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DAVAO City – For the third time since the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic was declared in March 2020, the celebration of the 85th Araw ng Dabaw will still be held online.

In a video message Wednesday afternoon, Vice Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte urged the Dabawenyos to join the virtual festivities.

“Our celebration would still be online because we are still battling with the threats of Covid-19,” he said.

TUPAD for OFWs BUTUAN CIT Y – A total of 153 overseas Filipino worker (OFWs)beneficiaries from two towns in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte received their payouts on Tuesday t h r o u g h t h e Tu l o n g Pangkabuhayan Para sa Displaced/ Disadvantaged (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

A total of P734,400 were released during the distribution activity as each beneficiary received P4,800 for their 15-day employment.

Of the total number of beneficiaries, 100 were from the town of Del Carmen while 53 came from San Benito.

Mobile kitchen DAVAO City – The town of Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte has acquired a mobile kitchen as part of the municipality’s disaster response to provide hot meals to disaster victims.

In a statement We d n e s d ay, M ay o r Ernesto Evangelista said the PHP2.4 million worth mobile kitchen will be used by the town during a disaster operation to ensure the victims will be provided with safe and hot food. “ We purchased the mobile kitchen to strengthen our interventions to the Tomasinos especially when disaster comes,” he said.

NEW MODERN BUSES. National and local government officials inaugurate the opening of the 'friendship route' with Mindanao Star buses plying the Davao-Maramag-Talakag-CDO-Iligan-Marawi. In the photo are Atty Martin B. Delgra III, LTFRB Chairman. Atty. Majul U. Gandamra Mayor Marawi City, Secretary Maria Belen Sunga- Acosta, MinDA Chairperson. Vice Governor Mohammad Khalid R. Adiong, Lanao del Sur Province. Minister Dickson P. Hermoso, MOTC-BARMM at tha Rizal Park, IsIamic City of Marawi, Lanao del Sur. photo ' s by gerry lee gorit

ORE "friendship routes" will be opened in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the head of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said after the launch of the Davao-Marawi route for public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday.

During the event, LTFRB chairman, lawyer Martin Delgra III said they are working closely with the BARMM's Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and its regional LTFRB offices to establish the identification of the routes.

"We have talked initially with (Marawi City) Mayor (Maju l) Gandamra about these partnerships, and now we can see that we can already see (heavy) traffic, and it's not just about (improving) traffics, we are also going to improve the routes (for PUVs)," he said.

The Davao City-Marawi City route will be first served by the Mindanao Star Bus Transport Inc. (MSBTI), a bus company under the Yanson Group of Companies which operates ROUTES/PAGE 7

DOH-10 urges LGUs to focus on rural communities in vax rollout THE Department of Health – Northern Mindanao (DOH10) on Thursday advised local government units (LGUs) in the region to visit their far-flung areas and launch mobile vaccination missions.

In an online briefer, Dr. Jose Llacuna Jr., DOH-10 director, made the suggestion in response to Department of the Interior and Local

G ov e r n m e nt S e c re t a r y Eduardo Año's statement stressing that most of the unvaccinated individuals are residents from hinterland communities.

L l a c u n a , h o w e v e r, acknowledged the initiative of most of the LGUs where they provide transportation for residents from isolated VAX/PAGE 7

'FRIENDSHIP ROUTES'. A local resident welcomes tourists and visitors to Marawi City during the inauguration of the 'friendship route' of buses that ply from Marawi to Davao City and vice versa. Behind her is Lake Lanao, one of Marawi's attractions. photo ' s by gerry lee gorit

PAL still interested in launching Zambo-Kota Kinabalu flights

By ANTONIO L. COLINA, MindaNews

DAVAO City– Philippines Airlines (PAL) remains interested in launching the Zamboanga CityKota Kinabalu, MalaysiaZamboanga City direct flight once the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic ease, an official of the Mindanao Development

Authority (MinDA) said.

The twice weekly air service between these cities was scheduled for launch on March 31, 2020 but was set aside when international and domestic flights were cancelled to stop the spread of COVID-19.

MinDA assistant secretary

Romeo Montenegro told the 12th MinDA Anniversary Virtual Media Conference on Thursday that the country’s flag carrier remains confident about ser vicing the air route between Zamboanga City and Kota Kinabalu, including other Mindanao areas to other parts of the BIMP-EAGA or Brunei, FLIGHTS/PAGE 7

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provides Robredo assures students access DOLE-Camiguin employment to 1,012 'Odette' to quality education if she wins displaced workers

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ICE President and presidential aspirant Maria Leonor Robredo said if chosen to the country’s top post, she will ensure that students, especially underprivileged ones relying on government scholarships, will have easy access to quality education despite their economic status.

Robredo gave the assurance during a campaign rally here on Tuesday evening.

“I want to assure our students that if you have a scholarship, but you find it difficult to cope with poverty, decent living, or everyday expenses, the government will help you because it knows how to

spend the money for the people,” she said.

Earlier, Robredo also visited the cities of Iligan and Gingoog in Misamis Oriental.

While here, she also thanked her supporters who made their way out to attend the campaign rally.

Robredo said it was her supporters who pooled their time and resources to make her campaign here successful.

“Even our headquarters are lent to us by our supporters,” she said.

The crowd that attended Robredo’s rally consisted mostly of students and young professionals said, Maj. Sebastian Chua, the Divisoria police station commander.

“The activity was peaceful. We did not receive any report of petty crimes like pickpocketing or snatching,” Chua said.

Before the rally, representatives from various sectors were invited to discuss issues affecting them in the hopes that Robredo will act on them once she is elected into office.

Joel Gabatan from the transport sector spoke about his concerns about the national government’s public utility vehicle modernization program.

Denise Edwina Gonzales, a student formator at Xavier University and one of Robredo’s volunteers here, said the Department of Education must address the “new normal” in learning

especially in the transition from online to face-to-face.

The crowd of mostly young people attending the rally, Gonzales noted, could be due to the youth’s active presence online and their grasp of the present national issues.

“I think students who spend so much time in social media read the post of the [Office of the Vice President] and [Vice President]. They have chat groups,” she said in an online interview Tuesday night. (with a report from Nef Luczon/PNA)

MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN--The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)10 Camiguin Provincial Field Office (Cam PFO) provided with emergency employment or the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced workers (TUPAD) program to the 1,012 typhoon Odette displaced workers in the entire province.

DOLE-10 Cam PFO Chief Arlyn Z. Bael said the office conducted simultaneous orientations, February 4 highlighting

the basic safety and health measures and administrative procedures of the said program.

“Mapasalamaton kami nga naa kining programa sa DOLE kay isa kini nga immediate nga tabang sa pagpanarbaho hilabina sa panahon sa kalamidad (We are thankful of this DOLE program on the immediate emergency employment especially in the time of calamity),” Bael said.

Work coverage includes social community projects, such as repair, maintenance, and/or WORKERS/PAGE 7

A REFLECTION ON THIS QUESTION

What programs and activities relevant to gender and development are organized in your school? What can you say about the status of the promotion of gender equality in the Philippines? Do you think that there is already gender equality in the country?

BY ESTERIA G. WAGA Teacher III City Central School

Our school is committed to implementing comprehensive sexuality education with an applicable curriculum that protects and supports the rights of learners to health education, information, and care. It is referred to as the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Our school offers programs and activities beneficial to girls and boys and those with different sexual orientations on their growth and development. Our school places it a high priority because of the many issues surrounding gender equality. As guided by the Cagayan de Oro City Division, our school strives to ensure that our learners have a good education and excellent health and complete primary school without worrying about their health. Our school is likewise concerned with being

adequately prepared to ensure that all of its learners, whether boys, girls, and those with other sexual orientations, will have a healthy body by fully implementing a complete sexuality education program.

Our school is committed to ensuring that our Indigenous Learning Systems (ILS) and Ma d r as a h E du c at i on Program (MEP) adhere to the Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) Standards in everything they undertake.

This covers MAPEH, Science, Education for People with Disabilities (ESP), Araling Panlipunan, and Personality Development. The health and well-being of all school learners are critical to their long-term health and well-being. It is also vital for their learning, their prospects of remaining in school, and the overall quality

of their education. This is why we ensure that all of our school children, regardless of their gender and sexual orientation, have access to accurate information and health care on their sexuality.

Gender equality is a fundamental human right and a precondition for abolishing poverty and achieving national social and economic growth, among other goals.

Fundamental human rights require that all individuals have equal civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.

Development and poverty reduction cannot be realized in the Philippines without equal access by all groups to decisionmaking, planning, political involvement, education, and productive resources. This is being increasingly recognized in the country. According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2020, the Philippines continues to be the most successful Asian country in terms of bridging the gender gap.

More over, ou r h istor y teaches us that the promotion of gender equality in the Philippines began on September 17, 1937, when the required threshold of 300,000 votes for a referendum was exceeded. Four hundred forty-seven thousand seven hundred twenty-five women expressed their desire to vote, compared to 33,307 women who did not. The Philippines was one of the first Asian countries to provide this privilege to women, having done so in 1992. And now reports show that our country is the second-best in the East Asia and Pacific region, on the global ranking of gender equality.

In the Philippines, I believe that gender equality exists because it is clear that both sexes and others with different sexual orientations are capable of participating equally in the distribution of power and influence; they have equal opportunities for financial independence through work or the establishment of businesses; and they have equal access to education as well as the opportunity to pursue personal ambitions, interests and a way of life.

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Teaching and Learning in Times of Crisis JESSER T. PAIRAT SST III CAGAYAN DE ORO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – JH NAZARETH, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

With the dedication and commitment of teachers to teach rigorously, teaching and learning process didn’t stop amid pandemics.

According to ChangRichards et al., 2013, when disasters and crisis occur, school and colleges need to be resilient and find new ways to continue the teaching – learning activities.

As the pandemics strikes, teacher’s commitment and dedication were tested and tried on how long they will ever sustain their capability in their field of expertise.

Many have migrated to online learning modalities and modular instructions in order that education must not stop and may continue delivering it with optimism and courage.

The teachers at first were very hesitant to an online learning modality as they were not trained and used to it, but they just adsorbed it to mitigate the risk of face - to - face interaction. When online learning modality is used because of the pandemic, the gap between those who have connectivity and those without widened.

The continuing academic engagement has been a challenge for teachers and

students due to access and internet connectivity. Due to unstable connectivity, flexible learning was employed in such a way to reach out the clientele as we all know that it focuses on giving students choice in the pace, place, and mode of students’ learning which can be promoted through appropriate pedagogical practice (Gordon, 2014).

The le ar ners were provided with options as to how they will continue with their studies. Many of the learners have found more easier on the modular based instruction so teachers are forced to make ways and means doing learning activity sheets suited in the MELC provided by the DepEd. Today, using modular distance learning approach (MDLA) continue and become the most widely used among the many schools in the Philippines.

CDO marks 5K jabs for kids aged 5-11

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N JUST a week since the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old was rolled out, the city has inoculated a total of 5,248 for the first dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine.

During Tuesday's online briefer, Dr. Ted Yu Jr., medical officer of the City Health Office (CHO) said the local government unit (LGU) achieved the figure since they started the pediatric vaccination here on February 14.

On Monday alone, the Department of Health - Northern Mindanao's (DOH-10) Covid-19 vaccination team inoculated a total of 522 children.

Despite the 5,000mark on vaccinated children, Yu said the LGU local still needs to work double-time as they have a target population of 98,893 for children aged five to 11 years old.

The target population was based on the master list of enrolled students to all public and private schools in the city.

As of Tuesday, the local government tallied over 10,000 children who availed of the city's Covid-19 vaccination pre-registration.

The CHO data from

March 15, 2021 to Feb. 14, 2022 showed the city has recorded 743 children aged 5 to 11 years old who have been infected

by Covid-19.

Other than the 5 to 11 age group vaccination, the LGU has also fully vaccinated 531,106 individuals from the older population in the city.

This is equivalent to 89.52 percent of the total target population of 599,929.

Of the fully vaccinated, 95,881 individuals have received their booster shots and 25,051 individuals have received their first dose.

Yu urged the public to get vaccinated to help reduce the daily Covid-19 cases being detected in the city.

Low Covid-19 cases This month, the city has again experienced fewer active Covid-19 cases.

As of February 21, the city only recorded 10 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total cumulative cases in Cagayan de Oro to 25,479.

Aside from the low number of new cases, the city also reported 258 new recoveries, bringing the total to 23,315 recoveries and reducing

the total active cases to 1,245.

Deaths related to Covid-19 stand at 919.

Other NorMin provinces, LGUs In Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Dr. Khadafi Mapandi, an official of the LGU's CHO, said vaccines for children are clinically safe and parents should not be worried.

"This vaccine is safe as the Food and Drugs Administration has given an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the vaccines especially itong [this] Pfizer na nabigyan ng EUA na (which has secured an EUA and is) safe for children," she said.

Although parents are not compelled to submit their kids to vaccination, Mapandi said vaccines can protect them against Covid-19.

The city government of Marawi, through the CHO, also launched its Kids Resbakuna on Monday.

In Iligan City, the same call for parents to encourage allowing their children to get inoculated was made by the LGU. One of the parents who allowed her twins to get the Covid-19 vaccine was Cherry Mae Paragados, of Barangay

Santiago.

She said her twins have comorbidity linked to asthma, and the reason she allowed her children vaccinated was that she and her husband were afraid their children might get Covid-19.

One of Iligan City's vaccination sites includes the Adventist Medical Center, which is open every Wednesday.

Meanwhile, children can get vaccinated at Robinsons Place Iligan on Friday and Saturday.

All vaccination sites are open between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Meanwhile, in Misamis Occidental province, 17 LGUs have activated 21 more vaccination sites from February 10 to 11.

The focus for the round of vaccination drive in the province was the dispensation of primary doses for unvaccinated A2 or senior citizens, unvaccinated A5 population, and individuals due for booster shots.

The province inoculated a total of 8,419 individuals coming from different priority groups during the twoday vaccination drive.

(PNA)

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Maximizing Think a minute… “ The reason many people don’t climb the ladder of success is they are waiting for the elevator.” But we cannot “wait” our way to the top, we must “work” our way up. We just need to be sure which steps will get us there, so we don’t waste our life climbing the wrong ladder!

Today and tomorrow we will look at some right steps to success.

The first step is learning from experience. As one successful person says: “I prefer to profit from the mistakes others have already made and paid for!” People who do not learn from experience waste much of their life going around in circles making the same mistakes again and again.

A second step to success is both “seeing” and “seizing” good opportunities.

Successful people don’t just talk about what they plan to do, they get on with doing it. They recognize a good opportunity and grab it before it is too late. They know timing is everything, so they are not afraid to take risks since they are

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST more afraid of losing a good opportunity. The first step is usually the hardest, but it gets easier once you get moving toward your goal.

The person who is waiting for someone to give him a good tip on an opportunity will probably wait a long t i m e ! “ T h e i mp o r t a nt thing is not to wait until opportunity knocks— it’s to know the sound of opportunity when it is just a tap.” Good opportunities are like diamonds in the rough: most people walk right by them because they are not already polished and cut to size.

A third step to success is to recognize when and MAXIMIZING/PAGE 7

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA After hearing the painful narratives of the Manobo, Ta l a a n d i g , H i g a o n o n , Maranaos and other tribes during his visit to inter-act with the IPs in Mindanao, no less than the author of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA LAW), Cong Omar Fajardo said the spirit of the law which Congress enacted in 1997 has not been followed and glaringly violated, to the detriment of the Indigenous Peoples now living in extreme poverty and victims of massive oppression. Indeed, the massive conversation of their ancestral domain into massive plantations has continued without letup aptly termed as ‘AGAW LUPA.” This is evident in the life of the Manobo in Sumilao, Bukidnon led by a lady datu named Bae Merlita Mayantao whose 5,000-ha. ancestral domain has been fenced into a ranch by a powerful corporation backed-up by a well-known Security Group and when they protested one early morning in 2016, a barrage of bullets rained upon them and then and there three died and three wounded including two of her children.

(AGAW BUHAY) But such horrible social injustice is just a “tip of the iceberg.” In Butong, Quezon, the 1,111 ha. -ancestral domain of the Mamobo-Pulangiyon Tribe has been transformed

into massive plantations by a powerful company, the Kiantig Development Corporation owned and managed by the incumbent Mayor of Quezon, Bukidnon.

Some one thousand families of the tribe have been living for five years now under shattered tents along the 4-lane hi-way, eating only “kamote” once a day or nothing at all. The children are drinking water in the nearby river where they are swimming and are very malnourished and sickly.

The children have to be tiedup while their parents are sleeping as three have already been hit by running cars.

In Mirayon, Talakag, Bukidnon, a chieftain by the name of Datu Ben Anoos has been struggling legally since 2006 to make an LGU accountable for converting the non-stop flowing water from the wonderful spring in the tribe’s ancestral domain into a water system that is supplying the water needs of the people in Talakag. After spending so much in the court battles, the powerful LGU’s grip had even been tightened, the tribe has given up their social justice struggle. This is also true in San Fernanado, Bukidnon when a lady datu named Bae Leah was shot to death in 2018 for defending her tribe’s water rights aptly known as AGAW TUBIG.” Please know that land, water, forest and all natural resources called commons are the economic assets of the poor especially of the Indigenous Peoples who for thousands of years have been using these resources in the spirit of service and sharing.

However, when the colonizers came and privatized these commons, t here is t he continuing exclusion of these

commons at the expense of the Indigenous Peoples, not only here in the Philippines but all over the world. In my inter-actions with the Indigenous Peoples globally as then Chairman of the Cooperative Development Authority, it is the unwavering stand of the IPs in Canada and in India declaring that “Our world is not for sale, our water is not for sale, our seeds and biodiversity are not for sale. Our response to globalization under the insane ideology known as corporate globalization builds Earth Democracy for justice, sustainability and peace. As alternatives to the suicidal globalized free market economy based on plundering and polluting the earth’s vital resources which displaces millions of farmers, crafts people and workers, IP communities are resolutely defending and evolving living economies that protect life on earth and promote creativity.”

Indeed, as exemplified by the massive oppression of the IPs here in Mindanao, the “ownership” of the rich is based on the “dispossession” of the poor – it is the common, public resources of the poor which are privatized and the poor who are disowned economically, politically and culturally.

If only the oneness with nature of the IPs has been followed with high regards to spirituality, then justice, sustainability, and peace will reign and not the rule of the one percent regime of powerful corporations that has put humanity in the brink of disaster. The rule of the one percent regime of global corporations that have profited so much through militarization and ecological destruction, has given so

much veneration to the profit motive that has already captured the mindset of all governments, all institutions, all universities and even of religious groups. The world has been buried deeply in unbridled materialism and consumerism resulting to morale collapse and religious apathy. Let us revisit how Indigenous Peoples of the world have given hig h re verence to nature as shown in the 1848 speech attributed to Chief Seattle of the Suquamish tribe: “How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If you do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people. The sap which courses through the trees carries the memories of the red man. This we know, the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth.

This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites our family. All things are connected.”

The contemporaneous development paradigm has sacrificed nature and the people to the altar of greed and profit through corporate globalization that has brought the earth to the doomsday clock of “one minute before midnight.” Indeed, we are living in turbulent times and we must now effect a paradigm shift from neoliberal capitalism to Earth Demo crac y for justice, sustainability and peace. We can still save Mother Earth IDEOLOGY/PAGE 7

The universal character of truth and charity “Whoever is not against us is for us.” (Mk 9,40) With these words, Christ told his apostles, and is telling us now, that we have to be wary of our tendency to be exclusivistic in our outlook in life due to the unavoidable differences and conflicts among us, and the fact that each one of us is unique.

Such condition in life does not entitle us to be exclusivistic. If ever, such condition should only prod us to work for more unity among us, a unity that is based on truth and charity as defined by those words of Christ cited above.

We have to remember that everything comes from God through Christ in the Holy Spirit. God is our Creator, Christ is our savior, and the Holy Spirit is our sanctifier that keeps alive the spirit of God in us. No matter how different we are from each other, we should never forget that we have a common origin and a common end, and this

basic commonality among ourselves is the basis of why at bottom we can have a universal unity among ourselves in spite of our differences and conflicts.

We have to be wary of our tendency to get too stuck to our distinctiveness, idiosyncrasies, peculiarities, preferences, etc. Yes, we a l l h ave t h o s e, but we should never forget that those differences are meant for us to work out a way of complementation and supplementation, so that instead of being fragmented, we cement a stronger bond among ourselves.

We have to learn how to be adaptive and resilient without compromising what is truly essential that in the end is a matter of following the example of Christ who, instead of going into a rampage to correct the sins of men, chose to offer his life on the cross, and to conquer evil by resurrecting. Yes, like Christ we have to love even our enemies.

We have to learn how to

be accepting of everyone and of everything as each one is, warts and all, without forgetting to do something to improve what needs to be improved, to correct what needs to be corrected with prudence and discretion.

Yes, we have to learn how to flow with the tide without losing sight of the harbor we ought to reach.

In all this, we should not forget that a lot of sacrifice would be involved. If we have the spirit of Christ, we can handle that condition well, and can even find great meaning and sense of f u lf i l lme nt i n t hos e sacrifices.

Truth and charity should go together. One cannot be without the other. That’s why St. Paul said: “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have

HINTS AND TRACES

ROY CIMAGALA love, I am nothing.

“If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

“It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres…” (1 Cor 1-7) Indeed, the real truth and charity have a universal character!

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Lacson-Sotto: Debates are important to get to know the candidates THE Lacson-Sotto tandem is all set for the upcoming debates to be held with other candidates running for the position of president and vice president in this 2022 election.

Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson said that forums, interviews, and debates of various candidates are important to understand and measure their talents and abilities and for the people to get to know them.

“Doon makikita saan ba ‘yung latag ng plataporma, ano ba ‘yung experience, lalabas at lalabas doon. So, napakaimportante na lumahok kaming lahat—vice presidential, senatorial, presidential candidates—para ipakita kung

ano talaga ‘yung plano para sa bayan,” Lacson said in an interview with reporters in Batangas City, Wednesday.

“Matagal na kaming nag-prepare. Pero, of course, mag-re-review kami. Mauuna ‘yung vice presidential debate, I suppose. I am confident na ‘yung aking partner equally prepared,” Lacson said.

According to his running mate, Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III, their combined 83 years in public service is a solid proof that they are the most prepared and most qualified of all the running presidential tandems.

“I’ve been prepared for 30 years. Senator Lacson has been prepared for 50 years. Perhaps,

Republic of the Philippines AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO Province of Lanao del Sur Municipality of Wao OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR RA 10172/9048 Form No. (LCRO)

we can… We will express and talk about what we plan to do, our programs and plans, and our views and perspectives on any issue they will ask us,” he said.

Among the campaigns the Lacson-Sotto tandem is pushing for is “Uubusin ang Magnanakaw” [Exterminate all Thieves]. But they clarified that they are not targeting any specific person or group. “‘Pag sinabi kong galit kami sa magnanakaw, galit kami sa magnanakaw. Wala kaming sinasabing galit kami kung kanino. Walang tao. Kung may tinamaan, hindi namin kasalanan ni Senate President ‘yon," added Lacson.

In preparation for the upcoming debate, the duo has already held consultations with various experts, not only those related to the law. They were also encouraged by the positive comments from those who have watched the past presidential forums.

The tandem shared, there have been several other instances

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Compliance with Section 7 of RA No. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that JANITHA BERNAL LADRILLO has filed with this office a petition for correction of clerical error particularly on GENDER from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the certificate of Live Birth of KYRIE JHON BERNAL LADRILLO who was born on April 10, 2005 at Wao, Lanao del Sur and whose parents are RICKY NAVEA LADRILLO and JANITHA BALICAO BERNAL-LADRILLO. Any person adversely affected by the said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than March 2022.

(SGD) PERLA A. INIEGO Municipal Civil Registrar

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Publication Notice Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Initao -oOoNOTICE TO THE PUBLIC February 14, 2022

CCE-0009-2022 R.A 10172

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No.1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A.10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JOAN G. RATUNIL has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name from “ “ to “ “ and correction of entry in sex from “FEMALE” TO “MALE” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “ “ to “ “ in the certificate of live birth of JOAN G. RATUNIL at Initao, Misamis Oriental and whose parents are NESTOR O. RATUNIL and NIDA A. GALARPE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 10, 2022.

(SGD) ISAIAS A. JARALES Municipal Civil Registrar

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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

SOLAR TRUCKING SERVICES Rep. by: LEONARDO SOLAR CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH 2022-02-0256

ADING TRUCKING SERVICES Rep. by: LEONARDO SOLAR CASE NO. R10-NC-PA-TH 2022-02-0255

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT(s) PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the 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 TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use FIVE (5) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on March 16, 2022 at 10:00 A.M at this Board on which date Applicant(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its 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(s) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or/his/her/ its oral testimony(s) WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 18th day of February 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

APPLICANT(s) PETITIONER(s) request/s authority for the 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 TRAFFIC and vice versa with the use FIVE (5) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by this Board on March 16, 2022 at 10:00 A.M at this Board on which date Applicant(s) Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/its 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(s) opposed to the approval/ granting of the application/petition must file his/her/its written opposition with supporting documents, unless this Board deems it necessary to require additional documentary evidence and/or/his/her/ its oral testimony(s) WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 18th day of February 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

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

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when former supporters of their rival candidates have switched to the Lacson-Sotto duo after hearing what they have to say on difficult issues.

One instance happened in Biñan, Laguna where a councilor recounted how his child’s perspective in college changed when he heard Lacson on a

program.

“Sabi niya iba ang mga pananaw niya noong una, pero matapos panoorin ‘yung debate, ang sabi raw ng anak niya, nagbago na isip niya. Alam na raw niya kung sino ang dapat maging pangulo ng Pilipinas si Senator Ping Lacson, ang sabi niya,” Sotto said.

Lacson reminded the voters, it is also important to examine in debates which one among the candidates is the most capable to lead the country.

"We need a leader - not a pretender, not a beginner, not a learner, and certainly not a robber," Lacson said on social media.

The Importance of Teamwork in the Workplace ELSIE B. JUNIO Teacher III Loguilo Elementary School – Alubijid East District, Misamis Oriental

Whet her you're a student or a professional, underestimating the value of teamwork can be detrimental to your career. Collaboration among team members can improve an organization's performance and benefit the whole firm.

Teamwork can boost communication and individual efficiency, resulting in a win-win situation for everyone.

The more you participate in a team and contribute, the more self-assured you become. It is critical for your personal growth to make an attempt to perform your best in partnership with others. This will benefit you in your future or current job. Teamwork is a fantastic way to contribute to the project you're working on while also showcasing your distinct talents and

abilities.

Well-functioning leadership and teaching teams are essential to the continuous imporovemn5t of teaching and learning. Effective teams strengthen leadership, improve teaching and learning, nurture relationships, increase job satisfaction, and provide a means for mentoring and supporting new teachers and administration.

Although educational leaders are aware that a high-quality team of teachers working together has the best chance of facilitating significant and sustained student learning, there is a distinction to be made between knowing and doing. Doing necessitates taking action in order to improve our patterns and achieve beneficial results.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL NORTE 12TH Judicial Region Branch 07 Tubod, Lanao del Norte IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF LEMUEL LAWAS LACSON UNDER THE DATE OF BIRTH FROM JANUARY 26, 1963 to JANUARY 26, 1966.

LEMUEL LAWAS LACSON, Petitioner,

SPL. PROC. NO. 355-07-2021

- versus –

The LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE, Respondent. x------------------------------------------/ ORDER Filed before this Court is a Petition for Correction of Entry in the Birth Certificate of LEMUEL LAWAS LACSON in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte by the herein Petitioner praying among others that upon due notice, publication and hearing, judgment be issued granting the petition.

Petitioner alleges that he is a Filipino citizen, married and resident of Zone 34, Ayala, Zamboanga City. The Respondent is sued in her official capacity as such. Petitioner was born to spouses Gonzalo C. Lacson and Andrea M. Lawas at Poblacion, Tubod, Lanao del Norte. That Petitioner, ever since has been using January 26, 1966 in the entries as to the date of his birth as can be gleaned in all his documents of importance. He was issued a Certification of the then Local Civil Registrar Engr. ABENIANO M. ER-ER as to the fact of his birth on January 26, 1966. That it was sometime in 2008 when he tried to get a copy of his birth record from the National Statistics Office that he was issued a Negative Certification of his birth.

When he obtained a copy of his Certificate of Live Birth at the Philippine Statistics Office (PSA), the date indicated therein was January 26, 1963. Hence, this petition for correction of entry of the date of birth of Petitioner from January 26, 1963 to January 26, 1966. In support of his petition, petitioner submits to the Court the following: his Official Transcript of Records issued by the Office of the Registrar of HMIL FOUNDATION, PHILIPPINE ISLAMIC COLLEGE, INC, BCC Compound, Baliwasan Grande, Zamboanga City; Service Record from the Philippine National Police, Police Regional Office IX, Camp Romeo A. Abenden, Mercedes, Zamboanga City; PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) ID Card issued by the Philippine National Police with a rank of PO3; Driver’s License ID Card, issued by LTO Zamboanga City District Office; Philhealth ID No. 14-000060485-9 issued by the PHIC, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance; COVID-19 RT-PCR TEST REPORT & CERTIFICATION and COVID-19 VACCINATION CARD.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS with SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY (Bank Account) We, EDWARDO L. ARNEBAL (husband), JANICE A. TANDE, MAYFLOR P. ARNIBAL, JAMES EDUARD P.. ARNIBAL, REY NOEL P. ARNIBAL and MAY ANN P. ARNIBAL., all of legal age, Filipino citizens and residents of Looc, Salay, Misamis Oriental; WITHNESSETH: 1. That the above named parties are the husband and the legal heirs of the late AGUSTINA PACUIT ARNIBAL who died last November 10, 2021; 2. That the said decedent, at the time of her death, left a bank deposit with which is more particularly described as follows: 3. “Bank Deposit as evidence by Account Number 5-08534-811-3 registered in the name of AGUSTINA PACUIT ARNIBAL with DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHIIPPINES, Capistrano Branch, Cagayan de Oro City” 4. That there is no personal properties are involved in this Extra Judicial Settlement; 5. That to the best knowledge and information of the parties hereto, the said decedent left no debts; 6. That the parties hereto are being of legal age and have the capacity to enter into a contract, hereby by these presents agree to divide and adjudicate equally among themselves, the above described bank deposit and they hereby further authorize, JANICE A. TANDE, of legal age, Filipino Citizen and a resident of Salay, Misamis Oriental to receive the said amount in behalf of all the other heirs; IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereunto set our hand this 22nd day of February 2022 at Balingasag, Misamis Oriental Philippines;

That the petition is filed in good faith and is not intended to conceal the commission of a crime and/ or defeat the investigation and prosecution of the same but with the sole intention to straighten the record of his birth and as to avoid confusion and future inconvenience it may cause.

Set the initial hearing of this petition to April 7, 2022 at 8:30 in the morning before the sala of this Court. Any person interested to the said petition may come to Court on said date and time to show cause why said petition should not be granted.

Furnish copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General in Makati City, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Tubod, Lanao del Norte, the Philippine Statistics Authority at East Avenue, Quezon City, Atty. Dorothea S. Basalo, counsel for the petitioner and to the petitioner himself whose address is at Zone 4, Ayala, Zamboanga City.

Let copy of the Order containing the petition be published in a newspaper of general circulation for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner. Another copy be posted at the Bulletin Board of this Court.

SO ORDERED. January 17, 2022.

Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

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It doesn't have to be a solo learning experience in your classroom; it may also be a collaborative learning environment. You can mix up your lesson ideas by including some teamwork tasks in your week ly curriculum. Individual learning can be aided by group activities, which can improve student engagement and foster friendships between students who might not otherwise interact.

Te a c h e r s ' t e a mw o r k c r e at e s a feeling of family, inclusion and interdependence, providing a string teacher voice and significantly extending the base of organizational leadership, accountability and momentum to the outmost educational resource - the teachers.

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Modular Distance Learning CHERRY MAE G. COMORA Teacher II Loguilo Elementary School – Alubijid East District, Misamis Oriental

Modular learning is a form of distance learning that uses self-learning modules (SLM). The SLM is based on the most essential learning competencies provided by the Department of Education. The use of modules is part of modular learning. Textbooks, exercise sheets, study guides, and other materials that students can answer at home are included in these modules, which can be printed or digital. A week is usually allocated to students to complete a set of modules.

The use of modules encourages independent study. Modules have proven its importance in allowing students to cont inue learning despite physical distance form their teachers and classroom. One of the benefits if using modules for instruction is the acquisition of better self-study or learning skills among students. Students engage themselves in learning the concepts presented in the module.

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE PATRICIO ROSALES ROBLE WITH WAIVER RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late PATRICIO R. ROBLE the latter died intestate, without debts, on December 23, 2011 at Cagayan de Oro City; upon his death, said PATRICIO R. ROBLE, left two (2) parcels of land with Parcel 1- Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-23226 situated in the Dist. of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, that the subject Lot 6569-0-14, be surveyed and sub-divided into Three (3) portions, that the Lots adjudicated in favor of Sofia Joy Factura Roble are the Lot No. 6569-0-14B; containing an area of SEVENTY SEVEN (77) square meters, more or less and Lot 6569-0-14-C containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THREE (153) square meters, more or less, that Lot No. 6569-0-14-A containing an area of SEVENTY SIX (76) square meters more or less, is adjudicated in favor of Gilda Gay Factura Roble-Iyog, Parcel 2- Original Certificate of Title No. P-2516 situated in the Barrio of Tin.ao, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE PATRICIO ROSALES ROBLE WITH WAIVER RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of PATRICIO R. ROBLE, per DOC # 371; PAGE #75; BOOK #IX; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ALBERT WENCES C. DABA III. BWM: Feb 25, Mar 4 & 11, 2022

In modular distance learning, the teachers are in charge of keeping track of the students' progress.

Students can contac t their teachers by email, phone, or text messaging for assistance. Because education occurs at home, parents play an important role as facilitators. In modular learning, their major role is to build a connection with and guide their child..

Mo d u l a r l e a r n i n g platforms have the p otent i a l to improve students' engagement and interactivity, as well as their satisfaction with distance learning. Because the student must learn everything in the module via his own effort and phase, this teaching and learning technique is studentcentered. This strategy differs from the usual classroom environment in which a teacher provides the lesson and the students simply listen in order to grasp the contents.

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON WITH QUITCLAIM AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Remote learning: Is it necessary post pandemic?

By CANDELARIA RODELEN N. LLAGAS Teacher III San Isidro National High School San Isidro, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental

FOR over two years since it first struck, the COVID-19 pandemic may be waning, but it continues to disrupt lives around the world. For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts, or a lack of essential school and community supports. And the negative aspects of the pandemic have been especially significant for lower-income families and students of color.

But a handful of students have been

physical classroom, others might prefer to learn solo, from home.

Students with ADHD, for instance, may find that learning from home actually limits distractions. Other students -- for example, those who st r ug g le w it h anxiet y or s o ci a l differences -- may find in-person learning a negative experience. As we emerge from the pandemic, could a more diverse range of educational options be a solution? Use this lesson to start a discussion with your students about teaching and learning in the digital age.

It's graduation time for Vivamax's The Seniors MAKE way for the stars of Pacaque Rural High School as Ella Cruz, Andrea Babierra, Awra Briguela and Julia Barretto star in this latest youth drama series THE SENIORS produced by VIVA TV and PROJECT 8 Projects.

The show is created and produced by box-office directors Dan Villegas and Antoinette Jadaone and directed by budding director Shaira AdvinculaEXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION OVER A PARCELS OF LAND AMONG HEIRS K N O W A LL M E N B Y T H E S E PRESENTS:

That the late NUMERIANO G. ESCALANTE, JR. they acquired conjugal propetie consisting of four (4) parcels of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-41506 situated in the District of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) square meters, more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-55762 situated in the District of Bulua, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) square meters, more or less, KATIBAYAN NG ORIHINAL NA TITULO situated in the Barrio of Aplaya, Municipality of Jasaan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing area of FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVEN (4,407) square meters, more or less, Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-37715 situated at (now Plaridel, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWENTY ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY TWO (21,452) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON WITH QUITCLAIM AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of NUMERIANO G. ESCALANTE, JR., per DOC #364; PAGE #73; BOOK #32; Series of 2019 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MANUEL A. NOLASCO.

That the late SPS. MACARIO E. FABRICANTE/RITA R. PADING who died on 2/18/1967 at Gitagum, Misamis Oriental, and SPS. IGNACIA FABRICANTE/FRANCISCO M. DOMINISE who died on 1/16/67 & 9/28/12 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, and died without a will/ issue, that the deceased at the time of their death with Tax Declaration No. 08-18-0007-03503 situated at Mauswagaon, Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND (1,000) Square Meters, more or less, Tax Declaration No. 08-18-0007-03497 situated at Mauswagaon, Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of FIVE THOUSAND SIXTY ONE (5,061) square meters, more or less, Tax Declaration No. 08-18-0007-03494 situated Mauswagaon, Laguindingan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of NINE THOUSAND TWENTY (9,020) Square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION OVER A PARCELS OF LAND AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of SPS. MACARIO E. FABRICANTE/RITA R. PADING and SPS. IGNACIA FABRICANTE/ FRANCISCO M. DOMINISE, as per DOC #174; PAGE #35; BOOK #52; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS.

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

thriving during online or distance learning. Some teachers and parents tell of improvements in students' learning and grades since the start of the pandemic. While online or remote learning clearly don't work for every student, it's possible that fully in-person learning also might not benefit every student. With reports that remote work may be here to stay for some employees, is it also worth considering a remote learning option for students who find it helpful?

As learners, each of us is different.

Just as some of us enjoy being in a

Antonio.

Fresh from the hit TV series “Di Na Muli” and Brillante Mendoza horror flick “Bahay Na Pula,” Julia Barretto is back to star in THE SENIORS with dancer-actress Ella Cruz, singer-actress and former Pop Girls member Andrea Babierra and actorcomedian Awra Briguela.

THE SENIORS is about four students in a provincial public high school, who must face life and love problems in their final year in high school.

In Pacaque Rural High School, “The Certifieds” is the well-known it-trio.

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

the overachiever Student Council President who leads “The Certifieds,” along with the school’s “Muse” Nicole (Andrea Babierra) and the school Volleyball Team Captain Fifi (Awra Briguela).

Being consistent in the EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SPOUSES ERMITO FABRE AND ZOSIMA JANGAO WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE That the late SPOUSES ERMITO FABRE who died on 12 May 1989 at Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, and ZOSIMA JANGAO who died on 23 October 2012 at Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, that said deceased died intestate, without a Last Will and Testament and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; that the deceased left the following real property with TCT No. T-2131 situated at Barrio Poblacion, Municipality of Cagayan, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE (321) SQUARE METERS, more or less and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF SPOUSES ERMITO FABRE AND ZOSIMA JANGAO WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of SPOUSES ERMITO FABRE and ZOSIMA JANGAO, per DOC #374; PAGE #75; BOOK #40; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. ARCHIBALD R. LAGAMON. BWM: Feb 18, 25 & Mar 4, 2022

star section, the three of them believe that they are elite students and that they should stick together no matter what. But as they face their senior year, major changes are about to happen. One of these changes is the arrival of Diana (Julia Barretto), a smart and pretty transferee from Manila. With Diana’s arrival, the four students’ final year in high school VIVAMAX/PAGE 7 EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late LESLIE T. MAGHILUM who died intestate on 6 September 2019 in Cagayan de Oro City, leaving a parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-95103 situated in the Barangay of Bugo, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN SQ.M. (137), and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, filed by the heirs of LESLIE T. MAGHILUM, per DOC #437; PAGE #88; BOOK #9; Series of 2022 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. CHRISTIAN C. PELIÑA. BWM: Feb 18, 25 & Mar 4, 2022

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Maximizing... from page 4

where there is not much opp or tu n it y for f utu re improvement and promotion.

Some people cannot read the warning signs telling them they are wasting their time in a dead-end job where the road to their success is closed. Someone wisely said: “Don’t stay where you’re tolerated, go where you’re celebrated.” Find a job or business where you fit, and can keep climbing as high as your ability and desire will take you.

To d ay, w hy not a sk the One Who knows your personality and abilities better than anyone to become your career partner? The One who designed and made you knows exactly the right steps for you to reach your full potential and success He has planned for you. Just think a minute.

Ideology... from page 4

by debunking that insane ideology called corporate globalization. That “money must grow principle: seeks to have more, more, more money that has eaten-up the mindset of humanity, even of religious groups.

No sir! Not having more but BEING more as man is made in the image and likeness of God, the Unseen Being, the Creator. But man has reduced God to his own image even giving high veneration to images inside churches based on the creativity and imagination of the painter Leonardo da Vinci. Indeed, nature is the reflection of the Creator. When nature is desecrated, such is really a sin against God, against life and against humanity. WAKEUP ALL YOU VICTIMS OF THE FALLACIES OF LIFE! Do not be deceived by the outpourings of the gospel of lies through the mainstream media financed by the oligarchs to make more money! Feel the oneness of all creation and in doing so, be rooted with the Unseen Being.

Workers... from page 2

improvement of common public facilities and infrastructure such as schools and health centers, debris clearing, de-clogging of canals, debris segregation and materials recover y, stockpiling and clearing.

Economic community p r o j e c t s l i k e r e p a i r, maintenance and/or rehabilitation of farmto-market roads, bridges, p o s t - h ar ve s t f a c i l it i e s , public markets and common service facilities such as production and display centers, fish ports. And, agro-forestry community projects, such as tree planting, seedling preparation, and reforestation.

TUPAD is a communitybased package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed and seasonal workers, for a minimum period of 10

days, but not to exceed 90 days, depending on the nature of work to be performed. (DOLE-10/PIA10/Camiguin)

Routes...

from page 1 in Visayas and Mindanao.

The bus line usually had been servicing routes within Davao City, Cotabato, and Soccsksargen region.

Arwin Roas, one of the bus drivers present during the event, said there were initially six out of 15 buses prepared for the particular route and they have done road-testing from Davao City, with stopovers in Maramag and Talakag towns in Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, and Iligan City.

Ruel Pagunsan, MSBTI operations manager, said based on the current rate, fare prices would range from PHP797 to PHP948 spanning around 431 kilometers from Davao City to Marawi City, and a travel time around 10 to 15 hours, based on the standard PUV speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

In a video message, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the new inter-regional routes will not only achieve mobility and connectivity in the regions but will also spur economies as it will open up commerce and trade in the areas.

Meanwhile, Gandamra said the opening of the friendship routes along with the availability of public utility vehicles is a great opportunity to serve the riding public with more accessible, affordable, and convenient public transport.

"This does not only connect two cities but it connects different provinces and different regions. It connects economies, industries and most importantly it connects the lives of our constituents," he said.

The other friendship routes launched are Iligan City to Marawi City with 27 Class 2 PUVs operated by Mindanao State University (MSU)Marawi Iligan Transport Services Corporation, and the General Santos City to Dipolog City via Cotabato with 15 provincial buses operated by Rural Transit Mindanao Inc., the sister company of MSBTI. (PNA)

Vax...

from page 1

barangays going to the vaccination sites.

"In our experience, the LGUs are the ones that

transport their residents (to vaccination centers).

However, if that’s not possible, we tell them we go there because they deserve nothing less from the government," he said.

Llacuna also advised the LGUs to use air-conditioned vehicles to preser ve the required temperature and integrity of the vaccines.

In the city, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) mobile vaccination team has b e e n c ont i nu ously conducting vaccination rollouts, not just in isolated villages here but also in some villages of Misamis Oriental province.

An up d ate s ai d t he mobile vaccination team has conducted a three-day vaccination rollout in farflung FS Catanico village that started Wednesday.

Data from the DOH-10 as of February 8 showed that 2,712,122 individuals have received their first dose.

Of that number, 2,641,747 individuals have received a second dose. The region's target population is 4,103,170.

The DOH-10 also recorded 235,592 who were vaccinated with a single-dose vaccine, and 213,020 were administered with booster shots.

Clearance for kids Meanwhile, the DOH-10 urged parents to present a medical clearance from a pediatrician for their children aged 5 to 11 years old with comorbidities and special needs before the vaccination scheduled on February 14.

Dr. Emma Pilar Imperio, medical officer of the DOH10 family health cluster, noted that such requirement was listed on the guidelines by DOH central office to ensure the safety of the children.

"Based on the guidelines, for children with comorbidities and special needs, it is required for them to be seen by their pediatrician for medical clearance if they will be cleared for the vaccination.

That is one of the major preparations to be sure that vaccines that will be given to them are safe," Imperio said.

Llacuna has again assured the public of the well-established efficacy and safety of the vaccines for the youngest pediatric group.

To date, only the Pfizer vaccine has been given the authorization to be used for pediatric vaccination.

"We are not the first (to use the vaccines). There are

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Dr. William Bernardo, acting city health officer, echoed Llacuna's pronouncement and reiterated that all Filipinos are automatic members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) u n d e r t h e Un i v e r s a l Healthcare Law. "We are under Universal Healthcare, which means that everybody is an automatic member of PhilHealth. If you still don't have PhilHealth, we can always expedite if you are going to register but you are all eligible for PhilHealth coverage," Bernardo said.

The DOH-10 said the region has a target population of 730,947 for five to 11 years old based on the data from the Philippine Statistics Authority -10.

Out of the total pediatric target population, 657,852 are without comorbidities while 73,094 have comorbidities.

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“We were supposed to launch it together with PAL before the uninvited visitor, which was COVID-19, entered. It was put on hold,” he said.

He said based on the discussions under the transport connectivity and air linkage cluster of the BIMP-EAGA, PAL “has remained optimistic and open to serving that route between Zamboanga and Kota Kinabalu once major airports open up and we resume back to our normal travels.”

It has been more than a decade since an airline company served the Zamboanga-Kota Kinabalu route.

BIMP-EAGA is a 28-year old sub-regional economic cooperation initiative in Southeast Asia designed to spur economic development in the lagging sub-economies. According to the BIMP-EAGA website, this initiative intends to boost growth in trade, investments, and tourism through new intra-region shipping routes and air links as well as power interconnection projects.

Montenegro discussed the need to strengthen Mindanao’s air linkages with its neighbors in

the BIMP-EAGA area, particularly East Kalimantan, which is set to become the new capital of Indonesia, one of Asia’s largest countries with an estimated population of 250 million “We all know that East Kalimantan is going to be, for the next 5 to 10 years, the new capital of Indonesia, and this was already started following the announcement by President Joko Widodo because Jakarta is already sinking and they are looking at new alternative… and that’s going to be East Kalimantan which is just right next to our neighborhood in BIMP EAGA,” he said.

He added that they expect connectivity to be established in these areas later on, “both for sea and air linkages once we are back to normal.”

Newly appointed MinDA chair Mabel Sunga Acosta added that Mindanao needs to further improve its air connectivity infrastructures to get areas here closer to its BIMP-EAGA neighbors.

She said the new administration will play a big role in “continuance of big-ticket projects in Mindanao.”

“MinDA will push for it because we don’t want Mindanao to be left behind in terms of infrastructure which paves the way for development. We need interconnectivity within Mindanao itself and also with our other areas in the Philippines and also with BIMP-EAGA,” she said.

She said some parts of Malaysia and Indonesia can be reached within two hours from Mindanao via air travel.

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Sinovac COVID vaccine for minors gets the green light in Brazil and Thailand Health authorities in 2 additional countries prove Sinovac's safety for 6-17 years old

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OVID protection for minors 6 to 17 is within reach as the Sinovac COVID vaccine was given the green light for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in Brazil and Thailand which could be the basis for the same EUA in the Philippines.

This development can advance the campaigns

for pediatric vaccination in the country, allaying parental concerns about their children's welfare while reducing vaccine hesitancy.

Sinovac is also being used for children and adolescents in China, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries in the region.

In a statement at a recent media forum on COVID-19,

Enrique Gonzalez, Chairman of the pharmaceutical consortium the IP Biotech Group, explained the consequences of these findings on the current fight against COVID-19. He said, “The medical communities and regulators in several countries have provided data that can assure parents on the safety and efficacy of vaccinating their children. The data will show that Sinovac is indeed a very safe choice for children and teenagers. This supports the notion on the safety and reliability of inactivated virus vaccines, much like the flu vaccine."

Gonzalez added that the study in Chile, with data gleaned from 1.9 million children aged 6 to 17 years old, also showed that Sinovac's efficacy is at about 74%.

Minors who have contracted COVID-19 but had been

vaccinated with Sinovac avoided hospitalizations with an average batting rate of 90%. More importantly, Sinovac’s efficacy in preventing intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalizations and deaths of COVID-19 stands at 100%.

Chile is one of the countries with the highest vaccination rates globally. It approved the EUA of Sinovac for the aforementioned younger age groups who had no underlying health issues in late 2021.

Brazil, though their regulatory body Anvisa, and Thailand arrived to a similar decision this month when they too greenlit EUA for Sinovac for the same age group who has no comorbidities.

The Sinovac vaccination in Brazil will take two doses, administered within a gap of 28 days.

Pediatric vaccination

against COVID-19 has been gaining ground in other countries. In Hong Kong, authorities have started to vaccinate children aged 5 and above starting early January of this year. Prior to this initiative, face-to-face classes in primary schools and kindergartens were temporarily closed to halt mass infection among the kids. In the Philippines, the vaccination for 5 to 11 years old commenced in early February. According to Carlito Galvez, vaccine czar of the Department of Health (DOH), this move will help give parents the confidence to allow their kids to attend faceto-face classes.

Sinovac has played a key role in ensuring that populations around the world have adequate defense against the virus. In the Philippines, a majority of the public has been

jabbed by Sinovac. Among the private sector, IP-Biotech Inc. facilitated the first arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines that were procured by the private sector back in June. Sinovac is the most widely-used COVID-19 vaccine in the country and has been proven to be safe and efficacious.

Gonzalez, who is also the chairman of Family Vaccines Specialty Clinics, Inc. (FVSC) emphasized, “As the country is now focusing on vaccinated children and adolescents, it is important that we provide more choices and proper vaccine access to Filipino families. The vaccine we are introducing has been approved in many other countries with stringent regulatory authorities. We are hoping for similar approval in the Philippines so we can ensure the safety of our youth."