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Briefly Ayudahan E-Konsulta ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government announced Tuesday that the public, especially those found positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), can now avail of free online medical consultation.

This, as the city government, in coordination with the Office of the Vice President (OVP), launched the “Ayudahan E-Konsulta,” a free online service providing teleconsultation support to out-patient cases in this city.

Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said in a statement Tuesday that the Ayudahan E-Konsulta aims to provide consultation services to outpatient residents of this city who were found to be Covid-19 positive or considered probable cases.

Office for PWDs COTABATO CITY – A member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) filed on Tuesday a bill that would establish more programs for the welfare of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Filed by BTA Member of Parliament Amir Mawallil at the resumption of session this year, Parliament Bill 167 or Bangsamoro Disability Welfare Act of 2021 aims to establish an institutional system to ensure the implementation of programs and services for PWDs, and create a Regional Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (R-PDAO).

Modern agro services THE University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) has begun laying down the foundation for its proposed "technoparks" in Misamis Oriental province, with enhanced innovative agricultural practices and urban farming being the project's highlights.

In an interview Friday, Angelie Azcuna-Collera, USTP's head of Center for Human Development (CHD) and convenor of the Gulayan sa Kabalayan (GSK), said the Claveria campus in Claveria, Misamis Oriental has already proposed the "Agropolis" Science and Technology (S&T) park.

"The GSK project falls under the Agropolis S&T Park that promotes food security in urban areas. Agropolis S&T park intends to establish a food secured community by enhancing agriculture practices via S&T solutions," she said.

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BANGON SIARGAO. A tricycle passes by a “Bangon Siargao” (Rise Siargao) signage along Tourism Road in General Luna, Siargao Islande. Residents have been struggling to regain their lives after super typhoon “Odette” ravaged the island. mindanews photo by roel n . catoto

By KRIS CRISMUNDO, PNA

NLINE recruitment platform Job St re e t h a s ob s er ve d a 27-percent increase in job postings in 2021, signaling recovery since the pandemic struck.

JobStreet Country Manager Philip Gioca said Wednesday there were 75,000 job postings per day from January to September last year from 59,000 daily job postings in 2020.

Gioca said job listings in the online platform are now at 75 percent of the pre-pandemic level.

“You would see (that) with that increase is a signal that jobs are increasing, (the) market is reopening,” he added.

In 2021, top specializations hired by companies were in customer service with 101,627 jobs followed by education with JOBS/PAGE 10

Farm co-op receives banana flour facility upgrade A COOPERATIVE of agrarian reform beneficiaries in Davao de Oro has received a foodgrade facility for making banana flour, paving the way for expanded commercial production of the cooking ingredient, which is touted as a gluten-free alternative.

The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Davao de Oro office said P1.68 million worth of banana flour manufacturing equipment was turned over last week to the VPI Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative.

The project was undertaken under the government’s Shared Service

Facility program.

“O u r S SF proj e c t s are intended to enhance productivity and efficiency of our MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises), but at the same time generate more jobs and increase sales,” DTI Provincial Director Lucky Siegfred M. Balleque said during the turnover ceremony on Jan. 20.

The cooperative has been making flour from surplus Cavendish, the main banana variety exported fresh by the Philippines.

Banana flour is also used for livestock feed.

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COFFEE BREAK. Ryan Mueco takes a break after serving many cups of free coffee to Siargao residents. mindanews photo by roel n. catoto

Total lockdown will be last option for Davao

by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV, MindaNews

DAVAO City – The city government of Davao will implement total lockdown on buildings and establishments only as a last-ditch effort to control the transmission of coronav ir us dis e as e (COVID-19) as the city tries to keep the balance between economy and health.

Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson for the Davao City COVID-19 Task Force, told Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Wednesday that the authorities here

have adopted the zoning containment strategy, under which a lockdown measure that will have the least impact on the operation of offices or establishments will be taken.

The city has been experiencing a surge suspectedly driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant, the fastest-spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Department of Health (D OH)-Davao reported 520 new cases on Tuesday, bringing total cases to 64,561

with 8,817 active, 53,918 recovered, and 1,826 dead.

Schlosser said under this strateg y, a specific department within an office or establishment where COVID-19 transmission is prevalent will be put on lockdown so that other d e p ar t me nt s w he re no cases have been reported can continue to function.

The same measure will be imposed in local and national agencies, she added.

“We are doing lockdown but we are doing granular LOCKDOWN/PAGE 10

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smuggled cigarettes ‘Unsung heroes' prepare 2.1M P36.3-M seized in Zambo City food packs for Covid-19 patients

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MID the pandemic, the city hall workers that formed the community kitchen here have prepared more than 2.1 million food packs from June 2020 up to December 2021 for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients.

With this, the local government paid a video tribute to them on Wednesday highlighting their contribution to the city's Covid-19 response.

In the video, Edwin Ebarat, the community kitchen's manager, said it has been the routine for everyone to begin work as early as 1 a.m. up to 5 p.m. daily.

"Since the pandemic,

we are the ones feeding those who were isolated (both Covid-19 patients, and returning individuals under quarantine), including those staff who took care of them, and the close-contacts (of those who tested positive in isolation)," he said.

Ebarat said from its creation in June until December 2020, they have been able to prepare 762,313 food packs.

Between January 2021 and December 2021, they have prepared 1,384,836 food packs at the time when the Covid-19 cases were high between June and September of that year.

The community kitchen was created based on the

memorandum made by Mayor Oscar Moreno, with the team coming from the different offices of the city hall who were temporarily assigned to buy food supplies and cook them.

Miguela Molawan, community kitchen assistant manager, was tasked to do the inventory of food and the buy of supply as early as 2 a.m. daily.

They would usually prepare food for 100 to 150 people daily, and cook depending on the food preferences of the Covid-19 patients.

"Even if some of us also tested [positive for] Covid, we did not stop and fulfilled our duties," Ebarat said in the vernacular.

Increasing bed capacity Meanwhile, the city has recorded another surge with the total Covid-19 active cases now at 1,711 as of Tuesday.

Earlier, Moreno said private hospital owners here met with city health office (CHO) administrative personnel to confirm the latter's commitment to adjust their bed capacity to admit milder to asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.

"I thank Dr. Jess Jardin, chairperson of city hall’s technical working group for meeting with (acting City Health Officer) Dr. William Bernardo (to secure a commitment from hospital owners to adding their bed capacity)," Moreno said, as he cited the rising number of Covid-19 patients from Misamis Oriental province being admitted to the city’s hospitals.

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ZAMBOANGA City– A composite team of lawmen on Tuesday seized some PHP36.3 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in this southern port city, according to a top police official.

Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, said the smuggled cigarettes were seized around 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday at Dastun Drive, Barangay Kasanyangan.

Lorenzo was leading a follow-up investigation of a shootout incident in Barangay Kasanyangan that injured four people, including two children, when they stumbled upon the contraband.

He said the victims were hit by stray bullets on Monday night while they were buying street food when two unidentified gunmen engaged in a shootout in the area.

Lorenzo immediately coordinated with other concerned government agencies, including the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco), over the incident when they chanced upon the unattended

warehouse in Dastun Drive, Kasanyangan, containing several boxes of cigarettes.

A total of 1,038 master cases of assorted smuggled cigarettes worth PHP36.3 million were recovered from the warehouse by the composite team.

The combined team of lawmen included those from the ZCPO, Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC)-Western Mindanao, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), 1st and 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Companies, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-9 (CIDG-9), Regional Special Operations Unit9 (RSOU-9), Criminal Investigation and Detective Management (CIDM), and Regional Civil Security Unit9.

Lorenzo said the investigation continues to determine the owner of the warehouse and the contraband, which were turned over to the BOC for proper disposition. (PNA)

21st century skills for today’s learners

By MARGIE R. BALO

21st Century Skills are a series of higher-order skills, abilities, and learning dispositions that have been identified as being required for success in 21st century society and workplaces by educators, business leaders, academics, and governmental agencies. This is part of a g r o w i n g i nt e r n at i o n a l movement focusing on the skills required for students to master in preparation for success in a rapidly changing, digital society. Many of these skills are also associated with deeper learning, which is based on mastering skills such as analytic reasoning,

complex problem solving, and teamwork. These skills differ from traditional academic skills in that they are not primarily content knowledge-based.

The current workforce is significantly more likely to change career fields or jobs. Those in the Baby Boom generation entered the workforce with a goal of stability ; subsequent generations are more concerned with finding happiness and fulfillment in their work lives. Young workers in North America are now likely to change jobs at a much higher rate than previously, as

much as once every 4.4 years on average.[4][5] With this employment mobility comes a demand for different skills, ones that enable people to be flexible and adaptable in different roles or in different career fields.[6] Many of these skills are also identified as key qualities of progressive education, a pedagogical movement that began in the late nineteenth century and continues in various forms to the present.

As educators, we should warn and remind our parents that experts alike that our children need improved 21st century skills. Without these skills, they will not be able to successfully participate in the global economy. They won’t be adequately prepared for college and work.

But what, exactly, are 21st century skills? Are we just talking about computer and technology skills? And who decides which skills make the list?

“It is easy to see how these skills could be valuable to a new high school graduate and to employers, as well as how these skills can easily interact with one another.

More than technological expertise, 21st century skills refer to content knowledge, literacies and proficiencies that prepare individuals to meet the challenges and opportunities of today’s world.

“The driving force for the 21st century is the intellectual capital of citizens,” said the Metiri Group in its white paper, Twenty-First Century Skills.

“Political, social and economic advances in the United States during this millennium will be possible only if the intellectual potential of America youth is developed now.”

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Enabling Indigenous Peoples with stronger, better network in North Cotabato

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or PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc., an important part of enabling and empowering Indigenous Peoples is putting in place a reliable and strong network and internet connection in the areas where they live.

True to its commitment of leveraging on digital technologies to improve the lives and livelihood of these communities and usher them to the digital economy, PLDT has completed in December 2021 its sevenkilometer stretch of fiber optic cable line roll-out

within the Manobo Apao Descendants Ancestral Domain of Mt. Apo (MADADMA), an Obu Monuvu indigenous cultural community in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato.

MADADMA has 3,878 hectares of land with Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) covering the two mountain barangays of Ilomavis and Balabag and a portion of Kawayan in the Municipality of Magpet, Cotabato. At present, MADADMA has around 1,300 members representing a dozen

clans.

Prior to the start of the project, PLDT made sure to follow all necessary procedures that respected the cultural requirements of the community by securing a Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) from the tribe.

FPIC is a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)recognized right of indigenous peoples that allows them to give or withhold consent to a project that may affect them or their areas.

“Nisugot mi ani nga proyekto kay nakita namo unsa sila ka sincero ug naghatag gyud sila og pagtahod ug respeto sa amoa dinhi sa ancestral domain.” (We are supportive of this project because we felt and saw their sincerity and respect to our community and ancestral domain),” Datu Randy Iyong, member of the MADADMA Council of Elders said.

“Amoa silang gipasabot na ingon ani ang proseso, mga buhaton, tabang sa Ginoo ug pinaagi sa ilang pagsunod sa among

mga hangyo, hangtod karon ang PLDT-Smart ug ang Madadma, nindot kaayo og relasyon pinaagi sa komunikasyon na kanunay, konsulta na pirmi sa mga lider dinhi sa ancestral domain (We explained the proper process, with the help of the Lord, our partnership went smooth and PLDTSmart and MADADMA maintained a healthy relationship through communication and series of consultations involving their key persons and our NETWORK/PAGE 10

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Blind spots (Pt.1) Think a minute...A lady was waiting for her flight at the airport, so she bought a small bag of cookies to eat while reading the newspaper.

Gradually she became aware of someone else reaching into the package of cookies.

Looking from behind her paper, she was shocked to see a well-dressed man taking some of her cookies! She did not want to say anything, so she just leaned over and took a cookie herself.

A minute or so later she could not believe her eyes as this man took yet another one of her cookies. In fact, by now almost all of the cookies were gone! Finally, as if to add insult to injury, this man broke the last cookie in two and handed half of it back to her. Then he ate his half and walked away.

Now she was angrier than ever! In fact, she was still mad later when boarding her plane. She opened her handbag for her ticket and was shocked to see her own package of cookies she had never even opened. At that moment she realized that earlier she had been eating the other man’s cookies, not

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST her own! Yet even though she was wrong, the man was so generous and kind he let her take his cookies.

She was terribly embarrassed and ashamed that she had judged him. She had been completely blind to her own pride, assuming she was right when in fact she was the one who was wrong. This also blinded her to this man’s kindness to her.

Sadly, we all have judged other people, even when we were the ones who were wrong. We think we see everybody else’s faults and weaknesses clearly, but we are blind to our own! We think we know much more than SPOTS/PAGE 11

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Cooperativizing So-Called Electric Cooperatives for Social Justice

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA Those were then the golden days of the First Quarter Storm as student activists had been shouting in the streets slogans on how to make life better for the Filipino people by dismantling three basic problems: “No to US Imperialism, Feudalism and Bureaucrat Capitalism.” A colony for three hundred years under Spain and for forty years under the Americans, the Philippines continued as a neo-colony of the United States following an extractive economy that saw tremendous exploitation of our raw materials and vast tracts of lands transformed into plantations by TransNational Corporations and dumping ground of finished products, not to mention the horrible presence of US Military Bases front lining US defense against its enemies in case of a nuclear war. The glaring problem brought about by feudalism or landlordism was very apparent then. The Philippines is an agricultural country and any long or short term development can be won or lost through agriculture. All these years, everyone is profiting from farming, the landlords, the fertilizer and seed dealers, the compradors, the usurers but not those who are doing the burden of farming under

the excruciating heat of the sun – the poor farmers.

Until today, the peasantry is wallowing in dire poverty, now the poorest of the poor and the primary victims of the on-going protracted war and climate change.

On the issue of bureaucrat c apit a l i s m , it w a s t h e advocacy then of student activists that government should follow its mandate that government is a public trust and the priority should be the Filpino people. But in a highly skewed societal, pyramidal order where only a few oligarchs are in control of the economy, it is so apparent that economic power begets political power and those supported by the oligarchs through heavy funding almost always win and when in power the oligarchs are their priorities. But such glaring truism does not apply to the Cooperative Development Authority as it was relatively new office, created under the 1987 Constitution as provided for in Article 12, Chapter 15, “to create an office to promote the viability and growth of cooperatives as instruments of social justice, equity and economic development.” Its mandate is a transformative one to rectify social wrongs following the DNA of cooperativism which is members-owned, value-based and philosophydriven and sustainability.

Cooperativism is a great equalizer to transform a highly skewed societal order by harnessing the collective power of the people and to empower the poor and the vulnerable to be drawn into the mainstream of development processes.

In those trailblazing

years in the nineties, it has become imperative for CDA to rectify a social wrong in the existence of the socalled electric cooperatives as it is clearly stated in its mandate to be the sole registering agency of all types of cooperatives including electric cooperatives which are registered under the National Electrification Administration (NEA).

Thus, to correct that, a Memorandum of Agreement had been signed by CDA first Chairperson Edna Aberilla and then Secretary of NEA that within three years, all the electric cooperatives must register with CDA. However, that agreement did not happen all these years because of the 119 ECs in the country only 13 registered with CDA. Why? Because these so-called ECs which are cooperative in name only have formed a strong cabal of vested interest, in fact, many have been transformed into corporations that are owned and managed by a few oligarchs, i.e, Aboitiz, San Miguel, etc. That is contrary to the spirt of the rural electrification law. Let’s revisit history.

It was no less than former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez from Cagayan de Oro who advocated for rural electrification in the late sixties as electricity then was just confined in the urban center. After passing the Rural Electrification Law, nationalist senators, i.e., Sen. Jose Diokno and Sen. Tanada together with some congressmen went to the United States and observed the operations of the Electric Cooperatives. They were so astonished how the ECS were

operating being membersconsumers-owned (MCOs).

Yes, electricity is a means to life, just like air and water, and must not be a subject of so much profiteering by the capitalists, thus, the ones to benefit should be the MCOs. It was so amazing for the nationalist senators and congressmen to advance rural electrification the cooperative way as it is really the empowering path to democratize wealth and power. If you would recall, development experts were saying that “despite years, efforts and funds to fight it, abject poverty continues to afflict our country such that is has become second skin to more than a third of our people. We have made no significant headways in improving the quality of life. Poverty is one of the main culprits behind the tale that is told too much too often – the thief to many a child’s dreams.” Indeed, electricity is a means to life and must be owned, managed and controlled by the people themselves through cooperativism. No less than the United States Assistance of International Development (US-AID) was so amazed by such legislative approach that it provided not loan but grant at the tune of 800 million dollars for that. But through the years, it was discovered that these so-called ECs are not following the time honored and universally-accepted cooperative principles and values. It was so horrible that while the members are called member-consumer-owners, but their capital contributions through amortization of loans CRY/PAGE 11

Friends in times of Covid Among the several waves of change we surfed through the last two years, the one that wiped out many sand castles was a tidal wave that impacted friendships.

Many, of course, survived and built endurance. But whether dissolved with distance or evolved and redefined, the impact of COVID on friendships has been undeniable.

While some people may have always found it challenging to make friends, many found the task even more daunting during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to limited social interaction.

Even as the world continues to re op e n ve r y slow ly, increases in remote work mean that people's social lives lo ok considerably different.

During times of stress and change, however, it's still possible to engage with others and build friendships—it just may look a bit different than you're used to. More importantly should be to keep friendships within these times. But this seems for many of us to be very difficult

even online and especially by social networking.

When making the effort to create new or rebuild older friendships, it's worth taking the time to think about what you need out of a friendship.

For instance, if you believe that you need shared equity values with others to develop a bond of friendship, then that may be easier to find in an activist space.

If you find that you like to have shared interests and hobbies it might be helpful to meet others who are already involved in the things you enjoy. It is important to note that friendships require consent from all parties and it often takes time to develop trust with new people.

We need the support of our friends, but it can be tough to stay close when you can't meet up in person.

There are always some ways to nourish your friendships during the era of safer-athome. Sue Scheff is the author of Shame Nation: The Global Epidemic of Online Hate.

She recently penned a story on Psychology Today on the unraveling of friendships

during this time. “We have s e en t he unraveling of friendships during Covid-19 when people don’t agree on masks or whether they should be getting a hair-cut or going to restaurants,” she says. “The truth is, everyone has their own comfort level, we need to respect it, and if we don’t agree with it, we are witnessing (what was once close relationships) now crumble.” Sad to say but very true...!

There's also the additional layer of trust (or mistrust) that gets heaped on top of the current situation. According to a study published in the Journal of Health Psychology in August 2021, it turns out more people are lying in the current era. For their own reasons, some friends might conceal that they have been feeling ill or that they have widened their "pandemic pod" to others who are not practicing safe social distancing. While it may seem like it's not a big deal, the truth is, lying about your behavior or how you feel can endanger the lives of the friends you care the

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I never ever talked about myself on social networks if I really felt bad or sick. But one thing I found out during the last year: more and more "friends" left or remain mute on social networks. Maybe, because I didn't join the open circle of bad and negative daily posts. Or these friends are like me: I am still trying to look on the bright side of the street - even times like now. +++ Email: dor ingklau s@ gmail.com or visit me on Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter or visit my www.germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot. com or www.klausdoringsclassicalmusic.blogspot.com.

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Next-Gen Ranger Delivers the Versatility Every Truck Customer Needs MANILA, Philippines – Whether next-generation Ford Ranger is being used for work, family or play, Ford knows its customers rely on a pickup that is functional, convenient, and durable. And nextgen Ranger goes all-out with a wider cargo box packed with features and opportunities to transform the space into a total cargo management makerspace.

Customer-centered design led to innovative features throughout the truck, while a relentless testing and engineering program ensured every facet of the Ranger’s versatility was truly Built Ford Tough.

“Our intent was not to simply create a good truck. We wanted to deliver an exceptional one that people would want to own – one that customers around the world could trust to tackle anything,” said Gary Boes, Enterprise Product Line Management director, Global Trucks.

Redefining Versatility Next-gen Ranger offers an array of organisation and storage solutions to secure cargo, make fitting accessories a cinch and even DIY customisation.

For instance, owners can create segmented DIY storage spaces, both big and small, by sliding pieces of wood into slots moulded into the bedliner, or even get creative and build things like a bike rack.

There are tie-downs mounted in the bed, while the new rear load box access step is the result of interviews with pickup owners, learning how they used their trucks and what they wanted from their next one.

For those who use their vehicle for adventure, the addition of

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The next-gen Ranger has been designed to provide optimum versatility for work, play, and active families.

six structural attachment points in the protective load box capping, make it easy to fit accessories like a canopy, cross bars, or a tent, truly making next-gen Ranger the most versatile ever.

There’s now more storage space on the inside of next-gen Ranger too, from under-seat storage to retractable cup holders and a raft of cubby holes stashed around the cabin.

Notable Examples The Cargo Box - Versatility as a Workspace Ford’s design team studied the ways customers used the cargo box – be they a tradesman, adventurer or family who needed to carry ‘stuff ’ – and developed many innovative ways to help them access and use the space more effectively.

The rear load box access step makes climbing up into the cargo box much easier. Attached directly to the load box via two steel supports, the box step boasts a strong, durable construction and

means you no longer need to climb onto the wheel to access gear, tools or equipment in the back of Ranger.

The easy-lift tailgate, which can be raised and lowered with one hand, doubles as a mobile workbench. The tailgate work surface is designed to help owners with professional or DIY jobs. Two clamp pockets concealed by springloaded caps in the tail gate are designed to help secure timber or other project materials, while a built-in ruler with 10mm increments (on models not fitted with a drop-in bedliner) makes measuring convenient.

Power to the box comes in the form of a combination of either 400W and 12V sockets or just one or the other, meaning customers can power a range of appliances by plugging directly into the Ranger.

With a 400W capacity, items including a small oven, smartphone or laptop, a rice cooker and even a 24-inch LED TV and DVD combination

and many more can all be run from the bedmounted 400W outlet.

The Cargo Box Innovations for Load Carrying The next-gen Ranger’s cargo box includes several new innovations that help customers customize the load area to suit their needs.

The new drop-in bedliner incorporates functional divider locators so that owners can create their own compartments to store gear that they might otherwise have to carry in the cabin.

Dividers can be custommade from timber at home and then installed and removed as required.

As a bonus, the improved and wider molded profile on the bedliner is more comfortable on your knees, is much easier to clean and also means items are less likely to slip around.

Loading and unloading the Ranger has never been easier. At 1,233-litres, the cargo box has best-inclass volume*, meaning customers can carry more.

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Projecting Poise and Purpose in Pandemic Instruction

by MARIA VICTORIA C. PARRADO, Ph.D, Teacher III, Lugait Central School

There is plenty to be said in maintaining self-composure and a sense of mission during the previous “face to face” class set-up. And even more to converse about when the psycho-social topics are brought for ward in school conference tables.

The teaching and learning process as we know it turned 180 degrees. And it has been set that way for two school years now. Along with systemic change in terms of learning deliveries are the major personal and professional adjustments. It is tough enough before the

viral invasion. It is tougher now that the pandemic is still on.

The poised teacher in pre-pandemic period has an arsenal of skills and techniques to save her in sticky situations. She can summon up a tirade for hours if challenged and pass it off as just venting feelings. She can charm up a storm when persuading parents and classroom stakeholders to get involve in a classroom project. She can move mountains in convincing her learners to accomplish academic goals.

She can graciously flip her hair upon school report submission and can totally flex the latest eyebrow trend like a beauty queen when a classroom innovation is satisfactorily completed.

Let us flash forward to today’s pandemic instructor.

Does she have personal grace (poise)? Has she a sense of compassionate action for her clientele (purpose)? Given our present predicament, even front lining heroes, teachers included, struggle for personal deliverance and strive for mission fulfillment.

The pandemic hero is

bombarded with internal and external trials. Her welfare can be compromised in the pursuit of quality instruction during restrictive times.

As with everything, a sense of balance and the practice of intermittent work breaks can do wonders to a teacher’ outlook. As hardworking, passionate and multi-skilled, the pandemic teacher of today may be, she is also human like everybody else. She needs some solace in her vocation in order to get going. In this way she can splendidly get going with poise and purpose.

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A Day in the Life of an Online Teacher

By MARIA VICTORIA C. PARRADO, Ph.D, Teacher III, Lugait Central School

Wo r k From Hom e , a concept made popular in the pandemic period. It is also the work setting adopted by schools divisions in our country’s education department for the second year now. It is not foreign-sounding to most of us in public service but I think this is not thoroughly understood by any Juan or Juana in our local communities.

Whenever I told a neighbor a b out my w or k f rom home status, he or she just bats eyelashes as if slightly comprehending.

So I respond to anyone inquiring that: I do my usu a l te aching dut ies online, therefore working from home.

Living the online teaching life cannot be classified as casual. This must be easier now that a year of practice has passed.

Then again it has its ups and downs. Some days lesson instruction flows wonderfully like water from a spring. Some days conducting online classes feels like tsunami waves crashing vigorously in the shoreline.

A typical day of an online teacher usually begins with a video lesson or power point presentation prepared

a day (or two) ahead. The teacher upon opening her computer greets her pupils and consequently does the attendance roll call. She enumerates the standard online class rules after the learners recited the prayer and sang the national anthem. If the teacher sees it fit, she then addresses the class and asks about the learners’ mood of the moment and coordinates a friendly chit chat to ease out any uneasiness. After the preliminaries are done, I, as the online teacher in this case, present my video lesson or lesson presentation. I guide the pupils in the given time period of a subject. Next, the class and I discuss lesson plan parts through Q & A, games, songs or interactive activities. The usual routine follows the “I do- We do – You do” principle. Afterwards, I ask if all concepts are clear to the class. We generalize their learning and I give t hem inst r uc t ions for their homework. Lastly, if the class feedback is commendable, we wrapup with reminders. A day of online teaching sounds simple but far from easy.

In consolation, it has its fun and light moments.

Perceptions in the Post-Pandemic Education

By RAFFY ALBIOS

As things stand today, it’s clear that many new learnings of the last year and a half will be carried forward to the education after the pandemic. Some of the facets of this postpandemic education will be as follows: 1. G r e a t e r R o l e o f Technology Digital technology has created scale, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness.

It expands the reach of education and makes it accessible to students in far-flung areas at a cost that is fairly affordable.

2. Emphasis On Health and Well Being The imp or tance of health and well-being has been put front and center by the pandemic and the education sector has to take the lead in making it an integral part of the learning process.

3. Blended Learning Blended learning mixes the best of both online and offline learning. It has been a buzzword for a long and will take center stage after the pandemic. Teachers and students will continue to prefer the online mode of

education to some degree, even when campuses begin to open.

4. Asynchronous SelfPaced Learning One of the biggest takeaways from the changes in education during the pandemic is asynchronous learning. Put simply, it’s a type of learning in which students access recorded material of educational lessons at their own pace and comfort.

5. Changing Perceptions and Attitudes The old hardbound perceptions and attitudes about virtual learning being substandard are now giving way to a new understanding that is more acceptable and even welcoming of online education. A survey of the hiring managers and employees conducted by Future Learn reveals that 75 per cent of employers questioned answered in the affirmative when asked if they would hire applicants with online education.

These changing perceptions will also have a significant bearing on the education system after the pandemic is over.

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GLOBE continues its leadership in the 5G space, as it expands its 5G Roaming coverage in Europe with Belgium, Luxemburg, Spain, France to serve more Filipino travelers. Latvia, Netherlands and Austria are also expected to make the list in the coming weeks, bringing the number of Globe 5G roaming-ready countries to 40.

Outbound Globe customers can now enjoy 5G Roaming through the following telecom partners: Belgium (Proximus), Luxembourg (Tango), Spain (Telefonica), and France (Bouygues). Likewise, visiting subscribers of Belgium’s Proximus, Luxembourg’s Tango, Spain’s Telefonica and Netherlands’ KPN may

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Despite the pandemic, Globe continues to explore more partnerships in different parts of the world. This will ensure that the company can meet the needs of its customers for 5G speeds once it is safe to travel again.

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“Facility Constructions Amidst the Pandemic” CECILLE T. UCAB

Upon looking back to the past administrations, it has all come to mind as a significant lesson, that the importance of infrastructure development is crucial to the economic growth of the nation. With the everexpanding population and rapid urbanization, the Philippines has been facing over the past two decades, we still fall behind our ASEAN counterparts in terms of infrastructure spending.

Without a doubt, on the local and specific scale, the COVID-19 Pandemic has caused many varying degrees to the Construction industry; this includes owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, and wholesale and/or retail supply chain vendors. Projects related to any sector were affected due to the direct impacts ranging from either slowed down supplication of available

goods, and labor through to suspensions and, in some instances, terminations of parties or entire projects (Holland & Knight, 2020).

T h e pre s e nt administration’s “Build Build Build” (BBB) Program with over 20,000 projects, is one of the driving factors that the president secures to pursue even as the country’s challenge of economic recession due to the pandemic was prevalent. The goal which aims to balance and seek improvement to the regional/countryside areas and the reversal of the

long-neglect aspect of the economical formation has been an ever-compelling reason to continue despite the pandemic and the setbacks such as budget allocations, and cut-outs. On the brighter side, we have seen a number of improvements in the public school system. Schools—as one of the major parts of the BBB program, have been successful since the onset of the second half of 2020.

Moreover, this has been an ongoing positive notion since it can be the right time to further accelerate infrastructure projects since most people are not going to schools yet.

Overall, even when the said movements by the administration are being criticized for whatever reason, I believe that the continuity of this program really provides the stability we need amidst the pandemic. It is clear that the administration has been doing all its best efforts to

uphold the sectors which were very much in need of dire attention; however, it is just a great commitment to not let go of these kinds of beneficial plans because when we may not see it right now, we will happily reap the efforts onto where they are pouring it now. A nation does not easily become equivocal on unhanding an essential outlook just to cater to the idea of ultimately setting everything aside to serve a single area; we just need a strategy. A balancing formula, which in the end gives us a win-win situation. A formula that majorly focuses on the prevalent-now, but also runs on the backsides. For DepEd, this may be a good opportunity too, to face an infrastructure development, to fix what needs to be fixed, to completely become proud of the idea of welcoming back students in the near future. Yet we have already been, haven’t we?

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Lacson-Sotto to let long list of legislative accomplishments, 83-year track record speak for themeselves Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson and his running mate Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III pushed back against criticisms made by their political rivals that they were wanting in terms of tangible achievements despite their long years in public service.

Insofar as both veteran lawmakers are concerned, such brickbats could not be further from the truth as they had been largely successful in authoring and sponsoring legislations aimed at promoting transparency, good governance and public accountability, among their many advocacies.

Speaking to DZMM radio in a recent “On the Spot Vice Presidential Interview,” Sotto enumerated some of the laws he and his partner enacted as well as the investigations they led while in office, which resulted in actions taken by government agencies in charge to rectify the problems.

These include the mismanagement of the PhilHealth funds, agricultural smuggling, implementation of the Good Conduct Time Allowance of the Bureau of Corrections, allegations of electoral fraud, and the many corruption exposés involving public officials, to name a few.

“Makikita niyo naman siguro ang independence namin e (I think you can tell that we have always maintained our independence),” said Sotto, who was the principal author of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 that led to the creation of the

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

Sotto also reminded their opponents, critics and the voting public alike to get their facts straight and learn how to distinguish the differences of the mandates between public officials in the executive and legislative branches of government before accusing him or Lacson of lacking in action.

“Madaling gumawa ng batas pero ang problema pagka sa execution doon nagkakaloko-loko e (It is easy to make laws, but the problem lies in the execution. This is where the trouble starts),” said Lacson, who earned the reputation as chief custodian of the national budget in the Senate, in a separate interview.

After announcing their respective candidacies for the 2022 general elections, Lacson and Sotto established a strict ‘no mudslinging’ policy among themselves and their supporters with the intention of elevating the level of political discourse in the country.

Lacson has repeatedly stated that he and Sotto do not look at their opponents as enemies, but the most pressing problems facing the nation today like the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, poverty, joblessness, crime, corruption and the like, which they vowed to solve once they both get elected.

The longtime public servants are banking on their combined 83 years of track record, 42 of which were spent in the Senate, and the rest on various roles

under the executive branch. They have agreed to campaign based on their own merits and not on the deficiencies of their rivals.

“I’m always proud of my track record, my integrity, and my competence. I don’t mean to brag but I know myself; I know my limits and I know what I can (still do for our country),” Lacson said in a mix of English and Tagalog in a recent interview over the ABS-CBN News Channel.

Lacson was credited by many as the most trusted and popular chief of the Philippine National Police, which paved the way for him in the national political arena. Throughout his 18-year stint in the Senate, he maintained a tough, no-nonsense reputation as senator, especially when he refused to buy into the 'pork barrel' culture.

Among the key legislations he authored were the Revised AFP Modernization Act, the Anti-Red Tape Act, Anti-Hazing Law, to name a few.

He is also pushing for his flagship Budget Reform Advocacy for Village Empowerment and the Science for Change programs.

The principle of ‘leadership by example’ has become a rallying cry for the Lacson-Sotto tandem and members of their campaign teams on top of adopting the tagline ‘Aayusin ang Gobyerno, Uubusin ang Magnanakaw’ (Fix the Government, Get Rid of the Thieves).

Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning Approach with Pop Culture and Classical Materials in Enhancing Writing Quality of Senior High School Students Author: ELBERT T. MAESTRE, MAEd-Eng.

Writing is one of the essential components of literacy. The National Council of Teachers of English and the International Writing Association (2012) expressed the need to enliven t h e re q u i re m e nt s f or l it e r a c y specifically the writing skills in which most of the second language learners fall short to the standard of writing. This study sought to find out the effectiveness of the collaborative learning approach using pop culture and classical materials in enhancing the writing quality among senior high school students. It attempted to look for significant results in content, organization, diction, grammar,

and mechanics which sum up the writing skill. This study used a quasiexperimental design in which the experimental group was exposed to CLA-Pop where pop culture materials such as songs and movies were being used while the control group was exposed to CLA-Classical through classic stories and movies as materials for the instruction. At the end of the 8-week intervention, a posttest was administered to conclude the effectiveness of the treatment. Using the inferential statistics, the test scores of students were statistically treated. Data reveal that there is a significant difference observed

between the groups in their posttest scores. The results disclose that students who were exposed to CLAPop performed better than those who underwent CLA-Classical. Hence, this study provides empirical evidence that using pop culture materials through a collaborative learning approach in teaching writing enhances the student’s writing performance.

Further research is recommended to conduct the same kind of research with different samples and conditions to strengthen understanding with the use of pop culture materials for language-related studies and other disciplines.

Establishing better reading comprehension skills among learners

By HONEY JEAN A. LAKE Tingalan Integrated School

B eing able to underst and and comprehend what you are reading is of but a very significant and important aspect of every human life. Once an individual is being able to comprehend what he or she is reading then it bears a huge impact to his or her existence.

Reading comprehension is very much applicable whether one is at school, at home, at work, or at any other places that may require therein.

Basically, the goal of reading is to derive meaning. Obviously, this is an extreme example but sadly, classrooms across interspersed with pupils who experience the same type of frustration every day. They don’t possess adequate reading comprehension skills to do what is expected of them. Without comprehension, reading is simply following words on the page from left to right while sounding them out. The words on the page have no

meaning. And while pupils read for so many different reasons, the chief goal is to derive some understanding of what the writer is trying to convey and make use of that informationwhether for fact gathering, learning a new skill, or for pleasure. That is why reading comprehension skills are so important. Without it, the reader cannot gather the information and use it to efficiently function and enjoy the richness of life.

Reading is a multifaceted process that develops only with thorough and enough practice. There are certain aspects of reading, such as fluency and word recognition. These basic must be mastered but at the same time reading comprehension should be emphasized and achieved in the process. Pupils can parrot words on a page all day long but if they do not have the necessary comprehension

skills they will not able to make predictions about what will happen next, monitor their understanding of content, sequence or characters, clarify confusing parts of the text, or connect what they are reading to their own experience or prior knowledge.

And that is what true comprehension is all about.

This as reading comprehension embodies so much importance to the pupils as this may function very significantly in the achievement of different works and responsibilities.

Without prior comprehension, then, one may not be able to understand and comprehend things and in general what life is all about.

As teachers, let us in one way or the other achieve better reading comprehension among our pupils and we will be making a big and great difference into their lives.

Understanding Inclusive Education

By CIELO MAR THERESE Q. ARAŃA

Inclusive Education (IE) is a fact that very little is known about the practice in the Philippines. It is a viable educational alternative.

Parents’ and teachers' attitudes are crucial to the success of inclusion programs for children with special educational needs.

Theoretically, inclusion i s a p h i l o s o p hy t h at emphasizes the importance of bringing together diverse students, families, educators and community members, in order to create schools and other social institutions that are based on respect, acceptance and belonging. Inclusive education recognizes that all students are learners who benefit from a challenging, meaningful, appropriate curriculum. This implies differentiated instruction

techniques that address student´s unique strengths and needs. Inclusion seeks to establish collaborative, supportive, and nurturing communities of learners that are based on giving all learners the services and accommodations they need to succeed, as well as respecting and learning from each other´s individual differences. In the context of students with special needs, the inclusive model is one where all students irrespective of their abilities and disabilities spend most of their time together.

The total success of the implementation of this program is the complete understanding and awareness of t he teachers, and parents with the guidance of the school administrators.

Teaching and educating: Our life, Our purpose

By IAVANISSA A. OBEJERO Teacher III

Education is ver y vital to ever y human being.

E du c at i on s e t s e v e r y aspect of every individual.

Education is a treasure to every human development an d g row t h . Wit h out education, life is colorless; without education, life i s d ar k ; an d m o st of all, without education everything will seem to be nothing, no worth, definitely no value. We must value education. Education should be valued.

A popular saying that goes, “Education is the only thing that our parents can guarantee our bright future ahead” implies a lot. Many said that we must do our best in school so that we can land a good job someday; probably a bright future awaits us. Many said that attaining good education is our vessel and instrument to success. Definitely, it is true.

Young ones, we must value education from the time we see the beauty of this world. We should take

every single day as a single learning process for our progress and advancement.

We should not stop learning.

You should value all your parents’ effort in sending you to good schools for you to learn all things life offers.

You should value every single centavo your parents have spent for you. You should value your teachers’ effort in educating you.

Every single thing, you must value it for it is very significant to our everyday struggles in this world.

Thus, value education as much as you value life, for education teaches as life’s insights and experiences which could be useful to our own personal development.

Value education as you value your parents and loved ones and value education as you value God, that you can’t live without it.

When you value education sincerely and passionately, you will reap success.

Young ones, good luck in your studies!

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DTI-MisOcc leads LPCC re-orientation in Tangub TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Misamis Occidental, Local Government of Tangub, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Land Transportation Office (LTO) and other agencies convened, January 25 as the Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) in Tangub City conducted the reorientation on the

powers and functions of the organization via zoom.

DTI Provincial Director Jane Marie Tabucan said, "Pursuant to the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 3, series of 2020 aimed at strengthening the role of Local Price Coordinating Councils (LPCCs) in managing unreasonable and excessive price increase of basic necessities and prime commodities not only for DTI’s jurisdiction but also in the agriculture

Positive discipline in everyday teaching

By JILL N. OBSIOMA Tingalan Integrated School

In the advent of this new generation nowadays, it cannot be denied that one of the challenges that greatly posts not only to the parents but also to the public school teachers is the imposition of discipline, specifically positive discipline among our young learners of today. The Department of Education (DepEd) has b e en intensif ying and strengthening the implementation and practice of positive discipline in the everyday teaching of our teachers.

Po s it i v e d i s c ip l i n e is a program developed

by Dr. Jane Nelsen. It is based on the work of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs and is designed to teach young people to become responsible, respectful and resourceful members of their communities.

Positive discipline teaches important social and life skills in a manner that is deeply respectful and e nc ou r ag i ng for b ot h children and adults, including parents, teachers, childcare providers, youth

workers, and others.

Recent researches tell us that children are hardwired from birth to connect with others, and that children who feel a sense of connection to their community, family and school are less likely to misbehave. To be successful contributing members of the community, children must learn necessary social and life skills. Moreover, positive discipline is based on the understanding that discipline must be taught and that discipline teaches.

Thus, in every school setting, positive discipline must be imposed in the everyday teaching of the teachers to the pupils.

Child learners should not be expressed with verbal hurtful words so as to not feel them being bullied even by the teachers and their classmates. Teachers must be very extra careful in giving comments and opinions to their learners, and yes, teachers must be extra sensitive when talking and directing instructions to them.

Drug Education LESLEY G. GAMUTIN Teacher 1, Bugo Central School

Effective drug education is important because young people are faced with many influences to use both licit and illicit drugs. Education can play a counterbalancing role in shaping a normative culture of safety, moderation and informed decision making.

Un d e rst an d i ng t h e impact of alcohol and other drugs is undoubtedly an invaluable strength.

Knowing how drugs impact the body, the long and shortterm effects of substance abuse and the possible risk factors involved are all key in the prevention strategy.

Drug education is not just for teachers or drug-free advocates and counselors.

Everyone can benefit from the knowledge obtained from addiction researchers and specialists. It can help create safe and effective treatments as well as reduce

the potential for increased substance abus e rates throughout a community.

A lcohol and dr ugs undermine health and destroy futures especially among the nation`s youth.

To combat rising trends in addiction and addiction overdoses, experts are creating educational programs that use evidence-based training to help inform community members of peer pressure, mental health concerns, prescription drug abuse, prevention strategy and much more.

The best solution is to reach young people with effective, fact-based drug education before they start experimenting with drugs.

Tweens, teens and young adults who know the facts about drugs are much less likely to start using them.Drug Free World

and health such as farm and fishery inputs and products, medicine and others."

She added that the LPCC aims to coordinate and rationalize programs of implementing agencies to stabilize prices and supply at the local level.

“We are conducting reorientation because I understand that LPCC Tangub City has been reconstituted already last October 1, 2020.

We will also discuss the important updates on price stabilization especially on the important role of this council especially at this time of the pandemic,” Tabucan said.

With the capacitated LPCCs and established regular communication with the organization, DTI-Misamis Occidental

The Local Price Coordinating Councils (LPCCs) of Tangub City conducts reorientation via zoom, January 25, 2022.(DTI Misamis Occidental)

looks forward to more active collaboration with its partners in developing well-informed and protected consumers in Tangub.

Heightening character education among students

By MARGIE R. BALO

Character education, in a simple term, is a loose version of the building of students' moral character and ascendency through values education. Values education has been one of the attached learning area in which it caters same importance and significance as the other subject learning areas. Values in any sense should always be lived up and uphold by our school children, our students specifically our youths of today.

As the Department of Education believes that the values of each student should be instilled in every way, each student should therefore be shaped and molded for them to become good citizens of the community and the country. That is why, the subject Values Education has been an integral part of the curriculum, for our school children be

nourished with good values and good attitude that could somehow they can use as an asset and as an instrument for them to land better jobs in the future.

Values education is an important subject in which teachers can integrate character education among students. As believed that whichever how high our intelligence is it is nothing when we have poor values and a poor attitude. That is why values education should not only be taken as subject but a lifetime material as well. Learning the character education does not only confide within the four walls of the classroom but it is a lifetime goal.

As teachers, let us always remind our students that how high our intelligence maybe, it is nothing and will be immaterial the moment we will lose our character education, our values education.

Education in the new normal

By MARIDETH CABANTAC PLANDO Teacher III

WE cannot always just keep shutting down all schools. The likelihood of another pandemic, another worldwide health scare, is very likely. We just have to really learn how live with the virus.

One of the main observations during the first week of face-to-face classes in select schools was that young students tended to take off their masks while inside the classroom.

Most of students also disregarded basic health protocols, such as observing physical distancing and limiting interactions with their peers, due to lack of knowledge about the importance of these protocols.

Face masks have become essential in surviving a pandemic. For more vulnerable groups, the right face mask could spell the difference between life and death. The government has since required the public to wear face masks, especially when outside their homes.

It’s only in schools that we get to teach the students the importance of wearing face masks and following the signages and observing protocols. This is what really we aspire for – that children become conscious of these protocols.

The academic content should not only be accessible but also fight challenges posed by the online delivery medium.

Meanwhile, Consumer Protection Division Head Maritess Alcampado discussed the Price Act (RA 7581) as amended by RA 10623, an act providing protection to consumers by stabilizing the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities and by prescribing measures against undue price increases during emergency situations and like occasions.

Alcampado emphasized the basic necessities, prime commodities, the composition of LPCC, functions, responsibility, monitoring, implementing rules and regulations of R.A 7581 (Price Act) and others.

She also shared the measures to be undertaken during emergencies wherein price and supply monitoring activities must

be conducted immediately after the declaration of a state of calamity or emergency.

After the discussions, an open forum between the resource persons and members of the council was conducted to clarify their issues and concerns.

LPCC plans to conduct a forum for all pedicab operators regarding the fare matrix in Tangub City.

LTO Tangub District Head Marvin Ursal said their office is constantly coordinating with LGU Tangub, especially the franchising concerns of 'motorela' (pedicab) and other services that LTO may provide in the city.

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Classroom structuring and management: It’s significance

By IAVANISSA A. OBEJERO Teacher III

Managing and handling a classroom entails effort, diligence and perseverance, as providing the students the best quality education they deserve is not only the function of the teacher but it has other accessory responsibilities that will bring students growth and success. An accessory of this is on maintaining peace and order in the classroom.

In order to foster a harmonious and a peaceful classroom for everyone, first and foremost is that teacher should orient the students on existing policies, rules and regulations of the school and of course, of the classroom.

There should always b e exist ing r u les and regulations inside the classroom. Students should always be reminded of this.

But, on top of it, respect must be present in the classroom. Inasmuch as the teacher wants respect from his or her learners and students and that be duly given by them, it is in other way also that the teacher should respect his or her teachers as well. It does not

mean that we teachers are the one teaching them and that we should always be followed. We should at all times respect our beloved students.

Relative to the abovementioned, as a teacher, we should always set as a good example to them. We are their second parents at school and we should always display ourselves as such. We should always treat them as our children on our own deserving to be provided with the best quality education they ought and deserve to have.

On the other hand, we should always remind our students to respect their classmates, to love their classmates and everyone and everybody at school.

In short, we should always cultivate good values at the classroom so that our students will possess and display it wherever they go.

In order to achieve a peaceful and orderly classroom, as a teacher, we should always remind our students to always do what is good and upright.

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C Stratpoint Technologies now a Confluent Consulting Partner Stratpoint Technologies is now a Confluent Consulting Partner, to help companies organize and manage massive amounts of data in real-time. Building on top of Stratpoint’s existing capability on Apache Kafka, Confluent will solidify Stratpoint’s ability to design, architect, deploy, and manage enterprise data streaming solutions for its customers.

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SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHNIE YU DE VERA KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late JOHNIE YU DE VERA, who died on June 21, 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City; died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of an person or entity; at the time of his death left a certain parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-118756 situated at Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT (1,148) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHNIE YU DE VERA, FURTHER we hereby state, confirm and affirm the donation made by the decedent to his brother, HENRY DE VERA of a parcel of land (Lot 12-5-1, Psd-10-028338) containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FORTY NINE (149) SQUARE METERS, more or less and covered by TCT No. T-128423 and Tax Declaration No. G-006844, the Tax Declaration still being under the name of JOHNIE YU DE VERA and currently being processed. The same having been gratuitously given by the decedent prior to his death, we hereby declare that the said property is not part of his estate and that we do not have any claims of ownership over the same; filed by the heirs of JOHNIE YU DE VERA, per DOC #45; PAGE #10; BOOK #II; Series of 2021, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JEWELLA O. TIU.

That the late JOHNIE YU DE VERA, who died on June 21, 2020 at Cagayan de Oro City; died intestate, without Will or Testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of an person or entity; at the time of his death left a certain parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-36966 situated at Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED (4,200) SQUARE METERS, more or less, and has been the subject of an SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHNIE YU DE VERA, FURTHER we hereby state, confirm and affirm the donation made by the decedent to his brother, HENRY DE VERA of a parcel of land (Lot 12-5-1, Psd-10-028338) containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FORTY NINE (149) SQUARE METERS, more or less and covered by TCT No. T-128423 and Tax Declaration No. G-006884, the Tax Declaration still being under the name of JOHNIE YU DE VERA and currently being processed. The same having been gratuitously given by the decedent prior to his death, we hereby declare that the said property is not part of his estate and that we do not have any claims of ownership over the same; filed by the heirs of JOHNIE YU DE VERA, per DOC #45; PAGE #10; BOOK #II; Series of 2021, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JEWELLA O. TIU.

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By BIANCA CLAUDETTE R. CANLAS - DOST NCR

are to enjoy tropical fruits as a refreshing drink?

Fully aware of the great market potential of ready-to-drink fruit juices, the Department of Science and TechnologyNational Capital Region (DOST-NCR) provided funding and technical support for the project titled "Development of Ready-To-Drink (RTD) Juice from Indigenous Crop Yacon, Green Carabao Mango (Sweet Elena Variety) and Mint Essence". This initiative is a collaborative research and development (R&D) project with the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) and Vinoca Manufacturing under the Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy (CRADLE) Program of the DOST. This program promotes synergy in research and development by bridging the gap between educational institutions and the private sector primarily to address concerns of manufacturers using science, technology, and innovation.

The project aims to look at underutilized Filipino fruits and develop alternative juice drink made from indigenous crops such as yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), green carabao mango (Mangifera indica), sweet elena variety, and mint essence.

Green mango, abundant in the country, is rich in antioxidant, acidic, and contains vitamin-rich properties, while yacon is positioned as a nutraceutical product rich in phenolic acids, antioxidants, and flavonoids. Mint, on the other hand, is packed EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the late ROLANDO NERI, who died on November 3, 1985 at Cagayan de Oro city and TEOFISTA S. NERI, who died on May 25, 1999 at Cagayan de Oro city, without a will and a debt; that during the lifetime of SPS. ROLANDO NERI and TEOFISTA S. NERI, they acquired real properties with Tax Declaration No. 0810001604943 situated at Dumaril, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of 1.5401 hectares, more or less, 2. Transfer Certificate of Title No. 5718 situated at Lanise, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX (227,556) Square Meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of ROLANDO NERI and TEOFISTA S. NERI per DOC #347; PAGE #70; BOOK #93; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. RENE ARTEMIO T. PACANA. BWM: January 14, 21 & 28, 2022

with phytonutrients that help produce enzymes for digestion.

The project will determine the physicochemical, microbiological and sensory properties of the RTD made from these three plants found locally in the country. During the development of the RTD juice, product nutritional value, sugar profile and functional properties will also be characterized.

The DOST-NCR partnered Vinoca Manufacturing, one of the beneficiaries of the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) of DOST, with food experts from LPU to develop diverse and innovative products from indigenous crops. Furthermore, the collaboration enabled the identification of significant trends, drivers, and influences of the current marketing trend of RTD juices made of local fruits in the country.

In a macro level, this collaborative project will also help the local beverage industry in exploring the transformation of local fruits into shelf-stable RTD juice and develop more value-adding products to both domestic and international market.

Talisayan SK continues youth programs amid pandemic

By VINCENT PHILIP S. BAUTISTA

MISAMIS ORIENTAL—As support to the government’s campaign against the mitigation of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 contagion and social development initiatives in their community, Talisayan Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President North Maceda continues Talisayan’s SK programs to ensure appropriate support is given to the youth amid the global health crisis.

“Noong nagsimula ang COVID-19, may inisyatibo ang SK na magbigay ng face EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

shield, disinfectant at soaps sa lahat ng barangay isolation unit. Tumulong din ang SK sa pamimigay ng relief goods na bigay ng Local Government Unit ng Talisayan,” shared Maceda, January 25.

(When COVID-19 started, the SK had the initiative to provide face shield, disinfectant, and soaps to all barangay isolation units. The SK also assisted in the distribution of relief goods provided by the local government unit of Talisayan) In addition to joining their barangay officials in their checkpoints and participating in meetings, the SK president added that they also do DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

“rekorida’s” on how to avoid COVID-19.

To ensure engagement among Talisayan’s youth in the pandemic, the SK of Talisayan also commemorated “Linggo ng Kabataan” by doing contests, shows, and entertainment virtually such as poster-making contests, essay writing, spoken poetry, and beatbox contest, among others to engage their community.

Further, to aid in the learning of Talisayan, Maceda disclosed that they have partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd)-Talisayan and distributed flash drives to 1,094 students containing Marungko sounds. (VPSB/PIA-10/Misamis Oriental) EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS

That the late FEDERICO GOMEZ VALMORIDA and CONSOLACION SERNA VALMORIDA who died on May 19, 1991 and May 17, 2002, that at the time of their death, the late spouses are co-owners of certain real property with Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-28493 situated in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) Square meters, and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of FEDERICO GOMEZ VALMORIDAD and CONSOLACION SERNA VALMORIDA, in favor of EDSIEL I. TASIC and EVELYN V. TAYROS, per DOC #434; PAGE #87; BOOK #152;Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDITH ABUT DOCDOCIL.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late BASILIZA B. ANDO, who died sometime on April 23, 2014 at Mantibungo, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon without any will; that the said deceased at the time of her death, left a certain parcel of land with Transfer Certificate of Title No. AT-3979 situated at Mantibugao, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, containing an area of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWO (17, 602) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY, filed by the heirs of BASILIZA B. ANDO, per DOC #1601; PAGE #21; BOOK #IV; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. JERSON S. LEYSON.

That the late TEODORO LUGMAY, who died on February 29, 2012 at Barangay Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, that the deceased died without leaving any will or debts, that the time of his death, he left the Following property with Original Certificate of Title No. P-6476 and Tax Declaration No. 15-004-00140 situated at Barrio Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, containing an area of EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY (850) sq.m., and has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS, filed by the heirs of TEODORO LUGMAY, per DOC #277; PAGE #56; BOOK #51; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. EDGARDO Y. RAAGAS.

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IP leaders),” Iyong added.

Brigido A. Baroro Jr., t he I nd i genou s Pe ople Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of Barangay Ilomavis attested that the roll-out of fiber lines in their area is compliant to all provisions of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act 1997 (Republic Act No. 8371 of 1997).

“Mapasalamot gyud ming tanan. Dako nig tabang labi na sa students kay kasagaran karon online ang ilang class, need nila og research sa ilang module. Sa amoa pud diri sa MADADMA officers kung mag meeting mi karon through Zoom na, all our communication channels internet na gyud, maong pabor mi ani na technology hilabi na nga grabe ang pag respeto sa PLDT ug Smart s a a mong com mu n it y.”

(We a re ver y g r atef u l .

The project is a big help especially to students’ online classes and research for their modules. It also helps us, MADADMA officers, because meetings nowadays are usually through Zoom.

A l l our communicat ion channels now need network and internet connection.

We are very supportive of this project especially that PLDT and Smart have shown respect to our community),” he said.

Datu Iyong, along with his fellow members in the M A DA DM A Counci l of Elders and their chairman Datu Damaso A. Bayawan, hope to strengthen further their partnership with PLDT a nd Sma r t for a bet ter connected community.

“Nagapanghinaot kami na sulod sa pipila ka tuig, na pi na ag i sa ma ayong communication and system sa pagpadagan sa facilities dinhi, nagatuo a nd laom k a mi na k ini ma g pad ayon ha ntod sa sunod na henerasyon (We hope and pray t hat t his partnership will prosper for years through continued effective communication.

We are hopeful that this will continue until the next generations),” Iyong said.

This initiative to en su re c on ne c t iv it y to help improve lives fa l ls under PLDT's broad and group-wide commitment to help t he Phi l ippi nes attain the UN Sustainable D e ve lopme nt G o a l # 9 : Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.

In October, the DTI provincial office also provided a banana chips processing facility to another group, the Semco Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative.

Two other SSFs were launched last week, a coco beads production facility in cooperation with Maco Centro Overseas Family Association, and a 20-unit business process outsourcing center to be operated by VPI Employees Multipurpose Cooperative.

DTI Davao de Oro said it co-operates 38 shared facilities across the province.

Another five are lined up for launch this year.

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83,414 jobs, information t e c h n o l o g y /c o m p u t e r software at 53,766, financegenera l/cost accounting at 4 3,797, a nd c ler ic a l administrative support at 42,490.

Completing the top 10 job vacancies that were filled last year were in healthcare– nu r s e /me d ic a l s upp or t and assistant, marketing/ bu s i ne s s d e ve lopme nt , human resources, salesretail/general, and banking/ financial services.

In ter ms of g row t h, employers in IT/computer software almost doubled the number of hiring in 2021 compared to 2020 figures.

Gioca sa id JobSt reet logged over 105 million job searches last year.

“It only proves to you that the activity of jobseeking was tremendous in 2021. So you would see that many people, because of the disruptions, were really looking for jobs in 2021,” he added.

He said there was an increase of job searches for blue-collar jobs such as housekeeper, driver, dispatch, and messenger among others, accounting for the highest jump in job searches on JobStreet at 55 percent.

This is followed by jobs i n food , be vera ge, a nd restau ra nt ser v ice w it h 54 percent increase; hotel management and tourism services, up by 46 percent; retail and general sales, up by 42 percent; architecture and interior design, up by 42 percent; personal care, beauty, and fitness services, up by 39 percent; healthcare– pharmacy, up by 37 percent;

c le r ic a l /a d m i n i s t r at i ve support, up by 36 percent; mechanical and automotive engineering, up by 36 percent; and civil, construction, and structural engineering, up by 36 percent.

“Most of t hem were actually displaced because of the pandemic and (the) majority of these people would constitute working i n a n SM E -(sma l l a nd medium enterprise) type of companies. If you notice in 2021, really our SMEs were the most affected and impacted by the pandemic,” Gioca said.

Earlier, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, who also chairs the Task Force Group on Economic Recover yNat iona l Employ ment Recovery Strategy (TGERNERS), said the government targets to narrow down the unemployment rate close to pre-pandemic levels of 5 to 5.5 percent.

In November 2021, the country’s unemployment rate went down to 6.5 percent from a peak of 17.6 percent recorded at the height of the pandemic in April 2020.

Lopez added that job shedding and recovery highly depend on restrictions on mobility. (PNA)

establishments where cases of COVID-19 have been reported.

“It undergoes a process but definitely if there is need for granular lockdown, we will impose granular lockdown.

As of now, do not expect total lockdown because we are trying to make sure that the economy and health can thrive together,” she said.

Schlosser added that the local government may still impose a hard lockdown on entire buildings if warranted.

“But if there are significant high cases and the spread in that establishment is generalized, we will be left with no choice but to impose a hard lockdown. We will also do that. As much as possible, we will do risk assessment,” she said.

L ast Monday, Mayor Sara Duterte said during her program over DCDR 87.5 that the local government would no longer implement street and barangay lockdowns as did the city government before.

The city reported 822 houses, one building, and on e c omp o u n d p l a c e d on hard lockdown due to transmission of the infection, she said. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

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lockdown unlike before where we had total lockdown, which is very detrimental on the operations of establishments and ot he r bu s i ne ss e s ,” Schlosser said.

She said district health offices have been tasked to undertake a risk assessment to determine which part of an office will be put on lockdown.

“We are doing what we call risk assessment. If the number of cases is not so high in a particular establishment, it’s not necessary that we hamper the whole operation because we also have to balance health and economy. Whether we like it or not, both of these are very important for us to live,” Schlosser said.

She said granular l o c k d o w n i s “q u i t e effective” in containing the spread of infections in an establishment.

She said the city g o v e r n m e nt l o o k s f o r s t r at e g i e s t o ke e p t h e economy thriving and at the same time ensure health and safety of the public.

Schlosser said district health offices are doing a risk assessment for 20

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vans and buses that are running along national highway, they are under LTFRB. “Kung naa man gani problema especially sa pricing, naa’y mga complains ug uban pa taho sa opisina kay amo gyud nang aksyonan basta naa’y proper coordination with other government agencies. Pwede na natong dakpon hatagi lang gyud mi data og kinsa sila and we will make operations regarding that one," he stressed. ( I f t h e r e’s p r o b l e m especially with the pricing, complains and other issues, just visit our office because we will surely take actions if there’s a proper coordination with other government agencies. We can apprehend them just provide us the data for their identity and we will make operations regarding that one) City Planning and Development Office Head E n g r. E m e r s o n D a b l o announced that the city of Tangub has already finalized the ordinance of the Motorize Tricycle Operators Permit and many are already applying for the permit.

As for the fare, the city has a standing ordinance regarding the prescribed fare.

To facilitate implementing mechanisms, LPCC will strategize and conduct regular price monitoring in various stores to ensure compliance with the law.

DTI Misamis Occidental continues its efforts to ensure the availability of supplies and affordability of prices of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPC) in the markets through price and supply monitoring.(SMRN/ PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF SOLE HEIR WITH DEED OF DONATION OF REGISTERED LANDS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That the late LORNA RACINES DESCALLAR who died intestate on December 3, 1997 at San Pedro Hospital Inc. of Davao City the deceased at the time of two (2) real properties situated in Brgy.

San Jose Libona, Bukidnon with TCT No. AT-1072 situated in the Barangay of San Jose, Municipality of Libona, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY (6,930) Square Meters, more or less, TCT No. AT-1128 situated in the Barangay of San Jose, Municipality of Libona, Province of Bukidnon, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT (9,288) Square Meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF LORNA RACINES DESCALLAR, filed by the heirs of LORNA RACINES DESCALLAR, per DOC #287; PAGE #58; BOOK #LVIII; Series of 2021 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. FARRAH L. YONGCO-INIHAO.

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

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

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we actually do. Like the little girl who said to her father: “Daddy, I know everything!”

Her father replied: “Oh, really? And how do you know that?” She answered: “Well, I thought and I thought and I thought—and I can’t think of anything I don’t know!”

Sadly that is what we adults do when we judge other people—even though we have many things wrong with our own character, relationships and life. Today, won’t you ask the only true, perfect Judge to forgive you for your sinful pride that is blinding you to your own character faults and wrong way of living? Only Jesus can help you start changing and becoming the truly honest and compassionate person He created you to be. A person who loves and forgives others just as He has you. Just think a minute.

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and reinvestment which are included in their monthly billings are never recognized. If consolidated, the 13 million MCOs may already have a total of more than one trillion p es os contributed in the past 6 decades. In a family of five, the MCOs would constitute a critical mass of some 65 million Filipinos who should have been receiving monthly patronage refund.

But such has never been done, thus, a great social injustice to the Filipino people.

When I joined CDA in 2003, I left my work as an environmentalist leading the people to stop illegal mining and illegal logging through human barricades as we were able to stop these illegal activities through p eople’s direc t ac tions.

This time, the mission is to combat dire poverty through people empowerment by harnessing the collective power of the people. Such decision was fully supported by no less than the Father of Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING & REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No.10, Apovel, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City RADYO DE ORO CORPORATION Rep. by: ALBINO B. QUINLONG JR. CASE NO. R10-EV-G 2021-12-2955 (2019-10-766)

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT(s)/PETITIONER(s) request/s authority to Extend the Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate G SERVICE on the line: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO LAGUINDINGAN AIRPORT (MISAMIS ORIENTAL) and vice versa with the use of TEN (10) unit/s.

This application/petition shall be considered by the Board on February 8, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. at this Board on whice date Applicant(s)/ Petitioner(s) shall formally submit his/her/their evidence.

The Applicant(s)/Petitioner(s) shall publish said notice at least FIVE (5) DAYS prior to the date of hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

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

WITNESS, AMINODEN D. GURO, Regional Director, LTFRB-Region X, this 19th day of January, 2022 at Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MOHAMAD FAHDEL S. PIMPING HEARING OFFICER BWM: January 28, 2022

Cooperativism then, Senator Nene Pimentel who was a dear friend. I remember du r i n g t h o s e s l e e p l e s s nights in the barricade area, he would come at dawn to see whether am still alive especially when he learned that an M2K2 grenade was thrown to us which miraculously did not explode. I recall having breakfast with together with Atty, Mordeno Cua as our discussions zeroedin on the imperative need of c o op e r at i v i z i n g t h e ECs. Through passionate advocacy to make life better for the poor and t he oppress e d, t here is truth to the saying that the number one law in the universe is, “like attracts like,” meaning if you have the same vision as kindred spirit, you will surly meet.

Thus, cooperativizing the ECs was then the cry of the times. Thus, I have the honor and privilege of touching base with kindred spirit whose advocacy is to ma ke life b etter for the Filipinos through c o op e r at iv i s m , i. e. t h e Chairman of the Philippine Cooperative Center, the late Sen. Butch Aquino who was championing then the registration of DANECO with CDA, Congressman Crez Paez who accompanied me several meetings with DANECO coop leaders, Gov. Uy of Davao del Norte, C ong. “Way Kurat,” the late Roberto Rosales whose law firm filed an appeal to the Supreme Court for the recognition of the capital shares of the MCOs, the late Cong. Ray Umali whose passion to cooperativize ECs had brought us to d i f fe re nt re g i ons of Mindanao together with for m e r D OE S e c re t ar y Petilla, Pete Ilagan, the President of NASECORE, the late Alice Mercado of the National Anti-Povery Commission who was the one who tutored on the issue on ECs and hundreds, if not thousands of cooperative leaders whose firm belief is really to advance cooperativism not just as a business entity but as INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE! Indeed, these cooperative leaders are not TRANSACTIONAL BUT TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS to re-structure a highly pyramidal societal order run by a few oligarchs believing that cooperativism is the great equalizer.

In our passionate

a d v o c a c y, m a n y h a v e already been killed especially in the fight to register DANECO. Upon the issuance of the Certificate of Registration, former CDA Chairman Dr. Emmanuel Santiaguel was charged a case in the Ombudsman.

After replacing him, I was charged in the Ombudsman for attending DANECO’s general assembly and for issuing a C er tif icate of Compliance (COC) which had undergone the correct regulatory process from the regional office up to the Legal Department and my signing is just ministerial.

To be judged therefore as guilty administratively with the penalty of dismissal from service is a mockery of the mandate of CDA! I j oine d CDA to promote social justice as CDA is an office created by the 1987 Constitution to rectify social wrongs – t hus , BU R E AU C R AT CAPITALILSM does not apply to CDA. But no one is with me now. Many of my compassionate co-advocates and k indre d spir it had already leaped to the Great Beyond. I am now alone in this advocacy, now suffering in solitude. Let me serve notice to the Ombudsman that I am not cowed by your guilty judgement. I will continue my advocacy to the end despite threats to life. At the end, no way can darkness defeat the light.

Watch out because when the Filipino people now in deep slumber finally awake, it will be you Oligarchs and your allies in government will be the ones to be made accountable. HINDI DAPAT MAGHIRAP AND ISANG MAYAMAN NA BANSA. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH OF OLIGARCHICAL C ONTROL OF WATER AND ELECTRICIT Y AS THESE ARE MEANS TO LIFE! Thus, cooperativizing the so-called ECs is the i mp e r at i v e c a l l o f t h e times. If only Sen. Nene, Sen. Butch, Cong. Ray and Obet Rosales were alive today, they would vomit of nausea upon knowing the guilty verdict. For what?

For recognizing the ECs’ member-consumer-owners as the genuine owners of these multi-trillion ECs in consonance with the spirit of the Rural Electrication Law which must be done the cooperative way but are now being controlled by the oligarchs through bureaucrat capitalism!

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AboitizPower subsidiary Visayan Electric Co., Cebu’s major electric distribution utility, saw practically its entire franchise area affected when the strongest typhoon to hit the island since Ruping in 1990 made landfall in the southern part of the province on Dec. 16, 2021.

Perdices said that as of Wednesday, January 26, 2022, power consumption within the Visayan Electric franchise area has reached 437.71 MW, which is 88% of the preOdette power consumption of 495 MW. He added they estimate to have already restored power to 411,579 customers or 86.8% of the total 474,182 customers within our franchise area.

However, Perdices shared that there are still some key challenges that they are facing now that they are down to the last stretch. A few pockets in urban areas still need power, which will require house-to-house visits, specific troubleshooting, and addressing load-side issues or damage to customers’ electrical systems.

“As we move to the outskirts of our franchise area, access to trucks and heavy equipment will become more limited, work will be slower and more laborintensive, given that these are remote locations. There are even some areas that are totally inaccessible to vehicles, prompting us to use alternative means of transp or ting p oles and equipment such as carabaos,” he said.

On a more positive note, Perdices pointed out that they would not have reached great progress in restoring power to Cebu today if it were not for the linemen and industry support they received in the past month, reinforcing his belief that synergy is indeed necessary to rise again.

As of last week, Visayan Electric had around 280 additional linemen from distribution utilities and electric cooperatives from other parts of the country augmenting its 308-strong Visayan Electric workforce currently on the ground.

On top of this, the utility also had local engineering companies that helped in the power restoration efforts.

The company official called on the public sector to create a clear roadmap and policy guide rails towards a more resilient energy system; compliance, support, and innovation from the private sector; as well as cooperation and buy-in from civil society.

“If we constantly work together, not only are we building more resilient power systems, we’re also building a resilient future for all,” said Perdices.

Ranger... from page 5

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Dr. Ted Yu Jr., CHO medical officer, confirmed to Moreno that the hospital owners will adjust their bed capacity soon. " We h a v e t h e i r commitment. Probably by Jan. 26 we can see their adjustment in bed capacity and this will reflect in the city’s health care/critical care utilization rate two days after," he said.

Moreno said he understands that additional bed capacity would mean additional personnel requirements for the hospitals.

"I hope they realize the impact once the city is placed under Alert Level 4 like other local governments.

Misamis Oriental doesn’t have that problem because their Covid-19 patients are admitted to Cagayan de Oro City’s hospitals,” Moreno said.

He pointed out that the city does not have anyone to rely on in cases of a surge in Covid-19 cases.

“So when the city is affected, ever yone in Nor t he r n Mi nd anao is affected," he said. (PNA)

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AboitizPower attributes strength in synergy in post-Odette recovery

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YNERGY among key stakeholders is crucial to building more resilient power systems, an official of Aboitiz Power Corporation said in light of the rebuilding efforts after typhoon Odette (international name Rai) damaged communities across the Visayas and Mindanao in December last year.

In a webinar dubbed “Road to Resilience: Preparing Our Communities for Natural Disaster” on Wednesday, Jan. 26, AboitizPower Distribution Business Group Chief Operating Officer Anton Mari G. Perdices said Odette was a sobering experience for many utilities, adding that “when a natural disaster like Typhoon Odette strikes with severity that

STRENGTH IN SYNERGY. Linemen from various distribution utilities and electric cooperatives across the country recite a safety pledge before deployment to their respective areas of repair within the franchise area of Visayan Electric in Cebu.

no single corporation can handle, collaboration really is the way to go.”

“We have a long way to go before we can have truly resilient power systems,

especially against the backdrop of more severe weather incidents like this recent typhoon, but we will get there. There has to be a balance between

the responsibilities of the government, private sector, and even consumers to make this system work,” he shared.

The webinar, organized

by Liveable Cities Philippines, sought to address the steps needed to take to prepare for and build resilience against similar storms in the future or in other parts of the country.

“The experience with Supertyphoon Odette (international name: Rai) illustrates the need for more resiliency measures across the country. Odette knocked out Power, Telecommunications, Water, and Fuel supply aside from destroying homes and buildings.

More than a month after it made landfall, relief operations for food, water, and hygiene kits are still ongoing in some places while early recovery and rebuilding need to start in earnest. The recovery could take months,” Liveable Cities Challenge

Chairman Guillermo “Bill” Luz said.

During his talk, Perdices cited the advantage of moving utility lines underground just as they have already done for some parts of the cities of Cebu and Davao.

He noted that this should be done strategically, given the required investment for such undertaking.

Nonetheless, he said they are willing to work with government and industry partners to come up with mechanisms to make these projects commercially viable.

He added that investing in embedded generation facilities and exploring avenues for collaboration within the private sector are also among the ways they are looking to move forward after Odette.

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