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ITH alarm bells raised on highly probable rotational blackouts during the summer m on t h s , t h e c ou nt r y ’s generation companies (GenCos) are being warned that breach of regulatory policy on ‘force outage caps’ will not be tolerated, hence, they shall be ready to be meted anew with penalties.

BUTUAN City – The Department of Trade and Industry in Surigao del Norte (DTI-SDN) on Wednesday announced the start of the financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affected by Typhoon Odette in Siargao Island in December last year.

In a statement, the DTISDN said the financing support will be implemented under the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp.), the agency’s financing arm.

“The DTI, through the SB Corp., will be providing an Enterprise Rehabilitation Financing (ERF) support to MSMEs adversely affected by the typhoon in a form of low interest and collateral-free loans,” the DTI-SDN said.

Ester oil ABOITIZ-led Davao Light & Power Co. (Davao Light) has been using plant-based ester oil as insulation fluid for its new transformer facilities and as part of its “greening drive” for its distribution network,.

According to the utility firm, it has been allocating P87-million annually for its procurement of at least 1,300 green-leaning transformers to cater to demand growth at its service area. As of end-December last year, Davao Light has been servicing 458,948 customers and its registered peak demand hovered at 459 megawatts.

The firm indicated that since 2015, it has been on its acquisition spree of new transformers as a replacement to older fleets which it already scheduled for decommissioning; and the older transformers were also utilizing mineral as insulation fuel.

More infras in BARMM COTABATO City – More government infrastructures are rising in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), an unprecedented move under the new autonomous political entity established under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

The BARMM was officially formed after a two-part plebiscite held in January and February 2019 following the signing

by President Duterte of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. “These are the dividends of peace,” BARMM Senior Minister Abdulraof Macacua said in a statement on Thursday.

HEALTH SAFETY. Bus companies maintain strict quarantine measures among its units to ensure health safety of travellers. A crew of RTMI sprays disinfectant in one of its buses before it leaves their motor pool compound in Brgy. Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City yesterday. photo by gerry lee gorit

“Non-adherence to our regulatory policies is non-negotiable, Energ y Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Agnes T. Devanadera has stated; as she also emphasized that the long arm of the law will definitely catch up with the erring industry players.

The ERC chief stressed “we will exercise the punitive powers accorded to ERC by the OUTAGES/PAGE 7

Davao region posts 11,871 job loses in 2021 due to pandemic

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

DAVAO City– As community re st r i c t i ons e as e d, t he National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)-Davao region said the number of workers who lost jobs in 2021 decreased to 11,871 coming from 566 companies whose operations were severely affected by the coronavirus disease

(COVID-19) pandemic.

This is lower by 42% c omp are d w it h 2 0 , 5 9 2 workers from 1,206 companies affected by the pandemic in 2020.

NEDA-Davao director Maria Lourdes Lim said during a virtual press conference streamed over the Philippine LOSES/PAGE 7 PINK CAMPAIGN. Supporters wave pink ribbons as they launch the campaign of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan in Cagayan de Oro City on Tuesday (8 February 2022). mindanews photo by froilan gallardo

Leni-Kiko supporters in CDO shell out own money for campaign

By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews

WITH only pink party balloons and tarpaulins, supporters launched the campaign of Vice President Leni Robredo and her party mate, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, in Cagayan de Oro amid difficulties in logistics and money.

Supporters bought their own fuel, the pink party balloons and tarps used in the 50-vehicle motorcade that started in Opol town and ended in their Leni-Kiko headquarters along J.R. Borja St., Ext. here.

This kind of volunteerism is akin to that which catapulted the late Corazon Aquino in the February 7, 1986 snap elections that eventually toppled the Marcos regime.

But will this kind of volunteerism help Robredo and Pangilinan win the May 2022 elections?

Local organizer Engr. Tony Requirme said the Leni-Kiko national headquarters have tasked them to garner 900,000 votes in Northern Mindanao, which he admitted “would be a struggle to achieve.”

“We have to resort to volunteerism to reach the marginalized sector, the key to victory,” Requirme said.

He said it would indeed be a struggle given their logistical and financial problems to organize a grassroots campaign among CAMPAIGN/PAGE 7

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green 4Ps module for mental health Endangered sea turtle released gets support in Lanao Norte back to sea

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ARENT leaders of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Tubod, Lanao del Norte has launched a mental health module in Northern Mindanao (Region 10) with the help of the regional Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

In an interview Thursday, Oliver Inodeo, DSWD-10 focal person for 4Ps, said the local government of Tubod has been supportive of the development of the program where mental health awareness has been integrated.

"The module (for mental health) was created during the start of the (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic (in 2020). Before, the module on mental health was

discussed in various alternative platforms (radio, Facebook live, among others) during the eFDS (Electronic Family Development Session)," he said.

Inodeo said the mental health awareness seminar on Wednesday for 48 parent leaders was an initiative of the Tubod Municipal Action Team.

"The team made a proposal and the local government allocated the budget (for the program)," he said.

On Wednesday, a daylong activity for 4Ps' parent leaders raised awareness on the importance of getting out of the considerable degree of fear, stress, and loneliness brought about by the pandemic and other situations which is psycho-

emotionally harmful to one’s development.

Walida Azis, the mental health and psycho-social support field officer of the Philippine Red Cross based in Iligan City, emphasized the importance of encouraging adults, care providers, and other groups like the 4Ps parent leaders to talk openly about their feelings to get help from among their peers.

Azis said each household members play a major role in preventing mental health conditions such as depression, loneliness, alcohol and drug use, and suicidal behavior, adding that the people with such underlying health conditions shall be open to their friends or family where they belong. (PNA)

BUTUAN City – An endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) found struggling near the shorelines of Claver, Surigao del Norte has been released back to sea, the municipality's environment and natural resources office (MENRO) said Thursday.

In a statement, the MENRO-Claver said the green sea turtle, locally known as “pawikan,” was rescued and handed over by a local fisherman on Wednesday to personnel of the local maritime police.

“The marine turtle weighed 12-15 kilos with curved carapace length and curved carapace width measured 39 inches and 33 inches, respectively,” the MENROClaver said.

After examination and

assessment, the MENROClaver said the turtle was fit and immediately released back to the sea on the same day, particularly in Barangay Hayanggabon.

“Section 27 of the Republic Act 9147 also known as the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act prohibits collecting, hunting, and possessing of wildlife and their by-products and derivatives,” the MENROClaver said.

The MENRO-Claver also cited the fisherman who rescued the green sea turtle and its turnover to proper authorities for proper disposition.

“Let us be vigilant in the protection and conservation of marine species and other wildlife,” it said. (PNA)

Clay Town in Lanao Norte Receives Fund Support from DOST-10

Screen capture of the online ceremonial turnover of project funds to LGU Baroy on January 27, 2022

THE Local Government Unit of Baroy, also known as the "Clay Town of Lanao del Norte", recently received a project fund amounting to Php 617,300.00 from the Department of Science and Technology-10 (DOST-10) on January 27, 2022, via online conference.

Baroy holds the most clay deposit in terms of volume reserve throughout the province. The project scheme is to provide the Provincial Ceramic Center with value-adding technology to improve efficiency and rate of production in clay pots and bricks through the Science & Technology Innovation from the DOST-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC).

The identified technologies to be deployed are the following: (1) Electric Potter’s Wheel, (2) Jigger and Jolly Machine, (3) Kneading Machine, (4) Extruder SUPPORT/PAGE 7

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Davao Light uses plant-based oil for distribution transformers

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boitizPower subsidiary Davao Light & Power Co. (Davao Light) is embracing more “green” initiatives as it strives to deliver reliable electricity to homes and businesses while helping care for the environment.

Davao Light has already implemented such projects in recent years, including the conversion of Davao City’s High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) street lamps to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights, which have 70% lower energy consumption,

maintenance costs, and lasts three to four times longer than the former, helping improve overall energy efficiency as well as reducing environmental impact.

Davao Light also unveiled its fully digital substation just late last year. Among other

advantages such as enhanced efficiency, reliability, and availability of power supply through real-time control and protection operations, digital substations have fewer conventional components that enable space reduction in the total area required for the

QUALITY ASSURANCE. Davao Light engineers conduct acceptance testing on their brand new natural ester-insulated distribution transformers to ensure that all the units are operational and within applicable standards.

installation of equipment, allowing for a decrease in substation footprint.

But little do people know that the distribution utility has been at it for much longer.

Since 2015, the power distributor has been using natural ester oil as insulation fluid for all of its new distribution transformers. Davao Light sets aside P87 million to purchase around 1,300 “green” transformers each year, mainly meant to serve the ever-growing demand of distribution transformer installations and to replace old units that use mineral oil due for decommissioning.

Natural ester, which is classified as vegetable oil, is sourced from rapeseed, canola, or soybean, making it nontoxic and 100-percent biodegradable.

Mineral oil, meanwhile, is derived from crude petroleum.

While generally effective for transformers, one of its disadvantages is that mineral oil leaks are more susceptible to fire due to their relatively

low flashpoint. Used transformer oil, some types of which are considered toxic, must be dealt with through accredited environmental services companies for recycling or disposal.

“We had difficulties in looking for contractors that can safely dispose of our used transformer oil, which back then was still mineral. Since it was already widely used in the energy industry, natural ester was an attractive option to us,” shared Arnel Bersabe, head of Davao Light’s substation and electrical equipment department.

Distribution transformers perform the last voltage transformation in the grid, transforming medium voltages such as 13,800 volts, 23,000 volts, and 34,500 to one suitable for household and commercial use, typically around 240 volts.

Bersabe said they considered how natural ester helps prolong the life of transformers and is safer to use than mineral oil because it needs a OIL/PAGE 7

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

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

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

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

THINK A MINUTE

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

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

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

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

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA All the presidential candidates are repeatedly brandishing that when elected they will reduce poverty and are the ones to heal the blighted land back to life as our country has already lost its ecological integrity as shown by the latest typhoon “Odette” that has rendered more than three hundred families homeless and now living in extreme poverty. Let it be known that the studies of development experts categorically concluded that in resourcerich countr y, poverty is rooted in the powerlessness of the people to have access and control over their rich natural resources controlled by a few elites and oligarchs.

As the countervailing force against poverty and ecological degradations, power must be put to where it rightfully belongs, that is, with the people. This has become imperative in a democratic and republican State as constitutionally declared, that “power lies with the people and all governmental powers emanate from them.”

The consequences of putting it somewhere else such as to a dictator or to the oligarchs has become fatal. Am afraid that when these candidates win who are appearing on national television every now

and then financed by these oligarchs by the hundreds of millions of pesos will be subservient to the interest of these powerful oligarchs because economic power begets political power. Of the country’s resources, who controls? Who decides? Who benefits?

Such is very glaring in the life of the Philippine natural forest which for many years has been exploited and massacred with impunity by a few powerful loggers. These “berdugos” of the forest ecosystem have raked billions of dollars in connivance with cabal of vested interest.

They have decimated the 17 mi l lion he c t ares of dipterocarp forest that our country had a century ago down now to half a million hectares. By doing so, they were able to amass so much wealth and catapulted them to wield political power. That these loggers were issued Timber License Agreements as political patronage in exchange for gargantuan amounts that flowed to buy votes during elections (as exposed by the amazing author, Ms. Marites Vitug in her book, “Power from the Forest”) manifested the contention of drawing their wealth and power through massive exploitation of our forest in cohort with powersthat-be.

A f t e r s t r ippi n g ou r country of its ecological integrity that has phased out from the face of the earth billions of life forms – flora and fauna- that were living in the forest ecosystems for millions, if not, billions of years, another type of “berdugos”,

global corporations have t r ans for me d s ome t wo hundred thousands hectares in Mindanao alone into massive plantations, i.e., pine-apple, banana, sugar cane, palm-oil and high value crops to satisfy the consumerist needs of the people in advanced countries while we cannot even produce basic staples (rice and milk) for our hungr y people.

Worse, these “berdugos” have not only deprived us of our food security but poisoning our watersheds with toxic chemicals. Of the eight chemicals used (herbicides and pesticides), seven are already banned in other countries, the reason why these global corporations are already banned to enter Puerto Rico for causing cancer.

After the “berdugos” of our forest rendered our countr y now devoid of ecological security being the 4th hardest hit country in the world on climate change and the “berdugos” of our agricultural land rendering our country without food security, another type of “berdugos” loomed – corrupt government officials who c an not mo d e r ate t he i r greed as exemplified by the “Pharmally deal” involving tens of billions of pesos.

All of these powerful “berdugos” came about because of the powerlessness of t he p e opl e to c r af t their own destiny. Even our farmers are rendered powerless by market-driven conventional agriculture.

Where in the world can you find farmers tilling the land not their own and if they own the land, they do

not control the mode of production and marketing.

Farming in fact has become non-economically viable and three of four young farmers have already left farming, going to the urban centers working as janitors, drivers, waiters or dancers. Where does power in agriculture lie?

Some contend that it lies with the rich agri-business sector that pursues the dominant market-oriented industrial agriculture. Its drive is to promote conventional agriculture which is anchored on promoting cash crops to satisfy the market, increase production through chemical farming using high yielding varieties including genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Let us now empower our peasantr y by debunking conventional agriculture to sh i f t to sust ai nabl e agriculture. Indeed, the Philippines is an agricultural country and any short or long term development can be won or lost through agriculture. But the farmers are now the poorest of the poor, based on a study by the UN-Food Agriculture Organization. This is due to Rice Tarrification Law that has empoverished the five million rice farmers but in pursuance corporate globalization.

That’s how pitiful our farmers have become because politicians are subservient to the interest of a few oligarchs at the expense of the people.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH OF OLIGARCHICAL CONTROL. LET US EMPOWER THE PEOPLE to fight poverty, to heal the blighted land back to life and to have food security.

When God would test our faith R e m e mb e r t h at g o s p e l epis o de w here a Gre ek woman begged Christ to drive the demon out of her daug hter? (cf r. Mk 7,24-30) That is one clear instance when God can test us to see if we really have faith in him or not. There’s always that possibility that when our initial petition is not granted, we would immediately get turned off and give God a cold shoulder. We have to be wary of this possibility.

As it turned out, when C hr ist at f irst told t he woman not to bother him since he was not sent to people like her, using a rather derogatory expression of not giving the bread intended for the children to the dogs, the woman still insisted by saying, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.” At this, Christ relented and granted the woman the favor she was requesting.

Yes, God can test our

faith, and he wants our faith to get even stronger when we are faced with impossible predicaments in our life. We should not miss the chance to make our faith grow even more.

When are hounded by some persistent defects, weakness, temptations and sin, we should never lose sight of the fact, a happy truth of our faith, that there is always hope for us. St. Paul has reassured us that where sin has abounded, God’s grace has abounded even more. (cfr. Rom 5,20) God never tires of forgiving us and of giving us more grace to make us grow spiritually, that is, to grow more in love for God and others. What we can do with the reality of the persistence of evil is to take advantage of it to get closer to God and others.

Yes, we may be always hounded by evil, temptations and sin, but let’s learn the art of converting them into occasions to go to God more

closely. And that’s when, with God, we can manage to derive good from evil.

On our part, we just have to be humble enough to accept this fact of life, and more, to go to God to ask for forgiveness and help every time we are feel the sting of evil in all its forms. It is pure pride when we refuse to acknowledge this fact of life, and more so, when we refuse to go to God for forgiveness and help.

We cannot deny that evil, temptations and sin will always hound us. But let’s always remember Christ’s reassuring words to us: “In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

(Jn 16,33) God never loses battles, e v e n i f i n o u r hu m a n standards, things may look like a loss or a defeat. But the victory of God in the end is supernatural that goes way beyond our human and natural standards.

And so on our part, if

HINTS AND TRACES

ROY CIMAGALA we are made to suffer not only for while but rather for a long while or even up to our own death, we should not worry, because if our faith is strong, if we continue to stick with God, the final victory is assured.

While God can give us the immediate relief or solution to our problems, it can happen that he grants us the favor after a long while, or even after our death. We should see to it that we continue to be with him by letting our faith grow even as we go through all the trials and sufferings in life.

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Survey: Lacson-Sotto tandem neck-and-neck with Marcos-Duterte It’s a very close fight for the LacsonSotto tandem and Marcos-Duterte duo in a recently released survey.

According to data captured by LPGMA-Regasco from January 24 to Feb. 4, 2022, it appears that if the election was held in the survey period, Presidential candidate Ping Lacson and Vice Presidential bet Tito Sotto would have a strong chance of winning.

Out of almost 7,000 respondents, 32.10% said they would vote for the Lacson-Sotto coalition while 32.53% chose Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte.

Meanwhile for the Presidential candidates, Lacson retained the

second place when he got the vote of 30.37% of the respondents. He maintained a huge lead over Vice President Leni Robredo with only 13.15%.

As for the Vice Presidential race, Senate President Sotto was still #1 at 38.98%, while Duterte came in second with 32.75%.

The said survey gathered answers from respondents from North and South Luzon, NCR, and some parts of Cebu and Negros.

At a Meet the Press forum with Lacson-Sotto on Thursday, Lacson said that he does not let surveys affect him anymore, no matter the results.

“When I'm assigned a mission, I pursue the mission. Basta ang usapan namin ni Tito, all the way,” Lacson shared.

The standard bearer of Partido Reporma added that he and Sotto will stand by their campaign for a clean government that will restore the trust of the Filipinos, even though this may result in them clashing with possibly corrupt government officials.

“Kung ‘yun ang magiging reason para hindi nila ko suportahan, I’ll remain proud of my position. My advocacy has always been anti-corruption. I’ll stand my ground.”

SMC to boost cement capacity in Davao to reduce reliance on imports, spur infra dev’t San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is looking to double the capacity of its P10billion advanced cement manufacturing facility in Davao to reduce reliance on imports and avoid delays in delivering critical infrastructure projects in the region.

SMC President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang said that its cement unit, Southern Concrete Industries Corp., previously Oro Cemento Industries Corp., is eyeing to work immediately on an expansion plan for the new cement grinding plant, which started commissioning activities late 2021. Full commercial operations are expected by July 2022.

The facility, which started construction in 2018, uses the latest technology and worldleading brands in cement grinding as well as in pollution abatement.

It was recently granted fiscal incentives by the Inter-Agency Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB), chaired by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III. “We are grateful for the support of government and our communities

Southern Concrete Industries Corp., formerly Oro Cemento Industries, a unit under San Miguel Corporation, is set to begin operations of its new cement manufacturing in Darong, Davao, middle of this year. SMC said it is looking to double the plant’s capacity to help support continuous infrastructure development in Mindanao and reduce reliance on imported cement.

in Darong, Davao del Sur, who immediately saw the many benefits and advantages of this modern cement facility.

This plant was built to support infrastructure development and investments in Mindanao-to help sustain economic development, growth of local industries, and the creation of jobs. We will make sure we will hit the ground running when we start operations by July this year,” Ang said.

Ang added that the cement grinding plant, which can produce up to 2 million metric tons of cement per year, equivalent to some 50 million bags, is designed with a provision to readily expand capacity to 100 million bags.

“Our focus will be to immediately serve the needs of the Mindanao region, to fill in supply gaps, especially the demand for local cement. Right now there

is heavy reliance on imported cement. But our government’s goal is to lessen our dependence on imports, especially since supply, price, or quality issues directly impact, disrupt, or delay critical infrastructure development. That is why we will look right away at doubling the capacity of the plant,” said Ang. Apart from the plant itself, SMC also invested in building its own pier SMC/PAGE 7

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AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR WITH DEED OF DONATION OF REGISTERED LANDS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late BASILIO LAGMAY who died on August 25, 2001, without a debt and will at Cagayan de Oro City, that during the lifetime of BASILIO LAGMAY he acquired real properties, located at Corrales Extension, Cagayan de Oro City with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-47480 situated in the Barrio of Macabalan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) square meters more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-45107 situated at Corrales Extension, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) square meters, more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-36807 situated in the Barrio of Macabalan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) Square Meters, more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title no. T-81546 situated in the Barrio of Balulang, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, That FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the DONEE’S TRUST, devotion and affection shown to the DONOR, and as an act of gratitude and liberality on her part, the DONOR hereby voluntary GIVES, TRANSFERS, and CONVEYS by way of donation, unto the said DONEE, his heirs and assigns, and above described properties covered

by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-47480 and Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-45107, located at Corrales Extension, Cagayan de Oro City, together with all the improvements found thereon, free from all liens and encumbrances; and has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR WITH DEED OF DONATION OF REGISTERED LANDS, filed by the heirs of BASILIO LAGMAY, in favor of ALMARK GIMENO TABIAN, per DOC #348; PAGE #70; BOOK #3; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. SYLVAN GERALD L. SABIO. BWM: Jan 28, Feb 4 & 11, 2022

From Zero to Hero: With Globe’s #1stWorldNetwork, remote N. Cotabato village says hello to LTE, bids goodbye to snail mail Until recently, residents of Barangay Dado in Alamada, North Cotabato would send messages EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION OVER A PARCELS OF LAND AMONG HEIRS KN O W AL L M EN BY TH ESE PRESENTS: That the late SPS. MACARIO E. FABRICANTE/RITA R. PADING who died on 2/18/1967 at Gitagum, Misamis Oriental, and SPS. IGNACIA FABRICANTE/FRANCISCO M. DOMINISE who died on 1/16/67 & 9/28/12 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and died without a will/ issue, that the deceased at the time of their death with Tax Declaration No. 08-18-0007-03503 situated at Mauswagaon, Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND (1,000) Square Meters, more or less, Tax Declaration No. 08-18-0007-03497 situated at Mauswagaon, Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND SIXTY ONE (5,061) square meters, more or less, Tax Declaration No. 08-18-0007-03494 situated Mauswagaon, Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of NINE THOUSAND TWENTY (9,020) Square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION OVER A PARCELS OF LAND AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of SPS. MACARIO E. FABRICANTE/RITA R. PADING and SPS. IGNACIA FABRICANTE/ FRANCISCO M. DOMINISE, as per DOC #174; PAGE #35; BOOK #52; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS. BWM: February 11, 18 & 25, 2022

to loved ones the oldfashioned way. They had to rely on friends and acquaintances who own vehicles to deliver letters to those outside their village.

In the remote community secluded by mountains, there was no communications infrastructure. Reaching out to loved ones was slow EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPS. FAROUK E. MAROHOMBSAR AND MARIA CHERYL ILOGONMAROHOMBSAR K N O W A LL M E N B Y T H E S E PRESENTS: That the late SPS. FAROUK E. MAROHOMBSAR AND MARIA CHERYL ILOGON-MAROHOMBSAR, who died on ______ and on ___________, in Marawi City and Cagayan de Oro City, respectively, without leaving any last will and testament, that the deceased SPS. FAROUK E. MAROHOMBSAR AND MARIA CHERYL ILOGONMAROHOMBSAR at the time of their death, are the owner of a conjugal parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-149992 situated at Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY TWO (262) Square Meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPS. FAROUK E. MAROHOMBSAR AND MARIA CHERYL ILOGONMAROHOMBSAR, filed by the heirs of SPS. FAROUK E. MAROHOMBSAR AND MARIA CHERYL ILOGONMAROHOMBSAR, per DOC #122; PAGE #25; BOOK #220; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIO T. JUNI. BWM: February 11, 18 & 25, 2022

Phonemic Awareness: Its Importance in the Development of Early Literacy

By JANETTE L. ORCIA, Teacher III, Lugait Central School

Is there a relationship b e t w e e n a c h i l d ’s understanding of a spoken language and his or her ability later on to understand written language? Sure, there is. Phonemic Awareness has something to do with this. Phonemic awareness plays a big role when it comes to differentiating and manipulating letter sounds that ultimately leads to a child’s reading success.

Wh at i s P h on e m i c Aw are ne ss ? Phone m i c awareness is the knowledge of how language works. It is the ability to understand how different sounds make up words, and rearrange sounds to create new words.

Essentially it is the ability to think about and work with the individual sounds

in words, but children need to understand that sounds are manipulative elements of a language.

Hearing different sounds, knowing their positions and understanding the role they play within the word will help them read efficiently (pediaspeech. com, 2018). Enco ding and de co ding b e come essential – linking the written letter (grapheme) to their sound (phoneme) and recognizing how these combine to make words.

Similarly, understanding the connection that words are made up of phonemes and that phoneme are represented by graphemes is a vital skill for understanding print. Phonemic awareness, if well developed, is a good

predictor of future reading and sp el ling abi lit ies.

Development in this area involves working out sounds, picking out rhyming words, recognizing alliteration and counting syllables in a word (highspeedtraining.co.uk, 2020). We teach phonemic awareness: by picking words from phonological lists, listening games, by explicit teaching, by oral blending and segmenting, by communicating in fun ways like talking handling puppets and toy robots, etc.

Fu r t h e r m ore , c l a s s activities on phonemic and phonological awareness should be enjoyable and engaging for early learners so that they will have a solid start towards language and literacy skills formation.

and challenging, even while elsewhere doing so would just take minutes, if at all.

“Mahirap magtawag sa mga anak, kamaganak. Sulat ka, makiusap ka sa mga sasakyan para maipadala mo,” shared resident Gloria Dol. But things got better with the recent construction of a Globe cell site equipped with 4G LTE. The tower brought hope and happiness to families separated by distance.

Now that they have mobile phone service, Barangay Dado residents can finally get in touch with others conveniently anytime.

“Gaya ng mga kamaganak mo sa labas (ng barangay), makatawag ka,

makapag cam-to-cam ka.

Malaki ang naitulong ng Globe,” said Gloria.

Like water and electricity, connectivity is essential to the lives of every Filipino. It spurs socio-economic development, as it creates new jobs, provides access to 21st-century learning, hastens movement of goods and services, and allows faster information dissemination, among others.

Being at the forefront of such service, Globe relentlessly expands its network to cover far-flung areas to support rural connectivity.

"We want to equally empower our rural communities through

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Orietal Municipality of Initao -o0oNOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE -0008-2022 RA 10172

February 9, 2022

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that EMMA B. PALAPOS has filed with this office, a petition for Change of first name from “JOSELITO“ to “EMMA“ and correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “ “ to “ “ in the certificate of live birth of JOSELITO B. BRIONES at Initao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are BACELISO E. BEDOLEDO and CRISPINA E. BEDOLEDO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later March 3, 2022.

(SGD) ISIAS A. JARALES Municipal Civil Registrar

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telecommunications, and access to the internet will enrich the way people communicate and learn from one another. The network we build helps fuel progress and better life experiences --- and we will not stop in making this happen," said Marge Dizon, Globe Vice President and Head of Program Delivery, Network Technical Group.

As the country’s Leader in Mobile, Globe was able to build 1,407 new cell sites in 2021. It has also upgraded and expanded 22,300 mobile sites during the said period. The company has also established over 2,000 5G locations in key areas nationwide which includes in building solutions (IBS).

Globe strongly supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically UN SDG No. 9, which aims to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation. It is committed to upholding the United Nations Global Compact principles and contributing to 10 UN SDGs. Watch the full story of Barangay Dado, Alamada, North Cotabato on https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=CJlEiXFGyKc. To learn more about Globe, visit www.globe.com.ph.

The learning transformation JANSTIF C. MEDALLA LORENZO TAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL LORENZO TAN, TANGUB CITY

Since the emergence of a global movement that calls for a new model of learning for the twenty-first century, it has been argued that formal education must be transformed to enable new forms of learning that are needed to tackle complex global challenges.

Literatures offer compelling arguments for transforming pedagogy to better support acquisition of twenty-first century skills. However, the question of how best to teach these skills is largely overlooked.

Experts recognize that the ‘transmission’ or lecture model is highly ineffective for teaching twenty-first centur y competencies and skills, yet widespread use of this

model continues. In spite of worldwide agreement that learners need skills such as critical thinking and the ability to communicate e f f e c t i v e l y, i n n o v a t e , and solve problems through negotiation and collaboration, pedagogy has seldom adapted to address these challenges.

Rethinking pedagogy for the twenty-first century is as crucial as identifying t he ne w comp etencies that today’s learners need to develop. Traditional approaches emphasizing memorization or the app l i c at i on of s i mp l e procedures will not advance learners’ critical thinking skills or autonomy. To develop the higher-order sk i l ls t he y now ne e d,

individuals must engage in meaningful enquiry-based learning that has genuine value and relevance for them personally and their communities.

Real-world experiences merged with sustained engagement and collaboration offer opportunities for learners to construct and organize k now l e d ge, e ng age i n detailed research, enquiry, writing and analysis, and communicate effectively to audiences. Broad thinking around twentyfirst centur y education acknowledges the need for new ‘forms and functions’ of learning to be added to worldwide education goals to boost the quality of learning.

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Voice... from page 4

We convince ourselves that certain wrong things are OK so we won’t feel guilty about doing them. Like the song that says: “How can this love be so wrong if it feels so right? If lovin’ you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right!” But our confused thinking and feelings cannot change the fact that these things we are doing are wrong and sinful, completely separating us from our perfectly pure, good God. It is clear that we all have chosen to go our own way in life and gotten lost. So we need to come home to our Maker who knows the only right road in life. Today, won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you, and to become your life’s Leader and Lord from this day forward? Only He can repair and reprogram your little voice, and show you the right and best way to live. He will even give you the power you need each day to fully live it. Just think a minute.

Oil...

from page 3

higher temperature to burn.

The average lifespan of distribution transformers is 35 years, but ester oils are estimated to extend the longevity of units by up to 33 percent.

W hi le he ad mit ted that esters are 20 to 25 percent relat ively more expensive than their mineral counterpart, the advantages offered by these fluids lead to cost savings on the part of the utility, which may eventually be translated into greater customer benefits.

Pushing the sustainability envelope further, Bersabe shared that Davao Light is also looking into using amorphous steel instead of the current silicon steel for the core components of their transformers.

The Davao Light officer said that according to studies, amorphous steel can lower transformer losses, or the energ y “wasted ” due to resistance in the wire used to wind a coil, by up to 60 percent for a typical 50 kVA unit. He added that the total owning cost for transformers that use amorphous steel cores is pegged to be at least 10 percent lower than those that use conventional silicon steel.

“We are still validating this data. We will have a simulated installation of this transformer for actual measurement of its losses and verification of its in-service performance,” Bersabe said.

Distribution transformers consist of a magnetic core made from laminated silicon steel sheets stacked and either glued together with resin or banded together with steel straps, with primary and secondary wire windings wrapped around them.

Through innovations such as these, Davao Light sets an example for other distribution utilities in the pursuit of sustainability.

Davao Light is the thirdla rgest privately-ow ned electric distribution utility

in the country in terms of customer size and annual kWh sales. Davao Light’s franchise area covers Davao City, areas of Panabo City, a nd t he mu n icipa l it ie s of Carmen, Duja li, a nd Santo Tomas in Davao del Norte, with a population of approximately 2.2 million and a total area of 3,561 square kilometers.

As of December 2021, Davao Light served a total of 458,498 customers, with a recorded peak demand of 459 MW.

SMC... from page 5

facility, which can receive c l i n k e r, g y p s u m , a n d limestone. It is also seen to help decongest the Davao commercial port.

“As with any project, we also encountered many challenges in f inishing construction of the project during this pandemic. But we never wavered in our goal of completing it as safely and as quickly as possible. This way, by the time our country is in full recovery and buildback-better mode, Mindanao will also be fully ready,” Ang said.

According to the FIRB, the project’s benefits, including “stimulating forward linkages, promoting the use of energyefficient equipment that can lead to transfer of knowledge, and improved productivity”, are seen to exceed foregone revenues in the form of tax exemptions.

During the project phase alone, the facility, located in an underdeveloped area, was able to provide 5,000 jobs.

Meanwhile, full manning, once operational, is seen at over 600.

According to Ang, the plant is part of SMC’s longterm plan to help development in Mindanao.

Apart from other facilities currently being planned, constructed, or about to be completed, SMC has long had major operations in the region, where it has breweries, agro-industrial and food manufacturing facilities, and a power generation plant.

Support... from page 2

with Mouthpieces, and (5) Hand Wheel.

This project also aims to generate employment through livelihood for the Covid-19-affected sector in coordination with the Provincial Resource Management Center (PRMC) of the Provincial Government.

In addition, the project supports the "Balik Probinsya Bagong Pag-asa" Program, where at least 10 beneficiaries will be employed as the Provincial Government is extending assistance by facilitating the homecoming of locally stranded individuals and returning overseas Filipinos through piecework payment. “ We a re i m m e n s e l y grateful for the entrusted modernized equipment that we could use to increase the production rate of our PCC. We commend all your efforts and dedication in helping us improve the quality of our products. As we embark on another year of public service, may we further strengthen our ties and intensify our actions to attain our common goal, which is to alleviate the people's lives despite these trying times. Thank you so much. Keep safe and healthy everyone," said Hon. Governor Imelda Quibranza Dimaporo during the virtual turnover ceremony. (Sameeha A. Ali, DOST-Lanao del Norte)

Outages... from page 1

EPIRA (Electric Power In d u s t r y R e f o r m Ac t ) to ensure that electricity consumers’ interests are promoted and protected in terms of uninterruptible power supply.”

L a s t y e a r, t h e E R C has penalized at least 10 GenCos that it established to have transgressed the reliability standards being enforced on power plant operations – chiefly those that have breached the ‘unplanned outage’ caps set per technology.

In December 2020, the ERC issued a resolution prescribing the allowable outage days of all power plants across technologies – including the scheduled downtimes for repair works or scheduled maintenance activities and the ‘unplanned’ or forced outages.

On forced outage caps, the number of days set by the ERC had been 16.8 days for pulverized coal technology; 16.9 days for plants using circulating fluidized bed boiler; 7.7 days for combined cycle plants; and 22.7 days for gas turbine generating assets.

For diesel plants, the permitted scale of unplanned outages had been set at 14 days; geothermal at 13.7 days; hydroelectric at 6.8 days; oil-fired thermal plants at

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27.8 days; and biomass at 7.0 days.

On the scheduled shutdowns, plants utilizing pulverized coal technology are allowed maintenance downtimes of 27.9 days; CFB plants for 15.4 days; combined cycle plants are given 12.5 days; and gas turbine facilities for 6.5 days.

Additionally, diesel plants can opt for scheduled repair or shutdown of 5.0 days; geothermal for 6.0 days; hydroelectric for 23.1 days; oil-fired thermal for 30.8 days and biomass for 32.7 days.

The planned preventive maintenance shutdowns of power plants are integrated in the Grid Operating and Maintenance Program (GOMP) that the system operator will be coordinating with the power plant owners and operators and to be duly submitted to the Department of Energy (DOE) for its concurrence and approval.

For this year, the energy department has strictly directed the generation companies to avoid preventive maintenance s che du les during the summer months – except for hydro plants, and that’s because of the critical supply-demand scenario manifesting in Luzon grid’s power outlook.

With ‘more disciplined operations’ of the power plants leading to downscaled forced outages in generating units, the DOE is expecting that Luzon grid can still keep away from ‘red alerts’ or power service interruptions even with the cyclical demand surge during the summer months.

Loses...

from page 1 Information Agency-Davao’s Facebook page that the total establishments included 450 companies that downsized o p e r at i o n s l e a d i n g t o retrenchments, permanent closure of 85 firms, and temporary closure of 31 others.

“The expected level of employment achieved in 2021 as well as lesser number of retrenched workers and business closures are signs that the region is achieving its pre pandemic employment numbers,” she said.

L im adde d t hat t he majority of the companies

affected were from agriculture, forestry and fishery sector (AFFS), particularly the banana plantations in the region; and other services, including membership in organizations, repair of computers and personal and household goods.

“As these establishments cont inue to cop e w it h lingering effects of pandemic, the top reason for termination of workers was the financial losses that these establishments continue to experience in 2021,” she said.

Lim said the region saw improvement in employment figures last year.

She reported that the region was able to sustain high employment rates between the first and third quarters of 2021 within the range of 94.6% to 95% “due to reopening and sustained business operations as the spread of COVID-19 was contained.”

She said the third quarter employment rate of 2021 was almost at par with prepandemic level during the first quarter of 2020 at 95.4%.

In 2020, the region posted an employment rate of 95.4% in the first quarter, decreased significantly to 82.1% in the second quarter, and slightly improved to 92% in the third quarter, she said.

“The said containment was attributed to massive vaccination drive by both the private and public sectors during the end of 2021 that yielded at 66.6% coverage for fully vaccinated individuals in Davao region, particularly for Davao City, we recorded a 90.2% vaccination coverage as recorded by DOH-Davao,” she said.

She said as less restrictions in people mobility were obser ved in 2021, more quality jobs were generated as reflected in the region’s underemployment rates which declined significantly to 9% in the second quarter.

However, she said the u n d e re mpl oy m e nt r ate increased to 17.8% in the third quarter of 2021.

Despite the challenges confronting the region, she said the agency remained optimistic that it will continue to expand employment opportunities with the implementation of prevent, detect, isolate,

treat, reintegrate, accelerated vaccination or PDITR-V of the Regional Task Force against COVID-19.

“This strategy essentially includes measures such as the aggressive promoting and enforcement of minimum public health standards and imposition of granular lockdowns instead of quarantine to whole areas,” she said.

Campaign...

from page 1 the urban poor communities and far-flung villages in the five provinces and nine cities of Northern Mindanao or Region 10.

Northern Mindanao had 3,541,831 registered voters in the 2016 elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said only 2,108,036 voters actually cast their ballots.

Kag awad R e y R ane s Balandra of Barangay Macasandig here said Leni-Kiko supporters are mostly from the middle class families.

Balandra said to get the votes for Robredo and Pangilinan, organizers have to get the support of the marginalized sectors.

He said a good example is the support given by the transport sector.

Joel Gabatan, head of the National Confederation of Transport Union, said they have organized the drivers to help in the key battlegrounds in the city.

“Our drivers are told to ask their passengers sitting in the front seats to vote for Leni and Kiko. This would prove helpful,” Gabatan said.

St i l l, t h e L e n i - Ki ko machinery suffered a loss w he n C ag ay an d e O ro mayoralty candidate Rolando Uy and his son, Vice Mayor Joaquin Uy, have reportedly forged an agreement to support the candidacy of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

The Uys are allied to Mayor Oscar Moreno, who is running for governor in Misamis Oriental.

Moreno has pledged support to Robredo and Pangilinan and led the op ening s a lvo of t heir campaign in Balingasag town, Misamis Oriental last Tuesday.

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IVA Films lets all hell break loose in this newest horror film BAHAY NA PULA, directed by award-winning director Brillante Mendoza; and starring Xian Lim, Marco Gumabao and Julia Barretto.

BAHAY NA PULA is about the newlyweds Jane (Julia Barretto) and Marco (Xian Lim), who travel to Mindoro to sell the ancestral house that Jane inherits from her grandmother.

The caretaker gives them a tour around the property, but Jane suddenly feels strange upon reaching the basement. That night, the couple make love to one another when suddenly, Jane notices that someone seems to be peeping at them.

The next day, Jane and Marco were

informed that the buyer of the property backs out, because the Municipal Council passes a resolution starting the process of declaring the ancestral house as a National Historic Site.

Jane tries to talk to the Municipal Mayor to convince him to veto the council resolution.

But to her surprise, her ex-boyfriend Anton (Marco Gumabao), now the Mayor’s secretary, faces her. While they lobby together to reverse the council’s resolution, old flames start to rekindle. At the same time, evil is about to be born as Jane experiences horrifying events inside the ancestral house that lead to her tummy growing bigger and faster by the day, as if she was pregnant.

BAHAY NA PULA is definitely a must-see horror film that features an all-star cast - Xian

Lim, Marco Gumabao and Julia Barretto. It is also a must-see how the award-winning director Brillante Mendoza, who rarely does a horror film, worked with the movie’s treatment.

Direk Brillante has won several international awards for his films like “Tirador,” which won the Caligari Film Prize at the 2012 Berlin International Festival; and he won the Best Director award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for his movie “Kinatay” in 2007.

Discover the mysteries behind BAHAY NA PULA on February 25, streaming online on VIVAMAX Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Macao, Vietnam, Brunei, Maldives, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Europe, Canada and the United States of America.

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