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Farmer’s market MISAMIS Oriental Gov. Bambi Emano on Monday is pushing for the establishment of a farmer’s market within the Capitol grounds starting next week where local produce of farmers in Misamis Oriental province are displayed, promoted and sold to public fresh and affordable. Emano said local products would include organic and inorganic livestock, vegetables and fruits. “For the first quarter this year, 25 percent of the products to be displayed, promoted and sold would be organic and 75 percent inorganic. During the second quarter, it would be 50 percent organic and 50 percent inorganic. In the third quarter, would be 75 percent organic and in the fourth quarter, will be 100 percent organic,” the governor said.

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Undeterred by terror threat, bad weather CDO holds Black Nazarene traslacion

Briefly PARTNERING with local government units (LGUs) and national government agencies was one of the most effective approaches in helping the less fortunate, especially those affected by calamities, the newlyinstalled national president (NP) of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (Philippine Eagles) said. “It’s high time that we work hand in hand with LGUs so we could achieve our goal of helping the needy in our community. By working with them (LGUs), our help would reach our fellow human beings,” said Erlquin Lim, who was sworn in, along with other national officers of the TFOE-PE, in a ceremony held here over the weekend. Under his term, Lim said he would exert efforts to strengthen the partnership with the LGUs to ensure that their community outreach programs would benefit those who needed help.

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‘TRASLACION’. Hundreds of thousand devotees brave the gloomy skies and amid security threats just to get a glimpse of the replica of the Black Nazarene in Cagayan de Oro City. photo by gerry gorit

Bukidnon power T coops unfazed by coal tax hike

THE gloomy skies and threat of a terrorist attack did not deter at least 200,000 devotees from attending the “traslacion” of the Black Nazarene in Cagayan de Oro City as no disruption of the holy event has been reported by the police. The traslacion, which originated at the St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral and ended up at the Black Nazarene Shrine, was uneventful and the devotees who joined the two-kilometer procession were behaved, said Chief Insp. Mardy Hortillosa, spokesperson of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo). He said more than a thousand police officers and soldiers were deployed to secure the areas where the statue of the Black Nazarene, a replica which was given to a church here in 2009 that started the devotion of the patron saint outside Metro Manila, was to pass through. Police were able to reprimand several violators including those traslacion/PAGE 11

WO p ower c o op er atives in Bukidnon, the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative (Fibeco) and the Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative (Buseco), are unfazed by the recent imposition of higher taxes on coal. The National E l e c t r i f i c at i on Ad m i n i s t r at i on ( N E A ) obser ved that investing i n a s u b - t r a n s m i s s i on

Farmers’ market launched in Cagayan de Oro City By JIGGER JERUSALEM, PNA

FARMERS and crop growers in Misamis Oriental now have a dedicated venue to sell their products following the launch of the provincial farmers’ market during the kick-off of the annual Kuyamis Festival on Monday. Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano said the farmers’ market will be held every weekend starting this week, adding this will offer local

farmers a wider market for their products. Emano said he will ask the officials of the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (Cohara) to persuade them to source their food products from Misamis Oriental farmers. “ Ho p e f u l l y, C o h a r a will buy their ingredients through [our] farmers, from market/PAGE 11

consortium works wonders for both Fibeco and Buseco in the Northern Mindanao province. unfazed/PAGE 11

A ‘Heart Room’ for HIV-AIDS patients in Agusan del Sur By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN Contributing Editor

PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur— This province have rising cases of persons infected with the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIVAIDS) but at least provincial health workers have a “heart” to take care of them. room/PAGE 11

HEART ROOM. The Heart Room of D.O. Plaza Memorial Hospital in Agusan del Sur where HIV-AIDS patients are being treated. photo courtesy of clemz aroy, provincial public information office-agusan del sur

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ARMM resumes 4Ps payout in Lanao Sur town

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OTABATO City -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DWSDARMM) resumed over the weekend the payout of cash grants to the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in at least 20 barangays in Kapai, Lanao del Sur. On Jan. 6, a total of 3,276 validated beneficiaries claimed their accumulated cash grants during the payout with each beneficiary receiving as much as Php30, 000, which included the additional P600 monthly rice subsidy introduced

by the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. In a statement, DSWD-ARMM said that the payout was delayed because of the need to revalidate the beneficiaries as well as other relevant data in the area. Also, electric power problems in Kapai and intermittent skirmishes, such as family feuds, had contributed to the delay and accumulation of grant amounts. Efficient release of the remaining 2017 grants and the utilization of cash cards to distribute the money to the beneficiaries are some of the future plans identified by the department.

These plans would help in the fast and continuous flow of the payout. The activity was conducted in Barangay Pindolonan and

spearheaded by ARMM Vice-Governor and concurrent Social Welfare Secretary Haroun Alrashid Lucman Jr. and DSWD Assistant Secretary

on Administrative and Finance Pombaen KaronKader. The local government unit, led by Kapai Mayor Hamza Gaoraki, had

AEWs, farmers graduate from cacao production BUTUAN City -- Twentysix agricultural extension workers (AEWs) of Caraga region became fullpledged Cacao specialists after they successfully completed the season-long Training of Trainers (TOT) on Cacao Production and Processing with NC III, through the sponsorship of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)-Regional Training Center XIII. Meanwhile, 153 farmers from the cities of

Butuan and Cabadbaran completed the Farmers’ Field School (FFS) on cacao production. Graduation ceremony of both events was simultaneously held at the ATI-Caraga training complex. Domingo O. Viduya from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist of Surigao del Sur and concurrently the President of Class Buena Caraga 2017, expressed his thanks to ATI for the opportunity of being one of participants of the training. “Mapasalamaton ko kaayo sa ATI because we

are fortunate enough to be part of the first batch of Cacao specialists sa Mindanao. Hinaut nga kita nga na-train sa ATI mutabang sa pagorganize para mukita pud atong farmers pinaagi sa pagtanom ug Cacao (I am very thankful to ATI because we were fortunate enough to be part of the first batch of cacao specialists in Mindanao. I hope we, who were trained by ATI, will help organize farmers in order that they will also earn from Cacao),” Viduya said. Another seasonlong trainee Dailinda graduate/PAGE 9

organized a municipal grievance committee to address issues and concerns raised by beneficiaries during the payout. (PR)

Thousands needed for local, national, international jobs MISAMIS Oriental – The Provincial Government of Misamis Oriental through the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) will hold a one-day Job Fair at the Chess Area, Provincial Capitol Grounds on January 10, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thousands of workers are needed for local, national and international jobs. There will be direct and agency-channel hiring jobs/PAGE 11

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By: ELY A. BARORO Teacher 1 Lumipac Elementary School Baliangao District Baliangao Misamis Occidental

To become a teacher is not easy. And also to be a teacher is not easy. Everyday you’ll engage with students with different attitudes and behavior. Becoming a teacher needs a lot of hard work so that your students will understand each lesson you teach. It needs a passion. You need to have a very long patience to understand your student’s behaviors. Being a teacher is a very big responsibility.

We teacher is like a second parent in our students. They stay in schools for almost eight hours in a day in every weekday. We spend a lot time together, learning each day a new lesson and discovering our own talents. We share laughter’s and also tears in things that the student can’t handle with. Students also learn to share their crushes, love life and anything. I learned to love my students as well. Because my

students worth loving for. Even of their hard headed sometimes, even if they’re noisy. I love them just like my own children. A teacher not just teach lesson every day, we also teach our students how to handle problems without giving up, teach them how to express their thoughts and feelings. As days goes by, they learn from me, and also the most important thing is I learn also from them.

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New year hiccup

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Ruffy magbanua CAGAYAN DE ORO’s New Year revelry albeit threat of bad weather was generally pleasant and peaceful, but not without piles of garbage left on the streets waiting to be swept away and hauled to the city’s ‘brand new’ dumpsite. The Crusade for Clean Government, a volunteer watchdog on good governance had slammed the ugly sight and stench of mixed ‘holitrash’ (short for holiday trash) left

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Wearing masks think a minute

jhan tiafau hurst Thin k a minute…Have you ever pretended to be something you’re not? Maybe you did it to impress or please somebody. But the longer we act like someone we’re not, the better we get at it. We can even get so good at it that we actually fool ourselves and forget who we really are! It’s sad that the more we hide our real self the more lonely and unsure of ourselves we become. Wh at m a s k d o y ou sometimes wear? What kind of person do you pretend to be? Do you act strong and tough, so people won’t know that inside you sometimes feel weak, even afraid? Or do you wear the mask that says you’re a good religious person, even though in your heart you know you’re dishonest and sometimes lie or cheat other people of their

money. Maybe you wear the funny joker and life-of-theparty mask. You feel like you always need to make a joke of everything so others will laugh and not know how lonely and unhappy you really are inside. There are many people who get drunk or take drugs because they’re tired of wearing their mask. And it’s only after some drugs or drinks that they feel free to take their mask off and stop acting like something they’re not. Some of them are actually desperate and lonely. They’re looking for real love and acceptance, in spite of the bad things they’ve done and who they really are inside. But it doesn’t matter what you’ve done, you can never shock Jesus Christ. With Him you can be your real self. The person you really are under your mask. Real Christians will love and accept you, even though they may not approve of everything you do. They won’t be shocked by anything you’ve done because some of them used to do those things too, before Jesus forgave them and gave them the power to change. So won’t you be honest with yourself and ask Jesus to forgive you for your hurst/PAGE 9

up overflowing before a collection truck comes over, causing not only cluttered streets and bad odors but also negative health and environmental impacts. Added to this trash dilemma, the careless attitude of city residents towards maintaining cleanliness have caused alarming results. S a d l y, o v e r f l o w i n g waste containers are a great nuisance and a risk to our health and environment. The need therefore to increase the efficiency of waste collection is an urgent matter City Hall has to act on swiftly and with political will. Study shows that overflowing waste disposals are an ideal breeding ground for bacteria, insects and vermin. The flies that visit the city’s uncollected garbage are also the same flies that roam

Federalism is a must

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on the city’s streets, public markets and residential areas. Worse, the ugly sight and stench of uncollected garbage left for several days on city streets had attracted more trash, like flies to honey. Cagayan de Oro, like all other cities, greeted the New Year with loads of trash like firecracker remnants, disposable food containers, plastic, and food leftovers. For a city which had its solid waste program implemented only a year ago, putting out all its garbage in place remains a serious concern. And how serious it is, perhaps City Hall has the ready answer. Noticeably, public waste disposals are filling up faster, catching up with the city’s unprecedented growth more than ever. Inevitably, many of the city’s trash bins end

Lucell larawan Albeit the benefits of changing our government into a federal system are not yet clear to any, we should go for it with all our wits. The well-heeled do not want it because the current system perpetuates their fame and riches. Others shun it because change, by nature, makes them uncomfortable. They ask, “What does this do to me personally?” or “How can this change make a difference if the leaders are corrupt?” A pun for the oligarchs: your gold-studded days are over. Though you give payolas to some journalists in perpetuating old systems, your tricks are no longer

unfathomably hidden as a mafia conspiracy. Your plots will not stop federalism. A teaser for the uncheerful: heaven afflicts the comfortable and comforts the afflicted. You should not hold the reins. How about for those who query about the personal benefits of this system change? Maybe they should look at it like giving them their true faces in lieu of pawning them for a dime a dozen so that they can venerate those whom they believe can better represent them—but do not. They should be tired of selling their identities for nothing. Will the system change be inutile because dirty politicians are still around? The answer is: not necessarily. Federalism will confine these politicians’ influence to their small circle, so that means giving them lesser impact vis-à-vis having a unitary system. These scourges will not last because a system that promotes leadership substitutes (systems in place) will render their roles less

abrasive; ultimately, they will be driven away as constituents soon realize that their votes impact the wise utilization of a state’s resources which directly affect their wellbeing. Why hinder the creation of a new system just because leaders do not change? The people running the system are not the only correlates to consider and we must see the bigger picture and be strategic. A shift from a unitary system into federal form of government is parallel to business model innovation— the secret behind the boom of several businesses we hear: Google, Airbnb, Uber and McDonald’s, to mention a few. We can define a business model as the method used to acquire customers, service them and make money doing so. It operates in the areas of offering, monetization and sustainability. We can still use this framework in governance even if the goal is not monetization. Among top-caliber management team,

around in our lunch buffet and drop their offsprings – factors that causes typhoid fever, food poisoning, enteric fever, gastroenteritis, and other major illnesses. Besides flies, other animals that thrive from the garbage in and around the containers include rats, cockroaches and all stray animals and insects. Fu r t he r, one of t he outcomes of overflowing garbage is air pollution, which causes various respiratory diseases and other adverse health effects as contaminants are absorbed from lungs into other parts of the body. The toxic substances in air contaminated by waste include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane. In everyday life, we identify the polluted air especially through bad odors, which are usually caused by decomposing and hiccup/PAGE 9

organizational culture and best employees on one side and exemplar y business model innovation on the other, which will win? To illustrate, Kodak has had the best business and scientific minds but could no longer move higher in their respective industries. Kodak was disrupted by the entry of digital technology. Comparatively, McDonald’s only hires average employees. Anyway, who can find 1.8 million great people? But McDonald’s has become the leader in the fast food chain business. A great business model wins. IBM is blessed with an exemplary human resource management culture being the first company to offer paid holidays and is famous for similar innovations. It is, however, overcome by underlying business issues t hat no org ani z at i ona l culture can fix. In contrast, Walmart—eons away in terms of culture and regularly in the list of “worst to work for” together with DISH, Network federalism/PAGE 9

Regulations complied with in ex-Gov. Reyes case Kakampi mo ang batas

Batas Mauricio LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is…” (Ephesians 5:15-17, the Holy Bible). -ooo REGULATIONS WERE C OM P L I E D W I T H I N

THE CASE OF EX-GOV. REYES: With the deafening noise of discontent which greeted the release by the Court of Appeals of former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes from incarceration after he was virtually acquitted of the crime of having killed former broadcaster Gerry Ortega, many cannot perhaps be faulted for thinking that some “legal miracle” took place in the proceedings. However, it cannot be denied that, based on what is coming out now from media reports, there was evident compliance with the regulations imposed by law relative to decisions that are issued by courts which have more than one judge deciding any particular case. First, it was clear that there was prior deliberation on the case of Reyes before the

justices assigned to rule on it came up with their decision. Second, majority, or three of the five justices of the Court of Appeals who participated in the case were in favor of releasing Reyes. Third, the decision that led to his release was carefully based on existing laws. Fourth, there are still remedies that are available and could be availed of by those who oppose that release. In fine, we must respect the decision at the moment, until it is reversed! -ooo O B L I G AT I O N S O F POLICEMEN UNDER R.A. 7438 (VIII): One of the more frequent tactics employed by policemen arresting suspects in a crime is requiring the arrested persons to sign a “waiver” of detention, allowing the police to detain them beyond the periods of

incarceration required by Art. 125 of the Revised Penal Code. According to Art. 125, persons arrested on account of a crime can be detained for 12 hours (for cases where the imprisonment is for minimum periods only), 18 hours (for cases where the penalty is not more than six years of imprisonment), and 36 hours (for cases where imprisonment is up to life imprisonment). Under Section 2 (e) of Republic Act 7438, these kinds of waivers have no force and effect, and cannot be used by the police as basis for detaining anyone more than the periods allowed by Art. 125, if they were signed without the suspects being assisted by a lawyer of their own choice when they made regulations/PAGE 9

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Phoenix evaluating service stations to host Family Mart stores PHOENIX Petroleum Philippines, Inc. is evaluating the “viability” of the gasoline stations in which it will put up Family Mart units as it formally expands its business to include convenience stores after anti-trust regulators approved its offer to buy the retail brand’s local franchise. “With this we can further expand Phoenix Petroleum’s business by entering the convenience store retailing market that will allow us to offer quality products withing the public’s immediate reach,” said Raymond T. Zorrilla, the company’s vice-president for external affairs, when sought to comment on plans for Family Mart. In its decision dated Jan. 3, 2018, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) approved the acquisition by Phoenix Petroleum of shares in Philippine Family Mart CVS, Inc. It said the transaction, which was first disclosed in October 2017, does not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the relevant market.

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Phoenix Petroleum, which said it was “elated” by the PCC’s decision, will determine viability of existing gasoline stations “to accommodate Family Mart as part of our nonfuel related business,” Mr. Zorrilla said. “Determination will be based on available locator spaces, vehicle traffic as well as work/household population within the trading areas,” he said. He said the deal has yet to close as PCC approval was issued only recently. He added the full announcement of the company’s plans “will be very soon.” In its approval, PCC said sufficient competitive constraints on the parties remain from other market participants. Phoenix has said the acquisition of Family Mart complements its retail fuel business. The deal marks its entry into the fast-growing domestic convenience retail market. Family Mart has 67 stores in Luzon. As of the third quarter of 2017, Phoenix had a total 523 service stations, or 18 more than at end of 2016, company officials said.

Metro Retail temporarily shuts Cebu department store

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ETRO RETAIL Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) has temporarily closed one of its department stores in Cebu following a fire that lasted for more than 24 hours last week. The listed company told the stock exchange on Monday that it has temporarily closed Metro

Ayala Department Store and Supermarket in Cebu Business Park, after the building caught fire during the evening of Jan. 5. The Bureau of Fire Protection declared the fire under control early Sunday, Jan. 7. No casualties or serious injuries were reported because of the incident.

MRSGI said it has yet to assess the department store and supermarket’s damage and impact on its financials because of the incident, but noted it expects to recover losses in the future. MRSGI has also started the recovery and rebuilding process from internally generated funds.

On the other hand, the company said this will not affect the operations of its existing malls. “The incident will not hamper operations of MRSGI’s other 50 stores nationwide, as well as its existing relationships with suppliers and key stakeholders,” the company said.

TRAVELLERS International Hotel Group, Inc. (TIHGI), owner and operator of Resorts World Manila (RWM), has sealed a deal with Japanese hospitality chain, Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. (Okura), to operate a 191-room luxury hotel targeted for soft opening by the fourth quarter of the year. The Hotel Okura Manila, which is part of the country’s first integrated resort, will join the roster of RWM’s

current portfolio of international hotel brands that include Marriott Hotel Manila, along with the soon-to-open Sheraton Manila Hotel and Hilton Manila. Remington Hotel, RWM’s value for money offering, will soon be rebranded as Holiday Inn Express. “The Philippines, especially Manila, is a very promising market considering the nation’s gross domestic product

(GDP) and population size, both of which are growing fast. The local hotel business is benefiting from these and other favorable trends,” said Okura President Toshihiro Ogita. “We will leverage the group’s expertise in traditional Japanese hospitality to make Hotel Okura Manila a muchbeloved hotel among both local and foreign visitors,” he said. Okura intends to

expand its growing portfolio to 100 properties worldwide, with focus on Asia. Okura has already announced to open Okura brand hotels in Cappadocia in 2019, Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City and Yangon in 2020, and Taichung in 2021. Hotel Okura Macau opened in 2011, followed by the opening of The Okura Prestige Bangkok and The Okura Prestige Taipei in 2012. (PNA)

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GCash scan to pay rolls out in transport industry GCash is expanding its scan to pay feature in the transport industry through a partnership with Emotors, Inc. Emotors, Inc. is the operator of Zum e-Series which provides e-shuttle service for tenants and employees of the W Group, Globe Telecom, and Mynt. “This is just the beginning of our foray into the transport sector. Wherever cash is used, we want to offer a quick and hassle-free alternative,” said Ernest Cu, chief executive officer of Globe

Telecom. Globe, together with Ant Financial and Ayala Corp., owns Mynt, the financial technology company which operates GCash mobile wallet service. Globe Telecom’s collaboration with Emotors, Inc. is hinged on three factors: innovative technology, clean and sustainable electric transport, and the demand for services that avoid commuting pain points. Emotors, Inc. is a hundred-percent Filipino-owned social

enterprise committed to environmental sustainability through the Zum e-Series, an electric tricycle that can seat six passengers. Compared to traditional vehicles, the electric tricycle is quiet, economical, and emits a lower carbon footprint. Through the service, commuters can enjoy cashless payments by scanning the QR code provided by the pilots. GCash’s scan to pay feature is the only mode of payment available. The Zum e-Series offers

point-to-point transport from the WCC Building to Market! Market! and vice versa. To use the scan to pay feature, customers must simply download or update the GCash app on their smartphone, tap or point the phone’s camera at the QR code, and input the amount to be paid. Customers can load their GCash wallet in any of the 12,000 GCash partner outlets nationwide, including Globe Stores, SM Business Centers, Robinsons

Business Centers, Puregold branches, 7-Eleven Barcode Cash In, TouchPay kiosks, and many more. GCash aims to make cashless payments the preferred choice of payment as it eliminates the hassle of bringing money and waiting for change. Merchants don’t need to pay for expensive equipment and will only need a QR sticker linked to a GCash wallet. To date, GCash has partnered with top establishments like

Ayala Malls, Robinsons Department Stores, SM Stores, Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, Ministop, Mercato Centrale, among others. GCash will soon roll out to the parking segment with a partnership with Megaworld’s Uptown Mall. Learn more about GCash by visiting www. gcash.com and following them on their social media channels: www.facebook. com/gcashofficial,www. twitter.com/gcashofficial, and www.instagram.com/ gcashofficial.

Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu trying GCash scan to pay for Emotors e-shuttle service. EMI CEO Elizabeth Lee holds the GCash QR sticker while Mynt President and CEO Anthony Thomas (right) and W Group CEO Francis Wee (2nd from left) look on.

Lessons we can learn from China By CONCHITA Q. FABRE Master Teacher I Agay-ayan Elementary School Gingoog City Division Gingoog City

FIFTY elementary school students cram into a rickety classroom at Tongxin Experimental, a school for children of migrant workers in suburban Beijing. Most days, they study math, science, history and other government-mandated subjects. But on Fridays, they learn about sex. Today’s lesson: how to prevent sexual assault. “And if your Internet friend asks to meet you alone in person, what do you say?” “No!” the students

scream in unison. Last month, China was rocked by multiple k indergar ten abus e s c and a ls. T he stor y ’s d e t ai ls i nvolv i ng sle eping pi l ls and suspicious health checkups, triggering a rare, national outpouring of public rage. Many Chinese wondered how the abuse could be prevented. After an official investigation concluded that no sexual abuse had occurred, parents appear to be taking matters into their own

hands. Sex education is witnessing a wave of renewed interest. Sexual health textbooks are flying off shelves. Parents have f looded online courses on how to speak with children about sex. If you can’t eliminate sexual abuse, better to avoid it. Here in the Philippines, there are predators and child traffickers among us. It must be high time for both parents and educators to step up.

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MALL Business (SB) Corp., the financing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has released microloans for entrepreneurs affected by clashes in Marawi City, through the agency’s Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso or P3. DTI said Friday over PHP250,000 from P3 fund were released for nearly 40 Marawi entrepreneurs. DTI’s assistance for

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Marawi entrepreneurs is one of the initiatives for Marawi rehabilitation being part of the Task Force Bangon Marawi, an inter-agency task force for the recovery, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of Marawi City and other localities, which sustained damages on public infrastructure and private properties due to the clashes between government troops and terror groups. “DTI is bringing

the government’s P3 microfinancing program closer to the entrepreneurs of Marawi by helping them start and rebuild their businesses. We are committed in reviving the vibrant business environment in the city, especially for the Maranaos who are wellknown as traders,” DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said. Meanwhile, DTI has earmarked loan packages for 1,000 Marawi

entrepreneurs in the first quarter of 2018. In a previous interview, Lopez said the administration allocated PHP1 billion for P3 this year. Under the P3, the government can lend PHP5,000 to PHP100,000 for an enterprise at an interest rate not exceeding 2.5 percent per month, which is lower than the 20 percent monthly interest rate in “5-6” lending schemes. (PNA)

Gov’t targets P26-B revenues from planned tax amnesty program THE government targets PHP26-billion in revenue collections from the planned tax amnesty program. Finance Undersecretary Karl Chua, in a briefing at Malacanang Monday, said they have no idea how many erring taxpayers will avail of the tax amnesty, although he remains hopeful about the benefit to state revenues.

He explained that their estimates were based on the tax amnesty in 2008. That year the government collected PHP13 billion, or about 0.07 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). “So we used the same estimate and double that is around PHP26 billion. Double because our GDP has practically doubled,” he said. The Finance

department official said that gains from the targeted amnesty program “practically depends on who will avail.” The tax amnesty program is being eyed as the government aims for higher revenues to finance its infrastructure and social protection programs. The Duterte administration has set an infrastructure program

amounting to at least PHP8 trillion until 2022. It eyes to increase infrastructure spending to about seven percent of GDP from the current five percent in a bid to ensure that necessary infrastructure are constructed. Economic officials said this will assure a more sustainable and long-term growth for the domestic economy. (PNA)

Investors’ confidence remains high despite TRAIN law: Lopez TRADE Secretary Ramon Lopez said confidence of investors in the country remains high even with the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act this year. In an interview on Radyo Pilipinas’ Cabinet Report sa Teleradyo with Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar on Saturday, Lopez cited that the sustained strength of the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) during the last trading days in the stock market

in 2017 until the first of 2018 reflected investors’ confidence in the country despite the new law already took effect. He added that the PSE has kicked off the year with a record-level index. During the last trading day of 2017, PSEi closed to an all-time high 8,558.42 points compared to its previous year’s index of 6,840.64. On Friday, it sustained its rally ending the day with 8,770.00 points. This is despite the TRAIN Act hiking stock transaction tax in the PSE to 0.6 percent from 0.5

percent. “The confidence of our investors is sustained,” Lopez noted in Filipino. He added that with more investors buying more stocks in listed companies, these firms are also expected to boost their businesses that will buoy the economy. The trade chief said investors remain confident putting in investments here with the country’s strong economic growth. He added that the robust manufacturing sector has pushed for expansion of production capacity of factories which

means companies have to increase their employment. As more Filipinos become employed, consumer activity increases, which is one of the main drivers of the country’s strong economic expansion. “You have consumer activity, you are attracting investments, you are creating job. So, it’s a virtuous cycle,” Lopez noted in Filipino. Meanwhile, the DTI chief also dismissed claims of the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives that the TRAIN law is anti-poor confidence/PAGE 9

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THE on line e ducat ion startup Udacity is promoting its nanodegree in selfdriving car engineering. This is a wholly online course complemented by mentoring from engineers already working in this sector. What’s really telling about this nanodegree is that no universities are involved. Udacity has completely bypassed the sector and

gone directly to the firms that desperately need people with these new skills. Learning analytics can really help universities to stay ahead of the game. It’s all about repurposing dat a t hat come out of our interactions with IT systems. This information is typically overlooked but potentially has great value. Simple things like

taking a library book out on loan or clicking on a link in the virtual learning environment can tell us a lot about how engaged a student is with their course. Putting these data together lets us use artificial intelligence to predict which interventions may help a student to achieve their full potential. It’s important, no matter

what stage of life we’re in, to continue learning more about the world around us and that includes 3D printing technology. Over the last several years, the education sector has been working to improve lesson plans, making them more interactive and technologybased, in order to get young stu d e nt s i nte re ste d i n technology like 3D printing.

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A. Mollanida from the Department of AgricultureRegional Field Unit XIII considered the training as her best moment in 2017. She profess ed t hat t he training helped increase her knowledge on cacao production, which was very important for her because she is the cacao focal person in her office. “Lisod kaayo nga ikaw focal person tapos wala kay hinanawan. Dakong tabang gyud ang training sa akoa labi na tong mga exposure trips namo sa lain-laing mga lugar kay didto namo nahibal-an ang mga good practices sa Cacao production ug processing (It’s hard when you’re a focal person and you don’t know anything. The training was really a great help, especially the exposure trips in different places because we [were able to] witness the best practices in cacao production and processing),” said Mollanida. Moreover, Marlon P. Pajares of LGU-Claver, Surigao del Sur challenged his fellow AEWs and farmers to share what they know about cacao production. “Atong ipahibalo sa uban ang atong nakat-unan. Nahibalo ako nga adunay mga hagit sa pagtanom ug Cacao gikan sa produksiyon paingon na sa pag-market niini pero tungod sa pag-abag sa ATI ug DA atong makab-ot ang kalampusan (We should share what we learned [from this training]. I know there are many challenges in growing cacao from production to marketing but with the support of ATI and DA we can attain success),” said Pajares. L a s t l y, R o b e r t T. Poculan Jr., ATI-Caraga Center Director, reminded the participants that the knowledge they gained from the training is a blessing that needs to be shared to others. “Any difference that Christ makes in your life is a story worth telling. Sa kadaghan nga AEWs sa tibuok Caraga kamo pa gyuy napilian. Sa kadaghang farmers sa Caraga ngano kamo pa gyuy gitagaan ug oportunidad nga muapil sa FFS. Tungod kay Ginoo ana ang nagbuot sa tanan. Blessing kini nga kinanglan nga dili nato ihikaw sa uban (Any difference that Christ makes in your life is a story worth telling. Of the many AEWs in the entire Caraga region, you were among the few chosen to participate. Of the many farmers in Caraga, you were among the few who were given the opportunity to join the FFS. It was God who made these things happen. This is a blessing from Him which we should also share to others),” Poculan remarked. T h e p ar t i c ip ant s of the season-long training under went four months of rigorous training on social technology, AgroEcosystem Analysis (AESA), FFS approach and concept, cacao cultural management, management of locationspecific major pests and

diseases, harvesting and postharvest handling, post-harvest processing, agricultural marketing strategies, farm planning and budgeting, and managing agricultural risks and opportunities in changing climates and environment. Besides lecturediscussions, the trainees also had workshop sessions, group output presentations, field practicum, feed-backing and processing, method/ re s u lt d e m ons t r at i ons , micro-teaching, open forum, and field day. They were deployed in select barangays in Butuan and Cabadbaran cities where they became trainers in the FFS. The farmers who graduated along with them were their FFS students. Prior to the graduation ceremony, the said AEWs and farmers joined a field day and technology demonstration at the Cacao farm of Rodolfo Perez located in Brgy. Sumilihon, Butuan City. (JPDEJampac, ATICaraga/PIA-Caraga)

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past wrongs. Jesus will accept you just the way you are, but He won’t leave you that way. He will also free and help you to start changing to reach your potential and become the person He created you to be. Just Think a Minute…

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liquid waste items. G ar b a g e an d l i qu i d waste that end up in water bodies negatively change the chemical composition of the water. It affects all ecosystems e x i s t i n g i n t h e w at e r, including fish and other animals that drink the polluted water. Hazardous hous ehold waste items such as batteries, computer equipment and leftover paints can be particularly dangerous for surface waters. Besides causing all sorts of health and environmental issues, overflowing garbage is a public nuisance and eyesore. Like all our elec ted officials now occupying the City Hall, everyone wants to live in this City of Golden Friendship fresh, clean and healthy. A smelly city with poor sanitation and trash all over the place does not attract people or tourists, let alone invest ments. (r uff y44_ ph2000@yahoo.com)

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and Compcast--has become the dominant retail business in the US. A great business model triumphs again. One can be an exceptional leader but with a lousy business model, he can bite the dust. Steve Jobs excelled in Apple but failed at NeXT Computer. In contrast, any reader of this column can lead Google for a year and not mess it up. A laudable business model wins. Is it really an excellent management team that makes a system succeed? Silicon Valley firms have such team but failed. In

contrast, Facebook CEO Ma r k Z u c k e r b e r g a n d Spanx founder Sara Blakely did not succeed because of management prowess. A superb business model wins again. I just toured you to the different scenarios that prove the triumph of a prodigious business in many organizations. Parallel to these illustrations, a society can win if it has a superb “business model”—for us, a federal government. The United States of the Philippines can move higher even with not-so-good constituents or leaders. The country can triumph even with many issues hurled by the power-hungry.

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from page 4 the supposed waiver. -ooo STORIES ABOUT GOD’S COMING TO EARTH, IN THE FORM OF MAN (III): One of the pronouncements made by God of His coming down to earth from heaven, in the form of man with flesh and blood, can be found in Isaiah 7 and 9 of the Bible. Under these chapters of the Book of Isaiah, the decision of God that He would be “conceived” and “given birth to” as a baby boy was expounded on. God made this particular pronouncement as a way of giving assurance of His protection over His chosen people who believe in Him. We can see from this that God made an announcement of His coming down to earth in the form of man, so as to remove from them the fear that came upon them because of threats of their enemies to invade them. God wanted His people to fiercely believe and have faith

in Him, so He prophesied that He Himself will be the sign of man’s firm faith in Him---that those who will accept, receive, believe and have faith in Him would be able to gain victory over all the problems that would come to them in their lives. -ooo WATCH ANG TANGING DAAN” AT FACEBOOK: “Ang Tanging Daan” is a Bible exposition and prayer session for everyone, in English and Filipino, 24/7, worldwide, that can be viewed at www.facebook. com/angtangingdaan. Please see the video section. Reactions: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email:batasmauricio@ yahoo.com

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and will cause burden with the increase in prices of goods and services brought by additional excise tax on petroleum products. “ Those remarks -- I would say, rhetoric -- have no basis,” Lopez said noting that the TRAIN law was being carefully studied by the government. Earlier, the DTI said the new excise tax on oil and gasoline has minimal effect on inflation, which may increase prices of goods by less than one percent. “This reform will further boost our economy,” Lopez reiterated. (PNA)

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MilkTrack: Solving the problem of breast milk scarcity, one area at a time

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he importance and value of breast milk for newborn or sick babies can never be understated. Stories have been written numerous times as to how babies’ lives have depended much on the availability of breast milk while its scarcity brought dire consequences. As a research project undergraduate, Kevin Facun and his team were tasked to create innovative solutions to answer basic problems in his community in Malolos, Bulacan. One of

these concerns involved health care, particularly in hospitals in his home town where he noticed a peculiar need for breast milk. Facun said they visited neonatal units and saw how breast milk is considered a basic necessity for babies for them to survive. “We heard lots of stories on the need for breastmilk, especially for premature babies and it’s so hard to find trusted sources. What most people and mothers don’t know is that breast milk is very important for

premature or sick babies because formula milk is hard to digest.” The Philippine Milk Code strictly implements breastfeeding in all hospitals nationwide, but the lack of available breast milk is still prevalent, particularly in government hospitals. He said that there are 11 milk banks nationwide and only four are government owned. Private milk banks sell breast milk at P500 per bag, and a baby needs at least 3 bags a day. “So you can imagine how hard it is, especially among mothers

from poor families. There’s really a huge demand but supply is limited. Couple this with lack of awareness and education so we came up with an application to help for supply to cope with the demand because we know that saving lives is of importance,” declares Facun. Thus, Facun’s team came up with “MilkTrack,” a mobile application that will facilitate the logistical and information dissemination concerns when it comes to sourcing breast milk. Among its key milktrack/PAGE 11

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quality planting materials or seedlings, the program produced a total of 1.1 million, which is 14 percent higher than its target of 980,000. As of October, the government’s flagship reforestation program covered an area of 178,148 hectares or 93 percent of the overall target. The DENR’s clean water program also met its targets for the year. The accomplishment rate in terms of the number of firms monitored for compliance with the Clean Water Act was 106 percent, while the number of new esteros and water bodies was at 109 percent and the number of WQMAs operationalized was at 100 percent. Through its geohazard assessment and mapping program, the DENR was able to update the 1:1,000 scale geohazard maps of 21 LGUs instead of the original target of 20. The detailed sub-surface assessments of its 15 targeted LGUs have also been completed. The DENR also met its targets under

the geospatial data infrastructure program: 100 percent in system analysis and 96 percent in program development. From the original target of 421, a total of 429 forest protection officers were hired under the agency’s forest protection program. Under its coastal and marine ecosystems management program, the DENR was able to provide technical assistance to all targeted 85 LGUs. It was also able to assess and map 94,116 coastal habitats for potential livelihood opportunities, from the original target of 85,592. The DENR’s clean air program had successfully operated, maintained and calibrated 98 out of the 101 sampling stations; monitored 12,508 of the 13,791 firms in the Caloocan-MalabonNavotas-Valenzula (CAMANAVA) area and major centers on their compliance with the Clean Air Act of 1999; and calibrated 34 of 45 automatic Air Quality Monitoring Stations across the country.

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wearing ball caps, jackets and those bringing back packs and large bags around the St. Augustine Cathedral and on Velez St, where the statue passed through. Dozens of police officers also acted as cordon to the Black Nazarene statue during the traslacion. The presence of law enforcers during the activity, Hortillosa said, was the factor why people had complied with the police advisory. The deployment of police to cordon the statue was based on the experience of the traslacion in Manila where chaos ensued when devotees try to climb the “carroza” (cart) as the icon is escorted only by the Hijos de Nazareno, a group of male volunteers tasked with taking care of the Black Nazareno. “With the uniformed police personnel surrounding the Black Nazarene, people who want to disrupt the traslacion like climbing on the carroza will think twice before doing it,” Hortillosa said. He said the regional and city police offices are on level 3 alert as authorities are verifying the veracity of the report that extremists are planning on attack the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan as retaliation for their defeat in the Marawi siege. But, he added, the threat did not deter the Roman C at h o l i c C hu rc h f rom holding the traslacion as law enforcement agencies are working to ensure that no untoward incident will occur during the feast of the Black Nazarene. Hortillosa said the city police have been on high alert since martial law was extended and that status will remain until it is lifted.

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Fibeco credits its calm demeanor to its procurement of a 69,000-volt (69kV) subtransmission line, which it shares with Buseco, making them client-owners of the said facility. Representatives from both Fibeco and Buseco acquired it through a lease-purchase agreement with the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) in 2015, after a long and winding legal dispute that lasted several years over who should get the majority stake. When the two groups finally agreed to a 50-50 deal, Fibeco and Buseco thought it was best to use the highvoltage power line under a consortium, which then led to the creation of Bukidnon Subtransmission Corporation (BSTC). The NEA noted that prudence had dictated its acquisition at the time, as both coops feared that if they lose control over the 69kV sub-transmission asset, a bigger company might pursue its own interests in it, affecting the welfare of their member-consumerowners (MCOs).

“In order to cordon Bukidnon and in order to protect the market, they have to buy the line. That’s practically the concept,” said engineer Artis Nikki Tortola, Deputy Administrator for Technical Services of the NEA and erstwhile chief operating officer of BSTC. Invest ing on a subtransmission facility turned out to be a smart move for both electric cooperatives (ECs), the NEA said, as it helped mitigate the impact of potentially adverse policies they would be forced to adopt under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira). BSTC operates the 69kV sub-transmission line that spans over the areas of Tagoloan to Lunocan at 14.4 kilometers (km), KibaweMaramag-Aglayan at 79.05 km, and the one-kilometer Maramag-Pulangi lateral line. Tortola described it as “just like a superhighway where electricity passes through the line” and collects a corresponding toll fee from its clients, Fibeco and Buseco, which are tasked to distribute energy to the end-users. “In essence, whatever income BSTC derives from its operations eventually redounds to ECs because it could be plowed back either as a form of a reduction of rates or of their capital e x p e n d i t u re s ,” To r t o l a explained. “ This way, potential spikes in electricity rates are likewise curbed,” added Regin Mordeno, former Fibeco board president turned chief executive officer of BSTC. “It’s the reason they are not bothered by the coal tax hike today or even the rotating blackouts that befell Mindanao in 2016.” “If you don’t own it, you are at the mercy of whoever owns the highway. So that is what we have secured and that’s why we were insulated from the crisis that happened in Mindanao. We were the only two coops that did not experience it. We were not affected,” Mordeno said. Nea said it has long been advocating banking on this kind of asset and other ventures that aim to lower the operational costs of electricity distribution for the benefit of consumers without sacrificing the growth of ECs. N E A Ad m i n i s t r at o r Edgardo Masongsong is actively encouraging all power cooperatives to put up similar projects to better position themselves in a more liberalized energy market under Epira and with the onset of the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) policy. “I hope this BSTC is one of the structures that will help us expand the horizons of the electric cooperative movement, creating enterprises that will further the interest of the electric consumers and the electric cooperatives,” Masongsong said in a statement. Masongsong is known as one of the key figures who pushed for the creation of BSTC during his time as general manager of Buseco

and until he was elected as representative of 1-CARE Partylist. He said he did this to protect the ECs in Bukidnon against the possible drawbacks of RCOA. “Both ECs were actually convinced that they should not exist as mere distribution entity but t he y should also invest in generation or transmission in order to evolve and compete; other wise, they will get swallowed up by the industry,” Tortola added. “Cur rent ly, BSTC is still pretty much in its nascent stages with hopes of a promising future,” the NEA noted. “Unlike Fibeco and Buseco, the company is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a stock profit corporation, which allows it to easily venture into other businesses.” “Hopefully, it will not just be the sub-transmission b e c au s e b a s e d o n t h e articles of incorporation, the SEC registration, the corporation is not bound to a single business. Anything is possible. So that actually is an opportunity that BSTC could grab in the future,” Tortola said. B u t t h e n , Mo r d e n o said expansion is not an immediate priority for them because they would like to focus first on strengthening BSTC to protect the ECs it serves and their MCOs. He also has his hands full at the moment after reluctantly agreeing to fix the internal problems of Buseco. “We are meant to protect the member-consumers in a way that they will not get adversely affected by the increases in electricity rates. We aim to reduce that burden on their part. Although (the help) is not direct, through the coops, which are the owners of BSTC, we can do it,” he said. (M. FRANCISCO)

Market...

from page 1 vegetables, fruits, to meat,” he said at the sidelines of the festival’s opening program at the Provincial Capitol grounds. He said the weekly display of agricultural goods was patterned after the farmers’ market at Salcedo Village in Makati City. Another attraction the provincial government has added to the Kuyamis is the Ms. Gay Misamis Oriental 2018, which, Emano said, will help the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual ( LG BT ) c om mu n it y to showcase their talents and promote the province at the same time. Emano has noted that more towns are now joining t h e fe st iv a l. From t h e province’s 23 municipalities and two component cities, only four towns have not participated in this year’s festival, in celebration of Misamis Oriental’s 88th founding anniversary. “Their [municipalities] is a huge help to promote the province. What we are doing is actually not for Bambi Emano, it’s apolitical.

What we’re doing actually is helping them promote their municipalities and cities,” he said. Participating towns have set up booths at the Provincial Capitol grounds displaying their delicacies and other products. Among the top products of the province are, namely, “ginamos” (salted fish) from Libertad, “Bibingka” (glutinous rice cake) from Manticao, buko pie from Medina, “bulad” (dried fish) from Tagoloan, and fresh fruits from Gingoog City.

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Since 2015, the Provincial Health Office has dedicated a medical facility aptly called the “Heart Room” at the D.O. Plaza Memorial Hospital here that will treat HIVAIDS patients and even those having the lesser threatening Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) if only to ease their physical sufferings. There are 15 patients in the province tested positive with HIV-AIDS for the first and second quarters of 2017 while five more were spotted in the third quarter, based on the report from the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS). “We want to assure the public that the provincial government really cares for residents having this kind of sickness with our measures for prevention and control and even treat all other STD cases,” said Dr. Joel Esparagoza, Provincial Health Officer. The “Heart Room” will treat these special patients with modern facilities to cater Pre Counselling, HIV Testing Laboratory, Post Counseling and Treatment with the assurance that confidentially is strictly observed. This year, the province has allocated P700,000 for the upgrading of the Heart Room for capability building activities of personnel and meeting of the Provincial HIV-AIDS Council activities and other operating expenses. Without implying the public about the stigma, the PHO has just warned that San Francisco and Bayugan City have four HIV-AIDS patients each, Bunawan, Talacogon and Rosario have three cases each and Esperanza have two cases. The FHIS report disclosed ages ranges from 18-45 to those having HIV-AIDS.. From 2015, till 2017, 10 already died while three cases were transferred to other treatment hubs outside the province. With this development, Esparagoza has urged all Rural Health Units to implement program and mandated activities intended for the prevention and control through intensification of Information, Education, Communication and Monitoring activities at all levels and activities of the Local HIV-AIDS Council. He f u r t h e r s t re s s e d about the importance of the participation of the community and local

government’s support at the municipal level. The PHO has been active i n conduc t i ng massive i n f o r m at i o n c a mp a i g n with symposia as ongoing activities targeting public and private secondary schools throughout the province.

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for people, with or without experience, who may want to land a decent job offered by several local and international based companies. Governor Bambi Emano lauded PESO for this initiative that will help uplift the living condition of the people in the province. The governor urges the unemployed, job seekers and even teenagers to grab the opportunity to find decent jobs, and to give everyone a chance to live bountifully. Bearing the tagline, “Kung Modangop ka sa PESO, Sigurado ang Disenteng Trabaho,” the PESO has been actively conducting job hiring activities in a bid to increase employment opportunities to the unemployed. All interested applicants must bring and submit their Application Letters and updated Resume to the PESO office. (PIO)

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features are information focused on storage of milk, proper expression and others that aim to correct common misconceptions about breast milk, plus a breastfeeding location tracker through Global Positioning System (GPS) that can zero in on government establishments, some malls and even academic institutions where breastfeeding stations are located. Us e r s c a n a l s o u s e MilkTrack to sell, buy or donate milk or place an order as a beneficiary, and have the milk delivered right at one’s doorstep. “We follow the guidelines of the Philippine Human Milk Bank. Mother donors need to undergo a strict testing process on HIV and Hepatitis B. We also track the medical records of donor applicants. We started this in our area in Malolos, Bulacan that served as a pilot community.” MilkTrack received a big break when it was picked as one of the top five winners of Globe Future Makers Program which seeks to influence and build a whole ecosystem of social innovators. The program received 135 entries from individuals and startups from all over the country who want to make a difference in society through the use of technology. “We know that the award will take us to an even better place to help realize our dream. With the magnificent partners at Globe, Ashoka, and Kickstart and their invaluable mentoring, we are confident that we will realize that dream,” Facun said. “ We b e l i e v e i n t h e advocacy of Milktrack and what they want to achieve.

Globe wants to build a better world and espouse the creation of social innovators an d g am e - c h an g e r s i n order to create a brighter tomorrow especially for the next generation,” said Chelle Gray, Director for Globe Citizenship. Facun figured its best to focus on his hometown first within 3 months but they are already eyeing Metro Manila since it has the biggest and greatest demand. The Philippine General Hospital alone, he said, needs at least 10 liters of breast milk per day. Alt houg h Mi lkTrack primarily operates through its mobile app and website, Facun said there are also plans to establish a direct partnership with hospitals and doctors, with priority on Pediatrics and ObstetricsGynecology because they already have the network. EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of PORFERIA TACBAS ACUNO, who died on June 05, 1998 at AMOROS, EL SALVADOR CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL; That the said deceased, at the time of their death, left a Parcel of Land situated in AMOROS, EL SALVADOR, MISAMIS ORIENTAL; TCT No. T-25437; A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 7674-B, Psd10-022823, being a portion of Lot 7674, Cad-237, Cagayan Cadastre) situated in the Barrio of Amoros, Mun. of El Salvador, Prov. Of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of THIRTY THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY TWO (33,642) SQUARE METERS, more or less. PORFERIA TACBAS ACUNO is the subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PARCEL OF LAND; is made and entered among; LUISA ACUNO FABRIA (widow), LOURDES ACUNO FABRIA (widow), VERGINIA ACUNO FABRIA (widow), FELIPE ACUNO FABRIA (single), EUSEBIO ACUNO FABRIA (deceased) rep. by: HERMOHENIS G. FABRIA, JR. (single), all of legal age, Filipino citizens, with residence and postal address at Amoros, El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, hereinafter referred as the HEIRS/SELLERS/VENDORS; BONN JAYNUS A. LORA, of legal age, Filipino citizen, single, with residence and postal address at #286 Jose Velez St., Apovel Subd., Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, hereinafter referred to as the BUYER/VENDEE; That for and in consideration of the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (Php 250,000.00) Philippine Currency, receipt of said amount is hereby acknowledge by the SELLER/VENDOR after the amount is paid in hand by the BUYER/S or VENDEE/S the SELLER/S or VENDER/S hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY the above-described properties ONLY A PORTION OF FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE POINT FIVE (5,855) SQUARE METERS, more or less, LOT NO.: 7674B-4 in favor of the BUYER or VENDEE his/her heirs, assigns or successors-in-interest, free from any liens and encumbrances, free from any third-party claimant whomsoever and the same is nontenanted. Under Notary Public of Atty. EMELITO J. MARQUINO; Doc. No. 428; Page No. 85; Book No. XIV; Series of 2017. BWM: January 3, 10 & 17, 2018

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By Rtn Joe Palabao

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ver a thousand beneficiaries and constituents received medical attention and care during the Opol Health & Wellness and Medical Mission Day 2017 at the Municipal Gym of the Local Government Unit of Opol, Misamis Oriental last December 30. The Medical Mission was spearheaded by the Local Government Unit of Opol, Chaired by the dynamic Hon. Mayor Maximino B. Seno and in coordination with the Rotar y Club of Opol led by its Great President Edmund Gustilo with Past President Fernando “Nanding” Gurrea as Vice Chairman of the humanitarian Medical Mission. The over a thousand medical mission beneficiaries were broken as follows:. Dental 154, Pedia 271, Optha 197, Medical Attention 386, Massage 110 and Fast Lane to include Senior Citizens,

Opol Mayor Maximino Seno

Pregnant Women and Persons with Disabilities 131. In an inter view, Vice Chair and Past President Fernando “Nanding” Gurrea told Business Week Mindanao that the Medical Mission became successful because of the kind support of the Municipal Health Office staff headed by

Dra. Grace Banal together with the volunteer doctors, nurses, medical. technologies, pharmacists and other medical staff. These medical staff were coming from The Department of Health 10, Capitol University Medical Center, Philippine Air Force, the Opol Municipal Environmental and

Natural Resources, Opol Motorpool, Bureau of Fire Opol, Opol PNP and Barangay Tanods. Furthermore, the organizer of such successful humanitarian Medical Mission acknowledged the help of the Mobile Dental Bus of the Province of Misamis Oriental, and to the generous

The medical mission beneficiaries

sponsors who gave their support:. The Regent Food Corporation, Royal Foods, Acapulco Farms, Engr. Dane Paguia, San Miguel Corporation, Breadtalk, and other LGU personnel who are in one way or the other helped in the Success of such great event in the fast rising economic zone

in the Province of Misamis Oriental, the dynamic Municipality of Opol. The great humanitarian Medical Mission of Opol LGU and the Rotar y Club of Opol is their Yuletide Gift to the constituents for the Service of Humanity. Happy New Year!