BusinessWeek Mindanao (August 5, 2020)

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Volume XI, No. 26

Market Indicators

AS OF 6:00 PM AUGUST 4, 2020 (TUESDAY)

FOREX US$1 = P 49.095

PHISIX 5,775.50

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59.58 points

Italpinas earnings

CAGAYAN de Oro Citybased green condo developer Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) reported a 43.9 percent jump in net income to P35.21 million in the first half of 2020 from the P24.47 million earned in the same period last year.

In a statement, the firm said revenues grew 36 percent to P278 million in the first semester from P204 million in the same period last year despite the pandemic.

“The key factor behind this extraordinary performance despite the Covid-19 pandemic is the sustained positive market response to IDC’s new green projects, namely Miramonti in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, and Primavera City (Phase 2) in Cagayan de Oro,” said IDC Chairman and Chief Executive Architect Romolo Nati.

Enough food supply DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has advised the public against panic buying and hoarding.

Lopez said there is enough supply of goods even if Metro Manila and four other provinces were placed anew under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).

In a text message to trade reporters Monday, Lopez said major retailers and manufacturers have reported that inventory of finished goods of almost all basic products can last for over two months.

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HE last batch of garbage contained in 80 containers have been sent back to its country of origin in South Korea loaded in cargo vessel BF Mahia that left yesterday (August 4) from the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) port in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

ALL RETURNED TO SENDER. Piles of processed garbage from South Korea confiscated last year by the Bureau of Customs inside Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao (BOC10) district collector John Simon said the reshipment was witnessed by Customs

officials and personnel only.

“In as much as we would like you to witness this historic event there are still restricted areas in the port

area and social distancing is strictly enforced so will be sending you pictures and videos plus a comprehensive report on our success on the war against Korean waste smuggling,” Simon said.

He said the remaining 80 containers of Korean waste was supposed to be transported early this year but was put on hold due to the threat of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

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Cag. de Oro’s annual 'Higalaay Festival' goes digital amid pandemic ACTIVITIES for this year's "Higalaay Festival" will be broadcast online to prevent residents from going out of their homes, in keeping with the health protocols amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

City Tourism Officer Chedilyn Aissa Dulguime said most of the festival highlights that began Monday will be streamed on social media, particularly on Facebook, where the DIGITAL/PAGE 10 UNPERTURBED. Despite the reported local transmission of Covid-19 in Brgy. 3 Balingasag, Misamis Oriental some residents are unmindful as they still go out to do their usual chores. photo by gerry lee gorit

Coco industry sees hope with trial testing of VCO vs Covid-19

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SOCIAL DISTANCING. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people live as well as the warning sign at the rear of this truck that passes through Manolo Fortich town in Bukidnon. mindanews photo by h. marcos c. mordeno

D AVA O C i t y - - T h e ‘promising’ result of the virgin coconut oil (VCO) clinical trials on patients of COVID-19 may open up

more opportunities to the local coconut industry, VCO producers say.

Last month, the Depar tment of S cience

and Technology (DOST) reported that the clinical trials of VCO at a hospital in Laguna as supplement for the treatment of COVID-19 yielded a ‘promising’ result.

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2 Normin entrepreneurs join online trade fair for PWDs THERE is no excuse to doubt one’s self in the road to success.

Instead of simply looking at themselves as persons with disabilities (PWDs), two entrepreneurs from Northern Mindanao turned out to become persons with determination as they continue their passion for business by participating in the Biz-Ability Online Trade Fair, the very first online trade fair for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) owned by persons with disability.

The online trade fair was in line with the 42nd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week. It aims to give PWD entrepreneurs the initial

exposure and experience to sell their products online through wellknown and big platforms amid the pandemic.

Assisted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial offices, the two Northern Mindanao exhibitors are Emmanuel Diango of Delta Business Ventures in Misamis Occidental, best known for selling Aloran Heritage Cookies at just P45 per box, and Maria Virgenia Pejoro of the Linabu Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Misamis Oriental that sells organic coco sugar at P300 per pack of 500 grams.

Interested buyers can directly contact the entrepreneurs and may place bulk orders to help support the small ONLINE/PAGE 11

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DA-10 identifies recipients of livestock, poultry projects

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O ensure a stable source of food and livelihood during this health crisis, the Department of Agriculture– Regional Field Office (DA-RFO)-10 makes its rounds of validating recipients for its livestock and poultry production and livelihood project starting July 20.

DA-10 Livestock Program coordinator Ma. Lourdes M. Sypiecco shared, “The program seeks to expand production areas as well as provide assistance to beneficiaries in producing their own

The Department of Agriculture–Regional Field Office (DA-RFO)-10 makes its rounds of validating recipients for its livestock and poultry production and livelihood project starting July 20. (DA 10)

food and giving them an opportunity to gain additional income amid the ongoing pandemic.”

Last April, Secretary William D. Dar issued a

memorandum directing agencies, bureaus, regional offices and banner programs to refocus all of its activities and budget

under the General Appropriations Act to provide programs and activities as response to the effects brought by COVID-19.

With this, the Expanded Livestock and Poultry Production and Livelihood Project for COVID-19 Response is provided under Memorandum Circular no. 21 series of 2020.

Through said interventions, DA through its Livestock Program is set to give out one module Free Range Chicken (1:5 male to female) and 3 bags of feeds per qualified beneficiary around September-October, this year.

Potential beneficiaries are members of farmercooperatives and associations, with at least 15 members who were interviewed and evaluated accordingly in the different provinces of Region 10 such as Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte, Camiguin and Bukidnon to be determined after its validation, August 4-5.

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OPINION:

From the Heart of Bukidnon to Uptown CdO On a recent business trip I travelled to Bukidnon to visit Malaybalay, Valencia and Maramag.

The region has an incredible natural beauty and fortunately the human species there has been able to maintain most of its natural beauty and natural resources.

You could really see all the existing and potential riches with the various fruit and vegetable farming enterprises, cattle ranches, light industry and food processing facilities. In Italy for example, in the 60's, we developed and promoted the Cooperative system to incentive the farmers to gather together and form truly financiable entities that could then take out loans, afford buying

machineries and build storage facilities.

This cooperative development system is now one of the most renowned agri development success models worldwide and several governments are sending study groups to Italy to learn how it works and to replicate this program in their respective countries.

I believe, to a certain extend, this is also already happening in Bukidnon. All the people from the heart of Bukidnon that I met, especially from Valencia and Maramag, are telling me that they still have to refer to the regional capitals for their trades and their financial transactions.

Cagayan de Oro is the undisputed administrative and commercial capital of

Northern Mindanao.

The Romans used to say that “all roads lead to Rome” and so we can also say that “all roads lead to CdO”.

With the road safety drastically improving and infrastructure projects moving forward at high pace connecting Bukidnon to Cagayan de Oro it has been one of the governments priorities to facilitate the transportation of the agricultural produce from the production areas in Bukidnon to the local port in CdO and to Laguindingan airport. Cold storage facilities are sprouted near the port area to welcome for storage at least some of all that produce. From Cagayan de Oro to reach Malaybalay there is the road from Puerto passing

through Manolo Fortich, also the way to escape to Dahilayan. On the other hand travelling from Valencia or amag one can use the shorter road leading to Talakag and then to Uptown CdO and it takes just 2 hours and a half which is amazing. Uptown becomes a really the best connected area of the city in Cagayan de Oro also considering the Opol – Canitoan Diversion road.

No wonder many businessmen and entrepreneurs from Bukidnon and from Western MisOr and Misamis Occidental buy a second home in Uptown Cagayan de Oro so they can safely handle their affairs in the city while the family is going shopping at the malls. In the same

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way many students from Bukidnon decide to attend university or college in CdO. Buying a condo is certainly more convenient and less problematic than buying a house and lot. Once you lock the door you can plan to come back weeks or months later and still find it the way you left it with the added value of security and property management services.

As for the people from Bukidnon they surely have a special relationship with nature and

green living and the natural choice for them is a property that enhances this spirit and respects the flow of nature and the environment.

In fact it is very lucky that some of the developers are building green and sustainable condominium projects just in uptown CdO where, apart from the great views and lush greens, there is everything one would expect from city living in style. What a great way to own a second home in the city.

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This includes Singapore citizens, PRs, Long-Term Pass holders, Work Pass holders, and their dependents.

At the stroke of midnight of Aug. 10, all incoming travellers entering Singapore who are serving their StayHome Notice (SHN) outside of SHN dedicated facilities (SDFs) will need to don an electronic monitoring device throughout the 14-day SHN. This new measure was

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Your little voice Think a minute… A man named John bought a fancy new car loaded with modern technology. It included a recording of a voice that reminded him if he had forgotten to put on his seat belt, or warned him if he was running low on fuel. So on one of John’s road trips, the little voice began telling him he needed to stop and fill his tank with fuel. But John was sure he could go a little farther.

Every few minutes the voice told him again to stop for fuel. Finally, John became so irritated that he pulled over to the side of the road, found the wires to the voice recording, and yanked them out! He was finally relieved to have some peace and quiet.

But shortly afterwards, his car came to a complete stop and he was stranded. Just as the little voice had warned him—he was out of gas!

Our Maker and Manufacturer gave us a factory-installed warning v o i c e . It ’s c a l l e d o u r c o n s c i e n c e . We m i g ht think sometimes that it is just a nag that tries to ruin our fun in life, or that it is

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announced in a joint press release by Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Ministry of Education (MOE).

It applies to Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents, Long-Term Pass holders including Student Pass holders, Work Pass holders, and their dependants.

Electronic device will help government monitor those on SHN more effectively Since Mar. 21, all incoming travellers have had to serve a 14-day SHN upon entering Singapore. They serve their SHN either at their place of residence, or at SDFs, and are tested for Covid-19 at designated community testing facilities before the end of their SHN period.

According to the press release, ICA, MOM and MOE have been monitoring SHN

compliance using a combination of manual and automated text messages and phone or video calls, and physical house visits. Strict enforcement action is taken against those who breach the SHN requirements.

With the progressive lifting of travel restrictions, ICA, MOM and MOE say that the use of wearable electronic monitoring devices will enable to them monitor those serving SHN at their place of residence more effectively.

How it'll work On arrival in Singapore, travellers serving their SHN at their place of residence will be issued with an electronic monitoring device at the checkpoints, after immigration clearance.

They will need to activate the electronic monitoring device upon reaching their place of residence. If the device is not activated as

required, the authorities will follow up to determine their location, and assist to resolve any technical difficulties, or take enforcement action, as the case may be.

During the 14-day period, people wearing these devices may receive notifications on these devices, and need to acknowledge them in a timely manner.

Any attempt to leave the place of residence or tamper with the electronic device will trigger an alert to the authorities, who will conduct follow-up investigations, except when the person is leaving their place of residence for their appointment for the Covid-19 test.

After serving their SHN, they need to deactivate the device and dispose of or return it in accordance with the instructions.

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KLAUS DORING Very often - sometimes too often! - the thought is back! If we wake up in the morning (or even many times in the middle of the night), the thought is back. Sometimes, the thought will not let us sleep. The "act of thinking". the "reflection", the "opinion" or the "serious consideration", no matter, how we describe it - our memory and conscience is always with us as a permanent companion.

Especially now in times of Coronavirus.

We brood over unsettled problems. Sometimes we also bear unfair treatments, arrogance, ignorance, incompetent know-it-allbetters, and unbearable oddballs, who inexorable love to make our life a hell while living themselves a disorderly life.

We would not like to be distracted, but we're toying with some good ideas how we could throw overboard all that "human garbage". What will come next is a matter of conjecture.

Of course, I've got my ideas, but I'm not a mind reader.

Too many trains of thought make us thoughtless and absent-minded especially in difficult and important daily life situations.

Does waiting and/or sleeping solve our problems?

Or is it just again in time?

Our life's central idea should not be, that while waiting,

time solves all our problems.

Thoughts should intensify, condense and deepen plans followed by actions.

It's good and helpful to carry thoughts in us all the time. Incomprehensible, or better unfinished and unmatured thoughts, no matter whether positive or negative, should be slept on, before tiredness outstrips us with supersonic speed.

Sometimes we feel that our thoughts and ideas can't be fulfilled with life. Where the heart is willing, it will find a thousand ways; but where the heart is weak, it will find a thousand excuses.

If doubts begin to take roots, we should rouse from pinktinted idealism or wear down and annihilate nightmares and erase and wipe out such thoughts and ideas.

If our thoughts are good and have the chance to be fulfilled in action, especially if "the other

side" is prepared and willing to step on to such a bridge of life, we might get support and words of encouragement.

And, if not? No action?

Maybe it is God's will to keep and protect us from a careless, rash, disadvantageous and uneasy action. Every new day gives us new inexhaustible possibilities to survive, to bear trials and to start a new beginning. We overlook and fail to notice many chances to lie through our sluggishness and laziness while thinking and dreaming of unequaled and unfulfilled ideas.

And, my dear readers, as always: Stay safe and healthy always! +++ Email: doringklaus@gmail. com or follow me on Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter or visit www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com.

Salt and light JHAN TIAFAU HURST plain wrong. But if we keep ignoring our little voice, it becomes easier and easier to block out until eventually it will stop working altogether.

Like the guy who was trying to decide the right thing to do, so he asked his friend for advice. His friend said: “You’ve got to follow your conscience. Just listen to the little man inside you.”

The guy answered: “That doesn’t work for me. My little man is an idiot!”

The fact is our feelings and conscience are not always a good guide to tell us what is right and wrong, because in one way or another we all have damaged and confused our conscience.

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THAT’S what Christ tells us about who we are and what we are supposed to do in this world. “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world.” (cfr. Mt 5, 13-16) He addressed these words to his disciples. And if we consider ourselves also as disciples of his, then we should also regard these words as being addressed to us.

We have to take these words seriously and figure out how we can conform ourselves to what Christ wants us to be. We know that salt somehow gives a certain flavor to our food as well as helps in preserving highly perishable food items.

Light, of course, enables us to see things clearly.

We can readily conclude that what Christ wants is for us to provide Christian flavor in a world that is fast evolving, as well as help in preserving the true Christian spirit in a

world that is so exposed to a lot of changes, many of them with their luggage of dangers even as they also offer a lot of benefits.

We also are meant to give light to the others by giving good example and by actively doing apostolate, leading people to God along the right if prudent and tortuous and treacherous paths of this world. With rectitude of intention, we have to inspire others to follow us so that with us they can come to Christ.

Let’s make St. Paul’s words ours also: “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” (1 Cor 11, 1) These words are a corollary to what Christ said about us being light of the world: “Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”

(Mt 5, 16) Let’s try our best that we

too can echo another of St. Paul’s words: “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.”

(Gal 2, 20) This is the ideal to aim at, because Christ himself said, “I am the light of the world…the man who follows me will have the light of life.” (Jn 8, 12) We can only give the true light if we have the light of Christ, if we are with Christ and so identified with him that whoever sees and hears us sees and hears Christ. (cfr.

Lk 10, 16) We cannot overemphasize, therefore, our need to be identified with Christ who, after all, is the pattern of our humanity and the savior of our damaged humanity.

We are supposed to “alter Christus” (another Christ) if not ‘ipse Christus’ (Christ himself ), an ideal that can be realized by us because Christ has given us all the means for it.

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ROY CIMAGALA We should just do our part, studying deeply the life and teachings of Christ, incarnating them into our life, and availing ourselves of the sacraments where Christ himself, especially in the Holy Eucharist, gives himself to us even as food.

We should be so identified with Christ that wherever we are, whatever the situation, we always feel the urge, if not the instinct, to give witness to LIGHT/PAGE 11

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CebuPac, PAL cancel domestic flights via Manila Aug. 4-18

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OCAL carriers Cebu Pacific (CEB) and Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Monday night announced the cancellation of their flights to and from Manila from August 4-18, in line with the government's decision to revert the National Capital Region and neighboring provinces to the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status during this period.

CEB, however, said that flights between Clark and Cebu, and Cebu and Davao, will both push through every Tuesday.

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Affected passengers may opt for a full refund, or rebook their tickets to a new schedule within three months from the original flight, with rebooking fee and fare difference waved.

They may also opt to place the ticket value to a travel fund.

PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna, on the other hand, said domestic flights between Clark, Cebu and Davao, as well as other areas not affected by the MECQ, will continue.

Affected passengers may also rebook, refund, or convert their

tickets to a travel voucher, she added.

As of posting, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has not issued an official announcement on whether domestic flights will be allowed or not in areas under MECQ, similar to when the MECQ was first imposed.

CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) was scheduled Monday afternoon and does not have any information yet.

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Aboitiz hydro firm settles property tax issue

COURT approved the deal signed between a hydropower unit of Aboitiz Power Corp. and an Ilocos Sur town seeking a compromise over a property tax issue.

The listed power company told the stock exchange, Monday, that Luzon Hydro Corp. (LHC) settled a tax dispute with the Municipality of Alilem after the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tagudin issued its judgment on July 27 validating all recommendations listed in their deal.

The two parties met on Feb. 14 to discuss the settlement of their tax row.

They later came up with a compromise agreement on

July 22 and filed the signed deal with the RTC for its judgment a day after.

To recall, the renewable energy firm received in December last year a notice of real property tax (RPT) delinquency from the Alilem town government, which seek to collect P82.25 million in unpaid tax and accrued penalties for seven of the company’s properties between 2004 and 2019.

The local government also put up five of those assets in an auction.

In response, LHC on Dec. 13 requested a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in a petition for prohibition and mandamus against the

municipality to prevent the sale.

It had sought the implementation of Executive Order No. 60, which cuts the RPT on assets by independent power producers under build-operate-transfer (BOT) contracts and disregarding tax-related interest and penalties.

Upon the receipt of the town’s order, the Aboitiz power unit made a standing offer to the Ilocos Sur provincial government to pay its property tax computed based on the President’s order. However, the tender of payment was rejected.

The state-led Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management

Corp. (PSALM) had also asked the municipality to reconsider the auction of the said assets to consider its ownership rights and interests over them.

LHC runs the 70-megawatt Bakun AC hydropower plan in Alilem. The plant was constructed under the government’s BOT scheme, which means that the electricity it is producing is taken up by the National Power Corp. under a power purchase deal for 25 years from February 2001. In 2026, the government will seize the ownership of the plant.

Its generated power is also required to be dispatched to the Luzon grid.

SM Prime’s net income down 46% in first quarter

SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, on Monday reported a 46-percent decline in consolidated net income in the first half of 2020 to P10.4 billion, from P19.3 billion during the same period last year.

In a statement, the company said its consolidated revenue for the first six months of the year registered P43.7 billion, 23 percent lower from P57 billion in the first six months of 2019.

“The first half of 2020 has been one of the most challenging periods we’ve faced as a company. With the government maintaining the implementation of quarantine protocols in most key areas in the Philippines where our businesses are, SM Prime is committed to

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sustaining its operations while adhering to the strict safety measures implemented by the government and continue providing convenience to our customers,” SM Prime president Jeffrey Lim said.

SM Prime’s Philippine malls’ rent income dropped by 44 percent to P13.1 billion in the first half of 2020 from last year’s P23.3 billion on the back of lower mall revenue of P14.4 billion from P28.1 billion.

This is driven primarily by waived rent and rental discounts granted to tenants since the start of the quarantine measures in March, which amounted to P11 billion as of the end of June.

The company said it has intensified its online strategy with the introduction of an e-commerce platform that allows its tenants

to complement physical stores inside SM malls with an online interface for its customers, as well as providing pick-up points within the mall for online sales of its tenants.

Driven by concern for the safety of the customers, the company also promotes cashless transactions through digital payment options, provides extended dining areas around the mall with regular sanitation and disinfection, and partners with local farmers and public transportation services to supply fresh produce and transport people and goods safely and conveniently.

SM Prime’s residential business, led by SM Development Corp.

(SMDC), recorded P23.7 billion revenue in the first half of 2020, 11 percent higher from P21.4 billion in the same period last

year.

This accounts for 54 percent of the consolidated revenue of the company.

SMDC generated P42.4 billion reservation sales in the first six months of 2020, amidst the quarantine measures.

Construction works on SM Prime’s new and latest residential projects have resumed, pursuant to the national government’s safety protocols.

SM Prime cushions the effect of safety protocols on construction completion with its available inventory of 12,000 units as of June 2020.

SM Prime’s commercial properties business’ revenue has grown 16 percent to P2.5 billion in the first half of 2020.

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Types of leave and its benefits

By AUBREY MARIE CRISTINE TABOR

As an employee we all need to know the benefits that we can avail and enjoy while we’re employed. This editorial will at least provide a framework for the submission and consideration of requests for all applied leave. Also, to provide employees with information on the availability of all types of paid and unpaid leave of absence from work, including, Vacation Leave, Force Leave, Personal Leave, Special Leave, Sick Leave and most significantly the Maternity Leave.

Last March 11, 2019 was the effectivity date of the expanded maternity leave per R.A. 11210 this Act shall be known and cited as the "105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law”. Indicating the 105 days’ maternity leave with full pay. Regardless of the service rendered by the employee, she can enjoy the benefit of the said days as long as the mother was able to deliver successfully whether normal or cesarean delivery; provided that the child has a birth certificate prior to the reinstatement to duty.

Thus, for those who suffered miscarriage or emergency termination of pregnancy, the employee can only avail a 60 days leave with pay. With this case, only CS Form 41 should be attached in lieu of birth certificate.

As for qualified soloparents, there will be an

additional 15 days of maternity leave pursuant to R.A. No. 8972 “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES T O S O L O PA R E N T S AND THEIR CHILDREN, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”. Out of 105-days maternity leave; the 7-days may be allocated to child’s father, an alternative caregiver who may be a relative and the current partner

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sharing the same household.

Hence, other leaves such as Sick leave (long-term), Vacation leave, Force leave, Personal Leave and Special Privilege leave must be submitted to the Division Office with complete documents and signatories of the School Head/ PSDS attached. It should be submitted for at least two weeks prior to the requested leave date to avoid the delay of the request leave.

Lithium

By MAYBELLE B. VILLAGONZALO Teacher III Ozamiz City School of Arts and Trade

BOOMING electric vehicle sales have spurred a growing demand for lithium. But the light metal, which is essential for making power-packed rechargeable batteries, isn’t abundant. Now, researchers report a major step toward tapping a virtually limitless lithium supply: pulling it straight out of seawater.

Lithium is prized for rechargeables because it stores more energy by weight than other battery materials. Manufacturers use more than 160,000 tons of the material every year a number, a number expected to grow nearly tenfold over the next decade. But lithium supplies are limited and concentrated in a handful of countries where the metal

is either mined or extracted from briny water.

Lithium’s scarcity has raised concerns that future shortages can cause battery prices to skyrocket and stymie the growth of electric vehicles and other litihiumdependent technologies such as the brand designed that by Tesla – stationary batteries often used to store rooftop solar power.

Seawater could come to the rescue. The world’s oceans contain an estimated 180 billion tons of lithium.

But it’s dilute, present at roughly 0.2 parts per million. Researchers have devised numerous filters and membranes to try to selectively extract lithium from seawater.

What is learning delivery modalities of the new normal

By LELET U. BORREBA Teacher I Sta. Ana Elementary School Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental

DEPED is working with DICT to assist the education sector in areas related to broadcast, connectivity and digital security for the continued delivery of education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The collaboration of the two departments is in preparation for the opening of classes on August 24 which will be carried out through alternative learning delivery modalitie4s with face to face classes still prohibited.

As we examine the achievements and challenges of DepEd in the current pandemic especially in schools located within community quarantine areas, the agency continues to emphasize the unique synergy of the two departments closely

working together in the delivery of education via the Internet.

DepEd has requested DICT and its attached agency NTC for support in encouraging telecommunication companies to continue giving free access to DepEd Commons and other online platforms of the agency. In addition, the partnership will also initiate the allocation of free Internet bandwidth to public schools and encourage various businesses that provide telecommunications services, community cable providers and ISPs to do the same.

Online learning is only one option from the menu of learning delivery modalities to be used in the upcoming school year.

A guide to bullying for teachers

By JOY G. TAGA-OC, Teacher II Ozamiz City Central School Division of Ozamiz City

ANTI-bullying in schools in the Philippines is governed by RA 10627. But policy alone is not enough. Despite the requirement, there’s been a slight uptick in all forms of bullying during the last three years. Bullying can look like experienced basketball pl aye rs s y ste mat i c a l ly intimidating novice players off the court, kids repeatedly stigmatizing classmates for their cultural differences or a junior high school girl suddenly being insulted and excluded by her friends.

Bullying occurs everywhere – even in private schools – and it is hurtful to everyone involved from the targets of bullying to the witnesses and even to the bullies themselves. Build a positive school climate.

School climate can be difficult to define though possible to measure. It is the felt sense of being in school which can arise from a greeting, the way a problem is resolved or how people work together. It is a school’s heart and soul, it’s quality and character.

How to Reduce Stress Naturally?

Schools with a positive climate foster healthy d e v e l o p m e nt w h i l e a negative school climate is associated with higher rates of student bullying, aggression, victimization and feeling unsafe. The elements of a positive climate may vary but may often include norms about feelings and relationships, power and how it is expressed and media consumption. Social norm engineering is a conscious process that builds a positive culture among student peers.

In today’s world, everyone is under stress and anxiety problems. Stress affects each of us.These are the most common mental health problems now. According to many reports, over 70% of adults are victims of anxiety and stress problems.

Even the children are also affected by it.

What is stress?

Stress is a negative emotional health reaction to any change that needs your response or reaction. It can generate from anything or any event that makes you frustrated, unhappy, angry, or nervous. It can happen from your thoughts too.

Actually, stress is a natural thing for your body. But when it lasts for a longer period of time, it becomes chronic. In some cases, you can get used to chronic stress so much that you can't differentiate it as a problem. But chronic stress can hugely affect your health, both physically and mentally.

How stress affects our body?

Have you ever felt sweat-soaked hands on a first date or felt your heart pound during a horror film? Then you can feel stress in both your mind and body.

Like these, you face different difficulties consistently, for example, fighting with deadlines, paying EMIs, and taking care of your child, which causes your body to respond a similar way. As a result, the natural system of your body can get stuck.

And that can have a terrible effect on your body.Stress can affect every part of your life, including your emotions, attitudes, thinking process, and of course your physical health. Stress is dangerous. It doesn't leave any part of the body.

Tips for reducing stress naturally Natural remedies are safer than conventional medical therapies because it has no side effects. However, some changes to your diet, exercise, and some natural supplements can make you stress-free. Here we are giving you some tips to reduce your stress. Practice them consistently, and you will live life happily. In other words, your living strategy and your choices will decide whether you will live a happy life or not.

1. Regular Exercise Exercise doesn't always mean weight-lifting at the gym or running on a track.

You can take a walk around your home or your office. You can simply take a stretch during a break at work or practice simple workouts at your home.

2. Meditation Meditation will give you a momentary relief and help you to lower your stress level. There are many types of meditation to practice. Each type is extraordinary.

And try to practice them all.You may build up a mantra on your own. You can repeat it in your mind as you take slow breaths.

3. Eat healthily Stress levels and a proper diet has an intense connection. Research shows that the foods you eat influence your emotion. If you are on a good diet, your happiness level will increase gradually. But when we're stressed out, we regularly start to neglect proper diet and start to eat unhealthy foods.Sometimes it makes us overeat or eat less than normal.

4. Writing Journal When you feel that something is wrong, or you are not feeling well, write it down instantly. Writing your fear, your thoughts, and your uneasiness will help you to understand yourself. It will reduce your stress level and make you happier.

Try to maintain a journal regularly.

5. Listening to music In case you're feeling uncomfortable by a stressful circumstance, have a break, and start listening to some relaxing music. Playing soothing music positively affects your mind and body. It can bring down your blood pressure, increase your blood circulation, give you a sound sleep, and lessen cortisol, a hormone connected to stress.

6. Get quality sleep A night of good sleep can make you more energetic. Everybody knows that stress can make you lose sleep. Tragically, the absence of sleep is additionally a key reason for stress. This endless loop makes your mind and body very tired and it just deteriorates with time. Make sure that you are taking seven to eight hours of sound sleep every night as the specialist prescribed. Turn the light off, keep a distance with your mobile, and relax.

7. Talk to a friend When you're feeling uncomfortably stressed, take a break from everything.

Make a call to your friends and talk with them about your issues.It's a great thing to do! It is a part of a healthy lifestyle to maintain a good relationship with your friends, family, and loved ones. Always remember that communication is the key.

8. Talk to yourself If you are not ready to talk with friends or family, calling them is not an option.

In this case, talking to yourself is the next best thing. Remember that no one is going to care for you more than yourself.

If it seems to you foolish or crazy, don't worry. There is no one beside you. No one is going to hear from you. Just start to talk to yourself. Talk it loudly.

9. Enjoy Aromatherapy Aromatherapy has genuine advantages for stress alleviation. It can help you with feeling energized, relaxed, and more comfortable with any situation.

10. Spend time with pets Try to spend quality time with your pets. They are unbelievable creatures.

Playing with them can instantly decrease your stress level.

Conclusion Stress and anxiety can be in your control. That doesn't mean that you'll never feel stressed. We all know that life is untidy and stressful things can happen anytime. If you feel stressed and anxious, you should be strong and brave.

Following these tips will help you to take control of your life. With these practices, you can naturally reduce the stress and anxiety from your mind. Make sure that you are consistent in your practice. This is the best way to keep yourself stress-free.

Reference Links: 1. https://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/blissing-out-10-relaxation-techniquesreduce-stress-spot#1 2. https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/stress-tips.html 3. https://www.verywellmind.com/tips-to-reduce-stress-3145195 4. https://www.healthline.com/health/10-ways-to-relieve-stress 5. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322396#natural-remedies-foranxiety-and-stress

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AboitizPower unit Davao Light launches city’s first digital substation

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AVAO Light and Power Company, Inc., one of AboitizPower’s

distribution utilities, has launched its new Calinan substation, the city’s first digital substation located

Research and science

By MAYBELLE B. VILLAGONZALO Teacher III Ozamiz City School of Arts and Trade

RESEARCH both sides and make up your own mind.

It’s simple, straightforward, common sense advice. And when it comes to issues like vaccinations, climate change and COVID-19, it c a n b e d a n g e rou s , destructive and even deadly. The techniques that most of us use to navigate most of our decisions in life – gathering information, evaluating it based on what we know and choosing a course of action – can lead to spectacular failures when it comes to a scientific matter.

The reason is simple.

Most of us, even those of us who are scientists ourselves, lack the relevant scientific expertise needed to adequately evaluate that research on our own. In our

own fields, we are aware of the full suite of data, of how those puzzle pieces fit together and what the frontiers of our knowledge is.

When laypersons espouse opinions on those matters, it’s immediately clear to us where the gaps in their understanding are and where they’ve misled themselves in their reasoning. When they take up the arguments of a contrarian scientist, we recognize what t h e y ’r e o v e r l o o k i n g , misinterpreting or omitting. Unless we start valuing the actual expertise that legitimate experts have spent lifetimes developing, doing our own research can lead to immeasurable, unnecessary suffering.

within the district.

A substation is an integral part of the power distribution system that ensures the safe delivery of electricity to homes and businesses.

Digitizing a substation is a big step in improving accuracy, efficiency, reliability, and availability of power supply.

AboitizPower’s Calinan digital substation has an improved higher capacity that can cater to more customers in surrounding areas.

It is equipped with a communications system that allows for online monitoring and assessment, leading to early detection of possible technical problems, where immediate action can then be taken.

This will significantly reduce, shorten,

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“If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you are doing”. (W. Edwards Deming).

This statement implies that as a Manager or leader in a certain organization in the workplace it is very necessary that you have a thorough knowledge on the basic principles of managing people specially of different types.

It must be noted that the success of one’s organization is greatly dependent on how the Manager deals with his/ her employees in a certain workplace or organization.

Managing a variety of personalities can be challenging for an employer who has a mix of Gen Y, Gen X and Baby Boomer employees.

It is the job of the manager to make sure everyone in the organization is being productive as possible, even if you have to treat everyone a little bit differently to do so.

The more effective you are at flexing your management style, the more effectively your employees will carry out their respective job and assignments. (Devora Zack) writes in her book “ Managing for People Who Hate Managing” . Flexing your style means being versatile on how you lead, communicate and motivate. A tough approach propels one employee, mildmannered encouragement

inspires another. Being flexible requires proficiency in a range of technique; to draw upon as needed.

According to DevoraZacks on her book, there are five takeaways you can use to manage different types of personalities.

-Finding out if your employees are thinkers or feelers will make it much easier to manage them. Thinkers are prone to making decisions based solely on logic, while feelers make their decisions based on relationships and value what is “good” over what is objectively best for the organization.

-After identifying your employees personality types, you can adjust your managing style to their way of working.

Be more sensitive to the feelers and focus more on your talking points when dealing with thinkers.

-To get through to people who don’t like to be managed, try building a relationship with them first. Taking a quality time with them will help you build harmonious relationship. If you are successful at this, you might be surprised at how loyal they become. “Results and relationships are intertwined, even inseparable”Zack writes.

-Setting the bar high.

When people do standard work, they feel mediocre about their jobs, and even

praise won’t help them get out of this rut. They recognize that their manager has a low bar so they do too. They feel average about the work product as well. Zack says.

-Instead , push your employees, because most workers, especially the ones who don’t like being managed, actually feel the way they do because they’re independent and creative . Use their skills to your advantage.

-When it comes to Gen Y workers, freedom, flexibility and trust are the most important characteristics of their ideal workplace.”

Schawbel” tell us.

-Gen Y is also known for wanting mentorship with their managers, so be willing to provide them regular feedback instead of annual reviews.

Better yet, take it one step further and create leadership development programs where your youngers workers aren’t just being told what to do, but they’re also being trained to move beyond their job descriptions.

-If you’re going to properly manage your workers- especially if they despise hierarchy -you need to remember to not take their reluctance to follow your directions too personally.

Identify their personality, win over their trust and you will start to see things change for the better.

Davao Light launches its first digital substation. The higher capacity and streamlined operations of the digital substation cater to the growing demand for power in surrounding areas.

and even prevent power outages and their impact to the community. This will also minimize the physical checking of the substation’s status and manual labor in restoring power, which is vital during the quarantine period.

“The threat of the pandemic did not lessen the dedication and commitment of Davao Light in providing reliable power and quality service to its customers. We continued to push forward with this

project despite the trying times because the Calinan substation will help us make sure to keep the lights on for our customers during this community quarantine period,” said Rodger S. Velasco, Davao Light President and COO.

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Chase Burgers – it’s worth the chase N

By MARK FRANCISCO, Lifestyle Editor

OT too long ago when the world wasn’t yet gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, there is already a homemade burger joint here in Cagayan de Oro City which has left an irreversible edible mark in the palate of Kagay-anons.

But as most startup businesses, Chase Burgers started out as a personal passion.

As owner Yam Fabello-Saarenas would put it, Chase Burgers came out of her personal desire to try something new in burgers – something more intimate, less commercialized, more laid back.

Owing from her experience in the food industry (her family owns the famed Tita Mimi’s Catering), Yam tinkered with various flavors and locally available ingredients here and there, coupling that with what she has browsed on YouTube.

After many tries,

the Chase Burgers flavor was eventually born.

Initally, Yam would invite friends over so they would taste her homemade patties compressed with nothing less than the high quality buns found in town.

Those were the memorable Tuesdays of yesteryears, in particular 2016.

Yam and her friends chose “chase Tuesdays” as their get-together time since it is a time to relax after a usual stressful Monday.

Since the very start, Yam’s friends would confide to her that they would look forward chasing each Tuesday for a taste of

her unique comfort food. And so the name stuck: Chase Burgers.

From an intimate hangout with chums, Chase Burgers slowly grew in popularity through word of mouth and social media posts that Yam decided to make it as a business.

Yet at the time, Chase Burgers would maintain its reputation and serve on Tuesdays only.

Today as we usher in the new normal, Yam has discerned that Kagay-anons deserve only the best food to satisfy their palate.

Thus, Chase Burgers is now available weeklong via Food Panda.

On the side, the homegrown burger joint is also serving French fries and milk tea on the side.

One of their biggest come-ons is the Make Your Own Chase Burger where the customer has the

option for add-ons such as bacon, spam, egg, extra cheese, mozzarella, Monterey Jack, caramelized oninons, white onions, pineaples, pickles, mushrooms and jalapeño. Of course, mustard and ketchup is free.

Chase Burgers. It’s worth the chase!

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PH schools go cashless in the 'new normal' with the help of PayMaya

AS SCHOOLS embrace alternative learning methods this year, PayMaya is empowering over 40 schools nationwide with cashless payment solutions online and in-school, providing students a safer and more convenient way to pay for enrollment fees and other educational expenses.

Major learning institutions such as the University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo De Davao University (ADDU), La Salle Green Hills, Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati Inc. (DBTI-MAKATI), Nord Anglia International School Manila (NAIS Manila), Malayan Colleges Mindanao (MCM), University of Immaculate Conception (UIC), among others are beginning to adopt PayMaya’s end-to-end digital payment solutions such as the PayMaya’s Online payment gateway for their online channels and the One by PayMaya Point of Sale (POS) device for school cashiers.

“As we prepare to open another school year, ensuring that health and safety measures are implemented across learning institutions is important to protect both parents and students. By implementing PayMaya's suite of cashless payment solutions on their online and physical channels, our school partners are adapting to provide continuous quality education to students in a safe and convenient way even amid the current crisis,” PayMaya President Shailesh Baidwan said.

As schools transition to the

‘New Normal’ in education, UP, ADDU, La Salle Green Hills, DBTI-MAKATI, NAIS Manila, MCM, UIC, are among the schools enabling their online student portals with PayMaya’s online payment gateway, which allows them to easily process tuition and other payments using debit and credit cards and e-Wallets such as PayMaya.

These institutions are also equipping their school’s cashiers with the One by PayMaya POS device to allow safer and more seamless payments by using the scan-to-pay via PayMaya QR feature or by tapping or dipping using their credit, debit, and prepaid cards.

These efforts are in response to the Department of Education’s directive to implement blended learning that utilizes both online and in-person modalities for education, where students are encouraged to utilize online classes, printed modules, and educational TV and radio broadcast as main learning channels this school year.

PayMaya’s cashless payment solutions play a critical role in the schools' shift to blended learning while at the same time helping keep school personnel safe by eliminating risks of cash handling in light of the current public health situation.

Aside from these digital payment innovations, PayMaya has previously rolled out cashless payment ecosystems starting with the PayMaya-powered student ID card in schools including University of the Philippines, La Salle Green

Effect of technology to education in today's pandemic

By BELINDA O. MALARAN Master Teacher I Gracia Elementary School Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental

In today’s Global Pandemic COVID-19, where health, economy & education are highly affected. Technology has a big role to support and help all of these areas. And it can be used its maximum potential to help teachers and learners to continue education in amidst of the crisis.

Technology has the ability to impact positively learning outcomes. It quickly changing the education atmosphere, especially today where some people prefer to continue education virtually to minimize or stop the spread of corona virus. Students are still be able to learn effectively online since technology can provide media which can be used as a source of learning. In this kind of teaching intervention, teachers may be able to give focus to students who are struggling with their studies. Thus, technology can help improve the relationships between the teachers and the students.

The implementation of technolog y in schools opens many possibilities.

It won’t just only improve knowledge, understanding and some skills, but it also maximize the technological skills of the learners, that will enable him/her to be competent in the future.

Technological skill is a plus in every individuals since the world is constantly changing.

The future is unpredictable, more inventions are coming and today’s technology is innovating. Students must be updated about the technology all the time in order for them to understand, utilize and maximize its potential use for the betterment of education process and success.

The utilization and intervention of technology in education helps teachers and students to make learning and teaching process more effective and easy. It also helps save time and improve relationships. Technology is the real game changer in continuing education despite pandemic, to produce more competent and skillful individuals in the future who will contribute significantly to our economy.

Hills, LPU-Batangas, and STI, among many others. Students can easily link the PayMayapowered student ID card to their PayMaya account and maximize for payment transactions even outside the campus at Bancnet-powered payment terminals and ATMs nationwide.

PayMaya is the only end-toend digital payments ecosystem enabler in the Philippines, with platforms and services that cut across consumers, merchants, and government. Aside from providing payments acceptance for the largest e-Commerce, food, retail and gas merchants in the Philippines, PayMaya enables national and social services agencies, as well as local government units, with digital payments and disbursement services.

Through its app and wallet, PayMaya provides millions of Filipinos with the fastest way to own a financial account with over 40,000 Add Money touchpoints nationwide, more than double the total number of traditional bank branches in the Philippines combined. Its Smart Padala by PayMaya network of over 30,000 partner touchpoints nationwide serves as last mile digital financial hubs in communities, providing the unbanked and underserved with access to services. To know more about PayMaya's products and services, visit www.PayMaya. com or follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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majority of residents maintain accounts. " We w i s h t o c l a r i f y a n d e mp h a s i z e t h at 9 0 to 95 percent of the core and parallel events w i l l b e v ir tu a l or done online. All these events will be broadcast live in our Higalaay Festival Facebook page and we are asking the public to please like, share and support our FB page (to their families and friends)," Dulguime said.

Dulguime noted that in the previous years, the festival’s core and parallel events were done in malls, streets, and other public venues.

This year's "virtual c e l e b r at i o n " i s p a r t o f the city government's commitment to comply with minimum public health standards, she added.

She also lauded organizers of major events such as the Miss Cagayan de Oro pageant and the three-day Kumbira food festival and competition "for rising to the challenge" of revamping their programs to comply with health regulations.

"For one, the f luvial parade will only have 10 pu mp b o at s . But t h o s e selling their produce and products during the festival will b e allowed

to showcase them online through our FB page. The p a n d e m i c g av e u s c i t y residents the opportunity to become creative in staging their events," she said.

The "Higalaay Festival," is the local government's counterpart of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro's celebration of Saint August ine Fiest a, which is slated ever y last week of August.

Last week, Mayor Oscar More n o s a i d t h at e v e n if the festivities were " d o w n s c a l e d , " i t w o n’t b e l e s s s i g n i f i c a nt n or meaningful.

"I was reminded of the July 26 bombing in 2013 during my first three-year term and I remembered b e i ng a s ke d i f t h e c it y fiesta will continue. Even with Davao City back then declaring a downscaled celebration of its fiesta, I replied that the city fiesta will go on. This year it will continue but we won’t forget our enforcement and obser vance of minimum health standards," Moreno said.

In k e e pi n g w it h t h e re l i g i ou s n atu re of t h e f iesta, Moreno said the h i g h l i g ht of t h is ye ar’s c e l e br at i on w i l l b e t h e installation of incoming Archbishop Jose Cabantan who will replace outgoing Archbishop Antonio Ledesma on August 28.

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We convince ourselves that certain wrong things are OK so we won’t feel guilty about doing them. Like the song that says: “How can this love be so wrong if it feels so right? If lovin’ you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right!” But our confused thinking and feelings cannot change the fact that these things we are doing are wrong and sinful, completely separating us from our perfectly pure, good God. It is clear that we all have chosen to go our own way in life and gotten lost.

So we need to come home to our Maker who knows the only right road in life.

Today, won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you, and to become your life’s Leader and Lord from this day forward? Only He can repair and reprogram your little voice, and show you the right and best way to live. He will even give you the power you need each day to fully live it. Just think a minute…

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him through our words and deeds. Even if we are deeply immersed in our earthly affairs, with all the mundane and technical things they involve, we should be able to project and channel the presence and the abiding work of Christ on all of us.

For this, we need to have a certain boldness, overcoming our usu a l shy ness and awkwardness in carrying out this duty. If we remain simple and humble, we actually can do it with great ease, because more than us it would be Christ who will be doing things through us and with us.

Let us be salt and light of this world as Christ wants us to be. And let’s encourage and help everyone else to be so. This is actually where our true joy is, where our true self-fulfillment can be achieved.

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this new measure are students on SHN residing in hostels in educational institutions, as they will be under close observation, and those under the age of 12.

Data security The devices use GPS and 4G/Bluetooth signals to determine if people on SHN are within the range of their place of residence, said the press release.

The devices do not store any personal data and do not have any voice or video recording function. Data transmitted from the devices to the authorities’ backend system, such as the GPS and 4G/Bluetooth signal data, is protected by end-to-end certificate-based encryption.

The joint press release wrote that the government will abide strictly by public sector data protection rules in managing and protecting personal data collected by these devices, including the recommendations of the

Public Sector Data Security Review Committee.

It added that only Government officials authorised by the respective authorities will have access to the data for the purposes of monitoring and investigation.

Failure to comply with SHN requirements could lead to fine or imprisonment Those who fail to comply to SHN requirements — including those who tamper and/or remove the electronic monitoring device during the SHN period — will be liable to prosecution under the Infectious Diseases (Covid-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations 2020.

The penalty may be a fine of up to S$10,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both.

For foreigners, ICA or MOM may take further administrative actions, such as revoking, or shortening the validity of permits and passes to remain or work in Singapore.

Trade Promotion (BDTP), the Knowledge Management and Information Service (KMIS), and the Regional Operations Group (ROG).

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the Basel Ban Amendment, an international law that prohibits developed countries from exporting hazardous waste to less developed countries like the Philippines.

“While we cannot be physically present for the send-off rites due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, we reiterate our support to the unswerving efforts of Customs and local government officials to put this dumping controversy to rest,” Lucero said. (PNA)

entrepreneurs sustain their operations amid the COVID-19 crisis. Payments can be made through ML hui l lier or Pa l awan Express.

The online trade fair is open from July 30-August 12, 2020. It is organized by the DTI – Resource Generation and Management Service (RGMS), in partnership with the Bureau of Domestic

In a previous interview, Simon said the ship that was supposed to carry the trash was not allowed to leave port in China due to the surge of the virus infection.

The assorted garbage, composed of discarded plastic and other items, arrived in the region in July and October 2018. It was imported by Verde Soko Philippines Industrial Corp. to be used supposedly as materials for its plastic recycling facility.

BOC-10 seized the trash and stored it at the Verde Soko facility inside the Phividec Industrial Estate zone in the Misamis Oriental town of Tagoloan after the company w a s f o u n d w ro n g f u l l y declaring the shipment as “plastic synthetic flakes.”

Verde Soko also failed to secure an import permit from the environment department, several government agencies later found.

The Customs estimated the total tonnage of the trash at 6,500 metric tons contained in 40-foot container vans. A 40-foot van has a carrying capacity of about 30 metric tons.

In a separate statement, the environmental group EcoWaste Coalition said the reshipment of the Korean waste is a victory for those fighting for the environmental protection of the country.

"We're thrilled to get a confirmation from Port Collector Simon that the last batch of 80 shipping containers of contaminated plastic waste from South Korea will be finally sent back," said Aileen Lucero, EcoWaste Coalition national coordinator.

Lucero also noted that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has yet to revoke its policy allowing the importation of waste, including “recyclable materials containing hazardous substances” such as electronic, metal and plastic scraps, fly ash, and used oil.

The group also emphasized the need for the Duterte administration to ratify

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late GUZMAN C. ABUHAN who died on July 31, 2009 at Cagayan de Oro City, the deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land, with Tax Declaration No. G-138583, situated in the Barrio of Pagatpat, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of Four Hundred Seventeen (417) Square meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of GUZMAN C. ABUHAN, per DOC #372; PAGE #75; BOOK #200; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. GIL U. BANAAG.

That the late MARIA ANGELES J. PACAMO, who died on __________ at ___________; the deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land, with Lot 4498-C-4, being a portion of Lot 4498-C, Psd-10-0522381,situated at Pagatpat, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 167 square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of MARIA ANGELES J. PACAMO, per DOC #374; PAGE #75; BOOK #200; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. GIL U. BANAAG.

That the late ANTONIO C. ONG, who died on September 2, 2018 at CUMC, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, without any will, that the said deceased ANTONIO C. ONG died intestate without leaving any known debt which has remained unpaid or unsettled up to the present, and all the obligations incurred during their death were all paid and/or settled; that the said deceased at the time of their death, left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-159287, Situated in the District of Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area DE ORO MAIN BRANCH of CAGAYAN TWO HUNDRED FORTY P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan FOUR (244) SQUARESts., METERS, Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * more orTelefax less,# (088) and 856-1947 has been the subject CAMIGUIN of an EXTRAJUDICIAL BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, SETTLEMENT BETWEEN HEIRS Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE CORRALES BRANCH SALE, filed by thede Oro heirs Corrales Ave., Cagayan City of ANTONIO C. ONG, in favor DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty.

Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. of JOCELYN NAMOCATCAT Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City PAGUTE, DOC #06; PAGE Tel.per # (088) 857-3631 #02; BOOK #50; Series of 2020, LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan CagayanRegistry de Oro Cityof under theHi-way, Notarial Tel. # (088) 231-6739 ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS.

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CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City # (088) BWM: July Tel. 29, Aug. 5 &231-2011 12, 2020

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offices as primary tenants, which were allowed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to continue its operations throughout the quarantine period.

The hotels and convention centers business segment contributed PHP1 billion to the first half of 2020 consolidated revenues despite limited operations.

The company’s biggest events center, the Mall of Asia Arena, was converted into a mega swabbing facility in partnership with various government agencies to help front-liners as well as returning overseas workers.

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from page 1 At e n e o d e Ma n i l a professor Fabian Dayrit and Equilibrium Integrative He a lt h C l i n i c Me d i c a l D i re c t or D r. Jo s e R e y Mondejar also tested the VCO among COVID-19 patients I. Cebu City and yielded a “very promising result.”

Jerry Taray, co-founder of TreeLife based in Carmen, North Cotabato, also noted that the recent development in VCO clinical trials could further boost the coconut industr y. MINDANEWS PHOTO A nton i n o G e n i ston , general manager of AG Pacific Neutriceutical Corporation, said the clinical trials were an opportunity to scientifically confirm the anti-viral potency of the VCO. Geniston, whose processing plant in Padada, Davao del Sur is producing a certified organic VCO, attested that he was quickly cured from an onset of the flu after taking four tablespoons of VCO 15 years ago.

“This was actually the very reason why I was moved to establish a VCO factory,” he said.

Geniston pointed out that as the demand for VCO is starting to pick up in the local market, this could also increase the value of coconuts since VCO is classified as a high value product.

He app e a l e d to t h e government to conduct EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

further research and clinical studies on the health effects of coconut products. He said extensive marketing and promotion would be needed.

Jerry Taray, co-founder of TreeLife based in Carmen, North Cotabato, also noted that the recent development in VCO clinical trials could further boost the coconut industry.

The VCO, added Taray, could become an alternative and affordable supplement against COVID-19.

The average price per 250ML of VCO ranges from P130 to P200 in local grocery shops, selected pharmacies and online resellers.

TreeLife is a homegrown company that produces and exports certified organic coconut-based products including VCO. Taray s aid t his ne w development could lead to more income not only for processors but for coconut farmers.

“This will be the chance of PCA to shine once more and rebuild the industry,” he said, adding it could establish more hubs in coconut-producing areas.

To help boost the local coconut farmers, Taray said they are open to partnership with small coconut farmers.

“We want to invest and grow

with the community.”

Like Taray, Ernesto Pantua Jr., owner of Kablon Farms, also believes that the recent development VCO’s clinical trial could further spike the demand for VCO as well as increase farm gate price of coconuts.

Kablon Farms, based Tupi, South Cotabato, is a family-owned company that produces a variety of food products including VCO. Pantua disclosed that their sales had almost doubled from January to June this year compared to the same period last year.

Like his fellow VCO producers, he is also calling on the government, particularly the PCA, to give more attention to the coconut industry.

“We have been knocking on their doors for a long time already to pay attention to the plight of the coconut industry. They can do more if they really want to,” Pantua said. (MindaNews) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH QUITCLAIM AND WAIVER KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late MARIA ANGELES J. PACAMO, who died on __________ at ___________; the deceased at the time of his death left a parcel of land, with TAX DECLARATION NO. G-137258,situated in Sili-Sili, Pagatpat, Cagayan de Oro City, Province of Misamis Oriental, island of Mindanao containing an area of SIXTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY (63,820) square meters, more or less, herein HEIRS-VENDORS hereby SELL, DISPOSE and CONVEY actually SOLD, DISPOSED AND CONVEYED the Portion of the above-mentioned of Parcel of land with an area of 314 Square meters, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/ PARTITION AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE (PORTION ONLY), filed by the heirs of MARIA ANGELES J. PACAMO, in favor of JOB S. CAAGBAY, per DOC #235; PAGE #047; BOOK #250; Series of 2020, 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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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT/PARTITION AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE (PORTION ONLY) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

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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Primavera City Update:

Price Increase and Clearance Sale Promo

Price Increase Good news to the investors of IDC’s CDO projects because effective August 1, 2020, Italpinas will be having another price increase. Since the release of Città Bella’s LTS June of last year, Citta Bella (Primavera City phase II ) is already 70% sold on its inventories.

Primavera City is designed as a seventower development.

The first phase of the project consists of Tower A and B, which are scheduled to be completed at the end of 2020.

Towers A and B together will consist of 291 residential units including studio, onebedroom, and two-

bedroom units, with the option for larger configurations to be custom designed upon request. They will also have commercial units, restaurant and office spaces, respectively.

Built with cuttingedge green design strategies, Primavera City will harness the principles of passive

cooling technology: shadow and sunlight control, wind cooling and shape performance.

It will feature renewable energy, semi-transparent photovoltaic panels on its rooftop. It will also introduce water recycling for building maintenance and landscape irrigation.

Invest in an ItalianFilipino eco-friendly condominium at the heart of Uptown Cagayan de Oro. With a very few remaining units left and a reservation fee of Php 20,000.

Primavera City offers an upgraded studio unit. This means all remaining studio units come with a built in

partition!

“Here at Primavera, we always make sure that we meet our clients’ wants and needs. Thus, we decided to offer this special promo to our valued customers, to lessen their efforts in furnishing their units, saving them time, energy and making sure that we can provide them convenience” said Gladys Echano, Sales and Marketing Director Furthermore, Primavera City offers good news to investors with its higher property appreciation rate now at 9.99% annually. What are you waiting for? Avail the promo now or

might as well secure an investment with us!

“And we are happy to announce that Città Bella (Primavera City phase II) is almost sold out, and we are looking forward to starting our inventories for Città Grande (Primavera City phase III).

For bookings, more information, and queries, you may visit their website: primaveracity. italpinas.com and/ or their office at 2/F Tower A, Primavera Residences, Pueblo de Oro Business Park, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City.

You may also directly contact them at 0917 792 1078 or (082) 880 5002.