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Rescue package AROUND P55-billion rescue package for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by the coronavirus pandemic and prolonged lockdowns has been proposed under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.

Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said P50 billion to P55 billion stimulus package is intended for the soft loans and working capital of MSMEs. Other sectors like agriculture and tourism will have separate stimulus funds also.

The Department of Finance was agreeable to the proposed allocation of P140 billion for the Bayanihan To Recover bill to help the critically impacted MSMEs, but had strong reservation over the proposed P1.3 trillion stimulus package under the ARISE bill or the Accelerated Recovery and Investments Stimulus for the Economy.

Loan moratorium THE Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) has flagged as detrimental to the banking system a provision in the House of Representatives’ version of Bayanihan 2, giving a 365-day moratorium on loans.

In a statement Friday, MAP president Francis Lim said it would be better to adopt the Senate version of the bill, which limits the loan moratorium to only one month.

“The 365-day loan moratorium under the House version of the Bayanihan 2, while ostensibly good for our citizens in the short run, may have unintended adverse consequences for the country that can potentially exacerbate the negative impact of the pandemic,” Lim said.

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TATE-RUN Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has successfully auctioned three of its real estate assets to subsidiaries of the Aboitiz and Lopez conglomerates.

These properties are located in Agusan in Manolo Fortich Bukidnon; Maco in Davao de Oro City; and

Nasipit, Agusan del Norte which fetched cumulative proceeds of P36.233 million.

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Surigao Norte guv vows food security amid pandemic B U T UA N C i t y – T h e provincial government of Surigao del Norte aims to secure enough food supply for its residents amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis, Governor

Francisco Matugas has said.

Matugas led the first leg of the implementation of the “Pagkaon Surigaonon Palamboon Program” (PSPP) or Develop the Food Sources FOOD/PAGE 11

WATER FALLS. Locals enjoy the cool waters of Salaysay Falls in Barangay Patpat, Malaybalay City, The falls is a six-kilometer walk from the barangay proper. mindanews photo by aries sandino m . mordeno

NGCP seeks gov’t intervention on Zamboanga power issue

By MYRNA M. VELASCO, Contributor

PRIVATE transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is

seeking the intervention of relevant government agencies in addressing stability and

reliability concern of power service delivery to consumers in Zamboanga City.

The company indicated NGCP/PAGE 11

LTFRB-10 exec

No face shield? Stay home IMMUNIZATION. A nurse from the City Health Office injects a vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella on a child at the health center in Barangay Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City last week. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

AS the "no face shield, no ride” policy for public utility vehicles (PUV) takes effect Saturday, the chief of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 10 (Northern Mindanao) urged passengers without face shields to just

stay at home.

“It’s better to stay at home.

Don’t go out if you don’t have a face shield,” Aminoden Guro, LTFRB-10 director, said.

Guro said LTFRB-10 would deploy field personnel STAY/PAGE 11

LTFRB-10 Regional director Aminoden Guro of Northern Mindanao demonstrates the proper use of face shield before the effectivity of its implementation on August 15. photo by gerry lee gorit

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AGAYAN DE ORO CITY--Noting the difficulties in handling the locally stranded individuals (LSIs) or returning oversease Filipinos (ROFs) in the barangay

level, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)10 urges barangay local government units (BLGUs) to seek assistance from the municipal and provincial

leaders since the former are not included in the provision of the Bayanihan Grant.

"Magtinabangay nalang karon kay galisud gyapon ang mga barangay sa ilang pundo. Gipanawagan ang

TESDA-10 launches agri livelihood project in MisOcc

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UDELA, Misamis Occidental -- The Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC), led by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-10, launched the Project HEAL (Hope to Enhance Agricultural Livelihood) and proposed poultry house, August 12, at Sitio

Tongo, Barangay Namut, Tudela Covered Court.

“Kani among mga serbisyo gituhog namo para ang among produkto ug serbisyo lami para sa inyo. That is a simple framework para sa atong tanan; nga ang barbeque method tanan matuhog o ma-align pare-pareho,” TESDA-10 Regional Director Tarhata Mapandi said.

Mapandi asked for the cooperation and commitment of the IPs and the community to sustain the implementation of the said project. She also urged government agencies to continue on providing appropriate programs and PROJECT/PAGE 11

mga punong barangays to coordinate with the municipal government mayors and provincial governors to assist the barangay sa ilang pagquarantine o isolate sa mga repatriated individuals," DILG-10 Regional Director Arnel Agabe said during the NorMin COVID-19 Response Task Force press conference, August 14.

(We should help one another in this time of crisis because the barangays also have difficulties with their funds. We ask our punong barangays to coordinate with the municipal government mayors and provincial governors to assist the barangay in conducting the quarantine

The City Government of Cagayan de Oro facilitates returning individuals from various places to ensure that health protocols are strictly observed. (CIO)

or isolation of the repatriated individuals) Agabe said such is part of the national government's 'Oplan Kalinga' where all local

chief executives (LCEs) are enjoined to immediately perform the identification and transfer of COVID-19 positive individuals to AID/PAGE 11

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OPINION:

The place that represents success in town U PTOWN is nice. Uptown is great. Uptown is the place to be.

Live, work and play in Uptown. This has been the mantra that we have been hearing over the past 10 years especially repeated by the numerous advertorials of the several developers that have contributed to built a whole new city in Uptown Cagayan de Oro. The development of Uptown CdO seems really unstoppable also considering the strong will of the city to develop Lumbia as the new government center. The additional connectivity through the new connection roads from Opol to Laguindingan and the road leading to Talakag and Maramag in Bukidnon is just

adding substance to the indisputable fact that Uptown is becoming the place for the people that really count in the city. Most of the rich and famous, of the businessmen and professional elites have relocated to Uptown.

If there weren't their old family mansions or palaces somewhere in downtown mostly all of the local families and success drivers of the city would have moved and invested into the Uptown area.

In a certain way we could say that moving to Uptown CdO is already the first step towards personal success. Beyond it being a status symbol or an element of pride life is really different here with wide roads, breathable air, tropical vegetation, hills and mountains, recreational

facilities, schools, golf and shopping facilities at SM City as well as at numerous other private businesses along Masterson Avenue for example.

The announcement of a new Gaisano Mall near Gran Europa underlines the concept and will of being where things happen, where purchasing power is the highest and where you find the people that count and that really have a say in the economic and financial setting of the city. The golf club in fact is another congregator for VIPs and other public and private personalities as well as professionals. The fact that one can experience different lifestyles like luxury condo-living as well as living in a subdivision is already a privilege one cannot

find everywhere.

Combine this with some of the best schools in town you have found the place to be.

You can actually hear young people bragging: “I am from Uptown” giving it a new sense of identity for the Uptown citizen. This should bring new wind to the sails of the Uptown stakeholders and all those entrepreneurs thinking of setting up businesses in the area.

The successful example of Primavera Residences bringing this new condo lifestyle to the city and representing the very first condominium in town has shown to drag even more investors to the Uptown community. In fact, on the wave of this success, Italpinas Development Corporation, the developer of green

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and sustainable condominium projects in Uptown CdO, launched their second project “Primavera City”, currently still under construction.

In the end the city of golden friendship has become the city of golden opportunities.

Businesses, even after this prolonged period of economic crisis are still sprouting and growing naturally in a city which is the economic and financial hub of Northern Mindanao. There has been a great and continuous influx of people from nearby

municipalities and provinces looking for work, sending the kids to college or to set up businesses, invest or simply just buying a second home. And in the city of Cagayan de Oro there is nowhere else to be identified as the place where exclusivity and superior lifestyle marries with modern design and distinct dining and shopping facilities. I am aware that there is still some people who prefer the chaotic, polluted and flood prone downtown but for me Uptown is the place to be.

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA Poverty dehumanizes. It strips a person of his/her hu m a n it y or w h at e v e r qualities inherent to one who has been created in the image or likeness of God. It further alienates a person from his/ her nature as a holistic being, reducing work not as a means of developing potentials but to eke out a living just to survive. It is as if the world has become a jungle where the name of the game is the survival of the fittest.

Poverty should have no

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The magic is in the mix Think a minute… A little boy named John was watching his mother bake a cake. She put all the ingredients on the table: flour, butter, sugar, baking powder, eggs and vanilla. When his mother was not looking, little John sneaked a taste of each ingredient. But they tasted bad by themselves! Then he watched his mother mix all the ingredients together and into the oven to bake.

That night after John enjoyed two big pieces of the cake, he said: “Wow! How can mixing all those BAD-tasting things make such a GOOD cake?” His mother smiled and answered: “The magic is in the mix!”

Sooner or later bad things happen to all of us. Maybe you did not get that job or promotion you deserved, or someone in your family suddenly became seriously sick or was terribly injured in an accident. The fact is life is a series of problems. But quite often, “Trouble can be the first path to truth.” In fact, our problems can give us our most valuable and treasured lessons for life. So “don’t give up, simply grow up.” But

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place in a country oozing with ecological wealth, Don’t you know that in just 5,000-hectare Mt. Kitangland, the number of flora and fauna is far greater in number compared to those found in one billion-hectare continent of North America. Beneath the ground are 72 kind of minerals such as gold, silver, copper and what have you, the richest on earth. But the wealth does not just end at the shorelines as the Philippine Archipelago has been described by the UNFAO as the “Center of the center of marine life on earth.”

In the frenzied pace to extricate themselves from the bondage of poverty, a great number of the population has sort of jumped-off from what has been described as a “sinking ship” willing to accept whatever job there is in other countries.

To those who could not qualify abroad, they must

contend with the meager income. Always hopeful to change their dismal fate, an increasing number resorts in squeezing some amount to indulge in lotteries. For those who have the stamina for long queuing, they would opt to try their luck on noon-time shows before the coronavirus pandemic. For the desperate?

Well, the answer is in the increasing crime rate against properties.

This pitiful scenario should not be allowed to continue any longer for the simple reason that poverty has no place in an ecologically abundant country, especially in resource-rich Mindanao.

We must now attack the root cause of poverty which is, the disempowerment and social exclusion of the people as the economy is just controlled by 200 families. The new face of colonialism what is called neo-colonialism has put a few in control. Indeed, “if a

few oligarchs have much too much and the many who are poor have much too little, we may find our country in a situation horrible even to contemplate,” to quote the former CDA Chairman, Hon. Roberto Pagdanganan.

To debunk the culture of poverty, the people must now harness their collective spirit and their inherent capabilities.

If powerlessness is the culprit, then empowerment is the solution.

People empowerment is easier said than done.

It behooves the raising of social consciousness on the prevailing socio-economicpolitical realities and the workings of oppressive structures and why they are such. It calls for a legal and peaceful action to defeat the lethal combination of apathy and greed. No to armed struggle. No to violent extremism!

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Ayala's 'one-two punch' in the exchanges SPEAKING OUT

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Collectivist counter culture declares No to poverty, no to oligarchical control

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IGNACIO BUNYE The Ayala group recently scored two “firsts” in the history of the Philippine capital market with the listing of AREIT Inc. in the Philippine Stock Exchange on August 13 and the BPI CARE Bonds on August 7 at the Philippine Dealing Exchange (PDEX).

The P12.3 billion initial public officering of AREIT in the equity market intends to

provide a new asset class to the public, allowing investors to diversity their portfolio and democratize ownership of real property assets in the Philippines.

AREIT’s portfolio includes three Grade A properties in Makati with more than 150,000 square meters in total gross leasable area and total occupancy rate of 99.9 per cent. The offer closed on August 3 and was 2x oversubscribed from retail investors as well as international and domestic investors.

The P21.5 billion BPI CARE Bonds, the first of its kind in the fixed-income market, not only in the country but also in ASEAN, will finance and refinance e l i g i bl e M SM E s u n d e r BPI’s Sustainable Funding Framework. The bonds have

a tenor of 1.75 years and a coupon rate of 3.05% per annum, paid quarterly.

The consecutive events, l au n c h e d r i g ht i n t h e middle of COVID 19, speak volumes of the Ayala Group’s commitment to restoring investor confidence and supporting the economy.

Speaking during the AREIT launch, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez I I I s a i d : “ T h i s pu b l i c offering is a strong vote of confidence in our good economic prospects and in the resiliency of many of our industry sectors. It shares in the optimism that notwithstanding the global economic downturn today, the Philippine economy has strong fundamentals to rise quickly from the devastation brought about by the global health emergency.”

For h i s p ar t , Ay a l a Land Inc. (ALI) Chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala said: “We hope to generate awareness and interest for REITs to encourage other companies to participate….

These are all aimed to promote economic resilience in the face of brewing headwinds caused by the pandemic.”

BPI really cares At the other listing, PDEX President Antonino Nakpil was all praises for the BPI CARE Bonds. ‘It is a measure of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)’s dedication to the Asean Social Bond program, as well as investor confidence in this bond and the sustainable funding framework that underpins it.”

SEC Commissioner Ephyro Amatong was no EXCHANGES/PAGE 11

The key to fidelity IT’S LOVE, of course. But the real one, not the fake ones that are proliferating around these days. It’s the love that comes from God, JHAN TIAFAU HURST is a participation of God’s love for all of us, irrespective it takes a truly teachable, of who and how we are. It’s humble, and strong person a love that goes all the way, to suffer wisely. without counting the cost, and Everybody suffers, but unafraid of all the sacrifices not everybody grows better involved. from it! We need to learn It’s the love that will always how to profit from our pain, make us young, new and and understand that there refreshed, in spite of the is a purpose behind every passing of years. It is selfproblem and a kind of “magic renewing and creative, and in the mix.” never runs out of initiatives Each day of our life is a to look and try new ways training course on successful of expressing that love in living and how to become deeds. But it is also respectful a better person. If you give of tradition and faithful to God control of your life, you commitments made in the cannot lose! No matter what past and meant to last till happens to you, His inner death or forever. peace and power enables you It’s the love that is not to grow stronger and wiser afraid of problems, challenges, from everything life throws trials, failures, mistakes, at you. So you actually learn difficulties, suffering, etc.

MAGIC/PAGE 11 It does not surrender to them

even if death overtakes it. It regards them as opportunities and occasions to grow more in love, to grow more in trust in God’s loving providence where ever ything works for the good as long as we cooperate with him. It’s a love that will always fill us with peace and joy whatever the situation.

We have to understand that this kind of love can only be had if we try our best to be with God, to identify ourselves with him through Christ in the Holy Spirit.

This kind of love can only be had if we pray always, if we constantly look for Christ, find him, serve him and imitate him, making him direct and shape our daily life.

This kind of love can only be had if we have recourse to the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist where we have Christ offering himself as the bread of life. In that way, our

love acquires a supernatural power that goes infinitely beyond our natural powers.

With him, what we cannot do or solve are all taken care of.

Yes, we have to do our part, and we, in fact, should give our all. But we do it always with Christ. With him we would not be afraid where our love and our life will take us.

He takes care of everything.

What he simply expects from us is to trust him and to try our best to cooperate with him. We therefore would always have hope. And we would always find meaning in everything we experience in life.

Let us see to it then that we are with Christ always.

He is real and alive, and not just a figment of our desire to believe. We do not make him up in our mind. More than that, he is full of love for us, full of solicitude toward us. He always has us in his

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ROY CIMAGALA mind and heart. And he is actually actively intervening in our life at every moment.

There is no moment when he is indifferent to us. If we are lost, he, like the Good Shepherd, will take the pains to look for us and rescue us.

We have to learn to discern his presence and his constant interventions in our life. That is why, we need to develop certain practices of piety so that we also can properly and actively correspond to FIDELITY/PAGE 11

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BAP backs 30-day loan payment leeway

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HE Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) has expressed support for the mandatory 30-day moratorium on loan payments in areas under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).

"We have to ensure the stability and robustness of the banking system in order to help our economy pave the way towards recovery," BAP managing director Benjamin Castillo said in a statement Friday.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued several

memoranda reminding covered financial institutions to extend payment leeway to clients for dues falling within the ECQ and MECQ. The moratorium covers the principal amount and interest, as well as interest on interest, penalties, fees, and other charges.

This policy is in line with the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. The BAP said it “shares the concern of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas that longer moratorium will impact the liquidity of the financial system and may put certain banks at risk.”

On Thursday, BSP Governor

Benjamin Diokno said the one-year freeze on loan repayments under the proposed Bayanihan 2 might negatively impact banks.

“While we recognize the noble intentions behind the 365-day moratorium on loan payments, the said policy may result in unintended consequences that will severely affect the banking industry, the financial system, and the economy,” he said.

Diokno said the proposed oneyear moratorium would hamper banks’ cash flow, which may hurt the public’s trust in the sector.

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BSP: Rural banks adequately capitalized for pandemic shock RURAL banks are sufficiently capitalized to weather the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said.

Mr. Diokno said stress tests and simulations suggest that the rural banking industry can withstand scenarios where they have to write off three months’ worth of interest income on all loans and all fees and commissions.

“This is expected as banks recording high preshock capital adequacy ratios. This enabled rural and cooperative banks to yield above-10% minimum capital adequacy ratios after the simulation,” Mr. Diokno said in an online briefing Thursday.

Mr. Diokno also said other scenarios that assumed a 5% to 20% reduction in net interest income over the three months of quarantine left

them with healthy capital adequacy metrics.

“The results of this test show that postshock, capital adequacy ratio of the rural and operative dynamics remain comfortably above 15% over the first, second and third month periods of the quarantine even under a 20% reduction in net interest income,” he said.

As a group, rural and cooperative banks have a capital adequacy ratio of 19.79%, well above the 10% regulatory minimum.

The gross nonperforming loan ratio of the rural and cooperative banking industry was at 11.21% at the end of March, down from the year-earlier 11.65%.

The central bank has implemented regulatory relief measures for banks, including the classification of loans to small businesses as reserves, to help them comply with reserve

standards while ensuring funding for businesses remains available.

The BSP said smaller lenders have been availing of such relief measures, with 66 rural and cooperative banks lending P1.5 billion as of the week ending July 23, compared to the P1 billion by 39 banks during the week ending April 30.

Meanwhile, 10 rural and cooperative banks registered P100 million worth of loans to large enterprises as reserve compliance.

“Preliminary data show that rural and cooperative banks were at 674 as of December 2009 and are now down to 444 as of end-July 2020,” he said, noting smaller lenders were either closed or absorbed by healthier banks. The industry contraction reflects a process of consolidation encouraged by the BSP.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late decedent of Mr. EDWIN GALICIA SR. died instate on November 6, 2019 at Cagayan de Oro City, leaving two (2) parcels of land described and bounded as follows: Transfer Certificate of Title No. T117039, situated in the Barrio of Poblacion Tankulan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of Three hundred eighty-seven (387) square meters, more or less and Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-64531, situated in the barrio of Poblacion, Mun. of Manolo Fortich, Prov. Of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of Two Hundred Twenty Two (222) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of EDWIN GALICIA, per DOC #441; PAGE #89; BOOK #52; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JUVY IND V ARUBIO. BWM: Aug. 17, 24 & 31, 2020

SERVICE WITH A HEART: THE NEW FACE OF LEADERSHIP LEAH ALLOU E. FLORES TII/SIC of Bangonbangon Elementary School

Leadership is not only a position nor a word, it is something to deal with one's attributes and characteristics. Also, it is an action that ever y one of us have. When we lead to a group of people or organization, we must give our best version of ourselves and perform it within. Napoleon Bonaparte once said "A leader is a dealer in hope". It means that we tend to follow the leader that will give us a way to pursuit our desired goal. A leader that creates an inspiration to motivates us in order to boost our morale and increase our productivity to reach the

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goal. On the other hand, if a leader does not have this then we tend to not follow his path.

Everyone can be a leader, it is up to us, and it is a choice. A choice to choose to lead to a group, a choice to find yourself. As we all know, each and every one of us are leaders but at some point, we choose to follow than to lead. Some of us tends to follow because of this two main reasons.

First, people tend to get afraid because they don’t believe in themselves by taking the risk. On the other hand, they do not have any courage to face the criticism of others.

"Service with a Heart: The New Face of Leadership" It was petrified, for the reason that, it was an eye opener to us. It allowed us to think a lot of things. Including how leadership is important.

Additionally, it enabled us to know that leadership is more than a position and a word, it is dealing with one's characteristics and attributes. Second, it enlightened us and helped me realized that leadership is vital in our life, specially in t his t ime, t he ne w normal. Third, leadership has a four layers. In which, leadership can be classified as that deals with person's characteristics, setting the

right example, listening and communicate effectively.

Fourth, it shaped us as a person to serve with a heart and from the heart. Lastly, when we serve we should give in. Through this we can lead and perform our best. Thus, being a leader does not mean, that you would only use your mind but rather bringing the mind and heart together.

As we all know, we define leadership as a person with a title which is wrong because I believe that leadership comes with connecting to other people not because it is your “duty” but rather being one and achieving the goal together within.

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BDO – VELEZ Velez-Rn Abejuela Street, Cdoc 2314246/8572075

METRO BANK- LAPASAN CM Recto Lapasan HW, Cdoc 724461/8561721

BDO – SM G/F SM City, Master Son’s Avenue Upper Carmen Cdoc | 8592623/8592637

METRO BANK- OSMEÑA Brgy Osmeña St. Cdoc | 722014 /8800924

BDO – XU XU Lib. Annex Corrales St. Cdoc 8574108 / 8573796

METRO BANK- CORRALES Corrales Avenue, Cdoc | 8572635/728731

BDO – CDO HAYES Trendline Bldg.,Hayes Street, 8568151/727405

METRO BANK- GAISANO 8561720

BDO – COGON Sky hi Bldg JR Borja St. Cogon, Cdoc 8577963/ 725209/ 725203 BDO – OSMEÑA Osmeña corner Ramon Chavez St. Cdoc 724567/8563727 BDO – LAPASAN Lapasan Highway Cdoc 8563233 /8563234 / 725178 BDO – RN- PELAEZ George Town CyberMall Rn Pelaez Blvd Kauswagan Cdoc | 8562617/729052 BDO – CARMEN Maxsuniel cor.V Neri St. Carmen, .Cdoc 8584854 /8581133 BANK OF COMMERCE- VELEZ Akut- Velez St.Cdoc | 8564371 / 726880 BANK OF COMMERCE- LAPASAN

CM Recto Ave. Lapasan, Cdoc, 8563991/727731

BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK RER kauswagan,HW Cdoc 8573733 /722519 BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK Gaston Park Cdoc | 8801518 BPI – LAPASAN Cm Recto HW Lapasan Cdoc 724076/ 8524602 BPI- VELEZ Velez-JR Borja St.Cdoc 8564213/722406 BPI – CAPISTRANO Capistrano St. Cdoc 8574264/8574263 BPI- COGON Osmeña St. Cdoc 8571297/8571298 CHINA BANK –GAISANO 745887/745880 CHINA BANK- JR BORJA JR Borja St. Cdoc 8572212/8573274 CHINA BANK- LAPASAN CM Recto Lapasan HW Cdoc 8561325 /722240 CHINA BANK – CARMEN Max Suniel, Cor. Yakal St. Cdoc 8583903/723091 CHINA BANK – DIVISORIA RN Abejuela St. Divosoria Cdoc 8575759/722641 CITY SAVINGS BANK TS Fashion Ave.Justo Ramonal Corner St.Cdoc 2316060/ 2316059 CHINATRUST Suite U&5 G/LGateway Tower Lapasan Lkk Cdoc 8521846/8521844 D’ASIAN HILLS BANK HW. Lapasan Cdoc | 8564201/ 8564201 D’ASIAN HILLS BANK Vamenta Carmen Sts. Cdoc | 8585366 DBP – CORRALES Corrales Ave., St. Cdoc | 8572087/722649 DBP – CAPISTRANO JR Borja Capistrano St. Cdoc 8567776/722819

PBCOM Tiano-HayesSt. Cdoc | 726519/8571558 PLANTERS DEVELOPMENT BANK

Tiano Bros St. Cdoc | 727083 /727082 PHILTRUST BANK Ramonal OsmeñaSt. CDO 8807234/2316694/2316695 PNB- CORRALES Corrales Avenue Cdoc | 729500 / 729723

PNB- LKK MALL NORTH CONCOURSE

LKK Mall N.Concourse Cdoc 8574149/8575682

PNB- CARMEN Elipe Bldg.Carmen, Cdoc | 8583158/ 8584203 PNB- LKK LKK Lapasan, Cdoc | 8564347/722872 PNB CDO– DIVISORIA Tiano Bros.Cruz Taal St., Cdoc 722861 /722816 PNB CDO– LAPASAN LKK Center Lapasan, Cdoc | 8564732 / 723992 PNB CDO– COGON LKK Center Lapasan, Cdoc 8571991/ 723992 PHILIPPINE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK, INC. bels_domingo@yahoo.com.ph Rizal Chavez Cdoc 8572194/725438 PS BANK Velez Corner A. Mabini St., Cdoc 8574183/725184 PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK Tiano-Abejuela St. Cdoc 722644/8573386 QUEEN CITY DEVELOPMENT BANK, INC. Sacred Heart Mont. Cm RectoAve., Cdoc 8562390 RCBC- VELEZ Velez-Borja St. Cdoc | 8564982/8568888 RCBC- COGON Simplex Bldg. Osmeña St. Cdoc 8562888/725863/8521329 RCBC- LAPASAN Cm. Recto Lapasan HW. Cdoc 8561888/722449 RCBC- LKK Gateway, Tower 1 LkkCenter, Cdoc 8563707/722449 RCBC SAVINGS- CARMEN Walingwaling St.,Carmen St. Cdoc 8585793/ 8586248 RCBC SAVINGS- VELEZ Velez St. Cdoc | 729083/8562460 RCBC SAVINGS- AGORA 8807891/8807892 RURAL BANK OF CABADBARAN, Inc.

#58 Tiano FernandezSt.CDO 727215/ 8563552 *805

SECURITY BANK- OSMEÑA Osmeña St. Cdoc | 8563965/ 723411/728774 SECURITY BANK- LKK Limketkai | 8801258/8801625

EAST WEST BANK #5 Juan Sia Bldg. Apolinar Velez St.Cdoc 8578801/720081

SECURITY BANK- VELEZ Velez Montalvan St., Cdoc | 728334/856632

EAST WEST BANK Cogon De Oro Constraction Bldg. LKK Drive 8500339/8500331

STERLING BANK OF ASIA Tiano Velez St. CDO | 8528171/8528168

ENTERPRISE BANK INC. Centro Mariano Bldg Osmeña St. Cdoc 723869/ 3093395 FIRST CONSOLIDATED BANK CM Recto Ave., Cor.Agudo Road Cdoc 8565360/2316678 LBP – CAPISTRANO Capsitrano St. Cdoc | 8565515/727678 LBP – VELEZ LunaVelez St. | 723549/8563198 LBP – PUERTO Puerto Cdoc | 8558858 MAYBANK JR Borja Tiano Cor. Bldg. Cdoc 8574439/726060 METRO BANK- DIVISORIA Pabayo Abejuela St. Divisoria Park, Cdoc 724783/8576999 METRO BANK- VELEZ A. Velez St. Cdoc | 8561724/726054 METRO BANK- JR BORJA JR Borja St. Cdoc | 8572999/724415

UCPB BANK- LAPASAN Osmeña Corner Lkk Drive, Cdoc 85771842/ 725135 UCPB BANK- VELEZ Velez Corner C. Pacana St. CDO 8564474/8564527 UCPB BANK SAVINGS-CAPISTRANO

Capistrano Corner CruzTaal St. CDO 8524099/722695

UCPB BANK SAVINGS- OPOL Gf forever Books Bldg.Bulua National CDO 754519/8588063 UNION BANK Lapasan Cm.Recto Cdoc | 8566847/8563805 WEALTHBANK Velez Gomez St. Cdoc | 8568942/722174 1ST VALLEY BANK Vamenta Blvd. CornerLirio St. Carmen, Cdoc 8501871/ 8584146 OROBANKERS CLUB Inc. Pnb Carmen | 09151850242

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Have a Test Vehicle Brought to Your Home with Suzuki’s Shall We Home Test Drive

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HEN purchasing a vehicle, one must be able to have it for a drive to test if the chosen car model is what they’ve been looking for, ticking out all the boxes on that dream car checklist. At the moment, although dealerships have opened, safety and health precautions are still highly encouraged.

Suzuki Philippines (SPH), the pioneer compact-car distributor in the country, rolls out the Shall We Home Test Drive to be able to continue to give their customers a chance to experience their vehicles without having to go out of their own homes to pick-

up their chosen unit. Now test drives are as easy as going online https://auto. suzuki.com.ph/test-drive to book, and wait for the car to arrive!

With the Shall We Home Test Drive of SPH, customers may now be able to take the Suzuki vehicle of choice on the road to determine how well it fits with their lifestyle and daily needs. You may choose from Suzuki favorites such as the Ertiga, Swift, Dzire, Ciaz, Celerio and APV. Curious and interested in experiencing the new vehicles Suzuki has to offer? Good news, because the All-New XL7, All-New S-Presso, The

New Vitara, and Jimny are available for test drives too.

For those running their online shops and delivery services, the All-New Carry might just be what you’re waiting for to grow your business more.

Just recently, SPH launched their S.M.A.R.T guidelines to be implemented in all Suzuki dealerships nationwide.

This drive is to remind their employees and customers to Sanitize Thoroughly, Maintain Safe Distancing, Adhere Strictly, Reach People Online, and to Think Positive.

Customers can expect that these guidelines will also be followed for the

Shall We Home Test Drive.

Those who are looking into engaging on test drives can put their worries aside when it comes to the vehicles’ cleanliness as every unit’s interior will be disinfected and properly sanitized. During the actual test drive, only one person will be allowed in the vehicle together with the Sales Executive seated at the back row of the car to maintain a safe distance from each other.

The Shall We Home Test Drive is one of the many steps SPH is willing to take in order to remain in touch with their customers, offer convenient and efficient

ways to provide their services, and most importantly, champion the Suzuki Way of Life! in a time when adapting to a new norm could be quite challenging. Through this program, Suzuki hopes to inspire the community as

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well that although we are faced with trying times, there are still ways to live life and strive to do more every day. Indeed, Suzuki would always be happy to be part of the community’s journey in moving forward and bouncing back.

Isuzu Opens 3rd IOS Dealership in Pagadian City ISUZU Philippines Corporation (IPC) continues its aggressive expansion and modernization efforts with the recent opening of its 43rd dealership and its third Isuzu Outlet Standardization (IOS) dealership facility, this time in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur. In ceremonies streamed online to the motoring

media on August 7, 2020, executives of IPC and North-Min Automotive Dealership Inc (NMADI) presented a walk-through of Isuzu Pagadian, which is strategically located at Barangay Tiguma, one of the rapidly developing commercial and agricultural locations in Pagadian City.

To serve as a satellite of Isuzu Butuan, Isuzu

Pagadian showcases a total floor space of 3,871 sqm that will include a 4-vehicle showroom display, service bays that can accommodate five light commercial vehicles and two commercial vehicles, a wash bay and wheel alignment facility, and five slots for body repair and paint works.

Isuzu Pagadian’ IOS will enhance the overall customer journey, highlighting an aesthetic, functional design that not only provides a more spacious and organized area for its users, but expresses Isuzu’s new brand identity and its long-standing reputation for durable and reliable products. The new facilities will also

contribute greatly to a more seamless automotive retail experience for both customers and dealership personnel.

During the virtual presentation, IPC President Hajime Koso remarked, “The addition of a new Isuzu dealership in our rapidly expanding network is a strong testament to the growing preference for the Isuzu brand as we continue to widen our reach to our customers in Region 9.

This is another major milestone that we share with our new dealer partner North-Min Automotive Dealership Inc, and we look forward to serving our customers in this area with the Isuzu Pagadian.”

Mr. George Ongchua, Isuzu Pagadian General Manager, described Isuzu as a “renowned automotive brand in Mindanao.”

He added, “Isuzu trucks and light commercial vehicles have proven time and again that they are perfectly suited to the varying and challenging

terrains and road conditions of Mindanao.

With the establishment of Isuzu Pagadian that is of world-class standards, we are very confident that the good reputation of the Isuzu brand in the region will be extended to its dealership services.

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Feature Sweet Things - the king of ube cake S

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By ERCEL MAANDIG

TARTED in Villanue va, Misamis Oriental in 2014 that specializes ube c ake, Sweet Things Cake and Cafe now indulge different varieties of c akes and now expanded in Cagayan de Oro City with kiosks in leading malls such as SM Uptown, L imketkai and C entrio Ayala.

The owner, Mrs. Emc y Ytol, explained that she conceptualizes focusing on making Ube cake since its hard to compete with other leading multinational brand that already created a brand name in the national scene and its also easy to find ube ingredients in Misamis Oriental because it has ample supply.

When you are

craving of a cake that something satisf ying, tr y Sweet Things ube cake. Ube taste really over whelms in it coupled with other cake ingredients that makes it more delicious.

Other varieties includes mango and chocolate.

Upon satisf ying the taste of ever y eat loving people of Villanueva for five years, the Ytol couple together with their three daughters decided to expand in the city of Golden Friendship with its first outlet at Lim Let Kai Mall in early 2019 then SM Uptown and C entrio Ayala.

They have also a new product that they didn't expect to create good market in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro

On Focus

By ERCEL MAANDIG

City. This is their ube ensaymada that is amazingly now so hot in the market.

To add more f lavor to your Sweet Things experience, another outlet invaded in CD O. This is the Shelsey's Sweet Things Cafe to give twist to your sweet

cravings with it's array of luscious favorites in a cool new place.

C onveniently located on the highway en route to L aguindingan Airport at Irish Tan Building (before Kong Hua S chool) Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City.

When you visit their newest Shelsey's Sweet Things Cafe in Kauswagan,this Insagramable photo booth will entice you to take a pose and take a picture.

With eased access, customers can now pick up pasalubong package. Sweet Things introduced new pastries and take home treats aside from our especially famous ube cakes.

C ome visit Shelsey's Sweet Things Cafe in

Kauswagan and have ubelicious dining moments with your friends and family that ser ves Pinoy dishes from Breakfast,Lunch to Dinner Meals.

You can also order Sweet Things cakes, ensaymada and pastries.

In this photo are the three varieties of Cakes from Sweet Things lead by Ube cake.other includes Chocolate and Mango cake.

They also offer Made to order cakes for any occassions such as birthday, wedding and more.

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BANGONBANGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRIGADA ESKWELA 2020 LEAH ALLOU E. FLORES TII/SIC of Bangonbangon Elementary School

lone we can do so little; Together we can do so much.”.

Helen Keller here describes the strength in numbers that we have displayed in our Brigada Eskwela.

Blessings, people and their support in time, energy and effort flooded, bathed and cleansed our school and created a more safe, ready and motivating environment for our pupils to learn. With this year’s Brigada Eskwela theme, “Pagpapanatili ng Bayanihan Tungo sa Kalidad n a E du k a s y on p a r a s a Kabataan”, Bangonbangon Elementary School aimed to unite with our community, our stakeholders– including our dear pupils, their parents and teachers– and other agencies of the government to reach our common goal.

Emphasizing the true meaning of bayanihan amidst COVID-19 situation we worked with unity amongst the different members of our community from pupils to their parents and teachers . This goes to sow how far we can come to reach our goal when we reach

in together, hand in hand.

2020 Brigada Eskwela will deviate from the traditional concept of physical cleaning, painting, repainting, and doing minor repairs in schools and will instead prioritize preparations and strengthening partnership engagement to ensure that quality basic education will continue despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.

Furthermore, Brigada Eskwela has helped the school provide safe, clean and resilient environment for learning; encouraged and motivated stakeholders in the different partnership programs with the school; and u lt imately b eing a catalyst for achieving higher learning outcomes. It has also encouraged the active participation of parents to the different activities that their child maybe involved in; increased the trust of the parents that their child will be safe outside the comforts of their homes, in a safe and ready school which can be treated as a second

home. It has also motivated pupils to come to a school which they have helped clean, organize, bringing appreciation, awareness and value to the cleanliness of their environment and the true essence of Bayanihan especially in this era. It has also inspired teachers to prepare their classrooms aligned to the set up of the new normal, in order to help create a motivating environment for their pupils and to bu i l d t i e s w it h different stakeholders in the community for participation in different school activities but with proper observance of physical distancing and practicing minimum health standards.

T he su c c e ss of t he Brigada Eskwela is owed to each and every one who h a s c om e an d a c t ive ly participated and committed..

This success is a proof of the effective partnerships between the different government institutions, the Department of Education, the community and the Filipino citizens.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10TH Judicial Region Branch 19 Cagayan de Oro City IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD- JOHN ADRIAN CAILING TABAMO, WITH APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME FROM JOHN ADRIAN CAILING TABAMO TO JOHN ADRIAN CAILING CORPUS -versus-

FOR:

SPOUSES JEZRAEL M. CORPUS & HIZEL CAILING CORPUS, Petitioners. x-------------------------------------------------/

ADOPTION WITH APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF FAMILY NAME

ORDER Petitioners, through counsel complied with the Order of 9 June 2020 by submitting to this Court an Amended Petition. The same is hereby ADMITTED. Finding the Amended Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course. Let Initial Hearing therefore be set on October 7, 2020 at 9:00 in the morning, before this Court located at Hall of Justice- Cagayan de Oro City, Goldridge Building, Masterson Ave. corner Pedro N. Roa Avenue, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. Interested persons may file their opposition on or before the aforesaid date of hearing and to attend the hearing of this Petition.

At the expense of the Petitioners, let this Order be published once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Cagayan de Oro City and the Province of Misamis Oriental.

The Court Social Worker is hereby directed to conduct a Home Study on the adopting parents and a Child Study on the adoptee, reports of which shall be submitted to this Court within SIXTY (60) days from receipt of this Order. She is also directed to conduct counselling sessions with the adopting and biological parents.

Petitioners are likewise ordered to have all documentary evidence including their Judicial Affidavits and that of their witnesses pre-marked before the Acting Branch Clerk of Court to establish compliance with jurisdictional requirements on September 25, 2020 at 2:00 in the afternoon, failing which this shall not be calendared for Initial Hearing and/or appropriate sanction imposed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Done this 20th day of July 2020, in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

(SGD) EVELYN J. GAMOTIN-NERY Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Branch 17 Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2020-846 Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135 filed by UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, mortgagee, with principal office and postal address at UCPB Executive Bldg. Makati Ave., Makati City, Metro Mania, against SPOUSES ELINEL T. JARUDA & MARICAR A. JARUDA, mortgagors, residing at Zone 2, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 26, 2018, amounts to ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PESOS & 65/100 (Php 1,338,250.65), plus interest, penalties, reimbursements, other obligations and charges, as well as attorney’s fees and all other necessary expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or her duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on September 17, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Hell of Justice, Goldridge Bldg., Mastersons Ave., Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippines Currency the following property with all improvements, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATION OF TITLE NO.1372016001789 LOT : Lot 24, Block 20, PSD 10-062039 PORTION OF LOT : Lot 7-A, PSD-10-058649 AS SURVEYED FOR : Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation LAND USE : Residential LOCATION : Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao BOUNDARIES : West 1-2 by Lot 23, Block

20, PSD-10-062039; xxx . . .

AREA : One Hundred Twenty Three

(123) square meters, more or less All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date, time and place.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date for whatever reason, the public auction will proceed on the next working day, without further notice, posting and publication.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title herein-above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

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For the Bukidnon property cornered by FG Bukidnon Power of the Lopez group that comprised of three lots with a total area of 10,596 square kilometers and it secured the highest proceeds of P28.610 million.

The real estate assets bagged by Therma Marine Inc., a company of the Aboitiz group, consisted of the 1,595 square meters Maco property for P3.209 million; and the 3,395 sq m Nasipit property for P4.414 million.

The asset-seller firm said

the Agusan property “is an area where land development can be for mixed residential and agricultural purposes,” and it is also an industrial lot “suitable for power plant operations.”

In the case of the Maco property, this straddles a coastal area with a small port, which in PSALM’s view could be “ideal for business ventures related to the fishing industry;” while the Nasipit lot is seen perfect-fit for prospective industrial developments.

PSALM President Irene Joy Garcia regarded the divestment exercise as a

BES BRIGADA ESKWELA 2020: POT MAKING OUT OF CEMENT LEAH ALLOU E.FLORES TII/SIC of Bangonbangon Elementary School

Brigada Eskwela is a national s cho ols maint ainance program – a nationwide initiative by the Department of Education that mobilizes thousands of parents, a l u m n i , c i v i c g r o u p, local businesses, NGOs, teachers, students and individuals who volunteer their time and skills to do repair, maintainance, work and clean – up of public elementar y and secondary schools. This nationwide caravan is held simultaneously across the county’s 16 regions. But since there is a pandemic youngsters are not allowed to roam around their place even to go to school. They only have to stay at home to keep themselves safe from the virus.

Despite this pandemic the DepEd still continue its Brigada Eskwela program in the new normal.

Apparently most of the parents are apprehended to enrol their children because of this covid-19 pandemic we are facing now. So during the Kick – Off, we teachers stroll around the place purok to purok to orient the parents about the educational system in

the new normal. As we gathered we impose social distancing and the wearing of face mask. We inform them about the different learning modalities to compel them to let their children continue their education. And not only that, we also give them a project by purok in which they would be indulged and can make it as additional to their income. Each purok has different project.

One of the project is the “POT MAKING OUT OF CEMENT.” It seems that amidst the pandemic most of the people are engage in plant. Some are buying different plants from online and some are just asking from tabi-tabi since they can’t afford the online. And because of this, pots are quickly sold out in stores. So the parents were taught how to make it and we assigned a certain purok or zone to make a pot out of cement.

Their finished product will be checked to make sure everybody is cooperating.

And they’re going to sell it to make money. Indeed the Bangonbangon pot making successful as part of the Brigada Eskwela.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region BRANCH 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOTARIAL COMMISSION

Pet. for Not. Com. No. 061-07-2020

ATTY. BROOKE LOU TAPUYAO, Petitioner. x---------------------------/ NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE is hereby given that a summary hearing on the petition for notarial commission of ATTY. BROOKE LOU TAPUYAO shall be on September 25, 2020 at 8:30 in the morning at RTC, Branch 07, Tubod, Lanao del Norte. Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petition may file a verified written opposition thereto, received by the undersigned before the date of the summary hearing.

Done this 13th day of August, 2020 at Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

(SGD) RICHIE GAY T. MENDOZA Presiding Judge BWM: Aug. 17, 24 & 31, 2020

landmark success because the offers came in despite the blight of the lingering coronavirus pandemic.

The results of the tender, the PSALM chief executive stated, shall still be “subject to post-qualification process to ensure that the winning bidders met all the financial and legal requirements as indicated in the asset sale provisions.”

She noted that once the proceeds are remitted to PSALM, these could be utilized “to pay the remaining financial obligations that we got from the National Power Corporation.”

The PSALM chief executive was referring to the power sector liabilities transferred on to its charge based on the prescriptions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) following the privatization of the NPC assets.

On the prices of the real estate assets, Garcia explained that “all the bid offers were above the minimum bid prices approved by the PSALM

Board of Directors.”

As the company’s policies dictate, “the basis used for the minimum bid price was the higher valuation out of the two external appraisal reports that were done on the said real estate assets.”

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that from January to May this year, it logged spike in incidents of “undervoltage and voltage fluctuations” from both the generation and transmission side of the network – that in turn had affected service provision to customers of Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative Inc. (ZAMCELCO).

“NGCP is seeking the government’s intervention in creating long-term solutions to ensure power quality and reliability for customers in Zamboanga peninsula,” the transmission firm pleaded.

The firm explained that a short-term measure that could fix “undervoltage” dilemma, may include “the replacement of capacitor

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE with WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late VICENTE YAP EMANO, who died on 7 May 2019 in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, that the deceased left the following personal properties which are conjugal in nature, and owned in common with his surviving spouse and heir, ALOMA B. EMANO, more particularly described as follows: 1. Shares of stocks YEVNA CORP., 18,750 no. of shares, par value per share P 10.00, total value P 187,500.00, Eater Realty Corp., No. of shares 5,000, par value per share P 10.00, total value P 50,000.00, 2. Motor vehicles Certificate of Registration No.: 64690536, date Issued: 25 September 2001, MV File No.: 1008-62,407, Plate No.: KCC-912, Make: Toyota, Series: Hi-Lux, Type of Body: P-up, Motor No.: 3L-4458988, Serial/Chassis No.: LN166-0003638, Year Mode: ’97, Acquired From:Gonzalo Go, JR., Details of First Registration: Official Reciept No.: MVMRR-68501092, Date: 09-05-01, Certificate of Registration No.: 7664473-5, date Issued: 14 November 2008, MV File No.: 1036-00000118465, Plate No.: KDY-148, Make: Toyota, Series: HIACE GRANDIA, Type of Body: Van, Engine No.: 2KD-1810350, Serial/ Chassis No.: JTFRS13P700012623, Year Mode: 2008, 3. Cash in Bank (GSIS Pension), GSIS Pensioner Account Number: 109566797460, Amount: P 2,352,174.18, Unionbank Cagayan de Oro- Lapasan Branch”, 4. “KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BLG. P-29588, situated at Barrio of Casinglot, Municipality of Tagoloan, province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao containing an area of TEN THOUSAND (10,000) square meters, more or less, 5. KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BLG. P-29589, situated at Barrio Casinglot, Municipality of Tagoloan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FORTY FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY ONE (44,941), KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BLG. P-29589 (PORTION ONLY) 1. TAX DECLARATION NO. 08-14-0009-07495, situated at Sta. Cruz, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 11,872 square meters, more or less, 2. Tax declaration No. 08-14-000907509, situated at Sta. Cruz, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO BLG. CARP-2014000318, situated at Barrio of Sta. Ana, Municipality of Tagoloan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FORTY TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY NINE (42,499) square meters, more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 16547, situated in the Island of Mindanao, containing ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) square meters, more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 16548, situated in the Barrio of Poblacion Mun. /City of Tagoloan Province of Mis. Or. Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) square meters, more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 18445, situated in the barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area THREE HUNDRED (300) square meters, more or less., TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-17222, situated in the barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX (386) square meters, more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-183267, situated in the barrio of Macasandig City of Cagayam de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIX THOUSAND (6,000) square meters, more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-183268, situated in the barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND (2,000) square meters, more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-183269, situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND (2,000) square meters, more or less, TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-185174, situated at Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE (3,375) Square meters, more or less, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-11488, situated in the barrio of natumolan, Municipality of Tagoloan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of 1 hectares, 16 ares, 00 centares, and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE with WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of VICENTE YAP EMANO, per DOC #23; PAGE #6; BOOK #XII; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. LIZZAMAE GRACE A. LAVIÑA. BWM: August 10, 17 & 24, 2020

banks which have been installed as early as 2018,” at its Pitogo substation.

Presently, it noted that four 7.5 MVAR (megavolt amps reactive) capacitor banks at the specified substation caters to ZAMCELCO and its power supplier Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC).

Other interim measures employed by NGCP include: certifying WMPC as ancillary services (AS) provider for dispatchable reserve and for reactive power support to underpin the system of the transmission company; and transposition activity for the Aurora-Nagamin and Nagamin-Zamboanga 138-kilovolt lines “to help mitigate unbalanced voltage in the area.”

NGCP nevertheless qualified these are just “short and mid-term remedial measures to help solve the power quality issues” confronting electricity service delivery by ZAMCELCO and WMPC. For the longer term, the company opined that energy planners must “adopt a more holistic approach to power development, so that the needs of the grid as a whole will be better coordinated, and power plant locations will be more strategic.”

Moving forward, NGCP stated “the energization of the Kauswagan-LalaAurora line, the Lala-Naga (Min)-Z amboanga line; and the completion of the MVIP (Mindanao Visayas Interconnection Project), will further improve voltage condition in the area.”

What is at hand though, according to NGCP, “are only stop-gap measures to the larger issues of lack of power generation plants to provide voltage support and EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late SPS. CARLITO APAG, SR. and LILIA S. APAG, who died intestate on March 30, 2020 and October 22, 2010 in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, that our deceased parents left a parcel of land with Declaration of Real Property TD. No. 02-026024, situated at Poblacion, El Salvador City, containing an area of 1,979 square meters, we hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto JIM S. RAMOS, JR. of legal age, married to Sherady P. Ramos, Filipino and a resident of Zone 3, Barra, Opol, Misamis Oriental, his heirs, successors and assigns the following portion of the above-described parcel of land consisting as area of ONE HUNDRED {100} square meters, and more particularly described as follows, Declaration of Real Property TD. No. 02-026024, situated at Poblacion, El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED {100} square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of SPS. CARLITO APAG, SR. and LILIA S. APAG, in favor of JIM S. RAMOS, JR., per DOC #318; PAGE #64; BOOK #70; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MIGUEL M. SABACAJAN. BWM: Aug. 10, 17 & 24, 2020

address increasing demand in the area .”

Another drawback is the problematic right-ofway access to older lines for maintenance, specifically the 350-kilometer Aurora-Naga Min-Zamboanga line, which has been serving ZAMCELCO and other customers in the peninsula.

Since that facility is among the longest radial lines in Mindanao and it was built long before NGCP took over the operations of the transmission assets in 2009, it was emphasized that “its weak configuration is a factor in the power quality issues.”

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from Surigao program held in the town of Dapa in Siargao Island on Thursday.

The second leg of the activity will be held in the mainland, particularly in Surigao City, on Tuesday, said Roberto Parada of the information office of Surigao del Norte.

“The program aims to develop the food sources in the province, particularly the fisheries, livestock, and agriculture sectors,” Parada told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Friday.

He said nearly 100 participants joined the first leg of the activity in Dapa, including the island's municipal mayors, local agriculture officials, as well as representatives of the agriculture, livestock, and fisheries sectors.

Parada said Matugas also led a discussion among officials on the province's food resources, including food security preparedness, which entails the assessment of the planting, harvesting, and marketing of the province’s produce.

“Siargao Island has the resources in terms of food and these are enough to supply the needs of the residents during this pandemic. The activity, as conceptualized by Governor Matugas, gives emphasis on how these food resources are properly and effectively managed from production to marketing,” he said.

Matugas also led the distribution of vegetable seeds, organic fertilizers, and hybrid rice seeds to municipalities.

In a statement posted in the Facebook account of the Surigao del Norte Information Center, provincial agriculturist Ruby-Ann Lagahit urged local officials and representatives of the livestock and fishery sectors to join the second leg of the activity next week.

Since last year, Surigao del Norte’s agriculture sector has received various support programs and funding from the national government.

During his State of the Province Address (SOPA) in July, Matugas reported that the provincial government continues its partnership with government line agencies to ensure food security in the province.

These partnerships have paved the way for the series of distributions of fertilizers, seeds, facilities, and other farm equipment and the completion of the construction of farmto-market roads and smallscale irrigation systems in the province, he said. (PNA)

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Magic... how to “suffer successfully.”

We face challenges every day in the classroom of our life, with the greatest Teacher in the world. But usually “We humans don’t know God is all we need until He’s all we’ve got.”

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For those who have dreamt, struggled, sacrificed and even died for it, social transformation has been so elusive all these years despite 14 years of Martial Law and two peoplepowered revolutions. The systems and structures breeding poverty are still as formidable as ever. But not anymore under the Present Dispensation. No less than His Excellency President Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte has stated during his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) to stop the oligarchical control especially on water and electricity which are means to life. The more than eleven million five hundred thousand cooperative members with a critical mass of some 60 million Filipinos salute His Excellency for that amazing statement. We are with you our Beloved President!

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Poverty...

Most importantly, it has b ecome imp erative to advance a collectivist counter-culture that awakens the people. The time is ripe.

People’s participation is the condition sine qua non to effect social change. Without people’s participation, all the outpourings of development pro g r a m s w i l l j u s t b e palliatives and cannot be the real solution to combat poverty.

That collectivist counter culture is the answer to break monopolies and cartels in a country to unfetter the economy and the media from oligarchical control Indeed, the mainstream media is committing misfeasance by giving us barrage of fake/wrong information or nonfeasance by intentionally not telling us the truth, i.e. climate change & elitist strangled-hold as these multibillion outlets are owned by the oligarchs. It is the path to unfetter those in the margins to be drawn into the mainstream of development processes. It is the vehicle to erase social exclusion and to replace it with democratic processes to give credence to that constitutional mandate that “sovereignty lies with the people and all powers emanate from them.”

That collectivist counterculture goes by the name of mutual aid societies or simply cooperatives. In its truest sense, cooperativism means social transformation based on the principles of social justice, equity and sustainable development. It relies on the inherent power of the people to craft their own destiny by exercising that God-given right of decision making – an exercise of intellect and freewill, qualities that qualify a person as one created in the likeness of God. Above all, it empowers the people by putting power where it rightfully belongs, which is, to the communities.

Indeed, the people united will never be defeated, even by dehumanizing poverty. (El pueblo unido, jamas sera vencido!)

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his constant interventions of love for us.

Perhaps, we can make use of a certain plan of life that would include, for example, some moments of mental prayer, so that right from the start of the day, we can already feel the intimacy of his presence and actions in our life. Then, having a recourse to the sacraments, especially Confession, the Holy Mass and Communion, would definitely be helpful.

Let us have those practices that would help us live always in his presence: regular spiritual reading, some devotions like the Holy Rosary, the Angelus, etc.

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less effusive in his praises for the offering, calling it “pioneering”, “transformative” and the first Asean Social Bond whose proceeds will be used to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic.

BPI President C ezar P. Consing said the bond proceeds will finance or refinance MSMEs – a sector identified as really needing access to longer term funds and among the hardest hit by the pandemic. The proceeds can go a long way in alleviating the plight of MSMEs, which at the moment account for only 10 pct of BPI loans and yet they account for 60 per cent of the national employment. We hope to be able to do more of these bonds, Consing said.

Earlier issuances Other Ayala companies earlier successfully tapped the international markets.

On July 7, AC Energy upsized its Senior Green Bonds to US Dollars 470 million, with the launch of a $60 million tap on it Senior Green Bonds due 2024 via private placement. Earlier issuances consisted of $360 million due 2024 and $110 million due 2029. The Green Bonds were issued under AC Energy’s $1Billion Medium Term Note Programme begun in 2019, and will be listed in the SGX ST.

O n Ju l y 1 6 , G l o b e successfully raised $300 million 10-year and US $300 million 15-year money. The offerings represent the first time that Globe is tapping the international debt capital markets since 2004.

On July 24, Manila Water debuted in the international debt capital markets with $500 million Sustainability Notes. The offering is the single largest green, social or sustainability bond issued by a listed private water utility in Asia and the first ASEAN Sustainability Bond by a Philippine corporate borrower.

TG Limcaoco, Ayala’s CFO, described the results of the foreign offerings as “ testaments to the trust that the investment community and regulatory agencies have in the ability of our companies to create value, the strength of our governance and our capacity to execute on our strategies for growth.”

Disclosure: The writer is an independent director of Bank of the Philippine Islands.

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percent, lower than the 22.2 percent as of end-December 2019 and the 60-percent threshold for emerging markets (EMs).

Diokno said this is lower than the ratio of other EMs such as Malaysia, 64.1 percent; Indonesia, 34.5 percent; and Thailand, 30 percent.

He said external debt print in the first quarter this year is a “good number” since external debt reached as high as 60 percent of GDP 15 years ago.

“The latest ratio indicates a sustained strong position to service foreign borrowings in the medium to long term,” he said.

Diokno said the country’s debt service ratio (DSR), a gauge of the adequacy of the countr y’s foreign exchange earnings relative to its maturing obligations, improved to 8.9 percent as of end-March from year-ago’s 5.7 percent.

To date, the bulk or 83.6 percent of the country’s external debt is accounted for by medium to long term (MLT) loans, while the balance is accounted for by short-term loans. The bulk or 55.4 percent is the share of the public sectors while the private sector accounts for 44.6 percent. (PNA)

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projects to the community.

“Ma g h i n a o t k o n g a mabu hat an nato ug IP development plan sulod sa barangay, municipal ug provincial levels. Manghinaot ta nga within two months daghan nata ug mga chicken dinhi ug magpatabang ta sa Paglaum nga mahatag sa IP communities ang convergence assistance, interventions, projects, and programs of the government," Mapandi

added.

To show support to the community, TESDA-Misamis Occidental provided skills training for raise organic chicken while the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)10 turned over 25 training kits.

T h e D e p a r t m e nt of Agriculture (DA)-10 gave vegetable seeds to boost agricultural productivity in the area. The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) gave school supplies, toys and used clothing for the IP children while LGU Tudela offered registration for weddings.

For their part, the 10th Infant r y B att a lion and Philippine National Police (PNP) provided hygiene kits and haircut services.

PAGLAUM distributed food packs to the participants of the event while the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) provided scholarships and free fish sperm for the fisherfolk.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) offered services on processing birth certificates.

Moreover, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Misamis Occidental handed over certificates of entitlement for livelihood assistance to the beneficiaries of Namut, Tudela; Liboron, Don Victoriano; Penacio, C l ar i n ; an d Potong an , Concepcion.

Municipal Leader of Sub ane n Tr ib e Gu kom Fernando Magante expressed gratitude to the PRLEC for bringing the government to their community.

Gukom said the agricultural and livelihood assistance, and the free training and scholarship will be a great help to the families of the recipients.

Mapandi said PRLEC is not a sole program of TESDA since it is a convergence program of all government agencies where everyone plays a role. PRLEC aims to establish the IPs’ livelihood so they can sustain even without the assistance of the government. (SMRN/PIA MisamisOccidental)

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i d e nt i f i e d q u a r a nt i n e / i s o l at i o n a n d m e d i c a l facilities in their respective area of jurisdiction.

Based on reports, DILG10 has also noted difficulties on food provision in barangay NOTICE Is hereby given that the estate of the late ARTEMIO SENO, SR., consisting of a Parcel of land located at Natumolan, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Identified as Lot No. 1653, Pls-799 have been the subject of DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE over portion of parcel of land in favor of NESTLE JEAN L. GENERAL by and among his heirs as per instrument executed on July 28, 2020 and Notarized before Notary Public, JOHANNE EMMANUEL G. AGUSTIN and entered in his Noatarial Registry as DOC #150; PAGE #30; BOOK #11; Series of 2020.

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isolation units.

"Gikuha nga resp onsibilidad sa mga local government units ang nibalik nga locally stranded individuals o returning overseas Filipinos. Pagabot nila, nagproblema ang barangay kay gusto usab nila ang makahatag ug pagkaon," Agabe said.

(The local government units took the responsibility in handling the locally stranded individuals or returning overseas Filipinos.

Up on their return, the barangay had a problem since they also want to provide food) As i d e f rom t appi ng the LCEs, DILG-10 also encouraged families of LSIs/ ROFs to also provide food to their isolated member/s of the family to also help the government especially the barangays.

Currently, the number of isolation units per province are as follows: Bukidnon (391), Camiguin (68), Lanao del Norte (515), Misamis Occidental (651), Misamis Oriental (384), CDO (126), and Iligan (3). (RTP/PIA10)

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Now on its 23rd year, IPC aims to further strengthen its market leadership in trucks and LCVs in the country, particularly in the Philippines’ fastest-growing regions. With the Isuzu Pagadian, new world-class IOS dealership facility, Pagadianons will have one more reason to make Isuzu “Your Responsible Partner”.

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to ensure compliance among PUV operators.

“I have already ordered our enforcers and inspectors to conduct ocular inspections on ro a d s i d e s a n d b u s terminals to check if (the) riding public and PUV drivers have complied with this latest guideline,” he said.

Guro also clarified that there is no specific type of face shield that must be worn and that people can even make their own.

“They can improvise (so) long as the face is covered,” he said, although he was quick to add that people should disinfect their face shields after using them to prevent them from contracting the virus.

Guro said drivers should be role models in wearing the protective device, warning that violators face penalties.

While passengers cannot be fined, he said drivers should refuse to take in commuters who are not wearing face shields.

“They cannot be charged with refusal to convey if the passenger is not wearing a face shield,” Guro said, adding that any individual could file a complaint against noncompliant passengers, or at least take photos of drivers who violate the policy and send these to LTFRB’s social media accounts. (PNA)

PAGTUTURO: PROPESYON, BOKASYON AT BUHAY LEAH ALLOU E.FLORES TII/SIC of Bangonbangon Elementary School

Ang pagtuturo ay nangangailangan ng skill upang maging isang epektibong guro.

Unang una dapat puno tayo ng mga estratehiya o dulog na pwede nating gamitin sa pagtuturo at dapat ito ay sumusunod sa ibat-ibang hakbang.

Pangalawa, Malikhain at mapamaraan na mas interesting sa mga magaaral. Pangatlo ay dapat may puso sa paggamit ng mga makabagong teknolohiya o makabagong paraan sa pagtuturo. Sa sesyong ito inilahad ang mga bahagi ng modyul, pamamaraan sa paggawa at iba pang dapat isaalang-alang sa paggawa ng isang modyul.

Ayon kay Dr. Balunsay pwede mong e modify ang ilan sa mga bahagi basta naaayon parin sa MELC ng kaukulang asignatura. May ilan din siyang personal na mungkahi, ilan dito ay

ang dapat nakakatawag pansin sa interes ng mga mag-aaral, Lakipan ng mga angkop na larawan, dayalogo at iba pa. Mga karakter sa telebisyon o iba pang mga shows na pambata, Gumamit ng higit pang sanggunian, Gawing iba-iba o may barayti dapat ang mga Gawain sa bawat aralin upang tila nanggaganyak ka parin kahit wala ka sa silid-aralan. Lakipan ng mga salawikain, kasabihan at iba pa.

Ang pagtuturo ay isang propesyon, bokasyon at buhay. Dapat maging inspirasyon tayo sa ating mga kabataan na hindi pera ang unang dahilan kung bakit tayo nagtuturo sa halip ang ating puso s a p agtuturo na may pagmamalasakit sa ating mga kabataan at maging liwanag sa kanilang mga buhay.

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From farms to frontliners:

Shell’s “Ani Para Bayani” connects harvests to heroes of COVID-19

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ANY Filipinos have been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. From frontliners to the Filipino masses, livelihoods have been threatened in various ways. Among these is a group experiencing a silent struggle: the farmers in remote areas.

The lack of an effective way to distribute their produce means thousands of kilos of potentially rotting vegetables.

Concerned about the huge gap between the farmers’ fields and the waiting tables of frontliners, Shell through its social arm, Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. has come up with the Ani Para sa Bayani initiative to help farmers move their produce and bridge the wide supply chain gap.

Sparking the Spirit of Bayanihan Early On To date, Ani Para sa Bayani has tapped several rural farming communities who have struggled

More than 500,000 meals and relief packs served to the nation

to distribute and sell their crops.

More than 480,000 meals have been delivered to the tables of exhausted frontliners all over the Philippines, with only one intent: to fuel and nourish their spirit and help them continue the fight.

Ani Para sa Bayani’s pilot program began as early as the last week of March, when the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) took full effect. Shell identified the struggles of Tanay farmers, helping them transport almost two tons of fruits and vegetables to Frontline Feeders Philippines (FFP). To date, FFP was able to create 220,000 healthy meals to support healthcare workers in 38 hospitals in Metro Manila.

The venture branched out to different remote areas nationwide. Shell, in partnership with World Vision Philippines, tapped farmers in Cordillera, Benguet, Quezon, Davao, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon

Frontliner receiving healthy food packs for fresh produce, which were then transformed into 78,000 meals delivered to healthcare professionals in various city hospitals.

“Remote areas are hit the hardest, because much of the containment efforts have been focused in the city,” said PSFI’s Sebastian “Baste” Quiñones.

“This is really a tough situation

to balance, which is why we wanted to make sure that we own the responsibility of taking care of our communities.”

Arming More Filipinos with Nutritious Food Remaining committed to helping its communities, Shell also distributed healthy food packs to its communities and beyond. Ani Para sa Bayani

utilized excess produce, packing and shipping them to households in need. Over 194,000 were given to Shell communities in Puerto Princesa, Batangas, and Cagayan de Oro, as well as to vulnerable members of the community in Davao, Cebu, and Metro Manila.

“We don’t feel tired of planting, harvesting, delivering, and packing our crops, because we know that these fresh vegetables will no longer go to waste,” said Rachelle Bogsit, a Benguet farmer representative.

“We know that it’s going to help our frontliners and even our fellow Filipinos get through this crisis. This is our way of helping in healing the nation as one.”

Bogsit and her team understands that even the food packs can be a source of protection, during a time when a strong immune system is a big plus.

“Our biggest challenge is the fear and risk of being infected

ourselves,” added Bernardo Camano, Jr., a Pililia team member. “But it’s something that we are all driven to do because it’s for the nation.”

Camano and his team embody Shell’s mission of nation-building as they commit to practicing the standards of safety that the energy company has been known for. Because for every farmer and fisherfolk whose livelihood is still being threatened, every frontliner who needs full support to keep fighting, and every Filipino who is willing to play their part in defeating COVID-19, there is still room for Ani Para sa Bayani to grow more and give more.

Other partners helped deliver food from farms to frontliners including several community kitchens in Palawan, the Manila Social Welfare and Development Office, the Office of the Vice President, Philippine General Hospital, and Puso ng Ama Foundation Inc.