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Bat sanctuary 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.

Harmonizing rules of NEA, CDA THE board of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) agreed to form a technical working group (TWG) that will flesh out strategies and mechanisms to be applied in synchronizing rules and edicts being enforced on the country’s electric cooperatives.

The formation of TWG had been the initial critical step taken by the two relevant agencies, so the contradictions in policies relating to the operations of the ECs could finally be straightened out.

“The TWG composition is in compliance with the agreed course of action during the joint meeting of the NEA Board of Administrators and CDA board of directors,” NEA stated.

Waste-to-energy policy exemption THE Department of Energy (DOE) is instituting a policy that will exempt waste-to-energy (WTE) biomass power projects from the competitive selection process (CSP) requirement in their power supply agreements (PSAs).

CSP is an auction scheme mandated upon off-taker distribution utilities, like that of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), if they will have to procure generated capacity from power plants to become part of their supply portfolio.

In a draft Circular issued to relevant stakeholders, the DOE said “eligible biomass WTE facilities shall be exempted from the conduct of CSP in entering a PSA with a distribution utility.”

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AVAO City– Bishop Cirilo Casicas of the Di o c es e of Marbel in South Cotabato has slammed the developer of the controversial $5.9 billion (P297 billion at current rates) Tampakan project for claiming in a legislative hearing that the local religious sector has thrown its support to the largest undeveloped copper-gold minefield in Southeast Asia.

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of South Cotabato held a special session in Koronadal City on Thursday, December 9, regarding the petitions to lift the open-pit mining ban imposed by the provincial BELIES/PAGE 11

SHOE TIME. A sidewalk vendor fixes the shoe lace while waiting for customers along Magsaysay Avenue in Davao City on Sunday, 12 December 2021. As most of the establishments are closed on Sundays, vendors occupy the sidewalk to sell mostly ukay-ukay (pre-loved) items. mindanews photo

MisOr town residents flee ahead of ‘Odette’

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Motorcycle riders struggle with the strong rain and winds in General Luna, SIargao Island. The bad weather caused the cancellation of boat trips and flights to the island. mindanews photo by roel n . catoto

Women candidates for Congress push for community-based approach to COVID

By YAS D. OCAMPO, MindaNews

DAVAO City – Two women candidates vying for a seat in Congress are pushing for a more community-based approach to the pandemic and the gradual decrease of a militarized response to an epidemiological issue.

Peace and development worker Maria Victoria “Mags” Maglana and anesthesiologist Jean Lindo are running for a seat at the House of Representatives, Maglana as an independent candidate for the city’s first district, a post held by reelectionist

Rep. Paolo Duterte, President Rodrigo Duterte’s eldest son, and Dr. Lindo as a second nominee of the Gabriela party-list.

The two shared their legislative agenda on COVID-19 during an online for u m “Fre e d om f rom COVID-19: Looking Back, Moving Forward” organized and livestreamed by the Davao for Leni group on Saturday afternoon According to Maglana, within the first few weeks of the pandemic, there were

MORE than 330 families in Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental have been evacuated to safer ground after flood waters overflowed from an unfinished dike Monday night, officials said.

Gingoog City officials also suspended classes in all levels today due to heavy rains and inclement weather.

Misamis Oriental d is aste r c ont rols ch i e f Fernando Vincent Dy said the Philippine Coast Guard has already prevented boats with less than 200 tonnages from venturing out to sea.

Dy said the Philippine C oast Guard, howe ver, a l l owe d fe r r y s e r v i c e s between Balingoan town in Misamis Oriental and Benoni town in Camiguin.

Cagayan de Oro officials, meanwhile, postponed its Bayanihan Bakunahan 2 for December 15, 16 and 17 and closed all its vaccination centers in anticipation of typhoon “Odette.”

Fearing a repeat of tropical storm “Sendong” 10 years ago, disaster officials went on full throttle in preparation FLEE/PAGE 11

already suggestions that came out of academic institutes such as the Jesse Robredo Institute of Governance at the Dela Salle University and the Joint Ateneo Institute for Mindanao Economics at Ateneo de Davao University, on handling the pandemic.

The policies pushed for COVID-19 strategies in local governments as well as the assessment of vulnerability in sectors in terms of cushioning effects in the community, among others.

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Dinagat Islands now open for fully-vaxxed individuals BUTUAN City – Starting December 16, all fullyvaccinated residents and visitors may enter the province of Dinagat Islands without presenting negative reverse transcription-polymerase

chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results.

The measure is contained in Executive Order (EO) No. 12-04 issued by Governor Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao on Monday.

“The whole province

UNFPA exec lauds initiatives to end violence vs. Bangsamoro women COTABATO City – An official of the United Nations in the Philippines has urged every Bangsamoro to once and for all end violence against women (VAW).

“It is crucial that women, girls, men, and boys are allies engaged in meaningful conversations about changing norms, beliefs, and practices that are harmful to women and girls,” United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) country representative Dr. Leila Joudane said in a statement released here Monday.

Joudane was the guest of honor during the culminating program of the 18-day campaign to end violence against women in adjacent Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on Sunday.

She stressed in her statement that ending violence against women “starts with us.”

“The entire community should be engaged in education and awarenessraising at school, through community mobilization, social media campaigns, events, and gatherings,” she said.

Joudane lauded the efforts and initiatives of the Bangsamoro and its instrumentalities in the fight to end violence against the Bangsamoro women.

“UNFPA is with you in this fight.

We should not stop here, let’s continue to work together using the rights-based and survivor-centered approach to end genderbased violence and we will not stop until women and girls are safe,” the UN envoy said.

She said every day, women and girls face violence in their homes, communities, in public and private places, LAUDS/PAGE 11

is now under Alert Level 2 with only 21 active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of December 13,” Bag-ao said in the EO. She added that as of Monday, a total of 57,753 residents in the province have been inoculated with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines.

Bag-ao pointed out that a total of 33,540

residents in the islandprovince have been fully vaccinated.

Fully-vaccinated residents, aside from their vaccination cards, are still required to present valid identification cards, a letter of acceptance from the municipal government, or any other document that would prove that he or she is a resident of the province.

Children below 11 years of age and below can also enter the province starting December 16 as long as they are accompanied by fullyvaccinated parents or guardians.

Residents who are not fully vaccinated are still required to present negative results of RTPCR taken within 72 hours.

Fully-vaccinated employees of national government agencies assigned in the province are also required to present a travel authority.

Last week, the province of Surigao del Norte also came out with an EO that allowed fully-vaccinated individuals to enter the province sans the need to present negative RT-PCR. (PNA)

125 locals in MisOcc get cash aid via “Pamaskong Handog” 2021 MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL—As of December 11, At least 125 thousands individuals received a P1,000 cash aid from Senator Christopher Bong Go through DSWD and the representation of Second District Rep. Henry Oaminal with the support of LGUs and more than 60,000 families received the food packs from Rep. Oaminal.

On December 11, Oaminal together with the mayors of the province of Misamis Occidental held a press conference on the updates of pamaskong handog 2021 and other concerns in the province.

“Kini nga programa nga pamaskong handog atong gipaabot sa atong mga katawhan ang pinaskuhan ug kinasingkasing nga giraise sa akong mga kauban nga mga mayor. Tungod sa atong pagmahal sa mga katawhan ug kaning panahan sa pasko macelebrate ang tinuod nga diwa sa pagkatao sa atong Ginoo,” Oaminal said.

(Through this Christmas gift program, we look forward to giving something to our people and the funds were heartily raised by my fellow mayors. This is all because of our love for the people that they may

celebrate the Christmas season with the true essence of God's existence) The representative further thanked the Misamisnons for the inspiration and overwhelming support for their team. “Salamat sa inyong pag-abiabi sa among pag-anha sa inyong tagsa-tagsa ka lungsod ug katong wala pa’y schedule, relax lang mo kay we have prepared for this. Dili gyud ta mahutdan ug food packs and cash assistance,” he said.

(Thank you for welcoming us to your respective towns and for those who don’t have a

MisOcc Officials holds a press conference to report the updates of Pamaskong Handog and other concerns in the province. (SMRN/PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)

schedule yet, just relax because we have prepared for this. We will never run out of food packs and cash assistance) Oaminal encouraged everyone to follow the process and to visit their respective barangay captains, focal person, and mayors.

“Kutob sa muanha nato ug nagmahal atong hatagan ug tabangan.

Mangayo lang ko og dispensa nga usahay dugay tungod sa kadaghan,” he added.

(To all those people who needs assistance and will ask assistance if we could we will provide it right away) The mayors in the province shared that the pamaskong handog helps a lot to Misamisnons.

They said it is a once in a lifetime opportunity that they can give happiness to the people during the pandemic.

On the plans and programs in the province, Oaminal discussed the future development programs and services in the year 2022.

“Simple lang, kung unsa’y proyekto ug serbisyo nga atong nabuhat sa segundo distrito atong ipaabot diri sa distrito uno when it comes to projects, its physical framework development program of the municipalities and cities, which will cover sa atong pag-concrete sa kalsada sa kabukiran, paghatag sa mga support services like infrastructure, school buildings, covered courts, basic necessity of the water system,” the representative said.

(It is quite simple, all the projects and services we have done in the second district we will extend also to first district when it comes to projects, its physical framework development program of the municipalities and AID/PAGE 11

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#BrigadangAyala Kaakay: Ex-Ayala employees help farmers get fair price for their produce MANILA - In the midst of the pandemic, former sales agents Mike Carlos and William Coloma took the plunge and pursued their long-cherished dream— starting their own business.

Carlos and Coloma, now in their 40s, were armed with four decades of combined experience at Honda Cars Makati, Inc., a business unit under Ayala-led AC Industrials.

According to Carlos, it was their frequent visits to farming communities in Benguet, Nueva Ecija, and Bulacan that brought them to a lightbulb moment.

"Nakita naming maraming gulay ang nasisira. Kapag hindi na kayang kunin ng mga middlemen, natatambak nalang doon at nabubulok.

Sayang, dahil marami dito sa Metro Manila ang nagugutom o hindi nakakatikim ng sariwa at masustansiyang pagkain," Carlos said.

"When we started this business, helping farmers talaga ang advocacy namin.

We were never after huge profits. Kapag may konting kita, happy na kami basta makatulong ma-i-ahon ang farmers," Coloma added.

Carlos and Coloma source vegetables directly from farmers, eliminating the need for middlemen and enabling them to buy the produce at fair market price.

Carlos said most farmers have had problems with middlemen who purchase their produce at a very low price.

"Kinukuha namin 'yong gulay nila sa tamang presyo, at pinapasa ko sa mga consumers sa presyong tama rin. Para at least, parehong nabibigyan natin ng value ang farmers and consumers," he added.

"Ang pangarap namin ni Mike ay maibalik 'yong dignidad ng farmers. Gusto naming kunin 'yong mga gulay sa tamang presyo— 'yong sapat para mapag-aral ang mga anak, mabigyan ng desenteng tahanan ang pamilya, at ma-secure ang kinabukasan nila," Coloma

added. #BrigadangAyalaKaakay Carlos and Coloma are currently supplying fresh highland and lowland vegetables for #BrigadangAyalaKaakay, a 12-week food distribution program that aims to reach 10,000 families or about 500,000 individuals across Metro Manila. According to the National Economic and Development Authority (website post on Nov 3, 2021), Metro Manila is among the hardest-hit regions in the country due to the extended lockdowns that forced many businesses to close and let go of their employees.

Each #BrigadangAyalaKaakay beneficiary receives a weekly supply of rice, fresh vegetables, canned goods, and bread that will cover four square meals for a family of five. The food distribution program is scheduled weekly from November 2021 to February 2022.

"Noong binalita sa amin itong project, talagang overwhelmed kami.

Siyempre napalaking honor ang mag-supply para sa Ayala, lalo na sa programang katulad ng Kaakay," Carlos said.

Carlos, who personally delivers the vegetables to the distribution sites, said he enjoys seeing the reactions of the beneficiaries when they see the fresh produce being offloaded from the vehicles.

As such, in their own way, they try to help out by giving away extra bags of vegetables so Kaakay can give more to the beneficiaries.

"Malaki ang pasasalamat namin sa training namin sa Ayala. Lahat ng values na natutunan namin, na-a-apply namin ngayon sa sarili naming negosyo.

'Yon bang kapag kumita ka, you also give back sa employees, sa customers, at sa community," Coloma said.

On Tuesday, Ayala Corporation President & CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala led

#BrigadangAyalaKaakay's food distribution at Sto. Rosario de Pasig Parish in Pasig City together with Senior Managing Director and Public Affairs Group Head Rene Almendras.

Zobel distributed Noche Buena packs to 600 heads of families, who are part of the 500,000 beneficiaries of Kaakay. "I am delighted to hear the stories of former Ayala colleagues Mike Carlos and William Coloma, and how they are helping farmers who have been struggling to sell their produce at a fair market price," Zobel said.

"We are happy to be able to help in our own way particularly those who lost their jobs during the pandemic. We thank our partners, suppliers, and beneficiaries for making Kaakay possible,” he added. #BrigadangAyala serves as the banner under which social development and corporate social responsibility initiatives across the Ayala Group of Companies are implemented. The initiatives covered under #BrigadangAyala range from disaster relief and response, assistance for public education, championing of social enterprises, and public health advocacy, among others.

LACSON: INTER-AGENCY CONSPIRACY IN AGRI SMUGGLING

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HUGE inter-agency conspiracy is the real reason why smuggling of agricultural products remains rampant in the country.

This is the theory of the Partido Reporma presidential bet, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on what seems to be an unstoppable entry of agricultural products into the country that kills the already small-income industry.

In a hearing by the Senate Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, the senator wanted the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Customs to explain how agricultural smuggling is able to thrive in the country despite all the regulations that should prevent it from happening.

"Ang suspetsa ko hindi inter-agency cooperation kundi inter-agency conspiracy. But I would like to clarify na hindi ito highlevel conspiracy. I'm referring to the first personnel on the ground. Pero walang nahuhuli," Lacson said.

Lacson cited what he called the “toll gates of agricultural smuggling,” which include the registration of the business name, the issuance of a Mayor’s permit, and a Customs accreditation,

among others. All these, according to the lawmaker, make it almost impossible to smuggle agricultural products into the country.

Lacson said that this is a huge mystery to Senators because “the laws are sufficient, inter-agency cooperation is sufficient, regulations are sufficient, and yet hindi nagbabago ‘yung complaints.”

“Ang daming carrots, cabbage, kahit pork, nakakalusot. Unless you can explain to us what is happening, we can’t resolve this issue,” he added.

Lacson also hit the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) for allowing a Korean strawberry “invasion” when there is an abundant supply in Benguet. In the same hearing, it was revealed that high-end markets particularly in Cebu have switched to procuring Korean strawberries even though the local supplies are “bigger and fresher.”

“Why are you killing your fellow Filipinos? Gusto n’yong mawalan ng kabuhayan ‘yung mga kababayan natin sa La Trinidad? Import kayo nang import.”

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Barriers to bonding Think a minute . . . It’s a fact of life and human nature: “Everybody needs somebody.” For our life to be satisfying and successful, we need close friends. But we face barriers that can hinder, or completely stop, us from bonding with people and enjoying close, meaningful relationships.

T he f i rst b ar r i e r to bonding with others is our painful past. We find it difficult to trust others because we have been deeply hurt by someone before, so we are afraid to open our heart to anyone again. We may not want to get close and share our real feelings with others because in the past we were criticized or even rejected for being open and honest. So now to protect ourselves from that possible pain, we do not let others know our true feelings and the person we really are inside.

Some of us were fortunate to be born to parents who gave us loving acceptance, affection, and attention, so we learned how to have close, open relationships.

But people who are hurting

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA He was then lying on his deathbed; in fact, he would die 5 days later of bone cancer.

But for Mr. Antonio “Nong Tonyo” Salcedo, a 65-year old fisherfolk leader in Macajalar Bay, cancer had no match against his will to protect the remaining forest in the watersheds of Bukidnon, Lake Lanao and Cagayan de Oro City.

While he was dying, it was the days of rage against l o g g i ng a s Ta s k Forc e Macajalar with some 6,000 members taking direct actions by staging human barricades to stop the unceasing flow of logs from the hinterlands

of Cagayan de Oro, Lanao and Bukidnon. That was in 1991, the days of barricades that would last for 10 years which had stopped only when no less than then President Joseph Estrada came to interact with the barricaders.

The “man of the masses” was so aghast to know that all logging activities then were all illegal as the “finest of trees” were being cut in the prohibited zones, i.e., in areas with altitude of more than 1,000 meters above sea level or in slopy areas with more than 50% gradient. I remember presenting to His Excellency all the pictures of these illegal logging activities and he ordered then DENR Secretary Cerilles to issue an order to stop logging.

Unknown to many, during those years of the people’s direct actions through human barricades, Nong Tonyo was so passionate to join us barricaders. He called the doctor to release him from the hospital because he wanted to join us then.

When told that he better rest because he would soon meet his Creator, he replied by telling the doctor that the more that he be released because he knew that he was dying. He said, “kung pangutan-on ako sa Ginoo unsa akong gibuhat aron mapanalipdan ang kinayaihan nga iyang gibuhat, akong ikasulti Kaniya nga Lord ako gayud gibarikadahan ang mga logging trucks aron mahunong ang pagkagusbat sa among nahabilin nga kalasangan.” He added, “A n g p a g p a n a l i p o d s a nagusbat nga kinaiyahan ang pinakataas nga matang sa pag-pangamuyo ug pagalagad sa Kahitas-an.”

Well, he was not able to join us then because he died a few days later. But am sure Nong Tonyo had leaped up to the Great Beyond to the loving embrace of the Almighty for his struggle in protecting God’s vanishing creation.

He, as member of Task Force Macajalar, was in the forefront of protecting Macajalar Bay

Trapped in one’s own trap IN the Bible, there are a number of passages that talk about how some people, usually the wicked and evil ones, fall into their own snare that were supposed to be made for the others.

For example, in the Book of Psalms, we have the following passages: “Let the wicked fall into their own nets…” (141,10) “I did nothing wrong, but they tried to trap me. For no reason at all, they dug a pit to catch me.

So let them fall into their own traps. Let them stumble into their own nets.” (35,7) “They have dug a pitfall in my path.

But look! They themselves have fallen into it!” (57,6) T h i s w a s a l s o w h at happened when the chief priests and some elders of the people tried to trick Christ by asking him about the authority he had for doing

what he was doing. (cfr. Mt 21,23-27) As the gospel narrated, Christ, of course, outsmarted them and asked them a question that they themselves could not answer, since any answer they would give would put them on the spot.

We have to be most wary of any temptation to trick God by playing around with the truth. We just have to be very truthful even if we may have to suffer because of it, since by resorting to some trickery, we would just expose ourselves to greater shame sooner or later.

In this regard, St. Augustine once said, “They love truth when it enlightens them, but hate when it accuses them.

In this attitude of reluctance to be deceived and intent to deceive others they love truth when it reveals itself but

hate it when it reveals them.

Truth will therefore take its revenge: when people refuse to be shown up by it, truth will show them up willy-nilly and yet elude them.”

We should therefore be most truthful, knowing how to grow in that virtue of truthfulness especially these days when things can get very complicated. In this we need to understand that truthfulness can only start with our proper relationship with God. Other than that, our truthfulness, even in what we may consider as its best form, would always be suspect and vulnerable to elements that undermine the truth.

In short, we can only be truthful and sincere when we are with God who revealed himself in fullness insofar as we are concerned in his

when he was still alive against the dark forces that were causing the Bay’s demise, i..e.,illegal fishing, industrial pollution, massive siltation due to logging and mining operations, among others.

His words until now reverberate. Yes, we reaffirm, “protecting God’s vanishing creation is the highest form of worship.” We printed those words in bold stroke in streamers as we bravely faced armed men who were threatening us then. In fact, a hand grenade (m2k2) was thrown to us barricaders one evening that fortunately, by Divine intervention, did not explode. That reinforced our belief that “If God is with you, who can go against you.” Yes, all kinds of harassment had been employed against us but we were not cowed. When one faced death mustering all the courage to nurture and to heal back the blighted land, all the biblical learning were proven to be right. Indeed, “If you have faith even as WORSHIP/PAGE 11

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ROY CIMAGALA Son who became man, Jesus Christ.

Thus, Christ clearly said that he is “the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through him.” In other words, we can only be truthful through him.

We can only find the proper way for whatever is good for us through him. We can only have the real life, proper to us, in him.

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Do live for something!

JHAN TIAFAU HURST and wounded from their past often are not free to fully trust others and develop close, honest relationships.

Anot her bi g b ar r i er to bonding with others is our wrong thinking about ourselves. We may think we are just not good enough to be truly liked or loved by others. We think something is wrong with us, either because we were actually told that or we simply did not feel genuinely loved and accepted when we were young.

Finally, another barrier to bonding with others is our confused, wrong understanding of our Maker.

We do not really believe that BONDING/PAGE 11

Admittedly, this sounds like a very easy request. Already, Thomas Chalmers (17801847), a Scottish minister, prof e s s or of t h e o l o g y, political economist, and a leader of both the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland, treated that topic already with plenty of flowering words.

"Innumerable human beings live, move and have to pass away - free from worries but unknown and unnoticed. Incomprehensible and inscrutable: no line written and no word talk by themselves are still in the memories of their bereaved.

Their gleams of light switched out in the darkness of life's night".

Why do people like to live like this even knowing they have to leave the platform of their lives one day? Still in mind is the one question

of Brother Francis Castro of the Little Brothers of Jesus about the "burning flame inside him that makes him jump out of his bed ... and hurry to work...".

The Little Brothers of Jesus congregation was established in the Philippines in 1977.

It now has two communities -- in the Diocese of Antipolo, northeast of Manila, and in the Quezon City district of the Archdiocese of Manila. Four brothers -- three Filipinos and a native Vietnamese with French nationality -- live in the communities with a French priest of the order.

Brother Francisco C. C astro, head of the congregation´s Philippine reg ion, ref le c ts on his experiences of quiet witnessing among poor Filipinos as part of spirituality.

In our daily life, we do

have plenty of situations where we could show our real calling. Thomas Chalmers describes it as follows, "Good deeds are shining like stars from heaven"!

So, do live for something.

For your beloved fellow creatures in your private surroundings as well as at your workplace. And do it for yourself. Do it now!

Kindness, helpfulness, hospitality, obligingness, ready to do favors - and our moment of virtue will not be destroyed by time's storm.

Love and mercifulness from the bottom of our heart is shared with people who will cross our path - and nobody will forget you.

I really wish you time for this. Time for special thoughts and doings. I wish you time, but not for haste, hurry and precipitation, but time for contentment and

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PEZA woos Dubai businesses to invest in PH THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has invited businesses in Dubai to consider locating their next investments in the Philippines.

PEZA deputy director general Tereso Panga said in his social media post Monday night that PEZA director general Charito Plaza met with businesses from sectors of Islamic banking, transport, logistics, and energy in Dubai last week to present investment opportunities in the Philippines.

Panga said multinational logistics firm, DP World, plans to develop a 50 to 100-hectare economic zone with integrated seaport for their latest logistics facilities and solutions.

He added that Plaza invited DP World to bring their DP World Cargospeed, which is a venture in partnership with Virgin Hyperloop, providing a hyperloop-enabled transport system for passengers and cargoes.

The Hyperloop is fully powered by solar and can move people and cargoes “at the speed of flight and

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closer to the cost of trucking”.

Panga said the Hyperloop can cut down travel time from Manila to Mindanao to one hour.

“As for Emirates, they will explore airport development/ facility management and increase the number of weekly flights (of ) Manila-Dubai for the benefit particularly of the OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) in the Middle East,” he said.

For the energy sector, Lootah BC Gas eyes liquefied natural gas (LNG) generation and biofuel production, while the Global Business Forum (GBF) Asean in Dubai is pushing for a renewable energy transition and adopting alternative energy sources such as hydrogen, ammonia, and battery storage.

Plaza also met with Islamic Dubai Bank and AlHuda-Center of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) to promote Islamic banking and finance in the Philippines.

Earlier, PEZA and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas signed an agreement to promote Shariahcompliant funds and investments

to attract Arab or Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors into the country to become an alternative source of funding for ecozone projects.

“In response to this, the Islamic Dubai Bank is determined with its plan to acquire a universal bank status in the Philippines and to help the government access the GCC sovereign wealth fund and the USD2.9 trillion global Islamic finance industry as of 2019,” Panga added.

So far, there are only 21 Arab locators in PEZA zones across the country with total investments amounting to P1.75 billion.

Seven of these Arab firms came to the Philippines during the Duterte administration.

“PEZA's aggressive investment promotions through its regular Global Biz and participation in key missions are instrumental in attracting FDI (foreign direct investment) to generate more jobs, exports and other economic opportunities that will hasten our recovery,” Panga said. (PNA)

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Local carmakers’ sales up 17% in November SALES of the local automotive industry increased by 17.2 percent month-on-month in November 2021 to 26,456 units from 22,581 units sold in October.

In a statement Monday, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers in the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) are optimistic that the industry’s recovery is on track after posting double-digit growth last month as the majority of areas in the country were placed under Alert Level 2.

Commercial vehicle sales fueled the industry

growth last month as sales rose 22 percent to 18,251 units from 14,955 in October.

Passenger car segment grew by 7.59 percent to 8,205 units from October’s sales of 7,626 units.

Year-on-year, industry sales rose 14.2 percent from 23,162 units in November 2020.

“Surpassing our last year’s sales performance gives the industry a renewed hope that recovery is underway as restrictions started easing, and economic activities have resumed at improved levels,” CAMPI president Atty. Rommel Gutierrez said.

Gutierrez said the

industry and vehicle buyers have embraced the shift to online sales and marketing, in which these activities will continue in the future.

“This has become a viable strategy for the automotive industry to meet the needs of our stakeholders,” he said.

Meanwhile, local assemblers’ sales from January to November 2021 increased by 22.7 percent to 240,642 units from 196,197 units in the same period a year ago.

Passenger car sales for the past 11 months went up by 26.2 percent to 76,813 units from 60,857 units last year.

Commercial vehicle

sales jumped 21 percent to 163,829 units this year from 135,340 units in the same period in 2020.

Commercial vehicles comprised 68 percent of the market and the remaining 32 percent were passenger cars. “(T)he industry remains cautious and on guard at the same time on the uncertainties brought by the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) mutations, which hopefully will not undermine our recovery,” Gutierrez added.

Market leaders for the past 11 months were Toyota, Mitsubishi, Ford, Suzuki, and Nissan, respectively. (PNA)

Coco oil records biggest jump in PH export value GROWTH in the coconut industry is apparent after data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday showed that of the 10 major commodity groups in terms of the value of exports, coconut oil recorded the highest annual increase of 76.9 percent.

Cathodes and sections of cathodes and refined copper (56 percent), and chemicals (53.7 percent) were the next top performers.

The country’s total external trade likewise increased.

“For October 2021, the total external trade amounted to USD16.84 billion. It grew at an annual rate of 15.2 percent. In the previous month, the annual increase was recorded at 17.1 percent, while a decline of minus 10 percent was

recorded in October 2020,” the PSA data stated.

By commodity group, electronic products continued to be the top export in October with total earnings of USD3.65 billion, or 57 percent of the total exports during the period.

This was followed by other manufactured goods with an export value of USD350.18 million (5.5 percent) and other mineral products worth USD298.48 million (4.7 percent).

Exports to China comprised the highest export value amounting to USD1.01 billion or a share of 15.8 percent of the total exports in October.

Other major export trading partners with their export values and percentage shares were the US with USD962.31 million or 15 percent, Hong Kong

with USD865.62 million (13.5 percent), Japan at USD859.67 million (13.4 percent), and Singapore at USD390.59 million (6.1 percent).

The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) reported earlier that coconut oil and crude coconut oil are two of the top US imports from the Philippines.

Commissioner Eric Elnar of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Los Angeles, California previously said the Philippines accounts for 60 percent of US coconut oil imports and 73 percent of US crude coconut oil imports.

The rise in demand was due to changes in US trade policy, market trends, and dietary guidelines, he explained.

For one, a surge in

consumption followed the withdrawal of US guidance that implicated coconut as a source of allergies.

Market demand for organic products and improved awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle also contributed to the coconut oil boom.

“To meet the changing market demand, the office took advantage of the online shopping market trend that had become mainstream during the pandemic, while still maintaining distribution among traditional physical stores selling coconut products. Another avenue tapped was the growth of the reseller market led by Filipino-Americans running micro, small and medium enterprise caravans,” the PCA said in a previous statement. (PNA)

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DIFFERENT kind of spirit arrives this Christmas as The Exorsis makes its way to the cinemas for the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) on December 25.

The Exorsis is an upcoming horrorcomedy film starring box office queens and certified comedic duo - Ultimate Multimedia Star, Toni Gonzaga, and Country's Top Influencer,, Alex Gonzaga. Following their film “Mary, Marry Me” last 2018, the Gonzaga sisters return to the MMFF to bring another treat for the whole family.

Gina (Toni Gonzaga) and Dani (Alex Gonzaga) are sisters with very much different personalities. Gina is a formal, goal-oriented person, while Dani is more of a free spirit, living life on a day-to-day basis. Being orphans, it has been Gina’s responsibility as the eldest to take care of their family, and her grocery business has been able to provide for her and her sister’s needs. Fate makes a way for Gina’s unfulfilled dreams to come true when an opportunity abroad comes knocking on her door, but she becomes hesitant to grab this chance in fear that Dani, her reckless and irresponsible sister, will not be able to manage her growing grocery business.

One eerie night, a mysterious girl named Leng-Leng passes by and unfortunately falls into an accident right in front of Gina’s grocery store and dies. Her spirit wanders, finds Dani, and takes over her body. Now possessed by Leng-Leng, Dani tries to attack everyone she meets, including her sister. Dani’s condition worsens, and Gina finds a way to help and protect her sister, and save Dani from the evil spirit of Leng-Leng that refuses

to leave her body.

After last year’s virtually celebrated festival due to the pandemic, the 47th Metro Manila Film Festival finally returns to the cinemas, and The Exorsis is one of the official entries to this prestigious festival.

Co-produced by Viva Films and TinCan film production, this is Alex and Toni’s reunion project, and both expressed on their social media how excited they are for their upcoming film, “Yehey! We made it to this year’s MMFF! See you sa Pasko!" (Yehey, we made it to this year’s MMFF! See you on Christmas!”) said Toni on her Instagram account as she posted the film’s poster, Alex also promoted the movie on her account and posted another version of the movie’s poster with the caption “Mga sissss!! Deserve ninyong tumawa ng natatakot ngayong Pasko. Balik sine na tayo! Ito na #TheExorSis. December 25 sa mga sinehan!" (Everyone! You all deserve to laugh and be scared at the same time this Christmas. It’s time to go back to the cinemas! #TheExorSis. December 25 in cinemas!”)

This film is directed by up-andcoming director, Fifth Solomon, who is also Alex’s good friend and the director of her film “Nakalimutan Ko Nang Kalimutan Ka.” He also wrote and directed “Dulo”, a Vivamax Original movie streaming this December 10.

A story about family and loving them beyond all means. Prepare to feel different emotions as this film is ready to make you laugh, cry and feel scared all at the same time. The Exorsis is showing in cinemas this December 25 as an official entry to the 47th Metro Manila Film Festival.

Globe on content creation: Consumers first before technology In a world where things are going digital and content permeates nearly all aspects of people's lives, it is imperative for content creators to listen to consumers and build business models suitable for the growing market.

This shift in customer behavior and demand for content essentials

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have prompted Globe to introduce innovations for a better customer experience.

This was shared by Nikko Acosta, Globe Senior Vice President for Content Business and Product Management, at the recent Telecoms World Asia 2021. Acosta was one of the panelists during the session titled “Turning increasing demand for content into a growing digital business model.”

“Whenever things are unclear, go to the market, and understand your market. In the end, we’re all consumers. Let’s think like consumers before we think technology,” he said.

Acosta noted that consumers today are into a lot of things -- from learning and upskilling, productivity in work, e-commerce, entertainment like video and music, entrepreneurship, health and fitness, gaming and sports, to fandom and communities. Globe is in the center of these activities to ensure that good content is delivered to customers who consider it not only as a product but more as a lifestyle.

“Content lives and breathes as part of our digital strategy especially as we head back to normalcy. We want to be

a digital platform beyond data and connectivity and as an access to all kinds of services consumers use content for. We also use content and digital to improve customer experience delivery to our B2B and B2C customers. We want to represent Globe strongly, positively in this digital world through content,” he explained.

Globe supported customer demand for content with a continuous expansion of its partner portfolio, which grew by 88% from 2019 to around 100 partners to date. Together, the company reinvents digital experience by building communities where fans are empowered to express themselves, bringing live events inside the homes, and going beyond data by creating unique offers.

However, for content to thrive, Acosta said creators should explore various business models for the markets they are serving and working.

This includes managing the data offers, doing advertising and other revenue-generating measures including sponsorships through the content partnerships.

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civilian-led responses (What if the government shifted to a more civilian-led response)?”

Maglana asked.

She said it was important to rethink the securitycentric approach early into the pandemic, since the issue is epidemiological in nature.

Maglana and Lindo were reacting to a presentation

by Honolulu-based Dr. Ava Patricia Avila, Assistant Project Director at SMS R e s e arch & Marke t i ng Ser vices, Inc., and a Dabawenya herself, on challenges faced by civilmilitary relations in the Philippines during a peacetime public health emergency.

Av i l a note d t h at of 25 interagency task force members against COVID-19, nine are retired military officers while only two are medical practitioners and 92% are male while only 8% are female.

When the pandemic struck, Avila said, President Rodrigo Duterte immediately mobilized the military to help implement lockdown measures.

“While the use of the military is almost certainly warranted in the immediate

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emergenc y p er io d, t he appropriateness of retired military officials overseeing public health response calls into question the overall civil-military balance,” she said.

But evven as the Philippines employed a security-based approach, the number of COVID-19 cases remained high, she added. COVID-19 cases has decreased in the past few weeks as more people get vaccinated against the disease.

L indo s aid t he y are pushing for a comprehensive and science-based policy approach where the community is at the center of all decisions.

“There is no question on technology,” Lindo said of the government’s response on contact tracing, among others. However, she stressed, government policy should have been proactive instead of reactive from the beginning.

The next government should institute a surveillance system through free mass testing, aggressive contact tracing, and isolation etc. using scientific, reliable, and accountable health information systems, she said.

She explained that government should ensure vaccine and health equity

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;

instead of discriminatory punitive measures through transparent procurement and advocating for the removal of intellectual property barriers on the international level through Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights waivers for better access to vaccines.

“We should increase our budget for health and COVID response,” she said, suggesting that government should allot around 10% of the country’s gross domestic product for health.

Lindo also noted that a pro-active response to the pandemic would have beent o immediately tap the agriculture sector so that farmers would be the source of food for those who were quarantined early on.

She also said government must push for a house-tohouse education campaign so that residents can be assured of the facts behind the dreaded virus.

Since March last year, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) issued a series of quarantine

guidelines until it settled on the current simplified Alert Level Systems. (Yas D. Ocampo / MindaNews)

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mo dels that Glob e has adopted are bundling and data burn. Globe no longer limits its bundles to mobile and data services. Instead, it bundles various content with data, relevant to the customers’ digital lifestyle.

On the other hand, the shift in subscriber behavior to at-home digital activities has caused the increase in Globe’s data usage, posting an 11% increase in revenue growth from last year. Data burn is driven by online activities such as viral content from TikTok, learning online, watching Netflix, playing games like Mobile Legends, and shopping during mega sales.

“The business model to monetize content has moved to a hybrid model which is very much attuned to what we have today. We are also looking into one more

model once the environment becomes normal, which is balancing our online activities with offline activities. These are t h e opp or tu n it i e s , business model wise, that we do to make ourselves flexible moving forward,” said Acosta.

Globe has become a strong content provider in the country. The company intends to continue creating its own content and collaborating with those who complement its goal of providing muchneeded and valuable content aligned with changing market needs.

Globe strongly supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), particularly UN SDG No. 9, highlighting the roles of infrastructure and innovation as crucial drivers of economic growth and development. Globe is committed to upholding the UN Global Compact principles and contributes to 10 UN SDGs. To learn more about Globe, visit https://www. globe.com.ph.

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EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late SPOUSES MAURO BANAL MARUCUT who died on January 30, 2004 and Venancia Romero Marucut who died February 24, 2017 all died in Cagayan de Oro City, without any will; the said deceased spouses, at the time of their death were awardees by the National Housing Authority of a certain real property, and more particularly described as follows, to wit: Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-161413 situated in Macabalan-Puntod Sir Project, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN (119) square, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of SPOUSES MAURO BANAL MARUCUT and Venancia Romero Marucut, per DOC #115; PAGE #23; BOOK #152; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDITH ABUT DOCDOCIL

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 Camiguin with account no. 0991070516 d. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK Camiguin with account no.

403110052730 e. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK Camiguin with account no. 403110026146 and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS, file by the heirs of GERT LEIBLING , per DOC #12; PAGE #3; BOOK #XLV; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CARLO C. BORROMEO.

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.

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.

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Republic of the Philippines Cagayan de Oro City AFFIDAVIT OF SOLE ADJUDICATION I, MARGARITA S. VILLAMALA, of legal age, married, Filipino, and a resident of Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines after having been sworn to an oath in accordance with law do hereby depose and say; 1. That I am Surviving Heir of WILSON T. VILLAMALA 2. That WILSON T. VILLAMALA, who died intestate on Dec 23, 2020 left the following real property which is more particularly described as follows; Vehicle Year: 2014 Model/ Type: Mitsubishi Montero Sport Plate No.: AAJ-3614 3. That I hereby adjudicate the subject property to myself and to my name only. Being the only surviving heir; 4. That I execute this Affidavit to attest to the truthfulness of the forgoing statements.

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

DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL PARTITION OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE MARCILA LUISITA ROA ALVAREZ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late MARCILA LUISITA ROA ALVAREZ, who is also known as Luisita Roa Alvarez died intestate on September 13, 2021 in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, that at the time of death of the named decedent, she left real and personal properties, I. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 133-2015000745 situated in the Barrio of Poblacion, city of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FORTY-ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTEEN (41,916) sq.m., more or less, II. Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. CARP 2018000752 situated at Barangay of Capitan Angel, City of Malaybalay Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY SIX (23,996) Square meters, III. Transfer of Certificate of Title No. 137-2011003903 situated in the Barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (323) sq.m., more or less, IV. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 137-2016001563 situated in the Barrio of Gusa, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) square meters, more or less, V. A) Transfer Certificate of Title No. 133-2018003375 situated at Datu Mampaalong St., Purok 4, Brgy. 09, City of Malaybalay containing an area of 266 SQ.M., B) Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-79171 situated at Datu Mampaalong St., Purok 4, Brgy. 09 City of Malaybalay, Containing an area of 1,300 SQ.M., C) Portion of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-79174 situated at poblacion, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; consisting of Three Hundred Twenty-eight (328) square meters, VI. A) Tax Declaration No. F-058669 (Building) situated at Purok 2, Capt. Angel, Malaybalay City, Declared Owner: Luisita R. Alavrez, B) Tax Declaration No. F-051093 (Building) Situated at Purok 2, capt. Angel, Malaybalay City, Declared Owner: Luisita R. Alvarez, C) Tax Declaration No. G-047413 (Building) Situated at Kialiwas, Mailag, Valencia City, Declared Owner: Luisita R. Alvarez, D) Tax Declaration No. G-047411 (Building) Situated at Kialiwas, Mailag, Valencia City, Declared Owner: Luisita R. Alvarez, E) Tax Declaration No. G-047414 (Building) Situated at kialiwas, Mailag, Valencia City, Declared Owner: Luisita R. Alvarez, F) Tax Declared No. G-047415 (Building) Situated at Kialiwas, Mailga, Valencia City, Declared Owner: Luisita R. Alvarez, G) Tax Declaration No. G-047416 (Building) Situated at Kialiwas, Mailag, Valencia City, Declared Owner: Luisita R. Alvarez, H) Tax Declaration No. G-047412 (Building) Situated at Kialiwas, Mailga, Valencia City Owner: Luisita R. Alvarez, VII. Bank Deposits: a. Union Bank Current Account No. 001200022492; b. Union Bank Savings Account No. 101200057840; c. Union Bank Dollar Account No. 131200004390; d. China Bank Account No. 137400013360, Malaybalay City; e. Development Bank of the Philippines, AR Farms Account No. 000015828306; f. Dumaguete City Development Bank, Valencia City, Bukidnon; g. Land Bank of the Philippines, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon; h. other banks and financial institution which the parties have yet to determine. VIII. Motor Vehicles-

And has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE MARCILA LUISITA ROA ALVAREZ, filed by the heirs of MARCILA LUISITA ROA ALVAREZ, per DOC #168; PAGE #34; BOOK #XXIV; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FULGENT THOMAS T. GARAY. BWM: December 8, 15 & 22, 2021

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God fully loves and accepts us just the way we are. We may also think that if we trust God and live His way, then He will take away all of our freedom and fun in life. But actually it is the exact opposite. God has done everything He possibly can so we can enjoy living His right, satisfying way He created for us. The boundaries He gives us are simply to protect us from hurting ourselves and others and destroying our own life of happiness.

So if you have struggled to have close relationships with your family or friends because of past pain and hurts, or wrong thinking about yourself, Jesus can start changing that today. If you ask Him to take full charge of your heart and life, He can start healing your past wounds and tearing down those barriers between you and those you care about.

Only then can you finally have the life of real love He created you to have and enjoy. Just think a minute.

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Christ said it very clearly.

“Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the Evil One.” (Mt 5,37) Truthfulness therefore starts with our relationship with God, and with how well we maintain that relationship.

This is something we have to realize more deeply, since very often we get contented with mere human criteria for truthfulness, that are often subjective, incomplete, imperfect, and vulnerable to b e maneuvere d and manipulated.

When we are not with God, then we can very easily play around with the facts and data, and pass them around as truth, but serving some self-interest instead of the common good, for example.

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small as a mustard seed and you tell the mountain to move from here to there, it will move.” I remember, after the throwing to us of that m2k2 hand grenade that miraculously did not explode, my co-barricaders shouted: “Kung adona kay pagtoo nga ang granada di moboto, di gayod na mobuto.”

Today, that nurturing s pi r it to prote c t G o d’s vanishing creation looms amidst the fury of nature.

For the kindred like Nong Tonyo, Gaia (Mother Earth) is indeed in pain and Her sons and daughters must now t ake t he c udgel of healing Her pains. Our m e g a - d i v e r s i t y i s n ow becoming extinct, the flora and fauna that have undergone the process of creation for millions of ye ars are now b eing erased from the face of the Earth because of the contemporaneous mindset t hat is dominat ing and exploiting. It is time to

debunk that mindset and be replaced by a new thinking which is one of bio-equality.

Human centeredness in creation has given way to massive exploitation of the earth’s resources that as if all plants and animals must be sacrificed to satisfy the human’s consumerist and materialist pursuits.

The new mindset is now one that recognizes the right to life of other life forms, be plants or animals. We must now take heed of the warning that if man has to be saved from doom, development must be in harmony with nature and not at nature’s expense. But the present d om i n ant d e vel opme nt paradigm has no respect at all for nature. We cut trees in the name of development and in so doing, make so many life forms that live in the forest homeless, We extract resources from the bosom of the earth and in so doing, impaired the balance of nature. We rake our seas of fish and even turn the bays as waste pits. We convert mangroves into subdivisions and commercial centers and lost the “nurseries” of fish.

We bombarded the ozone l ayer w it h g re en hous e g a s e s ( G HG ) re s u lt i n g to climate change, global warming and the rising of the oceans.

All told, human dominating b ehavior is causing t he col laps e of t he g l ob a l s y ste m , and that if the business-asusual pattern will continue without let up, the tipping point will be reached in less than one hundred years and the in-imaginable will become imaginable that is, the end of life on earth.

To r e v e r s e t h e unsustainable pattern of d e ve l opm e nt , l e t u s take heed of the words of Nong Tonyo: “Protecting God’s vanishing creation i s t h e h i g h e s t for m of worship.” Indeed, Nong Tonyo is really right. We are all Consciousness and connected with the Source of Life, the Unmanifested, the Formless, the Unseen B eing called God. As creation is sacred being the reflection of the Creator, protecting therefore vanishing creation is our mission! Amidst morale c o l l ap s e a n d r e l i g i o u s ap at hy, m ay t h e d y i n g statement of Nong Tonyo now reverberate – all for God’s greater glory!

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cities, which will cover our concrete road in the mountains, provide the support ser vices like infrastructure, school buildings, covered courts, basic necessity of the water system) For t h e s e r v i c e s of free hospitalization to the government hospitals, we want to expand the hospital in the province with a focus and emphasis to upgrade the services of the current Misamis Occidental Provincial Hospital (MOPH) and Calamba District Hospital.

The As ens o Ozamiz team intends to complete the program “Pamaskong Handog” by end of December.

(SMRN/PIA-10/ Misamis Occidental)

government since 2010. It was aired live on Facebook.

In his presentation, Roy Antonio, SMI corporate linkages manager of the Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI), the firm behind the Tampakan Project, claimed that the project has gained the support of local religious groups but did not name any.

Bishop Casicas, who was able to make his presentation after at least five hours of sitting down and listening to the proceedings, vehemently belied SMI’s claim that the local religious sector has thrown its support to the Tampakan project.

“I am the bishop here (South Cotabato), which has an 80 percent Catholic population…How can you claim that you have the support of the religious s e c t or ? We h av e b e e n staunchly opposing the Tampakan project ever since,” he stressed.

Casicas said the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, the Anglican Church and the Episcopal Church in the province have joined the diocese in fighting the Tampakan project.

Even on social media, Casicas said “the sentiment is against SMI.” “Vox populi, vox dei (the voice of the people is the voice of God,” he said, noting the Tampakan project does not have social acceptability.

He challenged the mining company to match t he signatures gathered by the diocese that petitioned the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to retain the open-pit mining ban.

The bishop said that they have gathered at least 93,000 signatures since the campaign was launched in August, 40,000 of these from within the diocese.

Antonio was not able to respond as it was already evening but earlier in the hearing, he invited the Diocese to designate a representative to a multipartite monitoring body.

With the concurrence of the body, Vice Gov. Vicente d e Je su s , S ang g u n i ang Panlalawigan presiding of f i c e r, s c h e du l e d t h e resumption of the hearing on

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during conflicts, and in the aftermath of natural disasters and conflict situations.

She added that VAW happens everywhere and not only in the Philippines or BARMM. For its part, the Maguindanao police office presented a report on VAW cases in the province.

Major Merle Glemao, Maguindanao police head of the women and children protection desk, said the province accounts for 70 of the 71 violence against women and children (VAWC) cases in BARMM from January to October this year.

Of the 71 cases, 34 cases are violence against women and of these, 27 are rape against girls and reportedly perpetrated by people known or close to the victims.

“We should not let this continue, we need to stop this silent pandemic,” Joudane said. “Wherever violence against women and girls occurs, it is a violation of human rights.”

She vowed that the UNFPA will keep pushing and will not stop until it sees a world free of violence against all women and girls.

“We will not stop until this violence is no longer tolerated and consigned to the shameful chapter of history where it belongs,” she said.

Joudane has been visiting areas across the region to get updates on the campaign and to push UNFPA programs that will save women and children from preventable circumstances. (PNA)

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Monday afternoon, December 13.

Earlier Thursday morning, Antonio revealed the revised production plan of the company — from “one big production scoop” during the projected 17-year life-of-the mine to a phased extraction program.

The Tampakan project has the potential of yielding per annum an average of 375,000 tons of copper and 360,000 ounces of gold in concentrate within the mine’s lifetime, according to an earlier company study.

Based on the 2010 plan to extract an area the size of 9,500 hectares, he noted the firm will extract one-fourth of it in 10 years, or Phase 1, which they expect to yield 15 million tons of deposits.

“If we start big, the impact will be big. But with the phased (approach), the impact will be “small… The mining footprint will be very much reduced, including its environmental impact,” Antonio said.

Including Phases 2 and 3, the Tampakan project could extend to 30 years, he added.

Antonio listed down the economic contributions of the Tampakan project even if the venture has yet to go on commercial stream.

He claimed that since 1995, when the financial or technical assist ance ag re e me nt ( F TA A ) for the Tampakan project was granted by the government, the company has already invested P32 billion.

Antonio said that since 2004, the firm has paid taxes worth at least P2.6 billion, the bulk going to the coffers of the national government.

For Phase 1 or the first 10 years if the firm starts operation, Antonio said they are projecting to pay taxes worth P76.6 billion and P4.8 billion to the national and local governments, respectively, Antonio said.

The indigenous peoples within the project area could get royalties, equivalent to one percent of gross company earnings, amounting to P6.6 billion in the first 10 years of the project, he said The firm’s 25-year FTAA, which was set to expire on March 21, 2020, was extended for another 12 years in an order dated June 8, 2016, but only made public in January 2020. The 12-year extension will allow SMI to operate

the mine until 2032, with the possibility of a renewal for another 25 years or until 2057.

In 2017, then Environment Secretar y Gina Lopez canceled the Tampakan project’s environmental compliance certificate (ECC) “due to environmental and social concerns.”

But in July 2020, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau regional office revealed that the Office of the President had restored the ECC as early as May 6, 2019. (Bong S. Sarmiento / MindaNews)

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Tropical storm “Sendong” killed more than a thousand residents in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan when floodwaters inundated riverside communities on Dec. 16, 2011.

Dy said 300 families or more than 1,000 individuals from Barangay 24 and another 36 families from Barangay 1, all in Gingoog City, were evacuated on Monday night.

Dy said the affected residents are temporarily housed in their barangay gyms in the meantime.

He said they have alerted all municipal mayors to be on alert and have prepositioned heavy equipment in the towns of Balingasag and Opol.

“For now operations in the airport in the municipality of Laguindingan and the port of Cagayan de Oro are still normal,” Dy said.

Cagayan de Oro Disaster Risk Reduction Office Chief Nick Jabagat said they will monitor closely the rainfall in the nearby province of Bukidnon.

He said heavy rainfall in Bukidnon caused the floods that inundated the riverside villages of Carmen and Macasandig when “Sendong” struck in 2011.

Jabagat said they will issue mandatory evacuations o n c e PA G A S A i s s u e s notices. (Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews)

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Kagay-anon Duo makes it happen in Long Island, New York I NDEED it has been a long and winding road for cousins Rosemarie Balan Uzun (Buding to family and friends) and Cinderella “Cindy” Waban Uy to get to where they are right now.

Buding is the youngest of three children of the late Jessie and Tata Balan. Kizzay is her elder sister and JJ is the only son.

Cindy is the daughter of Ching Waban and wife of Jude Uy who are all Kagay-anons.

From the City of Cagayan de Oro , Philippines to New York City in the USA definitely was not an easy one. With hope, perseverance, determination and prayers, the 3-in-1 business establishment, Blue Bean Café , Matcha Tea in Heaven and Bubble Waffle Ice Cream Shop opened its doors on July 16 , 2021 to a predominantly American neighborhood in Smithtown, Long Island which is an hour drive from Manhattan. NY State Senator Mario Mattera was their VIP guest during the grand opening.

The Blue Bean Café is managed by Felix Torres with Jennifer Rubio. Felix worked with various coffee establishments not only in Long Island and New York City, but also in other parts of the USA. Jennifer is an expert in blending coffee , she used to work as a barista at the famous Starbucks .

Buding who is bubbly just like her Mom, revealed that they got all the concepts after their travels together to Japan, Taiwan , Hongkong and finally, New York. Another Kagay-anon, Tasha Roa, also did their interiors.

For instance, their Matcha powdered green tea is imported from its birthplace in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. Cindy went to Uzi for a hands-on study of the original mixing of the organic matcha tea powder with fresh fruits of your choice.

Cindy’s own specialty is her pork siomai dumplings. They plan to also serve some Filipino dishes soon like longanisa, for the Filipinos who live around the area and of course. to introduce it to the Long Islanders.

They may have had their ups and downs as it took them a year to finish the construction due to the coronavirus pandemic but the past few months have been amazing . People in the community embraced them and are crazy about their coffee and matcha tea, while the young kids love their bubble waffle ice cream!

“Daghan na Kagay-anon ga-stop by and supporting us and so proud of us,” Buding said. “The Filipino Community has been supportive. NY State Senator Mario Mattera has been to our store a couple of times. We have been featured on Long Island’s largest newspaper, Newsday.”

Even in the midst of their budding success, the entrepreneurs remain grounded and have not forgotten to give back to their province mates back home.

Buding, Kisay and JJ’s charity Born to Serve, has been feeding more than 700 families, with over 3,000 people of Opol (Misamis Oriental). For their latest feeding program, they again served the people of Opol on December 8, during the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

“This is our 13th year for our food drive. Cindy and her family is one of the biggest benefactors since day 1. All Kagayananons here in the US and Philippines have been generous to our charity during the last 13 years,” Buding shared.

Buding and Cindy are thankful and grateful . Tata must be so proud looking down from Heaven. Congratulations Buding and Cindy, you’ve come a long way!

One of their specialties the Blue bean burger with truffles fries.

The Blue Bean Cafe , Matcha Tea in Heaven and Bubble Waffle Ice Cream Shop is located in a property that used to be the Smithtown Lumber Yard . The 3 in 1 business establishment opened July 16, 2021 in Smithtown, Long Island , New York.