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DAVAO City -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said it has drawn up livelihood programs for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who may have to come home in the country following the looming conflict between Iran and the United States.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the program includes cattle, hog, and poultry raising; sorghum, mango, and organic rice production; and agarwood propagation.

Piñol said he already met MinDA personnel on Monday to discuss preparations for the huge numbers of OFWs who may have to be repatriated by the Philippine Government.

C. Mindanao airport MLANG, North Cotabato – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has ordered the immediate completion of the mothballed Central Mindanao Airport here and asked Senator Christopher Lawrence “ Bong” Go to source out funds for it.

During his visit on Dec. 30, 2019 here, where he turned over relief and financial aid to thousands of quake victims, the President said the airport must be opened and utilized.

The President issued the remark after Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair, Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, and North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco sought his intervention for the immediate operation of the airport here to boost economic development in mainland Mindanao.

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EMINDING them of the abrupt pull out of a supposed Korean shipbuilding facility twelve years ago, Malacanang issued a stern warning to local politicians not to meddle in the soon to be constructed $4-billion integrated steel facility inside a 305-hectare prime property of Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

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It can be recalled that in 2008, Hanjin Heavy Industries, a Korean shipbuilding conglomerate has started building its $2 billion shipyard facility at the same site only to pack up later because of widespread STEEL/PAGE 11

STEEL PLANT. A $4-B modern steel plant will rise at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.

Thousands of devotees flock Oro’s ‘Traslacion’

By MARK FRANCISCO, Reporter

WHILE conflicting figures on the number of devotees h o u n d e d y e s t e r d a y ’s Traslacion in Cagayan de Oro City, but overall, the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) said the yearly religious event by the Roman Catholic church was generally peaceful.

The Black Nazarene Traslacion has been an annual event in Cagayan de Oro for the past 11 years after the church in Quiapo gave

the Nazareno parish here a replica of the icon that is being paraded in Manila every January.

The Cocpo has estimated around 200,000 devotees flocked the Nazareno Parish Church along CM Recto Avenue in Cagayan de Oro which now holds three replicas of the Black Nazarene – the first image of the parish, the donated one from Quiapo Church where a piece of the TRASLACION/PAGE 9

‘TRASLACION’. The statue of the Black Nazarene during the traslacion along Velez St. and C.M. Recto Avenue.

US-Iran tension to affect Mindanao agri sector

By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

COTTAGE INDUSTRY. A craftsman displays his crafts made of bamboo and other local materials during the opening day of Camiguin's 52nd Founding Anniversary at Mambajao, Camiguin, on Monday. photo by gerry lee gorit

DAVAO City – The escalation of tension between the United States and Iraq will affect the agricultural sector and other industries in Mindanao

that are dependent on oil, a Mindanawon business leader said.

Speaking during “Wednesdays at Habi at

Kape,” Antonio S. Peralta, executive director of the Eu rop e a n C h a mb e r of Commerce of the PhilippinesSouthern Mindanao Business Council, said prices of oilTENSION/PAGE 9

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Local Camiguin guv assures environment sustainability amidst developments

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CAMIGUIN SOPA. With the province’s fast economic growth, recording P213.088 million on investment value for the first three quarters of 2019, Governor Jurdin Jesus Romualdo assures environmental protection and sustainability with the implementation of Population Carrying Capacity in the province during his State of the Province Address (SOPA), January 2 at Camiguin Convention Center. (RTP/PIA Camiguin)

ITH the province’s fast economic growth, recording P213.088 million on investment value for the first three quarters of 2019, Governor Jurdin Jesus Romualdo assures environmental protection and sustainability with the implementation of Population Carrying Capacity in the province during his State of the Province Address (SOPA), January 2 at Camiguin Convention Center.

“We are happy to share that we have started last

year first steps towards establishing carrying capacity limits in our ecotourism sites to be able to determine the maximum number of

individuals of a specie that can be sustained by the environment and sustain that same number in the future,” Romualdo said.

In doing such,

CAMIGUIN GROUND DEMO. Camiguin's Inter-Municipality Ground Demonstration Secondary Level champions hail from Mambajao. Mahinog lands in second place and Sagay got the third place. For the Elementary Level, Mambajao bagged the first place while Guinsiliban and Mahinog respectively earned the second and third spots. Such is part of the 52nd Camiguin Day celebration aimed to enjoin pupils and students to show their talent in dancing and calisthenics. (RTP/PIA Camiguin)

survey enumerators of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office gathered secondary data on infrastructure, population, water consumption for households, hotels and resorts, waste generation, wastewater, biodiversity, municipal profile, and other limiting factors to be used in data analysis.

“Gusto nako nga naa ta’y initial carrying capacity sa turista. Sauna gusto nato daghan kaayong tao, pero dili diay na insakto (I want us to have a carrying capacity on tourists. Before we wanted to have a lot of people but it wasn't correct). There should be a carrying capacity to sustain all our environments,” the governor said.

Noting the 11.56 percent increase in commercial aircraft movement and 7 percent increase in passenger traffic, Romualdo said there is a need to take further actions to protect and conserve the island’s environment.

Thus, the Climate Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction Center shall ensure all policies, laws, and regulations, and ordinances are enforced pertaining to the conservation and protection of the environment and natural resources.

Furthermore, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) has carried on numerous programs in line with the DENR’s national priorities.

These include the expanded national greening program, enhanced biodiversity conservation, scaling up of marine and coastal ecosystem, improved CAMIGUIN/PAGE 9

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More than the rules Think a minute…A hotel sign in Tokyo, Japan had this rule on it: “Is forbidden to steal towels please. If you are not person to do such is please not to read sign.”

Someone said that rules are like a fence around us. We need them to keep us inside so we won’t break out and hurt ourselves or others. We have rules at home, at work, at school, in sports, and for driving on the road. And if we move to another country and culture, we must learn to follow their rules.

M a ny p e o p l e t h i n k C hr ist i ans are a g roup of people who just try to follow strict, boring rules that are old fashioned and definitely not cool! They t h i n k C h r i s t i a n s c a n’t have any fun or freedom in life. We can’t do this or that, can’t go here or there. So they think being a Christian is like living inside a fence or prison wall that won’t let you out to have fun and enjoy life. But that’s not true Christianity!

Jesus Christ Himself said He did not come to bring more rules to build a tighter fence around us so that we

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A war we can win

IT'S a good thing that the discord between the USA and the Philippines is only on account of a member of the Philippine Senate that had been indicted for her involvement in bigtime drug trade inside a state penitentiary who the American legislators want to be freed. The other character is a tax dodger journalist with dual (FilAm) citizenship who unbridledly lies about the Philippines but is awarded laurels in America. Three American senators banned Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and several other government officials and bloggers from enter ing t he Amer ican territory. They believed that the duo are being subjected to political persecution and curtailment of freedom.

Had it been on account of oil, as in the case of

Iran, the detainee and the other character who had described the Philippines in a war situation would have been reason enough for the US to intrude into the Philippine territor y.

For now, the US legislators arrogantly demonstrate their high handedness by giving us a tender rap on the knuckles. They have maintained their belief that Sen. Leila de Lima is being detained for her expose’ of alleged extra-judicial killings (EJK) perpetrated by the Davao Death Squads and that Maria Ressa’s story that she is being deprived of her press freedom is on account of her critical views against Duterte. Both claims are nebulous, fallacious and selfserving. The trial court, to include the Supreme Court, found a preponderance of

evidence against de Lima while Ressa admitted having received foreign investment on her Rappler from Omidyar Network which is blatantly a g ai ns t t h e l aw. T h at , including her tax evasion case however never curtailed her freedom to write and her tongue to wag in local and foreign forums.

For now, however, forget de Lima and Ressa. They have become inconsequential c h ar a c t e r s a g ai ns t t h e backdrop of what seemly is an irreconcilable feud between the US and Iran.

The looming Armageddon brought about by the killing of Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soliemani is not sparing the Philippines of its consequence. The fate of thousands of overseas Filipino workers gingerly hangs on the edge despite the government’s

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JUN LEDESMA precautionary measures to respond to emergencies.

Expect the prices of fuel and oil to spike.

Nothing can the Philippines do to avert the clash of the titans. But there are opportunities that can spring from the crises. Just to be pragmatic about it, the government, through the initiatives which had WAR/PAGE 11

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In China's rapidly evolving economy, not all high net worth individuals are the same. In fact, there are many "types" that luxury brands must account for: Luxuriant (22%) — The top of the list is the highestincome consumer group, most of whom reside in tier1 cities and has a higher percentage of women. As low-key “fashion-leaders,” they place value on luxury goods of the highest quality and are less concerned with brand names or displays of wealth (though they tend to be more brand-loyal). They

are likely to pay top price for worthy products, and they display behaviour that shows more concern for health, environment, and family safety than the other groups.

Demanding (13%) — They are the hardest working among the ultra-wealthy and the hardest to please. This group favours products that help them stand out from the rest and has a greater desire to show off their purchases.

They are also less likely to pay premium prices for the best products.

Flashy (22%) — As the name suggests, they are big spenders with a strong emphasis on brand names, and they have the highest tendency to boast about their purchases. Although they have lower annual incomes than the first two groups, their overall purchasing may amount to more in certain luxur y industries. They actively seek out value deals and the cheapest prices but are also fairly willing to pay topprice and are less concerned

with environmental or health issues.

Urbane (14%) — A similar purchasing attitudes to the “Luxuriant” but with a lower annual income and a higher percentage of men. They are sophisticated but are low key, purchase less, and care about quality more than a brand name, yet they are somewhat brand-loyal. This group’s respondents scored the lowest with their desire to show off purchases, but they are moderately inclined to pay premium prices.

Climber (8%) — This smaller sub-group has greater numbers in tier-2 and tier3 cities. They are heavily influenced by the wealthier sub-groups and try hard to identify and socialize with society’s wealthiest people in order to gain and maintain status. They are less financially confident and therefore less likely to spend on luxury goods that aren’t necessities.

They’re also very priceconscious, actively seeking the cheapest options.

Down To Earth (10%) — These are younger and newer to the luxury lifestyle and have larger groups in tier-2 cities. They place value on family more than social life even less value on high-end products or foreign brands.

They are more financially confident but also feel more pressured, so they prefer low-key but valuable product purchases. This group scored lowest on both willingness to pay more and willingness to show off.

Enthusiast (11%) — Mostly in tier-2 cities, they have the lowest income among the wealthy, yet their purchasing habits suggest a desire to spend more than they can afford. They like to show off luxury products that help them stand out and aren’t bothered by look-alike products. They are prepared to pay a high price if it means getting to show off a desirable product, and they prefer big brand names (but aren’t limited to just one or a few brands).

Where to find effectiveness JHAN TIAFAU HURST become prisoners. It’s just the opposite! Jesus said He came to set people free, so we won’t need rules to keep us honest or force us to love and forgive others.

Jesus isn’t ne arly as interested in rules as He’s interested in YOU. He knows that if you’ll just let Him take full charge of your heart and character every day, He can start changing your life. Then you and I won’t be like children who need a lot of rules to tell us what and what not to do.

For example, if you truly love your neighbor, then you don’t need a rule to stop you from stealing from him, since you never steal RULES/PAGE 11

OF COURSE, we have to use all the means to be effective.

Like, we need to be clear with our goals to reach, the relevant resources we need, the timeframe in which we work, etc. But let us realize that all these are more to assure us of being efficient than of being effective. Efficiency is not necessarily effectiveness.

We can be efficient without being effective.

Effectiveness is mainly about reaching our real goal, our ultimate end.

It is not about attaining some secondary goals that admittedly are also important, since without them we cannot reach our ultimate goal. We may be successful in reaching our secondary goals, but if we miss the principal one, we actually have failed. Sad to say, this is the common phenomenon nowadays.

We need to realize that our ultimate goal is to be with

God, to conform ourselves as fully as we can to God’s will and ways. And this is because we come from him and we belong to him. We are still being created and redeemed

by God. We have to be most aware of this fundamental truth about ourselves.

And all this is more a matter of the spiritual dimension of our life more than of the material and the external aspects of our life which, of course, are also very important. As Christ said, “What does it a profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul.”

(Mk 8, 36) We need to realize more deeply that everything that we do should begin and end with God. Otherwise, we would be making our own world.

So, it should be a constant question we ask ourselves: “Is what I am doing now what God wants me to do, in the

manner God wants it? Or am I just doing my own will, or worse, considering my will to be God’s will?”

The immediate corollary of this realization is that we need to be truly united with God. And this is always possible as long as we live a life of prayer. It is prayer with all its complement, like the recourse to the sacraments, assimilating the doctrine of our faith, the willingness to make sacrifices and to grow in the virtues, etc., that assures us of this union with God. It’s in our prayer that we become keenly and promptly aware of what God wants of us in any given moment, without getting lost in the generics of what is true, good and beautiful, something that usually happens. We may be doing a lot of good things, but not what God wants us to do. The real good, amid the many choices of good

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ROY CIMAGALA things, is simply what God wants us to do.

Our prayer should be a genuine, intimate and abiding contact with God. And we should know how to convert everything into prayer, always relating ourselves and things to him and always trying to see him and his designs in every event and situation in our life. God’s providence is constant and universal.

It does not stop even if we CIMAGALA/PAGE 11

5 Automobile Association Philippines Chooses Petron as Official Fuel Partner

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ETRON Corporation has forged a partnership with the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP), the country’s oldest and largest auto club, naming the oil leader as AAP’s official fuel partner.

The partnership was formalized through a MOA signing last December 6 at the AAP headquarters in Quezon City. Petron Marketing Division Head Lionel Perkin Chai (second from right) and Retail Sales Regional Manager Michael Flores (rightmost) are joined

by AAP Chief Operating Officer Mark Desales (third from left), Deputy Chief Operating Officer Malcolm Pausanos (second from left), and Business Development Manager Kristine Leonardo (leftmost).

Petron will provide AAP members and employees a co-branded Petron-AAP Petron Value Card (PVC), which will

allow them to avail of a special discount for every liter of Petron Blaze 100, XCS, Xtra Advance, Turbo Diesel, and Diesel Max. This, alongside privileges at partner establishments, free

towing and road-side assistance, and yearround personal accident insurance.

Petron and AAP share a long and deep commitment to promoting road safety through their respective

programs.

Petron’s Lakbay Alalay is the longest-running motorist assistance program in the country, spanning more than three decades. It also recently launched its Fuel Wise advocacy which aims to

empower the motoring public to become more responsible and informed with their choices. For its part, AAP also has a long-running campaign that raises awareness on proper road habits.

AAP members and

employees are guaranteed a safe, smooth, and efficient drive with all Petron fuels formulated with the same TriAction benefits that guarantees better power, better efficiency, and better engine protection.

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Demand for term deposits surges

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ENDERS for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term facility surged Wednesday, and a ranking central bank official attributed the increase to high liquidity situation and lesser demand for the local currency after the holidays.

Data released by the central bank showed that all term

deposit facility (TDF) tenors were oversubscribed at least twice the offer.

The seven-day facility received a total of P102.182 billion worth of bids, more than two times the P40-billion offer. The auction committee made a full award. Its bid coverage ratio improved to 2.5546 from 1.6202 during the auction last January 2.

Biz sentiment up in Q4, consumers less upbeat OPTIMISM among Filipino businessmen rose in the fourth quarter of 2019 due to the holiday and the harvest seasons, but consumer confidence slipped due to higher commodity prices.

In a briefing Friday, Department of Economic Statistics (DES) officer in charge Fernando Silvoza said confidence index (CI) under the business expectation survey (BES) rose to 40.2 percent from 37.7 percent during the survey in the third quarter of the year.

The sanguinity of investors in the country was similar to those in Brazil, Chile, Hungary, and the Netherlands, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

announced.

Respondents attributed their optimism to higher consumer demand during the holidays and the harvest season; increase in sales, orders, and projects; more favorable macroeconomic conditions; higher government spending, particularly on infrastructure; and business expansion.

They also cited the positive impact of the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

Among the different types of trading firms, business sentiment by importers and domesticoriented firms were more buoyant as they anticipated CONSUMERS/PAGE 9

Its average rate, on the other hand, declined to 4.1641 percent from 4.2345 percent in the previous auction.

Bids for the 14-day TDF amounted to P88.906 billion, higher than the P40 billion offer, which was also awarded this week. The bid coverage ratio increased to 2.2227 from last week’s 1.6391.

Its rate averaged at 4.2364

percent last week.

“All three tenors were oversubscribed with total tenders received amounting to P276.22 billion, reflecting an increase in system liquidity that needs to be absorbed as demand for currency declines following the holiday season,” BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr. said in a statement. (PNA)

percent, lower than the weekago’s 4.3045 percent.

Tenders for the 28-day TDF reached P85.136 billion, higher than the P40-billion offer. The auction committee made a full award. The bid coverage ratio of this tenor increased to 2.1284 from 1.8552 last week.

Its average rate went down to 4.2704 percent from 4.3302

Bangko Sentral bats for enhanced financial inclusion program THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday vowed to further widen the scope of its financial inclusion program after it was named as one of the best in the world.

Global Microscope 2019, a publication of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), ranked the Philippines as the 5th best among 55 countries worldwide and 1st in Asia, along with India, in terms of top countries that promote financial inclusion.

The BSP, on Wednesday, said Global Microscope identified the country’s efforts on five standard categories--

the government stability and support, stability and integrity, products and outlets, consumer protection, and infrastructure.

“The country also retained its top standing in credit portfolios for middle- and low-income customers, market-entry, and ongoing requirements for banks,” it said.

The publication also noted measures to provide an environment that expand the coverage of digital financial services (DFS), particularly the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI), which is under the guidance of the interagency Financial Inclusion

Steering Committee (FISC).

Among the programs under NSFI are the national digital ID system, one-stop-shop program for online government services, and the creation of the central bank’s Financial Technology Sub-Sector (FTSS), which focuses on digital financial technology for the underserved.

Programs toward addressing cybersecurity, connectivity, and frameworks for emerging services were also recognized.

The BSP said these findings “were positive overall, owing to the improved global enabling

environment for financial inclusion.”

“The increased adoption of relevant frameworks would encourage the entry of more innovators and external players such as fintechs. The results of the Global Microscope will continue to inform the BSP’s efforts towards achieving financial inclusion and its vision of bringing itself closer to the people,” it said.

On Thursday, the central bank said it is “delighted” with the recognition.

It said the country’s “top standing in Asia reflects the BSP's thrust of PROGRAM/PAGE 9

REBPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12TH Judicial Region BRANCH 10 Hall Justice, Marawi City IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ABDILLAH PUKUNUM SARIP IN THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MAGUING, LANAO DEL SUR AND PHILIPPINES STATICS AUTHORITY (SPA) ABDILLAH PUKUNUM SARIP Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MAGUING, LANAO DEL SUR AND THE NATIONAL STATICIAN AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA)

Spl Proc. No. ML-525-2019

AMENDED ORDER

Before this court is a verified petition for correction of entry in the certificate of Love Birth of Abdillah pukunum Sarip dated March 25, 2019, which reads in part:

1. Petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, single, and a resident of Barangay Borocot, Maguing Lanao del Sur, Philippines, and postal address at MSU-ILS, 1st street, Barangay Lomidog (Salam), MSU Campus, Marawi City, where he may be served with the orders and other court processes of this court;

2. Respondent local Civil Register of Maguing, Lanao del Sur, is the custodian if all records of birth of persons born in the Municipal Hall Building, Maguing, Lanao del Sur;

3. Respondent Civil Registrar General and Administrator of the Philippines Statics Authority is the central custodian of all records of birth and marriages in the country and may be served with orders and other court processes at the NSO Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City;

4. Petitioner was actually born on November 28, 1987 at Borocot, Maguing, Lanao del Sur and the fact of his birth was registered on the local Civil Registrar of Maguing, Lanao del Sur. However, petitioner’s Certificate of Live birth as registered in the Local Civil Registered and as authenticated in the Philippine Statics Authority, contained an erroneous entry relative to his birth year;

5. The error in petitioner’s certificate of live birth was committed through honest mistake and sheer inadvertence, considering that his parent’s marriage was solemnized on December 12, 1987. In other words, petitioner was already born on November 12, 1987, even prior to the marriage of his parent’s in December 12, 1987;

A copy of his certificate of live birth is attached and made an integral part hereof as Annex “A” while, the erroneous entry is marked, Annex “A-1”;

6. The following documents which are attached and marked, respectively, will show the petitioner’s correct year of birth, as contra-indicated in his Certificate of live birth;

a. Driver’s License as Annex “B”;

b. Certificate of marriage of petitioner’s parents as Annex “C”;

c. Transcript of records as Annex “D”;

d. Tax Identification Number (TIN) Card as Annex “E”; and

e. Certificate of Marriage of herein petitioner as Annex “F”;

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The correction of entry in the certificate of live birth of the petitioner issued by the PSA abd local Civil Registrar of Maguing, Lanao del Sur, is in order. Petitioner has not deliberately caused the recording of the above-cited erroneous entry; and

8. Petitioner instituted this action to correct the foregoing erroneous entry in his Certificate of Live Birth, and thus, puts his birth and other records in proper respective;

Finding the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in the form and substances, it is hereby ordered that the same be set for hearing before this court on November 21, 2019 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning.

Let a copy this order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur of Marawi City for three (3) consecutive weeks.

The local civil registrar of Maguing, Lanao del Sur and the civil Registrar general, or any person or party who has an interest in the petition, may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition or from the last day of publication of this order.

Further, let this order be posted for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Masiu, Lanao del Sur and the Bulletin Board of this Court, also at the expenses of the petitioner.

The petitioner is directed to notify this court of the publication of this order not later than three (3) days before November 21, 2019.

Furnish copies of this order, together with the copies of the petition to the Local civil Registrar of Maguing, Lanao del Sur, the Hon. Solicitor General, Makati City, and the Administrator and Civil Registrar of the Philippine Statics Office (PSA), East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Manila.

SO ORDERED. Marawi City, Philippines, September 30, 2019.

BWM: January 10, 17 & 24, 2020

(SGD.) WENIDA B.M. PAPANDAYAN Presiding Judge

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Angkas vows to follow rules, work with gov't regulators

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OTORCYCLE ride-hailing firm Angkas on Wednesday vowed to work and comply with government rules and regulations for ensuring the success of the motorcycle taxi pilot run.

“We will try our best to be compliant with government rules and regulations and I would like to reinforce on public record that we have always and will continue to work with government regulators and not against them,” Angkas chief transport advocate George Royeca told reporters in a press briefing held in Makati City.

“I would like to commend the government for seriously considering motorcycle taxis as an added transport option for Filipino commuters amid the ongoing traffic crisis,” he added.

Royeca also expressed his hope for the riders' cap imposed on the firm to be lifted so that everyone can proceed with the extended pilot run smoothly and

without any hitches.

“But on the same breath, we ask for fairness, in consideration of all the hard work we have done to comply with government regulators since last year,” he noted.

Royeca also clarified that they are not picking a fight with government regulators.

“Pasensya na po sa naging (We apologize for being) back and forth.

Please don't mistake what we did as defiance. Right from start, we worked hard to be compliant with everything the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the (Department of Transportation's) TWG (technical working group) had set in the first motorcycle taxi test run.

For six whole months last year, there was never any problem,” Royeca explained.

“It must be noted that we complied with everything that the TWG asked us to do in the initial test run. We did

a re-training of all our riders. We gave our riders safety vests based on the recommendation of the TWG. We are continuously complying to the best of our abilities with the new pilot guidelines,” he revealed.

Royeca also reported that in the three years since Angkas started, the Angkas app was downloaded three million times. In the course of the pilot run, they have recorded millions of rides.

In terms of the service’s safety record, Angkas riders had only .003 percent accidents with zero fatalities.

Angkas also has in place an Emergency Response Team and Medical Accident Network with six Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)-trained full-time employees, 42 EMRtrained biker respondents, 12 on-call doctors, and eight affiliated hospitals.

During the initial pilot run, the average response time recorded was 30 minutes.

Royeca also reported that Angkas has set aside an accident emergency fund to cover expenses above and beyond what’s provided by the private insurance. The company also ensures proper financial controls and standard operating procedures for quick fund disbursement

for immediate patient assistance.

“It took us three years and dozens of safety training sessions and hundreds of hours of training to come up with a fleet of 27,000 competent bikers. You cannot build a competent and safe biker network overnight,” Royeca shared.

“We have invested so much in continuous training -- our trainors have been trained by a US firm that trains the US Marines and conducts motorcycle rider licensing and accreditation for the California and Pennsylvania State Department of Motor ANGKAS/PAGE 9

Filinvest completes Cebu property purchase A CONSORTIUM led by Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) has completed buying a 19.2-hectare property in South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City yesterday, which it plans to develop into a mixed-use development project.

In a statement to the stock exchange Wednesday, the Gotianunled property developer said it had signed the deed of absolute sale with the city government of Cebu yesterday indicating a price of P6.7 billion for the parcel of land.

Apart from FLI, the consortium is joined by

Filinvest Alabang, Inc.; Cyberzone Properties, Inc.; Sytengco-owned Anesy Holding Corp.; Betterfield Phils. Corp. and Igold Holdings Corp.

“We were the first investor in SRP, the first to see its high growth potentials, and the first to believe in it. We are very happy with the fulfillment of this acquisition,” Josephine Gotianun-Yap, president and chief executive officer of FLI parent Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC), said in the statement.

The consortium is

looking at building a mixed-use development with residential, office, commercial and retail elements in the piece of land. This project is eyed to fit FLI’s existing 40-hectare City di Mare township and 10-hectare Il Corso commercial development in SRP. “We now have a total developable land size of around 70 hectares which is the biggest share owned by any developer in the SRP. We are excited about what we can develop given the large size of land we have and influence the FILINVEST/PAGE 9

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Cast: Yam Concepcion | Director: Yam Laranas | Playdate: January 22, 2020 Writer/director Yam Laranas and actress Yam Concepcion work together for the first time in “Night Shift”, Viva Films’ first horror presentation in cooperation with Alliud Entertainment for the year 2020.

Set in a hospital morgue, the movie revolves around a pathologist’s assistant named Jessie who’s working on a straight shift one stormy night. She doesn’t believe in the afterlife, but she is suddenly creeped out by the strange sounds that seem to be coming from the cadavers. She cannot shake off the feeling that they seem to be coming back to life. As her fear intensifies, Jessie begins to ponder on the idea of the Final Judgment. And if indeed the day has come that people rise from the dead, she is tormented about meeting her own end.

Yam Laranas has been praised for his previous horror movies, such as “Aurora” (2018), “The Road” (2011), and “Sigaw” (2004), for which he won a Special Award at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF).

In an interview conducted by thewrap. com on how to make a horror movie, Laranas said, “I want to see what’s real out there and I translate them into (a) real scary (story) because that has a connection to a lot of people…It becomes relatable. And when

you translate that into something horrifying, it touches people’s fears, nightmares and skeletons in their closet.”

He also added that “location is another character in a horror film. It is where fear and paranoia are created.”

This statement is well depicted in the movie trailer where Yam Concepcion is seen all alone in cold hallways with flickering lights, a room with rows of beds with cadavers, Yam running from what appears to be a group of zombies, and more.

The director also points out the importance of music in elevating the fear and enhancing the mood of the horror movie. That’s why he has teamed up once again with the award-winning gentlemen (Oscar Fogelström and Albert Michael Idioma) that created the music and sound for “Aurora”.

“I am impressed how efficient every single one is in the team,” wrote Yam Concepcion in one of her Instagram posts that shows her in the set of their movie. She commends director Yam Laranas for being a good leader that runs the whole production.

She further wrote, “So lucky to be part of this movie project and to be working with all of you.” .

This is Yam’s first lead role in a horror

movie. She was very convincing as a villain in the drama series “Halik” on ABS-CBN, it’s about time she shows us her acting prowess in the horror genre, especially with the big twist that the movie has in store.

“Night Shift” opens in cinemas on January 22, 2020.

Ipinagmamalaking ihandog ng Viva Films at Alliud Entertainment ang unang kolaborasyon nina direk Yam Laranas at ng bituwing si Yam Concepcion sa horror movie na “Night Shift”.

Ang kwento ay iikot sa morge kung saan ang karakter ni Yam Concepcion na nagngangalang Jessie ay nagtatrabaho bilang assistant ng isang pathologist.

Hindi naniniwala si Jessie sa mga kababalaghan, ngunit nang gabing ‘yon, nakaririnig siya ng mga tunog na tila galing sa mga bangkay. Higit pa doon, nakikita niya ang paggalaw ng mga ito. Habang tumitindi ang kanyang takot, nagsimulang mag-isip si Jessie tungkol sa ideya ng Huling Paghuhukom. At kung totoo ngang ang mga patay ay muling babangon, ang kanya namang pagkamatay ang sobra niyang kinatatakutan.

Ilang beses nang pinuri si Yam Laranas para sa kanyang mga kakila-kilabot na pelikula tulad ng “Aurora” (2018), “The Road” (2011), at “Sigaw” (2004), kung saan nagwagi siya ng Special Award sa Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF).

Sa isang panayam na lumabas sa thewrap. com nagbigay ng ilang puntos si direk Laranas kung paano lumikha ng horror movie. Aniya, “I want to see what’s real out there and I translate them into (a) real scary

(story) because that has a connection to a lot of people…It becomes relatable. And when you translate that into something horrifying, it touches people’s fears, nightmares and skeletons in their closet.”

Dagdag pa niya, “location is another character in a horror film. It is where fear and paranoia are created.”

Ang pahayag niyang ito ay pinatutunayan ng movie trailer. Sa ilang eksenan, makikita si Yam Concepcion na nag-iisa sa pasilyo habang ang mga ilaw ay patay-sindi, may isang kwarto kung saan matatagpuan ang mga bangkay na tila muling nabuhay.

Ayon sa direktor, mahalaga din ang musika para paigtingin ang kilabot sa pelikula. Kaya naman muli siyang nakipagtambalan sa mga taong naging responsible sa award-winning music and sound ng pelikulang “Aurora” na sina Oscar Fogelström at Albert Michael Idioma.

Sa kanyang Instagram post, inihayag ni Yam Concepcion ang kanyang paghanga sa mga taong nasa likod ng kanyang pelikula.

Aniya, “I am impressed how efficient every single one is in the team.” Tinawag niyang “good leader” si Yam Laranas. Sinabi rin niya na mapalad siya na maging bahagi ng pelikulang ito. Ito ang unang pagkakataon na naging magkatrabaho ang dalawang Yam. Ito rin ang unang horror movie na pagbibidahan ni Yam Concepcion. Naging very convincing siya bilang kontrabida sa teleseryeng “Halik” sa ABS-CBN, at ngayon mapapakita naman niya ang galing sa pagarte sa horror, lalo na’t may malaking twist sa pelikula na dapat abangan.

Palabas na ang “Night Shift” sa mga sinehan simula Enero 22, 2020.

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trend and development directions in SRP to maximize its growth potentials,” Ms. Gotianun-Yap added.

The signing of the deed of sale yesterday follows the consortium’s full payment of P6.7 billion to the Cebu City government last Dec. 19. It had earned the right to buy the 19.2-hectare land when it won a public bidding by the local government in July 2015.

FLI currently has more than 200 residential developments spread across the country, some of which are the 60-hectare Manna East in Rizal, Ciudad de Calamba, 50-hectare City di Mare in Cebu and 51-hectare Palm Estates in Talisay City.

It is also the developer behind the 288-hectare industrial and logistics park at the New Clark City and 201-hectare Filinvest Mimosa+Leisure City in the Clark Special Economic Zone.

FLI reported its earnings in the first three quarters of 2019 rose 7% to P4.44 billion amid a 15% increase in revenues to P18.43 billion.

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Vehicles. They have also undergone training with the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group, and we are continuously working on updating and improving further our trainings,” he noted.

“Moreover, I believe a support system for our bikers is necessary after they’ve passed our screening in order for them to continuously provide excellent service to our customers,” Royeca added, stating that their s y ste m ave r age s d oi ng assistance to 360 riders per day.

In terms of training, Royeca reported that they have retrained over 20,000 bikers for the initial pilot run. They had a total of 50 field retraining activities with riders getting retrained practically every week.

For six months from July to December of 2019, the safety record of Angkas was reported as 99.997 percent.

“We tried our utmost best to maintain a high safety record for the benefit of all our passengers. We are proud to say that our high service standards were maintained in the test run,” he stressed.

When asked about their pricing scheme, Royeca said this is for them to be able to encourage more bikers on the road to meet the demand.

"But because it is not allowed in the pilot, we will comply. We just want to give a heads up that this may result in bikers going back to habal-habal and that there'd be substantially fewer Angkas bikers on the road.”

Royeca also noted that he is not against competition in the motorcycle taxi industry.

"I would like to emphasize that even back then, I knew there will be new players as s o on as motorc ycle taxis become the subject of

legislation and regulated. I have never aspired to establish a monopoly,” he stressed.

When word got out that the LTFRB will be extending the run with new players, Royeca was interviewed in the media and was reported to have said that he was totally fine with the inclusion of new players in the test run extension.

“This means that people have begun to realize the importance of motorcycle taxis in helping our commuters beat the daily traffic,” he noted.

In a presentation he showed during the briefing, Royeca reported that a total of 117,166 bikers have applied with Angkas.

Of that number, 36,797 bikers were onboard.

However, only 26,478 were retrained and activated for the first pilot run and 10,378 were deactivated.

On Mo n d ay, a Mandaluyong court handed down a 72-hour temporary restraining order against the LTFRB's order, which limits the number of riders for Angkas.

In a three-page order, acting Executive Judge Ofelia L. Calo of Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court (RTC) said there is “urgency” in the issuance of the TRO against LTFRB’s move to limit Angkas’ riders to 10,000 in Manila and 3,000 in Cebu.

Angkas was likewise ordered to post a PHP300,000 bond by the court.

Last December 19, the LTFRB, in its own guidelines, set its cap of 30,000 riders for Metro Manila and 9,000 riders for Metro Cebu to part of the pilot implementation.

Two days later, the LTFRB said hailing apps Move It and Joy Ride will be included in the revised guidelines and that the 30,000 riders limit will now be divided among the two new ride providers and Angkas or 10,000 each.

Angkas then filed the suit claiming that the guidelines are "arbitrary and unilateral".

The LTFRB has yet to respond for comment on the issue.

T h e D O Tr ' s T W G earlier said Angkas may be blacklisted from the country's motorcycle taxi industry after it found out that it is illegally operating in Cagayan de Oro City and that it is 99 percent owned by a certain Singaporean national Angeline Tham.

(PNA)

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an increase in sales and higher demand on pharmaceutical products, and food and beverages during the holiday and harvest season.

“That is where we can see the effect of the trade war indirectly,” BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila, Jr. said during the same briefing.

Among t he s ele c te d economic indicators, businesses expected the peso to strengthen against the US dollar, inflation rate to increase, and for interest rate to ease further in the

last quarter of the year.

On t he ot her hand, CI, under the consumer expectation survey (CES), declined to 1.3 percent from the previous quarter’s 4.6 percent.

Respondents traced the drop in their optimism to higher prices of commodities, l ow or no i nc re as e i n salary/income, increase in household expenses, and high unemployment rate.

Their spending outlook on basic goods and services were broadly steady for the first quarter of 2020 at 37.1 percent from 36.2 percent in the previous quarter. “ This indicates t hat respondents who expect to spend more on goods and services outnumbered those who said otherwise,” the BSP report said.

The result of the CES also showed that households that have savings declined, with the percentage declining to 36.3 percent from an alltime high of 37.5 percent last quarter.

The respondents said they were saving to prepare for emergencies, health and hospitalization, education, retirement, business capital and investment, and purchase of real estate.

Households with overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who alloted remittances for savings increased, but those who allocated funds for investments went down.

(PNA)

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promoting the adoption of financial services through compelling use cases for digital payments.”

“We are especially proud of this recognition as it provides an impetus for us to further deepen the foundations of financial inclusion through digital means in 2020, with the overall goal of providing transactions that are relevant an d v a lu a b l e t o m any Filipinos,” it added. (PNA)

Camiguin... from page 2

land administration, and management, intensified forest protection and antiillegal logging.

The governor said PENRO has focused on the maintenance and protection for the expanded national greening program where plantations were established in 2017 and 2018 such as the 50-hectare bamboo plantation, 3-hectare rich forest and mangrove enrichment, 50-hectare bamboo plantation along the riverbanks.

For protected areas, PENRO also pursued activities that focus on advocacy, assessment and monitoring of sites and species.

While it is good to note the economic gains of having a lot of investments in the island, Romualdo said it is everybody’s role to ensure that the environment will a lways b e he a lt hy and beautiful because after all, this is what the island is well known for. (RTP/PIA10)

Traslacion... from page 1

original image from Acapulco, Mexico is encased and th4e Black Nazarene Callejeron which the parishes lend to neighboring parishes and chapels.

But overseers only estimated over 10, 000 crowds.

Cocpo spokesperson Maj. Ivan Viñas said city police director Col. Henry Dampal has deployed officers two days prior to the celebration.

“Route of the Traslacion was sealed and secured,” Viñas said.

Other security measures included an overnight liquor ban from January 8 to January 9, the jamming of cellphone and Internet signals for six hours while the procession was under way and t he banning of backpacks, drones, umbrellas and wearing of shades by devotees and other persons within the perimeter of the parade.

The image of the Black Nazarene was transported from Nazareno Church Wednesday evening to St. Augustine Cathedral where an overnight vigil was observed and devotees started flocking.

After a 4:00 a.m. Mass, the procession started, passing

by A. Velez St. and exiting right to CM Recto Avenue all the way back to Nazareno church where it arrived at 7:15 in the morning.

Viñas said there were two devotees who fainted during the procession but t he y were immediately attended to by medics from the Cagayan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (CDRRMD) and were pronounced safe.

He estimated the crowd w h o a c c o mp a n i e d t h e procession from St. Augustine Cathedral all the way to Nazareno Church at 250,000. “ That s aid religious activity became successful and peaceful because of the full cooperation and support of the general public,” Viñas said.

Other government agencies provided logistical support such as the Police Regional Office 10, Task Force Oro, CDRRMD, Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA), barangay officials who sent their barangay tanods, the City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) which swept the trash left behind by the devotees, among others.

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based products, including fertilizers, are expected to shoot up as a result of the US-Iran friction.

The tension stemmed from the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani upon orders of US President Donald Trump.

Iran retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at two American military bases in Iraq.

“Perhaps, there will be a much more expensive cost to us for oil-based products, one of them is fertilizers which then again will impact on

our agricultural activities.

Fertilizers will be much more expensive since that is oilbased product,” Peralta said.

Other industries relying heavily on oil would also bear the burden of higher oil prices, he said “Looking at the prices oil, for instance, before the attacks, it was already $70 per barrel. The likelihood of that increasing, I don’t know by how much but I heard it will increase,” he said.

He added t he latest e s c a l at i on of t e n s i on s might make it difficult to ship supplies of fuel out of the oil-rich countries in the Middle East since oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a sea boundary shared by Iran and Iraq.

“If you look at the map of the Middle East, the oil coming from oil producing countries passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which is a sea boundary between Iran and Iraq. As you see these things, it will only take for Iran to say ‘we will not allow any vessels to go to the western ports,’” he said.

He added the increase in the prices of oil affects “everybody else.”

Pe r a lt a ad d e d he is confident the government

could still work out measures to stave off the impact of rising oil prices on the domestic economy, particularly that of Mindanao.

“I am still confident government is able to work out on this. You can see from our foreign policies, we manage to maintain re l at i ons h ip an d go o d position and we maintain a good position as we are not in a difficult situation with any of these countries,” he said.

John Carlo Tria, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. president John Carlo Tria said he hoped the tensions would be resolved “sooner rather than later because” because the conflict would affect the overseas Filipino workers there and raise oil prices.

“In the Middle East, we are still monitoring the effect in terms of the local economy.

But we hope that it will be resolved sooner rather than later because of the effect on our OFWs and there is a risk it might affect oil prices but we’re still not seeing that effect,” he added.

He said any large-scale conflict would have an impact on trade. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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Italpinas Development Corporation signs an agreement with A.V.Pamatong Trading & Construction Inc.

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ANILA –Arch.

Romolo Nati, Chairman and CEO of Italpinas Development Corporation, a design driven green developer, signed a partnership agreement with A.V. Pamatong Trading & Construction Inc, that has been commissioned to be lead contractor for the construction of Citta’ Bella, the second phase of Primavera City, latest sustainable IDC’s development, under construction in Cagayan de Oro, northern Mindanao.

A.V.Pamatong Trading & Construction Inc, a triple AAA-certified contractor based in Cagayan de Oro, was represented by Engr. Alex Pamatong, President and CEO, and Mr. Arsenio Manuta, VP for Operations.

The relation between the two companies goes back to 2010 when the works for the first IDC’s development, Primavera

Residences, were assigned to AV Pamatong as main contractor.

Located in a free-flood area in uptown CDO, the building completed in 2014 has been awarded as Best Mixed-use Development the same year by the International Property Award-Asia Pacific, a world-renowned global organization that honors the best developers and properties in the real estate industry.

“I am glad to have the possibility of avail again the services of AV Pamatong Trading & Construction Inc. that will carry out the works in Primavera City’s second phase, named Citta’ Bella, which is already 60 % sold” said Arch. Romolo Nati.

“Citta’ Bella, that will be followed by other two phases, Citta’ Grande e e Citta’ Alta, will offer distinctive Italian design and world-class construction standards, which will be guaranteed by a highly qualified

Miramonti Green Residences

From Left : Mr. Arsenio Manuta and Engr .Alex Pamatong (AVP Trading & Construction Inc.), Arch Romolo V. Nati (IDC’s Chairman and CEO), Engr. Giuseppe Garofalo (IDC’s Project Director- Design and Engineering)

construction company such as AV Pamatong.

Our buildings, which are developed based on passive architecture strategies, are highly appreciated by the market for their sustainability and for the high-performance design.

The excellent work done by AV Pamatong for the construction of Primavera Residences, for instance, brought, along with other prestigious awards, the EDGEExcellency in Design for Greener Efficiency-

certification, in 2015” added Arch. Nati during the meeting held in IDC’s office in Makati, last December 19.

Following the successful results of Primavera Residences, both IDC’s latest projects, Primavera City, in CDO, and Miramonti Green Residence, in Santo Thomas, Batangas (Luzon), are currently in the process of been rated

by EDGE, the new green building certification system created for emerging markets by IFC

Primavera City

(International Finance Corporation) a member of the World Bank Group.

“We are thankful to IDC for the opportunity given to AV Pamatong Trading & Construction Inc. to be able to offer our top-standard construction services” Mr. Arsenio Manuta replied.

“We are proud to have contributed to the success of IDC’s flagship development in CDO, Primavera Residences, first sustainable mixeduse building in Cagayan de Oro and now we

are pleased to renew our partnership for the construction of the second phase of another multiawarded IDC’s project, Primavera City, which first phase is soon to be completed” The eco-friendly mixed-use building, Citta’ Bella, which ground breaking was formally held, last March 27, follows the twin first phase, Citta’ Verde, with the same number of floors, 11, that will comprise commercial, office, and ITALPINAS/PAGE 11

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residential units.

Citta’ Bella that will be followed by other two phases, Citta’ Grande e e Citta’ Alta, will offer distinctive Italian design and worldclass construction standards.

Contemporary architectural aesthetic, attention to detail, and elegant ambience will make Primavera City a highlight in Philippine mid and high-rise architecture.

Envisioned as a partially self-sustaining power, it uses a massive, built-in array of photovoltaic panels that are installed vertically, parallel to the building walls facing east, and horizontally to cover the building amenities.

From start to finish, Primavera City features the best principles of passive building technology: shadow and sunlight control, wind cooling and shape performance in which the building volumes’ shape and profiles, let in the prevailing winds at the lower levels and convey their flow into vertical voids.

The construction of the first phase of Miramonti Gre e n R e s i d e nc e s , t he latest IDC’s development, is ongoing and should be completed around the end of 2020.

This first of three identical high-rise mix-used towers, strategically located in an Industrial park in Sto. Tomas, between Metro Manila and the port of Batangas City, is to be built on a podium with residential, offices, parking and commercial spaces for a total of 21 floors.

The amenities, located at the fourth floor, will include a swimming pool, fitness center, function hall and at the 21st floor, a sky garden covered by semi-transparent solar panels that will produce renewable energy for the common areas.

Miramonti Green Residences, has recently won the prestigious Asia Property Awards 2019-2020

by The International Property Awards in the category of Best Mixed-use Development within the Asia-Pacific Region. The project was also awarded Best Innovation Project of the year by LamudiOutlook Property Award 2018, organized by the top Philippine real estate portal, Lamudi.the required permits to start the second phase.

resource is the unquantifiable natural gas deposits in the marshlands of Liguasan that straddles in the provinces of Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat.

Similar gas deposits had been found in Agusan del Sur. In short, the Philippines is rich only that politics and dubious agenda of our politicians stand in the way to our journey to economic resiliency and development.

As a people, we have consigned ourselves to mediocrity and ennui of “puede na” culture forgetting that just a bit of decisiveness and creativeness and integrity of our politicians and discipline and industry of the governed can easily catapult us to stardom!

Among the stupid arguments against Federalism, for example, is the issue that the poor provinces or regions will be poorer without the national capital region sharing its huge revenue resource. The blaring Truth is that the regions considered poorest today will be the richest with the shift.

Congress is now in the Federalism mode so Pres.

Rodrigo Doterte can then rev the engine of change the full speed in getting that joint venture agreement with China and the shift to Federalism which is the centerpiece of his party platform when he ran for President. It will take time for these two major undertaking to gestate and bear fruits so he can set the motion of his presidency in an emergency mode. He can even hang on as President of a Revolutionary government with the acquiescence of the people who is tired of the status quo and want projects and programs done pronto.

Surely the middle east is in a flash point and warns us of dire consequences. These summon the specter not only of unconventional warfare among the adversaries but to the bystanders like us, the resultant conventional ne c e ss it i e s . T h i s g ive s substance to the adage that necessity is the mother of inventions. But we need not invent or explore for all we need is to extract and process. On the other hand Federalism had been debated on and discussed in many fora. We are prepared to decide. This is a conflict that we can decisively win.

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mess up things.

Thus, prayer is not just about saying vocal prayers and making novenas and other special acts. It is more a matter of awareness, of attitude, of lifting our mind and heart to God in a stable manner. It lends itself to endless ways, forms and manners. We can even pray when we are asleep. In short, prayer is very much doable.

It’s when we pray and truly become united with God when we can echo Christ’s words: “I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.” (Jn 6, 38) These words should be like the motto of our whole life.

They truly make us effective!

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from someone you really love and care about.

Wh e n G o d t h e S on change s ou r he ar t and character inside, then everything we do comes

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 OLIVE NEWTON M. CABRERA has filed with this office, a petition for change of first name “ ” to “ ” and correction of entry in the sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” or correction of entry in the date of birth from “ ” to “ ” in the certificate of live birth of OLIVE NEWTON B. MARFORI at initao, Misamis, Oriental and whose parent are OLIVER B. MARFORI and LORNA N. BAGARES.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than January 9, 2020.

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already been started, should pursue the joint exploration proj e c t b etwe en C hina and the Philippines of our oil resources in the West Philippine Sea and Jolo Sea. The 60/40 sharing arrangement in our favor in the case of WPS is an offer in a silver platter. There are immeasurable political gains too. Proceeds from this venture can fund our much-needed infrastructure projects and will reduce our dependence on foreign loans. That will also address Philippine's oil requirement.

In addition to this oil

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corruption allegedly committed by local officials.

The Crusade for Clean G ove r n m e nt ( C C G ) , a volunteer watchdog against corruption in government has issued rhe same vigilance call of Malacanang to rid off irregularities in all transactions involving the mega project that is seen to generate an initial 10,000 jobs.

CCG Lead Convenor Ruffy Magbanua said there is a need to establish safety nets to ward off corrupt local officials prying on the fat investments of the country’s largest integrated steel mill ever to be built in Mindanao.

“For transparency, CCG will work In alliance with the Oro Chamber and other we l l - m e an i ng bu s i n e s s organizations to see to it that corruption is completely out in all transactions as the pet project of the President takes shape very soon”, Magbanua said.

in this steel project.

Late last year, a MOA signing was forged between Huili Fund Philippines President Jun Hou; Phividec Administrator Atty. Franklin Quijano; Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano ; and Simple Homes CEO and President Robertino Pizarro for the lease with option to purchase the 305-hectare property at Phividec.

The three-phase project will consist of a port, an integrated steel mill with a capacity of 10 million tons, an industrial park and other downstream industries.

Last year’s delay was due to the rules that keep changing in the middle of the game.

It was reported that the project had to endure a corporate snag on the negotiation table. However, key players of this project had not lost their balance and remained upbeat and bullish as it were.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT 10TH Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL Cagayan de Oro City OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE JUDGE

ATTY. PEME J. CAVALES, Petitioner, X ------------------------------------------------------/ RE:APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF THE NOTARIAL COMMISSION PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL and City of CAGAYAN DE ORO

NC-2020-83

ATTY. EFREN N. PELARADA Petitioner, X--------------------------------------------------------/ IN RE: PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF NOTARY COMMISSION ATTY. TIBURCIO M. PALASARAN, JR., Petitioner, X--------------------------------------------------------/ IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND RECOMMISSION AS NOTARY PUBLIC FOR CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY and MISAMIS ORIENTAL

NC-2020-84

EDDIE CATUBIG CUARESMA, NC-2020-85 Petitioner, X-----------------------------------------------------/ IN RE: PETITION FOR THE RENEWAL OF NOTARIAL COMMISSION

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We will not allow the Hanjin experience to happen again in this biggest single investment in Mindanao, he said.

Hanjin transferred its shipbuilding facility in Subic, Zambales only to suffer huge losses in the initial operations due to mismanagement.

The First Mindanao Integrated Steel Mill is formed by China’s three leading companies – Huili Fund, Baowu Steel Group Corporation Ltd (China Baowu), and China Metalurgical Group Corporation’s subsidiary, C I SD I G ro up C o Lt d .

(CISDI).

China Baowu, the new technical partner to operate the steel mill, currently ranks first in China and second in the world as the largest steel producer in the world measured by crude steel output.

China Baowu is poised to apply its state-of-art, green and intelligent technology

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS NOTARY PUBLIC NC-2020-82

Republic of the Philippines Province of Misamis Oriental Municipality of Initao -oOoNOTICE OF THE PUBLIC CCE-0054-2019

from the new person we’re becoming. Jesus’ love and power starts to set us free from being a prisoner to our selfish greed and dishonesty.

So won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for your wrong, self-centered heart? Then ask Him to start changing you, so you can enjoy the success and freedom of having Jesus’ character and life yourself, which is so much more than rules. Just Think a Minute…

ALLAN'S LECHON Main: Purok 4 Puerto, Cagayan de Oro City Cell #: 0928-616-4431 / 0905-777-0670 Branch: 31st Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City Cell #: 0926-594-9540

ORDER

Atty. Peme J. Cavales, Atty.Efren N. Pelarada, Atty. Tiburcio M. Palasan, Jr., Atty. Eddie C. Cuaresma and Atty.

Junnieson M. Boniel filed the above verified petition for commission as Notaries Public.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance let the same be set for summary hearing on January 23, 2020, at 11: 00 o’clock in the morning before the sala of this court. Interested persons may file a verified opposition in writing which should be received by the court before the schedule hearing why the petition should not be granted.

Further, let this order be published at the expense of the petitioners at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Misamis Oriental. Likewise, let a notice to be publish of the hearing be posted in conspicuous places at the Hall of Justice of Cagayan de Oro City and the bulletin board of this Court.

Let a copy of this Order be furnished the Chapter President pf the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Misamis Oriental.

Free: HALANG-HALANG or DINUGOAN!

Branch: Casinglot, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental

For orders, please call:

JUNNIESON M. BONIEL, NC-2020-86 Petitioner, X---------------------------------------------------------/

KAG. LOLITA L. WAHING

SO ORDERED. In CHAMBERS this 7th day of January 2020, Cagayan de Oro City

DZA/dcc/glo BWM: January 10, 17 & 24, 2020

(SGD.) DENNIS Z. ALCANTAR Executive Judge

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