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Covid-19 hurts banana export THE spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China has already affected the country’s banana shipments that go to the world’s second largest economy and it will not take long before the outbreak’s impact could spread to other agriculture commodities.

This is why the Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging local exporters to come up with “interventions” since China is one of the top markets for a lot of agricultural products coming from the Philippines.

“Exporters should propose interventions and present it to us,” DA spokesman Noel Reyes said in a phone interview. “If they need help, we are ready hear their position.”

Empowerment DAVAO City — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has teamed up with a Mindanaobased university and an agricultural trading firm for an agribusiness program focusing on poor and conflict-affected communities.

MinDA, in a statement, announced that it signed on Tuesday a memorandum of agreement with the Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Bukidnon and iFresh Corp. for the New Harmonizing Opportunities for People Empowerment (HOPE) Program.

Under New HOPE, MinDA aims to partner with various state universities and colleges for the development of training facilities on agribusiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy across Mindanao, while the private sector will assist in marketing and linking co mmunities to lo c a l a n d international buyers.

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• CDA Chair Orlan Ravanera says the modernized public transport industry will hone a “diwa ng kooperatiba [culture of cooperativism]” in this part of the country

By MARK FRANCISCO, Reporter

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HE Mindanao Daily Express (Mindex) T r a n s p o r t C o op er ative, the ne west player in the local transport industry, and MDN Digital Channel was officially launched on Tues day w ith Undersecretary Orlan Ravanera, chairman of the Coopeative Development Authority (CDA) as special guest.

Highlight of the twin launching was the blessing and inauguration of the Mindex head office and Mindanao Daily Digital Channel located at the ground floor of Tanleh building along Abellanosa Street, this city.

Dante Sudaria, Mindex Tr ansp or t C o op e r at ive chairman said the entry of Mindanao Daily Express Transport Cooperative into the transport bandwagon will usher a new beginning in providing the riding public modern and comfortable ride with the implementation of the government’s PUVMP or Public Utility Vehicle LAUNCHED/PAGE 10

NEW MODERN TRANSPORT PLAYER. Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Undersecretary Orlando Ravanera and Mindanao Daily Express Cooperative Chairman Dante Sudaria led the simultaneous inauguration of Mindanao Daily Express Cooperative (Midex) and Mindanao Daily Digital Channel on Tuesday, February 18 at Tanleh Bldg., Abellanosa St., Cagayan de Oro City. Midex is a major player transport modernization program which already secured franchises to operate various in various routes within Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental. The MDN Digital Channel, on the other hand, will also officially take off as the social media platform of Mindanao Daily Group of Newspapers. Sudaria said. photo by mark francisco

AirAsia starts flights to GenSan from Clark, Cebu in March GENERAL Santos City -Leading low-cost airline AirAsia will finally expand its operations here next month with direct flights from Clark and Mactan (Cebu) international airports.

Ricardo Isla, AirAsia Philippines chief executive

officer, announced in a “bilateral meeting” with city officials on Tuesday that it has finalized the opening of its Clark-General Santos route on March 29 and CebuGeneral Santos on March 31.

Isla said the round-trip flights between the city and

Clark are scheduled every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

AirAsia, the third major airline to operate here, will ser vice daily round-trip flights between the city and Mactan airport in Cebu.

“We’re also working on

opening direct daily flights for the Manila-General Santos route,” he said.

As in its other domestic routes, he assured that the airline would offer the same quality of service and affordable fare rates.

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allotted for DA execs see need for more P48-M high-value crops agri learning sites in NorMin production in Caraga

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ORE Learning Sites for Agriculture (LSA) are needed in Northern Mindanao to further promote modern farming, especially among the youth.

This was according to officials of DA's Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in Region 10, who said rice farms -in particular -- are better suited for the establishment of LSA to teach the young generation the value of farming.

Maria Lydia Echavez, ATI-10 training center's officer-in-charge superintendent, on Sunday

said Region 10 already has 91 LSA and 14 "School for Practical Agriculture."

Maria Eloisa Akut, OIC-chief of ATI-10 Information Services Section, underscored the importance of more agriculture training sites to supply the demand for ricebased vocational courses of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).

"Tesda is in need of ricebased LSA now because they lack the school for their rice competitiveness fund," Akut said.

In addition to LSA, two Extension Service Providers (ESP) in the region also

have the capacity to conduct training independently and can directly receive funding based on approved projects.

ATI considers LSA as farms "practicing applicable agricultural technologies, employing doable farming strategies and operating successfully, thus, worthy of emulation," according to DA-ATI website.

An LSA also serves as models for applicable agriculture technologies and agri-products or by-products' processing technologies, it added.

For an existing farm to become LSA, applicants must undergo different processing stages, starting

with an endorsement from the local government.

Noemi Beth G. Macario, ATI-10 OIC-assistant center director, said the institute has been adapting to modern communication and information technologies since last year in order to promote agricultural products and also entice the young generation to engage in farming.

"We partner the youth with the parents so that the youth can learn from them the invaluable wisdom of going into farming, while the parents can learn modern technologies," Macario said.

On January 29, ATI10 launched three books that chronicled the best practices and success stories of youths engaging in farming, including former communist rebels who availed of ATI-10 programs.

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BUTUAN City – The Department of Agriculture in Caraga (DA-13) said a total of PHP48 million is allocated in the region for high-value crop production this year.

Marco Antonio Morido, focal person of HighValue Crops Development Program (HVCDP) in DA13 told Philippine News Agency on Tuesday that among the priority highvalue crops production the agency will support this year include rubber, coffee, cacao, abaca, coconut, palm oil, and bamboo.

“Support for coconut and palm oil production will be in partnership with the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and bamboo production with the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR),” Morido said.

He said the PHP48 million for the year will

be allocated to proposals that will be submitted by their partners in the local government units (LGUs) on high-value crop production.

Loan program with 2 percent interest per annum will also be available for farmers who will venture into high-value crops production, Morido said, adding the program will be implemented by the national office of the DA. “We will help our farmers facilitate their loan applications, including the preparations of documents and other requirements,” he said.

The HVCDP, he said, has also held a briefing and orientation to last year’s recipients of post-harvest facilities for high-value crops, most are equipment for coffee production for partner cooperatives in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. The orientation, he added, was to orient the recipients of their roles and responsibilities in the proper usage and maintenance of the facilities.

Morido also said DA Undersecretary for HighValue Crops Development Program Evelyn Laviña visited different cooperatives and farmers’ organizations in the region that are involved in highvalue crop production.

The visit, he said, was to assess the PRODUCTION/PAGE 11

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BoC delays shipment of remaining Sokor waste

By FROILAN GALLARDO, MindaNews

THE sheer volume of the remaining household wastes in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental prompted Bureau of Customs (BoC) officials to postpone the scheduled shipment back to its port of origin in South Korea on Sunday.

BoC port collector

John Simon said the remaining wastes could not be accommodated in one cargo ship.

“The shipper lied in their declaration. This is simply too much for 5,100 metric tons,” Simon said pointing at the mounds of household wastes still in

CebuPac trims fares to 70 domestic destinations LOCAL airline Cebu Pacific announced Monday it will reduce its year-round low fares across over 70 domestic destinations in support of the government’s initiatives to promote domestic tourism amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.

“We are one with the government and fellow tourism stakeholders during this challenging time. Through this increase in the supply of seats and fare reductions

across our domestic route network, we hope to encourage Philippine residents to travel and explore the country,” said Candice Iyog, Vice President for Marketing and Customer Experience of Cebu Pacific in a statement Wednesday.

The airline said it will sell tickets for as low as P88 as base fare for domestic flights originating from Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan), Davao, FARES/PAGE 11

the open facility of Verde Soko Corporation, the shipper in Sitio Buguac, Tagoloan.

He said workers from the Philippine Sinter Corporation and the Department of Works and Public Highways have been working round the clock to ready the wastes for shipment on Sunday, Feb.

23.

He said a pay loader and a bagging hopper have made the work faster but mounds of garbage were still lying around.

“The workers have bagged enough wastes to fill 50 container vans but still there are so much wastes lying around,” he said.

Simon said 2,500 metric tons of the remaining wastes was scheduled to be shipped back to its port of origin in Pyeongtaek, South Korea this Sunday.

Officials of Verde Soko could no longer be found after the National Bureau of Investigation filed criminal charges against them.

The shipment of

household wastes arrived here in two shipments in 2019.

The second shipment of 1,400 metric tons which arrived here in August 2018, was already shipped back to Pyeongtaek in January 2019.

Early this year, 5,100 tons of the wastes were sent back in two shipments.

Jollibee reports 14% fall in earnings to P6B last year JOLLIBEE Foods Corp.

(JFC) reported a 14.4% drop in earnings in 2019, dragged by a 25.1% decline in operating income.

In a regulatory filing yesterday, the listed restaurant operator said its attributable net income in the full-year 2019 was at P6.33 billion, lower yearon-year despite a 37.1% growth to P1.8 billion in the fourth quarter.

This came amid a 25.1% drop in year-to-date operating income to P5.87 billion, contrasting the 14.9% increase in systemwide retail sales to P243.79 billion, and the 11.4% rise in revenues to P179.64 billion.

For JFC’s fourthquarter performance, operating income grew 11.6% to P1.81 billion, driven by a 23.2%

improvement in systemwide retail sales to P72.72 billion, and a 17.7% increase in revenues to P52.43 billion.

“Practically all brands in the Philippines improved their same store sales growth from (third quarter) to (fourth quarter) led by Jollibee, Red Ribbon, Greenwich and Burger King,” JFC said.

“Same store sales growth in the Philippines was driven by the continued growth in volume of customer visits in the stores compared to a year ago and strong growth in delivery business for all brands,” it added.

It also noted The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL), which JFC bought last year, contributed 9.4% JOLLIBEE/PAGE 11

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Maid to sing Think a minute . . . Years ago many prejudiced white southerners in America t re at e d b l a c k , A f r i c a n Americans in cruel, evil ways. Yet there were some southern whites who were different. One of these was the Chisholm family in Laurel, Mississippi. Their housekeeper named Everlina had been with them for 45 years and was more than just an employee, she was part of the family. This included Everlina’s young niece who played with the Chisholm daughters.

One day Everlina’s niece said that she dreamed of getting a good education and learning the social skills of a lady in society. So Mrs. Chisholm immediately took this little black girl under her wing, gently guiding her in proper social manners and confidence to face the world with dignity and self-respect. Mrs. Chisholm became like a second mother to this young girl, so she could learn that the color of her skin should never stop her from becoming all she wanted to be.

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NEITHER the impact of the cancellation of the Visiting Forces agreement nor the morbid threats of the nCoV were of any importance to ABS CBN from the moment Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a Quo Warranto with the Supreme Court last Monday.

Suddenly there was a torrent of self-approbations from the network generously spiced with melodrama aiming at eliciting support and sympathy from the ghettos of Tondo who are hooked to the Probinsyano and those whose lunch is not complete without Vice Ganda and Ion. Of course, the moribund opposition and a hodgepodge of the anti-Duterte cabal are never far behind.

Despite its claim that

the young girl would come to help her Aunt Everlina work in the Chisholm house.

As this young girl worked throughout the house she sang. In fact, she sang so well that Mrs. Chisholm, a trained musician, immediately recognized how natura l ly t a lente d this little girl was. The girl had been listening to professional singers on the radio, dreaming of someday becoming a singer herself.

Mrs. Chisholm dedicated herself to helping this young girl reach her potential.

She even paid for the girl’s university education to study voice at the famous Julliard School in New York SING/PAGE 11

it will continue to operate even if its franchise will not be renewed, a declaration so characteristic of its corporate hubris, the Network, however, has mobilized its workforce and talents to talk about its virtues and indispensability in the life of every Filipino.

They have always been good at that, They swayed the impressionable electorates with necrological oratory to get Benigno Simeon Aquino III, a video game enthusiast, elected President.

That was to be the last of the emotional blackmail.

In the 2016 elections, a true probinsyano who is made of sterner stuff emerged from the boondocks of Mindanao.

Rodrigo R. Duterte can neither be bought nor cowed.

First to test his mettle upon assumption of office as President was PLDT/Smart Manny V. Pangilinan who audaciously declared that the City Mayor of Davao knows nothing about the telecom industry and therefore should leave it to who else but the duopoly. Starting from the government directive to return the CURE Telecom (a PLDT/SMART subsidiary) frequency MVP demanded P3-billion as ransom. Irked, Digong assured Pangilinan to expect Revenue examiners the following morning. Before daybreak, he advised DICT Acting Sec. Eliseo Rio that he will surrender the frequency at no cost.

Like Pangilinan, not a few in the list of Forbes

LETTERS FROM DAVAO

JUN LEDESMA Magazine’s rich, famous and influential belittled Duterte whom they thought is only good at playing cop and robbers. They are wrong.

A lawyer who mastered the art of investigation and prosecution all he needs is a phalanx of economist and SURVIVE/PAGE 11

Defying the third generation curse, the Japanese way FAMILY BUSINESS COACH

PROF. ENRIQUE SORIANO It is mid-year 2019 and I am writing this article while on a plane en route to Toronto from Istanbul.

Time really flies and every opportunity to unite families from long-standing conflict is significant as it provides a chance for hope, harmony and most importantly forgiveness for family members that are mired in conflict. In my years coaching family businesses in Asia and North

America, the acrimonious and unnecessary parting between parents and siblings, siblings against siblings, in-laws against family members and cousins against cousins has made the task of reconciliation more difficult than ever. With so much emotion consumed by all sides, nobody really wins.

Historically, the average lifespan of corporations has been between 40 and 50 years — a figure that has gradually been on the decline due to a challenging marketing environment. However, for family-owned businesses, it is a totally different story.

Predictably it almost always ends in tragedy when the founder or business leader dies without articulating his or her leadership and ownership plan to the next generation.

In Europe, it is even more alarming. A study

that analyzed thousands of European firms yielded a corporate life expectancy figure of a mere 12.5 years. C ompanies are dying younger and family enterprises without any form of governance in their veins are most vulnerable and are prone to collapse at any given time.

Defying the Odds: The Japanese Way Why is Japan home to so many enduring familyowned businesses? Based on research, there are 5,000 companies in the world that are more than 200 years old and out of this figure, more than 3,000 are in Japan.

That's more than 50% of the world’s oldest family-owned businesses concentrated in one country. The next closest country competitor is Germany but it houses a mere 19% of the world’s oldest businesses, most of

which are breweries. After that, no other country boasts more than 5% and these are European countries heavily involved in wine producing.

So why is Japan different?

Why do s ome of t hes e family-owned companies go on for centuries while the rest of Asia die early?

What is their secret of a long corporate life? Does culture play a huge influence? A Bank of Korea undertook a study years ago related to the country’s enduring generational success. The primary objective of that study was for Korean familyowned businesses to learn valuable lessons from their next door neighbor as Korea has on ly t h re e f am i ly owned businesses older than 100 years. Even South Korea’s so-called chaebol (chae means wealth and bol means clan), a large CURSE/PAGE 11

Prayer just a placebo?

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Many of t h e s o - c a l l e d millennials think so. They s ay t hat pr aye r s i mply ser ves as a tool to calm them down, relieve them of some worries, but it hardly has any real effect. By that claim, they seem to mean that even with what they consider as their fervent prayer, life continues to go on. That is, with many of their petitions, dreams and desires unanswered and unfulfilled.

This is, of course, regarding prayer from a wrong p ersp ective. But in spite of that, I would readily reassure them that any placebo effect of prayer should not be belittled. For prayer to have a placebo effect is already a good and tremendous benefit, and should not be a reason or excuse to reject it.

In fact, if only for its placebo effect, prayer should be resorted to always. Even doctors do that when the cas e t he y are hand ling cannot be cured so far by any drug that they know

of. We should never ignore the importance of a placebo unless we use it to deceive ourselves and to justify the lack of due responsibility.

But prayer, irrespective of whether it only gives us a placebo effect, is a necessity for us. It is the basic way of relating ourselves to God who is always with us, who always loves and cares for us. It is the first thing we do to correspond to God’s love and goodness for us.

The important thing to remember is that we be always sincere in our prayer. It should come as consequence of our faith in God, of our love for him. It is our way of worshipping him who is actually everything to us, of thanking him for the many blessings we have received from him, many of them we may not even be able to account for.

It is also our way of asking forgiveness for our sins as well as a way of making reparation for them.

And, of course, prayer is our way of asking for some

favors from God — and favors and requests we will never run out of.

Prayer serves a lot of purposes. The only thing we have to remember is that we do it with utmost sincerity and humility. We should avoid just going through the motions of prayer. We should mean what we say in our prayer. We should, with our faith, feel a certain intimacy with God who is a father to us and who loves us always.

To c o n s i d e r p r a y e r as a waste time or that it simply serves as a placebo is to misunderstand prayer.

Such misunderstanding can come about as a result of a certain mentality, so common nowadays among the young ones. It is the mentality of entitlement.

It is to think that they do not have to do or work so much to be entitled to some benefits or advantage.

This is now a big challenge. While it is true that to day’s generation enjoy more things compared

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ROY CIMAGALA to what the previous generations enjoyed, or that they know more things, etc., it does not mean that they are exempted from work and from prayer, especially those types that involve a lot of effort and sacrifice.

In fact, given what they have and enjoy now, today’s generation should have a keener sense of responsibility of growing more in the different virtues — hard work, justice, prudence, temperance, fortitude and many others. They should be aware of the dangers of complacency and selfPRAYER/PAGE 11

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EAST WEST Banking Corp. (EastWest Bank) raised P3.7 billion from its maiden issuance of fixed-rate bonds, more than its initial target following strong demand from investors, it said on Tuesday.

EastWest Bank said in a disclosure to the local bourse that the total amount raised was higher than its program of P2 billion.

The bonds comprise the first tranche of the bank’s P10-billion fund-raising program announced in June last year. The papers have a tenor of three years and carry an interest rate of 4.5% per annum to be paid quarterly.

The bonds were offered from Feb. 10-14 for a minimum investment of P500,000 and increments of P100,000 thereafter.

“The success of the bond issuance shows the trust and confidence of the public with EastWest Bank,” Rafael S. Algarra, Jr., EastWest Bank senior executive vice-president and treasurer, was quoted as saying in the statement.

Mr. Algarra previously said the bond issuance is meant to diversify EastWest Bank’s funding sources and strengthen its liquidity position.

Unicapital Inc. served as the lead arranger and selling agent of the bonds.

The bonds are set to BANK/PAGE 11

UPPLY chain issue more than tourism will affect the Philippines due to the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), a report by S&P Global showed.

In a report dated February 18, the debt rater reduced its 2020 growth projection for the Philippines by 0.1 percent from 6.2 percent because of the projected impact of the viral disease that started in Wuhan,

China, but kept its 6.4-percent projection for next year.

It said upstream and downstream flows from China accounts for about 15 percent of Philippines’ overall trade.

Bulk of the trade with the world’s second largest economy is accounted for by electronics components, which, the report said “may experience regionwide disruptions.”

“The OECD

LANDBANK extends P236-B agricultural loans in 2019 LANDBANK of the Philippines’ (LANDBANK) total loans to agriculture sector in 2019 has settled at P236.31 billion, but only a small portion of this went to farmers and fishermen.

In a statement, LANDBANK said it was able to intensify its lending to agriculture last year, with loans reaching P236.31 billion, higher than the bank’s actual target of P231.25 billion.

Of this amount, however, only P44.82 billion were outstanding loans to small farmers, fishers, cooperatives, and farmers associations.

As much as P191.49 billion were provided to other players in the agribusiness sectors.

The bank’s total loans to agriculture sector is also just 26.50 percent of its total gross loan portfolio

for the year, which stood at P891.77 billion.

This is despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s tall order to the state-run bank last year to perform its original mandate of providing loans to the country’s top poorest sub-sectors —

farming and fishing.

Nevertheless, LANDBANK said it also exceeded the number of farmers and fishers it assisted last year, registering 1.032 million or 103 percent of its yearend target of one million.

Significant increase in the number of farmers were recorded in the provinces of Maguindanao, Palawan, Ilocos Norte, Abra, and Nueva Vizcaya.

For this year, LANDBANK will target to assist an additional LANDBANK/PAGE 9

EFFECTIVENESS OF BACK EXTENSOR EXERCISE AND CROSS-OVER CRUNCH IN ENHANCING STANDING POSTURE AMONG GRADE 7 STUDENTS

By JENNELYN LIQUIT QUIMSON

Maintaining good standing posture has been considered an important means to have a positive effect on health and wellness. This study was designed to fill gaps in the existing literature by implementing standing posture interventions to enhance standing posture among students. This quasi-experimental study was used to determine the effectiveness of back extensor exercise and cross-over crunch in enhancing standing posture among Grade 7 students. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used; t-test was also utilized to find out if there was a significant difference on the participants’ posture rating

when the participants were exposed to back extensor exercise and crossover crunch exercise; and the t-test for independent samples was employed to determine any significant difference in the posture rating increment of the two groups of participants. The instrument used in the study was the New York posture rating test which was used in the 13 areas of the body and a plumb line facing the screen was utilized to determine verticality of the participants’ posture. Results show that there was a significant difference in each group of participants’ posture rating before and after the interventions. Both groups differed significantly in their pretest and posttest ratings, indicating that

each intervention was effective in enhancing the participants’ standing posture of both groups. However, the cross-over crunch exercise is more effective compared to back extensor exercises. Strengthening exercises are helpful in enhancing students’ standing posture for optimal performance in daily activities and in any sportrelated activities. It is recommended for the future researchers that they may conduct a follow up study on determining the effectiveness of exercise program in terms of practice of body mechanics in the daily activities.

Keywords: Back extensor exercise, cross-over crunch, standing posture

(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) estimates that the Philippines domestic value-added in gross reports is over 75 percent which is high by emerging market standards, although it is likely to be lower in the electronics industry,” it said.

Foreign direct investments (FDIs) inflows from China only accounts for about 3 percent of

Philippines total output, it added.

The report further said Asian monetary officials may implement policy measures to help counter the impact of the disease on their respective economies.

But for the Philippines and Thailand that are less affected, central bank officials may introduce rate cuts but these “may reflect domestic factors rather than the virus”. (PNA)

School-based feeding program

By EVELYN A. LABADAN Teacher II Manticao Central School Manticao, Misamis Oriental

THERE are 149 recipients in the school-based feeding program that we did in our school in Manticao Central School here in Manticao, Misamis Oriental from July to December 2019.

Nationwide, DepEd undertook quite a number of activities. The main purpose of the celebration was to disseminate nutrition-related messages to all Filipinos through the theme First 1,000 Days ni Baby Pahalagahan Para sa Malusog na Kinabukasan.

Specifically, the celebration aims to create awareness on the importance of proper infant and young child feeding practices, promote collaboration among stakeholders at the national and local levels for

health programs for families with pregnant womenand children less than two years old and serves as the venue for launching of the Early Childhood Care and Development Intervention Package for the first 1,000 days. The ECCD-IP;s primary goal is to reduce mortality and morbidity rates and increase the percentage of children 0 to 23 months in meeting the development milestone.

School heads and principals are expected to monitor the feeding activities and program implementation on a daily basis. With that, all schools shall establish and maintain the Gulayan sa Paaralan as a source of ingredients for the feeding program.

How technology is shaping the future of education

By MERLITA B. DAVEN Tuod Integrated School Tuod, Manticao, Misamis Oriental

TECHNOLOGY has transformed almost every aspect of our lives and now it seems that education systems around the world are due for an update.

Educators are tapping into the digital revolution and adopting new technologies to help students reach their full potential but can they adapt quickly enough to prepare children for the changing future of work?

Educators are foreseeing that interactive video is going to be important to education in the future.

T h e y ant i c ip at e s e l f paced curricula and they believe that video will play an important role in the personalization of

education. They are also interested in VR/AR and 360 video. Over nine in ten educators are interested in the benefits of tech.

One in three education professionals see video as a way to reach students who don’t have access to classroom learning.

More than ever, students will need the ability to continue learning new skills throughout their lives.

From 1985 to 2014, use of IT more than doubled in OECD countries and it’s still growing. Students need digital skills to succeed.

Technology provides a way to show students a wide range of opportunities.

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FDA orders retailers and sellers Stocks rise anew, peso moves sideways to stop sale of astringent brand

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HE Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has directed drug stores, department stores, supermarkets and other establishments to stop the sale of an astringent formula which continues to be sold commercially in Davao, CDO, Cebu and other parts of the country.

The FDA says merchants who ignore the warning and continue to sell the product shall face regulatory actions and sanctions.

In the latest FDA Advisory No. 2020-061, the said brand has been found to be positive for the presence of HYDROQUINONE and TRETINOIN, ingredients that are NOT allowed to be part of a cosmetic.

As per Administrative Order No. 13 s. 1999, the FDA says Hydroquinone and/or Tretinoin (Retinoic Acid) shall be classified as home remedy, over-thecounter, or prescription drug depending on the amount present.

The products in question that are contained in the

By JOANN VILLANUEVA, PNA

advisory constitute Lot/ Batch No. AOH01 with a manufacturing date of August 2019 and expiry date of August 2021; and Lot/Batch No. 1041905 with a manufacturing date of April 2019 and expiry date of April 2021. In the label, the products were alleged to be manufactured in Apas, Cebu City.

Accordingly, because it failed to comply with these standards, the FDA says they are classifying the said brand as an adulterated cosmetics product which poses potential hazards to the consuming public. Using the product may result in adverse reactions including skin irritation, itchiness, anaphylactic shock and even, organ failure.

For more information, please click on the following FDA advisory: https://ww2. fda.gov.ph/attachments/ article/647685/FDA%20 Advisory%20No.%20 2020-061.pdf This is the second time in less than a year that this particular brand failed to comply with the regulations of the FDA. Last year, the FDA

also issued an advisory against the use and sale of this particular astringent after it was found that they were using Hydroquinone and Tretinoin beyond the levels allowed for a

cosmetic product.

To report any sale or distribution of the said brand, the online reporting facility eReport can be accessed at www.fda.gov.ph/ ereport.

MANILA -- The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose for the second consecutive day on Thursday while the peso ended the day sideways on news about additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in South Korea.

The main equities gauge rose 0.22 percent, or 16.06 points, to 7,413.00 points.

All Shares increased by 0.32 percent, or 13.78 points, to 4,375.87 points.

Property led the sectors in terms of gains after it jumped by 0.92 percent and was followed by the Financials, 0.82 percent; and Mining and Oil, 0.08

percent.

On the other hand, Holding Firms, Services, and Industrial slipped by 0.25 percent, 0.14 percent, and 0.10 percent, respectively.

Volume totaled 1.86 billion shares amounting to PHP5.79 billion.

Gainers led losers at 90 to 84, while 54 shares were unchanged.

The local currency ended the day at 50.58 from 50.54 to the greenback, which a trader pointed to reports on the increase of Covid-19 cases in South Korea to 82 due to the 31 new cases recorded in the city of STOCKS/PAGE 11

Free senior high for techvoc?

By MARJUN R. ABOG Teacher II Baliwagan Senior High School Baliwagan, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental

A legislator has filed a bill seeking to create specialized senior high schools that will teach highly technical skills compatible with the manufacturing and other high value industries.

Albay Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente Salceda filed HB 6287, which if passed will be known as the Meister Schools Act, as part of his education reform agenda and to help bridge the country’s skill gap and reduce youth

unemployment.

Personally, I have always been a believer in technical and vocational education. It’s what will transform our young population into an economic powerhouse.

The measure is modelled after tech-voc schools in South Korea that produce meisters or master craftsmen.

The effect that meister schools in South Korea are dramatic, achieving

85 percent of first batch or those who signed employment contract. In the first two years of implementation, the employment rate of vocational high school graduates increased from 19 percent in 2010 to 420 percent in 2020. Imagine, as a tech-voc graduate, you can work first and decide to go to college later if you think it’s for you.

But income-wise, you don’t have to go to college anymore.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th Judicial Region BRANCH 21 Cagayan de Oro City IN RE: CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF NIKKI ABAD LAURIO, Petitioner, -versusLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO, SPS. ROMUJLO MAGALLANES LAURIO & JULIET ABAD LAURIO Respondent. x----------------------------------------/

CASE No. R-CDO-20-00306-SP

INITIAL ORDER Notice is hereby given that filed before this court is a verified Amended Petition for correction of entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of Nikki Abad Laurio. Petitioner prays that after due notice and hearing, an Order be issued ordering the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City to cause correction of entry pertaining to the date and place of her parents’ marriage, from “January 18, 1992 at Aroron, Masbate, Masbate” to “February 22, 2001 in Tagaloan, Misamis Oriental.”

Finding the Amended Petition sufficient in form and substance, let this case be heard on April 15, 2020 (Wednesday) at 8:30 in the morning before this Court at the Ground Floor, Goldridge Building, Hall of Justice, Masterson Avenue corner Macapagal Road, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City.

At the expense of the petitioner, let a copy of this Order be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines, and a copy thereof be posted by the Branch Sheriff of this Court at the bulletin board of this Court at the Ground Floor, Goldridge Building, Hall of Justice, Masterson Avenue corner Macapagal Road, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City; at the bulletin board of the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City; at the Barangay Hall of Barangay Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City; and, at the bulletin board of the Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly the National Statistics Office), Regional Office in Cagayan de Oro City.

It is further ordered that Petitioner, at its own expense shall furnish copies of this order and the Amended Petition together with its annexes to the Office of the Solicitor General; to the Philippine Statistic Authority (formerly the National Statistic Office), Regional Office in Cagayan de Oro City; to the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City; and, to the City Prosecutor’s Office, Cagayan de Oro City.

The Philippine Statistic Authority (formerly the National Statistic Office), Cagayan de Oro City, the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City, or any person having or claiming any interest on the relief sought is hereby directed to file their written oppositions and appear on the said date of hearing, and within fifteen (15) days after the last publication of this Order to file with this Court and serve on the petitioner their Answer to the above-quoted petition, together with the Annexes.

The petitioner shall at the hearing submit proof of posting and of the service of the copies of the Order and the Petition as directed by the Court.

Issue Summons to respondents.

SO ORDERED.

Done this 14th day of February 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City.

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GIL G. BOLLOZOZ Presiding Judge

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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. 224-07-2020) 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 IVY JOY P. MACALISANG, of legal age, separated and a resident of Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, to satisfy the indebtedness which as of October 30, 2018, amounting to FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND (P450,000.00) PESOS ONLY excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fee and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at Public Auction on 25th day of March, 2020 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. P-18,605 Lot No. 6094-B, Csd-12-000184 “A parcel of residential lot situated in Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Tubod, Province of Lanao del Norte, Island of Mindanao containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE (275) SQUARE METERS, more and less, including all the improvements found thereon, more particularly described and bounded as follows; Bounded on the NW, along line 2-3 by a Road; on the NE, along line 3-4 by Lot 6094-C, Csd-12-000184; on the SE, along line 4-1 by Lot 6094-D, Csd-12-000184 and on the SW, along line 1-2 by Lot 6094-A, Csd-12-000184.”

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 22, 2020 without further notice.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, this February 12, 2020.

ATTY. AISA B. MUSA-BARRAT Clerk of Court VI and Ex-Officio Sheriff

By: ROY B. MADRONA Sheriff IV

BWM: February 14, 21 & 28, 2020

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MisOr, pasado sa 2019 Good Financial Housekeeping NAGPAGAWAS sa opisyal nga listahan sa 2019 Good Financial Housekeeping Passers ang Department of the Interior and Local Government ning bag-o, ug isa ang pangagamhanang lokal sa Misamis Oriental ubos sa pagdumala ni Gobernador Bambi Emano nga nalakip sa listahan.

Nakasulod usab ang dakbayan sa El Salvador ug Gingoog sa city category, samtang ang 23 ka lungsod sa lalawigan lakip usab sa topnotcher alang sa municipality category.

Hilabihan kalipay ni Gobernador Emano samtang iya kining gipahibalo sa kahanginan pinaagi sa programang Lambo Misamis Oriental sa RPN DXKO. Buot ipasabot, nakita sa DILG nga adunay sihag, katarong ug kaligdong ang pagpamunuan sa kasamtangang administrasyon.

Matud sa gobernador, resulta kini sa paningkamot sa local finance committee, mga ulo sa departamento, ug sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan, sa pagsunod sa lagda sa balaud nga gamiton lamang ang pundo sa gobyerno sa hustong paagi, walay pag-abusar ug walay pagpangawkaw.

“I thank everybody for sharing the vision that we have for Misamis Oriental,

Landbank... from page 5

one million new farmers and fishers for a total of 2 million and then it hopes to increase this to 2.5 million in 2021 and 3 million in 2022.

“Last year, President Duterte directed LANDBANK to do more for agriculture. We responded to the President’s directive by intensifying assistance to the sector, particularly in providing financing interventions to improve farmers’ income and boost productivity,” LANDBANK President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo said.

Under Republic Act (RA) No. 10000 or the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act, banks are required to set aside at least 15 percent of their total loanable funds for farmers and fisherfolk, and another 10 percent for agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

Finance Secretary and LandBank chairman Carlos Dominguez III said LandBank has been the only lender compliant with this provision of the Agri-Agra Law. Of total loans LANDBANK extended to the farm sector in 2019, P1.25-billion worth of credit were channeled directly to farmers, while P43.57 billion made up loans to cooperatives and farmers’ associations, rural financial institutions and

JUNAR ROY C. CABIGAS

not only a transparent government but an honest to goodness public service to our people,” sulti pa sa gobernador.

Nanghinaut si Gobernador Bambi Emano nga dili lamang hangtud sa tuig 2019 mahimong awardee ang Misamis Oriental, duha

ka dakbayan ug 23 ka lungsod, apan hangtud sa hangtud kinahanglan adunay kasihag, katarong ug kaligdong ang pagserbisyo sa katawhan ug dili kawatan sa bahandi ang katawhan nga naghalad sa ilang dugo ug singot aron lamang makabayad sa buwis.

other conduits.

A total of P137.88 billion in loans went to small, medium and large agribusiness enterprises, while P53.61 billion-worth of loans went to agri-aqua related projects of local government units (LGUs) and government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs).

In terms of economic activity, LandBank extended in 2019 a total of P18.73 billion to the crops subsector, which consists of palay, sugarcane, banana, pineapple, corn, vegetables, among others.

Livestock accounted for P34.14 billion of the loans to the agriculture sector, while the share of fisheries was P1.92 billion.

Agr i-pro cessing and trading got P75.08 billion, while P106.44 billion in loans went to projects supporting the agriculture sector, such as the construction of farm-tomarket roads, public markets,

w are h ou s e s , i r r i g at i on s y ste ms , c ol d stor age s facilities and slaughterhouses.

On top of complying with the Agri-Agra Law, LandBank has also been working closely with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to hasten the distribution of individual land titles to ARBs to help improve their bankability.

The LandBank is also the distribution arm for the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino P ro g r a m ( 4 Ps ) , w h i c h provides conditional and unconditional cash transfers or subsidies to the country’s poorest households.

It is also in charge of releasing the fuel subsidy cards for jeepney operators and d r ive rs u nd e r t he Pantawid Pasada program, which is meant to ease the effects on them of the fuel excise tax adjustments under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN).

PARCEL

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Launched...

Modernization Program set to take effect on June 30, 2020.

At the same time, the MDN Digital Channel will also officially take off as the social media platform of Mindanao Daily Group of Newspapers. Sudaria said.

He said major programs of MDN Digital Channel will be on live streaming anchored by John Aaron del Bando.

Fr. Artemio Labita did the blessing to be followed by the traditional ribbon

cutting.

The Mindanao Daily E x p r e s s Tr a n s p o r t Cooperative leads the pack in changing the landscape of the transport sector in Cagayan de Oro and elsewhere in the region, Sudaria said.

He said the Mindanao Daily Express Transport Cooperative has applied to initially operate 15 routes in Cagayan de Oro and some areas in Misamis Oriental using modern public utility vehicles (PUV) come June 2020.

In his speech, Ravaneria praised Sudaria for his vision

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City

ORO WEST TRANSPORT SERVICE COOP. (OROWETSCO) Rep. by: VIRGINIA O.NERI

ORO WEST TRANSPORT SERVICE COOP. (OROWETSCO) Rep. by: VIRGINIA O.NERI

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CASE NO. R10-CC-PUJ 2020-02-652 (2019-2193 et al)

CASE NO. R10-CC-PUJ 2020-02-650 (2019-2193 et al)

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)PETITIONER(s) request authority To extend the validity of Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation of Cases to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line ;COGON MARKET TO BAYABAS and vice versa with the use of FIVE(5)units .

This petition shall be considered by this Board on March 4, 2020 at 2;30 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies).

N. B.FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

WITHNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director LTFRB Region X, this 20th day of February 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s)PETITIONER(s) request authority To extend the validity of Certificate of Public Convenience with Consolidation Cases to operate PUJ SERVICE on the line ;COGON MARKET TO BONBON and vice versa with the use of FIVE(5)units .

This petition shall be considered by this Board on March 4, 2020 at 2;30 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval /granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/her/ their oral testimony(ies).

N. B.FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

WITHNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director LTFRB Region X, this 20th day of February 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER BWM: Feb 21, 2020

in moving forward his media business by cre at ing a cooperative for the transport sector.

Ravanera is confident that Sudaria's vision to lead cooperativism in the modernized public transport industry will hone a "diwa ng kooperatiba (culture of cooperativism" in this part of the country.

"I believe that this is not just a spur of the moment.

This is your mission now," he said.

The routes which have been endorsed by the Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) to MIndex are: 1. Cugman to Cogon Public Market and vice versa 2. Bayabas to Cogon Public Market and vice versa 3. Bonbon to Cogon Public Market and vice versa 4. Iponan to Cogon Public Market and vice versa 5. Tagoloan to Agora Terminal and vice versa 6 . Ja s a a n t o A g o r a Terminal and vice versa 7. Villanueva to Agora

CAGAYAN DE ORO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491 CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

BWM: Feb 21, 2020

LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739 CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

CDO MAIN BRANCH P & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Tel. # (08822) 727-829 * Telefax # (088) 856-1947

DIVISORIA BRANCH Atty. Erasmo B. Damasing Bldg., #61 Don A. Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 857-3631

CAMIGUIN BRANCH B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Mambajao, Camiguin Tel. # (088) 387-0491

LAPASAN BRANCH Lapasan Hi-way, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-6739

CORRALES BRANCH Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

CARMEN BRANCH Vamenta Blvd.,Cagayan de Oro City Tel. # (088) 231-2011

Terminal and vice versa 8. Lapasan to Cogon Public Market and vice versa 9. Lapasan to Carmen Market and vice versa 10. Tala 1 1 . Ta g o l o a n - A l a e Manolo Fortich and vice versa 12. Cugman RC to Cogon Public Market and vice versa The said routes are in line with city’s transport plan as well as in support of the government’s PUV modernization program, Sudaria added.

O f f i ci a ls of Mi nd e x Transport Cooperative are: Dante Sudaria, Chairman; Jose del Puerto Felicilda, v i c e ch ai r m an ; Ru f i no Magbanua, board secretary; Arjay Felicilda, treasurer; Alexander Calonge, Ma. Teresa Nabong and Rolando Sudaria, board members; Vicente dela Victoria, fleet manager; Allan Mediante, Rene Michael Banos, Nelson Constantino, John Aaron del Bando, Ruel Pelone and Cris Diaz, honorary members.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City JEROME L. ADLAO

CASENO.R10-NC-PA-TH 2020-02-638

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s)PETITIONER(s) request authority For Issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience to operate TH FREIGHT SERVICE on the route ;WITHIN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TARFFIC and vice versa with the use of ONE(1)units .

This petition shall be considered by this Board on March 4, 2020 at 10;00 P.M. at this Board on which date Applicant/(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)Petitioner (s)shall publish said notice at least TEN(10) days prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao.

Party(ies)opposed to the approval / granting of the application /petition must file his/her/their written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to required additional documentary evidence and /or his/her/their oral testimony(ies).

N. B.FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME OF HEARING SHALL MEAN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION/PETITION.

WITHNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director LTFRB Region X, this 18th day of February 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Gil Macaibay III is one of the designers for the fashion show of Miss Liceo Tanzanite that was held last Sunday at Limketkai Center. photo by jay gabrielle macaibay

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER BWM: Feb 21, 2020

How does a teacher’s approach affect that relationship?

By MARITES TANGALAN ESPIRITU, Teacher I Dona Consuelo Elementary School Division of Ozamis City

TEACHERS are expected to use a variety of strategies and may b e bl ame d i f students do not learn. The teacher supports learning and focuses on what the student does.

Good teaching and good learning are linked through the student’s experience of what we do. It follows that we cannot teach better unless we are able to see

what we are doing from their point of view.

As you develop your p r a c t i c e a s a t e a c h e r, you are also developing your underst anding of how students learn. Some questions to consider when ref lecting on student learning are: what does it take to learn? What is required to support and encourage learning?

The teacher is a transmitter of knowledge.

The student is responsible for absorbing this knowledge. Their ability to do so is determined by their individual characteristics (ability, background, experience.

While the focus is on w hat t he te a che r d o e s to transmit knowledge, there is the additional

responsibility on the te acher to ensure t hat students understand.

Teachers are expected to use a variety of strategies and may b e bl ame d i f students do not learn.

An approach is a way of lo ok ing at te aching and learning. Underlying any language, teaching approach is a theoretical view of what language is.

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implementation of HVCDP projects and determine its impact on the lives of the beneficiaries.

A n i n c re a s e i n t h e production of coffee was achieved in Caraga from October to December in 2019, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.

Caraga posted 794 metric tons (MT) coffee production in October to December last year, or a 4.7 percentincrease compared to 758 MT production in the same period in 2018.

Ab aca and r ubb er productions also posted an increase during the last three months in 2019, the PSA data added.

Abaca production posted a 1.9 percent- increase during the period, from 1,946 MT in 2018 to 1,983 MT in 2019 while rubber production was 1.6 percent higher with an output of 4,426 MT in the last three months of 2019 from 4,354 MT in the same period in 2018 A decrease in the production of coconut in Caraga was also recorded at 5.0 percent in the same period last year, the PSA data said, from 213,458 MT in 2018 down to 202,852 MT in 2019. (PNA)

Sing... from page 4

City. And the dream of that young girl who worked as a maid in Mississippi actually did come true. She became a famous opera singer known as the Queen of the Metropolitan Opera: Leontyne Price.

May be you were not made to sing, but you were definitely made to succeed at what you do best in life.

You were also made to help others discover what they do best. If you want to discover why you were born, simply ask your Creator to take full charge of your life.

Jesus will daily guide and help you with His power to overcome whatever you face in order to reach your full potential He gave you.

Just think a minute . . .

Survive... from page 4

business gurus in his cabinet and some friends. PAL’s Lucio Tan settled his tax dues, the Inquirer ended a free ride in occupying government property without paying rentals, the Mighty Cigarette settled the billions it owed the government.

Duterte is happy with Filipino businessmen getting rich and richer, but he cannot countenance those bilking money from the people especially the poor.

He neutralizes drug lords and members of the drug syndicates but he is wont to use the hammer and tongs to corporate firms that cheat on people and the government.

The water concessionaires went to Singapore to refer their money claim against the government for the losses they claimed they

incurred. The lawyer in Duterte prodded him to dig into this phantasmagoric paradox. The concessionaires are merely distributing water and they collect billions of pesos from consumers who have to queue up to the wee hours of the morning to have a share of the few drops of water that comes out of the tap. He also discovered that the concessionaires had been collecting money for ghost sewerage projects.

Ayala offered P6-billion in settlements and to correct the onerous provisions of the water contract with MWSS. But what of the Lopez conglomerate that owns the powerful media empire which had been perceived to be the country’s political kingmaker. In the words of L eni R obre do, “ang pinakamakapangyarihang” media establishment. For once she is correct. Duterte had his own personal issues that are half-forgotten. A country mouse when he ran for President, he was assailed by the Network using innocent children in a despicable and unethical political propaganda. With a little money that his friends were able to raise for a political ad the Network collected, as the policy was “pay-before-broadcast” but the advertisement was never aired. The President never filed a formal protest. He went on with his task to clean the bureaucracy of corruption alongside his promise to wage an all-out war against drugs. He has very simple demands from business: “Pay your taxes and debts to the government”.

Which brings the Lopez empire to the equation. A total of P1.667- billion-plus borrowed by four corporations under the conglomerate from the Development Bank of the Philippines were written off.

Those who demand justice and freedom of media and self-proclaimed defenders of democracy knew this story.

The media knew this too well.

Will Calida beg the court to look at these issues in addition to the alleged payper-view business which the S olgen contends is not authorized under the provisions of its franchise.

The lawyers of ABS CBN moreover claimed that they had obtained clearance from the Justice Secretary. Only the

Supreme Court can render a verdict as to whether the opinion of the DOJ can override the mandate of the NTC and prove Calida wrong.

On a personal note, I have long switched to Netflix for action-packed movies, comedies or tearjerkers.

I didn’t know there are better Korean movies than the “Train to Pusan” and the plots are better than the easily-anticipated and banal storylines of our locally produced movies. For news, I watch CNN Philippines.

Ver y balanced and not opinionated.

For now, the only reason why ABS CBN will be sorely missed is the Filipinos' penchant for the invincible Kardo and the witticism of Vice Ganda. When you consider that 87% of Filipinos are satisfied with the other Probinsyano moreover, Kardo and Vice are two characters which the nation can live without.

Prayer... from page 4

indulgence. They have to understand that these things can only spoil them if they do not do anything about them.

T h e y h av e t o k n ow how to make good use of their time and of the many conveniences the modern things are giving them. They have to have a keener sense of the spiritual and the supernatural, and avoid wallowing in the mud of the material and the transitory things. Thus, they really have to pray properly.

Curse... from page 4

industrial family owned business conglomerate that is run and controlled by an owner are not spared from many scandalous succession and ownership issues throughout their existence and there has been a longsimmering public anger against next generation successors that have taken over the businesses. They are perceived to be arrogant and entitled, a far cry from the widely respected older generation.

When these visionaries neglect family governance, the pro cess of handing power to the next generation can always produce lots and lots of drama and conflict.

Therefore, is the Japanese

longevity model all about their values, ideas, and religious beliefs that have developed over the course of its history? What can their unique approach teach us about longevity?

To be continued...

Fares... from page 3

Iloilo, and Zamboanga.

Seats were also increased across flights from Manila, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, C ebu, Puerto Princesa, Iloilo and Bacolod; as well as between Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, and Iloilo.

T h e D e p a r t m e nt of Tourism (DOT) has been coordinating with airlines, hotels, resorts, and other tourism stakeholders to come up with measures to “arrest and to cushion” the slowdown in tourist arrivals due to the risks of COVID-19.

Reduced fares and additional capacity will be made available across all booking channels of Cebu Pacific, including partner travel agencies, its website, or t h rou g h it s m o bi l e application.

Jollibee... from page 3

to the group’s revenue growth for the fourth quarter after adding 1,173 stores to its global network.

“2019 was a very tough year for JFC, but the resilience and determination of our people have kept driving the business forward,” JFC President and Chief Executive Officer Ernesto Tanmantiong was quoted as saying in the statement.

He added the rise in customer visits in its stores, t h e h e a lt hy re tu r n on investment from its network, and the strong performance of its delivery business are among the factors JFC is holding on to pull up its earnings moving forward.

It is also looking to keep the recovery pace of its Red Ribbon product supply in the Philippines and its Smashburger business in the United States, which are two of the biggest heavyweights of the company’s earnings in the past quarters.

“We look forward to a much stronger sales and profit performance in 2020 and the years ahead even as we consolidate the financial performance of CBTL into our financial results,” Mr.

Tanmantiong said.

JFC was able to open 497 new stores last year, where 273 are located in the Philippines and 224 are abroad. This resulted in an increase of 32.1% in its total store network from in 2018.

Total capital spending last year reached P10.1 billion, which went to the opening of new stores and renovation of existing stores and supply chain facilities.

This year, JFC is targeting to open 600 new stores, where 250-300 will be in the Philippines and 300-350 will be abroad. It is hoping 2020 will also mark the start for its international business segments to generate greater organic store expansion than its Philippine business.

Among the brands JFC controls are Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal, Burger King, PHO24, Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan, Dunkin’ Donuts, Highlands Coffee, Hard Rock Cafe, Smashburger and CBTL.

Bank... from page 5

be listed at the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. this Friday, Feb. 21.

E astWest B ank’s net earnings surged at endSeptember 2019 from higher revenues due to fees, improved margins, higher gains from trading activities, as well as lower credit costs.

The bank’s net profit jumped by 43% in the first nine months of 2019 to P4.6 billion. The bank reported a return on equity of 14%, while its total assets increased by 15% to P387.3 billion.

Flights... from page 1

A i r As i a P h i l ippi n e s mainly uses the Airbus A320 aircraft for its domestic and international flights.

C i t y May o r R o n n e l

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

Rivera welcomed the airline’s expansion, which had long been sought by the local gove r n me nt and ot he r stakeholders.

“This will benefit travelers and our growing economy as well,” Rivera said.

He said exporters of tuna and other products from the area would benefit from the expanded air cargo.

Rivera said they are hoping that AirAsia would later increase its flights to the city and also open additional routes.

City Councilor Shandee Llido-Pestaño, chairperson of the city council’s committee on tourism, said AirAsia’s expansion is a huge boost to the area’s tourism industry.

Last year, she said the city recorded about 1.2 million in tourist arrivals based on data released by the Department of Tourism 12 (Soccsksargen).

“With this development, we’re seeing more tourists, especially those from abroad, coming in this year,” she said.

Aside from AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific services nine roundtrip flights daily from the city to Manila, Cebu, and Iloilo.

Early this month, MAG Travel and Tours opened bi-weekly flights between the city and Clark using a Fokker 50 aircraft operated

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A parcel of land with T.C.T. No. T-65937 situated in the Barrio of Kauswagan, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO (282) square meters more or less and has been the subject of a Deed CDO MAIN BRANCH ofP Extrajudicial Partition of the & J Lim Bldg., Tiano Brothers Kalambagohan Sts., Intestate Estate727-829 filed by*the heirs Tel. # (08822) Telefax # (088) 856-1947 per Doc. No. 355, Page No. 71, CAMIGUIN BRANCH Book No. IXXVIII Series of 2017 B. Aranas St., Poblacion, Camiguin ofMambajao, the Notarial Registry of Atty.

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