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Briefly Office space gap NO NEW OFFICE space will be added to Davao City’s supply for at least three years, property consultancy firm JLL Philippines said.

In a recent briefing on its Davao real estate market overview, JLL Philippines said there is a projected gap in new office supply until 2024, giving property developers an opportunity by expediting ongoing projects.

“Beyond 2020, there’s an absence of supply for the next three years. Most of the office developments that we’ve seen are estimated to complete post2023. That’s around 155,000 square meters of office projects in total, and that’s certainly going to create a bit of dearth,” JLL Philippines Head of Research Janlo de los Reyes said.

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Phividec sees upsurge in power consumption Thank you for trusting us!

* La Viña urges A-Power to hike capacity to meet demand

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By RUFFY MAGBANUA

EWLY-installed Phividec Industrial Authority Administrator and CEO Pompee La Viña has enjoined A-Power to prepare for an increase of energy demand following the entry of a big player in the steel making industry.

The call was made during a virtual meeting of the Board of Directors of A-Power with La Viña on November 4, 2020.

Power Indust r ies of M i n d a n a o ( A- Pow e r )

operates and maintains the electric distribution system to serve the energy requirements of locators within PhividecIA. A- Po w e r i s a j o i nt venture company of Phividec

Industrial Authority (PIA), Cagayan de Oro Power and Light Company (Cepalco) and a group of industries operating inside Phividec-IA. As partner of A-Power, La Viña assumed the directorship post vacated by Lawyer Franklin Quijano, former Phividec -IA administrator and CEO. With the coming of more investments at Phividec-IA, La Viña foresees an increase in economic activities as well as the rise in employment opportunities, not only for POWER/PAGE 10

ZOOM MEETING. Phividec-IA Administrator and CEO Pompee La Viña holds virtual meeting with A-Power.

SM set to open Zambo City mall on November 27

Biden's presidency THE Philippines, along with the rest of Asia, stands to benefit from the Joe Biden presidency due to the expected reduction of risk from the US-China trade war, as well as less protectionism and a possible increase in government stimulus.

In a report, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort said the possible decline of trade war concerns could result in increased global trade and economic growth, especially in Asia.

Ricarfort said a lesser protectionist stance in the US could also benefit the Philippines’ imports and exports, as well as remittances and the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.

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FIREWOOD CUTTER. Fifty-five year old Intingan Samar of Barangay Talibadok in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan town in Maguindanao, was married through parental arrangement at a very young age, just after her first menstrual period. She gave birth to 10 children, one of whom died. All of her children, except the youngest, now 20 years old, also married at young age. Intingan supports her family by selling firewood at five pesos per bundle of five sticks. mindanews photo by jules l. benitez

PhilHealth-12 worried over fraudulent COVID-19 claims

By MINDANEWS

GENERAL Santos City – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in Region 1 2 ( S o c c s k s arge n ) h a s tightened the assessment

o f r e i m b u r s e m e nt f o r coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the wake of the emergence of alleged fraudulent claims in other areas.

D r. He c t o r M a l at e ,

acting PhilHealth regional vice president for Region 12 (Soccsksargen), said Tuesday they adopted a stringent medical pre-payment review system for COVID-19-related CLAIMS/PAGE 10

ZAMBOANGA City -- The SM Prime Holdings is opening its first shopping mall in the region on November 27 in this city amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

Arnel Manahan, SM public relations officer, said Saturday that the SM Prime Holdings’ 76th Supermall-the seventh in Mindanao--is located in a 13,078 square meter site along La Purisima Street and Campaner Street in Barangay Zone III, this city.

“The long wait is over! SM Supermalls is transforming Zamboanga City’s retail landscape as SM City Mindpro, the first SM shopping mall in Western Mindanao will open its doors to shoppers on November

27,” Manahan said.

Manahan said that with the health pandemic in place, they would follow strict health standards using advanced, touch-free technology creating a seamless shopping experience for all.

He said they will use Trace Together - an endto-end cont ac t t racing solution to fight the spread of Covid-19, making SM City Mindpro a haven of safe and innovative community space that enforces high-standard hygiene check.

“Ma l l - go e r s w i l l b e required to participate in Trace Together wherein they must scan the QR code at the mall entrances using their mobile device and declare information like name, city SM/PAGE 10

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY--The 4th Infantry Division kicks-off the first of its two-day 2020 Public Affairs seminar workshop for Visayas, EastMinCom, and WestMinCom leg at Camp Evangelista to further improve military communication capabilities and information dissemination in relation to ending local communist armed conflict, COVID-19 pandemic initiatives, and civic military operations in the country.

In the first day of the

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workshop, Public Affairs Branch Chief CPT Gizelle G Lim shared an overview of the action taken on issues and concerns they have received and an update of their addendum in their social media policy.

Lim also presented tips in news writing as she emphasized the importance of sharing stories that “promote a culture of peace founded on respect for human rights, unity, and reconciliation” while underscoring the huge role civil society groups play in contributing to inclusivity

and engaging communities in conflict prevention and proactive support of army narratives.

To discuss Social Media Content Creation ‘in telling army stories,’ Information Officer Jasper Marie Rucat of Philippine Information Agency (PIA)–10 presented the intricacies and strategic maneuvers in using the virtual platform in reaching the digitallyinclined demographic of 73 million social media users in the country.

“Gone are the days na didto ta mag (that we use WORKSHOP/PAGE 10

The 4th Infantry Division conducts the first of its 2-day 2020 Public Affairs seminar workshop for its Visayas, EastMinCom, and WestMinCom leg at Camp Evangelista to strengthen military communication capabilities and information dissemination. (VPSB/PIA10)

Panel consultation begins for Bangsamoro Civil Service Code MARAWI City – Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) has started Monday the series of panel consultations for the proposed Bangsamoro Civil Service Code (BCSC) or the BTA-Cabinet Bill No. 59.

The panel, constituted by the BTA’s Committee on Rules (COR), will conduct the consultation until November 11 at the BTA’s extension office in De Mazenod Avenue, Cotabato City.

The panel is chaired

by Member of Parliament (MP) Atty. Raissa Jajurie, with MP Engr. Aida Silongan as vice-chair.

Members include MPs Ziaur-Rahman Adiong, Eddie Alih, Suharto Ambolodto, Baintan Ampatuan, Susana Anayatin, Anna Tarhata

Basman, Musa Diamla, Maisara Latiph, Jose Lorena, Jamel Macaraya, Khadafeh Mangudadatu, Amilbahar Mawallil, Rasul Mitmug, Ubaida Pacasem, Diamila Ramos, Romeo Saliga, Omar Yasser Sema, Romeo Sema, Paisalin Tago, Nabil Tan, and Adzfar Usman, with ex officio members such as Parliament Speaker Ali Balindong, Deputy Speaker Hatimil Hassan, Majority Floor Leader Lanang Ali, Jr., and Minority Leader Laisa Alamia.

“The panel is here to gather comments, position papers, and issues on the code that will come from our resource persons, and we will present it to the Committee on Rules for deliberation,” Jajurie said.

Resource persons

include representatives from the Civil Service Commission national and BARMM offices, Department of Budget and Management, People Management Association of the Philippines, and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines; members of the leagues of mayors, vice-mayors, and councilors; regional and provincial human resource management officers; and sectoral representatives (regional and provincial heads).

The BCSC is one of the priority legislations the parliament needs to pass within the transition period. It was filed in the plenary on July 21 this year, and was referred to the COR July 23.

MP Silongan, who is also the chair of the

cabinet committee tasked to craft the BCSC, said the code is a product of dialogues with experts, and consultations and public hearings with various stakeholders in the BARMM’s five provinces,

including North Cotabato areas.

“BCSC hopes to provide an effective instrument for good governance and responsive policies on human resource administration

of the Bangsamoro Government while addressing the legitimate needs and peculiarities of our people,” Silongan said.

The code also seeks to “provide a favorable BEGINS/PAGE 11

Oro govt begins digitized Covid-19 contact tracing THE local government of Cagayan de Oro City has started implementing Monday a digitized contact tracing system for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) through the "Higala App," a Quick Response (QR)-based information database system.

Acting City Administrator Teodoro A. Sabuga-a, Jr. said that while there is no ordinance mandating compliance, the public is advised to register to the QR system

to help the city provide timely intervention on Covid-19 cases.

Sabuga-a said cooperation should start with barangay officials, who were asked by the local government late last week to disseminate information about the web-based contact tracing system, and to lead in registering their constituents to the Higala App. "As government implementors, we should serve as an example to

everyone)," Sabuga-a said.

He said the City Council's Committee on Health, led by City Councilor, Dr. Lourdes Gaane, is set to craft an ordinance institutionalizing the use of Higala App on all public and commercial transactions within the city.

Accessibility, privacy Because not all residents have smartphones or computers, Sabugaa said the local government has put up help desks at the City Hall to help people register and have their QR codes printed.

The same process, he said, is being observed among inbound passengers in airports and seaports who intend to visit this city or are returning home here.

"The establishments should at least have smartphones to scan the QR codes so that the clients would only bring out their QR codes (printed or stored in their phones)," he said.

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SM INVESTMENTS Corp.

(SMIC) saw its net income shrink by more than half in the year-to-date period, despite improving its top line during the third quarter of 2020.

In a disclosure to the exchange Wednesday, the Sy-led conglomerate said its consolidated net income stood at P15.2 billion for the nine months ending September, down 54% from the same period a year ago.

Its revenues for the nine months declined 18% to P350.7 billion, despite a 36% improvement to P101.1 billion in the Julyto-September period.

“We are encouraged by marked improvements in our results quarter-onquarter as we saw renewed consumer activity. We remain watchful of underlying demand as we continue to face headwinds in the economy in areas such as employment and remittances,” SMIC President Frederic C. DyBuncio said in the statement.

The banking business of the group, operated by BDO Unibank, Inc. and China Banking Corp.,

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contributed half of the SMIC’s earnings for the nine-month period. The property segment made up 41% of the net income, while the retail segment accounted for 9%.

BDO Unibank reported P16.6 billion net income, down 48% from a year ago, due to provisions in the second quarter as it anticipated delinquencies due to the pandemic. But this was offset by the 23% income growth of China Bank, which generated P8.2 billion net income for the period.

The property segment, which accounts for SMIC’s operations of malls and residences, among other real estate, posted a 48% income decline to P14.4 billion. Revenues were also lower by 29% to P60.7 billion.

This is mainly attributable to the 57% drop in mall revenues, which stood at P18.3 billion at the end of the nine months. It outpaced the 7% growth of residential revenues to P34.2 billion.

SMIC’s retail segment posted an income of P2.2 PROFITS/PAGE 11

OLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) swung to a P1.58 billion net loss in the third quarter, a reversal of its P1.67 billion profits a year ago, as it continued suffering from dampened sales due to coronavirus-related restrictions.

In a stock exchange disclosure on Monday, the fast food chain operator said its revenues in the July-to-September period dropped 31% to P29.97 billion versus year-ago figures.

Its system-wide retail

sales, which account for sales JFC made through company-owned and franchised stores, fell 29% to P40.59 billion.

On a year-to-date basis, JFC’s attributable net loss stood at P13.54 billion, a turnaround of its P4.18-billion attributable net income in the prior year. The company linked the loss to sustained challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.

Revenues in the ninemonth period slid 27% to P92.73 billion. Systemwide retail sales declined

26% to P126.42 billion.

JFC said the pace of its recovery varies depending on the location of its operations, such that stores in developed countries bounce back faster than those in emerging markets.

Across the globe, JFC has reopened 93% of its store network as of end-September. It has permanently closed 339 stores, of which 118 are in the Philippines and 221 are abroad.

The company is allocating P7 billion to transform its business,

which involves the rationalization of its store network, store staffing, supply chain, and support groups. Minus the 339 closed stores, some 168 stores are still in the pipeline from the company’s target of shutting down 507 stores this year.

JFC is also opening new stores in new locations, reaching 180 opened stores in the past nine months of 2020. Forty-eight of these are located in the Philippines, while the LOSS/PAGE 11

Lazada, Shopee get most online complaints: DTI THE country’s two biggest online shopping applications have been recorded as having the most number of transaction complaints with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), a trade official bared on Monday.

During the virtual meeting of the Committee on Trade and Industry of the House of Representative, DTI Undersecretary for Consumer Protection

Group Ruth Castelo reported that 6,907 of the total 14,869 online purchase-related complaints from January to October this year were against shopping apps Lazada and Shopee.

Compared to the full year of 2019, complaints against Lazada grew more than triple from 1,014 complaints to 3,475 for the first 10 months of the year.

Those against Shopee increased over five times in just 10 months from 607

complaints at end-2019 to 3,432 complaints from January to October 2020.

“Ninety percent of the total online complaints from October 2020 are against two of the more familiar platforms,” said Castelo, referring to Lazada and Shopee.

She added the remaining complaints last month involved transactions on Facebook and other online platforms.

Castelo said most of

the online complaints of consumers were in violations to the Price Act, defective product, and deceptive, unfair, or unconscionable sales acts or practices.

The lower House’s Committee on Trade and Industry conducted the meeting following the growing report on online fraud.

In the recent months, the story of a student from Guimaras named Arthur COMPLAINTS/PAGE 11

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The lives of the Indigenous People matter YES, black lives matter and so are the lives of the Indigenous Peoples! We were astonished when there were massive expressions of protests, rallies and mobilization in the United States and getting support all over the world generating a unified stand against the killings of black people triggered by the murder of George Floyd by an arresting officer. The incidence sparked international protests against racism and police brutality.

But in the wake of this mass call for change, police are still killing black men and women at this proportionate rate. Thus, the call: “Black lives matter!”

In my st i nt arou n d Mi nd an a o v i s it i ng t he Indigenous Peoples who

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The loneliest number (Pt. 2) Think a minute… A rich and famous couple gave their baby girl the name Sunday. Her celebrity father explained why. He said: “When you do not have someone in your life…Sunday is the loneliest day…now that I have a family, Sunday has become my happiest day.”

Sadly, many people who have a spouse and children are still terribly lonely. Some are like “married singles.”

They share a house with their spouse, yet they live separate lives like single people. They slowly drift apart and away from the close, caring relationship they first had. Moreover, countless children feel like they are “home alone” with no real security of love, affection, attention, and wise teaching from their parents.

Today in cities people are crowded closer together physically, yet they are pushed further apart emotionally, so they have very few close and meaningful relationships.

Millions live lonely lives while they are surrounded by people everywhere. Although they spend every day with hundreds of students at

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are now harnessing their collective potentials by binding themselves together through cooperativism, I was shocked by the outpourings of reports on how oppressed the Indigenous Peoples are.

Their Ancestral Domain has been illegally grabbed and transformed into plantations and ranches in gross violation of their rights as embodied in the Indigenous People’ Rights Act. (IPRA Law.) When they would countervail against these aggressions to protect their rights, they are being erased from the face of the earth.

This happened in 2016, when a certain rancher enclosed some 5,000 hectares of the tribal lands in San Vicente, Sumlao, Bukidnon.

When the tribe of Bae Merlita

Mayantao protested, bullets rained upon them at dawn while they were taking coffee and then and there, three were killed including a son of BAE Mayantao and three were wounded. After four years, the killers who are known members of powerful rancher’s Security Group are still scot free.

Let us revisit history on Lumad-IP killings in Don Carlos and Maramag, Bukidnon on September 3, 1998, eleven Lumads were ambushed and killed, namely: 1. Esterlita Daguiwaas (47 wound of gunshot from M79 grenade rifle; 2. Jimboy A. Rama 3. Antonio Bantilis 4.

Dado Hallasgo-Sinanguyan, Don Carlos, Bukidnon, 5.

Renante Daguiwaas, 6. Amado Suklatan, 7. Jun Delgado, 8.

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA Pedro Dumangon, 9. Pedro Daguiwaas, 10. Judith Pulao Slibo and 11. Eboy Lumboy.

All killed for fighting for their land rights. How painful!

Wh at i s e ve n m ore shocking is the narration of Bae Jovelyn Lagpao: “2006 gipatay sa pusil akong mga pag-umangkon sulod sa LIVES/PAGE 11

Euromonitor: Global tourism will take 3-5 years to recover from Covid-19

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Global tourism will take at least three-five years to recover from Covid-19, but players are finding innovative ways to survive the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, says Euromonitor International in its latest report.

T h e “A c c e l e r a t i n g Travel Innovations after Coronavirus” report by Euromonitor will be launched on the first day of WTM on November 9.

According to Euromonitor, provided the pandemic is contained within a year and demand begins to rebound in 2021, it is expected for airlines to take a minimum of four years to recover, whilst lodging and intermediaries will take even longer.

Drawing on Euromonitor International’s bank of innovation concepts across 100 countries, it will reveal how the travel industr y is innovating in order to survive the seismic impact of coronavirus that brought global travel and tourism to an abrupt halt in 2020.

Travel sector falling behind Meanwhile, travel is lagging behind other sectors when it comes to recovery, according to Euromonitor’s Voice of Industry Survey, which says travel is falling behind other industries, such as consumer goods, retail and

packaging, when it comes to overall engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that make up the United Nation’s 2030 agenda.

There are also bigger challenges for the UK, which is also feeling the pressure from the possibility of a no deal Brexit on top of Covid-19.

“The economy is forecast to contract by 11 percent in 2020 in the baseline scenario, with a potential rebound in 2021 of 5 percent, providing that there is not a prolonged period of social distancing measures,” said Caroline Bremner, head of travel research at Euromonitor International. “ Un e mp l oy m e nt i s e x p e c te d to d oubl e to around 8 percent, which could triple in a worst-case scenario of extended business and consumer restrictions

for another year. Inbound tourism receipts are expected to fall by 49 percent in 2020 in a best-case scenario,” Bremner added.

Nature-based activities significant for tourism The Euromonitor International report further refers to the post-lockdown rise in demand for naturebased activities such as wild camping, trekking and wild swimming, also noting that Covid-19 has taken an enormous toll on mental wellbeing as a result of regular routines replaced by confinement and social isolation.

For example, Scotland’s Glentress in the Tweed Valley is working with Developing Biking in Scotland (DMBinS), Napier University and Scottish Borders on a therapeutic recovery program to measure the psychological benefits of TOURISM/PAGE 11

Beware of the Legion JHAN TIAFAU HURST school, many young people do not have one close friend.

Even that guy who is always joking and the life of the party may actually be deeply lonely, so he keeps desperately trying to win people’s approval and friendship.

R e m e m b e r, i n t h e b e g i n n i n g o f c r e at i o n loneliness was the first thing God said was not good. That is why He created woman: to share life with man. In fact, He made us humans specifically to share His love and life together with Him and each other. That is why God is the only One Who can take away your loneliness and fill that emptiness in your heart. He is the only One able to give NUMBER/PAGE 11

I’M referring to that episode in the gospel where Christ was accosted by a man possessed by many devils who called themselves, Legion, precisely because they were many. (cfr.

Mk 5, 1-20) It is said that the possessed man was so unwieldy that no chain nor fetters nor man was strong enough to control him. And that was because he was so dominated by many devils that nothing and no one could help him. Only Christ could.

That gospel stor y somehow demonstrates what can happen to us individually or collectively as a society. If we are not careful, we can allow the devil to enter and possess us. And things can get worse when, God forbid, a demonic infestation can occur.

We should always be wary of the devils and be ready to handle them properly. They

exist. And their only purpose in their existence is to do evil, to go against God and to everyone and everything that God loves. They were originally good angels who rebelled against God upon their creation.

Being pure spirits and t he re fore are f re e and intelligent beings, the devils misused their intelligence and freedom by choosing to replace God upon their creation. That choice has plunged them, being pure spirits, into an irreversible eternal state of enmity against God and against everything else that comes from God and is still with God. Many if not a l l t he temptations that come our way originate or are being orchestrated by devils. The proper attitude we should have when temptations come is to reject these temptations immediately, never giving

them a chance to advance in their plot by dialoguing with them, and to go to God immediately.

L et’s rememb er that when temptations come, it is because we have let down our guard. It means that our union with God has loosened, if not completely broken, often without even our noticing it.

Thus, when temptations come, we really should intensify our prayers and presence of God, since with God can we resist them. We should also submit our body to some severe discipline because when tempted the body easily falls and drags our spirit with it.

And given the way the world is now, we can readily say that the devil is having a heyday. That’s because with all the developments we are having today, we often are easily intoxicated by them

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ROY CIMAGALA and we become quite worldly, a perfect condition for the devils to pull their tricks.

That is why we have a lot of disorders around — people into addictions, violence, terrorism, suicide, envy, greed, laziness, pride, vanity, etc.

We should try our best not to be swallowed by the worldly allure of these developments. While these developments are good and BEWARE/PAGE 11

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The Asian Business C a b l e t o w C o o p e r at i v e Academy (AB CCA),a learning institution based in Cagayan de Oro City anchore d by providing quality, relevant, practical,and affordable education recently launched its Education Channel partnered with the National Government Institution such as National Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n C ommission(NTC) and Department of Education (DepEd). The launching was coupled with the formal

blessing and inauguration of its Technology updated Studio suited for our new normal way of learning in physical distancing due to the threat of the pandemic COVID-19.

It was attended by the representatives of both national government entities wherein DepEd Northern Mindanao Regional Director Arturo B. Bayocot together with City Division Superintendent Cherry Mae Limbaco personally attended the simple ceremony with the

Theme: "Tungo sa Dakilang Mithiin" In his message, DepEd-10 Regional Director Bayocot said that there's no any other way to fight the pandemic in order to continue the education laden Filipinos except to find ways using our technology for distance learning.

ABBCA, Incorporated was established as a product of the Kibbutz, the RABO Bank in Netherlands,and Bavarian Cooperative Academy and Raiffeisen experiences which flourished out of strong bond and Cooperation,said School ABCCA/PAGE 10

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to) rely on newspaper, ang pinaka-hit karon kay (what’s relevant now is) social media, we need to get with the times, so we want to make sure our government agencies especially the army must be able to penetrate social media,” she said.

Emphasizing the strong impact that social media brings in swinging public perception and how the platform is open for everyone, she adds that its accessibility bridges a more personal touch in communication efforts, “Social media is the fastest way and the cheapest way for us to inform the public on what we are doing, through social media there is personal connection and exchange between two parties due to its ability to exchange ideas.”

Rucat also cautioned social media's double-edged sword if one fails to properly use its two-way story telling platform.

F o r h i s p a r t , Vi c e Chairman of Marketing Jay Eusebio of UNTV, gave advice in online radio broadcasting and how to be become an efficient broadcaster in the age of social media.

“In effective broadcasting, we would need to look at the appropriate platform, content, audience, personalities, branding, and supporting organizations. In the 110 million population of our nation, who are we doing the broadcast for?” he said,

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not ing t he imp or t ance of establishing branding, having the right identity for the initiative, and a strong support network.

Eusebio also added that aside from the technical aspect, to become effective in broadcasting one must cultivate credibility through meticulous research and being constantly informed.

“Influence is key, people listen when one with influence talks, there is a certain credibility one must develop, kailangan mayroon credibility ang nagsasalita (the speaker must be credible),” he said.

Echoing the sentiments of the two presenters, Lim called on her comrades to take note of the topics discussed in the workshop and bring effective communication to the masses when it comes to sharing army narratives that promote peace and nation building. (VPSB/PIA10)

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the host municipalities of Tagoloan and Villanueva in Misamis Oriental but also for the city of Cagayan de Oro, and the rest of Northern Mindanao.

La Viña said power industry players alone need more skilled workers as they expand their operations to keep tab with the increasing demand for electricity in the area.

In preparation for the coming of integrated steel mill, we will need steady supply of power, he said.

A-Power has pledged a steady power supply for the initial first year of operation of the steel plant while implementing expansion measures to assure power efficiency all throughout the operation of the steel mill.

At t h e s a m e t i m e , downstream economy will follow and we need to have steady supply of energy that can meet the demand, La Viña added.

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address, mobile number, and health condition status. After complying with the required information, they are now welcome to shop and dine anywhere,” he said.

He said that the SM City Mindpro would have six semi-automated parking systems with 481 car slots, 12 Person With Disability (PWD) slots, 53 motorcycle slots, bike racks as well as tourist transport terminals.

(PNA)

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benefit claims to ensure that they only cover legitimate cases.

Under the system, he said health care providers are required to submit certified true copies of the clinical charts and other documents related to the treatment and management of the cases.

“We’re very careful in the processing of COVID-19 claims since the benefit packages or case rates are

quite high. We have to properly scrutinize them before making any payment,” he said in a press conference in Koronadal City.

As of Nov. 5, Malate said they already received a total of 275 claims from various private and government hospitals in the region.

He said four of these claims worth P158,273 have so far passed the evaluation process and already paid or reimbursed by the agency.

A total of 80 claims were returned to the concerned hospitals, seven were denied while 184 others are currently on process, he said.

He said PhilHealth has the right to deny the payment of ineligible claims or place them under their appropriate case rates.

Malate, who assumed as acting regional vice president for Region 12 last Oct. 19 following a reshuffle ordered

by President Rodrigo Duterte, said the agency is also working on the resolution of pending legal cases in the area.

He said they currently have a backlog of over 3,000 cases for submission of factfinding investigation report and around 10,000 involving claims that are pending with their review committee.

The 3,000 pending cases involve overlapping claims submitted by hospitals, those with double filing, claims with deductions and accumulated premium collections from employers, he said.

The official said the 10,000 claims that are under review were previously denied by the agency and subjected to reconsideration.

For the pending legal cases, he said the regional office submits the fact-finding investigation reports to the central office, with the latter eventually determining if they warrant the filing of administrative cases.

Malate added that they

coordinate the cases involving erring doctors and hospitals to the National Bureau of Investigation for the possible filing of criminal charges.

(MindaNews)

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founder Soc Del Rosario.

As its st rateg y, D el Rosario explained that they employs the most effective use of cooperative system as a conduit to better education, with strong partnership or linkages with government and non-government programs to enhance its operations.

D r. S o c Ant hony M .

Del Rosario once served as Administrator of the Cooperative Development

Authority (CDA) ABBCA offers comprehensive short- term courses under the Technical Vocational Education and Training(TVET) curriculum following a modular instruction that would make education easier accessible for all.

ABBCA announces its "Free tuition and educational cash assistance of Php2000 for Grade 11 Senior High School.

The school developed a skills training program to respond to the specific educational needs of the youth.

It believes that education, like a cooperative should be for all irrespective of who and where the recipient-learners are,Del Rosario concluded.

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you real love that will never leave or fail you.

Our loneliness is actually our homesickness. We all have rebelled against our Father and Maker and ran away from home so we could live our own wrong way. But His arms are always open to forgive and welcome you back. In fact, He loves you so much that He died to make the only way for you to come home to Him. All you need to do is sincerely ask Him to forgive you for all your wrong living, and to become your Lord, Father and Friend. Jesus knows exactly what you’re feeling and going through every moment of the day.

If you turn to Him He will guide and help you every step of the way. Won’t you take that first, most important step back to Him today? Just think a minute…

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panimalay, Rosel Lagpao, Kokoy Bundulan; buros kini ang asawa apil patay ang bata sulod sa tiyan. Hangtod karon ang pagpanglupig kanamu nagpadayon kay ang among luna nangabalaligya nga wala among mga kasayuran.” ((In 2016, my nephew and niece who was pregnant were murdered including the unborn baby. The oppression against us continue as our lands have been sold without our knowledge.)

For fighting for their rights, Datu Fred Sinahon painfully shared this information: “Goerd Amilian, gipatay, tigbas; Anastacio Susina, gipusil uban ni Goerd Amilian; Alfonso Sinahon, Gitabangan og bunal, tigbas, gigutad gutad. Karon patay na sila, nahurot na kawat ang mga Abaca, Palkata, mga Lawaan, hurot gabas.

Pati ilang luna gi-ilog na sa ila.” (After they have been hacked to death, all their resources have been stolen, their lands occupied.)

The oppression is not just limited to taking away the IPs’ land; it also included their water rights as in the case of Datu Ben Anoos. The land is so rich in water resources and was in fact transformed by an LGU into a water system to supply the water needs of the Municipality. But not a single peso has been given to the family of Datu Ben Anoos.

This happened in 2006 and since then Datu Ben has been seeking for justice but until now the law in this country seems to favor the rich and powerful.

What is very painful is what happened to Bae Lea of San Fernando, Talakag.

Bae Lea was an amazing lady datu who was so courageous to fight for the water rights of her tribe. For standing for that right, she was killed last year.

In Don Carlos, Bukidnon, eleven IPs who courageously fought against the entry of TNCs to convert their lands into plantations have been killed. When one is killed, he is put to rest and peace with Magbabaya. But what is so

painful is to see thousands of IP families now living under the tints beside the highway in Quezon, Bukidnon.

For three years now, thousands of families are l iv i ng t he re d e voi d of livelihood, eating “kamote” once a day, drinking from the river, the children are sickly and malnourished, sleeping under the excruciating heat of the sun and devastated by the outpourings of rains, especially the children whose feet have to be tied-up as they might run to highways and be hit by the running cars. The Ancestral Domain covering more than one thousand hectares of the Manobo Pu lang iyon Indigenous Cultural Community of Barangay San Jose and Bulong, Quezon, Bukidnon is now the subject of legal war between the IPs and powerful corporation with support from powers-thatbe. Imagine, thousands of IPs families are treated as disposable wastes! Are we living in a civilized world?

Will anyone stand for them?

The IPs are human beings.

HINDI PO SILA BASURA! It is so painful that the IPs were once the masters of the land that they were using in the spirit of service and sharing. But the colonialists came, privatized the land and convert these into massive plantations to satisfy their consumerist lifestyle. When the colonialists left, a new breed of neo-colonialists loomed. Yes, while our lands have been converted to massive plantations planted with high value crops, we cannot even have enough basic staples, i.e. rice and milk, for the Filipinos. This is the reason why 85% of our children are malnourished, according to the data of the Food and Nutrition Institute. Yes, we have lost our food security and so is our ecological integrity.

Our Indigenous Peoples have been living in their ancestral domain SUSTAINABLY for thousands of years. Now, they have lost their lands and many have been killed for protecting their rights and no one has been arrested for committing such heinous crimes. Let justice be done ‘till heavens fall! Indeed, black lives matter and so are the lives of the Indigenous Peoples.

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from page 4 serve a good purpose, we have to see to it that they are always offered to God. Their use should be an expression of our belief, love and thanksgiving to God. Otherwise, they can only take us away from God. In fa c t , we have to figure out how these new developments play in the abiding providence of God over us. They just cannot be allowed to flow according to worldly laws and values. That is why we have to spend time praying and asking God for enlightenment and strength.

There is also a need for constant purification, since we cannot deny that in spite of our good efforts, we cannot avoid some moral and

spiritual dirt. Not only should we rectify our intentions constantly. We should also purify our thoughts, memory and imagination, our feelings and passions, and our senses.

From time to time, we may have to have recourse to some extraordinary corporal mortifications like fasting, abstinence, denying ourselves some comfort, etc., since the body really needs to be properly subdued.

L a s t l y, r e g u l a r a n d frequent recourse to the sacraments of confession and the Holy Eucharist would do a lot of wonders for us.

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biking.

With unemployment levels expected to rise, it will be important than ever to ensure sustainable, nature-based experiences are accessible to all, including the most vulnerable groups.

Sixty five percent of travel businesses in the Nordics are implementing a sustainability strategy, 10 percent higher than the global average, and 46 percent said that they were purpose driven, noticeably higher than the average.

Sustainability is also a key feature in half of the new products and services being developed in the region, infusing the triple pillars into new product development (npd) and innovation, while 80 percent see the value of sustainability for developing resilience.

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“As a result of all these t here is a bre a k in t he Camiguinons’ relationship with their past. A painful break, one that bleeds in silence.”

“This book aims to heal t hat wound, at le ast in part. And it does so by building up a story based on an extensive process of ethno-historical research t hat i nclu d e s w it h i n it fictional micro-tales among its protagonists.”

As the first and only research based on the archives of the Augustinian Recollects in Camiguin, Lluch focused each chapter on an important historical event few Camiguinons or scholars are aware of.

Kimigin is about the first inhabitants of the island, the Manobo, the followers of Datu Migin, their way of life and culture. Today this tribe’s legacy is unknown to some and silenced by others.

Punt a Pasi l tel ls t he story of the first Christian relig ious center on t he island, its beginning and its end: a center built by the Augustinian Recollects which for centuries has slept forgotten under the sea. The existence of this religious center was re d is c ove re d t han k s to the archival research that preceded the writing of this book.

D at u Me h o n g d e a l s with the legend of a local leader, healer and warrior whose message, because

he lived on the edge of the island and spoke a minority language, was silenced.

The Old Volcano deals w it h t he stor y of w hat happened before and after the 1871 volcanic eruption, a story which is unknown but w hich ne ver t heless shows the complex relationship between the indigenous people’s local knowledge and the Christian knowledge of the friars.

The book holds within it a dream: that the inhabitants of the wonderful island of Camiguin will read it.

Particularly those curious and critical students who question the official account, thos e who are not content with what is said, but search amid what has been silenced.

Histor y teachers can help students contextualize their program with local voices, so that these might stimulate their curiosity and sense of pride in their own cultural identity.

Beyond this work, there i s an e x t e n s i v e e t h n o history research. I dared to display its findings through fictional micro-tales. Short accounts which unfold a local history spiced with small doses of fiction. I believe that these, far from obscuring the former, will help it be displayed in all its splendor.

More details about The Untold Stories of Camiguin Isl and f rom t he Xav ier University webpage here.

Lluch earned his PhD i n S o c i a l an d Cu ltu r a l Anthrop olog y f rom the Universidad Nacional de E du c a c i ón a D i s t a n c i a ( U N E D ) . He h a s d on e field work as an aid worker and social researcher in Southeast Asia, C entral Asi a, C ent ra l Amer ic a, South America, East Africa, and Europe for twenty years and resided in Camiguin for seven years.

Lluch is the President of the KILAHA Foundation at Mambajao, Camiguin which he co-founded in 2015 to document and support local culture and identity, as well as preserve the fascinating biodiversity of Camiguin.

He b e l o n g e d t o t h e Southeast Asia Department at the School of Oriental and African Studies (2011– 2012), was guest researcher in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics a n d Po l i t i c a l S c i e n c e , and associate researcher in the Department of Anthropolog y at the University of the Philippines Manila (2012–2014). He is currently an affiliated re s e arch e r at R e s e arch In s t i t u t e o f M i n d a n a o Culture (RIMCU) at Xavier University.

He has previously published La comedia de la cooperación internacional: historias etnográficas del desarrollo en la isla de Camiguín (Catarata, 2016) and currently commutes between Spain and Brussels, where he works at ODS as Senior Evaluator.

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Baylon went viral after he ordered a laptop on Lazada but only received stones upon delivery.

Another online shopper also received wooden blocks instead of two cellphones she ordered online.

The C ommittee also discussed the recent spate of internet scams and fake online bookings, particularly pranks in food delivery.

(PNA)

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billion, falling 73% from the same period last year.

Revenues dropped 15% to P216.3 billion at the end of September.

The company linked this to the 11% revenue growth of food retail, particularly from its Alfamart convenience stores. SMIC aims to end the year with over 250 new Alfamart stores.

The department store and specialty store segments likewise delivered quarteron-quarter growth, with department store revenues doubling to P10.5 billion and specialty store revenues growing 93% to P14.2 billion.

By the end of the nine months, SMIC’s total assets rose 2.1% to P1.2 trillion, with 38% net debt to 62% equity.

“In a i d of re v i v i n g economic activity, SM has undertaken many programs for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the group such as through marketing campaign support and by waiving fees to help our MSMEs sustain their operations as well as credit support and improved cash access to our many banking clients across the country,” Mr. DyBuncio said.

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other 132 are overseas.

“Our business is recovering from the pandemic in different parts of the world, some faster than others… We are now focusing our effort in rebuilding the business in a changed environment,” JFC President and CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong said in the statement.

“Whi le t he negat ive impact of the crisis is still affecting us, as we reopen stores, we are introducing new products, resuming strong marketing campaigns, strengthening our systems and

infrastructure particularly for digital connections with our customers and for off-premise consumption of our products and opening of new stores mostly in our international business,” he added.

JFC has 3,247 stores in its global network as of end-September. It operates in the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Brunei, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Malaysia, United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Italy, United Kingdom, Guam and Indonesia.

The company handles brands such as Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal, Burger King, PHO24, Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan, Dunkin’ Donuts, Highlands Coffee, Hard Rock Cafe, Smashburger and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.

By next year, JFC targets to generate positive operating income from Smashburger, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and parts of the SuperFoods Group.

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policy environment that would give opportunities to qualified mujahideen to be considered for employment by the Bangsamoro Government during the transition period.”

“It is hoped that the BCSC will pave the way for the professionalization and institutionalization of the whole bureaucracy of the Bangsamoro Government,” Silongan said. (BPI)

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Sabuga-a also assured the safety of information entered in obtaining the QR codes, saying only the City Health Office's Health Emergency Management Staff (CHO-Hems) have access to the data.

When logging in for registration on l i n e t h rou g h h i g a l a . cagayandeoro.gov.ph, he advised the public to read the "Data Privacy Notice" first.

Me anw hi le, business establishments who are still transitioning to the Higala App system may continue with the manual recording of information t hroug h pr inte d for ms, according to lawyer Jo s e E d g ard o Uy, h e a d of t he Cit y's E conomic Cluster and Regulator y Compliance Board. (PNA)

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New Book aims to address missing chapters in Camiguin’s History

OCIAL and Cultural Anthropologist Dr. Andrés Narros Lluch has just published a book “The Untold Stories of Camiguin Island” by the Xavier University Press, which seeks to fill in gaps in the island’s history.

This is the first research on Camiguin

based on the archives of Augustinian Recollects and its Cosas Notables that seeks to correlate the manuscripts with archival findings and the island’s oral histories.

In the abstract of his paper, co-authored with the late Dr Erlinda Burton “Surfacing the Untold

Stories of Camiguin Island” and published in Volume XXXIX of the Kinaadman Journal, Lluch explains the rationale for the book.

“Many of the stories of the island of Camiguin remain untold. And once one goes into the depths of search, he/she can easily

Dr. Andrés Narros Lluch presents his book La comedia de la cooperación internacional: historias etnográficas del desarrollo en la isla de Camiguín during the 15th PhilippineSpanish Friendship Day National Conference held 05 September 2017 at Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan) in Cagayan de Oro City. (photo by RMB)

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understand the reasons why.”

“First, the volcanic nature of the island that has been a factor in annihilating the evidence of the past. Second, many written manuscripts that contained documentation of its history were burned.

And third, there were few surviving manuscripts written in a language which Camiguinons and scholars today cannot read and understand.”

“The combination of these factors resulted in the obvious chasm/gaps between the locals and their past. For all of these reasons, investigating Camiguin Island is not only a fascinating research subject with a high dose of historical vertigo, but significant to the community in understanding its past.”

This is the first book that documents and surfaces oral history while looking at how

it intertwines with the archives manuscripts.

It was not deliberate it was just a process that unfolded naturally, driven by my personal curiosity, he adds.

Lluch began to realize the correlation between the oral histories and the manuscripts while researching for his doctoral thesis in Mainit, a barangay in Catarman.

“Several elders where sharing with me their knowledge of local history. Some years after, I become intrigued by the Indigenous People of highlands of Sagay (Kimigin tribe). Then I contacted the tribe leaders, relatives of Datu Mehong Bacuñata, elders, and interviewed them.”

“Once I had plenty of the local histories, I then wanted to double check with the stories written in the manuscripts of the Augustinian in Quezon City, which of

course, were written in archaic Castellano. It was quite difficult for me to understand their language.

I had to buy a big loupe and be extremely patient.

Then I found out that correlations between all sources was much higher I was expecting, as it was the case of the story of the Volcano Eruption of 1871, the Canon of Sagay or the big battle of Datu Mehong Bacuñata.”

However, beyond the superficial hints he discovered, there were barely any extant ethno-historical records to explain the island’s current historical records which had considerable gaps because of frequent volcanic eruptions which buried evidence of its past, fires which burned written records and the archaic language in which the surviving manuscripts few scholars or the island’s residents understood.

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