BusinessWeek Mindanao (August 21, 2020)

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Lower rice price THE AVERAGE farmgate price of palay, or unmilled rice, fell 1.2% week on week to 18.63 per kilogram in the fourth week of July, with the price up 4.2% year on year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

In its weekly update on palay, rice, and corn prices, the PSA said the average wholesale price of well-milled rice fell 0.1% to P39.34 while the retail price rose 0.1% to P42.63.

The average wholesale price of regular-milled rice rose 0.1% to P35.74 while the retail price rose 0.1% to P38.51.

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HE Phase 1 of the China-funded Mindanao railway project faces another delay as the government opted to move the start of the construction to the first quarter of 2021 awaiting the result of the bidding process.

Low power demand PEAK electricity demand “drastically” declined in the first week of August after Metro Manila and adjacent provinces returned to a stricter form of lockdown, known as modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), due to mounting coronavirus infections.

In the July billing period, the quarantine, coupled with the start of the rainy season, tempered average power demand in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market compared to June, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP).

“Historically, mataas ang July (July is typically highdemand). But because of this continuous lockdown, medyo tempered ang demand natin (demand has been tempered),” IEMOP Chief Operating Officer Robinson P. Descanzo told reporters in a virtual briefing, Tuesday.

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ROAD BY THE SEA. Joggers enjoy the sunrise and fresh air at the coastal road in Aplaya, Matina, Davao City. The road is still being constructed. mindanews photo by gg bueno

In a statement, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region XI said yhe Transportation department is targeting the start of construction for the Mindanao Railway ProjectTagum-Davao-Digos (MRPTDD) by the first quarter of 2021 T h e Tr a n s p o r t at i o n department said in December that the groundbreaking for the project would be in the first quarter of 2020, but it did not happen.

Transportation Assistant Secretar y for Project

Implementation-Mindanao Cluster Eymard D. Eje said the department had received from the Chinese embassy the shortlist of bidders for the project monitoring consultancy package of the rail works.

Eje said the department is still waiting for the shortlist of bidders for the designand-build package.

The list of bidders for the build-and-design contract was expected in June.

The P82.9-billion railway’s first phase, covering the RAILWAY/PAGE 6

Villages with COVID-19 cases on a “lock down”

By CRIS DIAZ, Contributing Editor

TWO areas in Cagayan de Oro City’s urban villages consisting of 206 families were on a “localized locked down” starting Tuesday after health

authorities confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in the area.

City health officials, on Thursday, CASES/PAGE 6

CABINET officials have recognized Northern Mindanao region's response to the coronavirus disease crisis, describing the region's "proactive" strategies to keep the cases down

as "exemplary."

Peace process Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the government's chief implementer of the National Action LAUD/PAGE 6

IATF execs laud Cag. de Oro NorMin's Covid-19 response MORNING JOG. A dog seems to be enjoying an early morning jog with his master in Malaybalay City in this MindaNews file photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno.

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PNP's expertise tapped to boost NorMin's contact tracing system CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --Noting that there is a need to improve on the contact tracing system in the region, National Action Plan on COVID-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez said they are tapping the expertise as well as the technology of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

During the Press Conference with the National Task Force CODE Team, August 19, here, Galvez said the efforts in boosting capacity to respond to COVID-19

crisis particularly on contact tracing is a joint effort of agencies, especially the police, who have greater knowledge on the whereabouts of the people in their area.

"Ginagamit po ang inquisitive at investigative skill para matukoy kung sino ang connection at contact sa COVID cases (The inquisitive and investigative skills are used to determine the connection and contacts of COVID cases)," Galvez said.

The chief implementer

Learning is fun JINE MELODY S. PARISTA, PhD.

One of the best ways to teach children is through their experience. Students could understand the figures and appreciate it if there is a connection between figures and its application.

That is why during my topic about work and energy. I let students run at the stairs with a timer until they stop, then eventually they will calculate their expended energy. So by this way students always tells me that “teacher you making science fun” rather than giving them the fear of number I let them enjoy. I don’t care if they stink and messy as long as they learn.

There is no structure that could best fits all lesson but experience is the best way that students can learn. Because through experience students will be able to relate to the lesson and the best thing there is, they can even apply it to their day today life, which is the best outcome, for them to apply it to their life. In experience they do not simply memorize facts

but they manipulate things.

As a science teacher who strongly believe on learning by doing. I let experiential learning be my helping hand to pass on knowledge to my students. More fun filled activities that will enhance their learning through experience.

The experience of a student inside the classroom will transform him of what he will become in the future.

It may encourage him to be a better person or the opposite effect. That is why I find ways to make learning science more fun.

Students someday will forget me by face but I want to them to remember every single thing they experience while learning in my class.

The greatest achievement of a teacher is not the perfect scores that a students have but rather seeing the transformation of how the students have become. Teach the students with experience and it will be apply for a lifetime.

added that the surveillance and case finding method of the PNP will be of great use to contact tracing teams as well as the

Geographic Information System (GIS), which is used by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).

During the Press Conference with the National Task Force CODE Team, August 19, here, Galvez says the efforts in boosting capacity to respond to COVID-19 crisis particularly on contact tracing is a joint effort of agencies, especially the police, who have greater knowledge on the whereabouts of the people in their area. (PIA 10)

"Ang GIS, mayroon po ang CIDG n'yan na pwede pong gamitin, pwedeng ipahiram ng PNP na hindi talaga makukuha na isang normal na tao (The CIDG has that GIS that can be used, that can be lent by the PNP. It can provide information that could never be obtained by a normal person)," the chief added.

In Cagayan de Oro, Galvez commended Mayor Oscar Moreno's strategy to mobilize surveillance teams in tracing contacts and connections of COVID-19 cases. To date, the teams already visited about 270,000 households.

Galvez reiterates that

with such practice, the LGUs could prevent further spread of the virus in their area without the need to wait for suspected cases to go or report symptoms to hospitals or isolation units.

In the one-day training of 42 frontliners in the region, the National Task Force CODE Team targets to equip the provinces on the use of an analytical tool to set up the LGUs' own COVID-19 database using their data collection tool.

"Huwag po nating isipin na ang pagtulong ng Armed Forces of the Philippines at Philippine TRACING/PAGE 7

Are You Successful?

HELEN P. COMALING MASTER TEACHER I Silongon Elementary School Tudela District Division of Misamis Occidental

“Focus. Study hard so that you can fulfill your dreams in life.” We often hear this statement from our parents as they try to encourage us to endure the challenges at school. Yes, everybody wants to be successful. And many are striving to achieve it.

Many success stories that we heard are those people who started from scratch. From rags to riches, as they say. They woke up very early in the morning, start to work and stayed up late at night. Some even did multiple jobs just to support their families.

They keep on doing it, putting all their hearts into it, until they reached the peak of their career and became rich. Thus people say that they are successful.

But how about you? Are you successful? How do you measure success? Some say that if you have a good and stable job, business or source of income, you are

successful. Or if you have a nice car, big house or can go to places around the world, you are successful. While others say that if you have lots of money in your bank account and you can buy all the things that you want, you are successful. Hence, there is one variable in common- money and material things that one possessesthese became the basis of success.

Is it really? How many people have all of these, and still feel that they lack something in their lives? For instance, some famous celebrities became very wealthy yet their families were broken, leaving them alone in their luxurious mansions. Although they can afford to have the best doctors, many rich people still got sick and die. For instance, the famous Michael Jackson, once dreamed to live 150 years of his life. He got several doctors to monitor his health and he even had this bed that have the technology to regulate oxygen levels. Sadly, he died at the age of 50.

Yes, your job and career should be part of your life—but not your whole life. Jesus Christ once asked: “What good will it do a man if he gains the whole world

but loses his life?” That thought could well apply to those who devote themselves to the pursuit of money and all it can buy—the epitome of false success. If you think only in terms of the next major promotion, making more money or acquiring more stuff, you fail to feed yourself, as a whole person. Measuring success in monetary terms is shallow and will leave you empty in the long-term. People whose primary motivations are financial are much more likely to be anxious and depressed than people who value strong relationships with others,” writes Dr. Jean M. Twenge in her book Generation Me. She adds: “Research consistently finds that money cannot buy happiness— after you reach a subsistence level, income is not significantly related to life satisfaction.” How successful will you feel if you are at the top of your profession but lose your health or the respect of your family? People who are truly successful endeavor to keep their work, health, and family life in proper balance.

In reality, ambition and conceit will not help you find true success.

In fact, the book Good to Great

notes that company leaders who have achieved long-term success “display a compelling modesty, are self-effacing and understated.

In contrast, two thirds of the comparison companies had leaders with so much pride and ambition that contributed to the demise or continued mediocrity of the company.” The lesson? Thinking too much of yourself is more likely to lead to failure than success.

L oving your work, and developing a strong work ethic will help you achieve happiness and satisfaction, thus attaining success. Part of feeling successful is being good at something and most of being good at something has to do with effort and persistence.

That includes having the resilience to deal with occasional setbacks.

If you work hard to become proficient and do not give up when faced with obstacles, you will likely become successful.

Success is having the inner feeling of happiness and satisfaction after giving your best in everything you do. It is the peace of mind and sense of security, not merely based on material wealth, but on having fulfillment of your good work, good relationships and good health. Truly, success is contentment itself.

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5G networks, phones not harmful, will not fry your brain

WHEN misinformation on a new technology is debunked by authorities and experts, doomsayers will always

find a way to continue to discredit it to a point that logic seems to be overtaken by the need to create confusion or

misconceptions.

The introduction of any new technology, along with devices capable of this

School struggles to get supplies due to pandemic MARY GRACE F. PADEROG Administrative Assistant II

As Covid-19 outbreak continues to grip the country, the Philippines is slowly making the shift to distance and flexible learning to help education move for ward despite the pandemic. To help students continue their education at home, the school shared the same feeling of how it will be difficult for the institution and their students to adapt to the “new normal”.

Despite the modules they give out, there is only so much they can do to abate the transition from real faceto-face traditional learning, to learning using modules. As a result, many schools all over the country are facing the scarcity of supplies due to the rise of demands of materials.

The school is finding all possible means in which they can get all the supplies like bond papers and inks and the equipment’s like printers and xerox machine which are necessary to produce modules.

The limited resources and capacity make it difficult to adequately respond to the

needs of the teachers and students. This is where the struggle comes in.

Since all schools need such materials for the modules, the suppliers could not meet right away the total number of items requested by the clients. Items are either outof-stock or sold-out. Schools could not resort to other ways of purchasing the materials since they follow protocols in acquiring supplies for the school.

Moreover, some of the suppliers a ls o incre as e d their rates and prices due to the demands of items in the market. The amount of purchased items according to the budget allocation (MOOE) would then differ from each of the items. This is hard for the schools who have less budget and would still have to provide for the teachers and students.

As the problem arises, each school has been working on how they can distribute the modules on time. Since there is a scarcity of resources, they have been sending their

plea to maximize efforts in the production of materials to make it available in the market as soon as possible.

In this time of crisis when everybody has the same needs and level of desires to deliver the new mode of learning, supplies must be available and affordable to the many.

We must adapt a culture that helps instead of that takes advantage of the situation.

Regardless of the pandemic, schools have been coping with the demands of the new normal system. They must continue to uphold its mission to provide quality education and through giving the appropriate and efficient learning materials to the students. On the other hand, teachers and staf f must be protected also with the complete kit and other equipment to avoid the spread of COVID-19. The schools have to remain operational to all its clienteles but if they do not have enough supplies to sustain the resources then work becomes unproductive and insufficient.

technology, are now even discredited through propagation of false information and lies.

Take the case of 5G technology and 5G capable mobile devices.

Back in 2000, Bill P. Curry submitted a report to the superintendent of the Broward County Public Schools in Florida, claiming that exposure to wireless frequencies associated with computer networking is dangerous to the health of students. His graph showed an extremely steep increase in microwave absorption by the brain at higher wireless frequencies.

This report was used as the basis for fallacies surrounding 5G, that this same wireless frequency posed health risks.

Curry became the resource person for radio frequency (RF) cancer claims which were proven false. Curry’s findings and chart laid the foundation for several sectors claiming that 5G technology, including 5G capable mobile devices, cause

cancer and other health problems.

Some of the false information and lies being propagated against 5G networks and 5G capable phones are that they can cause brain damage, cancer, heart tumors, autism and even infertility claims that until now are not backed by existing medical or scientific evidence or facts. Some other myths are on interference in existing technology, or general use of the technology or devices.

One myth in particular that emerged from Curry’s erroneous report is that 5G frequencies are going to “microwave” and fry out users’ brains.

Over the years, Curry’s claims were continually being debunked. Even his credentials were questioned since he didn’t have the background or training in biomedical research.

Many scientists have debunked his report on the dangers of 5G citing that: 1) Dr. Curry’s data looked at exposed tissues in a lab, not cells

deep inside our body; 2) The report failed to take the “shielding effect” into account. The shielding effect refers to our skull/ skin’s ability to block out higher radio frequencies and protect our insides.

Another absurd myth is that 5G frequencies are going to take weather predictions back to the 1980s, although there has been no scientific evidence that the new technology can affect weatherpattern data collection.

The rapidly developing world that is pivoting to the new normal will need 5G technology. The United States, South Korea, China, Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany have launched their respective 5G technology with 65 more countries, including the Philippines, hoping to roll out the technology within 2020.

Avoid falling prey to misconceptions and misinformation on 5G technology or a 5G capable phone.

Read and watch only from credible sources of information and updates.

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Maximize yourself and opportunies (Pt. 2) Think a minute… “Everyone wants to succeed. Some are even willing to work for it.”

There simply is no substitute for work. But we must make sure our work is working for us. Today we will look at the final steps we need to take to climb the right ladder to real success.

Another important step is to work using your own abilities and personality. A wise man said: “Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life.” One of your greatest feelings and accomplishments will be when you discover what you do well and enjoy doing.

Your own special abilities are like power tools with which to build your life of success. An Olympic coach said: “You cannot put in what God left out.” So make the most of what your Maker has put in you. Do what you were specially designed to do. “Dogs cannot fly and fish cannot climb trees.” But neither do they try! They simply do what they were created to do naturally.

So learn your own special

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To the blind, darkness reigns

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA Blindness is just the loss of eyesight; that’s the least of being blind as it is just in the realm of the physical. But when one is blind socially, economically, ecologically an d wors t , s pi r itu a l ly, darkness reigns despite having eyes that will put a person in mental captivity and even in deep unconsciousness. If the people themselves have eyes but are wallowing in deep social unconsciousness because of the outpourings of fake information and noninformation, then humanity will be buried in collective

insanity that will drive civilization into the precipice of destruction.

So as not to wake-up, the contemporaneous society is bombarded with gospels of materialism and consumerism, so enamored in external looks and trivialities.

Never minding the chaotic economic set-up where only one percent of the world’s population is in control, the business-as-usual attitude goes on without let-up.

The pyramidal societal set-up goes on in a world controlled by cartels and oligarchs. When economic dictatorship is grafted onto representative, electoral democracy, a toxic growth of religious fundamentalism and right-wing extremism is the result. Thus this corporate globalization leads not just to the death of democracy, but to the democracy of death, in which exclusion, hate and fear become the political means to votes and power. We may be socially blind to see that

economic set-up but not His Excellency President Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte who in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA) exposed that oligarchical control of water and electricity. Indeed, these are means to life and must not be the subject of so much rakings by the oligarchs.

Such brave remarks from no less than the pro-people leader of the country should begin the awakening process.

Look at Mindanao, so rich yet so poor because the choicest of lands are controlled by global corporations, planting high value crops to satisfy the consumerist lifestyle of the obese people in advanced countries. Isn’t it a great paradox in a country that cannot produce basic staples like rice and milk for its people. That’s the reason why 85% of our children are malnourished, according to the data of the Food and Nutrition Institute. Can we not see that? Can we not see why our rural people are

migrating to the urban areas in droves as farming is not anymore economically viable?

Why? Because farming is tiedup to conventional agriculture that only benefits the fertilizer dealers, the seed dealers, the compradors and the usurers.

Yet, everyone is profiting from farming but not those who are working hard under the excruciating heat of the sun or the cold rains – the poor farmers. Have we not seen how exploited our farmers are, tilling the land not their own and if they own the land, they do not control the mode of production and marketing? Where are our native rice seed varities i.e.

Denorado, Azucena? These were replaced by so-called HYVs that call for heavy usage of chemicals while global corporations are in control of our indigenous rice varieties like Tunawon which commands high demand in the US for being healthy as it is organically grown, stolen DARKNESS/PAGE 7

CDO street floods: live with it THE continuing street floods in Cagayan de Oro and suburbs are the old normal and like it or not, we have to live with it.

In fact, street floods in Cagayan de Oro has become a way of life so to speak, events we could no longer avoid, halt, or put a stop.

The frequent occurrences of floods elsewhere in the city are by-products of man’s insatiable greed --- that of wanton abuse and the subsequent neglect of our environment.

We have this thing called climate change staying for good in our midst. Studies show that there are several causes of climate change, but all have something in common – people.

On one hand, global warming is a side effect of many things that we, as

a people do – like driving cars, heating homes, running factories, and transforming forests into towns. Our landfills and farm animals are to blame for recent climate change as well.

Burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas releases greenhouses gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

These gases trap heat in the atmosphere that was on its way out to space, causing Earth's greenhouse effect to grow more intense, warming the climate.

Changes in the way land is used also have an impact on climate.

For example, when trees and other plants are cut down to make way for new buildings or parking lots, climate warms because less carbon dioxide is taken out of the atmosphere

without the plants.

Plus, the asphalt and buildings tend to hold onto more heat than forests and fields, so when warmed by the Sun, they stay warm for some time.

Agriculture also adds greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Farm animals release methane, a particularly strong greenhouse gas, as they digest food. Factorymade fertilizers release nit rous oxide, anot her strong greenhouse gas into the atmosphere What would climate be like on Earth today if humans were not affecting the system?

We can answer that question without making everyone move somewhere else.

With models of the Earth system run on computers, scientists have simulated what our world’s temperature

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RUFFY MAGBANUA would be like over the past century both without human influences and with human influences.

Because computers don’t know what actually happened over that time, the model takes into account only the factors that might affect our climate and not any data about what actually happened.

The result: FLOODS/PAGE 7

4 overlooked spots restaurants need to clean E SPE C IA L LY DU R I NG COVID-19, THESE PLACES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ANY RESTAURANT'S CLEANING PLAN. COVID-19 is not going anywhere, which means JHAN TIAFAU HURST restaurant owners must continue to focus on properly abilities and match them cleaning their dining areas with your job and career. and kitchens to ensure the The final, most important safety of their employees step is to make sure you are and patrons. Here are a few pursuing the best opportunity overlooked places that should that will give you the best life. be included in any restaurant’s Remember, success is not COVID cleaning plan. having money, it is having Ice Machines a high-quality life. That is Most kitchens have an ice real wealth. Just as we want machine of some sort and to get the most value for our that machine will be touched money, even more we need frequently by wait staff to to get the most value for our fulfill cold drink orders. The time, since time is what life outside of an ice machine is made of ! When you run should be wiped down with out of time, you run out of industrial-grade cleaner life. So make sure you don’t daily with the handles on get “ripped off ” by spending the machine being washed your life’s time on things that more frequently. These cool do not give you real, lasting surfaces are an excellent MAXIMIZE/PAGE 7 place for the virus to fester.

Run the ice scooper in the dishwasher daily. I would also recommend cleaning the inside of the ice machine once a week to ensure every part of the machine is being cleaned.

Storage areas and Racks R e s t au r ant s a l re a d y regular clean obvious storage areas such as walk-in fridges and freezers, but small storage areas can be overlooked.

Shelves and hook racks for colanders and cutleries are frequently used and touched by cooks but are not frequently cleaned like the cooking tools they store. Wipe down any storage drawers, hooks and shelves with disinfectant. I would recommend doing this daily.

Light fixtures, seating, and walls When you are cleaning your dining room of COVID it is important to think about the areas that patrons could sometimes touch or sneeze on.

Patrons can cough or sneeze when they are waiting for food and the droplets could fall on walls, low-hanging light fixtures and their seats without thinking about it.

Think about the overlooked areas within someone’s reach and clean them. Clean lowhanging light fixtures inbetween seating new guests.

Clean walls and wall art that might be near the seating area and clean the legs and underareas of bar stools. The virus can survive on most touched surfaces so it is important to clean anything people may touch.

Point-of-sale systems and registers It is important you clean any POS system or cash register with disinfectant anytime a different person is using the system. If you have one person working the counter have them clean the surface of the touch screen or register before they clock

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out or switch stations with someone else. If multiple waiters use these surfaces to place orders then have each waiter quickly wipe it down after they use it.

Cleaning all these surfaces is going to require some extra work on every restaurant owners’ part, but taking the time to adequately clean the overlooked surfaces of your dining room and the kitchen is worth it to ensure the safety of every diner, cook and waiter.

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DA, TESDA to start vegetable production in Agusan Norte BUTUAN City – Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis, former rebels and drug surrenderers in Agusan del Norte will be provided the opportunity to become farm technicians and be part of the development of demonstration farms in different barangays through the collaborative efforts of different government agencies and local government units (LGUs) in the area.

In a statement Wednesday, Department of Agriculture Caraga (DA13) Executive Director Abel James Monteagudo said the initiative--dubbed as People Empowerment in Agriculture for Community Enhancement or Project PEACE-- will start early next week in partnership with the Technical Education Skills Development Authority in Agusan del Norte (TESDAADN), the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), the Army, Philippine National Police (PNP), the

Provincial Government of Agusan del Norte, and the office of 2nd District Rep. Maria Angelica AmanteMatba.

“Project PEACE is a community vegetable production project in select barangays in Agusan del Norte aimed to develop the knowledge and skills of former rebels and drug surrenderers in vegetable farming,” Moneagudo said.

He described the project as timely, noting that the province and the entire Caraga Region need to ensure food security through food production amid the pandemic.

“The simple act of teaching people the basics in planting can have a huge impact,” Monteagudo said, adding that meetings for the preparation of the launching of the Project PEACE next week had already been facilitated.

Under the Project PEACE, five areas were identified where technology demonstration VEGETABLE/PAGE 7

Twenty farmers in Bukidnon receive knapsack sprayers as beneficiaries of the Livelihood Seeding ProgramPangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (LSP-PBG) program of DTI Bukidnon. (DTI 10)

More Bukidnon farmers receive livelihood kits

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ALAKAG, Bukidnon — Twenty more farmers in Bukidnon received livelihood kits on Tuesday, August 11, as second batch of beneficiaries of Livelihood Seeding Program-Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (LSP-PBG) of the

The Power of Sleep MARY ANNE M. CARALDE Teacher I Silongon Elementary School Tudela District Division of Misamis Occidental

Ukraine, 1986 – recorded the world's worst nuclear accident.

It was Saturday night of April 26th near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR where the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident took place.

The accident made a record in the history designated at seven— the maximum severity—on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES). As records show, the accident directly killed the two plant workers that night and made a disastrous health impact on the people surrounds the following years. “The toxic fumes not only contaminated the local vegetation and water supply but also poisoned nearby residents, some of whom went on to develop cancer,” as Business Insider published. Today, thousands of people are still affected by its radiation and made one of the reasons for the hundreds of death reported in the area.

To hear the news was truly devastating, especially to those who were affected by the event but what was more devastating was the reason behind the catastrophic accident. As per investigations, some of the engineers and plant workers involved had been working for 13 hours and more. It was hard to believe how sleep deprivation became the root cause of the disaster. The Chernobyl accident is only one of the thousands of major accident reports caused by sleep deprivation, adding to its list are car and vehicular accidents, and medical errors.

Today, the expectations of society have placed increasing demands on our time, and more than ever we are making up for those demands by cutting back on sleep. Unfortunately, there is an alarming number of the human population agree on the idea of Thomas Edison about sleep when he said, “Sleep is a criminal waste of time and a heritage from our cave days.” Many of us underappreciate sleep and think it as a complete waste of time

when they believe that they don’t do anything during those hours.

For all those reasons, some young and old give little attention and neglect it. For others, they would admit that they unnoticeably extending their waking hours due to so many deadlines and school works to catch. Whatever reasons we have, understanding the importance of good night’s sleep will always be essential to humans.

Sle ep is a sing le most important behavioral experience; it is when ‘all activity decreases and the muscles relax and the heartbeat and breathing rate slow down,’ The World Book Encyclopedia stated. Sleep is a complex process regulated by the brain and that it obeys a 24-hour biological clock. Your biological clock will tell when it is good to be up, and when it is good to sleep, the reason behind why you yawn after a tiring day at work. It shows that your body demands it. If you think you are not doing anything in your sleep, you’re wrong! Your brain doesn’t shut down when you are sleeping and it is more active during sleep than during your wake state. So what are the benefits of having enough sleep?

Science proves that sleep gives holistic benefits to every human body. Sleep is working with our brains while we are sleeping.

The brain considers sleep as its elegant design solution to its most basic needs. Just like a sponge, your brain is ready to soak up new information when you are sleeping and doing the restoration and rebuild of memory and new learning. Through this internal process at night, it will help you to come up with new solutions to complex problems and be efficient at work the next day.

Furthermore, sleep also regulates ever ything for circulation. During sleep our blood pressure and heart rate reach lower ranges, providing rest for the circulatory system and helping to ward off cardiovascular

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disease. Also, sleep affects our appetite because some hormones which regulate appetite, are disrupted by lack of sleep. If you want to maintain or lose weight, don't forget that getting adequate sleep regularly is a huge part of the equation.

Lastly, enjoying the complete hours of sleep will strengthen your immune response. It is like a night crew that comes in to get things repaired and cleaned up for the next day. Body parts relax and get rest, counteracting the wear and tear of the day’s activity. The general clean-up work carried on through the bloodstream operates efficiently, and the chemical balance is restored.

There are still a lot of good things sleep has given to us.

Undeniably, we gain more from it more than the hours we dedicate to our job. In our generation, people sleep less than they did in the past but we hope that, that won’t be the reason for our life span to be shortened. Let’s think like the other Thomas from the past who said, “Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together”. The statement of Thomas Dekker advises us a healthy and good habit of having a good night’s sleep. Sleep doesn’t ask us for money for us to enjoy, but it gives us more than that – happiness and satisfaction.

So, when you feel you are drowning from your tasks, why not take a break and surrender to your bed? Maybe only sleep can guarantee you novel ideas and better solutions and can make your day productive.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bukidnon.

Each of the identified farmer-beneficiary received knapsack sprayer after attending an entrepreneurial mindsetting seminar conducted

by Negosyo Center (NC)Talakag in Sitio Kibulag, Barangay Lantud, Talakag, Bukidnon.

During the assessment made prior to the kits distribution, knapsack sprayers were identified as ‘immediate need’ in the community because farming has been the way of life for most of the residents. Aside from the

farmers’ main issue on the lack of fertilizer, they openly asserted that lack of such farm tools limit their farming activities as they often rent knapsack sprayers from their neighbors at P100 per day.

But now with the newly-owned knapsack sprayers and additional knowledge on entrepreneurship through the seminar provided, the farmer-beneficiaries will be able to increase production of their fresh produce to be sold in neighboring barangays, including Talakag Public Market.

Mike Dimdim Datu

Pinto, one of the farmerrecipients of DTI’s second round of knapsack sprayer distribution, thanked the government for the livelihood kit received.

“Nagpasalamat ko sa DTI nga naghatag ug knapsack sprayer nga magamit sa akong paguma (I am thankful to DTI for giving me the knapsack sprayer that I can use in farming),” Pinto said.

The first batch of livelihood kits was distributed to 20 farmers during the official launching of the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster KITS/PAGE 7

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100.2-kilometer TagumD av a o - D i g o s s e g m e nt , will be financed through an official development assistance package from the Chinese government.

In its statement, NEDA Region XI said there was a special meeting on July 21 where Project Manager Clipton J. Solamo “reported t h at t h e v a l i d at i o n o f affected parcels in Digos City, Davao City, Panabo City, Carmen, and Tagum City is at 100%, while the Municipality of Sta. Cruz was at 69%.”

“Atty. Solamo further reported that the tagging of structures would be at 100% before the end of July 2020.”

It als o said the Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d t h e P u b l i c Wo r k s a n d Hi g hw ay s d e p ar t m e nt s were undertaking a study “to resolve the alignment interfaces between the MRPTDD and the ongoing Davao City Bypass Construction project, which will commence construction in the third quarter of 2020.”

Also discussed at t h e m e e t i n g w a s “t h e updated timeline for the i mpl e m e nt at i on of t h e MRP-TDD in view of the postponed field operations du e t o t h e C OV I D - 1 9 quarantine,” NEDA Region XI said.

identified the area as Zone 10 with 92 families and Zone 7 with 17 families, all in Upper Carmen, and Sitio Macapaya with 97 families in Camaman-an, all urban villages here.

Dr. Joselito Retuya, the city’s epidemiologist who takes charge in the conduct of contract tracing of COVID-19 positive patients, said that the areas have been “contained” while swab tests are conducted to the nearest contacts of the COVID-19 positive patients.

Under a “contained” situation, the area is on a “lock down” with village officials and the local police working together to control the movement of residents in the area.

Retuya said that contract tracing is being conducted with all residents, neighbors and closest family members of “lockdown” areas while visitors are denied entry.

The “lock down” area is only cleared when health officials are certain that the area is already free of the COVID-19 cases.

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Plan (NAP) on Covid-19, cited Cagayan de Oro's "balanced approach" to manage the infections while keeping the economy open.

Galvez was here We d n e s d a y t o g e t h e r

with other memb ers of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to meet with the members of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) to assess the implementation and receive updates on the government's Covid-19 response in Northern Mindanao.

"We are here under orders from the President to look into the situation (of local government units), and he (President Rodrigo Duterte) told us to provide additional help," Galvez told regional and local officials.

Galvez described Cagayan de Oro as "one inspiring city" that other lo cal government units can emulate in terms of managing Covid-19 cases, including its approaches to localized transmission.

P r e s i d e n t i a l Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar agreed, saying the city government's "proactive response and the way it balanced the flow between the economy and public health would be a fine model for other local government units."

Meanw hile, Galvez also commended the city government's initiative to assist neighboring Iligan City by admitting a number of its Covid-19 patients to

its own patient care centers, saying this reflected the Filipinos' "bayanihan" values.

Mayor Oscar Moreno said helping Iligan City manage its own cases was also a practical approach, noting that the two cities are important economic hubs in the region.

“We shared the same past, the same history. We are the gateway to Mindanao and we need to help them because one's problem is everybody's problem," Moreno said.

As for balancing the economic and public health concerns, Moreno said local government units should be worried about both and must find ways to keep the economy running while not sacrificing public health.

“Public health should still be at paramount at all times. But we cannot kill the economy in the name of public health, we cannot kill education in the name of public health,” Moreno said.

Meanwhile, Andanar cited the best practices of the region, noting that the RIATF has campaigned to accelerate efforts to establish more testing laboratories, and came up with regional re cover y prog ram wit h considerations to health and economy.

The RIATF, t hroug h the Department of HealthRegion10, briefed Galvez and Cabinet officials on the

What came into your mind after reading the proverbs? Did you remember when you were once a 2-year old kid learning how to walk and had bruises after falling many times? Can you remember the number of times you got up from each fall? True, you may already forget it, but one thing you are sure of is that you did it!

You learned to walk.

Even when you were young, you innately possess the spirit to continue and survive. You were eager and persistent to learn despite the possibilities of having those bruises that could leave a lifetime scar in your knees. What about this time, are you still the same 2-year old kid who knocked-off stone despite adversity?

Death of a loved one, divorce, debilitating illness, and financial problems – these are some of the reasons the study of psychology believes which an individual needs to build resilience. A nation and a country have to learn how to cope with economic problems, warfare effects, and even the recent pandemic. Even our planet is experiencing tough times and learning how to bounce back with nature. With your current situation, you need this more than ever. The resiliency of a group starts with a single human, but how?

According to the book Young People Ask, resilience is defined as “the ability to handle life’s changes and adversities successfully”.

It tells us that as long as you live, you are not immune to problems and uncertainties. As

guarantee that you have all the time in the world to cope and that you will feel better in time.

One might attempt to isolate himself from the people when he feels down and weary, but being alone is not a good idea if you want to cope. There is no better feeling to have companions who are willing to listen and to comfort you in times of crisis.

As one Proverbs states, “A true friend shows love at all times and is a brother who is born for times of distress.” Indeed, our friends give “pleasant sayings like a honeycomb, sweet to your soul and healing to your bones”.

They will give support, positive feedback, and even share their experiences that will surely soothe you. They will bridge you to others to help and reach out, and it helps you realize that you are not alone in dealing with your problems.

Researches prove that lack of sleep results in lasting physical and mental health problems. What does it imply? It emphasizes how important to nurture yourself physically and foster wellness.

Taking ample sleep, enjoying healthy meals, and exercising regularly can strengthen your body to adapt stress and can reduce the toll of your emotions.

Your body needs them for you to continue to live and enjoy life.

Moreover, when you give what is essential to your body, it will give you the purpose of your existence. You will feel more confident in yourself that you are now ready to carry your own load.

It can also help you gain a great sense of strength and can heighten your appreciation of life. When you can maintain your balance, you can start making short-term

The School Learning Continuity Plan PAUL Y. BADON ESP - I

It came like a thief in the night. First from China, then to the rest of the world.

What was initially dismissed as an ordinary illness with flu-like symptoms, suddenly overwhelmed countries and specifically, the healthcare systems. No other catastrophe has such a profound impact on the normal lives of human beings: business came to a halt; transportation and tourism ceased; churches and schools at a standstill. Everything has changed.

One of the most affected sectors in the Philippines is in education. With millions of learners ‘and thousands of teachers’ future in peril, the Department of Education refused to capitulate. Pooling around the brilliant minds in the academe headed by Sec.

Leonor M. Briones, a general plan of action was designed to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 to the educational sector. Hence, the Learning Continuity Plan was developed to assist the stakeholders in continuing the delivery of the much-needed education to the learners, wherever they may be in the Philippines.

T h e c re at i on of t h e Learning Continuity Plan is a collaborative effort with various sectors within the community. Consultations with diverse leaders in local government, business, religion, parents, and retirees were separately conducted to come up with the best ideas possible.

The teachers were also actively involved because they will be at the frontline of this herculean endeavor.

JINE MELODY S. PARISTA, PhD.

RAUL M. NAMILIT Teacher III Mitugas Elementary School Tudela District Division of Misamis Occidental

you get older, winds of problems, strong emotions, and the flood of thoughts are inevitable and come at a different level more than you can imagine. It doesn’t mean to grind your spirit down to stop living. However, you have a built-in system that ignites you to recover and survive, and can help you emerge your stronger personality. Resilience will help you maintain a positive outlook, cope with stress more effectively without losing your coolness.

Many still suffer and dwell from their negative position.

Research has shown that while some seem to come by resilience naturally, others are having a harder time finding ways how to work it out from themselves. Good thing that resilience involves behaviors, thoughts, and actions that anyone can learn and develop.

Then, if becoming resilient can be developed, what should someone do to manifest this quality?

Since adversities are inescapable, many found comfort in accepting the reality and embracing changes. Flexibility plays a vital part in resilience, and learning to be more adaptable will give you a clear perspective of what kind of problems you are facing. Acknowledging your current situation will help you categorize the stressors you have and will open an alternative route from your problem.

In addition, attitude is essential in becoming resilient.

No matter how big the waves of change you are taking, looking at the silver lining of your situation such as being grateful and considerate of the advantages it offers, will give you a ray of hope.

Also, cultivating good qualities like patience and contentment

samples daily.

Andanar said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in R e g i on 1 0 h a s a l re a dy provided PHP17.1-million f i n an c i a l a s s i s t an c e t o returning displaced overseas Filipino workers.

Galvez, Andanar, and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong also led a "training of trainers" among local c ont a c t t r a c i ng t e ams .

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Project Resilience “The righteous one may fall seven times, and he will get up again.”— Proverbs 24:16 (NWTSY)

current Covid-19 situation in the region, including the rising cases attributed to local transmission in Iligan City, as well as the steps that have been taken to reduce infections there.

In response, Galvez said at least 16 engineers from the Philippine Red Cross will arrive in the region to survey existing medical facilities for the installation of more testing laboratories that can test more than 2,000

goals to look forward to. The achievements of those goals will be your stepping-stone to move forward in your life.

“When symptoms persist, consult your doctor,” as known clichés suggested. There might be some instances that those things mentioned will still be not enough for you. If you think you are stuck on the road of resilience, it would be better to ask help from the expert who can deliver assistance in your situation. This would only remind you that you are not alone in your journey.

In all things mentioned, saying a prayer is the best remedy to your tossing emotions. The Creator knows His creation well, simply saying he knows your distresses and feelings.

Give Him the chance to ease your pain and He will bestow to you the peace of mind you are looking for. Trust the power of prayer.

Resilience takes time to build so don’t be discouraged if it would take you so long to finish its road. Each individual is struggling and fighting for different sets of trials and problems. With that in mind, each human has a variety of ways of coping with stress. Always remember that your mind and body are capable of overcoming any problems that you going to face. But the decision is yours to take, will stay or will you move forward?

A portfolio is a compilation of a students work at school. It has also has many uses; such as it demonstrate students’ growth, encourage students to set up learning goals, provide evidence of students’ efforts , help teachers review students’ p erformance , stimulate students’ introspective thinking and enhance self-assessment , encourage students’ learning interests, improve t heir communication skills, and build self confidence . A new way to create a portfolio is through a digital portfolio.

Digital portfolio is a paperless portfolio which is very useful specially in monitoring the student’s growth and performance. It is an evident of how students perform in an activity or task in the entire school year.

Because digital portfolio is electronic related, students will easily access it and involved themselves to technology by showing their performance on class. At the same time they will be able to give their insights and feelings on a

certain topic discussed through giving reflection. Students can also easily update it with their daily activities through taking videos and pictures while they enjoy doing it.

Despite it being technologically related let us always bear in mind that a portfolio should have standards and goals or reflection. Further, a portfolio should be composed of students information, learners’ goal, artifacts, work and most of all a reflection which shows the learner’s learning.

As change goes on teachers we should be equip as teacher with the modern trends especially in teaching so that technology cannot be outgrowth us. As teacher we should not be resistant to change because we should be the key of this change. If the school together with the teachers open there eyes of the new ideas of making a portfolio digital portfolio will be possible. A taste of digital portfolio is promising to the new generation.

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value in return. You only get one life to live, so get the best deal possible for what you spend your life on.

Ask yourself: Is the extra money I’m getting from working extra hours worth every hour I spend away from my spouse and children?

Remember: “Overtime pays more because of what you’re missing.” Don’t get ripped off by working hard all your life just for money and then learn too late you did not get the quality of life and love you’ve always wanted and were created to have.

It only makes sense to ask the One Who gave you your life’s time and talents, to start leading your life and career?

Each day He will help you take the right steps to your true success He planned for you to have and enjoy. But it can only start happening if you ask Him to take full charge of your life. Just think a minute…

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from the Rice Terraces of the Indigenous People in the Mountain Province.

How blind are we ecologically? Well, that is res ipsa loquitor (the thing will speak for itself ). Don’t you know that we are third hardest hit country in the world with regards to climate change. Tens of thousands of lives had been claimed

by Super Typhoons, i.e, Pablo, Sendong, Ph Haiyan (Yolanda) and what have you. We have already lost our ecological security as we have committed the biggest massacre of all times, the loss of the 17 million hectares of dipterocarp forest with billions species of flora and fauna that had lived in the forest ecosystem for millions of years? Don’t you know that our country then was the richest on earth in terms of megadiversity?

Beneath the ground oozed with tremendous wealth in minerals. The archipelago has been described as the “center of the center of marine life on earth.” But all of these ecological resources are now gone – gone to loggers, gone to the miners, gone to illegal fishers? Many of these who plundered our ecological wealth have been voted as Senators, Congressmen, Governors and Mayors, raking so much money to buy votes as one shipment of logs can earn a logger 360 million pesos in one shipment of logs alone. If they had not run as candidates, they funded the candidacy of those would protect their interest.

That truism is embodied in a well-research book of Ms. Marites Vitug, “Power from the Forest.”

Why are our ecological people poor especially the Indigenous Peoples who have become the poorest of the poor? The forests are their pharmacies, their marketplace where they have lived sustainably for thousands of years. Why have we allowed the utter decimation of our

ecological resources. Because we are blind. Look at our bays! Of the 13 major bays, 10 are already biologically dead making our coastal communities hungry and wallowing in poverty. How about our rivers? Of the 25 major rivers, 15 are either dried up or polluted!

Better if we are just blind physically but our ecological blindness has allowed the massive extinction of God’s creation. The Homo Sapiens have not just caused the extinction of billions of species, they had also killed their own kind at the tune of more than 100 million human beings in the last 120 years through two world wars and so called cleansing of Pol Pot and Hitler and the continuing Mindanao War, the second longest war in the world. This only shows that the most flawed species of all of God’s creation is the one whom He has created in His likeness and image – man!

What have the so-called churches or religious groups done? All empty rhetoric! Out of spiritual blindness brought forth deep unconsciousness of the truest essence of life.

From out of the horrible life situations, it has become imperative to wake-up to fully realize that deep within each of us is an Essence that we must connect. Yes, you must now wake-up and be conscious that “you are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold.

That is how important you are.” Only then can the awakening process begin and stop the reign of darkness by connecting to the Power of Now!

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• Wi t h o u t hu m a n s , climate is affected mainly by changes in the Sun and volcanic eruptions. Under those conditions, the models found that Earth would have cooled slightly over the past century, which doesn’t match what actually happened.

• With humans, climate is affected by the activities of humans as well as the Sun and volcanoes. Once the models included the activities of humans that caused an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, they pretty accurately predicted what happened to Earth’s temperature over the past century.

There will be more global warming coming according to the results of computer models summarized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) -- a group of hundreds of experts from more than 100 countries organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The IPCC predicts we will see about 0.2° Celsius warming for the next two decades. If we continue to emit as many, or more, greenhouse gases, this will cause far more warming during the 21st Century than we saw in the 20th Century.

During this time, various computer models predict that Earth’s average temperature will rise between 1.8° and 4.0° Celsius (3.2° and 7.2° F) depending largely on how humans change the ways they live on the planet.

Although there is a certain amount of global warming that we are going to have because of our activities during the past century, there are ways to help slow the rate of warming.

In fact, the range in possible warming over this century is mainly because we are not sure how humans will affect the planet.

For instance, if we add less greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, it will cause less warming. If we add more, then that would be another story…

Just like the Covid-19 pandemic, we have to live with it. We have no choice.

Ruffy Magbanua is a climate change advocate, having been completed a short course on Climate Change at Singapore E nv iron me nt Inst itute, Singapore. (ruffy44_ph2000@ yahoo.com).

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are conducting their visits to highly urbanized cities and areas with high incidence of COVID-19 cases to provide immediate assistance such as the provision of testing kits, personal protective equipment (PPEs), and the LGU tool kit, which entails st r ate g i e s i n i mp o s i ng localized lockdown.

Magalong led the local contact tracing and analytical tool training to 42 frontliners in the region, August 19 at Pearlmont Inn, here. (RTP/ PIA10)

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National Police ay militarilization (Let us not think that the help of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police is part of militarization)," Galvez said citing that helping the country in addressing the pandemic is part of their mandate.

A long w it h C ont ac t Tracing Czar Mayor Benjamin Magalong, the National Task Force Code visited the region as instructed by President Rodrigo Duterte to strengthen the region's testing capacity, treatment facility, and skills of responders to fight the adverse effects of COVID-19. (RTP/PIA10)

undergo a Training for Trainers from August 24 to 28 to be conducted by the ATI, TESDA-ADN, and DA-13.

The group from each of the identified barangays will be composed of representatives from the Army, PNP, Indigenous Peoples, former rebels, and drug surrenderers.

After the technolog y training, the group will work to develop the demonstration gardens by applying the technologies they learned during the training.

TESDA-ADN provincial director Rey Cueva earlier told Philippine Ne ws Agency that Project PEACE, aside from ensuring food security, will also strengthen t h e i mp l e m e nt at i on of Executive Order No. 70 (EO 70) in communities-esp e ci a l ly in conf lic taffected areas in Agusan del Norte.

EO 70, issued by President Rodrigo R. Duterte in late 2018, institutionalizes the "whole of nation" approach to end local communist ar me d c on f l i c t s i n t he countryside. “ The training of FRs

(former rebels) in vegetable a n d ot h e r a g r i c u ltu r a l technologies will create impacts among the communities that will be served by the demonstration f ar ms . T h e s e F R s w h o will be turned local farm technicians can provide big help to the local farmers by imparting to them new techniques in backyard gardening,” Cueva said.

He added that the Army in Agusan del Norte, particularly the 23rd, 29th, and 65th Battalions will b e dire c t ly involve d in the implementation of the project PEACE. “Most of our FRs are farmers who left their farms when they were still with the communist movement. Now that they go back to the folds of the law, we can develop them to become effective local farm technicians and help more farmers in their areas develop their own farms,” Cueva said.

He s a i d t h e proj e c t would also encourage local farmers in communities to upgrade their knowledge in far ming by le ar ning new technologies at the demonstration farms.

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(PRLEC) project in Bukidnon on June 30, 2020. PRLEC is one of the clusters formed through President Duterte’s Executive Order 70 that aims to develop sustainable communities through harmonized and culturally resp onsive gover nment development programs.

(DTI-10/PIA Bukidnon)

ERRATUM The notice of hearing applicant name GT./GORGONIO F. BUAQUINA with the Case no 2016-10-2434(2011-10-1834) the exact route to extend the validity a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH Freight service on the line;Within Ozamis City and fron said place to any point in REGION X accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of two(2)units not us publish.

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Main: Osmeña-Cogon Market, Cagayan de Oro Branch: Ipil St.,Carmen , Cagayan de Oro NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE Starting September 4-5, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. to 12 noon, this establishment will set an Auction Sale on all pledges since April 2020 at Osmeña-Cogon Market and Ipil St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT PAHIBALO

Sa Setyembre 4-5, 2020 sa may 10:00 sa buntag paingon da alas 12 sa udto, ang Tanan nga penirenda nga wala malukat sa bulan sa Abril 2020 maapil sa subasta sa Osmeña-Cogon Market ug Ipil St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. Giawhag ang tanan suki sa pagsusi sa ilang resibo.

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTTEES AND MEMBERS OF STRONG MINDS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC

CAGAYAN VILLANUEVA TRANSPORT AND MULTI-PURPOSE SERVICE COOP (CAVITRAMPSCO) Rep. by: MARGION J. SILAGAN CASE NO. R10-EV-CC-PUJ 2020-07-2368

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NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Cases to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line: PUERTO TO JASAAN and vice versa with the use of SEVENTEEN (17) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on September 7, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at this board on which date Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least TEN (10) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

Party(s) opposed to the approval/granting of the application/petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to requre additional documentary evidence and/or his/her/ their oral testimony(s).

N.B. FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/ PETITION.

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 19th day of August 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

To the Directors:

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

In accordance with the Bylaws of this Corporation, a special meeting of Trustees will be held at the date, time, and location shown below:

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Date: August 25, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM Address: SAYRE HIGHWAY CORNER MAMBATANGAN

LUNOCAN MAMBATANGAN City, State: MANOLO FORTICH The purpose of the meeting is to conduct the following business:

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1. To vote on the Dissolution of the Corporation in accordance with Section 134 of the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines.

vegetable gardens will be established.

T h e s e are a s i n clu d e B ar an g ay L ow e r O l av e in Buenavista, Barangay Sto. Niño in Remedios T. Romualdez, Barangay Del Pilar in Cabadbaran City, B a r a n g ay B a n g ay a n i n Kitcharao, and one barangay in Butuan City.

Prior to the star t of the development of demonstration gardens, a group from each identified b ar ang ay s w i l l have to

Trustees and Members of record at the close of business on July 31, 2020 are entitled to vote in person or by proxy at the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof. Those Trustees and Members are listed below:

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TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS AT THE SAME TIME JOHN MARCO A. BAUTISTA JUNELYN CHAVEZ RANIZA E. GEMOTA EFFIE MAY B. ARCES GHIA P. RACAZA Dated: August 03, 2020 (SGD) JOHN MARCO A. BAUTISTA Corporate Secretary

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT: That the late SPOUSES HILDEGARDO M. DAGONDON and SONIA C. DAGONDON, who died on October 22, 2016, and January 8, 2004 respectively, at Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines intestate, without will or testament, and without any known debts; that the said deceased left a parcels of land Tax Dec. No. J-0811823, situated in Kuguita, Mambajao, containing an area of 1,207 square meters, Tax Dec. No. J-0811867, situated in Kuguita, Mambajao, containing an area of 25,314 square meters, Tax Dec. No. J-1316733, situated in Kuguita, Mambajao, containing an area of 2,607 square meters, Tax Dec. No. J-1316734, situated in Kuguita, Mambajao, containing an area of 15,882 square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of SPOUSES HILDEGARDO M. DAGONDON and SONIA C. DAGONDON, per DOC #799; PAGE #125; BOOK #XXIV; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AVELINO P. ORSENO, JR. BWM: Aug. 7, 14 & 21, 2020

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DOST-X Donates Face Shields to Misamis Occidental Frontliners

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ISAMIS Occidental - As the community quarantine period repeatedly extended, the COVID-19 frontliners became more in need of Personal Protective Equipment such as face masks and face shields.

In response to this, the Department of Science and Technology - Misamis Occidental distributed 50 pieces of Face Shields to LGU-Sapang Dalaga, and another 50 pieces of the same PPE to Calamba District Hospital on August 3, 2020.

LGU-Sapang Dalaga serves as the border entrance to the province when coming from Zamboanga del Norte.

The agency distributed a total of 266 pieces of Face Shields to different offices in the province.

LGU-Clarin received 30 pieces, LGUBonifacio received 50 pieces, Dona Maria D.

Tan Hospital in Tangub City received 86 pieces, and Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center in Ozamiz City received 100 pieces.

LGU-Clarin, whose local official is actively implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community, is considered to be critical. LGUBonifacio, a border entrance from Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, also needs high attention.

Both the Dona Maria D. Tan Hospital in Tangub City and Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center in Ozamiz City are the identified hospitals in Misamis Occidental that accept COVID-19 related cases. Personnel from the two hospitals were grateful for the face shields received.

Face shields distributed are DOSTMetal Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC)

Turnover of 50 pieces face shields to LGU-Sapang Dalaga with Mayor Donjie D. Animas

products through plastic injection mold technology fabricated at the Die and Mold Solution Center, a facility within the DOST-MIRDC compound.

The fight for COVID-19 goes on and this calls for more continuing partnership among government and private offices to end this pandemic.

(Rogelyn C. Calago, DOST-X)

Turnover of 50 pieces face shields to LGU-Bonifacio with Mayor Samson R. Dumanjug

Turnover of 50 pieces face shields to Calamba District Hospital, Calamba Mis. Occ.

Turnover of 86 pieces face shields to Dona Maria D. Tan Hospital, Tangub City