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Lower SRP for noche buena goods THE suggested retail prices (SRP) of most Noche Buena products decreased or remained unchanged this year, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

“The DTI thanks the manufacturers for heeding the call not to increase prices demonstrating their sense of solidarity with our consumers this Christmas despite the COVID-19 pandemic,” Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said in a news release on Friday.

The DTI’s list of SRPs of Noche Buena products include ham, cheese, keso de bola, sandwich spread, mayonnaise, pasta like spaghetti noodles, elbow and salad macaroni, spaghetti and tomato sauce, and all-purpose cream.

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AVAO DE ORO agricultural commodities could do well in South Korea market if producers bolster their research and development and ensure stable supply and delivery, a trade official said.

A TOTAL of 702 workers who were disadvantaged or displaced due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic have received cash aid totaling P2.5-million on Friday.

The fund comes from the "Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers" (TUPAD) under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the beneficiaries were the recent batch that received the cash aid.

DOLE-Cagayan de Oro City Field Office Chief Emmanuel G. Toledo said in a statement that the beneficiaries had completed their 10-day work period beginning on November 24, after which they will each receive P3,650 worth of wages.

A NEWLY-FORMED bamboo council in Davao — led by the lady known as the “bat mama” for her bat sanctuary and ecotourism site in Samal Island — is aiming to make the region a major player in the emerging industry in four years through private-public collaboration.

“Give me four years and I will make Davao a major player,” Norma I. Monfort, head of the Davao Region Bamboo Council, said during the Nov. 17 opening of the region’s first bamboo products exhibit in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

Ms. Monfort, who attended the first Mindanao Bamboo Summit in January, said she was driven to lead the industry’s development in Davao after learning that the region is considered a laggard.

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NATIONAL VACCINATION. Barangay Gusa Cagayan de Oro residents line up outside the Gusa Elem. School to be vaccinated on Monday, Nov. 29,2021. The 3-day national vaccination campaign causes massive influx of unvaccinated as threats of unable to work and enter private establishments is slowly implemented across the country. There are 33 vaccination sites in Cagayan de Oro. photo by gerry lee gorit

“I challenge MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) to look into R&D… Unless we have a strong R&D, we will continue to be dependent on foreign investors, and foreign investors are also more attracted to countries with strong R&D,” Jose Ma. S. Dinsay, commercial counsellor of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Seoul, said during the two-day hybrid Davao de Oro Investment Conference 2021 last week.

He cited coconut and cacao as among the province’s products that can be developed for further export.

“Coconut has one of the biggest potentials… coconut oil and dried coconuts, and activated carbon,” he said, noting that these goods are already among the main agricultural commodities being shipped to South MARKET/PAGE 7

BOI highlights greater trade potentials in Davao region THE Board of Investments has highlighted investment opportunities in Davao after the region suffered a deep economic setback during the pandemic.

BOI Executive Director Bobby Fondevilla highlighted at the Davao Investment C on fe re n c e i n “D av a o R e g i on : St rong To d ay, S t r o n g e r To m o r r o w,” investment opportunities particularly in real estate, tourism, manufacturing, and agribusiness with its enablers such as ICT, academe & infrastructure that are

available in the region. BOI is the investment promotion and generation agency under the Department of Trade and Industry.

Fondevilla also presented the top 10 priority sectors in Davao City namely: Agribus ine ss ; Tou r is m and Recreational Facilities; Light Manufacturing and Assembly; Real Estate/Property Development; Health and We l l n e s s , E d u c at i o n a l and Sports Facilities; Environment Protection or Green Projects; Information TRADE/PAGE 7

SPEAR FISHING. Using a speargun, this fisherman easily catches scabbard fish at Surigao City Port area. mindanews photo by roel n . catoto

Vaccine hesitancy in Lanao del Sur blamed on fake news

By RICHEL V. UMEL, MindaNews

MARAWI City - Fake news on the purported side effects of antiCOVID-19 vaccines has led to the low turnout of vaccination in Lanao del Sur, officials said.

In a conference on Tuesday, the health cluster of the province’s InterAgency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Disease said 60,250 out of the 691,795 target eligible individuals have been fully vaccinated.

The figure, which excludes the capital Marawi City, is only 8.7 percent of the target population, Dr. Alinader Minalang, Provincial Health Officer said in the report.

Minalang said the fake news being circulated in communities included rumors that those who get vaccinated will die after two years, become zombies, and that the vaccines are laced with microchips

that can locate a person’s location and change his/her DNA. Lanao del Sur will join the three-day “Bayanihan Bakunahan” on November 29 to December 1 to address the low turnout of vaccination and attain herd immunity in the province.

The vaccination drive will include individuals belonging to the A1 to A5 categories, Minalang said.

“If we could not reach the target 100,000 doses per day, we will continue with the mass vaccination,” he said.

He added they have 15,781 doses of Sinovac vaccines, 592 doses of AstraZeneca, 11,060 doses of Sinopharm, 24,920 of Moderna, and 5,850 doses of Pfizer.

He said various government VACCINE/PAGE 7

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COTABATO City — In line with the celebration of 7th Organic Agriculture Month, 22 different cooperatives from City of Cotabato, provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao Del Sur, and Special Geographic Areas (SGA) of BARMM received different organic inputs and chemical supplies from Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) on Nov. 26, 2021 held at MAFAR Covered Court, BGC, Cotabato City.

The celebration, with the theme "Organikong Pagsasaka, Sagot sa Pandemiya", is an annual activity intends to promote the practice of organic agriculture nationwide, as a farm system, being considered as an effective

tool for development, environmental conservation, and health protection of farmers, consumers and the general public.

The agricultural inputs distributed, amounting to P846,374.00 under the 2021 General Appropriations Act for Bangsamoro (GAAB)—a regular program funds of MAFAR, were: organic fertilizers, sweet potato cuttings, ginger, molasses and foliar fertilizers.

MAFAR Chief of Operation for Agriculture Services Tong Abas mentioned that the purpose of distribution of organic inputs to the farmer cooperatives is one way of the Ministry’s strategy in promoting and encouraging the organic farming in the region.

“We want our farmers to practice organic farming in their respective areas using high value crops, especially during this time of pandemic because they could earn income from it,” Abas said.

“In fact, several farmers

saved their livelihood using organic farming as their alternative or main source of income such as planting upland rice, vegetables, and spices, among others during this time of difficulties,” he added.

Furthermore, both Miss Nora Rebote of Talapas Integrated Organic Farmers Association based in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao and Mr. Malony Tulawi of Greenland MultiPurpose Cooperative

in Upi, Maguindanao expressed their heartfelt gratitude to MAFAR and Bangsamoro Government for their continuous support, especially during this time of pandemic.

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8 villages in Dinagat Islands breach 50% full vax rate BUTUAN City – A least eight barangays in the province of Dinagat Islands have achieved a vaccination rate of more than 50 percent among its residents as of November 28.

The barangays were named in Executive Order (EO) 11-06 issued by Governor Arlene Bag-ao on Monday afternoon.

The EO, a copy of which was obtained by the

Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday, set guidelines and protocols as the province was placed under Alert Level 3 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

The order also adopted the IATF guidelines on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Alert System, particularly on movements of persons in

areas declared under Alert Level 3.

Six of the barangays with high vaccination rates are located in the town of Cagdianao, along with the municipalities of Libjo and Dinagat with one barangay each.

In Cagdianao, the village of Boa has the highest rate of fully vaccinated residents with 70.6 percent, followed by Valencia with 69.8 percent,

Sta. Rita (58.9 percent), San Jose (54.7 percent), Poblacion (53.7 percent), and Cabungaan (50.7 percent).

Barangay Osmeña in Libjo also logged a 67.1-percent full vaccination rate, while Escolta in Dinagat municipality had 50.5 percent.

Under the new EO issued by Bag-ao, all BREACH/PAGE 7

READING: A TOPMOST CHALLENGE By: ROGELIO N. MEJARES JR.

The COVID-19 pandemic can be said to have created a rift between almost every person on this planet. Even the tools that could bridge this gap, such as the internet, cannot replace face-to-face communication.

This has affected all sectors of society, including education.

With teachers not being able to personally guide their pupils and students, education has b e c om e i n e f f i c i e nt . T h i s problem is most prominent in the elementary level, where pupils are dependent on the guidance of teachers in learning and developing crucial skills such as calculating, writing, and most importantly, reading.

Re ading is one of t he foundations of the world’s education, and is one of the most important. Most pupils and students learn through reading, as a vast majority of the world’s information is encoded in text. The more proficient

one is in it, the more he or she will be able to understand the world, and the better he or she will be able to perform. It can be said that without the concept of reading, learning, as well as other forms of information dissemination, will be countless times slower than it is today, stunting the development of our civilization.

In the past year and a half, teachers have not been able to personally guide their pupils in developing their reading skills.

As children at the elementary level are still immature, they need correction and direction in every step of their learning experience, and the status quo has made it difficult for teachers and educators to do just that.

While parents can fill in this role, they often do not have the time to do so, as they have their own tasks throughout the day.

Thus, nowadays, children often learn on their own, without the

guidance and supervision of adults. This implies that they learn to read without even knowing if what they are doing is correct or not.

Reading is one thing, and understanding is another.

Often, teachers would add remarks to pupils as they teach them to read, helping them understand the meaning of words and the implications of sentences. As there are little to no opportunities for teachers to do this in our current situation, pupils often read “blindly” in sense, where they can read but cannot understand what they are reading. This defeats the purpose of reading in the first place, which is to understand information.

If this situation persists, then problems would continue to appear in the education system. Drop-out and repeater rates among learners would increase. This would be most apparent in children from lowincome families, as they would only have access to printed materials; texts which need reading proficiency in order to be understood properly.

Even if they have an internet connection and can access other learning mediums, this still cannot replace text materials.

T h e s e d i l e m m a s h av e affected every other part of these children’s education.

They need to be able to read and understand the modules and other alternative learning mediums that are currently being implemented. But, they have a hard time trying to do so, and sometimes cannot do so at all. Not only are their reading proficiency stunted, even their studies in other subjects are affected. From this, it can be seen how important reading is in education.

From all of these, it can be said how challenging it is to provide quality and accessible education during this time. As reading proficiency in learners continue to stall, their education would continue to be hindered.

Reading, which was a matter of fact for pupils and teachers in the past, is now a challenge that needs to be solved urgently, lest the whole education system slows down to a crawl before it collapses completely.

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DTI vows full support to exporters post-pandemic THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ensured exporters that government support to the industry even postpandemic will continue the growth of the export sector.

Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) director Christopher Lawrence Arnuco said the agency has provided some relief to exporters at the onset of the pandemic and has continued the capacity building of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help explore opportunities in overseas markets.

“In the case of port handling, through the Export Development Council, we were able to lobby to the Department of Transportation and the Philippine Ports Authority to postpone rates on port operation until 2022. They identified major ports in the country to suspend temporarily the imposition of port rate increases,” he said in a virtual business conference for Central Luzon Friday.

Even at the height of the pandemic, Arnuco said the agency has been active

in engaging MSMEs across the country for business matching and pushing them into the digital market.

He said some 81 local companies with 339 products now have live listings in global online marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, and Etsy.

Arnuco said the DTI has been pushing for the amendments of the Export Development Act by providing insurance to exporters, as the government is now allowed to provide subsidies to exporters under the rules of World Trade Organization.

For 2022, Arnuco said the EMB has set its programs to boost the country’s export industry in the ‘new normal’ such as conducting training programs for SMEs in food sector for market certifications, export promotion activities for high value coconut products, in-store promotion for halal coconut condiments, participation in Taipei International Food Show, Import Goods Fair and EXPORTERS/PAGE 7

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Flag carrier PAL expands Vis-Min services via Iloilo

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HILIPPINE Airlines, Inc. (PAL) announced on Monday that it would expand its services in the Visayas and Mindanao in anticipation of increased demand during the upcoming holiday season.

The flag carrier will resume services from Iloilo to Cebu and General Santos City on Dec. 7 and from Iloilo to Davao on Dec. 8.

“The expanded route network will increase connectivity between the Visayas and Mindanao just in time for the peak holiday season, enabling more people to reunite with families in their home provinces,” PAL said in an e-mailed statement.

With various areas in the Visayas and Mindanao reopening for business and tourism, the airline anticipates that the new flights will contribute to the overall economic recovery.

“We also hope to restore more of our pre-pandemic routes and mount new services in the coming months, while

strictly adhering to the latest health and safety protocols set by all local government units (LGUs) involved,” PAL Senior Assistant Vice-President for Philippine Sales Harry D. Inoferio said.

The airline said that each province, city or municipality might impose its own travel requirements, and the rules may be subject to change at short notice.

“For additional information and latest updates, passengers are encouraged to check the website of the LGU of their destination point. Additionally, they may also check https://www.philippineairlines. com/en/covid-19/travelingwithintheph. www.philippineairlines.com,” it added.

PHL ARRIVAL PROTOCOLS PAL also announced on Monday that eligible travelers to the Philippines from countries or regions on the green list will now be subjected to the same quarantine and testing protocols that apply to arrivals from countries in the yellow list classification.

Travelers from yellow-listed countries

are required to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of a negative swab test that was taken on the fifth day from their arrival. They must quarantine at home until their 10th day.

The airline said the revised red list now includes South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini and Mozambique, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy.

“Inbound international travel shall not be allowed for all persons, regardless of vaccination status, coming from or who have been to red-listed countries/ regions within the last 14 days prior to arrival to any port of the Philippines,” PAL noted.

“Only Filipinos returning to the country via government-initiated or nongovernment-initiated repatriation and Bayanihan Flights may be allowed entry subject to the prevailing entry, testing, and quarantine protocols for red-listed countries,” it added.

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA It is so amazing to meet a t h r e e - t i m e Ha l l o f Famer during his stint as Regional Director of the Civil Service Commission, then promoted as CSC Asst.

Commissioner from 2003 up to 2009. It’s great to interact with a passionate friend, former Asst.

Commissioner Elmer who have enlightened me on the essence of bureaucracy whose officials are bound by law to prove equal to the Constitution’s mandate that “a public office is a public trust,” that all officials of government must exercise their functions to the highest degree of commitment, d e d i c at i on , e f f i c i e nc y and responsibility. At a time when all candidates running for presidency in the forthcoming political exercise are brandishing as their priority to cleanse the bureaucracy of so much corruption, let notice be s er ved to one and all that such contention of bureaucratic corruption may not be applicable to all agencies or officials but has something to do with

the allegation “that power cor r upts and abs olute power corrupts absolutely.”

In fact, corruption in the civil service was not yet that horrible during the tenure of then Asst.

Commissioner Elmer who was a product of the First Quarter Storm in the 70s whose battle-cry then was “let not a single drop of rain go out to the sea without serving the people.” Let’s revisit history. According to Asst. Commissioner Elmer, “conditions in the Philippine Civil Service as it approached its 90th year were far from ideal.

It has just emerged from two decades as a major instrument of authoritarian rule and was still adjusting and realigning its processes to the restored democratic i n s t it ut i on s . Un d e r a new regime of then President Corazon Aquino determined to eliminate all traces of the old one, adjustment also called for review and restructuring of existing entities. The ensuing government wide reorganization in 1987 highlighted deep seated problems and deficiencies in the bureaucracy that needed immediate attention.” If you remember, no less than our ver y own Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel was the one appointed by Pres.

Cory as the Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) who amazingly re-structured bureaucracy to be responsive to the

call of the people-powered democratic government.

What were some of these significant bureaucratic transformations? Well, according to Asst.

C om m i s s i on e r E l m e r, “t h e ye ars of t h e s o called democratic authoritarianism suppressed no only the activist student movements.

Government employee associations particularly the professional and occupational groups who, by the late sixties had started to focus their growing collective i n f lu e nc e on work i ng conditions were also deactivated. The return of democracy in 1986 saw a new constitution, which established public sector unionism in government r a n k s – t hu s , g i v i n g employees a legal voice.”

Well, during his stint as CSC Asst. Commissioner, CSC had trail-blazed significant measures to f ine-tune bure aucrac y that sort of “taking the bull by the horn.” These measures included the implementation of the “At t r i t i o n L a w,” t h a t trimmed down bureaucracy; the professionalization in the Civil Service that provided that “without b a c c a l au re ate d e g re e s can no longer aspire for c a r e e r a d v a n c e m e nt ,” thus, erasing “palakasan” the “Panibagong Sigla” that sought to produce a comprehensive reform package where employees

from all over the country sent their ideas and suggestion directly on how to make bureaucracy more effective and to erase corruption.”

Thank you so much Com. Elmer for sharing with us such significant measures of CSC. Indeed, as you have articulated, “much of what ails the machinery of government are not the fault of the civil servants. The systems itself, the deficiencies and other imperfections have sp aw ne d many of t he problems. The changes, the new approaches are meant to help create a better, more encouraging and more productive work atmosphere for our civil servants.”

Well, as former CSC Regional Director of Region 4, Region 10 and Region 11 and as former Asst. Commissioner, you have proven equal to the task showing the truism that a “public office is a public trust,” and exercising your mandate to the highest degree of commitment dedication, responsibility and effectivity and awarded three times into the Hall of Famer. Indeed, you had been a noon-tide in our midst during these most challenging times of climate change and v i o l e nt e x t r e m i s m , a man of integrity having been a Public Servant par excellence, a leader sui generis. To you, our firm salute and warm embrace.

What really is God’s word?

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Favorite child Think a minute . . .

Throughout history the hopes of a family often depended on the son. Parents and daughters would sacrifice to help the son succeed.

Nearly 200 years ago a family in Yorkshire, England had three daughters and only one son, Branwell.

Branwell was considered the family’s smartest child.

At a young age he showed amazing talent for art and literature. His drawings and paintings, along with his poetry and other writings, promised him and his family a bright future.

For years, Branwell’s three sisters worked and saved money to help their brother get the education and job experiences he needed to reach his great potential. But repeatedly, Branwell wasted the opportunities that his sisters worked so hard to give him. Even when their brother became a drug addict and alcoholic, his sisters still continued working to help him succeed. Sadly, to this day Branwell’s paintings and writings remain unknown.

It appeared that his sisters’ many years of labor and

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST devotion to their brother’s dreams were wasted.

But during all those years, while they were working to financially support their brother, in their spare time at night by candlelight, his sisters themselves tried to do their own writing and live up to their brother’s ability.

But unlike their brother, they succeeded! In fact, all three sisters wrote famous books.

Anne wrote the novel, Agnes Gray; Emily was the author of the classic, Wuthering Heights; and Charlotte wrote the famous Jane Eyre. Anne, Emily, and Charlotte Bronte.

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“HEAVEN and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Lk 21,33) With these words of Christ, we should feel the need to know what exactly is God’s word. Why will it not pass away?

The simple answer is t hat G o d’s word is not just an idea, a doctrine, an ideology. It’s not just a strategy, a culture or a lifestyle. Of course, God’s word involves all these, but unless we understand God’s word as Christ himself, the God who became man to reveal to us all that we need to know, all that we need to do to be God’s image and likeness as God wants us to be, we will miss the real essence and character of God’s word.

We have to realize that the word of God cannot be separated from God himself.

That’s because God is so perfect as to be in absolute simplicity. As such, God has no parts, no aspects, no quality or property that are distinct from his very

being. His word and his being are just one. There is no distinction at all in him.

Of course, from our point of view, we cannot help but to describe God according to our own terms and ways that cannot help but make distinctions between the essence of a being and its properties and qualities. But in himself, God does not have distinction between his essence and the properties that we attribute to him.

O f c ou rs e, t h i s i s a myster y, a supernatural truth that our reason cannot fully fathom. That is why we need to have a strong faith to be able to accept this truth. And once we accept by faith the absolute unity between God and his word, then we will realize that reading and meditating on the gospel is actually having a living encounter with God through Christ.

Thus, St. Jerome, a father of the Church, once said that to read the Scripture is to converse with God—“If

you pray, you speak with the Spouse. If you read, it is he who speaks to you,” he said.

Only when we realize that God’s word is Christ himself and that reading it is like having an encounter with Christ can God’s word truly be as the Letter to the Hebrews described it: “Alive and active. Sharper t han any double-e dge d sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (4,12) Of course, we have to be that good, rich soil referred to in that parable for God’s word to take root in us and be fruitful. Otherwise, no matter how powerfully effective God’s word is, if the reader of that word does not have the right condition, that word would have no ef fe c t. It wou ld fai l to produce fruit, “thirty, sixty and even a hundredfold,” as Christ assured us.

T hat me ans t hat we should handle the word

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ROY CIMAGALA of God with great faith and piety. We should not just treat it as some literary or historical or cultural reading. We have to realize that we are listening to Christ and that what we hear from him should be taken very seriously.

That means that we have to involve our whole being when reading God’s word.

It should not just be an intellectual affair, though we have to make full use of our intelligence and all our other faculties when reading and meditating on it.

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Kotong to Disappear Under Lacson Presidency

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idding the streets of "kotong" where jeepney drivers lose some P300 a day to crooked cops - will be one of the first priorities under the presidency of Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson. And that's a promise.

Lacson said he had done this when he headed the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001, when he rid the police force not only of mulcting cops but the kotong culture.

"Ito pwede kong ipangako - ang kotong sa kalsada mawawala (This I can promise: kotong in the streets will disappear)," he said at a

sectoral forum with bus operators.

He said that under his watch as Chief PNP, he led by example and did not allow corruption, much less extortion, among his men.

Before that, he said traders and dealers would even give their drivers an extra P1,000 as "panlagay sa highway (grease money for the road)."

Lacson said his "notake policy" reached a point that policemen would even refuse offers of money from drivers who they would flag down for traffic violations.

"Umabot sa punto

na ayaw tumanggap ang pulis (It came to a point the policemen would refuse money from drivers)," he said.

Lacson, who is running for President under Partido Reporma, recalled how his late father Buenaventura would come home tired and stressed, after being victimized by "kotong" cops. This would influence him to stop the kotong culture in the police force.

His stopping of the kotong culture in the PNP, as well as other reforms, earned the PNP - and himself as its chief - high approval ratings from the public, as well as their trust.

VACCINATION ROLE OUT MICHELLE H. GALGO Teacher I - Cugman Elementary School

Covid 19 pandemic affects the whole world’s economy.

Lot’s of stablishment were closed, unemployment rate increases and many other factors related to economy were hampered and need to be addressed by world leaders in order to regain our economic status and stability.

In the Philippines, issues and concerned were raised in the IATF - Inter Agency Task force to fastrack the nation’s recovery program.

Series of laws were passed in the house of congress and in the senate to address the basic needs and health protection of Filipinos. Inspite of this challeges, we are striving hard to surppased this pandemic for us to live in a new normal wherein we could perform things as a routinary basis for us live and survive together with our loveones.

Health authorities came up with an initial solution to f igth this pandemic through observing safety health protocols by washing our hands with water and alcohol, wear facemask or faceshield, observed social distancing and stay at home.

But most of the health experts really suggested to have massive vaccination to permanently addressed this crisis. That’s why our government launched this

what we called vaccination role out to all Filipinos for us to achieve zero covid cases in the near future. And by this, our country’s economy

will be much more stable and making it great again through our cooperation and cohesivenss in supporting our government’s health program.

Republic of the Philippines Cagayan de Oro City AFFIDAVIT OF SOLE ADJUDICATION I, SILVESTRE C. TENIO, of legal age, Filipino, married and with residential address at Zone 3, Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law do hereby depose and state: 1. That I am the sole legal heir and only child of my late parents, mother, CRISANTA CABILOGAN-TENIO, who died intestate on 26 March 1987 at Cagayan de Oro City, who died without issue and left without a will and my father, VENANCIO TENIO, who died intestate on 02 July 1998 at Cagayan de Oro City, who died without issue and left without a will; 2. That there is no other heir other than myself; 3. That at the time of their death, the decedents left a parcel of land (Lot 19135-B, Psd-10-010081, being a portion of Lot 19135, CAD-369-D, Cagayan Cadastre Ext.) located at Barrio, Tablon, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao with an area of 5,196 sq.m. more or less as evidenced by TCT No. T-48063 more particularly described as follows: Description of Property Bounded on the NE, along lines 1-2-3 by Lot 19135-A of the Subdivision plan: Psd-10-010081; Along line 3-4 by Lot 19136, Cad-369—D, Cagayan Cadastre Ext.; On the NE, along line 4-5 by Agusan River; On the SE., along lines 5-6-7 by Lot 19134’ On the SW., along line 7-1 by Lot 19981 both of CAD-369-D, Cagayan Cadastre Extension.

Beginning at a point marked “1” on the plan being N. 84 deg. 35’E., 10241.46m. from BLLM No. 1, Cad 237, Cagayan Cadastre.

4. That the decedent left no debts and invoking Section 1 Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, I have hereunto adjudicate sole heir to myself, ownership of the aforementioned real estate, subject to contingent claim of third person or heir who has been deprived of his/her lawful participation in the estate pursuant to Section 4 of Rule 74;

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AJ Raval mesmerizes in Crush Kong Curly A curly, sexy vlogger that everyone is crushing hard on is coming to Vivamax this December!

In “Crush Kong Curly”, AJ Raval stars as Elle, once a bullied ugly duckling and

now the hottest celebrity vlogger in the country.

She believes that sex is power, and she knows how to use it well – be it in public or private shows.

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her family. She works hard to be able to build their dream home. But her grandmother does not know what she does for a living. Elle’s friends are supportive of her, no matter how wild she gets.

Her first love broke her heart, but she’s not afraid to open her heart again.

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Wilbert Ross plays Peter, an architect who just moved in Elle’s neighborhood. He’s an ex-seminarian, a loving brother and uncle to his sister’s children. The reason why he found Elle

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE EJF-2021-986 Upon Extra Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118 filed by BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing ijder and by virtue of the laws of the Philippines with principal place of business at BPI Family Bank Center, Paseo de Roxas corner De la Rosa Sts. Makati City., against SPS. ANASTACIO SIMENE FULLO, JR. AND JOMA CAABAY FULLO of legal ages, with residence and postal address Blk4 Colarai, Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 29, 2021 amounts to FIVE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHT PESOS & 62/100(P5,141,108.62) Philippine currency, excluding interest and penalty charges, the undersigned Sheriff will SELL at Public Auction on December 27, 2021 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the main entrance of RTC Branch 41, 2nd flr., Goldridge Bldg., Mastersons Avenue Cor. P.N. Roa Sr., Avenue, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, to the Highest Bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the real property mortgaged together with all improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 137-2019005877 LOT NO: 18 BLOCK NO: 13 PLAN NO: pcs-10-004641 PORTION OF: THE CONS/SUB OF LOTS 21242-A, LOT; 21242-B, LOT; 21242-C, LOT; 21242-E, ALL OF PSD-10-003756 & LOT; 21237, CAD-369-D; LOCATION: LUMBIA, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, ISLAND OF MINDANAO AREA: TWO HUNDRED TWENTY THREE (223) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the Title and Tax Declaration herein-above described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated date, time and place.

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

Cagayan de Oro City, November 9, 2021

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF BY:

ALDEN V. SAMBAAN

Sheriff IV

in an awkward position on the floor is because the wall in which she was leaning on has crumbled.

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This is the first fulllength movie team-up of AJ Raval and Wilbert Ross, although they have both appeared in “Shoot!

Shoot!”. Wilbert, known for his singing and dancing talent, coming from the famous group Hashtag, also sang the “Crush Kong Curly” theme song.

For this project, Awardwinning director GB Sampedro (Astig) teams up again with screenwriter Conn Escobar who also wrote the screenplay of Sampedro’s other sexy comedy film, “Kaka”.

“Crush Kong Curly” also stars Viva’s Maui

Taylor as Pia, sister of Peter, Gina Pareño as Lola Elvie, Chad Kinis and Loren Mariñas as friends of Elle, Andrew Muhlach as Peter’s buddy, Jao Mapa as Peter’s brother-in-law, Madeleine Red as Elle’s sister, and Gab Lagman as Elle’s first love.

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Mother Tongue-Based of Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)

By ALLAN PAUL V. PABELLAN

MOTHER tongue-based mu lt i lingu a l e duc at ion programs serve learners of non-dominant language communities who do not understand or speak DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late SPS. VERIANO M. BURNEA, SR. who died intestate on April 9, 2011 at Upper Zone 4, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental; and LINDA V. BURNEA, who died intestate on November 8, 2013, at Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental; the place of our residence; left a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-153904 situated in the Barrio of Bayabas, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO (2,332) SQUARE METERS, DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, That for and in consideration of the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND (P200,000.00) PESOS, Philippine currency, receipt in full is hereby acknowledged from the Vendee, we hereby CEDE,SELL, TRANSFER AND CONVEY as by these presents, do hereby CEDED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED and CONVEYED portion containing an area of FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT (538) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of SPS. VERIANO M. BURNEA, SR., and LINDA V. BURNEA in favor LIZA A. CARVERO, per DOC #171; PAGE #35; BOOK #84; Series of 2017 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. QUINTILIANITO S. BABARIN, JR.

thelanguage of instruction when they begin formal education.

Students begin with what they know - their language and culture, knowledge and experience - as the foundation for learning in school. Well-planned and well-implemented MTBMLE programs produce students who are multilingual an d mu lt i c u ltu r a l an d who contribute to their community and their nation’s development goals.

The MTB-MLE strengthens the development of the appropriate cognitive and reasoning skills enabling children to operate equally in different languages starting EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LUIS IQUIO DACOCO, who died on August 19, 1978 at Cawa, Cawa, Zamboanga, at the time of his death left a parcel of land with Tax Declaration No. 22-0008-00346 situated in Patag, Naawan, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX (7,286) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of LUIS IQUIO DACOCO, per DOC #195; PAGE #39; BOOK #14; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. IKE L. ROA. BWM: December 1, 8 & 15, 2021

BWM: December 1, 8 & 15, 2021

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947 CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631 LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739 CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

with the mother tongue.

Learners begin their education in the language they understand best - their mother tongue - and need to develop a strong foundation in their mother language before effectively learning additional languages.

This is where DepEd gets inspiration its MTB-MLE as a feature of the enhanced Basic Education program.

It mandates the use of the language that students are familiar with their first language as medium of instruction to allow them to grasp basic concepts more easily.

Currently, DepEd uses 19 languages - Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, I l o k o, B i k o l , Y b a n a g , Sinugbuanong Binisaya, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bahasa Sug, Maguindanaoan, Maranao, Chavacano, Ivatan, Sambal, Akianon, Kinaray-a, Yakan and Siniurigaonon. The MTB-MLE is implemented int two modules: as a learning/ subject area and as medium of instruction.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late GERT LEIBLING, who died in Mambajao, Camiguin on July 1, 2021 without any will; that the said deceased at the time of his death left a REAL and PERSONAL PROPERTIES described as follows; a. a residential building with floor area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR AND FORTEEN (164.14) SQUARE METERS situated at Agoho, Mambajao, Camiguin, Tax Declared in the name of Gert Tomas Leibling under TD/ARP No. 04000204575 b. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES Camiguin with account no. 0991-064963 c.

LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES CDO MAIN BRANCH Camiguin with account no. 0991P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers 070516 d. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL Kalambagohan Sts., BANK Camiguin with account no.

Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * 403110052730 e. PHILIPPINE Telefax # (088) 856-1947 NATIONAL BANK Camiguin with account no. 403110026146 and has CAMIGUIN BRANCH been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL B. Aranas St., Poblacion, SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS, file by Mambajao, Camiguin the heirs of GERT LEIBLING , per DOC Tel. # (088) 387-0491 #12; PAGE #3; BOOK #XLV; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry CORRALES BRANCH of ATTY. CARLO C. BORROMEO. Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City BWM: December 1, 8 & 15, 2021

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Coffee Show Asian Trade Fair in Korea.

Throughout 2022, the EMB will have in-store promotion in Dubai for meat alternatives and other healthy substitute products and premium items in February; business matching for the personal care and cosmetics sectors and hygiene industries in March; business matching for housewares sector in April in time for the Hong Kong Lifestyle Sourcing Show; and business mission on raw materials sourcing opportunity and exchange mission for Philippine leather goods in Taiwan in June.

In the second half of next year, there will be business matching for Philippine Parts Makers Association with Taiwan buyers in July in time for the Taiwan Auto Parts and Accessories Show; capacity bu i ld ing workshop for garments and textile sector in August; business matching for housewares and leather goods sectors in August in time for the Korea Import Goods Fair; business matching for Philippine Activated Carbon Manufacturers Association wit h Kore an buyers in August in time for Water Korea; business matching for the electronics sector in September; and business matching session for personal care sector for Middle East and African markets in September.

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SELF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late CECELIA C. ABARCA, who died intestate and without leaving a Will on 09-21-1988 at Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, at the time of his death is the owner and possessor of the herein described properties to wit: Tax Declaration No. 14-0001-00122 situated at Poblacion, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, containing an rea of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THREE (153) Square Meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SELF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR, filed by the heirs of CECELIA C. ABARCA, per DOC #147; PAGE #38; BOOK #13; Series of 2011 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. AUDIE G. PADUGANAN. BWM: Nov. 17, 24 & Dec. 1, 2021

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LINO CRUZ CHAVES, who died on November 5, 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, that said decedent died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; that said decedent, at the time of his death left certain real property, exclusive and conjugal, which are more particularly described as follows, to Parcel 1 TCT No. T-31309 situated at Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of 990 square meters, more or less, that the decedent also left certain personal properties, as follows; a.

China Bank, CDO-Lapasan Branch, Foreign Currency Savings with Bank Account No. 183-7024915; and b. PNB Bank, Limketkai Branch, RBU Foreign Currency Checking Bank Account No. 325726000015 and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE, filed by the heirs of LINO CRUZ CHAVES, per DOC #304; PAGE #61; BOOK #7; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. LEA AURORA P. SAMACO. BWM: Nov. 17, 24 & Dec. 1, 2021

T he E M B w i l l h ave programs next year such as participation to the Beauty and Wellness Manila VX Vir tu a l Trade E xp o of Chamb er of C osmetics Industries of the Philippines in October; business matching f or c ont r a c t f u r n it u re and furnishings for UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia in October; and extensive promotion of Philippine jewelry products in the Korean market in November in time for the participation in the Jewelry Fairs in Korea.

A r nu c o e n c o u r a g e d MSMEs across the country to contact DTI’s regional offices for them to participate in programs set for next year.

(PNA)

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residents of the identified barangays may travel outside the province without presenting a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

All employees of national line agencies (NLA) with a 100-percent full vaccination rate may also travel outside the province without presenting a negative RT-PCR upon their return.

The concerned NLA employees, the EO added, must be residents of barangays with at least a 50-percent vaccination rate.

“All residents are highly encouraged to participate in the Bayanihan, Bakunahan: National Vaccination Days on 29 November 2021 to 1 December 2021 in their respective municipalities, in addition to the conduct of regular vaccination programs of all municipal rural health units,” the governor said in her order. (PNA)

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Korea.

“If we develop our own technology and new products for coconut, the opportunity is big… in food and wellness,” he added.

For c a c a o, w h i c h i s intercropped with coconut i n p a r t s o f t h e D av a o Region, Mr. Dinsay said the commodity’s footprint in the South Korean market is limited.

One recently-launched product is Yelo Yolo cacao chips, produced in Davao Region and marketed by a South Korean firm. The brand also offers cacao cookies, as well as coconut, cassava and banana chips.

“Now trying to introduce c a c a o t o S out h Kore a .

There is a growing trend for chocolate because of the café market,” he said.

In t h e f re s h b an an a s e c tor, he s aid t here is a g row i n g d e m a n d f or organic, which is currently dominated by Peru.

The Philippines is one of South Korea’s top Cavendish banana suppliers and will enjoy zero tariffs in five years following the recent signing of a bilateral free trade agreement.

At t h e D a v a o C i t y b u s i n e s s c h a m b e r ’s separate Davao Investment Conference also held last w e e k , Tr a d e S e c r e t a r y Ramon M. Lopez emphasized the significance of the trade deal. “ This is a major win considering that this has been a long negotiation of about two years, so that we can fast-t rack for a very good market access of bananas entering the South Korean market and also preserve our exports to South Korea,” he said.

“We will see more of Korea in the years to come,” he added.

Mr. Dinsay also noted p otent i a l S out h Kore aDavao de Oro collaboration in coffee, aquaculture, and mining.

EMERGING SECTORS Meanwhile, the D e p a r t m e n t o f Tr a d e a n d I n d u s t r y ’s ( D T I ) D avao de Oro of f ice is also encouraging the development of new agricultural ventures such as adlai, free-range chicken, poultry farming, sorghum, and cassava.

Speakers representing these industries, including a c o op e r at i v e a n d S a n Miguel Foods, Inc., gave briefings on opportunities for potential investors.

“We are highlighting industries that are promising and providing good returns for our investors, most especially in this time of crisis,” DTIDavao de Oro Provincial Director Lucky Siegfred M. Balleque said during the forum.

“Wit h t he combine d activities, the organizers hope to generate at least P500 million in investment for ne w and exp ansion projects, assist 50 investors and more than 200 existing an d p ot e nt i a l s M SM E s and create more than a thousand jobs respectively,” he added.

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and Communications Technology ; Generation of New Sources of Energy; Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d Infrastructure; and PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) Projects.

Investments in the Davao region are also entitled to Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act. Fondevilla noted that investments in the Davao region received P8.26 billion worth of investments in 2019, but the amount was halved to P4.96 billion in 2020.

For 2019, the largest amount of investments in the region came from real estate activities with P3.19 billion followed by Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply with P2.19 billion. At the third spot was manufacturing with P2.02 billion.

Other approved investments in the region were from the waste Management and remediation activities (P586.5 million); transportation and storage (P201.6 million); agriculture, forestry, and fishing (P57.3 million); and water supply, sewerage, administrative and support service activities (P13.8 million).

In 2020, re a l est ate remained the top driver with P2.17 billion worth of investments followed by accommodation and food service activities with P1.8 billion. At the third spot was agriculture, forestry, and fishing with P636.6 million.

Other sources of investments include human health and social work activities (P139.87 million) and administrative and support service activities (P15 million).

Some of these notable projects approved under the BOI’s Investments Priorities Plan (IPP) in Davao in 2020 were the 8990 Housing Development Corporation, a developer of an economic and low-cost housing project in Davao City, with P2.17 billion amount of investments; CHMI Hotels & Residences, Inc., a new operator of tourist accommo dation facility in Davao City with P1.8 billion; and Universal Power Solutions, Inc., a new operator of Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) in Malita, Davao Occidental

with P1.1 billion.

Projects that fell under the billion-peso mark were Millenium Specialty Coco Products, Inc, a new export producer of coconut products in Panabo City (P994 million); Anflo Banana Corporation, a new export producer of fresh cavendish banana in Davao Oriental (P616 million); and Tagum Water Company, Inc., a new operator of Bulk Water Supply in Tagum City (P586 million).

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agencies, Muslim religious leaders, the business sector, the police and military have committed to lend their personnel and resources to the three-day vaccination drive.

He assured the vaccine is halal and safe.

“What is important is we have to save lives,” he said.

Meanwhile, Marlon Libot, Chief of Party of Marawi Response Project that Plan International funded by the USAID gave a total of 34,864 personal protective e qu ipm e nt an d 5 4 , 8 9 6 disinfectants to 53 Rural Health Units in the province.

She added the project also undertook an information campaign to encourage more people to get vaccinated and convert the hesitancy into vaccine confidence.

Dr. Shalimar Rakiin, medical director of Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi said the hospital will serve as one of the vaccination centers for “B ayanihan Bakunahan.”

After the massive vaccination drive the hospital will require watchers and other persons who wish to enter it to present a vaccination card showing that he or she has received at least the first dose, Rakiin said.

This will ensure the safety of the patients confined at the hospital, she said.

Adiong, who chairs the local IATF, warned residents not to fall for fake vaccine cards circulating in the province.

He warned that holders of fake vaccine cards will face legal sanctions. (Richel V. Umel/MindaNews)

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