key investment areas not only in the coconut industry but also in the poultry raising and logistics sectors.

See FORUM, page 8

INVESTMENT CONFERENCE. More than 100 business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, coconut farmers and cooperatives attend the Davao de Oro Investment Conference (DDOiCON) 2022 on Tuesday (Oct. 25. 2022) at the Montevista Sports Complex in Montevista, Davao de Oro. The two-day forum will tackle investment areas in the coconut industry, poultry raising and logistics sector.

(PNA photo by Che Palicte)

R.A 9048 Form 10.1(LCRO) Republic of the Phlippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of: Misamis Oriental City/Municipality: Magsaysay

Publication Notice R.A. 10172

Republic of the Philippines Province of Davao del Sur CITY OF DIGOS OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In Compliance with Section 5 of R.A 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Bienvenida L. Villamor has filed with this office a petition for correction of sex/gender from “Male” to “Female” in the Certificate of Live Birth of Rhealyn Calimot Villamor who was born on February 10, 2008 at Consuelo, Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are Romil Tingabngab Villamor and Arlene Cañete Calimot.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than November 2, 2022.

(Sgd) SHIRLEY FE S. RATILLA Municipal Civil Registrar

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

R.A 10172 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION August 03, 2022

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that KENNETH N. AYUSTE has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in child’s sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of KENNETH NIERVAS AYUSTE at Goma, Digos City and whose parents are Louie D. Ayuste and Leny N. Niervas.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than August 23, 2022.

(Sgd) MARISSA C. NEBRADA City Civil Registrar

MDN: Oct 27 & Nov 3, 2022 MDN: Oct 20 & 27, 2022

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JENEIRY M. CAGAT has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error particularly SEX from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JENEIRY MAGSAYO CAGAT who was born on 7 FEBRUARY 1994 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are JENEZA R. MAGSAYO and RUDY M. CAGAT Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than NOVEMBER 2022.

(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL City Civil Registrar MDN: Oct 20 & 27, 2022

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strategies for the promotion of coconut products”, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said.

“We are confident that with the right set of marketing strategies, coconut products will gain more traction in international markets, especially as more markets discover the numerous health benefits of coconut products, particularly coconut oil”, the Trade Chief added.

Building on the momentum of coconut uptake in global markets, DTI has been showcasing Philippine coconut exports in the recently concluded Inter-

national Food Exhibition (IFEX) in Pasay, Selangor International Expo in Kuala Lumpur, and the Salon International de L’ Alimentation (SIAL) in Paris. Based on the International Trade Centre’s Export Potential Assessment, the Philippines has the potential to expand its exports of coconut products to USD2.1 billion.

The resurgence of the country’s export sector is still driven by the strong growth in export sales of 22 out of 48 commodity categories compared to three (3) periods: 2021, 2020, and the pre-pandemic average from 2017 to 2019.

Further, in terms of export markets, the United States accounted for

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES RACHEL M. BACANGGOY AND AIRESH M. PAMISA-BACANGGOY, RACHEL M. BACANGGOY AND AIRESH M. PAMISA-BACANGGOY, Petitioners. x----------------------------/

CIVIL CASE N0.2022-129

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on January 25, 2010 at Gitagum, Misamis Oriental, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 7, Matangad, Gitagum, Misamis Oriental and Purok San Francisco, Villaverde, Iligan City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than ten (10) years and they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 25, 2010 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on November 25, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 17th day of October, 2022.

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

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USD1.1 billion or 16.3% of the Philippines’ total exports, followed by Japan at USD931.4 million (14.5% share), China at USD839.2 million (13.1% share), Hong Kong at USD729.3 million (11.4% share), and Singapore at USD433.9 million (6.8% share).

For inquiries regarding exports, you may email the DTI-Export Marketing Bureau at exports@dti.gov. ph or you may visit tradelinephilippines.dti.gov.ph.

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Dueñas.

The BSP officials joined discussions on global and regional economic and financial developments; the global outlook and policy agenda; emerging market risks and policy priorities; challenges in managing inflationary pressures; and challenges and opportunities in scaling up private climate finance.

At the sidelines of the IMF-WBG Annual Meetings, the delegation also attended the Informal Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting; 53rd Joint Governors’ Meeting of the IMF-WBG Constituency; and the Annual Roundtable of ASEAN Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors, and the IMF Managing Director, among others.

Photos from top right,

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES ROLDAN W. ENAD AND MARJORIE B. MINGO-ENAD,

ORDER

Lawyer Lucky Siegfred Balleque, DTI-Davao de Oro provincial director, said this year’s conference highlights different market prospects of coconut-based products and graced by a Chinese commercial counselor based in Beijing.

“A market matching will also be facilitated between local coconut processors or farmers and the Chinese buyers. The purpose of this is to boost and inspire our coconut farmers to produce quality coconut products in enough volume, thereby, improving their lives,” Balleque said.

Balleque said the DDOiCON aims to generate PHP500 million worth of investment leads, assist 60 investors, and achieve PHP200 million in domestic sales.

William Moralta, division chief of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), said the forum will help coconut farmers especially explore value-adding to their products.

“Actually we have already

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City IN THE MATTER OF JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE BETWEEN SPOUSES HERNANDO M. RAFOL AND TERESITA A. FERNANDEZ,

ORDER

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES EMERALD V. MARIANO AND JEMALYN C. RAGONJAN-MARIANO, EMERALD V. MARIANO AND JEMALYN C. RAGONJAN-MARIANO, Petitioners. x----------------------------/

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on February 16, 1998 at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Maramag, Bukidnon and Rogongon, Iligan City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for twenty-four (24) years and they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on February 16, 1998 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on November 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 10th day of October, 2022.

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

Abubakar, 49.

Lt. Nurjhasier Sali, town police chief, said anyone who has the information may come and visit the Datu Montawal municipal police station or any police office nearby.

“We guarantee the safety of the informant. Please help us bring justice to Councilor Moby,” Sali said.

Abubakar chaired the Sangguniang Bayan committee on peace and order and security before his death on October 24.

He was shot by one of two men on a motorbike while buying fish at a roadside stall along the national highway in Barangay Pagagawan here.

“He had just alighted from his vehicle to buy food when attacked,” Sali said.

Responding police found empty shells for a .45-caliber pistol at the crime scene.

Sali said the slain official, whom he considered a personal friend, had no known enemies and was “very approachable.” (PNA)

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES MARK IAN O. MAGDUGO AND ALEXIS ANN C. DAMANDAMAN,

CIVIL CASE N0.2022-128

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on January 18, 2016 at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Purok 1, Tubajon, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental and Bwangan, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for five (5) years and they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 18, 2016 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on November 25, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 17th day of October, 2022.

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

MDN: Oct 20, 27 & Nov 3, 2022 Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City

CIVIL CASE N0.2022-122

IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES CELSO L. LUCEÑO AND CELESTINA T. ALAM, CELSO L. LUCEÑO AND CELESTINA T. ALAM,

Petitioners. x----------------------------/

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on May 19, 2012 at Bacolor, Pampanga, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at Malpitic, San Fernando, Pampanga and Maimpis, San Fernando, Pampanga respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for six (6) years and they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on May 19, 2012 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on November 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 10th day of October, 2022.

MDN: Oct 13, 20 & 27, 2022

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MARK IAN O. MAGDUGO AND ALEXIS ANN C. DAMANDAMAN, Petitioners. x----------------------------/

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on January 13, 1989 at Ermita, Manila, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at 96 Road, Project 8, Quezon City and Purok 7, Tambacan, Iligan City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for more than ten (10) years and they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on January 13, 1989 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens. Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on November 29, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 18th day of October, 2022.

MDN: Oct 20, 27 & Nov 3, 2022

to various restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the government.

“Our ultimate objective is to create job opportunities here and improve the economy of Davao de Oro,” Ambi said. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE NO.2022-130

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

MDN: Oct 13, 20 & 27, 2022

MDN: Oct 13, 20 & 27, 2022

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IN RE: JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE AND REGISTER THE DIVORCE OF SPOUSES DIOSDADO C. DOÑA AND CLARITA A. VALLEJO-DOÑA, DIOSDADO C. DOÑA AND CLARITA A. VALLEJO-DOÑA, Petitioners. x----------------------------/

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on April 18, 2007 at Iligan City, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at 10th East Rosario Heights, Tubod, Iligan City and Luinab, Iligan City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for five (5) years and they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on April 18, 2007 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on November 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 11th day of October, 2022.

HERNANDO M. RAFOL AND TERESITA A. FERNANDEZ, Petitioners. x----------------------------/

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started other products like copra, virgin coconut oil, coco sugar, coco water, and coco husk. This will really help them find their market,” he said.

Davao de Oro has a total of 67,174 hectares of areas planted with around 35,712 coconut farmers.

Based on the data from DTI-Davao de Oro, the province has 249,844 metric tons of harvested coconut this year.

Demy Calsadora, chairperson of the Small Coco Farmers Organization in Compostela town said, the forum has so far taught them the importance of value-adding of their products.

“Before our concentration is only on copra and the coco juice, but this time we learned that there are much more products useful from coconuts,” he said.

Calsadora said the event also affords them a venue to air their concerns, such as the rising cost of farm inputs.

Meanwhile, DTI-11 Director Maria Belenda Ambi said the annual investment conference in the province generated some PHP1.2 billion worth of investments from 2016 to 2019.

However, in 2020-2021 during the onslaught of the pandemic, she noted a decrease in investors due

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 4th Shari’a Circuit Court 4th Shari’a Judicial District Iligan City CIVIL CASE N0.2022-123

ROLDAN W. ENAD AND MARJORIE B. MINGO-ENAD, Petitioners. x----------------------------/

clockwise, show the 53rd Joint Governors’ Meeting of the IMF-WBG Southeast Asia Constituency; Governor Medalla’s interview with Bloomberg’s Kathleen Hays; and the Annual Roundtable of ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors with the IMF Managing Director.

HON. OSOP M. ALI Presiding Judge

ORDER

Before this Court verified joint petition for the approval and registration of the Divorce filed by petitioners and alledging among others. That petitioners are husband and wife respectively in a marriage performed under Civil rite on April 27, 2005 at Novaliches, Quezon City, both petitioner’s had been converted to Muslim and thereby embraced Islam Religion as their new found faith, by virtue of their respective intellectual choices which were duly registered with this Court, both of them can be served summons and other legal processes relative to this case at their resident at 10 Daisy St., Zone 6, South Signal, Taguig City, Metro Manila and Purok 5, Tambacan, Iligan City respectively; That said marriage did not last long due to lack of love and affection until the relationship manifested incompatibility and sustained misunderstanding between petitioners and reached the point of irreconcilability and they separated for each other for some reason of which both petitioner finally decided to legally break or severe their marriage bond for four (4) years and they decided to separate live physically in bed and board, thereby, executed Memorandum of Agreement in order to formalize their separation. Since their separation, they had never been communicating or supporting either financially or emotionally to each other, neither minding each other affair’s; petitioner seek judicial decree of divorce, thereby, severing their marriage bond on April 27, 2005 so that they will have free hand to do what a single man or woman could do without marital burdens.

Reconciliation between them had already been diligently employed but all proved futile.

WHEREFORE, finding this petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on November 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at which time, date and place. Any interested party may appear and show why the petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order be published in newspaper of General Circulation in the City of Iligan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioners.

SO ORDERED. Iligan City, Philippines, this 10th day of October, 2022.

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likewise look for other partners who may provide assistance and services aimed at filling the gaps in alleviating the plight of UPFs from poverty and ensure that they will become economically productive as partners in nation building,” Jordan said.

The Social Weather Stations (SWS), in its Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 survey, found that 49 percent of 1,500 Filipino families see themselves as poor.

Around 29 p ercent placed themselves at the “borderline” dividing the poor and not poor, while 21 percent considered themselves as not poor, according to the SWS survey.

On Saturday, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority director general Arsenio Balisacan said the Marcos administration is implementing measures to revitalize the economy and help lift more Filipinos out of poverty. (PNA)

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Action Team Against Smugglers filed criminal complaints against the owners, officers, and customs broker of the company for alleged importation of 200 containers of rice from Thailand without permit.

They were charged with violating Section 1401 (Unlawful Importation or Exportation) of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act and Republic Act (RA) No. 10845, or the AntiAgricultural Smuggling Act. Originally charged were Jomerito Soliman, company president and general manager; Dolores Opancia, chief financial officer; directors Mary Grace Cayanan and Marileen Avañez; and customs broker Diosdado EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT, made and executed in the City of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, Philippines, by and between; ESTELA B. QUINTANES, ELIZABETH B. QUINTANES, JUANITA Q. FALLAN, ALEJANDRO B. QUITANES, AGNES B. QUITANES, ROMEO B. QUITANES, VIRGINIA Q. PARAN and MARILOU Q. ERAZO, all of legal ages, Filipino citizen and with common residence at P4, San Carlos, Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines.

WITNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS, ELIAS QUINTANES, Filipino Citizen and resident of Valencia City, Bukidnon Philippines at the time of his death, died intestate on April 26, 2020, leaving parcels of land, all located at Valencia City, Bukidnon, particularly described to wit: OCT P-5113 “A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 70 Pls-988. Situated at Barangay San Carlos, City of Valencia, province of Bukidnon and Island of Mindanao. Containing a remaining portion of ONE HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE (13,755) square meters.”

OCT P-20970 “A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot No. 153 Pls-988. Situated at Barangay San Carlos, City of Valencia, province of Bukidnon and Island of Mindanao. Containing a remaining portion of THREE HUNDRED FOURTEEN (314) square meters.”

WHEREAS, the parties hereto, who are all of legal age, are the sole and only heirs of the decedent they being the surviving spouse and the legitimate children respectively, of the deceased.

WHEREAS, there are no known debts or obligations due against the estate of said decedent; and WHEREAS, it is to the best interest of the parties hereto to settle and partition extra-judicially and adjudicate among themselves the above-described real property in the form and manner herein set forth; Is subject for EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT. Under the Notarial registry of ATTY. WINCERBOGNE L. PESISANO, Notary Public. Per Doc. No. 383; Page No. 78; Book No. 52; Series of 2021.

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Santiago.

Of the 200 containers that arrived at Manila International Container Port, 150 were ordered forfeited in favor of the government while the remaining 50 were declared abandoned.

The BOC sold the rice in a public auction, generating total revenues of PHP177.991 million.

The Department of Justice subsequently dismissed the charges, with Undersecretary Deo Marco citing that a subsequent law, RA 11203 or the Rice Import and Export Liberalization Law, had taken away the need for import permits. “(T)he decriminalization of importation without an import permit pursuant to RA 11203 can be applied retroactively in favor of herein respondents-appellees (Sta Rosa officials),” Marco said in his ruling, adding that “where the importer himself is no longer liable, then it follows that he who acted only as customs broker for the importer is likewise not liable.”

Aside from the importer, the ruling said a licensed broker like Santiago is not required to go beyond the document presented to him for filing an import entry on the basis of such documents. (PNA)

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in the last two quarters of 2022 with the calibrated lifting of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) restrictions and the continuing reopening of the economy.

He further noted that the swift implementation and high agency 2023 budget absorptive capacity would carry forward that GDP growth.

“The lifting of some mask mandates indoors I believe is quite justified.

Further calibrated lifting

of Covid restrictions plus the economic impact of the 2022 and 2023 national budgets will result in more economic growth,” he said.

He said the Department of Health has proved during the budget hearings the success of their safety protocols and the Covid-19 bulletins show results of consistent defense against the disease.

“DOH and the local governments have had Covid-19 spread under good manageable conditions for many months now. Fears of coronavirus resurgence have been addressed with continuing vigilance which has proven effective,” he said.

He said his panel has taken note of the most important 2023 budget requests of the DOH and other agencies to sustain the public health and economic gains the country has earned against Covid-19 and economic difficulties.

“Here in the House, we are preparing for the bicameral conference committee on the budget bill to ensure those gains are achieved in 2023,” he added.

To u r i s m S e c r e t a r y Christina Frasco earlier said Marcos approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting to issue an executive order (EO) allowing the voluntary wearing of face masks in indoor places.

“As a result of the Cabinet meeting this morning, it was agreed that the President will be issuing an executive order, per the IATF recommendation, to make indoor mask wearing also voluntary all over the Philippines, with few exceptions,” she said.

Frasco said the use of face masks will still be required in public transportation,

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Agusan del Norte City / Municipality: Butuan City NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that LETECIA A. FLORITO has filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from “ROLANDO” to “ROLANDO JR.”; in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROLANDO ANDIG, who was born on 11 MAY 1991 at Camayahan, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines and whose parents are ROLANDO MANATAD FLORITO and LETECIA JAMITO ANDIG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 10 November 2022.

(Sgd) AMALIA T. QUE Acting City Civil Registrar MDN: Oct 27 & Nov 3, 2022

R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office City of Iligan NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JONALYN R. TRILLANA has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “JOCELYN” to “JONALYN” in the Certificate of Live Birth of JOCELYN QUIMOD RAMILO who was born on MARCH 11, 1970 at Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and whose parents are CRESENCIANA H. QUIMOD and ANGELES E. RAMILO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than NOVEMBER 2022.

(Sgd) ATTY. YUSSIF DON JUSTIN F. MARTIL City Civil Registrar MDN: Oct 27 & Nov 3, 2022

medical transportation and medical facilities.

Unvaccinated individuals, people with comorbidities, and senior citizens are still “highly encouraged” to wear face masks, Frasco said.

“But generally, the direction of the Marcos administration is to lift the remainder of travel restrictions into the Philippines, and that includes easing of our mask mandates to allow our country to be at par with our Asean neighbors [which] have long liberalized the mask mandates,” she said. (PNA)

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cans of cereal drink, good for 20,000 families.

On top of these, a PHP5million standby fund is ready for additional purchase of food packs or any kits as needed.

Each family food pack can provide food on the table for two days for a family of five members.

“We have requested an additional 15,000 family food packs and 7,000 nonfood items from DSWD central office in Manila,” Mesa added.

The agency has likewise prepared 49,581 non-food items including at least 338 sets of family tents, 3,817 boxes of sleeping kits, 2,792 boxes of family kits, 3,179 sets of hygiene kits, and 3,712 kitchen kits.

At least 16,688 “malong” (tube skirts), 1,140 laminated sacks, and 16,330 blankets were readied as well, Mesa added.

She said DSWD-Bicol chief Norman Laurio ordered provincial offices to EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT made end and entered into this OCT. 4, 2022, in the City of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, by and between: We, MARJORIE R. TUMAPON, of legal age, Filipino, married and with the residence at Catarman, Liloan, Cebu, Philippines, JULIUS B. RAUT, (married) and NEMIA B. RAUT (single), of legal ages, Filipinos, and with common residence at San Miguel, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Philippines, referred as HEIRS; WITNESSETH, that: WHEREAS, we are the sole heirs of the deceased SPS. LADISLAO C. RAUT AND MEROPES B. RAUT, who died on March 13, 2021 and August 2, 30.32 at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, copy of his death certificate is hereto attached as Annex “A”; WHEREAS, SPS. LADISLAO C RAUT AND MEROPES B. RAUT, died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; WHEREAS, SPS. LADISLAO C. RAUT AND MEROPES B. RAUT is the absolute and registered owner of the following parcels of land: ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-20954 “A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot 1723, Cad-867, situated in the Barrio of San Miguel, Municipality of Manolo Fortich, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao.

Containing an area of TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTYEIGHT (23,988) sqm. More or less.”

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-122584 “A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot 1739-B-1, Psd-10-062313, situated in the Barrio of San Miguel, Municipality of Manolo Fortich, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TEN (1,110) sqm. More or less.”

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-122585 “A PARCEL OF LAND described as Lot 1739-B-2, Psd-10-062313, situated in the Barrio of San Miguel, Municipality of Manolo Fortich, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO (1,452) sqm. More or less.”

Is subject for EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ASIS G. CUBILLAN, Notarial Commission No. 19-19. Per Doc. No. 379; Page No. 77; Book No. LXXIV; Series of 2022.

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coordinate with different local government units in their respective areas with regard to the release of the readied food and items.

“He already ordered these prepositioned in different strategic locations in the region including ports and warehouses. As for our manpower, we have a quick response team (QRT) ready 24 hours if the case is needed,” she said. (PNA)

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De La Castellana Coffee Processing and Marketing Enterprise, PHP11.05 million, two proponent groups, 193 beneficiaries; and Cadiz City Coffee Processing and Marketing Enterprise, PHP11.71 million, eight proponent groups, 177 beneficiaries.

Under the Special Areas for Agricultural Development Program, farmers from Don Salvador Benedicto were granted PHP2.82 million in financial assistance for coffee and corn production; Toboso, duckling, native chicken, corn and coffee production, PHP3.74 million; and Moises Padilla, corn and native chicken production, PHP1.12 million.

Lacson also received the certificate for palay seeds intended for 100 farmers under the Rice Competitive Enhancement Fund. (PNA)

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Visayas would have a dedicated garbage bin where the public can drop their old, damaged, and unused electronic waste until Oct. 28.

Delariarte said they hoped to raise public awareEXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF DECEASED, RAINERO S. GAGARANI WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND INTEREST OF A PARCEL OF AGRICULTURAL LAND This EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF DECEASED, RAINERO S. GAGARANI WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND INTEREST OF A PARCEL OF AGRICULTURAL LAND, made and executed by and between: ZENAIDA GAGARANI INIEGO, FEVIS S. GAGARANI, FARAH S. GAGARANI and EVELYN GAGARANI RAMAY, all of legal age, all married, all Filipino, a resident of Purok 2, North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon, hereinafter known as the HEIR-WAIVOR; DIOGENES S. GAGARANI, JR., of legal age, married, Filipino, a resident of Purok 2, North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon, hereinafter known as the HEIR-WAIVEE; WITNESSETH: That the above-named parties, all of legal age, are the legitimate brothers and sisters of the late, RAINERO S. GAGARANI who died single on March 4, 2017 at South Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon, who died without any will: That the above-deceased at the time of his death left a personal property and more particularly described to wit: “A parcel of Agricultural land, covered

by Transfer Certificate of Title No. AT-3019, known as Lot No. 17-G, Psd-10-022098 (AR), being a portion of Lot 17, Pls-377, Panadtalan Public Land Subdivision, situated at North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon.

Containing an area of NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (9,825) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

That at the time of his death, the deceased left no last will and testament and had no debts left unpaid.

That no personal properties are involved in this extra-judicial settlement; That to the best knowledge and information of the parties hereto; That by virtue of Rule 74 of the Rules of Court we, heirs of the late RAINERO S. GAGARANI, hereby extra-judicially adjudicate unto ourselves the entire above-described parcel of Agricultural land.

That we hereby relinquished waived our rights and interest over the above-described parcel of Agricultural alnd, infavor to our brother: DIOGENES S. GAGARANI JR., now and in the future time.

Is subject for EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND INTEREST. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ABUNDIO UR. GAITERA, Notary Public. Per Doc. No. 187; Page No. 35; Book No. I; Series of 2022.

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ness through the program as they also target to partner with barangays to intensify the proper e-waste disposal.

“For now we are open to whoever is willing since they already know the risk if they are left unattended,” she added.

After the weeklong event, the EMB will be putting a bin at their office in Parola so the public can just drop by and dispose of their ewaste.

EMB has an accredited partner that handles their proper disposal, she said.

Many of the products can be reused, refurbished, or recycled. (PNA)

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to bring banking closer to his constituents is if BDONB branches are opened in other municipalities of Camiguin.

The BDONB branch in Mambajao is one of the 55 branches that BDONB will open nationwide before the end of 2022. Its goal is to reach and give farmers, fishermen, and MSMEs the opportunity to improve their lives and businesses.

NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late CALIXTA BAYRON VDA. DE DECENA, who died intestate on June 8, 2011 at Ilang- ilang St., Poblacion, Polomolok, South Cotabato; left “A parcel of lot with Lot No. 3013, Pls209-D-19, situated in Poblacion, Polomolok, Province of South Cotabato , containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN (1,517) SQUARE METERS, more or less, covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo. P-33541.’’ Is the subject of Extra-Judicial Partition of the estate of the late Calixtra Bayron VDA. De Decena with Waiver of Rights, under the notarial registry of Atty. Jordan H. Reyes per Doc. No. 228, Page No. 46, Book No. V1, Series of 2022 MDN: Oct 13, 20 & 27, 2022

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT, made and executed by and between: NILDA P. BRAGAT. GLENA P. LIMOCON, DIVINA P. NAQUILA, DIODINA P. SADURA, RICO P. PAGOBO, SHERLY P. ARANAS, LOLITA V. POBLETE and CEFERINO L. VELASQUEZ, all of legal ages, Filipino Citizen with residence the common address located at Lumbo, Valencia City, Bukidnon; WITNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS, SPS. GLECERIO PAGOBO and NATIVIDAD P. PAGOBO, who died intestate at their residence at Lumbo, Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines on October, 14, 2008 and June 10, 2015, respectively, leaving a parcels of land located in Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines, particularly described as follows: TCT T-25132 “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. C-7, PSD-10-010152) situated in Barangay Lumbo, Municipality of Valencia, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIX HUNDRED (600) square meters with Improvement under Tax Declaration No. F-038153.”

OCT P-8349 “A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot No. F, 101321-771-D) situated in Barangay Pinatilan, Municipality of Valencia, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE (36,391) square meters.”

WHEREAS, the parties hereto, who are of legal age, and the, are the sole and only heirs of the decedent they; WHEREAS, there are no known debts or obligations due against the estate of the said decedent; and WHEREAS, it is to the best interest of the parties hereto to settle and partition extrajudicially and adjudicate among themselves the above-described property In the form and manner herein set forth; Is subject for DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT. Under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. WINCERBOGNE L. PESISANO, NOTARY PUBLIC. Per Doc. No. 891; Page No. 80; Book No. XXXII; Series of 2020.

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World Health Organization sees the pandemic ending soon.

“We must build on the gains of the past in the fight against Covid-19 until we cross the finish line in this health crisis,” she added.

RT-PCR test no longer needed Meanwhile, Frasco said

travelers no longer need to undergo a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test as a pre-departure requirement.

“It was also discussed that the remainder of stringent protocols, such as the pre-departure testing into the Philippines in the form of an RT-PCR would also be removed,” she said.

“In addition to this, as far as unvaccinated for-

New Station, New Situation By: LY B. TELLO Head Teacher I-Gimangpang Integrated School Initao South District, Division of Misamis Oriental

As a teacher in a public school, I always considered myself as a transient creature in the Department of Education. Being one means I do not have a permanent place to stay to practice my profession. I can be anywhere when an order of re-assignment comes in regardless of how far or near is the new station to my residence. Saying no to the order is not an option considering that as a school head I am dutifully bound to obey the mandate of my superiors.

For almost six years I had been assigned as a school head in the farthest and the only school situated above sea level in my hometown in Initao.

In my neophyte years, I have met numerous difficulties. The long-distance travel everyday made me sick. Travelling more than fifteen kilometers a day along a rocky-muddy road that traverses at the sides of mountains and hills was one of my biggest dilemmas. While going to and fro to my station I was always praying that the Lord will always prevent the rain from pouring. Sometimes my prayers were answered

and sometimes weren’t.

Aside from the distance and the inclemental weather, I also found it challenging to lead neophyte teachers.

As the farthest school, it is a common practice that newbies are assigned in the training grounds where they can hone their teaching skills. As school leader, I should devote much time to studying the teaching philosophies and pedagogies that I can share to my teachers and having shared everything that I knew was fulfilling to my part as a leader.

Things changed so much when I got my reassignment.

My new station is just a few minutes-drive from home and when it rains no more worries about the landslideprone road. I do not need to wake up so early to get things ready for school. Much more, I do not need to devote more time on providing technical assistance to my teachers knowing that all of them are experienced teachers having been in the service for quite long. The present situation is totally different from the past and I called it a perfect blessing.

COMPUTER VISION CAN TRANSFORM EDUCATION By: HEIDE MAE A. PIMENTEL Teacher II El Salvador City Central School

The education sector has long treated every student the same. However, every student is unique and has different learning capabilities.

The use computer vision in education can help minimize students’ academic output by providing a customized learning experience based on their individual strengths and weaknesses.

The main advantage of computer vision in education is the ease and non-obstructiveness of the assessment process compared to traditional classroom education. Teachers can observe whether a pupil is motivated or disinterested in the class without interrupting their activities. Affective computing techniques, availability of low-cost cameras, and their widespread use in electronic devices like cellphones, computer, and tables, allow educators to measure learners’ engagement levels using computer vision. Monitoring a student’s behavior continually is not possible.

Computer vision eliminates the need for a teacher to continually monitor every student’s behavior, which proves to be highly beneficial. With computer vision technology, every student’s engagement in the classroom can be monitored easily. There is hope that computer vision will enhance the ability to detect, measure and respond

to individual student’s level of engagement soon.

The world is coming closer due to internet. People can easily search for any topic they might be interested in and find relevant information at their fingertips within seconds. Expanding on this, users can opt for any course or skill-oriented program from a variety of courses available online. People are not restricted when it comes to learning about something they are interested in. Capitalizing on the demand for online learning, many massively open online course (MOOC) platforms are on the rise. Many refuted institutes now offer online certification courses in addition to standard college courses.

These online training courses provide audio and video lectures to the students, along with digital materials such as e-books for learning. These courses almost provide a near real-world classroom experience for the students.

Students can learn from these courses as per schedule and do not have a fear of missing out on important lectures. These courses are usually opted by students who can’t commit full-time due to full-time employment or enrolment in a different course. Online learning provides an excellent opportunity for such students who want to learn an additional skillset.

eigners are concerned, they would henceforth be allowed entry to the Philippines, with only a requirement of presenting an antigen test 24 hours taken before departure or an option of taking an antigen test upon arrival into the Philippines,” Frasco added.

‘Special lanes’ for eArrival card Marcos and his Cabinet, Frasco said, also agreed to give travelers an option to

get their eArrival card upon their arrival in the country.

Frasco said those who do not have an eArrival card would be given “special lanes” when they arrive in the country.

“As agreed during the meeting, it was clarified that the filling out of the eArrival card would not be made mandatory as a prerequisite to boarding.

In other words, you can fill out the eArrival card at your own convenience

Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic By: ELMA T. DELOPERE T-III Bangonbangon ES Claveria West District

Due to students weakened immune systems, which could have a negative impact on their health, the educational system and institutions are having a difficult time keeping up with educational activities.

Due to the global lockdown, COVID-19 is now having a significant influence on business organizations, people’s lives, and the supply chain.

The best available public policy tool to increase skills is education. While attending school can be enjoyable and can help children develop their social skills and social awareness, from an economic perspective, the main benefit of attending school is that it improves a child’s aptitude.

This can be accomplished with even a relatively brief period of attendance, and even a relatively brief absence from school will have an impact on skill development.

In addition to interfering with instruction for students everywhere, the closure of schools, colleges, and institutions also falls during a crucial assessment period, which has resulted in numer-

ous tests being delayed or canceled. Perhaps because they are viewed as being less significant, internal assessments have frequently been canceled. However, their goal is to inform parents and instructors about the child’s development. Losing this knowledge hinders the identification of a child’s great potential as well as their learning challenges and may have negative long-term effects.

People’s lives all across the world have undergone significant upheaval as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic. In particular, the circumstances of physical separation and distance study have resulted in an unprecedented educational catastrophe. It is not sufficient for schools to merely reopen following COVID-19. After the pandemic, students will require individualized and ongoing support to help them adjust and catch up. We must aid schools in being ready to offer such support and handle the immense challenges that lie ahead in the coming months.

Portulin National High School bags Champion on the National Brigada Eskwela 2021

MARSHA LIZA G. LAZAR- RAGOT Principal II Portulin National High School percentage of attendance and support Since 2003, Brigada Eskwela (BE) of the stakeholders where the main has been the prime mover of volunreasons why the school bags the teerism and community involvement in the Department of Education (DepEd). National Award on Medium School Category as Regional and National This partnership program has enabled stakeholders from various sectors to Evaluators conducted their evaluation last December 2021. intensify their support for our public This meritorious awards where made elementary and secondary schools nationwide. The implementation of BE possible due to the collaborative efforts through the years has evolved to ad- of the different benevolent stakeholders both local and national. Such as GPTA, dress the resource gaps faced by public schools by strengthening partnership Alumni , LGU and BGU who extended initiatives and collaborative support of their full support in all the projects conducted by the school in spite of the the communities.

It is in this notion, that Portulin Na- pandemic situation.

The awarding took place at Iloilo tional High School exhausted all means to make the school more conducive to Convention Center with the presence of DepEd officials, Regional Director learning by improving the physical aspect of the school like repairing classroom Arturo B. Bayocot PhD, SDS Jonathan and school gate, concreting the pave- S. Dela Pena ,PhD represented by ment and developing its educational PSDS Beatriz Acdal and the School Principal Marsha Liza L. Ragot ,PhD facilities like the completion of covered court with bleachers donated through last June 19-22, 2022. the collaborative efforts of our alumna Usec. Benito Ranque of the Department of Energy and Senator Aquilino Pimentel III. Hence , the school generated P7.8 Million worth of infrastructure projects that aid in the learning -teaching process and serve as evacuation center during the pandemic .

Photos taken during the Awarding Generated resources, impact of Ceremony the projects to the academe and high

The awards received by the school

The School Principal Marsha Liza L. Ragot as she received the awards

prior to the departure or upon the arrival,” she said.

“The overarching direction of the Maros administration is to allow our country to convey an openness and readiness to the world to receive tourists and investments so that we would give our fellow Filipinos an opportunity to regain all the livelihood and losses that were incurred during the pandemic,” she added. (PNA)

and authorities may order a one-time extension for another six months before they are allowed to be destroyed.

Laudiangco made the remark after former Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. urged the poll body to provide them with transmission logs in order to verify their observations of discrepancy.

Rio is also planning to file a petition before the from page 2 Supreme Court to seek preserved for a minimum the preservation of the period of six months from transmission logs beyond the date of the transaction, Nov. 9. (PNA)

Logs...

Reflection Paper on the School Challenges during Covid Pandemic based on the video presentation CHARLYN S. BAYLON Principal II Gusa Regional Science High School 1. What challenges and trends However, we are also worried as mentioned in the two videos are affar as ensuring quality education with fecting your schools pre-pandemic this alternative delivery modes since and pandemic? Are they the same or both the learners and the teachers are different? used to traditional teaching-learning In the first video where it presented processes. Traditional teaching-learning about the trends and challenges pre- processes require the physical interacpandemic times, the speaker Dr. Tinsiri tions of both the teacher and the learners Siribodhi mentioned three major changes and conduct instructions using different in the educational landscape, namely; pedagogies within the four walls of the emerging technology, rising of industrial classrooms (Burns, Mary, 2011). This revolution 4.0 and wanting of social and modality may no longer be relevant and emotional interaction of people. effective at this time of the pandemic.

On the other hand, the next speaker Further, this pandemic restricted us to Dr. Ethel Valenzuela who discussed about be physically present with the learners “Changes in Educational Systems during and this seemed to be a hindrance to the Pandemic presented unprecedented attaining quality education. This scenario changes in education in the South East and thoughts were true at the height of Asian Region and sought to answer these the pandemic and we were not prepared five questions; 1. How has Covid 19 to such eventuality. pandemic change education and what As far as the curriculum implementaare the factors that drive changes in tion and instructional supervision at the education and its impact to schools? 2. height of the pandemic were concerned, How interconnected and inter-depended they seemed to be impossible! As a our societies are and how school heads school head, I was at a loss! I was and schools operates in such highly more concerned on whether or not the interconnected world? 3. What are the learners were able to understand the emerging imperatives in learning and concept in the SLMs, or if they undereducation and how will this pandemic stood the Weekly Home Learning Plan continue to shift school leadership and that their teachers designed for them technology partnership and collaboration. in their readings and accomplishing 4. What are the opportunities and chaltheir tasks or if they were following the lenges in building better school system teaching-learning programs on TV and and teachers? 5. How can school heads radio broadcast religiously. These were effectively promote better governance the concerns that constantly beset my in the post pandemic and what are the thoughts as a school head. There was critical competencies of school head no way I would know if the learners now that they should possess and they genuinely learned and mastered the should strengthen?

Most Essential Competencies (MELCS) The two speakers have very insightbecause assessments were not part of ful revelations about the situations, trends the grading system due to the Basic and challenges in pre-covid and during Education Learning Continuity Plan covid times in education milieu. While which was just timely and relevant. both of them shared very similar stand Teaching-learning was limited or absent points but what is more compelling with due to the fact that human interactions the second speaker Dr. Valenzuela’s were restricted. Another way of enriching narratives are very specific to manag- learning and contribute to an enduring ing education at the level of the school teaching-learning is through social and heads’ competence. Dr. Valenzuela is emotional interactions (Hammond, et.al, very explicit and captures the needs of 2019). the school heads in facing the reality of 3. How has this challenged you as this pandemic and how she is going to a school head? manage in delivering quality education I dreamt, I breathed, I ate, I imagined effectively with the use of technology, all the possibilities about attaining qualcollaborate with stakeholders, capacitate ity teaching-learning experience using and empower the teachers and hone her technology, multi-media, self-directed ability to think and act accordingly in the learning modules, etc. while knowing the post-pandemic stage. These questions fact that these modalities do not offer will help school heads to think ahead and a “one size fits all” package and that prepare to what is in the future which is there is no “silver bullet” that will solve absolutely liberating and reassuring! this dilemma that we are facing. Indeed, 2. In what ways have these chal- our situation as school is unique and lenges and trends affected your school? requires a contextualized approach in Those trends have greatly affected order to make our DepEd VMG a reality. our school in terms of access, quality and Although, we, as a school, have decided curriculum implementation. Before when that we shall offer a bichronous modality.

I was with Macasandig National High However, the preparations in terms of School being its principal for five years, infrastructures (internet connections and we, together with the teachers, were in devices provision), teachers’ competence a dark light as to how we are going to in conducting online classes, assessment achieve at least the same number of know-how, and curriculum supervision enrollees or increase enrollment at the and leadership skills are still wanting height of covid 19. Due to the economic for more improvement to address the situations facing almost everyone, there individual learning styles and elevate is a great possibility that the use of the achievement levels of our learners. technology and internet connections These are the challenges that I think I may be absent and that this pandemic need to be equipped with. Being part of will change their attitude towards school; this class Strategic Thinking and Innovahence, learners’ achievement rate may tions is just a “prayer-coming-true” and be second priority. Our learners too were I thank our SDS Cherry Limbaco-Reyes at a loss! Without the physical presence for introducing this course to us. I am of teachers, I believed that learning is looking forward to develop in me the impossible. The use of textbooks may attributes and competencies of a school not guarantee a thorough and effective head being a strategic thinker and an teaching-learning experience. innovator.

However, DepEd provided us References{ with enough funds/resources to supBurns, Mary, 2011. Education Deport for self-directed learning module velopment Center, Inc. Washington, DC printing, radio-based instructions and https://www.edc.org/sites/default/files/ TV-based instructions airing which uploads/Distance-Education-Teacherare contextualized and are very vital to Training.pdf delivering education sans face to face Darling-Hammond, Linda, Flook, inter actions. These modalities actually Lisa, Cook-Harvey, Channa, Barron, gave us a temporary relief because at Brigid & Osher, David, 2019. Implications least our learners and parents have for educational practice of the science choices to make, and they were given of learning and development. Pages the ability to access education which 97-140 https://www.tandfonline.com/ is promising although far cry from the doi/full/10.1080/10888691.2018.1537 traditional methods.

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Vehicles... from page 4

According to Meralco Chief Sustainability Officer Raymond Ravelo during the recently concluded 10th Philippine EV Summit, new models now are able to reach over 800 kilometers on a single charge -- roughly the distance between Pasay City and Banaue, Ifugao, and back, whereas EVs could barely run 100 kilometers on a full charge a decade ago.

In addition, Ravelo says that EVs have improved greatly, especially as lithium-ion battery pack prices are now down by already 90 percent from over $1,200 per kWh in 2010 to just around $130 last year. This has consequently driven down the price of an EV with a comparable range to almost a third of price points a decade ago.

Compared to neighboring countries such as Thailand and Singapore, the Philippines’ development of the EV industry is still relatively slow. This is where government participation plays a very crucial role.

EV industry acceleration will happen given enough government support through policies as well as the provision of subsidies or incentives. Manufacturers will be encouraged to ramp up production, thereby bringing down the prices and generating more jobs.

Just as the whole world goes in the same direction, EV adoption in the Philippines is inevitable -- it is just a matter of when.

Best that we adapt early on, and educate ourselves and others on the benefits of an electrified and green future.

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in the foregoing article are solely the author’s and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the Philippine News Agency (PNA) or any other office under the Office of the Press Secretary.

Altar... from page 4

the rising of the oceans and the depletion of the ozone layer are concrete proof and evidence that we are now facing our own extinction.

Don’t you know that for every one Celsius increase in global temperature, there will be a corresponding 10% reduction in food production. As the earth warms, the insects’ bites will become more fatal and can reach high altitude. It has been forecasted by scientists that in the next 50 years, earth will increase its temperature that will empower the insects to reach very high altitude. Example, the inhabitants of Bhopal must leave their country for reason of pestilence to seek refuge in Nepal but Nepal during that time will already be under water.

Yes, the environment must now take precedence over the economy that promotes so much consumerism and unbridled materialism otherwise famine, pestilence, war and death as biblically revealed by John will be the order of the day.

Our Indigenous People are in fact correct when they said, “ANG KINAIYAHAN DILI LAMANG TINUBDAN SA KINABUHI KUNG DILI MAO GAYUD ANG KINABUHI!” Yes, it is not the economy but the environment, stupid!

Celebrates... from page 12

banana breeders as banana is their one town, one product.

“Considering na ang commercial fertilizer karon nagtaas ang iyang presyo.

Ang gihimo sa amo opisina, naningkamot mi na magdagan ang organic fertilizer.

Usa sa amo mga plano , pagrehab sa banana tissue laboratory, naghatag jud mi ug full support sa banana breeders,” said Municipal Agriculture Officer Elvis Jumalon.

[Considering that the price of commercial fertilizer is now increasing, our office manufactures organic fertilizer. One of our plans is to rehabilitate the banana tissue laboratory. We are giving full support to banana breeders.]

Thru a cooking contest, seventeen barangays in the town showcased various recipes of “bola-bola” using banana and vegetables as ingredients. (LELA/ PIA Lanao del Norte)

money-must-grow principle. Yes money must be used not to make more money but to enhance the quality of life of the people.

In fact, no less than the United Nations has issued the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to stop poverty, stop social injustices and inequities, protect the environment, etc. underscor- from page 1 ing the importance of the main streets, they stabbed cooperatives to be transfor- him twice, killing him on mative for people, planet, prosperity and peace.

It is not the economy, anymore but the environment that is of utmost importance. The truth is, in the absence of a major change, the global system will collapse in less than one hundred years because of the unsustainability in the economy where only a few oligarchs are in control and the unsustainability in the ecology. Yes, global warming, melting of the iceberg, the extinction of the species,

Killed...

Thursday, October 27, 2022 the spot.

CCTV images culled from social media showed Ibalang and his friends desperately shouting for help as their pursuers closed in on them.

Despite passing through at least six barangays, nobody lifted a finger to help, considering that Gaston Park is just across City Hall.

There were no tanods nor policemen aboard their brand new Toyota Fortuners on the streets, when traffic was light on a Sunday afternoon.

After running 1.5 kilometers, Ibalang finally arrived beside the Ayala Centrio Mall along Corrales Ave. just across the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, where a group of motorelas were parked waiting for passengers.

A netizen was able to record the final scene with his mobile phone where Ibalang’s pursuers ganged up on him beside a motorela and delivered two fatal knife blows to his body.

A bleeding Ibalang fell to the ground and died on the spot.

His killers, members of the “Soy Shit Dem” gang, escaped running towards C.M. Recto Avenue.

Police officers led by Col. Aaron Mandia, Cagayan de Oro City Police Office chief, arrested gang member Raul Lumamba Jr. in his residence in Barangay Gusa Monday.

Mandia said a 10-inch knife believed to be the murder weapon was found in the possession of the suspect.

The police chief said Lumamba’s gang had an altercation with Ibalang who was a member of the rival gang “Kaibigan lang Kami.”

“Ibalang and his group started it first when they threw a bottle at us,” Lumamba told reporters in the vernacular.

Mayor Rolando Uy met with the grandparents of Ibalang at the City Hall Monday afternoon even as he called on parents to check on their children’s activities.

Uy also asked the police to profile all gang members and their leaders in the city.

“I’d like to talk with the gang leaders and their parents to stop the violence”, Uy said.

In an interview with reporters, 79-year-old Dominga Ibalang said their family is so poor that they could not even afford to buy a casket for her grandson.

Uy said the city government would shoulder the burial expenses of the victim. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)

Cauases... from page 1

– Zamboanga del Norte (including Dipolog City and Dapitan City), Zamboanga del Sur (including Pagadian City and Zamboanga City), Zamboanga Sibugay, entire Misamis Occidental, and parts of Lanao del Norte.

Toppled was NGCP’s Tower No. 8, located in the mountainous area of Sitio San Isidro, Brgy. Bagumbayan in Kauswagan, about five kilometers away from the highway.

Maj. Exequiel P. Arcayena, Kauswagan police chief, said the perpetrators used an IED in toppling the tower.

Arcayena, who led the police team that conducted clearing operations, said NGCP already contacted them for help to help secure personnel who will undertake repair.

Personnel from the local government unit of Kauswagan brought the cadaver of the unidentified dead person to Gamalinda Funeral Homes in the poblacon area.

(Marivic Omandam Davis / MindaNews)

Bridges... from page 1

Services Delivery (U), and Mobilization of Resources through Equitable Sharing (M), serves to be a waypoint for various provincial offices to work in complementary towards a shared goal and streamline coordination among stakeholders.

Unabia disclosed that the province has strengthened ties with the Regional Development Council (RDC)10, National Government Agencies, and created a framework for the provincial government to have a holistic Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) response plan to ensure that participatory governance is enacted in navigating economic and disaster-related concerns.

An increase in the agricultural budget from P129 million to P250 million, a purchase of vehicles worth P9.5 million intended for agricultural workers, strengthened support for goat production and Wagyu beef production, and intensified security against livestock contagions such as ASF and Bird Flu, is also expected to bolster

the province’s agriculture industry and its utilization of expansive agricultural assets.

As part of its thrust toward “Goal Oriented Tourism for development” in the province under its Strategic Direction, Unabia shared that the provincial government has strengthened the Provincial Tourism Council to take the lead in the improvement of tourismrelated businesses and management of tourist spots.

The provincial government also successfully celebrated this year’s National Tourism Week by highlighting the province’s cultural dances and gastronomic experiences.

A boost in security and the continued commitment of former President Duterte’s Executive Order 70 (EO 70) or the whole of nation approach in ending local communist armed conflict or ELCAC was also given due notice, in addition to bolstering Youth program support and social services for the indigent.

Misamis Oriental Provincial Administrator John Venice Ladaga said that the Provincial Government First 100 Days Report serves as an avenue for the Governor to lay out his plans in the coming years to the public in addition to giving acknowledgment to the provincial offices and partner-stakeholders for their accomplishments. (VPSB/ PIA-Misamis Oriental)

Security... from page 1

the security detail before the deployment of their troops.

He added that TF Davao will deploy troops to at least 24 public and private cemeteries. According to the City Information Office, the city has 35 cemeteries, of which 10 are public cemeteries, 14 private, and

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11 barangay cemeteries.

Comia added that the TF Davao has also requested for reinforcement from the 10th Infantry Division and reservists from the Philippine Army to augment the number of security forces who will secure the cemeteries in Davao.

He encouraged the visitors to follow the guidelines of the authorities in visiting the cemeteries.

In an advisory released by the DCPO, it reminded the public that local ordinance on minimum public health standards must be strictly observed at all times, particularly the mandatory wearing of face masks, and encouraged visitors to bring their own sanitizers.

The police said individuals exhibiting flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, and colds are discouraged to visit the cemeteries.

It said public cemeteries will be opened from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily from October 30 until November 3 while the management of private cemeteries may implement different operating hours.

“Staying overnight is strictly prohibited,” it added.

Police Assistance Desks will be put up in all cemeteries.

The DCPO told visitors to observe the “One Entrance Policy” but reminded vehicle owners that the “One Entrance One Exit Policy” would be strictly enforced.

It said tricycles are not allowed to enter the cemetery premises.

The police reminded visitors that wearing jackets, bringing backpacks, playing loud music or karaoke, gambling, bringing alcoholic drinks and pointed objects, are strictly prohibited.

Drones and firearms are strictly prohibited, except those with security clearances, it added. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

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FEATURE

Tubod celebrates 76th founding anniv, 36th Sagingan Festival

By LOU ELLEN ANTONIO

TUBOD, Lanao del Norte (PIA)--The town here celebrated its 76th Araw ng Tubod and 36th Sagingan Festival Various activities were conducted such as Farm Family Day, Banana Cooking Contest, Laro ng Lahi Olympics, among others.

Thirty varieties of bananas that can be found in the town were also showcased thru an Agr-fair. The top three varieties produced include cardava, lakatan, and tundan.

Mayor Dionisio Cabahug Jr. said the celebration highlights inclusivity and entertainment for the people.

“Daghan naka line up.

Ang ako maaddress ang tanan, naa sa bata, lgbt, beauty pageant, farmers, para makita jud nila na importante sila sa atong lungsod. Dili lang ang cel-

ebration para malipay, but mugain ug knowledge on how to do business, how to be responsible and have goals in life,” he said.

[A lot of activities have been lined-up. This is to address all sectors from children, LGBTQ+, beauty queens, farmers, so they can feel that they are important in our town. The celebration is not just about having fun, but also to get knowledge on how to do business, how to be responsible and have goals in life.”

In support of the 100-day target for COVID-19 vaccination of President BongBong Marcos Jr., the local government unit required the vendors at People’s Park, entrepreneurs, athletes, and drivers to be vaccinated and undergo drug testing.

Meanwhile, the Municipal Agriculture Office is providing support to the See CELEBRATES, page 11