BusinessWeek Mindanao (August 19, 2020)

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Power coop loans

LOANS granted to electric cooperatives in the seven months to July amounted to P343.45 million, according to the National Electrification Administration (NEA).

The NEA citing data from its Accounts Management and Guarantee Department, said that around P240.37 million in loans went to bankroll electrification projects and working capital requirements for nine electrical cooperatives, while P103.08 million were issued as calamity loans.

Of the electrification loans, NEA said P167.96 million went to capital expenditure projects of eight electric cooperatives, while P33.64 million went to the Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. as a working capital loan; P38.76 million went to to Misamis Oriental I Rural Electric Service Cooperative, Inc. for the acquisition of modular generator sets.

Railway delayed THE start of the construction of the China-funded Mindanao railway phase 1 has been moved to the first quarter of 2021, with the government yet to decide on a contractor.

The Transportation department is targeting the start of construction for the Mindanao Railway Project-Tagum-DavaoDigos (MRP-TDD) by the first quarter of 2021, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region XI said in a recent statement.

The Transportation department said in December that the groundbreaking for the project would be in the first quarter of 2020, but it did not happen.

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HE Mindanao De velopment Authority (MinDA) has identified some 22 "fish centers" equipped with ice-makers, cold storage and processing facilities located in almost every coastal province of Mindanao for funding under the European Union's Mindanao Peace and Development Program (MINPAD) to be implemented this year.

SHIELDED. Residents wear face shields over their masks in Cagayan de Oro City after the Land Transportation Franchise Regulatory Board implemented a “No Face Shield, No Ride ” policy in all public utility vehicles. Implemented last August 15, the directive strictly prohibits commuters without face shields and masks from riding public utility vehicles nationwide. mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

Mall, store in CDO face fines for holding promotional sale A MALL here and one of its locator shops could be facing penalties and sanctions for allowing hundreds of shoppers to crowd the establishment allegedly without regard to health protocols due to sale of shoes and

other items on Saturday.

L aw ye r Jo s e E d g ard o Uy, who heads the city’s Regulatory Compliance Board (RCB), said the inter-agency task force’s law FINES/PAGE 7

The launch of electricity spot market in Mindanao hits another snag as due to the low rates of registration by the Mindanao energy industry, the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP). said.

The independent operator of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market

(WESM) said it is on track to proceed with the operation of the Mindanao market on Dec. 26 despite low levels of participation so far. “‘Pag ‘di pa nakumpleto ang registration by December, that’s an indication na baka ma-move pa further ‘yung commercial date ng MARKET/PAGE 6

In a statement on Sunday, Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the fish centers, estimated to cost about P200 million, w i l l b e interconne c te d through a digital platform that will monitor daily catch and establish market linkage.

He added that the facilities are e x p e c t e d t o b o o s t

fisheries and aquaculture productivity in Mindanao while upgrading the fisheries sector to make it compliant to international standards against unreported and unregulated fishing (IUUF) and ensure traceability.

“During the final planning FISH/PAGE 7

Launch of Mindanao spot market hits another snag NO MOVEMENT SUNDAY. Early to rise, early to catch the sun rise in Cotabato City. On Sunday, the city went back to “No Movement Sunday” where the only persons authorized to leave their homes are frontliners or emergency cases and only drugstores will be allowed to open, in a bid to control local transmission of COVID-19. mindanews photo by jules benitez

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UnionBank, CitySavings back online capability building project for over 800,000 teachers U

NION Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) and its thrift subsidiary, City Savings Bank (CitySavings), are pitching their support to a program that pursues to build the capability of educators to teach online.

UnionBank, through its Xcellerator Program, and CitySavings donated P660,000 and P330,000, respectively, for the Help Educators Rise to Online Education for SY 2020-2021 or HEROES 2021 project of Thames International School.

A pioneer in online education since 2018, Thames is now sharing its expertise via HEROES 2021 - an intensive nationwide program that aims to train over 800,000 Department of Education (DepEd) teachers

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on effective online teaching.

Thames is embarking on this endeavor together with its learning partners Edurescue (Philippines) and AKADASIA (Singapore).

With the shift to digital and contactless models, educational institutions need to propel the skills of educators to provide effective digital learning due to the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Through its corporate social responsibility program, UnionBank will support the education drive, which aligns with its PeopleTech initiative to build the skills and capabilities of the future.

City Savings Bank, on the other hand, continues to strengthen its partnership engagement with DepEd by supporting its Learning Continuity

Plan (LCP). The LCP aims to ensure students’ learning progresses in this new normal outside the classroom walls.

Under HEROES 2021, the DepEd teachers will be given access to learning programs on emerging technologies, to keep up with the changing education landscape.

"We thank our partners Thames, UnionBank and CitySavings for the Heroes

2021 teacher training project. We all know that the use of printed modules for learning delivery is not sustainable in the long run given the costs and impact on the environment.

Online learning is one of the solutions and now is the time to train our teachers.

We are excited that since the launch, we already have more than 11,000 DepEd NCR teachers trained," said DepEd NCR Regional

Director Malcolm Garma.

According to Joel Santos, president and co-founder of Thames International Business School, the biggest challenge to digital transformation in any organization is the change in mindset.

“We now have Gen Z learners, but education delivery has remained the same,” he said, highlighting the need to pivot to online

education.

“Online learning is like learning how to swim we’re helping teachers how to float. But we need to fasttrack everything,” Santos added.

He called on other members of the private sector to join Thames, UnionBank and CitySavings in ensuring that no school and no teacher will be left behind during these very challenging times.

Comprehending beyond words and numbers

By ALEXANDER B. FLORES Teacher I Tupsan Elementary School

AS A public school teacher, one of the challenges that posts a great endeavor is the achievement of every school learner to be able to read and further able to comprehend messages and passages in their own little way. Reading comprehension it is after reading. Well, it requires so much patience, perseverance and confidence. As a teacher, you must be an epitome of it.

Understanding and comprehending beyond words and numbers are such of great works that if it is successful, it brings so much fulfillment to the part of the teacher. Reading comprehension is the ability to read text, process it, and understand its meaning. An individual’s ability to comprehend text is influenced by their traits and skills, one of which is the ability to make inferences. If word recognition is difficult, pupils use too much of their processing

activity to read individual words, which interferes with their ability to comprehend what is read.

Research reveals that there are a lot of strategies to better and improve the reading comprehension of the pupils.

One of which is the text factors. Text factors make it easier for the reader to understand the written text. One is the genre like folktales, historical fiction, biographies or poetry. Each genre has its own characteristics for text structure, which once understood help the reader comprehend it. A story is composed of a plot, characters, setting, point of view, and theme. When pupils are with genres, organizational patterns, and text features in books they are reading, they are better able to create those text factors in their own writing.

Another strategy is the partner reading. It is a strategy created for pairs. The teacher chooses two

appropriate books for the pupils to read. First they must read their own book. Once they have completed this, they are given the opportunity to write down their own comprehensive questions for their partner. The pupils swap books, read them out loud to one another and ask one another questions about the book they read.

Moreover, there are a lot of tested and proven strategies that might help pupils. These include among others; visualization, multiple reading strategies, making inferences, planning and monitoring, asking questions, determining importance, visualizing, synthesizing, and making connections.

These strategies may help but it takes a committed teacher to really implement the latter. Reading comprehension is of much significance and importance as they can apply it as well in their daily lives, in their daily endeavors.

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Ayala group supports medical frontliners with new innovations

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AKATI, Philippines Heeding the call of medical frontliners, the Ayala group's electronics manufacturing, healthcare, and telecom arms have come up with new innovations to bolster the country's health system as it combats the pandemic.

These innovations include an FDA-approved, lower-cost breathing aid device from Integrated Micro¬Electronics, Inc. (IMI) for COVID-19 patients; and an all-in-one health app from Globe Telecom and AC Health that will help decongest healthcare facilities.

“Healthcare is one of

IMI’s FDA-approved UCL Ventura Flow Generator is a lower-cost, non-invasive ventilation system specifically designed to aid COVID-19 patients with breathing difficulties. It is the first ventilation system to be produced in the Philippines.

the many sectors that has been disrupted by this global crisis. However, I believe that many of the problems caused

by COVID-19 can be addressed by technological innovations. The Ayala Group is determined to meet this challenge by leveraging the talents of our own engineers and medical experts, and by pioneering digital solutions. We are committed to invest in healthcare to contribute to the nation's fight against COVID-19,” said Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Ayala Corporation President & COO and AC Health Chairman.

Ventilation system to be produced in the Philippines - a FIRST On August 4, 2020, Ayala's electronics manufacturing unit, IMI, secured FDA approval to locally produce the UCL Ventura Flow Generator, a lower-cost, non-invasive ventilation system specifically designed to aid COVID-19 patients with breathing difficulties.

Based on an existing off-

patent continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system, the design has been modified to optimize oxygen consumption. It is designed to reduce the spread of aerosols, helping keep healthcare workers safe from infection.

The UCL Ventura Flow Generator is an alternative and preventative system used to avoid the need for an intubated ventilator treatment.

Earlier this year, IMI collaborated with its UK-based subsidiary, Surface Technology Int'l, Ltd. (STI, Ltd.), to bring this technology to the Philippines. IMI engineers then consulted the Filipino medical community, including AC Health's experts, for the local application of the UCL Ventura Flow Generator.

Licensed by the University College of London to IMI for the Philippines, and now FDA certified, IMI is set to produce the UCL Ventura Flow Generator in its Laguna facility, and will make these units available at a competitive price.

The device is a

collaboration between University College London Hospital and Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains, and was approved by UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.

Healthcare just a tap away The Ayala Group has also released HealthNow, an all-in-one health app from Globe Telecom's corporate incubator, 917 Ventures, and AC Health's health tech arm, Vigos Health, to help address the pain points that have long discouraged Filipinos from seeking proper medical care.

Prior to the pandemic, 68% of Filipinos stated that long waiting periods, high cost of medical bills, and limited availability of healthcare providers were the major deterrents that prevented them from seeking professional medical attention. There is also a shortage of doctors in the Philippines, with a ratio of one doctor to 33,000 Filipinos—a far cry from the global ideal of one doctor for every 1,000

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The HealthNow app from Globe and AC Health provides patients convenient access to healthcare services from their homes, and offers licensed physicians a safe channel to extend their medical services online.

Currently, users are able to “Consult Later” with a doctor.

The app will allow them to order medicines and book appointments in the coming months. It is available in Google Play and will be released in the App Store soon.

individuals.

The HealthNow app offers users convenient access to primary SUPPORT/PAGE 7

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Maximize yourself and opportunies (Pt. 1) Think a minute… “The reason many people don’t climb the ladder of success is they are waiting for the elevator.” But we cannot “wait” our way to the top, we must “work” our way up. We just need to be sure which steps will get us there, so we don’t waste our life climbing the wrong ladder! Today and tomorrow we will look at some right steps to success.

The first step is learning from experience. As one successful person says: “I prefer to profit from the mistakes others have already made and paid for!” People who do not learn from experience waste much of their life going around in circles making the same mistakes again and again.

A second step to success is both “seeing” and “seizing” good opportunities.

Successful people don’t just talk about what they plan to do, they get on with doing it. They recognize a good opportunity and grab it before it is too late. They know timing is everything, so they are not afraid to take risks

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For Championing Coop Tourism A tribute to Ms. Josefina Lapitan

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA Deep known spiritual leaders have said that life and death are not enemies but are entwined aspects of one’s life. Such was beautifully expressed by the great Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore when he wrote, “The night kissed the fading day with a whisper, “I am death your mother, from me you will get new birth.”

We all have to go but we do not know when. A dear colleague in the cooperative movement, Ms. Josefina

Hizon Lapitan fondly called as “Tita Jo” by close friends, has leaped to the Great Beyond on August 17, 2020 due to colon cancer. A cooperative champion on Coop Tourism, her presence was always inspiring as fresh wind and rains to a desert.

As described by no less than CDA’s Deputy Executive Director, Giovanni Platero, “Tita Jo was a staunch advocate of cooperative movement having spent her career in the University of the Philippines at Los Baños Laguna as Researcher and Lecturer on coops at Agricultural Credit and C o op erat ives Inst itute.

The forerunner of the now Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development (ICOPED). She used radio as medium of her advocacy by ser ving as anchor of D Z L B and ot he r l o c a l radio stations in Laguna promoting cooperatives

and herbal medicine.

As s e as one d bro adc ast journalist in Los Baños, she was given opportunity to anchor a cooperative program in DZMM. As graduate of Development Communication, she never wavered in selling the idea of cooperatives as answer to our socio-economic woes even after her retirement from the University. At the time of her death, she is tirelessly lobbying for the inclusion of Coop Tourism as additional type of cooperatives. She was instrumental in the passage of Laguna Sangguniang Resolution supporting the Cooperative Project.”

Even during this period of pandemic. we didn’t stop communicating and she even attended the first Virtual E-Koop Forum on June 3, 2020 and was texting me not to touch my face while giving my message to avoid COVID-19 contamination.

She had been advocating to include “Coop Tourism” as another type of cooperative.

It was s o amaz i ng for a cooperative leader to elevate cooperativism as the “liberating force” to countervail against poverty, gross social inequities, social injustices, climate change and violent extremism.

Coop Tourism will be the enlightening gateway to serve notice to one and all the essence of cooperativiism, not limited to just viewing but knowing the social, economic and ecological realities.

Indeed, in a world so enamored in externalities and trivialities that is giving so much adherence to the profit motive and so much denigration of spirituality, cooperativism is the paradigm that will bring about social transformation. No less than the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development TRIBUTE/PAGE 7

Urban flooding THERE’s a buzzword in social media these days that is circulating fast and well, furious enough and that is urban flooding.

Flooding in urban areas can be caused by flash floods such as the recent disaster that hit Cagayan de Oro, or coastal floods, or river floods, but there is also a specific flood type that is called urban flooding.

What is urban flooding?

Ur b an f l o o d i ng i s t he inundation of land or property in a developed environment, particularly in more densely populated areas like Cagayan de Oro. Basically, it is caused by massive rainfall overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems, such as storm sewers.

Urban flooding is specific in the fact that the cause is simply the lack of adequate

drainage in an urban area and Cagayan de Oro is no exception to that.

L a st Mon d ay ’s h i g h intensity rainfall had caused the flooding of low-lying areas of the city, and the absence of a dedicated sewage system and drainage canals had forced large amounts of rain to swell into the city’s open spaces including streets, hallways parks and even malls.

Flood waters may enter existing sewage system but then it get deposited somewhere else in the city particularly on the streets.

And most often than not, drain covers dance freely, indicating that the city’s drainage is undersized and more so, inadequate.

Elsewhere in developed and developing countries, urban flooding may happen

frequently and surprisingly.

The same sort of thing can happen in rural areas and is then called ponding.

Urban floods are a great disturbance and therefore, it dislocates people and destroys properties including vehicles. Case in point: some 50 vehicles, most of which were top-of the-line cars, SUVs and commuter vans were seen half-submerged in highways, city streets and even inside shopping malls.

Roads can be blocked, people can’t go to work or to schools. The economic damages are high but the number of casualties is usually very limited, because of the nature of the flood.

Such in the case of the floodwaters that hit Cagayan de Oro where it only claimed at least five persons, displaced some 5,000 city dwellers and

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RUFFY MAGBANUA damaged properties worth millions of pesos.

Urban floods are floods that happen in a relatively short period of time and can inundate an area with rampaging waters in minutes, or even in seconds. As areas become 'urbanized' or go through the process of urbanization, increased flood risks go with it as well.

FLOODING/PAGE 7

Dreams are foam?

JHAN TIAFAU HURST since they are more afraid of losing a good opportunity.

The first step is usually the hardest, but it gets easier once you get moving toward your goal.

The person who is waiting for someone to give him a good tip on an opportunity will probably wait a long t i m e ! “ T h e i mp o r t a nt thing is not to wait until opportunity knocks— it’s to know the sound of opportunity when it is just a tap.” Good opportunities are like diamonds in the rough: most people walk right by them because they are not already polished and cut to MAXIMIZE/PAGE 7

Series of images or thoughts in the mind of a person asleep - the idle fancy, the vision, the aspiration, the yearnings - they are the dreams that have interested, puzzled and frightened people for thousands of years. All kinds of strange explanations have been written and talked about dreams.

Dream interpreters have published innumerable books.

I bought some of them a long time ago. I caught myself reading them and trying to analyze my dreams, resulting in becoming unsure and sometimes really undecided about the many different explanations regarding the same dream content.

At one time, p eople thought that the figures appearing in dreams were messengers from the Gods.

It was generally believed that

dreams came from something outside a person's special skills.

To day it is b elie ved that the dreamer himself creates dreams and that his or her dreams get a very special meaning. Your health may affect your dreams. A person, who is feeling ill or uncomfortable, will have different kinds of dreams than that of a person, who is doing good and who is happy.

If a person is hungry or feels cold or very tired - his dreams may include those feelings, Also former events may have a lot to do with what we dream about. Often, the person or situations in a dream are those in our life.

Or our emotions may make you have the kind of dream you have. Needing or wanting something may be expressed

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in a dream, and frightened may become a dream's part.

I dream a lot. I am still dreaming of a better world.

Yes, it's naive and blue-eyed - I know. I am dreaming of surroundings without ignorance and arrogance, and with really good friends who don't turn aside if we need them. I dream of a world with people who will stop killing each other because of stupid and incomprehensible reasons. I dream about a world without coronavirus...

Dreams are foams? Maybe.

Maybe not. A long time ago, Confucius said: "The only one who steals our dreams brings us to death!" Pwede!

Or how about this Hungarian saying: "In dreams and in love nothing is impossible!"

And William Shakespeare's Hamlet: "Sleeping! Maybe also dreaming! Yes, that's

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42 NorMin frontliners to undergo contact tracing, link analysis training CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--In boosting capacity to handle contact

tracing, link analysis and other measures to combat coronavirus

What is school administration?

By ANALYN P. GERONDIO Administrative Assistant II Division of Ozamiz City

SCHOOL administration involves the management of all school operations, from creating a safe learning environment to managing the school budget. To f ur t her def ine s cho ol administration, one needs to consider the different areas of school administration and who performs these s cho ol administ rat ive duties.

School administrators are the professionals who, as a whole, carry out these different administrative tasks that keep a school r unning smo othly. At elementary, middle, and high schools, school administration is typically led by a principal and, depending on the school, may also include assistant principals, instructional co ordinators, at h let ic directors, and other

supp or t st af f. S cho ol administrators could also be superintendents, who help oversee multiple schools in a district.

School administrative assistants, also referred to as secretaries or receptionists, are primarily responsible for handling all clerical tasks in a school’s office. As with administrative assistants in other settings, school administrative assistants answer phones, file records, and greet visitors. They also read and respond to mail and email from parents, students, school board members, teachers, and others. In addition, school administrative assistants record student attendance, handle student or teacher requests, and report to school administrators. They manage input of student attendance data.

disease (COVID)-19, 42 frontliners in the region will undergo a training with National Inter Agency Task Force Contact Tracing Czar Benjamin Magalong, August 19, here.

During the NorMin COVID-19 Response Task Force press conference, August 18, Department of Health (DOH)-10 Regional Director Dr.

Adriano Suba-an said the training will include cognitive interviewing skills involving personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and health workers.

Suba-an added that Magalong prefers those who can articulate well and those with leadership qualities to join the said training. Thus,

participants for such were carefully selected from the five provinces and two highly urbanized cities in the region.

Cognitive interviewing is similar to the questioning technique observed by PNP to retrieve information about a crime from eyewitnesses and victims.

This technique can

During the NorMin COVID-19 Response Task Force press conference, August 18, Department of Health (DOH)-10 Regional Director Dr. Adriano Suba-an says the training will include cognitive interviewing skills involving personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and health workers. (PIA 10)

FOURTEEN-year-old Krishy Hillary Redillas looks amazing in a Gil Macaibay creation during Fashion Reboot, the very first local ramp modeling event online in this new normal era. Set in the beautiful backdrop of the new municipal hall under construction and other stunning sites therein, Fashion Reboot is a concept of the local government of Villanueva in Misamis Oriental headed by Mayor Jennie UyMendez, proving once and for all that couture is still relevant in these trying times as well as underscoring the message that the "show must go on" albeit virtually. roger lactao photography / mf

be used effectively to gather information about COVID-19 patients and the people they interacted with.

On the same day, analytical tools will be taught to PNP10 and information and communications technology (ICT) staff of local government units (LGUs).

In the analytical tool training, the participants will be taught on using a domain where the LGUs can set up their own COVID-19 database using their data collection tool. The information, when inputted to the link analysis software being used by the police, will generate links and data useful in contact tracing.

Aside from allowing them to utilize the domain and help them develop their own websites, Magalong's team will also teach the frontliner on how to use both the data collection tool to build their own database and the link analysis software for their contact tracing.

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Learning Mathematics in the 21st Century

By ALEXANDER B. FLORES Teacher I Tupsan Elementary School

In the advent of new technology and the generations Y and Z nowadays, and of course in the booming trends of the new millennials, the teaching strategies of the teachers must compliment and compensate the learning needs of the millennials as well. That is why teachers now are encouraged to better adapt the changes among the 21st century learners so that they can still implement the Department of Education’s mission and vision in the most effective way possible.

As to the specific subject of Mathematics, as they deal with numbers and scientific facts and figures, the 21st century learners, as they are considered as multi-taskers and technology-savvy, it posts a great challenge to the teachers on how they will deliver and provide the best and quality education to the learners considering those changes. Now, teachers must as well employ better teaching methodologies to cope it up

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Mindanao. But so far, nagi-stick pa tayo sa December because ‘yun talaga ang g o v e r n m e nt t a r g e t ( I f registrations aren’t complete

by December, the commercial launch in Mindanao could be moved back. But so far we are sticking to the government target)“ IEMOP Chief Operation Officer Robinson P. Descanzo said at a virtual briefing.

So far, participation in the trial run of the Mindanao market consisted of 12 gridconnected generation firms, three private distribution utilities, and four of the 28 embedded generators.

Three of 28 elec tric cooperatives and two of 13 directly-connected customers have also registered, while the rest have yet to complete their initial EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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For Mathematics, of course we cannot deny the fact that some of the learners cannot easily grasp the lessons and learning taught.

Further, Mathematics teachers now are very creative when it comes to introducing and teaching numbers and mathematical equations so that their students will love the subject and the most, they give their full assistance and guidance for them to able to reach their full potential as they go on learning and loving the subject Mathematics.

Same thing and approach w he n te a ch i ng and i mp ar t i ng the fundamentals and basics of Mathematics. Same as the Mathematics subject in which not all of the pupils immediately or rightfully love it or to say like it. Again, teachers should apply the necessary teaching fittings to catch the attention and retain the span of the students towards the

prudential requirements.

IEMOP noted some issues discouraging the power industry from joining the spot market.

Power utilities managing embedded generators are war y of the central dispatching set-up, which is needed to coordinate generation schedules.

“A n g b a w a t D U (dist r ibut ion ut li lit ies) k a s i m ay k a ny a - k a ny a silang motor units na sila mismo nagma-manage ng operations ng mga embedded generators, so nasanay sila sa concept na ganun (DUs are used to managing their own operations),” Mr. Descanzo said.

They are also worried about incurring additional charges if their partner generators trade on the market.

“There are concerns na sinasabi ng DUs na even ang cost recovery ng generator na ‘yan binabayaran ko na. So, ‘pag naglaro siya (embedded generators) sa market, makakabenta siya sa EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

That the late PEDRO PAGALAN, who died on April 29, 1992 at manticao, Misamis Oriental; that the deceased left no debts and no will of testament, but left a parcel of land, more particularly described as follows: with Tax Declaration No. 22-000800055 situated in Patag, Naawan, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of Thirty-nine Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-one (39,971) square meters, more or less, that this portion does not include personal property; that however a portion the said property is actually owned by RAYCITO M. RACINES, SARAH R. CEBRIAN, SLYVIA R. PIERCE, and HEIRS RENE M. RACINES, represented by his widow GEMMA B. RACINES, all of legal age, Filipino citizens and residents of Naawan, Misamis Oriental which portion has an area of 17,686 square meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of PEDRO PAGALAN, per DOC #455; PAGE #91; BOOK #03; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. IKE L. ROA.

That the late ALICIA B. ZATE, who died ____________________ at __________________, that the deceased left no debts, and no will of testament, but left a certain parcel of land, more particularly described as follows; Declaration No. CAGAYANTax DE ORO MAIN BRANCH 22-0003-00608, situated P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers in Linangkayan, Naawan, Kalambagohan Sts.,Misamis # (08822) 727-829 * OrientalTel.containing an area of Telefax # (088)FORTY-FOUR 856-1947 TWO HUNDRED (244) Square meters, CAMIGUIN BRANCHmore or less, that only fifty percent of the B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, aforementioned property Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491was owned by the deceased, and the CORRALES BRANCH remaining fifty percent is owned Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City by her widower Legario Zate as his conjugal share,BRANCH and has been DIVISORIA the subject an EXTRAJUDICIAL Atty.

Erasmo B.ofDamasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan Oro City OF PARTITION WITHde DEED Tel. # SALE, (088) 857-3631 ABSOLUTE filed by heirs of ALICIA B. ZATE, in favor of LAPASAN BRANCH JOY P. DAGANIO, perdeDOC #90; Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan Oro City PAGE #18; #08; Series of Tel. #BOOK (088) 231-6739 2020, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY.CARMEN IKE L. BRANCH ROA.

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Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

subject. With this, it is with great commendation and appreciation to all the teachers who are committedly teaching the subjects Mathematics to our 21st century learners.

To pupils, we request your eager cooperation and participation so that together hand in hand we can achieve the best and quality education for you.

To my fellow teachers, let us continue to be a blessing and a living servant to our learners. I know this is not an easy task but with utmost dedication and commitment we can imprint changes to better the lives of our students and that they will be better members of the community and that they can be of great help in the nation-building.

But then again, this is a unified effort that is why I enjoined everyone to be stewards and partners for change and be of great assistance to our 21st century learners for them to learn the best.

labas, partly ako naman ang nag-subsidize (The concern is that they will partly be subsidizing power sold to external customers)“ Mr. Descanzo said.

The utilities also fear additional costs once the privately-owned National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) assumes the role as the market’s sole metering service provider.

“According to them, may cost silang binabayaran na ‘di nila mare-recover… ang sinasabi nila baka magkaroon pa ng additional cost/charges a n g N G C P s a k a n i l a ,” (There might be costs that they cannot recover in the process. They might incur additional charges from the NGCP),” he said.

He also noted that utilities are reluctant to relinquish their control over metering activities involving their partner generators.

IEMOP said the issues can be resolved through the on-going fine-tuning activities for the market and regulatory processes.

“Overall, makikita mo may benefit ka (you can see you will benefit) from the market; these little things, fine-tuning lang kailangan d’yan (is only needed),” he

said.

Separately, he said WESM in Mindanao can proceed e ven if t he Mind anaoVisayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) is not yet complete as the region has “excess” generation capacity. “ We c a n i n t e g r a t e Mindanao in the WESM even without the interconnection.

The current situation there is mayroon tayong (we have) excess generation… ‘Di naman isyu na show-stopper ang delay ng interconnection (The delay of the project is not a deal breaker),” Mr. Descanzo said.

T h e D e p a r t m e nt o f Energ y has ordered the NGCP to fast-track its various interconnection projects, which were delayed by the pandemic and rightof-way issues.

The P52-billion MVIP, in particular, was said to be delayed for another year from its target launch in 2020.

Along wit h t he ne w market, an ungraded WESM design, which will introduce a five-minute trading interval, is also being tested out to participants in the Luzon and Visayas markets. It is also expected to be launched by year’s end.

CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491

LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd.,Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

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A third step to success is to recognize when and where there is not much opportunity for future improvement and promotion. Some people cannot read the warning signs telling them they are wasting their time in a dead-end job where the road to their success is closed. Someone wisely said: “Don’t stay where you’re tolerated, go where you’re celebrated.” Find a job or business where you fit, and can keep climbing as high as your ability and desire will take you.

To d ay, w hy not ask the One Who knows your personality and abilities better than anyone to become your career partner? The One who designed and made you knows exactly the right steps for you to reach your full potential and success He has planned for you. Just think a minute…

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Further, the problem with urban flooding is the fact that they occur in highly in populated urban centers, seldom in sparsely populated areas.

As more and more land areas are converted into residential and industrial zones, the amount of surface area available for water infiltration into the soils decreases.

Clearly enough, a city with no urban planning, urban flooding takes over. Editor’s note: This is a reprint. This piece was written for the column Hotline (now re-titled Unruffled) by the author and was published in January 18, 2017. We are re-printing this as a reminder that nothing has changed in mitigating street flooding in Cagayan de Oro. (ruffy44_ph2000@ yahoo.com)

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Goals (SDGs) put that in clear categorical term when the 17 SDGs have carried the Theme, “Transformative Cooperatives for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace.”

Cooperative Tourism has elevated the concept of Tourism to a very high level that our beloved Tita Jo had conceptualized and deeply advocated for.

Indeed, Ms. Jo’s heart had been filled with that “celestial fire” of love and her life in the cooperative movement had given credence to Khalil Gibran’s poetic lines, to quote, “when you work you are a flute thru whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. And what it is to work with love? It is to weave a cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth.”

As Tita Jo’s remains will soon be buried, what comes to my mind is the 12th stanza of the 17th century poem called, “An Elegy Written in a County Churchyard,” to quote, “Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid, some

heart once pregnant with celestial fire, Hands that the rod of empire might have sway’d, or walked to ecstasy the living lyre.”

To our dearly beloved colleague, brave advocate and coop champion, you had lived with us with that “celestial fire” to make life better for the Filipino People.

Wherever you are, now with us, then with the stars and in the loving embrace of the Unseen Being Almighty God, you must now walk to ecstasy the living lyre, all for God’s greater glory! With our firm salute and warm embrace, we the eleven million kindred in the Cooperative Movement are now shouting, “WE LOVE YOU TITA JO!”

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healthcare services from the safety of their homes, and provides a safe channel for doctors to extend their patient care online. HealthNow currently allows patients to consult licensed physicians through video calls, and

by September and October 2020 respectively, users will be able to have medicines delivered, and book clinic and lab appointments through the app.

HealthNow leverages several of the Ayala Group's highly trusted and credible brands to deliver online aid to more Filipinos. The app's video consultations, for example, are supported by a growing pool of doctors from KonsultaMD, FamilyDOC, and Healthway, as well as other third-party licensed physicians. Meanwhile, me dicine deliver y w i l l be handled by Generika Drugstore, and payments can be made through GCash.

The app was released in Google Play on August 10, 2020, and will be available soon in the App Store.

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training aims to beef up the LGUs' capacity in responding to COVID-19 cases in their areas thus, they carefully picked the participants and made sure that every province is well represented.

As of August 18, the region has 953 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 513 have recovered, 14 have expired, and 426 have recovered.

(RTP/PIA10)

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workshop of MinDA on F r i d ay, t h e M i n d a n a o Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MINFAD) was identified as one of the critical programs which could address poverty in Mindanao, increase productivity and trigger the region's economic recover y post-Covid 19 (coronavirus disease 2019),” Piñol said.

Apart from the fisheries support, MinDA has also identified as priority commodities for funding support coconut, rubber, corn, banana, organic rice, poultry and small ruminants, vegetables, and high-value crops.

“Interventions in these commodities will be guided by the C omplete Value Chain Policy advocated by MinDA for the Agriculture and Fisheries sectors in Mindanao. Regions identified for Area-Based Programs are Zamboanga, Bangsamoro, and Caraga while the Mindanao Water Supply Program is also included as a special program,” he added.

The funding for the M I N PA D Proj e c t s w i l l come from the PHP2.1billion EU grant fund which was signed earlier between the EU Delegation in the Philippines and the Philippine government through the Department of Finance.

Piñol added that MinDA targets the implementation of the said projects to start late this year. (PNA)

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enforcement cluster is now investigating the incident.

The report of overcrowding came at a time when the cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the city have gone up due to the arrival of returning residents.

The law enforcement cluster is composed of RCB, the police, village officials, and other concerned agencies.

Uy said RCB can issue penalties and sanctions against those responsible once the law enforcement cluster completes its findings.

In the meantime, Uy said the RCB has ordered t h e s u s p e ns i on of t h e promotional sale until the store that initiated it could assure the city government and the mall management that it could comply with the basic health protocols.

He identified the store that conducted the sale as Planet Sports. However, it was The Sports Warehouse that issued a deferment of the activity on its Facebook page.

The sale was supposed to run from Aug. 15 to 21, with discount on branded shoes and apparels as low as 80 percent.

Photos posted on Facebook and Twitter showed a large crowd gathering at the mall premises. Just before lunchtime Saturday, Uy said the mall management has closed its entrances to prevent more people from coming in. He added, however, that the mall was not closed to shoppers.

“Only the atrium was closed to the public. People who are inside the mall can still go to other stores,” Uy said, adding that they also received reports that mall goers ignored the reminders of security personnel and law enforcers.

Dr. Charles Marquez, who happened to be at the scene to administer flu and pneumonia vaccination at a pharmacy located inside the mall, said there were at least 500 people who trooped to the establishment.

He said physical distancing was not observed as people were standing close to each other as they lined up to get to the atrium where the items

were displayed.

The atrium also serves as the Limketkai Center’s convention venue, where social gatherings are held.

It can accommodate a huge number of people.

“Even before the mall opened, people were queueing at the entrances without observing social distancing.

As the entrances opened, people rushed to the atrium,” Marquez said.

Since the mall is a centrally air-conditioned enclosed space, risk of Covid-19 infection is considered high.

City councilor George Goking, chair of the council's trade and commerce committee, has appealed to commercial establishments and business operators to strictly implement the basic health protocols issued by the inter-agency task force.

“We are not against the holding of sale and similar promotions, but they must keep in mind our health protocols such as the wearing of face mask, face shield, disinfection, and observance of social distancing,” Goking said.

In a statement posted on

its Facebook page, Limketkai Center said that “due to the unexpected number of shoppers at The Warehouse Clearance Sale, some safety health protocols were not observed.”

“Please be advised that ou r m a n a g e m e nt h av e temporarily stopped the said activity at the Atrium which was thereafter seconded and approved by the City government. Rest assured that Limketkai Mall is one with the government in their campaign in fighting the spread of Covid-19,” the mall management said. (PNA) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH QUITCLAIM AND WAIVER KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late RICARDO A. CLAVEJO and JESUSA CLAVEJO, who both died on March 21, 2001 and July 10, 2012, respectively, at San Antonio, Talakag, Bukidnon; to the best of our knowledged and information of the parties hereto the deceased left no will nor no known debts which remain unpaid whatsoever; the deceased at the time of their death left a parcel of land with OCT NO. P-46348, situated in the San Antonio, Talakag, Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of 86,233 square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of RICARDO A. CLAVEJO and JESUSA CLAVEJO, per DOC # 171; PAGE #35; BOOK #184; Series of 2018, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. GIL U. BANAAG.

That the late GABRIEL S. SIVILA, who died on March 13, 2006 at Cagayan de Oro City; that to the best of our knowledge and information, the deceased died intestate, without testament and without leaving any debts whatsoever; that said deceased left a Real Properties, A. Transfer Certificate of Title No. AT-18203, situated in the Barangay of Imbatug, Municipality of Baungon, Province of Bukidnon, containing an area of TWENTY ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN (21,457) square meters, more or less, B. Transfer Certificate of Title No. AT-18202 situated in the Barangay of Imbatug, Municipality of Baungon, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN (716) square meters, more or less, C. Tax Declaration No. 21-011-05020, situated at Dagondalahon, Talakag, Province of Bukidnon, containing an area of Agricultural 3.000000 HA., D. Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-66484, situated in the Barrio of Kauswagan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH QUITCLAIM AND WAIVER, filed by the heirs of GABRIEL S. SIVILA, per DOC #219; PAGE #44; BOOK #LVIII; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. GEORGINA P. SUMICAD-HUERBANA.

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION AMONG HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF CONRADO S. ODCHIGUE WITH ADJUDICATION OF OWNERSHIP BY SUCCESSION KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the deceased CONRADO S. ODCHIGUE died in Mambajao, Camiguin which is his address at the time of his death and who demised without leaving a will nor incurred indebtedness during his lifetime and he remains the declared owner of real properties with Tax Declaration No. 3684 situated in Catuhogan, Mahinog, containing an area of 4,401 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 4071 situated in Balintunga, Catuhogan, Mahinog, containing an area of 3,139 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 4137 situated in Catuhogan, Mahinog, containing an area of 945 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 5013, situated in Hubangon, Mahinog, Containing an area of 415 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 8225 situated in Balintunga, San Isidro, Mahinog, containing an area of 1,641 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 6410 situated in Magkanaway, Anito, Mambajao, containing an area of 1,784 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 3000 situated in Binaliwan, Mahinog, containing an area of 675 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 4076 situated Catuhogan, Mahinog, containing an area of 971 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 4501 sitauted in Bugwac, Catuhogan, Mahinog, containing an area of 942 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 4750 situated in Hubangon, Mahinog, containing an area of 3,393 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 5331 situated in Hubangon, Mahinog, containing an area of 1,202 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 5699 situated in Hubangon, Mahinog, containing an area of 1,861 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 100579 situated in Poblacion, Mambajao, containing an area of 107 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 104071 sitauted in Anibongan, Poblacion, Mambajao, containing an area of 10,215 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 104074 situated in Anibongan, Poblacion, Mambajao, containing an area of 9,093 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 104075 situated in Anibongan, Poblacion, Mambajao, containing an area of 7,435 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 100560 situated in Lagunde, Pobalacion, containing an area of 74 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 100565 situated in Lagunde, Poblacion, containing an area of 863 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 100566 situated in Lagunde, Poblacion, BLDG., Tax Declaration No. 100567 situated in Lagunde, Poblacion, BLDG., Tax Declaration No. 103683 situated in Panasan, Poblacion, containing an area of 4,416 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 102680 situated in Centro, Poblacion, containing an area 355 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 93712 situated in kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 221 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 11748 situated in Tupsan Pequeño, Mahinog, containing an area of 1,075 square meters, Tax Declaration No. 11988 situated in Tupsan Pequeño, Mahinog, containing an area of 4,550 square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF CONRADO S. ODCHIGUE WITH ADJUDICATIO N O F OWNERSHIP BY SUCCESSION, filed by the heirs of CONRADO S. ODCHIGUE, per DOC #56; PAGE #12; BOOK #57; Series of 2017, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. VITO M. CARRILLO. BWM: Aug. 12, 19 & 26, 2020

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Sports Tourism Makes a Cautious Comeback

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ITH the gradual lifting of the community quarantine in some major cities and provinces in the Philippines, the recovery of sport tourism in the country is slowly moving forward into preparing for the revival of sports activities.

Whether it’s competitive or non-competitive sports, the country is encouraged to proceed with safety protocols in mind despite the threat of Covid-19.

Addressing the tourism sector in the country in his fifth State of the Nation address on July 27, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte mentioned that national and local government agencies must work hand in hand to bring back the country’s tourism glory through coordinated policies.

Duterte said in his speech, “In the same manner, the tourism and recreation industries, which are among the hardest hit by the pandemic,

count on our full support.

While we slowly try to put the fun back in our local travels, the national government agencies and local government units (LGUs) must harmonize their policies to boost tourism (while) ensuring everyone’s well-being.

We enjoin our people to help boost the economy by traveling locally once the necessary systems are in place.”

With all things considered, professional sports in the country is finally granted permission to resume training on the condition that provisions of the GAB-PSC-DOH Joint Administrative Order (JAO) are followed. The JAO serves as a guideline on how to safely reboot the operations of professional sports in the country and states the allowable professional sports activities per risk severity level.

In high-risk areas (ECQ and MECQ), only non-contact sports or individual exercises shall be allowed. In moderate risk areas (GCQ and MGCQ

Dr. Martin Camara, CEO of Clinics of Intercare and all-round sportsman with the Jiu Jitsu team at the 2019 SEAGames after competing in the World Xterra in Maui, Hawaii last 2013.

with modifiers), championship and non-championship combat sports fights, such as boxing, MMA, Muay Thai scheduled abroad involving a GAB-licensed athlete may be permitted.

Basketball and football may be allowed to resume training in GCQ areas, while a maximum of 10 players may be allowed to resume physical conditioning activities in MGCQ with modifiers areas.

Boxing training is allowed in moderate areas provided that the fighters shall have no Covid-19 symptoms in the past 14 days and in low-risk areas (MGCQ without modifiers), practice and actual games may be permitted provided that the provisions of the JAO are strictly observed.

Following Duterte’s initiatives in reviving tourism and recreation in the Philippines and with the JAO signed, sports institutions and local organizers are proceeding to make headway in attracting the recovery of sports tourism in the country.

Chairman of Philippine Sports Tourism Awards (PSTA) Charles Lim shared in a statement that the PSTA alliance will focus on non-contact adventure sports involving individuals and small groups enjoying golf, biking, sailing, tennis badminton, squash and similar sports. This is based on the thrust of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to begin with domestic tourism in the country.

Lim further mentioned that the activities will have to be approved by the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) in full compliance with the DOT in tours as well as resort and hotel operations. He urged the various national sports associations to seek approval for a JOA. Taking the lead in the game, Ironman has activated its five principles on the return to responsible racing.

The following guidelines are

expected: regular disinfection and wearing of standard personal protective equipment; rigid scanning and testing days prior to event; overall decrease in participants; touchpoint minimization; and education of athletes to self-reliance.

General manager of Sunrise Events of the Ironman Group Princess Galura expressed, “From the standpoint of local organizers and local government units, it’s best to work with a big organization and brand like Ironman to jumpstart the economy. It will give confidence to participants and constituents as Ironman will also ensure that we do everything to ensure safety.”

The iconic Ironman triathlon is a mainstay annual event in Cebu, Subic and Davao.

As discussions and preparations to resume sports events in the Philippines are underway, the center of attention is shifted to the nation’s athletes. The off-season has been running for far too long and it’s hight time athletes start gearing up for the new normal.

Maintaining fitness during an off-season can be quite an overwhelming job for athletes as keeping their competitive levels high require a lot of effort and attention. To help out athletes in their preparation, Chief executive officer and director of Clinics of Intercare Dr. Martin Camara, shares his favorite tips on keeping the body in shape in an off-season.

Dr. Camara is known as an active member of the sports community. One of his many notable involvements was when he sat as co-chair in medical commission with the Philippine Olympic Committee from 2005 to 2018. He is also a triathlete himself who participated in a number of marathons and competitions. The 2013 Xterra World Championship, the 2013 IronMan 5150 Century Tuna, the TCS New York City Marathon and the 2012 Xterra Philippines were just a few of

Heeding the call of President Duterte's pronouncement on the resumption of tourism, sports tourism icons Princess Galura of Sunrise Events Inc. of the Ironman Group and Charles Lim of the Philippine Sports Tourism Awards are fervently yet cautiously supporting the recovery of sports tourism in the country.

them.

According to Dr. Camara, the ancestral approach to training is based on the theory that the human body is naturally designed to perform low-level physical activities to a great extent with occasional bursts of extremely high intensity activities, which build endurance without significant physical and metabolic damage.

For athletes seeking to maintain fitness, this approach requires preservation of muscle endurance and aerobic capacity with activities like running, treadmill, indoor or outdoor cycling, rowing, kettlebell swings, squats, jumping jacks, mountain climbers and squat thrust; the maintenance of ideal ratios of strength and muscle mass through a seven-minute program designed by the ACSM Health and Fitness Journal and a super slow workout for muscle endurance; an increase in mitochondria density with all-out sprints; the continuance of stamina or endurance work through running, hiking, and other similar exercises.

Based on the work of Ben Greenfield—one of the most influential personalities in health and fitness in the United States and author of the books “Beyond Endurance” and “Boundless”, these workouts

simply put the basic principles of strength and conditioning to practice.

“The point of the exercise is to stress one’s cardiovascular and muscular system and cause adaptations to those tissues for them to become stronger and more resilient," Camara said.

"Too much and one will injure.

Too little and no adaptation or changes occur, leading to a plateauing of one’s fitness or race performance.”

This changeover within the sports tourism industry is a chance to promote great sports and recreation activities in different host cities throughout the Philippines. Moreover, this also sheds light to Selrahco’s Sports Tourism Forum (STF) where it creates awareness of the benefits of sports tourism across all regions.

In fact, STF was instrumental in promoting Cebu, Clark, and Subic as sports hub since 2004 for this program is committed to establishing a particular city or province in the Philippines as an ideal sports venue.

In this case, PSTA prompts local government units, tour operators, resorts and hotels and event organizers to coordinate closely in order to elevate sports tourism in the country no matter how small the scale is.