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Briefly Key issues TO further improve evidencebased decision and policy making in northern Mindanao, the Regional Development Council (RDC)-10 held its 2nd Research Dissemination Forum to share results and recommendations conducted by state universities and colleges on key developments and issues in the region. “The presentation of outputs resulting from extensive research and inquiry is not merely a showcase of academic dexterity but is actually a show of commitment towards addressing issues that hamper our pursuit of inclusive development and lasting peace,” shared RDC-10 Secretariat Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño during her key message. In the meeting, the RDC-10 examined its endorsed project on the master plan for the formulation of a Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development in Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro and its five pre-feasibility studies which tackled issues on the need for an efficient transport system, improved solid waste management, and resilient infrastructure by 2025.
Speaks Up Forum THE Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said stakeholders in the southern island’s development will meet in an online summit on Feb. 10 to propose the rationalization of bigticket infrastructure projects in the last full year of the government’s term. Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol, MinDA chairman, said the Mindanao Speaks Up forum will tackle the progress of the Mindanao Railway, Marawi City’s rehabilitation, and the SamalDavao bridge. “The Marawi Rehabilitation Project is under the Task Force Bangon Marawi, the Mindanao Railway is handled by the Department of Transportation while the Davao City-Samal Bridge is a flagship project of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Of these three, the Mindanao Railway Project has raised great expectations from the people of the region as it promises convenient and easy movement of people and goods. The project, however, has not only suffered delays but also revision in the design,” Mr. Piñol said.
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ANILA – The government will continue its efforts to safely further reopen the economy to mitigate hunger among Filipinos affected by the lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s chief economist said Wednesday.
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20 barangays in NorthCot eyed for massive hog production program By WARREN ELIJAH E. VALDEZ
TACURONG CITY – At least 20 barangays in the province of North Cotabato are eyed to become pilot areas for a massive hog production program intended to address the current shortage of pork meat production in the country, an official from the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said on Monday. S ecretar y Emmanuel Piñol, MinDA chair, said that there are at least “20 secluded villages” which have not been affected by the African swine fever (ASF) identified by the agency and
the provincial government of North Cotabato as pilot areas for MinDA’s “Islands of Hope Hogstel Program” initiative. “The ‘Islands of Hope’ strateg y will implement a communal hog-raising scheme which I designed previously where a common service hog raising facility called ‘hogstel’ will be used in breeding and raising hogs owned by farmers,” Piñol said in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Monday. He said that with this strategy, which will identify biosecure communities, the
agency will assist the North Cotabato government in availing the hog production loan fund from the Development Bank of the PRODUCTION/PAGE 11
During the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) team's visit to San Juan City, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said they now have to make
a “better balance” between not just the health and the economy, but also between the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases and those who are suffering from other ECONOMY/PAGE 11
BRINGING the government closer to the people, the city's Agricultural Productivity Operations Office (APOO) inaugurated the Spring Development Project (SDP) that will boost agricultural productivity in three sitios of Barangay Tignapoloan, February 10. Aside from aiding farmers in the area, the P1.4 million
project will also benefit about 600 households in the area who do not have access to potable water. APO O Agricultural Engineering Division Chief Mae Anne Timoteo said the reservoir could produce about 210 barrels of water per day (200 liters per barrel). Such could aid farmers in the area PROJECT/PAGE 11
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Meranaw women arriving at the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental and bound for Iligan City register with a medic for contact-tracing Friday afternoon (5 February 2021). With the COVID-19 pandemic, travellers are required to get travel authority from the local government unit of their point of origin and certificate of acceptance from the LGU of their destination. The LGUs require COVID-19 tests before one can travel. mindanews photo by bobby timonera
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CDO's P1.4-M water project benefits 600 households
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HE Cagayan de Oro City government opened on Wednesday the P1.4-million Spring Development Project (SDP) that would provide 600 households in the hinterland village in Tignapoloan with potable water. A flagship project of the city's Agricultural Productivity Operations Office (APOO), the project would also give farmers in the area access to water for irrigation purposes. City Councilor Jay Roa Pascual, chair of the City Council committee on agriculture, noted
villagers have been clamoring for a clean water source in the area for a long time. "People need to walk miles just to get water. And as we all know, water is a source of life," Pascual said. Mae Anne Timoteo, APOO agricultural engineering division chief, said the reservoir could produce about 210 barrels of water per day or 200 liters per barrel, enough for the needs of farmers who are engaged in growing banana, vegetables, and other crops. "We monitored the level of water during
the recent El Niño experienced in the area. We also monitored the area during the wet season to ensure that the source could sustain through time," Timoteo said. She said the project--comprising a concrete storage tank, intake structure, and polyethylene pipes--capitalizes on groundwater that flows out from the area's surface. Clifford Antonio, 29, one of the farmers in the area, said the water system would boost agricultural productivity in the village. (PNA)
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WATER SYSTEM. Residents of a hinterland village in Cagayan de Oro City can now access water for farming and other essential uses following the Spring Development Project's launch on Wednesday (Feb. 10, 2021) in Barangay Tignapoloan. Officials say an inspection, dry run, and testing was conducted in late January. (File photo courtesy of CDO City Agriculture Office)
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More groups back extension of BARMM’s transition period COTABATO City – More groups have expressed support to the proposed extension of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government’s transition period. “All the town mayors of Maguindanao are
strongly supporting calls for extension of Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), so it can deliver its commitment under the Bangsamoro Organic Law,” Sultan Kudarat Mayor Shameem B. Mastura said Wednesday. Mastura, also the president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) in Maguindanao province, said their group met Tuesday to issue a resolution supporting the transitional government's extension until 2025. “Let us work together, all leaders from regional, provincial, down to municipal level up to barangay level so development comes to the grassroots,” Mastura said. Maguindanao has a total of 36 municipalities. BARMM Executive Secretary Abdulraof Macacua lauded Maguindanao's local officials "for showing unity and support" to the fledgling region. Macacua explained the need to extend the transition period, emphasizing the BARMM’s status in the normalization process. “The extension is not really about MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) wanting to stay in power. We only wanted to ensure the completion of the normalization process as stated in the BOL,” Macacua said. The LMP chapters in the provinces of Tawi-Tawi and Lanao del Sur have also passed resolutions supporting the extension of BTA until 2025. (PNA)
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Making a Living, Riding Solo with the New Honda TMX125 Alpha
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N TODAY'S new normal, motorcycles have never been more popular and in-demand than ever. With quarantine guidelines still implemented nationwide, it helped Filipinos ride solo and steer clear of the pandemic's dangers. However, since the pandemic endangered people's health and safety, it also became difficult to travel to work, putting their livelihoods at stake. Honda Philippines Inc. (HPI), the No.1 motorcycle manufacturer in the country, responds to commuters' ever-changing needs as it unveils The New TMX125 Alpha. Known for its durability and reliability, The New TMX125 Alphais equipped with both kick and electric starter for convenience. It has manageable dimensions of 1,904 mm (L) x 754 mm (W) x 1,026 mm (H) with a relatively low seat at 760 mm making it very approachable for every Filipino rider. The New TMX125 Alpha is powered by the legendary Overhead Valve (OHV) engine, making it unique from other motorbikes. This OHV engine uses a push
rod to balance acceleration and control for hours of easy and hassle-free operations while beingfuel-efficient at 62.5km/L at 45Km/H constant speed. And to meet the customers’ requirement for best balance of engine power and acceleration, the rear sprocket is improved from 44T to 38T, making it perfect bike for daily commuting usage. Riders would also findThe New TMX125 Alpha as one of the country's most efficient commuter bike as it allows them to travel solo, ensuring safe journeys to work, home, or anywhere they need to be. It comes with standout color variants, such as Candy Ruby Red and Black. HPI also added new premium color, Matte Armored Silver Metallic, letting riders show off on the road. The suggested retail price ofThe New TMX125 Alpha is kept at Php51,400 to maintain its appeal to new riders and it is available at all Honda dealerships along with its Honda genuine spare parts. "Honda has always been committed to ensuring that Filipinos' everyday
needs are met through our motorcycles. With the new normal changing industries and lives, we want to help riders have the upper hand in facing these challenges to continue providing for their families, guaranteeing that with The New TMX125
Alpha, Angat Ka!" said HPI President Susumu Mitsuishi. This motorcycle model is just one of Honda's wide array of motorcycles, innovated for Filipinos. These motorcycles are in line with the company's "ONE DREAM" campaign,
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The sweat of success Think a minute . . . Former prime minister of England, Winston Churchill, became so famous for his speeches that he was called The Greatest Speaker of the 20th Century. He was also famous for his quick wit. Yet amazingly, he was not a naturally gifted speaker. On the contrary, early in his life Churchill had such a bad speech problem that people mocked him and made fun of the way he talked. Do you know how Churchill completely changed to become The Greatest Speaker of the 20th Century? He studied and wrote his speeches word-for-word on paper. Then he practiced them countless hours in front of a mirror. He worked at saying each word just the right way with exactly the right facial expression. He also practiced pausing and pretending to struggle to find the correct word, although he knew exactly what he was going to say. So even though Winston Churchill was not a naturally good speaker, he disciplined and trained himself to become a great
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JHAN TIAFAU HURST one. You and I can never succeed in life without discipline and hard work. It takes sweat to succeed in our job and career, in school, in sports, in our marriage, and in family. Even if you are born into a rich family, or with an intelligent mind and natural talents, you still have to work hard to truly succeed by making the most of what you were given. Even after we get the best education and training possible, we still must continue to practice and improve our skills throughout our lifetime. If we don’t, we simply will not reach our potential, not to mention keep up with our SUCCESS/PAGE 11
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A package of ups and downs
TODAY is a special day to all lovers out there. And because its Va lent ines D ay, let me greet everyone with a flying kiss and a virtual hug — in compliance with the directive issued by health authorities. There is no physical contact yet to ward off the spread of coronavirus, still on a global rampage, cutting across all levels of the human race. The global death toll had already passed half a million
mark with millions of people worldwide displaced and infected. And to celebrate Valentines Day these days of anxiety and fear, the momentum may not come out easy — and perfect as it were. Be that as it may, life is full of flaws, of imperfections, of frustrations. And no one is perfect at this juncture. And talking about imperfection, relations are at the crossroads to oblivion.
Cupid has been performing the highest l e vel of i nte g r it y, ye t admitted the tasks is not easy and perfect. So there goes life, be it communal or personal, nothing is perfect. It never will be. We just have to make the very best of it, and open open our hearts to what the world can offer us. Sometimes it's terrifying, and sometimes it's incredibly beautiful. Indeed, life is a package
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RUFFY MAGBANUA of ups and downs. Happy Va l e n t i n e s ! ( r u f f y 4 4 _ ph2000@yahoo.com)
Why fault Inday Sara? THE 2022 elections are fast approaching but unlike in previous years, the mood is damp and lacks the usual hoopla and excitement that characterized the presidential election in the past. I do not think that the pandemic has anything to do with it at all. Within the year, the country will be swamped with all kinds of vaccines and if things won’t go wrong the country shall have achieved the universal target of 75% herd immunity. Let’s take it from the US experience. The Covid-19 infections were at an alarming rate but the Americans were throwing away precautions as the campaign for President was in full swing. We Pinoys are no different, in fact, an election derby is a muchawaited event it could pass as a favorite pastime. While no politicians in the running ever believed they will lose (unless cheated) the usual election fever has not started to simmer. Is it because the Pulse Asia survey showed that Davao City Mayor is a runaway winner? Or no one is interested to take on the job of the President in
the midst of the pandemic? Remember the last time Pulse Asia made a survey to ascertain whether Duterte still has the people’s trust and approval with all the tirades coming from the opposition? He g o t a 9 1 % r at i n g , something which leaders all over the globe devoutly wish. Since I am from Davao in the deep down south, I texted Sen. Imee Marcos from the northernmost and asked what she thinks of the rating the man from the boondocks (to borrow the word of Jim Paredes in describing Duterte). Her crisp repartee: “91% approval exempts PRRD from the usual lame-duck last years. He will determine 2022." Could this public perception of Duterte be the reason why we do not feel the election fever yet? Let’s look at the latest survey of Pulse Asia on who will likely be the people’s choice to replace Duterte. Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte is on the apogee. Her score is almost twice as much as the first runner up. VP Leni Robredo, the declared presidential bet of the Liberal Party was No.
6 in the list of 11. And yet now and again the President disapproves of Inday Sara vying for the presidency. “Maawa ako sa anak ko. The presidency is not a job for a woman', he was often quoted. Even former House Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez, the one who was jettisoned from his post after picking up a fight with the President’s daughter, started with what he termed as “voters education rally”. One of the criteria for a presidentiable he lectured, is, in his own lingo: “Dapat may bayag”. The next day he lost a number of his political allies. But look at Davao City Mayor Inday Sara up close. She is in the middle of the battle against coronavirus which is her top health priority. The city is the center of commerce and industry in Mindanao and the busiest port for southern entry and exit. She has just launched a bus system for Davao City which involves the fielding of not less than 1,000 units of fully air-conditioned passenger buses. This will be the first of its kind in the
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JUN LEDESMA country. These will replace the jeepneys. She is neither hobbled by the pandemic nor the critics. What other Davao City mayors, including her father, have not done in the past she is doing the way she wanted to. Two years ago she gently asked the power and telecom firms to lay down their cables underground. She wants those ugly cable cobwebs out of the city major thoroughfares. This resulted in terrible inconvenience but her constituents understand what it takes to achieve development targets. The Davao City Water District too is about to accomplish a P12.5-billion bulk water FAULT/PAGE 11
Asia Pacific Airlines preparing for take-off Focus on a Safe, Smart and Sustainable Restart Once Borders Reopen Asia-Pacific airlines are preparing for a smooth, successful and widespread resumption of air travel as soon as governments relax border controls. The restart of international air travel has been delayed following the recent surge in COVID-19 infections, while the global roll-out of vaccination programmes will take time, effectively extinguishing hopes for an early recovery in air travel. Air travel has declined further since November 2020 and the resulting cash crunch for airlines has been severe as the pandemic wears on. At the same time, airlines have been playing a frontline role in the fight against COVID by repatriating citizens and residents, transporting medical resources, humanitarian aid and now vaccines, which are critical to saving lives and global recovery. Together with critical safety considerations, the
industry recognises that technological solutions including “smart” apps for contactless travel, as well as its environmental impact are top of mind for today’s traveller. Asia Pacific airlines have accordingly devoted time and resources to address these important issues during the pandemic. Combining established safety-focused remote training, inspection, audit and certification applications, airlines are keeping their airplane and crew resources, c u r re nt and re a dy for restarting operations as well as for meeting stringent regulatory requirements. These abilities and attitudes are continuously honed through cross industry collaboration and commitment. To m a k e a i r t r av e l convenient, safe and predictable for its passengers, the industr y is actively seeking consumer-friendly technological solutions in the form of a digital travel pass combining various essential elements, including traveller identification, health
certification, border control authorization and public health information. The digitalised application allows contactless and seamless travel, while addressing privacy and security concerns with the relevant secure data management protocols. Touchless, selfservice capabilities are also recognised to be a high priority amongst travellers. The aviation industry remains firmly committed to its sustainability goals. Meeting the target of halving emissions by 2050 will be achieved with a combination of market-based measures, new technologies, improvement in operations and infrastructure as well as utilising sustainable alternative fuels. At a Media Roundtable earlier , Subhas Menon, the Director General of AAPA said that, “Pent-up demand is evident from the surge in bookings whenever the easing of travel restrictions is initiated, even fleetingly, as in the case of the aborted Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble. But the inconsistent
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and oftentimes complicated nature of border restrictions will be a serious impediment to recovery unless we can offer a solution for travellers to navigate and fulfil these requirements conveniently. The industry is working with various stakeholders to make seamless air travel a reality again.” Mr. Menon added, “Safety and Sustainability are the cornerstones of aviation. The well-being of the industry, our customers and the future of aviation rests on these core values, which put the industry in good stead, as we prepare for a new travel reality beyond COVID-19.”
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January vehicle sales slowest in 10 months THE local automotive industry showed signs of improvement in January this year after posting its first single-digit decline in volume of sales for the past 10 months. Joint report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) Thursday indicated that their combined vehicles sales for January 2021 reached 23,380 units. Volume of sold vehicles last month, however, was 1.4-percent lower than the 23,723 units sold in January 2020. Since the onset of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, CAMPI and TMA reported double- to tripledigit decrements in sales volume. The steepest decline was in April 2020, when both combined CAMPI and TMA sales plunged by 358 percent from 29,066 units sold in April 2019 to only 133 units sold last year. On the other hand, sales of passenger cars registered a double-digit growth when it kicked off the year, with sales growing by 11.5 percent to 7,295 units last month
from 6,543 units in January 2020. Sales of commercial vehicles still posted a negative growth of 6.4 percent, from 17,180 units in 2020 to 16,085 units this year. In terms of subsegments, Asian utility vehicle sales rose by 25.8 percent to 3,118 units in January 2021 from 2,479 units in the same month last year. Light commercial vehicle sales remained SALES/PAGE 11
Lower SRP for imported pork in groceries, supermarkets eyed
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EPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said his office and the Department of Agriculture (DA) are now working out the suggested retail price (SRP) for imported pork in groceries and supermarkets. In a Palace briefing Tuesday, Lopez said the SRP of imported pork in groceries and
supermarkets will be lower than the price ceiling set for locally sourced pork in wet markets. “Knowing that the landed cost for imported pork is lower than farmgate price here, our suggestion is lower SRP or price ceiling for imported pork that will be sold in the supermarkets,” he said in Filipino. The Trade chief said they will also require labeling of outsourced
pork as imported to distinguish the SRP for the commodity. “We are now computing (the SRP) jointly with (the) DA. What is important is that consumers will have options. If they want cheaper meat, they can go to groceries and supermarkets, where there is SRP,” he said, adding they will finalize the price cap on imported pork within this week. Aside from lower Greetings from:
landed cost of imported products, Lopez said groceries and supermarkets have lesser traders in between the supply chain -- a reason for these establishments to implement the SRP for pork. The official added they have received reports on price manipulation on pork meat. The National Bureau of Investigation, the IMPORTED/PAGE 11
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Economist sees BSP keeping rates steady
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N economist forecasts an unchanged policy rate for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday, citing the need for monetary authorities to monitor any possible secondround effects of the elevated inflation rate. In a report, ING Bank Manila senior economist Nicholas Mapa likened the BSP to the defense team of the American football team while the fiscal authorities make up the offense team. “For the first half of the game, we can say that the defense (BSP) has held the fort,
playing the toughest defense possible to keep the team (economy) from falling too far behind in the scoreboard. Despite their valiant efforts, a defensive team can rarely score points but we see how committed BSP is to keep the score close,” he said. Last year, the BSP’s policymaking Monetary Board (MB) slashed the central bank’s key policy rates by a total of 200 basis points to cushion the impact of the pandemic on the domestic economy. However, the rate of price increases is on the rise, with the
January 2021 figure surpassing the government’s 2-4 percent target band until 2024 when it rose for the fourth consecutive month to 4.2 percent. Mapa said, “BSP has had to contend with rising concerns about a possible rate hike in 2021 to quell price gains and bring back the headline number back to more normal levels.” To date, the BSP’s key policy rates are at record-low. For one, the overnight reverse repurchase (RRP) rate is at 2 percent. However, the real interest rate in the country is currently in negative territory because it is
now below the inflation rate. Citing earlier statements of BSP executives, Mapa expects the BSP rates to be kept at their current level for now. He said “although concerns about negative policy rates are valid during more normal times, it appears that BSP officials will be more tolerant of negative real policy rates (NRPR)” as the government addresses the impact of the pandemic. “The marching orders of BSP are apparent, get the economy on track at the soonest,” he added. Mapa said, “we can not fault the BSP for playing staunch
No backlogs on DTI’s loan evaluation DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said its financing arm, Small Business (SB) Corp., has accelerated the process to apply and approve loans under the Covid-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) program. In a statement Wednesday, Lopez said SB Corp. has streamlined the application processes for micro, small and medium enterprises that would like to avail the zero-interest CARES loan. He added SB Corp. has already adopted a complete online application and evaluation process,
which includes the use of electronic signature. Upon approval, releasing of loans also shifted to digital transactions. Lopez added DTI’s financing arm can complete loan evaluation within seven days, or even faster if the documents are complete. “There is currently no backlog on its loan evaluation work contrary to what other reports say. We are even promoting the program to more MSMEs applicants,” the DTI chief said. SB Corp. president and chief executive Ma. Luna Cacanando said
her office has approved 21,659 CARES applications amounting to P2.35 billion in loans as of Feb. 9. Last week, SB Corp. said it approved some P2.27 billion worth of loans from 21,358 applicants. About P2 billion in loans from 19,601 applicants were released as of Feb. 2, the DTI’s financing arm said. “We encourage all MSMEs across the country in all regions to consider taking the step in reopening or reconfiguring your respective businesses. The features of the Bayanihan CARES loan are intended to allow entrepreneurs to restart their businesses with
New Normal Education: Do Learning Outcomes Suffer from it? RUBY S. ZARSOSA TEACHER 1 KAUSWAGAN CENTRAL SCHOOL
On the October 1st of 2020, a challenging academic term begun for school year 20202021. Challenging in a way that both teachers and students must adjust because the “Traditional Learning SetUp” would not be applicable due to the current health crisis. This term requires a strong management skill from students but gives more opportunities in the age of technologies. This huge paradigm shift was caused by the Covid-19 pandemic wherein learners and educators are introduced to the “New Normal Learning Set-Up”. This learning set-up has been getting more and more popular recently. It is a modern learning approach that combines traditional classes with online learning materials or modular learning materials. Innovations and adjustments were made to make this learning set-up operate. However, there is still one question that lingers in people’s minds – Is it effective enough for learners to gain knowledge from it? The Department of Education prepared a self-
learning module or SLMs for learners. According to DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones, “The SLMs and the other alternative learning delivery modalities are in place to address the needs, situations, and resources of each and every learner and will cover all the bases in ensuring that basic education will be accessible amid the present crisis posed by COVID-19,”. This option that DepEd imposed is a considerate one since people in the remote areas will have inconvenience if an Online Learning Set-Up was introduced instead. In addition, this will give students a more flexible schedule; students are able to choose their own learning environment that works best for them, students are able to study and learn on their own pace and it can also practice students to be independent since they are spending a lot of time on their own. As Buckminster (1966) said that, if you want to teach people a new way of thinking, do not bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking. On the other hand, this
option has also its set of disadvantages. Like for instance, if a child is the type of learner who works well more with people guiding this may cause for the learner to fall behind the others. Also, the aspects of socialization for the student may be affected since they are on their own. These challenges may be a threat to students’ learning; it can still be maneuvered by guardians and parents with their proper guidance. Overall, CLs (Collaborative Learner) prefer this modular learning. In fact, an enrollment survey has been conducted in Central Luzon as of July 2,2020 revealed that 41% of parents prefer the modular approach for their children this School Year 2020-2021. 27%, on the other hand, prefer online learning, 18% favor a combination of face-to-face with other modalities, 10% prefer television, 8% prefer other modalities, and 3% prefer radio-based learning. This just proves that people trusts the new system that is introduced for school year 2020-2021, and it shows that this indeed is an effective option.
ample elbow room. There is no need to worry about loan repayments for one year. There is also no need to worry about escalating financing costs," Lopez said. CARES program is an interest-free and collateralfree loan offered to MSMEs, cooperatives, and tourism businesses that have been in operation for one year. It also provides loan assistance to overseas Filipino workers who were displaced due to the global health and economic crisis. (PNA)
defense throughout the game just because the offensive team has sputtered.” “BSP, will likely keep up the pressure and play the best defense they know, retaining its accommodative stance, ever hopeful that their counterparts on the offense can finally get their act together to score points and get back in the game. As such, we expect BSP to keep the policy rate unchanged on Thursday and as long as they can as they remain watchful for the possible buildup of secondround effects of inflation,” he added. (PNA)
BAP thanks BSP for approval of new ATM fee policy BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) acquirerbased automated teller machine (ATM) fee policy ensures competition among financial institutions for the benefit of the banking public, the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) said. In a statement Wednesday, BAP backed the regulator’s policy on ATM fees imposed by banks following the lifting of the nearly sixyear moratorium for fee adjustments in July 2019.
“We are appreciative of the BSP’s move to adopt this pricing philosophy that is market-driven and customer-centered. This policy promotes competition and efficiency in the banks' effort to deliver better services to the banking public,” BAP managing director Benjamin Castillo said. The BSP has approved the requests for several banks that have applied for higher fees for non-clients who will use their ATMs BSP/PAGE 11
The amazement of nanotechnology By CARMEN S. MADRIO Head Teacher I Tudela National Comprehensive High School Basirang, Tudela, Misamis Occidental
NANOTECHNOLOGY is the study of matter that is measured in nanometers. It c a n b e ap p l i e d i n surface science, organic c h e m i s t r y, m o l e c u l a r biology, semiconductor physics, microfabrication, molecular engineering and nanomedicine. On a comparative scale, if a marble were a nanometer, then one meter would be the size of the Earth. Nanoscience and nanotechnology involve the ability to see and control i nd iv i du a l atoms and molecules. Everything on
Earth is made up of atoms – the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the buildings and houses we live in and our own bodies. In nano-biology for example, sensor test chips c ont ai n i ng t h ou s an d s of nanowires – able to detect proteins and other biomarkers left behind by cancer cells – could enable the detection and diagnosis of cancer in the early stages from a few drops of a patient’s blood. Nanotechnology is helping to advance the use of arthroscopes which are pencil-sized devices that are
used in surgeries with lights and cameras so surgeons can do the surgeries with smaller incisions. The smaller the incisions the faster the healing time which is better for the patients. Imagine a medical device that travels through the human body to seek out and destroy small clusters of cancerous cells before they can spread. Or a box no larger than a sugar cube that contains the entire contents of the Library of Congress. Or materials much lighter than steel that possesses ten times as much strength.
Modular Distance Learning Assessment and Grading System By: BONILDA F. MAGSAYO-QUITORIANO
Interim Guidelines for Assessment and Grading in Light of the Basic Continuity Plan or otherwise known as DO # 31 s 2020 emphasizes on how assessment and grading system be done or administered considering the Distance Learning Modality we are engaging right now due to Covid 19 pandemic. Assessment measures how much learning has taken place in every learner in a class. So, we have to give them assessment appropriate /suited to their level of intelligence specially that we are not there to answer their queries. There are two ways to assess learners. One is through Formative Test which could be administered at the beginning of the lesson until the evaluation and the other one is the Summative Test to be given at a certain period of time. For this school year periodic test
will not be administered according to the Deped officials, so grading system will only be based on Written Works and Performance Task in which assigned weight or percentage is given to all learning areas. For example, in language/ AP/EsP Written Works is given 40% and 60% is given to Performance tasks. In rating PR rubrics should be used in order to fair. Careful planning and professional judgement must take place to ensure that learners will achieve learning and mastery of the lessons imparted even amidst this challenging situation. Assessment must be holistic, understandable and varied And since, we are having this Modular Distance Education everyone should do their share of work. Teachers, learners and parents must go hand in hand to achieve learning despite this trying time.
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TESDA 10 – capacitating people amidst pandemic T
By MARK FRANCISCO
HE Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda) 10 led by director Ashary Banto has continued providing services to its regional constituency
here in Northern Mindanao despite the ongoing pandemic. During a recent Talakayan as organized by the Philippine Information Agency, Tesda Misamis Oriental director
COVID-era innovation for education By MECHILLE N. LANORIAS Teacher III Bonifacio Central School Division of Misamis Occidental
ALTHOUGH we are still many months away from a return to normal, the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine has signaled an end to this crisis. While school will reopen and social distancing guidelines will be lifted, the impacts of t he p andemic wi l l endure and we must not let innovations forged in the era of COVID-19 fall by the wayside. The education sector has been pushed to innovate faster than ever before and while many of our solutions were developed in response to the pandemic, the lessons learned are critical to building more equitable education systems. This crisis has placed quality education and equitable access at center stage.
Can we design something that reaches youth and solves a problem? Does the model measurably impact youth when implemented at greater scale? When submitted to a rigorous test and delivered at large scale, does implementation and impact hold up? Although it is our hope that the pandemic will push education systems further into the 21st century and toward a more equitable future, the reality of universal access to education may take years to materialize. While distance learning will never substitute for high quality in-person education entirely, our experience dur ing t he p andemic showed us that youth don’t need a traditional classroom to develop skills.
Modular versus face to face learning By CRISPIN CAARE Teacher III
FOR the purpose of this post, face to face learning means a live, two-way interaction. Online learning then will mean anything that doesn’t include a live instructor. So, online learning here is where a student sits down and learns through a selfpaced system completely on their own. When kids are forced to engage in face to face learning through their everyday schooling, if they want to learn something that isn’t as available in school like coding, they’ll need to explore alternative means – either face to face like a coding summer camp or in the capacity of an online course where they are teaching themselves using the provided materials. So even though a face to face learning experience is less spontaneous, you at least know the teacher has a plan to teach and those doing the learning are expecting to learn and know they’re expected to learn for the agreed time window whether in a 45-minute class or a weeklong summer program. Such commitment also more or less forces advancement t hroug h structured leveling up. A student in school knows that if they attend class and
do decent enough to pass, they’ll move up to the next grade. In a tutoring session or academic summer camp, it may be the feedback from instructors that signals that you are ready to move on to the next concept. If the enrollment figures of last year are a basis, the Philippine education system will be expecting around 27 million students to enroll in the basic education system in the coming school year. With the early closure of the school year in March, the community quarantines in effect and the still unclear future that the COVID-19 p and e m i c w i l l br i ng , DepEd and our millions of learners are facing enormous challenges. In a recent evaluation on ALS interventions done here in Mindanao during the quarantine period, platforms such as Messenger, Google Classroom and DepEd Commons emerge as the most common technological interventions used. There are also the door to door delivery of worksheets and take-home learning activity sheets. These modalities are being used and explored during the quarantine period and will serve as key learning points for implementation in the bigger education system.
Marigold Garrido reported that they are particularly shifting their focus from the tourism sector to healthrelated skills in aligning with the times. Prior to the pandemic, the tourism sector in Region 10 had a robust growth rate but the COVID-19 pandemic has called for the need of more persons who are adept in health-related skills. Garrido said that Tesda is currently conducting Level II trainings for contact tracers who are from all over the region comprising the cities of Cagayan de Oro and the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Camiguin, Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte. These contact tracertrainees are currently undergoing training at Tesda’s Regional Training Center in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental; Cagayan de Oro Bugo School of Arts and Trade; and Kinoguitan National
Agricultural School in Bukidnon. Aside from that, Tesda is also boosting other sectors which are prioritized in this time of pandemic: agriculture (food security), construction and information and communications technology (ICT). Garrido said that despite the coronavirus, the agency has maintained its engagements in geographically isolated areas to align with the government’s thrust in eliminating communist armed conflict at the local level. One of the examples she cited is the IP community in barangay Lantud, Talakag, Bukidnon which is composed of Higaonons and Maranaos. “We are proud to say that Tesda is the first line agency of the government that has arrived in the area to reach out to them,” Garrido said. The ELCAC poverty reduction and livelihood cluster which is headed by
Assessment in the new normal curriculum By JULIET U. JORBAN
THE new normal is not normal. Countries worldwide are trying to adjust to the disruptions in the education landscape caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have used two main institutional approaches to transition to remote learning. E du c at i on s y ste ms that built technical and institutional capacities prior to this pandemic quickly deployed remote learning using new and old technologies and leveraging existing resources (e.g. infrastructure, devices, contents but primarily human capacities). Governments that have limited experience with remote education have had to rapidly react by adapting external resources from
partners or simply building them from scratch. Thus, while most systems swiftly transitioned to remote learning, not all started from the same position. G ov e r n m e nt s t h at have experienced remote education for the first time and did not have vast repositories of digital content have faced the challenge to quickly design, implement and sustain a distance learning program while schools are closed. On the other side are education systems that have created institutions and capacities to enable distance and/or op en learning for years if not decades. It is not surprising that those countries with prior experience have been in a better position to adapt and rapidly execute existing remote learning programs.
BANTO
Tesda has identified 119 barangays in Northern Mindanao for skills training capacitation. Of that number, 37 villages are prioritized by Tesda this year. Since Tesda skills training warrant actual physical tests, learning deliveries are blended
with modular and face-to-face sessions that are practiced under strict health protocols. Banto is optimistic that Tesda 10’s efforts in capacitating people will prepare Northern Mindanaoans as they navigate their way through the pandemic.
Equity and education By LIEZL L. TALIP Principal I Bonifacio Central School Division of Misamis Occidental
BEFORE, during and after COVID, equity has been and will be at the core of our work as teachers. It is important to note that equitable does not necessarily mean equal. Achieving equitable access to high quality education for all requires that every child has what he/ she needs to be successful, that oppressive systems are dismantled and structural inequities are redressed. We can b egin this process by working toward the goal of ensuring that all children have equitable access to a sound basic education. Equity is the overaching umbrella and common thread throughout
each of our top educational issues. We grapple with the reality that there are important ways to innovate as well as invest in our public schools, impressing upon us that as we all work together toward its end, stronger bonds will form between our students, teachers and communities. The way we teach is the path forward for ensuring progress and ensuring that even our IP communities can feel assured that their places in history are given the respect and debate that they deserve. Our schools must be a place where offer all our students a robust curriculum.
Preparedness, Resiliency Amidst Crisis By: BONILDA MAGSAYO-QUITORIANO
For so many years now the Philippines experienced disasters like Typhoon Sendong that devastatingly hits the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, the Storm Surge in Tacloban that causes thousands of deaths and the earthquake that brought terror and shaken Bohol to its core. And now the latest is the Covid 19 Pandemic. It gives a lot of problems in the community and the nation as well in terms of livelihood, emotional stability and security. So what must we do to be able to withstand all these and help our nation recover from the mess? According to the news, the reason why there are lots of Covid 19 cases and even casualties during this challenging times is that we are not properly informed earlier about the deadly effect of this virus, what to do then and also because we are hesitant sometimes to follow orders
and directions from our local and national authorities. The government through the Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with IATF is now doing its best to inform the public the importance of knowing what to expect and what to do during disasters. Dissemination of national and local information is being done to ensure the safety of every individual in the country. And the key for safety is planning. After all being prepared could mean saving your families lives and the community as well. Being well informed on what and what not do in times like these could be our shields from harm and much more. We should not wait for the higher authorities to tell us every now and then what to do. We in our own family and the community where we belong must act right away what is supposed to be done like observing
always social distancing, following health protocols like wearing of face and face shield, washing our hands or using alcohol for sanitation and a lot more to avoid being quarantined for 14 days, or more so losing our loved ones. Because if we don’t we will end up questioning and asking ourselves what if ’s. Let’s not always wait for the government to support our needs but maybe do something like planting vegetables and some edible plants in our backyard for our own consumption. Let us not be deaf and blind to what is happening right now in our environment for surely it will affect us and the whole nation. Let’s act right now and take part in the government’s effort in ensuring the safety of everyone’s life. Be prepared always and you’ll be able to help our country get back into shape after a disaster and move on to progress.
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Normin to spend P104-B in ending local communist armed conflict
RESPONDING to President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to end insurgency, the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC)-10 targets P104 billion budget for Convergence Areas for Peace and Development (CAPDev) program. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-10 Regional Director Mylah Faye Cariño said during the Peace and Lasting Change online forum, February 11, that RTF-ELCAC-10 targets P68.8 billion budget for the 2,423 programs and projects (PAPs) of the 247 barangays under Focus Area A. For Focus Area B, P17.1 billion is targeted to implement 985 PAPs, and P18.1 billion to implement 1,853 PAPs for Focus Area C. As for the initial AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY K N O W A LL MEN BY T HESE PRESENTS: That the late SALVADOR UY, SR., who died intestate in Guihulngan, City, on April 17, 2017 that during the lifetime of my late parents, they were the lawful and absolute owner of property with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-30433 situated in the District of Carmen, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED (200) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of SALVADOR UY, SR., in favor of CYNTHIA C. UNDA, per DOC #128; PAGE #25; BOOK #92; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. QUINTILIANITO S. BABARIN, JR. BWM: Feb. 5, 12 & 19, 2021
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF BLASITO BENTULAN BAGUIO WITH WAIVER AND ASSIGNMENT IN FAVOR OF CONCEPCION RAGO BAGUIO KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late BLASITO BENTULAN BAGUIO died on November 23, 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City, died intestate with no will and left no payable debts, and upon his death he left considerable estate comprising of Five (5) Banks, Pensions, and Savings Accounts with 1. VETERANS BANK ACCOUNT NO. 0023-375463-101, Branch: Tiano Bros., Cagayan de Oro City, Description: Old Age Pension, 2. LAND BANK ACCOUNT NO. 0156271-918, Branch: Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Description: Regular Pension, 3. AFPSLAI ACCOUNT NO. 612-001-0187458-5, Branch: Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Description: Capital Contribution Account, 4. AFPSLAI ACCOUNT NO. 930-0020027985-9, Branch: Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, Description: Savings Account, 5. FICCO ACCOUNT NO. 048054, Branch: Corrales-Dolores Sts. (Main), Cagayan de Oro City, Description: Savings Account/ Share Account, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF BLASITO BENTULAN BAGUIO WITH WAIVER AND ASSIGNMENT IN FAVOR OF CONCEPCION RAGO BAGUIO, filed by the heirs of BLASITO BENTULAN BAGUIO, in favor of CONCEPTION RAGO BAGUIO, per DOC #440; PAGE #88; BOOK #54; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JUVY IND V. ARUBIO. BWM: Jan. 29, Feb. 5 & 12, 2021
accomplishments, Cariño said for the third quarter of 2020 alone, RTF-ELCAC-10 has completed P9.3 billion worth of programs, projects, and activities (PPAs), and P35.8 billion PPAs completed since the first quarter of 2019 until the third quarter of 2020. For his part, MGen. Andres Centino of the 4th Infantry Division (4ID), Philippine Army, said serving around 4.7 million people including 1.4 million indigenous people, PA intensifies their military operations to defeat all local threat groups, which comprise about 1,000 New People's Army (NPA) members and 1,100 firearms. PA is working towards ending the insurgency of the 83 affected barangays. In northern Mindanao, NPAs thrive in PantaronLakbangan-Sinakungan complex, Centino added. The major general stressed that the government speeds up efforts to end insurgency since activities of the rebel groups cause erratic peace and security situation in certain areas, impede delivery of basic services, and affect economic performance due to slowed flow of goods and services. He added that the rebel groups’ disturbance of peace in various areas in the region also “causes delayed infrastructure and construction projects, discourages entry of tourists and investors, Republic of the Philippines City of Cagayan de Oro AFFIDAVIT OF SOLE ADJUDICATION That the late FLORENDO O. PAILAGAO who died single and without issue on July 5, 1990 at Malaybalay City, Province of Bukidnon, That at the time of his death Florendo Pailagao left two (2) parcels of land with Lot 2536, Cad 867 situated at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, containing an area of 2.9647 hectares, Lot 2538, Cad 867 situated at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, 2.3324 hectares, and has been the subject of an AFFIDAVIT OF SOLE ADJUDICATION, filed by the heirs of FLORENDO O. PAILAGAO, per DOC #78; PAGE #16; BOOK #38; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. REYNALDO A. VITORILLO. BWM: Jan. 29, Feb. 5 & 12, 2021
EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KN OW AL L M EN BY TH ESE PRESENTS: That the late JHONNY V. EMMANUEL, who died on October 19, 2019 and intestate which has residence at the time of his demise, leaving certain parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. 137-2020002448 situated in Iponan, Cagayan de Oro City, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT (188) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, and has been the subject of an EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of JHONNY V. EMMANUEL, in favor of NILO C. ANTATICO and RUTH D. ANTATICO, per DOC #328; PAGE #66; BOOK #VII; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MANNYLYN J. PUYALES. BWM: Feb. 5, 12 & 19, 2021
The Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro East Urban and the Rotaract Club of CDO East Urban host the Peace and Lasting Change online forum to highlight the government’s peace initiatives under Executive Order 70 or the Whole of Nation Approach in Attaining Inclusive and Sustainable Peace, February 11. (PIA 10)
and undermines local governance.” Through time, Centino said their efforts on destroying the New People’s Army (NPA) and ceasing the resource generation of the group has never been enough to end the insurgency. Thus, the PA found strength with the President’s Executive Order 70 or the whole-of-nation approach to end armed conflict as such EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND K N O W A LL M E N B Y T H E S E PRESENTS: That the late ANACLETO ASENTISTA, who died on June 23, 1975 and FELIZA YAÑEZ, who died on October 12, 2006 both died at Baungon, Bukidnon, that the said deceased at the time of their death left a parcel of land with TCT No. T-25242 situated at Liburan, Baungon, Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FIFTEEN THOUSAND (15,000) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND, filed by the heirs of ANACLETO ASENTISTA and FELIZA YAÑEZ, in favor of NELSON ASENTISTA SABINAY AND FLORIFE BRAZIL SABINAY, per DOC #419; PAGE #83; BOOK #XVIII; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EMELITO J. MARQUIÑO BWM: Feb. 5, 12 & 19, 2021
paved the way to strengthen strategies to aid vulnerable communities with the help of national line agencies and other groups. Impacts of CAPDev efforts With immediate and appropriate services provided to vulnerable communities, the government expects improved access to basic goods and services, enhanced mobility of people and goods, better access to livelihood
By NOEL P. YAMIT ADA-IV DepEd Division of Camiguin Teacher III
MODULAR learning is a form of distance learning that employs the use of selflearning modules. These self-learning modules are based on the most essential l e ar n i ng c omp e te nc i e s provided by DepEd. Ideally, the modules must include sections on motivation and assessment that serve as a complete guide for both the teachers’ and students’ desired competencies. The teachers will monitor the learner’s progress through home visits and feedback
Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Misamis Oriental Municipality: Naawan NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ZALDY LUMAHANG DUMAOG has filed with this Office a PETITION for a change of First Name from “RIZALDY” to “ZALDY” in the birth certificate of ZALDY LUMAHANG DUMAOG who was born on December 30, 1965 at Looc, Naawan, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are JUANITO ROXAS DUMAOG and RUFINA BALINGIT LUMAHANG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MARCH 2021.
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raise a child, then it takes a nation to build a community from the ashes of conflict. Military or police solution is not enough; the persistence and pervasiveness of insurgency has development underpinnings,” Cariño said. She added that stakeholders need to come up with innovative or creative solutions to address complex issues on peace and development. (RTP/PIA10)
Effectiveness of distance modular learning modality among learners amidst COVID-19
R.A Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)
opportunities and capacity building programs, and diminished support for the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)/NPA terrorists. Through the RTF-ELCAC, the government also targets an improved education and health status, increased income and better quality of life, and increased resilience against conflicts. “If it takes a village to
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mechanisms and guide those who need special attention. Parents are not replacements of teachers. Parents are partners of teachers in education. They are home facilitators but they will not teach the subject matter. It is the teacher’s duty to teach. The parents’ primary role in modular learning is to establish a connection and guide the child. They need to take on different roles to deliver offline modular learning
e f f e c t i v e l y. T h e y a r e responsible for interacting with teachers, barangay representatives and other stakeholders the various materials and resources needed by the learner, regularly check the child’s workweek plan and make sure that the learner sticks to their schedule, prepare a conducive learning study space for the learner and give appropriate praises, encouragement and rewards to heighten their child’s motivation to learn.
Publication Notice R.A 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC February 9, 2021 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. I 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 YOLANDA AQUE JAMACA has filed with this Office, a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME of child from “BEMAR” to “HILARIO” in the Certificate of Live Birth of HILARIO RAGRAG AQUE at Talisayan, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are BUENAVENTURA A. AQUE and MACARIA D. RAGRAG. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than February 25, 2021. BWM: February 12 & 19, 2021
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Iponan’s Humbalicious Festival 2021 now on its 12th year
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By MARK FRANCISCO
ARANGAY Iponan in Cagayan de Oro City led by chairman Dondon Allorin recently
celebrated its Humbalicious Festival 2021 last February 7 to 9. Known then as Humba Festival, it
Update on computer chips By SHARON GRACE B. TUASTOMBAN Teacher II Ozamiz City School of Arts and Trade
PART of the Allied strategy to cripple the German war machine in World War II was to destroy ball-bearing plants. Why? Because they were used in virtually anything that moved such as tanks, submarines, ships, airplanes, machine guns and trucks. Today, the ball bearing equivalent is the computer chip and a tight supply is causing major market disruptions. This cycle known as famine in chip tech, regularly occurs about ever y four years from normal supply and d e m an d f lu c tu at i on s . Add in regional conflicts and COVID-19 and we have a recipe for a major worldwide economic disruption as is happening now.
Thanks to increased demand for home-based products and too many of us shifting work to homes demand quickly o u t s r i p p e d s u p p l y. Demand for everything for desktops, laptops, tablets, webcams, microphones, g y m t e c h n o l o g y, kitchen appliances and entertainment devices has led to the shortage. For example, a webcam’s smarts have come a long way in the last five years. Webcams can process HD and in some cases 4k video. Some include enhancement tools and filters. A few such as doorbells also have facial recognition. All these advancements require more sophisticated video processing, memory and power management chips.
started way back in 2009 to champion humba as one of the barangay’s two specialties (the other is suman). Every year, a cooking contest is held at Iponan plaza where chefs from the city judge the cook-off between Iponan’s amateur humba cooks from the barangay’s zones, sitios, schools and non-government organizations (NGOs). The famous humba dish, which is traditionally a sugar-braised pork meat, undergoes many transformations under the hands of the barangay’s aspiring humba masters. As its tradition, anyone from the whole barangay is invited to join the humba cooking
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12th Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF Tubod, Lanao del Norte NOTICE OF EXTRA – JUDICIAL SALE (EJF No. 227-07-2021) Upon the Extra Judicial Petition for Sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the 1st VALLEY BANK, A DEVELOPMENT BANK, Baroy Branch, Baroy, Lanao del Norte against SPS. RUTH B. EPE and SAMUEL EPE, of legal age, married and a resident of Poblacion, Magsaysay, Lanao del Norte, to satisfy the indebtedness which as of September 30, 2019, amounting to NINETY THREE THOUSAND PESOS (P93,000.00) ONLY excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fee and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at Public Auction on 10th day of March, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 07, Provincial Capitol of Lanao del Norte, Pigcarangan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to the highest bidder for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all its improvements, to wit: LIST OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY OCT No. (2017000073) 149-2017000153 Lot No. 565 PLS-588 “A parcel of residential lot situated in Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Magsaysay, Province of Lanao del Norte, Island of Mindanao containing an area of TWO HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN (297) SQUARE METERS, more and less, including all the improvements found thereon, more particularly described and bounded as follows; Bounded on the Southwest., along lines 1-2-3 by road; on the Northwest., along lines 3-4-5 by road; on the Northeast., along line 5-6 by Lot No. 564, Pls-588; on the Southeast., along line 6-1 by Lot No. 570, Pls-588.”
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and time.
In the event that the Public Auction cannot take place on the said date, it shall be held on April 7, 2021 without further notice.
Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, this January 27, 2021.
ATTY. AISA B. MUSA-BARRAT Clerk of Court VI and Ex-Officio Sheriff
By: ROY B. MADRONA Sheriff IV
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Iponan barangay chairman Dondon Allorin and his kagawads express their toast to the success of Humbalicious Festival 2021. MACOY MAGBAGO/MARK FRANCISCO
contest. Iponan’s contest has been a yearly battleground which declares the most skillful humba cook as the
champion. Throughout the years of its annual celebration, the Humbalicious Festival has not
only brought a good name to the cooking prowess of its locals but also improved the living of so many of its residents.
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down at 11.9 percent, with sales of 12,318 units last month from 13,988 sales in January 2020. In truck segments, light trucks’ sales dropped by 8.8 percent to 333 units; trucks and buses category four increased by 3.9 percent to 242 units, while category five declined by 35.7 percent to 74 units. “ The pandemic still poses a challenge to the automotive industry. We are also monitoring how the market will react with the imposition of the provisional safeguard duties starting Febr u ar y, w hi ch cou ld potentially impact on the prices of imported motor vehicles,” CAMPI president Rommel Gutierrez said. Last month, the Department of Trade and Industry imposed provisional s afeguard me asures on imported passenger cars and commercial vehicles as the government’s study found out that imported vehicles have caused serious injury to the local industry. (PNA)
P400 per kilo. He urged the government to strengthen its monitoring of prices of pork in groceries and supermarkets. (PNA)
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competition. Most importantly, it takes daily discipline to develop our heart and character to become the very best person we can be. We must learn to change our way of thinking and living every day. It’s not easy to quickly forgive someone who hurts us. It’s not easy to always put the needs and feelings of our spouse and children first before our own. It’s not easy to always be honest no matter what we can get away with or how much it will cost us. That is why we desperately need help. To day you can star t getting all the help you will ever need—by asking Jesus to take full charge of your heart and character. Remember: “God will do for you what you cannot do for yourself, but He will not do for you what you can do.” So with His power and help, plus your work and sweat, you can start making the changes from page 5 you need to fully become the Criminal Investigation and human being He created you Detection Group, and the in His likeness to be. Just National Security Council think a minute . . . along with DA and DTI, are verifying these reports, from page 4 Lopez said. Meanwhile, Samahan ng project that will deliver Industriya at Agrikultura 300-million liters of potable ( S I NA G ) c h a i r p e r s o n water daily to the city’s Rosendo So said in the growing population. This same briefing the group resource is in addition to welcomes the move to have the present volume of water SRP on imported pork sold in that comes from the city groceries and supermarkets. aquifers. The alternate source So, however, added that will allow the aquifers to be the tariff for imported pork recharged. There are diggings should stay at 40 percent as all over the city on account of they can still compete in the all these development projects domestic market even at that not to mention the widening of farm-to-market roads but tariff rate. He said at 40 percent tariff, Dabawenyos endure knowing landed cost for imported pork the benefits of these all. is at P117.87 per kilogram. So, how can those who The ret ai l pr ice for know Inday Sara not want imported prime cut pork in her to succeed her father? groceries and supermarkets Under her term, the economic should be around P152.87 growth of Davao City was at 9% (pre-pandemic figure). per kilo, So said. This is lower than landed The revenues of the city prices of pork from local hog allowed her to construct raisers as computed by the concrete roads that connect the hinterland barangays to DA. DA Secretary William the main arteries thereby Dar said the landed price reducing the cost of transport of pork from Mindanao to of farmers produce and Manila is at P165 per kilo increasing their incomes. and P170 per kilo for pork It was not her fault that coming from Visayas, Region she emerged to be the top contender in the survey. She 4-B, and Region 5. However, So said groceries was not even aware that a and supermarkets are selling imported pork at P350 to
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survey was being undertaken. Of course, she ought to express her gratitude for those who backed her. It is part of her virtues. But critics, including a fact-checker, thinks she hankers for the Presidency. Well, it pays to have a father who is President of the country for now this coastal city, three times bigger than Metro Manila and six times bigger than Metro Cebu will finally have a coastal boulevard and a train system that will be shared with several towns and cities of Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur. The Alpha in the family, as her father cautioned former House Speaker Alvarez, Mayor Inday is known to many political pundits in Davao as an “iron lady”. Come to think of it, she toppled two Speakers in the Lower House: Bebot Alvarez, who made the mistake of suspecting her to be opposition for having organized the Hugpong Ng Pagbabago, a regional party which actually supports the President’s programs, and, the late Speaker Prospero “ Boy” Nograles whom she trounced in the mayoral elections in 2010. Inday Sara Duterte for President? Why not? But the lady is busy and had repeatedly declined the prospects which others are drolling for. But why find fault in Inday Sara if people want her to run for President.
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diseases or hunger. He cited the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing that almost one-fourth of residents in the National Capital Region (NCR) are hungry, while the figure is “much less” outside NCR. Chua, also acting director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), attributed the higher number of hungry people in the NCR to a more stringent quarantine status in the area. “Thirty percent of the people still cannot go to work and 50 percent of the people cannot take public transport. That is why we are working very hard to manage the risk and see how we can balance it better so that we can gradually open up. Because my fear is, the effect on the people, especially the poor, can be permanent, the scarring can be permanent,” he added.
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late ANG GO HOC consisting of real properties located in Cagayan de Oro City, Manticao, Misamis Oriental, and Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental, was extrajudicially settled and distributed among his heirs, Lolita Ang, Sonny Ang, Jeremy Ang, Joel Ang, Frances Ang, Nicolle Stephanie Ang, and Florence Ang, by means of a public document executed on January 28, 2021 and ratified before Atty. Ian Sol C. Llego, as per Doc. No. 339, Page No. 68, Book No. VII, Series of 2021 of his Notarial Register. BWM: Feb. 5, 12 & 19, 2021
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starting this year. “Cardholders who will continue to transact through the ATMs of their respective bank will continue to enjoy free ATM services,” he said. For those who will use the ATMs of other banks, Castillo said cardholders “still have an option to proceed or not to proceed with his transaction mindful of the ATM fee that will be charged.” “Same as before, no fee will be charged if the cardholder will use the ATM terminal of his bank,” he added. (PNA)
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Philippines (DBP). “The barangay government or a farmer’s asso ciation will b e the beneficiary of the loan fund which had been committed by DBP President Emmanuel G. Herbosa during our meeting in Makati City last week,” Piñol said. T he Mi n DA chai r also disclosed that the identification and validation of the 20 pilot villages for the hogstel program will start this week, noting that the selected areas will raise breeders to produce piglets for fattening in local farms. “Actual farm production will start in 18 months during which time the provincial government will initiate steps to establish its own feed milling and production facility and abattoir,” Piñol said. He said that the hogstel concept will “revolutionize the backyard piggery industry,” wherein households feed their hogs with whatever kitchen wastes they could gather. This practice, Piñol noted, has been identified to have caused the spread of ASF that affected the hog raising industry. Under the hogstel concept, a biosecure facility will be made available to the farmers where they will be allocated pens to raise hogs supervised
by animal health experts and veterinarians. The biosecurity measures will include closing the “Islands of Hope” villages to the entry of processed pork products which had been suspected to causing the spread of ASF in remote areas in the country, Piñol said. The hog raisers will have to pay fees for the use of the hogstel, which will then be deducted from the sale of their hogs. Piñol said that village officials and the farming families who will become beneficiaries of the project will undergo orientation and training on biosecurity which will be supervised by a team from MinDA. There are at least 4,000 breeders intended to be distributed to the 20 ASF-free pilot villages of the Islands of Hope Hogstel Program. About 200 breeders in each facility will be raised by at least 100 families. Piñol also said that the Q-Pigs Corporation in the province of South Cotabato has been tapped to supply the breeders needed for the first 20 pilot villages for the hogstel program. The total budget a l lo cat ion for t he s aid project, however, has not yet been disclosed by the agency as the technical team of MinDA is still set to meet with Q-Pigs Corporation president Joaquin Lu on Thursday to determine the costing of the project. “Each farmer will be given a space in the hogstel where he will raise either a breeder or a fattener which he could access by going through the proper sanitary and biosecurity protocols,” he said. Once implemented in the 20 pilot villages, the beneficiary backyard hog raisers will raise the same breed and feed the hogs w it h l o c a l ly pro c e ss e d feeds “or at least a specific brand and follow quarantine protocols set by animal health experts who will manage the facilities.” “The ‘hogstel’ concept will totally erase that familiar sight of hogs with leash around the neck tied to a tree or kept in the decrepit ‘tangkal’,” Piñol said. (Warren Elijah E. Valdez / MindaNews)
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in planting banana, vegetables and other crops. "Sauna pa gyud ning panahon, dugay na silang gaaligutgot sa ilang katubigan dinhi. Actually, layo pa kaayo ang ilang baklayon para makakuha sila sa tubig (Water has been the clamor of the people in the area for a very long time. People need to walk miles just to get water). And as we all know water is a source of life," CDO Councilor and Committee Chair for Agriculture Jay Pascual said. The councilor added that establishing an environmentfriendly water system is a great help to the community members not only to the farmers as it can benefit household who will need water for their daily activities particularly for drinking, cooking, washing clothes, and bathing. As for sustainability of the facility, Timoteo said they have already conducted a study on the level of water even during dry season. "Kadtong recent nga El Niño amo nang gibantayan ang kadaghan sa tubig apil na sab kung ting-ulan para makita kung makalahutay ang tinubdan," she added. (We monitored the level of water during the recent El Niño experienced in the area. We also monitored the area during wet season to ensure that the source could sustain through time) For his part, Clifford Antonio, 29, said as one of the farmers who can benefit from the water system project, they are looking forward to more vegetables to be produced especially now that the pandemic has greatly affected their source of income. SDP, which is comprised of a concrete storage tank, intake structure, and polyethylene pip es, is an ir r igat ion system that capitalizes on groundwater that flows out from the area's surface. (RTP/ PIA10)
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Yega Development Corporation marked its official opening of its first Country Home – Model Unit with a Blessing and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on January 15, 2021 at 10:00AM in Barangay San Miguel, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.
The Country Home was blessed through prayers led by Pastor Myeungkyu Lee and this was followed by a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony led by Mr. Jin Lee, Mr. Aiden Jeong and Pastor Myeungkyu Lee.
During the event, Mr. Jin Lee - the Chief Finance Officer of Yega Development Corporation announced the launching of the FREE Clean Edge Lighting Promo for a Virus Free Home.
The event was attended by distinguished guests and accredited agents and brokers of dream residences.
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